Just A Little Something

Today I created a quick card using this sweet image from Lacy Sunshine. (Izzybella Button Boo's Secret Window)

The DP is some that I've had for several years, time to use it up!  There are 3 little cross stitches and 3 little rhinestones.  The image has been colored with Prismacolor pencils.

Some challenges I would like to enter
Lacy Sunshine:  #41 include a window
Inky Chicks:  #37 Stitching
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge: use something at least 6 mo. old/stitching
Craft Your Passion:  circles
The Crazy Challenge: three of a kind
Pile It On:  #36 Pencils

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

Hap-Bee Birthday

Hello friends!  Today I'm taking a few liberties with the word 'happy'.  I'm not sure I should have done that; sometimes I worry people won't get what I'm trying to say, LOL.

This is another awesome image from Heather at Lacy Sunshine.  I copied the two bees in Photoshop Elements, enlarged them and added them to the hand stitched border.  I love the ruler I bought from Stampin' Up,  makes it so easy to add the piercing.

challenges I would like to enter
Seize The Birthday:  yellow birthday
Penny's Paper-Crafty:  #189 anything goes
Deep Ocean Challenge:  #83 summer colors
Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  #47 anything goes
Papertake Weekly:  anything goes
Crafting from the Heart:  anything goes
Crazy 4 Challenges:  #247 Bunting or Banners
Inkspirational: #62 use markers or pencils (image colored with Prismacolor pencils)
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge:  #40 anything goes
Lacy Sunshine:  # 39 summer

Thanks so much for visiting and have a blessed day!

Sweet Victorian Lizabeth

Today I'm sharing a card using  Victorian Lizabeth from Lacy Sunshine.

Lately, I've been trying to make cards with less embellishments to make them easier to mail, but this incredibly sweet image just made me go back to my shabby chic roots.  The background is made with the 3 largest dies from the Spellbinders Majestic Labels 25 set.  The swirls, sentiment and larger flowers are stamps and die cuts from Heartfelt Creations; the smaller flowers are punched and colored with distress inks.  I added pearl centers and then finished with some Stickles.  I also added some Stampendous Shabby White Embossing Enamel around the image, which has been colored with Prismacolor Pencils. 

challenges I would like to enter
Sister Act Card Challenge:  #68 Anything goes

Sweet 7 Challenge:  #1  Birthdays
4 Crafty Chicks:  #205  Anything goes
4 Krafty Girlz:  #23 Anything goes
Addicted to Stamps and More:  #106  Anything goes
Divas by Design:  Anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty:  #188  Anything goes
Sisterhood of Crafters:  Diecuts/Punches
Wonderful Wednesdays:  Anything goes
Shopping Our Stash:  #162 Triple Threat, use 3 from the list on the blog (flowers, pearls, punched/diecut elements)

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

Happy Birthday To You

Today I 'm sharing a birthday card made for a very special young lady.

I used 'Darla Dogwood', a free image from Heather at Lacy Sunshine.  You can find the details on how you can receive these free images here.

I did a little bit of hand stitching; the sentiment is computer generated. 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

Lacy Sunshine:  #38 Flowers
Die Cuttin' Divas:  #176 Anything Goes
Digi Choosday Challenge: #30 Lots of Layers
Fan-Tastic Tuesday:  #46 Anything Goes
Inky Chicks:  #34 Happy Birthday
Through The Craft Room Door:  Anything Goes
Crafting from the Heart:  Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges:  Favorite Color Combo  (pink and yellow)
The Crazy Challenge:  Die cuts and punches (Spellbinders fleur de lis rectangle; Heartfelt Creations Ornamental Add On Die, leaves)
613 Avenue Create:  #82 Anything Goes w/optional use a sentiment

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

Happy 'Orange' Birthday

Hello friends!  Today there's another new challenge at Digitally Sweet Challenges

Theme

Orange (different shades of orange)

Sponsor

Limited Runs

For this image, BD Smile, I used the gradient tool in PSE which gives a nice variation of color.  I think this card could glow in the dark!

I hope you will join us this week: we would love to see your orange creations!

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

HobGobbi

Heather Valentin from Lacy Sunshine has created some amazing new images, HobGobbis!  They are so much fun to color and design with.  This one is Tiny Eveninpuff HobGobbi.

I've colored the image with Prismacolor pencils.  For the green stripe on the paper I used some red line tape and then covered it with green glitter.  The image is on pop dots and the tag is from Heartfelt Creations.

Challenges
Lacy Sunshine Challenge:  No 36 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz No.237 Anything goes

Sister Act Card Challenge No.63 Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girlz No.21 Anything goes

Seize The Birthday Anything Goes

Digi Choosday Challenge No.25 Anything but a square card

Just Inspirational Challenges Anything goes

Party Time Tuesdays No.178 Anything Goes
Ditzie Digi Designs  Anything goes

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

Little Miss Muffet

Hello friends!  We have another fun new challenge for you at Digitally Sweet Challenges.

Theme

Inspired by a Favorite Book

Sponsor

Bugaboo Stamps

Our children used to love Mother Goose rhymes.  When I saw 'Miss Muffet' I knew she would be perfect for this weeks challenge.  I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and then scanned her back into Photoshop Elements.  I then used the gradient tool to create the background.

So now it's your turn to show us your creativity!

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

A Masculine Birthday Card

It's time for another new challenge at Digitally Sweet Challenges and Sue has chosen a very timely theme.

Theme

Trees/Leaves

Sponsored by

Digi Darla Designs

When I saw this image, I knew it would be perfect for my husband.  The image has been colored digitally in Photoshop Elements 5.  I used the 'Hey There' kit from Template Dreams.  I'll print out the papers and image and put together a paper version.

I hope you'll join us; we love to visit and see all your gorgeous projects!

Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!

DSC#25 Let's Have a Birthday Party!

It's time for a new challenge at Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges. 

                                                Theme:
                                              Birthdays

                                           Sponsered by
                                      Digi Darla Designs
                                             Prize: 5 images of your choice

My husbands birthday will be in a few days and so I chose this wonderful car image.  I clipped some paper to it and used my dodge and burn tools in Photoshop Elements to add some highlights and shading.  I wanted to make the card look 3-D but I'm not sure I got the proportions correct.  Still working on that!  Now I can print out the card front, minus the dk. brown border, and add it to a card base.

I really hope you will join us at Digitally 'Sweet' Challenges, we love to see all your creative projects!  The only thing to remember is that it has to be 100% digital, which means that no part has been created off the computer.
supplies: Photoshop Elements 5; Papers and flower, Template Dreams, 'Love is in the Air' kit; map and compass, Graphics Fairy; ribbon, LLW_Oppsie Daisy_Ribbon Wrap

challenges
Craft Us Crazy:  anything goes 
The Sisterhood of Crafters, birthdays 
Anything Goes Challenge:  anything 
Deep Ocean Challenge:  for a boy 
Through the Craftroom Door:  anything goes 
Pin and Tack:  anything goes 

Thanks so much for visiting and have a blessed day!