Christmas Tag - Tim Holtz Style

Happy Wednesday!

Are you in the holiday spirit yet? Well, today at 7 Kids College Fund, we are sharing our holiday inspiration with you.

Seasons Silhouettes 
Festive Greenery Die 
Distress Stains (Walnut, Weathered Wood, Antique Linen)
 Distress Inks (Walnut, Peeled Paint)

I moved way out of my box for this tag. I love the look of Tim Holtz style, but am very intimidated when it comes to executing it myself. So, I challenged myself with some of the great Distress Stains, Distress Inks, and Seasons Silhouettes stamps, now available at 7 Kids College Fund.

I added snow to my Festive Greenery. Brrrr, can you feel the cold? 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! We hope you will share your holiday inspirations with us at 

7 Kids Challenge!

7 Kids College Fund - Thankful Wendy

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for another 7 Kids College Fund Challenge. Our challenge this week is Thankful!

Wendy - Saturated Canary

Memento 

Copics

Flowers

Liquid Pearls

 

I am hooked on these adorable Saturated Canary images, available at 7 Kids College Fund!

They are really fun to color. I love the details and gorgeous eyes.I colored Wendy with Copics, using R20, R22, R24 and R27 for the dress and bow, and YG13 and YG17 for the puppy's bow and her eyes.

I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday and will be entering this card in their challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Hanging Sign - 50

Happy Wednesday!

 

If you saw my post from Sunday, you saw that my dad is turning 75 this week. Well, we are celebrating another birthday this week as well. My darling hubby is turning 50! I made this card for him...

 

Staz-On

  Distress Ink

Hanging Sign - Tim Holtz Die

 Magnolia Stamp

  This stamp is not currently available, but there are tons of Magnolia's available at 7 Kids College Fund! I colored this cutie with distress inks (Pumice Stone and Rusty Hinge).

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Fall Inspired - Prince Edward Island

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for another 7 Kids College Fund Challenge. Our challenge this week is Fall Inspired.

When I think of fall, I think of windy weather, so I used Prince Edward Island from Stampin' Bella's Mo Manning collection.

Prince Edward Island

Memento 

Copics  

Nellie Snellen Flower Branch #2,

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Thanks for stopping by today! 

Post Script: I had a comment inquiring about the colors I used, so here they are...

Skin: E000, E00, E21, R20 and B63 for the skin shadows

Hair: E55, E57 and E59

Shirt: BG93, BG96 and BG99

Dress: W1, W3, W5 and W7

Bits of red: E07 

Longing Tilda Christmas

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for another 7 Kids College Fund Challenge. Our challenge this week is Easy as 1, 2, 3 (1 stamp, 2 designer papers, 3 embellishments). 

href="http://www.7kidscollegefund.com/LONGING_TILDA_Magnolia_Rubber_Stamp_Fairy_Tale_p/maglt-ftc.htm&click=7411">Longing Tilda

  Copics 

  Memento Ink 

 Flowers,

Liquid Pearls

Spellbinders Labels 1
Spellbinders Labels 3

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My three embellishments are Flowers, pearls, and ribbon.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Magnolia Down Under - Red, Silver and White
Just Magnolia - Anything Goes

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Monochromatic

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Wednesday! 

Our challenge this week at 7 Kids College Fund, our challenge is to use the Orange Creamsicle as inspiration.

...and here is my card...

Stamps: Big Girl Pants (Mo Manning)

Paper: Citrus (DCWV)

Ink: Copics, Distress Ink Markers   

Accessories: Flowers     

 

This offered a great challenge for me as I never seem to use orange. However, I love the card. I love her orange pants. I love how bright and cheery the card is. I carried the orange into her hair. Doesn't it look like it is on fire? I used a combination of Copics and Distress Markers to highlight and define her hair.

 I added some polka dot flowers to carry on the polka dots in her shorts.

 

I got this sweet Chippie from Make it Crafty. I used a white paint dauber, peacock embossing powder, and then added a layer of sparkly embossing powder to give the dragonfly some pizazz. 

Thanks for stopping by today, and check out the great selection of Mo Manning Stamps at 7 Kids College Fund,

7 Kids College Fund - School's Out!

Happy Wednesday! 

Today at 7 Kids College Fund, we are celebrating the end of school with our "School's Out!" challenge. For me, school's out means the start of summer, so here is my summer card.

Prince Edward Island

Background elements from Make It Crafty

Basic Grey Paper
Memento 

Copics  

Flowers 

Nellie Snellen Flower Branch #2,

Pearls

 

I need to practice with the dress a bit more. I like it, but I don't LOVE it.  I tried a new technique for the grass and trees. I really like the result. If you are interested, you can find the tutorial here.

I did not want the sentiment to pop out, but to be more subtle, so I added it to the grass. I added some white gel pen to the sentiment and added pearls to help the sentiment stand out just a bit. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

7 Kids College Fund - Nellie Snellen

Happy Wednesday! 

Today, our challenge at 7 Kids College Fund is to use a "Nellie Snellen stamp." If you have not seen the Nellie Snellen stamps, you can see them HERE.They are so adorable, go check them out!

Here is my card...

Dawn With Flowers (Nellie Snellen)

Prima Paper

Staz-On

  Distress Ink 

Distress Markers

Flowers

Liquid Pearls

Branch Punch,

I wanted strawberry blonde hair, so I used Antique Linen and Tattered Rose for her hair. I added a bit of Tea Dye for the darker areas.

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Happy Wednesday! 

It's time for another 7 Kids College Fund Challenge. Our challenge to you this week is "Make It Cute." 

Tilda With Balloon

Memento 

Copics  

Flowers 

Nellie Snellen Flower Branch #2,

Copics Airbrush System

 6x6 Crystal Clear Envelopes 

6x6 White Wove Envelopes .

 

I used a Chippie in the corner of my image. I have had a bit of a hard time finding these in the US. However, they are available through Make It Crafty out of Australia. 

I love findng different items to use in my bouquets. In this bouquet, I used a feather and a couple stick pins. I again used my Copics Airbrush System to add color to white roses.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you will join our challenge at 7 Kids College Fund Challenge.

 

7 Kids College Fund Challenge - Signs of Spring

Happy Wednesday!

Our challenge at 7 Kids College Fund Challenge is "Signs of Spring." 

Stamp:  Romantic Tilda

Paper:  Basic Grey Paper

Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink 

Accessories:  Flowers,  Pearls, Copics Airbrush System, Nellie Snellen Flower Branch #2, Branch Punch, cheese cloth, rhinestones, berries.

I water-colored the image with distress ink.

I used my Copics Airbrush System to color the flowers. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges...

Magnolia Down Under Challenge - BINGO (dies or punches, flowers, rhinestones for the bling)

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Use Basic Grey Paper

Basic Grey Challenge - Mother's Day/Girlie