Challenge at Penny's #564 Anything Goes

Hey everyone!  Glad you could make time and come visit.  I am here to inspire you for Penny's Challenge #564.  Here are our sponsors.

Alex Syberia Designs

Prize**Digi images that the DT has used for this challenge

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Sheepski Designs

Prize**3 digi images of the winners choice

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I haven't had the pleasure of creating with images from Alex Syberia Dessigns yet.  But I can tell you that the company is very nice to offer to be a sponsor.  Now Sheepski Designs I have had the pleasure of designing and creating with.  Thank you Andrea for all you do.  On to my creation.

Like I said my image is from Sheepski Design and is called Christmas Snooze.  Here is the final card.

I just love the bright red card base from Paper House.  The 
dragon is colored using my new oil-based color pencils from
Castle Arts.  They blend like magic.  The actual stars are red
and the ornament is actually silver.  Metalic colors just do not
photograph very well.  (maybe no flash?). The background 
is a piece of scrap Christmas paper I have had for eons.

The inside.

Well that's it for this challenge.  The next challenge will be on Feb. 14th, Valentines/Galentines Day. So I will have a card relating to this holiday.  Thanks so much for taking the time to visit.  See you again soon and from my heart to yours,

Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed!

Penny's Challenge #563 Anything Goes!

 Hello from a very cold and icy Oregon, USA.  The high temp today was 17 degrees with about 3/4 of an inch of ice on everything.  Freezing rainstorm hit early Saturday morning.  Hasn't let up yet but tomorrow (sunday) will be a little better.  To all my friends in the southern hemisphere, just wait!  OK enough of me running my fingers.  Here are the sponsors for this challenge.

Ching Chou Kuik Digital Stamps
Prize~Digi's the DT team used for this challenge

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Mirtillamente Digital Stamps and Papers

Prize~2 Digi images of the winner's choice

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These two sponsors are incredible.  The images are crisp and clean and just perfect for print and cut.  Please go on over and leave some love and a big thank you.  They really do appreciate it.

On to my project.  This project actually took about 2 weeks to put together.  My image is from Ching-Chou Kuik and is titled Harmony. Here we go...

This image came grayscale.  I added the color.  Some areas I left grey. 
 I think I used every set of pencils, markers and some watercolor on this. 
Lets just say I used anything I thought was crafty.  I printed the
image on a very light weight watercolor paper.  I had thought
 that I would watercolor the entire image.  Ended up just doing the
big leaves the parrot is sitting on.  All the rest is either Bic,
 Sharpie or Shuttle art markers.  I used Prismacolor, Arteza and
Castle Art Oil based colored pencil sets.  The parrot is a Scarlet Macaw. 
 I tried to color it was close as possible to an actual parrot.  The other
images are colored according to my imagination! 
Found the sentiment looking around Bing under parott cards.  

The base is a beautiful tissue paper I got for Christmas.
I used a die to cut out the happy birthday sentiment.  This will
be going to my Daughter-in-law (shhhhhh she doesn't know)

There are so many steps that I did to create this card.  I am really proud of this one.  Love how it turned out.  But I would be writing a book to list all I did.  I will see you in a fortnight for another challenge at Penny's!

So from my heart to yours, Stay Healthy, Stay Safe and know you are blessed.

Penny's Challenge #562

 Welcome back!  I hope that you had a wonderful holiday season.  Ours was nice and quiet.  New Years sounded like a war zone but this is normal.  At exactly 12:10 am all the mortars and fire crackers stopped.  This is the second year that this has happened.  I will take it gladly.  For the first challenge of 2024 these are the sponsors.

All Dressed Up

Prize~~2 digi images of the winners choice.

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Rachel Ann Miller (RAM) Stamps

Prize~~$10 Gift Card

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Wow!  Our sponsors are so generous!  They both have wonderful designs that are unique and a joy to work with.  Please go on over and leave some love and a thank you.

My project for this challenge came from RAM Stamps and is called Safari Friends: Wild and wonderful.

Here is what I have dreamed up!

I colored this image with my new oil based pencils from Castle
Arts.  (loving these pencils).  Made a border from a set of dies 
I found at my local thrift store.  Used a stamp from Hero Arts
called Original Destinations (2004) and embossed with some
blue sparkle WOW powder.  Mounted this on green heavy
card and my card is done.

I will make an envelope in a little while.  Short and sweet this blog entry.  (need to get used to writing and taking photos again).  So happy you could join me again!  From my heart to yours,

Stay safe, stay healthy and know you are blessed!