A rare and gentle thing......

This week at SEW MANY CARDS Challenge. This little guy or girl is a freebie for the challenge. Talk about CUTE!!!! Adorable.... I had so much fun making this card is called A Free Standing Card. It looked hard but once I got started it was not hard at all. I color with Copic Markers. Almost forgot this images is called "BUTTERFLY".
The stamp with the saying on it is from The Angel Company. I used ribbon, button, scrapper floss in green and orange. I used my Crocodile to punch the hole and set the brad. I do not even know if that is the way you spell it??? Oh well. You know what I mean. I show you how it look all folder up and it is done. I hope you enjoy these card. I have been trying to fine different types of cards to make instead of the same old ones.

Links that form a chain of love. The Beauty that only God knows...

I just love doing cards like these. The ways of nature are endless and the beauty is everywhere and it is in all the way we can express it on paper. I thought I would share then with you. Look at your card and see where you are going to want your focal point, that is going to be you lightest area where your eye will look first. It is a good idea to have your card size a little bigger because when you are all done you will want to trim the edges of your card, gives it a clean finish. I used sponges on these cards. Always start with your lightest colors, blending softly, mostly take your time and get a good blend to the colors and then go on to your next colors just a little darker working toward your darkest color. Add your finishing touches the many different types grasses, tree branch, a silhouette. Any dye base ink works fine. This was done on matte paper. If you have a question let me know.

Meow!

Over at Show and Tell, Sunshine is sponsoring a sketch challenge for the girls. This what I did for the challenge. I colored my image with copic makers and flowered the sketch. I love the kittens. All of the sketches for Sunshine stamps have been done by Tracey Clark. We Thank You Tracey! You did a great job.....

Fairy Land.

This is for a color challenge #17 for Michelle Perkett. The colors are pale pink, fushia, orange and green. If we win we get to go shopping at the store and spend $10.00 and buy some more of Michelle beautiful images. If you would like to see some of Michelle images you can click here and take a look.
I used Michelle's Butterfly fairy stamp. I think she is so beautiful. I colored her with Copic Markers. As always added embellishments. The butterfly is a sticker. I enjoyed doing her, I'm not sure if I got the colors quite right but I'm happy the way they turned out. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week....

Blowing Bubbles.....

Here is a sketch challenge I did for i {heart} copics. it is our first sketch challenge. We could use any image and I picked one of Mo Manning images called Fairy Tabia. We need to color our image with copic markers and that I did. The colors I used on her dress was YR00, E02, Y38. Wings Y00 & Y11. face E00, E50 & E51 with a touch of RV11. I outlined her with W1 & little W3 for the floor. I also used At you Spica pens lemon, baby blue, pitch black, black & melon. I used Gelly Roll pen Copper star dust. I sponged the edges of the fairy the Brilliance ink pearlesent beige. I sprayed the card with some glitter gold spray by Design Master. Then added some rime stones. I do how you like my sketch challenge card. Thanks for stopping by.

So Kind

A friend of mind has started a new blog called For Fun Challenges and that is what it is just for FUN!!! You do not win anything at least not for now. You can use any image, stamp you want and create something just for the fun of it. It is a weekly challenge starts on Wednesdays and ends the following Tuesday at 11:59pm. This week she thought she would do a simple color challenge GREY, PINK, and PURPLE. I wanted to give her my support so I plan on doing the challenges, sure I might not make it one week or so but I will give it a good try. If you would like to check it out you can go over to her blog by clicking here. I'm going to try and give her some help also. I have a couple idea's I would like to share with everyone on some HOW TO DO THINGS. I'm going to put something together and share that with you on For Fun Challenges.
This is Stampin up set of stamps.

Sit Back and Enjoy Your Day!

I did this for a challenge at Paper Cuts, if you would like to check out there challenges click here. This week it is a Birthday cards for a teen. This is one of Penny Black stamps. What a fun stamp it is. The word stamp is from CrackerBox, they have some of the best saying I have ever seen. I did color with Copic makers. I stamped the image with memento tuxedo black. I used black fun flock on the bear. On the soda can I used glossy Accents. I hope you enjoy the card.

Nature Tree

Two weeks have passed by and we have another challenge for Card For Men. We have a sponsor and it is Hope JaSAHM with three young children. Trained in textile design at the Glasgow School of Art. Love all thing handmade especially papercrafts. I love to doodle.....and my doodles are available through Shop Handmade. If you would like to see her store click here. The prize winner will receive 3 images of there choice. So make sure you stop by and see her images. The image I picked was "The Tree" and we where to use mostly green on our card. It could be any occasion.
So this is what I did, I created a mountain by ripping some paper, then flipped the the edge over the have the stright edge and left a small space and added some water and then brought in some green for the grass. I used sponges to apply the ink and the ink I used was Mementos Paris Dusk, London Fog, Paris Dusk, Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout. I colored the tree with At You Spica pens. I used white pen by Ultimate Gel pen pastel from American Crafts. Added some branches for in front and I'm sorry I do not know who made the stamp. Put some ribbon and 3 green dots for embellishments. I asked my sons and I have 3 they said they really like it and thought it made a good mans card. I hope you enjoy it.

Bath Time!

I made this card card a couple of challenges. I hope I have all this right the Lexi's creations let us upload these colors for the paper,if you want to check it out click here. The dots and flowers and wanted use to see if we could make a card with the paper. I love working with the beautiful bright colors of the dots and the flowers. It was like it was spring again. Maybe I'm hoping to much. With the chance of winning 5 digis and I think that is great. I used one of Sew Many Cards images called "Duncan in Tub" if you would like to see Sew Many cards images click here.
Belli Challenge #84 Ribbon, they wanted use to do a project using a lot of ribbon and that is sponsored by Sweet and Sassy. If you would like to go to Belli Challenges click here.
How I made my card. I colored my image with Copic markers. The ribbon I used was from Ribbon FX, Decorative Trim and Offray. I Punched out my two large leaves with Marvy Uchida punch and added some stickles glitter glue "star dust". I used one of Prisma embellishment flowers. I also made the butterfly out of ribbons.

My Dog name Neb

Free image for Digital Delights for there blog hop it is called "Nesbitt Dog love sick", he is so cute. I had him all done for the blog hop and was unable to attend so I did not get to upload him so I'm doing it now. I'm sure if you want to go and get him you can still do that the challenge ends February 19 midnight.
I colored my image with Copic markers. I cut the image out with Standard Large circle and large classic scalloped Nestabilities. Sponged around the circle with Brilliance ink beige. The saying color is Brilliance poppy and I'm sorry I do not know who made the saying. For embellishments I added some ribbon from Stampin up, the bone is a brad, the paw is a button and the ball is a sticker. I enjoyed doing the card and I hope you enjoy it also. Just thought I would share a little joke with you today. Now do not read ahead..... There is this fish and it is swimming up stream and all of a sudden it hits something, what does he say???????? Now think do not look...................... DAM!!! I thought of that silly little joke the other day, my Dad got the biggist charge out of it and he would tell everyone the joke. I can remember telling my Dad if you tell that joke one more time I'm going to...... but of course my Dad is gone now and I miss him so.... I wish he could tell that silly joke one more time. The wonderful memories we have to keep people alive in out hearts.