Mermaid Beauty

This card was made with a beautiful image from Michelle Perkett Studio. This was so much fun to make! I used lots of my favorite things on it...a wonderful mermaid image, core'dinations paper, cuttlebugged and sanded, glitter paper for her paper-pieced tail and scalloped nestability, watercolor pencils, paper flower with glittery brad, Stickles and dew drops. Wow...fun, fun, fun!

It is for multiple challenges:

1. Cowgirl's Sunday Challenge found here: http://cowgirlssundaystampenchallenge.blogspot.com/. They're having an "Anything Goes" challenge this coming Sunday, July 25th, which is being sponsored by Michelle Perkett Studio, found here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelleperkett. Please be sure to stop by Sunday and join in the challenge. Regretfully, because of lots of personal things in my life, such as my husband retiring July 30th, getting our house ready for rental, and moving to CA and finding a new home there, I had to resign from the DT team, so this is the last card I made for them.

2. Gingersnap Creations Color Challenge - GC60 - using shades of blue, found here: http://gingersnapcreations.blogspot.com/2010/06/gc60-color-challenge-shades-of-blue.html;

3. Crafters Digital Art Center - cdasc1 - sketch challenge, found here: http://priscillastyles.ning.com/profiles/blogs/sketch-challenge-cdacsc1-and;

4. Crafters Digital Art Center - cdacec1 - embellishment challenge, found here: http://priscillastyles.ning.com/profiles/blogs/embellishment-challenge; and

5. EtsyInspired Challenge - EIC97 - found here: http://etsyinspired.blogspot.com/2010/07/etsyinspired-97-mermaids-tear-jewelry.html - inspiration from Mermaid's Tears Jewelry, found here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/MermaidsTearsJewelry .

Thanks for stopping by. I'm afraid for the next few months, my blogging will probably be pretty irregular, at least til we get settled in our new home. Hope you'll check back every now and then. Don't wanna lose ya! Hugs to all!

Cowgirl's Sunday Stamp'en Challenge - July 18th

This card was made for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge - MMSC62 - found here: http://priscillastyles.blogspot.com/2010/07/midnight-madness-sketch-challenge-62.html.

It is also being entered at The Play Date Cafe Challenge - PDCC38 - found here: http://theplaydatecafe.blogspot.com/2010/07/play-date-cafe-challenge-pdcc38.html. The challenge was to use purple, lilac and green.

I used a digital image from http://www.cowgirlupdigitalstampenranch.com/. They have a challenge there every Sunday. Check it out!

Thanks for stopping by!

Cowgirl Up Blog Hop - Anything Goes

Here's my card for the ANYTHING GOES blog hop going on at "THE COWGIRL UP STAMP RANCH" found here: http://cowgirlssundaystampenchallenge.blogspot.com/. If you've come here from Sarah's blog - http://craftynaturally.blogspot.com/ - then you're on the right track, and this is your last stop before going back to where you started the hop.

You can see the great prizes on the challenge site and also on my sidebar. If you need some digital images for your entry, you can find some great ones, hand drawn by CJ here: http://cowgirlupdigitalstampenranch.com/. She is having a SALE right now of 45% OFF of your order good through Wednesday, June 23rd. You may also use another image of your choice.

Don't forget to leave comments for all the designers along the way on the hop. I hope you'll take the challenge, and Good Luck! Now, after leaving your comment here, go back here: http://cowgirlssundaystampenchallenge.blogspot.com/.

Sketch Challenge at Cowgirlssundaystampenchallenge

Today there is a new sketch challenge at Cowgirlup, which you can find here: http://cowgirlssundaystampenchallenge.blogspot.com/.

My card is made with this beautiful checked fairy image hand-drawn by CJ. Isn't she just beautiful??!! She is colored with watercolor pencils. I traced her wings onto vellum and cut them out and put them behind her. After I assembled the card I popped her up on the "moon" and put diamond Stickles on her wings. The Stickles made her wings curl a little bit, and I just love the effect!

Thanks for looking, and I hope you'll go to the challenge blog and play along! CJ has just put lots of new images that can be used for Father's Day in the store here: http://cowgirlupdigitalstampenranch.com/.