Celebrate the Red, White and Blue

Have you seen the latest Miss Adventure set from A Jillian Vance Design and Whimsie Doodles?  It is called "Miss Adventure: Celebrate" and is available now for a limited time with limited quantities.  Come on, you know you want it.

For this card, I did my thing.  You know...X-Press It cardstock, Copic markers, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versafine Onyx Black ink.  Paper from Jillibean Soup, red cardstock and one white cardstock layer dry embossed with a star folder.  The small stars were made with a punch, and there's a button with Baker's Twine.

Better get your limited edition set now over at A Jillian Vance Design, before it's too late.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  Stay tuned...more cards to come this week.  I was a cardmaking machine this weekend, LOL!

Fishing Friends

I'm on a cardmaking roll.  It's summer.  It's all good. 

Today, I'm sharing a card I made with an image from High Hopes called "Fishing Friends".  I actually won this adorable image in one of their challenges a few months ago (thank you!) and I thought this was a great time to ink it up. Don't you think the doggie looks like Sloopy?

I stamped "Fishing Friends" with Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers. 

The image is framed with black cardstock and the larger card panel is patterned paper from Doodlebug Designs.  The sentiment is from There She Goes, and a small silver little fish brad complete the details on this card.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today.  And thanks so much to High Hopes for the free stamp!  I'm entering this card into their current challenge #223, "Water".

Summer Delight

Ice cream.  The beach.  I'm thinking a day couldn't get any better.

This sweet image is from Impression Obsession and is called "Summer Delight".  I just had to have it for obvious reasons, can you guess?  Anyway, I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers and drew in the beach around the image with Copic markers as well.  The sun was sponged with SeaShells Conch Shell dye ink.  The white caps on the ocean were made with a white Uni-ball Signo pen.

I framed the scene with black cardstock and patterned paper from Jillibean Soup.

I am entering this into the current challenge over on the Impression Obsession blog, "Are We There Yet?"  Don't I wish, LOL!  I would love to be at the beach with my Sloopy.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!

Seriously?!

As one door closes, another opens...

First...some sad news...

After more than 4 years and 211 "sassy" challenges, Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog is closing down! This will be our final blog challenge!! But wait...

Now...some happy news...

Sassy Cheryl's is opening a fantastically fun - and still super "sassy" - new Facebook Group!! More information will be posted on Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog on July 1st...so stay tuned!!

So, for the last challenge, we have been given a sketch:

For my card, I used the Sassy Cheryl's digital image of "Seriously".   I printed the image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the image with Copic markers.  Using an oval Nestabilities die, I used the out-of-the-box technique, and framed with black cardstock.  Patterned paper from Jillibean Soup was used, along with white and black cardstocks to complete the layers of this card.  Three small brads complete the details of this card, along with the sentiment, also a part of "Seriously".

I sure hope you play along with us!  This challenge will last just one week, so hurry!  You can win some free digital images from Sassy Cheryl's.  Go check out all the deets on the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog.

Seas the Day, Please

Oh why can't I look out my window and see this view?!  If you haven't noticed, I'm starting to get into my yearly longing for the ocean.  Usually what happens is I'll incorporate ocean scenes into my cards.  You've been forewarned. 

I made this CAS card using A Jillian Vance Design's "Seas the Day" stamp set from Whimsie Doodles. X-Press It cardstock, Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink, Copic markers, Versafine Onyx Black ink, and black cardstock.  No real mysteries here.

Here's wishing you a great week! 

Day Dream Believin'

I'm loving this new digital image from Sassy Cheryl's called "Day Dream Believin'"  She should have called it "Kecia & Sloopy", don't you think?  LOL!

I printed the image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the image (relaxing!) with Copic markers.  Then I framed the image with black cardstock and place it upon a panel of patterned paper from Jillibean Soup. 

The sentiment is from a Michael's $1 stamp, and was inked with Versafine Onyx Black.  A little button and Baker's Twine put this finishing touches on this card.

Here's hoping you get a little day dreaming in today!  Thanks for visiting my blog!

Jump for Joy!

This is such a fun digital image from the Doodle Pantry.  It is from the set "Dizzy Dachshund".  It reminds me so much of Sloopy, so this is a happy card for me.  I love to see Sloopy running (and flying through the air), because I am reminded of last January when she could not and had to have back surgery.

I printed the dachshund image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the image with Copic markers.  I cut around the image with detailed scissors. 

I cut a circle with a Nestabilities die, and drew in the grass and sky to create a little scene for the dog to be jumping from.  I framed the circle with black cardstock.

Patterned paper from Bo Bunny serves as the main panel, and is paper pierced and faux stitched with a colored pencil.  It is framed with black cardstock.

The sentiment is one of many from the Dizzy Dachshund set.  It was printed and a MFT die-namic was used to create the flag.  A dog paw brad was used to hold the flag in place.

I glued the rear of the dachshund onto the circle scene, and the front of the dachshund is pop-dotted to give the illusion of truly jumping forward.

I'm loving it.  I hope you do too!