Furry Friends

It's Day two of the Cat Lover's Blog Hop, at Her Peaceful Garden and of course I'm running late again.  (Not that you have to link something daily, but I was planning on doing something for the Wednesday Sketch Challenge on the Outlawz Forum so why not make it double duty, eh?) 

So, you can find out about the hop HERE and be sure to sign in HERE to be eligible for prizes, even if you don't want to craft, because there are prizes for just commenting, too.  OOOOH!  And daily prizes for answering questions.  Thank you Janis for putting this all together.

My card features two digis from Createful Heart Design, Yarn Playing Kitty and Chloe Playing With Yarn.  I just happened to find them already printed in a stack of stuff so I colored them up quickly with Copics and tried to follow the Sketch.

How did I do?  I think it's vaguely recognizable.  The DP from the Meow stack by Echo Park did most of the work, but hey!

I'm also adding this to the DL.Art October Linky Challenge, Simon Says Wednesday Animal Antics, Crafty Animals #19 AG w/animals, SUYP October #35 Furrything Goes/Meowloween, 2 Crafty Critter Crazies #19 October AG/w critter,  and Createful Heart Designs #2 Add a Sentiment. 

Miss Gabby's Ready for Spring

I've been playing in the monthly Progressive sketch challenge in the Createful Heart Digis and Design FB Group and this month we're using the adorable Miss Gabby's Ready for Spring.  She's colored with Copics and I've added a bit of white Posca Paint pen to the water.  The corner flowers were cut with a new geranium flower die from Elizabeth Craft, in white and colored with Copics to match her hat.  The centers are Nuvo drops.  The DP is from Julie Nutting and the center strip was embossed with a Darice border folder and sanded.

I'm also entering this in the DL.Art May Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #81 AG, 2 Crafty Critter Crazies May AG w/critter, the Outlawz Festive Fridays AG theme, Incy Wincy with Things that Fly and Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #233 AG.

Beautiful Rose from Createful Heart

Since I've been stuck inside for so long I've been practicing coloring when I was feeling up to it.  This image was part of a Progressive Sketch Challenge in the Createful Heart FB Group. It's available in the shop now available now HERE.  I took my time coloring with Copics and used colors and techniques from the Kit and Clowder Elements of Nature Class.  I'm really pleased with how it turned out.  The papers are from Graphic 45 World's Fair 8x8 pad and I've added crochet lace and buttons that seem to be photographing almost black instead of dark green.

I'm adding this Createful Heart April Blog Challenge AG/optional lace, the DL.Art April Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #80 AG, Jo's Scrap Shack FFC #229 AG, {PIN}spirational Anniverary Challenge #213 AG (4/5), Crafty Gals Corner Use Buttons and Craft Rocket #47 Flowers.

General Store

Yes, don't faint, friends.  I'm actually posting on a semi regular basis again after the computer fiasco, the big party I hosted and fun visit with my BFF from college. (Miss you already, Beck!) I participate in the Outlawz Challenges and was thrilled with the Progressive Challenge image from Createful Heart called General Store.  I managed to finish it just under the wire in a rush and forgot to even post it on my blog, so here it is.  I found some pretty Fall paper in my stash and colored the image with my Copics accordingly.  The image was cut with a Spellbinders Labels Seventeen and inked with Distress while still in the die.  Then I simply matted with Kraft because there was already a lot going on there.  Love the nostalgic look of this General Store.  Createful Heart Digis has some fabulous images and especially excels in vintage images (and KITTIES!).  You can check them all out HERE.

P.S. There is also a Createful Heart FB group and Challenge Blog.  

I'm entering this in the Createful Heart Challenge #5, the DL.Art November Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #69 AG, and the Color Crazy Challenge #45 AG.

Vintage Angel

This beautiful Vintage Angel is a new digi at Createful Heart  and I just couldn't resist using my Nesties to make a large scalloped tag to enter in the Outlawz Twisted Thursday challenge.  (The "twist" was use a scalloped border".) I popped it on the tag base with marabou trim in between the layers.  The gorgeous hand dyed crinkle ribbon is from the Mermaids Tale Second Edition from DL.Art.

Here's a closeup of Vintage Angel.  The gorgeous image was colored with Copics and I chose to keep the project light and monochromatic.  Isn't the detail in her dress and wings fabulous?  So fun to color.  I'm entering my tag in the very FIRST Createful Heart Blog challenge.  It is a monthly challenge beginning on the 15th of each month and ending on the 14th of the next.  The theme is Anything Goes and you may enter with any image but I have a number of Createful Heart digis just begging to be colored so I hope to return shortly with another.

I'm also entering this in the DL.Art August Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #64 AG, Scrapping4Fun #97 AG (4/4), Crafts Galore Encore August AG, Craft-Dee Bowz August AG w/handmade bow and Always Fun Challenge Tags. 

Stylish 1920's Woman

I'm playing in the mini challenge in the new Createful Heart Digis and Designs FB Group using the Stylish 1920's Woman I received as a freebie to participate.  My original thought was to also enter the Outlawz Color Challenge which required 3 of 5 colors in an inspiration photo and make it vintage, but after I'd colored her, I couldn't find appropriate DP that would incorporate the 3rd color.  Right from the get go this modern gal reminded me of my great Aunt Bob (Barbara), who was quite independent woman of the 20's, never married and traveled the world, so I went a different route using cool paper from the Cityscapes Collection from Graphic 45.  

I still wanted to join in at the Outlawz, and Twisted Thursday, although always AG, called for a twist of layers and dimension so here's that shot.   I've lightened up the photo a bit to show the writing on the token, too.

Although the Mini Challenge on the Createful Heart FB Group ends today, the very first Createful Heart Blog challenge starts August 15th.  Be sure to follow and join in the fun.

I'm also adding this to the DL.Art August Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #63 AG, Jo's Scrap Shack #201 AG and the C.R.A.F.T AG challenge #428.

Createful Heart Meets the Outlawz Monday Greetings

WOW!  Take a couple days off from crafting and just see how far behind you get.  The Mini Challenge at the Createful Heart FB Group ends TODAY!  This adorable digi is called Dragonfly "Hi" available in the Createful Heart Etsy Shop but I was lucky enough to receive him as a freebie when joining the Group.  The artist, Mary Smith, is a member and sponsor for the Outlawz Forum so I thought it would be appropriate to combine her challenge with something on the Forum and decided on the Monday Greetings challenge that calls for embossing wet or day and at least one designer paper.  Besides cutting and embossing the image and mat with Spellbinders Labels 25 and the image was lightly inked with Tumbled Glass Distress while still in the die.  I used a Cuttlebug folder to emboss and then fussy cut the leaves.  The sentiment is Cuttlebug, too.  The image is colored with Copics and the DP is from a K&Co Designer Mat Pad. Found some cute little sparkly dragonflies in my stash, too.  Phew!  Made it in time.

 You might consider joining the Createful Heart FB Group because I new mini challenge is coming up on July 24th and I hear there just might be a freebie for that one, too.  WooHoo!  Blog challenges start August 15th HERE, so stay tuned (and be sure to read the Blog Challenge rules).

I'm also adding this to the DL.Art July Linky Challenge, Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #62 AG, Jo's Scrap Shack FFC#198 AG, TTPH #129 AG with Wings, the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #007 middle row down( Critter, Distress Ink, light, but there Embellishments) or Diagonal Top Left Down (diecut, distress ink, embossing folder) and Craft Rocket #39 AG.