Birthday Boy - Prince in My Tower

Hello there - happy Sunday!  I had such a good time yesterday hanging out with my daughter & her boyfriend and some of our friends and their adorable babies.  Babies really make you remember what life is all about.  Here are the little cuties, this is Melrose and me:

And this is Lena:

Aren't they just precious?  Before we know it, they'll be graduating high school and growing up on us.  Man, life just flies by!  I try so hard to enjoy every moment, to cherish my memories but to also enjoy today.  I think I do a pretty good job of it.  :)

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So today I have a boy card to share:

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sami Stamps: Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack: Anything Goes

Simply Create Too: Keep it Simple

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Father's Day/Male

I used Prince in My Tower from Sami Stamps, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I added a Birthday Boy sticker & an anchor charm to finish it off.  Peace.

Little Ballet Mouse - Just Some Lines

Hello friends!  A few weeks ago, Jehanne from Just Some Lines offered this adorable freebie on Facebook and if you were not lucky enough to grab her then, you can purchase Little Ballet Mouse here.  I wanted to share the card I made with her:

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments:  Cute Plus a Sentiment

Simon Says Stamp:  Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday:  Too Cute

Crafty Gals: Critters

Crafty Creations: All Creatures Great & Small

I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and applied her to the card with pop-up dots.  Papers are from Authentique - I added a little coordinating cardstock sticker, a ribbon & button from my stash and some pearl stickers.  Peace.

Oddball Art Stamps: Add a Dragonfly or Butterfly

Happy Friday!  My house is a mess but it's going to be so nice out tomorrow, I don't even care.  We're spending the day enjoying the sunshine and then heading over a friend's house to hang out with our daughter & her boyfriend and his family.  I'm looking forward to it.  It's supposed to rain on Sunday, so the cleaning can wait.  Life is just too damn short not to enjoy it when you can.

Today we have a reminder post for you at:

Oddball Art Stamps Challenge: Include a Butterfly or Dragonfly

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

DRS Designs: Easy as 1, 2, 3 (I used 1 metal charm, 2 ribbon tags, and 3 text stickers)

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations: Bugs & Butterflies

Polkadoodles: Girly/No Pink

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

I used image #205, Sorry Sally, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, some markers and Stickles.  Papers are from Authentique. I added some pearl stickers, alpha & text stickers, and a dragonfly paperclip that I've had in my stash forever, just ripped the paperclip off of him and turned him into an embellishment.  :)  Peace.

Beautiful Soul

Good morning!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge:  Add Some Ribbon to Your ATC

Our sponsor this week is The Fantasy Art of Nikki Burnette, and I used this gorgeous image called Portrait of Morrigane.  I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Quoth the Raven Nevermore #44: Raving Ravens

Dream in Darkness: Anything Goes

HDH Macabre Monday: May We Have a Quick Word?

Open Minded Crafting: Inspired by a Song (Black Crow by Joni Mitchell)

Fairytale Challenge: Feathers & Wings

I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, then added some Stickles to the moon and her headpiece.  Added a little ribbon tag and the sentiment stickers to finish it off.  Peace.

Digi My World New Release: Keep Your Cool!

Today is new release day at:

Digi My World

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting From the Heart: Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant: Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

I love this image - we always called these "freeze pops" when I was a kid, and I could eat about 10 of them.  LOL  I printed the image on white cardstock and then again on different patterned papers and paper-pieced it.  I used doodlebug designs paper called sunkissed.  The little text stickers are from colorbok.  Peace.

Alicia Bel - Hello Friend

Happy Friday!  And it's a LONG weekend... yay!  So it's also the 5-year anniversary of the motorcycle accident that Jeremy's dad got into and lost his wife.  It's definitely a tough anniversary.  Jeremy's birthday falls on Memorial Day weekend, so we have had a party that weekend ever since the kids were babies.  It happened to be the day of our party when the accident happened  - we were at the liquor store getting beer when we got the phone call, and our lives changed.  We stopped having our parties after that - but we decided that it's time to party again.  So I'm really looking forward to this weekend, to remembering those we've lost and to enjoy spending time with the loved ones I'm still lucky enough to have with me.

One card to share today, I love these gothic images from Alicia Bel:

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Alicia Bel: Anything Goes or Add Some Flowers
Creative Knockouts: Sentimentally Yours
Naughty or Nice: Friends
Corrosive Challenge: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
Crafty Sentiments: Anything Goes

I colored Primavera Terrorifica with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits.  Papers are from Authentique - finished it off with some black pearl stickers, a little hot pink clay skull, and a sentiment from SRM Stickers.  Peace.

Digi My World: Little Chef Pizza Man

Happy Monday!  Today is my day to post over on the Digi My World blog, and I made a card using the adorable Little Chef Pizza Man set:

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes
Hanna & Friends: Dots & Circles
Crafting When We Can: One for the Kids
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

I colored the little chef holding the pizza box & his Menu board with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and a bit of markers.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye - I used my Dymo Caption Maker to write "pizza" on the Menu board and finished it off with a piece of rick rack and a little fork brad.  Peace.

Whimsy Stamps Lizzy Love New Release (Nurse Jenny Has the Cure)

Hello friends!  Lizzy Love has some new rubber images available today through Whimsy Stamps!  This is Nurse Jenny Has the Cure:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting From the Heart: Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes
Love to Scrap! Anything Goes
Not Just Cards: Anything Goes

I colored Jenny with Prismacolor pencils, mineral spirits, and markers.  I kept it pretty clean and simple by using one piece of designer paper with a strip of roughed-up red cardstock going across it.  I added the little "Red Cross" and button, and finished it off with a sticker from SRM Stickers.  Peace.

Merry Ppinky's Doll Art Outlawz Freebie Challenge

Happy Sunday!  :)
Today I actually have a Christmas card to share - I don't make a lot of Christmas cards and I definitely don't usually make them in the "off" season, but this one was for The Outlawz Freebie/Progressive Challenge and I just couldn't pass her up.  And when you get a freebie, you should create with it - so that's what I did, and here she is:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Completely Christmas: Card for a Child
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge: Add Pink
Christmas at Sweet Stampin': Cute Christmas

I love the Ppinky Dolls images, this one is just adorable.  I colored Another Gift with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from Authentique.  Alpha stickers are from Heidi Grace. I knew when I saw her that I wanted to go with soft, non-traditional Christmas colors and I just love how she came out!  Peace.

Lucy Loo Mirror Mirror

Good morning!  Today's card is a birthday card I made for my friend's daughter - Tanya and I have been friends since high school, and our daughters were born one month apart.  She has twin girls and another girl born almost exactly a year later.  They are all like daughters to me, and I always make them special birthday cards.  This one is for Kay:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Corrosive Challenge: Every Little Thing She Does is Magic

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

Art Impressions: Lovely Ladies

Red Rubber Inspirations: Sassy Women

Simon Says Stamp (photo inspiration)

I used Lucy Loo Mirror Mirror from The East Wind, colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and some markers.  Peace.

Oddball Art Challenge: Add a Butterfly or Dragonfly

Happy Friday!  We have a new challenge for you today at:

Oddball Art Challenge: Add a Butterfly or Dragonfly

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Fresh Brewed Blog: Ribbon or Twine
Sweet Stamps: Things with Wings
Dream Valley Challenges: Things with Wings
Not Just Cards: Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy: Things with Wings
Come and Get It: Got Flowers?
Fairytale Stampers: BINGO (I used flowers, buttons, text)

I colored Purdy Butterfly #164 with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and used some of my fun new papers.  I added a paper ribbon with a button center, a piece of ribbon with some pearl stickers attached, and a butterfly charm.  Peace.

Peace - Oddball Art

Good morning!  Today I have a card using one of my favorite Oddball Art images, #208 Big Eye Hippie Chick Audrey:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Whimsy Stamps Challenge: Color an Image

Going Grey with Scrap Creations: Anything Goes

Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart: Anything Goes

Scribble & Scrap: Anything Goes

The Ribbon Girl: Anything Goes with an Image (and ribbon)

Scrapper's Delight: Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge: Anything Goes

I printed her on DP and colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from Authentique.  I added a ribbon from Stampin' Up! and a little sparkly peace sign sticker.  I created the sentiment with my Dymo Caption Maker.  Peace.

Thinking of You ATC

Good morning!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:

Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge:  Daffodils or Lilacs

Our sponsor this week is Power Poppy - I used the beautiful daffodils image and would like to enter my ATC into the following challenges:

Crafting by Designs: Flowers

City Crafter: Focus on Flowers
Deep Ocean Challenge: Flowers

Digi Choosday: Flower Power

My Creative Moments Monday Morning Challenge: Pretty Flowers

Thank you - have a great day!  Peace.

Birthday Girl

Hello there - I'm a HUGE fan of the Ppinky Dolls digi stamps, the one I used for this card below was given as a freebie to use for a Facebook challenge.  I'm entering this into the following challenges:

Ppinky Dolls Facebook Freebie Challenge
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge: Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp: Let's Get Sentimental
Everybody Art Challenge: Happy Birthday
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and then inked the edges.  Papers are from Authentique - sentiment sticker & crown charm are from my stash. Peace.

Garden Girl

Hello there!  OMG it was soooo nice out yesterday!  I am so happy to see some sunshine and be able to have windows open and feel the ground on my bare feet.... love it.  Today I have a card for the following challenges:

TGF Farm Fresh Friday:  Flowers

Open Minded Crafting:  Shabby Chic

Artistic Inspirations: Twist of Ribbon

Clear it Out: Anything Goes

Come and Get It: Female Project

I used Country Anya digi stamp, printed on designer paper and colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I paper-pieced her overalls, papers are from Curiosity Corner.  I added a piece of brown rick rack and a little metal flower charm with a pearl center that I've been hoarding FOR-EVER!  I just thought it looked perfect on this card.  Peace.

There's No Place Like Home!

Good morning!  Today is my day to post over at the Digi My World blog, and here is my creation using the sweet Dorothy from the new Chibi Kids Dressed as Oz set:

I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Come and Get It: Make a Card for a Female

Glitter n Sparkle: Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

Be Crafty and Craft: Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore:  Anything Goes

I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and paper-pieced her dress & hair ties.  I created the sentiment with my Dymo Caption Make and used Red Stickles on her shoes and on the little metal ballet slippers charm, then finished it off with the ribbon.  Thanks for visiting!  Peace.

Make a Memory

Happy Friday!  Today's card is for the following challenges:

A Day for Daisies: Add Lace
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Add a Charm/Use Metal
Southern Girls: Get Wordy
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Crafty Creations: Photo Inspiration

I love this awesome mushroom image from A Day for Daisies.  I colored it with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and used papers from My Mind's Eye. I added the piece of colored lace/netting behind it and finished it off with text stickers (outlined with Mermaid Stickles) and little bumblebee charm.  Peace.