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Make sure you pop by tomorrow for a special post.

Be blessed!

A Priscilla Pie Birthday

     Isn't she beautiful!  She reminds me so much of my daughter, except for the blue eyes.  :-)  This week at The Kraft Journal we want you to find a great sketch and put it to work.    There are several places on the web you can go to find collections of sketches.  Here are a few:  CPS Sketches, Card Pattern Sketches, I Need a Sketch, IC Sketches.  The sketch I used is an old CLP sketch seen here:

     The image is Priscilla Pie from Saturated Canary.  I LOVE coloring these cuties.  I actually did this one twice.  I did her in blue and green and it just didn't match the papers, which were already cut, so I redid her in aqua and yellow.  If you're having a deja vu moment, you probably saw Bev Rochester's gorgeous card with this same image this past week.  Honest to goodness I wasn't copying her.  Those colors just went with my papers perfectly.  It's not like I'm up to Bev's coloring standards anyway.  I mean just take a peek at her much better coloring of the folds in Priscilla's dress.  :-)  I was VERY happy with my second go around with her hair though.  I'm getting better with the highlights.  A lot of the time the actual shape of the hair causes me trouble.  Oh well, the learning process is fun.  :-)
     So, I started with a base card of Light Kraft Cover Weight cardstock and then added some colorful DP from My Mind's Eye.  I'm a serious My Mind's Eye junkie people!
     Now this is a really special card because I actually got my hubby to help me with it.  Nope, he didn't color, and he can't understand why I would want to waste so much paper doing all those layers.  LOL
     I wanted a wonky ring.  See that kraft paper circle behind my image;  the one that's tied down with eyelets and Pastel Hemp Cord.  Well I got hubby to sit down at the table with me and draw me out an offset circle with a compass.  Now he's a pretty smart cookie.  He's worked as a piping contractor for years so he has lots of experience reading mechanical blueprints with all kinds of funky shapes and measurements.  He pointed out that ideally I needed an "offset circle die"---uh huh???  Since I wasn't well equipped enough to own one of those ;-) he had to do it by hand with the compass which meant physically changing the depth of the circle as he was drawing it.  He drew inner and outer circles and I was pretty darned impressed when I pulled out my largest circle Nestie and it was almost a perfect match!  LOL  This will probably be his one and only foray into craftiness.  :-)
     Find a sketch you like and come play along with us.  There are some top spots AND a chance at some Kraft Outlet goodies up for grabs each week.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's--ribbon or twine
Incy Wincy--Mother's Day or girlie
The Outlawz Friday Copic Challenge--anything goes
Make It Monday--anything goes
Addicted to Stamps--Mother's Day/card for a woman
Dream Valley Challenge--for a special lady
CMC Copic Challenge--celebrations
Crafty Catz--anything goes
Saturated Canary--birthdays
Simon Says Stamp--anything goes
Oozak Challenge--anything goes



Kraft Outlet Supplies


Light Kraft Cover Weight cardstock
Pastel Hemp Cord


Other Supplies


Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Quite Contrary--Jack and Jill", Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Priscilla Pie"
Ink:  Copics, tiny bit of Prismas and OMS, Tumbled Glass Distress ink
Tools:  Nestabilities Classic Squares, labels One, and Fancy Tags
Miscellaneous:  Prima flowers, Recollections pearls, Crystal Stickles

Tiny blessings

     Weren't expecting anything from me on a Saturday were you.  LOL  Well I have another card to share using one of the images from the monthly Club Kit from A Day For Daisies.  You can find out all the details about the club kit here.  This image is called "Flowers For Her".  I colored it with Copics and chalked around the image.  The papers are My Mind's Eye and my favorite Light Kraft from The Kraft Outlet.
     Lots of stitching on here and I gave the kraft tabs some dimension and depth by popping them up on foam.  To keep them from bowing I scored them flush with the edge and 1/8" more.  That allowed me to have them lay flat and then fold around to the back with a nice flat edge.  It looks pretty cool and I hope you can see what I'm talking about easily in the photo below.

     The sentiment is another fantastic freebie from Create with TLC.  I don't do very many masculine cards and I guess this isn't really all that masculine but I'm happy how it turned out.  No frou frous is tough!  LOL
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Clearly Inspired--spring
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge--spring
Crafty Ann's--stitching, real or faux
Moving Along With the Times--garden or flowers
The Outlawz Twisted Thursday--anything goes plus flowers
My Mum's Craft Shop--the great outdoors

     Have a fabulous weekend!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found--Portabello Road", Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "Flowers for Her" ; sentiment from Create with TLC
• Ink:  Copics
• Tools:Making Memories eyelet setter, sewing machine
• Miscellaneous:  Inkadinkado Blending chalks, Offray ribbon, Spare Parts brads, Recollections eyelet, Kraft Outlet Hang Tag String, buttons from my stash

One ringy dingy, two ringy dingy

     If you know what my title is talking about then you're old as dirt like me.  LOL  Just kidding.  :-)  I was just a little kid when Laugh In used to be on television, but I have no trouble at all remembering Lily Tomlin doing the switchboard lady Ernestine with her lips pouched and that nasally voice and snort.  There was no way I couldn't remember that when I saw this image.
     This is "How May I Direct Your Call" from this weeks new release from A Day For Daisies.  There are some really cool antique phones in there too.  This also marks the beginning of a new challenge for us at the ADFD blog.  This time we want to see calico on your creations.  We'd love to have you pay along  We had some amazing entries in the last challenge.  You can see all the DT projects there as well as all the challenge details.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Polka Doodles--shabby chic/vintage
Paper Crafting Journey--vintage
Tuesday Morning Sketches--sketch

     Have an amazing Friday!


Supplies

• Paper:  Crate paper "Farmhouse", Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Recollections
• Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "How May I Direct your Call"
• Ink:  Copics, Micron pen
• Tools:  Nestabilities Standard Circles, Classic Ovals, and Scalloped Classic Ovals
• Miscellaneous:  Offray ribbon, Michaels gemstones

Wishes in the wind

     It's Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge time, and this week our hostess, Miz Pat, wants us to use our fave color combos.  I love to mix brown with soft pinks, blues and greens, so I used pink for this cute little dandelion blower called "Wishes".  You can find her in Mo's Store.
     I used a sketch from Bird's the Word that is actually supposed to be for a scrapbook page, but I adapted it for this card.  I used Copics and Prismas on the image, added tons of pearls and those adorable little fish tail banners for embellishments.
     Hope you'll come and join us with your favorite color combo and a Mo's image for your chance at winning a $5.00 gift certificate to Mo's store.  She'll give one away for every twenty five entries.
     The voting is still going on over at the Fashionista Challenge if you'd care to pop in and place a vote for my card.  Alyce is still leading the pack and kicking my butt royally.  LOL  She's a sweetheart though so I don't mind, plus her card is WAAAYYYYY awesome.  Thanks to those of you who've voted for me already.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments--anything goes
Digi Doodle Shop--pink and brown
Crafty Creations--for little girls
Inky Impressions--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp--anything goes
Crafty Sentiments--for a child
Crazy Amigo--garlands
Deep Ocean--punches and dies
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations--it's a girl thing
Lady Bug Crafts Ink--birthdays
Party Time Tuesdays--anything goes plus kraft
Craft Your Passion--photo inspiration
Digi Makeover--birthdays
Karen's Doodles--something for kids
Lexi's Creations--use your punches and dies
Love to Create--anything goes
Make It Monday--anything goes
Paper Playtime--say it with sentiments/birthdays
Fussy 'n Fancy--punches and dies
Oozak Challenge--anything goes

     Be blessed!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found--Madison Avenue", Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "Wishes"
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Sepia Micron pen, Worn Lipstick and Vintage Photo Distress inks
• Tools:  MFT Die-namics Fish Tail Banner, Nestabilities Double Ended Tags, Making Memories Eyelet setter, sewing machine
• Miscellaneous:  Recollections pearls, brads, and eyelets, Kraft Outlet Brown Baker's Twine, Diamond Stickles

Pretty in a pink ribbon

     Polka dots!  That's what we want to see this week at Papercraft Star.  I've used another great image from Saturated Canary called "Boobie Love".  Leave it to Krista. LOL  This was a freebie a few weeks ago and since my friend Jennifer has been on my mind lately, I decided to use this image for a card.  Jen's really having a rough go of it with her treatment so please continue to keep her in your prayers.
     This week our fearless leader Jan has got a great vintage style card to showcase some dig image sheets from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay, so make sure you pop over to the PCS blog and check her card, and the other DT member projects out.
     Hope to see you in the entries!  You have until 6:00 a.m. EST Monday to get linked up.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Going Grey with Scrap Creations--it's a girl thing
Ribbon Carousel--anything goes plus a spooled item
The Crazy Challenge--girly
Crafty Emma--button it
A Gem of a Challenge--sketch
Our Craft Lounge--buttons
Totally Papercrafts--buttons
Oozak Challenge--anything goes

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Ooh La La--For Her", Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Saturated Canary "Boobie Love"
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils with OMS
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Daisy edge punch
• Miscellaneous:  Kraft Outlet Hang Tag String, Celebrate It ribbon, Michael's $1 bin buttons, Recollections pearls

All my rowdy friends

     Does this include you? :-)  Don't say no, cause I can name off several of you who qualify.  LOL   Yes, that includes you, TTT DT member Lisa!
     Last week I was asked by the ladies at Top Tip Tuesday to be a guest designer for them when my "Blueberry Girl" won their "Caught Our Eye" spot for the last challenge.






     This week's challenge is "Anything but a Card" and their sponsor is Robyn's Fetish.  I knew I had this adorable RF image that I wanted to use, but I wasn't sure WHAT I was going to make.  The more I looked at the image, the more that old Hank Williams, Jr. song kept running through my head.  I  mean these guys look like their having a good ole time don't they.  :-)  Well the friends theme got me thinking of keeping in touch and I decided I would make a little notebook for email and snail mail addresses.  I've seen so many cute altered notebooks and journals so I set off to Michaels to scour the $1 bins for an easy to alter book.  I wanted to find one that I could easily take the cover off of and found this cute spiral one.  I actually bought two of these.  The first one had red wire and pink pages which REALLY clashed with my image after I finished the cover.  LOL  I went back to see if they had a green one.  No green wire, but yellow wire and green pages.  Much better.  :-)
     Nothing elaborate here.  I covered the cover with kraft  paper, then matted with some fun green plaid.  The image was printed on kraft and colored with Prisma's and OMS.  A little sewing, computer generated sentiment, and a couple of layered Prima flowers with a button for the finishing touches.
     So pop over to the Top Tip Tuesday challenge blog, check out all the DT examples and play along with anything but a card.  :-)
     I discovered last night that I had been picked as one of the Top Five at the new Fashionista Challenge blog.  They are doing something kind of cool by allowing the public to vote a People Choice Award winner from the five top picks.  If you remember my sweet little Easter card with Murray from Saturated Canary here and liked it, I'd love for you to pop over there and vote for me.  If it's not one of your faves then maybe you'd like to vote for my buddy Alyce's gorgeous Elven Samaneh.  My Aussie friend has mad coloring skills.  :-)
     I'd like to enter my little notebook into the following challenges:

Crafting For All Seasons--anything but a card
Simon Says Stamp--anything goes
Creative Craft Challenges 2--let's see some animal antics
Oldie But a Goodie--on the farm or in the garden (the kraft paper is over six months old and the Prima flowers are about three YEARS old LOL)
Party Time Tuesdays--anything goes + kraft  (LOVE YA JEN!!!)
Love To Create--anything goes
Tammy's Scrappin' Corner--anything goes with the twist of critters
The Outlawz Greeting Card Challenge--inspired by a song
Di's Digi Designs--let's meet your animal friends
Paper Play--animal antics

     Have a fabulous day!


Supplies

• Paper:  Recollections Kraft
• Stamp:  Robyn's Fetish "Friends Forever", Make It Crafty "Crooked Picket Fence"
• Ink:  Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress inks
• Tools:  sewing machine
• Miscellaneous:  Prima flowers, The Paper Studio button, Kraft Outlet hang Tag String, Michael's $1 bin Spiral Notepad

Yum, yum cupcakes

     It's a "Just for Kids" challenge this week at The Kraft Journal.  My mojo was on short order when I made this card so it's pretty plain and simple.
     I started with a base of Brown kraft Cover Weight cardstock and matted it with Buff Ivory Cover Weight cardstock and designer papers.  I added a punched border of the Buff Ivory and ran a line of Dark Jewel Hemp Cord along the top.  The image is a cutie patootie Bugaboo piggy with cupcakes that I colored with Copics and matted on more Brown Kraft.  For the sentiment I layered the two cardstocks and added a button from my stash tied with Hang Tag String.
     Hope you'll pop over to The Kraft Journal blog and check out the other DT projects and then come join in our fun.
     Happy Monday!


Kraft Outlet Supplies


Brown Kraft Cover Weight cardstock
Buff Ivory Cover Weight cardstock
Hang Tag String
Dark Jewel Hemp Cord


Other Supplies


Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Stella Rose--Gertie"
Stamp:  Bugaboo "Pig Cupcakes"
Ink:  Copics
Tools:  Nestabilities Scalloped Ovals, Martha Stewart edge punch
Miscellaneous:  Xmas Red Stickles, Michael's #1 bin buttons, Tulip Puffy paint

Vintage roses

     Grrr!  Is anyone else having trouble with blogger?  This is the third prescheduled post I've had that didn't post when it was supposed to.  Oh well, here it is.  :-)
     The Catered Crop is one of my favorite challenges to play.  The last challenge was brads and I was lucky enough to have my "Young Jack Sparrow" card chosen as one of the top picks.  Those picks get to be Guest Chefs and post a inspiration card for the midpoint of the next challenge.  This marks my third Guest Chef spot (YAY!!!) and since Linda's challenges are always fun how could I not want to play along.  :-)  Thanks Linda!!!!!  The new challenge is kraft.  Hmmmm???  Don't see much of that around here do ya?  LOL
     I'm still on the fence about whether I like this card or not.  I'm afraid I got a little carried away with the flowers and they've overpowered the image.  I've used a beautiful vintage image from A Day For Daisies and colored it with Prismas.  My kraft coloring hero and friend, Dorcas, who by the way is a member of the Catered Crop DT, recently did another wonderful coloring tutorial on skin and I'm afraid I have failed the lesson miserably.  Sorry teach.  :-(  I do believe this lady might be a member of the Cullen family.  LOL  Bit on the pale side isn't she.  :-)  I think I need a few more skin tone pencils in my collection.
     I also tried casing an idea from my wonderful friend Geri.  You can take a look at her card here.  I was trying to match her die cut and matching tabs but as you can see I got things a bit backwards.  I needed the negative image for the side panels instead of matching ones.  I didn't want to waste the paper so I left it alone.  Lesson learned for next time.  :-)
     So break out your kraft paper and pop over to the Catered Crop to get in on Linda's fun challenge.
     Thank you to everyone who prayed for hubby and I and sent well wishes.  We are both much better.  We even canceled his orthopedic appointment because his foot got so much better.  Keep those prayers coming that he will recover 100%.  The man spends 99% of his day on his feet and he is not one to sit still.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away--metal (brads)
Card Makin Mamas--make it girly
Fairy Fun Fridays--anything with flowers
Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude--anything goes/faces
Fussy and Fancy--punches/dies
Scrapbookaholic by Abby (Dilo En Espanol)--use black
Sweet 'n Sassy--make it old
Craft Us Crazy--Mother's Day and/or flowers
Sassy Studio Designs--flowers and flourishes
Crafts and Me--vintage
Whimsy Inspirations--punches or die cuts
Creative Card Crew--kraft
elke Kaart een Freestje--make your own flowers in a special way or with special materials
Craft Your Passion--die cuts and punches
Lexi's Creations--use your punches and dies
Truly, Madly, Crafty--handmade flowers

     Have a fabulous blessed weekend!


Supplies

• Papers:  My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found Two--Sunshine", Recollections
• Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "Scent of a Vintage Rose"
• Ink:  Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Vintage Photo Distress ink
• Tools:  MFT Die-namics Fancy Flourish die, Memory Box Tender Leaves die, Martha Stewart Rose Leaf punch, EK Success Retro Flower punch and Diamond Scallop edge punch, Nestabilities Labels Sixteen
• Miscellaneous:  Recollections pearls, Spare Parts brads

Peace and comfort

     The new releases this week are all about "Little".  In my case, I chose to use "Little Bo's Sheep", but there is a Little Dancer and a Little Fish as well as other cuties.
     I'll go ahead and apologize for the next several posts you'll see from me.  This has been an awful week for me.  I started it off sick and still have some leftover ickiness.  I pulled something in my knee, so I'm hobbling everywhere, which just makes me a perfect match to my poor hubby who seems to have acquired a stress fracture in the top of his left foot.  Tomorrow will make his third trip to the doc this week, this time an orthopedist.  I love him to death, but I find it almost impossible to do anything crafty when he's home.  So between all the running around and extra time he's been home, my cardmaking mojo has went into hiding and what's managed to make it's way onto my cards just ain't nothin' to write home about.  I still have one more DT card to get made and two guestie cards so hopefully things will get better for those.
     Okay, enough whining.  :-)  I used Distress inks to color Bo and her flock, thought I'd never find papers to match her.  LOL  This one got worked backwards with me doing the image first.  I added a little Snow Cap paint dabber around the edges of all the DP and on the sentiment and made a bow using the technique  I learned from my wonderful PCS team mate Jinny Newlin. (Yes, I know.  Hers look MUCH better!)
     So pop over to the ADFD store to check out all the new releases and don't forget we still have our "Feather" challenge going on at the ADFD blog.
     I'd like to enter Bo into the following challenges:

Paper Crafting Journey--3 or more patterned papers
Creative Card Crew--kraft
Oldie but a Goodie--on the farm or in the garden (dies, OA paper, ribbon, inks)
Jackson Digital Expressions--sketch

     Have a wonderful stress and pain free weekend!  LOL


Supplies

• Paper:  October Afternoon "5 and Dime", Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Canson 90 lb. watercolor paper
• Stamp"  A Day For Daisies "Little Bo's Sheep"
• Ink:  Distress inks
• Tools:  Nestabilities Lacey Circles, Standard Circles, and Scalloped ovals, EK Success Dotted Scallop edge punch
• Miscellaneous:  Snow Cap paint Dabber, Recollections pearls, Kraft Outlet Hang tag String, white satin ribbon and button from my stash

Whimsy and Stars Studio New Releases

(Second post of the day.  Please scroll down for my Mo's Digital Pencil DT card for this week's challenge)  
     This is "Amelie" and she is one of the new releases from Mabelle R. O. at Whimsy and Stars Studio.  Today is a special day because Mabelle has decided to make this new release day a fun little party.  Each member of the Whimsy and Stars DT has created a special card using one of the new images so you'll want to check them each out.  You need to hop over to the Whimsy and Stars Studio blog and make sure you leave a comment there.  You see Mabelle is going to be picking five random winners from those comments to each receive one digi from either the new releases or the other images in her etsy store.  Winners will be announced April 24th.  Also, everyone who purchases $6.00 or more worth of Mabelle's stamps will receive a cute little freebie called "Blooming Bouquet".

     For my card I've used some beautiful My Mind's Eye papers and paired them with some cream cardstock for accent.  Amelie is colored with Copics and a little bit of Prismas and most everything on the card got a bit of inking with Distress inks.  My sentiment is another fun one from Create with TLC.

     Come join us in the fun!  Mabelle has some more exciting news and surprised coming up in the next couple of weeks so stay tuned for more info!

     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Paper Take Weekly--use stitching (real or faux)

Sassy Cheryl's--butterflies

Creative Monday's--yellow and sunshine

Lexi's Creations--use your punches and dies

     Be blessed!

Supplies

• Papers:  My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found--Sunshine". Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Whimsy and Stars Studio "Amelie", sentiment from Create with TLC
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Vintage Photo Distress ink
• Tools:  Memory Box Classic Scallop, Tender Leaves, and Vivienne Butterfly dies, EK Success Retro Flower punches, sewing machine
• Miscellaneous: The Paper Studio and Recollections pearls, Scattered Straws Distress Stickles, Martha Stewart seam binding, paper doily

A beam of sunlight from God

     Wow!  Can you believe it's Thursday already?  This week has flown by and I don't feel like I've gotten a thing done.  I am feeling much better so hopefully I can get back on track.
     Our amazing Pat has picked a theme of "Flowers" for us this week at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge.  I chose to use this adorable "Heidi" image.  She's colored in Copics.  I used a scrap of Prima flower trim across the middle and some more Prima e-line flowers to go along with all the daisies in her apron and hair.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC.  My team mate Carla has gotten me hooked on Paulette's  wonderful and witty little words.  :-)
     You can find "Heidi" in Mo's old store here and lots of other stamps in the new store.  Hope you'll come and play along with us this week.  Mo's giving away a $5.00 gift certificate for every twenty five entries.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments--spring or summer colors
Use It Tuesdays--anything goes (Prima flowers and trim)
Karen's Doodles--something spring
Paper Sundaes--anything goes

     Be blessed!


Supplies

• Paper:  K & Co. "Julianne", Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "Heidi", sentiment from Create with TLC
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Vintage photo Distress ink
• Tools:  Nestabilities Classic Ovals and Scalloped Calssic Ovals, sewing machine
• Miscellaneous:  Prima flowers and flower trim, The paper Studio and Recollections pearls

Can-can!

     Although I managed to make a huge dent in returning emails and comments yesterday, I'm still a bit behind so some of you will hear from me today.  Better late than never huh.  LOL  I'm still coughing a bit, but feeling better.  Thank you for all your well wishes.  :-)
     Our challenge this week at Papercraft Star is to do something "French".  I had gone back and forth for I don't know how long before I broke down and purchased Elizabeth J. from Make It Crafty.  She's a bit out of my usual style, but those ruffles!  I wanted to color those ruffles so badly.  LOL  The camera didn't pick up the shading as well as I would have liked and I think I needed to go in with another darker red layer before calling it quits, but here she is in all her ruffled glory.  She's far from perfect, but she was fun to experiment with.
     I used a Ranger manila tag for my base.  I put some Tea Dye distress ink on  my craft sheet and drug the tag through it.  I used some TH stamps with Fired Brick and Vintage Photo inks to create a background on the tag and brushed gold Perfect Pearls over the wet inks for a bit of sparkle.
     The next layer is a vintage postcard digital image created by my friend, Dawn at LilyPinkScraps.  She had offered this as a freebie over at The Outlawz and I thought it was perfect for my tag.  I changed the color a bit and printed it out on some Light Kraft Text Weight paper from Kraft Outlet.  The paper is really cool and after I crumbled it up it kind of felt like soft leather. I inked it with Old Paper and Vintage photo, then tore the upper right corner and threaded some waxed linen thread across the tear.  I added a brad and fan charm also.
     The little heart is a chipboard piece from Michaels that I covered in Perfect Medium and more of the gold Perfect Pearls.  I dyed some white seam binding with Fired Brick and Aged Mahogany Distress inks and colored a snippet of lace with the Vintage Photo.
     Last but not least is Miss Elizabeth in all her Copic colored glory.  Like I said, not perfect, but oh so fun to color.  :-)
     Our sweet Jinny is showcasing images from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay, this week so make sure you check out her card along with the rest of the DT creations over at the PCS blog and come play along with our "French " challenge.  Oui!
     I'd like to enter my tag into the following challenges:

Anything Goes--time or steampunk
Digital Tuesday--distressed
Craft Your Days Away--metal
Sweet Stampin--girly but no pink

     Happy Wednesday!


Supplies

• Paper:  Ranger Manila Tag, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft Text Weight, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamps:  Make It Crafty "Elizabeth J.", Tim Holtz "Urban" and "Flights of Fancy"
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Distress inks, Perfect Medium
• Miscellaneous:  Black Waxed Linen thread, Hug Snug seam binding, Michaels $1 bin chipboard piece, Spare Parts brad, charm, chain, and lace from my stash, Gold Perfect Pearls

A thank you from Lilly

     Now that's a kitty face anybody would love. :-)  This sweet little kitty is Lilly, one of Mabelle's cuties from Whimsy and Stars Studio.  I've colored her with Prismas on kraft and made her a pretty little girly card to live on.  You can find Lilly in the Whimsy and Stars Studio etsy store and guess what!  On Thursday Mabelle will be releasing some brand new digi stamps.

     Sure hope you'll come and join in the fun.  I'll have a card posted here, but you'll need to go to the Whimsy and Stars Studio blog to see ALL the wonderful cards being created by the DT.  PLUS, that's where the candy will be!!!  Yep, I said CANDY!  Mabelle will be giving away some goodies so don't miss out.
     Unfortunately my cold has morphed into something more than just a sore throat and I haven't felt much like doing anything.  My plan is to attack the mountain of comments and email that I've let pile up from all of you tonight (Monday) so hopefully I can get back on track tomorrow and be up to speed.  If I don't make it to you before this posts I'll get there I promise.  :-)
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Pollycraft Monday--cute critters
Polka Doodles--pretty in pink

     Have a wonderful Tuesday!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found--Market Street", Bazzill, Recollections
• Stamp:  Whimsy and Stars Studio "Lilly", Papertrey Ink "Mixed Messages"
• Ink:  Prismacolor pencils and OMS
• Tools:  Nestabilities Classic Ovals and Lacey Circles, sewing machine
• Miscellaneous:Diamond Stickles, Recollections pearls, Hobby Lobby ribbon

A beary happy birthday

     Our challenge this week at The Kraft Journal is to "Use Your Stash".  My stash is ridiculous if truth be told.  I don't even know half of what I have and the sad thing is I keep buying more.  LOL  Mostly paper and dies but they still add to the pile.  :-)
     So for this card I dug into my stash of Kraft Outlet supplies and came up with this tag pocket card.  This may look like a simple card, but I'm telling you it was a major ordeal.  Not because its hard, but because it took me forever to decide what I was going to make!  :-)  It's a simple criss cross card fold with a tag insert and I've used some cute birthday bears from Sassy Cheryl's.
  Here are the card deets.  I started with a base of Light Kraft Cover Weight cardstock and matted it with Bazzill and My Mind's Eye DP.  I did some machine stitching and added a couple of punched borders from Buff Ivory Cover Weight cardstock and that's pretty much the main part of the card.  The balloons are three White Round Metal Edge tags that I colored with Copics.  I added some little punched and Stickled stars and a wee bit of white gel pen and then I tied all the tag strings together with some Red Baker's Twine.  The sentiment was printed on the Light Kraft and I added some buttons tied with Hang Tag String to the ends.
     You can see the insert in the following picture.  It's really plain and simple, just layers papers and the top edge is punched.

     Hope you'll join us for this week's challenge.  Each time you play you get a chance at winning this months $15.00 voucher from Kraft Outlet and a shot at Top Three or Feature Me Friday.  So grab that kraft paper or Kraft Outlet supplies and come play along.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Digi Makeover--pocket card
Incy Wincy--digis only
Ooh La La--bold and bright
Pollycraft Monday--cute critters
One Stop Craft--three circles
Crafty Catz--animals
Stampin' for the Weekend--ready TEDDY go
Paper Crafting Journey--three or more patterned papers
The Play Date Cafe--color palette


My Mum's Craft Shop--celebration
Digital Tuesdays--birthdays

     Happy Monday!


Kraft Outlet Supplies


Light Kraft Cover Weight cardstock
Buff Ivory Cover Weight cardstock
White Round Metal Edge Tags
Red Baker's Twine
Hang Tag String


Other Supplies


Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Quite Contrary--Jack and Jill", Bazzill, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamp:  Sassy Cheryl's "Birthday Bears"
Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Marvy Uchida white gel pen
Tools:  Nestabilities Classic Ovals, and Labels Eighteen, EK Success Dotted Scallop edge punch, Martha Stewart star hole punch, sewing machine
Miscellaneous:  Diamond Stickles, buttons from my stash

Bunny takes a flight

     Hey ya'll!  Yes, I'm so worn down with this cold I've got that I've even reverted to speaking my native Twang.  :-)   I thought I was coming down with the nasty stomach virus my daughter was up with at three in the morning Thursday.  Managed to avoid that, but spent all day yesterday with a sore throat.  Started taking cold meds last night and that's gotten rid of the sore throat, but I haven't been worth a plug nickel all day.       Managed to squeak out two CAS cards this morning before I gave up.
     This card was made using one of the images from this months A Day For Daisies Club kit.  It's called "Bunny Birthday and you can find out all about the club kit here.
     Like I said, CAS.  The balloons were colored with Copics, the bunny has a very small amount of grey and pink pencil and then I chalked around the bunny and balloon.
     Man, all this typing has pooped me out again.  LOL  Hope you're having a better Saturday than me.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday--birthdays
Incy Wincy--cute critters
   
Be blessed!


Supplies


Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found--Madison Avenue", Kraft Outlet Light Kraft, Copic XPress-it Blending card
Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "Bunny Birthday"
Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Inkadinkado Blending chalk
Tools:  Nestabilities Labels, Bow Easy
Miscellaneous:  Offray ribbon, Recollections pearls, Spare Parts brads

Life is a fairytale

    I'd give anything to draw a good stick figure.  Tammy doesn't have that problem does she.  LOL  This week's release from A Day For Daisies is a group of beautiful ladies with birdies decorating their hair.  This image is called "Braid In My Hair" and can be found with the others in the ADFD store.
     I did the image in Distress inks first, but thought the colors needed to be bolder with the papers I'd chosen.  So I brought out the Copics and used the Distress inks on everything else.  LOL  I used lots of foam too. The musical mat, black and oval die cut panel, and the image are all popped up on foam.  Guess you can tell I had fun making those roses on yesterday's card too.  I just had to add some more to this one.  :-)  The sentiment is from Create with TLC.
    This release marks the start of a new challenge at the ADFD blog and our challenge is to add a feather or two.  I've got three little fluffy ones tucked in behind my flowers.  We'd love to have you come play along.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Card Makin Mamas--make it girly
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards--pearls and lace
Fairy Fun Fridays--anything goes
Crafty Purple Frog--let's get distressed
Craft Us Crazy--Mother's Day or flowers
Moving Along with the Times--shabby chic or vintage
Paper Play--things with wings
Crafts and Me--3D embellishments
Crafty Creations--flower power
Scrapbook Sisters--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp--April showers bring spring flowers
Sweet Stamps--vintage/shabby chic
Make It Monday--anything goes
Ooh La La Creations--vintage
Sugar Creek Hollow--floral
Fashionista Challenge--anything goes for girls

     Happy Friday!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Lost and Found--Union Square", Bazzill, Recollections, Copic XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  A Day For Daisies "Braid In My Hair:, sentiment from Create with TLC
• Ink: Copics, Frayed Burlap and Vintage Photo Distress inks
• Tools:  Nestabilities Labels Eighteen and Classic Ovals, Martha Stewart Rose Leaf punch
• Miscellaneous:  Recollections pearls, lace and feathers from my stash

Spot Check

     I see spots!  Do you?  LOL  I sure hope so cause that's our wonderful Debbie's challenge this week at Mo's Digital Pencil.  I've chosen to use "Blueberry Girl" on my card.  Blueberries are kind of dots aren't they.  LOL  Well, even if you don't want to count the blueberries, there are plenty of other dots on this card on the DP and just in case that wasn't enough, I've added a ton of little ones to her shirt.  Here's a close up.

     I think I've got the challenge covered, don't you?  :-)  You can find "Blueberry Girl" plus a LOT more amazing Mo images in the store so pop over and browse.  When you're done you can come back to the DP2 challenge blog and add your entry for this week's challenge.  Mo's giving away a $5.00 gift voucher for every twenty-five entries.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Crafts and Me--3D embellishments
Crafty Creations--flower power
Inky Impressions--create your own embellishment
Scrapbook Sisters--anything goes
Simon Says Stamp--April Showers Bring Flowers
Anything Goes Challenge--anything goes
Bearly Mine--use fruit on your card
Deep Ocean--inspired by a song (Blueberry hill) :-)
Everybody-Art-Challenge--spring
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations--spring
Sassy Cheryl's--anything goes
Top Tip--spotty, dotty
Karen's Doodles--something spring
Make It Monday--anything goes
The Pink Elephant--flowers
Truly, Madly, Crafty--handmade flowers
Addicted to Stamps--spring/Easter
Wags 'n Whiskers--say it with flowers

     Happy Thursday!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Stella Rose--Gertie", Recollections, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft
• Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "Blueberry Girl", TPC Studio "Greetings"
• Ink:  Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark, Marvy Uchida white gel pen, Frayed Burlap, Tattered Rose, and Vintage Photo Distress inks
• Tools:  Martha Stewart Doily Lace edge punch and Rose Leaf punch, Quilling tool, Nestabilities Squares, MFT Die-namics Fancy Flourish
• Miscellaneous:  Crafters Square hemp cord

For Jennifer

    (Note:  Don't forget the freebie I mentioned in yesterday's post from Whimsy and Stars Studio.  You do not have to be a Facebook subscriber to get the image.  Just go to the blog link I gave for all the details) 
     Our challenge this week at Papercraft Star is "Umbrellas".  Well it just happened to work out that I was creating a very special card for a very special lady and it had umbrellas all over it.  :-)
      If you've spent anytime playing challenges you probably recognize the name Jennifer Scull of Just Coffee.....& Stamps, & Ribbons, Paper.  I was blessed to be able to call her team mate at A Day For Daisies for a while and to call her friend even longer.  This sweet lady recently underwent surgery to remove a large tumor in her breast and is now undergoing chemo therapy.  Even before her bout with cancer, she suffered from migraines, seizures, and tremors, but she's never complained, just trusted in God to help her deal with any and all of it.  Her beautiful attitude and Christian spirit have been such a blessing to me.  She's a real sweetheart and can count lots and lots of friends among our card making community.  If you picked up that adorable Saturated Canary freebie Krista offered recently, you probably saw her name mentioned there and although she's not feeling up to crafting much lately, you can still find her name on the DT and administrative rosters for several challenge blogs.  Regardless of whether you know her or not, I know she'd appreciate your prayers so keep her in your thoughts please.  :-)
     When we were on the ADFD DT together Jennifer used a lot of corrugated cardboard on her projects.  I was always amazed at how she could work a piece in no matter what she was making.  LOL  This card is made with some of her trademark cardboard as well as some fun bright colors.  Her cards are always cheerful and bright.
     The sentiment on the front reads "You may be under a cloud now," and finishes on the inside of the card "but the Son is shining through you."  Her Christian testimony has been so uplifting to me and I hope you can see it too.  :-)

     So that's how this special umbrella card came to be made.  We'd love to see what you can come up with. Make sure you pop over to the PCS blog and check out all the DT projects.  Our wonderful Sylvia will have something awesome to show you using images from our sponsor, The House Across the Bay.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Oldie But a Goodie--April showers (brad, Stickles, punch, ribbon, cheesecloth)
Papertake Weekly--April showers
Twisted Tuesdays--flowers but no roses or rosettes
Digi Makeover--bright colors
Paper Playtime--use and umbrella plus a die cut
Victorine Originals--April Showers
Inspired By--photo inspiration
Crafting For All Seasons--April Showers

     Happy Wednesday and be blessed!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye"Quite Contrary--Jack and Jill", Bazzill, Recollections, Copics XPress-it Blending card
• Stamp:  Mo's Digital Pencil "Singing in the Rain"
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Marvy Uchida gold gel pen
• Tools:  Nestabilities Classic Ovals Large and Classic Scalloped Ovals Large, EK Success Retro flower punches
• Miscellaneous:  Spare Parts brad, Crystal Stickles, Recollections pearls, Offray ribbon, Dritz cheesecloth, scrap cardboard, Picket Fence Distress Crackle paint

Love is Friendship

     I've got another sweet Whimsy and Stars Studio card for you today.  Mabelle's images just make me smile.  Hope they make you smile too.  :-)  If you're not a follower of the W&SS blog, make sure you pop over there today and check out the great Tuesday showcase Mabelle will have up today.  Projects from all the DT members will be on the blog.
     This image is called "Spring Boy and Girl".  Cute couple huh!  :-)  I've colored them with Copics and Prismas and cut them out for a little different look.  I've used some of the bits and pieces of 12 x 12 sheets of MME's Mabel collection I have left.  The sentiment is one I've had a long time from Raindrop Echo Designs when they used to offer them as freebies on the Sentimental Sunday challenge blog.
     Also, you can mark your calendars that tomorrow Mabelle will be giving away a freebie on her Facebook and Facebook fan pages.  You can find links for both of those on the W&SS blog.  Just look at her.  Isn't she a doll! (Note:  You do not have to be a Facebook subscriber to get the freebie.  Just click on the blog link I gave you and you'll find all the info on how to get Rosie)

   
     Back tomorrow with a VERY special DT card that was sent to a VERY special person.
     I'd like to enter this card into the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant--flowers
Dream Valley Challenges--wedding/love
Allsorts--color BINGO (kraft/stripes/yellow)
Challenge Up Your life--color palette
Deconstructed Sketch--sketch

     Be blessed!


Supplies

• Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Mabel", Recollections, Kraft Outlet Light Kraft
• Stamp:  Whimsy and Stars Studio "Spring Boy and Girl", Raindrop Echo Designs "Amy's Sentiments"
• Ink:  Copics, Prismacolor pencils and OMS, Candlelight Glimmer Mist
• Tools:  Nestabilities Scalloped Squares and Classic Ovals, Martha Stewart Frond punch, sewing machine
• Miscellaneous:  Prima and American Crafts flowers, Recollections pearls, lace from my stash, Wild honey Distress Stickles