See You Later Alligator!

 The challenge this week at Dutch Dare is 

a sketch! You can interpret it any way 

you'd like as long as we can see that you

are using the sketch. Please join us this week.

A couple of weeks ago I posted some paper dolls

I made for some twin girls. This card is for their

brother. He gave us two of his precious beanie babies.

I know how hard it is for kids to let go of their toys , so we wanted him to know how much we appreciate his kindness.

 If you are wondering why he is wearing green socks,

he had a green shirt on, since green is his

favorite color. But with the gator it was

way too much green, so he changed his shirt!

 The inside-

Inside- TOP

He gave us a little worm that looks

just like this!

 Inside- Bottom

Supplies Used: Cardstock- Misc

Designer Paper:Zoo-Paper Pack From Big Lots

Star- Paper Studio

Thank You Stamp- Stampin' Up

Ink: Brilliant Blue- Stampin' Up

Buttons: From Stash

Worm sticker?

Image: Mo Manning

Colored Prismacolor Pencils & Goo-Gone

Paper pieced Shirt & Shorts

Die-cut Lacey Squares

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

Bronte and Bella's Challenge (Mo's Digital Pencil) -  Use the color Blue

Do You Stack Up? -  Thank You (Inside)

Rainbow Lady's-  Song of choice- See You Later Alligator By Bill Haley & The Comets

Creative Belli - Gingham

Top Tip Tuesday - Thank You (Inside- Tip- When paper piecing, make sure you pick colors that don't blend in to the image too much. Also when paper piecing, I like to cut small scraps of paper and place it where the image will print. This way you save lots of ink and paper.

Try It On Tuesday - Anything Goes

Poodles Parlour- Anything Goes

Stamp Insanity - Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash - Your Weakest Link- Nesties Dies! I love them and can't resist buying more. They add nice detail to a card! (Lacey Squares on the inside

Bling It On - A.....B.....C... Alligator, Buttons, Corn Dog

Cards For Men - 2W, must be masculine - (1st week) Anything Goes

Paper Take Weekly - Bingo* Buttons, ribbon, Free- Image

A Star Is Born

The challenge this week at 

Sentimental Sundays is Shaped Cards 

(No Squares or Rectangles)

Dorcas sent me this link to a star shaped card. She knew it was right up my alley. She was right so I made this for her and her husband for their anniversary. It is so pretty and so much fun to make.

Thank You so much to the creator of this awesome project.  (Sorry for the bad lighting)

Love the pearl flourishes

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designer Paper:Blossom Song Paper Pack By DCWV

Pearl & Jewel Flourishes: Recollections

Diecut: Lacey Circles

Sentiment: On Computer

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

One Stitch At A Time - Anything Goes

Crazy Amigo Challenge - Anything goes

Jellypark Challenges- use your favorite embellishment (Pearls)
Fussy and Fancy - Use three or more of your favorite embellishments (Pearls, Lace & Jewels)
Wags 'n Whiskers -sparkly
Gingerloft - Make it sparkle
Ruby's Rainbow - Gems 
Scrapbook Sisters - Stars
Inspire Me Fridays - always anything goes
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - SIO -Shaped Card
Crafty Sentiments - Punches and Die Cuts (Inside)
Stamp Insanity - Lace & pearls
Truly Scrumptious - Lace
Sisterhood of Crafters  - Anniversary
Happileigh Scrappin - More than one fold
Incy Wincy Designs - Something Old and Something New (Lace old  Pearl swirls - new)
Nettie G's Digital Gems -  Fancy Folds
Catered Crop - Circles Blue/green, Die Cut Shape, Mat Your Panels

Flower Power

The challenge at Sentimental Sundays this 

week is Flowers! Please join us, we would love to see your creations and of course flowers, flowers, flowers!

I made this card for my friend who lives on the coast & has some of her home decorated with  flip flops and other fun beachy things. 

 Inside

Inside- Top

 Inside- Bottom

Supplies Used:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Designer Paper: K& Co.

Flowers: Essentails

Thank You Embellishment: Jo Ann's Craft Essentials

Flip Flops: Jolees

Jewels: Gift

Challenges I would like to enter this in:

Play Date Cafe - Watermelon, Sorbet & Lime 

Catered Crop - Yellow, green, gingham, circles, ribbon, stickers, anything that grows from a seed- flowers

Some Odd Girl -  Thank you

CCEE Stampers - Shoes

Hanna & Friends - Dots or Stripes

Catch The Bug -  August Anything goes Challenge

Craft Us Crazy- Anything goes in August

Crafts and Me - Anything goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Always anything goes

Paper Take Weekly - Anything goes with optional metal (Metal Thank You)

Mami Doodles - Flowers

Paper Creator's Crafts - All about Flowers

Anything Goes Challenge -  Flowers

Just Some Lines - Outdoors/Summer

Crafty Ann's - Summertime

Divas by Design - Summer 

Stampavie and More - Summer 

There She Goes - Summer

Creative Inspirations - Summer

Creative Craft Challenges - Summertime

Tuesday Throwdown - Summertime

Creative Inspirations - Summer

Designed 2 Delight - Bling

Ruby's Rainbow - Gems

Crafty Calendar - August: Hot Colours!

Freshly Brewed - Hot images and/or colours

Hello Dolly!

"Hello, Dolly, well, hello, Dolly.

It's so nice to have you back where you belong.

You're looking swell, Dolly,

we can tell, Dolly...."

Sorry, I just got caught up in the moment!

This week at Dutch Dare, the challenge is: 

For The Kids-It can be anything for a kid.

Have lots of fun with this. As you can see I did!  I LOVED paper dolls as a kid! They were my favoritist!

(That's a word!) LOL! I could play for hours dressing them up. I would cut clothes out of magazines too! So this was a blast from my past and they were soooooo

much fun to make. 

I made these paper dolls for an adorable set

of twins in our congregation. They are girlie girls and will have loads of fun with these. I made two dressers to hold the dolls and five fun dresses a piece. One girl loves pink and the other loves purple.

I am still working with my coloring. I was able to do most of it by myself, but since it was so much skin, I was having trouble making it come to life. So with just a swish swish here & a swish swish there, Dorcas did her thing with her prismacolor pencils & these girls came to life! Thank You Girlfriend!

 These Paper Dolls were a freebie by Mo Manning from Paper Craft Planet. She is offering her in her store, Just slightly different.

All the dresses are paper pieced

 

 Made the stands myself- Cut out half circles with a

Nestie, attached to doll, put slits on bottom, then insert a strip of paper folded in half (to make a triangle shape)

 There are several templates out there for the sidestep dresser. I watched Jackie's video to get the concept

and used Dorcas' measurements because she uses  6x6 which is what I like. 

 

They are velcroed to the dresser and of course they match their dresser because what girl does not want to match their dresser? LOL!

Supplies Used:
Cardstock: Bazzill
Designer Paper: Misc From stash
Lace: Misc From Stash
Jewels & Pearls: Recollections
Brads On Dresser: Pink- Recollections 
Purple- Making Memories
Paper Dolls: Mo Manning
Colored With Prismacolor Pencils & Goo-Gone
The hangers are a borrowed prop from Dorcas
Die Cuts: Spellbinders, circles for the stands and the negative of Spellbinders Labels 8 for the dressers.


Challenges I would like to enter this in:
Catered Crop - Green, white, scollops, circles, checked, gingham, brads, ribbon
Amber's Crafts and Stuff - Sparkle & shine
Cooking It Up With Katie - old- Papers, new-Paper Dolls , favorite thing or technique Paper Dolls & the dressers
Crafts and Me - Anything goes
Kelley Kid's - Anything goes
Happileigh Scrappin - Anything Goes
Gingersnap Creations-  Babes and tots
Little Darlings Challenges - Girly
Sparkles Forum - One for the girls
Paper Creator's Crafts - All about Flowers ( In dresses, lace, gems)
Mami Doodles - Flowers
Paper Shelter Challenge - Flowers
Pixie Cottage - Sketch* and/or favorite technique- (Dresser Fold)
Crafts 4 Eternity Recipe Challenge - anything but a card
Nettie G's Digital Gems -  Fancy Folds
Ooh La La Creations - Circles (Dresses)
Shabby Tea Room -  At least 3 different patterned papers