Get Along Little Doggie

Happy Challenge Tuesday!  How is everyone in blogging world today?  Ready to get your creative juices flowing?  Laura has another fabulous Challenge for us this fine Tuesday.  Here is is the inspirational picture:

Look at all those yummy colors and designs!  This fabric is screaming fall colors and textures.  What do you think that third one is?  Wood grain?  hmmmm, can be anything you picture in your creative mind.  No matter what paper I look at for fall, there seems to be some variation of aqua, Espresso and Fall Orange.  So while you might not have exact shades, coming close to the colors and textures would be fine. 

This week, we are being sponsored by Meljen's Designs and I would like to thank our sponsor for the free digi she sent our way and thanks to Laura from Loves Rubberstamps for getting us these free images to work with.  Now the minute I saw, "Get along little Doggie", I was like, MUST HAVE HIM.  In fact, there are a few other little critters in her on-line store I would like too.  I am very thankful that some of these come in rubber form though, I don't know why, but there is something about inking up the image that makes the whole experience for me, lol.  Old Fashion, yuppers, that is probably it.  Though I will say, with a little help from my team mates and my dear husband, I was able to get this digi printed and colored up. 

This is the sketch I found to use, although it's past the challenge time, I thought it would work really well for my little Doggie.  So thank you, freshly made sketches, I love finding fabulous sketches!

And here is my Challenge Card:

Isn't he just the cutest thing?  His name is George and I will call him, "Blind Georges" and only my Sister will know where I got that name, lol.  When we were kids we lived a stint up in Grants Pass, Oregon.  There was a novelty shop of sorts, called, Blind George's and we used to go there for popcorn and ice cream.  Our dear neighbor Margory used to take a whole wagon full of kids to Blind George's for treats.  Oh but I digress, and yes, it's very late in hour while I type this up, lol.

digi image provided by Meljen's Designs - Get along little doggie
paper - Everyday eclectic by Echo Park, Kraft by S.U., Dark Chocolate by PTI
Die-namic - Mini monarch border
Markers - copics
bling - S.U. colored with BG10 copics. 
Copic Markers: BG10, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, YR16, YR15, YR14, YR12, E29, E27, E25, E31.

Thanks so much for Looking and for your Fabulous comments.  I cannot wait to see what you come up with for this weeks Challenge!  I was totally blown away by all the fabulous entree's we had for last weeks Challenge! 

Holly

Go Tea Go!

Ackkk, I do not like this.  I feel like it might be a cheering section for tea.  I made it in record time for tomorrow's  deadline for the MFT's weekly sketch challenge.  I haven't missed on this year, but I came close.  Instead I sacrificed a couple hours of sleep, lol.  Tomorrow is os going to suck, lol.  But in the name of art, I felt I needed to do something for myself.  I studied all day long for my ACLS renewal on Wednesday.  It's an all day test and it's been a few years now since my E.R. days.....so I HAD to study.  I still have a few algorithms to memorize and some things to look back on and refresh, but overall I am ready and the on line testing said I got 95%.  Yes, I am seriously anal about testing and am a bit miffed I did not get 100% after all those hours of studying, but let's just hope I pass the Real McCoy on Wednesday.  Plus, written test is one thing, the Mega Code stations are another.  I do not need this for my current position in nursing, but it sure helps to stay on top of your game and be able to save a life if the need arises.

Anyhooo, it is late, lol.  I do not like the way this turned out so much.  I don't hate it, but I think the balance is off or the image just didn't pop enough, or maybe I should have reconsidered the colors I used for the tea cup.  Theoretically this should have worked, but it doesn't.  But it's done and I feel better having it done. 

You know what really makes me happy though?  This set is now available as a pre-order at Loves Rubberstamps!!!  Whoo Hoo!!!!  The stamps and the dies in combo.  I love this.  So be sure to pop on by and see all the pre-order MFT's dies and current stamps there are in the store. 

Thanks for reading my rambling!

Holly

Don't it make my Brown eyes....Blue

Okay so did Marilyn Monroe have brown or blue eyes?  The first few google searches was split.  One said blue and they looked darker because she was always looking down.  The other said she had brown eyes and listed eye color as brown on her passport.   So I went with brown, lol.  And I was glad for the change of song that sang in my head, it went from, "Good-bye Norma Jean" to "Don't it make my brown eyes blue" and then back to "good-bye Norma Jean", lol.

Anyway.....This is for my Friday Inspiration post over at Loves Rubberstamps.

This week's Challenge is "Anything Goes", so I expect to see a lot of participation this week....free stamps are involved!!!  So if you haven't uploaded your latest creation to the Challenge Blog, now is the time!  I got all challenge happy with this one too.  Kraftin Kimmie's  Challenge this week is to use Kraft.  I got all giddy because I just bought this fabulous paper over at the LSS and bought it with the intention of using one of my Kraftin Kimmie Hollywood Collection girls with it and then all the sudden everything seemed to slip into place. 

Now all I needed was a fabulous sketch to use with this Hollywood Icon and wouldn't you know all the stars were aligned and I found the I Heart Sketches Challenge this month AND Kraftin' Kimmie is the Sponsor!  How excellent is that!? 

What could be better than that?  Oh let see, how about that Loves Rubberstamps has both the Kraftin Kimmie Hollywood collection AND the Retro Square Die-Namics I used on my card?  Isn't that awesome?  I love that!  So without further ado, here is my card for today.

I know, a bit dramatic today, but hey, it's Hollywood so I am allowed, lol.  I used my Copic Multiliner for her eye liner, pupils and added the beauty mark.

 And here she is with both arms colored, lol.   Couldn't figure out how to edit out that first pic, so I am just adding, lol.   Don't you hate it when you know something is missing and you look and look and then after you take a pic, send it off to the Design Team and Blog about it....you realize that you forgot to color one of the arms? lol. 

I used:
Stamps: Kraftin Kimmie Marilyn
Dies - Retro Square Die-Namics
Paper - Authentique Peaceful, S.U. Kraft and River Rock
Copics: E0000, E000, E00, E21, E93, E81, E23, E25, R24, R29, T1, T0, E51, E35, R31, Y21.

Hope you like today's card and I look forward to seeing yours in the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge Blog.   And while you are there, go shopping!!!  It will make you feel better, lol.

Thanks for Looking and for your wonderful Comments

Holly

One Little, Two Little Indians......

Okay, so there is just one little Indian, but isn't she adorable?  This is Indian Emma.  A brand new release from All That Scraps.  I love the three little feathers in her head band, the cute little dress and the braids.  I know most of the time when there is an American Indian stamp it is centered around Thanksgiving and fall.  And I know there is a little stereo typical corn used on my card, but that's okay, I am American Indian, so I can use maize, lol. 

And this is for the Reminder Challenge Post - Anything Goes!  I love that challenge.  I am free to design til my hearts content, lol.  So come along and join in the fun.  Simply pick out any stamp or digi image from All That Scraps and link up your project on the Wednesday Challenge Blog and you could win!!!  But playing is half the fun, so you are already a winner. 

I had so much fun coloring her up.  The minute I saw her, I remembered the Copic 2 class booklet had some colors already picked out for American Indian skin tones.  So I brought it out and pulled the colors E18, E15, E13 and E4 (cheeks).  And I colored her face, arms and legs first.  But OMGosh that was soooo dark and not my usual skin tones at all.  But still, I am trying to broaden my horizons and pick out new skin colors.....er.....scraplift new skin colors, lol.  Thank you Mary Anne Walker...
And then I picked out the dress colors.  I was looking for something to match my paper and still look authenticish.  So I pulled E09, E08, E07 and I really liked those for the dress and boots.  I wanted to tone it down a bit so I used E43, E42, and E41 for the rest of the dress.  I Used C1, C3, C5, and C7 for her hair.  I used the dress E's for the band and colored the feathers YR18, YR16, YR15, G43, G40, G21, E39, E37, E35.  Finally I airbrushed the ground with E33 and E31 and the sky with B21. 

I used Karen's sketch, sweet sunday sketch challenge 166, for my design and I did tweak it a little by flipping it and bring up the banner and bringing down the circle to fit my little Indian Emma.




Thanks so much for popping over today and leaving your kind comments.

Holly

It's a party!

It's time for Another fabulous Challenge over at Loves Rubberstamps!  This week we are sponsored by the Cutting Cafe.  OMGosh they have so many cute shapes for making nontraditional cards and you can add so many of the stamps Laura has, it's hard to choose, lol.  You can use a cutting machine or do like I did and just cut them out the ol' fashion way.  At first I was a little apprehensive of the sizing and the paper, but it was so easy peasy.  I put the card stock in and pushed print.  And then I put in the 6x6 paper and pushed print.  My printer likes to remind me that something is amiss, I just pushed okay and it printed perfectly, right in the center.  Then I added one more 6x6 for the top and did it again.  Okay, so now I might become a little addicted to this, lol.   But if you are like me, don't be afraid of digital, it's not as hard as it seems.

So with my cupcake in place, I decided to use the Mo Manning (Stamping Bella) Angelina.  OMGosh that hair just kills me!  Have you ever seen a balloon work on the little one's hair like this?  Cracks me up every time, so I love that Mo Manning has captured this and the effect with two balloons.  I used Playdate 6x6 by MME and colored her with my Copic Markers and wouldn't you know....I've lost my list of Markers I used, lol.   Sorry. 

I hope you will join us this week, it's "anything goes" I cannot wait to see your fabulous creations!

Thanks for Looking and for your kind Comments!

Holly

A penny for your thoughts

Happy Labor Day!

I hope all of you work-a-holics are doing the same thing I am today.....exactly what I want to do! lol.  It's 4:30 pm and I am still in my jammies. lol.   What a lazy bum huh?  Well as I explained in my last post, I was at LegoLand this weekend and we got in late last night, so today is chill out and recover day.  We were very fortunate to have wonderful weather and not so bad traffic conditions, as traffic goes.  The kids had a great time and now have some memory of summer 2012 that will stick with them for hopefully, a life time.  Now, if I could just find some really great Lego Paper out there I could scrapbook the moments and get started on a longgggg list of scrap booking I NEED to do, lol.

Today I wanted to make a card for the MFT's weekly sketch that is going to expire tomorrow, lol.  MFTWSC87.  I used cute little PI piggy bank.  Mini Cheveron die-namic, posey petals die-namic, and mini tabs die-namics.  Check out all the great die-namics on pre-order at Loves Rubberstamps!!!  I cannot wait til these are all stocked up in the store, but that will depend on you and your orders.  So head on over and order a few for yourself.  And if you have not had a chance to play in our weekly Challenge, come back tomorow for a whole new Challenge!  And it's a fan favorite!

Stamps: PI piggy bank by MFT
Embossing folder: cuttlebug Morocain
Paper: PTI pinks, SU kraft, Echo Park Everyday eclectic
brads and die-namics as described above. 

Hope you are all having a relaxing day with me and hope to see you tomorrow for the Loves Rubberstamps Challenge!

Holly

P.S. copic markers used: E0000, E000, E00, E21, E93, B0000, B00, B01, B02, RV55, RV02, E18, E17, E08, E02, W1, W00.

Fred Bear can fix it

Hi I made this Fix it Fred Bear for last weeks MFT's sketch Challenge MFTWSC86 but never got him uploaded to my blog :(  Poor Fred is being retired soon from MFT's and he is one of my fav's!  This one was introduced not that long ago with a set of tool die-namics that I just love.  hmmm, that paper is around here somewhere, but I am going to guess this is MME gnome sweet gnome?  I love it! 

Happy Labor Day to you and yours.  I just got in late last night from a two day adventure at LegoLand and OMGosh am I so glad I have today off to recover, lol.   So today's Labor Day off really means something to me, lol.   I usually work every year because I am so tempted by the time and a half pay but this year I just took the weekend off and decided to go do something with my family.  I am I ever glad I did.  The weather according to the locals in Encinitas, California was "hot", but I had just left 101 degrees outside  and so it felt wonderful to me, especially in the shade with the breeze.... nice!

Thank you for Looking and for your Wonderful Comments.

Holly