Time For A Sketch Challenge!

 

Hope you are doing great today and that you are feeling up to a great challenge! Starting today, Meljen's Designs would like you to create something featuring this sketch:

 

Fun huh! I love all the layers! Here is what I came up with:

 

 

I decided to make a "Thanksgiving Day" card because I live in Canada and we celebrate this wonderful holiday in October. For the image I picked "Teddy Pilgrims" and coloured them with my Copics. I don't own a really big pretty die [and I didn't trust my shaky hand to cut out a nice shape], so I used this pretty "pre-cut" shaped DP by Little Yellow Bicycle, which I have had for at least a year! I did use a couple of Spellbinder Dies to cut out the image and it's matting and the flowers,[again using papers that I've had forever!]. It's kinda hard to tell from the picture but I folder embossed the cardstock base of the card. I added a few gem stones to the flower centers and some silver paint pen to the buckles on the bear's hat and shoe. I cut a strip of glittery paper and adhered it along the bottom.

For more inspiration and to enter your card in the challenge head on over to the Meljen's Blog.

Until next time.

hugs,

Nancy

Challenges:
Crafting By Design - Anything Goes
Inky Impressions - Blue as main color
The Stamping Chef - Stitching
Turtle Soup -  Crash Your Stash [use 2 papers that are at least 1year old]
Creative Craft Challenge 2 - Anything Goes
Inky Chicks - Use 2 different Die Cuts
Oldie But A Goodie - Bingo [ flowers/ stitching /die cuts ]
Just Inspirational - Bingo [flowers/gems/vintage]



*** Until we meet again...***

 

Mid week already! My how time flies! The weekend will be here before we know it!

Today I'd like to share a card with you that I made featuring 2 Tiddly Ink images. {After colouring them with my Copics I fussy cut them both out}. The cute little "Robin" is actually a wooden bird that I also coloured with my Copics. [I've had these little birds for a while now; so glad for a chance to use one].The DP is by BoBunny, [lovin' that 6x6 pack!]. I used a folder embosser on the cardstock background and then ran my brown ink pad over it to bring out the dots. The fence was cut by using a Tim Holtz's die. I also used Spellbinder dies to cut out the image background and leaves [maple & oak]. I distressed inked all the edges, added some faux stitching and a couple of buttons tied with floss. The sentiment was hand written, with a Sharpie Marker, and then punched out using a circle punch. I also used a corner punch on a few corners.

 

Enjoy your day.

hugs,

Nancy

 

Challenges:

* Tiddly Inks - Saying Good Bye

Craft Room Challenge - Use something wooden

Die Cuttin Divas - Fall Colours

* Scrap-Creations - Fall

Oldie But A Goodie - Dies [6 months old dies & punches]

Created With Love - Fall colours

Sketch N Stash - Sketch

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Crafting When We Can - Seasons

Dream Valley - Autumn

* Craftin Desert Divas - Autumn/Fall

*** Clean and Simple...not for me!

Hi there, glad you stopped by. Today I have a "Clean and Simple" card to share with you and I have to say it is the hardest style for me to achieve! I want to fill in all those spaces with colours and patterns and well, just things! For some reason, to me, it just seems to look unfinished. Don't get me wrong, I love the "CAS" look and when I see other crafter's CAS projects they are just so beautiful, but, mine always look so plain! Maybe it's because I usually work on 6x6 cards instead of going to a different size. I think I'll try that next time. Anyway, here is my card:

 

 

I did use an embossing folder on the squares, a bit of BoBunny DP, a single Leaf button and several tiny buttons on this card. The sentiment is a rubber stamp. I tried to control myself but I just had to add some "faux stitching". hehehe.

Until next time.

hugs,

Nancy

 

Challenges:

CAS-ual Fridays - CAS and a Leaf

Crafting When We Can - Seasons

Dream Valley - Autumn

* Color My Heart - Autumn Terracotta, Goldrush and Olive

Just Add Ink - Sketch

Inspired By Stamping - Fall/Autumn





*** Thinking of You ...in shades of brown ***

Hope your Sunday is one of relaxation and rest. Ours has been wonderful! A great Sunday service, a delicious [and unexpected] lunch with our daughters, son-in-law and grandkids, a good visit, [over coffee and pie],with both sets of parents and now some down time at home. We are so blessed.

I'd like to share a card with you that I made last night. It features one of the lovely, whimsical images by A Day For Daisies. This one actually a freebie a bit ago. [If you are not already a follower of theirs, you should be...as you can see by this image it is well worth it].

 

 

I decided to go with a brown colour scheme, maybe because it is now officially Fall. As usual, I coloured the image with Copic Markers. The main DPs are by Little Darlings, Chocolate Covered Cherry Collection. This pack was actually a prize that I won in a challenge last year. I also used some MME DP as well. I used 2 different Spellbinder dies; one to cut out the image, it's matting and the stamped sentiment [ Stampin' Up]; the other to cut out the pretty border edging, that goes diagonally on the card. The satin ribbon, [strips and bow], is a "salvaged piece" from a Bubble Bath gift pack. A single button as the bow center finishes this card up.

Well, that's it for now. Have a great evening.

hugs,

Nancy

 

Challenges:

 

A Day For Daisies - Buttons & Bows

*Brown Sugar - Shades of Brown

 613 Avenue Create - Create Your Own color Challenge

Addicted to Stamps - 1, 2, 3 - [ 1- image; 2 dies; 3 DPs]

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Things With Wings

2 Sisters - Recycle [Ribbon]

Allsorts - Button Up!

Di's Digi Designs - Fabulous Fall Colors

*Simply Create Too - Bugs [Snail]
Scrapping 4 Fun - A card with 2 embellies [ bow 7 button] & next Season [Fall Colours]

Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - Monochromatic

It's a Scrap Lift Challenge!

Good Friday morning to you. Hope you are looking forward to a get weekend. I know I am! Today's card is for the Scrap Lift  challenge going on over at The Scrapping Turtle. I am one of the Guest Designers for the month of October. [I know we are still in September, but hey, if the card fits use it!]

The digital image is a precoloured one from Meljen's Designs. The DP's are from my scrap box. and the rest I just Doodled on ,,, yep, even the sentiment!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope your weekend is awesome!

hugs,

Nancy



*** Take 5 Challenge

Good Thursday morning to you. Today at Meljen's Designs there is a new challenge and it's called

"Take 5". We would like you to use 5 of the same item on your project. It could be 5 of the same brads, or 5 of the same bits of ribbon or [like what I've done], 5 of the same Meljen image. I would with this cute image "Stitched Country Heart".

 

 

I coloured the hearts with Copic markers. If you take a close look you will see that I also used 5 DPs, although each one is a black & white print, each one is different & each one is a leftover from my scrap box! I used lots of distress inking on the edges and did some fun doodling around the outside edge. I used foam squares to attach the hearts to ass some dimension to my card as well. The sentiment is a digital freebie, sorry but I have forgotten who the generous artist was.

So there you have my take on "Take 5".

I do hope you will give it a try. For more great inspiration head over to the Meljen's Blog and see what the rest of the DTs came up with.

hugs,

Nancy

 

Challenges:

Card Crafters' Circle - Checks and Tartans [checks]

Country View Crafts - Layers

Come and Get It - Focal Image on Side of Card

Path Of Positivity - Honesty

Created With Love - Anything

My Craft Creation - Stamped or Digi Image

* Crafting With Dragonflies - Use 5 Different Scraps of Paper

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Use 2 or more DPs

Word Art Wednesday - Uplifting Sentiment/ Verse

 

Friday 13th...

Hope you had a "Blessed Friday the 13th" without a trace of anything bad going on. Superstitions are silly but at least we can have some fun with them.

My card today came together without a hitch and was actually a lot of fun to make.

 

 

The image of coarse is by Tiddly Inks and I coloured her up with my Copic Markers. The DPs are a combination, some from Michael's and some from a 12"x12" pack my daughter, Jasmine, bought and so kindly shared with me. So I am not sure who gets the credit for it. I used a strip of Washi Tape [the black & white checks] on top of a strip of frayed burlap along the bottom of the card. I used a Spellbinder's Die to cut out the Black Cat DP & it's matting. The sentiment is a rubber stamp from Michael's that I heat embossed after inking. For embellishments I used a black feather, a star stickpin, 3 cute little pumpkin buttons, a paper bow, some faux stitching and a few gems dispersed throughout the top DP. I also added a bit of glitter to her wand and her shoe buckles. I adhered the image & sentiment with foam dots to give the card a bit more depth.

 

Thank you so much for all of your sweet comments. They are very encouraging.

Wising you a fun filled weekend.

hugs,

Nancy

 

Challenges:

 

Simon Says - Embossing

Cute Card Thursday - Hip To Be Square [6'x6']

Crafting by Design - Anything Goes

Sisterhood Of Crafters - Use A Digi

Wags 'n Whiskers - Ribbon/ Bow

 Sister Act - Anything Goes

Scrapping 4 Fun - Card [seasonal & at least 2 embellies & a sentiment]

Inspire Me Fridays - Anything Goes

Graph'It Colour - Halloween Colours

Digitally Sweet - Anything Goes

Delicious Doodles - Unlucky for Some

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - Anything Goes

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