It's Doodle Time and Yes I Finished It Ladies!!!

I did it - I finally finished this card!!!  Make it Crafty Challenge Blog is celebrating Make It Crafty's first birthday with five different challenge categories, one of which is to merge as many of their digital images into one stunning project.  When I first saw the challenge at the beginning of July, I quickly purchased more digis from this creative site, and then spent an evening merging both old purchases and new into this final project.  I managed to get 11 different images into this little ole card.  Anyone who saw the uncolored image said that it reminded them of the doodle art posters we used to color when we were teens ( now I'm aging myself! ).  So over the last few weeks I have spent a lot of hours coloring with my Copics, and this is the end result.  Now that I'm finished it's time to enter the challenge, plus maybe a few more, so here's the list:

Make It Crafty Challenge - Merge as many MIC digital images into one scene

Delightful Sketches - Dog Days of Summer

Digi Doodle Shop - #69 Anything Goes

The Outlawz Copic/promarker Challenge - July 29 Anything Goes

Crafting for all Seasons - #6 Beach/Ocean

The Pink Elephant Challenge - #TPE109

Paper Sundaes - #79 Beachy or Summer

Craft Your Days Away - #25 Summertime

Have a great day and enjoy the sunshine!!!

Tumbling Along

Wow, it's been a busy few days and I am finally getting the chance to enter a card into some challenges!  Cuddly Buddly has a big announcement this week -

  

"We are truly honored and delighted to let you know that the experienced and highly talented coloured pencil artist, Karen Middleton has joined us and that we’ll be releasing eight beautiful illustrations from her Enchanted Wishes collection as digi stamps on Thursday 11th August."

I received Tumble Angel to play with this week and here is the finished card!!!

Isn't she just the sweetest little angel?!!!!

The image was colored with Copics and cut using my latest purchase - Spellbinders Grand Circles Nestabilities.  Love the size of the grands as they allow you to make all the elements of your card - as you can see here, even the card base was cut with them!

The design paper was from my stash and was embossed with Craft Concepts embossing folder Starry Night, and then I rubbed white ink over the embossing to highlight the stars.  Pearls from Kaiser Craft, ribbon from my stash and sparkle was added to the card using Sakura's Gelly Roll Clear Star Pen.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Outlawz Copic/Promarker challenge - July 22 Things with Wings

Little Darlings Challenges - #4 Girly

Simon Says Stamp - Shaped Cards

Lexi's Creations - #45 A Shaped Card

Ohh la la Creations - #85 Circles

The Crafty Pad - #131 Embossing Heat or Dry

Little Claires Designs - #11 Things with Wings

Cardmadfairy's Digi Days - #13 Oh So Girly

Make sure to check out Karen Middleton's digital images at Cuddly Buddly!!

Bee-tiful Birthday Wishes

I hope everyone had a great day today - this post is a little late, but my coloring friends just left after a wonderful night of coloring and chatting.  It was nice to finally get together, as it has been a while with everyone away for holidays.

This bright colorful card features a Cuddly Buddly digital stamp from Picture Kitchen Studio and is entitled "Cupcake Bee".  The image is colored with Copics, then highlighted with Stickles on the wings, diamond glaze on the cherry and around the flame of the candle, and micro beads on the sprinkles.  The image was cut and matted with a Spellbinders die, and the edges were inked and pierced.  The dp's are from an older Basic Grey paper pad called Lime Rickey, ribbon, button and sentiment are from my stash.

Challenges that I am entering this card into:

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - #38 Anything Goes

Stamps R Us Challenge Blog - Happy Birthday

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - #33 Sentiment to make someone smile

DYSU Challenge Blog - #29 Wings

Thunder and lightning are on the way, so it's time to go cuddle with my two shaking dogs!!  Have a great evening everyone!

Attitude Anyone!!

It's Sunday so that means it's time for the next Dream Valley Challenge.  For Challenge #12 we want to see a "Surprise" - a hidden thing, flap or pop up, etc and the sponsor this time is Digi's with Attitude, so the design team was asked to work with a DWA image.  I have choosen to work with "Gina Giraffe" who I colored with Copics, and then cut out with deckle scissors, and double mounted onto two shades of brown cardstock.  The dp paper is from Bo Bunny's Zoology collection, and the film strip ribbon is from Tim Holtz Idea-ology line of products.  The Film Strip Sentiment and die are both from Whimsy Stamps, and when you move the copper photo trim you will find the hidden sentiment that I stamped and hand wrote.

Come and join in the fun and win a great prize!!!  See you there!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge - #49 Anything Goes

CES Challenge - #46 Humour/Funny

Stampin for the Weekend - #13 Paws for Thought - Anything with 4 legs

Craft Us Crazy - #13 Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - #23 Happy Birthday

Mr and Mrs

Time for another challenge at Cuddly Buddly Let's Keep Creating! Digi Challenge!!  This time Team Buddly design team member Wendy has chosen the theme of "Add a Charm".  For this challenge I got to work with the adorable digital images by Wee Stamps artist Sylvia Zet, just one of seven fabulous digital artists that Cuddly Buddly offers.  Cuddly Buddly is a massive on-line store that carries everything a crafter could need or want,  and the winner of the weekly challenges receives a gift certificate to spend in the store.  If you haven't already checked out Cuddly Buddly you should head right on over there!!

This is my card using Mr and Mrs Teddy Bear from Wee Stamps.  I colored the bears with Copics and then used Blender solution misted on to terry cloth to make the fur.  The front of the card has the arched window cut out from it, and mosaic tiles to frame the shape.  Mr and Mrs Teddy Bear were cut out and mounted on the inside of the card.  The ribbon and bow holds two charms - the word Together and a pewter heart from a PEI store that demos how it was made.  Both the design paper and the sentiment come from Kaiser Craft's Le Chateau collection.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Bee Crafty - #52 Wedding Wishes

Paper Creators Crafts - #3 Wedding

4 Crafty Chicks - #47 Wedding

Crafty Sentiments - Happy Ever After

Have a great day everybody!!

Dream the Impossible

Starting in August I will be on the design team for The Paper Shelter, so I've been playing with a few of their cute digital images.  This is "Whimsical Dragon" who was colored with copics.  The seam binding was sprayed with different colors of glimmer mist, and the background night sky has twinkling stars made with Stickles.  The dream sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.

I am entering this card into this weeks Cupcake Craft Challenges whose theme is Wish Upon A Star.

Summer Sweet Sarah

If you haven't guessed by now, I love Crissy Armstrong images.  I have quite a collection of stamps and digitals all created by Crissy, and this card features a digital from Whimsy entitled "Sweet Sarah".  This sweetie is colored with Copics, cut with a Spellbinder die, and mounted on to 1 of the 2 design papers used on this card.  The dp is from Basic Grey Kioshi collection, the butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch which was glittered, and both the butterfly body and the bottom edge of the card feature pearls made with Viva Decor pearl pens.  The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, and the flowers are from the local big box craft store.  And yes Linda, those are your favorite YR colors on her dress!!! ( Thanks for the tip ).

I am entering this card into Sundays With Crissy dt call and the following challenges:

One Crazy Stamper - July Recipe - 1 image, 2 dps, 3 embellishments

Ladybug Crafts - Summer Birthday

Colour Me Creative Copics Challenge - Favorite Copic Technique

Copic Creations - #54 Pastel Colors

Phindy's Place Challenge - #63 Pretty Pastels

Here's a close up of the copic technique I used - using the colorless blender to make dots on her dress!