Happy...Inkspirational Challenge #87~Anything Goes with Kraft, Simon Says Monday Challenge~Anything Goes, Winnie & Walter~Join in to Win

Hello!

Today, my fabulous design team - Pia, Marina, Sandie, Kim, Shauna, Yvonne - and I, along with our amazing, talented guest designer -  Bobby - welcome you to  Inkspirational Challenge #87

Kraft and colour...oh, the possibilities - and you'll see a marvelous range when you scope out the creativity of my teammates and Bobby.  Please go for a visit and leave them some love; guaranteed you'll make their day brighter!

Another simple card, featuring W&W products (triangle screening and happy cutaway), and  inking a la the style of Jennifer McGuire.

Hope I've inspired  you to 'get your kraft on' and join us in the gallery! The lucky winner will be invited as a Guest Designer for a future challenge.  I'd love if it were *you*!

Also sharing my card at:

Simon Says Monday Challenge~Anything Goes

Winnie & Walter~Join in to Win

Thanks so much for dropping by; your visit and comments add sparkle to my day!

Hugs,

Snowman and Bunny...Addicted to Stamps and More #153~Holiday, City Crafter Challenge #270~Woodland Animals

Hello!

Welcome to Addicted to Stamps and More #153~Holiday where my fabulous design team and I are inviting you to showcase cards that are holiday themed. 

My card is simply...well, simple! Being in the zone of hectic for the last while had me asking Kylie for a 'challenge miss', because Mr. Mojo has vacated the premises.  At the last minute, however, I remembered my as-yet-unused Purple Onion stamps I ordered last Christmas, so out came this snowman and bunny set...and so, too, did my new 12-set of Ziggies.  First 'public' showcase of both.

Technically, this is not quite a holiday card - no sentiment - but considering the several attempts at colouring with the markers that this took, I wasn't going to chance something 'crooked' or 'splotchy' from happening.  Let's pretend the sentiment is...oh, *Snowman-y Hugs*, or *Merry Christmas* or *Warm Winter Hugs*...

Please head over to see what my talented team-mates have created that are full-on holiday-themed (as compared to mine that's flirting on the edge).  Maybe I'll add a sentiment later.  For now, I'm just happy my water-colour attempts are okay-ish.  And that bunny...way tooooooooo cute, hugging that darling heart-toting, carrot-nose-sporting, striped-scarf-and-hat-accessoried, Wink of Stella sparkly snowman....

Now, bring out your holiday-themed card/project and play along! The prize to entice you...

Prize - 3 images up to $10

http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index

See you in the gallery!!

I'm also joining City Crafters Challenge Blog #270~Woodland Animals (my little bunny is a woodland critter)

Thanks so much for dropping by; your visit and comments add sparkle to my day!

Hugs,

Foxy Birthday...MUSE Challenge #123, TIME OUT Challenge 35~Nature, with the Optional Twist of Animals, Seize the Birthday~Anything Goes

Hello!

I'm jumping in with a quick post today, before heading to a bike race, where my only duty is to be a 'fan of cycling'! What a treat not to traipse along with clipboard and stopwatch in hand, not to have to worry about who's being lapped, not to have to try to catch jersey numbers as riders zip across the finish. All I need do: watch, cheer, applaud...simple stuff.  Yayyyy...

Over at Muse Challenge #123, talented and brilliant, Joan Bardee (seriously, she is a 'must follow' for her amazing cards and oh-so-engaging posts!) has tempted us with this sweet cherries number:

Drawing colours, image placement and design from her card, and pairing it with TIME OUT Challenge #35~Nature with the Optional Twist of Animals, here's what happened...

Tee hee...isn't that little fox a cutie?  He's perched atop a panel inked with my new MFT Linen background stamp, a die cut row of PS hearts, and a sentiment banner from Clearly Besotted.

NOTE: So very honoured and delighted to be a Top 3 Featured Member at MUSE. THANK YOU!!

I'm also joining the gallery at:
Seize the Birthday~Anything Goes

Wishing you a wonderful Sunday and I'm out the door...

Thanks so much for dropping by; your visit and comments add sparkle to my day!
Hugs,

*Belated* HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Darnell and THANK YOU, Taunya....Lacy Scrolls x 2...CAS(E) this Sketch #130, Virginia's View Challenge #16~100% Stamped, Seize the Birthday~Anything Goes

Hello,

A two-part post, with two cards, for two AH-MAZING people who have brought joy and love into my life:

I am a *naughty, naughty* friend! I missed our lovely, wonderful, sweet Darnell's birthday by SIX days *hanging my head in shame*.  BUT.. I am here now with a 'relatively' good reason for my tardiness.  New goodies I'd been anxiously been awaiting for over the past couple-three weeks -   arrived later than I anticipated - yep, placing the blame squarely on that situation - and then came the learning curve of figuring them out.  The combination of time and 'd-uh' (not the sharpest knife in the drawer when it comes to some images...and we won't even discuss water-colouring)  results in the story of why I'm behind (add a weekend's worth of bike races to the mix, too).  Hopefully, you won't mind too much, my friend!

So, today, July 8th, I'm 're-celebrating' Darnell's birthday.  You are, indeed, a most dear, precious, special friend.  In this wonderful community, you've touched ever so many lives, through your engaging, hilarious posts, your delightfully creative cards and your always warm, sweet comments.  My life has been enriched in having you in it, especially back in December...you offered a shoulder to lean on and ears to listen. For the gift of your friendship I truly am incredibly grateful, incredibly blessed!  Still, you can give me a good 'talking too' about being un-punctual!  I shall stand in the corner and then, write lines.

The stamp sets I'm using joined my collection as the result of a win from darling Daisies Girl, Taunya Butler.  Because of her exponential generosity, Altenew's Lacy Scrolls and Label Love have come to live at my house.  Thank you ever, ever, ever so much  Taunya!

Before I made Darnell's card, I made eleventy-twelve a couple practice cards until one turned out that I was pleased with.  I'm proud to be sending  this to Taunya, a lovely gem, avid supporter of my blog (and the blogs of many others) and an all-around sweetheart. Oh...and her cards are sheer fun and fabulous delights!  Taunya, you have brought much beauty and sunshine to my days - with your enthusiastic comments, beautiful cards and valued friendship.  For all that, and more,  I'm immensely grateful!

After a bit more practice, a change in colours and slight shift in design, Darnell's card emerged...

Whew...after figuring out how to add some depth and dimension to the images (I relied on Jennifer McGuire, of course), I'm rather pleased with the results.  I hope you, Darnell, and you, Taunya, will like the cards I made...

I'm sharing one or both in the following galleries:
CAS(E) this Sketch #130

Virginia's View Challenge #16~Focus on Stamping - my flowers are stamped with Memento Dew Drops, then highlight coloured with white and yellow Prismacolour pencils. I totally understand if this doesn't fit your challenge, Virginia, but crossing fingers it does...)

Happy Little Stampers July Sketch Challenge

Seize the Birthday~Anythng Goes

Thanks so much for dropping by; your visit and comments add sparkle to my day!
Hugs,

Inkspirational Challenge #86~Grunge...STAMPlorations 2nd Birthday Blog Hop & Linky Party

Hello and HAPPY 4TH OF JULY to all my friends in the US!  May you have a Saturday filled with celebration and fireworks!

Today, my DT and I are inviting you to Inkspirational Challenge #86~Designer's Choice, as selected by our sweet Sandie ...

Grunge is characterized by distressed, worn-out elements and the use of subtle or earthy colours. Think torn edges, textured backgrounds, 'dirty' appearance, splatters, stains, even hand-drawn lines. That said, grunge doesn't always mean "dirty" or subdued colours. A card can have subtle grunge elements in light or soft ink and yet still look clean and simple. Just think of grunge as the opposite of "polished". 

Please welcome our talented Guest Designer, Ashwini, who has created two amazing grunge-themed cards to inspired and delight.  My DT has a marvelous array of creativity happening as well, so please, drop by to see. *Impressed* guaranteed! 

Marina

Sandie

Shauna

Yvonne

Nonni

 Pia

Kim

My card features some new STAMPlorations stencils and stamps that arrived in my mailbox recently:  Bloom Factory and its companion, Bloom Factory - ARTplorations Stencil. I used the dotted stamp from Mixed Media Grunge  and the sentiment from the recently released,  Party Time sentiments set.  Oh, the joys of being a STAMPlorations stamp club member...all kinds of cool things to welcome int my collection!  

So...simple grunge that I know *you* can do with supplies you have on hand! Showcase your grungy style by joining us in the Inkspirational gallery! The winner will be invited as a Guest Designer n a future challenge.

Also sharing at:

STAMPlorations 2nd Birthday Blog Hop & Linky Party and Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday~Anything Goes

Thanks so much for dropping by; your visit and comments add sparkle to my day!
Hugs,

Tag, You're It Challenge #25...Wishes and Celebrate...The Pink Elephant Challenge #305~Anything Goes, Seize the Birthday~Red, White and Blue, The Male Room #13~Up in the Air (no Birds)

Hello, and welcome to my debut post as a new DT member over at

Call me thrilled.and honoured!

Let's get started, shall we...because if we don't I'll become more giddy and nervous and babble up a storm and probably emit a SQUEAL or ten...

Today, Tag, You're It! Challenge #25 invites you to  draw inspiration from this oh-so-pretty tag by amazing, talented, Erin.

Blue, red, white...whispers of gold...a gorgeous red flower...sponging...a border...the behind-the-sentiment thread loop...Possibilities of all kinds, and to see a few, please be sure to visit my new team-mates - Anja, Donna, Jeanne, Kara Lynne - whose Erin-inspired tags are nothing short of stunning! 

Her tag took me in this direction...

It seemed only fitting that I include a nod to my much loved butterflies on this opening tag.  CB butterflies, a bit of gold script from STAMPlorations grunge set and a W&W die cut, all tied together with sponged Paris Dusk ink and SU Real Red.

Feeling all jazzed up after making that tag, I made a second - for a card - that I'm 'sending' to all my wonderful friends in the US: to wish you:  HAPPY 4TH of JULY!  May your Saturday be filled with "stars" and celebration!

Here's my twosome...

Make a tag or two and join us in the gallery!  The winner will be a GD for a future challenge; I'd love if it were YOU!

My card (which I think has a certain 'guy-ness' about it) is heading over to:

The Male Room #13~Up in the Air (but no birds)

Seize the Birthday~Red, White and Blue

The Pink Elephant Challenge #305~Anything Goes

Thanks so much for dropping by; your visit and comments add sparkle to my day!
Hugs,

Exciting News...Tag You're It!! Design Team

Hello,

Did you hear, earlier in the week, some distant rumbling coming from the Canadian Rockies?  If so, that was me:  thunderously happy dancing and wildly cheering some news that has me over the top ecstatic! Over. the. Top.  I'm proud, thrilled and oh-so humbled to announce that the sweet, wonderful talented Tracy McNeely invited me join the Tag, You're It Design Team!  SQUEAL!!!

I'm delighted to be playing alongside a group of terrific designers...and to find out who they are, just head over to Tag, You're It to see Tracey's announcement!

My first tag, inspired by an incredibly talented *someone*, will be appearing *very* soon...Stay tuned, because I'll be back!!

Tracey: thank you so much for this exponentially exciting opportunity!  To the rest of the team: I'm looking forward to playing alongside you!  Justification for adding more tag dies to my collection: YES! *fist pump*  If you have some 'must have' tags to recommend, just let me know in the comments!

Thanks so much for dropping by; your visit and comments add sparkle to my day!
Hugs,