Celebrate!

Last year I met a talented young artist named Sherry West via her FB page. The images she creates are adorable, so I was thrilled to win a few of them through contests on her FB page HERE. She also has an  Etsy shop HERE and is making a name for herself as an author. Her first children’s book, named “It’s Raining Cats Dogs and Pollywogs,” quickly sold out the first run on Amazon after its release. The sweet digi on this card is named Celebrate, and I had fun coloring the little cutie and adding some sparkle to the sparklers! (When I was young, using sparklers was one of my favorite parts of celebrating the holiday. Plus, I love how she is standing, demonstrating the safe way to hold a sparker. Can you tell that my mom was a nurse? Dad was like a little boy on the 4^th, he went all out buying fireworks… so Mom made sure we had rules when shooting them off. She must have done a good job, because not one of six kiddos was ever injured! Yay Mom!)

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Sherry West Art (Celebrate)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen and silver gel pen

·   Stickles- Star Dust (adding magic to the sparkler)

·   Sentiments- Computer Generated

·   Assorted background papers from my stash

Entered into:  

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Bright and Cheerful                            

Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #123

Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                

Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

Let’s Craft and Create- Ch #161-Anything Goes + (Option) Stars & Stripes             

I had fun using a Scribbles Designs digi with the cute named “Let it Snowmen” to enter their current Challenge named “Flip a Coin.” This was a fun challenge that required five flips of a coin, designating specific tasks for each flip (head or tail.) I developed my card using based on my five flips 1) card has three layers, 2) rectangular card, 3) followed a tutorial to make the Shadowbox fold, 4) used glittery stickers, and 5) used snowflake paper from my stash.

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi and Front Sentiment- Scribbles Designs (Let it Snowmen)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Sentiment on back of card- “The Chill of Winter” Beccy’s Place digi set (Snowman Set)

·   Sparkly Christmas greenery stickers- Hobby Lobby

·   Instructions for  3-D shadow box card (found HERE.)

Entered into:  

Scribbles Designs Challenge- #90 Flip a Coin (SD)     

Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- July                        

The Paper Shelter- #434 Use A Sentiment

Cute Card Thursday- Challenge #641 Anything Goes

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #81

Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #513 (Optional twist- Time to Relax) 

Since I’m a DT for Sheepski, the sponsor for this Challenge, I’m entering just for fun!

My final card this post was developed for the Monday Simon Says Challenge, “Take Me For a Ride.” Taking a ride in a hot air balloon is on my bucket list… so it was fun to make this card from a digi I won from Polkadoodles a short time ago. I was going to make a graduation card, but when I found the freebie sentiment from a new place I discovered named Gingers Place, I felt it was the perfect fit for this image. Right now there are so many friends who are struggling with COVID related issues so I know that this sentiment will be an encouragement to one of them!

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Polkadoodles (Skys The Limit)

·   Colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen

·   Front Sentiment “Reach for New Heights”- Image That digi set (Giraffe with Butterflies)

·   Inside sentiment- A freebie from Gingershouse (Keep Pressing Forward)

·   Assorted cardstock and upcycled calendar page (clouds) from my stash

Entered into:  

Simon Says Monday Challenge- Take Me For a Ride                   

Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #446-447 Anything Goes                   

Polkadoodles Challenge-Week #27 Anything Goes                       

Bugaboo Stamps- July Anything Goes