Inspired by a Song....

Good morning!  We have another fun challenge for you from Crafty Friends; this week our sponsor is Melonheadz and our theme is "Inspired by a Song".  Can you guess what my song is?  "Here Comes Peter Cottontail"...except he is not hopping, he's floating up the bunny trail!  LOL

The winner of this challenge will receive 1 digi bundle of their choice, from Melonheadz; there are some really fun images in their Etsy shop!  Click Here to visit their blog.

I was given this cute bunny to work with...thank you to Melonheadz!  I love that the image is has little dots where the shading should be...makes it so easy to color.  (Great for the "Coloring Challenged" like myself!  LOL)  The image is colored and I've added some glitter and a touch of ribbon for embellishing.

Image: Melonheadz
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and True Black, Doodlebug DP
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Black Stitched Ribbon (my stash)
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

I hope you will Check Out the rest of the DT's creations...we'd love to see you play along!  What song will inspire you?

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Ribbons: Anything Goes with Ribbons
House of Gilli: Bright Colors or Anything Goes
Make My Monday: Balloons
Party Time Tuesdays: Wing It
Stella Says Sketch: Sketch

Thanks for stopping by...enjoy your weekend!

Angela

Love Grows Here

Good morning!  I've got a card for the new Crafty Friends challenge; our sponsor is Cedar Chest Designs and we would like to see bling on your card.

I picked the image "Love Grows Here" to use today...thank you to Cedar Chest Designs!  I've colored the image with pencils then spritzed it with chocolate ink to shabby it up a bit.  The papers are distressed and I've added some subtle bling.

Image: Cedar Chest Designs Digital Image
Ink: Printer, SU! Chocolate Chip Marker 
Paper: SU! Soft Sky, PTI Dark Chocolate, Bo Bunny DP
Embellies: Recollections Bling
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Border Die, SU! Ink Spritzing Tool, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations.  We'd love to have you play along; the prize will be $10 to spend at the Cedar Chest Designs web store!

I have used the sketch from I Heart Sketches today.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Favorite Color Combo

The ladies at the Crafty Friends Challenge Blog have a fun, new challenge...Use Your Favorite Color Combo.  Our sponsor for this challenge is Rick St. Dennis, and he has generously allowed me to pick the beautiful Eve to work with.  I think Eve is beautiful...a bit different than what I normally work with...thank you, Rick!

Eve is colored with pencils and I have paired her with some elegant Echo Park DP.  I've distressed my papers and embellished with ribbon, leafy swirls and pearls.  I wanted the image to take center stage.  As far as my favorite color combo...it was a bit hard...I knew I would pick pink, but there are so many different great color combos to choose from.  The pink/green combo here is a bit more subdued than what I would normally choose, but I like it for a fun change.

Image: Rick St. Dennis Digital Image
Ink: Computer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Blushing Bride and Old Olive, Echo Park "Victoria's Garden" DP
Embellies: Kaiser Pearls
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Cheery Lynn Designs "Fanciful Flourish" Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the teams' creations and please play along.  I can't wait to see all the beautiful color creations!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Catz: Let's Go Pink!
Creative Corner Challenges: Girly Girl
Charisma Cardz: Digis Only
Fetch a Sketch: Sketch
Love to Create: Vintage or Shabby
Paper Crafting Journey: Pearls and Swirls

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

You're Sun-Sational!

Good morning!  Today is an exciting day as it marks the first challenge of a new challenge blog...
Crafty Friends Challenge Blog!  A few changes were made to the former Forever Friends Challenge Blog, hence the new name.  Please stop by to check things out; there will be weekly challenges...we do hope you will play along!

For our first challenge, our sponsor is MilkCoffee.  I am using an adorable image called "Tiffany swimming in the beach wearing bikini"...thank you to MilkCoffee!

Tiffany is colored with pencils...as you can see, she has remembered her sunscreen!  I hope you will too!  I've used some very old papers from my stash...I thought they were a perfect fit for the image...and done a bit of sponging on the edges.  I embellished with a die cut sentiment/ribbon, and a die cut flower embellished with glitter.

Image: MilkCoffee
Sentiment: Kraftin' Kimmie
Ink: Printer, Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Chai
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Kraft, SU! Poppy Parade and Old Olive, Making Memories DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Kraft Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Ribbon Slide Die, MFT Die-namics Hibiscus Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations.

I combined our challenge with a few others...I was going for pink, girly, flowers, ribbon, and a sentiment:

Crafting with Dragonflies: One for the Girls
Crafty Ribbons Challenge: Anything Goes with Ribbon
Digi Sketch Challenge: Cute (T)
Fab 'n' Funky: For the Girls
MilkCoffe Challenge: Load on the Flowers
Papertake Weekly: Sketchie Free for All (amazing sketch!)
Sassy Studio Designs: Hit the Beach
Sentimental Sundays: Outdoor Fun
The Perfect Sentiment: Make Them Laugh
Use it Tuesdays: Anything Goes---hoarded stash is Making Memories DP

On a serious note....  My Mother was recently diagnosed with melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer; this meant surgery ASAP!  I'm not talking a "little biopsy", I'm talking a "wide excision"...a large, deep incision...and a large scar to go with it.  She was lucky it was caught early, so no lymph nodes are involved.  Her diagnosis also means full body checks every 3 months with the Dermatologist, plus notifying her Optometrist and Gynecologist.  Yep, you read that right...Optometrist and Gynecologist!  I'm a nurse and I didn't know it would involve all that....  It is important that her siblings and children be screened as well.  I have my appointment scheduled....  So, please protect yourself...use your sunscreen!

Thanks for stopping by; have a relaxing weekend!

Angela