Not so sunny Sunday....

....but a really nice day to relax, create and catch up on some challenges!  I have to admit that the only thing I did miss while taking the Inspiration Showcase Workshop, was finding enough time to keep up with the class and also play in my favorite challenges. 

    Today, I am happy to be sharing three new cards that I created to submit to some of my favorites and I'll continue to be working on more this afternoon.   My first card today, was inspired by the new Copic Coloring challenge over at The Outlawz and for this card, I started by coloring up one of my favorite digis from Wax Fruit Company.   I then used Distress Inks to color in the background of my image.   Next, I again used more Distress Inks along with Perfect Pearls to create the background layer for my card.  That was one of the cool techniques 'Finger-Inking' that I had learned from Jennifer.  It works best for me, on watercolor paper and that's what I used for this card.  It also adds shimmer and more texture, to the design and that's another reason I love this technique. 

     This card is being submitted to each of these new challenges --

• The Outlawz - Copic Coloring Challenge - Anything Goes
• Paper Sundaes - Challenge # 88 - Anything Goes
• Crafting by Designs - Coloring Challenge - Let's Color

      My second card is also brand new and the first card I have made in days and days that does not any coloring, either Copics or Inks.  It's a very clean and simple style card and was inspired by today's new Challenge over at The Outlawz.  

   This card is a favorite combination of Black and White and was really very easy to create to submit to each of these challenges:

• The Outlawz - Sunday CAS Challenge - Black and White Only
• Crafting by Designs -  September Week 4 - CAS Style Challenge
• The Squirrel and the Fox Challenges - Brand New #1 - Anything Goes

  And my next card features another image that I started coloring Friday, while at the Lockhart Stamp Class.  It was also colored with Prismacolor pencils and we also used the same Stylus technique I shared yesterday to add a fun creative look.   I then cut out the image and layered it onto some pink cardstock, and added two more contrasting layers and my card was done!

  This card was submitted to this week's "Twisted Thursday" challenge over at 'The Outlawz' Group.  This week the challenge was to include some type of 'stitching' on your project, and luckily for me 'Faux Stitching' was allowed.  I created my faux stitches with a White Signo Gel Pen, they are the best!!

   And before I sign off and hit my craft desk, I am very very excited to let you know that Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner will be teaming up again to host another fantastic online card class in November.  This one will be called Holiday Card Boot Camp and registration opens on October 10th!!    Be sure to keep an eye on my blog and I'll be sure to let you know more, as the details become available.  I'll be there for sure and will be looking forward to another awesome class!   I also am working on a special surprise for one of my blog followers -- stay tuned!!

   My next card today will be a new one for Operation White Home and will be based on the new Sketch from the Stars and Stamps blog.   If you want to join us, this is a copy of this Week's Sketch # 88 and this one looks like fun to me!!

  And this is the card that I created using the sketch as my inspiration.  You'll notice that I changed things around a tiny bit, but that's because of the papers I was using and changing the middle layer, show much fo the fun trees on the bottom layer!! 

   And now I'm wiped out and calling it a day and it was a wonderful day for crafting and catching up!  Now I need to clean up my room and working on finding new spots for all the new goodies I bought this weekend, not to mention, all the "stuff" I already own!   I think I need a bigger room???

These are some of my favorite supplies

and all were used to create today's cards!

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