Anya Cool

I was finally able to find a few crafty minutes, which of late hasn't been too easy. On top of trying to find a little crafting time our cable, internet, and phones have had sporadic service and I never know if one or all three are going to be working when I go to use them...ho hum!

Anya, her clothes, sunglasses, ice-cream cones, and sentiment are all from TGF's Dress-up Anya/Ian...which are retired sets but I was able to buy at one of TGF's Farmer's Market, such a deal! All the DP's are left over scraps which I love to use up...but end up never having enough DP for the inside of the card, lOL!



Challenges:
TGF: Dies and/or Punches
Anyone For Anya: Last Summer Fling
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
Totally Paper Crafts: #127 Orange and Yellow
Deconstructed Jen: Sketch 62
The Kraft Journal: Use Any Sketch
Sherri's Crafts: #90 Nat'l Ice Cream Month

Thanks for stopping by and leaving such sweet comments, they all put a smile on my face.
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Wicked Wednesday Sugar and Spice Reminder

This ATC idea fell into my hands, literally! I opened the refrigerator door when something from the top of the fridge fell down and hit me in the head...it was a chocolate bar! But not just any chocolate bar, it was chocolate infused with chilies….mmm mmm mmm! One of my favorite flavor combinations! Wait a sec…..

chocolate (sugar) and chilies (spicy) = SUGAR and SPICE!!!

I used an image from the chocolate bar packaging for this ATC, along with a couple of clear cooking stamps. And yes…there is a chocolate chili cupcake recipe which you can find here.

Have a great Saturday and don’t forget you have until Tuesday evening to submit your ATC’s. It would be so much fun to have you join us at Wicked Wednesday for this challenge, Sugar and Spice!
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Wicked Wednesday Sugar and Spice

This week's challenge theme at Wicked Wednesday is Sugar and Spice and is sponsored by Dilly Beans, if you haven't had the chance to check out these fab images by Megan Suarez yet, you're in for an eye poppin' treat when you do!

I used  Amalia's Heart digi to make this quick and easy ATC. After resizing this Google found sugar and spice image I  glittered, then embossed  the entire ATC, fussy cut and glued Amalia down, and lastly added a few pearl flourishes. Simple and sweet.

Make sure to join us for this week's challenge, one random winner will win a Dilly Bean image of their choosing.
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4, 3, 2, 1....

4 Challenges combined into
3 Cards, made in
2 days for
1 Blog

This isn't something I like to do...putting so many different challenges in one post but if I don't do this today, I'm going to run out of time by the end of the week to get all of these posted. Also, our internet/cable/phones have been wonky from a storm this morning and there are more storms expected over the next couple of days, so let's just get this started....

The Kraft Journal and Here Come the Boys:

Awww, I just love this lion image but have to be honest and tell you I'm not sure who it is by as it's one of my sister's stamps. The animal print buttons and background stamps are from OTC...they are a few of those things that when you buy them you just know that they are going to come in handy one day, LOL. The Kraft Journal's challenge is Make me Smile and Here Come the Boys challenge #32 is to make a Jungle Themed card....put them together for Wild for your Smile.




Dilly Beans:

This next card is for the Orange and Pink challenge over at Dilly Beans. You might be looking at this saying "where's the orange and pink?"....look at the image, it's there! After coloring the image on white paper I colored the background with various pink Copics and striped it with flourescent orange. When I originally finished making this card it didn't have the blue bird on it and it was pretty plain looking, so I went looking through my charms to find a bird but couldn't find one. Then I remembered I had some bird cuts from a swap I had made a few years ago...OMG, this swallow couldn't have been a better fit. Inside the card is sentiment from a stamp I found at the Goosebarn, it reads: LET YOUR DREAMS FIND WINGS...how perfect is that?!


The Greeting Farm:


My third and LAST card uses Cheeky Beach for TGF's FFF Summer challenge, the Cheeky Cherry girls are some of my fav's to color. This is my second attempt at coloring images with very light lines (I used Momento Angel Pink ink) and as you can tell, I still have a looooooooong way to go to master this technique. It's a gorgeous watercolor look when it's done correctly! There are lot's of tutorials on the no-line coloring technique, this tute is from SCS....hope you give it a try.

Whew, finally done! I know it's been a long post and I really do appreciate how you've read through it all...or maybe you took a little siesta and just left a comment?! LOL, either way, thanks for stopping by....hope you have a great day.
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Happy with New Sister Stamps

I've fallen madly in love with all of the Sister Stamps! Oddly enough, I am NOT a fan of most anime styles, yet I can't get enought of these adorable little images! I thought Takeo would make a fab card using Jen Shults' weekly sketch...Deconstructed Sketch #61. Just in case you didn't notice I rotated the picture of the sketch to match my card, lol. Don't you just love the color combination on this card, I know I do!



Thanks for taking the time to stop by and saying HI, it's always fun to see who comes and visits.
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Wicked Wednesday Famous Monsters Reminder

HaHa...I think everyone knows that Dr. Evil isn't a monster, rather he is an evil villian!! I printed the picture, glossy accented the hand drawn scar, and added some retro flower rub-ons for this light-hearted "Famous Monsters" ATC.

Next up is the ATC I made for last Wednesday's post and because I'm not fond of watching scary movies I really wasn't sure what Freddy looked like up-close, so I can't even begin to tell you how I felt when I Googled images of this guy.....eeeeeeek! After looking at this guy so many times I decided to go with a black and red striped background which is the same design as the shirt he always wore. I also printed and fussy cut the street sign. I think Strange Skin did an awesome job on this image...once it's colored it's extremely life-like!


The prize for one random winner this week is their choice of 2 images from the Famous Monsters collections at Strange Skin...check 'em out, you're going to love what you see. You have until 7 pm this coming Tuesday to join in the fun at Wicked Wednesday.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment to let me know you were here!
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Happy 13th Birthday Dario

Today is the day my youngest is officially a teenager....he's 13! He's a great kid with a wonderful and loving sense of humor, and has worked really hard to be where he's at...but gosh, does he ever keep us on our toes!

Like most of the teens these days, he loves his hoodies...so using Logan from TGF was a perfect choice when making his card. I think this card qualifies as CAS...just like Dario who likes to keep his things neat and organized, and without a lot of clutter. Just make sure to come back in a couple of years and ask me about his "clean room" after he's had a few years experience of really being a teenager, lol!



Challenges:
Anyone For Anya: Simple Sketch Sunday
The Greeting Farm: July Retro-Stars & Stripes

Stamps:
TGF: Logan
Technique Tuesday: Sentiment

Thanks for stopping by, I hope your day is as happy and joyful as mine was 13 years ago!
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Wicked Wednesday Famous Monsters

It's all about monsters this week at Wicked Wednesday...and not just any monsters, but famous monsters who are the guys you'd know anywhere should you run into one of them, LOL!

Our sponsor for this theme is Strange Skin and they generously supplied all of the awesome images the DT used this week. I really like the image I was given to work with, but to be honest....it scares me and I don't want to look at my blog and be scared. I will post a pix of it on Saturday when I make my reminder post, but until then you can click ***HERE*** if you'd like to see it.

Curious?!!

As always, thanks for stopping by and I hope you find the time to join us in this week's frightenly fun challenge!

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