Love and Smooches

For our Progressive Freebie Challenge this month we received this adorable image from Sheep Ski Designs. I have been intrigued by the "impossible" card. A quick trip to Splitcoast Stampers and I had the recipe.

Here are a couple of views:

Copic Colors Used

This folds flat for mailing!

The papers are from C.C. Designs, Smoochie Paper Pad, and the die cuts are from Paper Smooches.

If you're not playing along with us, just pop over to The Outlawz, join, and request the image. We'd love to have you!

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Tulip Border from SheepSkiDesigns

Our sponsor this month over at the Progressive Freebie Challenge from designer Andrea Norris, SheepSkiDesigns, who provided a beautiful digi stamp, Tulip Border, for us to color up this month!

If you took part in the progressive challenge in June, you will automatically receive the July image by email. If you didn't participate but would like to, it's not too late to join. If you are not yet a member of The Outlawz, just stop by and ask to join. You will get an email when you are approved and then you can become part of any of our fun challenges.

Oh my, I had no idea that tulips came in so many beautiful colors and it wasn't easy to settle on this color combo. I was really in the mood for some dimension, so I kind of maybe went a bit crazy with this one. After coloring with Copics, I cut out the layered Hello (Paper Smooches) from the colored image and two more times from orange foam. I also cut out three of the flowers separately to pop those, and felt the need to add a dimensional butterfly. Then, I added the topper Hello from the same set cut from orange foam as well.

Side View for Layers

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Copic Colors Used

Easel Card April Progressive The Outlawz

Our sponsor this month over at the Progressive Freebie Challenge from designer Andrea Norris, SheepSkiDesigns, who provided us this sweet kitty and butterfly image called Virgo.

If you took part in the progressive challenge in July, you will automatically receive the August image by email. If you didn't participate but would like to, it's not too late to join. If you are not yet a member of The Outlawz, just stop by and ask to join. You will get an email when you are approved and then you can become part of any of our fun challenges.

Copics and Pens Used

After coloring with Copic markers, I used the blender on texture for some interest. Then, I used some colored pencils for depth. The flowers were colored with a variety of Spica glitter pens and gel pens. The butterfly was printed twice and I popped one over the other. An easel shaped card with a corner die cut from Tonic was the base. I added some Robin's Nest Dew Drops, some ribbon, and a sentiment from Tim Holtz' Small Talk.

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The Outlawz - Special Challenge and Blog Hop

We are so happy to be having this special challenge blog hop for our 7 year celebration!

For this challenge you have to use the special, and free, digi from SheepSkiDesign! Thank you, Andrea, for sponsoring this event with this beautiful image.

If you'd like to be part of this event, you can request the image and join in on the fun.  Send an email to: outlawzprogressivechallenge@gmx.com with Bloghop Image as subject.

I used Copic markers to color the image and Distress Inks for the edges. The card shape and additional leaves were created with a die set called Creative Basics Fancy Rectangle Build a Card Die Set. The sentiment, from Power Poppy Planning for Magnolias, is popped. Last, I added a few clear dew drops and tiny dots in the centers of the sunflowers with a white gel pen.

Colors Used

As a Designer for the group Twisted Thursday, I would like to invite you to pop over there to see what we do as well. We always have an optional twist, meaning you can share just about anything you create with us at any time.

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Edited to add that I was one of the winners:

My Fair Lady

The June Progressive Freebie image this month on The Outlawz is from Andrea Norris, SheepSki Designs. This lovely image is called My Fair Lady.

Copic Colors Used

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The background panel is done with Distress Oxide Inks. I added some real water drops and some Your Next Stamp clear gumdrops.

After coloring the image with Copics, I topped the dress with dots of clear Atyou Spica, then fussy cut and popped the image and sentiment.

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Rudolph's Mischief from Sheep Ski Designs

I was a lucky winner on the Sheep Ski Designs group on Facebook and got to select an image from Sheep Ski Designs. I picked a set with both Rudolph and Santa. I printed out just Rudolph and, after coloring, trimmed him out to fit the red paper. I added some Spectrum Noir Clear Sparkle Pen to his nose. The background paper is from Graphic45, St. Nicholas Collection, and the sentiment, Lawn Fawn Merry Messages, is embossed with white Hero Arts embossing powder and popped up. a simple ribbon and bow were added.

Copic Markers Used

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Birthday Cocktail from SheepSkiDesigns

Andrea Norris, Sheep Ski Designs, is the sponsor for Creative Sketchy Girls where this wonderfully creative sketch is from. The image, from Andrea, is called Birthday Cocktail. I used a sentiment from a set from From the Heart.  The flowers, once white, were sprayed a matching color with my Copic air brush system and some Distress inks were added to the white edges. The stitched circle comes from Gina Marie Designs and I added some hand drawn stitches on some of the other papers.

Copic Colors Used

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Also shared with:
Lemon Shortbread
Crafting from the Heart

Selene from Andrea Norris SheepSkiDesigns

One of my design team members over at The Outlawz does some really wonderful digi images. Her name is Andrea Norris from Sheep Ski Designs. She is doing her very first challenge over at Facebook. I used a free image, Selene, that she generously shared to try out a technique that I learned from Zoe over at Make it Crafty. What fun I had today!

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