As You Like It Challenge #254 - People or Animals?

We have a new challenge for you over at As You Like It Challenge. This fortnight our challenge theme is to share your favorite People or Animals. For a chance to win our prize or top-3 spots, your project needs to show your favorite and you need to tell us why you've made your choice. That way, we can all appreciate why it's your favourite.  

Our sponsor this week is -

It is definitely animals for me. I struggle with coloring people hair but not so much with animal hair. Besides, I just love all the cute animal images available to create with.

For my card today, I used a cute LOTV image, Christmas Stocking Mice. They were colored up with Copic markers and mounted on design paper. 

We would love for you to head back to the AYLI blog to link up your creation.  While you are there, check out the prize that's up for grabs and take a look at the gorgeous creations the DT made for you to see!  

Thanks for stopping by!  

CRAFT Challenge #672 - ATG

 

We have a new CRAFT Challenge for you beginning today and itʻs an easy one, Anything Goes.  Our sponsor for this challenge is -

Janʻs Digi Stamps

If you havenʻt been to Janʻs store lately, give her a visit.  She has some lovely digital stamp sets, including the one I used today (Showers of Tulips).   I colored the image with Copic markers and layered it on top of die cut frames.

I hope youʻll take some time for yourself and join us over at CRAFT Challenge this week.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Aloha,

Brenda

I Really Do Like Big Cups!

If you want to put a few smiles in your life, have a play using images from the newest TCP release.  Two of my most favorites sets ever are Big Cups and This Could Be Vodka Digistamps.  I paired them with Holiday Bingo Digistamp and as you can see, I had some fun mixing and matching.

 

I started by supersizing the images and printing them, the sentiments and bingo cards.  The images were colored with Copic markers and the cups were paper pieced with different design papers.  The sentiments were backed with cardstock.  

 

 

The bingo cards and the images were popped up on fun foam for dimension and a few flowers from Kick Some Grass were added to this card.

 

 

I love these funny little penguins!  Both the card above and below have bottom panels from Happy Spring Digi Papers.

 

 

I distressed the bottom panel and bingo card on this card, it muted the white background which went better with the kraft cardstock.  The finishing touch for cards 1 and 3 were some dots made with Nuvo Drops.

 

 

Here are the TCP sets used to create these cards -

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for your visit!

Aloha, 

Brenda

LRW # 697 - Sympathy

 

Happy Wednesday (or Thursday) depending on your spot on earth!  I have a new challenge for you today over on The Little Red Wagon blog.  This isnʻt a fun challenge, but I find it easier to make Sympathy cards to keep in my stash rather than trying to work up the mojo when I really need one.  So, that being said, I would love to see your Sympathy/Condolence/Rememberance cards.  

I made this card using a stamp set from Unity Stamp Company.  In real live itʻs white, but I had terrible lighting when I took this photo.  And, by the way, a little warning about black glass mats.  Be sure to clean up between projects (especially when the new one is white, right Shani?).  There is a little unwanted distressing on the left side of this card.  

If you need some fresh ideas, check out the Girlfriendʻs blogs.  I look forward to visiting you to see your take on this challenge.

Aloha, 

Brenda

Bling on the Bling!

 

Itʻs wonderful Wednesday and time for a new Little Red Wagon Challenge.  This week, Janice wants us to "Bling on the Bling"!  For this challenge, your use of gems, glitter and charms will be the key.  I would also think that glitter paper or that great glittered fun foam would do well for this call out.

                                                 

 I realize my use of gems might be a bit underwhelming here, but I really wanted to make this calendar.  I was totally inspired by one of my favorite YouTubers, Cori Dahman using digital tags by Tracie Fox.   I tried to match the gems I had on hand to the corresponding birthstone for each month.

Since there wasnʻt much bling involved, I also made a couple of tags using the same set.  March and April are big birthday months for me and these will be good to have on hand.

Thatʻs if from me.  I do hope you stop by and see what the Girlfriends have created for you this week.  Thanks so much for checking in, I hope you are doing well.

Aloha,

Brenda

Wish

The March release from TCP should definitely come with a cuteness overload warning with all the fun sets in this release. Iʻm here to share a card made with one of my most favorite ever images, which is part of the Wish Digistamp set. 
 
This card started with a night sky background created with distress ink blending on watercolor paper. I splashed it with some water and after it was dry, splattered it with white acrylic paint to add some magical stars. A few of them offer a little extra glow created with some glitter markers.
 

The sweet bunny image was colored with Copic markers and popped up on some glitter paper die cut stars. Stickles were added to the lucky star Bunny managed to catch, as well the the Wish sentiment.
 
Hereʻs a look at the set I used today -
 

As You Like It Challenge #253 - Favorite Easter Critter

It's time for another As You Like It Challenge. This fortnight our challenge theme is to share your favorite Easter critter. For a chance to win our prize or top-3 spot, your project needs to showcase your favorite critter and you need to tell us why you've made your choice. That way, we can all appreciate why it's your favourite. 

Our sponsor for this challenge is -

Last Minute Manda

I have to say bunnies are my favorite.  My sister and I had bunnies as children and they bring back wonderful memories.   The card Iʻve made for this challenge features a digi provided by our sponsor Last Minute Manda.  

I created the scene by stenciling a cloudy background using Distress Oxide Ink and die cut grass.  The cute bunny was colored with Copic markers and can be found here.

Thanks so much for your visit.  I hope you will join us in this fun challenge. 

Aloha,

Brenda