Gatefold card for The Outlawz Twisted Thursday challenge

I told you I might be back later with another card. Well, I am and here it is! LOL  This is one I made for another of The Outlawz challenges.  They have a different challenge every day of the week and the one for Thursday is called Twisted Thursday.  They always add a twist to whatever the theme is for the week.  This past week, it was to make a gatefold card.

I used this cute image, called Smashy Bob, from Saturated Canary which I colored with Copics.  Smashy is displaying her Smash book, which I paper pieced and popped up on foam tape to give the illusion of dimension.

The pretty patterned papers I used are by K & Company (floral) and DCWV (orange shadow print) and the greeting is freehanded by me.  If I was younger and skinnier, I'd say Smashy looks something like me. I can't help the age thing... LOL!

Okay, folks, that's it for today.  I'll have a special treat for you tomorrow for be sure and check back then.  No Saturated Canary tomorrow but there will be lots and lots of pictures!  So until then....

Happy crafting!
Anniebee

A New Paper a la Mode Challenge at The Outlawz

It's Saturday again, which means that it's time for a new Paper a la Mode challenge at The Outlawz!  This week flew by super fast and the weekend was here before I knew it.  It's so hard for me to believe that it's September already and that Christmas is less than 4 months away!  I need to start planning my Halloween and Christmas cards soon or I won't get them finished in time.

Now, on to this week's challenge.  It was my turn to select the challenge theme and as tired as I am of the summer heat and the severe drought we have been having, I chose Autumn as the theme for the challenge projects.  Fall and Spring are my favorite times of year but I'll even choose Winter over Summer!  You'd think since I was born and raised in the great state of Texas, I'd be used to it, right?  Not so much!  I just can't tolerate the heat and humidity and the worst part about it is that it lasts so long.  It started getting hot at the end of May and we probably won't see an end to it until some time in October.  We have had a bit of a reprieve this past week, however, with temps in the high 80s and low 90s.  Anyway, my point is that I'm sick of summer and ready for Fall so I created a card featuring a beautiful Fall Fairy.  This is another image from my new favorite artist/illustrator, Phee McFaddell.  This lovely creature is called "Heart Fairy".

Isn't she wonderful?  I adore all of Phee's images and have already colored quite a few of them but I haven't even made a dent in the number of images she has on her site.

Materials and Supplies:

Card base - dark moss green Core'dinations cardstock
Mats -  Violet Core'dinations cardstock
DP  on inside - K & Company Jubilee Collection
Heart Fairy - Phee McFaddell
Background image - Dover Publishing (free image)
Coloring -  Copics, of course!
Gold and Glaze gel pens
Labels on inside - Spellbinders Nestibilities Labels 11
The greeting was hand printed by me with an 025 Copic Multiliner onto vellum paper and cut to fit the space beneath the heart fairy.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

I just love how this little project turned out.  I 'll be using both the background image and the Heart Fairy again, I'm sure but there are so many more of Phee's images I am dying to color that it will likely be a while before you'll see them again on my blog.  Thanks so very much for stopping by.  We'd love to have you join us at The Outlawz and play along with us in the challenges.  We have a different one each day of the week and our generous sponsors provide some awesome prizes.    Enjoy your weekend and I hope you get to do something creative!  Until next time...

Happy crafting!
Anniebee

New Paper a la Mode Challenge at The Outlawz

It's Saturday and the beginning of Labor Day weekend!! It's also time for another Paper a la Mode challenge at The Outlawz!! Yay! Theresa selected the theme this week, which is "Fabric or Canvas". I thought I had some canvas but I couldn't find it so instead of running out to buy some, I decided to use what I had on hand.  My card for this week has sweet little Tilda as its focal point and the fabrics I used were felt, crocheted lace and grosgrain ribbon. All of the flowers are made of felt as is the little ladybug.

I wanted to give the card a fall "feel" so I used mostly yellows, browns and burgundy with small touches of pink and aqua. I used one of my Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page sets to punch the corners and the mats on the inside and my Corner Chomper to round the corners of the white mats and card base. The yellow grosgrain ribbon has little white stitches running down the center of it and though it's difficult to see in the photos, it coordinates well with the white crocheted lace. The yellow heart stick pin was sent to me by one of my blogger friends and I added clear and gold Swarovski crystals to dress it up. The yellow checked DP is from DCWV's Nana's Nursery stack and the rectangular mat behind Tilda is from K & Company's Que Sera Sera collection. The felt flowers are also from K & Company. The image was colored with Copics, of course!

I hope you enjoyed seeing my sweet Tlda.  She is ready for Autumn and so am I!  The weather man says we're supposed to get a cold front tomorrow which should drop temperatures to the low 90s or possibly even the high 80s and they are supposed to stay there all next week!!!  Hallelujah!!!  Now all we need is some rain to go with it!  Thanks for stopping by today.  I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day weekend if you're in the U.S. and a lovely weekend no matter where else you might be! Until next time....

Happy crafting!
Anniebee

Paper a la Mode Challenge at The Outlawz

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Paper a la Mode Challenge

Another week has come and gone and it's time for a new Paper a la Mode challenge at The Outlawz!  This week, our sweet, talented Jane has given us our challenge to create a project using the following photo for inspiration.

We could have used the color palette, the layout or any number of other elements on which to base our own designs.  I used the basic layout, minus the text as my inspiration.  I really wanted to use the color scheme,  as I thought it both interesting and vibrant, but I didn't have the right shades that would work together in my stash and I didn't feel like going shopping for a couple of pieces of scrapbook paper.  As you'll see in just a moment, my interpretation is not very strict.  I chose to play up the cross shape created by the intersections of the different papers and the ribbon I used, and a beautiful angel by an illustrator who goes by the name ina jane, that I colored with a combination of Copics and Primsacolor pencils.    

This is the inside of the card. Oopsie! I didn't notice it until I downloaded the photos from my camera to my hard drive but the larger butterfly had come loose and fallen down just before I shot the picture.  It is permanently glued in place now so if I have time to do a retake, I'll post a newer pic this weekend.  

Materials and Supplies:

card base and cream cardstock from Core'dinations

Gold foil cardstock from American Crafts

dp from DCWV's Tradewinds stack

image from Sweet Coloring pages

ribbon - royal blie grosgrain from Michael's

Sentiment label - Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fancy Tags

blue dew drops - sent to me by Kim at JustWordz Clear Stamps

corner punch - Martha Stewart Punc Around the Page set

front stamp - Fiskars clear stamp set called Squarely Sentimental

Inside sentiment stamp - Stampabilities

Dark blue chalk ink pad - Studio G

butterfly dimensional chipboard stickers - K & Company

Metallic gold gel pen

That's all for me for today!I hope you'll come join us at The Outlawz Challenges.  We have a different challenge each day of the week with fabulous prizes from our awesome sponsors.  We are going to be hosting a membership drive/party as we're nearing our 1000th member and we're going to start the celebration early!  Aside from the challenges, there will be games and a blog hop with lots of prizes including not one but TWO $100 gift certificates; one from Oozak and the other from SCACD!  Where else can you find fantastic prizes like that?  If you're not already a member, you need to get over there and register so you can participate in the 1000 Member Party.  Watch for more details coming soon.

Thanks for stopping by to visit me today.  As always, your comments are both welcome and very much appreciated.  Until next timem have a lovely weekend and...

Happy crafting!

Anniebee

More Great News... I am blessed!

I have truly been blessed, my friends! I have even more wonderful news to share with you today. I have been invited to join the awesome Outlawz Design Team!!! This has been in the works for a couple of weeks but it just became official today. I am thrilled to be a part of their Paper a la Mode group. In case you're not yet a member of The Outlawz, which you have to be to participate in the challenges, the way it works is that they have a different challenge each day of the week and each challenge runs for a week. There is a mini DT for each challenge group and all of the mini DTs together form The Outlawz DT as a whole. Paper a la Mode allows all forms of paper crafting, including scrapbooking, card making, altered art, mixed media, mini albums, etc. This fits the bill perfectly as far as I'm concerned since I like to dabble a bit in all of it.

They have good participation in the challenges and really great prizes.  Everybody I have encountered has been warm and helpful.  They also feature some of the entries each week on the front page of the Gallery so that all the members can see and comment on the featured items.  I'm proud to say that one of my cards has been featured in each of the past 2 weeks.  It really is the friendliest, best-run, most organized challenge site I have seen so far and I'm ecstatic to be associated with them in my new capacity.  If you enjoy challenges, I would encourage you to check out The Outlawz.   I think you'll love it there as much as I do.

Thanks again for all of your kind words of encouragement and congratulations.  I love sharing with you all and as always, I appreciate your feedback.  You guys rock! Have a wonderful evening and a great tomorrow!

Happy crafting!
Anniebee

Beginning of Summer Par-tay at The Outlawz!

Hey, everybody!  There's going to be a big summer party over at The Outlawz starting today, June 5th and going through next Saturday, June 11th.  There are going to be lots of activities going on this whole week so get your groove on and be there... or be square!  Click on the party announcement above to be instantly transported to the party place and join in the fun.  And if you want to help us spread the word, you'll get a chance to have Marti Wills of Pezadoodle Designs, design a customized banner, watermark, and signature for YOUR blog.  I would so love to win this as my blog could use a mini makeover!  Hope to see you there!


Have a great week!
Anniebee