PIP Challenge 1816 Sasayaki Glitter

How was your weekend? Mine was so much better than last weekend and the prolific snowfall. Blue skies, cool temperatures and birds singing just do something so positive for one's outlook!

Another positive for one's outlook is crafting. So for the sake of your outlook (sanity) come play with us at the PIP challenge blog. Our sponsor this week is Sasayaki Glitter and she's offering a digital stamp to this week's winner. Bet your outlook is even better, right?

Naz kindly provided the image I used, Mia's Graduation. Kept things simple and colored everything with Prismacolor pencils except the skin. Just haven't mastered skin tone I like with pencils so I used Copics.

She was die cut (Nellie Snellen die) and edged with VersaMagic Mango Madness. Background paper is from DCMV's Fun in the Sun glitter pack. I die cut a section at the bottom, creating negative space for the sentiment, using Dotted Pattern - Scallop Frames from Studio Katia. Applied background paper to a white card and stamped sentiment. Mia is attached with foam tape.

Time for me to go so do yourself a favor and check out Sasayaki Glitter. She has great images and they are really versatile.   Pick an image or two and get crafty; just don't forget to share with everyone at the PIP challenge this week. We love seeing your entries.


Pencil: 916 Yellow Canary, 919 Non-photo Blue, 1030 Raspberry, 943 Burnt Ochre, 109 Prussian Green, 1033 Orange Mineral, 937 Tuscan Red, 994 Process Red.
Copics: E50, E51 and R11

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 388 - Glimmer and Shine

Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday Throwdown challenge time and we have a new sponsor (imagine me doing a happy dance now.) A warm welcome to Studio Katia.

I picked Hello Alice to play with. Isn't she a sweetie? I received some iridescent flowers and green and gold confetti with my order.

Alice and the umbrella were colored with watercolor markers, everything else with Copics. Die cut all but the sentiment and 3 sets of raindrops, which were stamped direct to the background paper. Mounted Alice with foam tape and added some flowers and confetti to her umbrella. Covered the umbrella with Diamond Glaze to mimic a vinyl look. Raindrops were filled with Diamond Glaze, tinted blue, along with the rain splash off the umbrella. Finishing touch was a single iridescent flower backed with a gold piece of confetti and topped with a yellow gem for it's center.

My thanks to Studio Katia for sponsoring us this week. Please visit her web store, lots to check out and as a small family run business, I know she goes the extra mile for her customers. As always, don't forget to enter into the Tuesday Throwdown challenge for your chance at the prize this week. Well that and I love visiting and commenting on your creations as well 😀.

PIP Challenge 1814 Polkadoodles

Two hours till this goes "live" and I'm just sitting to write my post. That's good for you; no time to be so wordy I put you to sleep! It's PIP challenge time and since this isn't the 5th Monday it's anything goes. Our sponsor is Polkadoodles. I am so stoked for this challenge as it's my first time using one of their images. The store is loaded with everything you need to create!

I was provided (by choice) Pfff! You crafty old bag! This image is a hoot to color! She screamed go bold and I did (at least in my mind!) Coloring medium was Copics. In addition to the image you receive a plethora of hysterical sayings. My daughter talked me into the one you see here. There is one about tattoos I wanted to use as well as an equally funny one on bingo wings...serious discussions took place between outbursts of laughter. Here is my take on the crafty old bag.

 I created a card within a card.  A piece of acetate was cut to cover the image and creased to fold to the left so it could be adhered behind the image. The sentiment was added on the front of the acetate as was the coffee cup, fussy cut from some design paper. Everything was mounted to a scrap of green card stock and all of this was attached to a full size card blank in a deep golden orange color.  My description of the assembly brings to mind the phrase "clear as mud"; sorry about that. With acetate open, I added a second sentiment, not from the set, to solve the adhesive show through problem. 

Picture is worth a thousand words in showing final assembly.

The two sentiments also blocked the hysterical part of the image...

Side note: it took all my restraint to NOT glitter anywhere on this card. Next time she won't be so lucky.

I hope you enjoyed because I certainly had a blast making this one. Before I wobble off to bed, promise you'll check out the Design Team creations and Polkadoodles store. Did I mention they are generously providing the winner with 3 digis? You read that correctly, 3 digis but you do have to enter into the PIP challenge for a chance to win.

Off to bed now with " boobs in my coffee" being sung to "Your so Vain" melody in my mind. Might be a sleepless night.

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 386 - Rainbow Colors

Roy G Biv. If you haven't met Roy G Biv, you haven't been to the Tuesday Throwdown challenge blog. This week's challenge is to use rainbow colors or Roy G Biv, aka red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Let's take a moment to thank our sponsor of this happy color challenge, Your Next Stamp. Lots of crafting candy to check out. Make sure to look at her deal of the week and read the story of how Karen started her business.. way to go dad!

For my rainbow theme I worked with I Ruff You.
When I saw this, my mind immediately imagined that fence painted as a rainbow for the happy pup. I used colored pencils and fussy cut the image.

The background started with a pear green card blank. I randomly stamped the paw stamp (part of the set as are the sentiments) with VersaMark ink and buffed with orange soft pastel. Stamped the sentiments over this and mounted the happy pup with foam mounting tape.

Honestly, this fella makes me smile every time I look at him!

Eyes are getting heavy so time to give the electronics a break here. Before I go, please check out Your Next Stamp (personally know how great the customer service is) for some new play toys. Then, as always join the fun at Tuesday Throwdown. Looking forward to seeing  how you interpret Roy G Biv  🌈.