On the Pot Girl

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One thing I’ve learned while growing up is a saying on the wall is more nagging that a Mom could ever be!! I remember two in particular that my Mom would have hanging on the wall and everyt time I’d pass it I would read it. Even to this day, they still pop into my head!! So that’s why I decided to use the same tactics on my kids and created these signs…


The images I used are On the Pot Girl S and On the Pot girl C from Mo’s Digital Pencil which are unusual but perfect for the task. ;D I place them inside the parchment paper which is actually an altered version of the Treasure Map digi from Make it Crafty. On the first one, above, I thought it would be fun to draw in push pins only afterwords did I realize the paper curled at the top and it looked silly so I had to alter that corner a little. 😀 You can see the difference when you look at the second one below.


I’m sure your curious by now… what were the two saying that I remember from my childhood? The first one was in the kitchen and it said “You have two choices for dinner – take it or leave it.” The second one was in the family room or hallway and it said “Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.” I’m lucky to have both of them hanging in my own hous today… only after I found out that my Mom hated the reminder just as much as us kids did. LOL


So this is just your friendly reminder… next time you find yourself in the bathroom, make sure you FLUSH the toilet and WASH your hands!! 😀

Teen Scene Valentines

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I have another Simply B Project to show you this weekend, this one features all the Teen Scene Valentines! I lined up all six of them and created a scene, which of course, was too big for a card so I created a journal page. Check it out…


The images I used are, from left to right, My Heart a Flutter Christian, Big Love Gun Lola, A Heart for You Rio, My Funky Valentine Betty, Box of Chocolates London and Kitty Love London. Each of them was so much fun to color but I think my favorite is Lola. ;D We’ve all got to have a favorite right?!


This also gave me the perfect opportunity to try out coloring more grass. I used about seven or eight different greens and yellows going from light colors to dark until the whole area was filled in. Then I went back in with a dark red and dark purple and added some flowers. Oh, I also added some yellow flowers at the top then went in with the white gel pen and lightened it up. Hope you enjoyed the project and Happy early Valentines. ;D

Gumnut Flower Girl

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I had so much fun with my last Australian themed project that after I finished hopping I had to do another! This one take several of my favorite elements from all my hopping buddies and combines them all into one! If you missed the hop, just click HERE to start at the beginning for some fabulous Make it Crafty inspiration!


For this project I used several images from Make it Crafty including the adorable Gumnut Flower Girl! I was suppose to be coloring something else but she distracted me too much and I put my obligations aside and had a little fun. LOL The other images I also used are… Australian Outback Elements (for the road, horizon and shrubss), Outback Objects Elements (for the water tower, tree and Ayers rock), Platypus & Platypup, Kangaroo & Joey, and the Gumnut Elements. (However, if you have to have them all, like I did, then check out the Australian Outback Collection which has it all!)


The gumnut corner was directly inspired by Debbie from her blog hop project and I couldn’t think of a better way to color it so before I hopped to the next stop, I paused to color mine exactly the same way. 😀 I also colored a Kookaburra from Debbie‘s example, but decided to put it on another project. If you don’t want to merge your own corner of gumnuts and leaves then check out the premade Gumnet Small Corner.


This is the Gumnut Flower Girl and it was Ruby that inspired me to color her because of the way she shaded the skin, specifically the knees. I hadn’t done that before, so again, I stopped hopping for a moment and tried to copy hers. I decided to give her a pink skirt instead because it reminded me of the gumnut flowers – plus I haven’t colored with this tone of pink in a long time. I think I used RV00, RV11, RV14, RV19, RV29, RV34 and a little RV69.


The Kangaroo & Joey was colored using the store samples for inspiration, which Debbie also colored. She got the texture of the fur spot on and I wanted to see if I could do the same. I first started dotting on the darker colors but half way into the middle tones I started blending in circles. It was really done by accident becuase the dotting was looking terrible and I thought if anything, blending might help me recover. Little did I know… it’s eactly what I wanted!


The Platypus & Platypup was done the same way too (also inspired by Debbie) but they so small on the project that the texture didn’t work out as well. Seeing that I was helped by my two little misses on creating this project… I had to include two animals! Because of course, they wouldn’t agree on the same one. 😀


To me, nothing say Australian more than the Ayers Rock. I alway love how it looms in the background and the rich sandstone colors make for some lovely pictures! Finally, I scattered the journal page with Mix ‘n Match Centres and Mini Dragonflies chippies. It was a fun project to put together and I enjoyed merging all the Australian elements together. ;D


If you haven’t made it over to Zoe‘s blog yet, make sure you do so quickly! She has a huge blog candy offering that you don’t want to miss out on and it ends on January 31st!! She has not one, but THREE different lots in celebration of the Australian release. Good luck!

Prom Queen Rio

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It’s a challenge day at Simply B Stamps!! The challenge this month is Halloween themed and we want you to create a monochromatic project with one additional color. For my project, as you can see, I chose to use blood red as my added Halloween color.


The image I used is Prom Queen Rio which is from the Back 2 School Teen Scene from Simply B Stamps. The background is actually a Halloween sticker and is what I got my inspiration from. So the card was really simple to put together… just peel and stick on kraft paper and then added some rhinestones and mesh ribbon.


If you can see, I added a few rhinestones to her tiara and over all the red areas and her banner I went over it with a Spica Atou glitter pen. Don’t forget to head on over to the SBS Challenge blog to see the rest of the design team’s inspiration! Hope you have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by! 😀

MiC Australian Day

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I’m back again for my second project today… now isn’t that lucky for you! LOL This one is a journal page that I did to celebrate Australian Day and to show off a couple of the new images from Make it Crafty! Welcome to the hop!

You should have arrived here from the talented AJ – which is also the beginning!


I had asked Zoe to send me any two images, a background and a person or animal, to color so this the combination that arrived in my inbox! It made me laugh because it reminded me of the expression… “Does a bear s*** in the woods?” and so the combination was perfect to fit the Australian theme … “Does a koala s*** in the outback?”


The images I used are Outback Dunny and Koala & Joey from Make it Crafty, plus some corner chippies in Fine Swirls. I used a little bit of burlap ribbon for texture and gray felt clouds to bring out the gray in the koalas. Plus with the green fields of the outback… it has to be during the rainy season! Here’s a close-up of the Koalas…

Now I guess you’re looking for the next mate to hop on over to?? Well before you do… Make sure you comment below for your chance to win an Australian Souvenir. Each of us will be selecting someone from our comments to receive a little Aussie Souvenir from Zoe!

PLUS Zoe is offering 20% OFF store wide at Makeitcrafty.com until the 28th January! Hurry on over (when you get through the hop of course!) to grab some bargains!!


Thanks for stopping by and where ever you are… we hope you have a fabulous Australian Day! Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oi! Oi! Oi!

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous DEBBIE!!

Macie

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It’s a big day over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps with a whole set of New Releases this week! There are a few Little Misses, an Animal Friend, and two adorable Sugar ‘n Spice Dolls that you don’t want to miss out on – perfect for snuggling and Valentines!! Check out all the fabulous inspiration at the LMM Challenge Blog where there are several projects from the design team!


For my project I chose to use Macie and create a Christmas card. Again, this was actually one that I had made back in December, but shhhh… don’t tell the DT about that! LOL One of these days I’m going to run out of finished projects and will eventually have to start making some. But I think I have four more projects… aren’t I just lucky?! 😀


This Little Miss is in seventh heaven with her little turtle friend and I’m sure spends hours and hours of imaginary play! Her dress comes with and without the poinsette on the front so she is perfect for any occasion. I hope you’ve enjoyed the project and don’t forget to head on over to the LMM Challenge blog for the rest of the inspiration and New Releases!