Have a wonderful Holiday...I'm starting to think of Christmas with Sherri Baldy!

 Hope you all are enjoying Thanksgiving today!  If you are from a country that doesn't celebrate this Holiday, find reasons to be thankful for the joy of life.

This is usually my internal "switch" to be thinking ahead for Christmas and all the magic that it brings.  One of my favorite collections of Sherri Baldy's are her Christmas images.  I see so much joy in the adorable characters with the squished up eyes and chubby cheeks-love to color them!  This one is called Night Before Christmas.   
Because I thought it had been printed slightly off kilter, I fancy cut the image.  But at least I was able then to create a scene with flooring and wallpaper--can you imagine living in a home with this wild plaid on the walls?  I also added a hanging sign on the wall using a chipboard sentiment and I made a wooden planter with a poinsettia plant in it to fill the space.  Love how it turned out and hope that you will go exploring Sherri's shop with soooo many images in it.  If you need some help in the shop, you can always use my discount code CAROLYN20 to get 20% off your total purchase.  What a deal!  Thanks for visiting and come back real soon!
Carolyn

Lacy Sunshine gets Kids ready for School-A new Challenge! Anything goes!

Well Bubbles goes to Fairy School is such a great digital image from Lacy Sunshine for this time of year.  As parents everywhere get their youngsters off to the buses, into the carpools so they won't be late, the air gets a little cooler and soon the leaves will begin to color.  It's FALL!! Yea, my favorite time of the year.
This challenge is all about the season and school, or if you like, Anything Goes.  When I first saw this image, I thought of school uniforms so that's what I designed her clothing around.  Also that theme is reflected in the plaid background.  Then there was no question about using this pencil paper called "Making the Grade"!  I have this great die cut that looks like torn out notebook paper when it's punched-can you tell it was all coming together on this 6 x 6" card?
Inside I used the other side of the pencil paper and it looks like equations all over the creamy paper.  The notebook lines paper is actually from a 12 x 12" scrapbook paper!  Perfect!  And to top it all off, an encouraging sentiment!
We would LOVE to see all your creations so that we can share ideas.  Please join us for this 2 week challenge and come back often!

Opportunity's Knock'in at Tiddly Inks Stamps! Join in the Fun!

 Tiddly Inks Stamp Co. is giving all paper crafters a great opportunity to show off our creations with a Design Team Call!  Normally, these positions are hand picked.  However, they've decided to open the flood gates and have an Open Call and will get MANY submissions of artistic creations. 
I'm submitting 2 in this post:
The first one is called SchoolGirl and is so appropriate for this time of year!  I fancy cut the image after coloring with copics, elevated her with pop dots.  I also cut an extra locker door, created a black space "inside" the locker, added the add'l door, and propped it open with the wedge of extra books on the floor.  Added an extra lock and she's ready to go.  If you follow me, you know that I often talk about my pre-teen Granddaughter that will be starting back to school soon.  With her long blonde hair, I couldn't resist this cutie and of course, had to add my fav twist -paper piecing.  I think she will be glad to receive this "note of encouragement" for a Great School Year!

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My second submission is a more personal one that gave me such a chuckle!  It is called I Love My Job and I'm sure represents many of my fellow crafters as they go about their daily routine.  There's many time that we all feel buried but we persevere through it and are stronger for it.  Tiddly Inks has so many of these cute digital images!
For the background "paper" I used a printed canvas from Recollections Signature line with timepieces printed all over it.  Perfect for feeling the pressure of the ever present Time Clock!  The edges were sealed with Fray Check which, when dry you can't even see-a must with canvas.  I printed the image on so wood grain paper so I could fancy cut the desk from it.  Of course, you had to have the emergency red phone, multiple papers done in creams/grays/and pale blues, and the much needed laptop.  The sentiment is from a SU set from my stash.  This will make the perfect card for a fellow worker that works hard every day to help us all out at the office.  

I've seen so many absolutely Gorgeous creations already submitted for the DT call--they are one lucky group to have so many followers that are determined to join them.  A testimony to their place in the Digital world!  Good Luck to All!