Rainbow Birthday on a Green Sky

I have so much fun at the beginning of the month trying to do a card for each of my friends' challenges that meets everyone's requirements. So, here is my take on Paper Smooches (birthday), Three Amigos Blog hop Challenge (rainbow), Double Trouble #x24 (Wearing of the Green)!

Copics Used

The rainbow (for Three Amigos) was printed from a copyright free image in Pixabay (I added a green background for Double Dare, it doesn't show up in the photo too well, but it is really green!). The sweet fairy was colored in Copics and comes from the Paper Smooches So Fairy Cute set. The Happy Birthday was embossed in gold.

Some liquid shine and Nuvo drops finished off the card.

Along the way, I had my usual disasters. This time, I took a photo so you could see. I was looking all over for my colored image that already had sticky foam on the back ready to be popped. I looked for about twenty minutes before I thought I'd better get everything cleaned up......

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Also shared with Heart 2 Heart Challenge.

So Fairy Cute

Double Trouble Challenge Blog, with #22, must have been reading my mind! I got a new stamp set from Paper Smooches and was just itching to use it!

With a tic-tac-toe board (middle across is the one I chose), a bit of "magic", and a link to Use Your Stuff, Challenge #348, I was ready to create.

This new set is called So Fairy Cute. I used Copics to color, a bit of dye inks, and some Nuvo Sparkle pen.  It all went on a Stephanie Barnard step die I am feeling the magic!

Loved making this adorable little bear. Hope you'll join in on the fun, and thanks for stopping by!

Flowers in a Jar

Double Trouble Challenge Blog is asking for flowers for challenge #21. Many of us are longing for spring, so flowers were a joy to color. BZZZZ was also an option, so I added one of my little bee brads to one of the flowers. The sketch, shown below, came from an optional linked challenge from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #303.

The pretty glass jar of flowers is from a set from Paper Smooches, Best Buds, that I colored with Luminance pencils on Kraft paper. The sentiment, embossed with white, came from the same set. The background paper is from My Mind's Eye, Fancy That. All edges were distressed with Distress Inks, and several layers were popped for added dimension.

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Also shared with The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge.

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Lots of Challenge Fun

Today, I'm trying to combine several challenges in one card, LOL! Not easy, but I think I pulled it off. I started off with using my new Distress Oxide sprays that I sprayed over, when dry, with Perfect Pearls Mist. Then I pulled out some heart dies, colored my kangaroo with Copics, hearts with colored pencils, and used my Copic air brush to make some white flowers match.

Double Trouble Challenge #21 calls for flowers and bzzzz. If you look closely at the flowers on the top, you will find a tiny bumble bee!
Then, as an added bonus, we could use a sketch from:
Atlantic Hearts Sketch #302. (Sketch below)
Paper Smooches February Challenge is "hearts" and this adorable little kangaroo, hearts, and sentiment are from A Little Lovin.
Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #23 has some pretty inspiration and I selected the pink and blue color theme as my inspiration. And, finally, lots of coloring on that fun image and the little hearts for:
The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge

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Hedgehog Love

It's always fun to play along with the Double Trouble Challenge Blog. Challenge #20 is all about love and sparkle. Love is in the air; give someone a hug! (But, maybe not a hedgehog?) Do stop over to read all the different ways you can have more chances to win, and be inspired by the DT and their Crazy Cousin!

I used this adorable hedgehog stamp, from Penny Black. I colored it on Kraft with Luminance Colored Pencils and added some Distress Inks along the edges. For that "sparkle" and shine, I went over different area with my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen. The Basket Weave is from a Stampin Up/Sizzix embossing folder.

 Shared with The Paper Girls Challenge Blog: Sparkle and Shine

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A Kitten in Some Mittens

The troublemakers over at Double Trouble Challenge Blog, #19,  are wishing for something warm and cozy. Maybe like a kitten in mittens?

I just had to use one of my favorite stamps from Paper Smooches, Chubby Chums. I found a small wooden stamp in my stash that had just the right sized mittens to cover his cold little paws. The sky is a bit of Distress Oxides. The tree is from a Fiskars stamp that I embossed with brown ink. The snowflakes, from the same set, were stamped and heat embossed with white. The greetings come from a set by Stampendous, Snowy Stack. The little kitty was colored with Copics and placed on a wobble on top of a hill using Lawn Fawn's Simple Stitched Hillside Borders. A bit of Nuvo glitter topped those snowy hills. Finally the warm kitty was placed on an action wobbler to shake off those snowflakes!


Paper Smooches has an anything goes challenge for January
Creative With Stamps has a challenge to use mittens!

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Winter Scene

For my last post as guest designing this month for Double Trouble Challenge Blog, Challenge #18, since December has an extra Monday we have an "anything goes"!

Inside "But first, coffee!"

I used the set Warm Hearts from Paper Smooches and colored with Copics. The circle of cups was created using the Gina K Wreath Builder Kit. The background doily is a die cut from Prima Dies, the stitched circles are from Gina Marie Designs, and the stitched hillside was cut with Lawn Fawn's Simple Stitched Hillside Borders. I used Tulip Fabric Paint for the puffy snow and a white gel pen for the falling snow.

Copic Colors U

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Recipe for Happiness

I'm so happy to have been asked to be guest designing this month for Double Trouble Challenge Blog. (Do take a look at the blog to read complete and fun directions!)

This week, #17, has a "recipe" of at lease 3 embellishments, 2 colors, and 1 stamp or digital image. For more chances to win, add something you might find or make in a kitchen, and/or join in the Color My Heart Color Dare #322 for Bright and Bold, or #323 Soft & Pastel!

I used images from MFT, Recipe for Happiness, and colored with Copics (except for his florescent scarf, which is a gel pen). I pulled out some bright and bold papers from my stash. If you weren't awake when you opened this, you are now! The three embellishments are the little clothes pins, clipped to the orange and white ribbon.

For the second project using the same prompts but in pastels, I created a tag stamped with Distress Oxides in a light pink, embossed with clear powder, then surrounded by pink and yellow inks. The stamps are from Avery Elle, Bring on the Cake.  The cake and plate were colored in using Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens in Rose Quartz and Moonlight. A few enamel dots for the embellishments and a simple polka dotted ribbon tie finished off this little gift tag. 

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Baby It's Cold Outside!

I'm thrilled to be guest designing this month for Double Trouble Challenge Blog. (Do take a look at the blog to read complete and fun directions!)

This week, #16, is all about embossing. For more chances to win, add coffee/tea/cocoa and join in on the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Then, add some winter or holiday to your card and you can enter the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge for the month of December as well!

I started with an embossing folder from The Paper Studio that I then ran some Distress Inks over. The main image, Winter Drink, is from Victorine Originals, colored with Prismacolor pencils. The snowflake dies, colored with Distress Inks, are from Echo Park. And, the tiny blue snowflakes are from my stash.

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You Make My Heart Melt

Combining a few different challenges in this creation. First, on the Double Trouble Paper Crafting Blog (Challenge #11), one of the challenges is to use only black/white and one other color. A second challenge is to share with The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog. Then, we have a sketch from Paper Smooches for their October challenge.

I used the Paper Smooches set, Warm Hearts, for the trees and snowman. R27, and light cool grays were the only Copic colors I used for a bit of shading. The hills were cut with Lawn Fawn's Simple Stitched Hillside Borders with the top one popped. A second snowman was colored and popped on top of the flat one. A bit of washi tape finished the card.



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Stackers in Watercolor

On Double Trouble, Challenge #10 this week, Thing one asks you to use three colors and an image, Thing Two asks us to link up with Challenge #282 on the  Brown Sugar Challenge, creature great or small,  and Thing Three is all about a critter, wild and silly with an optional punny sentiment.

Simon Says Stamps also has one challenge using a pop up, and another, on flickr, that is for using embossed resist. What fun I had getting everything I could into one card.

I used the Simon Says Stacking Animals set. First, I stamped them in brown Momento ink and embossed them with clear embossing powder, then I watercolored with a Prima set. These were cut with the matching dies and popped up. The sentiment, also included in the set was embossed with white, watercolored, and popped up as well. A few blue Nuvo Crystal drops were added just for fun!

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School Days Card

Double Trouble, Challenge #9, is all about School Days. We are also challenged to add a book mark or removable tag, and finally another option is to use the sketch from Try Stampin' On Tuesday.

Sketch

I used a stamp set from Stampin' Up called Crafting Forever. I added some washi tape to make the sketch work (sideways), the sentiment is from Tim Holtz, Small Talk. The cute little book mark is from Lawn Fawn.

Removable Bookmark

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Summer Happy Birthday with LOTS of Glitter

Challenge #8 over at Double Trouble, is to do a glittery birthday card. I made a birthday cupcake and then worked in tons of glitter! Another option is to share with Pause Dream Enjoy Challenge, Summer Birthday Party!

The red glitter card base was from my stash. The cupcake die cut is from Vintage tea party, Cherry Cupcake. The banner is cut with a set of Paper Sweeties dies. The sentiment is from Die-Versions, Birthday Present, and the white glitter paper is from DCWV Metallics glitter cardstock.

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Let's Just Color Indoors and Stay Cool

Double Trouble, Challenge #7, is all about the dog days of summer. Thing one asks how you keep cool, Thing Two double dares us to link up with HeARTful Stamping Challenge, and Thing Three asks us to include something we like to eat or drink when it is hot outside. And, Paper Smooches has an anything goes challenge this month, and I'm also doing the Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Contest!  I think I've got it all in this one card!

In the hot summer, I just want to stay inside and play with colors! I also need to have a nice cold iced coffee nearby!

I had so much fun creating an easel to paint on. It even has a little ledge on the bottom! I used the Paper Smooches Paint Palette several layers deep so I could add some "paint" (Nuvo Crystal Drops). The painting, Stampabilities coffee cup, on the easel is colored with Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens. The palette and easel were cut from Stampin' Up wood textures paper stack. The canvas is cut with Die-namics Wonky Stitched Rectangles, and the sentiment is from TimHoltz Small Talk.

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