Kitties!

It’s Friday and time for the Colour Crazy Challenge. This challenge is “Anything Goes” but adds one requirement- the creation needs to include coloring in “any colouring medium you like, onto any project you like, and in any colours you like.” I’ve never outgrown my love for coloring… which is why making cards is stress therapy for me!

This week’s sponsor is Knitty Kitty and my DT card features an image named Balloon Kitty, which comes with two versions of the design. I used the one without strings, adding pretty colored twine to provide texture. I sponged the clouds with a stencil and decorative chalks, then added transparent color to the balloons with scraps of colorful plastic document folders. (These wonderful items come in a pack of assorted colors and can be found in the office supply section of most stores and from some dollar stores! I really like using them on my cards because they're cheaper than colored vellum and are more translucent.  You can write on them with a fine-line permanent marker or white gel pen. The plastic is also easy to fussy-cut with a nice, sharp pair of scissors. And then can be adhered to a card with small strips of double stick tape.) So fun! 

 

Supplies: 

·   Digi- Knitty Kitty (Balloon Kitty)

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

·   All Night Media Cloud stencil and Decorative Chalks from my stash

·   Inside Sentiment- “You are Awesome”  is a freebie from skogstokiga.blogspot.com (options change occasionally so may no longer be available)

·   Cardstock, strips of colored twine, and scraps of plastic file folders from my stash

Entered into: 
Lemon Shortbread Challenge- Anything Goes #130 
Polkadoodles Challenge-Week #42 Anything Goes                      
Outlawz Challenges- Tuesday Color Challenge- Photo Challenge              
Outlawz Challenge- Inlinks Challenge

For my second entry into Double D’s Wreath Challenge, I used this wonderful sentiment digi

from Scribbles Designs. It was so easy to color with markers and Nuvo Drops in a color named

Rhubarb Crumble (yummy!)  The sentiment on the inside is from a new website find that is a

treasure trove of freebies. (You can register a free account to have access so hundreds of free

digis, sentiments, patterns, templates and more! And anything you download is saved on the

website for later access. I spent a few hours looking around and added 180 items to my digi

files. So fun!)  

 

Supplies: 
·   Digi- Scribbles Designs (Silent Night Wreath)
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·   Inside Sentiment- Simply Cards & Papercrafts Magazine  Freebies (Register for access)
·   Nuvo Drops- Rhubard Crumble
·   Cardstock, background paper, square doily, and sheer ribbon from my stash
Entered into: 
Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge- #511 Anything Goes
Double D’s Challenge- Wreaths           
Word Art Wednesday Challenge- #460-461 Anything Goes                   
The Sisterhood of Crafters- Lots of Layers
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge- October                 

My final card for this posting features a fun digi from a Beccy’s Place set that any little

dinosaur lover is sure to enjoy! I’d picked up the wonderful dino paper on a recent trip to

Hobby Lobby and the other items come from my stash. The digi set includes a wonderful

dinosaur footprint which I enlarged into a few sizes that I traced onto a scrap of acetate and

trimmed to create stencils. A piece of sponge and grey ink quickly adds some stomping to the

inside of the card. Such roaring good fun!  

One added note- I like making square cards, but seldom do because of the increased postage

they require. I recently learned that if I put them into a larger rectangular card, they can be

sent for the usual first-class rate. As long as the envelope is no longer than 11.5 inches and no

taller than 6 inches they can be sent at this rate. I found a pack of larger envelopes at the local

Goodwill store that will allow me to make and send more square cards that fit into my budget.

I’m entering this card into several challenges including the current Path Of Positivity

Challenge with the theme of Girl Power. (I made this card for one of my grandnieces who

LOVES dinosaurs. That is why I chose to use shades of pink on the T-Rex. I actually did a bit

of research on this issue and learned that growing research shows that the coloring of the T-Rex was deep reddish-brown, so pink is not so very far off. Also, there is now some research that questions whether the male T-Rex is the largest dinosaur. It might have been Ms. T-Rex that should have that title. There are interesting discussions on the web on this possibility.)  

Supplies: 
·   Digi- Beccy’s Place Digital Set (Prehistoric Party)
·   Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen and Nuvo Sparkles pens
·   Dino Footprint Stencil- created with a digi image and scrap of acetate
·   Sentiments- Computer Generated
·   Dinosaur background paper- Hobby Lobby
·   Cardstock, vellum, and photo corners from my stash
Entered into: 
Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- Make a Card + Envelope

Power Poppy- Creative Confetti- Happy Birthday                                         

Path Of Positivity Challenge- Challenge #84 (Optional Twist- Girl Power)
Beccy’s Place Challenge- October      
Outlawz Challenge- Festive Fridays                                                
Crafty Catz Challenge- Anything Goes #523
     Since I’m a DT for Beccy’s Place (sponsor), I’m entering just for fun!
2craftycrittercrazies Challenge- Oct 2020 #43                              
     Since I’m a DT for Beccy’s Place (sponsor), I’m entering just for fun!