I had play time over the week-end ---Yeah Me LOL!

I have a new work schedule and that means that I am back to having the time I want to create and still go to work.  I work from 5 pm to midnight, which means I get to craft all day and then go to work and earn money for my car and crafts...win win for me!!!  I created a couple of cards over the week-end and would love to show them to you:

First is one of Just Inklined's super cute Animal images.  It is called: Dick Van Duck Surfer.  I just called him Dude!:

Isn't he just the cutest surfer dude?  I finally got my tiny bubbles embossing folder, Thank you Elaine (fellow DT member for Mo's Digital Pencil) I also got seeing spots...Elaine steered me to the online store where I could get the folder since I couldn't get it locally. Thanks for enabling me Elaine LOL!!!

I also created  a card using one of Mo's Digital Pencil  new 5 Little Fairies:  Here is one of the fairies in blue:

These little fairies are so quick to color and a few sparklies and they are done.  I am having a lot of fun coloring them but you know how I am about creating the cards.  I work a lot harder to make the card than i do coloring the image.  I think this one turned out pretty cute though.  The little fairies are so perfect for a little girls Birthday Wish card,  a Magic want wish, anything thing with fairies and sparkles will delight almost any little girl. 

As usual the images were colored with copic markers and for the Fairy I used a Sukara Stardust glitter pen for the sparklies...

I am going to save the rest for another day, don't know for sure what this week will bring.  I may need a card to post.

I am the hostess this week for the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge and it is going to be fun ( at least I think so)  Did you all try to figure out if Sassy Cheryl guess the DT members cards correctly?  Yeah, I sure couldn't figure it out.  Maybe I would have stood a chance if we hadn't worked so hard at fooling Sassy Boss Lady I might have stood a better chance of guessing. 

I'm going to close for tonight.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Riley and Company Summertime Fun Blog Hop !!!

Welcome to the Riley and Company Summertime Fun Blog Hop!!!  If you came to my blog from Tanya (Riley and Company) Blog you are in the right place.  If not please go back to Tanya's blog you don't want to miss any of the awesome creations the DT and Tanya, the Head Moose Leader, have for you tonight.  My first card is Sandcastle Sophie:

Isn't Sophie just the cutest little beach moose you have ever seen.  Building sand castles is so much fun for young and old.  

My second card is  Wagon Riley out for a little stroll.  I think he is on his way to the Riley and Company Store to pick up this wonderful new set of stamps.:

 Did you see the cute sentiment stamp that is available in this release too.  So perfect for all the Summertime Moose stamps. 

Be sure to leave a comment on my blog and all the DT members blogs for a chance to win one of the new release stamps of your choosing.  You need to check back tomorrow night after 9:30 Central time to see if you won here on my blog as I will post my winner at that time.

The next stop on your Summertime Fun Moose Hop is Laurie and I know she will have something fantastic for you to see.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to drop by the store, as soon as you finish the hop, as the Riley and Company Store  will have all of the new release stamps available for you.

Moose Hugs,

Cathy

Riley and Company Summer Fun Sneak Peek #2-- Butterfly Riley

Are you ready for another adorable Riley and Company Summer Fun Sneak Peek?  Here is Butterfly Riley:

Riley is just chillin under the little shade tree and watching the little flutter by (butterfly) floating towards him.  The image was colored with copic markers and the sentiment was stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black ink.  The border was sponged with Broken China distress ink.
The bottom border was punched with the MS fancy Scalloped border punch and a narrow green and white check ribbon was tied with my never fail knot bow.  The dp is assorted polka dot and plaid dp I really like, are you sick of seeing it yet?  I will run out of it one day...LOL!!!
The flower was cut from a AIE cs border and it is all glittery, you just can't see it in the photograph.  The butterflies were punched from vellum with my MS butterfly punch and sponged with ink two blue and one pink to coordinate with the dp.

Be sure you stop by and check out the rest of the DT's sneak peeks, I can't wait to see what they have created.  They are a very talented group of ladies.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by tomorrow for another Riley and Company sneak peek...Aren't they just the cutest new moose stamps you have ever seen?!?

Check back later for my Sassy Cheryl's Challenge card for today as well.  Yep I did another snowman :)

Cathy

To the Beach girls!!! I kind of cheated..just a little LOL

I really love the new beach images Mo's Digital Pencil has released this past week.  My last project was a beach scene with a palm tree and two little beach babies.  Tonight I have the teen version call To the Beach straight hair and curly hair, catchy names huh?  Here is the project I completed tonight:

Because this is a 12X12 page the colored image looks small so I also took a close up picture:

When I merged the two girls I reversed the straight haired girl on the right so they looked like real teen girls chatting away on the way to the beach about boys, , friends and movies.

The image was colored with copic markers and the sponging was done with SU cool Caribbean ink.

Now for the cheating part.  The layout is a 12X12 ready to put your photo on page by K & Company paper pack called Instant pages.    It was just so perfect I didn't do anything except add the colored image.  You could add ribon or buttons, lots of different embellishments but I thought it was perfect the way it was.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.

Cathy

Summer Fun--New Mo's Digital Pencil Beach images!!!

I have always enjoyed merging images and when Mo's Digital Pencil released these newest little beach beauties I had to have them, and couldn't even wait for the ink to dry to start creating....I am such a patient person..........NOT!!!!  What do you think?:

Don't you wish you were there?  Janie and Jeffy are from, the Girls in July, and Boys in July, new stamps which I merged with Pirate Isle palm tree from the Pirate Stuff set.  Once I got these new images I couldn't wait to start creating with them.  I have also created a card with the To the Beach girls....maybe my card for tomorrow.


I guess I could mention a couple of details about my card :)   It was merged in PhotoShop Elements 7 and I don't know if I do it the right way, I figured out what worked for me to merge the way I wanted and have no problems.
The images were colored with copic markers and  the clouds were sponged in with distress ink.  This is really not hard and there are several programs that allow you to merge the images quickly and easily, and some are free like Gimp3.

Hope you enjoyed this little summer getaway with me, and be sure to check out Mo's newest images, there is something for everyone (or a few somethings LOL   )

Have a great day.

Cathy

I Scream You Scream LOL Mo's little Ice Cream Lacie!!

I personally love ice cream, so when Mo, of Mo's Digital Pencill, created this little darling I had to have her.  Introducing summer fun, Ice Cream Lacie:

I am a digital artist's dream (in my world) because I very seldom use an image more than a time or two and then I move on to the newest creation LOL, think I 'm addicted...don't answer that I don't want to know :).  My point is I have already used this little cutie for last week's challenge and today.  She's just too cute and so fun to color.

I thought the colors looked so summery and fun just like the image. 

The yellows, oranges, and lime greens are just such fun colors.

Colored with copics, no surprise there, sponged with SU pumpkin pie ink still no surprise and tied a cute orange checked ribbon.  Boy I am so predictable.

I added a cute paper circle flower in orange polka dot with a green brad center and three coordinating buttons in the lower right corner.

I don't remember the last time I posted two cards in one night.  Feels good to be productive again :)

Thanks for stopping by.  Be sure to check out Mo's Digital Pencil on PCP for the newest images.  Mo has really been busy creating some wonderful images lately.

Happy Coloring!!

Cathy

It's Sassy Tuesday!!! Are you ready for an Inspiration Challenge?

Today our hostess for the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge is Dawn Lusk, a very talented DT member I have followed for a long time.  Dawn chose an Inspiration Challenge and provided a very brightly colored picture with black and white cat bordered on the lower and side sections with lots of flowers.  Here is what I came up with:

This is just the cutest summer image called Watermelon Bee,  I don't know why I haven't colored it before.  I wanted to keep the colors summery. 

On my trip to Kansas City last week I got a few minutes to go shopping at JoAnn's, their store is soooo much better than the ones in Omaha.  They were having a half price sale on their paper packs.....yes..I DO need more paper....have you been talking to my daughter?  LOL  The dp used here is from the DCWV Pockets full of Posies Paper Pack.  The matte behind the main image is also from a stack pack by DCWV called Cafe Mediterranean. 

I added a white cs panel behind the image and matt to make it stand out a bit more. 

The Watermelon Bee was colored with copic markers and sponged with TH broken china distress ink.

There is a variery of prima flowers and 3 MS punched butterflies. 

Be sure to check out what the rest of the DT has created.  I know you will find lots of inspiration.

Sassy Cheryl's has a whole bunch of new images released with the challenge too.  Be sure to check out the store.

Thanks for stopping by, 

Have a great day.

Cathy