Feeling a Bit Sassy!

Hi friends... it's time for another challenge at Sassy Cheryl's! She has the most fun and whimsical images and something for just about any occasion. Our challenge this week is to use a sketch that our creative DT member, Heather, created. I found this a great sketch to work with. Thanks Heather! I'm sure I'll use this creation over and over.

and here's what I came up with..

I love this knock-kneed Little Chef... isn't she cute? I think Sassy Cheryl must have seen my skinny legs and copied them.

I was in a mood to create a card using one of my favorite color combinations... pink and pale green.  Hope you like it!

Today's challenges:
The Shabby Tea Room - Embossing
Creative Card Crew - Use die cuts
Craftalicious - Cute
Speedy the Cat - Use a die cut
Prairie Fairy Designs - Anything goes
Magical Crafts - Flower power
Dutch Dare - Flowers
Totally Paper Crafts - For the girls
Craft Creations - Ice cream and cakes
2 Sisters Challenge - Anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking time from your busy day. I hope I provided a bit of inspiration and I appreciate my blogging friends very much. 'Til next time, be safe in all you do.

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge

Hello friends.. I hope everyone is enjoying a terrific day.

Every Tuesday it's challenge time at Sassy Cheryl's, and this week I have the pleasure of hosting the challenge. I chose a color combination of Kraft (or tan), light blue and peach... I love that combination.

This image was a freebie for Sassy Cheryl's Paper Craft Planet friends when they reached 500 followers. I've used it a few times before in my challenges. I think it's safe to say it's one of my favs.

I used white craft ink on a small flower stamp (from Judith) to create my own designer paper and the digital image was colored with both Prismacolor pencils and copic markers. Hope you like it.

For obscure holidays.. here's one that's cause for celebration.. it's Waffle Iron Day. Are they kidding or what? I think I'll start making up better holidays than this... I sure hope July brings a few interesting ones.. I need a good laugh!

I'm also entering this in these challenges...
Crafty Angels - Use your favorite stamp or dig
Crafty Catz - Go digital
Other Lovelies - Flowers
CCEE Stampers - Summer card w/ flowers
Mark's Finest Papers - 3+ flowers
Digital Tuesday - Summertime

Thanks so much for stopping by... I love your comments. If you have the chance, I'd love to see you join me at the challenge this week at Sassy Cheryl's!

Happy crafting everyone!

Summer Showers

Welcome to a great Tuesday here at the Wired Angel's craft grotto. Today's challenge day at Sassy Cheryl's and this week, the talented Jodi is our hostess. She's put together a challenge using any type of embossing.

So, I grabbed my trusty Scor-Pal and created some backing paper for my Sassy Cheryl image... hope you can see all of those squares I created.

Using Prismacolor pencils, I added some grass to the image below the bathtub and lightly chalked a few clouds. This image is called "April Showers" and you can find it at Sassy Cheryl's shop. Isn't she the cutest? I'd love if you would join us... hopefully, I'll see you at the challenge!

For our obscure holidays... today, June 8th, represents two special days... Best Friend Day
and Name Your Poison Day... obviously celebrating your best friend is self-explanatory... but Name your Poison means to make a choice. So, don't get these two events confused by poisoning your best friend!! Yikes~

I'm also entering this card in these challenges...
Our Creative Corner - Summer Inspiration
Opus-Gluei - Beach (she's created her own)
Pile It On - Quirky (yep.. this qualifies)
Caardvarks - Embossing
Everybody's Art Challenge - Summer
Papertake Weekly - Summer Fun
La La Land - Summertime
Digital Tuesday - Using Chalks


Have a fantastic day friends.. and thanks so much for stopping by. I appreciate your lovely comments very much. 'Til next time, be safe in all you do.

Weekly Challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil

Hi everyone.. it's Thursday and challenge time at Mo's Digital Pencil.  This week our hostess, Cathy, has created a sketch challenge for us. And since Alice in Wonderland seems to be a bit of a rage lately, I've chosen to use Mo's rendition of Alice for this very feminine card.

I hope you will check out our challenge and play along with us. We'll pick a winner of a free image from Mo's next Tuesday.

Sorry this is so short and sweet.. but the Wired Angel has been fighting a stomach flu and is now getting a cold... good thing it's not something we can spread through the internet!

'Til next time, be safe in all you do. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Happy coloring!

Details: Neenah Solar White cardstock, SU pink cardstock, Neenah Cream cardstock, Paper Pizzazz DP, Prismacolor pencils, Lyra Skintone pencils, Prima flowers, button from my stash, pop-dots, Fiskars corner rounder, Offray sateen ribbon, Nestabilities circle die.

Several Challenges

Hi everyone.. I hope you are on your way to a fantastic (and warm) weekend. Here in the Kansas City area, after being teased with temps in the 60's, Mother Nature is going to throw us a curve ball. We are expected to get up to eight inches of snow in the next two days. So what do you think of this 'global warming'.

Since my daffodils and tulips may not survive, I thought I'd make my own version of Spring. I took out a few cheerful images for some coloring and card-making. I'm sure I'll get a lot accomplished over the next few days, because I'll be house-bound.

The image is from the lovely Christine Dark of Sketching Stamper and was colored with Prisma pencils using OMS. The sentiment is computer-generated with my Aunt's upcoming birthday in mind.

This card was made for a few challenges...

Lucy's Challenge - Clean and Simple
Rosie D's Challenge - Think Spring
Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - no designer patterned paper
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - t-shirt color inspiration
Cute Card Thursday - Celebrate an event

'Til next time, enjoy your day, have a fantastic weekend and be safe in all you do.

Go Kiss a Frog!

Hello everyone! When you see my card today you might think I've got my seasons mixed up. But I don't. My inspiration for this card is my little Sis (well, my only sis, but she's my fav!) She's been single for a while and looking to meet that really nice, special guy, but isn't having the best of luck.  But as gals, we know how that goes, right?  You have to kiss a lot of frogs along the way. So Sissy.. this is for you.... go kiss a frog!

This is an adorable image from Sassy Cheryl's ... so it just goes to show that this image isn't only for Halloween. As a card for my Sis, it was perfect for this week's challenge. Our hostess, Tracy, challenged us to use green, orange, black and glitter! Well, glitter just doesn't photograph very well, but it's there. I just find Sassy Cheryl's images so inspiring.

Isn't she cute.. and isn't that frog just the 'toad-i-est' (is that a word?). He looks like he partied too much last night... think I'm kidding... just check out those eyes!

I've gotten several emails that you guys are missing my take on obscure holidays and you love them... Yes, I've been very busy with team assignments, but that's no excuse.. so, let's get back into the swing of it. Today is "Everything is Right Day" - not to be confused with yesterday which was Everything Was Wrong Day.. No, I swear, I'm not making this up. Check it out for yourself.... just follow the links. So, if I have this right, anything I do today is just straight-up right!!
Thanks so much for stopping by.. I appreciate you and the comments that you leave. 'Til next time happy coloring and be safe in all you do.

A New Challenge at Mo's!

Before I get to the card portion of my post, I wanted to say hello to all of my friends and family on the East Coast and ask.. "how's that global warming working for you"? Phew.. I don't envy you... be safe!

So, we are at Challenge #18 at Mo's Digital Pencil, and this week our hostess Dawn has put together a great color challenge -- perfect for Valentine's Day. Our entries must include pink, red, and white.. and include a heart!  So, this is what I worked on....

This is "First Day of School" .. isn't it adorable? You just know that little guy has a sack lunch full of lettuce and carrots! What else? (There's also a feminine version of this). Anytime I see bunnies I'm reminded of Easter and I'm so ready for Spring! How 'bout you?

Thanks so much for stopping by. 'Til next time, enjoy your week, and be safe in all you do.

Details: First Day of School from Mo's Digital Pencil, Neenah Solar White Cardstock 80lb weight, Basic Grey designer paper, Pink Pirouette from SU, Cuttlebug folder, pink gingham ribbon from Offray, button from my stash, linen thread.

Monday Musings

Wasn't that a terrific Superbowl? What a pleasure to see the Saints win.. that town sure could use something good to celebrate. I'm not into football like I was years go and now enjoy the commercials.. but that game was great from the kick-off! The advertising world does such a fantastic job and my favorite commercials were those little tykes talking up a storm for E-Trade! Did you have a favorite?

So, once our party guests left and the dishes were cleared, guess where I went. Yep! ... off to the Wired Angel's Craft Grotto! I've had a few images all colored up just waiting for some designer papers and cardstock and a little mojo ingenuity.

These darling digital images are from a new artist on the stamping scene, Cheryl Alger... aka "Sassy Cheryl".. If you are feisty like me, you gotta love a name like that! There's a group at Paper Craft Planet of ladies who are already hooked on her whimsical images. Cheryl is putting together her charter design team.. so check it out!

This little patriotic lass (I Pledge Allegiance) just begged some coloring. Actually, it reminded me of me in a march down Fifth Avenue in NYC to show our support for soldiers in Viet Nam (yep.. I'm that old but don't tell anyone.. it's our secret!). Those knobby knees look like mine. I'm saving this card for when my son is deployed, which hopefully isn't too soon!

This was colored using Prisma pencils and OMS. I just love her whimsical and very patriotic look.

This second card, also a Sassy Cheryl image, is Figure Eight Snowman.. and it was colored with Copic markers. I've been in a pink and green mode lately. This is a great color combination for winter cards.. and a nice change from the typical Christmasy and drab winter colors.

Using a 0.5" Pentel pen, I drew a figure eight to 'ground' this little fella... yes folks, I drew it. Do you remember my self portrait from last year.. it was scarey!

I hope that you have a terrific Monday filled with lots of mojo! Until next time, happy crafting.. and be safe in all that you do!

Ciao for now...

A Cute Little Dude!

Happy Monday everyone! Welcome to a new week. And, just in case you need something to celebrate, today is officially known as "Opposites Day". Don't ask me how they come up with this stuff... I have no clue and I just find some of these things hilarious. But you can read more about this obscure holiday here if you are so inclined. It's certainly not anywhere as funny as last Friday which was 'Measure Your Feet' day!!

 

I took some time this evening to finish up this project and a start a few others. This card definitely has a masculine feel and I certainly need cards like that on hand! I think I'll send this to my uncle for his upcoming 83rd birthday. He's our family patriarch...and I'm safe to post this... he's truly a relic, lives in the dark ages and doesn't own a computer!

 

 

He's a cute little dude... don't you think? I made this card with several challenges in mind...

 

• Saturday Spotlight - think 'sunshine' and use yellow
• This week's sketch at Card Patterns
• Quixotic Paperie - to ink up an old stamp in our collection
• Basic Grey - to use an animal in the project

My image was colored with Prisma pencils using OMS. Designer papers are from Basic Grey. Image from Whipper Snapper Designs. Hope you like it!

 

'Til next time, happy crafting and be safe in all you do!  Thanks so much for stopping by.

 

Something for a little guy...

Hello everyone! Happy Thursday to you my faithful followers and friends. I hope you are having a terrific day and the weather is warming up a bit to something reasonable. Are you as ready for Spring as I am?  Phew.. I can't wait for bulbs to start their blooming! Come on daffodils!

Today my card is designed for the 14th challenge at Mo's Digital Pencil. I am so honored to be part of such a terrific group of talented ladies.You won't believe the creative projects that they do.

Lisa, our hostess for January, provided this terrific sketch for this week's challenge. So hopefully you will have a chance to play along with us at Mo's challenge.

And here's my interpretion of the sketch challenge...

This image is "Anthony" from Mo's Digital Pencil. Since I used a masculine theme, this also is for the challenge at Cards for Men -- it's a fairly new challenge that you should check out! I never seem to have enough masculine cards and stuff for our little (and big) lads when I need them, so, I'm planning to play along in this challenge more often. Thank you Design DIVA Linda P for heading me in this direction... it's terrific!

And a quick note from "The Wired Angel" before you leave to return to all of those things that occupy your day. Would you kind take a few moments to check out how you can help our fellow men and women in Haiti? The American Red Cross is currently in need of donations and supplies of all kinds... and these people, most of whom are already living in poverty, desperately need our help after this horrible disaster. Anything that you can do to help is most appreciated. But there's no pressure.. if you can, you can. Enough said!

I hope that your day is terrific and filled with everything you love. 'Til next time, be safe in all you do. See you soon!

Sending huge hugs from here.... to there!

I'm a Friend of Frosty!

Hi everyone! I'm trying to catch up on a few projects as I've been a little under the weather (again... or perhaps still??).

This is a card that I made for two challenges...Elaine's challenge at Quixotic Paperie where this week's challenge is 'Seeing Stars' and also for Crazy for Challenges where the theme is snowmen and/or snowflakes.

This stamp is from Outlines Rubber Stamp Co. and as soon as I spotted it, I knew I had to add it to my snowman collection. Cute little guy, don't you think? I colored this with Prisma and Lyra pencils and wanted to keep the colors mainly in aquas, antique copper and a verdigris look just to give it a non-traditional Christmas look and it's a great match for this designer paper.

These little Hershey bar sliders went off to our Vet and her staff last week as a Christmas thank you for all the good care they give to Buddy, Mitzi and Molly.

And here's the card that accompanied the basket of goodies

They had their day at the Spa for haircuts, shampoos and pedicures (oh, and one had bloodwork and a rabies shot). So, these little Christmas scarves turned out to be $104 each.. such a deal!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you are having a terrific and toasty warm weekend. 'Til next time, happy crafting and be safe in all you do!

Mercy's Sketch Challenge #51

Hi everyone.. I hope you are staying dry and warm in your neck of the woods.. the weather looks a little challenging for us here smack dab in the center of the US over the next few days. That means lots of time for me in the Wired Angel's Craft Grotto working on projects. It might also be a good time to head to the mall because so many others don't dare go out in this weather!

Every Tuesday is Mercy's Sketch Challenge, and although I only participated once recently, I do have good intentions every week as I really like Mercy's style. Life just seems to get in the way of well-meaning plans. That never happens to you, right??!

I used this digital image from Sketching Stamper earlier this week when I colored it with Copic markers for another project, but I had to try this using Prisma and Lyra pencils this time. I really love the classic look of this image... a Della Robbia look.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting. I hope you have a terrific day. Be safe in all you do.

Two Challenges in One

Today I was in the mood to find a challenge and just create something and veg for a while. Nothing stressful... no deadlines, not too much structure. Do you ever get that way?  So, after I blurfed a while, I found two challenges that fit the bill for an image that I had just colored. Yep... probably tackling a challenge from a different angle, don't you think?

The first challenge is for Elaine's weekly challenge at Quixotic Paperie - to use a charm on the card... easy-peasy... I had this cute little "friends" tag charm that was perfect and I've been hoping to use these some day soon... cool!
The second is a sketch challenge at Delightful Sketches and I chose to make a 5 1/2" square card. I think square cards are so hot and perfect in layouts to showcase the digital images that I get at Mo's Digital Pencil.

This image created by Mo is called "Patience"... isn't she adorable? Well, maybe it's that darling cat who is the patient one!

I colored this with Lyra and Prisma pencils... using Gamsol and blending tortillions. When I want to really chill a bit I'll tend to go back to pencil coloring. The papers are various DP's from my stash that I've been wanting to use up.  Here's a close up of the coloring so you can see the shading.

Thanks so much for stopping by.. enjoy your evening and weekend and be safe in all you do.

Gather up those acorns...

.. because we are in for a horrendous winter!

Hello blog friends... I was able to get a bit of coloring in today between household stuff, cooking our traditional pot of Halloween gruel chili, and greeting Trick 'r Treaters.

I made this card using one of Mo's images called "Winter Delivery". According to the 2010 Farmers’ Almanac, "this winter will see more days of shivery conditions: a winter during which temperatures will average below normal for about three-quarters of the nation". (an interesting read and has lots of natural cures/remedies). I guess it's to be expected as we had a very brief Autumn here in the KC area. You know what that means for me? More time in the Wired Angel's Craft Grotto!!  'Might have to run to Mo's store and stock up on images for coloring for when I'm snowed in!

This little squirrel, gathering up all of the acorns he can find, instantly reminded me of the Fall colors that I love - probably my all time favorite colors and perfect for a Thanksgiving greeting.

Thanks for stopping by... enjoy the rest of your weekend, and be safe in all you do.
(p.s.... go "Yankees"!!)

So what season is it anyway, Peggy?

Okay.. so you probably know that I’ve been anxiously awaiting Autumn since it’s my favorite season. But here I am making Spring-like cards.. go figure!

It’s just me coloring some of the newest stamps that I picked up at used stamp sale. You know how it goes… ‘one man’s junk is another man’s treasure’. So, I picked up a lot of treasures – all new to me, of course. This birdhouse stamp was a real find and I can’t just wait until Spring of 2010 to color this…no way!

This next card is made using a stamp that I purchased a while ago. I love the way this colors up whether I’m using pencils or Copics.

So, I’ve been asking several of my friends… do you color and then try to put the designer paper together.. or does the designer paper give you the inspiration? I typically color and then TRY to put stuff together. Maybe that’s why I drag my feet making the actual card.

My friend Lelia visited today so we inked up a lot of stuff and enjoyed our crafting time together. She suggested that I pick the paper for my inspiration and then go from there. So I did it, I really tried, and this Fall card is a result of using a piece of paper from Basic Gray for inspiration. I think it worked well and I’ll be trying to approach card-making from that angle more often.

How do you design your cards? I would love to hear how you do it. Do you color first.. or use the paper as your inspiration? Leave me a comment and let me know.

Don’t forget that Mo’s Digital challenge is every Thursday. So make sure you stop back to see what the Challenge Team has conjured up. This week we are concentrating on unusual folds for our cards.

Until then… be safe in all you do, and thanks for stopping by.

Two challenges in one post!

Happy Hump Day everyone. I hope your day and week are going well. Today I’m posting a card that I created while tackling two challenges at once…that’s a stretch for me, but I certainly admire those who do two and even three challenges in one project on a regular basis!

This digital illustration from Mo’s Digital Pencil is entitled “Cinderella”… not only is the image adorable, but the possibilities are endless.. ‘birthday’, ‘just because’.. from a grandma, for a little cutie in your life.

 

As soon as I saw this new illustration that Mo created, I envisioned soft pastels, and it was perfect for the Whachadoin’ Wednesday Challenge that Mary Jo Price hostesses each week. She used a pic of a little girl’s bedroom as inspiration. I also used today’s sketch challenge at Split Coast (SC243) which you can view here.

I colored the image with Prisma pencils and the papers are from DCWV, Nursery Baby Girl pack.

Thanks for stopping by… enjoy your day.. be safe!.

Happy coloring!!

Mercy’s Tuesday Sketch Challenge #36

Hi everyone.. I hope that you are enjoying your Tuesday.

I’ve always enjoyed seeing all of the card creations of a super-talent lady, Mercy Kerin. I’ve been following Mercy’s amazing work (and that of her talented design team) and thought it was about time I jumped in and got involved a bit trying some of her terrific sketch challenges.

Here’s the card I made for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #36 (MTSC36).

My card is made using the cute illustration “John” from Mo’s Digital Pencil. If you haven’t been there for a visit, I encourage you to check it out.

Aren’t little guys always the cutest after a bath when all the layers of dirt wash away.. and then while they are fast asleep? That’s when my two always looked like little angels.

Thanks for stopping by.. and enjoy your day.

Details: I colored this with Prisma and Lyra pencils, blended with OMS, papers are 80# white linen, DCWV Citrus designer pack, Ribbon from Michael’s, SU heart punch, DMC floss, SU mat pack, Fiskars pinking shears, SU Tempting Turquoise.

A Winter Welcome

This is one of the newest Christmas and Winter digital illustrations from Mo’s Digital Pencil released within the last week.There are several that I’ll be coloring and making into cards. The details in her illustrations are amazing and this reminds me of a New England winter… hot chocolate, peppermint schnapps, fireplace…well, you get the picture.

I made this card for the Christmas Stampin’ All Year Long Challenge #31 at Paper Craft Planet. This week our hostess, Sankari, put out a challenge to create a card in any shape except our normal 4”x5” card (A2 size).

I stretched the image so I could create a card that would fit into a #10 business envelope (4 1/8 x 9 1/2”). I love this classic and clean look. 

Thanks for stopping by.. enjoy your day, and be safe in all you do.

Details: I used liquid appliqué and SU’s iridescent ice on the snow, and crystal effects to create icicles on the doorway and on the shovel to give it a metallic look. The poinsettias are made using a Punch Bunch punch. Colored this with prisma pencils.. ribbon from DeNami. Cardstocks are red linen, 80# white. I used a gold pen to outline the edges of the white cardstock.

Digi Days

I’ve been busy with some projects that I wanted to show you. These are some of the latest sketches from a new company in the digital stamp world… Mo’s Digital Pencil. If you haven’t tried digitals you should check them out. But beware.. they are addictive! This is an opportunity for instant gratification…No waiting for the UPS man to show up!

This little baby is part of the “Bunch of Babies” set. I used Prisma pencils, Nestabilities die to emboss the circle around the little guy, SU corner and slot punch, misc designer paper, white cardstock. Ribbon is from Michael’s and diaper pin from Creative Impressions, the sentiment is computer generated.

This image was inspired by a character in one of Mo Manning’s children’s book “The Aunts Go Marching”.

Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy your day, have a few laughs along the way, and be safe in all you do.

Thinking of You

I needed some cards for friends and family that are going through some difficult times and these two images from KLM Digital Designs were just perfect for my projects. I colored the birdhouse with Copic markers, and resized the image to make some larger flowers, then cut out  for decoration.

This second card is also an image from KLM. I love the clean, crisp look of this card. This calming image reminded me of this sentiment from St. Francis that I had in my collection of stamps, and it’s perfect for the recipient…. but you can use the sentiments that come with KLM’s digital images. There’s often several to chose from.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.. enjoy your day, have a few laughs and be safe in all you do.

 

Details:

Card 1: Birdhouse image from KLM Digital Designs, SU Soft Sky and Baja Breeze cardstock, white cardstock, Nestabilities Rectangle die, sentiment from SU, Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Card 2: Lighthouse image from KLM Digital Designs, SU Soft Suede cardstock, white cardstock, SU mat pack for piercing, Prisma pencils, Gamsol, Sentiment from Inkadinkado.