PSC42 - Something for boys - Halloween card

Good Morning and Happy Halloween to all who celebrate it. Today's Paper Sundaes Challenge is Something for the Boys. With today being Halloween I thought a Halloween card for a boy would be fitting. I started with image from Penny Black set Spooky - stamped the image on watercolor paper with Versafine, embossed it with clear EP and colored it with water based markers and aquapainter. I used Spellbinders Label 2 die for background panels. The white panel is embossed with Cuttlebug Forest Branches embossing folder. I stamped couple of bats from the same set, colored and cut them out to add a bit more spookiness :)

I'm entering it into the following challenge:
Creative Cottage - embossing - I used both dry and wet embossing
Paper Playtime - Halloween
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - anything that flies - bats
Crafty Catz - Halloween

Doodle Pantry - Saddle Up!

I've been busy the whole week, but thankfully it's Saturday and that means more crafty time.
For my today's card I used the wonderful horse image from Doodle Pantry's Saddle Up set.
Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the current Digital Tuesday Challenge and they want us to use a non-crafty item. I used a pieced of corrugated cardboard - thought it would go well with the masculine theme and image. The edges are torn and further distressed with Walnut stain distress ink. I'm entering it into the following challenges:
- Friday Sketchers - sketch
- Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - no ribbons or buttons
- Cards for Men - anything goes (as long as it's for a man)
- The Stamp Man Challenge - card for man

Materials:
Image - Doodle Pantry - Saddle Up
Coloring Media - Prismacolor pencils, TH Distress Ink - walnut stain, antique linen
Papers - Stampin Up - older Simply Scrappin set, corrugated card board
other - Spellbinders dies, metal clips, clear dew drops

PSC41 - Wags 'n Whiskers - Altered Can

Good morning and Happy Sunday! Today's challenge on Paper Sundaes is Natural Woman - that means using a woman image plus something from nature. For my project I used the Iris fairy image from our sponsor for this week - Wags 'n Whiskers. Instead of making a card I decided to decorated a coffee can - thought it would make a nice gift packaging or a treasure box for my DD.
The image was printed on watercolor paper and watercolored using SU markers and TH distress inks. The can was wider then I thought and the 12 inch paper didn't get all the way around so I made kind of lace up closure on the back (like how it came out). Then I just added flowers and leaves for decoration.
I'm entering it into Speedy the Cat's Friends challenge - use a die cut or a punch (I used both) and Flutter By Wednesday - anything with butterfly, fairy or angel.

Don't forget, Paper Sundaes is currently holding a DT call, so if you would like to join us and become one of the Sundae Girls you have until Tuesday, October 26th to apply!

Materials:
Image: Wags 'n Whiskers - Iris
Coloring - SU markers, TH distress ink, aquapainter
Paper: CS - SU Melon Mambo, DP - DCWV Spring glitter pack
Other: Spellbinders - label, meddalion dies, border punch, flowers, leaves, ribbon

Another Haute Tote card set

I know - you are all probably sighing - not another one of those... Sorry, can't help it - just love making these little totes ;)
For those who asked about the tutorial how to make the tote - I got the template from Creations by AR blog - printed the .pdf files, cut them out and then it's just a simple job of adhering the pieces together. So there is no tutorial needed - really!
I had the tote for some time and needed some matching cards to fill it up so here is what I created:
I used the same papers as for the tote (DCWV Spring glitter pack) and free digi sentiments from Raindrop Echo Designs (at least I think they are from them). The set contains 4 cards, but the other 2 are pretty similar to these (just on yellow CS with different sentiments) - so there is no need to show those too.

I'm entering them into the following challenges:
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - Focus on Sentiment
Stamp Something - use a digi
ABC Challenge - F is for flowers

Materials:
Papers: DCWV Spring glitter pack, Yellow & Blue CS - Bazzill Smoothies
Ink: Toner, TH Tumbled glass distress ink for sponging
Embellishments - Flowers - Prima, Recollections, Wild Orchid, Spellbinder dies, SU die, brads, ribbon

Doodle Pantry - Cat and Mouse play

Wohoo! It's October 20 and that means another Doodle Pantry new release! So go and check out Laurie's fabulous digis.
For my today's card I used image and sentiment from one of the new releases - Cat and Mouse Play! The image is really sweet and the sentiments are perfect!
After creating all the fall and Christmas cards I felt like making something bright and girly.
I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils, cut it out and adhere it onto the background papers. Added some faux stitching along the sides and lots of bling. Oh and I just had to use that sentiment - it makes me giggle every time I look at it ;)
I'm entering it into the following challenges:
The Sweet Stop - sketch +bling
Tuesday Throwdown - Anything Goes
Mark's Finest Papers - Faux Stitching

Materials:
Image: Doodle Pantry - Cat and Mouse Play
Papers: CS - SU Melon Mambo, DP - Basic Grey Sultry
Coloring: Prismacolor pencils, Brown SU marker, Pebbles chalks
Embellishments: flowers, rhinestones

Doodle Pantry - Holiday Sheep Tote

I had time to play in my craft room yesterday so I made this little gift tote with cards using images from Doodle Pantry's Holiday Sheep set.
You probably seen several of these totes on my blog - just love them and have to make more :)
For this set I used Basic Grey papers from Eskimo Kisses collection. All the images were printed on watercolor paper and watercolored using SU markers and aquapainter.

Here is the tote - it's pretty simple, just added the image and a bow
and here are the cards that go with it:
card #1:
For this card I used the current Midnight Madness sketch. The flourishes are Jolees stickers and the flower is one of the lollipop ribbon flowers I made. I'm also entering it into Sparkle's Christmas Challenge (use 2 DP, 1 image and bling - sorry, no butterfly)

card #2 : simple layout just added some pearls and a big fluffy tulle bow.
card #3: more Eskimo Kisses papers and a simple layout

I think this set will make a cute little gift - what do you think?
I'm entering the set into If The Shoe Fits Challenge - any holiday (obviously I picked Christmas)

Materials:
Images & sentiments: Doodle Pantry - Holiday Sheep
Papers: DP - Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, CS - SU Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, white, pink
Coloring: SU markers, aquapainter, Tim Holtz distress ink
Embellishments: Large white brads, BG flat back pearls, Jolles sticker, ribbons
Other: Spellbinder Nestabilities, border punch

PSC40 - For someone little

Happy Sunday! This week's challenge on Paper Sundaes is to create a card for someone little and our sponsor is Meljen's Designs. You can find loads of cute images for kids there and for my card I used the little lion.
The image is colored with Copics and I distressed and inked the edges with TH distress inks. The papers and little tag are from Sandylion paper pack. The sketch is from Pixie Cottage current challenge.
I'm also entering it into the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments - For baby
Craftalicious - Anything goes
Flourishes Timeless Tuesday - distressed and inked edges

Doodle Pantry & Stampin' Sisters in Christ

This week Stamping Sister's in Christ challenge is being sponsored by Doodle Pantry and the challenge is to be inspired by this scripture:

1 Timothy 4:4 "For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving..." and create a thankful/ Thank You card!
For my card I used a used a Doodle Pantry digi -Psalm 136:1 - and inspired by autumn colors and I used them on my card too. I kept it quite simple, to keep the Psalm as a focal point - only using flowers as embellishments.
I'm also entering this card into Charisma Cardz and Kaboodle Doodles Challenges - they both want us to use Fall colors.

Materials:
Doodle Pantry digi - Psalm 136:1
Papers: Basic Grey - Indian Summer DP, Apricot Appeal CS - SU
Embellishments: Orange flowers - Recollection, small roses - Wild Orchid, brads, glimmer mist, border punch

PSC39 - Change of Seasons - Fall Luna

Good Morning and Happy Sunday! Today's challenge on Paper Sundaes is Change of Seasons and we have a wonderful sponsor this week - Paper Jewels. The leaves are just starting to change here and I'm really enjoying all the fall colors outside so I picked Autumn for my seasonal card.
For my card I used Spring Luna and colored her in Fall Colors using a mix of Copics and Prismacolor pencils. All the yellow bits are colored with a glitter pen. I was inspired by the current Card Pattern Sketch, just took a little artistic liberty with the shapes ;)
I used Basic Grey Indian Summer DP and the pearls are also from Basic Grey. I made the flower from a wide organza ribbon (die cut the layers and then melted the edges over the candle).

I'm also entering this card into following challenges:
Basic Grey Challenge - bling - glitter pen, pearls
Sweet Pea Stampers - brads or bow -brad in the middle of the flower
Stampin for the weekend - Autumn Inspiration
Cute card Thursay - Make your own - Flower
Really Reasonable Ribbon - Fall

Materials:
Stamp: Sweet Pea Stamps - Spring Luna
Media: Memento ink, Burgundy ink for edges/sponging, Prismacolor pencils, Copics
Paper: CS - Color Mates Coffee Brown, DP -Basic Grey - Indian Summer
Embelishments - organza ribbon, brad, Basic Grey pearls

Christmas cards with Verve sketches

Last Saturday (on World Cardmaking Day) Verve celebrated with not one, but 5 sketch challenges.
I finally got time to play yesterday and here is what I created:
Sketch 1:
For the first card I used the Tired Santa image from Elizabeth O Dulemba. It's colored with Prismacolor pencils, papers are from DCWV (glitter stack and metalic stack)I'm entering this card into Digital Tuesday Challenge - use ribbon, buttons, bling +digi (no buttons, but all the other elements are there) and to Fab 'n' Funky challenge (use a digi)

Sketch 2:
For the second card I pulled out a card kit I had since last year - so I have no idea about manufacturers. Love the non-traditional colors though :) It's again colored with Prismacolor pencils, just inked the edges with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink.
Sketch 3:
The third card is again a Christmas one - this time I used SU stamps (Touch of nature, Snow Swirled) - colored the birdie with markers and embossed with clear EP. Then I stamped the snowflakes and brayered the sky. Not your usual Christmas color combo again, but I quite like how it turned out.I'm entering this card into Anything Goes Challenge (Christmas)
The other 2 sketches are great too, but I just didn't have more time to create - maybe next time ;)

Clearly Delightful Challenge #10 and Doodle Pantry new release!

It's October 5th and that means another Clearly Delightful Challenge - this time the challenge is to use a Doodle Pantry image and a ribbon - easy right? And as always - you'll get a set of digi stamps just for participating!
For my today's card I used a brand new Doodle Pantry digi called Bass Fish - wonderful image for all the fishing enthusiasts in your life. Don't forget to check out the other wonderful images released today!
The image is colored with a mic of Copics and Prisma pencils and embossed with clear EP. Then I brayered the background and stamped some leaves.
The background panel used to be a pop can - I embossed it and colored it with Adirondack alcohol ink. I thought metal could go well with the manly image and I quite like how it turned out. What do you think?

I'm also entering this card into these challenges:
The Crazy Challenge - recycle (pop can)
Stamps R Us - Nature

PSC38 - Karen's Doodles - Winter Angel

It's Sunday again and we at Paper Sundaes have another easy challenge for you - use something from your stash - that means something you had for at least 6 months or something you bought and never used before.
For my card I used digi image from Karen's Doodles, who's our sponsor for this week.
The beautiful Winter Angel is colored with Copics and I added Stickles on her dress and wings to make her sparkly. I had the papers I used for at least a year - since before last Christmas and the lace is been sitting in my drawer a pretty long time too. The edges are sponged with Distress ink and the ribbon too (it used to be white)

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room - pearls and pastels (love the wonderful inspiration image)
Charisma Cardz - Christmas
Creative Inspiration - Christmas in September
Karen's Doodles - Seven of something (seven rhinestones)
Alphabet Challenge - W for wings