New Challenge at DZ Doodles

***Okay, so when you schedule something did you know you have to hit PUBLISH!"  I am such a dork!  But I'll blame it on the fact that I haven't been blogging much this last month so I'm not well greased! LOL  Forgive me!

It's a new week and that means a new challenge over at DZ Doodles!!  Diane and Valerie have made some huge changes to the challenges and you won't want to miss out.  I think there's something for everyone over there now.  Diane has added so many adorable new images to the store you just have to go take a peak.

It's Challenge #6 and it's a picture inspiration with a FREEBIE!  It's perfect for all those spring cards you have to make.  We're also looking for some great Guest Designers to join us.  You can find all the details on the blog.  So here's the inspiration picture:

And here's my interpretation and my card.

I wanted to try my hand at some vintage stuff.  I thought this image was perfect for that.  I took the colors from the image and muted them to vintage and came up with this.  The embellishments are from my Creative Scrapbook monthly kit.  The papers are from a swap I did on PCP so I don't know who makes them.  I used my Prismas to get the coloring right.  It doesn't show up great but I did yellow centers with pink and a hint of purple on the edges.  Any ideas or suggestions for my next vintage would be greatly appreciated.  I have a ton of Graphics 45 papers I wanna use and they are very vintagey!

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

DZ Doodles - Spring Picture inspiration

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Squigglefly - Spring theme

Paper Playtime - Green and Purple

Peace and Love!

Woke up to snow! And a card

YAY, snow again, NOT!

I had to share a funny pic of my fur baby "Ruffis".  He's a chocolate lab with a bit of hound in him.  He's Buddies daddy. (The one that got hit by a truck and had his tail amputated, yep, that's the one!)  His momma was a beagle, yes folks it does happen.  Poor old girl had two litters of his pups before she went to puppy heaven. She was a strong little thing. We call them "Beagledores", half/lab - half/beagle

On to my card!  Of course, you now know why I was thinking about fur babies today.  I used this adorable image "Hershey Bath" from Sew Many Cards.  He's just too darn cute.  I paired him up with some of my papers from an old Swirlydoo's Kit and ribbon from RRR.  I made my bow and added a little blue stick pin with a heart on it.  I pushed it down under the layers so you won't get poked opening it.  I love the phrase "Oh no you didn't!", which is from Kraftin Kimmie's.  I'm NOT happy with the coloring on the barrel, but I am happy with the glazed water look.  I used my glossy accents for that and sprinkled just a touch of glitter on it.  I also distressed all the edges and inked it with Tim Holtz, Weathered Wood.  I'm really trying to use different products and colors that I'm not so comfortable with.  One day I will actually figure out shading, until then I'll keep on trying!

Challenges Entered:

Sew Many Cards - Monkey Business

My Sheri - Organic (Can't get more organic than water!)

StampIt Crazy - Loopy - Something to cheer you up

Simon Says - Animal Antics

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Critter Sketch - Distressing and Circles

 I'm trying to make a point to also decorate the insides of my card as well this year.  Nothing fancy just to finish it off.

I hope everyone stays warm!

Hugs

Jen

What's the Buzz Blog Hop and Release

***Please accept my apologies.  The weather knocked out our internet yesterday.  So this is a few hours late***

What's the Buzz Blog Hop and Image Release at DZ Doodles

What's Buzzing through DZ Doodles today??? It's 6 adorable NEW bee's!!!  These are available for purchase today as a single image or all grouped together here.  You should have arrived here from the wonderfully talented Joyce's blog.  If not you can head back to the beginning and start at the Doodle Blog. 

So who's ready for a little fun! Let's buzz on out and visit each of the DZ Doodles design team and play a little blog hop game. What we want you to do is visit each blog (list at the bottom of this post). You are going to comment on each blog and collect a letter from each blog to spell out the "secret word". Then your going to go back to DZ Doodles Blog at the end and comment what the secret word is from the letters you collected from each blog...if your word is correct you will be entered to win 3 free images of your choice from our Buzzing Bee collection release! Sound fun?!?! Let's get started!!!

* DZ Doodles

* Valerie

* Rosalien

* Pascale

* JuelMarie

* Joyce

* Jen (That's me!)

* DZ Doodles

I've used "Doodle Bee" for my image.  Isn't he just the cutest???  He was so fun to color and pair up with my papers and embellies.  I hope you enjoy him too.

I am finishing off the secret word with my cutey patutey "E"!  Now head over to the blog and leave your comment with the secret word here.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fantastic day!

Challenges entered:

MOJO Monday - Sketch

Simon Says - Bingo (gems.glitter.ribbon)
Flutterbye Wednesday - Anything Goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon - Hearts plus ribbon

Hodge Podge Shop Christmas Birthday Challenge!

Welcome to this weeks challenge. We are so very happy that you could drop in today and we can't wait to see what you are going to create! This challenge was sent down from our wonderful Shelley who's inspiration came from the fact that it is her sisters birthday this month!!! And it's my birthday this month too!  So, with that in mind I decided to create some beautiful flowers.  My birthday is Christmas Eve so I know how hard it is to get a christmas card for your birthday! LOL  I used Hodge Podge's new image "Wildflower" to create my card.  I cut the flower out 2 additional times to give it some more dimension.  I also used Opal shimmers and Ba Da Bling shimmer mist to really give it some sparkle!  I really love the look of pink and purple together.  The centers of the flowers were hit with a bit of glossy accents and I added that beautiful butterfly fluttering through the flowers.  I also decided to do some doodling to bring the darkness from the image together with the papers.  Thanks for stopping by and checking out my card.  I can't wait to see what you come up with for your Christmas Birthday Card!  Oh and by the way I don't allow my family to do anything for christmas on Christmas Eve they have to wait till midnight when my birthday is over! Ha ha ha  It doesn't always work but I sure try!

Stop in tomorrow for my announcement of the blog candy winner!  I was delayed because of Buddy's surgery and I apologize for that.  I'm excited to see who it is too.

Recipe:

Image - The Hodge Podge Shop

Paper - Paperbilities

Shimmer Mist - "Hot Pink Mama" by memories2embellish.com

Shimmers - Opal

Prisma pencils to color

Challenges Entered:

The Hodge Podge Shop - Christmas Birthday

MOJO Monday - Sketch

Flutterbye Wednesday - Open

Hugs - Jen

Goody Goody Gumdrops

This is my second post for today so I'll keep it short.  This is "Goody Gumdrops" from Pixie Dust Studio.  I had the perfect paper for it too.  It was a tough challenge cause Pixie Dust is mostly cutesy girly stuff, but I think this one works.  Hope you enjoy it!

Recipe:

Image - Pixie Dust Studio

Paper - Martha Stewart - Frosty Gingerbread

Stamp image - Whimsy Stamps (calendar)

Ribbon - stash

Embellishments - Stickles, Prismas, Martha Stewart Glitter

Challenges entered:

Pixie Dust Studio - All about men

MOJO Monday - Sketch

Happy Crafting!

Jen

Magic Genie

Hello and a happy Sunday to ya!  It's a busy weekend around here.  I had time to slip in this post real quick and then I'm off again.  Just a reminder about the new challenges going on at the Hodge Podge Challenge site.  There will be a new challenge this coming Thursday.  I know that Shelley has yummy stuff coming up so you definitely wanna pay attention!

This image is "Genie Oil Lantern" of course from the Hodge Podge Shop.  I colored it up to match the gorgeous papers from Basic Grey's, Eva collection.  It's one of my favorites.  I added some buttons and ribbon and that's about it.  The sketch is from MOJO Monday.

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment on my cards.  I really appreciate everything you have to say.

Hugs - Jen

Challenges entered:
MOJO Monday - Sketch
Paper Romance - Buttons

Your Special Day

This is post number 3 for today. Dang I didn't realize I'd have to do them all today. I'm gonna keep these last two short and sweet!

I used Mo's Digital Pencil Too's image "Bride and Groom", colored with Prisma's and designed with my Swirlydoo's Kit. I followed the MOJO Monday sketch and did it all in white for Colour Create.

Challenges entered in:

MOJO Monday - Sketch

Colour Create - All White with Embossing (I embossed my image before coloring)

Free Spirit

Good morning and a happy Sunday to all. I hope you are enjoying this sunrise. It's not hot yet this morning and so nice. We enjoyed a couple days of rain that we desperately needed.

I have for you this morning a card I like to refer to as "Free Spirit". It doesn't have a sentiment yet because my printer ran out of ink last night. I used the sweet image from Mo's called "Sweet Fairy Puddle". I think this image just eminates the freedom and spirit of a child. That frog isn't the cutest thing but paired with that cute fairy how could you not love it.

I followed the sketch at MOJO Monday. I framed my image with frame3 from the sentimentals cartridge. I cuttlebugged the brown cardstock and the tag, which I added a prima flower to. My patterned papers and prima flower are from my Swirlydoo's kit as well as the cardstock this time. I added a few sparkles for a little pop and there you have it.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Jen

NOEL Christmas

My last post for tonight is for MOJO Monday's Sketch Challenge. I couldn't fit it in with any of my other challenges and then I decided I don't have to!! I got my Cricut out and used my "Christmas Noel Cartridge". I always think of the "NOEL" cut when I see a sketch like this one. I cut this at 4" and then made my card around the cuts. In keeping with my using up my scraps I used the negatives of the cuts as well. (I think that's what they're called - LOL) By doing that I was able to come up with two different cards that resemble each other. I couldn't stand to just throw away the parts I didn't need. The scraps also gave me an idea for another card I'm working on. I'll be posting that one in a day or two so watch for it! I hope you enjoy them.






Thanks for stoppin by and have a restful Sunday tomorrow! My first post of today is directly under this one.

*Update* While blogging, I noticed My Pink Stamper is having a challenge for the Cricut so I am going to enter this in that since I just did it today! I don't usually see challenges over there - Yay

Hugs - Jen

Welcome Devilish Donna!

I am enjoying these Kenny K images SOOOOOOO much! They're so full of energy and fun. Who wouldn't get a smile on their face after receiving a card with one of these "nasty" girls on it - LOL (I don't mean to offend anyone.) I made this card up for several challenges going on this week. (See below) I used "Devilish Donna", I thought she would be perfect for several of the challenges requiring wings. Everything on my card is from my May Kit from Swirlydoos. I even used the shimmerz (first time) on her wings to bling them up a bit. I added the feather for a little something extra behind the image. I think it finished it off good. I used the scraps I cut off the bottom to decorate the inside of the card. The colors in the picture are a little off. My camera didn't take a very good picture. It's that Devilish Donna at it again! You know who you are!!

Simon Says Stamp wanted you to design your card around a song. For some reason I couldn't get "Barracuda", Pat Benatar out of my head, not quite what you would expect but you'd have to be in my head to understand my thinking!

I've been really into vampire's lately. I just finished the Anita Blake series, by Laurell K. Hamilton and now I'm trying to find something else to move onto. Any suggestions let me know!

Thank you so much for stopping by. I appreciate you taking the time to do it and leave me a comment. Happy Thursday night or Friday morning, whichever it is for you!

Hugs - Jen

Challenges entered:

MOJO Monday - Sketch
Simon Says Stamp - Pick a song (Barracuda, by Pat Benetar)
Kenny K's Krafty Girlz - On the Dark Side
Macabre Monday - Foul Flutterings (don't let the sweet look fool ya)
Paper Romance - Make a teen card

Congratulations on New Baby Card

I'm doing a quick post before I head off to bed. This is my entry for MOJO 144, and Paper Makeup Stamps #31 challenges this week. I was going to enter it in another challenge that wanted you to use yellow as your theme, but I realized I used the wrong image for that one. But that's where the idea of the colors came from. The paper is from K&Company's Brockfield Paper Pad. I used Momento ink in cocoa to distress all the edges. My image was a freebie from MelJen's Designs. I just love their images! I colored it with my prismacolors, of course. Hope you enjoy it!

Peace and Love - Jen

Birthday Wishes 2

Here's my second post for tonight. This card is for the Mojo Monday Challenge, sketch 126 I used the "Fairy Princess" image from Karen's Doodles. I have lots of her images and am slowly working them into cards! The sentiment is from an Inkadinkado collection I got from scrapbuck.com. (not to be confused with scrapbook.com)LOL If you've never shopped there it's a great way to get some items at a huge bargain. Most things are $1.00-$1.50. An amazing shopping site!! Check it out.

I tend to run off in 10 different directions - LOL. Sorry, I remember something cool and just spill it. I posted for Flutterby and Sweet Stop below this post so check that one out too. Have a wonderful evening and I'll be posting in the morning for Squigglefly's challenge!

Peace and Love - Jen

P.S. If anyone can easily explain how to post picture links in my sidebar I'd sooooo very appreciate it! Thanks to Debby I finally figured out links! LOL

MOJO Monday Card Post

I thought I was gonna miss getting this posted again this week! Dang it anyhow. This didn't turn out exactly like I had it pictured in my head but it's okay. I love the image from Mo's Digital Pencil Too If you haven't used any of her digi's you must check them out! She's got great tutorials as well. Anyway I did this for this weeks MOJO Monday Challenge I hope you enjoy my take on it. When I saw this image it reminded me of sayin my prayers before bed and asking God to give me happy dreams. I did some embossing on the backgrounds, not sure if it really shows up in this picture. Thanks for stopping by!

Ms. Jen

First Card Entry

This is my very first challenge entry. I'm so excited that I'm pushing myself to do more. Whatever I can do to keep my thoughts on something other than pain is good for my soul! So I'm taking on some challenges and hoping that it forces me to do better! I'm entering it in the following two challenges this week:

FlutterBy Wednesday's
Mojo Monday

This is my entry for the Mojo Monday123 challenge. Click here to check it out They wanted you to do either a circle or rectangle card this week. So I attempted both. The fairy girl is from "A Child's Year" cartridge and the hearts are from "Accent Essentials", The paper is from Colorbok and the stamped sentiments are from Heidi Grace Stamps. I embossed and added glitter to her wings and also glittered the hearts. Tryin to add more bling to my stuff.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great Tuesday!