Stampin' In Alaska

Tonight I'm sharing my submission for two of the Sassy Cheryl Challenges. The first is for Cheryl's Color Me challenge #16 that she posts every Tuesday. She provides 3 or 4 new images and asks that participants color them. How easy is that?! And you might win a FREE Sassy Cheryl digital image of your choice. I chose to color the new Country Birdhouse Duo image. I printed this image out twice then colored with Copics. I cut the cute birdhouses out and popped them onto the first image with foam tape to give them some dimension. I cut the image out with Spellbinder nestibilities then sponged the edges with Memento Dandelion ink. This also qualifies over on the Sassy Cheryl's Digi Challenge blog where this week we were asked to "Use Something New". There's nothing newer than Cheryl's new " Country Birdhouse Duo " digital image! But I also used the new Hello Luscious paper pack by Basic Grey. It's so yummy! Thanks for stopping by to ...

Wow, I can't believe it's time to peek at everyone's stamping space again over on Sassy Cheryl's blog challenge ! Cheryl asks us to post a photo of what we're working on this week. Easy peasy! AND you get a chance at winning one of Sassy Cheryl's digi images FREE! My first photo is my "inspiration" piece in the room. This is "Helga" and she is my dress form which I made for college clothing and tailoring classes. I don't do much sewing for myself anymore so she has taken a prominent spot in my stamp room to hold ideas for stamping and scraping. My second photo shows what I'm working on tonight. I needed a quick masculine birthday card and used this little pup from the Digi Shack. The cards aren't yet completed, but the inside sentiment says: Now whenever he farts, he plays "Happy Birthday". I have one of the new Sassy Cheryl images ready to color for this week's challenge. Thanks for stopping by! I hope to...

I've been having such fun peeking into everyone else's workspace! It's such a great way to get ideas. I'm actually sharing two photos tonight. My messy workspace has some new goodies from the Stampin' Up Sale-A-Bration. I usually place an order with them twice a year and stock up on the basics. This time around I got the sweet hydrangea image in the "Because I Care" set. I am also finishing up a couple of stamping projects. I thought I would share a second photo of my stamp room. This is an over-the-door shoe storage that I found at a garage sale for $1.00. It works perfectly for my hand punches. I ran out of drawer space and this was a great space saving idea. That's all for tonight! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

Tracey's challenge for us this week over on the Sassy Cheryl' Digi Stamps Challenge Blog is Nature. I recently treated myself to a shopping trip at Sassy Cheryl's shop and one of the images from my wish list was "There's A Bee is On Your Nose" . It was the perfect image for this challenge! I decided to use my Copic Markers for the image this week. Here's a photo of the colors that I used. The background was sponged with Memento Bahama Blue and a scallop circle to represent clouds. The grass was sponged with Memento Pear Tart. The image was cut with Spellbinders Labels Twelve and layered on DCWV Cafe Mediterranean Designer Paper. The panels were machine stitched. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

This week's challenge over on Mo's Challenge Blog is courtesy of Pat Frank. Pat has challenged us to use a "Bit of Green" on our projects this week. This sweet image has been on my Wish List for some time now. I decided that I deserved a little shopping this weekend and bought "Strawberry Girl" . Her strawberries and flowers have the "bit of green", along with, the adorable October Afternoon designer papers. The digital image was colored with Prisma Pencils and baby oil. I also used Copic Markers for the skin tones. The background was sponged with blue chalk to give a light sky affect. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

This is my first submission for Cheryl's Color Me Challenge. I couldn't resist her adorable new image "The Thinking Spot" . I have recently been using a lot of reds and oranges. That's what I decided to use with this sweet image. The image was colored with Copic Markers and the background has been sponged with Memento dye inks. I've combined the image panel with Basic Grey Marrakech papers. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

This week's challenge over on the Sassy Cheryl's digi Stamps blog is Pink and White. I don't use a lot of pink in my cards, but I decided that this sweet "Bubble Blower" image by Cheryl was perfect for the challenge! Remember childhood (or maybe today) when you had a huge piece of bubblegum and tried to blow a huge bubble without popping it? That's what this image reminds me of! The "Bubble Blower" image was colored with Copic Markers then the background was sponged with Memento inks. I found the whimsical designer paper in my stash and decided it was perfect to repeat her huge bubble! I added a couple of prima flowers and pearls. Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Well, this is my second week to participate in Cheryl's "Show Me" challenge. I really enjoyed taking a peek at all of the stamp space last week. This week I took a broader shot of my area to include some of the "organized" mess! Of course, my next project is Cheryl's blog challenge to use Pink & White. It's easy to join in on the fun and you have a chance to win some free Sassy Cheryl's digital images!! Check back tomorrow for the finished project!

Pat is our hostess this week over on the Mo's digital challenge blog . Her challenge to us this week a theme of "Oh Baby" using Mo's digital image. Well, since I only have "furry babies" in my house, I decided to use this sweet image called "Miki's Puppies" by Mo Manning. The image has been colored with Copic markers. Polar White Flower Soft was added to the muff of Miki's parka. I wanted to use lighter, Spring colors so I chose designer papers from Basic Grey Sugar Rush paper pack. The "Woof!" sentiment is from Cornish Heritage Farms "Doggie Expressions" stamp set. I also thought this was a timely image as today was the official start of the 39th Alaskan Iditarod in Willow, Alaska. The mushers and dogs will be going over 1,150 miles north to Nome over the next couple of weeks. It's a huge event for the state of Alaska. Check it out if you get a chance!

This week's challenge over on the Sassy Cheryl Digi Challenge blog is "Satin and Pearls". Below is my creation using Sassy Cheryl's "Teddy Bear Tea Party". I couldn't resist this adorable image when I saw it in Cheryl's store! This has been colored with KOH-I-NOOR pencils and baby oil. Some Copic Markers were also used. The image was trimmed with Spellbinders Nestibilities Label 1. This adorable image will be used in my niece's scrapbook that I am assisting my sister to create. Thanks for stopping by and checking my creation this week!

This is my first time participating is the Sassy Cheryl Show Me challenge . It just so happens that tonight's project is a Sassy Cheryl image "Teddy Bear Tea Party". I have my pencils out and ready to start coloring. I have a hard time creating in a messy area so I really try to have my table cleaned and focused on one project at a time. Thanks for stopping by to look at my stamping space today!

It's been a few weeks since I've gotten to participate with Mo's weekly challenge over on the DP2 Challenge blog . This week Cathy's challenge was to use Spring colors and homemade flower embellishments with our Mo's image. Below is what I came up with: Below is a close up of the ribbon flower that I made. It was my very first try with this technique and very easy! I took about a yard of ribbon and began rolling up it into a small ball. I had already punched a small circle from heavy cardstock, applied hot glue and stuck the ribbon onto the glue. I really like the finished effect! I colored this sweet image of Jack & Ginger with Copic Markers and sponged the background. I added designer paper from the Basic Grey Hopscotch paper pack and a few pearls. Thanks for taking a look! Hubby and I took a couple of week's away from the cold and snow in Alaska to enjoy the warmth of Maui. We enjoyed every minute of the sun, sand and water that we could!! This ...