Party Girls Club

I have been very happy to have the opportunity to be part of the BabyCakesDND release this month as a guest designer.  For this fun easel card, I used the new #2771 Party Girls Club digi stamp.

Back when I was working, there was always Friday night to look forward to, LOL! I used Copic to color these lovely ladies, but too many to even keep track of, so no photo or list this time. I used a Distress Oxide ink blended background, some glitter Washi tape, a few sparkly enamel dots, and a sentiment from Unity Stamps.

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Thanks for the visit. Do be sure to take a look at the BabyCakes shop linked above, and on her new Zibbet site, to see lots more of Sandra's adorable images!

Stair Step Balance Bunni

I enjoyed being part of the BabyCakesDND release last month from Sandra Caldwell, and was pleased to be invited as a Guest Designer again for April. For this card, I used the new #2728 Balance Bunni.

Close Up of Image

I created a stair step card using Crealies Create a Card 03 die. The fun paper is from Doodlebug, Hello Sunshine. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches Spring Fling, and the grass was die cut using Our Daily Bread's Grass Border.

All the eggs were die cut using balloon dies turned upside down. A few Nuvo Drops finished off the card.

Open Card

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Copic Colors Used

Close Up of Stairs

Thanks for the visit. Do be sure to take a look at the BabyCakes shop linked above, and on her new Zibbet site, to see lots more of Sandra's adorable images!

Spring Witch

I have really enjoyed being part of the, Sandra Caldwell, BabyCakesDND release this month as a Guest Designer. For this card, I used the new #2767 Spring Witch.

I found a fun copyright free image from Pixabay of a laboratory and another of a cauldron. After coloring the fun witch, in spring colors of course, I fussy cut both the witch and cauldron to pop up on the background. A bit of gel pen to finish it off.

Copics Used

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Thanks for the visit. Do be sure to take a look at the BabyCakes shop linked above, and on her new Zibbet site, to see lots more of Sandra's adorable images!

Craft Her

I am very pleased to be a Guest Designer this month for the very talented Sandra Caldwell of BabyCakesDND!

I got to color up this new image, 2745 Craft Her, using my Copics, PrismaColor colored pencils, and some clear and white gel pens.
I cut her with my Scan n Cut and popped her over a background photo from a copyright free image on Pixabay that I stamped (Lawn Fawn, Color my World) and embossed. I added some "journaling" with gel pens and a few enamel dots for some added fun.

Click HERE to see more of Sandra's images in her Zibbet shop!

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Party Panda Sends Bear Hugs!

We're still celebrating another good year for Holley. Please read all about it here! Holley's good friend, Sandra Caldwell of BabyCakesDND, has a few images on sale for us to use in a challenge on Holley's blog. We may enter 3 projects. For my third and last entry, I used the Party Panda #2427.

I enjoyed creating my first layered background using the app Procreate. The photos come from Pixabay, a free image site. I started with the "real" photo of a bamboo forest, then I layered a PNG image of a drawn bamboo forest over top of that. The branch was made in that program as well. I sent these to my computer to resize and print. Then, I cut out and popped the branch over the  background so that the little panda had something to sit on!
I added a little tag with a sentiment from Paper Smooches, Chubby Chum Pals, a tiny bow, a couple of leaves from the original stamp set, and a big heart.

Copics Used

Thanks for visiting. Be sure to visit Sandra's Etsy shop for this image and Holley's blog to join in on the celebration. Both are linked above.

Dancing Hippos

We're still celebrating another good year for Holley. Please read all about it here! Holley's good friend, Sandra Caldwell of BabyCakesDND, has a few images on sale for us to use in a challenge on Holley's blog. We may enter 3 projects. For my second entry, I worked with these cute little dancing hippos, Chorus Line Hippos #956.

So, I had in mind to put these cuties dancing in a field of flowers in the sunshine. I should know by now that I just can't plan ahead, LOL! This piece of watercolor paper, brushed with Pebbles Chalks, then gone over with a stencil, Altenew Warped Speed, and embossing ink. (Saw the idea on Gina K's blog recently.) The dancers were popped as well as a couple of the stars (Quickutz, Nesting Starburst). I added a bit of Tonic Shimmer Pen the stars and, of course, the pretty ladies lips (a girl's gotta shine, right?). The sentiment comes from a Tim Holtz Snarky Small Talk.

Thanks for visiting. Be sure to visit Sandra's Etsy shop for this image and Holley's blog to join in on the celebration. Both are linked above.

Hooray for Holley with a BabyCakesDND Image

We're all celebrating another good year for Holley. Please read all about it here! Holley's good friend, Sandra Caldwell of BabyCakesDND, has a few images on sale for us to use in a challenge on Holley's blog. We may enter 3 projects. My first one, a multi-layered side folding card, features Old Lady Present #218, colored with Copics. I added a bit of Tonic Shimmer Pen to some parts for a bit of shine. The sentiment is from a Simon Says set, Tiny Words, that I embossed with white.

I had a nice pile of watercolor papers on my desk that I had used to try out different techniques. I carefully had written what I did for each one, but of course I adhered them down and now I can't read what I did, LOL! (Am I the only one who does these kinds of things?) Some of them used a rubber cement resist. Some used stencils, and all, I think used some Distress Oxides. The die is a set from Darice, Nesting Book Pages.

Thanks for visiting. Be sure to visit Sandra's Etsy shop for this image and Holley's blog to join in on the celebration. Both are linked above.

Red Heart Digi Contest

Sandra Caldwell, BabyCakesDND, has a "Red Heart Digi Contest" going on over at Facebook. I just love anything "Alice", so I selected the Hatter Matters image because of the heart on the tea cup!

Lots of layers and some Gina K, Garden Tour, papers in the background. If you look closely at the little rabbit charm from my stash, you will see that I used Copics to color just the hearts!

Copics Used

30 Day

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Pumpkin Spiced Latte

This month we are having a sponsor showcase over at The Outlawz, Twisted Thursday. This week, the optional twist is Hot Beverage. I couldn't resist using the Pumpkin Spice Latte image from BabyCakesDND on a fun tag.

I used my Chameleon colored pencils over Kraft that was printed with a light gray tag under the image which was in white. The sentiment is from Waffle Flower Books & Coffee. 

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Coffee and Donuts

I was a very fortunate winner over at the Sandra Caldwell Stamp Fans group on Facebook. I won a choice of three images. It's really hard to choose just three, but one that I selected was Coffee and Donuts #294 from BabyCakesDND on Etsy.

If you look it up with the link above, you can see that I did a bit of "surgery" because I wanted to do a window with an inside and an outside! The window is from Stampin Up and that fun sentiment (always cracks me up) is from C.C. Designs. (I can't find it on the site any longer though.) I used a Lawn Fawn die to make the hillsides.

I used Copic markers to color the image and added some shine to the sun and doughnuts. I also added a bit of white pencil to the windows. The sentiment and doughnuts are popped, and a few enamel drops finished off the card.


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Cute Spider Witch on Double Slider Surprise

Sandra Caldwell from BabyCakesDND has a new challenge on her Facebook site. The theme is Halloween!

My sister-in-law has a Halloween birthday and just loves to get a Halloween card. So, I used this fun witch, Cute Spider Witch #1048, and colored her with too many different things to even mention. (Was just having fun with all the things sitting on my desk!) I was just itching to try out my newest die from Lawn Fawn, Double Slider Surprise. The "pull here" stamp is also from Lawn Fawn.

I will try to post a video on my Instagram account. I don't have a set up, so my videos are not great, but you will get the idea.

Inside Card

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Halloween Hippo

Sandra Caldwell from BabyCakesDND has a new challenge on her Facebook site. The theme is Halloween!

This fun hippo, dressed up for Halloween, is called Halloween Hippo. The image was colored with Copics and Prismacolor colored pencils. I thought creating a calico cat costume would be fun to color. A bit of white gel pen accents the toenails. I fussy cut her and put her over black paper, then popped it up over a card base of Gina K paper. The pumpkin paper is from Doodlebug Designs, BooVille. The die cuts are by Prima, Emmanuelle Fleurs, and the ribbon is from my stash.

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Copic Markers Used

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Donut Hippo

Our August sponsor is Sandra Caldwell from BabyCakesDND. She generously gave us this adorable hippo with a donut to use for the Progressive Freebie over at The Outlawz.

The image was colored with Copics and Prismacolor colored pencils. The oval die cut is from Hero Arts, and the fun card shape is from the Fancy Rectangles Build a Card die set. (The bird, ready to gobble up any crumbs, come from the same set.)

I added a double bow ribbon, letters from the We R Memory Keepers Word Punch Board. The image is popped, and the doughnut was covered with Glossy Accents. The sprinkles were added with Nuvo Crystal Drops.

Thank you so much for stopping by. If you do not have the free image to participate, just let us know over at the site. Once you do one month, you automatically get the new image to play with the next month!

Copic Markers Used

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Birthday Dance

Birthday month for Sandra Caldwell over at BabyCakesDND. You can join in on the fun over at her Facebook group!

I chose  #1592 Ballerina Hippo for my image. I colored her with Copics and added PrismaColor colored pencils for detail and depth. I also added some clear gel pen to the eyes, flower, and toenails. All of the papers come from WeAre3 on Etsy. I used the Celebrate for the hearts (Paper Smooches), and Just a Dress (Cut with Paper Smooches Flower Frame).

For the final step, I popped the sweet hippo on an Art Impressions wobble and added some fun birthday sequins.

I will be posting a short video showing the wobble in action. I do not know how to get this video to my blogpost though.

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Alice Fell

Well, I didn't make you wait very long for the second image that Sandra Caldwell drew from my suggestion. Check yesterday's post if you do not know what I am talking about.  BabyCakesDND is the place to go to see her fantastic digital images, or take a look at her Facebook fan group.

I'm a real "Alice" fan, and I wanted a drawing of Alice actually falling. This image from Sandra, Alice Fell, was colored with Copics. I cut out the image with the Creative Basics Fancy Rectangles set from C.C Designs (on sale right now), backed it with gingham paper from My Favorite Things, double colored the card and clock to pop them. The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon, and the sentiment came from an ephemera pack from Echo Park.

Copic Colors Used

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Knot a Giraffe

Sandra Caldwell of BabyCakesDND had a contest on Facebook. She asked for suggestions on what she should draw next, and if she selected two of yours, she would draw them both and one would be given as a prize. I was so excited when two of mine were chosen. This is the first one that I have colored.

The image, Knot a Giraffe, was colored with Copics. He is popped over a die cut that was from Queen & Co., but I can't find it any longer to link. The sentiment was one is just made up and printed off of my computer. Fun and quirky wedding card, LOL!

Want to know what else I selected and Sandra drew? Well, you will just have to wait until I have time to color that one up.

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Double Trouble - Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenges

This card was created for my daughter-in-law's birthday.

The image is from BabyCakesDND, For you thanks,  and was colored with Copics.

Challenge #4 over at Double Trouble has a three/two/one recipe, and an added challenge to use the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. Thing Three asked us to use wet or dry embossing.

I used three colors, two words, and one image. I followed the sketch given, and I dry embossed the background folder and wet embossed the sentiment.  Think I covered all the bases on this one, LOL!

Copic Colors Used

I also added a few Nuvo Crystal drops in the selected three colors of the challenge.

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