Being Together

If you're a horse lover, then you are going to love Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images. Today's featured image, Being Together, is on sale, today only, in Shelly's Store! Saddle up and trot on over to Shelly's store and pick this beauty up for yourself. You'll be glad you did!

For my card today, I've used the fun sketches at Inspirational Card Sketches and Get Sketchy, for my layout.

Of course, the image, Being Together, is today's featured image at Shelly's Images. I've used a couple different mediums, this time, for coloring the image. First, I colored the image in with my oh so wonderful Promarkers. Then, I decided I wanted to add some distressing elements to the card, so I broke out my new, never used distressing kit by Making Memories. It comes with so many fun things that I still haven't used yet, but I did break out the edging tool for this project, as well as the chalks. The chalks came in green, tan and black. I edged the entire image in the green, very lightly. Next, I added the tan t the sky, and then used the black chalks to add some a shaded muffled cloudy look to the sky and between the slats of the fence. The distressing edger tool was used to distress the edges of the card base, and the matting on the image. I really like how it turned out, and it is sooooo much nicer to look at in person!

The woodgrain DP (Which you can't see much of, sorry) and the cowboy themed DP are scraps from my stash, as are the star shaped buttons. The buttons came from a western top my mom used to have. I save buttons off clothing when it gets thrown away. Go Green! I had purchased the metal ribbon slider brads and the leather cord at Hobby Lobby specifically for this project, and had intended to thread the cord through the ribbon slider brad. Things don't always work out they way we plan, though, do we? I found out that the cord was too thick to fit through the metal slider.... so I had to quickly come up with a plan B! What you see here, is Plan B! LOL! I had bought both of these for use on this card, and darn it, I was determined to make it happen! It looks different than it did in my head, but then, projects usually do once they roll around in my head and come spilling out onto paper!

I had so much fun making this project! I hope you'll enjoy looking at it.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:



Challenge #105 Sketch at Inspirational Card Sketches
ODBDSLC52 Use Leather or Pearls at Our Daily Bread
No Flowers at Creative Card Crew
Use Those Scraps at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #19 Male Card Using Brown and 3 Stars at Creatalicious
Anything Goes at MyGrafico
Challenge #52 Punch Me Something Sweet (image) and Sassy (leather)
Challenge #112 Animals at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #89 Project/Card For A Male at Moving Along With The Times
SISC50 Holy Guacamole at Stamp Insanity
Challenge #41 Color at Paper Romance
Challenge #143 Best Friends at Rainbow Lady's
Challenge #1 Layers at Do You Stack Up
Challenge #5 Wild West at Do It With Digi's
Challenge #63 Go Green (Recycled Buttons) at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #33 Use Green at Easy Craft Projects
GS #78 Sketch at Get Sketchy
Challenge #17 Go Green at Pattie's Creations
Challenge #16 Use Green at Delicious Doodles
Challenge #22 Memories at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #27 Men Only at Crafty Emma's
You Name The Challenge (Use Leather) at Stamping Vacation
March Pick 3 Green, Stars, Buttons) at Stamping Vacation
ASC Anything Goes at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Green at Card Cupids
Challenge #112 Buttons at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #85 For The Boys at Incy Wincy
CCH#58 Eyelets or Brads (ribbon slider brad) at The Crazy Challenge
Challenge #14 1,2,3's (1 CS, 2 DP, 3 embelli's : buttons, cord, brad) at Happileigh Scrappin'
HSC2: Channeling Your Inner Movie Star (colors) at HotSpot

Big News And Scary Stuff!

Whoo Hoo! I can finally tell some great news that I've had to keep under my hat! I've been invited to be a part of the Design Team for Ooh La La Creations! I had no idea they were looking for new designers, so imagine how shocked I was to receive the invitation in my email! I am so excited and so honored to have been invited to be a part of this wonderful team, and am looking forward to working with and getting to know, these talented ladies!

Now that I have the announcement out of the way, let me tell you about my first card, as a member of the Design Team for Ooh La La Creations.

The theme for Ooh La La's challenge this fortnight, is Scary Stuff. My card fits the sketches at Creative Inspirations and at Fairymoon Crafts. I chose to go with Halloween, for scary, but in a more stylish manner. The chic, stylish digi witch silhouette, as well as the paper, are from Ooh La La's Femme Fatale CD. (If you haven't seen their awesome CD's, you really MUST go check them out! Fabulous papers and pre colored images! Check out the Ooh La La Creations shop.) The felt die cut ribbon used on my card is from Hobby Lobby. I knew when I seen it, that it would be perfect to use with this image. The spiders are punched with a punch by EK Success.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #112 Halloween at Everybody Art
Challenge #82 Sketch at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #40 So Long As It Flys (witches fly when they're on a broomstick) at Penny's Paper Crafty
Challenge #15 Halloween at Crafts And Me
Challenge #25 Halloween at Creative Cottage
Challenge #68 Halloween at Moving Along With The Times
TT Challenge #78 Black & White at Shirley's Two Girls
Challenge #29 My Peeps at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #52 Let's See Your Animal Side (Spiders) at AI Factory
SISC31 Live Free & DIE CUT at Stamp Insanity
Challenge #16 Halloween at Glitterbabe
Challenge #16 Stamped (or Digi) Project at Just Inspirational Challenges
Thoughtful Thursday 0030 Starts With G (girl witch) at Other Lovelies
Halloween at Stamp Something
FF #51 A Holiday For The Holidays at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #49 Halloween/Fall at Stampin For The Weekend
Challenge #21 Week 2 Halloween at Fussy and Fancy
Challenge #63 Anything Goes at Paper Cutz
Challenge #23 Halloween at Easy Craft Projects
Trick Or Treat at Tellen's Place
Challenge #1 Fall/Halloween at Baby Bud Designs
Challenge #40 Halloween at Bee Crafty
Challenge #102 Halloween at One Stop Crafts
Challenge #48 Ribbons (Felt ribbon) at Sweet Stampin
Challenge C4C59 Autumn/Fall at Crazy 4 Challenges
Challenge #27 Celebrate (Halloween) at Wee Memories
Challenge #9 Halloween at 2 Sisters Challenge Blog
Challenge #35 Embellish It at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #45 Halloween/Fall at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #22 Free For All at Pear Tree Designs
Challenge #81 Photo Inspiration (Halloween) at Cupcake Inspirations
ASC27 Halloween at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #10 Halloween at Really Reasonable Ribbon
DDC#54 Halloween at Dutch Dare
Challenge #32 Sketch at Fairymoon Crafts
Challenge #81 Halloween at Stamp With Fun
Challenge #8 Halloween at Iris's Spot
CCH37 Halloween at The Crazy Challenge
Trick or Treat at Creative Crafts
Challenge #7 Halloween at Magical Monday Challenge

Sweet Baby

It's time for my weekly card for Stamping Dragon Designs. This time, I decided to go with a baby card for a co-worker who just became a grandma, again. This image is from Stamping Dragon Designs and is called Nap Time. I just love the sweetness of this image.

For my card layout, I used the sketch at Tuesday Morning. The papers are all from my stash. The paper flowers are by Flor-A-Doodle, and came from the clearance rack at Meijer. I just bought these cute pink safety pins at Card and Party Outlet and thought they would be perfect for a baby card.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #37 Anything Goes at Bee Crafty
Challenge #99 Clean & Simple at The Secret Crafter
Challenge #10 Free Theme at Timbroscrapmania
Challenge #35 Pile On The Layers at Pile It On
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Gingerloft
New Beginnings (First try at a 3D altered project) at All Sorts
Challenge #22 Flower Power at Lexi's Creations
Pile On The Flowers at Whoopsi Daisy
AS24 Pretty In Pink at Aly's Sunday Challenge
Challenge #6 Monochromatic at 2 sisters
Challenge #2 Floral Frenzy at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #29 Blooms, Butterflies Or Bling at One Stitch At A Time
Challenge #14 Anything Goes at Scrappekammert
Challenge #62 Stripes at OLLCB
Challenge #58 Celebrate (New Baby) at Incy Wincy
Paper Flowers at Totally Stampalicious
Challenge #16 Anything Goes at Daisy Doodles
Challenge #29 Clean & Simple at Crafty Cardmakers
Bundle of Joy at The Crazy Challenge
Week #21 You'll Be In My Heart at Scrap It With A Song
Challenge #6 Floral Fantasy at A Pocket Full of Posies
Challenge #75 Dots and Stripes at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #106 Jeweled (Flower centers) at My Time To Craft
Challenge #58 Sketch at Tuesday Morning
Gems and Sparkle at Crafts and Me
Challenge #39 What'eva at Fab 'n' Funky
Challenge #22 Celebrations at The Creative Cottage
SISC26 It Happens In Threes(3 Flowers) at Stamp Insanity
Occasion Oasis at Stamping Vacation
Challenge #11 Baby at Just Inspirational challenges
Challenge #23 Monochrome at Crafty Ann's
Something With Spots and Stripes at Stamp Something
Challenge #33 Let's Get Dotty at Totally Papercrafts
Name that card at Stamping Vacation

Relax, Dad

It's time for another DT card for Stamping Dragon Designs. This time, another male/Father's Day Card. I seen this cute little image and, though it may seem quirky for a Father's Day card, it seemed perfect for reflecting a nice relaxing day. (Well, as long as the poor kitty doesn't fall off the fence!) My dad has been through so much over the last few months, and then with the loss of my mom at the end of April.... I think he just needs to take some time to just relax.

This cute new sleeping kitty image called Cat On Fence and is from Stamping Dragon Designs. (Reminds me of the song,"Dreaming" from one of the top selling albums of all time-By Fleetwood Mac)

If you haven't checked out, Stamping Dragon, you need to! They have some great images and many are on sale right now in their shop, here. Stop by and check out what they have to offer and pick up some of these cute digis for yourself. While you're there, take a look at some of the cute kits and digi papers they have as well.

This time, I decided to try a couple of new things. It's my first time making a gate fold card, and my first attempt at coloring an image with chalks. I like how it turned out, and feel like the chalks give a nice softness to the image.

I also used a recipe from Cowgirl Up stamps to create the card: 1 image, 2 papers, 3 emellishments (3 buttons). The inside of the card has two coordinating patterned papers, but is left blank so I can add a personal message for dad, once I decide what I want to write inside it.

One piece of cardstock used. The background papers are all scraps from my stash. (Gotta love when you can use those up!) Ribbon is from my stash. Well actually, its from Steph's stash, since we were card making at her house last night, and I made this card there. The Father's Day sentiment is from Studio G, stamped with Stampin Up! Chocolate Chip. The buttons are from my stash.

My dad sometimes will sit and watch me make cards, lately, though he doesn't really seem to be the card type. This will be the first year that I'm giving him a Father's Day card I made myself.

Hopefully since this is a new image to me, this card counts for challenges with the theme "New."

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Father's Day/Manly Challenge at Daisy Doodles
SMC#16 Father's Day (No Blue) at Sew Many Challenges
Digi Day Challenge at Stamp Something
Challange #1 Masculine with ribbon at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #19 More Than One Fold at Totally Paper Crafts
Buttons Challenge at Frosted Designs
Challenge #37 Down On The Farm (Most farms have a usually have a cat around) at If The Shoe Fits
SD#19 Just 4 you Dad at Simple Doodles
Save A Tree at Humble Pie Stamps/Town Scrapper
Challenge #1 "New" at Craftalicious
HFOS#30 Hats Off To You/Father's Day at Hand Full of Stamps
Chapter 16: What's Your Muchness at Oh! Alice
Challenge #29 Boys & Thier Toys at Sweet Stampin
Challenge #22 Quirky at Pile It On
Challenge #16 Boys To Men at Stitchy Bear Stamps
Challenge #3 Recipe 1,2,3 at Cowgirl Up Stamps
Challange #6 New Or Neglected Stash at Sentimental Sundays
Week #38 My Favorite Stamp at Crafty Angels
SHC3 Top Selling Albums Of All Time at Studio 313
Challenge #12 Father's Day at Cards For Men
Week #13 Just For Dad at The Shabby Tea Room
Challenge #62 Coloring With Chalks
Challenge #95 Xtra Special at My Time To Craft
Challenge #42 Anything But Square at A Crafty Little Place
Challenge #18 Buttons at Your Next Stamp
CWC007 Buttons at CAS-tastic
Father's Day at Tellen's Place
Challenge #116 Anything But A Square at Cute Card Thursday
One For The Males at CCEE Stampers
Challenge #54 Father's Day at C.R.A.F.T
BBCS#5 Anything Goes at Busy Beauties
Challenge #40 Summer at Stampin For The Weekend
Challenge #5 Relish To Embellish at Sundays With Crissy