Craft Your Passion- Color Challenge

Today is the second challenge at the Craft Your Passion Challenge blog.  The challenge today is to make a card using purple and yellow.  Head on over the the blog here to read more about the challenge and to see the beautfiul cards made by my fellow design team members.  I would encourage you to participate and show us your beautiful creation!!

Here is the card I made for today's challenge.  The image called "Black Beauty" is a newly released image from Lauretta's Digital Stamps.  I used Copic markers to color the woman.  For her skin I used E29, E27, E25, R20, and E13, and for her hair I used E49, E47, E25.  These colors produce a darker hair and skin color.  The brilliant purple paper is Momma's Favorite Purple from Mark's Finest Papers.  I also used Crushed Curry from Stampin up and a Bo Bunny patterned paper.  I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to add texture to the background and finished off the card with half pearls and a layered Prima flower.

Robyn's Fetish Digi Stamps are back

I am excited to announce that Robyn's Fetish Digi Stamps are back!  They are being sold in the Stitchy Bear Stamp Store.  Robyn has decided to start her weekly challenge blog again on April 23rd.  I am back on their design team and looking foward to working with the new images.  Please join us on April 23rd for the first challenge at http://robynsfetishchallengeblog.blogspot.com/  You can purchase the digi stamps here.

Here is a card I made with the "Franny da Kitty" image from Robyn's Fetish.  Isn't he a cute little kitty?  There are also a few other cat and dog stamps in the store.

Blue Lighthouse Inspiration

I made this card for an inspiration challenge over at Hand Stamped Sentiments.  The inspiration images are posted above.  I was drawn to the pillow with the blue shell, as it reminded of some beautiful blue paper I just purchased from Mark's Finest Papers.  The DT at Hand Stamped Sentiments are Stampin Up demonstrators. You are not required to use SU products for the challenges, but it inspires me to draw from my large collection of SU stamp sets.  For this card, I used an older retired Stampin Up set called "Lighthouse."  I paired it with Bang Up Blue and Yum Yum's Blue Eyes papers from Mark's Finest Papers, and the Winter Wonderland paper stack from K & Co.  I used Copic markers to color some of the image and I sponged the rest.  I used Spellbinders Labels 13 for the background shape and used the little tab punch from Stampin Up to make holes for the ribbon.

Rainy Day Treat Holder

I made this treat holder for a challenge over at Digi Kitty.  I used their new "Splish Splash" frog set which contains four different images.  This treat holder is a fry box that is cut with an Accucut die.  I printed the images, colored them with Copic markers, then cut them out.  How easy is that?  This could be used as a treat holder or a May Day basket.  Isn't he a sweet little frog?

Kittens for Speedy the Cat

I made this card for the silliest and cutest challenge ever!  Faith H, the owner of Mark's Finest Papers, is a prolific poster and commenter on Splitcoaststampers.  A challenge was created in her honor to recognize her numerous comments and posts on SCS.  The gist of the challenge was to come up with a way to get her cat Speedy the Cat to get out of the house to go to a watercoloring class.  See, Faith wanted to host a tea party and she didn't want Speedy the Cat to interrupt her party.  To read the whole story behind the challenge, go to: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=487388  If you go to the SCS and type in MMTPT89 you can see all of the card submissions.  They are hilarious!

Anyway, I decided that the threat of having Faith bring home a box of three free kittens would be enough motivation to get Speedy the Cat moving and packing.  We all know cats don't like competition, especially from cute, cuddly kittens. The free kitten image is a digital download from Meljen's Designs.  Mark's Finest Papers carries a large variety of stamps, papers, ribbon, embellishments, etc.  I would encourage you to check them out here if you haven't already done so.

Cricut Critters

I made a few cards featuring "critters" made with my Cricut.  The hippo and cat are from a fun newly released cartridge called "Create A Critter."  It has many animals and related accessories on it.  All of the animals have smiley faces.  :)  The dog face is from the "Doodlecharms" cartridge and the "bow-wow" sentiment is from the "Paper Pups" set.  When I recently got my Cricut machine I wasn't sure how much I could incorporate it into card-making.  After making these three cards, I am convinced that I will get good use out of it.

Purrs and Pants Design Team

I am so excited to announce that I have been chosen to be on the design team of the Purrs and Pants Rubber Stamp Company!  They only chose two people: a cat designer and a dog designer.  I was chosen as their cat designer!!  Purrs and Pants is a family-owned company that only sells cat and dog rubber stamps.  They offer many cat and dog images, as well as, related sentiments.  If you love cat and dog stamps as much as I do, check them out at:  http://www.purrsandpants.com/  My first cat card assignment is due the end of May, so stay tuned...