Crafter's Cafe DT card for challenge #189 - Humorous

The challenge this time at the Crafter's Cafe is to create a humorous project. You may enter the two week challenge up to 3 times, but limit the total challenges per entry to 10.  Check out the prizes that are available for random winners.
This is a fun image and sentiment from Eureka.  The froggie looks like he is having a lot of fun celebrating (colored with Prismas)!  The sentiment works as a focal point for a card as well.  The little flower in the corner is part of a kit I just got from PaperWishes.
Sketch:  Creative Sketchy Girls
Birthday:   Scribbles Designs
Any:  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday
          World Wide Open Design Team Challenge 
           Crafty Friends
          
 

DT card for Crafter's Cafe Challenge #188 - Lots of Bling

I used Heart Doodle 5 by Scribbles to create this card with lots of bling - the theme for the current challenge at Crafter's Cafe.  We hope you will join us!
I used several different shades of shimmery Twinkling H20's to color the hearts, and a shiny gel pen to highlight the border doodles as well as the sentiment (It is a freebie from Scribbles.)  The pink background is shimmery cs.  I added pink gems and metallic cord for more bling.  Red glitter along the border provides even more bling - but I mostly covered it with the cord!
Sketch:  Sketch Saturday
Love:    City Crafter
Any:   Country View Challenges 
            Crafty Gals Corner
            Inspiration Destination 
             Creatalicious
            Crafty Sentiments
            Digi Choosday 
            Word Art Wednesday 
            Classic Design Team
            World Wide Open Design Team Challenge
            

Scribbles Designs ` Guest DT card for Christmas Carol Celebration Dec. 1-5

This uses the lovely image The Tolling of the Bells, available here.

                                                                
The Scribbles Design team is holding a special 5 day challenge.  Note the specifics:

Christmas is on its way and this time of year, everywhere you go or every radio you turn on, you can hear the dulcet tones of beautiful Christmas carols emanating from the speakers around you. As such, this year we want to celebrate the coming of Christmas with the theme of Christmas Carols.

Each day for the next five days at Scribbles Designs Challenge Blog, you'll be given a task to do related to a Christmas Carol. Complete the task of the day and have a chance to win a special prize.This event is an extra event in addition to our challenges which will still be taking place during their regular time slots.

Day 2: The Tolling of the Bells

The word 'bell' or 'bells' is part of several Christmas carols. Many people are familiar with the song Jingle Bells, A definite classic during the holidays. However, there are some other carols both popular and more obscure where bells are featured. For your chance to win today's image, email us a list of FIVE Christmas Carols other than Jingle Bells, with the word 'bell' or 'bells' as part of the title.

Please email Lisa (DT Coordinator) at decossesdynamitedoodles@yahoo.com 

All entries that contain a list of five carols with the word bell or bells will be entered into a random draw. One winner will win the image pictured above.


Back to my card.  I colored with Twinkling H2o's.  Since I started printing digis I have avoided using water based coloring due to the smearing of the ink.  I decided to try this, and - no smearing!  Has the ink formula changed?  At any rate, I like the shiny look for the bell.  The bg paper looks brown on my screen, but is actually more of a deep burgundy.   I added shiny gold ribbon and a computer generated image.  
Sketch challenge:   Incy Wincy
Christmas:   Aud Sentiments
Any:   Classic Design Team
             World Wide Open Design Team

Flower Pot - GDT card for Scribbles Designs

It is time for more inspiration for the current challenge at Scribbles Designs.  You have until Nov. 14 to submit your entry.  See the details here. We hope to see your entry soon!
For this card, I used the image called Flower Pot, available at the Scribbles store.

 

I used Prisma colored pencils and some shiny gel pens to color the image.  The DP is from my stash, and the strip at the left is Washi tape.  The flower was a prize from the Netherlands - the label says RMS.
To back the image I used a technique from the current Falliday Fest challenge at SplitCoastStampers.  The technique called for inking up an acrylic block and applying the ink to the cs  for a background.  I opted to use a light touch with the ink for a shadowy effect.  (Hint - for a digi image, I first printed one on scratch paper to determine where the image would print on the cs.  I measured in from the edge of the cs, and then stamped from the acrylic block.  Let it dry, then ran it through the printer.  Voila!  The image printed on top of the bg.  But I am sure you can figure this out  LOL!!)
Challenges entered:  
Sketch:    VLV Sketches
Inspiration (background):  Addicted to Stamps 
Any:   Crafty Sentiments 
            Creative Fingers 
            Morgans Artworld
            Lemon Shortbread 
            Polkadoodle
            Paper Nest Dolls 
            World Wide Open Design Team

DT card for QKR Stampede challenge #227

This nurse image is the one I selected for the weekly "anything goes"challenge at QKR Stampede.  You may enter as many as 3 times before Thursday at 6 p.m. EST - and you have a chance to win great QKR digis.  Take a look here to see what the talented DT members have come up with to inspire.
I send cards to several nurses - not sure if this will be a Valentine or a birthday greeting.  I used dotted DP, a strip of Washi tape, and grosgrain ribbon.  The larger hearts are die cuts, and the smaller pieces are embellishments by Sandylion.
CHALLENGES ENTERED:
Sketch:   Sweet Sketch Wednesday2
Hearts/Flowers:   Pink gem challenge
Colors (coral, lavender, green, beige):   Your Next Stamp 
Any:   Angies Digital Stamps
            Classic Design Team Challenge 
            Crafty Creations 
            Lil Patch of Crafty Friends  
            Love to Scrap
            Paper Nest Dolls
            World Wide Open Design Team Challenge