BLD - Green

Hello all!  Hope you're having a nice Sunday - I'm in the middle of some crafting and wanted to just take a break to post this quickly for the:

By Lori Designs Challenge: Green

I used Puddle Jumper Tabitha, printed on DP and colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits.  Gotta run - enjoy whatever is left of your weekend!  Peace.

WW Spring Fever Reminder & JSL New Challenge: Bunnies, Chicks, Easter Eggs

Good morning, friends!  Well, I have been talking to my sweet daughter every day, and she's decided to come back home.  She misses her kitties, my cooking, even (gasp!) us.  hee hee   I had a feeling it wouldn't last, but I really wanted her to be the one to make the decision.  She was cute - she told me that she didn't want to fly alone again, and that she wanted to stay to celebrate her 18th birthday with her friends on April 22.  She also has a chance to go to what should have been her prom the next week - May 10th.  So I told her that I understand all those things, and that I'd fly back around May 7/8th and visit for a week, get to see her go to the prom, and then we can both fly back home together around the 16th.  That made her happy, so I'm now looking for plane tickets.  She has not told her friends of her decision yet, so I'm not sharing my joy on Facebook until she does.  hee hee  But I'm definitely overjoyed.  I miss her so much - I've never gone more than 2 weeks without seeing her, and it's been almost a month already!  I am anxious to buy those plane tickets, so it will feel more real.

So anyway - today we have a reminder post for you at:

Wicked Wednesday: Spring Fever

I am also entering this into the:

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards Challenge: Bring on Spring

 Kreativeinkauf: Spring

I used one of the sweet fairy images from our sponsor, Digi Darla, to create my Springtime ATC.  Head on over to see the rest of the DT's gorgeous projects!

We also have a new challenge (and a new freebie!) for you at:

Just Some Lines: Bunnies, Chicks, Easter Eggs

I am also entering this into the:

Digi Haven Challenge: Easter

 QKR Stampede: Easter Fun

Simply Create Too:  Bunnies/Chicks

I used Bunny Wummy, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and Cottonball White Fun Flock.  DP is some really old scraps I had from SU!  Ribbon is also from SU!  Button is from my stash.  Peace.

Glittery Skull Altered Coaster & Jellypark Pretty Pastels

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

Dilly Beans: Glitter

I am also entering my altered coaster into the following challenges:

Paper Pretties: Glitter

Smudgy Antics: Anything But a Card

Crafting for All Seasons: Anything But a Card

I applied DP to a coaster with adhesive, and inked up the edges with black ink.  I printed my 469 - Skull Square 4 image onto copy paper and DP, then paper-pieced it.  Filled in the white and black areas with Stardust and Metal Stickles, and the light purple background behind the skull with Lavender Stickles.  Added a magnet to the back so I can give it as a gift. 

We also have a new challenge for you at:

Jellypark Challenges: Pretty Pastels

I used one of our sweet new images you can find in the store here, colored with White Cottonball Fun Flock and Prisamcolor pencils & mineral spirits.  DP is some older stuff from my SU! stash.  Added a flower and a ribbon.  Peace.

ADFD & Stamp and Create

Hello everyone!  I didn't get as much crafting done as I wanted to yesterday, but it was because I went out with Jeremy's mom for a few hours and had lunch and went to the art store.  So it was an OK distraction for sure.  LOL And there is always tomorrow.  I did manage to get a card made for the:

A Day for Daisies Challenge: Anything Goes

I am also entering this into the:

Stamp and Create Challenge: Fur or Feathers

I love this image, she's called Owl of Mine, isn't she beautiful?  You can find her here.  I colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits, SU! markers, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, and a JellyRoll glitter pen.  DP is from My Mind's Eye - ribbon is from SU! and sentiment is a sticker from SRM Stickers.  Peace.

Another Stamp Thief

Good morning friends!  I am just posting quickly today to warn you all of another person copying someone's art and trying to pass it off as their own.

The original artist who is an absolute sweetheart is Lori Boyd of By Lori Designs.  You can see her digi stamp shop here:

And the copycat is called The Paper Nest Dolls - I hate even directing traffic to her site (so I won't put her little badge here), but just so you can see the blatant copying, check it out here.  

The "artist" has been bullying Lori and attempting to persuade Lori's past/present DT members to go design for her instead (and using designers cards without their permission on her site, etc.) ... how do people like this sleep at night?  I'm hoping she ends up finding her way here to see this post because I have a couple of questions for her.  Like:  How do you sleep at night?  How do you hold your head up high while telling people what you do for a living?  Do you teach your children to copy someone else's work and pass it off as their own?  You should be ashamed of yourself.

Please DO NOT SUPPORT The Paper Nest.  Do not enter their challenges, do not enter challenges they are sponsoring, do not use their images.  Support the ARTISTS - if you like the style of images at The Paper Nest, go see the ORIGINAL artist's site at By Lori Designs.  Thank you.  Peace.

Joyous Easter Bunny & From the Heart February Challenge

Hi there - I had a great time visiting with my friend Tim, but he headed back home last night and I'm getting back to crafting today!  It's nice to have company, but it's always nice to get back to real life, too.  I'm looking forward to doing some crafting today - coloring specifically is very therapeutic to me.

Today I have another Easter card to share for the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday: Easter

Simon Says Stamp: Easter

 Celebrate the Occasion: Easter

Deep Ocean Challenges: Cute & Cuddly

Shopping Our Stash: Easter or Spring

Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes

I used a sweet bunny image from the From the Heart store, colored with Prismacolor markers and paired with some older paper and a ribbon tag from Stampin' Up! that has been in my stash for... oh my gosh, many years now!  LOL  

My next card is squeezing in for the:

From the Heart February Challenge

I printed my image on DP from My Mind's Eye and colored with a variety of pencils, markers, and glitter.  Added a ribbon and a little gauze butterfly.  Hope you're all having a great week.  Peace.

More Easter Cards!

Good morning!  Posting another Easter card today for a few challenges, and here they are:

TGF Retro Fresh: For the Boys

Cards for Men: Easter

Cutie Pie Challenge: Cute Easter

The Pink Elephant: Easter

Victorine Stamps: Easter

 

I used Easter Ian digi stamp, colored with Prismacolor pencils & mineral spirits and Copics.  DP is from MME, and the sentiment was made with stamps from different companies.  I kept this one CAS as it was for an Easter card order, and I try not to add a lot of embellies if I know someone is going to be mailing the card.  Have a great day. Peace.