Its off to school we go

I woke up to a nice chill in the air and bright blue sky, what a great day! The heat of summer is gone, the leaves will start to turn yellow soon and the kids are back to school. That is also the theme for Sentimental Sunday's challenge which Doodle Pantry is sponsoring today! I printed Book Ants  twice, coloured then cut out the book, pencil and apple to pop them up. I textured the creamy caramel paper with crackle embossing folder hoping it would look like the binding of a book. My husband said "Nope" doesn't look like a book to him. Oh well maybe next time, lol!

Hop on over to Sentimental Sundays and give the challenge a try. If you use a Doodle Pantry image you can enter our challenge as well, which is on until the 24th. Just for entering you receive a free image, this month its Mister Monkey!

I've entered this into:
Challenges 4 Everybody: anything goes
Crafty Calender Challenge: colour challenge creams and browns
Simply Create Too: anything goes
Digi Doodle Shop's Best: anything goes

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Book Ants, marble cube
Paper: early espresso, creamy caramel, whisper white
Ink: craft basic black, creamy caramel, close to cocoa and early espresso
Other: prisma markers, deckle trimmer, crackle embossing folder, brads

 

Smelly Mondays

This giraffe just kills me he looks so ticked, sooo this is the sentiment I came up with to go with him. My son HATES getting up in the morning and Mondays are the worst so I thought this would be the perfect. The inside says "Stinky! Happy Birthday" 

I really like how the ribbon turned out. I originally used twine and decided the ribbon looked better. I've entered this into:
The Stamp Man Challenge: Texture
Crafty Ribbons Challenge: One for the Men or boys
Craft Us Crazy: anything goes with Bugaboo
Digi Doodle Shop's Best: one for the boys
Moving Along with the Times: Cute critters

Stamps: Digi's with Attitude Giraffe, computer generated sentiment
Paper: early espresso, garden green, tangerine tango, cajin craze
Ink: ballet blue, garden green, cajin craze
Other: oval spellbinders, crafts too embossing folders, pearls, stampin up early espresso ribbon, buckle and modern label punch

Wooden Duck

This duck is a free image from Outlawz and as long as you use the image more free images are sent to you. I'll miss making something with the next set since I'm off on Vacation, Hawaii here we come!

I've entered this into:

Outlawz: use free image

Digi Doodle Shop's Best: embossing

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge: birds

Lexi's Creations: anything goes

Stamps: Anne Fenton Outlawz freebie

Paper: always artichoke, tangerine tango, early espresso, whisper white

Ink: early espresso, tangerine tango, always artichoke

Other: twine, stampin up oval punch, cuttlebug bird embossing folder, spellbinder label, stampin up buttons

A New Year and New Images

Happy New Year Everyone, I hope you have a healthy, happy 2012! Along with a new year comes new images from Doodle Pantry and if that isn't enough there's still a sale of 50% off  all stamps for today and tomorrow. Go to the specials page at Doodle Pantry, grab the coupon code, and go shopping! 

There are fabulous new images and I chose this wolf who was so easy to work with. I used prisma markers on him but he looked too smooth, so I took a finger sponge and with a swiping motion added darker colours. IRL he looks soooo good.

 The background paper is wallpaper and I added epoxy dots to the eyes to add dimension. Nice!

Jan 1 is also the start of a new Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge. Just for participating, using a Doodle Pantry image, you receive a free image, the workout birdie. If you don't have an image you can browse the freebie page and grab one. Take a look at what the other Doodle Pantry designers have made and go shopping, how could you not at 50% off, but hurry the sale ends tomorrow at midnight!

I've entered this into:

Jellypark Challenges: old year/new year  (old wallpaper, leaf/ new image and buttons

Charisma Cardz: anything goes

Card Crafter's Circle: anything goes

Digi Doodle Shop's Best: anything goes

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Wolf, Rubbernecker Fern

Paper: early espresso, always artichoke, whisper white, wallpaper 

Ink: craft always artichoke, classic creamy caramel, close to cocoa

Other: leaf and regular button, spellbinders classic/scallop oval and diamond, epoxy dots, ribbon, stampin up oval punch

Good Friends

It was my good friend's birthday a week ago and this is the card I made for her. I love the double diagonal pocket card.

The sentiment is so perfect!
and the inside is too true! If you laugh every day things just seem better, I love humour!
I've entered this into:

Clearly Inspired challenge#40: flowers

Pattie's Creations Design challenge: birthdays or Thanksgiving

Stampin with the Dragon: food for thought

Digi Doodle Shop's Best: use red and green

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps digital Sweet & Spicy, Art Impressions sentiment, computer sentiment, Stampin up fundamental phrases

Paper: dollar store flowers, handsome hunter, green galore, whisper white, real red, cherry cobbler

Ink: green galore, cherry cobbler

Other: prisma markers, spellbinders rectangle deckle, labels 20 and classic/scallop circle, stampin up perfect polka dots embossing folder, ribbon

Carnations anyone

As far back as I can remember Carnations have been my favourite flower. My birthday is in January, carnations are January's flower, is there a connection, I don't know, lol! My absolute favourite colour of carnations is deep red, which is also the colour of a garnet, January's stone. Hmmm I think I see a pattern here. This is one of the last posts as designer for Clear Dollar Stamps, my term is ending... "sniff". So I saved the best for almost last! You still have a week left to enter Clearly Inspired challenge #38 use lots of pink for a chance to win a $10.00 gift certificate or a gorgeous digital pumpkin pie image! I've entered this into:

Papertake Weekly: sketch (I did replace the sentiment with a bow, I hope that's ok)

Charisma Cardz: anything goes

Crafty Purple Frog: sparkle (I used stickles and rhinestones)

Digi Doodle Shop's Best: anything goes

Stamp: Clear Dollar Stamp Carnation Flower of the Month

Paper: cherry cobbler, whisper white, always artichoke, wallpaper (the striped and green leaf)

Ink: none

Other: prisma markers, rhinestones, red/gold stickles, ribbon, spellbinders classic/scallop circles

Very Merry

In keeping with most of my posts this month here's another Christmas card. If I keep this up I should be almost done by the end of November, lol! There have been a whole flurry of challenges this month, more than most and I think I'm almost caught up. This little guy was made especially for House Mouse & Friends Monday100th post challenge and hop. Create a card with bling, button and bows and then do the hop. So I'm off to hop! I'm also entering this into:

Crafty Creations Challenge: Christmas in July
Truly Scrumptious: Buttons and bows
Digi Doodle Shop's Best: anything goes
Fussy and Fancy Fridays: Christmas in July
Crafty Catz weekly challenge: Christmas in July
Stampin' for the Weekend: Paws for thought

Stamp: Stampabilities Comfort and Joy
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, whisper white, shimmer white
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, stampin up petals a plenty, chaulk and oval punch, cuttlebug snow dots, ribbon, rhinestones, red stickles, jolene's buttons, spellbinder deckle rectangle