Monday, August 31, 2015

School is Cool

Good morning!  I had a fantastic weekend in Vermont.... here are some pictures, this first one is a cool graffiti hummingbird on the side of a building:


This next one is Jeremy & I celebrating our 22nd anniversary:

And this one is my friend Annik and I, Annik lives in the town we were visiting so we had dinner together one night:

We had a fantastic weekend - we ate, drank, hit the (huge) Farmer's Market Saturday morning, visited a couple of breweries and brought home a couple of "Growlers" full of yummy beer... all in all a wonderful time!  :)
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And now on to business!  I'm happy to announce that I'm a new DT member for Melonheadz!  We have a new challenge for you today:



I would like to enter this into the following challenges:


I colored my image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye - finished it off with the fun little brads:  crayons, apple, and eyeglasses. Peace.

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Lucky 13

Happy Sunday!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:



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


Our sponsor at Corrosive this week is SLS Lines, and I used the Day of the Dead Calavera Girl.  I was afraid of making her too "busy" with a lot of colors on her face but now I'm itching to color another one with exactly that.  LOL  Anyway, I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and added some glitter pen as accents.  I cut out the number 13 with my die from My Favorite Things.  The "LUCKY" stickers are from Authentique, along with the paper.  Finished it off with a skull & crossbones charm and a piece of washi tape.  Peace.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

You Rule

Good morning!  Time for our reminder post at:



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


I colored Clara in Love, #128, with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from My Mind's Eye.  I added a ribbon and some crayon brads and an apple brad - kept it pretty simple because the background paper is so busy.  Hope you all have a great weekend!  Peace.

Friday, August 28, 2015

Smarty Pants

Hey there - I'm heading to Vermont for the weekend to celebrate my 22nd anniversary with my hubby.  We are staying around Lake Champlain - cannot wait to get some good pictures and just have a nice, relaxing weekend.  Today I have a card to enter into the following challenges:




I used one of the adorable back-to-school images from Just Some Lines (sadly, the shop is closed now), colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Peace.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

Make a Wish

Hellooooo!  I'd like to share the card I made using this month's freebie from the Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge - this month the freebie was given to us from Make it Crafty:


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


I colored Wishful Asha with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  The sentiment is from Digi Sparkle.  xx.  Peace.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Back to Zombie School

Wednesday again!  Time for a new challenge at:



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


Our sponsor this week is one of my favorites, Oddball Art.  I used #112, Lindsay Lame Brain for my ATC, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and some markers.  The background paper was so busy, I wanted to keep embellishments to a minimum so I just added a little apple brad to finish it off.  Peace.

Monday, August 24, 2015

XO - Cute Girl

Hello - happy Monday!  :)  Today's card was made for the following challenges:




I colored this sweet Ppinky image with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits & Prismacolor markers.  Added lots of Stickles & Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  Finished it off with a ribbon tag, some gemstone stickers and the "xo" stickers.  Peace.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

My Sweet Rose

Hello there - popping in quick to share a card I made for our inspiration post at Star Stampz... be sure to pop back in September 3 for our first challenge!


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


The image I used is called My Sweet Rose.  I colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I added a ribbon with a metal leaf charm tied to it and a little text sticker from Tim Holtz.  Peace.

Sunday, August 16, 2015

The Journey Awakens the Soul

Hello friends!  Today we have a new challenge for you at:



I'd like to enter my creation into the following challenges:


Our sponsor is All Dressed Up, and I used the Butterfly Girl image.  I printed her directly on DP, colored her with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, and used Stickles on the butterflies.  Papers are from Kreativ Papier Block, I added a ribbon tag from SU! and sentiment charm from Tim Holtz.  Peace.

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Oddball Art: Back to School

Happy Saturday!  I'm heading to the beach in Maine with Jeremy today to spend the night with our friends Kerri-Lynn & Ed. Looking forward to it!  :)

Today we have a new challenge for you at:



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

I used image #102 Ms. Ann Thrax, colored with Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits. I added some eyeball brads and doctored them up with red Stickles.  Peace.

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Wicked Wednesday ATC: Down the Rabbit Hole

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



Our sponsor is The Stamping Boutique - I'd like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafty Time: Movie, Book, or Song (Alice in Wonderland)

I colored the Cheshire Cat with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  I used a little text sticker from Tim Holtz and outlined it with bright purple Stickles, then finished it off with some purple pearl stickers.  Peace.

Monday, August 10, 2015

Star Stampz: Alice Chibi

Hello friends!  Today I am proud to share that I'm a new DT member for:



I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:


The Star Stampz image I used is called Alice Chibi.  I colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, Copic markers, and glittery gel pens.  Paper is from Carta Bella, die cuts are from my Silhouette Cameo, text stickers & charm are from Tim Holtz.  Peace.

Saturday, August 8, 2015

The Octopode Factory - Remembering Lily Blog Hop


Good morning - many of you knew Lily from The Octopode Factory.  She was a beautiful young woman who was taken from us much too soon by stupid cancer.  Her mom Mandy is also a friend of mine, and my heart just broke when I heard the news.  We are having a blog hop in her memory - I decided to share some of my favorite past Octopode projects:






Your next stop is Wendy, and here is the blog hop order:

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Thank you for visiting.  Rest in peace, sweet Lily.  You're already missed, and you'll never be forgotten.  Peace.

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Crafting by Designs Guest Designer

Good morning!  Today I'd like to share a card I made for my Guest Designer spot at:



I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:


I used a fantastic image from The East Wind, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Papers are from Simple Stories and I cut the window out with my Silhouette Cameo.  Peace.

Sunday, August 2, 2015

The Corrosive Challenge: Perfectly Purple

Good morning!  I'm having such a fantastic weekend - I took Friday & Monday (tomorrow) off from work, so it's an extra-long weekend for me.  On Friday, I went to Ocean Beach in CT with my friend Holly.  Friday night I went out with my friends to dinner and then to this little bar that we like. We had so much fun.  Yesterday I was in recovery mode - went to lunch with hubby and did some quiet stuff at home, then went out for ice cream after dinner.  :)  Today I'm heading to my friend Kim's house to sit by the pool and visit with her and her adorable baby girl, Lena.  But first, I have to get my card posted for our new challenge at:


We are being sponsored by Art by Miran, and the image I used is called Punkette Peta.  I'd like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Left of Center: Inspired by a Song (Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix)

I used a skully digi paper from Tiddly Inks to make the skull border.  Sentiment was created with my Dymo Caption Maker, skeleton key & purple gemstone stickers are from my stash.  Peace.