Turtle In The Sand

Yo Ho Ho, It's A Pirate's Life for Me!

2012-03-02T03:00:00.016-05:00

It's Friday, whoo hoo, and that means another challenge is happening over at TPC. My most wonderful Totally PaperCrafts DT Sistah Mel has chosen a fun theme this week: She wants us to show some song and/or dance in our creations this week. One of my favorite designers Cheryl Alger from Sassy Cheryl's just released this little guy called Noah Plays Pirate in the Bath. I absolutely had to have him! Can't you just hear him singing in the tub the Pirate Song from Disney? Little Boys have such magical imaginations.

The card is colored with my Copics, the bubbles have been glazed and stickled. The paper is all from Stampin Up except for the white the digi is printed on . That is Cryogen White from the Paper Temptress. The ribbon and buttons are from my stash The sentiment is computer generated. I cut the ovals with a Creative Memories Oval Cutter and then embossed with a bubble folder from Cuttlebug.

If you would like to win a $25.00 gift certificate from our lovely sponsor at Totally PaperCrafts, make up a song and dance and enter it here.

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Hope you all have a Happy Weekend. I am working at the local scrapbook store Friday and Saturday. Patti, of Aww Shucks is going to a show and I manning the store for her. Hope everyone comes by to say hi and spend some crafting time.

Sarah of The Stressed Stamper is celebrating her birthday today. Why not pop on over to her blog and leave her a bit of love. She could use some major pampering today!

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's Spots and Dots

It's Inspiration Time at Totally PaperCrafts Challenges.

2012-02-24T03:00:00.003-05:00

It's the Fabulous Cathy's turn to host our challenge this week and she has chosen a simply yummy picture as our inspiration. You can get your inspiration from the picture or the color swatch. Your choice, let those creative juices begin to flow and have some fun. I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Totally PaperCrafts Inspiration Picture

Mel Jen's is our sponsor this week and I love her whimsical designs. This design is called Hi There Frame and you can get him here for yourself. I just though he would make the perfect note card set. I made the box base with a piece of SU blue card stock. The top is made from a piece of transparency film. (Sorry about the glare in the photo. It's not there IRL.) The box holds a set of 6 note cards that I am giving as a gift. I made 3 blue and 3 peachy pink cards. It was definitely a fun gift to make.

I taught this box to my Inky Digit card club Tuesday night and everyone enjoyed it. They each made 2 boxes in one hour so it doesn't take long at all. If you would like to see the tutorial I used, click here to see Beate Johns easy to follow directions. I made the box with a solid top last week and you can see it by viewing the second older post here on my blog.

Well I am off to clean up a teensy bit and then to bed. I am a working girl now and can't stay up all night blogging anymore.

I do want to take a minute and brag a bit about our glorious weather today. It was 76 degrees and I took my book outside and read in my back yard. It was simply divine, I tell you. My DH is up in Wisconsin today and he called to say that it is snowing there. As much as I would like to see snow, I'll take 76 degrees and sunny any day! Wherever you are, I hope it gets warm real soon so you can relax in your yard, reading or napping or just enjoying nature.

Take care now and do pop over to Totally Papercrafts challenge to see my those zany talented teamies have designed for you! The prize is Mel Jens and you know you just love here images to pieces.

Fishy Kissy

2012-02-23T08:00:00.003-05:00

It's Sketch Time at the Digi Doodle Shop Challenge Blog. Isn't this a pretty sketch to work with. The image I chose to work with this week is called Fish Kiss. I thought these little cuties were perfect for a Wedding, Anniversary, Valentine, or "Make-Up" card. I typed up a sentiment that said O Fish Ally in love, but there wan just not a place for it so I will save it for the inside of the card.

I decided to do a white on white card. To give it interest I did lots of layering and embossing. I printed the image twice and colored the fish on both. I used Paper Glaze on the fish and popped them up for interest. I originally Paper Glazed the entire fish bowl, but my coloring started to bleed so I just used glazed fish instead. Popped a piece of aqua ribbon and some stickles on it and I was finished.

I hope to get around to some more blogs I have been neglecting this week. I have been a terrible blogger lately because I accepted a temporary position at Coastal Carolina University. I caught up a little bit last night and hope to get around some more real soon. I have certainly missed a bunch of pretty things. You guys are all awesome!

I certainly hope you can find time to pop over to see what my marvelously talented DT sistahs at the Digi Doodle Shop have created to inspire you. I would love to see your take on this sketch. You may just win a $10.00 gift certificate to the Digi Doodle Shop for your efforts. We would love to tempt you with one of their images, but you don't have to use it to enter the challenge.

Recipe:

Coloring Medium - Copics
Oval shape cut with Creative Memories Oval Shape Cutters
Hearts punched with CM punches.
Heart Border - Martha Stewart
Aqua Ribbon - Jeni Flip Flop's Stash
Embossing Folders - Swiss Dot and Kassie's Brocade from Cuttlebug.
Lt. Green Stickles
Aqua Pearl Chalk for shading on oval.

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for popping in my blog. Please leave me a comment so I know you stopped by. Love all you sweet Crafters!

Linda

Some Bunny Loves You

2012-02-17T06:31:00.001-05:00

Good morning Peeps. It is a Totally PaperCrafts Friday again and my turn to host the challenge. I chose "Ribbons and Bows". Are you surprised? My DH isn't, he said, "Here you go again Linda with those ribbons. You have to think outside the box." So I thought outside the box, inside the box and around the box, then tied it all up with a ribbon!

I perched Wren on top of my Easter box. Isn't she darling in her bunny ears cuddling her little bunny? What about that cute little bunny peeking out from behind her shoe. They are just the shyest cutest little darlings. You can find her at Tiddly Inks.

I found this tutorial over at Splitcoast Stampers by Beate Johns. Her tutorials are so easy to folllow. If you would like to check it out, hop on over here. The only thing change I made is to cut slits wide enough for the ribbon to slide through on the top and bottom fold edges of the box. That allows the box top to be removed without having to untie the bow. The ribbon is visible on the inside the box top which looks real pretty when you take the top off.

Just take a few and click right here and you can hop over to the Totally PaperCrafts Challeng Blog so you can see what my on-so-talented Design Sistahs have tied up for you this week! You just may want to grab some ribbon and make up a beautiful design yourself. Stamp and Create is our most wonderful sponsor this week and the prize is a $20 gift certificate!! Hope to see you there!

Have a wonderful crafty weekend. I am having a crafty Saturday at my friend Kim's (Oak Pond Creations) house. Jeni (Flip Flop Creations) will be there too. Not sure what goodies we will be making, but I know Star Bucks coffee will definitely be a part of it!

Enjoy, Linda

Recipe:
Card Stock- Stampin UP
White paper - Cryogen White from The Paper Temptress
Flowers - Recollections
Ribbon- Satin Sensations
Corner Punch - Stampin UP
Dies - Spellbinder's Lattice Rectangles

TGIF = TPCF

2012-02-10T03:00:00.006-05:00

Translation: Thank Goodness It's Friday = Totally Paper Crafts Friday

Our awesome hostess this week is the oh so talented Joey and she luvs rainbows. She wants to see all the colors of your rainbow. How much fun is that? I certainly took advantage of the challenge. You will find one color from every Copic Family in my card.

I chose this sweet little Birdhouse teapot is from the Digi Doodle Shop and you can find it here. (Best news is that she is on sale right now too. ) I just had fun coloring this one since I was encouraged to use so many different colors. I had my Mom in mind when I made this one. She loves bright happy colors, plaids, doilies, and ribbons. She will love this one. I included a lot of texture here so she can rub her hand over it and feel everything. My Mom will be 85 in March and unfortunately her eyesight is failing extremely quick. But I know she will see the beauty of this.

So grab all those markers and colored pencils and have some fun. Use your imagination and come up with something fun. Remember the pictures you drew as a child? They always had a rainbow, sun, house with grass, flowers and a tree (mine always had apples in it). Color that again and turn it into a project, link it up here and who knows you could win! Or you could even turn your child's drawing into a project and enter that. Have some fun this week and join us over at Totally PaperCrafts.

Our sponsor this week is Delicious Doodles and they are awarding one lucky winner 4 digis of their choice. Whoo Hoo, get your name in quick. I know you don't want to miss this opportunity. While you are over there, please check out the delicious designs of the awesomely talented TPC Design Team.

Hoopy Birthday Chase

2012-02-09T08:00:00.003-05:00

Well the Digi Doodle Girls are making cards for the men/boys in their lives today. I don't know about you, but I always have a challenge making a male card. I want to put bows on everything and guys just seem to want things plain and tailored. Well this is a great digi that I got over at the Digi Doodle Shop. It is called All Star and you can get him here.

He is perfect for my basketball playing, 6'7" grandson, Chase's birthday card. I colored his uniform red because his school colors are red and black and I like being able to personalize it. My baby is turning 18 on March 3rd and graduates from high school this year. Sob Sob. I don't know why these babies have to grow up so fast, and this one really grew up lol.

I was so pleased the way my Cuddlebug Star Embossing folder embossed the red and kraft papers. That folder makes such deep and dramatic creases and I think it just "popped" this card. The net back ground is pieces of dry wall tape. I love using it because it adds interesting texture and is self-adhesive too. I did manage a piece of plaid ribbon (no bow though) to run through the center of the card. Added some black pearls and a sentiment. The sentiment was found at Tiddly Winks and I believe it is a free one.

Quick and simple but I think Chase will like it. If not he will swear he does and I know he will like the check going inside the card. LOL.

So get going - really challenge yourself this week. Hide all your lace and bows and come up with a card fit for the man in your life. Join us over at the Digi Doodle Challenge Blog and you just may win a $10.00 gift card to shop your sweet little heart out! They are having an awesome sale on their love/heart/Valentine digis too. Whatcha waitin' for? Hop on over there quick like a bunny.

Ya'll have a great week. May your health be good, the weather sunny and your MOJO in tip-top shape. Hugs Peeps.

Valentine Rockin' Serenade

2012-02-03T22:19:00.000-05:00

Another Valentine from me. When I saw this image over at Mo's Digital Pencil Too Store I popped it into my cart immediately. This one is for Grandson #2 who loves to play the air guitar. His favorite song at the moment is" Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osborne. The first line is "All Aboard" and he jumps up and starts strumming his air guitar. His second favorite song is "Jump" by Eddie Van Halen and that is perfect for the "Craft Garden Inspirational Picture Challenge" It is a picture of a girl jumping so it is just perfect. Although this is not my kind of music, I do enjoy both of these songs especially when being entertained by most wonderful Finny.

I have stretched my creative genius (tongue in cheek) turning this card into a Valentine. It is definitely Non-Traditional. I designed it especially for the recipient and I think he will enjoy this much more than the typical red and pink and white card with hearts and frills. I used my Copics to color the image called, appropriately enough, "Air Guitar"which you can get here. I typed his favorite songs and artists on the computer and then punched them out with a CM star punch. The guitar is one I Googled and then printed out. It was black and white and didn't really match with my DP so I used Aleena's Paper Glaze to make it shine then colored over the entire guitar with Copic Y21 to change the hues.. Green & Blue DP is BoBunny and the plaid is from the Paper Studio I picked up at Hobby Lobby. The Happy Valentine sentiment is a stamp I picked up at Artful Legacy. The green card stock is DCWV.

Well I'm off to bake a Sour Cream Coffee Cake. Jeni and her Mom, Jan are coming over for coffee and crafting in the morning. If you are in the neighborhood, feel free to pop it. I can always set up another table for you .

I believe most of the people in the US will be watching the Super Bowl on Sunday night. My Packers are not playing, so I guess I am going to have to I will have to cheer for the NY Giants! This will definitely make Cheryl Alger happy for sure. So happy weekend to you all, no matter what your plans are. Hugs! Linda

I am going to enter this into the following Challenges:

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge - Anything Goes
The Craft Garden - Jumping Inspirational Picture

Bugs & Kisses

2012-02-03T03:00:00.003-05:00

It's my awesome, helpful Cathy's turn to host the Totally PaperCrafts Challenge this week. Cathy has asked us to follow this sketch drawn by the most talented Sue. I like to follow sketches and this one was a fun one. I am afraid I got kind of carried away with the size. I started by printing the digi too large, but it is for my Grandson Chase and at 17 he stands 6' 7". So this fits him perfectly.

Don't you just love this bug? She is called Ladybug in Love? You can get this stamp for your own here. It is another of the most very talented Cheryl Alger of Sassy Cheryl's fame creations. Sassy Cheryl's is celebrating their 100th Challenge this week.

I was really happy with the colors in this Bug Card. Bright, happy, non-traditional colors for Valentines Day. At 17, I didn't want to create something too cutsie for Chase but this little bug has an expression on his face that just spoke "Chase" to me. See those crossed feet, he is so shy. My Chase is not shy by any means, but I am able to embarrass him with my smooches and "wee bits of praise" that I love to tease him with. Hey, I am calling Grandmother's prerogative here! When you have the most handsome, brilliant, talented, kind, loving and witty Grandson , you just can't help it. ( Good Lord, I am glad he doesn't read my blog, he would kill me for sure).

Totally PaperCrafts is being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp and if you create and enter a card following the sketch, you may win this $25.00 gift certificate.

Recipe:
Coloring Medium - Copics
Paper - Cardstock is DCWV; Plaid is Frances Meyer Inc. I have had forever; the swirly strips were cut from some scraps in my stash; image printed on on Cryogen White.
Sentiment - computer generated
Ribbon and brads were from my stash.

Don't Be Blue, You Found Your Shoe

2012-01-31T14:11:00.003-05:00

Here's a new image over at the Digi Doodle Shop. She is called Little Sweeper. Judy asked me to color it for display on the home page of the shop. She has this new thingee that is fun to play with. (I am easily amused) You hover your mouse over the black and white image and you get to see colored versions of the stamp. I think it is pretty kool. Diane and I both used the same image with different techniques and colors. Check them both out here and let me know if you just love it. (The thingee, I mean) lol. It makes it a lot easier when selecting a image to be able to see it colored, don't you think?

I chose to use paper piecing on my scarf and apron. I wanted checks and stripes and I certainly couldn't draw them. All my papers, ribbons are from my stash. I generated the sentiment on the computer but wish I had chosen a larger,bolder size font. It does not photograph well, but looks fine IRL. The sentiment was created by blogging buddy granddaughter #2, Kaylee. I was dreaming up witty, catchy sentiments and this was the first thing that popped out of her mind. She is brilliant, I do believe. My flowers were punched from vellum and centered with a pearl. I curled some black wire around to make the swirlies below the bow. The ladybugs are cut from a piece of DP from my stash too. The little aqua slipper is an image from the Digi Doodle Shop also. It is called "lace" and can be found in Shoe Set 2. Border punch is a MS one that I trimmed the scallops off of the bottom. The Spellbinders is Label 10.

I am so proud to be featured on the front page of the shop along side of the very talented Diane. At the time of this post, she didn't have her Little Sweeper card posted, but she has some really beautiful other creations there. Check her out Diane's Country Cards & Crafts.

Hugs people and thanks for popping in. I love it when you do, you know. Muwah!

Challenges I am entering this in are:
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Lollipop Crafts - Anything Goes
PolyCraft Challenge - My Favorite Things - Ribbon and Copics

Messy Bessy

2012-01-30T05:56:00.000-05:00

Messy Bessy. That about says it all for this desk. My scrappin buddy, Granddaughter #2 was down this weekend and we were both "creating". She pulls a little TV tray and chair up to my desk and we ended up with stuff spread out all over the floor and coffee table. This is how it looked when we both finished our projects. Blissful Creativity don't you think?

Ok, I showed you mine, now you have to show yours. Join in the snoopy fun over at Sassy Cheryl's SMT blog and you just might win a prize. Plus, look at all the fun you will have snooping in your friends windows.

Happy Crafting, Linda

Downey Teddy in Blue and Brown

2012-01-29T14:59:00.002-05:00

Good Sunday afternoon to you all. My son just took my 2 granddaughters back home to Ft. Mill, SC and I am feeling a bit blue. I am a Grandmother and I know you are supposed to be happy to see them come and happy to see them go, but my heart hasn't learned that lesson yet. Sigh...

The Sassy Jeni, over at Sassy Cheryl's is hosting a Light Blue and Brown Challenge this week. Since I am experiencing a twinge of the blues myself, I chose a happy cuddly image to cheer myself up. I believe this is the first Sassy Cheryl image I ever got and it was a Freebie when she wast starting her group up on Splitcoast Stampers. Isn't he absolutely precious? His official name is Hanging Out To Dry, but since he was just laundered, I called him Downey Teddy. He smells like a combo of sunshine, Downey Fabric Softener and Tide Detergent. MMMMM. If you want to own him for yourself,you can get him here.

Not too much to this one. Fast and Easy. He is colored with Copics, the cardstock is SU and the DP is from Authentique. Ribbon buttons and pearls are from my stash. The butterfly is a SU Beautiful Wings sizzlit.

Quick and easy. Shirley, Tangents from Tazmania wanted to see my work area when it was messy. Well I took a photo (yuck) andd want to get that posted too. See ya later with that pic.

Have fun crafting this week and hope to see you in a couple of challenges. If you would like to try to win a gift certificate to Sassy Cheryl's just click here. Then you can link here

Love ya,

Linda

Linda

Sometimes You Just Have To Believe

2012-01-27T03:00:00.002-05:00

Dora is our very talented hostess this week at the Totally PaperCrafts challenge this week. I am sooooo very happy she chose "Pearls and Lace". I luuuvvv pearls and lace and had so much fun with it. I found this absolutely precious new little sweetie named Wren at Tiddly Inks. I fell in love immediately and saw so much pearls and lace potential for her.

I made this one for my granddaughter Caroline. She is our princess and would be deadly with a magic wand in her hand. This child takes no prisoners, if you know what I mean. She looks like an angel and is our most precious, sweet, little princess, but don't make this precious princess mad. "Off with your head", if you know what I mean. tee hee hee

So go dig out your pearls and lace and whip up some sweet confection for our challenge this week. Someone will be the lucky winner of a gift certificate from The Lovely Emma from:

Recipe:

Paper - DP is from my stash, Card Stock is DCWV from the Brights Pad, image printed on The Paper Temptress Cryogen White paper, Black cardstock is SU
Coloring Medium - Copics with some shading in the hair with a Prisma pencil
Punch - Creative Memories Circle
Cricut - Doodlecharms Cartridge for the Heart
Stickles in Diamond Dust
Pearls and Lace are from my stash.
Paper Glaze on the frogs eyes and Wren's barrette
Sentiment created by me on my computer

2012-01-26T08:00:00.003-05:00

Good Thursday morning to you. It is Digi Doodle Challenge time again and look what I have made for the challenge. She is called "Color My Valentine" and you can get her over at The Digi Doodle Shop.. Oh BTW have you been over there this week? Oh do please go. They have a new toy on the front page and I have been amusing myself with it while I contemplate my digi selections. Just click here and you can play too.

Back to my creation. Doesn't she have the prettiest eyes and hair. She reminded me of my Granddaughter #1 who is 19 and still loves to color. She will print out 8 1/2 x 11 pages to color from my digi library. She just sits and colors with pencils, copics or crayons. She reminds me of myself . We both could color for hours.

I made this at 6 1/2" square. I am thinking about putting a ribbon hangar on it or prop it in an decorative easel for Ashley's room. She loves to display handmade things her friends and family gift her. I may even make it into a box for "what-nots". If anyone out there has a suggestion for turning it into a gift, please leave me a suggestion. I am trying to make little gifts for each of my 5 grans for Valentine's Day and this card just screams, "Make me into a project". LOL

Now that I have shown you my contribution, please take a minute and link up your project here. The challenge this week is the very popular challenge ' "Anything Goes" everyone can make this challenge. You don't have to use a Digi Doodle Shop Digi, but you win big when you do. Come on let's get together and have some fun. Hope to see you there. Hugs, Linda

Recipe:

Coloring Medium - Copics

Paper - DP - The Paper Studio's Bella Bohemia Collection; White Paper - Georgia Pacific; Image printed on The Paper Temptress Cryogen White

Spellbinders - Circle and Floral Doily Motifs

Punches - Martha Stewart

Butterflies cut from the DP

Ribbon - His & Hers Studio

White Paper Doily - Wilton

Small Things With Great Love

2012-01-22T11:39:00.001-05:00

Many thanks to Dawn for this time appropriate challenge. It has been warm here, but overcast and a little rainy for the past 3 days. Temps are not bad, but this gray sky is kinda depressing. The Kahuna, my DH, was in Wisconsin so I have been doing a lot of crafting and watching "chic flics". My two fav's I watched were Cary Grant in My Favorite Wife and The Notebook. Although the later didn't cheer me up, but I love a good cry now and then. Here's one of the cards I made last night. It really did cheer me up and I didn't even know I was down. LOL

I love teddy bears. I have them all over my house. They just make me smile and feel all warm and cuddly inside. So when Sassy Dawn wanted to see something Bright and Cheery to Chase the Winter Blahs Away, I though"Sassy Sally and Her Perfect Teddy Bear Gift" would be perfect. When I went to find a sentiment I found this in my CTMH stamps. Doesn't this quote from Mother Theresa just about say it all? She was truly a shining example of Great Love.

I couldn't decide which Copic colors to use, so I decided to go to my paper drawer and select it first. The first paper that came to my eye was the orchid polka dots. After that, it just came together. I used stickles to glitz up the gift box, because everyone loves a present that sparkles. I love my Flower Soft, so I made a soft springy patch of grass with Shamrock Green. I punched some vellum daisies with Marvy Punches, added a pearl to the center and I was done. Sorry I can't tell you who designed the DP. The card stock is SU and I used Circles and Large Scalloped Circle Spellbinders for the shaping.

Hope this helps brighten your day. Happy Crafting, Linda

Turtle's Corner

2012-01-21T18:10:00.000-05:00

Look at me Mom, it's all cleaned up.
I have just spent part of my 70 degree Saturday cleaning up Turtle's Corner. See those pink bins under my table? Well they used to house my punches. They were so heavy lifting up and down, it was killing my aching back. So after considerable pain and much thinking, the obvious came to me. Switch the light stamps in the drawers with the punches in the drawers. See I really am a turtle. Very slow, but I do come around. Ha Ha.

Well look quick, because I am making my project for Sassy Cheryl's Challenge tonight and I promise it won't look like this when I finish. I am off now to post this on Cheryl's Show Me Thursday challenge, maybe I'll win another of her fabulous digis. Come on over and join in the fun.

Love Is Blooming

2012-01-20T03:00:00.005-05:00

Handmade flowers, that's what Totally PaperCrafts, hostess with the mostest Lorraine or more commonly known as LOLs, wants to see this week. I love fiddling around with paper and this flower was so fun to make. In person the flower is a beautiful deep red. Actually it is SU's Cherry Cobbler, but it sure doesn't look good in this photo. I have to say that I am VERY DISAPPOINTED at my photography skills on this.

Enough whining for now. Here's how I made my flower. I used my Spellbinders scalloped circles die and cut 3 graduated sizes out of the Cherry Cobbler card stock. I misted them with water and then just crumpled them up and molded them with my fingers. I popped a brad through the center to hold them all together and then I misted it with Tattered Leather Glimmer Mist. When it was completely dry I distressed the edges with gold ink. Very fun and therapeutic.

The image I used is a Sarah Kay called "Boy Whispering in Girls Ear". It is a cutie pie I have had for awhile, but never used. The DP is The Green Stack. There is a precious little beaver hiding under the flower that I hated to cover, but I couldn't figure out how to tie it in with the Valentine theme. I considered making up my own witty play on words, "Beaver Ever Mine" but my censor/critic DH wrinkled up his nose and shook his head when I suggested it. It did provide a perfect place to pop my flower and leaves.

Let's see what you can come up with in the flower department. You can use anything you want, paper punches, free hand, quilling, and flower soft. Make up your project and post it here to join in the fun. The lovely Melissa from Meljen Designs is our sponsor this week. She will be awarding one lucky entrant their choice of 4, yes I said 4 Digi Images!!!! Want to see some more flowers, hop on over to the Totally PaperCrafts Blog and see what my marvelously talented teammates have come up with.

Happy Birthday My Jonathan, aka Fin aka Finny

2012-01-19T08:00:00.002-05:00

My youngest grandson turned 11 on January 18th. He is the sweetest, funniest, best little buddy! As my son, his uncle, says, "He is just a special kid. There is no other way to describe him". He is a real outdoor kinda guy whose favorite color is "camouflage. I had a camouflage card made for him, but when I saw "MOTHER DEER AND FAWN" at the Digi Doodle Shop I just had to make him another card using them.

It just so happened that The Digi Doodle Shop Challenge this week is "Blue and Brown". This was the perfect digi for blues and browns. I colored with my Copics and used a Sharpie Poster-Paint Pen to make the white spots on the deer. I cut the digi out with a Square Spellbinder and colored the sky white it was still in the die so I would have a white frame.The sentiment is a Digi Doodle sentiment from their Fun With Birthday collection. (Shhhh , don't tell anyone, but it is free too!) I printed it on craft paper and then colored the letters and shaded the banner with a blue Copic. My papers are DCWV and the craft paper is Stampin' Up. The buttons are from my stash and I used a Creative Memories Square punch for the squares.

Hope it gets a "Wow, Nana" from my Fin. If not maybe he will like the Camouflage one I am sending too. LOL.

Now's your turn, get out your blue and brown and start making a card. Need some inspiration, check out what my so very talented Design Teammates have made for you. Who knows this may be your lucky week and you will win a $10 gift certificate from the Digi Doodle Shop.

Have a good week and Happy Crafting.

Linda

Sassy Cheryl Snowy Sketch

2012-01-14T15:34:00.000-05:00

Here's my second post using Bashful Buddy. I entered it in the Sassy Cheryl Snowy Sketch, but like a dummy, forgot about following the sketch. I was planning on remaking him as a Packer Fan so I quickly colored up another one and followed the sketch exactly. I did take some artist liberty in exchanging his star for a Cheesehead. This is one of the Packer symbols that fans love to wear to the games. I drew this free hand with some Prismas and used a Copic to make the holes. Hope you all like it!

Here's the sketch I was supposed to follow. If you want to play along with this challenge, you still have until Monday. So get busy and whip something snowy up and don't forget to follow the sketch. You can link up here.

Bashful Buddy is In Love

2012-01-13T20:48:00.022-05:00

Good evening my chilly little peeps. It got cold here in South Carolina. We are expecting some freezing temps for a couple of days. Yuk. Cold weather, but no snow. I know some of you hate hearing that, but I am lucky enough to live in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and we get excited over flurries. If it snows we shut down the whole county until it melts. LOL Well maybe there is still a chance it is only January......

My BIL in Wisconsin was out with his snow blower today, poor fella. He has tickets for the Packer/Giants game and they are expecting COLD COLD COLD weather in the Frozen Rotunda. But he will still be at the game. A Packer Fan is a Packer Fan. They don't miss a game for a little threat of frostbite!! Sassy Cheryl and I are on opposite sides of this game, she is a Giants fan. Now I love Cheryl, but I still want to beat her this weekend for sure. Go PACK!

Well speaking of snow....... Here's a Snowman Valentine for the Let It Snow Challenge going on over at Sassy Cheryl's. Let me introduce you to Bashful Buddy. Isn't he cute? Buddy is so shy but the stars are shinning on him today and he finally got the courage up to declare his love for his valentine. He is all dressed up in his Carolina Gamecocks colors, so I assume his sweetie will be a Gamecocks Fan. I sure hope she loves him back. I would hate it if he was scorned and got so embarrassed he melted clean away.

I had fun making this card. I have lots of textures going on, so you can tell I was in the playing mood when I made it. The snowflakes are punched with a snowflake punch, glittered with a gem in the middle. The gray paper is DCWV, the striped is Kaiser Craft and the polka dot is My Minds Eye. The heart is punched with a CM punch and the scalloped heart is a MS punch. The sentiment is from Artful Leagacy and the hearts are a clear stamp from the dollar bin at AC Moore. My Stickles glitter is Frosted Lace. The fur on Buddy's Coat was made with Polar White Flower Soft. The white nubby mesh is a piece I picked up a couple of years ago at a scrapbook store in the Tennessee Mountains. I had to have it, loved it instantly and never found a use for it when I got home. Ha Ha. Bet you have some of those things in your stash too. I am so happy I finally used it.

Well I am off to bed now. I am exhausted. I just got back from Durham, North Carolina where we went to watch Duke beat Virginia (sorry again, Cheryl) in basketball. My daughter is a die hard Duke Basketball fan and Coach K is her hero. They had tickets to the game but , my poor son-in-law came down with a virus and couldn't make the trip. So he kindly gave me his ticket. So sorry Bob that you were so sick, but I really enjoyed myself.

Sorry for the long post, too much caffeine I guess. In a snowy mood? Why not make a project and share it with us over at the Sassy Cheryl Blog.

Stay warm,
Linda

OOPS!
I just realized I was supposed to cut Buddy out in a circular shape. It doesn't meet the challenge requirements precisely. Can we count his round little head for the circle. So sorry, Sassettes. If you need to disqualify me, I certainly understand.

Is Your Crown Showing?

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The lovely Caroline is our host this week at Totally Papercrafts Challenge Blog. She is seeing spots mixed with a bit of stripes and wants us to see them too. I decided I wanted to use So Spooky Tilda for my card. I think the Magnolicious stamps are so much fun to color and I was in the mood to color so I grabbed this little Tilda and started coloring up a storm. I don't think she looks very spooky to me. I see a little Cinderella in Tilda. I found this lovely saying over at Create With TLC and stamped a little crown on the upper corner.

My Card Recipe:

Copics

So Spooky Tilda - Magnolicious

Sentiment - Create with TLC

Black Pearls - Queen & Co.

Crown Stamp and Ribbon - Stampin Up

Rosebuds - My Stash

DP - Large pad from Hobby Lobby (Sorry don't know the brand)

My MOST FAVORITE Paper to color on - Cryogen White from Paper Temptress

Spellbinders - Large Scalloped Circles and Lattice Rectangles

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