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Hello! Today, I have a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge for you. For this challenge, we are sponsored by Kenny K, and I got to use an image I have loved since it's debut.... Elf Queen. Here is the itinerary. Remember, you need to use at least 3 items on the itinerary to play along. 1. Eat, Drink, and Be Merry 2. Something New 3. Ribbon or Trim 4. Add Sparkle 5. Add Metal 6. Use a Die or Punch 7. No Patterned Paper 8. Feel the Love 9. Use Geometric Shapes 10. Anything but a Card I used numbers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 10. Seriously, how cool is this image??? I hope you can see the sparkle on my tag. I colored this Tim Holtz die cut tag with Distress Inks, then I sprayed it with Imagine's Sheer Shimmer Spray in Frost. My sentiment and the stars are from the Dreams are Made stamp set from Hero Arts  and were stamped with VersaFine. The Elf Queen was colored with Zig Clean Color Markers. You have a full month to play along with us, so you've go...

So it begins! Happy October!!! I am so excited for this month...I just hope I can get all of my projects done on time! If you're new to the 31 Days of Halloween, this is a month long blog hop with lots of amazing crafters, sharing some of the coolest Halloween stuff you'll find out in Bloggy Land. I'm kicking off the month with a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge . We are sponsored by Sweet Escapes.  And this is the itinerary for the challenge. As always, you need to use at least 3 items. I used #'s 1, 6, 7, and 8 to make a 6x6" Mini Page. It was tough to turn this pretty image into something creepy....but I do like a challenge. I turned her into a sort of evil Fall fairy. I colored her with my Zig Clean Color Markers and a water brush. I used the Falling Leaves stencil from Dreamweaver with Copper Creative Medium from Imagine on the bottom. I also stamped the stars from Hero Arts' Dreams are Made set. For the paint, I used Deco Art Media...

Hello! It's the 15th of the month, so it's time for a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge . For the full scoop on how our little challenge works, please head on over to the Blog. Our itinerary for the next 2 weeks is as follows: 1. Wonderland 2. Flowers 3. Chess/Checkers 4. Playing Cards 5. Tea Party 6. Clocks 7. Kings & Queens 8. Furry Friends 9. Seeing Double 10. Black and Red We are sponsored by Faery Ink. I used #'s 1, 4, 6, , 8, and 10 for my 6x6" Mini Page. I used Ophelia in Wonderland White Rabbit . She's been colored with my Zig Clean Color Markers. Have I mentioned how much I L-O-V-E those markers?!  I also used a fab Tim Holtz clock die with black cardstock, and inked it with Imagine's Golden Glitz Delicata ink . For my background, I used Stampendous' Dreamweaver Pinwheel Checkerboard stencil with Onyx Black VersaFine ink (also from Imagine). I also used Imagine's irRESISTables spray in Wedding W...

Hello! I am really excited about this post today! Why? Because Desert Islands Crafters Challenge is back! I'm hoping you've heard of our little challenge, but in case you haven't, here's the low down. On the 1st and 15th of each month, we will post a 10 item list. So if you were stranded on a desert island, and you had to use at least 3 of the items from the list, what would you create? To explain even further, here's the list for the next 2 weeks: 1. Things with Wings 2. Celebration 3. Let's Eat Cake 4. Spots or Dots 5. Stripes 6. Stars 7. Balloons 8. Your Favorite Color 9. Make it Sparkle 10. Anything but a Card So, my project used #'s 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, and 10. I'd like to add, that we are sponsored by the fabulous Delicious Doodles . I used the image called Venetian Beauty , and I colored her with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I fussy cut her out and started to work on my background. I used the Graduated Dot ...

Happy June! I have 2 projects to share with you today. The first is for this month's Bombshell Stamps Muse Monday, and the second is for Desert Islands Crafters Challenge . This month, the Muse Monday set is Homeward Bound. This is a set I was a bit wary about, until I started to use it. I quickly fell in love with it, and it's now one of my favorites. I decided to go in a new direction and have the ship sailing in the rain. I purposely did not ink up the sun, to add to the bit of gloom I was trying to achieve. I used a lot of grays and some creams to mute down the colors. It was all colored with alcohol markers. I also clear embossed rain drops on top of the ship, as well as on my background by using the Rain stencil from Dreamweaver Stencils . The chain is from the Homeward Bound set as well. The set has several smaller images that are so fantastic. It's one of the reasons I love to use it. My fabulous ribbon is from May Arts . I didn't glue it down too...

Hello everyone! It's time for a brand new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge . This time, we are sponsored by The Stamping Chef , which is a new company for me. How about you? They have some really fab images, as I am sure that you will see from the rest of the DT when you visit the DICC Blog. Here's the itinerary. 1.  Lots of pink   2.  Sugar skulls 3.  Suckers or sweets (lollipops or candy) 4.  Hearts 5.  Add a feather or wings 6.  Pearls or gemstones 7.  Add a banner or bunting 8.  Stitching (real or faux) 9.  Anything but a card 10.  Spritzes or sprays For my project, I used #'s 1, 4, 6, 8, and 10. The image is called Demented Beauty .  I had such a fun time coloring her! Just enough detail. I guess it may not have as much pink as some of my other teamies....but for this shade of pink, it's kind of a lot for me.  I used watercolor markers to color in the image. And, I got to play with a new (...

Hello! I have a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge to share with you. This time around, we are sponsored by Delicious Doodles and Rick St. Dennis . I just won a new image from Delicious Doodles, and I was super excited to use it. Her name is Gothicka , and I think she rocks. As usual, you need to use at least 3 of the items from our itinerary. Here's the list. 1. Something hidden/a surprise 2. Purple 3. Twine 4. Die cut 5. Heat embossing 6. For a man 7. Dog or Cat 8. Distressed 9. Sparkles 10. Moveable parts For my project, I used #'s 2, 4, 5, 8, and 9. I made a 6x6 mini page. Seriously, isn't she stunning? I LOVED coloring her.  I colored her with watercolor markers, alcohol markers, and watercolor paints for the background. My husband thinks she looks like me. I disagree, but I also think it's quite a compliment. :) I used some great embossing powders for the "Goddess" (from Smeared Ink) and the snake skin-like background. I hop...

Hello! I am sharing yesterday's Dilly Beans challenge with you today, plus the new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge . The Dilly Beans challenge this week is Pink and Green. As much as I love making dark, gothic pieces, I do love pink and green and a color combo. That sure is a lot of pink and green! I used my watercolor markers to color her in. At DICC, we are sponsored by The Stamping Boutique. Here's what I made. It's an ATC. And I used #'s 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9. But you need to go to the DICC Blog to see what the itinerary is! ;) I used colored pencils to color in this image. It's a cheery little ATC. I hope you will play along with these challenges. Please visit the Dilly Beans Blo g ad the DICC blog for more info. Thanks for stopping by. Have an inspiring day!

Hello and Happy March! After a short break, Desert Islands Crafters Challenge is back! This time, we are sponsored by Polka Doodles . Here is the itinerary. Please remember to use at least 3 of the items from the list if you decide to play along. 1. Asian Themed 2. Lots of Red 3. Metallics 4. Text (as in, paper or embellishments with text on them) 5. Mythical Creatures 6. Vellum 7. Found Object from Nature 8. Stripes 9. Use Chalk 10. Make it Glow Here is my project. I used #'s 1, 2, 4, 6, and 10. I colored my image with colored pencils, then inked over it with Distress Inks.  I was excited to use my Asian text stamp, as I had not broken it out in a while. So, think ya wanna play? Be sure to visit some of the other DICC gals over at the blog. Thanks for stopping by. Have an  inspiring  day! 

Greetings! Today I have a couple of things to share with you. First, it's the 3rd Birthday for Desert Islands Crafters Challenge ! I have been with the team since Suzi started it, and it has been a ton of fun. I can't believe that it's been 3 whole years! Also, I have yesterday's new Dilly Beans Challenge. I was in a very special SCACD Blog Hop yesterday, so I had to wait until today to post for Dilly. Did you see my project from yesterday??? Let's start with the Birthday Bash, shall we? Her'e the itinerary. As always, you've got to use at least 3 of the items listed. Birthday Party Cake Ribbon or Twine Add some Sparkle Emboss It - Dry or Wet Embossing 3 Patterned Papers 3 Different Embellishments Favourite Colours It's a Gift - Make a Gift or Gift Box/Bag I used numbers 1, 5, 6, 7, 8. Our sponsor for this challenge is Sassy Studios. I used their Rainbow Brite Sassy. Do you remember Rainbow Brite? I used to LOVE that show, those chara...

Hello! I have a two-fer for you today. It's the 15th, so I have a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge , plus since it's Wednesday, a new Wicked Wednesday Challenge as well. We are sponsored by DICC by Just Some Lines. The itinerary is as follows: 1.Your favorite color combo 2. Use Metal 3. No Flowers 4. Ribbon 5. Paint 6. Not a Card 7. Make it a Tag 8. Don't Color Your Image 9. Journal It 10. Sparkles I used #'s 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10. I chose to work with Show Me Your Future for my journal page. I picked one of my favorite color combos...I have many! I also used a Thinking of You stencil from Dreamweaver Stencils . I got to play with my watercolor markers for this! Yay!!! Have I mentioned recently how much I love playing with Dreamweaver's Stencil Paste? It's fantastic. This week at Wicked Wednesday , the challenge is Hearts and Love. And we are sponsored by Crafty Sentiments Designs. I used Winter Hoodie for my ATC. She...

Happy 2014! It's time for a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge , sponsored this time by The Stamping Boutique. Here is the itinerary. Please remember to use at least 3 items on the list of you want to play along. 1. Glitter 2. Ribbon 3. Die Cut 4. Airbrushing or Spray (perfect Pearls, Glimmer Mist, Dylusions, etc.) 5. Snowflakes 6. Winter Theme with Summer Colors 7. Stencil 8. 3 Layers 9. Pocket 10. Distressing I used #'s 1, 2, 4, 7, and 10. Now....I'm going to be honest. I hate how this card turned out. I had such high hopes...and my ideas were good. But in the end...this was a bomb. Now, you may say, why would I start the first project of the year with a piece that I don't even like? Because bad pieces can come at any time, and it's ok. You've gotta just accept it and move on. I am going to rip the whole thing apart and start over. It's an adorable image, but my color choices didn't work as I had wanted, and it went downh...

Greetings! I'd like to thank those of you that sent well wishes to my daughter for her Birthday. Today is another momentous occasion....it's my son's birthday! That's right. Both kids...within 2 days of each other, 1 week before Christmas. Go. Me. My boy is 7, and I can hardly stand it! Why must it go so fast??? But on to why you are really here. My 9th Creepmas project! I made this for the latest Desert Islands Crafters Challenge . Yup. I am 2 days late. But during this crazy week, I am lucky if anything gets made! As per usual, you need to use at least 3 things from the given itinerary. I used #'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, and 10. To see the itinerary, please visit the DICC Blog . We are sponsored by Dilly Beans this time, hence the choice of this image. I colored Halloween Framed Skellie 2 with my alcohol markers. My snowflake punch is yet another one from Martha Stewart's pretty-damn-awesome line. I hate how much I love her punches. The glittery goodness is an...

Happy December 1st! I can hardly believe it is the last month of the year. Today officially marks Day 1 of the Smeared & Smudged 12 Days of Creepmas. Hopefully, you already know what that is.But if for some crazy reason you don't, please visit Terra's Blog to get the full run down. Also, since it's the 1st of the month, I have a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge to share with you. This time, we are sponsored by Saturated Canary. I'm warning you, Creepmas fans...this was is gonna be cah-yute!!! ;) But first, my Creepmas card. I used Noelle from Stampotique for this card. And look! I made a single layer card! And it's (fairly) clean and simple! 2 things I don't usually do. I did a rough coloring job on Noelle, to go with the style she was drawn in. Plus, since there is so little negative space, I thought that coloring outside the lines would be good so that more color would show. I did my border with a stencil and Distress Inks. My sentiment...