Bingo at Guylou's Inimitability!

Hey there! I'm blogging from the hospital. Don't worry; I'm ok. My mom has pneumonia and is about to get some fluid drained from around her lung. (She's mostly okay, too, just in case you're worried.) **Update! We're back home and all is well. My mom says she can breathe again even though the doctor didn't drain all of the fluid. Supposedly, he got about a liter.

Just wanted to tell you about the new challenge at Guylou's Inimitability. This time Kim has given us BINGO! Not related to this challenge, but typing that reminded me of my grandma. One of the times she came to visit, I took her to the VFW around the corner from my house, and we spent the night playing bingo... :D

Lotus is Perplexed (digi stamp) from Guylou's Inimitability, Happy Go Lucky paper from My Mind's Eye

Anyway, I used my Copics to color up one of G's newest images for my card. My bingo is on the buttons, bling, and starts with G line. I kind of cheated with some button paper! My "G" is glitter; you might not be able to see it, but there is glitter on her eyelashes and over the sentiment.

Well, looks like we're about to get going up here. I'll be back with the rest! **If you'd like to play along, you have until 10 p.m. EST on February 28 to enter your card on the challenge blog. You don't have to use a Guylou's Inimitability stamp to enter, but there are always some freebies to be found somewhere in the store!

Wings, Clouds, and Rainbows!

A new challenge at Little Miss Muffet Challenges is up; we're asking to see your projects with wings, clouds, or rainbows! Sounds easy, right?  Here's my card with the raccoon from the new Create a Critter set:

That Polaroid frame is from Lawn Fawn's Say Cheese set. The inside black line is NOT normally that thick, but you all know I almost always mess up something. Making that line thick all the way around was the only way I could fix my boo boo as I had already masked, inked, and pasted my raccoon...

Oh, I almost forgot! Barbara has designed an awesome new metal die! You can pre-order one now...

Hope to see you in the challenge!

**Challenges: Divas by Design - AG, Stamp-n-Doodle - Get Outside, The Perfect Sentiment - AG w/a stamped sentiment

Do You Boggle?

So you know, I'm a bit of a Boggle junkie. One reason I have a hard time getting ahead of my DT projects is because I usually color in front of my laptop, and Pogo calls me! I can claim that my purpose is to keep my brain sharp. Really, I just like dorky games!

Oh, not Boggle still, but Blitsy! Have you seen Blitsy is giving a dollar credit anytime anyone signs up before Feb 27 using your link even if the person doesn't buy anything! If you aren't already a member, head over, earn me a dollar, then share with your friends for some dollars for you!!

Here is my card for this week's Sketch Challenge at The Outlawz. That cute face is a digi from Birdie Brown by Torico. The sentiment is Hero Arts.

Here is the sketch for this week if you'd like to play along:

Challenges: Cutie Pie Challenges - Flower Power, NettieG's Digital Gems - Showcase You (I like to color! I sure can't focus on my straight line cutting skills...)

New Sketch at The Outlawz!

Wednesday was the start of a new month and a new Sketch Challenge at The Outlawz! Here's the sketch for this week:

This month, we have two prizes in the Sketch Challenge! Pattie G of Pattie's Creations and my DT buddy Sandi are both giving away 3 digis to our random winner! Here's my card using one of Pattie's awesome stamps:

The Summer Party starts this Sunday at The Outlawz. We have some great prizes, including digis from Guylou's Inimitability, Michelle Perkett, Digi Stamps 4 Joy, Fred She Said, Sandi's Samples, Anne's Digital Art and Whimsy Stamps! You don't want to miss it!

New Challenge + Exciting News!

There's a new challenge up at Guylou's Inimitability! My friend and fellow GI DT member Tracy picked the it, and I know you'll love it!  For this challenge, you'll need to used the following color combo from Creative Khaki:

 

AND, as a twist, Tracy has asked that you use an unconventional household object on your card.  You have until 10 p.m. on May 5 to upload your card. Remember, you don't have to use a GI stamp to enter the challenge (but there are freebies all over the place including an adorable wedding digi that's up now on CDAC). Also, if you're chosen as the random winner, you'll receive 2 Guylou's Inimitability digi stamps and an opportunity to be a GDT on a later challenge!  Our GDT for this challenge is my super sweet, South African friend Theresa aka Flatback Pearl! (I've decided I'm going to call her that from now on as she has gifted me a number of times with pearls in all colors and sizes!)  Sounds like a pirate name, right? Seriously...she's a sweetie pie!

Here's my card for the challenge:

 

Caroline is my digi stamp from Guylou's Inimitability, and my unconventional item is a sheet of styrofoam padding. My mom just ordered an exercise machine; I put it together and was looking at all those sheets wondering if I could do something with them. Let me tell you, it's not the easiest product to work with. I tried a Copic marker, Staz-On ink, and regular Colorbox ink AND the blow dryer. I don't know if that flower has dried yet! You might not be able to see them, but there are little black leaves on the side of the flower. Okay... rambling... The stamps behind Caroline are from Hero Arts (Trees, Birds, and Messages) and CTMH (True Friends); the bottom sentiment is by K&Co (Amy Butler Lotus Greeting Stamps). Martha Stewart punch, Spica atyou glitter pen over the sentiment, We R Memory Keepers grommet... Done!

Guylou's Inimitability has new stamps coming soon! So, we're going to have a blog hop May 6 - 8 to showcase them! Because I like you, here's a sneak peek...

See you in the challenge!

Sketch Challenge at The Outlawz!

So yesterday was the start of the color challenge at The Outlawz. The colors for the week are pink, red, and white. If you're busy working on your Valentine cards, this might be the challenge for you!!

Since today is Wednesday, the challenge that starts today is a sketch challenge. I'm on the sketch DT, and would be SO happy if some of you joined in this week! Here's the card I made for the week:

 

I'm going to send this card to my grandmother for her birthday. Before you ask, that is not a young lady with gray hair; this girl represents my grandmother. Kind of... Her hair isn't long and hasn't been naturally gray in years, but she is about this color and wears gray wigs...  (Don't y'all tell her I put her business out in the street like that!!) The image is Flying Birthday Girl from Michelle Perkett Studio and has been colored with Copics. All the paper is from The Paper Studio; the cupcake paper is from the Sugar and Spice stack. The heart brads are from Making Memories. They were also colored with Copics. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. You guys know I don't have a a Cuttlebug or a neat Cricut or Silhouette, right? That border at the bottom is really the top of a piece of paper that was hit with the Heartbeat MS punch! I was trying to use it on the front but couldn't figure out how to make that work, so...

Don't forget to stop by The Outlawz! And if you enter challenges, don't forget that Guylou's Inimitability's challenge is Anything Goes!

Challenges: The Crafty Pad - Anything Goes, Blackleaf Studios - Fun Food, Top Tip Tuesday - #17 Anything Goes, Kaboodle Doodles - #49 Do it with Digis, The Sisterhood of Crafters - Birthdays

16 minutes...

According to the linky thing, that's how long I have to edit this card and get it submitted to the first Anita Be Stampin Challenge. The image is a free digi named Missy; she's available to members of the ABS group on PCP. I colored her with Copics and used some pastels to smear some color in the background. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. I'm going to finish editing in Picnik and pray that the colors look right. (Monitor issues...)

I got it in with a few minutes (seven) to spare... This was a sketch challenge, and hopefully, no one will mention that I skipped the ribbon and bow and used a flower instead. Y'all know I just started making cards in the summer and don't have that many supplies. I do what I can...