Fall Wheelbarrow

Sure wish Fall would show up here is Arizona.

The temperatures around here are just awful for this time

of year, we are breaking records.  Next week is suppose to 

get up to 98 degrees, HELLO Mother Nature hasn't anybody

told you yet that is is suppose to be cooling down. 

So I had printed up this image from Power Poppy's 

Fall Haul digital stamp set and thought maybe coloring it would make

it feel like or at least remind me that it is Fall.

My daughter was born on Thanksgiving day so I thought this

might make a good birthday card for her.

I love how it came out, I have to admit I followed the very good instructions

for coloring this image from Julie Koerber from the Bloomin Brigade DT.

I had to adjust the colors a bit since I was coloring on kraft and Julie was

coloring on white.  This is my first time coloring on kraft with my

Copics, I liked it but there are some adjustments.

The sentiment is from the same Fall Haul digital stamp set

and I had printed it out side by side so I made this card the size

that will fit into a #10 business size envelope. 

I mounted it on a couple layers to bring out some of the colors and popped

the top layer for dimension.

Well that is it, thanks for stopping by.

Challenges entered:

Power Poppy - Hues to Use (Sept open-ended)

Crafting with Attitude - anything goes - ends 10/29

Creative Knockouts - Fall - ends 10/26

Moving Along with the Times - Autumn Fall - ends 10/25

Snowman Christmas

Hi, it's time again for the next Bugaboo Crafty Challenge

over at the Crafting Circle.

This month I chose to work with this cute snowman from

Bugaboo images who is the sponsor of this challenge. 

I printed him out on kraft paper and then colored him with my Prisma Pencils.

I cut an oval from the red paper using the GinaMarie die inside/out oval. 

I embossed it with snowflake embossing  folder the place it over the 

snowman so it was like a window.

I cut the label using a Spellbinder die then stamped the Merry Christmas

with a Stampin Up stamp and ran some snowflake ribbon through the

holes on the ends of the die cut.

I was sent some pencils sharpeners from MAPED to test out, although

most and geared towards school I wanted to see how they worked with

Prismas because they can be difficult to sharpen.  I am happy to report

the one I used with the eraser attached worked great with the pencils.

Be sure can check out all the cool products they have HERE.

My 6 year-old granddaughter was sitting here on my desk,

yes I said ON my desk (her favorite place to be) when I clicked over to

the MAPED website to get the link and oh boy she went wild

when she saw all the stuff.  She saw these pens

and said "Oh Nana can we order these on-line" I had to

laugh at such a different world now these kids live in.
You can order it HERE

So head on over to the CraftingCircle and color up some Bugaboo

images and join in the fun.  You will have till November 14th to join in.

And remember Bugaboo has a Friday Freebie every week. 

Happy Holidays

Hi, if you have visited my blog some lately you will

know I love coloring on kraft paper.

So this week when I saw that PowerPoppy's challenge was to use kraft paper

I was all in.  What better combination is there besides

kraft paper and PowerPopoy images, it is a win-win.

So here is what I came up with using PowerPoppy's 

Hollyberries digital image. 

I colored it using my Polychromo pencils and Copics for the berries.

I was surprised to find that Copics color well on kraft paper.

I mounted the image on a piece of deep red and then popped

the whole panel onto my kraft card base and that was it.  A pretty

quick Christmas card.

Thanks so much for stopping by and head on over to PowerPoppy and

join in the fun or at least poke around at all the great images at

PowerPoppy HERE.

Challenges entered:

A Snowflakes Promise - anything goes - ends 10/8

Creates and Makes - anything goes - ends 9/25

Digi ChoosDay - anything goes - ends 10/4

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes - ends 10/4

Kraft and White Challenge

Hi, the card I have to share with you today is for the color

challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays.

The challenge is to use 

What a great combination, lately I have really enjoyed working

with kraft cardstock.  You can get some really neat effects coloring on it,

but for this one there is no coloring.

A very simple card but I think has a big impact.

I embossed the background with a Cuttlebug folder, then the kraft panel I cut out using a Gina Marie cross stitched die.  I stamped the flower using a Unity stamp and heat embossed it in white.  The sentiment is from the last Stamp of Approval box that was also heat embossed in white.  I added a few sequins to give it 

just a touch of sparkle.

Well that is it, head on over to CAS-ual Fridays and join in the fun

and see what you can come up with.

Challenges entered:

CAS-ual Fridays - kraft & white - ends 9/5

Scrapbook Stamp Society - anything goes - ends 9/10

Pammies Inky Pinkie - anything goes - ends 9/3

Enjoy the Simple Things - Unity

Hi, I love working on kraft paper but many times forget about

using it.  The effects you can get coloring on it is fabulous so

today I have a card to share with you that I stamped using a

Unity stamps from last month's Kit of the Month and colored

it with PolyChromo pencils. 

I love how large this flower stamp is, actually most of Unity Stamps

are large, which makes them easier to color.  I used white and a pale

yellow color on the flower, and then a couple different greens on the

leaves.  The sentiment is also
a Unity stamp from the same KOTM.
  I distressed the edges of the kraft paper with my 

Tim Holtz Distressing Tool.  I added a strip of loopy jute like

string I recently picked at Michaels.

All and all I am pretty pleased with how this one turned out.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peak, I love to read 

your comments.

Oh Happy Day - BBQ

Hi, I have a cute summer themed card to share with you

today.  This month at the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge out sponsor

is Bugaboo Stamps.  Jodie has a whole new website set up for you

to make your shopping experience easier.

For this month I chose to use some of Bugaboos cute older

stamps.

This is actually 2 separate images that I merged together and printed on 

kraft cardstock.  I colored them using my Polychromos and I think a 

couple Prisma Pencils to get the correct colors.  Are they just the cutest?

The clouds and sun are Gina Marie dies that you can get here at the

Scrapbook Outlet.  She also revamped her website, must be something 

in the air, ha ha ha.

And that is it, a pretty simple card, I'll be back to share another card 

using a BBQ image, this one I call Hamburger Boy.

Get Well Teapot - Bugaboo

Hello, hope everyone had a great Valentine's day and didn't

eat too much chocolate.  

Today I have a card to share with you for our new 

Bugaboo Challenge at the Crafting Circle.  

This is just the second month of this brand new challenge so we would love fo you to join in the fun.

You can create anything you want as long as you use a 

Bugaboo image and there are some adorable ones.

The image I got to work with is called Flower Teapot and it can

be found HERE.

I printed out the image onto kraft cardstock and the colored it with a

mix od PrismaPencils and Polychromos.  I absolutely love coloring

on kraft cardstock with pencils.  The colors seem tp pop off the paper.

I thought this image was good for a get well card so I cut

out the sentiment using my Cricut Explore.  I picked up some

of the colors I used and then matted the kraft paper on those colors. 

The edges I stamped with a stamp that came in a ProvoCraft stamp

set I got a few years back.  The stamp is only about 2 1/2 inches long so thankfully I had my MISTI and got to stamp around the edges perfectly lined up.

So that's it!  Go ahead grab yourself a Bugaboo image and play

along, you will have till March 14th to enter.  Remember 

Jodie at Bugaboo has a Friday freebie, plus her images are very reasonable.

Happy Birthday Beautiful

Well you all know I love my Unity Stamps

but

this is the first time I have made a card using one of

the Unity Girls.

Isn't she great she is called
Poppy Girl.
I made her following the challenge over at the
Unity Facebook page Show & Tell.  The challenge
was to use a Unity stamp and the colors,
Red, White and Kraft.  I love coloring on kraft
the colors come out so vibrant plus you can color white.
I used my Polychromos to color this image.  I am
really in love with how this one turned out.
Thanks for stopping by and let me know what you think
of my card.

Challenges entered:

Great Impressions - Always anything goes - ends 12/31

Heartful Stamping - use stamped image - ends 12/10

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - anything goes - ends 12/16