Six again!

Hello Again!

Okay, so Book Fair is open today now, but I have a bow order I must get to.  Thus, I stayed home this morning to make a bow (and blog).  I will be heading to school shortly.  So, I will just share quickly the other birthday card (that I made at the last minute) for a little friend of Conner's, who turned six this past weekend.

I have been on a roll with using up scraps, pieces and extra preprinted digistamps, which is exactly what I did this time, too.  Makes me feel resourceful when I do that!  I know it is a super easy card.  However, since it was for a child, I thought it fit.  I think the stamp might be a Bugaboo stamp, but again, I can't say with certainty.  It does, however, meet the requirements for a few challenges!

Send a Smile 4 Kids - Bright Colors 4 Kids

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes Ribbon or Lace 

The ABC Challenge Blog - "X" Xtra Special Occasion  

Thanks for looking again!!

Another Birthday Weekend

Well, today is the last day of Book Fair, so maybe my craft room won't feel so lonely after today!  I certainly have a few bow orders I have to catch up on before anything else crafty can be done!  However, this weekend was another one jammed packed with Birthday Parties.  The catch was that this weekend included parties for Conner's friends.  He has been waiting for the day when he was one the invited to the birthday parties, and Sissy had to stay home.  Needless to say, he started off with a bang!

Here is the card I made for the party on Sunday.  The party was for a girl in his class, who he refers to as his "Super Good Friend".  Too cute!!

I was totally late in getting this card made, so I headed straight to the scrap drawers and my binder with all of the preprinted Digi Stamps.  I never just print one image at a time, so I will load up a page with other images.  Even if I don't plan to use it right at the moment, it helps me to be prepared and save time when situations like this come up.  However, the bad part is that I can't even tell you where I got the stamp from because it has been printed and sitting for so long!  I also took out my notebook where I make note of some of the challenges I may be interested in joining.  I knew I had copied down a sketch challenge, so it was a "no-brainer" on what the layout was going to be.  Like I said, all of the paper was in my purple scrap drawer.  I know that the patterned paper was left over from a mini book I got from Creative Memories YEARS ago!  I colored the image with colored pencils, and blended away, to help cover the lines because I colored so fast.  Here are the challenges I am submitting it to:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Number 227

Divas by Design Challenges - 3 or more Layers

Use It Tuesday - #65 Scraps, Pieces, and Odds & Ends

Thanks for looking!

What the crock?

Don't cha love it?

I got this funny digistamp and tag line from Whimsie Doodles, and since I have such a love/hate relationship with my crock pot, it seemed appropriate.  The best part is now when I am in the hating my crock pot mood, I have the appropriate words to say.

I colored this card with good Old Fashion Crayola Colored Pencil.  I was just wanted to color -- nothing fancy -- just color.  I used Diamond Glaze to give the lid that realistic feel.  Everything, yet again, was from the endless supply of scraps!

I am going to use the card for a challenge over at Little Miss Muffet Challenges (Challenge #69: Pink and Gray).  Also, Sentimental Sunday (Challenge #172: Humerus) has a challenge going on that I think this card is very fitting for.

Thanks for visiting again!

Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust

Hey, look out!!  I am blogging two days in a row :)

Today, I have a card I made using only scraps.  Someday, I need to post pictures from around my craft room.  I am pretty proud of my scrap organization -- just sayin'!  

Anyway, back to the card.  I used a digistamp from one of my absolute favorite artist, Melonheadz Illustrations.  The card was designed using a sketch from a challenge over at Catch the Bug Challenge Blog, and it is monochromatic in the color pink, of course.  That is because Twist of Faith Card Challenges is currently sponsoring a monochromatic challenge, as well.

So here is what I have for you today.

Here is the listing of the challenges I am entering using this card:

Sparkles Monthly Challenge - #48 Fairies and/or Butterflies

Catch the Bug Challenge Blog - Stella Says Sketch Challenge #141

Twist of Faith Card Challenges - #54 Monochromatic

ABC Challenges - V: Very Cute
Melonheadz Friends - Paper Piecing Challenge

Thanks so much for looking today!

"Owl" RIght?

Hello!

Today's card is one I created to play along over at  

Cute Card Thursday.

I also hate to admit that I don't remember where this cute digi came from.

Sorry this is not the best picture.  I've really got to figure that part out!

The challenge at Cute Card Thursday was chocolate - picture, theme or colors.  Obviously, I went with chocolate colors.  I used my Crayola Colored pencils, stumps, and Low Odor Thinner as the blending agent.  Had to add some Stickles, too.  The large brown dots are blinged using the "stickles" from Michael's dollar bin.  I will let you know what I think when they dry, but I can say for sure, it is definitely more sticky.

I am also going to enter the Use It Tuesday Challenge - Bling  

and 

Catch the Bug Anything Goes Challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Easter Card

Today I am posting a very simple Easter Card.  I used two awesome free digistamps.  Unfortunately, I do not remember where either came from.  I will have to get better at tracking where I get each stamp from.  The card is very simple because it was more about trying out some new things with the digistamp.  I have really been focusing on find the right tools to color, shade and blend with.  Like I said in another posting, I am trying to figure some things out about what produces the best blended look.  I have tried several new items, and I will be sharing those with you soon.

So, here is the card...

I used a piece of Brown Bazzill for the base, and I actually cute down a 12x12 piece of patterned paper for the second layer.  Again,  I have no idea about who or where the paper is from.  I'll admit my supply of patterned paper is a little over the top.  I used my Creative Memories deco corner punch on the imagine, which I colored using Crayola Colored Pencil.  I blended them with Odorless Blending Medium and stumps.  Not the best results, but not terrible either.   I do have to admit that I officially have no luck with Gamsol.  I tried that first.  I have used it with Primsa, Crayola, and a woodless colored pencil and I have had not gotten the results like I wanted.  The ticket was pop dotted just to give the card something.  

Thanks for looking and have a great Saturday!