Which Way to the Candy ?

 

This is my first post for Tammy's Scrappin' Corner.  This week's challenge (#34) is Anything Goes/Any Artist.  I am so excited to be working on cards again.  We're still working on my husband's health issues, but at least we found out he doesn't have stomach cancer.  We're still not quite sure what his problem is, but he's definitely improving.  Our grand baby is now two months old and my daughter and he are healthy and doing well.  He's a cutie!  My other daughter, who had a difficult time transitioning to a new job and moving away from home, is doing well and has settled in.  I can finally get back to business. Now I get to enjoy the occasional babysitting!

This image is "Trick or Treat" by OKR Stampede.  Isn't he just adorable.  My fist idea was to color the bandages gray and the bear brown, but I felt like changing it up a bit so I reversed the plan.  I think that's going to be a new goal, to do what I normally wouldn't do.  Experiment!

The digital papers are from Bearly Mine Designs.  The buttons are from JoAnn's.

I, of course, colored him with Copics. 

C00, C0, C1, C2, E30, E31, E33, R20, YR15, YR16, YR18, W00, W0, W1, W3, W5, 100

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

Alphabet Challenge Spiders and Anything Spooky

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Stitching
Card Makin' Mamas  Anything Goes

Craftymess  Halloween
Totally Papercrafts  Spooky Halloween
4 Crafty Chicks Halloween
Creative Belli  Halloween
The Paper Shelter Halloween
Sisterhood of Crafters  Halloween

Delicious Doodles  Fright Night 

2 Sisters  Halloween or Fall Colours
Di's Digis  Anything Halloween
My Time to Craft  Halloween
One Stop Craft   Halloween
Opus Gluei  Halloween
Scrappy Frogs Halloween
Creative Inspirations Paint  Happy Halloween
Daisy Doodles  Halloween
Love to Create Lots of Layers
My Craft Spot Cute Halloween
Stamps & Fun = Creativity Stitching
Cutiepie Challenge Distress Your Card
Totally Stampalicious Anything Goes

Birthday Card for Joyce

This is a birthday card I made for the new principal at our elementary school.  She is an absolutely wonderful woman. We are lucky to have her.

 The paper is from my stash.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  This is the first card I have made in a very long time.  I was just accepted on another design team so I will have a card ready to post on Monday morning.  I'm so excited to have DT work again!

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

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challebge  Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays Anything Goes

Poodles Parlour Anything Goes

Antiqued Bride

 I finally found some time to finish a card that I had started weeks ago.  It's been so long since I worked on one.  This image is from Saturated Canary.  I had found the lace at JoAnn's and really wanted to use it for a wedding card.  I thought this image would be ideal. 

It's been so long since I colored this image, I have no idea what colors I used.  It wasn't very many, though.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

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

Polkadoodle Flowers

Stampin' for the Weekend Pearls & Swirls

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes

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