It's Challenge Time Again at Kenny K's Krafty Krew!

Hi, friends, and Happy Sunday! I hope you all had a lovely weekend! I'm so happy that the summer temps seem to have departed (hopefully for good!) and that Autumn is here at long last! People ask me all the time why I choose to live in Texas when I hate the hot weather so much.  The answer is simple... this is where my whole family is and I can't imagine moving far enough away to escape the heat when it would mean not seeing the ones I love and care for.

Well, as the title of this post says, it's time again for another new challenge at Kenny K's and this time it's Team A's turn to host.  The theme is Black and White + One Other Color and for my card, the other color I chose is red.  I have always thought black and red was a sexy combination and as you can see in the pictures, the image I used is pretty sexy so it just made sense.  This lovely lady is one of Kenny's Steampunk Burlesque collection named Scarlett West and she can be purchased here. I love her attitude and the smoke curling out of the barrel of her gun! She definitely sends a message of "Don't mess with me!" Haha!

Our sponsors for this challenge are:

with 5 digis of the winner's choice

AND

with a prize of (I'm not sure yet but I'll post it when I find out).

Did you read the inside? The image reminded me of a song... if you have recently listened to a country music radio station, you have likely heard "Before He Cheats" by Carrie Underwood.  Of course, I would never dream of doing any such thing! LOL!! I do admit to having been tempted a couple of times in my life however and was it not against the law, the ol' devil might actually have won that struggle!. ; ) 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

The Outlawz Copic Promarker Challenge 9/14 - The Elements (Earth, Air, Fire, Water)

Well, there you have it.  I hope you'll visit the Kenny K Krafty Krew for more inspiration from my incredibly talented teamies.  We'd love to see your black, white + 1 creation in the challenge too.  Don't miss your chance to win one of the awesome prizes being offered.  Have a wonderful week and until next time...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

Design Team Friday at JustWordz and an announcement

Here we are at the end of another week!! The time just keep marching along so fast that I can't seem to catch up. We're already going into the second week of October and Halloween will be here before we know it.  And you know what that means.... Thanksgiving and Christmas are right behind! Well, I'm not going to worry about that, at least for today. Today is Design Team Friday at JustWordz Stamps and I have not one, but two new cards for you. The theme Kim gave us for this week is Sympathy/Sorry and I created a card for each of those. Actually, I was supposed to do Sorry but I needed a sympathy card for my stash so I went ahead and made one while I was in that mindset.  This post is going to be a little long because I have some news to announce at the end of it.

The first one is the Sorry card. I can't remember where I got this lovely image but I really like it and have been wanting to color it for some time. The flowers are called Violas and to me they look like a hybrid between a Pansy and a Violet. I love their happy little faces, which are very similar to those of the Pansy, and their tri-coloration. I exaggerated the yellow a little bit to make it show up better but the other colors are fairly true to form.

Next up is the sympathy card. It is similar to one I made a few months ago but because I didn't have very many followers at that time, I thought it would be okay make another one. Besides, I had already colored the image and just needed to put it on a card. It features a cute covered bridge that was drawn by my very talented Outlawz teammate, Anne Fenton. We don't have these types of bridges in Texas. I just love them though and would love to visit New England some day  to see them in person.

I don't know why but the colors on this one are a little washed out on my blog. They are a lot more vibrant in person and in my online photo library. I haven't finished the inside yet.

I used JustWordz Everyday Sentiment stamps to create the greeting on both of these cards. As I have told you every Friday for the past 4 months, these stamps are so versatile and easy to use, I have come to rely on them more and more in my card making. I have been up all night working on Halloween cards so I'm not going to post the details this time but feel free to leave me a comment if you have any questions about either card.

Now for my announcement.  JustWordz is having an open Design Team Call!!! That's right, this term is already drawing to an end and Kim is accepting applications for new designers to join her team. If you have ever entertained the idea of joining a team (it's a fun one to belong to) and if you want to work with some awesome sentiment stamps, think about applying. Visit Kim's blog for all the details!

Also, don't forget about the big celebration going on at The Outlawz Challenge site! You have all weekend to participate in the games, challenges and blog hop for chances to win some spectacular prizes from our awesome sponsors!

That's all for today. As soon as I can finish up the cards I was working on last night and get the  pictures taken, I'll have several more posts for your viewing pleasure. Have a wonderful weekend, everybody! Until next time...

Happy crafting!
Anniebee