Sweet Stuff

Its the first Friday of the month and that means a Clearly Inspired Challenge! The theme of this challenge is to use turquoise and I used the set from Clear Dollar Stamps Sweet Stuff which comes as an outline stamp OR coloured!
You don't have to use Clear Dollar stamps and you can only enter once a challenge. Take a look at the challenge and rules and have fun! I've entered this card into:

Drunken Stampers: say it like it is
Lexi's Creations: card for a friend
Papertake Weekly: anything goes (optional use something round, OMG I think I got a couple of round things, lol!)
One Stitch at a Time: anything goes
Bows and Berries: bold and bright
Fab'n'Funky challenge: no dp papers
Stamp Something: Use a digi

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Sweet Stuff
Paper: whisper white, tempting turquoise
Ink: tempting turquoise
Other: prisma markers, doodle bug chunky brads, spellbinders classic/scallop ovals, stampin up ribbon, crystal effects, scallop/classic oval punches and perfect dots embossing folder

Silly Season's almost done

Sorry this post is late, I went out early Christmas shopping. Got lots of groceries, not so much Christmas stuff but we had fun. But this little guy doesn't look like he's having fun he has such a woe begone look on his face, lol, Christmas is just too much for him. The inside says "The silly season is almost done Merry Christmas!!" I love Christmas it is my favorite time of the year but for some people its stressful, this guys for them. I've entered this into this weeks corrosive challenge (Sponsored by Doodle Pantry!) which is to make a non-traditional Christmas card and Drunken Stampers and Stampin' for the weekend which is to do your own style of Christmas card.

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Hang in There
Paper: glorious green, yoyo yellow, whisper white
Ink: glorious green, basic black
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, red and diamond stickles, rhinestones, cuttlebug candycane embossing folder, spellbinders inverted scallop squares

Challenge Book

I have such a hard time keeping track of the challenges that I do that I decided to make a challenge book. I bought this book for a $1.50 at Michaels and covered it. Easy and cheap! The background I stamped in clear versamark and embossed on vanilla. I then sponged with early espresso and soft suede and cut it into three strips. The main panel I stamped three times without re-inking to get three different shades of brown. I've entered this into "Priscillastyles" sketch challenge, Moving Along with the Times to do "anything but a card and Drunken Stampers to do a monochromatic card but not a black and white one!

Stamps: Stampin Up Sense of Time and Occassional Quotes, Hero Arts Time to Stamp
Paper: very vanilla, early espresso
Ink: early espresso, soft suede
Other: ribbon, Stampin up Buttons, curl

Serene Scene

This gorgeous Pelican is from Doodle Pantry. I really debated on this one because I made it for a girlfriend going through a hard time. She loves any kind of bird, bug, animal, etc. At first I thought a Pelican would be more of a masculine card but with the scrollworks blush background (a great feminine background) I think its perfect for her. She loves relaxing at the lake and watching the birds. I used prisma markers and then embossed it and sponged the sky and water. The inside says "Wishing you peace in a time of trouble". I've entered this into three challenges, the first is at Crafters Digital Art Centre, Doodle Pantry is hosting an embellishment challenge. (If you're not a member I'm not sure the link will work for you, its free to sign up) The challenge is to do something with one or all of the corners of your project. The second is Drunken Stampers Challenge and its Serenity Now- show how you like to relax. The last is Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and its to do a clean and simple card. Two pieces of ribbon, background and image, pretty simple.
Stamp: Doodle Pantry Pelican Dreams
Paper: Very vanilla, basic black, blush blossom, whisper white
Ink: ballet blue, bashful blue, blush blossom
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, cuttlebug scrollworks, spellbinders label 4

Dad's 79th Brithday

It's my Dad's 79th birthday today and I made him this card, lol! My Dad has a great sense of humour and I think he'll love it. The only thing I'd do differently next time is make the walker a totally different colour. It should have been bright yellow maybe, Dad might have a hard time seeing it, oh dear! Otherwise I love the image. It was a free digital from a new company Just Inklined digital stamps with beautifully detailed stamps. Just a note: I didn't have any night of navy brads so I took a lighter blue brad, dipped it into versamark, then clear embossing powder, heated and voila I now have 3 night of navy brads, way too cool! I've entered this into the Stamp Something challenge which is to do something digital and Drunken stampers challenge which is a sketch challenge.

Stamp: Just Inklined Albert
Paper: night of navy, mellow moss, summer sun, whisper white
Ink: summer sun, mellow moss, night of navy
Other: cuttlebug argyle embossing folder, stampin up square lattice embossing folder, spellbinders labels 1, shaped clips, brads

Shybears Bath Time

I love shy bears and when I saw this one it was a must have, I just adore the face on the baby bear, lol! Squigglefly's challenge this week is an open challenge so anything goes. Drunken Stampers challenge this week is to use water, either water in the image or water colouring, etc. Love how the colours go together, the new early espresso from Stampin Up is gorgeous!

Stamp: Squigglefly shybears Saturday Night Bath
Paper: early espresso, summer sun, whisper white
Ink: summer sun, bashful blue
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, curly cues, cuttlebug d'vine swirls, dew drops, spellbinders classic/petite scallop circles, crystal effects

Katie's Flower

This is for one of my son's friends who is so talented, effervescent, just a joy to be around that when I think of Katie this is exactly what I think of. She brings light and happiness where ever she goes. Drunken stampers challenge this week is to use bling and colouring. I love both! Whimsy is sponsoring a monthly challenge and its to do a summer card with an option of bugs; butterflies are gorgeous bugs, lol. Whimsy stamps has two different types of stamps, cling and digital, this one is a cling.
Stamps: Whimsy water lily
Paper: Cajun craze, daffodil delight, whisper white
Ink: summer sun, bashful blue, dusty durango, mellow moss
Other: prisma markers, vellum, crystal effects, dazzling diamonds, spellbinders label 6, stampin up finial press embossing folder, ms border punch, ms butterfly punches, rhinestones

Charlene's Birthday

This card I made for a fabulous friends birthday yesterday. She adores animals and I knew she would love this image. This was a free digi from Karen's Doodles, great images! I've entered this into 4 different challenges. The first is stamptv and is a sketch challenge. I really like the panels in the background. Charisma Cardz challenge is to use bling. Stamp something challenge this week is summer. And last but not least Drunken Stampers is to use Peg and Spikes favorite which is to colour and use bling. I love using my prisma markers they shade so well. Four challenges awesome!
Stamps: free digi from Karen's doodles, sentiment stampin up best yet
Paper: basic grey, pumpkin pie, summer sun, whisper white
Ink: summer sun, basic grey, mellow moss, bashful blue
Other: prisma markers, crystal effects, sakura gel pen, spellbinders large deckle rectangles, rhinestones, stampin up finial press embossing folder

Dad's Old Truck

This is an image from DZ Doodles and was free until today. What a great image for a Father's Day card! I've entered this into the Drunken Stamper's challenge which was to make a Father's Day card, imagine that. If you look closely you'll see I added crystal effects to the windshield of the truck along with the headlights. It looks so great IRL.
Stamps: DZ Doodles Oldpickuptruck
Paper: basic grey, only orange, whisper white, summer sun
Ink: basic grey, dusty durango, bashful blue, creamy caramel
Other: ribbon, brads, stampin up perfect dots/square lattice embossing folders, prisma markers, crystal effects