Lucky You in Green

For this challenge at TGF, called "Lucky You",  i wanted to make a male card..don't have too many of those and i love this image from the Lovey Dovey Set..this stamp is called Lovey Dovey Oliver..and he's adorable!  I tried to make him a bit Irish.

This card would be great with an Irish Blessing and Good Luck on the front!

 

A bit of paper piecing here.  I paper pieced the hat and tie and added a brad from my stash for his tie decoration.   He looks pretty lucky to me.

I have used a sketch from "Sweet Sunday Sketch" and have entered the challenge:

 Copics used:
 skin- YR000. 00. R14, 20
 hair, shoes, suspenders - E97, 19
 shirt- W3, 5
 jeans- B93, 95, 99






Challenges:
Sweet Sunday Sketch- Sketch
The Greeting Farm- Lucky You challenge
Glitter n Sparkle challenge- St. Patrick's Day/green
Anyone for Anya- Feeling Lucky

Mermaid Wishes or Thinking of You and a Sketch

This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we are using one of the sketches i designed.  Oh but wait a minute..i am not that good at making the actual sketch..my daughter used Photoshop after i hand sketched the sketch...

So if you notice the sketch is GREEN. it turns out that it's Tuesday Morning's Twist for this challenge...

So you MUST make your card Monochromatic using GREEN!

Here is my card using A Day For Daisies mermaid:

I have also used a Memory Box die (bubbles) and a Marianne Creatables starfish die available at Dutch Paper Crafts.

Here is the sketch for this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches:

 Copics used:
 skin- YR000, 00, R14, 20
 hair- E97, 19
 dress- BG10, 11, 13, R81, 83, 85
 shell- E0000, 11, Y21
 diamond Stickles





Our sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches is My Creative Classroom:









Challenges:
A Day for Daisies- Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations- Go Green!
Red Carpet Studio- Two shades of green

A Good Read and a favorite drink

The challenge at TGF (The Greeting Farm) "Double Take Tuesday" is to use Blue and Brown.  I've had this image i've wanted to use it and thought perfect..my favorite drink is brown (hot chocolate at Starbucks, please) and i'd love a hat like this in blue.

The image i used on my card is called Latte Anya and is found in The Greeting Farm shop:

I've used one of my favorite dies from Joy Crafts...it is the Rectangle and it makes a great background and it can be embossed and with the right paper i can give it an antique look.  I also have a favorite place to get my ribbon on etsy called The Pink Petal.  She hand dyes all of her ribbon.

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, R14, 20
hair- Y11, 21, YR23
hat/blue- B02, 04, 06, BG18
brown- E50, 53, 55, 59
skirt- W3, 5
shadow- W1
 
Challenges:
The Greeting Farm- "Double Take Tuesday" use Brown and Blue
My Time to Craft challenge- Food or Drink
Make it Monday- Anything Goes

You're UnBEElievably Cute!

Don't you just love the beginning of the month?   Especially when Digital Delights shares their new releases!   I do.

I get to share, "Flower Power Rosie", this is the first time I've colored a cute little girl for Digital Delights..and she was delightful!!  Don't forget to come to the Digital Delights blog and see ALL of the new images!

I've also used a Digital Delights sentiment from the "Bee Mine Sentiments set".
Embellishments:
bee button- Dress it up, "bugs"
red flower- Flora Doodles
flourish- Memory Box

Copics used:
skin- YR000, 00, R14, 20
hair/shoes/skirt- E55, 57, CB
hat- YR20, 22, 23
flowers/shirt- R81, 83, 85
leaves- YG61, 67

Here is the sketch this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches:

Challenges:
Nutcrafters- Something with a "B" - I have a bee button on the sentiment
Word Art Wednesday- Anything goes w/uplifting sentiment
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge- Easter/Spring

Cowboy Birthday

 This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches we have again, another awesome sketch to play with! 
 
Our sponsor is DRS this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches and has this super cute image and sentiment i used for my card called "Saddle Up Cowboy" and "Walk on the Wild Side":

I also used sticky back cork and a chipboard brad i had in my stash.

Here is the sketch this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches:

 Copics used:
 skin- YR000, 00, R14, 20
 hair- E97, 19
 hat/boots/ horse muzzle- E50, 53, 55
jeans/hat band- BG72, 09
stars/shirt- Y21
handkerchief- R35, 39

Our sponsor this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches is DRS Designs:

Challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge- Make it Manly
Lawnscaping challenge- Texture (I am a new follower!) I used real cork for my texture
Pause Dream Enjoy- For the Boys

Dutch Heritage Mini album, Memory Box style

For the rest of the new Memory Box circle release at Dutch Paper Crafts, I thought it would be fun to make a Dutch Heritage Mini Album and tin.  

The owner of Dutch Paper Craft's mother is Dutch.  I wanted to put some "memories" in this mini album for her.  It was a bit hard as i only know Darlene from being on the DT...so i had to "wing" it. 
 
First let me share the tin cover:

Memory Box dies used are Falana Circle #98494 and Quinn Flourish #98267, similar to the gift bag i made. The image is for embroidery and is a freebie here.  (Gingerbread Cottage blog) I removed the sentiment from the heart.

 I covered the tin on the sides and bottom inside and out.  Inside of the tin i made a mini album.  I cut the pages from a cereal box and lined both sides with paper.  The largest size of the Spellbinders Classic circles worked perfect for the pages.  For the entire album i used paper from Melody Ross Homespun collection called "Pink Stitchery"

Memory box die Hopmeadow Circle #98513. Image freebie on line here called Spring Tulips on Flickr

Then i accented the pages using the Memory box release circle dies as shown this is pages 1 and 2.

Memory box dies page 1, Falana Circle #98494 (cut in half), page 2 Jubilee Circle #98497, Quinn Flourish #98267.  Not included in this release is Marianne's Creatables Tulips LR0209

Memory Box dies p3 (not in this release Penne Frame #98387) free embroidery pattern found on line here at French-Knots blog.  (i stitched this up) Page 4 Memory Box Astrid Circle #98498 cut in half and stitched with Baker's Twine, paperdolls found here at Munecas de papel blog.

Memory Box die p.5 Astrid Circle #98498 cut in half and arched, (not included in this release is Cherry Lynn Two of Hearts DL128), p6 i used a punch from Stampin Up to hold Darlene's favorite soup recipe that her mom would make when she didn't feel well.  I've tried this recipe and it's yummy!! Charm is from Spoilt Rotten Beads in the UK.

I made this locket open up, by cutting the heart twice and cutting the lacey part off of the front piece.  I attached the small piece to the back by sewing some embroidery floss through the paper.  However, to make the locket "substantial", i cut the heart out of kraft paper and wet embossed it using a clear embossing ink and the wonderful embossing powder from Ranger Ink called Ancient Gold/Enchanted Gold #EGJ00730.  I left two spots for pictures.

back of the album. Memory box Jubilee Circle #98497

High fashion model wearing the latest paper dress

....wearing the latest in Memory Box Circle dies is this cute little artist model.

I thought it would be fun to dress a 5" wooden artist model using Dutch Paper Crafts newest die release from Memory Box.

The bodice is cut from Memory Box Falana Circle #98494; the skirt is layered using Astrid Circle #98498 and Quinn Flourish #98267.  Accessories, Hat is Quinn flourish #98498, shoes are pieces of the Falana Circle.

After the dies were cut, i got the pieces slightly wet and molded them to the model.  I let them dry and then i hot glued them in place.  I added a bit of ribbon for to the waist.  I also added pearls by using the Viva Pearl pen- "Ice White".  *Tip...if yo save the cut out "flower shapes" from the die Astrid Circle #98498 you can make a small flower...i made one for the hat.