Sympathy sunfllowers

A friend pinned this sunflower image this morning and I'm so happy she posted it to Facebook as well! I found it here: http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/2012/04/request-day-sunflowers-seahorse-art.html

I was also checking out some of my favorite challenge websites this morning and was inspired by:
CAS-ual Fridays' "SO TORN" and SSS's Thinking of You / Sympathy. I had to make a card for friends from church so it all came together well.

Sentiment: GinaK Designs "Faithful Florals"
Brown & Green cardstock: Tim Holtz distress cs
Yellow cardstock: Bazzill

Scooting to number 171

And here is a very special card. This is the last card I had to make for my church ministry for 2012. This is the last one for December. I did a quick count this morning and I made 171 cards for the ministry. What a blessing for me!

This is the last image from my pack of Tilla's embellishments (I bought it locally here http://www.scrap-a-doodles.co.za/scrap-a-doodles-handmade-stickers-lets-go/)

I just LOVE it when I have something in mind and then I can find something to make it work! When I saw the scooter I thought of it travelling somewhere. Then I searched for background images and found this FREE one at "I Need a Pic"!!  http://ineedapic.com/
>> http://ineedapic.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=115

I colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers. The sky was lightly sponged with distress ink.

I'm entering this into:
http://lilredwagon.blogspot.com/2012/11/challenge-158-coloring.html

Birthday Formula

Here's another Tilla embellishment card:
(I bought it locally here http://www.scrap-a-doodles.co.za/scrap-a-doodles-handmade-stickers-lets-go/)

This was a LOT of fun to make.
The lights were made by punching circles out of scrap pieces of cardstock. The checkered flag was drawn by hand and cut out. It was popped up with 3D foam.
I used my mini sponge dauber to make a background mimicking the crowd and the paper strip is some scrap piece (I think BasicGrey). I just added the two lines on it.
Sentiment: Papertrey Ink Think Big Favorites #12

I'd like to enter this into:
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2012/11/week-25-anything-goes.html
http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/2012/11/challenge-84-birthday.html

VROOOM!!

I've been having so much fun creating "scene" cards with the embellishments from "Tilla's Handmade Stickers"
(I bought it locally here http://www.scrap-a-doodles.co.za/scrap-a-doodles-handmade-stickers-lets-go/).

Here's another scene:

I made this one for my boy who is turning 3 (!!!) at the end of the month. He LOVES it when we go 4x4'ing and although this is not a Toyota Hilux he'll get the "picture" :D
This was actually so quick and simple to make. Background clouds sponged with a scalloped circle as mask, a piece of brown Tim Holtz cardstock torn to make the "mountain" and the sentiment from Papertrey Ink's Think Big Favorites #12.

I'm entering this into:
http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.com/2012/11/challenge-84-birthday.html
http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2012/11/week-25-anything-goes.html

Flighty birthday cheer

The main embellishment image I got here:
http://www.scrap-a-doodles.co.za/scrap-a-doodles-handmade-stickers-lets-go/

The background was sponged with distress ink and using a scalloped edge die-cut to shade around.

Sentiment: GinaK Designs Petals & Wings (see "Stamps I use" for link)

I'm entering this into:
http://celebratetheoccasion.blogspot.com/2012/11/challenge-87.html
http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.com/2012/10/challenge-79-anything-goes-at-anything.html
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2012/11/anything-goes.html
http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2012/11/november-6-13-challenge-43.html

Cosmos any-occasion

This gorgeous image is from Digistamps4Joy and can be found here: http://digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=62

I made this for the current Digistamps4Joy challenge - BINGO with a difference:
I went with the: No orange - No leaves - Flowers - No sentiment - No halloween option.

Die: Spellbinders Labels 8
DP paper: Prima "Meadow Lark"
Brads: We R Memory Keepers
Markers: Spectrum Noir - "Lights" set

I'm also entering these into:
http://lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2012/11/lawnscaping-challenge-dust-em-off.html - I haven't used that die since May!
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/2012/11/mim-114-with-dr-digis-house-of-stamps.html
http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com/2012/10/magical-monday-pretty-in-pink.html
http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/2/post/2012/10/monday-8th-october-2012-anything-goes.html
http://www.spectrumnoir.com/challenge/
http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2012/11/week-92-colour-challenge.html

I'm on the Digistamps4Joy team!

I am THRILLED to announce that I'm on the design team for Digistamps4Joy!! I'll be playing along very, very soon. I've my images ready and can't wait to share with you.

Here's the web address with links to the shop and challenge blogs:

Web: http://www.digistamps4joy.co.za/
Shop: http://www.digistamps4joy.co.za/eshop/
Blog:  http://digistamps4joy-sa.blogspot.com/

Watch this space!!