I've gone to the dogs!

Hello! Happy Tuesday! It's been awhile since I've played with the wonderful images available from Tim n Shells. They just got back into town from some uncivilized part of the country where there are no stamping supplies and no internet connection. *gasp* The very thought!! LOL Just kidding, I'm sure it was a much needed vacation and I'm sure they had a very relaxing time.

I made this card with a challenge in mind from a blog I stumbled onto yesterday. It's called The Sweetest Thing and this lovely lady named Karen posts challenges on Sunday's. But then when I visited Sheri's blog, I hadn't even gotten to my daily read of the challenge blogs, I learned the The Pink Elephant's challenge this week is an animal theme. So, whoo-hoo!! Two challenges in one card.


The sketch from Karen was a simple one and I loved it!! I created the background paper by getting free clipart from the internet of the paw prints and then just pasted them all over a page in a word document. It wasn't easy to get a uniform piece of dp with this method, so I had to improvise and cut in a paw to fill in the gap.

Thanks for stopping by today. Don't forget that there's a new sketch on Tuesday Morning Sketches today, too. Come join the party!!

Friday Sketchers

Good Morning -

I found a wonderful quote on Quote Garden that goes likes this: How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it!! ~George Elliston So I hope that my blog entry gives you a touch of kindness.

I made this card using a Tim n Shell's Digi-Downloads image. This image is so sweet. I love her outfit because it can either be a day outfit or pajamas. I chose to make them look like pajamas, I want to give the idea that she's just awakened and stepped outside to enjoy the beautiful scenery and the birds song. Appreciating the One True Artist.



I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers challenge blog - it's such a lovely sketch and their Design Team created some beautiful cards with it.

The quote I shared above wouldn't go on the front of my card, so it's the message inside.

And speaking of challenge blogs, it's time to announce what I've been hinting at lately. I have decided to try my hand challenges. I created a challenge blog called Tuesday Morning Sketches and I will launch on July 7th. I've got some great companies lined up to sponsor each week with great prizes. I do hope you'll join me.

Thanks for stopping by.

Tim n Shells plays well with The Pink Elephant

Hi! I am almost myself. I went to bed early last night and I think I'm going to recover from the weekend's goings-on.

Did you know that there are blogs that issue new challenges every week, daily? Did that make sense? OK, so I'm compiling a list of my favorite challenge blogs and when they post new challenges and I will share that with you when I'm done. But to give you an example... Mojo Monday and The Pink Elephant are a couple of GREAT blogs that issue new challenges on Mondays. Then there's Sweet Sketch Wednesday that has a new sketch challenge every Wednesday. And then another favorite called Friday Sketchers. Yep, you guessed it, new challenges every Friday!

So it was time to do another card for Tim n Shells Digi-Downloads and I've been waiting to use this sweet image, which I adore, on the perfect card sketch. The Pink Elephant had one that fit the bill! I love it! This is my entry for TPE#20.


This card reminds me of my friend Joni - her favorite color is orange. I just got this really fun paper from All That Scraps, so I had to pull the fun polka dots in on the turtles. Cute, huh! Not the traditional color of a turtle, but it's fun!

I used Prismacolor Markers to color and used the same color on face and body, but then went back to lighten the color on the faces with the blender pen. I'm not super happy with the results, it caused bleeding. Humph! I also did all faux stitching, which I managed to make those stitches just as straight as I do on a machine. LOL Not!!

I hope you enjoy my card and that it put a little smile on your face or a twinkle in your eye. Thanks for visiting me today!

Great Sketch and a Great New Digi Company!

Hi! Hope you're well today!

Even though I am no longer on the Design Team for Corrosive Challenge, I am still going to try to play along every week. Janet posted a fabulous sketch for this weeks challenge. I paired it with a new digi company Tim n Shells Digi Downloads. This little guy is sooo cute!



You'll see that I am totally lovin' the free digi-paper that GinaK is offering for free on stampTV. This has made it's appearance on my of my projects lately. I colored the bear with Prismacolor Markers and highlighted a bit in each eye with white gel pen.

I hope you try Janet's sketch and check out Tim and Shell's adorable images!

Have a super day!