Keeping it Simple

Tomorrow is Robyn's Fetish

New Release Blog Hop.

Celebrate with us beginning

at 12:01 a.m. EST, Saturday, Dec 12th.

I'll be here...will you?

Well, probably by Autopost at that

hour of the day.

Stamping Vacation

Keeping the Card Simple

I made this card using scraps. I tried hard to get the scalloped

edges cut straight. Even with a guideline I have trouble.

I don't know why I can't see level.

The cherubs are buttons with the shanks removed.

Except for trying to keep a straight line, that is a pretty simple card.

Think Monday Think ATC

Light

My light is firecracker bursts

Crazy Amigo

Dance With Me

This is my first challenge at Crazy Amigo.

Too Hot to Tango.

The background fireworks panel is from Printmaster.

The silhouette dancers are from Digital Ink. Co by Stitchy Stamps.

The Digital Ink, Co is having a 50% off sale now.

I like how this turned out.

Magical Monday

Use Image and Pink

Clean and Simple

No bows, brads, etc.

This is the inspiration for the digi stamp.

Meet sweet Malie.

I do have shear pink ribbon but no bow.

The stars are punched so the pink glitter paper will

show through. I have crystal glitter used as snow.

Sweet, Clean and Simple.

The Special 50/50 Digital Stamping Group

This group will be limited to 100 members.

This site is for members only and is not available for general viewing, only people who have been given access to this site can see these pages.

The site will be a perfect mix of 50 Digital designers and 50 Crafters.

The designers must post one free image a month.

Crafters may take all or select the images they want.

They then have to use one of their chosen images to create a project and then post on their own blog and leave a comment and link here.

Designers can not take part in posting a entry only crafters can take part.

A winner will be chosen by voting poll added to the blog.

The winning crafter will receive a £5.00 prize

The designer who created the image on the winning entry will receive a £10.00 prize.

I hope everyone will be okay with the start date being the 8th of January.

Now, doesn't that sound interesting?

If you decide to be one of the 50/50, please

mention my name.

I've Got Mail!!!

With my terms with Squigglefly and MyGrafico

completed at the end of the year....

I've been applying for new DT positions. Well,

last night I received the Email notification

that I have been selected to be on the

Robyn's Fetish Challenge Design Team.

I'm very pleased and very excited.

My first DT project will be this Saturday with

a sample card of a new release and a Blog Hop

to celebrate.

So come on back Saturday for a fun filled day.

Digital Ink Co.

Line or Theme from a Christmas Song

Image provided

They provided three images for this challenge. I chose this

cute squirrel. My song line is "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire".

I added a chestnut to the image. I had to crop out a space for

the squirrel's paw to make it look like he is holding the nut.

I did the coloring with colored pencils and the distressing

with Tea Dye Distress Ink. The trim is leather fringe.

Digital Two For Tuesday

Choice of Two Images

I chose this image and here is what I did with it.

It took me a couple of days to think of something for this one.

Finally, something clicked. After dividing the image into

3 sections and adding borders, I found a background that I liked. I chose

the new image color from the red in the background.

See ya Saturday for Robin's Fetish Challenge

More Black and White and a Pop of Color

Ildi Co. Digital Stamps

Black & Bright

Digital Tues

Christmas Song

Creative Inspirations

No Red or Green

My song is "Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland". I used Ildi Co cute

Cuddles the bear and the coloring is done with gel pen. The

base card is preglittered card stock.

24 Days of Christmas

Sketch challenge

I have some very pretty border and scroll stamps. I tried very hard to

use them for this challenge. I lined up my paper stamped the 2

straight lines....good. Then when I started to add the swirls

on both sides....DARN...I didn't have anything that

worked that had a left and a right. So back to the computer

I went and this is what I came up with.

I certainly hope you follow these links to see some

fabulous sculpture using pencils.

Google Images

Artist Jennifer Maestre

Here is just a tease

I'll be enjoying my day indoors today. It has been rainy and

blustery all night and it doesn't look like it's going to let up.

Today is the Weds Sketch Challenge at MyGrafico Challenges.

Just a Busy Bee

Show & Tell Cards & Scrap Pages

Photo Corner

Small World of Inchies & Twinchies

Crowns

Gothic Arches

Regal Ladies

Ch(all)enge Masters

Blog Group...Create a Blog Award

Creating the award was quite a challenge for me. When it was all

finished and I was looking at my 'to do' list, I saw that it fit several

challenges. Lucky me. The main image is one of June's

wonderful Art Freebies. Right now she has several really cute

animal images to give away. You just might see one of those sweeties

show up on a project here. Everything else came from my Printmaster.

The second part of the 'Create a Blog Award' challenge is present

it to a member of the forum. I'm going to look through the member

list and check out who has been a very busy bee and I will

give her this award.

Something Completely Different

Marilyn Monroe Tag

Art Creations

Marilyn Monroe

(image provided)

The black panel is just background for scanning. I freehand

cropped the lovely image of MM and put her on the big

screen. Added some stars that I colored in with silver gel pen and

an assortment of ribbons and fringe to match. These projects

are sure a good way to use up scraps. You might

like to visit Use Your Paper Scraps Group.

When they were filming the movie "The Misfits" my parents

went to Virginia City, NV to see the filming. Unfortunately,

MM wasn't filming that day but Mom talked to Clark Gable and

Montgomery Clift. Somewhere in our pile of pictures is

a picture of Monty walking down the wooden sidewalk

in Virginia City. I liked the movie but I guess the

critics didn't give it very good reviews.

Don't forget to check out the new

Special 50/50 Challenge Blog

and of course

my Soartful Challenges

Home for the Holidays

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

Saturday Spotlight

Christmas Flowers

I stamped the base card with a swirl stamp (unknown) using

Vicki's masterboard technique from a previous challenge of hers.

The beautiful deer image is from Graphics Fairy.

The scroll and sentiment are from Printmaster.

I used a poinsettia stamp from Canadian Maple Collections for my Christmas

flower. I couldn't find a direct link for them only ebay sales.

To finish, I added a bit of fringe.

I wish I had made the focal image smaller so more of

the swirl background was shown. Another time maybe.

!!! OMG !!!

I am so sad that my term is up on the Squigglefly DT.

But, they are so thoughtful and created a Yearly Roundup Magazine

for 2009. It is a wonderful issue devoted to the

work of Squigglefly artists, customers and the DT members.

Get your free download at Squigglefly.

What a wonderful remembrance of my year with

Squigglefly.

The Special 50/50 Challenge Blog

The site will be a perfect mix of 50 Digital designers and 50 Crafters.

The designers must post one free image a month.

Crafters may take all or select the images they want. They then have to use one of their chosen images to create a project and then post on their own blog and leave a comment and link here.

Designers can not take part in posting a entry only crafters can take part.A winner will be chosen by voting poll added to the blog.

The winning crafter will receive a £5.00 prize The designer who created the image on the winning entry will receive a £10.00 prize.

The start date of this special blog is January the 8th so hurry and check it out before places fill up there are only 50 places available

mail info@yourspecialdelivery.co.uk mentioning my name :)

See you there on January 8th :)

They had a space for me. There are still openings available for both

Designers and Crafters.

MyGrafico Challenges

Today is the Recipe Challenge. And, you could win

a nice collection of recipe cards and sentiment labels to

go with. Weds there will be the sketch challenge and

another chance to win the Recipe Digital Stamp Set.

A wimoweh, A wimoweh

Remember that from the song

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Follow the link to read the interesting history of

this song. It has always been a favorite of mine.

Three Muses

Fun and Games

I decided I wanted to make a puzzle for this

challenge. When I saw this image that song came to mind.

I added a jigsaw effect to the image, added words from the song

and dug out some thrift store puzzle pieces to glue dot in place.

"In the jungle,

the mighty jungle,

the lion sleeps tonight".

This card I made with bits and pieces from my scrap drawer.

RSC Sketch Challenge

ggdesigns

I trimmed an existing ATC to fit the sketch. The face

stamp is from CowTown Stamps. Laurel has such

a fabulous variety of stamps. There is also a great $1

sale page. I don't know who makes the swirl stamp or

the sentiment stamp. But I love the font that is used.

I embellished with a dragonfly brad, gold crystal gems

and a twig from the last of the beautiful fall leaves

on my crepe myrtle tree.

ggdesigns is also hosting new sketch challenge on their

web page.

After I read my Sunday paper we are going here this morning.

The Springmaid Beach Resort

in downtown Myrtle Beach for breakfast

and to visit the Annual Springmaid Resort

Winter Craft Fair. After several days

of on and off rain it will be nice to go to the beach.

Ahhhh! I love the beach.

Glitter, Snow and Christmas and some Hopping

It is Saturday again and the new

Soartful Challenge has been posted

'Home for the Holidays'

There are already two beautiful entries

that I've posted in the challenge sidebar. And, don't forget

to look for my EXTRA SPECIALS picked from last weeks entries.

My sample for Home for the Holidays

Stamping Vacation

Glitter

Flutter By Wednesday

Open Theme

My friend Denise at Stamping Vacation has a weekly Pick 3 Challenge and this week

we picked 3 of 8 ways to use glitter in our creations.

Well I just glittered everything.

This works nicely for FlutterBy, also. The stamp that I used is

from CowTown Stamps. I outlined using silver glitter, colored with crystal

and purple glitter, altered the background paper with glitter and the

base is preglittered paper. I turned her hairdo into a turban and added

a small purple gem. There is also clear sparkle thread wrapped

around the card but it's very had to see here.

There's Magic in the Air

Snowy Flight

Image Provided

Art Pieces

Snow

I popped the image into a scene made with a stamp from Stampscape.

I never learned how to make a ' real stampscape' scene but I've used

this stamp over and over. For the snow I used some bagged

snowflakes from the Christmas aisle of Walmart. I don't think

I like them used like this. I wish I'd done something different.

If you like to Blog Hop here are couple for you.

Ch(all)ange Masters Forum

March of the Snowman Blog Hop

You will find fun and prizes along the way.