…Ribbit

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #40 over at the OCL Blog for today’s post!  I’m loving the sketches these fabulous ladies bring us each week, and I fell in love with the little frog from the “By The Pond” set!  I stamped the image in Black Ink and colored it with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from MFT’s Stephanie Fizer Spring Collection paper pack, then cut out the focal panel using a Nesties Die.  After adding some Piercing, Stitching, Rhinestones, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge, so until then…

…Take A Rest

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #39 over at the OCL Blog for today’s post!  I’m loving the sketches these fabulous ladies bring us each week, but I had to make the focal panel crooked on my card to get it to look right.  I fell in love with the bushels of apples from the “Bountiful Harvest” set!  I stamped the images in Black Ink and colored them with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from several paper pads, then cut out the focal panel using a Nesties Die.  I added some Black Crinkled Ribbon/Seam Binding that I recently purchased from the Etsy store, which was made by Flirtdeux (aka Sharon Britt).  I finished the ribbon off with a Jenni Bowlin Button and some Copper Cording.  After adding some Piercing, Stitching, Pearls, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge, so until then…

…Wishing You A Magical Holiday Season

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #38 over at the OCL Blog for today’s post!  I’m loving the sketches these fabulous ladies bring us each week, and I adore the snowman from the “Tweet Winter Wishes” set!  I stamped the images in Black Ink and colored them with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from October Afternoon’s Fly A Kite paper pad.  After adding some Piercing, Ribbon, Corduroy Button, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge, so until then…

…Happy Holidays

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #37 over at the OCL Blog for today’s post!  I’m loving the sketches these fabulous ladies bring us each week, and I adore the turtles from the “Sea-sons Greetings” set!  I stamped the shelled sea-critter in Black Ink and colored him with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from  TGF’s Merry Merry paper pack.  After adding some Piercing, Rhinestones, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here in a few with a TGF Release Day Card, so until then…

…Thankful Blooms

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #36 over at the OCL Blog for today’s post!  I’m loving the sketches these fabulous ladies bring us each week, and I feel in LOVE with the flowers in the “Thankful Flourishes” set!  I stamped the blooms in Black Ink and colored him with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from  DCWV’s Amber Autumn paper pad.  After adding some Stitching, Ribbon, Rhinestones, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here later today with a Verve Winter Release Preview, so until then…

…Let It Snow

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #35 over at the OCL Blog for today’s post!  I’m loving the sketches these fabulous ladies bring us each week, and I feel in LOVE with the little penguins in the “Penguin Fun” set!  I stamped this little one in Black Ink, colored him with Copic Sketch Markers, then added some Crystal Stickles to all of the snow.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket’s Garden Variety paper pad.  After adding some Stitching, Ribbon, Rhinestones, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge, so until then…

…I’ve Owl-ways Loved Winter

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #34 over at the OCL Blog for today’s post!  I’m loving the sketches these fabulous ladies bring us each week!  I thought this one was perfect for the “Be Jolly” image that I had colored the other day.  It’s so hard to believe that Halloween is just around the corner, and that means that winter is not too far behind!  I’d much rather be cold than hot any day!  LOL!  I stamped the images in Black Ink then colored them with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from Fancy Pants.  After adding some Paper Piercing, Stickles, Stitching, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge, so until then…

…Hoppy Holidays

 Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #33 over at the OCL Blog for today’s post!  I’m loving the sketches these fabulous ladies bring us each week!  I thought this one was perfect for the “Under The Mistletoad” image that I had colored the other day.  It’s so hard to believe that Halloween is just around the corner, and that means that Christmas is not too far behind!  I wanted to create a simple but cutesy card, so I stamped the image in Black Ink and colored it with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from BasicGrey’s June Bug paper pad.  After adding some Paper Piercing, Ribbon, Stickles, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge, so until then…

…Be A Jolly, Happy Soul

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #32 over at the OCL Blog for today’s post!  I’m loving the sketches these fabulous ladies bring us each week!  I thought this one was perfect for the “Be Jolly” image that I had colored the other day.  It’s so hard to believe that Halloween is just around the corner, and that means that Christmas is not too far behind!  I wanted to create a simple but classy card, so I stamped the image in Black Ink and colored it with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from SU’s retired Holiday Treasures Designer Series Paper pack.  After adding some Paper Piercing, Ribbon, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge and TGF Preview, so until then…

…Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #31 (OCLDT31)

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’m here with Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #31 for today’s post!

I loved this sketch challenge as soon as I saw it, and thought it was perfect for the “Little Boogas” image that I had colored the other day.  It’s so hard to believe that Halloween is just around the corner…where has the month of September gone?  Anywho…I stamped the image in Black Ink, then colored it with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from several retired SU paper packs.  After adding a couple of White Brads, some Ribbon, and several Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge, so until then…

…Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #30 (OCLDT30)

Happy Monday, everyone!  Since Mondays are dedicated to Our Craft Lounge, I’ll be sharing my card that I’ve created for Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #30 with you for today’s post!

I loved this sketch challenge as soon as I saw it, and thought it was perfect for the “Penguin Fun” image that I had colored the other day.  Don’t you just LOVE this little guy?!  This is one of the new sets that will be released for winter from OCL, so be sure to keep an eye out for that release information!  I stamped the image in Black Ink, then colored them with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket’s Pixie-Licious paper pad.  After adding some Paper Piercing, Ribbon, a Corduroy Button, and several dozen Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge, so until then…

…Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #29 (OCLDT29)

Happy Monday, everyone!  I’ve decided to set aside Mondays as Our Craft Lounge post days, so I’ll be sharing my challenge cards with you each week.  I’ve been dying to show you all my card that I’ve created for Friday’s Our Craft Lounge DT Challenge #29! 

Friday’s sketch challenge was perfect for the “Bubbles” images that I had colored a couple of weeks ago.  Once I saw the hilarious sentiment in the set I knew exactly what I wanted to do!  I stamped the images in Black Ink, then colored them with Copic Sketch Markers.  I paired the colored focal panel with some patterned papers from SU’s Greenhouse Gala Designer Series Paper pack.  Special SHOUT-OUT to Vicki Burdick for sending me a goody package filled with some gorgeous patterned papers and cardstock…you’re the best, Vicki! :)  After adding some Paper Piercing, Ribbon, Rhinestones, and several dozen Dimensionals the card was complete!

That’s it for me today!  Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head over to the Our Craft Lounge Blog for the complete rules and prize information.  I’ll see you back here tomorrow with another Tuesday Sketch Challenge, so until then…