Gorjuss Girl - thank you!!!

I finally got to colouring some of these Gorjuss Girls images that Emma sent me (thanks Emma!!!) - isn't she cute??!? And that kitty ... adorable!! I coloured them with my Koh-i-noor pencils and Gamsol.......love love love them!!!!

Paper: black CS; CTMH dp
Ink: Koh-i-noor pencils & gamsol; cranberry crisp
Stamps: Gorjuss Girls; sentiment from Verve
Accessories: prima flowers; rhinestone brad; circle punches.

I am going out of town for work tomorrow, and have posts scheduled...but if Blogger doesn't solve that problem before then, you might not see them.....I will have limited access to my computer so I will TRY to get on and re-post! Have a great week & thanks for your comments! They truly make my day!!!!

Chris

Beach Bears - Janet's Corrosive Challenge #19

This week's theme for Janet's Corrosive Challenge blog is SUMMER FUN!!! Well, I am a HUGE fan of SUMMER!!!! If you remember not even a month ago, me complaining of SNOW here in CANADA, you can understand why I cherish the few summer days that we DO get!!!!! LOL

I coloured this Dustin Pike digital image in front of the tv last week with my Koh-i-noor pencils and gamsol. Arent' they the cutest Bear Family ever?? I am SO ready for the beach!! I WISH we lived close to one!!! LOL I added crystal effects on the sunglasses, camera, water wings and pail but kept the layout pretty simple as it is a big image. I added a little bit of twine and a sea shell brad and some sea shell paper.

Please head on over to Janet's blog and join us in this SUMMER FUN CHALLENGE!!!!!

Hope you are having a great weekend!!!
Chris

Custom made Guest book

Every Thursday night, I head out to Crossfield, a small town north of Calgary. It is where I grew up & my parents still live there. In the Spring and Summer, they have a Farmer's Market, and for the last 2 years I have had a table there, trying to sell my cards & gift items. A lady kept coming by looking at my notebooks, talking about a Guest book for friends of hers. So last week, I offered to make one for her so she could take it with her when she goes to visit them. Here is what I came up with:



I hope she likes it!!!

Paper: Outlaw DP; Soft Suede CS
Ink: Copics; Soft Suede
Stamps: Cottage from Alota Rubber Stamps
Accessories: buttons; RSVP pen; crystal effects

THANKS for popping by! Have a GREAT 4th of July to all my American friends!!!!!
Chris

Blogger boo boos?!?!?

Is anyone else having trouble with scheduling posts on Blogger??? It seems my scheduled posts are not posting until I come in and re-enter the date....there is nothing different to what I normally do, date and time are now, it is "published" not a draft......

This has happened about 5 or 6 times now, and I worry that when I am away next week, my scheduled posts aren't going to "post". This is the same reason why my Blog hop post for Inky Impressions never posted on time!!! FRUSTRATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I changed the dates to 7/01/09 from 7/1/09 which Blogger automatically does.....and then it posts it immediately. BUT when I go to post options and type in 7/01/09...it sets it back to 7/1/09...does that make sense or am I rattling off stuff???

So, am I crazy? Or is there seriously something wrong? AM I missing something tiny? I know I'm not totally computer literate but I'm usually pretty good at figuring things out...this one has me stumped!!! ANY suggestions? ideas? hammers?? LOL

Simon Says......colour me orange, green, yellow & pink!!

Challenge #11 on the Simon Says Stamp blog is to use this photo for colour inspiration, or any combo of these colours - pink, yellow, green & orange!! Such fun, summery colours!! YAHHHH!!!!

Here is the card I made using these colours:

The image is from the Chasing Butterflies collection from Magnolia, which you can purchase at SIMON SAYS STAMP, and the sentiment is from an exclusive Simon Says stamp set called "Simply the Best Sentiments".....it truly is "simply the best"!!!!


HEAD on over to the CHALLENGE BLOG to see what the other Design Team members have created for you!! !You won't be sorry!!!!! AND PLEASE, come join us in our weekly challenges! We LOVE seeing your creations!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
Chris

Inky Impressions challenge #4...Distress it!!

This weeks challenge over at Inky Impressions Challenge Blog is to DISTRESS IT!!! I needed a gift card holder for my classroom assistant so I turned this challenge into a gift!!! I used LiLi's head only, and a template I got from Two Peas in a bucket AGES ago!! It is still a favourite, because it is SO easy!!!!! All edges of the paper and circles are distressed. Funny thing is, this is the 2nd one I did - I dropped the ink pad right on LiLi's head so I had to redo it!!! Whoops!!!!



Here is the inside:


If you want to join us on these challenges, please do!! Head on over to Inky Impressions Challenge Blog and check out what the other Inspirational Inkettes have created for you!!!! AND PLEASE, join us!!!! If you don't have any Inky Impressions stamps, then head to the STORE to pick up a few!!!! You WON'T regret it!!!!