Yam Puff Lacrosse

Good morning everyone!! And a very happy Monday!!  Is that possible?  Happy Monday?? haha!! Monday really comes all too quickly!!  And now it is time to go back to the working grind for the week... Yuck! But that is what it is!! I hope you all had a nice weekend though.

A while back I was looking around and then asking around for who could create a digital image for Lacrosse. I have a Lacrosse player... my youngest daughter Bailey is a Goalie. I wanted a girl lacrosse player and a girl lacrosse goalie. I searched and searched and just couldn't find a digital image anywhere. Then I went to Kit and Clowder and started asking who would do images. And then Alyce mentioned Yam Puff!! Duh!! I knew that! So I reached out to her and asked her about a commission. I paid for the two images and I've been waiting while she gets her orders completed. Then one day .. she sends me the images she has been working on. I'm floored!! They are perfect. And now I have them completed!!  They are so wonderful!!  If you ever want a commissioned piece of work.. definitely go for Yam Puff!! She was so easy to work with and she gave me just what I wanted. Not to mention her art is ADORABLE!!  I knew I would make use of these.. for the girls, the coaches, etc for at least the next four years! And then there is college .. so I am super excited!! And I went to work on using them for the first time. I made an altered canvas which I framed in an altered frame. And then I also made a matching card, which I'll post in a couple of days. First comes the canvas:






I created this for the coach. I figured she could hang it in her room or something. The two images are from the most wonderful YamPuff!! And they were both commissioned. Thank you Thank you!! for these awesome images!! If you haven't guessed, her High School team is  the Allatoona Bucs or Buccaneers. The frame started out this awful wood. It was a dark brown wood and it wasn't very attractive. I purchased it from Goodwill. I painted it black and then I splattered white and red on it. Their colors are of course red, black and white HAHA!!  Just in case you didn't get that! ;)  I altered a bottle cap and added Coach Carmichael to that and put that on the corner. I wanted to personalize it for her. I took the canvas and painted it a lighter gray and then splattered it with black, white and red. I cut that A in the middle out with the Silhouette and then I colored it in. I also cut the "Allatoona Bucs Lacrosse" out with the Silhouette. The two girls are colored with my Copic markers. I fussy cut them with a little white border around them. I really love that look. And that's it! I had a lot of fun creating it and she really seemed to like it. I gave it to her at the dinner we had to celebrate the team. See you in a couple of days to share the card that went with it. I'm not going to post that tomorrow as I'll be posting the Open-Minded Crafting May Challenge that day ;)

Copic Markers Used:

• Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20
• Shorts, Socks and A: C03, C05, C07, C09
• Shirt and Strip and Sticks: R22, R24, R29, R46
• Goalie Hair: E50, E51, E53, E55, E57
• Goalie Eyes: E53, E55, E57
• Player Hair: Y11, Y21, YR23, YR24
• Player Eyes: B00, B04, B16

Challenges:

• Anything Goes (3/3) @ Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog
• Challenge #14: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog.
• May 3rd - 9th: Anything Goes (2/2) @ Through The Craft Room Door
• Challenge #92: Anything Goes w/Optional Showers and/or Rainbows (3/3) @ Creative Moments
• Challenge #84: Anything Goes (3) @ Inspiration Destination
• Challenge #340: Anything But A Card (1) @ Little Red Wagon
• April/May Challenge #31: Anything Goes (6) @ Not Just Cards Challenge Blog
• Challenge #276: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog
• Challenge #250: For The Boys or Something Sporty (1) @ Wednesday's Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog
• Challenge #228-229: Anything Goes (3/5) @ Word Art Wednesday
• Challenge #17: Anything Goes w/Optional Twist of For A Child (1/3) @ Julia Spiri Digital Stamps Challenge Blog
• Challenge #57: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Art By Miran Challenge Blog
• Challenge #323: Female Only (3/3) @ Crafty Catz
• Challenge #108: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Creative Fingers Challenge Blog
• Challenge #108: Ladies Only (3/3) @ Simply Create Too
• Challenge #19: Anything Goes (3) @ A Bit More Time To Craft
• Challenge #33: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends
• Challenge #41: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Paradise of Stamps
• Challenge #112: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Creative Card Crew
• Retarte #76: Anything Goes (3) @ Stamp Art Papel Retarte
• Challenge #20: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafting With Friends
• Challenge #28: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Simply Paper Craft Challenges
• May: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Crafting By Designs
• May Showcase #10: Anything Goes (3) @ 2 Creative Chicks
• May: Anything Goes Altered (Canvas and Frame) (1) @ Altered Eclectics
• May Challenge #02: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Classic Design Team Open Challenge Blog
• May Challenge #15: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Crafting With An Attitude
• May: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog
• Challenge #22: Anything Goes (3/3) @ Cute As A Button Challenge Blog
• May Challenge #5: Anything Goes (3) @ Leinzlove Tear Bears Challenge Blog
• May Challenge #47: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Paper Creators Crafts
• May: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Sister of Craft
• May: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Stamping Sensations
• May: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Your Scrapbook Place
• May Challenge #9: Anything Goes (2/3) @ Our Crafty Corner
• Challenge #187: One For The Ladies (2/3) @ Glitter N Sparkle Challenge Blog
• Challenge #311: Anything Goes (1/3) @ Craft Your Passion Challenges