All That Scraps & Pixie Dust Studio

I finally got productive yesterday afternoon, and got all my stuff done for the week!  Yay!  :)  Here's what I made for the:

All That Scraps - Fancy Folds

I made a gatefold card with my Taurus Zodiac digi image - I used Kraft and black cardstock from SU!  along with the stars digi paper from Marisa Lerin.

Next up is my card for the:

Pixie Dust Studio - Sketch

 

I flipped the sketch onto its side and came up with this interpretation:

I love the little monkey pirate!  I paired him with the flag/flagpole from Little Scraps of Heaven, treasure chest from Sassy Studio, and map from Digi Sparkles.  I colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits.

Have a great week!  Peace.

SHE GOT IT!

She got it, she got it, she got it!  Cass got her driver's license yesterday!  It was so funny - Jeremy took her out to do some practice driving before the test and I was home feeling sick to my stomach.  Her test was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. - when Jeremy brought her there, he realized there were a bunch of kids scheduled for the same time.  He came home to get me, and we went back up to wait for her.  When she got back, she just had the biggest smile on  her face.  I was so relieved!  LOL  So we went home and I called the insurance company and got her added on to my policy so she could take my car for a while - she went out and visited her friends and my parents and when she came home a couple of hours later, that big smile was still plastered on her face.  hee hee  I even let her take my car to go to her friend's house after supper - told her to be home by 10:30 and she was home by 10:15, my good girl.  :)  We had a long talk about trust and all that and she knows that if I trust her, she'll be allowed to use my car.  If I don't, forget it.  So far, so good.  :)

It's been SUCH a busy weekend and I haven't gotten close to as much done (crafting-wise) as I wanted to.  Thankfully, today is a holiday - I love Monday holidays.  I am spending the entire day at my craft table.  I did manage to get a few things done yesterday, though - this first card was made with the following 2 challenges in mind:

Simon Says Stamp - Tag It!

and

The Sugar Bowl - Sketch

The "optional theme" at The Sugar Bowl is "Love" - so this fits even though I didn't even try!  LOL  I just adore the Diane Duda stamps, and this one is one of my favorites.  I find that I don't drag out my rubber stamps nearly enough anymore (I seem to be addicted to digi stamps!), so I want to try to force myself to use my rubber a bit more often.  One way to do that is to play along with the challenges of the companies whose rubber I own.  I colored with Copics and Prismacolor markers.  DP is from My Mind's Eye.  Cardstock and ribbons are from SU!  Button is from my stash.  Sentiment is a digi stamp from Designed2Delight.

Next up - we have a reminder post for you over at:

Art With No Boundaries - Let the Dancer in You Escape

I used the gorgeous new image called Minuet, I printed her out small to make this fun little ATC by pairing her with one of the sentiments from CS Designs:

And I also made a card with her by printing her onto Kraft cardstock and matting her with a black frame, covering the entire thing with Spun Sugar Smooch Spritz and adding some brass-y embellishments:

I then covered the image with Crackle Accents to give it that cracked/aged look, here's a close-up:

Head on over to see what the rest of the DT came up with!  Enjoy your Monday holiday!  Peace.

A little cute, a little creepy...

Guess what?  My "baby" - my daughter Cassidy - is off for her road test this morning!  She's having it at her driving school, which is why it's on a Sunday morning.  11:00 a.m.  I am confident she'll pass and come home with her driver's license - she was so nervous and excited last night, I sure hope she got some sleep!

So I've got a little bit of cute for you today first - this is for the:

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - sketch

I colored this adorable image with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and Copics, and used a lot of glitter.  DP is from Stampin' Up!  Buttons, flower gem, and sticker sentiment are from Oriental Trading Company.

And next - I'm feeling kind of proud of myself for this one - is true creepiness.  At least I think so.  I usually do creepy-cute, it's so hard for me to do pure creepy.  But I think I came really close with this one - hope the Minions think so, too.  hee hee  Here you go, for the:

Haunted Design House Macabre Monday - Love Lies Bleeding

I made a journal page and kept it fairly simple - the Zombie Queen of Hearts and Zombie Cheshire Cat from Spesch were colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and a red SU! marker.  I used red acrylic paints to swipe the background.  The "Love" word is from CS Designs.  I covered the whole thing with Mod Podge and poured clear glitter over the whole page.

Hope you enjoy your Sunday!  Peace.

JSL & WW Reminders

Saturday reminders!

Just Some Lines - Fairy Tales/Nursery Rhymes

Here's a card using Wanda the Witch from Just Some Lines:

Twinkle twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are

Up above the world so high

Like a diamond in the sky

Twinkle twinkle little star

How I wonder what you are.

Next is Amber April Showers from JSL, this one is an ATC:

It's raining, it's pouring

The old man is snoring.

Went to bed, bumped his head

and couldn't get up the next morning.

OR - April showers bring May flowers, and what do May flowers bring?  Spring!

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Now for our Saturday reminder for:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge - Quotes/Words

Head on over to the blog for details and to see a few more ATC's.  Have a great weekend!  Peace.

Dilly Beans - Seeing Red!

Happy Friday, everyone!  We have a fun new challenge for you at:

Dilly Beans - Seeing Red!

I used one of Megan's gorgeous new images, Girl & Butterfly, colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits and a pop of Prismacolor red marker for her lips.  I realized recently that I must really love the color red because as soon as I get any DP with red in it, I use it all up!  I have more DP than I have any business owning, but none of it has red in it!  LOL  So this DP is a digi paper from Stampin Damour.  I really love digital paper and how you can have what you need instantly.  There's just something about instant gratification!  LOL  Cardstock, ribbon, and glitter are from Stampin' Up!  Button is from my stash.  Head on over to see the rest of the DT's creations, and to link up your Seeing Red project!  Peace.

Anyone for Anya and Fab 'n' Funky Challenges

So Cass mentioned on Tuesday morning when she woke up that her left ear was "blocked" and kind of ringing.  Then it went away during the day.  Wednesday morning, it's worse - so I called the doctor and we had to go to the Urgent Care Clinic at 7:10 last night.  Because she's 16, we have to go to Pediatrics - and the whole place was just full of little kids coughing and sneezing all over the place... I so wanted to ask for a mask.  LOL  She did end up having fluid in both ears and her left ear was infected.  Off to the pharmacy for prescription and finally home by 9:00.  I was glad I took her, though, I had a feeling it was infected when she said it was ringing "like when you turn a TV off".  My kids were not the type to get a lot of ear infections when they were little, but I still knew that was not a good sign!

I just have one card to share today, this is for the:

Anyone for Anya - Picture Inspiration 

and

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - Something New 

My "something new" is that I colored my flower with Smooch Spritz, I had never tried that before.  Interestingly enough, the flower started out as a white flower with purplish-pink writing on it - the Log Cabin Smooch Spritz turned the flower itself a dark brown, and the text into a pretty gold color.  Love it!  I also stamped my Cheeky image directly onto the DP and colored with Prismacolor markers, Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits - then spritzed with Gold Glow Smooch Spritz.

Peace. 

New Challenges at...

Here's what I have for you on this fabulous Wednesday morning...

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge - Quotes/Words

Come see what the DT has for you and play along with us!  ATC's are fun to make, and it's been great seeing what everyone comes up with.

Next - we also have a new challenge for you at:
 

The Cheerful Stamp Pad - Birthdays!

Our sponsor this week is Clear Dollar Stamps (winner gets a $15.00 credit to store) - we got to pick some digis from the shop, and I chose this set that included the script background, the flowers, and the word "April" among others (fairy digi image by Michelle Perkett Studio).  I colored with Prismacolor markers - cardstock, DP, and glitter are from Stampin' Up!  I'd also like to enter this one into the:


If the Shoe Fits Challenge... Anything Goes

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And last for today - we have a new challenge for you at:

Desert Islands Crafts (itinerary - click to see)

 Image is from A Day for Daisies, printed onto Kraft cardstock.  Edges were dragged through a black ink pad, and I added faux stitching with a black pen.  I tied twine around the card, added gold glitter to the stars on the mobile and fussy-cut the sentiment.

Have a great day!  Peace.