Japanese Wishes

                        

Our challenge this time at Dream Valley Challenges is a great one - "Anything Goes".

Join the dt in showing off your project, and enter to win a great prize.

I recently opened my home to International students studying English at the University of Calgary, and have welcomed two young ladies from Japan.  So when I was leaving comments on a blog recently, I saw this cutie and knew that I had to find the source. 

This is Yuki from Sister Stamps,  just one of the designs available, colored with Copics, mounted on two Spellbinders Fleur de lis pendants, and popped up on paper from the Bo Bunny Blitzen collection.  The sentiment is from Whimsy stamps.
I am entering this card into the following:
Christmas Inspirations - #35 Die Cuts or Punches
Come and Get It Challenges - Anything Goes
I Did It Creations - #79 Oriental Ladies
Bah Humbug Christmas - #43 Die Cuts

Snowflake Beauty

It's time for Team Buddly to show off their projects for Cuddly Buddly's Let's Keep Creating Challenge, and our theme for the next fortnight is White on White.  For this challenge I get to work with a Karen Middleton digital image, so I chose "Christmas Ladies - Snowflake".

The image was colored with the four grey families of Copic Sketch markers, except for the eyes and lips which have a touch of color added to them.  Glitter was added to the snowflakes, and snowflake buttons from Jesse James were attached to both layers of the easel card.  The card was cut with Spellbinders Grand Labels 11, and the paper that the image was attached to was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, then trimed with diamond dust.  The sentiment from Waltzingmouse was embossed with silver, then covered with a holographic embossing powder.

Challenges I am entering this card into:
Charisma Cardz - #43 Anything Goes
Crafty Purple Frog Challenges - #27 Sparkle
Crimbo Crackers - #1 Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - PCJ #22 Use a Digi
Paper Pretties - PWC177 Embellish
Scrapbook Sisters - #58 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes
My Time to Craft - #163 Quite White
Ooh-la-la Creations - #91 Let It Snow
Christmas Inspirations - #35 Die Cuts or Punches

Autumn Wishes

If you haven't noticed, I love Crissy Armstrong's collection of images, whether their digital or rubber, so for my card this week on One Crazy Stamper's challenge blog, I used the adorable Pum Kinnie Fairy from Whimsy Stamps, and available here. 

The image was colored with Copics, cut with a die from Spellbinders Shapeabilities Ornate Artisan Tags and Accents, and layered over designer paper from the Bo Bunny Forever Fall collection.  All of the edges were distressed with Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade Distress ink, and the pearls were made with a turquoise Viva Decor pearl pen.  Although it does not really show in this photo, the wings were painted with Smooch Pearlized Top Coat, to add a touch of glimmer.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Forever Friends Challenge - Anything Goes with an Animal

Kaboodle Doodles - #90 Halloween/Fall

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - #70 Autumn

The Squirrel and the Fox - #3 One for the Girls

2 Sisters Challenge - #62 Pumpkin Patch

Color Me Creative - #29 Fun Fall Coloring/ Fun Halloween

Send a Smile for Kids - For the Girls

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #104 Happy Birthday

Act of Kindness

Good morning everybody!  I hope you are all having a wonderful day - do you realize that Christmas is only two months away?  Wow, how time flies when you're busy coloring!!  Today it's my turn to post a card on the Sundays with Crissy blog and the theme for October is Thanks or Thanksgiving.  Since the Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated a couple of weeks ago, I decided to make a Thank You card using the digital image "Rose Butterfly" available here at Whimsy Stamps.

The image was colored with Copics, cut with Spellbinders Label 15 leaving the wings on the right outside of the die.  The orange dp is from Bo Bunnys Forever Fall 6 x 6 paper pad, and the sheet music is from Authentiques Glowing collection.  I distressed the edges of the dp's and inked all the elements with brown.  The ribbon is seam binding that was inked, wrapped with jute, and I attached a heart charm from my stash.  The sentiments are from a Flourishes stamp set. 

Head on over to Sundays with Crissy, check out the other design team members beautiful creations and enter the challenge to win 5 digital images.
Challenges for this card:
Die Cut Dreams - #101 So Charming
Stamps R Us Challenges - Nature's Gift
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Something that Flies
Sugar Creek Hollow - Colors of Fall
Wags n Whiskers - #65 Fall Colors

Checking His List

Santa is checking his list to see if you've been naughty or nice, and guess what - you made the nice list!!!  My card features a new digital image called " Santa's to do List" from Cuddly Buddly, that I colored with my Copic Sketch Markers, then cut out using an older Spellbinders die frame.  The frame was inked with red and Vintage photo distress ink and popped up with foam squares.  The sentiment was from Waltzingmouse, dps are from Basic Grey's Wassill paper collection, and the ribbon and beaded cord are from the local big box craft store.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Moving Along with the Times - #19 Vintage

Bearly Mine Challenges - #21 Easel Does It

TPS Challenge Time

It's time for The Paper Shelter Challenge, and the theme is "Harvest Time- Use Orange, Green, Yellow and Brown".

                             

If you enter the challenge and you used a Paper Shelter image, and you are randomly selected in the drawing, you could win a $20.00 gift certificate to spend in The Paper Shelter shop.  If your creation is randomly selected, but you did not use a Paper Shelter image, you could still win your choice of one digi image from The Paper Shelter shop.  Isn't that great!?  That means that everyone can play!

This cute image is "Halloween Spirit" colored with Copics, then cut with a Spellbinders Floral Accent die.  The patterned paper is also from The Paper Shelter - "Gothic Girl" digital paper pack.  The swirls were cut with one of newest addtions to my die collection, Memory Box's Elegant Scrollwork, rhinestones and fringe trim were from my stash.

Challenges for this card:

Flutter By Wednesdays - #176 Open

City Crafter - #79 Harvest Festival

Deep Ocean Challenge - #10 Fall Colors

I'm So Excited!!

This past June I had the wonderful experience of my very first Guest Designer spot at a fantastic Canadian online store, One Crazy Stamper.  I had a great time,and was thrilled when Lora of OCS contacted me recently and asked if I would like to join the Design Team.  Without hesitation I said a definite YES!!!.... so here's my first official DT card for One Crazy Stamper.  Woohoo, a Canadian girl working with a Canadian company!

My card features the beautiful "Mizuki" from Kraftin' Kimmie, stamped on Copic Xpress It paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored with Copics.  The background was airbrushed with the same Copic colors, then the image was cut with Spellbinders Wonky Squares.  The designer paper is from Authentique's 6 x 6 Collection - Glowing.  All of these items are available at OCS.

If you haven't checked out One Crazy Stamper yet, just jump on over and check out all of the fantastic products available online - and guess what? - in September Lora opened a retail location in Bolton, Ontario, so now you can shop at the store or online.
Thanks for joining me today, and you still have time to enter this months OCS challenge "Halloween or Fall", so get creating and join in the fun!

I am entering this card into the following:
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - #100 Use Your Favorite Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp
Crafty Cardmakers - #54 Cute, With a Dark Twist
Addicted to Stamps - #15 Halloween
Gingerloft Challenge - #27 Halloween or Fall
Paper Sundaes - #91 Halloween or Fall