A feeling of Fall....

  After a wonderful week of nice warm temperatures, I think that Fall is slowly making it's way here.  Today it's overcast and cloudy and I can feel that the rain is coming soon.   The forecast is for cooler temps and in a way it's nice to have the open windows again versus putting the AC back on.

   I'm also feeling more like making Fall themed cards and that is exactly what I have to share with you today.   Both cards were created in the same color theme, but my first card was colored with Prismacolor pencils and the second was done with Copics and Distress Inks.

   This is the first card and my image is another of the images I bought from Lockhart Stamps when I took Karen's class last week at Absolutely Everything, my LSS. 

    I am submitting this card to these new challenges:

• The Outlawz - Twisted Thursday Challenge - Anything Goes
• 4 Crafty Chicks - Challenge # 57 -Anything Goes
• Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog - Autumn/Fall Flowers

    And my second card is a bit more whimsical and is a fun little Halloween card.   My image is from Bugaboo and this one was colored with Copics and edged with Distress Inks.  I also added a layer of 3D Crystal Accents on top of the pumpkin to add lots of shine and dimension.

   This card is being submitted to these challenges:

• Cute Card Thursday - Challenge #184 - Animal Crackers
• Little Miss Muffet - # 19 - Animals and Little Monsters
• Southern Girls Challenges - # 28 - Anything Goes

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Catching up....

    It's been a busy week, lots a appointments and trying to catch back up!!    Happily, today is a free day and I have a few new cards to share.

     I also want to remind you ALL to hop on over to my Main Page and be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win a Free Membership to Holiday Card Boot Camp - which is being hosted by Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner, in November!!  As a way to thank all my followers, I'm very excited to be gifting one of you the change to take this class, on me!!!  

    All of my cards today were created for challenges and you are all invited to play along in any of the challenges.   If you love them as much as I do, don't forgot to hop on over to our current challenge at Through the Craftroom Door.   We have four fabulous prizes this round and all the prizes are wonderful.   Please visit the main page HERE or our challenge blog HERE for all the details.   Please hurry, as this challenge ends at Midnight Friday night and the winners will be announced on Saturday, with a brand new challenge!!!  This is the card I created to help inspire you!!
   

    My first card today, was created for this week's Color Combo Challenge over at The Outlawz, which you'll find HERE!   This is a copy of the color swatch we had for our fun Challenge -- some of my favorites.

   And this is the card that I created and submitted to the current challenge!! 

    My next card was created for a variety of fun challenge and will be added to my Holiday Card collection.  I really love to make all my cards and try to start early each year.  I also love to use non-traditional colors for some of my cards and that's exactly what I did with this one.   My image is from Bugaboo and is also a fun, whimsical image, which is my favorite style.

    

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

• The Outlawz Group- Wednesday - Sketch Challenge
• Bugaboo Stamps - Wacky Wednesday - Buttons & Bows (PCP & CDAC)
• Gingersnap Challenges - Color Challenge - Turquoise, Blue and Purple
• Celebrate the Occasion - Any Occasion - Must include Ribbon

   My next card was also created for another Bugaboo Challenge and this one was for the Catch the Bug Challenge hosted on their blog HERE!    This is a copy of the Sketch we used as our inspiration and our colors theme was Pink, Green and Black:

 My Card

    This 'spooky' Halloween card is also being submitted to these challenges:

• Little Darlings - Challenge # 8 - Fall or Halloween
• Anything Goes Challenges - Challenge # 50 - Anything Goes
• Critter Sketch Challenge Blog # 84 - Anything Goes

    And while I was in the coloring mood, I also created one more fun Christmas Card and this one features and adorable snowperson, another cute digi from Bugaboo.

     And this card is being submitted to these challenges -- I hope you will play too!!

• Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes
• Scrapalicious USA - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

        After missing out on having much time to craft yesterday, I have made up for it today and I also plan on working on more cards tomorrow!!   Wishing you all Happy Crafting and a Wonderful Wednesday!!  

It's all about the bling....

  I don't know about you, but I am definitely a "Girlie Girl" and love all things and sparkle and shine.   I also tend to love pretty colors, with purple, being my favorite and pink being a close second.  I think after all these years of living in a home, with three males, has made more love all things bling...and today's first card is a perfect example.

   This card was inspired by a variety of challenges and when first started coloirng it, I knew I wanted to use the color inspiration from our challenge over at Through the Craftroom Door.   As soon as I looked at the photo, it was the pink that stuck out to me, and how pretty this lovely powder room was.  In my house, the guys would probably not love that style, but I sure would.

   My second theme was "Bling" and that inspiration came from the new "Bling" challenge being hosted over at Lily Pad and being sponsored by Simon Says Stamp.

    This is my first card today and it's one I really like.  I started with picked out this adorable digi image - Loves Me Not and sized it to almost fill a standard A2 size card.  I printed it out on Cryogen White Cardstock and then colored it with my Copics.  Once I had it colored, it was time for some bling and I used a combination of tiny gems, pearls and sparkling glitter to add lots of sparkle and shine.   I think it's a sweet card and hope you will too.

     I am submitting this sweet card to each of these new challenges and I hope you will also join me and play along:

• TTCRD - Challenge # 10 - Inspiration Image (DT Member)
• The Outlawz - Monday Greeting Card Challenge - Anything Goes
• Lilly Pad Cards - Bling Challenge
• Paper Makeup Stamps - Challenge # 4 - Digi Makeover
• Make it Monday - Inspiration Challenge - Anything Goes
• Stamps & Fun - Challenge # 66- Anything Goes
• Lollipop Crafts - Challenge # 50 - Anything Goes

   I am back with an afternoon update and another fun card to share!  This card was created for the Sketch Challenge being hosted at Lily Pad Cards which you can find here!!  It's also incorporates some of the fun inking/stamping techniques I learned while taking one of Jennifer McGuire's classes.   And lastly, almost all of the projects I used to create this card, came from Hero Arts, which is very cool, since they are also the sponsor of this challenge and have fast become one of my favorite product lines!!

  This is a copy of the sketch that was used a my inspiration --

My Card

 

    It was really fun to play along in all of these challenges and I'm off now to work on another project.   Before I sign off, I  want to invite you ALL to hop over to my Main Page HERE - and be sure to take a chance at winning My Fabulous Giveaway!   It's a special thank you prize that will be awarded to one of my followers!    Good Luck!!