Penny's Challenge #547 Anything goes using paper

 Hello all!  So how was your Mother's Day?  Since my birthday is so close to Mother's Day I get them bundled together.  (read previous post for the adventure). Here in the valley there is a celebration for strawberries.  That is my topic for this fortnights project.  But let's see who our sponsors are first!

Patties Creations

Prize~~3 Digital images of the winners choice

Last Minute Manda

Prize~~Voucher for 3 sets

What great sponsors!  I love creating with both of them.  They both have a huge variety of themes for the images that are crisp and clean.  PLEASE go show some love and say thank you to both of these great sponsors.  They really do appreciate it.

For this challenge I am working with an image from Last Minute Manda called Berry Sweet Gnomes #5 I just love this entire set that Manda has created.  Here is what I finally came up with.

Isn't this adorable?  The red card stock is from American 
Crafts.  It was cut in half to make a 6x6 base.  I colored the 
image with Shuttle Art Alcohol Markers and Prismacolor 
Pencils.  The dotted green is scrap.  I fussy cut the strawberries
from a sheet of paper I knew I had somewhere.  (I searched for a
while trying to find it in my big racks of boxes).  

Inside I wrote a little note.  Used more of the green printed 
scrap paper and added more strawberries.

Here is the front of the envelope.

Finally the back of the card.

Well that's it from my neck of the woods.  I will see you again in two weeks with another creative project.  So from my heart,

Stay Healthy, Stay safe and know you are blessed.  

Penny's Challenge #546 Always Anything Goes using paper

 Welcome back!!!  I have a great project to share with you.  But 1st let me tell you about what my girls did for my birthday today.  I got MOM-KNAPPED!!!  They took me on an adventure to the coast.  They are rock/shell seekers.  They just happen to know about some great places to find them.  So off to the first beach.  It was full of fossilized clams and shells and agates galore!!!  We went to two other beaches but not much luck.  Next we went to the bay front for dinner.  I thought we were under-dressed because it was a swanky place.  But everyone else was just dressed like us.  Daughter said that beach combing attire was acceptable.  Gang I have to tell you I have never ate food this delicious.  Presentation was out of this world.  Then the wait staff and the entire place sang me happy birthday.  The day was a very special one that I won't forget anytime soon.  

Alright this get this show on the road.  Let's see who our sponsors are for challenge #546.

Colour Of Love

Prize~~2 Digital images of the winners choice

Sheepski Designs

Prize~~3 Digital images of the winners choice

What great sponsors for this challenge.  I've said it before, and I will say it again.  Both of these sponsors are fantastic.  They both provide clean crisp and very traceable (for pnc) images.  Please go forth and show both of them some love.  They deserve it!

Now on to my project for this fortnight.  Over at Penny's Challenge central, the DT's are to pick an image that has not been selected for their creation.  I was given Bunny Ears #272.  I got the image and it was a cactus.  Hey this isn't bunny ears.  Did you know that this cactus is called a bunny ear cactus.  Not kidding.  Learn something new every day!  Here is a picture of one.  There are many different types.

On to my project.  I needed a birthday card for a male friend.  What better image to color than this cactus.  Here is my project.

This was a neat one to color.  I did my research.  
Then got to coloring.  I used my Prismacolor 
Pencils and my Prang pencils.  The card stock is 
from Paper House (solid colors).  The orange 
flowered paper was die cut using a background die
from KS Kraft.  I printed out the sentiment and
cut it out with my Tonic needle tipped scissors.

I couldn't think up something snazzy to put on the 
inside.  So I just wrote what I felt.  

So that's it for this creation.  I'll be back in 2 weeks with more inspiration.  I almost forgot.

Happy Mother's Day!  So from my heart,

Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed!