Dots with Dilly Beans

Greetings and salutations! Today I have a new Dilly Beans challenge to share with you. This week, our challenge is "Dots." When Megan first told us about the challenge, I immediately knew which image i wanted to work with.

I used one of Megan's adorable bug girls. Isn't she cute? I love all of the Dilly Beans' Big Eye Girls.

I colored her with alcohol markers, and glittered up her wings with Stickles. I also used some black cardstock that I had sprayed with Memory Mists Iridescent spray from Dreamweaver Stencils.

You can really see the sparkle and glimmer here. Love that spray! It changes color depending on the angle. I hope you will play along with this week's challenge. Please be sure to stop by the Dilly Beans Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team has come up with. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Till Death...

Greetings! Happy Monday! I have a Bombshell Stamps card to share with you today. And I made it, just to make it. No challenges, no requirements. Just somethin' I felt like doing. And boy, sometimes that feels so good.

I worked with Till Death, which is a fabulous set. And, it's on sale! The set has some really great elements. I especially love the swallow holding the banner that says "True Love" Hey, did you know that this month's hop theme is Banners? How about you join us? Most of the Bombshell sets come with some type of banner, so making a project for this theme is easy! And even if you don't have any of our sets, you can still play! How? Sign up for the newsletter, and then you will have access to FREE digis! At least one of those sets have a banner, so you have no excuse to not play! Just visit THIS link to sign up.

I colored the image with alcohol markers, after stamping it with Memento ink. I enjoyed coloring the skull a lot. I like to experiment with different colors to make bone look like...well...bone.

I used a Stencil Girl "Web" stencil for my background. Inked up with Pumice Stone Distress Ink. And several fun paper scraps that I had. I am so loving the black glitter paper.

Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Anything Goes with Dilly Beans!

Greetings! Today I have a new Dilly Beans challenge to share with you. This week, it's Anything Goes, but you MUST use a Dilly Beans image. Here's my project.

I used Megan's Happy Day Framed #542. I colored this pretty flower with alcohol and watercolor markers.

Yeesh...this picture is washed out! I kept the card pretty clean and simple. Sometimes you just don't need a ton of layers and distressing.

As a side note, I am very excited to say that I was one of the lucky winners of a $10 gift certificate for a Sweet Pea Stamps layout that I did. It's called Look Alikes, and you can check it out HERE. I am super stoked that I was one of the chosen winners.
Now, it's time for you to create a fabulous project with Dilly Beans! Have fun with it! And be sure to visit the Dilly Beans blog to see what the rest of the DT has come up with for this week. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

DICC #54: Mad for Markers

Greetings! I have a short post for you today, as the time has been simply flying by. The latest Desert Islands Crafters Challenge is up and awaiting your entries. This time around, we are sponsored by Mad for Markers by Sammi. Here is the itinerary.

1. The color blue

2. Distressing

3. Doodling

4. Washi Tape

5. Texture 

6. Bling

7. Dots

8. A critter or 2

9. Fabric

10. White Accents

Remember, you need to use at least 3 things from the itinerary. I used #'s 1, 2, 3, and 8.

The cute little crab is one of a few digis Sammi created specifically for DICC. I paired the little guy up with a palm tree from the Bombshell Stamps set, Hawaiian Girl. Everything was colored with alcohol markers, and I used Distress Inks, and a brown pen for my doodling.

I hope you will play along with us! Please be sure to visit the DICC blog to check out the rest of the great DT creations. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Ace of Swords and Playing Catch Up

Greetings, and Happy Mother's Day!I have 2 projects to share with you today. The first is an ATC for the latest Wicked Wednesday challenge, and the other is a card for the new Movie Magic Monthly challenge. Yeah...I am a couple of days late with posting that one. Sorry! Life really got in the way this week.

I am making more and more ATC's lately, as I sometimes only have time to make something teeny. And I think I am getting better at them! The Wicked Wednesday challenge this week is Tarot Symbols. I thought this Rick St. Dennis image, called Monument was just perfect for the Ace of Swords.

The Ace of Swords symbolizes the beginning of a conquest that will eventually be successful. Obviously,the bearer of this sword was successful. I thought that this card was a good one for me to make, as i am looking to be more successful in some of my conquests. Hopefully, the energy I put into it will help me. The image is colored with alcohol inks, and I used a Stencil Girl stencil for my background.

The newest Movie Magic Monthly challenge is Star Wars vs. Star Trek. What a fabulous challenge, right? Hopefully, if things go my way...I will have several projects to share with you this month, as I love both Star Wars and Star Trek. I used this image from Mayzy Art. Isn't it great?

I used alcohol markers for this image as well. And look! I managed to find Star Wars paper!

I will be giving this card to my Mom today, as she is a H-U-G-E Star Wars fan. Well, anything Sci-Fi in general....but the Wars and the Trek especially. I have something else to share with you....but it's a creation by my littlest sister, Monica.

Monica has a company called Subtle Nerd. If you love geekery-ware from video games, movies, and TV shows....but you don't want it to scream...then my sister's creations are for you. She makes amazing jewelry, and is starting to create sick dresses. Show off your inner geek....subtly. So this is one of her newest creations, and I freaking love it. Check out the beautiful Blue Goldstone beads she used! Check out her stuff. You'll love it. She does custom work s well. HERE is her main website.
I hope you like the offerings I have shared with you today. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Pirates! In the Nick of Time!

Talk about working until the last moment! Holy cow....I have been planning on making this project for a while now...but was only able to create it literally 3 hours before the submissions closed. Ok..I guess I need to back up and explain myself. This is what happens when I have a migraine. Sweet Pea Stamps was having a call for layouts using their beautiful images. And I had to participate! So I did.....but once wasn't enough! You were actually allowed to submit up to 3 layouts. But, as time would have it...I only am going to be able to do 2. I'll make the 3rd eventually...I even printed out the photos. But it will have to wait.

My family and I threw my mom a surprise party a few years back. Looking at the age of my kidlings in these photos, it was almost 4 years ago! My mom is just plain nuts about pirates. And we have actually thrown her a couple of pirate parties. So this was one of them.

Look at how teeny my babies are!!! To set off these photos, I used ching-chou kuik's Unregrettable Pirate Life. I colored her with alcohol and watercolor markers.

She's so pretty. I have used this stamp a number of times. She's a favorite of mine.

Check out that treasure chest cake that my sister Pam made! Isn't it amazing?! And it was SO yummy!

Thanks for checking out my page. Sorry this post is all kinds of wacky. I feel awful, but I wanted to get this page made and submitted to the contest. Now that it's done, I feel a bit better. :) Thanks for stopping by!

Bombshell's May Sketch and Muse Monday

Greetings! I have 2 Bombshell projects to share with you today. The first is the Sketch Challenge for May. I used one of the newest (for me) sets, Growing Hearts.

I had a good time coloring this image. Isn't it fun to get new stamp sets? I colored the woman and my banner with my watercolor markers.

She looks so serene. I also used one of the banners from Banner Sayings and the sentiment if from Rose's Portrait.  Did you know that Banner Sayings is on sale right now? It is a wonderful set...for more than just Bombshells!

On to Muse Monday. This month, I chose to have the Design Team work with Ahoy Sailor. Another new to me set. I decided to make a tag.

My mom loves this set, so I think I will give her this tag, and make her a few more things for her.

She is colored with watercolor and alcohol markers, and I inked a bit of blue and Pumice Stone (Distress Ink) on top of the image. For the tag itself, I stamped the small icons from the Ahoy Sailor set with embossing ink, embossed the images with clear powder, and then inked on top of the tag with Distress Ink. Then, I spritzed it with some Stormy Weather Memory Mist.

I added a star button, and some eyelash yarn, and then I was finished. It's a pretty simple tag, but I like it. Be sure to visit the Bombshell Blog to see more interpretations of this month's Sketch Challenge and Muse Monday. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!