Digital Tuesday Challenge 'Happy Birthday'

Hello, and welcome to another Digital Tuesday Challenge. This week's challenge is to make a birthday card or project using at least one digital image. Simple enough, eh? Everyone on the design team thought it was a much needed fun break from all the Christmas and Winter Cards we've been making lately.

This week's sponsor is Ildi Co. and they are giving away three digital images to one lucky randomly chosen winner. The image I used is from Ildi Co. and is called 'Cuddles Kuma Party'. Isn't he just a cutie? I colored him with Copic Markers and added a puff ball to his hat. The main image panel and the sentiment are mounted up on dimensionals. The designer paper is from K & Company. If you'd like to play along with this week's challenge, simply click on the Digital Tuesday Challenge Blinkie in my sidebar and it will take you directly to the Challenge Blog with further instructions.

Have a great day! Amy

October Christmas Cards

No, my title is not typing error. These really are my October Xmas Cards that I'm just finishing up now. Now that the Holiday Shopping Rush is over, my hours have been cut in half, so I can catch up on all my Christmas Card Challenges. I just need to finish 5 cards for November, and 5 more for December, and I'm all done for the year! Then I can start all over again in January. LOL! For those of you who may not already know, I belong to a Christmas Card Club on Splitcoaststampers.com. I committed to making 5 Christmas Cards a month, so I don't have to make them all at once in December. But because I'm in retail and was a little busy with holiday shoppers, and I just got back from Italy, I'm a little bit behind in my commitment.

So without further ado, here are 2 of my 5 October Christmas Cards. I've already shown you 'Hanging Stockings', 'Holiday Wishes' and 'Let it Snow' because they were part of the Digital Tuesday Challenges.

My first card uses an image from Just Rite Stamps, and a sketch from 2 Sketches For You. I put Liquid Applique on the snowman's hat and colored him with Copic Markers. The designer paper is from a My Mind's Eye 'The Merry Days of Christmas'. I have the main image panel and the sentiment up on dimensionals.

My second card I made for this month's Crafty Secrets Challenge on Paper Craft Planet. Darlene challenged us to make a holiday card, and since I NEED holiday cards right now, I was more than happy to play along. I used an image from the 'Snow bunnies' set and colored it with Copics. My layout is actually from a Jesse Rone card that I saw and admired, but I no longer have the link. I used torn cardstock and Stickles for the snow. The main image panel and the sentiment are up on dimensionals. The paper is Bashful Blue, Brocade Blue and DCWV Holiday Collection 'The Winter Matstack'. Sorry the photograph is so dark, I always find blue cards the hardest to photograph.

Well that's all for me for a few days. I have to work all weekend. I'm actually quite happy about it since every one's hours have been cut in half. Oh well, more to play in my craft room. And maybe now I'll actually be able to sew my daughter's wedding dress! I haven't even started! LOL! Have a good day! Amy

A Crafty Secrets Thank You

First of all, to all who were worried about me driving in the snow yesterday, I did not go into work. It was the first time I missed a shift in the 8 months that I worked at the store, and I felt terrible about it. When we still weren't plowed out by 11:00 a.m., I thought, 'you know, rather than worrying about whether or not I should drive , I should just call and ask if they even need me today'. It turned out they only had one customer all day and they really didn't even need me, and were probably relieved I called in so they wouldn't have to pay me. Then about an hour after I called in, my road was plowed (by my neighbor, not the county! LOL) and I would have been able to go to work. Oh well, now I know next time don't panic too soon. Its just a guessing game trying to figure out how long to wait to call. I don't ever want to wait too long in case I have to find someone to take my shift. But I did enjoy staying home warm and cozy in my house. I made Christmas Cookies, watched a Jim Carey movie with my son, and made a couple of cards. Now today I work again, and I'm not looking forward to going out there! Not because of snow this time, but BITTER COLD. I asked my husband last night "So, are you ready to move South yet?" LOL! He is such a die-hard Wisconsinite, that he would never want to leave, but after 4 hours of shoveling snow in bitter cold temperatures he said he was thinking about it. LOL!

Anyway, onto my card for today. This card was actually made a few weeks ago for the Crafty Secrets Paper Craft Planet Challenge. Since it was the month of November, and Thanksgiving was approaching, Darlene challenged us to make a Thank You or Thanksgiving Card. Well, I had already made all my Thanksgiving Cards, so I decided to make a Thank You Card. I used the 'Bouquet of Joy' image as my main focal point and colored it with Prisma Colored Pencils and Gamosol. The paper is Basic Grey 'Lemonade'. The lower portion is embossed with a Cuttlebug Folder. Have a wonderful day, and I hope your staying warm wherever you are! Amy