Karen's Doodles challenge - Paper Piecing

Hello! I hope you enjoyed your little break!! Karen's Doodles DT is ready to rock 2012 with some great new challenges. 
This week's challenge at Karen's Doodles is PAPER PIECING!

So, get out your cute Karen's Doodles images and join us!!! There are TONS of great  images in her shop...go check it out!!!! There is something for everyone!!!

Here is my card for this week:

I have used ROSIE DANCE and coloured it with Copics.   The CS is Core'Dinations and the DP is from Magnolia.The sentiment is from an old set from Verve Stamps.


Head on over to the Challenge Blog and check out the rest of the DTs creations!!!  I hope you will join us this week!

The challenge is now open to everyone whether they use a KD image or not. However, only those using KD images will be entered to win the Top Card of the Week prize. So now there is NO excuse not to join us!!!!

You can win the following prizes:
1st Place - 3 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles and Card of the Week Blinkie, awarded to the best entry
2nd Place - 2 Digi stamps of your choice from Karen's Doodles
3rd Place - 1 Digi stamp of your choice from Karen's Doodles

Have a great week!!
Chris

Incy Wincy Designs...

**Please scroll down...this is my 2nd post for today!!! THANKS!!!**

This week Incy Wincy Designs Challenge blog has another great challenge for you - ANYTHING BUT A CARD!!!! I love doing projects like these, the hard part is finding the time!!! Seems more so lately & I'm on Summer vacation!! Weird!!!!

Anyway, here is my project using an image from our sponsor this week - MelJen's Designs. It is a gift bag. I got the tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers, it was really easy to follow!!

Here is the front:



And the back:



And a side view:

Have fun and good luck!!! I hope you'll join us this week!
Chris

The Corrosive Challenge Blog - STARS!

Hello everyone!! Happy Sunday!!!! This weeks challenge at The Corrosive Challenge blog is STARS in your EYES!! So we want to see STARS on your creation!!!

Head to the challenge blog to check out the DT samples!!! We have a new sponsor this month, Digis with Attitude, and new prizes, so head over there to check it out!!!!

I have used a digi stamp from Squigglefly. The DP is from Basic Grey ...... which I got at Simon Says Stamp. The star punch is from Creative Memories and the rhinestones are from my stash! The sentiment is from Verve Stamps.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you will join us this week at The Corrosive Challenge blog!!!
Chris

Whheeeee!!! I LOVE being on holidays!!!

That means I get to participate in challenges more than normal!!!! SO, today I have TWO for you, for a few different challenges!

This first card is for the challenge over at BEE CRAFTY - to celebrate the New Year, using a digi. I used this cute mouse from Phindy's Place. I coloured it all with Copics, then added crystal lacquer to the entire martini glass. It was still wet when I took this picture but it will dry clear! I used some Yo Yo Yellow CS and some DP from my scrap bin.

This second card is for the challenge over at Kenny K's Krafty Girlz challenge blog....use HEARTS! Kenny K just released a bunch of new LOVE images so this is to celebrate the new release!! I have used Uptown Angel. I used a new paper pack from Martha Stewart that I just got today and some heart rhinestones I've had in my stash for awhile. The sentiment is from a Verve Stamps set that I've had for a really long time too! This card is 9x4.

Because my paper pack is new, I am going to enter this in the Paper Sundaes challenge too.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a comment! This year, I am going to try REALLY HARD to visit everyone who leaves me a comment......that is my goal!!!! So, leave me a comment so I can swing by your blog too!!!! Wish me luck!!!!

Chris

Karen's Doodles USA Challenge card.....

This week the challenge at Karen's Doodles USA Challenge blog is a sketch. Here it is! I think this sketch works great with Karen's images...it really showcases them!!! LOVE it!!!!!

And here is my card:

It is for my nephew who is having his Confirmation at the beginning of May, so Karen's Confirmation set was PERFECT!!!! You get 5 digi images (3 girls, 2 boys) for only $12! GREAT deal!!!! I also bought the Holy Communion set because many of my students have their First Communion this year so I thought I would make them each a bookmark using the images!

I am also going to use these images for the invitations to the Sacramental Lunch the school puts on for all the students who have had a sacrament in the last year!!!

The card base is black, with a Brilliant Blue layer. The Cross (Verve Stamps) was stamped on black with gold ink. I tried to cover it with Crystal Effects but it looked stupid....so this is the THIRD cross I stamped and cut out..ugh!!! LOL I am really happy with how it turned out, it is simple but perfect for a 10 year old boy!!! Inside it says "May God bless you on your special day" (SU) I coloured the boy with Copics and it took me a long time to get the hair colour right! It is still a bit too blonde for Brody, but that's ok, I am SURE he won't notice!!!!

Thanks for popping in!!! Wish me luck!!!!

Chris

My first EASEL CARDS!!!!

Alright, I jumped in and tried my hand at an easel card. The tutorial I used which was really awesome & easy to follow can be found HERE.



This one is a 4 x4 - first try, it's ok.....a bit small but I didn't want to overwhelm myself with my first one!!! LOL I used Riding hood red CS, the DP is from My Minds Eye, the sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp, and the hedgies are from a Penny Black clear set called Every Which Way.

After I tried a little one, I wanted to try a bigger one, see if I liked this type of card...well, let me tell you - I LOVED it!!! This one turned out SO awesome, I am very proud of this one! It is going to a friend who just had a baby!!!

Here is the front.......lots of bling and sparkles!!

and the side view to see the easel part, the button that props it up & the sentiment.

And here is the entire card - open in all its glory!! LOL

The flourish stamp is from Lizzie Ann Designs, the bunny and sentiment are from the set Practically Perfect from Verve Stamps & the paper is from My Mind's Eye. I coloured the bunny with my Koh-i-noor pencils and Gamsol & sparkled her up with my Sakura jelly roll pen (stardust) and stickles!

Thanks for looking at my very first easel cards - I think I will be making more of these!! They are fun and SO easy!!!!

Chris

Three challenges in one post......phewwww!!!! I was busy!!!!

I hibernated yesterday because it was snowy and cold so I got a few challenges done!!! This first card is for Challenge #73 at Spoonful of Sugar - using a sketch. Here is my take on the sketch -which was really fun!!!

I used an image of Tilda on a sled, which was mailed to me last winter that I finally got around to colouring & using! The cardstock is Pink Pirouette & is 6x6. The green designer paper is from a TAC stack that I got last spring (can't remember the name of it!!) The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp set called Sending Sunshine. I added stickles to the snowflakes and randomly to the white stars on the green paper. I coloured Tilda with my Koh-i-noor pencils and Gamsol.

This next card is for Digital Tuesday Challenge, which was to make a Halloween card! I couldn't resist using this cute monster from Dustin Pike. I wanted him sitting on something spooky, like a tombstone, so I found the graveyard scene online in a colouring pages site - I just googled "tombstone colouring page" & got a TON!!! Amazing what is out there for free!!

I used the last of my Trick or Treat paper by Provo Craft for this card!!! Sniff sniff!! I coloured the sky with my chalks and the rest with Copics.I added crystal effects to the cross, the lollipop and his teeth!

This last card is for Mojo Monday - week 108!! I have always liked the Mojo Monday sketches so I thought I would try this one out!

I used the stamp sets from Verve Stamps called Practically Perfect (bunnies) and Beautiful You (sentiment) and the Happy Anniversary stamp is from Simon Says Stamp. I used blue bayou and the DP is from an Adhesive mat stack that my friend Tracy got me ages ago - it is almost all gone so I will have to keep my eyes open for more next time I'm in the USA! (they don't sell that kinda thing in Canada!!)

Thanks for looking! I will be entering these 3 cards into those challenges so wish me luck!!!!! Have a great week!!! I can't believe it is Wed. already!!!! Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!

Chris

Anniversary Birds

An anniversary card I made for my parents in August...they have been married for 55 years....crazyyyy!!!!! I used "Anniversary Birds" from Verve Stamps - I totally forgot I had this set, and I'm SO glad I pulled it out!!!! The little heart charm is from Michael's (in the wedding section!)

Don't forget, you still have time to enter the Simon Says Stamp Challenge this week - it is a sketch - check out this post for more details, or head to the Challenge blog!!! We are trying to get 200 entrants, and we are getting close but WE NEED YOU to help us out!!!!! THANKS!!!

Have a great day!!

Chris