The Huntress

Hello everyone!  I am so excited to tell you that I was invited to join the Design Team 'B' over at The Paper Shelter!  I had applied some time ago, and am a huge fan of their stamps, so you can imagine my delight when the opportunity to join the team cam up! There is a new challenge starting this week, and the theme is 'Xtra vaganza!'.  We want to see your projects with lots of decoration added to them - flowers, gems, lace, pearls, etc).  You do not need to use an image from The Paper Shelter to enter, but those using a digi from The Paper Shelter will be eligible to win the $30 gift certificate.  Any winner not using a Paper Shelter image will win 3 Digis of their choice.  For my card I am using The Huntress.  I love the strength and beauty of this image.

The Copics I have used are: skin - E000, E00, E11, E21, E93 & R11; hair - E42, E43, E47 & E49; dress - R81, R83 & R 85; vines - YG93, YG97 & G21; flowers - BG10, BG11, BG13 & RV66; bow/arrow - E33, E35, E37 & Wink of Stella gold & Silver glitter markers.  The image is printed on x-press paper.   I chalked around the image with Pebbles Inc. chalk. 

A closer look at this beautiful image: 

For my card I used Bazzill cardstock, Sherri Baldy paper, a doily, lace, pearls, flowes/leaves from Wild Orchid, and dies by Tim Holtz and LaLa Land Crafts, I used foam tape to the back of the image for added dimension (I do this with all of my cards).  I'm really pleased with her, and I hope I have inspired you to join our 'Xtra vaganza' challenge on The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog.  Check out the gorgeous work by the other DT while you're there!  Thanks for taking a look.  Have a fantastic day!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting With an Attitude - Anything Goes

xx Bonnie

Lacy Sunshine - Rory's Lil Unicorn

So I have some cool news to share!  This morning I was playing along with some contests over in the Lacy Sunshine Facebook Group, and I was a winner!  I won this A-dorable new stamp Rory's Lil Unicorn.  Isn't she cute? 

The Copics I used are: skin - E000, E00, E04, E11, E21 & R20; hair - E08, E19, YR14 & YR18, clothes - B91, B95, B97, YR23, YR31, Y32, YG00, YG03 & YG25; unicorn - RV23, RV25, W0, W3 & E95.

The card is made using Bazzill cardstock, paper'stickers from Basic Grey (knee highs), leaves/flowers from Wild Orchid, and dies by Spellbinder & Tim Holtz.  Thanks for taking a look!  Today is a crafty day, so I'm off to make another card:)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - Kids

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

xx Bonnie

Art By MiRan - Anything Goes

Hi folks!  Today we start a new 'Anything Goes' challenge over in the Art By MiRan Facebook Group.  I just love her Anything Goes challenges.  She has so many amazing images to choose from!  This month I'm using 'Number One' which you can find here at Whimsy Stamps.

The Copics I used are; skin - E000, E00, E04, E11, E21 & R11; hair - YR24, Y32, E35 & E37; shirt/bow - R01, R02 & R08; jeans - B91, B95 & B97.  I used a white gel pen to add polka dots to her bow.

I used Bazzill cardstock, paper and stickers from Echo Park (Note to Self), and Tim Holtz die.  Pretty simple as far as embellishments go, but I think it works! Love to know what you think:)  Thanks for taking a look, and be sure to check out the rest of the DT work, and enter our Anything Goes challenge over in the Art by MiRan Facebook Group!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes
Sister Act Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Kids
Polkadoodle - Girly but no Pink
Scribbles and Scraps - Anything Goes

xx Bonnie

Craft Your Passion DT Member Here!

Hey there everyone!  I hope you all had a nice Easter:) I have some exciting news to share...today I am sharing a card I made as a new Design Team member with Craft Your Passion! We start a new challenge today, and our challenges are always Anything Goes!  The sponsor for this week is Lacy Sunshine.  I was super excited for this, as it is the first time for me using one of their images.  I chose to use 'Saniya Time Ethereal Enchantress'.  

The Copics I used are: skin - E000, E00, E04, E21 & R20; hair - E31, E33, E35 & E37; clothing - YR23, Y21, Y32, YG00, YG03, YG17, YG25, E13, E15 & E17; shoes - B00, BG0, BG05, BG18 & BG72.  For the clock elements I used Y26, Y28 & E40, and added Glossy Accents on the top of the clock faces.

For the card I used cardstock, and paper by Graphic 45 (Olde Curiosity Shoppe Collection), dies by Tim Holtz and Memory box, and flowers from my stash.   I hope you'll come by the Craft Your Passion blog, and check out the other DT projects, as well as enter yours into our challenge!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes

Scrapping 4 Fun - AG + 3 Embellishments (3 flowers - plus die cuts & wood clock)

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Polkadoodle - Use a Die

Scribble & Scrap - Anything Goes

Avenue 613 - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

xx Bonnie

ABM - Beautiful Amy

Happy Easter everyone!  I do hope you find time today to celebrate with your friends and family.  We have a pretty low key day - my husband is traveling for work, so it's just the kids and I.  We're being lazy, eating a bunch, and looking for some eggs!  

I'm hosting the Art By MiRan Blog today, and am happy to share this card with you.  I finished my Easter cards a couple of weeks ago, so it's not a holiday card, but it's one of her new images - Beautiful Amy - and I couldn't wait to color her!

The Copics I uses are: skin - E000, E00, E04, E11 & R20; hair - E40, E43, E47 & E49; kimono - G000, G21, G85, G99, R02 & R08; fan - BG000, BG09 & BG18; lanterns - YR14, YR15, YR18 & Y17.

I used Bazzill cardstock, paper by Basic Grey (Konichiwa), flowers from my flower drawer, and dies by LaLa Land Crafts and Tim Holtz.  Thanks for taking a look!  

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Scrapping 4 Fun - AG + 3 embellishments (3+ flowers, die cuts)

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Make a Card

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Anything Goes

Fab n Funky Challenges - Lots of Layers

Polkadoodle - Use a Die

Clear it Out - 2+ things you are hoarding - the paper and some flowers I have had for over 3 years!

Scribbles & Scraps - Anything Goes

xx Bonnie

Scrapbook Stamp Society - New Challenge

Good morning everyone!  It's time for a new challenge on the Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog!  The theme of the challenge is Anything Goes, and it will run for 2 weeks.  For today's challenge I used the image 'Stamp 1' which you can find here in the Sherri Baldy Etsy shop.  I went for bold, bright colors on this card: 

The Copics I used are: skin - E000, E00, E11, E21 & R20; hair - E35, E37, YR23, Y21 & Y32, eyes - B000, B00, B02 & B05; clothing - YG00, YG03, YG17, YG25, B91, B95, B97, Y17 & Y32; background - RV000; frame - E40, E71, E77 & E79.

For the card I used Bazzill cardstock, paper from Colorbok (Hootenanny), Wild Orchid flowers, and dies from Tim Holtz, Spellbinders & LaLa Land Crafts.

Please head on over to the Scrapbook Stamp Society Challenge Blog and check out the amazing work by the rest of the Design Team, and to find out more details to enter your own gorgeous creations!  Thanks for taking a look!  Have an awesome week:)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

2015 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge

Inky Impressions - Bold & Bright

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Anything Goes 

My Creative Moments - Colorful Creations

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

xx Bonnie

Karleigh Sue - Sexy Selfie

Today I get to host the Karleigh Sue Inspiration Blog again!  I'm just having too much fun with her images:)  For today I wanted to try one of her sexy girls...Sexy Selfie.  Here's the card I made:

The Copics I used are: skin - E000, E00, E04, E21 and R20; hair - YR23, YR31, Y32 & E35; dress - G000, G00, BG32 & BG34; shoes - C3, C5 & C7.

For the card I used paper from a paper pad I bought at Michael's, Tim Holtz die, Prima stick pin (crown), and a pin from Crate Paper.  I thought the crown was a cute touch added atop her head:)  Be sure to check out the Inspiration blog for makes by the other DT members, and for our New Release next week!  Have an awesome weekend!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

xx Bonnie

Art by MiRan - Facebook Progressive Challenge

It's that time again - time for a NEW Progressive Challenge over in the Art by MiRan Facebook Group.  This cutie is Party Time Patty, and is exclusive for this challenge.  If you participated in the February challenge, you'll get her for free.  If it's your first time, you can still participate!  Just head on over to the Facebook Group and look for the pinned post:)

The Copics I used to color her are: skin - E000, E00, E04, E21 and R20; hair - E25, E50 and E53, dress - RV000, RV04, RV52, RV55, YR00,, YR04 and YR07; shoes - E71, E77 and E79; baloons - V000, V01, V12, V15, B00, BG000, BG01 and BG05.

For the card I used Bazzill cardstock, paper by TaDa, die cute by Tim Holtz and Sizzix, flowers from WIld Orchid, and an acetate sentiment (enjoy) by Glitz Girls.  

You can find all of the details and check out everyone's entries over at the Art by MiRan Facebook Group.  Hope to see your entry there too!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

TTCRD - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - Celebrate

Inky Impressions - For a Special Lady

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Birthday

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

xo  Bonnie

Tip of the Hat

Yay!  I had a chance to play around with another East Image.  This time I colored up Lucy Loo 'Lucy Style I Love You'.  She is one of the images I bought with the discount I won for being a DT pick on their last challenge! It is perfect that she's one that I had to have (lol), because the new challenge on The East Wind Challenge Blog is 'Tip of the Hat'...using a hat somewhere on your project.  Here's what I did with her:

The Copics I used are: skin - E000, E00, E04, E21 and R20; hair - B000, B00, B12 and B16; shirt - YR31, YR15, Y17 and Y32; hat - C1, C3, C5, C7, YG03 and YG25.

FOr the card, I used Bazzill cardstock, and papers from Bo Bunny's 'A Gift of Love' line, flowers from Wild Orchid and Michael's, and Tim Holz star diecut.  I don't know what it is about these images, but I always tend to do something colorful with their hair.  Anyway...I hope you like her!  Thanks for looking:)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

The East Wind - Tip of the Hat

My Craft Creations - Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Cuttin and Stampin - Anything Goes

A Step in the Darkness - Challenge 15

A Girl Who Crafts - Anything Goes

Scribble and Scraps - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps - Make Your Mark

xo  Bonnie

Simply Betty Fan Page Challenge - Little Victorian Rio

Tonight I've finished up my second entry for the Simply Betty Fan page Challenge using the Hat Ladies.  You can find the challenge here on her blog.  For this one, I colored up Little Victorian Rio.  I think she might be my favorite in the group. Oh, who am I kidding, lol.  I love them all. Probaboy couldn't pick a favorite!  For her we were challenged to use polka dots and a border punch. Here's my card:

The Copics I used are: skin - E000, E00, E04, E21 and R20; hair - Y28, Y32, YR31 and E25; jacket - R32, R35 and R37; skirt - YR00, YR24 and YR31.

For the card I used paper from Cosmo Cricket 'Coral Bloom' (floral), WeR 'Direct Flight' (polka dot), and Bazzill, a border punch by Martha Stewart, flourish die by Tim Holtz, and flowers I had on hand.  I'm off to work on my next one!  Thanks for looking:)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Simply Betty Stamps - Fan Page Challenge
Penny's Paper-Crafty - Anything Goes #212
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
Glitter n Sparkle - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
My Creative Moments - Anything Goes
4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes
The Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes

Xo  Bonnie

Hello Sunshine

Good morning everyone!  Today I'm sharing a card which so unlike what I usually make, but I still love how it turned out!  I used the Squeek image by Sherri Baldy which you can find here.  How cute is she??  Instead of adding a lot of embellishments and die cuts which I love to do, I went for a clean and simple card.  Like I said, I am quite pleased at it looks, and I hope you are too!

The Copics I used are: YG00, YG03, YG25, R00, R02, R24, YR000, YR00, YR02, YR16, Y17, Y32, G21, and G29.

For the card I used paper  and 'hello sunshine' from Basic Grey's 'Fresh Cut' line, white cardstock, some ribbon from my stash, and a Tim Holtz die.  Pretty simple.  But pretty!  Thanks for taking a look:)

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything Goes option Happy Birthday

Jo's Scrap Shack - "It's Sketch Time"

Craft Your Passions - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

xo  Bonnie

Art by Miran's Birthday Celebration!

Hello everyone! Today I have the pleasure of hosting the Art by Miran blog.  This month we are hosting the 1 year anniversary of the Art by Miran blog!  I am so lucky to be part of such an amazingly talented group of women.  We are each taking turns sharing our first project as a Art by Miran DT, and a new project featuring the same image.  Well, since I've only joined the team this month, I'm sharing my first ever project done with one of her images (which, coincidentally prompted me start my blog!). 

Beginning on January 1st through January 16th, each day a team member will share their creation on the blog, giving you each a a chance to win some of these wonderful images!

All you have to do is leave a comment on each post of the Art by MiRan blog for a chance to be chosen to win!!

One winner each day will WIN 3 images of their choice from the store!!

Winners will be announced on January 24th!!

The image I used was Sweet and Sassy, which I entered into their September 26, 2014 Anything Goes challenge, and ended up winning a top 3 spot!  Here is my original project: 

I wanted to created something completely different for you all today, and here's what I made:

The Copics I used to color her are: skin - E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20; hair - E57, Y26, Y32, YR31; eyes - E21, E25, E29; dress - RV000, R81, R85; scarf - E40, E71, E77; shoes - W5, W7, W9.

To create the card I used paper and stickers from Glitz Design's 'All Dolled Up' collection, a Bella Blvd. feather, black ribbon, dies by Tim Holtz, La-La Land Crafts and Spellbinders, and WeR Memory Keeper crazy 8 punch.  

As you can see...same image, completely different look!  Thanks for looking, and be sure to check out all of the other Birthday Celebration projects! 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Penny's Paper - Crafty Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

The Paper Nest - Anything Goes

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Glitter n Sparkle - Include some pink

Inky Chicks - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Mema's Crafts - Anything Goes

Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes

Inspiration Destination - Anything Goes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Scrap-Creations - New

Stamping Sensations - Dies and Punches

 - Bonnie

Rio and Her Penguin

Happy Saturday morning!  Have you seen the latest stamp from Simply Betty Stamps?  If you're a member of her Simply B Stamps Fan Group on Facebook, you've seen 'Rio and Her Penguin'.  How CUTE is she?!?  She was a freebie, as long as you complete a project with her by Monday.  I love when Betty does that:)  Go join her Facebook group if you haven't already, so you don't miss out!  Here is the card I made with her last night:

The Copics I used to color her are: 

Skin - E000, E00, E04, E21 and R20

Hair - E53, E57 and E59

Eyes - BG000, B00 and B02

Lips - R20 and R24

Shirt - B91, B95 and B97

Pants - YG93, YG95 and YG97

Socks - B91, B95, B97, Y21 and Y26

Cubes - BG000, BG01, B00and V000

Penguin - C1, C3, C5, C7, YR00, YR14, YR18 and Atyou Spica 00

To create the card I used paper from the Bo Bunny 'Snow Day' line, Quick Quotes Blue Hawaiian power puff chalk,  La-La Land Crafts flag banner die, Tim Holtz elegant flourishes dies, and Spellbinders lacey squares die, and an acrylic snowflake which I painted white.  Thanks for looking!

- Bonnie 

Sweetie Sonia from Artbymiran

Here's a cute card I made using the image Sweetie Sonia from artbymiran.  I am quickly becoming addicted her images!  They're so lovely, and she has a great variety of images!  I've had some papers from Basic Grey's Konnichiwa line from a few years ago, and FINALLY found the perfect use. As soon as I saw her, I knew I'd be using it!

I forgot to keep track of all of the Copic colors I used, but here's what I know...for skin I used E000, E00, E04, E11 and E21; hair was BV20, BV25 and BV29; dress was R11, R32 and R35; jacket was G000, BG09 and BG57; shoes were W7, W5 and W3.

In addition to the paper, I used brown lace, and die cuts from Spellbinders (lacey squares, labels seventeen), La La Land Crafts Berry Flourish and Tim Holtz Caged Bird.  I cut the bird cage twice, and used foam adhesive to give the cage dimension with the bird inside it. Thanks for looking:)





Day of the Deal Alex Challenge

Are you a member of the Kit and Clowder group on Facebook? If not, you can find it here, and join. The page is full of inspiration! That is also where I entered the Day of the Dead Alex challenge. The image was free to members of Kit and Clowder and Simply B Stamps Fan Group (find them here) on facebook. The challenge was to color her using a monochromatic color scheme (all colors from the same color family), plus a pop of color.  My first attempt at monochromatic coloring!  It was lots of fun, but a challenge for sure. If you missed the challenge, the image can be found here on the Simply Betty Stamps website.

For her skin and clothing I used V93, V95 and V99. For her skin I used V000, V22 and V28.  My pop of color was on her face using YG45 and YG03.

I hope you like her!  I'm off to work on another challenge from the Simply B Stamp Fan Group.  Look for that post in the next day or so:)

Bat Wing Betty Challenge

Here is a card I made for the Bat Wing Betty challenge on Simply B Stamps Fan Group on Facebook.  The stamp is FREE, but only if you are a member of the group.  You can join the group here SBS Fan Group.

I used paper from My Mind's Eye (Haunted) and We R Memory Keepers (Heebie Jeebies). I also used some Tim Holtz and Spellbinders dies, and Halloween Spider Webs. Thanks for looking!