Proud Mama

This card features one of my favorite images from whimsy stamps Proud Mama.  I was inspired by another card stampers card that i saw online where she colored this image in browns and oranges.  You can see here card here

I am entering this card in two challenges.

Simon Says challenge - New beginnings is the theme so i went with a baby themed card.

The pixie cottage - follow sketch and or theme.  The theme is punches i used a martha stewart border punch called scroll lace, and a corner punch to make the corner punches on the image. 

Paper : fine and dandy true blue in my minds eye
Flowers prima
Border punch is martha stewart scroll lace
Corner punch is ek sucess
Image is whimsy stamps proud mama carousel horse crissy armstrong
Colored with copics
Cardstock is retried stampin up and kraft.

Tie it up with sparkle creations

Sparkle creations first challenge of the new year is a really easy one.  Tie it up.  So get out your ribbon, twin and make some cute additions to your cards.  I used cocktail emily for my card.  I added some ribbon along the bottom and used a cute matching bow in the center.  I colored emily with copic markers and my paper is from in my minds eye lovenest.

Queen Kat Designs January Release

It January 5th and that means it release day at Queen Kat Designs and boy do we have some new goodies for you to stamp with.  The above cutie is a new critter is by Amy Brown.

This lovely fairy is name starshine and is also by Amy Brown.

My final card shows you Alisha and she is drawn by a new artist Myka Jelina.    She is new to Queen Kat Designs this month and you will find 3 of her creations over at the Queen Kat store.  Make sure you stock up on your queen kat stamps cause starting on tuesdays there will be challenges and you will want to be able to particpate.

Icopic lover red, brown, cream

Over on the icopic lovers blog we are challenge to use red, brown and cream on our creation. I used an image from ladybug and friends called especailly for you.  My papes are from cosmo cricket, image is colored with copics and i used some prima baby roses to accent the card. 

Embossing Christmas card challenges

At the Christmas Card challenge blog this week we are using embossing on our Christmas cards.  I used two different ways to emboss.  I used my 5 x 7 snowflake embossing folder for the background and then i used my nestablties for the oval and rectangle and embossed them.  My image is from the greeting farm warm and cozy snoman set.  Ribbon is from michaels and image is colored with copics.  Have fun and get a jump on those christmas cards.

Sentimental sunday friendship and mo's facebook freebie

On the sentimental Sunday's challenge blog we are celebrating friendship this week.  I choose to use one of the freebie sentiments from the blog and paired it with Mo manning facebook freebie.  You can pick this image up for free from mo tell January 3rd.  Just follow her on facebook and pick it up in the photos section and be sure to say thank you.  The paper i used is from in my minds eye lovenest.  I used my scallop trim border punch from stampin up.  Added a spiral clip with a heart charm.  Image is colored with copics.

bless the beast and children

Mo's digital pencil challenge this week is to make a card that features mo's images of pets and children.  One of my favorite mo's images is this one and it called buds.  I paired it with a sentiment from tlc creations and my paper is in my minds eyes fine and dandy.  I cut the yellow border punch piece with my cricut and design studio using the graphically speaking cartridge.   I hope you enjoy my first card of 2011.