Happy Birthday---Sassy Cheryl's Challenge

Are you all ready for another great Sassy Cheryl's Challenge?!?  This week the awesomely talented Judy has chosen the theme, Make a Birthday Card for anyone...Now that is a great challenge AND I needed a birthday card for my sister...added bonus!!

Still going with the blue theme since the card is for my sister, Peg, who has a birthday on September 1, and her favorite color is blue.  The image is called Serving up Birthday Cake and I flipped it when I printed it so it was facing the opposite direction, That is harder to do with a rubber stamp LOL.
The image was colored with copic markers, the border at the bottom was cut with my cricut and the holes that were punched are the red circles used to embellish the corners, no reason to throw them away :)  The blue cs was punched with a MS border punch and the flowers in the lower right are cricut flowers layered.
A wide red/white striped ribbon  and red corner punch and my no calorie Birthday card is ready to send wtih the book mark I showed a couple of days ago.  Hope she likes them :)

We are all so happy that our Sassy Cheryl faired pretty well in the Hurricane that just pummuled the east coast and affected many of our DT members and friends.They just got their power back on tonight so not sure if there are any new images this week but I am sure you understand if there are not.

There will be some wonderful DT cards for you to see over at the Challenge Blog and someone will have won a gift Certificate, as a $5 gift certificate is given each week so be sure to grab an image and play along, .I am sure you know someone to make a Birthday card for.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day!!!

Cathy

Cupcake Mouse Color Me Challenge--Sassy Cheryl's

Just a quick post to show you the cute card I created for Sassy Cheryl's Color Me Challenge. When I saw this little mouse hiding behind the cupcake I knew he would find a way to my craft room...Yeah it took about 3 minutes LOL.  Here he is all ready to Party:

I wanted to use a "wobble" base for the sentiment and just happened to have a couple I made still sitting on my desk, added bonus.

Colored with copic markers, no surprise there and airbrushed the border while still in the spellbinder die,  A few wraps of Bakers Twine tied into a neat little bow and this Sneaky Birthday Cupcake Mouse is ready to go.

Stop by Sassy Cheryl's Blog and check out the Color Me Challenge and the play along, she would love to have you.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Cathy

Just Inklined Blog Hop--Are you Ready!!!!

It's time for another Just Inklined Blog Hop...I always look forward to the First Monday of the month so we all get to show you projects with a theme.  If you arrived here from Jak's blog you are in the right spot, if not go back to the beginning which is Joyce's blog, you don't want to miss a single blog along the way, This month our hostess is Joyce and the theme is Embossing, anywhere, any kind.  Here is my project:

This image, Doolie's Birthday, is so fun and perfect for that light hearted Birthday Wish....  My embossing is the brown panel behind the oval die cut main image. 
I was so excited I finally found some of the beige mesh lacey stuff, okay I don't know the name, at my LSS last week and couldnt' wait to use it , I love the look but couldn't find it anywhere.
My  image called Doolie's Birthday, was colored with copic markers.  A flower cut with my cricut,  a wish ticket attached with a round paper clip, a trio of black brads top and bottom and this darling Birthday Wish card is ready to send.

I am the last stop on the Blog Hop, I hope you  enjoyed your trip through the Hop.  Be sure to stop by the Just Inkined blog often to see the wonderful cards and projects the DT has to show you. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!!

Cathy

It's Tuesday--Sassy Cheryl's Challenge

Happy Tuesday to you all.  Any Challenge day is a great day and Tuesday for me is Sassy Cheryl's Challenge.  The hostess this week is the super talented Judy who chose the challenge Use a Sassy Girl image for a Birthday card!!!  Here is what I created:

 

This image just cracks me up, it could be me a few, okay a lot of, years ago, knobby knees and all.  Now if she was dressed as a tomboy and not a princess it would be more me, but the attitude transcends clothing LOL.

I wanted to create a little gift box for a gift card or a few little trinkets so I created this Top Note gift box.  Here is a picture of the side view so you can see the box:

This was an easy project I found on SplitCoastStampers Resource Library.
The image called Prissy, Sassy and a Little Bit Jazzy was so fun to color and I think is perfect for a tween birthday project.  They are all that usually LOL.
The image took up most of the front so there was minimal room for embellishments.  I chose to use a cricut flower sponged on the edges and spritzed with glimmer mist, which of course you can't see in the photo.
The inside edge of the image was outlined with an Atyou pink glitter pen. 
A piece of 1 inch wide grosgrain ribbon ties the gift box shut. There was a slot punched in the top note die right inside the center point into which the ribbon was threaded so it would tie under the die close to the box.
This was a fun project and kind of nice to not make a card, Birthday boxes are fun to make and fun to recieve.

Be sure to stop by the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT members have created.
It is snowing here in Omaha and not supposed to stop until Wednesday, more of an annoying snow than accumulating, which my daughters in Kansas City and good friend Peggy are getting. Stay safe you guys!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Hugs,
Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Use Punches

Lydia is the hostess this week for the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge and has chosen the Challenge--Use at least 3 punches.  That isn't hard for me since I love punches and die cuts.  Here is what I created using Kai is 1:

Kai looks so much like my youngest grandson, who will be 1 on January 29, that I may just save this card for Gage.  Kai was colored with copic markers and sponged with faded bluejeans distress ink.
The punches are the new MS punch anywhere small label punch in the upper right hand corner onto which I place the #1.
The rick rack road for the firetruck button travels along the bottom. 

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT wonderful Use at least 3 punches Challenge cards on the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge blog.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Birthday Celebration Blog Hop!!!

If you are a regular visitor to my blog welcome, but if you are looking for the Mo's Digital Pencil Birthday Celebration Blog Hop you may want to go back and start at Lisa's Blog so you don't miss a single stop along the way.  If you arrived here from Paola's Blog you are in the right spot.  Today we are having a special Blog Hop to celebrate the 85th Birthday of Ginger, Mo's mother.  From what we have been told Ginger is one of the biggest fans of the Design Teams images and of course her special daughter Mo Manning, the one and only owner of Mo's Digital Pencil.  Here is the card I created for Ginger, Happy Birthday Mummu!!!

This Chubby Fairy is and has always been one of my favorite Mo images.  The Mo's Digital Pencil Dream Team is the organizer of the Blog Hop and make sure you visit all of their DT blogs as well, I know it will be a wonderful Birthday Card Shower.

Thanks for stopping by my blog along the hop.  Next blog along the way is Peggy Marsh.  Thank you for joining us on this Birthday Celebration for Ginger.

I am also entering this card in the Crazy 4 Challenges , challenge this week which is to use at least 2 different ribbons.  If lace qualifies, I do too LOL!!!

Cathy

Karen's Doodles Challenge Card

My DT friend Sandy is a DT member for Karen's Doodles and I have long admired her work.  I was looking for a fun challenge this week-end and chose to play along with my friends , Sandy, Jana, Shana, and Tracy who are also on this super talented DT.  The challenge is a Birthday or Celebration card.   Here is what I came up with, isn't he a cutie!!:

Colored with copic markers and sponged with Broken China TH distress ink.  I added some stickles white to the confetti for dimension and a trio of prima flowers and my Celebration card is complete. 

I have colored another of Karen's Doodles images that I will show you in a day or two, but this little Party Animal was my choice for this fun Celebration card!!!

Thanks girls for getting me hooked on yet another wonderful digi company!!! Love ya!!

        Thanks for stopping by and you should play along.  Karen's Doodles gives away 3 prizes each week and the images are cute, cute, cute!!

                                                                              Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil has Pirates!!!

Mo's Digital Pencil has created a whole bunch of the cutest Little Pirates and Stuffs to go with them to create the most fun scenes!!! Here is my first project.  I have 4 more printed off :)  What do you think?

This was so much fun to create.  I merged 3 of the images., the map, the treasure chest and First Mate Kate.

I merged the images with PhotoShop Elements 7.  All were colored with copic markers and the edges were sponged with Weathered Wood Tim Holtz distress ink.

A Birthday sentiment was added along with a red/white checked prima flower to which I added a red button.

There are also a palm tree, parrott, a parrott stand, powder kegs and cannon ball boxes, and Captain Hugh with a telescope.  Too Cute!!  What little boy or girl wouldn't love to get a card made with one of these cuties.

These darling images are available right now at Mo's Digital Pencil Store.

I can imagine creating a Birthday Party set to include invitations, place cards, treat bag toppers,

I should have another project or maybe two with these darling images tomorrow.  But for now I have to go to bed. 

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Coloring

Cathy