Lucas Elijah Brown, My First Grandchild

He was born today after quite a difficult delivery, but he's just perfect!  

He's 7 1/2 pounds and 20 1/2", I think.

Congrats to Katie and Gabriel!

Crafty Catz Challenge #145 - Anythng Goes

For this card I used this cute image from our sponsor this week, Digi Darla.  The sentiment is from Clear Dollar Stamps and the digital paper was a freebie I found online.  Thank you to whomever provided it.  I forgot to write down the name.  I had alot of trouble photographing this, which is unusual.  The colors are way off and I don't know why.  I used the same setting and lighting as every other time.  I redid the pics and they were still off-color.  I give up.  This is a quickie post today.  I realized I forgot to make my post and it's the middle of the night !

Totally Papercrafts Challenge #129 - Frame It

 I actually got to choose the challenge this week.  It's Frame It.  The idea is to put some type of frame around your image.  I chose this lovely digi from Sugar Nellie.  

I finished her quite a while ago and have long since lost my color list.  It figures.

The paper is from Bearly Mine Designs.  The ribbon is from Taylored Expressions.  It is my absolute favorite ribbon so I purchased it in most of the available colors.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons Spots & Dots
My Heart Pieces Use Designer Paper
Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes
Crafts and Me Use a Digi
Divas by Design For a Woman
Freshly Brewed Birthdays
Inky Impressions Ribbon

2 Sisters-Challenge 103-Anything Goes

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Stamps. 

 This is the second time I have used this lovely image from them. 

 

The paper is from The Paper Studio.  I have colored the image with Copics.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

My Heart Pieces Use Designer Paper

Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes

Truly Madly Crafty Animals

Alphabet Challenge For Men Only
Simply Create Too Anything Goes
Poodles Parlour Anything Goes
Pattie's Creations Animals/Insects
Fairy Tale Challenge Blog Friends
Digi Darla No Squares Allowed
Challenge Up Your Life Everything Goes
Sugar Creek Hollow Something Old (Digi), Something New (Paper)
Speedy Fox & Friends Get Back to Nature

Crafty Catz-Challenge #144 - Pink

This is my DT card for Crafty Catz Challenge #144 - Pink.  Lots of pink here!  Our sponsor this week is Crimson Cloud.

                

I used a Saturated Canary image that was a freebie for a short time.  She is really lovely.  She is now available here.  I used a new doily die from Cheery Lynn Designs.  The card top is edged with a Martha Stewart punch.  I used a digital paper from Bearly Mine.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I tried to make my own flowers for this one.  That ended up being a disaster.  I need to take a day and take my time to learn to use my new flower dies.  Oh, and the ribbon is silk from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  It looks beautiful in person.  The photograph make the ribbon look too dark.    Copics:  B000, B01, C00, C1, E000, E00, E11, E07. R20, R21, R22, YR20, YR24

This is one card I actually finished the inside of.  I need to get busy and start finishing some others.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Divas by Design  Flowers
Nutcrafter's Butterflies (inside) and Bows
Penny's Paper-Crafty Butterflies and/or Bows
The Emerald Fairies Flourishes and Swirls
Bearly Mine Anything Goes
Crazy Amigo Dies & Punches
Die Cuttin' Divas Anything Goes
Partytime Tuesdays Anything Goes
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner Anything Goes
365 Cards Smothered

Totally Papercrafts - Monochromatic Challenge

This week's challenge at Totally Papercrafts is to make a monochromatic card.  I did cheat a little on this one.  There is a small touch of red and the black for the streetlamp.  I was getting really tired of all the brown.  The image is available at the Digi Doodle Shop.  I believe it's called "Feed the Birds."  It so reminds me of Mary Poppins.  I had the song "Tuppence a Bag." in my head the entire time.   As a matter of fact, I just couldn't resist going to You Tube and watching a video of the song. 

This week we are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

Copics:  C00, C0, C1, E00, E11, E21, E23, E31, E33, E34, E35, E41, E53, E55, E57, G07, Y35

 I am entering this in the following challenges:

Scrapbook Sisters Things with Wings
Can You Digi It Bird is the Word
Digital Tuesday Monochromatic
Stamping Boutique Anything Goes
Tip Top Tuesday Focus on the Ribbon
Twisted Tuesday Anything Goes
Critter Sketch Anything Goes
Digi Darla's Things with Wings
Craftinh When We Can Monochrome
Crafty Pad Things with Wings
Digi Doodle Shop  Ribbons & Bows

2 Sisters Challenge #102 - Christmas in July

Is this not the cutest little polar bear?  He is a digi from this week's sponsor, The Digi Garden.  This week was Chriatmas in July with a twist.  the twist was to use the provided layout.

Copics:  B21, B23, C00, C0, C1, E30. E31, E34, E35, R01

The digital papers are from Bearly mine Designs.  I think I will use this paper pack alot this Christmas.

 

Thanks so much for visiting!

Crafty Catz Challenge #143 - All That Glitters

These adorable images are from The Stamping Boutique, this week's sponsor.

I decided to go with a clean and simple look.

Copics:  B21, B23M E15, E17, R24, R29, Y11, Y15, Y17

I added Stickles to the waves, sails and sun.

That's pretty much about it!

Totally Papercrafts - Orange & Yellow Challenge

Hi, it's time for a new challenge at Totally Papercrafts  The challenge is to use orange and yellow as your main colors.  I must admit, these are not colors I usually use or particularly like, but that's what makes it a challenge.  This week we are sponsored by Whimsy Stamps.  

I have had Daisy Butterfly, by Crissy Armstrong, for quite a long time and hadn't used it yet.  I figured it would go well with this color scheme.  It's available at Whimsy Stamps.  The paper is from Stampin' Up.  The pearl swirls are by Zva.. I used Copics to color this image.

Copics:  C00, C0, C1, G21, G24, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19, Y35, YR12, YR14, YR15, YR16

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

2 Sisters-Christmas in July

The sponsor this week for our Christmas in July Challenge is Menjen's

One more Christmas in July card after this one.  

I must admit  I think I've seen enough Christmas to last me until December.

The papers are from Echo Park and Heidi Grace. 

Copics  BG0000, BG000, BG10. C00, C0, C1, C2, E21, E23, E25, G21, G234, G85, R11, R24, R29

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Crimbo Crackers  Christmas - Penguins or Animals
Delightful Challenges Christmas in July
Paper Play Christmas in July
Shelley's Images  Christmas in July
Cardmadfairy's Digi Days Christmas in July

My Little Assistant and a Totally Papercrafts Challenge

This is my Design Team entry for Totally Papercrafts Challenge #126, Inspirational Picture.

We have two sponsors this week.  The first is Menjen's.

 

The second is a new sponsor, MayzyArt.

 

I decide to work with a MayzyArt Stamps image, Lion Tamer, available here.  I do think I will be visiting her Etsy shop again soon.  I really like what I saw there.  I didn't stick too well to the color of the inspiration image.  I meant to but I gave my lion quite a bit darker coloring.

As you can see, my assistant Ella, is a great help.  Every time she sees the camera come out, she just can't resist getting in the way.  I usually have to watch her pretty closely.  She has been known to steal the embellishments off my completed cards.  And need I say, she's loves to fight me for my ribbon while I'm trying to place it on a card.

The papers I used were from: October Afternoon

Copics:  B21, B23, C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7. E00, E11, E21, E23, E30, E33, E34, E35, 

E41, E42, E43, E53, G05, G09, R11, R22, R24, R29, Y15, Y17, Y38

 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:  

Divas by Design Anything Goes
Paper Shelter Anything Goes
Perfect Sentiments Challenge Anything Goes
LEJ Designs Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Favorite Animal
Digi Doodle Shop  Anything Goes                                                       

Crafty Catz-Challenge #142

This is my Design Team entry for Crafty Catz Challenge # 142-Monochromatic. 

 This week's sponsor is Digital Delights. 

 

I used  several images from their Ahoy Matey digi set.  The paper is from my stash.  I thought it went very well with this monochromatic pirate theme.

Copics: E00, E04, E09, E11, E13, E15, E17, E18, E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, E41, E42, E43, E44, E51, E53, E55, R14, R20, Y28, 110

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Card Cupids  Wings
Dude Time Doodles Anything goes
Nutcrafter's One for the Boys
7 Kids College Fund Winged Things
Sisterhood of Crafters Let's Hear it for the Boys

2 Sisters - Christmas in July - Wednesday Inspiration

I used this Digi Doodle Shop image on a card last year.  I ran a card sale at work and a friend saw it and wanted to purchase it.  When she went back to get it someone had already bought it.  She asked me if I could make her a framed piece for this Christmas using the image.  I must admit this is my favorite Christmas image to color, although, it does take several hours.  I feel it's well worth it.

I thought I had saved my color list, but apparently I didn't.  The corner punch is by Memory Box.  I just love it.  Although, the picture doesn't show it, I added lots and lots of Stickles to this image.  The corner dies have added pearls.

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Creatalicious Challenge  Christmas in July
Cupcake Craftroom Layers
Liz Stampz Anything Goes
Hippity with Ippity Christmas in July
Hooked on Crafts  Christmas in July
Lollipop Crafts  Christmas in July
Crazy Challenge Christmas in July
There She Goes Christmas in July
ABC Christmas Challenge Not a Card
Creative Belli Christmas in July

Digital Delights Guest Designer Spot

I am quite excited that I was chosen to be a guest designer for Digital Delights this week!

I chose this very adorable Santa image, available here.  I used a Cricut to cut out the letters.  The ribbon is from my stash and the paper is by Echo Park.  I added glitter to his hat and jacket.  I couldn't get it to show up in the picture.

Copics:  C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, C0, E00, E02, E35, E37, G05, G09, R21, R24, R27, R29

I would like to rnter this card in the following challenges:

Crafter's Companion HoHoHo Christmas
Clear It Out Red or Green or Both
Die Cuttin' Divas Christmas in July

Christmas in Arizona

This card is for the Totally Stampalicious Challenge - Christmas in July.  As soon as I saw this image I knew I wanted to use it.  When it snows here, if we happen to get enough snow to make a snowman, he usually doesn't last more than an afternoon.  It's nothing like the snowmen we used to be able to build in New Jersey.  I can't say I miss the snow, though.  No more shoveling or having to drive through blizzards.

This image is available here as a digi or here as a stamp.

The plaid paper is Eskimo Kisses by Basic Grey.  The red paper is from Heidi Grace.  The cardstock is from Stampin' Up.

Copics:B000, B00, C00, C0, C1, C3, G05, G07, R11, R24, R27, YR09

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Robyn's Fetish  Christmas in July
Creative Inspiration Paint Christmas in July