Saturated Canary Merry Monday #47

Here's this week's Merry Monday #47 challenge, and it's a Bingo Grid. I went straight across the bottom and used designer paper, red and green, and ribbon to come up with this card...

I used papers from an Echo Park Very Merry Christmas stack that include the colors of red, green and neutrals like brown and tan. I colored this adorable Saturated Canary image called "Spritz" with red and green Copics, and added some MS tinsel glitter to the wings for a little sparkle. The ribbon is some retired SU! that I've had for too long, so it was time to get it out and use it. The die cuts are labels 2 and 18, and the fancy scalloped border was done with a SU! punch.

And now I have another card added to my Christmas stash for 2013.

Thanks for stopping by and make it a wonderful Tuesday!

Carol

Notepads

 There's an "anything goes" challenge over at Simon Says Stamp this week, so I'm sharing a couple notepads I made for gifts. I'm also entering this one into the photo inspiration challenge #33 at the Saturated Canary challenge. I'm using a Saturated Canary image colored with Copics along with some turquoise and yellow card stock. The sentiment is from PTI with a mini brad to dot the "i", ribbon from my stash, and matching pen came from Staples.

Here's one I made using green galore cardstock, and a CTMH sentiment for my granddaughter. I gave her some "ombre" blue hair in keeping with the trends and added some matching polka dot ribbon. I colored the word "school" in ombre style too just to add a little funkiness. The black mat was done with an EK punch and I hand-cut the sentiment. I made quite a few notepads this year, but gave them all away without taking photos first! What was I thinking? :)

I hope your week is going well for you and I appreciate your taking the time to see what I've been up to! Make it a great day!

Carol

A Triple Round of Challenges

The CAS-ual Fridays CFC66 challenge is splish-splash: create a project featuring something you'd see in or at the ocean.

I'm sure there are many anchors in the ocean at any given time, so I used a Marianne anchor die that was colored with a silver paint pen. I wove some white twisted fiber through the anchor, and added a row of pale blue stickles to the edge of the designer paper and added the sentiment with a Dymo label maker.

The cue card for the CASology week #6 challenge includes the word "school."

I used papers from an Imaginisce school-themed collection for my card, making a tag layered with designs from a border sheet. The pencils at the bottom were also from the same collection of papers, and I stamped the CTMH "SCHOOL" sentiment on a piece of matching dsp and used a word window punch to cut it out. The ribbon was also included in the dsp collection pack, and the tag was cut with my Cricut. I added some faux stitching around the edges for the final touch.

Click this link for the inspirational photo for the Saturated Canary challenge #24.

I don't have any bicycle images or dies, so I pulled the colors from the photo and based my card on the browns, pinks, and aquas with a touch of green. I used a free Saturated Canary digi image called "Canary Love" and colored it with Copics. I added a few touches of Spica glitter pen accents in pink, and used a fine line black marker to accent a few details on the image. The flowers are primas and I used some tiny button brads in the centers, placing them all on a Cheery Lynn mini flourish. The image was cut with SB squares, and layered with chocolate chip card stock and cool caribbean mats. The dsp was from my over-flowing stash and I have no idea who makes it, sorry. I don't know why, but my photos all look a little out-of-focus lately, but if you click them to make them larger, they look perfectly focused? I have no idea how to correct that issue.

That will do it for me for today, but thanks so much for stopping by and I wish you all a pleasant weekend!

Carol

Congratulations & One for the Kiddos

My friend asked me to make her a "Congratulations" card for her nephew who made the dean's list, so this is the card I came up with. I used Kaiser dsp, a SimonSaysStamp hexagon die, and a KSS sentiment stamp. I'll be entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Bingo challenge as well as the Art Impressions stamps #75 challenge to use "any sentiment." Here's the bingo grid for the SSS challenge...

I chose the center horizontal line and used a Die Cut, "free square" and glitter. I glittered the brads by dipping them into a versamark ink pad, and then dipping them into red glitter embossing powder.

This card was made for 2 challenges. This cute digi image is from Saturated Canary and you can find the details to d/l this cute image right here. I made this card for the Saturated Canary Challenge #23 with a theme of the "great outdoors." I also used the colors from the CR84FN60 to use the colors of grape, green, and blue.

I used strips of assorted dsp and did the herringbone technique for the background, embossing it with a plaid ef to add a bit more texture. The image was colored with Copics, and the sentiment was computer generated. A sequin star was added to his hat, and a few ribbon snippets later, this was done!

Thanks so much for stopping by today - I wish you all a fabulous Friday!

Carol

Black & White Plus One Color SC#22

Here's my card for the Saturated Canary Challenge #22 to use Black & White, plus one other color. I used a combination of Copic red colors in the R family for this card. I'm new to the Saturated Canary challenges, and my coloring skills don't compare to what I've seen others create, but I just adore her digi images with those big eyes and beautiful hair, so I'll continue trying until I get it right. This was a free image I d/l from her blog, and I just love it! The background was done with black cardstock, and an overlay of white done with a Cheery Lynn small lattice die that is perfectly sized for an A2 card. The flourishes were cut with the Cheery Lynn mini flourishes die in red & white. I added a tiny silver heart charm that just looked like it belonged on this card! I {heart} this darling image!. I added some Spica glitter pen accents to the leaves, dress, and lips but my camera (or photography skills) didn't pick up that detail. If you click the picture it shows up a little clearer for some reason. The red gemstones are from Want2Scrap that I bought at a recent scrapbook expo.
Here's another photo done in evening light that might show that detail a little better...

Thanks for stopping by today and happy crafting!

Carol

Blinged out and Juicy!

This card was made for the saturated canary challenge #21 to bling it out, as well as the SOS #59 challenge to use an extra fold or a pleat. I chose to create the extra fold and made a "funky fold" card.
I d/l this awesome free Saturated Canary image and colored her with Copics, adding tiny gemstones and pearls to her hair to "bling her out." I love these images and might have to pick up a few more as this was so much fun to color! I outlined the SB labels 25 die cut with a fine black marker and used PTI berry sorbet card stock and ribbon. The sentiment is from HA and the bling is from Pizzazz Aplenty. This will make a great card for a young miss about to celebrate a birthday :) {I hope you can click the photo to enlarge it and see all the bling detail}

Can I hear it for the cherry-eating mice?! LOL I made this for the Simon Says Stamp challenge to make something "fruity." This House Mouse image is just too much fun!! I colored the meeces with Copics, adding some Paper Co burgundy card stock, and adding a SNSS grass die border done with PTI new leaf green. The green plaid dsp is from Echo Park, and the cherry dsp is a left-over scrap from a retired SU! pack. I used a spica glitter pen for some accents on the cherries and the mouth of the mouse on the left. I made a frame using a top note die and added a piece of burgundy colored satin ribbon with the sentiment.

I hope your Friday is going well. I just got home from a Scrapbook Expo and picked up a few new toys to play with :) Such fun :)

I hope you're having a lucky Friday the 13th, and thanks for stopping by!

Carol