Little Sheep - KnK

The challenge at Stamps R Us for the next two weeks has the theme Pets R Us and we are being sponsored by K 'n K Designs.  The image I'm using is called Little Sheep.  I've coloured it with Copics and the sheep's wool is created using a pen of 'liquid snow'.  I've had that pen for several months now & was a little skeptical how it would work, not quite believing that a gob of liquid would puff up like it did... but it does & it's very cool stuff to use.  I made the little flowers with a couple different EK Success punches I have and the sentiment cut-out is the small Nellie Snellen oval die.  Papers are DCWV from a pad called Nursery Paper.  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps Time Flies. 

Burlesque Bessie - Pinup Girls

Bizzy Bec's Online Store has some new digis and this one is called Burlesque Bessie from her newest line called Pinup Girls.  There's 5 gals in this series and they are perfect for those challenging man cards.  Be sure to head on over to Bec's Challenge Blog to see some of the fab creations rest of the design team have come up with.
I found a small pad (8 x 8) of Graphics 45 paper and I love that stuff... and need to get more!  So typical of me, I use two pieces of paper and then I need more, more, more!  The flowers are also Graphics 45 and that was a wise purchase for me because I really don't have any papers or embellishments to match with it except black.  The little bit of fringe is a roll of fibres I bought recently - looked for feathers but couldn't find any but I don't mind this.  I coloured the image with Copics, sponged Tim Holtz Antique Linen around the outside to shade and anchor it.  Then I went 'into the zone'... I was in my element with Stickles on everything!  Black on the hat and shoes, red on her outfit, startdust on the gloves & stockings and finally a bit of yellow for the spotlight.
Challenges:
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Fab n Funky - Make your own blooms
Papertake Weekly - Bloom & Grow
Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle & Shine

Dancers

This image is called Dancers and is by Art Impressions.   It makes me laugh everytime I see it & what is so fun about it is that I know some ladies just like this.  The paper is Stampin Up, the brad is from my stash & I've coloured the image with Copics.  I added a little glitter to the tutus for some sparkly pizazz.  The sentiment is computer generated but can be purchased in rubber as well.

Challenges:

Simon Says - Sparkle & Shine

Tiger Butterfly

The challenge for the next two week's at Stamps R Us is Going Digital & our sponsor is Di's Digi Downloads.  Oh my... she has some very cute & sweet digis over there so go take a peek.  It was hard to choose but I opted for Tiger Butterfly & coloured the cute little thing with Copics.  I always wondered why I bought that piece of Anna Griffin animal print paper but this was a perfect time to use it!  I cut the hearts with a Cuttlebug die I have & I used Decoart Glamour Dust on the butterfly.  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps Spring Letter Seals set.
Challenges:
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything Goes
My Mum's Craftshop - Use dies
Art Impressions - Decorate the inside of your card

Mom's Scarf - A Day for Daisies

This image is from A Day for Daisies & is called Mom's Scarf.  I've had it coloured for ages & finally got it put together for a card which is a sketch from A Day for Daisies Challenge Blog.  I coloured the image with Copics & used my Magnolia Doohickey Die for the flower.  The ribbon is Stampin Up, the brads Basic Grey & the paper is a piece from Creative Imaginations.  I love those two sided papers because they take all the work out of selecting a couple papers.  The inside stamp is from Lili of the Valley's Set 10 called A-5 Verses.

Challenges:
A Day for Daisies - Sketch

Hand in Hand

Today's card uses a fabulous image I found at Bugaboo stamps & I couldn't wait to get it finished.  It is called Hand in Hand & you can find it at Jodie's store.

I coloured the image with Copics used the Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch for the flowers.  The paper is from DCWV's Nana's Nursery pad.  Both the outside & inner sentiments are computer generated & the pearls are from my stash.  I couldn't believe my good fortune when I found the baby feet charm in that stash... I don't remember buying it but it is just perfect for this card.
Challenges:
Everybody Art - Flowers
Simon Says Stamp & Show - Anything Goes
Emerald Faeries - Anything Goes
Bugaboo - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Use a punch
Simon Says Stamp - Look what the stork brought
Stamp Something - Anything Goes

Daisy Drinking a Cocktail - Bizzy Bec

 

 Today's card is from Bizzy Bec's Daisy line of digital stamps.  This image is alled Daisy Drinking a Cocktail so & is one of the four Daisy stamps which can be purchased at Bizzy Bec's Online Store.  The image is coloured with Copics, the sentiment is Stampin Up's Lots of Thoughts, the scallops were cut with a Martha Stewart punch, the half pearls are also from Bizzy Bec's.  The paper is a digital designer paper freebie offered by Bec & can be found at Bec's Store Blog on the top right sidebar (she's also got some freebie sentiments there too).  While you are there, you can check out what the rest of the design team has created with these stamps & enter the new challenge which is Create a Tag... lots to snoop around.

Bizy Bec's May Challenge

Bizzy Bec's May challenge is Create a Tag.  I used Tim Holtz Bigz die to cut my tag - I have never been sorry I spent the money on that.  It seemed pricey at the time but I've used it many, many times & each time I was glad I'd bought it.  I stamped Magnolia's 'Tilda With a Small Gift' onto the white cardstock tag & then covered it with a scrap paper because I wanted the shape but lots of white around the image.  Then I stamped with Stampin Up's Crosshatched background stamp.  The corner stamp is also Magnolia & is 'Loving Border' (such a cute stamp).  The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley's Set 10 - A5 Verses.  Tim Holtz distress ink was sponged/rubbed into the background - I used a shade of pink, green & the 'old paper' colours & then darkened the edges with Walnut. 
For the back of the tag, I thought I would make it into a gift card holder & stamped & sponged exactly the same way, then glued the holder down.  The sentiment is also Lili of the Valley & this tie from the Dreamy Days set & finally, Tilda was coloured with Copics.

Bunch - Fizzy Moon

Here's another Fizzy Moon stamp I bought & this one is called Bunch.  If you haven't seen them before, they are clear stamps & each set comes with a couple sentiments & some accessories... like this one has three differeent little flower stamps plus two sentiments, one of which is on the bottom of the card.
The image was coloured with Copics & I cut the circles with Nestabilities.  The flower is cut from blue cardstock with the Magnolia flower Doohickey & I aded Stickles; the lace. Doohickey die & pearls came from Bizzy Bec's & the paper is My Mind's Eye.
Challenges:
Party Time Tuesday - Mother's Day Cards (I didn't take a pic of the inside but it does say Happy Mother's Day & is for my MIL)
Hippity with Ippity - Use flowers
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Creative Card Crew - Mother's Day

Pete the Plumber

The theme for Stamps R Us Challenge for the next two weeks is Men in our Lives &/or Masculine. Dude Time Doodles is the sponsor & this image is Pete the Plumber.  Let me tell you, the design team had fun with this one... it just 'cracked' us all up!  Anyway, it was good fun so be sure to check out the rest of the team's cards... they are fab 'man cards' & the images at Dude Time Doodles are perfect for guy cards.

The sentiment is computer generated & the brads & twine are from the stash.  I 'just happened' (I guess I fibbed a bit when I said I was going to use my stash first) to buy a new pad of paper last time I went shopping & it is a huge pad of 180 sheets called Complete Boy by My Mind's Eye.  The colouring was done with Copics.

Challenges:

One Crazy Stamper - Boys & Men

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - One for the Boys

Cards for Men - Circles (the buttons & brads)

Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes