Four for Thursday

I wanted my final card for the Double D challenge to be something "horsey," then I remembered a wonderful line art image of a horse that I found on the DeviantArt site some time ago. [The artist, Margony, gives permission to use the image. You can find it HERE.] I printed the image on kraft cardstock, added a little shading with tan and gray Tombow markers and finished the beauty with white colored pencil and white gel pen highlights. The sentiment on the front is from a digi set called "Medley of Greetings 1" from TLC Creations. [This set doesn't seem to be available any longer, however, TLC Creations offers many freebies HERE and also offers some nice sets HERE.] The sentiment on the inside is a freebie from Desert Diva. You can find it HERE. The cute little horseshoe image is from a rubber stamp that I purchased when I owned a stamp store in South Dakota. I think it was from JudiKins and is actually mounted on the end of a pencil eraser. I also purchased a tiny ant stamp on a pencil eraser at the same time. Had never seen anything like them. So fun.]

 

Entered into:

Double D’s Challenge- Kentucky Derby Hat                 

2craftycrittercrazies Challenge- #26                                                                    

Fabrika Fantasy Challenge- #30 - Animals

My next card is for the 2019 Spring | Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop. I used a tea set image that I've had since the late 90's. I pulled the rubber from the wood, but think it's either a Stampin' Up or Printworks image. I colored it with Tombow markers and a white gel pen, added layers of gold paper, a vintage rose card from a packet of ephemera that I purchased several years ago, a bit of sheer ribbon and gold photo corners. Put together, they are lovely. The inside sentiment is a freebie from Gerda Steiner. You can find it HERE. Am entering the card into several challenge, including "If You Give a Crafter a Cookie" [the card reflects the pastel color scheme and little pink flowers on the cookie tray.]

  

Entered into:  

2019 Spring | Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop    

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- For a Special Lady                                

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #386-#387 Anything Goes                    

Cute Card Thursday- #581 Tie a Bow                                                                   

If You Give a Crafter a Cookie- #116                                                    

Another card  for the 2019 Spring | Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop features a  Stamplorations free digi named "Coffee And Roses Collage." You can find it HERE. This time I colored the image with Spectrum Noir markers and a white gel pen, layered it atop patterned background paper and a torn scrap of green vellum and finished the card with silver photo corners to add a gleam of elegance.  The sentiment is from a Beccy's Place digi set named "Tea Time." You can find it HERE. 

Entered into: 

2019 Spring | Summer Coffee Lover’s Blog Hop    

The Sisterhood of Crafters- It's All About Flowers  
The Paper Shelter- #38 Colour It

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                                    

A2zscrapbooking Monthly Challenge- May Flowers                     

I love making Asian paper dolls to use as embellishments on my cards. While recently spending a few minutes… umm… hours… visiting Pinterest, I saw a photo of an Asian paper that inspired this card. I used bits and pieces of beautiful origami papers from my stash to create the card, fussy-cutting several little flowers from one of the papers to make her hair adornment. and to decorate the inside sentiment. I've had a packet of these little coins in my stash for many years, and it added the perfect touch of metal to this card, allowing me to enter it into the current Simon Says Monday Challenge. For the inside of the card I used a pretty Asian fan image from a packet of scrapbook paper, plus a Grace Symbol sentiment. [This sentiment is from a rubber stamp block that I pulled from the wood mount years ago. I think it might have been from Hero Arts or Embossing Arts.]

Entered into: 

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Add Something Metallic

Polkadoodles Challenge Week 17-Anything Goes                                           

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- May