House of Cards Butterflies and Color Combo Challenge.

Hey peeps.  It's the first of the month!  Yup, time for another House of Cards challenge.  This month our challenge is a two part challenge.  You can follow the color combo and or the theme.  Let me show you the inspiration piece.

I decided to take inspiration for both and made this card. I love the whimsical touch of adding the butterfly to my card.  It worked perfectly with this beautiful ribbon and sassy colored image. 

Here's a little closeup of my colored image.  I think she's so sassy!  LOL  I hope you'll take the time and join in on our challenge.  I can't wait to see what you come up with.


Go forth and be crafty~

Spring Time

Hey peeps.  Have a quick card for you today.  I wanted to join in on the fun at Twisted Tuesday and Saturated Canary challenges came up with this card.  I have been following Alyce Keegan on her YouTube channel to practice my Copic coloring.  I must say that I am OVER THE MOON with the way this card came out.  Took me a while to color it but sooo worth it.  The challenge at Twisted Tuesday was to make a "spring like" card with a twist.  My twist is the recycled flowers on my card.  They came on a package I received from a friend so I took them off of that package and placed them on my card.  And the challenge this week at Saturated Canary was good verses evil.  Of course my card is for the GOOD!! 

Here are the Copic colors I used:
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R11
Hair: E11, E13, E15, E18
Dress:  BV000, BV00, BV02, RV11, BV18, BV06
Sky and Clouds: C00, C01, BG0000, BG00

I hope you enjoyed your visit today.  Back to coloring I go.

Hugs and love~

So Challenged!

Hey peeps.  How are all of you today?  I'm a little "challenged" today.  My first challenge is feeling sick.  Yuck...I so hate being sick.  My second challenge of course is entering this card into a few weekly challenges.  I just love how this card came out.  The colors are so pretty.  This adorable image is from Mo's Digital Pencil named Lacie.  She's so adorable.  I'm entering my card into the following challenges:

 Tuesday Throwdown
Mojo Monday
Copic Creations

Wish me luck everyone.  Now back to bed I go.  Need to get more energy to make more cards.

Hugs and happy stamping~

Summer Fun with a Featured Stamper

Howdy y'all.  Ready for some of the wild, wild west?!?  Okay, I'm not into the whole rodeo thing but I wanted to showcase some summer fun for the Kenny K Krafty Girlz Challenge. I think the image named Cheyenne could make it in the wild, wild west.   I'm not the one to get on the back of a pissed-off bull for the entertainment of others.  Sorry, I just don't roll like that.  LOL I'm also joining in on the fun at SCS with this week's featured stamper Joy aka Daiseyfreak. Congrats girlie.

Got to run y'all.  But glad you stopped by.  Make sure you come back because I have a world wind of stuff to show you.

Hugs and happy stamping~

Sketch Saturday

Morning peeps.  How's everyone doing today?  I'm up and stamping away this morning.  Your Next Stamp is the sponsor this week for the Sketch Saturday challenge.  Yay!!!  So of course I wanted to join in on the fun.  So I inked up Ellie loves her Kitty stamp and got to sketchin'.  Since I was in a crazy kind of mood today I decided to use flowers and polka dots for my card.  I think I'm a little dizzy now.  LOL  But what an awesome sketch.  Why don't you join in on the fun? Let me make this even better for you.  Karen is offering a 10% discount on your next purchase at YNS.  You heard me right peeps.  Goodness 10% off just for joining in on the fun.  Now that's a bonus if I ever saw one.  Now to get your 10% off your next purchase make sure that you use the YNSSS2011 code at check out.

What are you waiting for?  You can save money and make a great sketch .  So head on over to Sketch Saturday and get to stamping.  I can't wait to see your creation.

Hugs and happy stamping~

YNSC #47 (3-2-1 Recipe)

Good morning my friends.  I hope you have enjoyed your hopping around during the YNS release.  Weren't the cards amazing?  And you guys really knocked my socks off with all of your gorgeous creations.  I loved them all!!

For this week, the ever-loving Diana is challenging us.  She's looking for a 3-2-1 recipe.  She you have to use 3 embellishments (type or quantity) / 2 patterned papers / 1 image.  Pretty easy right.  I have to say I cheated just a bit. I already had this card made without Kali and the flowers.  So mine was super quick and easy to do. 

I know you want to join in on the fun, right?!?  Okay, let me tempt you with a little candy.  How about if you had the chance to win Get Well Soon Fhiona?  It would make her feel so much better if you joined in for a chance to win her?  What do you say to that?  Remember the challenge runs for 2 whole weeks so you have plenty of time to hop on over to the YNS Store and pick up some of these fun images yourself! If you do use a YNS stamp on your challenge card/creation, you’ll be entered into the prize draw TWICE and be entered into the Top Pick draw – that’s 3 chances to win! You surely can't beat that. You have until Tuesday, August 2nd  at midnight EST to enter!

Come on what are you waiting for?  Get your creative juices.  Oh before I forget here are the Copic markers I used for Kali.  I also used SU Baja Breeze and So Saffron markers.

Have a great day.

Hugs~

Market Street Color Challenge

Hey everyone.  How's the hopping coming along?  I hope you have had a chance to view all the great creations during Your Next Stamp new release.  Kali (one of the new release stamps) is swing her skirt over at Market Street Color Cue Challenge.  The colors this week were dusty gray, ruby red and turquoise.  I think we have the colors covered on this card.  LOL

Don't forget to keep hopping if you haven't made it to the end yet.  You won't want to miss a thing plus Karen is offering 10% off your orders through MIDNIGHT July 20th just make sure to use the YNSJULNR code at the end of your order.

Hugs and happy stamping~

Sketching Out a Color Throwdown

Hi everybody.  Oh what a day.  So glad it's over.  We are now having a wonderful thunderstorm.  I know that sounds strange but we so need the rain.  And plus it's a good time to do a challenge when I'm not occupied with having to do something outside.

Today's little beauty is Marci from La-la Land Crafts.  She's all dressed up for a day in the sun.  I have to say that I have fallen in love with these adorable kids from LLLC.  I colored her up with a mix of Copic markers and she's heading over to the Color Throwdown and Tuesday Throwdown challenges.  She's also making an appearance on the La-la Land Crafts Inspiration Monday Sketch.  She's a very busy young lady.


Here are the Copics that I used to color Marci and her cute little outfit.

Well, I'm going to go snuggle up in bed with some Copics and images and ride out the storm.  Have a fabulous evening everyone.

Hugs and happy stamping~

Get Ready To Hop..YNS Style

Do you hear that????  I think a blog hop is coming.  It is...it is!  The YNS blog hop is coming tonight at 8PM (EST).  I thought I would give you a pre-hop treat and show you one of the newest members to the YNS family.  Peeps, meet Matilda!!!  She has come all the way from Australia.  Welcome to the USA Matilda.   I'm entering my little lady in the Paper Sundae challenge and the Mojo Monday challenge.  I am honored to have Matilda as my focal image.  Thank you sunshine!!

Now for the blog hop.  Make you come back at 8PM tonight  to check out all the lovely cards and creations that the design team has to show you.  Also, I have some great news about goodies that can be won during the hop.  You won't want to miss this.

Hugs and happy stamping~

Tiddy Inks #54

Super quick card today.  I just had to participate in this week's Tiddly Inks Challenge.  I very rarely do a one layer card.  To be honest, I can't tell you the last time I made one.  So of course, I had to challenge myself and get one done for the challenge. I love this Ugga Bugga Diva from Tiddly Inks.  She's so Bedrock!!  LOL. 


 
Here's the Copics I used:

Well, thanks for stopping by today.  Heading back to my "sick cave" to try to feel better by tomorrow.

Hugs~