From Our Gnomes to Yours -- and SheepSki Designs Challenges

It's the first of the month, and a new challenge starts today at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. Our theme this month is "Embellish It". The challenge runs for the month of December.

I have been wanting to color up the awesome Garden Party image, so took advantage of today's challenge to do just that! 

I wanted to make the Garden Party image look like Christmas, so I used my Copic markers and colored it with Christmas colors. 

That awesome red checked paper helped with the festive feel, too.   It's from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It's one of the papers in the Winter Plaid Collection. 

I computer generated the sentiment and cut it out and backed it with a die from Queen & Company.  The snowflake dies are by Frantic Stamper and Lawn Fawn. 

I hope you can join us for our "Embellish It" Challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. I'd love to see what you create, and you could win some of Andrea's awesome images -- like this one! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG with a hand colored image

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Crafty Sentiments -- ATG

12 Months of Christmas -- AT Christmas

Have a Magical Christmas -- for SheepSki Designs

It's the first of the month, and a new challenge starts today at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  Challenges run for the whole month and have a theme.  For November, the theme is 'Tis the Season.  We want to see those Christmas projects!

I used the image Christmas Eve to create this...

I colored Christmas Eve with Copic markers, then fussy cut the image.  I made the snowdrifts using hill dies from Lawn Fawn.  The night sky was created using a piece of blue paper and dotting it with a gel pen to create the stars.  The sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Crafter's Companion.

I hope you can join our 'Tis the Season challenge this month at SheepSki Designs Blog Challenge! There's also another challenge in the SheepSki Designs Facebook Group.   I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Christmas 24 Challenge -- 'W' is for White

12 Months of Christmas -- ATG as long as its Christmas

A Bit More Time To Craft Extra -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Challenge -- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an Animal

Halloween 2021 -- for SheepSki Designs

 It's October 1, and there is a new challenge underway on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  The theme this month is hot &/or cold colors.  You don't have to use a SheepSki Designs image, but we sure like to see them (plus you win an extra image if your name is drawn).

For my card for this challenge, I found another gnome to color up!  I love Andrea's gnomes!  This is Masked, and I thought it just might work for Halloween:

I colored Masked With Copic markers, concentrating on this hot reds and cold blue colors.  Then, I went in search of papers that would work for Halloween.  I found them at We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The spider web paper is from the Web Works collection. The other paper has been retired. 

I computer generated the sentiment, and used a die from Crafter's Companion to cut it out and back it.  The bats are a die from from Spellbinders. 

I hope you can join us this month at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  I'd love to see your hot &/or Cold creations!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

A Bit More Time to Craft Extra -- ATG

QKR Stampede -- ATG

Crafty Calendar -- Halloween

Boo! Gnome -- for SheepSki Designs

 It's challenge time at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog!  Yup, Sept. 1. Challenges last a month and have a theme.  This month, the theme is: Boys and Girls Come Out to Play.  You'll find many darling images that fit that theme in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop, but you can use any image you want (though we'd love to see a SheepSki Designs one, of course!)

Boys and girls come out to play, but how about gnomes? Here's my first Halloween card for 2021:

This adorable gnome is Trick or Treat, #228.  I colored it with Copic markers, then fussy cut it.  

The papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop. The orange paper is from the Cute Halloween Collection. The plaid is from the Autumn Flannel Collection. The glitter trim is from Close To My Heart, and so is the tag die.  All the other dies are from Spellbinders. 

I hope you can join us this month for our Boys & Girls Come Out and Play challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.   I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- Add a Sentiment

Polkadoodle Challenge -- ATG

ABMTTC Extra -- ATG

ABMTTC -- ATG

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Life's Short -- for SheepSki Designs

The first of the month, and time for a new challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. The challenge will run all month, and the theme is 'Let's be Cute'.  You'll find many images in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop that will work for the challenge, or you can use any image you would like.

Let's be cute -- I  really like the many gnomes in the SheepSki Designs Store, and decided to color up the darling Ryder.

I colored Ryder with Copic markers, cut it out with a set of dies from a company no longer in business (Top Dog Dies), and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress ink.  The leafy paper behind Ryder is from Crafter's companion, as is the green pearl card.  I computer generated the sentiment and cut it out and backed it with a die from Queen & Company. 

I hope you can join us this month at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog for our 'Make it Cute' Challenge.  I'd love to see what you create, and you could win awesome digis -- like this one!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an Animal

D.L. Art -- August Linky Party

Toucan do Anything -- for Lil Patch of Crafty Friends

 It's the first Sunday of the month, and that means the start of a new challenge at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends.  The challenge will run for the next 2 weeks, and it's always Anything Goes!

For this challenge, we are sponsored by the awesome SheepSki Designs.  You'll find many, many awesome digital images in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop. Enter our Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge for a chance to win images from the shop.

I used the delightful image, Tropical, to make my card for today's challenge...

I colored Tropical with a combination of Copic and Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.  Papers on this card are by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are from the Tropical Delight Collection and the Mostly Dots papers.

The sentiment is computer generated. I mounted in on dies from Queen & Company.  The cluster of tropical ephemera is from a Spellbinders card kit. 

I hope you can join us the next 2 weeks for our Anything Goes Challenge at Lil Patch or Crafty Friends!  I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Passion for Markers challenge -- Make it Bloom

Classic Design Challenge -- ATG

Love To Craft -- ATG

Rudolf's Little Helper -- for SheepSki Designs

 It's July 1, and it's time for a new challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  The theme this month is Celebrations.  You can take that any direction you want -- birthdays, anniversary,  wedding, and you'll find many wonderful image for lots of celebrations in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop.

Celebrations -- I went with Christmas because it's time for me to get going on Christmas cards, and I've been wanting to color up this darling digital image, Rudolf's Little Helper...

Aren't they adorable together?  I think this is really going to make someone smile when they get this Christmas card!! I know I'd like to receive it! Those noses!!

Rudolf's Little Helper is colored with Copic markers.  Those fantastic papers are by We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are part of the Winter Digital Paper Collection.

The snowflakes are dies by Lawn Fawn and Cheery Lynn.  The layers of snow are made with dies by Lawn Fawn.

Join us this month at SheepSki Designs Challenges.  I'd love to see your Celebrations themed project, and we have wonderful digis you can win -- like this one! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a critter

Crafty Animals challenge -- ATG with an animal

Worldwide Open Design Team Challenge -- ATG

Classic Design Team Challenge -- ATG

12 Months of Christmas Link Up -- Christmas in July

Wishing you Happiness -- for SheepSki Designs Challenges

 It's the first of the month, and that means there's a new challenge getting underway today over on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  Challenges run the whole month, and have a theme.  This month, the theme is 'Layer it Up'.  Using a SheepSki Designs image isn't a requirement, but we sure like to see them! 

Layer it up!  That's kind of an Anything Goes theme.  You can use any image you want, just add a few layers, and you're good to go.  You'll find many wonderful SheepSki Designs images in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop  that will fit this theme and any occasion.  Check it out!

I've been wanting to color up the truly lovely Butterfly Hair and used this challenge and my reason to do so.  Here's what I created...

I colored Butterfly Hair with Copic markers.  The papers and banner are from Crafter's Companion.  The stitched butterfly is a die from Queen & Company.  The gems are from my stash. 

'Layer it Up'!  I hope you join us for our challenge this month at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

Worldwide Open Design Challenge -- ATG

Crafts Galore Encore -- ATG

Try it on Tuesdays -- Butterflies

Tulips for a Friend -- for SheepSki Designs Challenges

 It's the first of the month, and that means it's time for a new challenge over on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  The challenges run all month and have a theme.  This month the theme is Floral Dance.  You will find many great floral images in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop, but you'll also find great dance images, so you can go a variety of directions with this theme. 

This month, I chose the pretty Tulips image to create with. Here's what I designed:

I colored the Tulips image with Copic markers, then used a Spellbinders die to cut it out and back it.  I inked the edges of the frame with some Close To My Heart die. 

The DP is from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  It is one of the Springtime Papers. 

That is my inspiration for Floral Dance.  I hope you can join us this month at SheepSki Designs challenges, and share your take on this theme!  I'd love to see your creations, and we've got great digis you could win -- like this one! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Creative Fingers Challenge -- ATG

My Time to Craft -- Sentimental

A Bit More Time to Craft -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

Spring is B-a-a-a-ck! for SheepSki Designs

 It's April 1st, and we're starting a new challenge on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. The challenge runs the whole month of April, and the them is "Animal Magic".  You can find many wonderful images that will fit this theme in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop. 

For my DT inspiration, I colored up the wonderful image, Spring Lamb:

I colored Spring Lamb with Copic markers, then used some papers from AMB Illustrations.  I computer generated the sentiment.

I hope you can join us this month at SheepSki Designs Challenges for the Animal Magic challenge. I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Everybody Art -- Easter

Try it on Tuesday -- Hello Spring

Cutie Pie Challenge -- Bunnies & Blooms (spring)

Fabulous -- for SheepSki Designs

 It's the first of the month, and it's time for a new challenge over on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. The challenge runs all month and has the theme of "Girls, Girls, Girls".  You can find many wonderful images that fit this theme in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop.

I used the wonderful Shopping in Yorkshire for today's inspiration:

I colored Shopping in Yorkshire with Copic markers.  Then, I inked a background with Spectrum Noir Harmony Water Reactive Inks.  That brick die is a card creator die by Crafter's Companion. The 'Fabulous' sentiment is a die by Frantic Stamper. 

You have all month to join us at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog for our 'Girls, Girls, Girls' challenge, so I really hope you do!  I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Morgan's Artworld -- ATG

Passion for Markers -- Feminine

Polkadoodles -- ATG

Colour Crazy Challenge -- ATG

Orchid Silhouette -- For SheepSki Designs Challenges

 It's February first, and a new challenge is starting today over on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. The challenge will run for the month of February and has the theme of Romance &/or use Red. 

There's nothing more romantic than flowers, right?  OK, maybe chocolate is more romantic, or a nice dinner out, or coming home to a clean house, but you get my drift.  Flowers are a symbol of romance.  So, I decided to create with the beautiful digital image, Mini Orchid Silhouette:

I printed the Mini Orchid Silhouette image onto a new paper in the We Are 3 Digital Shop. It is one of the Painted Strokes papers. Then, I used a die set by Sharon Callis to create the card. The silver butterfly is a die from Cheery Lynn. The 'Love You' sentiment is from Spellbinders. 

You'll find this pretty Mini Orchid Silhouette and many others that fit this month's theme of "Romance &/or Red" in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop.  Pick up a new favorite, and join us this month!  I'd love to see what you create! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft -- ATG

Word Art Wednesday -- ATG

AUD Sentiment -- Sending Love + a Sentiment

Snow Adorable -- for SheepSki Designs

 It's a new month (and a new year!), and that means there's a new challenge starting over on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. The challenge will run all month, and the theme for January is - Anything Goes!

I have a friends who loves gnomes, so any chance I get, I color up a cute gnome for her.  This particular one from SheepSki Designs is cuter than cute!

This is Sno' Worries:

I colored Sno' Worries with Copic markers, then use nesting dies by Crafter's Companion to cut it out and create the card.  The sentiment is computer generated.

The papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop. They are 2 of the papers in the Winter Plaid paper pack. 

A few snowflakes from my stash finish off the card.

I hope you join us this month at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog for our Anything Goes Challenge.  You could win great digis like this one, and I'd love to see your creations! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

Crafts Galore Encore -- ATG

Not Just Cards -- ATG

ABMTTC Extra -- ATG

Cute Card Thursday -- ATG

Christmas Stocking -- for SheepSki Designs

 It's a new month, so there's a new challenge starting at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. Challenges start on the first of the month, and run all month.  This month, the theme is "Feature a Creature."  You'll find many images in the SheepSki Designs Etsy shop that will work for this theme!  Or enter any image you have that fits the theme. 

I think Christmas Stocking is so, so sweet!  I wanted a chance to color it up, and it features not one creature, but many!

I colored Christmas Stocking with Copic markers.  The Christmas Stocking digi comes with several versions -- just the bed, and then the whole scene that I colored. I cut out the Christmas Stocking image with a square stitched die from Spellbinders.  

The papers on this care are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  The blue sparkly paper is from the Christmas Magic paper pack. The pink bunny paper is part of the Snow Globes Collection. 

The 'Noel' was computer generated, and cut out with a die from Crafter's Companion.

I hope you find time to join us this busy month of December at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog  for our Feature a Creature challenge!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG

Crafty Animals -- ATG

Christmas with the Cuties -- Feature a Creature

Animal Friends -- Bunny

Hello Winter -- For SheepSki Designs

 It's November 1st, and the start of a new month means the start of a new challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. Challenges will run the whole month, all there is always a theme.  This month, the theme is Christmas &/or Sparkle.  I'm still working on Christmas cards, so I like this theme!

I used a darling image, found in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop, called Christmas Bunny to create this:

I colored Christmas Bunny with Copic markers.  The blue snowflake background paper is from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.  The snowbanks are made with die from Lawn Fawn, and are cut out of glitter paper, but it's difficult to see in this picture.  The Hello winter sentiment and dies are from Crafter's Companion. 

I hope you can join us this month at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog for our Christmas &/or Sparkle Challenge.  I'd love to see what you create, and Andrea has such great digis that you could win! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:

DigiChoosday -- ATG

Crafty Animals -- ATG with an Animal

2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a Critter

Walk, Anyone? for SheepSki Designs

It's August 1, and it's time for a new challenge at SheepSki Designs.  Challenges are always month-long, beginning on the first of the month.  This month's theme is "No Rules"  You can create anything you like!  Now, that's a great theme!  There are so many wonderful images in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop.  Why not pick your favorite and enter this month's challenge? 

I've been wanting to color up the darling Walkies digital image, so this month's challenge was the perfect excuse:

I colored Walkies with Copic markers.  I had fun experimenting with my blues and my greens on this card.   I computer generated the sentiment.

The fun papers are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.  They are from the Fantasy Textures collection. I used some Nuvo Jewel Drops to finish off the card. 

I hope you can join us this month for our " No Rules" -- Anything goes challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. I'd love to see your creations! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- Animals
Crafter's Castle -- ATG
Polkadoodles -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Crafty Gals Corner Challenges -- Fantasy World

Rudolf Joy -- for SheepSki Designs

It's July, and it's time for a new challenge over at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  We're celebrating Christmas in July all month long! There's many great Christmas and winter themed images in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop that would work for this theme!

I colored up the fun and cute Rudolf:

Rudolf was colored with Copic markers, using my colorless blender to give him a bit of texture.  The papers on this card are from We Are 3 Digital Shop.   The branches paper is from the Holly Berries papers. The plaid paper is one of the Winter Plaids.  The die cut joy is one I've had for a long time and no longer remember who it's by. 

I hope you join us this month for Christmas in July at SheepSki Design Challenges. I'd love to see what you create, and you can win fantastic digis -- like this one!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up -- ATG
ABC Christmas Challenge -- 'N' is for no fuss
Fezziwigs Festive Frolics -- Anything Christmas
The House that Stamps Built -- Christmas in July

A Wild Flower Hello -- for SheepSki Designs Challenges

It's June 1, and it's time for a new challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  Challenges go for a month, and have a theme.  This month's theme is to use your favorite color(s). The challenge will go all month, so you have until June 30 to enter! 

I have many colors that I like, and probably even more colors that I consider favorites to use with Copic markers. but when picking a favorite overall, I must say it is blue.  So, for this challenge, I went all out, and you will see, this card is BLUE!

This wonderful image from SheepSki Designs is Wild Flower. Isn't that gnome adorable?  Andrea has some adorable gnomes, and you'll find all of them in her Etsy Shop. Back to Wild Flower -- I colored it with Copic markers, then used a set of nesting dies from Crafter's Companion to cut out Wild Flower, back him, and create the shaped card.  I found a piece of designer paper in the We Are 3 Digital Shop that matched the color scheme perfectly. The paper is one of the papers in the Enchanted Paper Collection.  The dark blue gem accents are by Fun Stamper's Journey. The 'Hello' sentiment is an acrylic stamp from Close To My Heart.

I hope you join us this month at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. I'd love to see what you make, and you could win incredible digis -- like this one! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges -- Feature a Gnome
Aud Sentiment -- Flowers and a sentiment
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends -- ATG

For Mom -- and SheepSki Designs

It's May 1st, and that means there is a new challenge starting today on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog. This month, the theme is 'For the Girls'. 

Since Mother's Day is just over a week away here in the US, I decided to make my DT project a card for my Mother-in-law.  She likes flowers, so I looked through the many beautiful digis in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop until I found exactly what I was looking for - Cornflowers!

I colored the Cornflowers image with Copic markers, then cut it out with two size of stitched ovals from Spellbinders dies.  The card base was cut out on my Silhouette Cameo 3 with a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store with papers by AMB Illustrations.  The hanging hearts is a die from Crafter's Companion.

The 'For the Girls' challenge can be found on the SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog, and it runs the month of May!  I hope you join us! 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
D.L. Art Thankful Thursday -- Mother's Day
Crafty Chicks Challenge -- ATG
Crafty Gals Corner -- Spring

A Happy Hello -- For SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog

It's April 1st, and it's time for a new challenge at SheepSki Designs Challenge Blog.  Challenges start at the beginning of the month, and run the whole month through. This month, the theme is, "Show us Your Wings".

I've been wanting to color up the darling Flump n Tic image, found in the SheepSki Designs Etsy Shop. 

Here's what I created:

I colored Flump n Tic with Copic markers.  I made that bird extra bright so it would show up for the wings theme of this challenge, then I added a butterfly for good measure!

The elephant papers were found at AMB Illustrations.  I cut the center step card out on my Silhouette Cameo from a file I found in the Silhouette Design Store. I computer generated the sentiment. 

I hope you can join us this month for the SheepSki Designs Show us Your Wings Challenge.  I'd love to see your creations!

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Outlawz Twisted Thursday -- ATG
QKR Stampede -- ATG
Word Art Wednesday -- ATG
Polkadoodles -- ATG
2 Crafty Critter Crazies -- ATG with a critter
Crafty Animals -- ATG with an animal