Anything Goes Challenge at Creative Knockouts

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's theme challenge is Anything Goes.  Our sponsor is Twinkle Lane Designs and if you enter you have the chance to win 2 digi images from the shop.  

I used digi stamp Hot Chocolate Girl to create my card.

Anything Goes Card Recipe

I found this image on the Twinkle Lane store and just fell in love with it.  I love winter and warm winter clothes and coffee.  I grabbed my Copics and starting coloring.  I used colors in the BG family and the V family.  Once I finished coloring her, I inked around the white card stock with some Hero Arts ink, and then cut mats.  I sprayed the first mat with oxide ink from Tim Holtz in the color Villainous Potion.  I inked the edge of the next mat with Hero Arts ink.  I printed the sentiment and inked and matted that and placed it on the card.  I used some Ink of Stella on her lips to give them a little sparkle.  I used a silver gel pen to put little stars on the white background for a little more interest.

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Have a great day, eat some chocolate and be kind to everyone.

April

Happy Holiday Card 4 Kids Challenge at Send a Smile 4 Kids

It's the 1st Saturday of the month and that means it is time for another challenge at the Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog.  The theme for this challenge is Happy Holiday Card 4 Kids or Anything Goes 4 Kids.  This challenge no longer has sponsors so you will be participating for pride not prize.

Send a Smile 4 Kids charity is dedicated to collecting and distributing handmade cards to children who are inpatient at Children's Hospitals.  Please send us your handmade kids' cards for holidays, birthdays, and everyday cheer.  Help us put a smile on our kids' faces.

Holiday Cards 4 Kids Card Recipe

I used a technique I recently learned at a crop at Lake Barkley in Kentucky.  A friend of mine, Rita, always has the coolest techniques in her classes.  In this technique I used glue from Tonic Studio and covered my rubber stamp in the glue.  I stamped the snowflakes from Hero Arts on the black card stock.  Once the glue was no longer white, I sprinkled Tonic Silver Gilding Flakes and used a sponge in a circular motion to 'rub' in the flakes.  I die cut the be jolly sentiment from Stamploration in a glittery red card stock.  I cut out multiple layers of the sentiment to give it some dimension.  I added some bling with clear rhinestones and that is my card.

 Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Consider entering our challenge and donating your hand made cards to our great charity.

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Have a great day, eat some chocolate and be kind to everyone.

April

Thankful Thoughts Challenge at Creative Knockouts

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's theme challenge is Thankful Thoughts.  Our sponsor is Leanns World and if you enter you have the chance to win 2 images from the shop.  

I used digi stamp Daisy and Bella Pre-Coloured to create my card.

Thankful Thoughts Card Recipe

I printed off the cute image of Daisy and Bella holding their trick or treat pumpkins.  I decided layering was the best way to show off this image.  I found some Halloween paper in my stash and started creating the different layers.  These girls look like great friends and the thing they would be most thankful for would be their friendship which inspired the sentiment.  Of course I had to find a fun piece of Halloween paper for the background and the 5 Doodlebug enamel dots with sparkles topped off the card.

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April

Halloween or Fall Cards 4 Kids at the Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge

It's the 1st Saturday of the month and that means it is time for another challenge at the Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge Blog.  The theme for this challenge is Cards 4 Halloween or Fall or Anything Goes 4 Kids.  This challenge no longer has sponsors so you will be participating for pride not prize.

Send a Smile 4 Kids charity is dedicated to collecting and distributing handmade cards to children who are inpatient at Children's Hospitals.  Please send us your handmade kids' cards for holidays, birthdays, and everyday cheer.  Help us put a smile on our kids' faces.

Halloween or Fall Cards 4 Kids Card Recipe

I was behind as always.  I actually turned in last month's card early and I just knew I would forget about the month of September.  It was a self fulfilling prophecy.  I pulled out an old faithful from My Favorite Things and decided I was going to color only some elements of the images I stamped.  And of course I had to add some splatter.  I found some fall plaid card stock from Lawn Fawn and used it to mat my card front.  These mice are so cute and I just love fall weather.  Starbucks and Dunkin have Pumpkin Spice flavored coffee - yum!  And it is getting dark earlier.  I am looking forward to wearing blue jeans and sweatshirt and socks.  LOL. So here you go - September's card. 

 Thanks for stopping by the blog today.  Consider entering our challenge and donating your hand made cards to our great charity.

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Have a great day, eat some chocolate and be kind to everyone.

April

Funny Card Challenge at Creative Knockouts

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's theme challenge is All Stitched Up.  Our sponsor is Dr. Digi's and if you enter you have the chance to win 2 images from the shop.  

I used digi stamp Climbing Kittens to create my card.

Funny Card Recipe

I knew when I saw this image that I had the perfect sentiment for it.  Are You Kitten Me? Is from my old Fun Stampers Journey days.  I thought that sentiment was hilarious and I still do.  I printed off the image and stamped my sentiment.  I inked around the edges of the card front for interest.  I found some card stock with kitty images on it and that yard print just yelled - pick me!  pick me!  It is such a cute image that it can stand alone without any extras.

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April

All Stitched Up Challenge at Creative Knockouts

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's theme challenge is All Stitched Up.  Our sponsor is Hetty Clare and if you enter you have the chance to win 3 images from the shop.  

I used digi stamp Hamster Flower to create my card.

       

In Stitches Card Recipe

This adorable image was colored with colored pencils.  I added a sentiment from Impression Obsession along with some faux stitching around the card front and Nuvo drops.  When the image is this cute - no need to crowd it.  :-)

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April

Christmas in July Challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog

It is Thursday and that means it is time for a new challenge at the Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog.  This week's theme challenge is Christmas in July.  Our sponsor is Paper Shelter and if you enter you have the chance to win 3 images from the shop.  

I used digi stamp Snowman to create my card.

       

Christmas in July Card Recipe

I know it is July and Christmas is 5 months away, but judging how quickly time is flying by, Christmas will be here before we know it!  I found this snowman in the Paper Shelter Shop and thought he looked like a lot of fun.  I decided to go with colors that aren't traditionally Christmas, but it is Christmas in July so I figured I could get away with some creative liberties.  LOL. 

As always, I printed this digi from Word.  I colored the snowman with some Copic Markers and I am quite pleased with the colors I chose.  The 'merry' word die is from Lawn Fawn and cut out in card stock that coordinates with the green in his scarf and hat.  I stamped Christmas using a stamp from Hero Arts (I cut the stamp between Merry and Christmas - crazy I know) and stamped it in a purple from Hero Arts that coordinated with the purple in his scarf as well.  The snow was embellished with clear Nuvo Drops.  I matted the card front with purple card stock and there you have it. 

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Have a great day, eat some chocolate and be kind to everyone.

April