Red White and Blue Challenge

Hello! Here is a card I whipped up for a challenge at Our Creative Corner. Their challenge was to use red, white and blue. So I used the image "Baseball Connor" from Whimsy Kids. I colored him with water color pencils and a water pen. I embellished with a few stars, a paper clip I found in the clearance aisle at Wally World, and a ribbon slide. Thanks for stopping by!

Two miscellaneous posts...

Here's a few more I made a while ago for different challenges but never finished them in time for the challenges :( The first is the cute penguin with a popsicle. I love this card for the "summer" theme--especially since it doesn't feel like summer! I used a blue base, some summer print paper, green square with orange "sun" paper, sand colored cardstock as the foreground and some ribbon. The sentiment is from a SU set.

The next card I have is a Whimsy Kids image "Connor on Bike." I used a layout from PTW (I have made several cards with this layout if you scroll down on my blog!) I colored Connor with markers and a water pen. I distressed the edges of the green oval he's mounted on. The sentiment is again from SU. I embellished with a silver eyelet and a green clip.

Finally, I have another Whimsy Kids "Baseball Connor." I made this one a long time ago...just never posted it! Love the image, but not crazy about the light coloring. I used pastel watercolor crayons from SU and a water pen. But I do love the image and card! Thanks for looking!

Christmas in July

Hello again...second post for the day! This is a card that fits Cute Card Thursday "Stitch in Time" and Stamp Something "Christmas in July." I was dying to use this adorable Imaginisce stamp from their Wild Things Collection. This hippo is soooo cute! I colored him with watercolor pencils and highlighting with a white paint pen. I stamped the Santa hat from a wooden Christmas stamp I had. I colored it and cut out both pieces. I embellished the hat with 3-D white glitter paint. I cut 4 squares from red and green cardstock, then 4 squares from patterned Christmas papers. I mounted each in the corners alternating the prints. I drew stitching with the white paint pen. I glued a Christmas button on one square, red one on the other and some flowers with button brads. I used a CB folder on the red piece that the hippo is on. I typed the sentiment on the computer and printed it on white cardstock. I cut it and mounted it on to the green. Then, I adhered it to the center of the card. Thanks again for stopping by!

New tools = Challenge participation!

Hello! I bought some new stuff so I decided to play! FINALLY, I have some good coloring tools! I decided to follow the sketch for Mojo Monday, Cute Card Thursday's challenge "Stitch in Time" and loosely followed a "recipe" on WOJ's challenge. I started with a bright yellow base. I layered a striped paper. I adhered an orange ribbon across the card. Then a strip of blue cardstock layered with a different patterned paper. A burnt orange cardstock with another patterned paper layered next. Next, I stamped the Whimsy Stamps Giraffe and colored him with water colored pencils in yellow, orange and brown and blended. I highlighted with a white paint pen. I stamped stitching with a CTMH stamp. I layered this image onto the same base yellow. I then stamped the SU sentiment "wish big" on white, edged in orange and mounted on the base yellow punched with the SU scalloped punch. I used the paint pen to draw stitching through the ribbon. Finally, I tied a piece of hemp twine through an orange button and glued to the bottom corner. Thanks for stopping by! I am sure I'll have new stuff later today...since it's raining. Again.

Father's Day and Graduation Party Posts

Hello Everyone! It's yet again raining here in beautiful, NH! So I have a few minutes to post some recent projects! Quick story: The Father's Day card was for my step-dad whom my mother refers to as "The Great Squirrel Hunter." He enjoys "removing" squirrels and chipmunks from his berry garden. I found this layout on a PTW sketch and LOVE IT! I found the image of the squirrel on an online coloring sheet and colored him with markers and pencils. The strawberry was stamped and colored.

The next project is a graduation card for a friend and former co-worker. She just graduated from Keene State College as an education major. I did her card with the same layout, but used the Keene colors and used a Whimsy Stamps image, the owl, since Keene's mascot is an owl. I embellished with 4 flowers, representing each of her years there and used a cute little $1 alphabet set from the craft store to stamp the sentiment. I love the colors and she enjoyed the card too!


On a different note, I also made the cake for the graduation party. It was part of my gift. I made a 3 layer cake. The bottom layer was golden, and the top two were chocolate. I know the pic is horrible, but in case you can't tell...the bottom two layers are books and the top is a graduation cap. The base of the cap is cake but the top is chocolate melted into a large square bar then frosted to match the cake. It is by no means professional, but it was fun to make (and tasty too!) Thanks for checking out my blog today!

Two more challenges...

Hello Again! I was going to space out my posts, but one more is due TODAY!!! So I made a card to fit in with Stamp Something as well as Whimsy Stamps Challenges! I followed a sketch on Stamp Something and the Whimsy challenge was to use flowers and a Whimsy image (if possible). Since I'm in pretty good with the owner, I'm fortunate to have several of the Whimsy stamps! I used a banana base and a floral print paper I got in my grab bag from Rusty Pickle. I punched banana photo corners and an ivory piece that I embossed with a Quickutz folder "Vines" in my CB. I cut another banana piece then another ivory and layered them. I stamped the Whimsy frog in black on white and colored with a water pen and markers. I adhered two Primas in green and put tiny blue buttons in the centers. I embellished with two pieces of yellow ribbon folded between layers and adorned with baby blue brads. Finally, I stamped the sentiment on a chipboard label covered with ivory paper and rubbed blue ink with a sponge. I pierced the baby blue brads through and glued it on. Thanks for stopping by!

For the Boys

Happy Memorial Day, America! Today I decided to celebrate the lives of those who helped to keep our freedom and the land that we love by making an All-American type card (which just happens to fit 3 different challenges this week!) I used Quarterback Ian from Greeting Farm stamps and a pallet of browns and tans. I started with a base of dark brown then layered a tan piece which I used CB folder Tiny Mosaic. Then I distressed the edges of some football paper that I got in a grab bag at the Rusty Pickle booth at the CK Convention last weekend! Next, I took a piece of cardboard and "antiqued" the edges with cocoa ink and a sponge. Next, I took a strip in the dark brown and punched a silver large eyelet in it, then mounted it across the card. Next, I flipped the same football paper, and mounted it on the cardboard. I colored Ian with a water pen and markers. I cut the football out of the image, traced it on a piece of leather and cut that to fit in place. I drew the lines with a white paint pen. Finally, I used to chipboard tags sponged in brown, and I doodled the words BIG and Game and tied them with hemp twine and adhered to the corner. This card fits the "Nothing Girly, for the Boys" challenge on Roses On Paper's Challenge Blog, Cute Card Thursday's "Sports" Challenge, and I used the Papertake Weekly Sketch for their challenge. Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! Thanks to all our heroes :)