Spooky Blue

Hi everyone!  Today I've got a couple of cards to share...it's a busy day!  I'm very excited to be sharing my first card for the Ching Chou Kuik Challenge Blog! I love being part of the Ching Chou Kuik DT, and was thrilled at the chance to join the blog DT for their challenge to 'Use the Colors of Fall'.  Your card does not have to be a fall or Halloween card, but it must use fall colors (Orange, Yellow, Brown and Green).  For my card I've used Spooky Blue, and I think she's perfect for this challenge!  I hope you like her!

The Copic I used are: skin - E50, E51, E53 & YR000; hair - E08, E19, YR14 & YR18; eyes - YG01, YG17 & YG23; dress - YG01, YG93, YG95 & YG97; heart - R56 & R59; spider - W2, W5, W7, W9 & YG01; wings - E42, E43, E47, Y08, Y17, YG01, YG93, YR14 & YR18. I used Pebbles Inc. chalk for the background.  The image is printed on X-press paper.

For the card I used Bazzill cardstock, paper by Farmhouse Paper, ribbon, Wild Orchid flowers, Martha Stewart border punch and Joy! Crafts die.  The DT on the Ching Chou Kuik Challenge Blog always does such amazing work.  I was honored to join them!  I hope you'll head on over to check out there gorgeous projects, and to play along in their challenge.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:

Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - Use Patterned Paper

Crafting With an Attitude - Anything Goes

xx Bonnie

Matilda Boo Goes Back to School

Good morning everyone! We have a brand new challenge for you all over on the Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog! The theme for this challenge is 'School Rules'. We want to see projects from you that are school related. You can find lots of fantastic school themed images over in the Lacy Sunshine Online Store.  For my project, I used the adorable 'Matilda Boo Goes Back to School'.  Isn't she a-dorable? 

The Copics I used are: skin - E50, E51, E53 & E93; hair - E71, E74, E77 & E79; clothes - R11, R20, R14, R17 & R02; hat - B93, B95, B97, B91, BG10, BG11 & BG13; shoes - W2, W3 & W5; backpack - E33, E35 & E37.  The image is printed on x-press paper.

For the card I used Bazzill cardstock, paper by Webster's Pages (Hall Pass), ribbon, Wild Orchid flowers, and school themed buttons.  I think I'll save this card to give as a thank you to one of the teacher's at school.  I hope you'll head on over to the Lacy Sunshine Challenge Blog to check out the other awesome projects the DT has made for your inspiration, and while you're there, please play along in our 'School Rules' challenge.  Have a great week everyone!

xx Bonnie

Steampunk Angel

Hello everyone in blogger land!  Today I am sharing a card I made for the new Anything Goes challenge in the Art by Mi Ran Facebook Group.  You might remember that last month we started adding an Optional Theme to our AG challenges, and the this month it is 'Things With Wings'.  I love this theme!  It's funny though, because my first instinct was to look at fairy images, which I love to color, but then I saw this image called Steampunk Angel and decided to challenge myself with something different!  I've never done anything Steampunk before, so that alone was a challenge!  But hey, that's how we grow, right?  I am very happy with the result...what do you think?

The Copics I used are: hair - R81, R56 & R59; dress - BV20, BV25 & BV29, stole - E40, E42, E43, E47 & Wink of Stella (clear); wings - E71, E77, E79, C1, C3, C5, Y21, Y26, Y28 & white gel pen.

For the card I used Bazzill cardstock, Graphic 45 paper, Gold paper (I've had forever - no clue where it is from), flowers, Prima wooden clock, Prima hat pins, and dies from Memory Box and Tim Holtz.  I cut the Memory Box gears die twice - once in gold, once in burgundy.  I cut the gold ones apart and layered them over top of the burgundy one for dimension.  I would love to know what you think!

I hope you will pop on over to the Art by Mi Ran Facebook Group and become a member (if you aren't already).  The DT has some beautiful projects to share with you, and we invite you to play along with our challenge 'Anything Goes & (optional) Things With Wings'.  Thanks for taking a look!

xx Bonnie

Lacy Sunshine Blog Hop!

GOOD MORNING LACIES!!!

It was a lovely day with a gentle breeze making the grass wave, but all of a sudden black clouds and icy wind came out of the north! What could it be but an evil force coming to wreak havoc in the garden? It must be Frostbite, the evil villainess, and why is she freezing the sweet Flower Pot Pretties and bloomin beauties?!? Snow is falling everywhere, and the icy wind blasted open the doors of the green house! How can we save the Flower Pot Pretties? What can be done to save summer?
We must Hop! With everyone hopping and spreading Sunshine we might 
have a chance to save the Flower Pot Pretties from Frostbite!

Today Color Your World is having another FUN Blog Hop combining the talented Design Team and the talented Creative Team!

Lacy Sunshine's greenhouse containing all the FLOWER POT PRETTY'S has been frozen 
by a magical snow storm at the end of August

We have a fantastic grand prize on offer for the lucky winner and lots of digi prizes to giveaway at the end of this hop, so its definitely worth your while hopping along with us all.

Digi Prizes

Each hop stop Creative team Designer and Design Team Designer will pick one commentor from their blog and that lucky person will win a digi of their choice

Grand Prize
The Grand prize is a thirty dollar gift certificate for digital stamps and papers in the lacy sunshine shoppe

To be in with a chance to win all you have to do is hop to ALL the blogs in the line up and leave comments as you go.

Only those who comment on all the blogs will go forward to a LIVE random drawing held on August 3o and the winners picked out by Heather.

I have used SNOWY DARLA DOGWOOD

The image is printed on x-press paper.  For the card I used Bazzill cardstock, Paper by Bo Bunny, LaLa Land dies, flowers from Wild Orchid, frantage & stickles. 

So you don't get lost, start at the beginning
Artist Heather Valentin @ Lacy Sunshine Stamps
Corinne CT
Bonnie DT (this is me)
Kitty DT
Lisbeth DT
Linda DT
Natasja DT
Vannessa DT
Audrey DT
Cindy CT
Carolyn CT
Sandra CT
Aurora CT
Caroline CT
Lozzy CT
Annie CT
Lisa CT
Denise CT
Irene DT

Many thanks for hopping with us today, don't forget that only those who comment on

ALL the hop stops are eligible to win the prizes. Then pop over to our

Lacy Sunshine Blog on August 30th to see if you're a winner!

Have a colourful day, from all of us at the Color Your World

Lacy Sunshine Creative & Design teams.

Marie Antionette

Hey there Blogger Land!  It's time for a brand new challenge on the Creative Knockouts blog!  This week our theme is 'Anything Goes' - it doesn't get any easier than that, right?  We are sponsored by SLS Lines, and they are giving away an awesome prize - a $10 gift certificate to their store.  

For my card, I am using this very cool and beautiful image called Marie Antionette.  I just love all of her hair, and those cupcakes are so cute!  I had so much fun coloring her! I'd love to know what you think.

The Copics I used are: hair - V09, V06 & V01; cupcakes - E13, E35, E37, R22, R27, RV000, RV02, RV04, RV13 & RV14; bow - YG01, YG17 & YG23.  The image is printed on x-press paper.

For the card I used Bazzill cardstock, paper from Bo Bunny (Smoochable), fibers, and dies from LaLa Land Crats, Sizzix and Spellbinder.  I hope you will head on over to the Creative Knockouts Blog and join our challenge.  While you're there, check out the amazing projects from the rest of the DT.  Have a great day!

xx Bonnie

Autism Fairy Breanna

Happy Monday morning everyone!  I'd love to share my card for the brand new challenge on the Craft Your Passion Challenge Blog! Our theme is always 'Anything Goes', and this week we are sponsored by Di's Digis who are giving a $10 Gift Voucher to the winner.  Great prize, right?  For this challenge we were able to use any image by any stamp company, so I made an easel card using Autism Fairy Breanna by Faery Ink.  I gave this to my daughter, and she really loved it:)

The Copics I used are: hair - R02, R11, R14 & R17; eyes - Y21, Y26 & Y28; dress - E40, E42, E71, E77 & E79; wings - YR0000, YR00, YR02, B0000 & Wink of Stella (clear).  The image is printed on x-press paper. 

I used foam tape behind the image (I do this with every image I cut out), and folded her wings forward a bit to make them 3D, like they were coming off of the page. 

For the card I used Bazzill cardstock, paper and quote by Webster's Pages, lace, ribbon, and dies by Spellbinder and Joy! Crafts.  I especially loved the quote 'Always Remember, You Are Loved', as I made this for my daughter.  I'd love to know your thoughts!  And please head on over to the Craft Your Passion Challenge Blog to check out the other beautiful DT work, and to play along in our new 'Anything Goes' challenge.  Have a great week!

xx Bonnie

Angelica's Giant Pumpkin

Hey everyone!  How is your summer going down?  We're in our second week of school, so summer has kind of ended for us, but it's hotter than ever.  Boo!  How about a fall themed card?  Has me wishing for the cooler months!  The card I am sharing is for the new challenge on the Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges Blog, and our theme is 'Use a Sentiment'.  We are sponsored by Inky Impressions, and I am using this sweet image - Angelica's Giant Pumpkin.

The Copics I used are: hair - E43, E47 & E49; clothes - W1, W2, W5, R35, R37& R39;  pumpkin - YR23, YR31, YR18, YR65 & YR68; leaves - R08, YR14, YR23, YR24, Y26, Y28, YG01, YG93, YG95 & YG97; squirrel - E13, E15, E25 & E29.  The image is printed on x-press paper.  

For the card I used Bazzill cardstock, paper from Farmhouse Paper Company, sentiment sticker from MME, flowers and leaves from Wild Orchid, and ribbon.  I chalked the edges of the paper with Colorbox (chestnut roan), and I used Pebbles Inc. chalk for the background of the image.

Please pop on over to the Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenge Blog to see the other amazing work my our DT.  While you are there, we invite you to play along with our 'Use a Sentiment' challenge too! Have a great day!

xx Bonnie