Smash*ing and a Big Announcement

I have some very EXCITING news to share....

But first.... 

A smash page

 

Over on Angie Delarie's Friday sketch Challenge 

She challenged us all to use her sketch, and some of her fun products

Here's a close up of "angel love" 

 

I colored her up using my blue copics

I am also in LOVE with Dilly Beans digi's,

This week over at the Dilly Beans Challenge

Megan asked us to do something Sewn.

Here's her pretty digi, and you can see the sewing I did on the paper backgrounds

I know it's hard to see, but I used my new perfect pearls on her hair, and on the edges of the tag!

Also, if you can't see the writing, it says "you keep me in stitches" 

Also from the talented Megan from Dilly beans

I added a pocket per Angie's challenge, and a little bit of journaling on the side! 

Soooooooo......  For the Big Announcement!

I got picked to be on the DT for a new and very fabulous challenge blog. 

http://anythingbutacard.blogspot.ca/ 

I am so honored and excited to start this new part of my creative life!

We are going live September 2nd, and the best part..... it's anything but a card..

Right up my alley, and perfect for most all of my creations

Entering this page:

Shopping our stash: monochromatic

Cupcake craft challenges: bunting

Dilly Beans Friday Challenge: sewn

Angie Delarie: sketch challenge

I am Doe: banner challenge

Creative Inspirations: anything goes
Tuesday Alchemy: Bingo (used glitter, die cut, and ribbon or bows)

Black and White + 1

The challenge over at saturated canary challenge is to use black and white plus one other color

I was super excited to color up Krista's newest freebie

I even bought a new copic marker for the occassion.

Here she is in her close up!

I colored her using mostly copic markers, and for the black polka dots and black stripes

I used enamel accents

And the whole card.

I'm also entering this card into some other challenges, there is texture on the cutout of the digi stamp, and the buttons were just too much to turn down.  The patterned paper has been in my stash for a while

you could say I've been hoarding it I guess.

and the fun little sentiment is from a new pack of clear stamps I picked up at Joann's this week

I added the eyelets to the side of the sweet sentiment, and ran a strip of washi tape behind that. 

Finally, I had to... HAD TO make an envelope to go with (mostly cause the card turned out to be an odd size) 

 I think they look like a fine pair! 

Hope you enjoy my creation

Entering into:

Saturated Canary Challenge: black and white + 1

Corrosive challenges: use a sentiment

The Poodles Parlour: use a digi stamp

Shopping our Stash: my precious (used my papers that I've been hoarding!)

Desert Island Crafts: challenge 34 (used texture, happy sentiment, and brads or eyelets)

Diva's by design: anything goes
card makin mama's: challenge 50 1 - 2 - 3
seriously creative challenges: un inked, un cut, un opened

All that glitters and shines

I'm working on cards this week! 

One of my peeps at work asked me to make her some cards... 

What's a better way to get better at something I feel I struggle at?? 

This is a Saturated Canary digi from the super talented Krista Smith

This week over at the saturated canary challenge blog the theme is bling!

So I brought it! 

This is "circus trixie" and I colored her using my copics and prismacolor alcohol based markers.

I added some glossy accents to the bow around her tummy, glitter to her hair, and the red along the outside of the spellbinders die cut is painted using red glitter paint.

I added rhinestones along the blue star paper on the side, and red glitter glue to the star in the corner.

I also added stitching to the sides, and the red ric rac (say that 4 times fast!) to the bottom... Finally I finished it off with a button strung with twine on the side!  

I certainly hope my friend loves this card! 

Entering into:

Saturated Canary: bling

CPS (#272): sketch

delightful challenges: primary colours

Dilly beans: fabrics and fibers

Fab n funky: stars and stripes

Shopping our stash: triple threat (used rhinestones, doily, die cut, and ribbon)

Scrap bitz copic challenge: Big Hair Challenge

Cupcake challenges: bright as a button

WOW that fits into a lot of categories! 

What are you creating today???