Another Challenge

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I have another card to share with you that is my submission for The Pink Elephant Challenge first challenge. This is the cutest blog ever!!


The challenge was to create card that is pink, black and white in honor of their signature colors. This card didn't quite come out as I envisioned, but still cute. I used an image from one of my swaps, Rachelle Ann Miller "Enjoy the Moment" that I colored with Prismacolor pencils and then added a bit of glitz with Copic Spica pens and Diamond Dust glitter on the butterfly. Black grosgrain, a white gel pen and a Cuttlebug embossing border along the bottom This was a lot of fun to put together.

I hope you like it!!

Super Challenge Saturday

It's that time again and Gabby came up with a fabulous idea! I love this.




Here's how you play:

1. Go to Gabby's blog to get the template for the heart. Follow her instructions on how to save and print it.
2. Make your card
3. Photograph and upload to your Splitcoast Gallery using the keywords BLOGC3. If you do not have a SCS gallery, you may upload to whatever online gallery you use or your blog. Be sure to post a comment on Gabby's blog with a link to your card.
4. I hear Gabby has a fabulous prize for the winning submission.

The details about my card:

I used Pink Pirouette for my base. This is just the best pink ever! I'm going to have to stock up before it retires. Next I used GinaK's Pure Luxury 80lb cardstock and embossed with a Cuttlebug folder that I can't remember what it's called. Then I printed the template directly onto Tempting Turquoise dp and cut it out. I really like double-sided paper, with this template I don't feel like I'm wasting any sides. Then I filled my heart with pretty primas. Finished it with a sentiment from a $1 set that my sister gave me.

Be sure to visit Gabby's and Joni's blogs and galleries, too. Leave them some love.

I hope you enjoy this challenge and I can't wait to see what you make!

Club Anya Challenge

I have decided that I'm going to do less swaps (*gasp*!) and more challenges. I'm going to participate in them and originate them. Fun! Are you ready to take some challenges with me?

OK so this little cutie is for the Club Anya Challenge - Marie designed the sketch. I went to bed last night thinking about this card and how was I going to accomplish making Anya a basketball player. With basketball being in full swing at my house, basketball is on my mind a lot. The sketch is perfect for a basketball court. But which Anya, I only own two actual Anya stamps - Dress Me Anya and Mermaid Anya. So another challenge was laid out.

I used Dress Me Anya and didn't ink her eyes. I drew in her eyes because, well, we can't have a basketball player playing with her eyes shut (she could probably do it but...), I used her cute little outfit that's a cotton top (I imagine it that way) and a denim skirt and turned it into a basketball uniform, again only inking parts of the stamp. I didn't have any rub-on numbers, but she's Anya and isn't a number - she's an A for adorable.

I created the background with a faux woodgrain technique that I've seen several You Tube videos on, so I can credit any particular person. And then using the rounded edge of the box of mini-glue dots I created the court. My youngest son, Levi, helped me make the ball look like a real basketball.

I hope you like her!

and the Winner is....

CONGRATULATIONS! Anita Hovey is the winner of my Super Challenge Saturday Cuttlebug Challenge!! Whoo-hoo!! Isn't it just lovely!! I want that border punch. And count 'em girls, 4... F-O-U-R Cuttlebug folders were used and it's just wonderful.

Please PM via SCS your address so I can get your prize in the mail.

Super Saturday Challenge!

Good Morning Challenge Fans!

After the great fun we had with Joni's challenge, it's my turn!! This weeks challenge is a Cuttlebug challenge. I love love love my Cuttlebug. No one, especially the hubby, can say I don't get my money's worth out of my investment. I reach for it EVERY time I make a card. So my challenge to you is - make a card using a minimum of 3 Cuttlebug embossing folders without making it look over-embossed.

This is Alice Anya from The Greeting Farm, Gabby sent me some images and I think she is simply adorable!! She is so sweet and was great fun to color! I used Copics for her hair color (Raw Silk and Burnt Umber), Bashful Blue SU! marker for her dress, Copic for her skin color (Skin White) and then used Kohi-noor pencils for shading.

Cuttlebug folders used: Paisley for the background, Swiss Dots for the mat and Textile for the sentiment. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink, Mini-Messages.

Please post your challenge entry to your SCS gallery using the keywords (for search purposes) BLOGC2. I look forward to seeing you what you create. I have a great prize ready for the winner!!

Don't forget to check out Gabby's blog and Joni's blog for their wonderful cards, too!!

Happy Saturday and go Live Your Bliss!!

Who said I can't do Asian?

I said that!

Most of you know that I host a Monthly Card swap and each person hosts a different month providing images and dp to make your cards with. I cringed when I got this paper and image from Maria. "I CAN'T do Asiana!!" So the challenge was set into motion. This is what I came up and and I surprised myself!!! I think it came out great!

I don't know what the image is, it came from Maria, so it's possible it's TAC. I colored her Kimono with two colors. I first started with Prismacolor Pencils Vermillion. Then I went over it with Burnt Umber to give it a rust color. Her middle part (what is that called!?) is Goldenrod. I used Nestibilites Labels One. I chose Sahara Sand for the mat to bring out the subtle light coloring in the paper. Embellishing it with twill ribbon, black square brads. It needed something else, so I set out to find the beautiful Japanese coins. But if I bought an embellishment then that would be going back on my word to use what I have. So I made my own coin.

Here's a close-up of the coin. I laid in bed one night thinking how can I accomplish my own. I thought of embossing powder... but that wouldn't give me the texture I wanted. So then I got up and went digging through boxes and drawers. What surfaced was a package of envelopes that are gold with purple swirly stuff on them. Not very attractive in my opinion, but it had texture. So I pulled out my punches and started with the 1/4" square. Then created the coin with the 7/8" circle. I pulled out my tiniest stamps, PTI's Borders & Corners Ovals gave me a little design. The paper alone didn't give the coin enough stability, so I used a cardboard piece which is actually the packaging from the Stampin' Dimensionals I had just used up. Trash to Treasure! Or in the famous words of my good friend Joni - "Get-oh Fabulous!" Then I punched 1/16" hole and tied it to the ribbon with linen thread.

So now I am over my hump on Asian design... next I'm going to play with my new Geisha Anya digi-image that I bought last week.

I hope you likey!!

Super Challenge Saturday is here!!

Good Morning! It's a chilly, but sunshiny Saturday and it's challenge day!

Hop on over to Joni's blog A Sticky Situation for all the details. It's going to be tons of fun and there is a prize!!


The challenge is cartoon character color inspired cards. I chose Cinderella: blue, pink, a touch of black and the glitz. I think this card came out great! It's also my first Anya card. I hope you likey...

I used Whisper White for the base, bashful blue, pink pirouette and glitter cardstock. The Greeting Farm's Dress Me set Anya. Then with some pink polka dot ribbon to the side and I discovered I really love stamping sentiments directly on ribbon. This technique works better on non-textured ribbons, but I love it anyway. And of course, no Melissa card is complete unless it has ribbon AND something Cuttlebugged on it. I used a combination of Copics and Kohi-noor pencils to color her.

This is a close-up (I love my hubby's camera) of the sentiment. It's a TAC stamp that I received as a gift. It has 3 stamps - "Dream" "Wish" and "Inspire" -- but no name of the set. It's perfect though. Then I topped it with primas and bling. Not bad for first thing this morning with no coffee.


I hope you enjoy my card and that you participate in the challenge. I look forward to seeing your art.