Friends Fur-Ever

Friends Fur-Ever -I have another card for you today. The adorable Party Girl image is by Michelle Perkett. Sis a sweet and easy to color little doggie.

My DP is DCWV, Love and Wedding stack. The pearls were out of the wedding section and the small gray rose is Recollections.
I colored my party girl with Copics and added some Stardust Stickles to her bow and hat. You can find more of Michelle's gorgeous images here.
Can you believe that I even finished the inside of this card? I used some brads by Making Memories to attach the vellum phrase with was in another stack by DCWV, the all occasion this time.

Sketch Saturday Sketch
Do You Stack Up #21 Animals
Alphabet Challenge D = Dog
Totally Paper Crafts #68 pink and girlie
Mami Doodles #27 Let's party
Fussy and Fancy 3 DP, 2 embellishments, 1 ribbon

Dad's Big Catch

Dad's Big Catch - This is my first design team project for Craft Your Days Away. I have followed this challenge blog since it's beginning and I am so thrilled to have been invited to join their time. They are a very talented group of ladies and I am enjoying working with them.

Today's challenge is to make something for Father's Day or for a man. For my card, I used paper Boys to Men by Paper Pizazz. This package has 3 color schemes and lots of extra goodies such as the tag and alphabet blocks that I used on this card.
My image is The Big One by Stitchy Bear. I colored it with Copics. I cut the image with a spellbinder and stamped the edge with a Studio G stamp that was inked with Rangers Forest Moss.

Simon Says Stamp is our sponsor for this weeks challenge, which means that you can win some of their yummy stuff. They carry everything from Copics (they are the first place that I have seen to have the new 2011 colors of Copics available individually) to Ranger inks to Spellbinders (again they have the new 2011 release.) You can visit their shop by clicking on the above blinkie. Show them some Craft Your Days Away love.

The challenge at Craft Your Days Away challenge is a fortnightly challenge, so you have 2 weeks to get your project in. You can make a card, but all types of projects are invited to enter.

This card is entered in the following challenges:
create4fun #42 sketch
digitaltuesdaychallenge #112

Tie a Yellow Ribbon

Tie a Yellow Ribbon - I started with the Friday Freebie this week. This image is Love Tree by Sew Many Cards. It took me a while to decide how I wanted to color it, then I ran across this DP. It came together very quickly after that.

My DP is Making Memories, Just Chillin pad. The USA take was cut with my Cricut, useing the Base Camp cartridge. The chain I picked up at a discount store and did not have any brand labels on it. The image was cut with a Spellbinders die-cut.

As many of you know, my husband is in Iraq, so I will be sending this card to him. For those of you who don't know or may have forgotten; a yellow ribbon signifies that we are waiting for someone to come home. A lyrics of a song by Tony Orlando and Dawn are" Tie a yellow ribbon around an old oak tree, if you still want me."

For my second card, I used Sew Many Cards Duncan with Heart Balloon. Isn't he the cutest? My DP is Twinkle, Twinkle little star boy by MME. The flower is 3 petals by Petaloo. The brad is from the Seasonal Shop at Hobby Lobby.

Both of my images were colored with Copics and Duncan recieved some Stickles on his tuff of hair and on the hearts.

I am entering the Yellow Ribbon card in the following challenges:
Here come the boys #2 sketch
Stampin sisters in Christ #90 encourages and a touch of silver (chain)
Paper Sundaes #70 Pop it up
For fun challenges #103 patriotic colours
Charisma Cardz #21 Boy, Oh boy
Aud sentiment #29 for a male

My Duncan card is being entered in:
Mojo Monday #192 sketch
Creative Craft Challenges - blue, brown and cream

Colorful Angelica

Colorful Angelica - The challenge this week at Michelle Perkett Studio is to make your own designer paper. I must admit that this was a bit of a challenge for me, as I usually head straight to my DP drawers to create. Luckily at Stamp TV they had a video showing how to make your own DP, so I tried their technique and I am pleased with the result. It was a lot easier then I thought it would be. Give it a whirl and join in the challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio. For the challenge at Michelle Perkett Studio you must use a Michelle Perkett image. Don't have any? At Michelle's group on Paper Craft Planet, she has lots of Freebies.

The challenge at Creative Card Crew is bugs and butteries. You can use any image to join in the fun there.

For my DP I scored the paper and then inked 2 different colors of ink. My sentiment is by Hot Off The Press. The butterfly is from the Spring/Easter seasonal shop at Hobby Lobby. I finished the card off with some aqua gemstones.

Every since I seen Michelle Perkett's blog header with her merpeople Soul-mates colored with multicolored hair, I have wanted to color some of her other mermaids that way. I finally did it. Oh, what fun I had. Angelica is colored with Copic's. I used something from almost every color group that Copic makes. The only one I didn't use was Blue Violet. I added some Stickles to the seaweed in her hair and then added some tiny gemstones.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Alys Sunday challenge #42 sketch

Serena

Serena - This beautiful mermaid is one of Michelle Perkett's stunning mermaids. I love the hair on Serena. I love how it flows out behind her.

My DP is Dear Heart by DCWV. The green flower is Petaloo and the white is Prima with some Lime Green Stickles. The blue brad is from my stash.

I used Stickles and liquid pearls on the image.
Serena was colored with Copics.
Skin E11, 00, 000, R20
fins G94, 82, 20 and Blender pen 0
hair E35, 31, YR 20, 21
flower RV20, 00
water B00, 21, 91

There is still time to enter the challenge at Michelle Perkett's Studio. The challenge this week is die cuts. A nice easy one.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
moving along with the times - #99 sketch
Do you stack up - #20 color challenge celery, white and sea glass blue
Totally Gorjuss - #81 water
Our daily bread designs blog - plaid or gingham

Sew Sorry

Sew Sorry - Love this owl image by Sew Many Cards. This weeks challenge at Sew Many Challenges is flowers and lace. Everyone can play and have a chance to win some awesome images by Sew Many Cards. My DP is Lost Love by Heidi Swapp. The lace is Recollections Boutique Fleur. My big flowers are Petaloo and cut stems.
This time I colored him as a snow owl. I think he looks like he is offering a peace offering. Look at those big eyes, isn't he just pleading with you to accept his apology? This image is caller Oliver and you can get him here. I colored Oliver with Copics and added some Stickles to his wings.
Today's Friday Freebie is this sweet bee with flowers. You can get it here this Friday only, so finish reading this, then head over and get it.

This time I used Big Lots paper pad Celebration. My slider and ribbon is Miss Elizabeth.
I used Flower Soft in the center of the flowers.
I am entering the first card in the following challenges:

sketchandstash #61 sketch
aspoonfullofsugarchallenge #152 anything goes
craftycatzweeklychallenge #83 anything goes

My second card is being entered in the following challenges:

icsketches #115 sketch
corrosivechallenges #118 birthday
papersundaes #69 birthday
cupcakecraft #142 in the garden
papertakeweeklychallenge bloom and growcraftycreationschallenges #119 flower, DP, and ribbon
simplycreatechallenges#44 special day

Alice's Tea

Alice's Tea - I have made a card with another one of Michelle Perkett's images. This one is Alice of Wonderland fame. I used Making Memories Note Worthy DP. It is double sided, so I was able to make this card using only 1 sheet of paper.

I colored Michelle's delightful Alice with Copics. I used R00, 20, 22, W1, Y0000, 00, 02, 21, E 000, 11, 31, 50. I added some Stickles to her bows, teacup and the steam.

I used a fabric trim rose and the daffodils are cut from a stem. I made the stick pin by gluing the beads on the end of a corsage pin.

The challenge this week at Michelle Perkett's Studio is diecuts, so it is a nice easy one. You do have to use one of Michelle's images to enter, but they are a joy to use. You can buy them here or you can join our group at Paper Craft Planet and get some freebies. The newest one is really adorable. I have it printed, but have not colored it yet.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

www.cutecardthursday.blogspot.com #169 distressing

www.mamidoodles.blogspot.com #20 spots/stripes

www.stampinsistersinchrist.blogspot.com #89 teacup

www.fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com sketch
www.creativecraftchallenges.blogspot.com vintage/distressed