Introducing Sky!

Today my card showcases an adorable little Toread nymph by the name of

 

"Sky".

 

She is cute, precocious, and very worldly.

 

I have visions of her scurrying around from here to there, crossing oceans and forests, without anyone being the wiser...

 

 

They may be "mythological" , but just like the unicorns and elves, fairies and gnomes,

do we really, truly believe they never existed?

LOL!  I 'd like to think they did, and still do, in some far away corner of the world.

 

 

I may only get as far as across this country, but this card will deliver a message of exploration and excitement... well, for me , anyway.

 

 

Each and every Toread has its' own personality depending on how each person colors it!  Go crazy with your markers and see what you can do!

 

I had a blast using:

 

7 Gypsies papers

Alcohol-Based Markers

Stickles

Recollections Brads

Leaf Charm, Blue Moon Beads

Cotton cloth, Dollar Store

 

 

Bye!!

 



DYSU Challenge has Four Legs!

                                                          Birdie Brown

* Winner's Choice of 3 Digital Stamps

The Paper Shelter

* $20 Gift Certificate

Bugaboo Stamps

* Winner's Choice of 7 Digis

With time being short, and my grandson visiting this week, I used a brand new image from Stampendous for my challenge card!

The Halloween bat bug has bitten me and I am really enjoying making the

spooky/silly cards this year!

(Usually that is not a favorite holiday unless I am dressed up and scaring the crap out of little neighborhood kids! Bwaa-ha-ha-ha!)

"Punkin Girl"

Check out what the rest of team did with the challenge!

Paper: 7 Gypsies
Bling: Recollections
Sentiement: Computer Font, BackSplatter (Free)

Four legs?  That leaves a lot of possibilities!

Of course, I think mine totals six!  LOL!

Let your dreams take flight...

This is the first bookmark I've ever made....  for a friend who I lost touch with for many years.  She is completing her degree and is engaged to be married!  Yeah! Figured she needs this with all of the studying she's been doing!

Stamp used was an older rubber "Kraftin Kimmie" image, Tree Fairy.

I stitched her bodice and hung a tiny 7 Gypsies key around her neck.

The wings are Tim Holtz Grungeboard that I heat embossed in gold. 

The little crown is a brad from Creative Imaginations and the swirls, Zva, of course! 

Entered in the challenges at:

Simon Says Stamp and Show (Wings)

KraftinKimmie Stamps (Sparkle/Shine)

Verve CASE-A-DIVA Card!

The September challenge at Verve is to CASE a DT member! (CASE means to copy and share everything.) And that is just fancy talk for copying! 

Well, when I decided to use my Kindred Spirit stamp set for a birthday card,

I went straight to the

Verve Design Team Gallery for inspiration!

And I found this gorgeous card!

Kindred Monogram

by Susan Liles

I changed it up a bit by leaving off the bow and adding a few more

trim pieces and the black pearls.

I also used a sheet music print paper rather than the solid black.

Supplies used:

Paper: 7 Gypsies, "Avignon"

Stamps: Verve, "Kindred Spirit"

Dies: Cricut, "Art Philosophy"

Bling: Want2Scrap

Others: Momento black ink, Stampendous embossing powder, Helmar 450 Adhesive

This card is entered in the challenge at:

Verve (CASE-a-Diva)
Simon Says Stamp (Use a die or punch)
City Crafter Challenge (Let's face the music!)
Stamptacular Sunday (Just Sayin')

Waltzing Mouse, "Tag, you're it!"

I don't make tags very often. The canvas just seems so very small. What can you possibly do on a tag? Well, I have been cruising through some of my favorite designers and they do some magnificent things on a tiny little 3 1/2 x 4 1/2 tag! I'm thinking, I can do this... The only thing that seems even more difficult would be ATC cards (no, I don't get that at all!)

Waltzing Mouse threw this challenge out there this week, so I felt obligated to at least try!

So, I pulled out the few sentiments I have from WM, and decided to go with a TAG ON A card that I needed to make anyway. Sometimes friends go way above and beyond to be there for you when all they probably want to say is, "Get over it!"   This is for one of those times when my friend should have said, "Chill-ax, man, Life's way too short".  I don't deserve such great friends!

The pattern paper is 7 Gypsies, Avignon pack, the "post card' was cut from the Cosmo Cricket, " Love Notes" Journaling cards.  My tiny little bike stamp is MME, Lost and Found, Portabella Road. And the Eiffle Tower image is TPC, Travel World. I don't think I left a stone unturned in my scrap room!  The sentiment is from "Rescue Remedies Additions".  I've really gotten my use out of that one!

I recently picked up some fantastic ruffles and trims when I went to California for my brief vacay. That wholesale store was amazing!  The epoxy flowers are my newest Ebay find.  A bit of machine stitching and seam binding, and done!  For someone who doesn't do tags, I kind of like it!

I could sure use some more Waltzing Mouse stamps, especially more sentiments. I'm really limited when it comes to WORDS! So wish me luck!

This is to be entered in the Waltzing Mouse sketch challenge this week!

I love Taylored Expressions!

The entire shelf is popped out so it sits away from the card.

I also popped out oneof the little drawers to make it appear to be open and added

eyelet rings for the pulls.  I have a prettier piece of gold chain or tiny pearls that I will add for the "jewelry".

This is to be entered at the challenge for Taylored Expressions, for their birthday celebration!  It is actually going to be my mom's birthday card in October.