Clean and Simple

Hey everyone!!  It's time for a new challenge today at the Phindy's Place Friday Challenge Blog.  Dang...I can't believe how fast this last week has gone by.  I have been really busy doing online research about dyslexia and the more I read the more certain I am that my oldest granddaughter is dyslexic.  Her Mom and Dad have decided to have her homeschooled and I guess Nana is up to bat!!  :)  I'm excited about it but in the same turn scared as hell!!!!  You know, all the thoughts....will I be able to teach her?  Am I smart enough?  Blah blah blah!!!!  My Mom homeschooled my nephew so she has been my support the last couple of days.  Okay....enough chit chat.  :)

Our challenge this week at Phindy's Place is clean and simple.  Honestly, I'm not much of a clean and simple kind of girl but it is starting to grow on me!!!  I have used this adorable image called "Squeezes" from Phindy's Place.  Here's my card......

So, how's that for clean and simple.  OMG....I didn't even put a flower on it.  STRESS STRESS STRESS!!!!!  I really love how it turned out though.  Doesn't she just make you want to squeeze her!?!  LOL!

Copics Used:
Skin - E00, E11, E13 and R20
Shorts and hat - R20, R22, R24, R27 and R29
Shirt and hat - Y000, Y15, Y17
Kitty - W1 and colorless blender and G00, G03, G07 and R20
Grass - YG63, YG67 and G20

How do people do paper piercing and make it look so good?  Mine never seems to show up when I'm all finished!!  Sheesh!

Thank you for stopping by today and I look forward  to seeing what your clean and simple Phindy cards look like.  And remember....if you don't have a Phindy's Place image you can find a ton of really AWESOME ones at the Phindy's Place store or you can always join our Phindy's Place group at Paper Craft Planet and snag you a freebie!! :)  Hope to see you on the Phindy's Place Challenge Blog!!!

Have a good one!!!

A Challenge Filled Monday

Hi everyone!!!  I got to play today and dang did I have some fun.  I went on a challenge search and I found several that I could fit into one card.  I used this cute little freebie from Pollycraft. 

First I'll show you my card and then I'll give you some details....

Aren't they just an adorable couple!?!

Copic's Used:

Bears - E35, E31, E53, E50
Tux and Dress - W0, W2, W4, W6, W8 and B0000, B01, B02
Flowers - Y21, Y23, Y26

Used:
BG Capella DP
Scribbles 3D Paint
Diamond Stickles
Feathers


I used a flower punch to create my roses (yep...I'm finally getting better at making them) and also my MS branch punch.  The image is cut with my Spellbinders dies.

I have entered this card into the following challenges:
Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Love and Marriage
Stamp Something - Something Flowery
Crafty Creations - Happy or Sweet
Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Digi
Daisy Doodle Creative Challenge - Here Comes the Bride
The Creative Cottage - Touchy, Feely
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Sketch
Totally Gorjuss Challenge - Congratulations

So many fun challenges!!!

Hope you will stop back by on August 2nd for the Michelle Perkett Studio Aloha Blog Hop dedicated to saying goodbye to her very first DT as she brings in some fresh new designers.  It should be lots of fun!!!

Thank you for stopping by today!!

Have a good one!!

A New Technique For Me

Hi everyone!!  Well, today I decided to give the coloring black and white a try and I have to admit that I was a little (okay a lot) intimidated!!!  I used this adorable little digi from Bella Digi Studio called "Little Bits - Daisy" and I have to say that I absolutely love it!!!  I happened to stumble onto this awesome store a couple of weeks ago and couldn't believe some of the cuteness I has been missing!!!  Here's my card using Daisy.....

Isn't she darling?  I loved the look of the black and white but definitely need some more practice!!!

Copics Used: My warm grays.  W00, W0, W1, W2, W4, W6, W8 and my colorless blender.

My DP is from Creative Imaginations.  I have also used a couple of MS punches and have made my roses again!!  Dang...I am really loving that beings I spend a ton of money buying those little roses!!!  Sentiment is from MSE.

I am entering this into the following challenges.....
Bella Studio Challenge - girly girl using one of Bella's girls.
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge - Sketch
Color Me Copic - Black and White

Thank you for stopping by today and hope to see you again soon!!

Have a good one!!!

For The Birds!?!

Hi everyone!!  It's time for a new challenge at Phindy's Place and this week we are challenging you to put stitching (real or faux) on your Phindy card!!!  I would like to remind you all that you must use a Phindy's Place image on your challenge card.  If you don't have one....join us on the PaperCraftPlanet group and you can grab a freebie or you can always buy one from  the Phindy's Place store.  OMG.....if nothing else you have got to check out the FABULOUS images there.  The "Summer Cuties" are just too much fun and if you follow my blog you have seen a few of them but in the last few days Phindy has added some ADORABLE little boy cuties!!

For my challenge card I have used one of the new Mr. Brown images called "Mr. Brown's Hobby".  I loved this image when I saw it.  Hmmmm....wonder if it because of my love for birds!?!  :)

Here's my card....

I'm not overly thrilled with this card.  For some reason I have a really hard time with male gender cards!!  HTH do you embellish them!?!  :)  My image is colored with Copics and I'm sorry but I used so many different colors that I can't remember them all.  Here lately I've been pretty good at knowing what colors I used without writing them down.  Eek....does that mean I'm addicted!?!  LOL!!  I have also used the Friday Sketchers sketch from last week to give me a little motivation.  Didn't seem to work though.  Oh well!!  MayCee always tells me that...You Get What You Get And You Don't Throw A Fit!!!  :)

I'm thinking about putting a sentiment on the inside that says.....After all, Birthdays are for the Birds!!  Stupid huh!?!

Thank you for stopping by today and make sure you check out the details for the challenge and the rest of the design teams amazing cards.  I'm sure they won't fail to inspire!  Hope to see you at Phindy's Friday Challenge!!!

Have a good one!!!

A Mo Fairy

Hi everyone!!  I'm just popping in today to show you a new card that I did yesterday.  I have been so busy that it was nice to just take some time for my creative side!  :)  Here's the card that I have created using Mo's Digital Pencil Too image called "Summer Fairy Finna".

I just love this awesome image.  All of Mo's images are wonder!

Copics Used:

Skin:  E11, E13, E21, E25 and R22 done tip to tip with E00
Hair:  E15, E17, E18
Swimsuit:  R30, R32, R35, R37, R39 and RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99

I have used DP from DCWV and also some gaffer tape from 7 gypsies.  I decided to keep this card rather plain because I wanted the image to be center focus.  Every embellie I  seemed to add to this card just looked off so....this is it!!  :)  I have also used Diamond glaze and Viva glitter liner on the water.

Hope you have found a little inspiration today and thank you for stopping by!!  Come back Friday for a new challenge at Phindy's Place!!

Have a good one!!!

Feeling Blue At Phindy's

Hi everyone!!  Yep, it's time for a new challenge at Phindy's Place!!  Our challenge this week is Feeling Blue.  Betcha you can guess what we want to see!!!  :)  Show us your best blue!!

For my card I have used another of Phindy's "Summer Cuties".  This one is called "Patience" and she is just perfect for a blue challenge!!  Here's my card............

Isn't she adorable!?!  I just love every single one of these images.

Copics Used:
Skin - E13, 11, 00, R20
Dress - B02, 04, 06
Hair - E15, 17, 18
Water Can - C1, 2, 4, 7
Grass - G20, YG63, 67
Flower - Y11, 15, 17

I have also used a Viva glitter liner and Copic Opaque White (omg...I love this stuff!).  I also used Copics to color my clear Heidi Swapp flower and then used my blender solution on a paper towel.  It looks so much prettier in real life.  I have used a Prima flower center for my flower.  My DP is from Jennie Bowlin.  My sentiment stamp is from MSE.

For this card I have used last weeks sketch at The Pixie Cottage.  I couldn't enter the challenge because it ended on Wednesday but I loved the sketch anyway!!!  They have some FABULOUS sketches every week at The Pixie Cottage!!!

I am also entering this card into the Stamp Something challenge this week.  Go digital and Phindy's Place is one of the sponsors!!  Better hop on over there!!!  :)

Thank you for stopping by today and I really hope to see you at the Phindy's Place challenge this week!!

Have a good one!!!

Just Playing

Hi everyone!!  Well...today was just a play day for me.  I did a reading lesson with my granddaughter and then her and her sister played ALL DAY LONG!!  Whew...gave me time to get the creative juices flowing!  :)  Today I used an image from Pollycraft Designs called "Sharing Sherbet Digi Daydream" .  OMGosh...every single one of the Sharing Sherbet images are absolutely darling!!!

Here's my card created with this image...

Isn't she just too fun!?!

Picked at a Pollycraft Favorite

 

Copics Used:
Hair:  E50, E53, E55, E57
Shirt:  G21, G24, G28, G29
Skirt:  R20, R22, R24, R27, R29
Skin:  E00, E11, E13, R20 for blush
Flowers & Grass:  Y17, YR15, YR18, G40, YG63, YG67

I also used a Viva glitter liner on her wings and shirt.

This card was created for the following challenges:

Pollycraft Monday Challenge - Bold and Bright
The Sweet Stop - Sketch
Pile It On - A Holiday Twist
Cooking It Up With Katie - Stitch me a Yellow Sketch
Incy Wincy Designs - Distress

I really had a lot of fun meeting all of the criteria for each of these sketches and was really happy with how my card turned out!!

Thank you for stopping by today and hope you have enjoyed my card today!!

Have a good one!!

A Little of This and A Little of That

Hi everyone!!  I know that I have been MIA here lately but I have been so busy that it just kinda zapped my mojo.  I have done some relaxing in the evening by coloring when I can but just no mojo to create the cards!!!  Well....today my hubby had to work so I took the day for myself and managed to muster up some mojo!!  I have created a couple of cards today.  One using one of Mo's images for the Friday Sketchers Challenge and another using an awesome male image from Pollycraft Designs using the Pollycraft Monday Challenge sketch!!

First is the card using the Pollycraft Designs image "Maurice - Caught One".  Honestly....I had to buy all of them because I have had a lot of people asking me for cards for men lately and I think these images are FABULOUS!!!  For my card I have used the challenge at Pollycraft Designs which is a sketch this week.  It worked out perfectly for my card!!

Isn't this just the most FABULOUS image!?!  Check out the Pollycraft Designs challenge blog for this awesome sketch!!!

Picked as a Pollycraft Favorite

My second card is using a Mo's Digital Pencil Too called "Mother To Be 1".  When I first bought this stamp I had every intention of using it to make a card for my DIL but beings she's due in about 4 weeks I think it's a little late to say congratulations, huh!?!  Oh well....I still love this image and maybe I can use it someday!!!

I really enjoyed creating this card and have used the new Friday Sketchers sketch for this one.  Hey...I needed all the mojo help I could get!  :)  Oh...whats that I see...another handmade rose!?!  Okay, I'm hopelessly addicted to them!!  LOL!!

And here are a couple of cards that I created a couple of weeks ago when I was getting ready for our Saturday Market here in town.  For these two cards I have used a couple of Karen's Doodles images and OMGosh...does she ever have some cute ones.  I have a wedding couple that I colored but ran out of mojo today before I got it put into a card that is just a FABULOUS image.  Be on the lookout for that one in the hopefully near future!!!  Here's my cards.....

Super fun images huh!?!  I really enjoyed creating both of these cards and the top one was actually done for the Karen's Doodles challenge blog a couple of weeks ago but my blogger was having issues and I couldn't post it.  Oh well....you get to see it now!!!

Wow...sorry if I have overwhelmed you a bit today but thank you so much for stopping by and I hope to get on a more regular posting schedule!!  You all have no idea how much you mean to me!!

Have a good one!!!

An Embossing Challenge

Hi!!!  It's time for a new challenge at Phindy's Place and this week our challenge is Embossing.  You can do dry and/or heat embossing.  I really love embossing using both methods but for this challenge I used my Cuttlebug Swiss Dot embossing folder.  I just love that thing!!!

Here's the card that I created using one of the new Summer Cuties called "Bye Bye Butterfly" and she is just darling!!!

I just love this adorable image!  She was just too much fun to color.  She has been colored with Copics and once again....I made my rose in the center of my flower.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope that you will join us this week at Phindy's Place and show us your take on our challenge!!

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:

Flutterby Wednesday - Anything goes as long as there's a butterfly, Angel or fairy.
SSCC - Use the colors red and/or blue.
By The Cute and Girly - Warm Summer Days.
Ooh La La Creations - Simply Summer.


Have a good one!!!

Happy 4th of July

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Hope it's a great one!!!!!

A Red White and Blue Phindy Friday

Hi everyone!!  Wow....seems like it's been forever since I last posted!  Sheesh, life has been totally crazy here lately and I'm ready for my house to be finished.  Hubby and I might just kill each other before this is over!!!  :)  I'm just kidding but things can get pretty ugly!

Okay....enough chatter!!  This week our challenge at Phindy's Place is to use Red White and Blue.  I really love coloring with those 3 colors but for the life of me I have been unable to locate the red white and blue DP that I know I have somewhere!!  Talk about having a tizzy fit!!!  :)

Here's the card that I created using Phindy's "Something Sweet" and OMG is she ever a sweetie!!!

See....isn't she just the sweetest thing ever!?!  My image is colored with Copics and you are not going to believe this but I have actually made my own roses!!  WOW, talk about too much fun!!!  I really love how they turned out!  My sentiment is a stamp from Unity Stamp Co. and it was just perfect for this image, don't you think!?!

Thank you for stopping by today and I really hope you will show us your favorite Phindy image done is Red White and Blue!!!  Look forward to seeing you at Phindy's Place!!!

Have a good one!!!