Doodle Happy!

I wanted share a card with all of you that I made using the cute "Quirky Lizard" image from Doodle Pantry.

I love this cute little guy and thought he would be a good choice to use with my sentiment. The sentiment is from TLC Creations. I used the lined image that comes with the set and colored him with Copic markers. My papers are all from DCWV.All the papers have had their edges inked with Tim Holtz distress ink. I made my round embellishments using a tutorial from a fellow crafter Desire Fourie. Her blog is Doing Life and if you get a chance please visit this talented crafter! I used Spellbinder dies to cut out my image and sentiment and their perspective backgrounds. Doodle Pantry has a great sale going on right now so please go and check them out. I am anxiously awaiting to share the new releases from Doodle Pantry on May 1st! I would like to enter the following challenges: Aud's Sentiments - Anything Goes & DT Call C.R.A.F.T. - Animals Cute Card Thursdays -#214 Animal Magic Creative Craft Challenges - Let's See Some Animal Antics

Critter Sketch Challenge #12

Today over at Critter Sketch Challenge Blog there is a new challenge from our lovely team! I love the image that I chose to work with. It reminds me of summer and sunshine! Certainly something I am looking forward to as the weather is suppose to turn nasty with up to 8" of snow. What are they kidding? My pansies are sure to freeze. I have already put away the snow blower and cut my lawn twice! Only in Buffalo! lol! Here is the sketch that you are to follow...

Here is my card:

The image is from Jellypark Friends. Isn't it the cutest? My small ice cream sundaes are a stamp from Stampin' Up. Papers are from my scrap pile...(It is getting smaller...!) Colored with my Copic markers and used some baker's twine to hold up my banner. I used a Cricut cartridge (Country Life) for the banner flags. Check out the challenge at Critter Sketch and all of the lovely creations by the Design Team! Have a great Monday everyone!

Augie's Pug!

This next blog post is to show off a card that my talented 7 year old grandson August created! He came over to visit last night and his favorite thing to do is "scrappin' with Memo". He chose one of Doodle Pantry's images to color. I love that child to pieces! It is so fun to have someone love creating as much as I do. Here is what he created...

He used my Copic markers to color (and now I need a new tip on the blue one...lol!) and had his whole card in mind before he even started.He chooses all of his papers first and then he chooses his image. He even chose his ribbon himself! He definitely knows how he wants to create his cards! Oh...and he even finishes the inside of each one too! Another image goes inside...Here is the one for this card:

If you get a chance I would love if you could leave him a comment here...For now he will share my blog but in the near future....I see his own! I would like to enter his card into the Doodle Pantry monthly challenge. I would also like to enter the following challenges: Jellypark Junior Challenge - Anything Goes Crafters Cafe Kids - Bunnies or Baby Animals

Armor On?

I wanted to share a sweet image from one of Doodle Pantry's digital image sets entitled "Quirky Armadillo". I used the pre-colored image and one of the sentiments that comes with the set. Isn't he the cutest?!

I used scrap papers from my paper pile and pinking shears to cut around the sentiment. Everything was distressed using Tim Holtz distress ink. I actually got to see my very first armadillo in the wild when I went to visit my big Sis in Florida last summer.

Have a great week everyone! I am excited as the new release for Doodle Pantry is right around the corner! I can't wait to see what wonderful images Laurie has created

"Little Bunny Foo Foo" Challenge

Hi everyone! Did I peak your interest with that blog title? Well I wanted to let you know that there is a new challenge over at Jellypark Friends! Our challenge this time around is to make a creation using a bunny in/on it! Any bunny will do...Bugs Bunny or the Easter bunny or anything in-between!

There is also a new release happening today over at Jellypark Friends and I have used one of the tags from the new set to make my card.
I used my Cricut to die cut the baby head and a Peachy Keen stamp for the face. I also added an "Action Wobble" to the head so it bounces back and forth when you touch it. It really is cute to see it in action! I colored the tag with Copic markers. The words on the background were also done using my Cricut then outlined in a glitter pen.



Check out the new stamp set and then give a gander at all of the wonderful creations done by the DT. Have a great weekend everyone!

I Love You...

All The Way To The Moon And Back!



I love that sentiment and knew I wanted to make a card with it. I bought the Formal Occasions Cricut cartridge and found the image of the moon, stars and clouds and knew it would be perfect for this sentiment! I am really pleased with how it turned out! I used a variety of different designer papers (mostly scraps) and embossed the background with the dotted Swiss Cuttlebug folder. All edges have been distressed with Tim Holtz tea dye distressing ink.I used 2 different Stampin' Up punches for the sentiment base.
Foam tape was used to raise a few of the stars and clouds. Here is a shot of the whole card...


A very simple but I think very effective card...What do you think?
I would like to enter the following:
Bearly-Mine - Embossing
Art With No Boundaries - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Punches and/or Die Cuts
Lexi's Creations - Use Your punches and/or Dies
Pile It On - Pop It Up!
HIMCR#42 - Use Your Scraps

CDAC Challenge!

Today marks the beginning of another challenge at CDAC. Check it out! This time our theme is, "There Is Something In The Air". Maybe Spring!
I was given this cute image by McMahon's Fine Designs. I love this vintage looking image so I attempted to do it up vintage. I used a free vintage background that I distressed with Tim Holtz inks. I also added some of the Tim Holtz tape to a couple of the areas. All of the other images of the clock, the tickets, and the key were more freebies from somewhere on the internet. My image was colored with both Promarkers and Copics. I added a little chalk for the cheeks. All in all...I am pleased with how it turned out! Vintage is not my forte, but I am starting to feel a little more comfortable with it! The little metal butterfly was a present from a friend so I don't know who made it...
Check out the challenge and buy in if you haven't done any yet. You will receive 5 digital images to work with. Make at least three of them into a card (or whatever you want), post on the Progressive challenge board and get next month's images free!
I would like to enter the following challenges:
MIM- Always Anything Goes
Paper Creations Ink #83 - April Showers Bring May Flowers
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Anything Goes w/ a Splash of Green
Outlaws Greeting Card Challenge - Distress!
Dream Valley Challenges - Earth Tones