Water, Water Everywhere

Water-Water-Everywhere is our theme this week at Digistamps4Joy.  What a great theme - especially since it rained most of today.  LOL!!!

I used one of the newer released images called "Sailboat".  Did you know that Digistamps4Joy has new releases EVERY WEEK!  WOW!!!  I loved the image and felt it really didn't need a lot of coloring so I kept it very simple.  I found I had some paper in my stash that was clouds so I used that too.  Here's the final product:

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Jellypark Challenges - One For The Boys
• Moving Along With The Times - Transportation
• Challenges for Everybody - Anything Goes
• Without Words - Gentlemen Only
• Lexi's Creations - For the Man/Boy in your Life
• The Crafting Cafe - One For the Boys
• Blue Moon Crafting Station - Die Cuts

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Sparkling Cross

Deedee's Digis is one of my favorite companies.  I love that the sets come with not only an image (colored and uncolored version), but sentiments as well.  When I saw the set titled "Christ is Risen" I knew I wanted to try to do the cross completely in Stickles.  I thought of those old stained glass windows in the older churches and wanted to do something similar.  It didn't photograph that great, but in real life I love the look!

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Crafting From The Heart - Anything Goes
• Path of Positivity - Peace....the Cross gives me peace because Christ went to the cross to bear my sins that I can have eternal life
• Pinspirational - used the pink & blue colors from the photo
• Sweet Stampin' - no dsp
  

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Spring follows

This morning I was watching the Weather Channel and saw that there are parts of the country that are under a Winter Storm Warning.  What?  It's the end of April?  Since Winter seems to be hanging on in some areas, I thought it was the perfect time to post this card - the sentiment fits today perfectly!

The image is "Spring Medley" from From The Heart Stamps.  The sketch I used is from their sketch challenge.  I used a Spellbinders Embossing folder and some paper from DCWV.  The image is colored with Spectrum Noir markers.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• FromTheHeartStamps - Stamp of the Month Challenge
• IHeartCardSketches - Sketch challenge with a twist (used some of the colors)
• Come and Get It - spring flowers
• Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards - Spring
• 4 Crafty Chicks - Embossing
• Digi Galore - Flowers

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Sparkle!

Crafter's Cafe is adding glitter this week!  What girl doesn't like to sparkle?  LOL!!  I'm not a real fan of glitter when it's lose, but I sure do love Stickles so that is what I used to add some sparkle to my image from Rick St. James.  I glittered the balloon and also the edges.  And now this card is on it's way to a young girl who has some physical challenges.  Why not get out that glitter or Stickles and come on over to Crafter's Cafe this week....cause I need ideas on how to use more sparkle in my life. 

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Creative Card Crew - Girly
• Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
• Sparkle N Sprinkle - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!!

Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday - Animals

I'm an animal lover.  I love them all!  Ok, maybe not spiders but I love animals.  Our new challenge at Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday is Animals.  Our sponsor is A Random Fan and there are so very cute images with animals!  I chose to use an image called "Autry and Poodle".  I liked the French feel and I wanted to keep it black and white with just a pop of red.

Thanks for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Duckie In Egg

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge is starting a new challenge this week and with Easter being this weekend - what else could the theme be?  Did you know that Pattie's Creations offers a freebie every month?  For my card I used the freebie that was offered the first Friday of this month - Duckie In Egg.  I decided that I wanted to make a statement with this card:  that you don't have to spend a lot of money to make cards.  The image is a freebie.  The papers were scraps from other projects as is the ribbon.  And I colored the image with Bic Sharpies.  So many people use Copics and get wonderful results.  But some people just can't afford the investment of those markers.  I once bought a set of Sharpies at Staples with a coupon - I think I got a set of 40 markers for around $12.  Certainly you cannot get the same results as you can with Copics or Spectrum Noir markers....but you can still create a nicely colored image.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Milk Coffee Challenge - Easter
• Simon Says Stamps - Animals
• Eureka Stamps - Easter
• Created with Love - Easter

Thank you for stopping by today.  God bless you!!!

Easter/Spring

Event though it did snow yesterday here in Ohio - UGH! - Spring is here and Easter is Sunday!  I love Easter!!!!  It's Holy Week.  I know for many Easter is about chocolate bunnies and coloring eggs.  But for me it's about celebrating Him!  It's about the reason that when I leave this Earthly life I will be with Jesus is Heaven!  It's about how Jesus went to the cross sinless to pay the ultimate price for each and every one of us...and then three days late the tomb was empty!!!  Jesus is ALIVE!  Easter is certainly a day to celebrate!!!

And at Digistamps4Joy we are certainly celebrating!!  Our this this week is Easter or Spring.  I used "Floral Cross" for my card.  I wanted the image to be the sole focus of the card so I kept it pretty large.  When searching on Google for a coloring idea for the flowers I found a picture of these soft yellow petunias.  They were so pretty and I knew I wanted to use that buttery yellow shade.  Add some paper for a background and a flower with a button....this is what you get:

Now it's your turn...let's see what Easter or Spring means to you!  Come on over to Digistamps4Joy and join us for our challenge.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

• Loves Rubber Stamps - Easter or Spring
• Papertake Weekly Challenge - Happy Easter
•  Cards In Envy - Easter
• Stamp & Create - Spring Flowers

God bless you today!  Thank you for stopping by and spending a few moments of your time with me.