in the kitchen with "lil chef

for week two of the "in the kitchen" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad i used another cute digital image by our sponsor stitchy bear stamps.

i printed the little chef and colored him with pencils.  the first background paper is from my stash but the sunburst is by mcmahon five.  i used some stick on letters for the sentiment and punched a heart with my heart punch to finish the piece.

i hope you will play along for the chance at winning a prize from stitchy bear.
i'm linking this to the march 2015 "anything goes" challenge at mema's crafts.

love to all.

valentine tag and recycled valentine gift box

one of my favorite digital stamps by cs designs is the expressive heart.  i have two items to share using this stamp which i am linking to two different challenges.  first, our challenge prompt at tag tuesday this week is "valentines."  so first up is my valentine tag.

i printed the "expressive heart" stamp directly onto "love potion #9 digital designer paper by gecko galz.  i colored the image with colored pencils and outlined with black pen.  i covered my tag base with another piece of paper from the same series.  i added several border pieces and some wire ribbon.  voila!

my second piece is for the recycle, re-purpose and reinvent blog challenge which is an anything goes challenge so long as you've recycled or re-purposed something.  i re-purposed an old gift box.  i forgot to photograph the box before i worked with it but as you can see if had a red lid and black base already so it was easy to make this into a valentine creation.  here are a couple other views.

you can see some bracelets inside the box on that last shot!  again i printed the digital image onto some "love potion #9 digital designer paper by gecko galz.  again i colored with pencils and outlined with black pen.  i covered the top of the box with my designed paper and added lace and buttons.  i went around the side of the lid with polka dot washi tape.  voila again!

i'm linking these creations to the heart themed reader art quest at unruly paper arts.
also linking to the valentine challenge at mema's crafts blog.

i enjoyed creating these pieces and i do love that heart.
love to all.

red, white and blue celebration and challenges

happy independence day to those who celebrate!  i spent a happy day in the sun today at a wooden boat festival with many loved ones and am now home for the evening.  we'll catch the fireworks show on TV since DH has to rise early for work tomorrow.  in honor of the holiday it seems there are numerous challenges requiring the use of red, white and blue.  alright then, i'm in.

to start i decided to work with this fun vintage 4th of july image which was offered up as a freebie by wonderful karen at lunagirl moonbeams blog.  i wanted to work with an ATC since that was a requirement for one of the challenges i wanted to enter.  i worked with a cardboard ATC base, designer papers and stickers and an angel (here playing the role of liberty) from  a clip art page in a stampington and.co. magazine.  i know she's big but so is freedom!

here are my challenge entries:
scraps of color  blogger challenge "display the red, white and blue"
mema's crafts  paint your patriotism/red, white and blue
wicked wednesday ATC challenge #91 red, white and blue
and don't forget the "from the past" challenge at the cheerful stamp pad.  i'm not entering since i'm on the design team but this ATC certainly fits as a vintage piece and some of us on the DT have focused on 4th of july related images.

enjoy people, i wish freedom and grace to all.
love to all.

my kind of gal

challenge # 61 at the cheerful stamp pad is "my kind of gal" with challenge sponsor stitchy bear/gingerloft -- randomly selected winner gets a free digi!

the cowboy boot digi is from gingerloft and i really love the flowers on it and in it so i colored them with pencils.  i have fun, bold papers, tissue tape, ribbon leaves and flowers to represent the spirited kind of gal who kicks around in cowboy boots like these.  i hope you'll consider joining the challenge by creating something on our theme.

i'm also linking this up to mema's crafts may challenge -- anything goes plus flowers.

love to all.