Day 2: Down on the Farm Birthday Bash

Good morning! Welcome to Day 2 of our week long Down on the Farm Birthday Bash! Today we have a Sketch Challenge for you, here it is:

I flipped the image panel and decided to go with white cardstock and textured vellum...it really puts the focus on the kitty. The image is colored with pencils and I've embellished simply with white brads. Here's a close-up:

Image: Bugaboo Digital Image
Sentiment: MFT Pure Innocence "Happy Birthday to You"
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir Black
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Stamper's Select CS, PTI Textured Vellum, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spare Parts Brads, Spellbinders Dies, Lil' Inker Designs Die, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details. Check out the entire week's challenges here. We do hope you will play along...there are prizes to be won! Remember, this is a birthday bash so projects must be birthday themed. Bugaboo images are not required, but we would love to see them featured. Here's a link to the store, Jodie has a huge selection of images perfect for the occasion.

Challenges entered:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies: January Challenge (must have a critter)
Crafty Catz: #488 Anything Goes (optional twist-animals)
Fab 'n' Funky: #463 No Designer Paper
Simply Create Too: #156 Monochromatic
Try it on Tuesday: What a Cutie/Make Someone Smile Today

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Lucky Birdbrain Chick

Good morning!  It's time for a new challenge from the ladies at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight Jennifer has chosen our challenge and she would like to see "Anything Green".  Sounds good!

Since St. Patrick's day is right around the corner, I decided to go with Lucky Birdbrain Chick; the image is colored with pencils and I've added a lot of glitter so it is nice and sparkly.  I pulled out a past From The Heart Stamps sketch and the twist that week was monochromatic so that was perfect for R.R. theme!  I did add just a splash of pink for color.  Here's the sketch:

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Lucky Birdbrain Chick" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Wild Wasabi, Reminisce Patterned Paper
Embellies: Martha Stewart "Sugar Cube" Glitter, PTI Hibiscus Burst Twill, Kaiser Pearls
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone

Please check out the rest of the Ruby's Rainbow DT creations here and the From the Heart Stamps DT weekly inspiration here.

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Summer Kisses

Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you from Flat Friends...we would like you to use an uncolored image...what a fun twist!

Since it's Labor Day and we are saying goodbye to summer, I chose Em's image Summer Kisses...I love her glasses and floppy hat!  Since the image is black and white, I thought I would play with texture.  I've used textured vellum, dry embossing, grosgrain ribbon, and just a touch of glitter on the hearts.  I printed the image multiple times to achieve the dark outline, then popped it up on the card.

Image: Flat Friends 'Summer Kisses' Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Vellum
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", White Grosgrain Ribbon (stash)
Extras: Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Foam Tape

This will be our last challenge at the Flat Friends blog.  I thought this image was the perfect "goodbye" and "thank you" to Em...she has been a doll to work for and I have loved being on her team.  Thank you for having me, Em!  I hope you will play along with our last challenge...we'd love to see what you create with an uncolored image!

Challenges entered:

Crafting For All Seasons: Monochromatic
Papertake Weekly: Sketchie Free for All
Southern Girls: It's All About Texture
We Do Doobadoo: Texture

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

So Lucky...to have you in my life.

Good morning...Happy St. Patrick's Day!  I've got a card to share using Faith's newest image and this week's From the Heart Stamps sketch.  We now have a weekly twist with our sketches...this week it is "Monochromatic".  I'm going for monochromatic with a splash of color....  LOL  Actually I was already working on a card that was monochromatic and then Faith put this adorable image in the shop and I decided to start all over.  I thought this Birdbrain would be cute with a splash of pink on her belly so I just went with it....

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Lucky Birdbrain Chick" Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green, PTI Hibiscus Burst and Pinefeather, Karen Foster Designs DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Art Glitter in "Polar Bear"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilites, Foam Tape

Here is the sketch we are working with today:

You can check out the rest of the DT's cards here, along with the challenge details...we do hope you will play along!

Challenges entered:

Come and Get it Challenges: St. Patrick's Day
Corrosive Challenges: Go Green
Crafty Little Fairies: Things with Wings
Creative Corner: A Little Birdie
Digi Haven: At Least 3 Different Shades of Green
Glitter n Sparkle: Include Some Green/St. Patrick's Day
Kitty Bee Designs: Things with Wings
Robyn's Fetish: Must Use Green and Glitter

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Monochromatic Green....

with a Pop of Color!  Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight I got to choose the challenge and since St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner, I went with "Monochromatic Green with a Pop of Color".

I went with one of my favorites...Bugaboo's Stella!  I just love her sass...I sure don't think I would pinch her!  LOL  She is colored with pencils...do you see her pretty raspberry lipstick?  I took my "pop" of color from that and added some raspberry matting...I kept the layout simple otherwise.

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo Stella Calendar Months-March
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI New Leaf and Raspberry Fizz, Reminisce DP
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations here...we do hope you will play along!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Cards in Envy: Think GREEN Challenge
Creative Corner: Green
Kitty Bee Designs: Monochromatic
Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes
Twisted Tuesday: Live a Clean Green Life

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Happy Anniversary

Good morning!  It's time for a new challenge from the ladies at Creative Card Crew...for this fortnight, we would like to see "White on White".

The sentiment is stamped in gray, just to keep things soft.  I added some dry embossing, grosgrain ribbon, and a felt bloom for texture.

Sentiment: Paper Inspirations
Ink: PTI Smokey Shadow
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select
Embellies: Wright's White Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, MFT "Loopy Bloom" Die-namics Die/White Felt (my stash), The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will stop by the challenge blog to check out the rest of the DT's creations and to see the challenge details.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

ABC Challenges: Wedding and Anniversary
Crafty Boots: Celebrations
Crafty Ribbons Challenge: No Designer Paper
Dilly Beans: Celebrations
Perfect Sentiment: Dry Embossing
Polka Doodles: Anniversaries

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Ruby's Rainbow Challenge

Good Wednesday morning!  It's time for a new Ruby's Rainbow challenge; this fortnight Sandra has challenged us to make a card with black and white, plus one other color.  Sounds fun, right?!

I chose SU! Peach Parfait and I just happened to have some matching DP in my stash!  (I love the SU! In Color DSP; there's a nice variety of patterns which are perfect for the monochromatic look.  I really need to order the new set of colors....)  I simply colored the flower, added a generous helping of glitter, and finished it off with a large black brad.  I added 3 small brads to the image panel and called it good.  I thought of adding ribbon, but decided against it...I like the crisp, clean look...sometimes simple works!

Image: Stamping Bella
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Basic Black, Peach Parfait CS and DSP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellies: Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Crayola Colored Pencil, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will come on over to Ruby's Rainbow to gain some inspiration from the DT's creations.  What color will YOU choose to pair with black and white?  I can't wait to see!

I'm also entering my card in the following challenges:

Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog: It's a Girl Thing
Stamp and Create: Bold and Bright
Truly Madly Crafty Challenge: Monochrome
Try It On Tuesday: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Creative Card Crew: Merry Christmas from Claus

Hello there! It's time for another challenge from the Creative Card Crew; this fortnight our challenge is "monochromatic" and our sponsor is Paper Pretties, who provided me with this adorable image. Isn't Claus just the cutest?

I printed my image on Sahara Sand and colored just a portion of it; I like how the red/green really stand out against the S.S. and black. I dotted Claus' with a gel pen and added a bit of glitter to his hat. I finished the card with a simple holly embellishment.

Image: Paper Pretties Digital Image

Paper: SU! Sahara Sand, PTI True Black, Fancy Pants Designs DP

Ink: Sakura Black Gel Pen

Embellies: Dress It Up Holly, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust"

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone

Please head on over to the Creative Card Crew blog so you can check out the rest of the DT's goodies. Would love to see you play along too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

It's Bellarific Friday!

Happy Friday! This week the theme of our challenge on Blogabella was monochromatic. It had me stumped a bit.... After looking through my stamps, I thought Violet Bittybloom would work well. I can't wait to see some real violets bloom!

The image is stamped, colored with Prismas/Goo Gone, cut out, and finally sprayed with some Glimmer Mist. It is hard to get a crisp picture, yet still capture the "pearl" finish. The lighter panels are embossed, and I embellished with some Bella Dots.

Image: Stamping Bella "Violet Bittybloom"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Smokey Shadow, SU! Elegant Eggplant and Lavendar Lace

Embellies: Bella Dots

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Cuttlebug/Embossing Folder, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in "Pearl", Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by; have a great weekend!

Angela