Message in a Bottle Mermaid

Crafting By Designs Spotlight
World Wide Open Design Team Favorite

Coffee of the Day - Maple Fudge

Hello to all of you! the weekend is just around the corner! can you see signs of it yet? ;)

We have a new challenge over on the Aud Sentiments blog with an 'Under the Sea plus a sentiment' theme. our sponsor is the ever so lovely Aurora Wings, and we all know you want a chance to win that prize! there are some gorgeous projects on the blog to inspire your creativity, so go take a looksie!

I am using the beautiful 'Mermaid's Wish' image on my card today. isn't she gorgeous? the paper is some I had made originally for Mick's set of octopus cards. I made enough knowing that I had this beauty to create, too. ;) they were made with gelatos, glimmer mist, and SU! ink refills on watercolor paper. doily is sprayed with a lovely glimmer mist mixture as well.

flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts & Petaloo, a Martha Stewart fern punch was used to replicate coral and seaweed, dies are both by Spellbinders, and buttons are from my vintage stash. sentiment, cheesecloth bg stamp (hard to see on the handmade paper), and my ever fave little banner punch are by SU!

moss mini ric rac ties a bow made from foxglove hand dyed silk ribbon and natural burlap string. I had to add some little shells to complete the card. they seemed the perfect touch for this undersea world! :) touches of shimmerz paint and the wink of stella glitter pen were added to the main image for some extra shine and sparkle.

thank you so much for stopping by! enjoy your day!
Jennifer

Challenges:
Aurora Wings - a touch of class
Classic DT Open Ch - anything for a DT
Crafting By Designs - once upon a time (I think mermaids work with a fairy tales, don't you?)
House That Stamps Built - use 2 or more stamps (3 here - digital main image as well as sentiment and cheesecloth bg stamp on handmade paper)
World Wide Open DT Ch - anything goes
Emerald Faeries - anything goes
Paper Shelter - sentimental
Crafty Creations - tic tac toe (sentiment, image, tag)
Digi Choosday - add a sentiment
Craft Dee BowZ - anything goes with a bow
Use Your Stuff - color challenge
Ribbon Girls - any card with ribbon
Cupcake Inspiration - photo inspiration
Pile it On - tic tac toe (twine/ribbon, image, tag/ticket)
Creative Craft Cottage - fave color combo (I am really enjoying using these jewel tones lately)

A Leprechaun's Pot of Gold

Coffee of the Day - Vanilla Macadamia Nut

Sharing another St. Patrick's Day card with all of you, this one with an image from Aurora Wings. He is the 'Whimsical Leprechaun with Shamrock' and always makes me smile. :)

I added a felt shamrock from Michael's that was inked a bit to help tone down the brightness of the green, once again the paper is from the Authentique Charmed collection, both ribbons are the lime juice grosgrain from RRR with the bow being tied with the olive burlap string. a few sequins complete the card. little touches with distress stickles, a white gel pen, and the wink of stella glitter pen to the main image.

Tomorrow is a BIG day for posts on my blog, so be sure to stop back by! see you then! :)

Challenges:
Cr8tive Hands Friends - anything goes
City Crafter - make it green
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - go green
Outlawz Color Ch - color challenge plus twist (green, orange, & black plus felt)
Aurora Wings - fave season (I actually like all but summer. spring is wonderful with things blooming and turning GREEN again. grins!)
Dragonfly Journeys - go green
Choux Choux Paper Art - St. Patrick's Day linky party

A Sweet Little Sprite and Blog Candy Winner!

Coffee of the Day - Irish Creme

I have a quick card to post as well as the winner of my Nifty at Fifty Birthday Blog Candy to announce. first I want to thank all of you who entered. I appreciate the kind comments so many of you left for me! :)

Enter a number:

I want a number between 1 and…

Result:

25

and that person is:
Alicia O'Bryant!!!

congratulations, Alicia! please send me an email  (jenscull @ yahoo.com) with your mailing address so I can get your goodies right out to you. hopefully I can have hubby mail them before the July 4th holiday. if I haven't heard from you by the weekend, I will draw another winner.

not sure why it keeps re-setting to 100, but I really did put 27 in the field. sorry about that.

my card is one I started doing a few weeks ago as a DT project, but then decided upon something else, so I set it aside. I finished it yesterday. if you go to the Aurora Wings Facebook group, you will see some of the most astounding and talented crafters around. I am truly ashamed to share anything I create over there. they are AMAZING! but my little sprite makes me happy and she is the best I can do, where I am right now, so that is good enough for me. :)

papers are from the Basic Grey Curio collection. I must say, this is a tough collection of papers to use. almost all of them are outlined in the black. anyway, the flowers are Prima, buttons and crochet trim are vintage. her wings are painted in shimmerz. main image die is Spellbinders and mini leaf flourish die is Cheery Lynn. whoops, I forgot to mention that this precious little image is 'Grumpy Fae' by Aurora Wings.

please stop back by later for a hugey huge huge blog hop with Whimsy Digital images! I'm so happy to be a part of this lovely team! nice people and a reputable store make such a big difference when it comes to a DT! :)

Challenges:
Bunny Zoe - layers
Love to Create - 3 or more designer papers (I have 3)
Flonz Vintage Stamping - summer blooms
Di's Digi Designs - lots of layers
Creative Corner - flowers
Jo's Scrap Shack - in the garden
Ladybug Crafts - summer flowers
Crafts Galore Encore - use a stamp or digi
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - anything goes w/patterned paper
Kitty Bee Designs - fairy tale/fantasy creatures

Wild About You, Valentine

Coffee of the Day - Pumpkin Spice

Today I am showing you the Valentine card I made for Mick. he loves animals and all things nature. this image comes from Aurora Wings, and I was blessed to win it in a fun Facebook contest about a month ago. I knew it would be fun for my guys, and Valentine's Day seemed the perfect time to try it out. I know that those of you who excel at using Copic markers would do a lovely job with this image. for now, you'll have to put up with my scrawny attempts watercoloring it. ;)

I was afraid if I reduced the image size too much, it would get really tough to color. therefore, it is BIG on this card. papers are Basic Grey Aspen Frost, a holiday collection that I happen to like for year 'round. I added some small touches to the main image with both silver and white gel pens. the man's cape is actually artichoke, but it turns a funny shade when used for watercolor.

See you tomorrow! thank you so much for popping by. :)

Challenges:
Sassy Studio Designs - Valentine's Day
Male Room - Valentine
Ruby's Rainbow - spots and stripes
Cardz 4 Guyz - truly madly deeply
TTCRD - anything goes
Craftitude - anything goes or Valentine's/love
Pile it On - stripes and/or dots
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Valentine's Day
Crafting From the Heart - anything goes/use red
Crafty Bloggers - all about boys
Crafty Cardmaker - it's a man's world
Squirrel and the Fox - love
Open Minded Crafting - show some love
A Little Bit Crafty - man up
Animal Friends - dots
Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper - anything goes
A Creative Need - wild thing