Summer Roses

Summer Time is the optional twist on Twisted Thursday over at The Outlawz this week. Our sponsor is Sami Stamps, and what a fun collection of digi stamps to choose from. I have been playing with different coloring mediums lately and so I chose the image called beauty roses and used pan pastels. The background is cardstock run through an embossing folder with some Distress Inks. I also added a paper bow from a tutorial that I found on YouTube. Great way to use up those scraps!

Watering Can From Sandi Huggett

The Outlawz have a Progressive Freebie Challenge going on. It's not too late to join and get the free monthly digital image. I love this watering can from Sandi Huggett this month. I used the template from Mojo Monday and had some fun with embossing folders, die cuts, a button, and a brad (the small red heart). I added some Wink of Stella to the flowers and hearts.

Copic Colors Used

Also shared with:
613 Ave Create
Scribble and Scrap
Divas that Cut
Crafting from the Heart

Give Thanks with Me Please from Stitchy Bear

"Give Thanks" is the optional twist for this week's Outlawz Twisted Thursday challenge. This silhouette, from our sponsor Stitchy Bear, is called Me Please. I just love the simplicity of it and wanted to keep the card simple as well.  I added a tiny dimensional butterfly in full color, black enamel dots inside of white buttons, and some die cut papers in black and white for a gentle bit of interest. (The background paper is actually gray but I couldn't adjust the color to reflect that in the photo.)

Also entered in:
Party Time Tuesdays
Diva's That Cut
Creative Fingers Challenge

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Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge With a Ppinkydolls Image

I am honored to have been invited to be part of the Design Team over at The Outlawz' Twisted Thursday group. I love that this group is always "anything goes" with a twist. That means I can do cards, tags, art journal pages, etc. I can play with Zentangle, paints, markers and anything else I can come up with. What more could anyone ask?

So, here is my first entry for this where the twist (that you don't even HAVE to use) is an easel card. Please pop over and look at all the different challenges that The Outlawz offer. You will find one or more that will make you very happy. They also have LOTS of great prizes. Check out our Facebook page too, The Outlawz Challenge Fan Group.

This digi stamp comes from Ppinkydolls.l. I just love all their images!

Copic Colors Used

A CAS Happy Halloween

Last card for the Outlawz party. This one is for the Sunday CAS, Clean and Simple, where we needed to include a pumpkin.

Copic Colors Used

Stampotique Prom Queen - Think Happy

One last post for today. The challenge, for Paper A La Mode, from Saturday's Outlawz group, is Anything Goes. I like that. Anything!! Well, here is my anything. Not pretty I suppose, but it sure makes me smile!

Prom Queen stamp from Stampotique

Copic Colors Used

 Also entered in Creative Fingers Challenge










It's not too late to join the Outlawz Party! Lots of great prizes too!

Merry Christmas Snowman

Two posts in one day for The Outlawz party week. Another Thursday with a Twist. This is a Stampendous stamp.

Copic Colors Used

Relaxin' Tag by Stampotique

I've joined yet another group on The Outlawz, and this one is Thursday Twist! This is an Anything Goes but with a twist. This week, because of the party, the anything goes means you can do two things. I will do two posts because I think you need a different URL for each? Not sure, but that's what I will do. I bought this stamp, Relaxin, because I HAD to have it. I got it from Stampotique. This is a tag that I made with it. She is colored in Copics with just a touch of gel pen.The background is splatted inks. Added a bit of Washi tape, a die cut florish, and a few dots. Black pen for the "Wassup?"

Dee Dee's Digi, FREE This Week Only

If you are following me, I'll bet you wonder why I am posting every day, and today twice! Well, I am taking part of the Outlawz party, so I have a lot to do. One of the challenges was to do a card with a freebee from Dee Dee's Digis. It comes with fully colored images, outline images, sentiments and pretty papers.

 This one uses the template suggested by the challenge. I added some gold gel pen and white gel pen.

Colors Used

For the second one, just for fun, I used the cake so I could color with my Copics, and I printed out the papers and sentiment as well. I added some yellow dots, wink of steel and clear gel pen. The cake is on tall foam dots. Edges done with mowed lawn.

Copics: Y02-13-19, BV 01-04, B63, C5

Peggy from Whimsy Stamps

Keeping busy playing with new layouts. This layout came from The Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge. Do go over and join their party!

This is a Whimsy Stamp by Wee Stamps called Peggy. I had previously colored her waiting for just the right layout to add her to. The strips of paper in the background are cut from a gelli print. I embossed the card front itself and also the pink scalloped die cut oval.

Entering into:
Outlawz Wednesday Sketch
Diva's that Cut = Spring

Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Design

http://outlawzchallenges.ning.com/page/partyoct14

House Mouse Baby Blocks on White

Another chance to play with my House Mouse stamps! I had fun working with a specific color palate for the mice and then moving over to layers of white that included some embossed papers, ribbon, lace, paper flower, a button and some pearls. (Oh, and a touch of Wink of Stella on the flower petals.)
The top on one block and part of the top mouse are fussy cut and raised with foam dots.

Copic Colors Used

White on White, with a colored image.

Just wanted to let you know (kind of proud), that I have been selected to be a guest designer over at House Mouse and Friends for November and December because I my card was selected as a winner for this month. I won for my Gingerbread Man card. So be sure to watch for those cards to show up. I certainly do love doing those House Mouse stamps!

Challenge Colors Plus Lace for Outlawz

Entered:
Mojo Monday
House Mouse and Friend
Outlawz Tuesday Color

Happy Halloween With Circles

The Outlawz Monday Challenge is: use your circles!

Take a few moments to drop over at The Outlawz Challenges. This is a great group with lots of different challenges.

C.C. Designs, by Jennifer Dove, Cardinal With Some Flowers

I loved this Cardinal stamp the moment I saw him. He is a design by Jennifer Dove for C.C. Designs. I used the colors suggested by the Outlawz' Friday Color Challenge from Design Seeds. The flower stamp comes from Viva Las Vegas Stamps where I recently had the pleasure of pouring through tons and tons of stamps. Used ones were only $2.00 each!

I used Copics R 46-49, YR 18, Y 0000-02-05, YG 01-11, G 43, W1-5-7 and 100 (Black). White Signo Uni-ball white for eyes, a splash of Wink of Stella on the flowers, and Peeled Paint Distress Ink for edges.

Purchases from my recent trip to Viva Las Vegas Stamps and The Crafting Place!

Celebrating World Postage Day with a Meljen's Design

Over at the Outlawz Friday Coloring Challenge, the prompt was "World Postage Day"! I really had to think hard on this one. It is getting more and more difficult to find stamps that I already own for challenges and, well, the budget does slow me down a little (very little actually, but enough is enough sometimes HAHA).
I really had a lot of fun with this one. I used a stamp from Meljen's Designs and, after coloring it with my Copics B63, BV17, BV13m YR16, and BG000 (just had to use my new Hydrangea Copic. I LOVE the color). Then, I made a small white envelope. You could really put your own little letter to a friend when you're ready to send it. The letter will slide in and the flap will close for fitting the completed card into a larger envelope. I also cut carefully around the heart and made some little letters that stick out so it looks like the birdies are delivering the mail. The top portion of the birds and the sentiment are popped up. Some greens, a few orange dots, and all ready to go into the post.

Entered in Crafting with Dragonflies also.

Alice in Wonderland with a Sweet Pea Stamp

Who could resist an Alice in Wonderland challenge? Not me. I LOVE anything Alice, but I had to search to find a "dark" version. (I used to play the computer game of Alice that was wickedly evil!) Anyway, I found this one at Sweet Pea Stamps. I also added some Sakura Gel in clear to her bow, eyes, and lips. Love that stuff! It adds just a touch of shine.

Copic Colors Used

Entered:
Mojo Monday
Outlaws Friday Color
Crafting From the Heart
Crafting with Dragonflies

CAS - Clean and Simple Celebrate YOU!

The Outlawz, CAS (Clean and Simple) challenge was to do a Fall Wedding card. I wanted to play with my airbrush, so I did a white piece of cardstock with a YG25 Copic. Then, I cut out an oval and did an embossed (Zing Leaf) sentiment. I stamped three leaves and colored with YG25, YR16, YR27 and E99 then added some Wink of Stella. Finally, three little dots and a swish around the edges with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink. CAS, nice and simple!

Entered:
Wags and Wiskers
Diva's That Cut

Swan Girl and a Tangled Sunset

This image was a free one from ppinkydolls. What cute little girls she has available. The colors I chose were from the color inspiration given for the Friday color Outlawz challenge this week. Also entered into Crafting from the Heart.

Swan Girl

Colors Used

From Design Seeds

I added some tangles to this sunset for this image with the prompt from the movie "Six Days and Seven Nights". (Do note that I am a Certified Zentangle Teacher.) This was for Sunday's CAS from the Outlawz. The palm trees just came with the paper :)

Just for a Girl

This cute little girl is from Little Miss Muffet. I used more colors, below, than I think I have ever used before. I tried to get some of the balloon overlap, but not as successfully as I would have liked.  I fussy cut the top balloons of the image and raised them with foam squares.

Copic Colors Used

Entering:
CAS Outlawz
Crafty Catz
Wags 'n Wiskers
Little Miss Muffet

Love You Bunches from Little Miss Muffet

This little cutie, Love-you-bunches, comes from Little Miss Muffet Stamps. The Outlawz Friday Color Challenge was to have a hat somewhere on the card. I used the layout from Mojo Monday. Entering in Whoopsi Daisy Challenge and Fab 'n Funky also.

Copic Colors Used

Mojo Monday #362

Trick or Tweet from Stupendous House Mouse and a Halloween Cat for the Outlawz

Well, it's that time of the year. I have a couple of relatives that just live for Halloween so I thought I would do this adorable stamp from House Mouse/Stupendous. This was a bit of a challenge to color with Copic because some of the little critters were soooo small. But, by holding my breath, I got it done! This card, because of the colors, allowed me to use some of the papers I had made a while back. Too bad I can't remember how I did them LOL! I also used a few of my own melted beads for dots. The card base is a craft brown even though it looks kind of green here. And, I finally found some of those little wooden easels to use to hold my card upright for photos.

Copic Colors Used

This card is for the Outlawz CAS (Clean and Simple), color our world, and I used most of the same colors. I didn't use all of them but didn't introduce any new ones for this Hampton Arts Halloween Cat and spooky spider. I had the paper so I simply covered the whole front of a card with that and I cut out an extra cat so it could go over the spider paper.

Orange and Green for Halloween