Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Sketch or Anything Goes

It's Thursday and that means Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge WooHoo!!! Iulia is the super talented hostess this week and her challenge is to either use her Sketch or Anything Goes.  I opted to go with Anything goes:  Here is my Fairy Princess:

Sorry Iulia, but I didn't see the Sketch until I already had my card made and I have been struggling with a migrane for a week.  I colored this little sweetie pie with copic markers in greens and corals which are two of my favorite little ballerina colors LOL.  A little Atyou glitter pen and she is ready to dance up a storm. 
The dp is from my stash and I thought perfect for my color combo.  The swirls were cut with my cricut and the little leaf also.  A coral button and coral bow and my Anything goes card is ready to send. 

I think I know just the perfect person for my card.  A very special cyber friend, only 49 just had a Heart Attack and I think this might just cheer her up a little bit.  This would be me as her Guardian Angel watching over her, the very thought would be enough for her to always take her medicine huh, LOL. 

Be sure to stop by the Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT has  created for your viewing pleasure and be sure to play along with the challenge as Mo is giving away a gift certificate for each 25 participants.  Isn't that awesome. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--My Favorite Things!!!

I loved this challenge for Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge so,  huge thank you to Dorcas, who is the hostess this week.  Here is the card I created using Adele :

My favorite things when creating cards or altered items, are vintage touches,  and this card has most of my favorites LOL.  The darling image,  Adele, is colored with copic markers and sponged with distress ink.
The base layer was stamped with  my favorite cracked paint texture stamp, an antique cloth doilie in the upper left corner and a string or faux pearls.  A band of vintage rose lace purchased at an antique store in Kansas and three ivory roses in the lower left corner and one in the upper right add the finishing touches.
So many of Mo's images can be used for the vintage touches that are popular right now just by the distressing and embellishments you choose.  Have a blast.  I always seem to migrate back to my roots of vintage when I am feeling my mojo gone, or needing a jump start, LOL.
Be sure to stop by the Challenge blog and check out the rest of the creations and see what the other DT members favorite things are, I can't wait to see.
I see that Mo has been busy creating new images again so be sure to stop by the store and  don't forgot that you have even more chances to win in the challenge as Mo is giving a gift certificate for every 25 entries so even more chances to win.  All you have to do is follow the challenge rules and use a Mo image...doesn't get any easier than that.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day!!!

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Stitch it Up!!

Are you ready for a fun Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge?  Our super talented hostess, my sweet friend Pat, has chosen the theme-- Stitching.  Here is what I created:

To be honest, I think this would have been perfect for last week's CAS card. LOL  But I thought this image, called Queen of Hearts would be fun for the Stitching challenge as I had lots of room to sew.
The image was colored with copic markers and then I used a zip zag stitch to sew the gold layer to the red base.  I sewed with a straight stitch and added a zig zag single stitch every once in a while for a little added interest. :)  I have my little craft sewing machine right under my desk and just have to lift it up to use it, should do it more often. :)
I kept the embelllishments to a minimum only adding a band of red gingham ribbon and a bow, and my favorite, a fan of tiny playing cards, which were from a deck of cards given to me by one of my daughters. Aren't they cute!!!
Be sure to stop by the Challenge blog and check out the rest of the DT cards and drop by the Digital Pencil Store and check out the darling new Valentine kids Mo has created.  Love em.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil--Clean and Simple

I am going to be really honest and admit that I kind of struggle with this challenge.  I don't really add a lot of embellishments but I don't really leave my card too plain either, but here what I came up with for the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge, Clean and Simple Challenge by our fantabulous hostess Pat:
  I think I do clean and simple about as well as Pat does, let's see.

The image is Dwarf 1 from the Snow White collection and unfortunately it is not in the store right now.  I have sent Mo an email so hopefully by the time you read this it will be :).  When it is I will make it a hyperlink.  I colored it with copic markers and sponged the outer edge with broken china distress ink.  I added a couple of round tab SU punches with blue gems glued on and created some swirls with I-Rock gems.  Here is a close up of the image colors and coloring:

The envelope base was cut with my cricut and I used some coordinating cs under the image accentuate the image but still keep with the Clean and Simple theme.  I added a tassle of Bakers Twine in the envelope tie and my Clean and Maybe Simple card is complete.
I think the swirls may have taken this slightly out of the clean and simple category but it doesn't have too many layers or too many embellishments so it should still be okay...that's my story and I'm sticking too it!!!
Be sure to check out the DT cards on  the Challenge site and see what they have created for you.  Be sure to check out what Mo has new in the store too as you never know when there will be new images for you, there is a new one right now called Adele...

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Anything Goes!!!

Are you ready for the first Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge of 2012??? The Theme is Anything Goes....I chose this adorable image that I have wanted to color for awhile, but the holidays took over with other images, so here is Georgia:

 

For some reason I could not get a clear picture of Georgia because I think my camera was focusing in on the gems I placed on the ribbons swirls, sorry about that.

 Georgia was colored with copic markers and I tried to make her look like a little gypsy child as I believe that is her legacy and she seems to love the whimsical lifestyle and music of the tamborine.

I added a few handmade roses with a few punched sprigs of color.  The rick rack border is a die cut and I cut two contrasting colors and mounted a crimped seam binding ribbon in the upper left corner,.    The main image was cut from a spellbinder scalloped die cut and airbrushed while still in the die.

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations and see what they have created for you.  I am ready to start the New Year with new creations and after having all of my family home for Christmas last week I am ready to get back to my normal routine.

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

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--The Fabric of our Lives

The Challenge this week at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge hosted by Dorcas is to add fabric...easy you say...well kinda LOL.  Here is my card...note no Christmas card...already tired or them :)

I chose this adorable image called, Make a Wish, and colored her in pinks and chose pink cs to show her off.  The image was colored with copic markers and cut out with a spellbinder die and airbrushed while still in the die.
I added two doiles behind the image to set it off against the pink cs.  I added 3 pearls in each upper corner.
To make my fabric flower I used my cricut and that requires the Heat and bond which you iron onto the fabric you want to cut, and then just cut out like you would paper.  Pretty cool huh.  I cut the pink cotton gingham in 2 inch and 1 and a half inch flowers and added a gold rimmed pearl to finish my double band of  pink gingham ribbon.
Have I mentioned I love my toys :)

Be sure to see what other fabric embellishments the other DT members came up with to show you, I can't wait.
Be sure to stop by the Mo's Digital Pencil Store and see the new images she has come up with for you to purchase, after all it is Christmas.  My dog always buys me the best Christmas presents LOL,  He always knows exactly what I want, how does he know ?!?

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Banners or Tags

Are you ready for another wonderful Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge by our wonderful hostesss Dorcas?  The theme this week is, banners or tags.  I chose banners and it was so much fun to create this fun card with this darling image, called Santa's Hat :

Isn't he, called Santa's Hat,  just the sweetest little guy waiting for Santa?  I colored him with copic markers and airbrushed the edge softly with blue for that nighttime feel.  I love to color the fur on caps with my white gel pen, my favorite part of Christmas coloring I think LOL. 

I love the red and white bakers twine which almost looks like candy cane colors wrapped around the panel of green and red polka dots and I left the top of the panel a little taller to have a white background for my banner which was cut out with my cricut.

I love that I could let the machine cut out the NOEL in the banner so perfectly in the plaid banners.  I added a piece of the bakers twine to string the banner across the top of the card to tie it all together.  I cut a red and white paper clip in half for the two candy canes :)

Be sure to stop by the Mo's DT. Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the team has to show you, I know it will be some beautiful stuff. 

We love to have you all play along in the challenges with us and love to see the beautiful cards you create.  Be sure to drop by the store and see the wonderful Christmas images Mo has in case you are still creating your Christmas cards LOL.  I know I am :).

Thanks for stopping by my little piece of cyberspace and have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--The Great Outdoors

The Hostess this week for the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge is one of the very talented Design Team Leaders, Dorcas who chose the theme, The Great Outdoors.  You all know me and know I always tend to stretch the boundaries of the theme just a tad but I think this little sweetie named Snow Day is perfect:
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The image was colored with copic markers.  I love the colors are so soft and can be either a little girl or boy but I am thinking with the ruffles of fur it is a girl.  She is having so much fun playing in the new fallen snow....Kids really enjoy it much more than us older folk!!!

I loved this Bo Bunny Blitzen dp with the sign and swirls of snow and snowflakes it was just made for this little sweetie.  I cut the Let It Snow letters with my cricut.
I was in a hurry after having company all week-end to get my card completed and had the image all colored and decided to add some stickles to the cuffs, after adding it to one I didn't like it.  When I went to wipe it off, I used a cloth with blender fluid on it....yeah I know, duh,.............so I cut out the image and colored over the grey smear with white gel pen...if you can find the smear I will send you the card.....  So this little darling is popped up on sponge mounting squares.  The snow is my styrofoam snow  and the snow on the sign is stickles. 

Be sure to stop by the Challenge blog and see what the rest of the DT has created for the Great Outdoors, I can 't wait to see.  A random winner is always chosen from the entrants in the weekly challenge and the winner is given a Gift Certificate to Mo's Store, what a great present to yourself that would be huh!!!

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

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil--Fantasy?

I love the theme this week by my sweet friend Pat, who chose the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge theme of Fairies, Elves, Santa, or Snowman.  I hope that also includes Dwarves.  I kind of took it to mean all fantasy characters, my favorite!!!  Here is my choice and let the challenge police decide...I am such a rebel: 

I LOVE the dwarves Mo created for her Snow White story line and although there are only a few so far they are awesome.  This is Dwarf 4 and isn't he just the gruffest looking little guy with his pipe and braided beard. 
I colored him with copics and sponged with distressed inks.  Added an assortment of dp scattered behind with a pretty frame, two corner brackets, a rolled rose and a double tied tan bow in the upper left corner. 
This was so much fun to create and one of these days the rest of the guys are going to make their appearance too!!!

Be sure to stop by the  Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the DT has to show you and leave them some love and then get back to the family and have that pie that is waiting for you.  Hope you all have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.  I am thankful to be spending mine with family and friends, hope you get to do the same!!!  On a selfish note I am thankful for the wonderful illustrators such as Mo who create such wonderful digital images so I get to color until my heart and brain are content, Thank you!!!

Thanks for stopping by, 
Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Winter

Our super talented DT sister, Pat, has another wonderful Challenge this week for Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge and the theme is Winter.  I can't say I love the snow that comes with the season but I love to color the images and the beauty of the season as I view it from the comfort of my house LOL.  I chose this adorable Llapso Apso with the Christmas hat for my Winter image:

The beautiful image was colored with copic markers and then sponged with distressed ink.

I then mounted it on a gorgeous die cut frame I made with my cricut.  I have been making frames and brag books and thought this was the perfect background  for this happy Seasonal image. I searched all over the shop for the image and while I found the dog alone, not the one with the Christmas hat, Mo will add it to the store when I mention it to her.

I thought the blues with just the pop of red in the poinsettia flower was just the perfect colors for this nice Christmas Pooch.

Be sure to stop by the Challenge blog to see what the rest of the DT has to show you for the Winter Challenge.  While you are at it, drop by the store and grab some Mo images and play along in the Challenge, we love to see what you create !!!!

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

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Fancy Folds

What a fun Challenge our super talented Pat came up with for the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge this week--Fancy Folds.  I  used this fold a couple of years ago and loved it...but I kind of forgot about it until this challenge and I wanted to use it for these images:

 

The fold is called a Shutter Tri-Fold and this particular version is a full card front .  The creator of the template is Bonnie Szwalkiewicz and the link to the post and template I followed is here.  I colored the Carolers Three with copics and added styrofoam snow and bakers twine before I mounted it on Bo Bunny Christmas dp.   For the narrow tri fold sections I used other portions I used the reverse side of the dp for the blue section onto which I have tied a piece of lace and more bakers twine.  A trio of buttons are on the blue middle section.
On the light dp sections top and bottom I added paper roses .  My Chimney Sweep which was also colored with copics and then cut out in a more rounded style to go on the very right side of the card.  Here is a close up of the Chimney Sweep:

Isn't he just the most adorable little guy.  I loved coloring him.  I see a few Christmas Cards with him on them !!!!
Be sure to stop by the Mo's Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT chose for their Fancy Folds...I can't wait to see !!!  Stop by the store and pick up some new images and play along with the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Thanks

Are you ready for another fun challenge for Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge this week?  Our super talented hostess, Pat, has chosen the theme, Thanks and I chose Kisses to express my Thanks:

 

Isn't she just the sweetest little Kissey face?  I colored her with copic markers and for once I didn't sponge around the outside...what 's up with that???  I wanted to keep the colors and card soft...it will last a week or two. 

I added a couple of pink photo corners under the corners instead of on top for just a hint of color.  The teal dp underneath holds the pearl swirl and I wanted to keep it plain to not detract from the pearls.  

I added a band of pearls on a lace ribbon with roses on the left side and a fancy spellbinder Thank you label with rose and a pink gem as my finishing touch.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has created for your inspiration, I know you will love them. As always Mo has been busy creating even more new images in the shop so be sure to stop by and take a look and play along with us in the challenge, we love to have you!!!  :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Favorite Holiday!!!

Yippee, time for another Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge and a fun one again.  I get to choose another fun character for my Favorite Holiday which is the next one coming up, Halloween.  I chose, Come Hither, just because I thought he would be so fun to create a double spread scrapbook page, not usually my thing but thought it would be fun to do something a little different....hey it happens LOL.

If you hadn't guessed this is pretty big, actually 8.5 X 11  since I was planning to add it to a 12X12 page for a double spread with kids Halloween pix on the other side...sounds like I really do this huh.  I don't make too many scrapbook pages but I have made a few LOL. I leave that to my girls, they are awesome.

Come Hither was colored with copic markers and the lining of his cape was highlighted with red Atyou spica glitter pen.  I added spiders, bats and the haunted mansion in the lower right corner with its resident ghost.

The huge gold key is a new dollar bin find from Michaels last week and it is metal.  The black swirley frame is a new cricut frames cartridge I just love since none of my cuttlebug dies are big enough to back my images. You just measure the height of the pix and wallah, easy peasy.  The red roses in the upper right are being invaded by spiders as well, so this Halloween card is complete.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by and check out the rest of the DT favorite holidays.  Play along in the challenge too for a chance to win a Mo's image...Mo has been busy creating Christmas images and couples and kids oh my......

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

How can you pick a Favorite? Really!!!!! Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge

You know it is the truth!!! The Challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge this week is to use your favorite Mo's Digital Pencil image and add a sentiment.  Elaine has really chosen some awesome challenges hasn't she.  Here is my all time favorite image, Late, using one of my favorite styles, Vintage, kinda!!!:

For someone who seldom uses a digital image more than one time I think I have used Late at least 5 or 6 and I love coloring him every single time I do.  I wanted to make him especially handsome for this special challenge so decided to give him a more vintage staging. 
The block was masked with a Tim Holtz mask and sponged with distress ink and layered with doilies and strands of pearls, roses and lace.  I added a key and lock along with a beautiful gold toned ribbon tied in the double loop, I have to keep doing it so I don't forget how, right!!!  I used replica typewriter keys to spell out my Late sentiment which is what my card was as most of my Birthday cards usually are.  I have the best of intentions but I almost always have them made on time just don't get them mailed...yeah I know...

I can't wait to stop by the rest of the DT blogs to see what their favorite images are, wonder if they will be old or new, how do you really choose because every new one is a new favorite...you know I am right!!!  Be sure to grab your favorite image, add a sentiment and play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day. 

Cathy

Inspired by Song--Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge

Elaine always comes up with the coolest challenge themes for the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge, and as soon as I saw these two little gals I knew I had to merge them and then figure out a song to go with them...Hey it works!!!  I also color my image and then pick the dp...backwards works for me LOL.  My Inspirational Song is:  "His Eye is on the Sparrow"...:

Don't you think the line "And I know he watches me",  goes with the girls? The images I merged were Ragged Angel and Urchin with Bird and I absolutely loved to color them, but they do take some time to color.  I do get a bit over the top with detail...it is who I am LOL.

I had this wonderful dp with the sparrow that I thought was perfect for my Theme and cut it in half  and wrapped a few wraps of bakers twine around it and tied a bow. I used the other half turned sideways for the top right corner accent dp piece.  The music dp is a Christmas piece finished in glossy embossing print and added a stacked Poinsetta flower in the corner and my Inspired by Song card is complete.  I am going to have this sitting on my crafting table for the Holiday Season...

Be sure to stop by the Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT has created for this super fun challenge and be sure to grab an image or two from the store and play along with the challenge next week we love to see what you create :)

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

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil--Patchwork

Elaine is our hostess this week on Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge and she chose the theme Patchwork.  Mo just created this little darling I just had to use, called Ragged Angel.:

She reminds me of one of my favorite Christmas stories, Little Match Girl and I colored her in the colors in keeping with the pink theme but in the Vintage era of the character.
I mounted her on a scallop circle cut with spellbinder die mounted on a DWVC French Country dp onto which I added a scalloped border on the left side cut from Tim Holtz dp .
I added some of my hand made roses and a few buttons. Are you sick of seeing my flowers yet?  LOL  I love the way they look so get used to seeing them for awhile I have made a few :)  A large green button in the lower right corner and a staggered fancy corner bracket in the upper right corner were all the embellishments I added to this little beauty. Who wants to detract from the image...

Let me tell ya, Mo has been creating the most beautiful images lately be sure to drop by the store and be ready to spend a little time, the images are gorgeous....

Be sure to stop by the Challenge Blog and see what the rest of the DT has to inspire you for the challenge and play along with us, this is a really fun challenge.  Can't wait to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Inspiration

Iulia has given us a beautiful Fall picture as our Inspiration for a fall color Challenge on Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge this week.  Here is what I created:

I love fall colors and I love to color beautifully drawn pumpkins.  I colored these Pumpkins with copics and added a border of cracked stamp and sponged edging to highlight the beautiful pumpkins. 

I had bought a beautiful pack of fall dp from Me and My Big Ideas last year and never used it so it is new this year, right?  .  I tied the plaid ribbon and tucked in some embossed leaves and some floral wires which I had used my needle nose pliers (real name HaHa) to curl the ends. I got ones with turquoise handles so my husband wouldn't take them :)  Now I need to buy pink handles screwdrivers LOL.

I added a cricut cut corner punch and button to the upper left corner and tied a wire threaded through the button as well. 

Here is the inspiration photo Iulia gave us for inspiration:

This is a beautiful bouquet and you may use any of the colors or all of them whatever you choose, but we would love to see you play along with the challenge this week.  We had wonderful participation this week and would love to see it continue !!!

Be sure to check out the rest of the DT creations for this wonderful challenge.  I know they will be a great inspiration to all of you.

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

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge Celebrate 100 Challenges!!!

Isn't it just awesome  we have the wonderful experience to have to joy of 100 amazing Mo's Digital Pencil Challenges and the chance to get to play with  100's of amazing Mo's digital images!!! To Celebrate this  occasion  we are all using an image we believe shows some sort of Celebration and I chose one of Mo's newest images called, Teen Fairy Pia:

I chose to keep the copic coloring soft and subtle on this darling fairy.  I highlighted the underskirt with a clear Sukara gellyroll pen which also highlighted the wings.

The edge of the main image and the doile were airbrushed with copics as well.  I purchased a new cricut cartridge which has the corners scrolls I used, aren't they pretty.  They are sprayed with Glimmer Mist but it doesn't show in the photo.   I went to buy a punch but when Michaels had the cartridges on sale for 29.00 I looked and found one that had a corner I loved and when I got about a hundred other images I could use, it made more sense than one punch....work with me here, it is my justification, he he...not that I need any, but old habits are hard to break LOL.   The cartridge is Picturesque.

I added a trio of pink hand made roses, a couple of molded leaves, and a scroll  on the doile. On the opposite side of the card I tied a white sheer ribbon  with a bow.

Since this is a special Celebration Challenge there are going to be special prizes.  Please be sure to check out the Challenge blog for all the details as I would hate to get any of them incorrect, but when we heard what the prizes were the Design Team all wanted to enter the Challenge to get to win the prizes too... we were banned LOL

Be sure to stop by the  Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the DT have created for this special 100th Challenge Celebration and grab a celebration image and play along with us.

Thanks for stopping by, Next week's challenge is going to be a fun one as well.  I am so ready for Fall and Halloween colors and images...so much fun.

Have a wonderful creative day.

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Boy Attitude!!!

Iulia is our wonderful hostess this week for the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge and she has chosen the theme...Boys with Attitude...Sure sounds like fun to me.  The first thing I thought of was Mo's new Elves swinging on the ornaments...the attitude is FUN!!!:

I am not ready to get out all the red and green and traditional Christmas bling but couldn't wait to use this little charmer Little Elf Finn, so his story is that he is just Chillin until the holidays on this ball of glitter, and if all goes well it will not get broken LOL.

The image is colored with copics and I guess the reason I love the holiday images so much is there is usually fur and I LOVE to color fur.  I love to play with the border with a white gel pen until it looks like the fur is almost real.  There are only a couple of gel pens that really work well for this, one being the Singo Unibal, which happens to be the only one I have on hand right now, so the only one I can name :)

  The glitter on the ball is MS course glitter which I now have a fine layer of on my desk...The buttons were tied with blue/white bakers twine and the blue/brown checked ribbon was from my stash.  Blue and brown dew drops and my little boy with a Fun Attitude is ready to share with every one of you.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by the Challenge Blog and if you have thought of entering for the GD spot for this final chance now would be the week to enter.  Be sure to add GD after your name on your entry so we know you want to be considered. 

Be sure to stop by Mo's Blog and Store to check out her new images...she has been so busy I can't begin to name the new images, you just need to go check them out!!!

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

Cathy

Thursday means--Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--Its a Sketch!!!

Iulia, is the ubber talented hostess this week for the Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge and she has  chosen a sketch challenge. It is a wonderful one too.   Here is my card using G-faa:

I love animals, and I love when animals are as beautifully drawn as Mo has drawn this darling little giraffe.   When one of my daughter's and her family  came up a few weeks ago, we went to the zoo here in Omaha.  We are so fortunate to have one of the best Zoo's in the country right here, and we try to go often.

The sketch was so fun to follow and I tried, tried being the optimum word, to follow the sketch as closely as possible with the layout.  The card is really large because I wanted all the details to show.  I wanted to use lots of textures and visually for the card to look and feel  natural.  I thought the colors were kind of jungle colors....

Instead of a swirl I let the ribbon cascade down, and because I thought the card had a masculine feel I used a SU  rounded tab punch flat behind the circle punch for a different sentiment circle look. Haven't used that one for a while, always liked that for a guy card. Here is the sketch:

Be sure to stop by the Challenge blog and see what the DT has created for you to see now that they all have their power back on and are no longer trying to color by flashlight or candle light during the aweful hurricane they endured on the East Coast week. We are so thankful none of our DT members were injured  or their homes destroyed in the hurricane, but many of them were without power or even had to evacuate as they were directly affected by the storm.  Leave them a little extra love they have definitely earned it.


Mo is still on a roll with new images so be sure to check out the new pumpkins I just saw which would be so perfect for all those fall cards.

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

Cathy