Challenge at ALL DRESSED UP STAMPS--Think Love...

It won't be long before it's VALENTINE'S DAY so I'm using this perfect ADU stamp "Be My Valentine" for the ADU's January Challenge.

Using Copics to color and shade the flowers and bird, I also Blinged the card up with lots of iridescent sequins.  In order to accent the flower feature, I cut around the group, showing off the intense blue dotted paper inside. 

I crafted a pink heart to hide under the front cover and then used a stamp from my stash for the sentiment. 

This is a month long challenge and there are ADU images for the winners, so get creating and inspire us with your creations!  We can't wait to see them before February the 14th!  

I'm entering this card in the Following Challenge:

Digi Choosday Challenge-ATG

                                              Stamps & Fun = Creativity 

                                              Lil Patch of Crafty -ATG 

                                              Stamping Sensations- Sparkle (sequins,stones)

 

Frosty Smiles-New Friends digital image! Polkadoodles' latest Snowman Collection

 Hi Friends, Carolyn here bringing you my latest card from the Polkadoodles Snowman Collection found HERE! 

This image, called "New Friends"was such a *JOY* to color with my favorite medium COPICS:

Copics used:

Snowman- V000, V01, YR21, YR12, C04

Hat- V17, V25

Pompom- C01, C0, C02

Bird- E71, RV95, YR21

Snow- B0000

Snowflake background- Broken China, Milled Lavender

 

 

The very back mat is a gorgeous Royal Purple, then a textured pine cone paper, then a die cut digital image.  I reversed the pine cone paper to a rich cocoa brown and black checked paper and used that as the double fishtail banner for the sentiment. The inside of the card is finished with a green snowflake design and a cheerful sentiment!

Thanks for looking and be sure to check out the rest of the Collection!

 

 

 

 

 

Frosty Smiles Collection at Polkadoodles- Hello Frosty Snowman is a great one for Valentine's Day

 One of the newest collections over at Polkadoodles is the "Frosty Smiles" group and this one is called Frosty Smiles-Hello Frosty Snowman.  The Bundle can be found at this link here. 

They come digitally, black & white or pre-colored.  This is one of my favorites in the group, colored with my fav medium, copics.

For the card, I put a strip in the middle of the design paper of glitter heavy cardstock.  I mounted the image that I'd brushed Milled Lavender Oxide around the edges in the center. Stamped a sentiment from my stash (edged in diamond stickles) and then went crazy with snowflakes everywhere!! Gradient design paper in  the inside with another stamped sentiment.

Copics used:

Bird:  C02-03-04, YR21

Snowman:  RV91, RV10, C0, C01, YR21, YR12

Hearts:  RV00, RV91

Scarf:  RV34, hearts White Waterbased Sharpie

Twigs:  W3

Background:  B000

Diamond Stickles
 

DIVA Birthday Challenge at Color It Create It Show It Off-**2** ways to win now!

Welcome back everyone. This month things at Color it Create it Show it off are changing slightly.
 We are now going to have themes with our challenges, if you enter with the theme you will have extra chance to win.
Our Challenge this month is:
DIVA BIRTHDAY-Option Anything Goes!

 I've chosen to use the image 978 from Sherri Baldy's fantastic shop.  I love Big Eyed images so this is the perfect shop for me!  I had fun creating this Fairy like creature using some of my favorite color combinations-green and purple!  I also used Diamond Stickles on her wings and added a few touches of bling with the purple flower embellishments.  The sentiment is from a stamp from my stash by KKS. A very whimsical Summer- like card for that friend's Birthday!
The Winner of the Challenge will get to pick from any of these Images:  We've now got a special way for EVERYONE to have a better chance at winning=separate Linky options.  One for those colorists that are so plentiful out there with many talents and a completely separate one for the many Design Team members of Sherri's that are giving this image a try.  So let's see you beautiful entries and inspire us all!

A Reminder to join our Anything Goes Sherri Baldy Challenge at "Color It, Create It, and Show It Off"

What a great opportunity to post a Christmas card AND a Reminder card to jump on over to the Color It, Create It, Show It Off Challenge and enter your creative project!

 * This challenge is a open challenge so any image or project can be entered into our challenge theme which is always anything goes
* You may enter any type of project Cards, mixed media, 3D projects, decorations anything you like
 * You May enter three projects each month
 * Our challenges will be Monthly starting the 1st of the month at 12 am EST and end on the 29th EST

For this card , I used Image 460 and I just love all the winter images that Sherri Baldy has in her store here.  I colored her in copics, added some white chunky Frantage Embossing Enamel for the snow, added some Memory Box Dies and frosted white pearls--Voila! a Snow Storm! On the inside of the card,I used a hazy snowflake scene with a matted Christmas Sentiment.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenge: 

Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge: Use loose glitter or embossing
Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge: Winter Snowflakes

It's Your "BIRD-Day" at Doodle Pantry-come see your gift!

 The neatest release from Doodle Panty is happening "TODAY"!  Every Tuesday, we have a new release with a discount on one particular set on that day! 
I'm using the richly colored parrot image from Feathery Friends set and it's packed full of beautiful papers, sentiments and gorgeous birds.  I made a hybrid card where you digitally layer the parts from the set that you want (Laurie gives you both png and jpeg files so that you can print or create on the computer.)  Then you can add paper layers or, as I did here, embellishments to give that dimensional look.  I enjoy using all my ribbons, twines, stickers, photo turns, the list is endless.  A friend gave me the different shades of branch "punchies"-I used them to enhance the leaves in the trees.  The inside again is done using some of the different elements in the set.  It's nice not to have to go find something in your stash to match what you've already created--it's done for you and it "finishes" the card off so well!  I hope you will check out all the other sets on this week's release AND don't forget that the "Ants in my Pants" Challenge is going on all month!  Come join the fun!

Doodle Pantry is sponsoring the "BUG" challenge at Cupcake Inspirations this week!

 This week's challenge at Cupcake Inspirations is being sponsored by Doodle Pantry and participants were to take a hint from CI's design post:  BUGS!  Aren't these adorable!!  Someone is Very creative out there for sure.
In support of the challenge, I chose one of Doodle Pantry's images called Birthday Birdie and got a little carried away!  The background papers all come with the set also~I fancy cut the image, leaving a slit in the tail feathers to insert some fun green dyed feathers, FC the hat and icing and then pop-dotted them for dimension and BLINGED them up big time with seed beads.  I use these also in shaker boxes for sure.  I added a "bug-butterfly" metal charm/brad -was so happy that the color matched so well!
Doodle Pantry is giving away a $10 prize for the winner of the challenge so get yourself over to play this 1 week challenge-they'd love to see your entry!