Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Spots and Dots!!

Yippee, it's Thursday and time for a new Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge, and the hostess this week is Mau, who chose the theme Spots and Dots.  I love dots and had a lot of fun with the challenge :)

I decided rather than make a card this week I would make a scrapbook page since I had a story to tell LOL.  Stink-eye, the cutest new image from Mo is perfect for my story.... Grandkids are fun!!! Gage, the little guy in the photo, has his name written on his fore head, and the guilty party is....you guessed it, his older sister looking disgusted she was caught.  Really, like no one was going to notice... Her rationale was  he wanted her to write his name and she didn't have any paper...oh to be 6 again and think that would work. Fortunately it was not permanent marker and was able to be washed off before his Birthday Party the next day, LOL. But it is perfect  for my Stink-eye image and a scrapbook page.

Be sure to drop by the Mo's Challenge Blog and see what the other DT members have created for the  challenge and hopefully their dp won't make you dizzy like mine might have :)  Be sure to jump over to the Digital Pencil Shop and grab a Mo image and play along for a chance to win one of the 5 dollar gift certificates given for each 25 entries chosen by random drawing after each challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative week. Remember inspiration can come from anywhere :)

Cathy

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge--Don't be Square!!!

Whoop Whoop it's Tuesday and time for a new, Sassy Cheryl's Challenge and sweet, talented, Jasmina has given us a fun and possibly challenging theme...Don't be Square!!:

I decided to use this sweet image called, Come on Get Happy, because, although I think Sassy Cheryl designed it as a Valentine image...  I envisioned it  as a young man throwing his heart into the great outdoors and dreaming of traveling the wonders of the world by Air....he has his bag packed and ready to go....  I colored my guy and then cut him out in a circle and cut a larger circle with my cricut.  I used two oval scalloped frames for the under detail.  The base is a cardboard frame cut with the cricut...it was a cricut night and also cut the Old world dp in the same shape just a bit smaller, so the cardboard showed around the edges.  The outside edges were sponged with Tim Holtz sponge paint.

My embellishments are some of my favorites.  Wood die cut plane sponged in brown and blue distress inks and the wood die cut suitcase.  The Tim Holtz Journey label was one of my purchases from Archivers, which is closing,  as was the Love bulb...I hate to see a LLS close, but it is good for my pocket book.  I spent a lot of money there over the years and will miss them.  I hope you like my little rectangle shaped, not square, photo frame altered to showcase this adorable sassy image.

Be sure to stop by the Challenge blog and check out the rest of the DT, Not square projects and see what they have created.  Be sure to grab a Sassy Cheryl's image and play along with the challenge for a chance to win two images of your choice in the random drawing held after each challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative week :)

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Lots of Layers

Where in the world do the week's go, it is Thursday and time for a new, Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge, and the theme is:  Lots of Layers.  I chose my new, fun to color favorite, Owl Moon,once again:

I really wanted to color these beautiful owls as Snow Owls, even though they have spikey horny facial feathers which Snow Owls don't, but since it is my card I colored it the way I wanted to anyway.  How many people looking at this have really seen a snowy Owl and know if I am right or wrong unless they look at a picture LOL.  I wanted a certain color palette and went with it.  It's Art.

I colored and airbrushed the main layer and mounted it on a plain white layer, which I then mounted on a longer layer with a scalloped doilie.  I wanted to match my tiny white lace to the pink flowers I had made but didn't have the right color... so I airbrushed it the color pink I wanted...easy peasy.  A trio of tiny bink buttons and a Happy wood die cut is used for my sentiment.  And we won't even talk about how many layers are on the hand made flowers :)  I think I covered the Lots of Layers just fine,  :)

Be sure to drop by the Challenge Blog and check out what the rest of the DT gals have created and grab a Mo's image and play along in the Challenge for a chance to win a 5 dollar gift certificate for each 25 entries in the challenge....

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful...creative...week!!!

Cathy

Test post

Test of new blog program. I have no idea how it will all work. I NEED A MOBILE BLOG PROGRAM THAT WORKS !

Never too young to learn to play poker :)

Not sure what this is going to be but here goes .

So now I have found the program that lets me compose and link to blogger and add photos.   I just need to figure out how to do hyperlinks without using html.?..  Now to find a decent mobile photo editing program :)
It's the little things that keep me happy :)

Cathy

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Sassy Cheryl's Challenge--Pearls

Hurray, it's Tuesday and time for a new Sassy Cheryl's Challenge. The theme this week is Pearls, use them on your project.

I love to embellish with pearls and flowers so this was a fun challenge for me :)

I used, An Afternoon Classic, for my card, such a wonderful image for the book lover, or someone who might just need to take a break, a staycation, or someone who has a fun pet who might resemble Bella :)  Lots of pearls and my favorite embellishment addiction ( for the moment) wood die cut I painted white :) for the sentiment.  

Be sure to drop by the challenge blog and see what the other  DT members have created for you to see.  I know that Sassy Cheryl has been busy creating new images you will love ,  so you need to grab a couple and play along for the chance to win two images of your choice in the weekly random drawing.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative week.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Something New!!

What a fun Challenge we have this week for the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge brought to you by the super talented Anja, and the theme is, Something New.  I chose my, something new, as a New Image, one of my favorite things in the world!!!:

I chose the new Paddy image for the something new challenge as there is nothing better in my world than a new Mo image  :)  and isn't he just the cutest little Irish boy that you just want to squeeze. I couldn't wait to color him up when I saw him and it was so fun to make him a really dapper young man in greens and tan, with red hair and green eyes.  Best part is that Mo has included the sentiments in the file so... added bonus.
I kept the design and layout rather simple so you just see this adorable New Image.

Be sure to drop by the challenge blog and see what New projects they have created for you to see, I know they will be wonderful as always, so many possibilities.  While you are there, grab a Mo's image and play along in the challenge for a chance to win one of the 5 dollar gift certificates awarded for each 25 entries in th challenge each week, isn't that awesome!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day or week, whatever makes you happy :)

Cathy

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge--Winter Blues!!

Yippee!! it's time for a new Sassy Cheryl's Challenge and the theme brought to you by the super talented  Kecia, is:  Winter Blues.  Here is what I created using Pogo Joe the Snowman:

I absolutely love this funny snowman since my oldest grandson is a real super star at pogo sticking...not sure that is the right term for a person who jumps on a pogo stick, but it is what I am going with.  He jumps all over their driveway, sidewalk and street on the one he got a year ago for Christmas.  This is the card I created for his Birthday, he just turned into a teen-ager...so when I saw this snowman in Cheryl's new collection I had to have it....

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT cards over at the Challenge Blog and while you are at it, stop by the Store and grab a Sassy Cheryl's image and play along in the challenge and you may win your choice of two images in the random drawing held each week.

 Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative week :)

Rewards of my shopping trip :)

I haven't had a real craft shopping trip for a while,  and although it is sad the Archivers in town is going out of business,  I thought it would be a good time to get some Tim Holtz dies and embellishments at 25 or 30 percent off....Mission accomplished.  While I had time, I decided to play with my new stuffs tonight :).  Here is what I created:

I laced some bakers twine for the shoe strings, used another Tim Holtz die I bought on sale at Michaels a few weeks ago for the pine cone and greenery at the top.    Sometimes it is just fun to play without a reason, except to make something fun...It is still winter and the Winter Olympics and all the skating events are coming up, so I know I will find a reason to use the skates, they are ageless and timeless.

Hope you are all ready for a wonderful week-end.  thanks for stopping by and hope you have time to create something just for fun too!!!

Hugs,
Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Use Flowers!

Time for a new Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge and our hostess this week is Amanda, who chose the theme Use Flowers on your Card...My favorite theme :)  I chose to use Fortune Teller:

I love when I get an excuse to use my hand made flowers, I am getting kind of low on my pre-made ones of all kinds, will have to have a marathon flower making night one of these days :)  darn the bad luck.   The Fortune Teller was so fun to color because you can do so many different colors to keep with the gypsy look usually associated with the culture.  I thought the Tim Holtz disc labeled Destiny was perfect.  A band of antique lace along the bottom and my flower card is complete.  Thanks Amanda for the awesome challenge :)
Be sure to stop by the Mo's Challenge blog and check out the rest of the DT cards...I know they will be awesome as always.  Be sure to grab a Mo's image, by the way, Mo has been creating up a storm and there are lots of new images in the shop so grab an image or two and play along for a chance to win a 5 dollar gift certificate given for each 25 entries in the challenge.

Also check out:

Mo's BIG WINTER Sale!!  20% off your digital stamp order

Just use the coupon code 2014WS to get your 20% off.  Sale is good through Sunday, January 12th.  Check often for new images!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge--Anything Goes!

Happy New Year from me everyone and welcome to a new Sassy Cheryl's Challenge and one of my favorite challenge theme's Anything Goes... I get to do anything I want....oh wait , I usually do...stop laughing Pat !!!  I chose the darling new image, Smitten for my photo album...nope no card for me this week :)

The photo album was the smaller of two I got at Michael's in a bundle but it is perfect for a small photo album for a girl or grandma to put those special photos of special events or people.  I had sooo much fun creating this photo album.  I started by coloring this adorable sweet girl and I did add the polka dots to her shirt and colored her with copic markers.  She was the perfect size to be swooning over my new Eiffel Tower die,which I cut from cardboard,  I wanted to use.  I sponged that and added my crackle stamp to give it the appearance of the ironwork from a distance....work with me here. I airbrushed it with Aqua to match the shadowing around little miss Smitten.  I love the Cathedral window dies and seldom find a good place to actually use them...this was perfect since I wanted to add the roses as they are just synonymous with Paris and Love...right?!?  A love ticket and ribbons tied in the rings and I have a darling photo album I can't wait to give to someone!!!

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations on the Challenge Blog and grab a new Sassy Cheryl's image and play along in the challenge for a chance to win two images of your choice in the random drawing held each week for the challenge entrants who use a Sassy image...easy peasy.  And there are tons of new simply cute images to choose from.

My daughter is done student teaching ( I was working 2 nights at my job and watching her kids 4 days a week while she student taught for a semester)  and graduated last month so hopefully my life is going to return to a more normal state....famous last words..I have really missed having time to really create fun projects like the one above so look forward to more altered projects and not so many cards...it is more who I am.  No more getting up at 5 am ...life is good!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative week.

Cathy