Stampin' In Alaska

Can you believe it, I've actually early with my challenge this week!! Woo-hoo! I missed last week's challenge as I have family in town and time got away from me. This week, I was determined to be ahead of the game! This is one of Cheryl's older images called "Loves Healing Hands - Girl" that I've had printed out ready to color. I just think she's adorable! I decided to showcase her by using a shaped card and simple background. Of course, I've included the required ribbon and lace for this week's challenge. The image was colored with Prismacolor pencils, baby oil and Copic Markers. The card base and bg were cut out with Spellbinder Nestiblities Label 17. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! I hope you get a chance to be creative this week. This card is for the following challenges: Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge: Ribbons & Lace Lollipop Crafts: Special Summer Challenge

It's Thursday again and another chance to share with all of the Sassy gals over on the Sassy Cheryl Blog. If you haven't played along yet, you can get all of the details HERE . I spent a few evenings in my craft room this week trying to get caught up on a few challenges. I also spent a few minutes one morning sizing and printing out two pages of digital images to color. I got a couple of them colored while sitting on my lawn swing enjoying the sunshine! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! I hope you get a chance to do something creative this week!

Phew! Blogger is being a real booger tonight!! It took 4 attempts to upload this photo....... It's worth it though, because she is for this week's challenge over on Mo's Digital Challenge Blog . The challenge this week was Summer Vacation! What says "summer" more than ice cream, flip flops, sunglasses, and sunshine! I think this sweet image called "Lacie with ice cream" is just adorable. She has been colored with Copic markers, Primsacolor pencils and baby oil. I've combined this image with some fun designer paper from the Basic Grey Life of the Party paper pack. I added a little grass and a sun with my MFT die-namics. Thanks for stopping by to take a look! This card is for the following challenges: Mo's Digital Pencil #92 Card Patterns 125

It's another week of sharing over on the Sassy Cheryl Blog. Cheryl and all of the Sassy gals like to see what projects (or activities) are going on this week! If you haven't played along, check out the details HERE . We have family visiting from out of state this week. So, this weekend I didn't get a chance to work on any crafting projects. The Alaskan summers are short and our weather has been gorgeous! My aunt decided that white water river rafting would be a good group adventure! So, she signed us all up and said we were taking the EASY rafting trip. Below is a photo of twin moose calves that we surprised as we came along the river's edge. They were SO adorable! Later, we saw a mom and her calf but I didn't have time to get a photo. So, here is a photo of us on the EASY rafting! About half way through the trip (it was a 12 mile trip) the guide let us know that we were actually on the trip rated 3-4! Apparently, that's the advanced rating. Yikes! ...

Cathy is the hostess over on Mo's Digital Challenge blog this week. She chose "Black & White with one contrasting color" as the theme this week. Whew! This one was tough for me. I guess that's why it's called a "challenge", huh?! Anyway, I printed out this sweet little bear image by Mo and colored it with a black Prismacolor pencil and baby oil to get the shades of gray. I definitely need practice with the B&W coloring technique! This sentiment is from an older TAC set called "Rub A Dub". Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Judy is our hostess again this week over on the Sassy Cheryl Digi Stamps Challenge Blog . Judy challenged us to use "Paper Ribbon" with our Sassy Cheryl Digital images. I decided to use one of my recent purchases from Cheryl's digital shop called "Tricycle Fun Girls". It was colored with Copic Markers and cut out with the rectangle Spellbinder Nestibilities. I sponged the edges with Memento ink. A few gems were added for a little bling! The sketch is from this week's Card Positioning System challenge. The sentiment is from Hampton Art clear stamps "Sister" that I picked up at Hobby Lobby. The base card stock is Stampin' Up! Close to Cocoa with Basic Grey Life of the Party designer papers. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! I hope you get a chance to create something fun this week. Challenge submissions for this card: Sassy Cheryl's CPS 227 - Card Positioning System Lollipop Crafts - Special Summer Challenge

It's another week of sharing with the Sassy gals over on Sassy Cheryl's Blog. We all enjoy seeing what projects are going on and it's easy to join the challenge. Check out the details HERE and play along! This week's "Show Me" projects are inside and outside. The first photo is a scrapbook layout in the very beginning stages of my lab pup, Gingersnap. I've had this rolling around in my mind for a couple of weeks and thought I'd try to put it together this weekend. The loveseat in our bedroom has become her "window to the world" when she is in the house. She will lay there for hours looking outside. I just had to scrap this! You can also see a couple of completed projects from this weekend. The "Sea You" card is for this week's Cat's Pajamas challenge over on Splitcoast Stampers . The other card is for a My Favorite Things sketch challenge. It also happens to be my MIL's birthday this week so this vintage seams...