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So this time I decided not to be the last one entering at Wicked Wednesday and managed a cute little ATC using #348 Goldie Locks by Sandra Caldwell. She's colored with Copics and I've added some polka dots to her bow with a white gel pen. I know I've been using Sandra's images A LOT lately, but I can't help myself. They're cute, whimsical and easy to color, so there ya go.
I made a pocket in the ATC for a little tag that pulls out from the ribbon. LOVE that Tiny Attacher for stuff like this. I thought Goldie Locks looked a bit wistful so my sentiment is a Cuttlebug die cut Seemed to fit. (I noticed AFTER taking the pic I'd forgotten to dot the "i" in "miss you". All fixed now, but I'm in a bit of a hurry to enjoy this glorious Sunday, so use your imagination, please.)
I'm also adding this to the DL.Art April Linky Challenge, Simon Says Wednesday Let's do the Polka and Crafty Friends for a Child.
So I've been on a roll playing at the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge...until last week...when I dropped the ball. Basically, a four day weekend of DT duties kept me busier than I imagined and by Tuesday I desperately needed a shower and a night out. So today I decided that my usual habit of procrastination would not fly, since it's their 200th challenge (WooHoo!), and lo and behold, here it is, my entry into the Green and Gold challenge. Yea, me!
Been dying to color up this hilarious, if somewhat creepy (and I mean that in the nicest possible way), Runaway Leprechaun from BloobelStamps and today was the day. I've used Copics, Prismacolor pencils and a gold Posca paint pen for the gold coins and I have to say he was sort of a challenge to color and fussy cut in a size to fit a 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch space, but I kinda love how he turned out. He's mounted on a shiny metallic gold base (sort of difficult to photograph) with a metallic mesh ribbon over a hand made textured paper mat from Sizzix. I added some foam glitter shamrocks and there ya go.
I'm also adding this to the DL.Art March Linky Challenge, the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Use Green, Brown Sugar Green and Gold, Craft for the Craic Luck O' the Irish, Open Minded Crafting Luck/St. Patrick's Day and Simon Says Wednesday A Bit O'Green.
I've been on a roll playing in the Wicked Wednesday ATC challenge since the beginning of the year, but this week's color challenge had me stumped for a bit. I mean Gray, Teal and Red? Hmmm.... But Bloobel Stamps is the sponsor this week and I sure LOVE me some Bloobel, they're so quirky and fun, so here ya go.
I ended up cropping the Bloobel Heart Moustache image to fit in the small ATC space. I colored his hair gray, so I was 1/3rd of the way there. Hearts are red, CHECK, which left turquoise or teal. Well, what a dapper suit he's wearing! How about that? All colored with Copics and cut with a Spellbinders die and mounted on gray DP from the Crate Paper Fourteen 6x6 pad. I used a strip of red and teal paper from the same pad for a little more interest and a hug and kiss courtesy of Alpha Beads. Yea!
I'll also be linking this up to the DL.Art March (YIKES!) Linky party, Artistic Inspirations ATG, Our Crafty Corner ATG, the Outlawz Twisted Thursday ATG and Simon Says Wednesday ATG.
I've been playing on Sandra Caldwell's Stamp Fans FB page and this was a Freebie last week in celebration of 300 digis drawn and given to those who participated or purchased that week. I love the image because it reminds me of my Daddy who was bald as long as I can remember (yeah, even when I was a baby). It kind of makes me teary eyed as I sure would love to still be able to give him a kiss on the top of his head. Anyway, I thought he'd be perfect for the current Wicked Wednesday ATC "Head Shots" challenge and also for the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers "K" is for Kiss Challenge. WooHoo!
Looks like Edna already laid one on him. LOL (Even funnier since my Mom's name was Edna.)
"Daddy" was colored with Copics and I've added some fun little brads. The sentiment is computer generated and Looky here! It's actually an EASEL ATC. (Made just like it's big brother, the easel card, only smaller...duh!) I once gave my Daddy a card with this saying and it came back to me when I saw this image. Hope you like. I'm keeping this one close to me for inspiration. Besides being a mechanical engineer, Daddy was a gifted artist. Kisses to you Daddy, I miss you so much!
I'm also adding this to the Outlawz Twisted Thursday ATG/w optional Add a Sentiment and the DL.Art February Linky Challenge.
WooHoo! I'm playing another week in the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge. The theme this week is "You Animal!" and when I saw the delightful inspiration using Vera Lane Studio Digi Stamps (their sponsor this week), I felt compelled to go grab a few kitties of my own to enter the challenge. those who dabble in Vera Lane are "artsy" and cool, with mixed media backgrounds and fab work at combining stamps, so I made a feeble attempt of my own. The background is Copic refill with drops of alcohol to blend. The kitty is from the Crazy Cat Lady set combined with the flower, butterfly and sentiment from the Quirky and Whimsical Butterfly Girl set. The images were colored with Copics, fussy cut and glued to the ATC base and a strip of scrap burlap across the bottom for grass. That top edge of the ATC is from a piece of card stock that wasn't cut cleanly in the pack. I kinda liked it.
I'm also adding him to Simon Says Wednesday ATG.
Here's my creation for the latest Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge. I'm enjoying creating in miniature again. The coloring is quite a challenge and it's fun to see what all you can pack in a 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inch space. The theme this time is a Fairy Happy Birthday. The hardest part was choosing an image from the bazillion fairy images I own. This cutie caught my eye because it reminded me of how little ones get so excited when their birthday rolls around that they wear themselves out before it's time for the cake. The image is from Milk Coffee and is called Soya Takes a Nap. She's colored with Copics with a bit of Stickles sparkle on her wings. I couldn't resist adding a birthday crown and one of my hoarded inchworm (Queen &Co) brads. The cool mushroom boarder is a Joycrafts (Noor design) die that I've colored and popped. The tiny butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch, the sentiment is computer generated.
I'm entering this in the ABC Challenge D is for Die Cuts, the City Crafter Love Metal (crown and inchworm brad), Fan-Tastic Tuesday ATG/Use a die, the Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge (blue, red, green /with a twist add brads), Sweet Stamps Happy Birthday, Papertake Weekly Bingo (using Die Cut, Free, Glitter), TTRCD ATG, Tuesday Throwdown Use Metal, and the Corrosive Challenge Things with Wings.
Wow! Seems like it's been ages since I've been able to craft anything but DT projects. Any disruption to my normal schedule totally throws me for a loop. And as fun as it was, I'm still recovring from my birthday trip, but today I did a little catching up on my fave challenge blogs and noticed Wicked Wednesday's Challenge this week is Taurus. Well, that be ME, so how could I possibly let this one go by? Delicious Doodles is sponsoring and I adore Teri's Horrorscope images, also found in the Delicious Darkness shop (DUH!), so of course, that's what I used. Just his head, though. I did the background digitally by copying a Taurus symbol over and over from the net and printing it in shades of red.
I printed Taurus twice so I could fussy cut and pop him for dimension. The sentiment is done with my Dymo and I've added a jump ring through his nose. Me, stubborn? That's a lotta BULL!
Been missing playing along over Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge and this week it's Anti-Valentine's Day. Couldn't miss the chance to use the adorable Anti-Valentine image from Aurora Wings one more time so here she is, this time in red and black. For some reason my printer won't calibrate and is printing my images with a shadow but c'est la vie. She's colored with Copics and mounted on thick textured paper by Sizzix. My cutter wouldn't cut it through so I ended up tearing the edges. Liked the distressed look so I used my Distrezz-it-All to distress the red mat as well and used my tiny attacher to put them together. The arrow tip is a heart shaped Alpha Bead and the sentiment is computer generated. Sorry for the crap picture but it's late, the artificial light in my laundry room is doing it no favors and the double image is making it look blurry. Not my night.
I'm also entering this in the Kenny K's Krafting Krew Distressed Edges Challenge.
Finally got to play at the Wicked Wednesday ATC Challenge again. I'm telling you, 2 week long challenges, back to back, almost did me in. This week the challenge is Zombies Need Love Too, sponsored by Rick St. Dennis so I thought I'd play along using his Singing Zombie digi. He was a freebie at one time, and then in the shop, but I don't see him anywhere now.
Anyway, he's colored with Copics, with Glossy Accents on the eyeballs and teeth. The sentiment was done with my Dymo and the fab brain is from my Minion sister Creepy Glo's Etsy Shoppe. Would you kiss him? Not me. Pretty sure brain breath stinks, don'tcha think?
It's Day 8 of the 12 Days of Creepmas sponsored by Smeared Ink and the Smeared and Smudged Forum and I'm doing double duty today. Obviously this is my 8th Day offering, but I made it an ATC to also play in the Wicked Wednesday Creepy Christmas Challenge. The fabulous digis are from HDH Minion sis Teri at Delicious Doodles. I've used Tombstone 1, although the economical way to buy them is the fab Tombstone Collection of all 6 because once you see them, you will WANT THEM ALL! I've decked it out for Creepmas with Skully Xmas Wreath. And just in case you're interested in non creepy stuff, teri has gobs of beautiful mainstream digis at Delicious Doodles as well. The background digi paper is from the new Smeared Ink Icy Digital Paper Pack.
I printed the images several times, fussy cut and popped portions for dimension. Keep in mind that an ATC is 2 1/2 x3 1/2" and I have a fair amount of arthritis in my hands. Kinda tough goin'. Truly a labor of love because I gotta say I LOVE how it turned out. Since I was unable to fussy cut the greenery of the skully wreath, I added deep green metallic pine branches from a Martha Stewart punch and teeny adhesive gems to the eyes. I guess stone gargoyles don't have hairy legs or I'd enter it over at the Delicious Doodles challenge as well. Bummer, shoulda gotten this done last week! Next up is a fabulous treat from Violent Kitty, and remember, the Blog Roll is always on the sidebar if you lose your way.
I will, however, enter it in the PunkYouGirl Black Christmas Challenge, the Corrosive Challenge Anything Goes, Anything but a Card (it's an ATC) ATG with a Holiday Twist and Left of Center Winter/Holidays Challenge.
Here's a little cutie for the WW ATC A Charmed Christmas Challenge. This Sweet Angel is from digi Stamps 4 Joy. She's colored with Copics, her wings glittered with Stickles. The snowflake charm has been in my stash for years. Managed to make this before breakfast 'cause I've got decorating to do!
Here's a little ATC for the Wicked Wednesday Spots and Stripes challenge. Yeah, I know, I'm always just under the wire for these but I think about them all week long, HONEST! Would have been earlier if the grocery stores hadn't been on overload for the Thanksgiving holiday, and of course, I've forgotten stuff with every visit. I don't often use stickers, but I have quite a few in my stash. This one came from the $1 bin at Mike's a couple of years ago. I AM a hug fan of Mary Engelbright and was devastated when her mag stopped being published, so I couldn't resist this cutie. Had a scrap of spotted and striped DP. Added some icicles and a snowfake cut with MS punches and I'm good to go. Yea!
Felt so bad not using a Stampotique image for the WW ATG challenge that I thought I'd try another quickie. I've used Smile and am so proud of myself using a Stamp-a-majig for the first time for the placement of the scissors from the Tools Cube. The sentiment is from Gingers House. Colored the heart only with Copics and matted in black...DONE! WooHoo!
I've really been struggling with creativity lately. I rarely get sick but I've been battling a cold for a week now. Still, I just couldn't miss the current Anything Goes Challenge at Wicked Wednesday. The sponsor is Stampotique Originals and I sure do LOVE me some Stampotique. I planned to do an ATC using a Stampotique image but I recently joined the Aurora Wings Facebook group and Mitzi gave us this adorable Flying Kitty digi as a thank you. It reminded me of my Jezebel so I had to go where the mojo flowed.
But Jezzie isn't white, you say. No, she isn't, but she dreams she is. She also loves to fly, me thinks, as she'll sit and watch the birdies for hours. So just for Jezzie I fussy cut and flocked her in in white, added Stickles to her wings (as well as a pink feather 'cause she's such a girlie girl) and have her flying through the night sky. Instead of "dream" I added an epoxy sticker that says "believe" because I always tell her that if she believes in dreams they will come true.
I'm also adding this to the Corrosive Fur and Feathers Challenge and the Outlawz Paper a la Mode Stars and/or Snowflakes Challenge.
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