Future Sailors

 These images are from a relatively new set offered by Mo's Digital Pencil.  It also inclues another sailor boy hugging his bear.  I finally learned how to merge images.  The trick will be to remember how I did it next time I need to.  I colored this ith Copics.

I'm finally back in card making mode.  For about two months I made very few cards.  I was feeling quite non-artistic.  Fortunately, I got my mojo back and feel like crafting again.  This is my third card in three days. 

Copics:  B23, B24, B26, B28, C00, CO, C1, C2, E00, E11, E23, E31, E33, E34, E35, E37, R30,  
               R22, R29, R30, YR09, YR12, YR14, YR18, YR20, YR23, YR24, YR65, YR68, 100

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Mo's Challenge World Traveler
2 Sisters Bring on the Boys
Craft Your Days Away  Red, White & Blus
Send a Smile 4 Kids Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss Something New
Dilly Beans Friendship
Wags 'n Whiskers Summer Fun
My Sheri Crafts Summer Lovin'

Mandarin Duck

 

This image is from Delicious Doodles.  I've had it a long time and never got around to using it.  I researched the coloring of a mandarin duck, although, I did take a few liberties with their placement.  I was amazed at how beautiful these animals are.  I initially bought the digi without knowing what the duck actually looked like.  Their coloring is just amazing, such bright colors.    

                                                            

 I colored this image with Copic markers.  The paper is from Stampin' Up.

Copics:  BG0000, BG000, BG05, BG07, BG09, BG10, C00, C5, 100, E30, E31, E34, E97, E99, RV00, RV06, RV09, V01, V04, YR18

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Cards for Men Congratulations
Totally Papercrafts Animals
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards For the Boys
Do You Stack Up Birds
DRS Designs Masculine
Ruby's Rainbow Things With Wings
Ladybug Crafts Something With Wings
Crafty Catz Card for a Man
Fairytale Challenge  Boys & Men
Paper Pretties Bold, Bright Colors
Penny's Paper-Crafty Anything Goes
Crazy Amigo Birds
My Craft Spot  Congratulations
Sundays With Crissy Things With Wings
One Stitch at a Time Anything Goes
Just Some Lines Tweet Tweet

Weighing In

I designed this card for Digi Doodle Shop's Challenge #109 Let's Go Spotty.  I used the Digi Doodle Shop image, Weighing In.                                                                                                    
I colored this with Copic markers.  The papers are from October Afternoon.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge Let's Go Spotty
Go Fish Challenge  DT Call
Charisma Cardz No Flowers
Southern Girks  Die Cut or Punch
Digi Stamps 4 Joy Cute as a Button
Just Keep On Creating Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund Layers
Clear It Out Challenge ConBRADulations

Copic Markers:  BG70,BG72, C00, C0, C1, C2, E00, E02, E33, E35, E37, R11, R20, R22, R24, YR21, YR24, YR31

For Nurse Sharla

 

 

 This card is for our school nurse's birthday.  We're celebrating it a bit early, before school gets out next week.  The image is from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I've had it for quite a while, but have been waiting for an occasion to make a card for Sharla.

The papers are from Stampin' Up and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

I colored her with Copics.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Digi Doodle Shop Work Related
Just Keep on Creating Anything Goes
Crafty Catz Let's Hear it for the Girls

Graduation Card

I made two of these cards for a friend.  One has a sentiment for a high school graduate.  The other for a college graduate.  I used papers from my stash.   The tassel was made with DMC embroidery thread.

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
Creative Card Crew Sentiment as a Focal Point
Creative Craft Challenges Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers For the Boys

Welcome Little One

I made this card at a friends request.  Although, it is nothing like what she asked for!  She wanted a baby shower card with a frog done in greens and browns.  I spent an hour online looking for a cute frog.  I just couldn't find one I liked, but I did find this image at Cuddly Buddy Crafts.  If she doesn't like it I guess I'll keep it for myself. 

I colored it with Copics, of course.

Copics:  B21, B23, C00, C0, C1, C2, E31, E33, E34, E35, E37, G20, G21, G24, R01, R02, V01, V04

I am entering this in the following challenges:

That Craft Place One for the Boys

Card Cupids Polka Dots

Just Tracy's Crafts  Anything Goes

2 Sisters Anything Goes

Creative Belli Animals

7 kids Challenge Blog Cute

Whimsy Stamps Spots and Dots

Crafty Sentiments Spots or Stripes

The Poodles Parlour Anything Goes

Digi Doodle Shop Anything Goes

Just Keep On Creating Anything Goes 

CMS Stempunk Blog Hop

Hi, and welcome to our first ever blog hop.  There's wonderful news!  Everyone that finishes the blog hop will win a complete set of Steampunk digis.  One lucky hopper will win a set of 12 Copic  Sketch markers in the new colors.. 

Here's the deal:  Each blog in the hop will reveal a letter.  Leave a comment on each blog and collect the letter.  After you  collect all the letters e-mail the secret word to Colleen at hurricaneheron@gmail.com. That's all there is to it.

  

My letter is "A"

You should have gotten here from "Stamping with Bekah."  Next stop on the hop is Deez Creative Design.  If you miss any blogs on the hop you can go to Making Our Mark for a complete list of sites.

I colored both pictures with Copic markers.  I wanted something a little more colorful than the traditional steampunk look.  I kept the same color scheme through both cards.  It was easier than putting the markers away and starting over.  The embellishments as well at the tickets are from Tim Holtz.

Copics:  BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, BG72, BG75, C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C5, E09, E11, E13, E30, E31, E33, E34, E35, E37, R24, R39, YG61, YG63,  YR24, YR30, YR31, 100

The hop ends at midnight EST on Sunday.  Have fun and enjoy the hop.  Good luck in the drawing for the markers!

Entered the house card in the following challenges:

Rainbow Lady's  On the Street Where You Live
Sarah Hurley Take Me Home
Just Keep on Creating Anything Goes
Whimsy Inspirations Distressing
Anything Goes Time or Steampunk
Victorine Stamps Anything Goes

Easter Wreath

I finally have another card to post.  I haven't been around in quite a while.  This digi is available at Copic Marker Scrapbooking.  You can see the design teams work at Making Our Mark or on their Facebook  page. I colored this card with Copics.  The papers are from my stash.  I just bought this beautiful lace from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Copics:  B32. B34, BG000, BG01, C00, C0, C1, C2, G09, G24, R22, R24, R27, R32, V01,   VO4, Y35, Y38, YR68.

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Card Makin' Mamas Easter
Glitter Geeks Easter
Pattie's Creations Easter
Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Easter
Wags 'n Whiskers Flowers
4 Crafty Chicks Flowers
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Easter/ Spring
Rainbow Lady's Challenge Happy Easter
Digi Doodle Shop Something New
My Mum's Craft Shop Easter Creations
The Paper Shelter Anything Goes
Ruby's Rainbow Easter

Slugger

 Don't you just love this sad little chap.  He is from Digi Doodle Shop  available here.  I colored him with Copics and all the papers are from my stash.  Unfortunately, I don't usually keep track of who manufactures the papers.  I am pretty pleased with how the inside of this card turned out. I used a new combo of colors I found on Pinterest for the skin.  It just doesn't work for me.  I'll be switching back.



Copics:  B04, B32, B34, C00, C0, C2, C3, E0000, E000, E00, E11, E13, E15, E23, E27, R20, R24, R27, Y15, Y18, Y19

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Dude Time Doodles Freebie Challenge
Paper Shelter For a Male
Anything Goes Boyz to Men
My Craft Spot Manly Man
One Stitch at a Time Use a Digi
Polkadoodle Men or Boys

Happy Easter

                                                                                             I love this image from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I got her last Easter, but never used her.  I decided to try a different fold.  I'm not sure if I did it correctly or not.  It's a angled easel card.  I colored this with Copics.  All the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The papers are from the Miss Caroline collection by My Mind's Eye.  These particular papers are from a Designer Paper Pad called Howdy Doody.

This took a lot of Copics:

B01, B32, B34, BG0000, BG000, BG10, BV01, BV04, BV11, C0, C1, C2, E000, E00, E11, E15, E17, E34, E35, E37, G24, R20, R21, R22, R32, R85, RV02, Y17, Y21, YG05, YR12, YYR21

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
2 Sisters Spring Colors
Mo's Challenge Try Something New
A Gem of a Challenge Perfect Pastels
Allsorts Challenge Say it with Flowers
CMC Copic Challenge  Fuzzy-Wuzzy Animal Antics
Crazy 4 Challenges Spring
Di's Design Challenge Pastels
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Fancy Fold
CCEE Stampers Flowers, Flowers, Flowers
Little Miss Muffet Easel
My Mum's Craft Shop Spring
Paper Shelter Anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty Anything Goes
Deep Ocean Challenge Spring
Craft your Passion Anything Goes
Cheery Lynn Designs Doilies
Pollycraft  Spring is Sprung

German Shepherd II

This is my final entry for the Digi Doodle Shop Design Team.  I will greatly miss this wonderful team.  The one consolation is that I will still be able to shop and get their gorgeous images.  Keep those animals coming!  I have been struggling with my artwork lately and am not really satisfied with how I'm doing.  I am planning on taking some classes so I can better learn shading and some other coloring techniques.  A natural born artist I am not. 

This image is from Digi Doodle Shop and is available here.  The papers are from my stash.  I used my new distressing toy from Zutter.  it works pretty well and saves alot of work.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Anything Goes Boyz to Men
Craft Your Passion Anything Goes
Crafting When We Can Animals
Sweet 'n Sassy Cats and Dogs
Sundays With Crissy Animals
Paper Pretties  Masculine
Paper Shelter Anything Goes
penny's Paper Crafty Anything Goes
Divas by Design Favorite Things (animals)

For Julie

This card was made for a dear friend at work whose sister passed unexpectedly. I made the card with several pages so that lots of people could sign.  I made another one recently and that worked out very well.  The papers are from my stash.  All flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The doily die is from Cheery Lynn Designs.  I cut one of the doilies in quarters and used the pieces to decorate the inside pages.

 

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

Cheery Lynn Designs  Doilies
Craft your Passion Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles Flowers
Pollycraft Spring has Sprung
That Craft Place Anything Goes
Stamo Scrap 'n Doodle Use Your Stash
Creative Mondays  Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Let's See Those Layers
Amusing Challenges Die Cut
2 Sisters  Recipe
CES Challenge Flower Frenzy
Classy Cards 'n Such Flowers
Crafty Catz Punches and Dies
Penny's Paper Crafty Anything goes

Jellypark's Blog Hop-Good Times!-and a Candy Giveaway!

Jellypark is having a fundraiser blog hop!  I was lucky enough to be invited to participate.  Claire Keay hopes to raise funds for Little Haven Children's Hospice.  Little Haven provides hospice care for life-limited children and their families throughout the journey of their illness.  

Candy Candy Candy Candy Candy 

As a special blog hop treat I'm offering

Tim Holtz 100th Stamp Set-Odds & Ends

These are rubber stamps that can cling to any acrylic block (not included).

All you need to do to become eligible to win the candy is to leave a comment on my blog.  One winner will be chosen at random.  I will advertise the winner Sunday night on my blog, so please check back.  It's that simple!  I do ask that you make your way to Jellypark and check out their adorable fundraiser stamps.  

If the prize is still unclaimed after one week, a new winner will be chosen.

This is one of the images.  It's called "Follow Me."

Next stop on the blog hop is: 

Dorcas Perkins

Here's the list of all the stops.  Have fun!   

 Jellypark Friends Challenge Blog 

 Christy Dillman  

Diane Ahlers  

Dorcas Perkins

 Georgia Ehrmann 

 Heide Dronchi  

Jellypark Juniors  

Jen Leeflang  

Jenn Borjeson  

Jerusha Borden  

Linda McClain  

Lisa Sumpter  

Mel Harding  

Ruth Cunliffe  

Stacie Gorse  

Suzie McFloozy  

Tracey Vincent

Dreams Come True

     

I absolutely love this image from Mo's Digital Pencil.  It called "Dream," and is available in both a boy and a girl version.  I have had this for quite a while.  Last weekend I found this paper by Imaginisce online.  I knew they would be perfect together.  Today was very stressful so I couldn't wait to get home for some coloring therapy.  It really did help.            

 Copics:  B05, B32, B34, BG000, BG01, C00, C0, C1, C2, C3, C7, E000, E00, E01, E02, E23, E25, E31, E41, E42, E97, G24, R11, R24, R27, Y28, YR24

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Hot Shot Craft One for the Boys
Cute Card Thursday Winged Things (Airplane)
Do You Stack Up Distressing
Just For Fun Distress and for a Man
Moving Along With The Times lots of Layers
Sourthern Girls So Distressed
Penny's Paper Crafty Anything goes
Ruby's Rainbow Vintage
Sisterhood of Crafters Use a Digi
Creative Card Crew Masculine
Stamps R Us Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges Just for Men
Here Come the Boys Vintage
One Stitch at a Time Digi or Don't
Pattie's Creations Vintage

Flowers for Mom

This card was made for Digi Doodle Shop's new challenge #23, a sketch challenge.  Here is the sketch:

I used one of their newest images, Field of Flowers, available here.  I fell in love with this image as soon as I saw it.  She is just darling.  I colored this with Copics.  Everything is from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges: 
Crafts and Me Shades of Spring
Paper Pretties Punches/Die Cuts
Penny's Paper-Crafty Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters Use a Digi
TandaStamps Daisy
Ladybug Crafts Ink Spring is in the Air
Creative Monday's Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge Use a Die or Punch
Cutie Pie Challenge Flowers
One Stitch at a Time Digi or Don't
Stampin' Sisters in Christ Flowers