Penny's Challenge #496

 Hello everyone!  Happy Mother's Day a day late.  I had a wonderful time with my 2 daughters.  They came and kidnapped me at 10:00am and we headed east.  We traveled over the Cascade Mountains and into Bend, Oregon.  Had a wonderful time just playing tourist!  Then we came home over Hwy 22.  All I can say is I felt like crying the whole time.  This is where the wildfire hit last fall.  Mile upon mile of desolation.  But with fire new growth comes.  In 25 years it will be all grown back in.  But wow just wow.

It's time for another challenge over at Penny's.  Let's see who our sponsors are.

Dr. Digi's house of Stamps

Prize~2 Digi images of the winners choice

Jan's Digi Stamps

Prize~$10 Store Voucher

I just love the designs that these two sponsors design.  Please go show some love.

Now for my project.  I have used a image from Jan's Digi Stamps called April Showers. It is a perfect image to transition from April to May.  Here is what I created.

For each month, I decide on what I will have
as a theme.  May is always flowers.  At the top
of the left page I have stamped the month.  I 
have a set of Stampin Up! monthly stamps
from 2002 called All-Year Cheer #1.  I found 
this set at a thrift store for $5.99.  Love this set.
I did a PNC on the flowers with the dates.  I also
use washi tape where the holes are punched for
extra strength.

Here is the page open.  I created the saying by
using overhead projector sheets.  I printed then
cut a background around each phrase.

Just a close up.

May also happens to be me and my best friends
birthdays.  Gosh this year makes 49 years we
have been together.  

Just another birthday decoration.

Here is the final page.  I am very happy with the way
this turned out!

So that is it for this fortnight.  I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day.  Up next is Memorial Day.  Can't wait.  I declare a 4 day weekend.  I can

because I am the boss lady!

So stay healthy, stay safe and be brightly blessed,

Penny's Challenge #495

 Hello all!  Time for another Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge #495.  As always this challenge is anything paper.  Let's see who our sponsors are.

Patties Creations 
Prize~3 Digital images of the winners choice

Bugaboo Stamps

Prize~4 Digital images of the winners choice

Wow 2 great sponsors.  Go and show some love everyone.

For this challenge I have used an image from Pattie's Creations called Glamour Girl. This card is a commission for a friend attending a Quinceanera.  This is a celebration of a 15th birthday for a girl of spanish descent.  First part is a ceremony at church and then a great big party at a local hall.  It is a huge celebration and I thought that 'Glamour Girl' fit the bill.  Here is the card...

Here is the front.  I colored the girl with Prisma
color pencils.  The paper is from a very old book 
by ColorBok from 2010.  I next made a blue glitter
heart and cut out the number 15.

The inside is from that same ColorBok book.
Next I made sure I got the phrase right and printed
it on the paper for the inside.

This is the back.  The actual card is white and 
blue variegated and is from American Crafts.

I made the envelope from American Crafts card
and then lined the envelope with the leftover
paper from the inside.

All in all I am very happy with how this turned out.  My customer loved it.  So success!

Now next fortnight I will have a project that is NOT a card.  I like to change up what I make.  Wait, wait, wait, to all the ladies out there in the blog world, Happy Mother's Day!  So until next time,

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy and Very Blessed!

Penny's Challenge #494

 Well did everyone have a wonderful Easter?  Bob and myself have not been vaccinated yet so we and my girls decided to hold a get together later.  Maybe decorate for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Valentines and Easter and throw a big shindig for the neighborhood.  Wouldn't that be fun!  So let me get this show on the road.  Here are our sponsors for challenge #494.

HettyClare

Prize~2 digi images of the winners choice

All Dressed Up

Prize~ 2 digi images of the winners choice

LeAnns World 101

Prize~ 2 digi images of the winners choice

Everyone please go show some love to these wonderful sponsors.  It really does mean the world to them.

On to my creation for this fortnights challenge.  Of Course all of the challenges at Penny's are Any Thing Goes (ATG).  I was lucky enough to work with a image from All dressed Up.  My image is called New Hair Do.  This is my card.

I printed the image on beige card and colored with
a new set of Prang colored pencils.  I had an old set 
that got to the point of being well loved.  The new 
pencils are just as nice.  The image was cut using
 another new stitched die and the edges
 are chalked in pink. The left side green
netting corner is from a new die and has
pink pearl accents.
  The paper is by Karen Foster Designs Inc. and is
dated 4-3-2013.  Found at Tuesday Morning.  
I found the quote online and typed and printed
it on vellum.

This is the inside.  You can see the paper
much better.  I don't what I will
be using the card for, so no sentiment yet.

The card base is a light pink and slightly embossed.

That's it for this fortnights challenge.  I do hope you can play along with us.  

Stay Safe, Stay Healthy and the Brightest Blessings to you.