SWC Dt Post

Good Day Friends and Happy Father's Day to all the father's around the world!!!~~ Today is my turn to share at Sunday's with Crissy!!!  Our Challenge this month is "TAGS or TICKETS"    I am sharing a card I made for "Our Anniversay"  using Crissy's digi's Sweet Sarah... Can I Kiss You...and Love Seat....  All 3 of these images are found at Whimsy Stamps along with oodles of other fabulous ones from the Superb Artist~~ Crissy Armstrong!!!!!

Colored with Copics, brown and black pastel pencils and shaded floor with TH walnut stain ink.

The tickets are "Friendship Ticket Sentiments" by Raindrop Echo Designs for Whimsy--Wow Ann Vento has some awesome talent!!!

Wild Orchid flowers--OMGosh aren't these Wonderful!!  Don't you just love the Webster Page Push pin with the butterfly design (that was in my Mother's Day Gift Set :))!!

Now it's your turn to show us your 'TAGS AND TICKETS' cards!! There will be five free digi's given to one lucky challenge participant who will be chosen by Random.org at the end of the month! You may now use images from any company and still be included in the draw for the blog candy prize! Those who use one of Crissy's images, either from her rubber or digital collections will be entered twice in the draw. But please respect the rule of no more than three entries per month. Otherwise your entries could be deleted.
You can link up your creation on Sarah's post by clicking HERE.  Just find the Blue Linky button.  (She has all the instructions!)

Would like to enter~~
Simon Says~photo Inspiration
Bearly Mine #39~~TicTacToe (used Dies, Flowers, Sentiment)
Creatalicious #35~~Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy #65~~ Boy Attitude
Paper Shelter #68~~Anything Goes
Truly Scrumptious #82~~Flower Power

Thanks for visiting and God Bless

SWC

Hello "Sunday's With Crissy" fans!!!  Our challenge this month is to use Your Favourite Color Combo!!  My card today is using one of Crissy's newest digi's.....

Shopping with Rita

using My Fave Colors

Blue and Brown

find her At Whimsy Stamps along with all Crissy's other rubber and digi's!!!

Copics used:  Skin~E11,01, R22, 20....Hair~E29, 19, 18, 13...Dress and Shoes~ N10, 7, 5,3, 1 with gelly roll clearstar and white pens.....Dog~E33, 31, 30...Bag~ RV11, 10, W1 with Silver Spica and white pens. 

Border made with MS cherish border punch and edges inked with TH walnut stain.  Sky was made with template from Bev's blog using TH stormy sky ink.  Flowers are Prima and Wild Orchid (painted with Iridescent medium for sparkle) and branches and rose leaves are MS punches.  Sentiment is a sticker from some junk mail :)

This view shows the Gelly Roll Clear star sparkle on her dress, shoes, and puppies collar.

Now it's your turn to show us your Favourite Colour Combo cards or creations! There will be five free digi's given to one lucky challenge participant who will be chosen by Random.org at the end of the month! You may use images from any company and still be included in the draw for the blog candy prize! Those who use one of Crissy's images, either from her rubber or digital collections will be entered twice in the draw. But please respect the rule of no more than three entries per month. Otherwise your entries could be deleted.  Please also remember to link your card/creation to the appropriate post. Although we'd love to surf your blog it makes it very hard for us when we have to go looking through multiple posts to find your entry for our challenge.

Go to Sarah's post HERE where you'll find the blue Linky button and upload instructions.

Challenges Entering:

Paper Sundaes #116~~ Anything Goes

Stamptacular Sunday #159~~Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss #127~~Bling

Glad you visited--you brightened my day!!

God Bless

SWC #27~~Animals

Hi Friends~~today I am posting for "Sunday's with Crissy"

The Image is Bunny with Flowers by Crissy Armstrong at Whimsy Stamps Store!!

Made an Easter Gift Box

Papers are: SU teal cs, DCWV textured pink cs, and Best Creations dp--so cute for easter!!  Sentiment is SU and cut out with SB oval nesties.  Wild Orchid daffodil and Zva leaves compliments the gorgeous pink ribbon

Colored with Copics and prisma pencils.  Edges inked with TH walnut stain.  Kaisercraft pearls and check out that cool.....MS laci butterfly!!!

Shows inside of box and the pic below shows a side view as well as with gift of sachet packets inside--mmmm do they smell goooood!!!

Now it's your turn to show us your 'ANIMALS' cards!! There will be five free digi's given to one lucky challenge participant who will be chosen by Random.org at the end of the month! You may now use images from any company and still be included in the draw for the blog candy prize! Those who use one of Crissy's images, either from her rubber or digital collections will be entered twice in the draw. But please respect the rule of no more than three entries per month. Otherwise your entries could be deleted.

You can link up you project on Sarah's post by clicking HERE. Just find the Blue Linky button and add your project! (She has all the instructions!)

Be sure to visit often as the DT has wonderful inspiration here all month long!!!

Thanks for visiting

God Bless

SWC #26~~challenge

Hey Friends~~~~Today is my day to create for Sunday's with Crissy Blog!!!

My friend had asked me to make some some birthday cards....... her requests were that they had to include a "horse" and she loves the easel style!!!!  

Well it didn't take me long to know what to create.....

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Hope you enjoy--my friend just loved the results!!!!

2 easel cards

for an "18" and "50" year old :)

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Crissy's Wings of Hope--this wonderful image was designed for The Haiti Relief devastation.  

You can find this Beautiful image in Crissy's collection for Whimsy along with several accesory and sentiment stamps--HERE!!!

Both images were colored with Copics and pastel pencils and cut out with SB labels 1 nesties.  Stardust stickles sparkled the wings and softened backgrounds with TH inks.  

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Now it's your turn to show us your Birthday cards or creations!  There will be five free digi's given to one lucky challenge participant who will be chosen by Random.org at the end of the month! You may use images from any company and still be included in the draw for the blog candy prize! Those who use one of Crissy's images, either from her rubber or digital collections will be entered twice in the draw. But please respect the rule of no more than three entries per month. Otherwise your entries could be deleted.

Upload your creation HERE!!

You do have  a few more days to join in the fun!!!!!!

Would like to enter these into the...
ICopic #70 challenge--Animals

Hope your days are full of love and joy!!

SWC #35 DT Post

Today is my day to share some fun on the Sunday's with Crissy Blog!!!  Our challenge for this month~~Beat the Mid-Winter Blues!!  You may interpret this however you would like ;)  I chose to view it as.......a beautiful summer day spent with a furry friend!!  

Used Crissy's super sweet image called "Nose to Nose" merged with MiCrafty crooked picket fence ------I think it turned out pretty dern sweet!!!  Truly takes me back in time when our girls were little :)   Love them memories!!!

 Colored with Copics~~Girl Face--E21, 01, 00, R20, W1.....Hair--Y26,21,31,E55....Shirt--B21, 0000....Pants--B39, 37, 34, 32.... Puppy--N1, 3, 5, 7 R20, E42....Fence--C7, 5, 3, 2 00....Ground and grass--YG67, 03, G82, W3, 1....Sky Blue pastel pencil with B0000, C1, 00

Papers are SU Black CS and Memory Box Minuet pack.  Sentiment was computer generated and given several layered dimensions using foam tape.  Dp edges were fancied with EKSuccess punch and Image was punched with MS RTP layered arches

 Sorry for the blurry pic here but it is to give you a peek of inside.

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Now it's your turn to show us your 'BEAT THE MID-WINTER BLUES' cards!! There will be five free digi's given to one lucky challenge participant who will be chosen by Random.org at the end of the month! You may now use images from any company and still be included in the draw for the blog candy prize! Those who use one of Crissy's images, either from her rubber or digital collections will be entered twice in the draw. But please respect the rule of no more than three entries per month. Otherwise your entries could be deleted.

You can link up you project on Sarah's post by clicking HERE. 
Come on now....You have until Jan 31st to enter--that gives you about 5 more days...so Go Go Go!!!!!!!!! 

Thanks for visiting and Hope you are all beating the winter blues :D

God Bless

SWC #24~~ Anything Goes

Top O' The Mornin' Friends

Hope you ALL had a wonderful Christmas!!

Today I am sharing Crissy's Newest Snowmen Digi's for this year at Sunday's With Crissy!!!

Gosh these snowmen are... Oh So cute...playful....fun... and the most festive little snow wonders :D

I Just Love them!!!!

These Adorable Snowmen can be found HERE at the Whimsy Stamps Store!!

My focus was to make "Thank You" cards or gifts.

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Here they are all grouped together!! 3 differently shaped cards and a gift bag!!!  All snowmen images were colored with Copics and then embellished with love:D

Snowman Angel~~WOW...Isn't he darling!!!  Sparkled his wings, hat, cuffs, and snow with Frosted Lace Stickles!!! 

Snowman Top O' The Mornin'~~~ Also another wonderful image with her (could make it a him also--Hee hee) feathered friend:)  Here I added Frosted lace stickles to birds hat and berries on snowman's hat.  Diamond stickles to holly leaves and Craft Lounge Sparkly Fluff to ground.  And check out the new teeny tiny Recollections snowflake punch I got for Christmas!!!  Love it!!!

Snowman Santa~~ so cute with his stocking full of gifts and jingle bells!!  Frosted lace stickles sparklized him totally:)  Sentiment made with SB ovals and "thank you" made with gold embossing powder and heat tool.  TH Antique linen distress stickles gave glitz to the scallops!!

Lastly Snowman Skating~~FUN FUN FUN!!!!  Here I altered a white gift bag...created a scene...skating in the Moonlight.... with DCWV dp--oh such pretty paper----lantern made with versamark, black embossing powder and added yellow stickles to give light a glowing look :)  Oval is shiny dp to resemble moonlight with SB ribbon banner with "Thank You" stamped and then  outlined with Viva Decor ruby glitter liner pen.  Sentiment on bottom is from MFT.

Thanks for hanging in there with this LOOONNNGGG post.....

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Now it's your turn to show us your 'ANYTHING GOES' cards!! There will be five free digi's given to one lucky challenge participant who will be chosen by Random.org at the end of the month! You may now use images from any company and still be included in the draw for the blog candy prize! Those who use one of Crissy's images, either from her rubber or digital collections will be entered twice in the draw. But please respect the rule of no more than three entries per month. Otherwise your entries could be deleted.

You can link up you project on my first post by clicking HERE. Just scroll to the end of that post to find the Blue Linky button and add your project!

Challenges Entering~~

Charisma Cardz #50~~ Anything Goes
Bunny Zoe Crafts #19~~ Shaped Cards
Bearly Mine #26~Anything Goes
Stamptacular Sunday #144~~Winter Photo
Blessings and wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year!!!!!

SWC Challenge #23

Good Day To All My Dear Friends!!!  

Sunday's With Crissy's #23 challenge this month is to Make a Christmas Card using non-traditional colors.  Be sure to check out the Sunday's with Crissy Blog and get inspired by my teamies creations they are all so Gorgeous!!!!!!

For my card... I chose to use teals and greys and I think it turned out pretty cute :D

I used Crissy's cute digi........

Teddy's First Christmas

This view shows sparkle of stickles on hats, diamond glaze shine on eyes, nose, paws, buttons, and candy cane, the clear star dots on birdies hat, then of course, the glitter liner bordering the image and the dp itself is very sparkly

Now I hope this has inspired you to create something to join us :)   There is still 4 more days to enter and maybe you will win some of Crissy's Amazing digi's!!!  To enter your creation--go to Sarah's post Here to find out the deets and look for the froggy link :)  

Challenges Entering:
The Craft Garden~~ Christmas (with no red or green)
Charisma Cardz #46~~ Snowflakes
Totally Papercrafts #94~~ Christmas
Totally Gorjuss #108~ Sparkle
BSC #37~~ Your Beary Best!!!

Recipe:

Stamps: Crissy's Digi "Teddy's First Christmas" 

Ink: Copics

Papers: SU teal cardstocks, Kand Co. BWalton evergreen shimmer pack

Tools:  SB labels 22, MS deco fan border punch, SU horizontal punch

Embellies:  Kand Co. stickers, ribbon, charms, tulle, diamond glaze, frosted lace and worn lipstick stickles, sakura clear star pen and viva decor holo iridescent glitter liner pen

SWC Challenge #22

Happy Day Dear Friends

Today I am posting for Sunday's With Crissy!!!  The theme for Challenge #22 is Thanks/Thanksgiving!!

You have until Oct 31st--that is 6 more days!!!!!!!

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OMG~~~wait till you see the amazing digital pencil sketches the Marvelous Crissy Armstrong dreamed up!!!!

I am so in love with these and BEST OF ALL they come in regular outlined format also if you are a fan of dark detail lined digi's :)!!!!

Ok so on with the FUN...........Pics galore so hag in there... Hee Hee:)

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First off meet Christmas Bear--isn't he just THE cutest!!!

Printed him on watercolor paper and colored with prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits!!  Cut out with SB circle nestie and matted with SB scallop nestie.  Added Diamond Glaze to eyes, nose, cheeks and paw paddies :)  Sparkled with stardust stickles.

MS tear drop RTPP used on a notecard I had laying around--just had to use with this image cuz the print portrays such a warm wooly softness to the card~~just like the sweater christmas bear is wearing :o)  Kept the card simple so the focus is on the digi image!!!  Below shows the shine and sparkle!!!!

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Meet Sugar Pie Honey Bunch  --isn't this chef just Brilliant!! I am smelling apple pie :D

Once again printed on watercolor paper and colored with prisma pencils and spirits. 

 Diamond glaze for eyes, nose, cheeks and pie tin.  Stardust stickles glistened the floor and sentiment.  Used an EK Success border punch along with another notecard from stash that gives the wooly warm softness when you look at it :o)

Doesn't that pie look Scrumpdilli-ishcious??? ok Yummy(I can spell that)!! LOL 

Aren't these just ADORABLE!!!!!  Click here to get yours~~~OR~~~better yet enter Challenge #22 at Sunday's with Crissy and maybe you will win five free digi's of your own choosing!!!!  To enter link your post to Sarah's Post Here!!!  

God Bless and thanks for visiting

Mary Lou

SWC #21 DT Creation!!

Hello Sunday's with Crissy Friends!!!!  Our Challenge for the month of September is Friendship~~~create anything you feel pertains to friendship--easy don't you think???

I have altered a notebook...needed a prezzie for a little boy

Colored with copics and pastel pencils.  Added background with TH stormy sky and vintage photo DI's.  Cut out image with SB peony nestie and the little sparkle around bottom of image is Viva Decor Holo iridescent glitter liner.  Papers are BG mannakech pack.  Dp under image was embossed using CB script folder and then swiped with TH walnut stain ink.  Edges were punched with EK Success paw print~~cute and fitting for this image :)  Sentiment is a Stampendous stamp.

Now the wooden fence.... I got at Michael's discount store and Inked by swiping with TH aged mahogany, then vintage photo and then alittle walnut stain....finished with Kaiser pearls~~I like how it turned out :)

Pic of inside cover~~once again used BG dp's and blue cardstock.  SB mega oval nesties used with sentiment from Hero Arts stamped with Rich Cocoa memento ink--added a MS butterfly and the background vines are a stamp I got from my mom...I like the softness it added :)

"This book belongs to" was computer generated and cut out with peony SB nesties.  The top and bottom dp was created using SU scallop border punch.  Both sentiments were outlined with Viva glitter liner too!! Love that sparkle LOL

This is the back cover.  BG dp with paw prints punch along edge and then added more MS butterflies and Viva decor glitter liner.

We would love it if you joined in the fun at Sunday's with Crissy!!  Please link your creation to Sarah's post HERE!!!

Also check out Crissy's newest digi's and stamps at Whimsy Here!!! They are truly a must have!!!

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I also want to let you know that I have used Crissy's image called "Baby Elephant" to make a baby card recently~~~Click Here to take you to the post!!


Entering challenges:
Simon Says Stamp~~ Use dies and/or punches
TTT #51~~ Project for child or teenager
The Paper Shelter #32~~ Anything Goes
Copic Creations #58~~coloring fur with a bright twist (if you like)


Thanks for stopping by and God Bless You!!!