Friday, October 31, 2014

Fall Leaves

 
The colors for the Tuesday Color challenge this week at The Outlawz were: Moultan Rouge, Jet, and Crowning Mandarin. Another beautiful image from Unity Stamp Company was used here.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

Birthday Boy

 
The Monday Greetings Challenge at The Outlawz this week was "Anything Goes". I know a couple of boys that would love this little guy from La La Land. I cut him out and popped him on his road made from washi tape.

Happy Harvest

 
The Sunday CAS challenge at The Outlawz was pumpkins. I typically am very CAS and this just proves it!

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Time to Snowboard!

 
Saturday's Paper A la Mode challenge at The Outlawz was "Anything Goes".  This My Besties boy looks like he is enjoying his snowboarding day.

Spring Foilage

 
 The Twisted Thursday challenge at The Outlawz last week was "anything goes". This foliage image is from Unity Stamp Company.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Garden Girl

 
 
This was the sketch challenge from The Outlawz this past Wednesday. The image is from My Besties. She was colored with copics and I added a lot of stickles and glossy accents.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Dragonfly Lace

 
 
The Tuesday color challenge at The Outlawz was to use Flannel Gray, Victorian Rose, and Soft Sage. You needed to add lace. The image is from Unity Stamp Company.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

A Cupcake?

 
The Monday Greeting challenge was to use circles on your card. I think I accomplished that.

A Cup of Tea

 
The Sunday CAS challenge at The Outlawz was to create a card featuring something you could cook or stir. Here is my cup of tea - it is fussy cut from a piece of fabric.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Great Pumpkin

 
The Saturday Paper A la Mode Challenge at The Outlawz was The Great Pumpkin. This stack of pumpkins is from Bugaboo. The embellishments are from Bo Bunny.

Fall Cupcake


 The Friday coloring challenge at The Outlawz this week was a color challenge. The colors in the inspiration photo were oranges and yellows. Very fall. I decided to make a fall cupcake. The image is from Meljens Designs.

Monday, October 20, 2014

Bike Ride

 
 
I was the guest designer for the Twisted Thursday challenge. The twist this week was to use your favorite technique. Mine, of course, is coloring! The image is from Lee's Digi Shop.

Wednesday sketch


 Wednesday sketch challenge for The Outlawz. The image is from Prima. It is one of the card size doll stamps.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

A Good Witch

 
 
The Tuesday color challenge at The Outlawz gave you purple as the starting color. I added yellow and orange. My twist was to make it Halloween. The images are from Unity Stamp Company.

Thank you


 The Monday Greeting Challenge at The Outlawz this past week was to use embossing (wet or dry). I chose to use dry embossing. The image is a digi from My Besties. I love their big eyes.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Breast cancer awareness

 
 
The Sunday CAS challenge at The Outlawz this past week was to make a Breast Cancer Awareness card. The image I used is from Unity Stamp Company. It is from one of their Kit of the Month collections. I colored it with copics.

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

29 Again???


 
 
This was my final week of being the guest designer for the color challenge at The Outlawz. The Twist was Birthday Bling. The colors were: cocktail pink, aqualicious, and pots of orange. The image is from Art Impressions. I just saw them at the CK convention this past weekend. It was the first time I have ever seen them at a convention. Their booth was lots of fun.

Monday, July 28, 2014

Naughty or Nice?

 
 
This past Friday was Christmas in July at The Outlawz. I used another new Prima Doll set for this card.

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Paper Dolls

 
 
Wednesday sketch challenge for The Outlawz. I used a new Prima Doll by Julie Nutting stamp set. I love these stamps and am so excited that they are now making them in card size. I use the larger ones on mixed media canvases.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Christmas. In July

 
Fourth week of being the guest designer for the color challenge at The Outlawz. We were given 5 colors and needed to use 3 of them. I chose to use warming red, cliff top green, and craggy grey. The theme was Christmas. The stamp is from Inkadinkado.

Monday, July 21, 2014

Create your own Background

 
 
The color challenge at The Outlawz this past week was to make your own background. I created my background by die-cutting the ric-rac pieces and then piecing them together as my background.

Sunday, July 20, 2014

In the Good Old Summertime

 
 
I was the guest designer for the Twisted Thursday challenge this past week at The Outlawz.  This image is a digi from Anne, a DT member at The Outlawz. I had lots of fun coloring and shading the birdhouse.

Polka Dots

 
 
The CAS challenge at The Outlawz this week was to use Polka Dots on your card. Yogi seems to be so happy here going to his picnic that he just needed some polka dots.

Saturday, July 19, 2014

Graduation Owl

 
 
The sketch challenge for The Outlawz this past Wednesday.

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

The Flute playing Cat

 
 
The Paper Ala Mode challenge at The Outlawz this week was animals. I just love the flute playing cat. I added he extra notes using a die from My Favorite Things.

Monday, July 14, 2014

At the Beach

 
 
The Friday coloring challenge at The Outlawz was "At the Beach/Pool". The image is from Penny Black. My stripes in the background were made with a die from My Favorite Things.

Fun in the Sun

 
The Twisted Thursday challenge this week at The Outlawz was "Fun in the Sun". This is where I want to be in the sun - under my flower umbrella. The stamp is from Penny Black. I used an edging die from Spellbinders to do my edges. And of course there is candi in the corners, colored to match the chair.

Sunday, July 13, 2014

Thank You Berry Much

 
 
July is National Berry Month. To celebrate, The Outlawz Monday Greeting challenge was to make a card featuring berries. The stamps are from Paper Trey Ink. They were colored with copics and a touch of clear Wink of Stella was used to add some shimmer.

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Tuesday color challenge

 
 
This is my second week doing the color challenge for The Outlawz. This week they gave you Tomato Red as your starting color. My additional 2 colors are blue and yellow. My twist was to add stickers.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

To the Dawgs

 
 
 
July is National Hot Dog Month! To celebrate, the CAS challenge at The Outlawz was to make a card using a dog or dog stuff.
 

Outdoor Fun

 
 
The Saturday Paper ala Mode challenge at The Outlawz was "Outdoor Fun." This is where I wish I was right now. The images are from Sweet-n-Sassy stamps.

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

July 4th

The Friday coloring challenge at The Outlawz on July 4th was Red, White, and Blue. What better than baseball and the Fourth of July? The image is from My Besties. I love her new boys.
 

Christmas in July

 
The Twisted Thursday challenge at The Outlawz this past week was "Christmas in July". Never to soon to start creating a stash of Christmas cards. The image is from Penny Black. I used Sparkle-n-Fluff from Sparkle and Sprinkle for my hats.
 

Monday, July 7, 2014

July Cupcake Day

 
 
My take on the Wednesday sketch for The Outlawz.

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Color challenge


 
I am the guest designer for the month of July for the color challenge at The Outlawz. This is my first card. The colors that were used are: Magic Maroon, Mystic Blue, and Dream Emerald. You needed to add pearls. I used two Outlines stamps to do this. They images were stamped in black and clear embossed. These original Outlines stamps have always been some of my favorites.

Monday, June 16, 2014

Another cupcake.....

 
 
I was the Guest Designer for the Twisted Thursday challenge last week at The Outlawz. You needed to make a girl card. The image is from My Besties.

Monochromatic Greetings

 
 
The Monday Greetings challenge at The Outlawz this past week was to make a monochromatic card. The image is from Hero Arts.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

CAS with die cuts

 
 
The CAS challenge at The Outlawz last Sunday was to use die cuts. I used the petite oval and petite oval scallop for my card. The image is from Sweet-n-Sassy stamps. It was colored with copics. I used the blender solution on a washcloth to add texture to the bear.

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Celebrate

 
Wednesday Sketch challenge for The Outlawz. The image is from My Favorite Things
 
 
 

Super Hero

The Saturday Paper a  la Mode challenge at The Outlawz today was "Super Heros".  I decided to take a different approach and make my super hero a firegirl. The image is from My Favorite Things.

Vertio paper

 
 
The Twisted Thursday challenge at The Outlawz was "Anything Goes".  I embossed my cardbase and then added the dragonfly. The dragonfly was die cut out of Vertigo paper. I sponged Memento Luxe ink onto the back of it. This paper is really cool. I started with pink ink as a base and then added purple over the entire thing. I then did a few spots of blue and a little more pink.
 
 
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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Spring Butterflies

 
 
The Friday Alcohol Marker challenge at The Outlawz was a recipe.
1 Stamped image
2 Patterned papers
3 Embellies

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Metal or Foil

 
 
 
The Twisted Thursday challenge at The Outlawz this past week was to use metal or tin foil on your card. I used heavy duty tin foil and an embossing folder to create my background for this card. I used washi tape for the road. The car is done with decoupage.

Love Letters

 
 
The Sunday CAS challenge at The Outlawz was "Love Letters". I used a piece of tinfoil for the background of this card. It was embossed with a Darice embossing folder. The letters were made with Spellbinders Font 1 - Lower case letters. I colored the small heart with a copic marker.

Monday, May 26, 2014

Red Belt!!!

 
 
Made this card for Matt to celebrate him obtaining his Red Belt!

Sunday, May 25, 2014

PTI May Blog Hop

 
 
The Paper Trey Ink May blog hop challenge was to use Aqua and Melon. All products with the exception of the Candi in the corners are from PTI. I stamped the image with versacolor ink. The Candi was colored with copics.

Friday, May 23, 2014

Graduation

 
Wednesday sketch challenge for The Outlawz. This graduation boy and girl were digis in my stash.

Summertime

 
 
The Tuesday color challenge at The Outlawz was to make a Summertime themed card with the prescribed colors. The colors Grey of Night, Sunny Yellow, and Pearly Grey. The diecut is from Spellbinders.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Fishing

 
 
The Monday Greetings challenge at the Outlawz was to make a masculine card. The stamps are from Rubbernecker. I used gold ribbon to make the fishing line.