Good Tidings! with a Mi Ran Image.

Hi Everyone!!! I finished this card last night, but I was too tired to take pictures LOL So, I'm posting it now ;)  I LOVE LOVE LOVE Art by Miran and her images are just fantastic!!!  For this one I used this adorable shopping girl! Here is my card:

I colored this up with my Copic. I also inked the edges of everything with Distress Ink - Broken China. I added the Sizzlits snowflakes, embossed the snowflake embossing folder. i added the gems to the snowflakes, the ribbon from my stash of a million years ago LOL Okay.. maybe 10 or so o.O I think I got this ribbon in a swap that I use to do on msn groups! Do you remember them? LOL!! Wow.. that was a while agao!!  Any way.. moving on!! I also added the bells on the ribbon. I decoupaged the image of course. And the Good Tidings Good Cheer stamp is from Technique Tuesday. I also added some stickles to the scarf, the puff balls and the white on the gloves and boots.

Copic:
Hat, Jacket, Boots: BG0000, BG000, BG01, BG05
Blue Present: B21, B24, B29
Red Present and Bow: R22, R24, R27
Green Present: G03, G05, G09
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, R30
Hair: E21, E97, E99, E39, E59
Pants: E50, E53, E55

Challenges:

• Challenge #69: Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspirations.
• Challenge #93: 3 Of Your Favorite Embellishments (ribbon, gems, die cuts!) @ Love To Create Challenge Blog.
• Contemporary Christmas @ Make My Monday.
• Challenge #100: Anything Goes @ MFP SpeedyTV Friends of SpeedyTV Challenges*
• Challenge #94: Any Sentiment @ Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #114: Anything Goes @ Bearly-Mine Challenges.
• Week #187: Snow White @ City Crafter Challenge Blog.
• The Snow Is Falling @ Clear It Out Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Crafty Sentiments Designs.
• Challenge #185: Little Presents @ Hanna And Friends Challenge Blog.
• PTT#148: Anything Goes @ Party Time Tuesdays.
• Make It Sparkle @ Scrap Creations.
• Challenge #199: Christmas @ Stampavie and More.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craftroom Door.
• 4CCC #170: Christmas @ 4 Crafty Chicks.
• BLD60: Use Paper @ By Lori Designs.
• Christmas / Winter @ Crafting By Designs.
• IIC #136: Presents & Gifts @ Inky Impressions Challenge Blog*
• Challenge #73: Embossing @ MFP SpeedyTV Simple Salutations*
• Bling It Up @ Paper Crafting Journey.
• Christmas Is Coming @ Rhedd and Rosie Challenge Blog.
• Simon Says ... Anything Goes @ Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #139: Shopping Spree @ The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #108: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #72: Anything Goes with Ribbon @ Crafty Ribbons Challenge.
• Challenge #297: Anything Goes @ Cute Card Thursday.
• Girly - No Pink @ Moving Along With The Times.
• Shades of Blue @ The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge*
• R152: Non Traditional Christmas @ Crafts 4 Eternity.
• Challenge #3: Sparkle and Bling @ Craftyhands Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #13: Anything Goes @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #66: It's Starting To Look A Lot Like Christmas @ QKR Stampede.
• Challenge #51: Snow or Use Only White @ Simply Create Too.
• Challenge #35: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Feeling Festive @ Stampin' For The Weekend.
• Challenge #172: Anything Goes @ 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #108: Winter Wonderland @ A Gem of A Challenge.
• Challenge #34: Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody.
• Challenge #82: Anything Goes @ Color Me Creative Classroom.
• HIMCR #126: Freestyle @ Hiding In My Craft Room.
• FFC #28: Get In the Spirit @ Jo's Scrap Shack*
• Challenge #6: Anything Goes @ Scribble & Scrap Blog & Challenge.
• Challenge #212: Snows The Way To Go @ Totally Gorjuss.
• Challenge #68: Anything Goes @ Use It Tuesday.
• Challenge #70: Embossing @ Addicted To Stamps Challenge.
• Challenge #188: Happy Holidays @ The Corrosive Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #104: Christmas @ Lexi's Creations.
• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Paper Playtime.
• CCH #159: Snowy Winter @ The Crazy Challenge.
• Challenge #24: Non Traditional Christmas Colours @ Creative Craft Challenges 2.
• Blue and White Color Combo @ Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT Challenge*
• Challenge #24: Glitter It @ Happy Campers Craft Collective.
• White on White @ Christmas at Sweet Stampin' Challenge.
•  Challenge #30: Tis The Season w/Ribbon @ 3 Girl JAM Challenge.
• Challenge #57: Christmas Time @ Creatalicious Challenges.
• Christmas @ Jellypark Friends Friday Challenges.
  

Meljen's Challenge - Giving Thanks.

Good morning everyone!! And a super Happy Thanksgiving to all of those celebrating :)

Today is the start of a new challenge at Meljen's Designs. For Challenge #188 our theme is Give Thanks! And here is my card:

I have a bunch of scraps from the fall and Thanksgiving cards this year, so I have tried to use them up a bit on this card. All of these are scraps.. How wonderful!! I need to use a whole lot more LOL The ribbon is from my stash.. I've had it no less than 10 years LOL!! So sad! I The 'Thanks' was cut with my Girls Are Weird Sizzlits. I decoupaged some of the cupcake.. the leaves, the frosting, the ribbon and acorn. On the leaf I popped the acorn. For the images I used Autumn Cupcake and Autumn Leaf and Acorn. I colored it all up with Copic.

Copic:
For the Leaf and Acorn -
Leaf: YR23, YR16, YR09, R29
Acorn: E11, E13, E15
Acorn Top: E35, E37, E39

Cupcake -
Frosting: Y12, Y38, YR12, YR18, R24, R29
Leaf: YR23, YR24, YR27
Leaf: YR23, YR16, YR09, R29
Cupcake Holder: W00, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9
Cake: Y11, Y15, Y19
Acorn: E11, E13, E15
Acorn Top: E35, E37, E39
Ribbon: YG11, YG13, YG17

Challenges:

• Challenge #29: Give Thanks w/ Ribbon @ 3 Girl JAM Challenge.
• DSC#63: Anything Goes @ Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges.
• Happy Thanksgiving / Give Thanks @ Jellypark Friends Friday Challenges.
• Challenge #65: Give Thanks/Thanksgiving/Thankful @ QKR Stampede*
• Challenge #34:Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Challenge #194: Add A Bow @ Totally PaperCrafts.
• Challenge #171: Thank You @ 2 Sisters Challenge Blog.
• CMC #34: Autumn Colors @ Card Mania*
• November Photo Inspiration @ Catch The Bug Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes w/Twist of Use A Digital Stamp @ Come and Get It Challenges.
• C4C213: Thankful @ Crazy 4 Challenges.
• CMM #76: Thankful Tidings @ Card Makin' Mamas.
• DDC #90: Inspirational Photo @ Digi Darla's Challenges*
• November: Autumn Colours @ Ladybug Crafts.
• Challenge #53: Use Your Scraps @ Lia Stampz.
• MIM #168: Anything Goes @ Make It Monday.
• November: Anything Goes w/Twist of Thanks @ Mema's Crafts.
• Challenge #26: Holidays and Anything Goes @ Oozak.
• November: Give Thanks @ Shelly's Images.
• Challenge #44: It's Time To Give Thanks @ The Paper Girls Challenge.
• Challenge #69: Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspirations.
• Challenge #190: Thanksgiving/Give Thanks @ Craft Your Passion Challenges.
• Challenge #148: So Thankful @ The Kraft Journal.
• Challenge #100: Anything Goes @ Friends of Speedy TV Challenge.
• Challenge #8: Thankfulness @ Path of Positivity Challenge.
• November: Feathers or Leaves @ Stamp and Create Dot Com.
• TPE227: Be Thankful @ The Pink Elephant.
• Challenge #94: Any Sentiment @ Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Crafty Sentiments Designs.
• Challenge #80: Give Thanks @ Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog.
• PTT #148: Anything Goes @ Party Time Tuesdays.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craftroom Door.
• Challenge #183: Thank You @ Creative Belli Blog.
• Give Thanks Challenge @ Savvy Handmade Cards.
• DCC1120: Giving Thanks @ The House That Stamps Built Designer Choice Challenges.
• Thanksgiving/Thankful/Thank Yous @ MilkCoffee Challenge.
• Challenge #53: So Grateful @ Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge.
• We Give Thanks@ Digi Haven.
• Autumn Colors @ Stampin with the Dragon.
• PNDC #18: Bows @ The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #34: Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody.
• Challenge #82: Anything Goes @ Color Me Creative Classroom.
• Challenge #6: Anything Goes @ Scribbles & Scrap Blog and Challenge.
• Challenge #68: Anything Goes (used ribbon) @ Use It Tuesday.
• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Cards For Men.
• Fall Colours Challenge @ Melonheadz Friends*
• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Paper Playtime.
• 2TC64: Autumn Thankfulness @ Twisted Tuesday Challenges.
• Challenge #13: Give Thanks @ The Rubber Buggy Challenge.
• Challenge #250: Thank You @ Crafty Creations Challenges.
• Simon Says ... Anything Goes @ Simon Says Stamp! Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #39: Anything Goes @ The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #108: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
  

Open-Minded Sponsor and a Crafting Vicky CASE!.

Today we are spotlighting Scribbles Designs over at Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges!! Boy do we have some amazing sponsors next year. I'm so excited!  For today, Scribbles Designs has been kind enough to offer up a freebie!! So, please head on over to Open-Minded Crafting Fun to grab the freebie. Be sure you shout out a HUGE thank you to Scribbles Designs for the generosity!!

And we were so excited that Scribbles Designs was SO generous, that Vicky and I decided that we would make a couple of cards using Scribbles Designs images and our challenge would be to CASE each others cards!!

Well, let me just start by saying... WHAT!!!??!!!  You want me to CHOOSE one of those awesome cards to CASE!!! LOL!!!!!!!!  That was SO not Easy!!!  I finally settled on this one after forever trying to choose!! LOL

Fantastic card, isn't it!!! I just love it! Love the distressing, the inking... the elements are perfect!! Just awesome!

So, for this challenge I used the freebie - #606 Birdhouse #1. And here is my CASE of Vicky's card:

I colored it all up with my Copic. I inked the edges of the image and the sentiment. I added the little flowers and the pearls and I distressed the edges of the paper. This was a lot of fun :)  I'd copy Vicky any day!! LOL!!

Challenges:

• Challenge #69: Anything Goes @ Brown Sugar Challenge Blog.
• DSC #63: Anything Goes @ Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges*
• Challenge #34: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Anything Goes w/Twist of use a Digital Image @ Come and Get It Challenges.
• Challenge #17: Color (Red, Brown, Sage Green, Golden Yellow) @ V's Sweet Ideas*
• Inspired By: Anything Goes @ Creative Inspirations Paint.
• MIM #168: Anything Goes @ Make It Monday.
• Challenge #69: Anything Goes @ Artistic Inspirations.
• Challenge #100: Anything Goes @ Friends of Speedy TV Challenge.
• Anything Goes @ The Outlawz Greeting Cards.
• Anything Goes @ Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog.
• Anything Goes @ Through The Craftroom Door.
• Challenge #34: Anything Goes @ Challenges 4 Everybody.
• Challenge #82: Anything Goes @ Color Me Creative Classroom.
• Challenge #6: Anything Goes @ Scribbles & Scrap Blog and Challenge.
• Challenge #68: Anything Goes (hoarded supplies - you see that paper.. LOL about 10 years old!) @ Use It Tuesday.
• Challenge #24: Anything Goes @ Paper Playtime.

I'm Stuffed!.

Here is another card.. this is an actual CAS.. sort of.. I think LOL! I have a really hard time with CAS! And its a Thanksgiving. I think this is an old Mooseberry image.. or now he is Doodle Dragon. This is one of those images that were just waiting to be colored. So, it is all colored up with my Prismacolor. Here is the card:

So, I colored up two of these and then I fussy cut them both and popped up a layer just like I did with the Christmas tree really. One side is popped. I like how it turned out :)  It's a cute image! I added one strip of brown patterned paper from my stashon the right. That is it LOL  Nothing more o.0 And that is really hard for me to do LOL  All that white space!!!  Yikes! Hope you like my simple little card ;)

Can you believe Thanksgiving is right around the corner!!! And there is one week less between Thanksgiving and Christmas since Thanksgiving is late. Wow!! Crazy!

Challenges:

• Challenge #91: Thanksgiving / Thanks @ Love To Create Challenge Blog.
• TSG233: Thanks or Thanksgiving @ There She Goes.
• Challenge #109: Limited Supplies (LOL Very limited for me!! - used this old image and the scrap patterned paper) @ Use Your Stuff.
• Give Thanks @ Scrap Creations.
• Thanks/Thanksgiving @ Simon Says Stamp! Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #68: Thanksgiving @ Brown Sugar Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #62: CAS @ Delicious Doodles.
• Happy Fall Y'all @ Digi Haven.
• Challenge #50: Give Thanks @ Simply Create Too*
• Challenge #33: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Autumn / Fall Colors @ Stampin' For The Weekend.
• Thanks/Thanksgiving @ The Outlawz Promarker Challenge.
• Challenge #193: Clean and Simple @ Totally Paper Crafts.
• Challenge #17: Thanks & Thanksgiving @ Get Inky! Challenge.
• Challenge #123: Fall / Thanksgiving @ My Sheri Crafts.
• Challenge #103: Thanks/Thanksgiving @ Lexi's Creations.
• RCS #57: Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (Create A Food-Themed Project) @ Red Carpet Studio.
• Challenge #30: Anything Goes CAS @ Creative Moments.
• Thanksgiving/Give Thanks @ Jellypark Challenges.
• FFC #26: Anything Goes @ Jo's Scrap Shack.
• Thankful Thurday Linky @ DL Dot Art.
• November: Autumn Colours @ Ladybug Crafts.
• Challenge #53: Use Your Scraps @ Liz Stampz.
• November: Anything Goes w/Twist of Thank @ Mema's Crafts.
• Challenge #26: Holidays and Anything Goes @ Oozak.
• November: Focus On The Sentiment @ Sketches For All / Stacy H-W's Cards and More Cards.
• Challenge #70: Clean and Simple @ Dream Valley Challenges.

                  

Gingerbread Christmas.

Hi everyone!! One more post today because I wanted to get the other Art by Miran image up!! Thank you Mi Ran for allowing me to use these wonderful images to create a card!!! I absolutely loved playing with them!!Coloring them up was a blast!! Here is my card:

I used my Copics to color up the image! I used Flocking on the white on the hats. I decoupaged the front leg on the adorable little girl and that skirt. I also decoupaged the bows and buttons. I used Copic Opaque White as well. There is stitching and ribbon and all three sentiments are Paper Smooches. The papers are Very Merry Christmas by Echo Park Paper Co. I also added some silver stickles around the edge of the image.

Copic:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E02, E11
Gingerbread: E34, E35, E37, E39
Hat: R20, R22, R24, R27, R29
Sweater, Pant Design, Socks: YG00, YG01, YG06
Jacket, Shoes, Pants, Eyes: G12, G14, G16
Buttons: C5, C7 C9
Mouth: C9, R89, R59
Hair: BG11, BG23, BG53, BG72, BG75

Challenges:

• Challenge #99: Sketch @ Christmas Challenges {with Sketches}.
• Challenge #79: Season's Greetings @ LEJ Designs Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #114: Stitching @ Paper Makeup Stamps.
• Challenge #53: Christmas Words @ Crimbo Crackers.
• BLD59: Ribbons and Bows @ By Lori Designs.
• Anything Goes w/ Twist of Christmas @ Crafting By Design.
• Challenge #153: Add A Sentiment @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #106: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• CCEE1346: Stitches @ CCEE Stampers.
• Challenge #70: Anything Goes with Ribbon @ Crafty Ribbons Challenge.
• Challenge #184: Glitter @ Hanna and Friends.
• DSC #62: Ribbon or Lace or Both @ Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges.
• Challenge #33: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Stitching - Real or Faux @ Ooh La La Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #23: Sparkle @ Paper Playtime.
• Challenge #65: Stitching @ Crafting For All Seasons Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #80: Stitching (real or faux) @ Digistamps4Joy.
• Challenge #23: Christmas/Winter @ Designed To Color.
• FFC #26: Anything Goes @ Jo's Scrap Shack.
• Challenge #26: Holidays and Anything Goes @ Oozak Dot Com.
• November: Anything Goes w/ Glitter, Embossing Powder or Flocking @ Sparkle N Sprinkle.
• Challenge #57: Christmas Time @ Creatalicious Challenges.

Anime Birthday!.

Good morning everyone!  I've been working on coloring and getting a card together for two of Mi Ran Jung's images, which you can find at Art by Miran Etsy Shop. I love her images :)  Here is the first card using Cat Girl. I love anime :)  and so do my kids! LOL  We have anime books all around the house.. they even love to sketch anime.  I turned this into a birthday card... and here it is:

I colored this image with my Copic. The oval is a Spellbinders Die. I added glitter on the stars and the bells. I used gold embossing powder around the edge of the oval and inked the inside with Wild Honey Distress Ink. I decoupaged pieces of the image.. the bottom of the dress, parts of the ribbons, the kitty head and the bells. I added gems around the edge of the oval. I used some ribbon that I had in my stash from who knows when.. probably a good 10 years LOL The papers are Friends Furever Nine Lives from We R Memory Keepers and then Tail Waggers & Cat Naps from Bella Blvd. I typed up the sentiment and inked the edge with the same Wild Honey Distress Ink.

Copic:
Ribbons, Dress, Leggings - V12, V15, V17
Stars, Cat Eyes, Earings, Bells - Yoo, Y11, Y15, YR24
Dress, Stockings - R00, R21, R22
Ears, Nose - R20, R22
Hair - Y21, YR12, YR14, E15, E18
Eyes - B00, B02, B05

Challenges:

• MIM #166: Anything Goes @ Make It Monday.
• PIO #45: Show Us Your Tools (embossing gun) @ Pile It On!.
• Sketchy Colors #186: Sketch @ Sketchy Colors.
• All For The Animals @ Digi Sketch Challenge.
• Challenge #9: Stars @ Fan-Tastic Tuesday.
• Purple and Photo Inspiration (purple and stars) @ The Outlaws Color Challenge*
• Challenge #93: Feminine @ AUD Sentiments Challenge Blog.
• BLD59: Ribbons and Bows @ Bearly Mine Challenge.
• Challenge #248: Dies and Punches @ Crafty Creations Challenges.
• Challenge #71: Feminine Birthday Card @ Little Red Wagon.
• Challenge #153: Add A Sentiment @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #106: Anything Goes @ Word Art Wednesday.
• Challenge #70: Anything Goes with Ribbon @ Crafty Ribbons Challenge.
• Challenge #147: Little Star @ Fun With Shapes and More.
• Challenge #184:  Glitter @ Hanna And Friends Challenge Blog.
• R #150: Tic Tac Toe (stripes, sentiment, glitter) @ Crafts 4 Eternity.
• DSC #62: Ribbon or Lace or Both @ Digitally Sweet Challenges.
• Challenge #33: Anything Goes @ Sister Act Card Challenge.
• Fun Friday Linky Party @ Little Scrap Pieces.
• Challenge #13: Girls Just Want To Have Fun @ Musically Challenged.
• Challenge #69: Punches and Dies @ Addicted To Stamps Challenge.
• Challenge #187: Fur and Feathers @ The Corrosive Challenge Blog.
• Challenge #23: Sparkle @ Paper Playtime.
• Embossing @ The Sisterhood of Crafters.
• Challenge #15: What's Your Favorite? Spots or Stripes? (I love Stripes! - They are so versatile and make every project look great!) @ As You Like It Challenge.
• Animals @ Cards Galore Challenge Blog.
• ALBC: Sparkle and Shine @ Paula Holifield Crafts.
• FFC #26: Anything Goes @ Jo's Scrap Shack.
• November Thankful thursday Linky @ DL Dot Art.
• November: AnythingGoes with Glitter, Embossing Powder, or Flocking @ Sparkle N Sprinkle*
• RCC87: Holidays and Celebrations @ Ribbon Carousel Blog.
• Challenge #24: Glitter It @ Happy Campers Craft Collective.
• Challenge #50: Animals @ Sparkles Monthly Challenges.
• November Bingo Challenge (Glitter, Designer Paper, Ribbon) @ Catch The Bug.
• Challenge #17: Birthdays @ Paper Creators Crafts.