Some Squigglefly cards....

I had a few more Squigglefly images to play with and hadn't really had time....but here they are!!! They are both coloured with Copics. Inside it says "The Doctor is in...wanna play?"


This one is called Sharing Lunch. I paper pieced her dress with digi paper from Funky Fairies (it's FREE!!!) The sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp.

More wedding cards

These 2 cards are using the Greeting Farm wedding set. They are sooo cute!!!! The top one is purple and silver as that is the wedding colours. I embossed the sentiment and added purple and silver ribbon and a little silver heart charm. I added a touch of sparkle with my AT You Spica pens.



The second one is red and silver cuz I didn't know the wedding colours for that one!!!! These are both coloured with copics. The sentiment is inside this card.

Simon Says....Tim Holtz

Our challenge this week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog we are challenging you to use your Tim Holtz goodies to create a project! Tim Holtz is a good friend of Simon Says Stamp so as a tribute to The Great One himself, we are honouring him with a challenge. My card uses a variety of Tim Holtz products: I coloured Tilda with Distress Inks (walnut stain & tattered rose). The flourish is a Grungeboard shape, which I inked with Salmon alcohol ink, then distressed with Walnut Stain Distress ink. I used pink Distress Stickles on her flowers and a Philosophy Tag.




Thanks for looking!! Don't forget to head on over to the challenge blog and enter to win a $25 Gift Certificate to Simon Says Stamp (where you can buy MORE Tim Holtz goodies!!!!)


ETA: Over at the challenge blog, they have upped the ante......IF we get over 100 participants, Heidi is going to give away a SIGNED PIECE OF TIM HOLTZ's artwork......omg....to me that is worth more than a Picaso!!!! LMAO So seriously, you HAVE TO join the challenge this week - even if you use some distress ink or distress stickles...it counts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND, I heard through the grapevine that TIM himself is watching the Challenge Blog so get over there and get your card loaded to show off your FABULOUS talents to the GREAT ONE himself!!!! (Hi Tim!!!)


Chris

Digital Tuesday Challenge..WEDDINGS!!

This card is for the challenge at Digital Tuesday Challenges. The theme was weddings, and very fitting seeing as I have 3 to go to this year!!! EEK!!!! Here is the card I made using Wedding Bears from Dustin Pike. I coloured them with my Koh-i-noor pencils and gamsol. The wedding party colours are hunter green so I added a touch of green. I coloured the little flowers with my copic marker (G09)

Dare you to Digi challenge blog

Hey everyone!! Sorry I've been MIA - longggggggggg story!!!! All I can say, is I wish we still used horse and buggies to get around!!! LOL

I had a bit of time to create (& de-stress) last night so I participated in the challenge at Dare you to Digi The challenge was a sketch and it was really fun!! I tied it into Father's Day, seeing as I needed 3!!! I used Dustin Pikes image called BBQ Dragon. This one is for Tim's Step Father - he LOVES to BBQ and is happiest when all his kids are over and he can BBQ up a big roast or a schwack of ribs!!! YUMMMM!!!

The BBQ tools are also digi stamps from Dustin Pike. The sentiment is from a Stamp Of The Month from Clear dollar stamps (last year!)

Thanks for popping by!!!!

Simon Says......ANIMALS!!

The challenge this week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog is to make a project using ANIMALS!! Well, if you've been to my blog at least once before you know how much I LOVE my animal stamps!!!!! So, here is the bookmark I made using the Simon Says exclusive set called "Cat & Dog are best of friends". You will have until next week to join in on the challenge for a chance to win a $25 shopping spree at Simon Says Stamp!!!!! So...go get your animal stamps inky and join us!!!!!

Roses on Paper challenge card

Another challenge card I got to finish on the weekend is for Roses on Paper challenge blog! I haven't had the time lately to participate in challenges and I realized this weekend that I really miss that! I must find time to do challenges at least once a week!!! THAT is my goal!!!! The challenge this week is called ONE FOR THE BOYS! It had to be all boy - no flowers, no ribbon, no frills, no cute sayings (I hope my saying doesn't seem too cute!!!LOL) Anyways, here it is:




I used Skater Ian from The Greeting farm and DP from CTMH. I coloured Ian with Copics and used black brads for the skateboard wheels.
Thanks for popping by!!! Have a great night!!!
Chris

High Hopes Challenge #32

I finally had a bit of time in my craft room so I thought I would dabble in a couple challenges. The first one I did was the High Hopes Challenge #32 - Pink & Brown! THAT is one of my favourite colour combos, so how could I resist?!?!?! Here is the card I made:



It is a 4x4 card, using Pretty in Pink and Bella Rose paper. The bunny is coloured with copics.

Squigglefly challenge

The challenge for the Squigglefly blog was to use Chocolate Chip, Brocade blue and pretty in pink. Here is the card I made using this cute ol' turtle. I used my cuttlebug for the background and added a prima flower in his mouth. He is coloured with copics. This card is 4x4.






Thanks for looking! HAVE a great day!

The Ugly Tree

Ok, where are my GREEN THUMB gardeners?? I NEED YOU!!! We have this horrible tree in our front yard, I don't even call it a Pine Tree - it is affectionately (or not) known as The Ugly Tree!!! So, this is a picture of the front of our house & the left side of the stairs. This tree is atrocious and NOTHING will grow there because of all the pine needles. Sooooooooooooooo, I need your advice!! What can we do with this??? It costs too much $$ to chop it down and rip out the stump, so that isn't an option this year, and I REALLY like the shade it gives us and the privacy. It blocks the mid-day sun from the deck. Should I case it in, and put decorative rocks in there? Is there ANYTHING that will grow under a pine tree??

My goal this Spring and Summer is to make the front of our house have more "curb appeal". I worked really hard on the right side of the yard, and it isn't so bad now. There are 2 trees on the right side, a Kelsey Crab Apple tree and a Nan King Cherry bush. I made a flower bed behind the trees and planted a shrub of some sort that gets pretty little flowers (LOL), some Lily of the Valley, some plants my neighbour lady gave me (can't remember what they are called but they survived the winter, so you can't go wrong with that!!!) and some ground cover stuff that gets pretty little yellow flowers (Golden stone or something?!?!) We'll see if that grows!!! LOL

BUT, my issue is this Ugly Tree and the area underneath it!!! Any hints? ideas? words of advice???