Willow in the Rain

Hi! Thanks for popping by! Today I have a card that I've created for the For Fun Challenge - rain.  A long time ago a friend gave me this hand stamped image and I just found it going through my misc images that I save.   I often print out things or stamp a bunch of something and don't get to using them right away.   So......with that said here is Willow in the rain.  I love seeing little girls with outfits that match their umbrellas so I coloured her to match as well.  I used crayola markers for her.  Yes, you read it right, crayola!  I dream of the day when I have copics, but these have to do until then. I wanted a bit more vivid colour than I can get with my pencil crayons.  I paired it with some great K& Company papers and some misc ribbon to separate the panels.  The sentiment is Heidi Grace and the rhinestones are Forever in Time.
We've had soooooo much rain here in the Yukon this summer that I felt I just had to play along! hehehe
Oh and just for fun to I have some blog candy up for grabs HERE!

Something FOR FUN!

Have you missed challenges at For Fun Challenges? Well......they're back!
I am so excited to share this card with you that I've made for the first challenge back! I'm blessed to be a Guest Designer for this week.  It's Birthday Time!
For my card, I've used a brand new stamp set from Stampin' Up that I won in Vicki's candy from Stamped Smiles!  I just love this set and had fun inking it up!  I stamped it on some paper from Momenta added some colour to the flames and layered it over some other great papers from the same pad set.  With a bit of inking and lace and pearls I'm almost finished.  To finish it off, I added a birthday tag under the popped up centerpiece.  I used a birthday sentiment that was free online and some satiny ribbons.

So if you love to make cards just for fun, pop over to For Fun Challenges to see what's going on!

Farewell For Fun

Here is a card I have to share with you as I wish farewell to For Fun Challenges.  This is their last challenge before they close.  The challenge is snowman.

I used this wonderful snowman image from Dearie Dolls and I've been wanting to use it! Such an adorable snowman helping his birdie friends do their laundry!  Here is a link to her blog (it's full of freebies!!!) due to the fact that her store is closed for the moment.

I used markers to get into those tiny places, matted it to some blue cardstock and cut the edges with my "rockies" decorative scissors. Then I added some fake snow to the snowflake dots and the branches/arms.  The paper is from Stampin' Up and cardstock from the Dollar Store.  The sentiment is TLC.  For a finishing touch I added these great felt snowflakes by Hero Arts.

I am sorry to hear they are leaving the scene, but I understand that changes need to be made.  I'm so glad that I've been able to join in the challenge up to now! Take care Helen!

FROG

Hello, there is a new challenge over at For Fun challenge blog starting today that I've been asked to be a part of! Yeah! It's FROG-Fully Rely On God.
For me, I am so thankful to the Lord Jesus for His grace and mercy towards me! The knowledge that He is there for me through all things is such a comfort and strength to me.

Knowing that whatever happens in life that He will always be with me, even on into eternity, I have nothing to be afraid of! Praise God!
I hope you'll hop on over and join us! Time for some FOR FUN!
For my card I've used a scripture word art from Clear Dollar Stamps set called Value Verses.  I added a bit of inking around the edges with yellow and orange ink from Camass and then matted it to a piece of cardstock to match the card base.  Under this is a lovely paper from DCWV and I also added a corner of it over the top.  I placed this over some orange paper that I distressed and then added the flowers from Prima Marketing with some brads from Portafolia.  And that's all.
Take care and know that the Lord Jesus is always there if you need to call out to Him!
I'm also sharing this at  Word Art Wednesday  and Scripture Thursday at Little Birdie Blessings

Therefore I Tell You....

Hello everyone! Today I have a card to share with you that I have created.  I printed out a beautiful postcard from Shoregirl Creations and the verse is from Dee's Bugaboo Boutique.  I have inked these with a bit of Tim Holtz old paper distress ink and then on the postcard I have added a flower from Fiscars stamped in cranberry ink to the stamp area.  I layered these with some beautiful Stampin' Up paper and cardstock from the Dollarstore.  The two base layers are paper pierced and I used a brown sharpie marker to add the stitching.  Then I finished off with adding some ribbon from SoFacile and a charm from my stash.
I chose this verse specifically since I have been seeking to have a greater heart of prayer.  Specifically where the lost are concerned.  Never cease to pray for those you know and love that do not know the Lord Jesus as their Saviour.  May my knees be rough from kneeling and my voice hoarse from speaking and my eyes wet from tears as I lay my prayers for the lost at the feet of the Almighty!
I'll would like to share this card with: Scripture Thursday at Little Birdie Blessings,Word Art Wednesday and For Fun- Flowers

Tag It with For Fun!

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share this tag that I had made for my Dad for his birthday.  Considering his age (hehehe) I used an older truck from Paula Posts and then layered it over some great textured cardstock, a DP from K& Company and some cardboard.  The screw brads are from Forever in Time and I added the sentiment, I can't remember where from with a piece of black ribbon. With a little distressing I think it turned out nice.
I'm joining in the challenge this week at For Fun! It's a great challenge so do pop over and check it out! Great inspiration from the DT to!

Buttons and Birds

Hi everyone! Hope everyone is having a wonderful day! I have a card to share with you today that I have created with a few challenges in mind.  I haven't had time to play in many of the wonderful challenges I follow.  So I was delighted to find time this weekend to create this.

The buttons for For Fun challenges, wonderful image from Mel Jen's anything goes and sketch for Dutch Dare.  
                                       
For this card I used cardstock from Staples and lovely patterned paper from ATD Momenta.  The image is from MelJen's and the lace is from my local taylor shop.  The buttons are from my collection and are hot glued on so as to make sure they are secure! The center panel is popped up to add dimention.
Thanks for dropping by and if you have time, do pop over to see these challenges.

Meow!

Today I have a card to share with you that I've created for the challenge over at For Fun! There's a lot of barking and meowing going on over there so do pop over and see what it's all about!  I absolutely love cats and would have a housefull of them but alas, I'm allergic to anything with hair - pet wise that is.
For this card I've used a wonderful image -Fat Cat by Sandy from Scribbles by Sandy.  The sentiment is by Doodle Pantry.  I found these fantastic papers by Making Memories and combined them with some wonderful cardstock by Stampin' Up.  Around the image I sponged on some ink by Windflower in blue.  I coloured the image in pencil crayons and have been playing with the shading.  What do you think?  I left this card simple, I didn't think that it needed anything else.  Plus it's easy to pop in an envelope and stick in the mail.

Bark, It's Your Birthday!

Did the title throw you off?  This week's challenge over at For Fun Challenges is a birthday for those who are celebrating a Leap Year Birthday! This is my second and last week as their guest designer and it's been great to join the team!  My grandfather was born on a leap year and he always joked with us that he was younger than he looked!  So please join us with your birthday cards to help us celebrate all those born on leap years!

This is the card that I've made for this week's challenge.

For my card I coloured this fun pup with his balloon from K'n K Designs. I inked the edges a bit with green ink from Windflower and matted him on some sparkly blue cardstock. I placed this over some bright lined paper from my stash that I matted to some black textured cardstock for accent.  I tied a bright red polka dot ribbon around the top and popped up the sentiment over the edge of the image section.  For a final touch I added some bright red rhinestones from Forever In Time.
This weeks sponsor is K'n K Designs and they have some wonderful images!
                                                   
Do come share with us at For Fun Challenges! We'd love to see you there!

Garden of Weedin'

Hello everyone! It's time for another challenge over at For Fun Challenges, and today I am delighted to announce that I'll be a guest designer for them for the next couple of weeks! Yeah!!!
                                  
The challenge is to include: 1 sentiment; 2 different ribbons; 3 brads or buttons.
I love recipes and this one starts in the garden for me! I love gardening and when I saw this image over on Sandy's blog I  wanted to use it! She has some marvellous images on her blog, so do drop over and have a peek- lots of freebies to! HERE  I saw Carrie and thought she'd look marvellous with a shock of orange hair! My cousin has orange hair and I think it's gorgeous!
 Anyhow, for my recipe, I've used the Garden of Weedin' Sign for my sentiment and then a couple of fun ribbons one from The Paper Studio and the other from Modern @ Home.  Then for the last ingredient I used three mini yellow brads attached to the three pots of flowers.  I placed all this over some beautiful paper from DCWV that I picked up at a card class I took last Saturday!
This is a fun challenge, so it would be "Fun" for you to join us! HERE!

Love is in the Air

With all the "Love" going on this month, I thought that this wonderful set from Clear Dollar Stamps was perfect.  I just love these tweet birdies and the sentiment from the Love Tweet Love set.  I've paired it with some lovely papers that you can also find at Clear Dollar Stamps from their Static Dreams set.  I added this wonderful lace ribbon and satin white ribbon that I had in my collection.  Something simple to hopefully bring some smiles.
I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
For Fun- Put a little love in your heart.
Simon Says- Love is in the air
Scrapbook Sisters- Anything Goes

Feel My Hug!

I think that the best things to have when I'm not feeling well are hugs! My inspiration this card is "get well/feel better" from the For Fun challenge- which I missed, but wanted to acknowledge them for their part! Then the Sentimental Sundays's challenge Die Cuts.  Since I didn't have any dies, I went out and found this lovely oval scalloped one.  So excited - my first die set!!!
I used the die to cut out my sweet image by Sliekje- get well girl and the sentiment from TLC.  I layered the image on some blue cardstock that I had leftover from making my base, and then I inked the edges of the sentiment.  I placed this on some embossed paper and framed it with a lovely blue ric rac!(the sentiment is popped up) Then the corners looked empty so I added some bright pink buttons to compliment her bouquet with some yellow embroidery thread tied on.  For a final touch I used a crystal laquer to bring out the vase.  Unfortunately it didn't bring it out in the picture.  I hope this will bring a hug and a smile to whomever get it!
Thanks so much for dropping by!

For the Love of Birdhouses!

Hello Everyone! I have one gigantic post for you today! I just love all the birdhouses that Sandy over at Scribbles by Sandy has been creating!  I couldn't decide what image to use, so I just used them all and made a mini set out of them!  If you haven't discovered Sandy's wonderful site, and her lovely images, go HERE!
Ok, are you ready, it's a bit of a read, but I pray you won't be sorry! Then if you'd like, I'd love to hear which one you liked best!

For this one, I love blue as you can see and I thought that the tulips should stand on their own so I coloured them pink.  I am entering this card in For Fun challenges- just for fun.

I just love the little birdie on this one! I framed it in black to highlight the image frame!  I am entering this card in Stampin' Sister's in Christ's challenge - Use something new.  For this I have used a new clear sentiment stamp and the new digi stamp.

I love yellow roses (they mean friendship)and thought this image needed a yellow touch to it! This card I'm entering in Stamp and Create challenges - Anything Goes (monthly). This is a new challenge blog to me and looks fun!

 I printed out a second copy of this image and thought I'd give it a more delicate look.  I am entering this card in Sweet Stampin's challenge - glitter, bling, shine, sparkle.  I love the pearls on this and every girl who goes out with pearls shines in the spotlight.

I tried to give this one a bold look.  I think the two birds are hopefully having a "nice" chat atop the roof! I'm entering this card in Paper Creations Ink challenge - love and romance.  These birds have a wonderful place to share with each other.

I love the rose garden this little birdie looks to be guarding!  I am entering this card in Designed 2 Delight's challenge - Create a card with a heart.  I love the tiny hearts on this birdhouse so I thought it would fit! I am also entering this card in Penny's Paper-Craft challenge - To use birds.

I really liked this image to so I printed off a second of it as well.  This one making a bit more bold to highlight the black in it's border! I am entering this card in Annabelle Stamps challenge - Anything goes.

For me, this one is all about the ribbon and the sweet bows! I love buttons to so this one gets some.  I am entering this card in Sentimental Sunday's challenge - Ribbon + a sentiment.
Well, did you make it to the bottom?  Hope you enjoyed the cards I have to share with you today.  Remember leave me a comment of what one you liked best.  Thanks so much for dropping by! Hugs!

New Friend

Hello, this card is inspired by the sketch over at Seems a Little Sketchy challenge blog.  They are sponsored by the wonderful Stretch N' Bubbles who are closing their digi doors at the end of this month! Sob!  Here is one of my favorite  SNB images!  I have made this card with a friend of my children's in mind who just got her first kitten and is soooo enjoying her!  I am entering this card in For Fun Challenges - NEW challenge.
I had lots of fun doing this card! I think that I'm really going to enjoy using sketches to help with the creative process!  Have a Happy New Year!

Thank Ewe!

Hello everyone, I'm back with another card for the For Fun Challenge Blog, this time with the next challenge - Thank You.  It's just starting so why don't you join in?

This wonderful circle digi is free from Cuddly Buddly and I have been waiting to use it since I discovered it.  They have a whole bunch of sweet images so do go have a peek.  I love white sheep, so I just left this little lamb as she is with a touch of a pink nose and a lovely purple bloom.  I used some more wonderful papers from Create with TLC, some lovely blue ribbon from Offray and some cute purple buttons from my stash.  The image came with the scalloped edges (which was soooo hard to cut out, and I black inked the edges to hide some of my mistakes! hehehe)  I used my slightly larger scalloped decorative scissors to frame it all. The base is cardstock from Stampin' Up.
As I said earlier this card is for the For Fun Challenge blog, do hop on over to see what inspiration there is to be had.Here

Homemade!

I just love homemade things from baking to cards to warm quilts.

I saw this adorable little guy on Sliekje's Digi Stamps and that's what came to mind.  I found this wonderful sentiment over at Create with TLC and thought it was the perfect combo.  I have designed this card for the For Fun Challenge - Can you smell what's cooking recipe challenge?( RECIPE: 1 food, 2 decorated papers, 3 brads, buttons or eyelets.).
So for this card I used the cupcakes for the food, two decorative papers from ATD ; one as the background and one that I used to shape the center image; then I used three brads to finish it up.  After I coloured the image with my prismacolours, I inked the edges with my blue colour box and matted it to some blue cardstock from Stampin' Up. I combined all the layers, added the brads and then popped up the sentiment with a couple glue dots from Fiskars.
I hope it will go well with a batch of cupcakes for a friend.
I'm also entering this card in One Crazy Stamper's challenge- food/drink

Happy Autumn

This is my second post today so please scroll down to see the previous post.  I have created this card for the For Fun Challenge Blog.  The challenge is anything with leaves.  I am awaiting the last of the leaves to fall of our trees so I can rake.  I am praying the snow holds off until I can get this done (It's on the tops of the mountains around us).  I just love leaves, and the sound they make as you walk through them and as the wind whisks them along the driveway.  I chose this wonderful digi from Di's Digi Downloads and coupled it with a great sentiment (from which the leaves are a part) from Michelle Perkett's Studio (and it's free).  The dots on the paper inspired me to add some paper piercing for a border around the image and a slight touch to the sentiment.  The little bear is so adorable he just makes the card smile!
I'm also going to enter this card in One Crazy Stamper's challenge -halloween or fall
Supplies:
Stamps:  Teddy Pumpkin- Di's Digi Downloads; Sentiment from Michelle Perkett's Studio
Papers:  Patterned -Stampin'Up; Misc cardstock and handmade feather paper.
Tools:  Paper Piercer
Accessories:  Gems from Glitterazzi