Celebrating a successful Hip Hoperation!

We recently returned from an absolutely fantastic holiday.  Fantastic apart from bringing CoVid home with me.  It was my third time and, as CoVid experiences go, it wasn't too bad but it's thrown my sleep patterns out and I know I won't be up early enough to post my card so I'm doing it now.  My teamies at  Everybody Art Challenge are still enjoying their summer break so I looked up some challenges to play along with and used this Penny Black stamp designed by Mo Manning for my card.  If you don't have the rubber version (which I used today), this cutie is also available digitally at Mo’s Digital Pencil store.  She is called Nurse and you can find her here! My card is for a beautiful friend to celebrate the success of her recent successful hip operation.   I found this fun "Hip Hip Hooray" stamp in my stash and I added a teeny tiny little cut out band-aid on the teddy's hip. 

Mo has a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations HERE and the Dream Team Blog always has lots of inspiration from my talented teamies HERE.

Mo also has a "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month (plus tax where applicable) and each month Mo offers treats to her patrons.  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations - #576 Turquoise Red & Yellow

Passion for Markers -#703 Let's Celebrate Hip Hip Hooray for a successful Hip Replacement

Penny Black Saturday August Anything Goes Optional one layer

Tic Tac Toe #222 I used the middle row of "checks, free, blue"

Time Out #245 Colourful.  Although I have used a relatively limited pallete, I think my card is pretty colourful especially with the added dots in the background.

   

Edited to add how delighted I am to have been chosen as a winner at Cupcake Inspirations and to be in the top picks at Passion for Promarkers!  Thank you so much 

 

 

See Ya

I'm having considerable internet troubles at present and I'm not sure how or when this card will post or if I will be able to actually enter any challenges but I'm hoping for the best.   My friends at Everybody Art Challenge are still enjoying their summer vacation (although the current sketch challenge is still open for a few more days).

I'm playing, today, with this fun image called See Ya from Mo’s Digital Pencil.  There is a curly haired girl, and also a boy version of this fun image with the characters holding up a driving license and set of car keys.  I suspect Mo's intention was for this image to be used for a young person passing their driving test or perhaps going off to college or travelling but by removing the license and the keys, I felt it was a perfect image for any celebration.  There is a sort of whoop whoop vibe in the fun arms up display!  I always ask Mo for permission to slightly alter her images.  They are, after all, perfect in their intended form but I like to get the most out of all my images and this gal looks very similar to my much older intended recipient.

In addition to doing some stencilling in the background, I have used what I hope is an artsy rendition of the famous astronomical clock in Prague.  We went there with the recipient of my card for her birthday.  The girl is coloured with Copics.

We have a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you there. It's easy to become a member.  Just click HERE.  And check out the Dream Team Blog where there is lots of inspiration from my teamies HERE.

Mo also has a "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month (plus tax where applicable) and each month Mo offers treats to her patrons.  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Inkspirational #294 Use Stencils

Krafty Chicks #675 Stamp Act

Polkadoodles #31 Anything Goes

We Love to Create Mixed Media #7 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday Optional Book Title Inspiration

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Happy Birthday and a big happy 13th Birthday to SSS

Edited to add a very excited win from the lovelies at Polkadoodles!

In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight

My teamies at Everybody Art are on vacation now for the summer so today I have carte blanche to play with my images from the wonderful Mo’s Digital Pencil.  I enjoy making cards for my friends and family and I do try to make them all unique but every now and then I hit on a design that I like so much I want to make more than one card using it.  This is one such design.  I posted the original of this back in July last year - a card I made for the wonderful Mo Manning herself.  You can see it here.  My soft yellow Copics are wearing a bit thin and I've gone much darker and more textured for this version of the same card.  I'm going to need refills.  I like my lighter lion better.   

I do love a good pun and when I heard this joke I knew I wanted to merge Cowardly Lion and How to be a Wizard. I asked Mo's permission to merge the images and she agreed even though I actually had to erase the wizard from his bed in order to put the lion under the covers!

There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you there. It's easy to become a member.  Just click HERE.  And check out the Dream Team Blog where there is lots of inspiration from my teamies HERE.

Mo also has a "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month (plus tax where applicable) and each month Mo offers treats to her patrons.  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus - #115 Anything Goes

Polkadoodles #29 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - 4 legged friends

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #239 L is for Lindsey Martin-Penny who tragically lost her battle with cancer a year ago.  Lindsey's card often showcased cute fun animals so for my card today, in honour of Lindsey, L is also for Lion and Laughter but also for Loss.

Tic Tac Toe #218 middle row Any colour/Free/Sentiment

        

Edited to add prized badges from the lovelies at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers
and also CD Sunday Plus 

  

 

 

Sketch Challenge with One

We have a new sketch theme at Everybody Art Challenge  My fellow teamies have provided plenty of inspiration and it makes us very happy when you share some love with the Design Team by joining in with our challenge and leaving comments on our individual blogs. 

For my card today I have used this lovely little straight haired girl image called One from Mo’s Digital Pencil. There is a straight haired boy version of this called One-b, and curly haired boy (One-b-c) and curly haired girl (One-c) too.  I love that Mo so often provides the same image fashioned to suit a variety of recipients.     I coloured this cutie with my alcohol pens  and teamed her with these delightful papers from Carta Bella called Baby Mine and a cute Stampin Up duck.  And here is the simple sketch for our challenge this week which I also designed.

There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you HERE.   Plenty of inspiration from my uber talented and delightfully friendly teamies can also be found at Mo's Dream Team Blog HERE.  Mo also has a "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month.  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus - #114 Always anything digital goes

Krafty Chicks #671 Stamp Act

Make my Monday -#204 Birthday

Polkadoodles #27 Anything Goes

On your Engagement

I saw three challenges which inspired me to make this Engagement card.

I used a stylised rose stencil and inks in aqua/teal, pink, and a soft grey  through a heart stencil (which I made myself with a memory box die and some acetate) for the background.

I cut this fabulous Simon Says Stamp Outline LOVE Die sssd112525 from silver and also from teal, pink, and grey cardstock.  I filled the O of love with silver (to represent platinum in this case) and topped the "ring" with a Papertrey Ink diamond cut from holographic card stock which changes colour depending on the aspect of the card.  

The "Congratulations" Die is also from Papertrey Ink.

Aud Sentiments #30 Stencils (and or Christmas in July) plus a sentiment

The Color Throwdown #750 Teal Pink Grey

and I'm sneaking into 

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - we're going around in circles because if you don't look at the heart or the other letters, the key feature of this card is in fact the circle of the O which makes the ring for this engagement card.

Edited to add how chuffed I was that this card "caught the eye" from the lovelies at The Color Throwdown

Just keep swimming...

We have a new theme for "Swimming" at Everybody Art Challenge and I am using this fabulous "Snorkle Boy" image from Mo’s Digital Pencil.  I coloured him with Copics then layered two stencils over the top to give the underwater/sunbeam effect.

I added these fun Marianne design die cut shells, rope and netting (cut from my scraps drawer) to embellish the underwater feel. I also glazed the bubbles for a bit of shine and used this fabulous map paper as my background.  There is plenty of water on it!  We would be delighted for you to join in the fun with us at Everybody Art Challenge and don't forget to share some love with my teamies by commenting on their cards on their blogs.

There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you HERE.   Plenty of inspiration from my uber talented and delightfully friendly teamies can also be found at Mo's Dream Team Blog HERE.

Mo also has a "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month.  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus - #113 Always Anything Digital Goes

Make my Monday -#203 On the Water - he was on the water before he went under ;)

We Love to Create Mixed Media #5 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Seize the Birthday #264 Number Crunching

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) and Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Vacation 

Snippets Playground #457 All of my diecuts are from snippets and I'd love to win the prizes

Stencil Fun - June Any Stencils with optional layered ones.  

Guest Designing at Tic Tac Toe

I was thrilled to be in the top picks at Tic Tac Toe Challenge#195 back in February with this Lavinia fox and doorway card and I was absolutely delighted to have been offered the opportunity to be a Guest Designer this week with the lovely TTTC team.  I made not one but two cards for their fun challenge and I have added the #214 board below my cards.  

My first card uses the themes in the central row - twine, flower and bright colours. I used a wood mounted Ranunculus Field floral stamp by Stampendous and a Stampin' Up splatter stamp from the Gorgeous Grunge set.  I used a combination of Distress Oxides and Zig  Watercolour pens for the colouring and a little Stampin Up tag punch.  The flower outlines and the sentiment are heat embossed.  I split the stamping - using the left hand part of the stamp on the right of my card and the right hand side of the stamp on the left of my card so that I could put my sentiment in the middle.

I thought I would enter this card into the following challenges:

The Flower Challenge#81 Favourite Flower.  I have so many favourite flowers that I'm sure these abstract beauties should qualify.

Krafty Chicks #669 All Occasions where I am additionally entering my second card.

My second card uses either the top row - craft item/tool, patterned paper (which I stamped myself) and a die cut, or the first column - craft item/tool, twine and a just because kind of sentiment.  The larger scalloped frame is maybe My Favourite Things I think but other elements are from the Concord & 9th Crafty turnabout bundle.

And here is this week's TTTC #214 Board 

A raft of apparent email problems meant that I'm not entirely sure that these cards will appear on the TTTC blog but I'm keeping my fingers crossed. 

Let's Taco 'bout Transportation

It is rare for me to post two cards in two days but the theme at Everybody Art Challenge  which starts today is for "Transportation" and I wanted to use this Stampin Up food van and the fun pun which is part of the Tasty Trucks set. We would love to see what you come up with and don't forget to share some love with the Design Team by leaving comments on their blogs. The card I posted a few hours ago also follows the "Transportation" theme but with a more interesting vehicle.  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations - #571 Father's Day or Someone Special Masculine

Polkadoodles #23 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday # 263 Use a sentiment on a banner

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Mixed Media Masculine

Clean up your Act with Bon Voyage Cat

This is an early post for my card today using this lovely Bon Voyage Cat image from Mo’s Digital Pencil. I just think this furbabe is so darn cute. She was an image from Mo's Patreon Page but can also be found in her store here.

There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you there. It's easy to become a member.  Just click HERE.  And check out the Dream Team Blog where there is lots of inspiration from my teamies HERE.  You can find Mo's "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month (plus tax where applicable) and each month Mo offers treats to her patrons.  

I stamped and heat embossed the circles in the background and inked over them with Oxide inks.  The numbers and sentiments utilised some inked papers pulled from my gel press.  I coloured the cat and Roomba with my alcohol markers.  What a way to get around!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus - #112 Anything Goes

Cupcake Inspirations - #571 Father's Day or Someone Special Masculine

Passion for Markers -#693 for Man or Boy

Polkadoodles #23 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday # 263 Use a sentiment on a banner

Simon Says Stamp (Mon) - Mixed Media Masculine

We Love to Create Mixed Media #5 Anything Mixed Media Goes

Something for the Guys

We have a new "Masculine" theme at Everybody Art Challenge and there is plenty of fun inspiration from my teamies on our challenge blog.   

For my card today I have used this lovely Santa Napping image from Mo’s Digital Pencil.  This Santa looks exactly like our dear friend, Patrick, so instead of colouring him in a traditional Santa suit, I gave him more conventional clothes. It just goes to show the versatility of Mo Manning's gorgeous images.

There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you HERE.   Plenty of inspiration from my uber talented and delightfully friendly teamies can also be found at Mo's Dream Team Blog HERE.

Mo also has a "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month.  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus - #111 Always Anything Digital Goes

Cupcake Inspirations - #570 Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks #665 All Occasions

Make my Monday -#201 Masculine

Polkadoodles #21 Anything Goes

Seize the Birthday #262 Anything Goes with optional Make it Pop 

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Add a Sentiment 

   

    

Edited to display these much treasured awards from the lovelies at Krafty Chicks and Cupcake Inspirations

   

        

I Like You!

We have a new theme for "Dies" at Everybody Art Challenge and I used this cute image from Mo’s Digital Pencil called "I like You" which you can find here.  She has been framed with circular and scallop dies and the scripted birthday greeting is by Papertrey Ink.

There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you HERE.   Plenty of inspiration from my uber talented and delightfully friendly teamies can also be found at Mo's Dream Team Blog HERE.

Mo also has a "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month.  

I am entering my card into the "Anything Goes" challenges at CD Sunday Plus #110 and Polkadoodles #19

Weddings (and Wedding Anniversaries)

We have a new theme for "Weddings" at Everybody Art Challenge and "Wedding Anniversaries" are permitted too.  My fellow teamies have provided plenty of inspiration and we all greatly appreciate it when you share some love with the Design Team by leaving comments on our  blogs. 

For my card today I have used this lovely Moo image from Mo’s Digital Pencil.  She comes with an "I'm in the mood for love" sentiment but I actually typed my own to better fit my chosen design.   I am using her as an anniversary card but she udderly shouts "Spring" to me as I have recently driven by lots of cows in fields with their calves.   I coloured this sweetie on Kraft with my Polychromo Pencils.  I've had the tin of pencils for a long time but have been too afraid to use them.  I love them on this Stampin Up Kraft cardstock though. I must use them more!  I stencilled some clouds in behind this lovely cow 

There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you HERE.   Plenty of inspiration from my uber talented and delightfully friendly teamies can also be found at Mo's Dream Team Blog HERE.  Mo also has a "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month.  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments #301 Watercolouring and/or Spring + sentiment

CD Sunday Plus - #109 Anything Goes

Four Seasons May - Spring

Krafty Chicks #661 All Occasions

Polkadoodles #17 Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Animals

Edited to add an exciting Top 3 pick from the lovelies at CD Sunday Plus.  Thank You!

Have you seen "Bull"

For my card today I have used this fabulous image called Bull from Mo’s Digital Pencil.  Bull is one of Mo's Patreon images but I believe it will be coming to the store soon and available to purchase. I coloured him with my Copic alcohol markers and teamed him with these cool design papers by DCWV.

We have a new theme for "Photo" at Everybody Art Challenge and I thought using this image as if it were a photo on a Wanted Poster would fit the bill.  We would be delighted if you would join in the challenge at Everybody Art.    My teamies have supplied lots of great inspiration.  You can include film or cameras or simply an actual photo on your creation or perhaps you will interpret our theme in some other way.  

There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you there. It's easy to become a member.  Just click HERE.  And check out Mo's other sites where there is lots of inspiration from my teamies.

* Dream Team Blog HERE for inspiration

* Mo's "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month!  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus - #108 Anything Digital Always Goes

Seize the Birthday # 259 - Alcohol.  I used my Copic pens to colour my image and the birthday greeting is hidden in the text on the wanted poster.

Let's Celebrate with Everybody Art Challenge

I so enjoyed using some of the many unused stamps in my stash as a member of the DT over at Stamping Sensations for the last 10 months.  My teamies sure demonstrated their passion for stamping and they have a new CAS challenge which started on Sunday.  That said, the digital images of the fabulous Mo Manning still remain my absolute favourites and, given my limited time for cardmaking, I have stepped down from the Stamping Sensations team to make way for some new faces there and to enable me to focus on using some of Mo's newest images.  

For my card today I have used Zelda from Mo’s Digital Pencil.  I think you'll agree - she rocks!  She is, in fact, a full length image but I cropped her just below her hips for my card.  I coloured her with my alcohol pens and teamed her with these bold die cut letters and some fab Ranger design paper. There is a little punched trim around her frame too.

In her full make-up and fancy outfit I thought she was just perfect for our new theme to  "Celebrate" at Everybody Art Challenge.  I took this to mean pretty much any celebration and we would love for you to join in the fun with us. Do check out the wonderful inspiration of my lovely teamies and share some love with the Design Team by leaving comments on their blogs.

There is a Facebook page where members can upload their Mo Manning creations and we look forward to seeing you there. It's easy to become a member.  Just click HERE.  And check out Mo's other sites where there is lots of inspiration from my teamies.

* Dream Team Blog HERE for inspiration

* Mo's "Patreon" Page HERE. There are three levels of Patron to choose from with a minimum of just $2.50 per month!  

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus - #107 Anything Digital Goes

Krafty Chicks #657 Anything Goes

Make my Monday -#197 P is for...Purple of course!

Simon Says Stamp (Wed) - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamping - April - Dies or punches

Christmas in March (because it's never too early)

I don't want to be a bore about the absolute monsters who hacked my husbands accounts but seriously, the work involved in trying to sort it and the stress it has caused us both has been just awful and everything, including cardmaking, had to be set to one side for a while so I am behind!!! 

These were not the cards I intended to post for our new theme for "Pets" at Everybody Art Challenge.  I've had a new image on my desk since we got back from Prague just waiting to be coloured but I haven't got around to it yet.  But I do love this little dog which is actually part of a larger image by Mo’s Digital Pencil called Candy Cane Pug.  You can find it here together with the lovely young lady who is walking him.  I used the whole image in a card on my blog here but for these Christmas cards I used just the doggy.

I have a couple of friends who are not big fans of the holiday season so I used the different sentiment below for them. I made half a dozen of these cute little cards, which were coloured en masse and assembled with a little die cut mistletoe sprig, complete with liquid pearl berries, and postage stamp framing... and you know, it is never too early to start making Christmas cards!

We would love to see your pet creations at Everybody Art Challenge. There is wonderful inspiration from my teamies on the challenge blog.

And don't forget we have a challenge for "wings or tails" running at Stamping Sensations and as long as stamping is the main focus of your card, we would welcome your pet entries (provided they have wings or tails) there too. 

If you are looking for more inspiration with Mo Manning's digital images, there is a Facebook page HERE, the Dream Team Blog HERE, and Mo's "Patreon" Page HERE. 

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CD Sunday Plus - #106 Anything Digital Goes

Krafty Chicks #655 CAS

We Love to Create Mixed Media #2 Always Anything Mixed Media goes