I Love ATC's!

OK, A few months ago if someone asked me to make an ATC the question would have been followed with a "HU?!" and a stupid look. But oh how things can change! ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) are 2.5"x3.5" and are all about personal style. Oh & fun, fun, fun! So when I saw that the challenge at Meljen's was to make an ATC I was all in. Ok, SO with the way my week played out last week, I am all in -just at the last minute! But I am so happy that I was able to have some time at my craft desk tonight. Worth staying up a little late lol!
So here it is:

The best part about an ATC is the small size, so you can use up stuff out of your scrap pile. I colored the image (From Meljen's, I found it on Free Digital Stamps a while back) w/ pencils, used scrap DP, & the sentiment was also cut from a scrap of DP. The red star I cut using one of my old tools in the back of a drawer...my Coluzzle. I had forgot I even had it until I was trying to organize the other day (an on going battle, most of the time it seems like I am losing!) The other star is a Heidi Swap chipboard colored w/ chalks, then I glued a cut out star from the background dp & then glazed the whole thing over w/ glossy accent.
I am also entering on:
Do You Stack Up anything goes
Sentimental Sunday anything goes

So does this keep me from going Crazy?!

YES!! I had an insane week at work last week & today didn't go too much better. I guess the good thing is that the more directions I am pulled in & the busier I am, the faster the day goes by. The sad thing is, last week I was so wiped out, I didn't get to create as much as I would have liked. This crazy "habit" is a great stress reliever- hard to think about everything left to do at work when I am focusing on paper, bling, ink, & coloring! And this sweet little Charlotte image from Kraftin Kimmies ALWAYS makes me smile. Just something about her face... A little mischievous, little innocent. And I have to say I have been really loving this color combo! IRL the blue bling flower centers are the same color as the dark teal accents

Supplies: light teal cardstock, brown cardstock, DP: brown? from stash, DCWV (squares) Colorbok (dots), rub on-Pebbles inc, bling ? I think from Michael's, flowers-Prima, teal paper twine- not sure, came in a kit from QVC. I colored Charlotte w/ chalks & a blender pen, plus some colored pencils

I am uploading to:
Kraftin Kimmies : Scoopy Scallops

Cute Card Thursday : Sketch
Sentimental Sunday: Anything Goes
Fab N Funky : Recipe, 1 image, 2 embellishments, 3 papers
Do You Stack Up : Anything goes
Stamp Something: Flowers

Get Well Wishes

It seems like this time of year everyone is sick. A nasty sinus cold bug has been circulating thru my office. I am finally feeling like myself again after 4 long weeks of fighting it. Ugg! And the few people who have been lucky enough to not come down with it seem to sick & tired of the winter weather & grouchy over that. Not a fun place to be! LOL! (Is work ever a fun place?!)
So I thought it was a perfect timingto play along with the current challenge at Catch the Bug and at Aly's Sunday Challenge where the theme is "Get Well"

I can't wait to give this one away! I love how it turned out! The striped DP is DCWV, I used green, brown, tan & white cardstock, ink is CTMH in Pear, Dutch Blue, Sky & Tsukineko Brilliance in Coffee Bean, stamps (flowers & sentiment) are from The {Stamps} of Life & I colored the image w/ pencils & a blender dipped in the ink colors, then chalked the "sky" behind her. The sparkly flowers are from K & Co.
This sweet card is also being loaded onto the following:

CPS #206

CPS sketch #206
Totally Stampalicious color challenge: Brown, green & blue
Lexi's Creations Flowers
Sweet Stamps Flowers
Simon Says Stamps and Show Some stripes!

Happy Wednesday! One day closer to the weekend Woo Hoo!

One of those days!

I can really relate to this little Angry Ballerina from Kraftin Kimmies! I have had one of those days today! The challenge this week at Kraftin Kimmies Blog is a sketch, a fun one at that! For this sweet girl, I used a blender pen dipped in ink to color using CTMH Gypsy & SU Almost Amethyst for the purple colors & then Ranger Ind distressing ink in Mustard Seed & also some chalk for the yellows. Her hair is colored w/ chalks & I added glitter here & there because all tutu's should be sparkly! I used my cricut to cut the circles, Bazzill card stock, recollections tiny lavender pearls& I am not sure who the dotted papers are by- they both came out of my hoarders pile lol!
 I am also entering this over at Do You Stack Up? for challenge #7, Dots & at Crafty Sentiments where the challenge is to use Lemon & Lilac colors
Let's hope things are better tomorrow-otherwise I will be in trouble by Monday

I miss you beary much!

The sweet image is from Stamp Fairy & the sentiments are from The {Stamps} of Life. Bling is from Michael's I think. I colored him in w/ chalks & dipped a blender pen on the chalk & used to add a little dimension. Added glossy accent to the center of the flower & his cute lil nose. Ink is Dutch Blue from Close To My Heart

I made this lil cutie for my very bestest buddy that I grew up with. She lives all the way out in Montana(probably at least 700 miles away) & we only get to see each other once a year if we are lucky. Last year was not a lucky year :( so it has been a while. She is my sista from another mother lol! Our birthdays are only 3 days apart.
Any how... a very clean, simple card that fits into the following challenges:
Stamp Fairy white w/ a splash of color

The Crafty Ho's Brown & Blue w/ optional sketch (I came pretty close to it)
Lexi's Creations Bears (First time playing along here)

Walk Beside Me

I just love this sentiment! I found it thru Free Digital Stamps at Sentimental Sundays a few weeks ago & have been just waiting for the right inspiration to hit me so I could put it on a card. Lucky for me, it hit me last night lol! The over all "recipe" is this week's sketch at The Sweet Stop. At both Fab-N-Funky & Simon Says Stamp this week's challenge is to make your own embellishment- mine is the little butterfly. It is a rub on from Dooblebug & I applied it to plain paper, cut it out, added the little pearls to the middle & then glued a knotted scrap of embroidery floss behind for the "feelers". The top & bottom of the "framed" sentiment is a frame I cut out w/ my Cricut & then altered to fit. (not sure which cartridge I used-I have an envelope of stuff I cut out & hold on to until I need it) I am also entering this one on Going Grey w/ Scrap Creations where the challenge is Spring & at Kraftin Kimmies where this week's challenge is a recipe: 3 main colors, 2 patterned papers & 1 button. DP used: flowers Bo Bunny, Alissa Twirls & Basic Grey, Two Scoops, Very Berry Sundae; black & turquoise card stock, black pearls from Michaels, Prima flowers, embroidery floss, button from my huge hoarders bucket lol!

It's a Cupcake Kinda Day

I love this image from Bugaboo! Dottie is so sassy & sweet & fun. And she looks good in any color!

Today she is in pink (colored w/ chalks & a few highlight added w/ pencils)  & accompanied by bling topped cupcakes that I fussy cut from Imaginesce paper (All Kinds of Happy pack). The DP is: Basic Grey, 2 Scoops, in Very Berry & Sundae Swirl, & Imaginesce, All Kinds of Happy along with pink, white & a pink toned red cardstock (looks more red irl) I added glossy accent to the cherry on top of her cupcake & also to her lips, bling for ear rings, her bow center, on top of the little cupcakes & to accent the sentiment. Sentiment is computer generated (can't remember the font). To add just a little more dimension, I used pop dots behind Dottie & the small cupcakes. I also added some glitter to the frosting on her cupcake, makes it look a little like sparkly sprinkles LOL! 

Dottie & her cupcake up close

I have thrown this together for the following:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

Sentimental Sundays use pink, red & white

Totally Stampalicious Bling, glitter, sparkly

Paper Take Weekly Puttin on the Glitz (1st time playing along here)

Craft Your Passion Pink

Stamping Vacation NO! no flowers