Funny Frog Queen

Hello everyone!  Hope everyone has had a great weekend.  I have a quick post tonight to share with you a card I made for a friend and co-worker for her birthday.  She loves frogs.  I realized I didn't have any frog stamps.  I found this little jewel on Coloringguru.  I thought she was cute. She's really a child's coloring page.  I printed out the size I needed her and colored her up for a birthday wish.

  I decided this year I was going to start really using up my stash.  I have completely run out of space.  I know most of you are right there with me!  I had bought a couple of packs of cards from Michael's on sale and they have just been sitting here.  I decided to break them out.  I just loved the pattern and the colors.  It was a perfect backdrop for my little frog.  After I took this picture, I went back and added some Wink of Stella to the flowers and glossy accents to her eyes.   I used Milo's ABC's stamp set to create the inside sentiment which said, "Hope it's toadally awesome!" I just couldn't resist..lol.

That's it for me tonight.  I'll be entering this card into a few challenges which I will list below, along with the supplies I used.  Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
Whimsy Stamps - Anything goes #91
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes
Artbymiran - Anything goes #52 
Digidesign Challenge - 2 ore more Dies
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes #74
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything goes #132
Create and Inspire - Anything goes #40
Crafty Friends Challenge - Floral  (she's holding flowers)

Supplies -
Image - Funny Frog Queen - Coloringguru.com
Stamps - SSS; Lawn Fawn- Milo's ABC's
Papers - Copic Xpress It
Copics - YG11, 13, 17; C0, 1, 3; R12, 14,24, 29; Y13, 15, 18; B0000
Dies - Memory Box - Stiched Circle; Spellbinders - Classic Scalloped Circles
Other - Craft Smith - textured cards; Colorbok- jewels; various adhesives
 

Love You More than Ice Cream

Hello everyone!  It's been a while since I have posted.  It's been so very hectic these past few months, but hopefully everything is slowing down and getting back to normal.  Well, as normal as things can be in my life..lol.  I wanted to share with you a little Valentine's Day card I had made for my daughter.  I used the same stamp that I had used for some Christmas cards.  Yes, I cheated a little.  I already had some extras of this little one colored up, so I put them to use.  I thought it turned out pretty cute.

 

This little polar bear is named, Icicle, and he's from Stacey Yacula.  I colored him with Copics and cut him out.  I used my distress inks with and a stencil to create the heart in the background.  I used papers from the CTMH paper pack Heartstrings for my patterned paper.  I needed to find something as cool as my little polar bear for the sentiment, so I used one from the SSS stamp set, Ice Cream Dream.   I finished off the card with a sprinkling of sequins from my stash.  

That's it for me today.  I hope to be back with more regularity in the days to come.  I'll be entering this card in a couple of challenges, which I will list below, along with the supplies I used.  

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:

Whimsy Stamps - Anything goes #91

ArtbyMiran - Anything goes #52

Craft Your Passion Challenges - Anything goes #299

Corrosive Challenge - Love, love, love #2

Not Just Cards - Anything goes #29

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - Anything goes #131 

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge - Anything goes #265

Supplies: 

Stamps - Purple Onion Designs - Icicle; SSS - Ice Cream Dreams

Inks - Memento - Tuxedo Black; Distress Inks

Copics - R14, 24, 29; BG10, 11, 13; C0, 1

Paper - CTMH - White Daisy, Lagoon, Heartstrings

Other - Various adhesives, sequins, Heidi Swap - heart stencil; small heart punch

 

Magical New Year

Hello everyone!  It's been a while since I have had a post.   The holiday season was so hectic I didn't have a chance to do much crafting :(  But,  I thoroughly enjoyed my time with family and friends and that's what the holidays are all about.   With that being said, on to the crafty stuff!

I did manage to make a birthday card for a friend of mine in December and thought I would share it with you.  I got this stamp, appropriately named Wiz, in one of my Blitsy hauls.    He's a Mo Manning design for Stampingbella.  I knew I had to have him the minute I saw him.

I stamped him on Copic Xpressit paper and then colored him with Copics.  After coloring him in this first time, I know there are a few things I will do differently next time.  Like highlighting his crystal ball after doing the background, not before.   I accented his electrical charge for his crystal ball with little dots using my Gelly Roll pen.  The globe itself is coated with Wink of Stella and then covered in Glossy Accents.  My photography doesn't do it much justice.  I thought it turned out pretty cool.

There are a few challenges I will be entering my Wiz in, which I will list below, along with the supplies I used.  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and wishing you all a magical 2016!

Challenges:
Inspriation Destination - #67 Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp - Something New - new stamp 
Crafty Time Challenges - Make it Sparkle 
Craft Your Passion Challenges - #293 Anything goes 
Cute Card Thursday - #407 Hey, What's New? - stamp 
Crafty Friends - #22 Use Something New - stamp

Supplies:
Stamp - Stampinbella - Wiz
Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper - Copic Xpressit; Recollections Black; Neenah 80# White
Copics - E000, 00, 04, 11; Y00, 15, 18; YR23; BV08, 01, 13; V17; B60, 26, 29; E53, 55, 57, 59
Other - Sakura Gelly Roll pen, Glossy Accents, various adhesives

Talkative Tracy

Hello everyone!  I'm back with the last of my monthly challenge cards.  This image is for the ArtbyMiRan Facebook Challenge and her name is Talkative Tracy.  This image so reminds me of my child, absolutely attached to her cell phone..lol.

This is a standard size side-fold card.  I printed her on Xpress It paper and  colored her with Copics.  I finally put the Prismacolors up..lol.  Not to say that they won't be back out. The papers I used are from my collection of past card kits from SSS.  Sadly, I have no idea who made these, but I thought they fit the scene. 

I'll list all the supplies and colors below, along with the challenges I will be entering her in.  That's it for me today.   Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes
ArtbyMiRan Challenge - #46 Anything goes
Inspiration Destination - #61 Anything goes
Create and Inspire - #34 Anything goes
Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - #19 One for the girls
Star Stampz Challenge - Lots of Layers

Supplies:
Image - ArtbyMiRan - Talkative Tracy
Stamps - CTMH - A Garden (retired)
Inks - CTMH - Outdoor Denim
Paper - Xpress It; patterned paper from stash
Copics -  E000, 00, 04, 11; R20, 56, 83, 85; Rv34; BV08, 13; B63, 66; E53, 55, 57, 59; C01,03, 05, 07
Other - fun foam; various adhesives; CTMH -Artiste Cricut Cartridge; WeRMemory Keepers-Nesting Circles die; SSS - Holiday Shapes die; CTMH card base in White Daisy

Garland Sprite

Hello everyone!  It's me again :)  I'm here to share another challenge card with you.  This one is a creation made with a free digital image from Mitzi Sato-Wiuff called Garland Sprite.  I think these sprites are absolutely adorable.  Right now on the Aurora Wings Facebook page there are a couple of challenges going on.  One is to color this sprite, or one of the others from the sprite collection and post it.  Then another album is up for the finished sprite projects.  And there is a third album for kids coloring the sprites.  How neat is that?  I uploaded my colored sprite a while back, but here is my finished card.

 

Isn't she just adorable?  She is colored with Prismacolor pencils.  I decided I wanted to use some of the papers from an old K&Co. paper pad I have had for a long time.  I love the non-traditional Christmas colors.   I'll spare you all the details and just list them below, along with the challenges I plan on entering her in.   

That's it for me today.  I have one more monthly challenge card to go.  I'll be sure to share when I get her done.  Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges: 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - #61 Anything goes

Whimsy Stamps Inspiration Challenges - #88 Anything goes - Holidays

ArtbyMiRan - #46 Anything goes

Crafty Time Challenges - Embellish it

Craft Your Passion - #289 Anything goes 

Not Just Cards - #26 Anything goes

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Blog - #255 Use something from your stash - All the card stock was scraps and the bling

Create and Inspire - #34 Anything goes

Crafty Friends Challenges - #19 One for the girls

Star Stampz - Lots of Layers 

Stamps by AuroraWings - Holiday Sprites Coloring Contest

Supplies: 

Ink - CTMH - Black

Paper - K&Co - patterned paper.; CTMH - White Daisy; greens and pinks are from my stash

Dies - Poppy Stamps - Blooming Poinsettia; WeRMemory Keepers - Nesting Circles; Spellbinders - Scalloped Circles; Darice - Small Holly 

Other - Berol Prismacolor Pencils; miscellaneous sparkles, various adhesives

SLS Lines Voodoo King

Hello everyone!  I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday.  We are moving into the busiest time of the year.   My posting may become fewer and farther between :(  As soon as I get a chance to get back in the crafting routine, I'll be back more often.  This weekend my goal was to get my monthly challenges done.  The first one was the Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge.  The image this month was an unusual one.  It's the Voodoo King by SLS lines.   It's a great image and was fun to color, but I wasn't really sure what I was going to do with him..lol.

 

I have been on a pencil kick here the last couple of weeks.  So when I did manage to get something colored, it was with what was out of my desk and that was Prismacolors.  I do enjoy coloring with pencils but had forgotten how much longer it takes than say coloring with Copics.   After I got him colored I fussy cut him out.   I printed out the card face with my sentiment and then used the CTMH Ink Blot stamp set to add some random splashes of color in CTMH Gypsy and SSS Orange Peel inks.  Using some 3d foam tape, I adhered to the card.  The paper is from a Jolee's Boutique Halloween  paper pad.  I thought the little sugar skulls were so cute and kind of fitting. 

I will be entering this guy in a few challenges, which I will list below.  I'll be back in the next few days to post some more of my monthly challenge cards.  I'm running out of time! Thank you all for stopping by!

Challenges: 

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes

Inspiration Destination - #61 Anything goes 

Left of Center Creative Challenges - #106 Nothing square

Not Just Cards - Anything goes 

Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge

 

Best of Luck

Hello everyone!  Quick post from me on this incredibly wet and dreary day.  I wanted to share a card I made for a co-worker that was leaving.  Although we were sad to see her go, we were very happy for her and her undertaking of a new adventure.   The image is from a My Favorite Things stamp set called Adventure is Calling.  I thought the image was so sweet and the sentiment was perfect.

I stamped my little girl on Copic Xpress It and colored her with Copics.  I really liked the green and plum colors together.  It was kind of a different color combo for me.  All in all I liked the simplicity of this card and the way it turned out.

I'll be entering this card in a few challenges, which I will list below, with the supplies I used.  That's it for me tonight.  Thank you all for stopping by!

Challenges:
Crafty Time Challenges - Embellish It!
Inspiration Destination - Anything goes #58
Julia Spiri Challenge Blog - Anything goes # 5 - use something old (paper, ribbon)
Not Just Cards - Anything goes #26
Little Miss Muffet - Anything goes #124
Create and Inspire Challenge - Anything goes #33
Sisters of Craft - Anything goes - November


Supplies:
Stamps - MFT - Adventure is Calling
Inks - Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock - Copic Xpress It; Ki - patterned paper; Neenah 80lb crescent white; Recollections - Black
Copics - E000, 00, 11; R20; YG95, 97.99, 13; RV63, 66. 69; E53, 55, 57, 59; C1, 3, 5, 7; 100
Other - ribbon; CTMH - black sparkles; SSS - Stitched Rectangles die; various adhesives