Simple Dragonfly

Hello again!

One last project for this week's Glitter n Sparkle Sunday challenge, Things with Wings.  I am not sure yet what the exact name of this Dragonfly image is, but it comes in set from Digi Darla's.  As soon as I know the correct name, I'll post it for you along with the link to the Digi Darla's Store. Here is simple Dragonfly:

 

Colored with Prisma Pencils then beads were added with glossy accents.  Cut out the letters and put Glossy Accents on them too.  Added a thingymabob from Tim Holtz with twine and then tied it on to a hemp & burlap ribbon.  The little corner die is from my best friend.  Thank you BFF!

That is it from me until tomorrow when I'll post an A & T Emerald Faeries project.  Fun!  Oh, Oh, while I have your attention (maybe- lol), we have a brand new weekly challenge named Artistic Inspirations !  It is a weekly challenge and you can enter all your different craft projects....cards, candles, wreaths, tags, You make it, we probably take it!  So please check us out!  Fantastic sponsors and Top 3's too!  Between all these challenges, there is sure to be one or two for you...we will have a grand time!

Watch for Bright Spots!  Sometimes you bump right into them!

Manderly

xxxooo

Life with Amy

Hello again Crafty Buddies!

Today I have a new DT Challenge for you....Glitter n Sparkle!  We are a weekly Sunday challenge with such fantastic sponsors!  This week our theme is Things with Wings.  Here is my project with an image from Daisy Doodles named Amy with Flowers:

Isn't she a sweetheart?  Colored with Prisma Pencils; paper-pieced the butterflies; attached some baby colored safety pins and baker's twine.  Easy peasy and cute to boot!

I'll be back in a bit to link up Daisy Doodles but you can go to the Glitter n Sparkle Challenge in the mean time, see what the other very talented DT Members have come up with, and then start making your Things with Wings project!  Maybe a Christmas Card with wings! 

Remember those bright spots-- sometimes they have wings!

Manderly

xxxooo

Sweet Butterfly and Poppies

Hello my Friends!

This is my very first post for Crafty Sentiments Designs!  I made the Design Team!  Yipee!  I am so excited and very honored to have been chosen to be on such a classy, super talented, fantastic images, all-around wonderful Design Team as Crafty Sentiments!  I was shaking in me boots, wondering if I would make the cut....lo and behold, I received my email a few weeks back.  I hit the roof, running to my hubby (after writing my best friend), "I made it!  I made it!"  My hubby just didn't get it- lol!  I'm sure you understand what I am saying.  A sweetheart but not with things that are important in this world, like card making and design teams! LOL  He loves politics, yet so do I, that at least gives us both something to get excited about!  Speaking of politics, the theme for Crafty Sentiments Challenge is Poppies.  I was thinking to myself, "I wonder why poppies?"  Then I remembered the older men years ago standing in front of stores selling paper poppies to pin on one's lapel.  It is done in remembrance of our Veterans.  Then I read that in the UK and Australia, they celebrate this day in November, thus the poppy theme, me thinks anyway!  I haven' t seen any men selling poppies for ages.  I think this is because most of the World War II Veterans's here in America have passed on.  My Dad is a World War II Veteran and he is 86 now.  We all love our Veteran's, no matter where we live, don't we?  Thank you Veteran's and Active Service Men and Women for protecting us.  Without further comment from me, here is my Crafty Sentiment card, using the stamp Sweet Butterfly:

She is sweet, isn't she?  Sweet Butterfly is a stamp about 3 1/2" by 5".  You can get her and many other divine stamps and digitals from the Crafty Sentiment Designs Store.  She is colored with Prisma Pencils.  Added french knots to the poppies and her paper-pieced hair bow.  The pearled pin up there in the ribbon corner was a gift from my friend Karen C.  Thank you, Karen!  The winner of our Poppy challenge will receive an extra this week, a L10 Voucher to spend at the Crafty Sentiments Store!  Quite a nice win, don't you think?

Such a flurry of posts over the past few days, now all will be quiet from me for a bit.  I feel like I have forgotten something important.  Well anyway, you are important and I hope to see your makes on our Poppy challenge.  I love looking at your creations, knowing how much you put into each.  While there, look at my teamie's projects as you are sure to be inspired.  They are a very talented bunch!  And always, remember to watch for Bright Spots!  Please share one with me...would so love to hear.  Haven't had a share yet!

Manderly

xxxooo

Christmas Nutcracker

My last hello and post for you today, Friends....this time from ATC's and Cards with Attitude!  This fortnight our theme is Add A Tag or Sentiment, or you can enter as Anything Goes.  Gets me confused sometimes! lol Happens easily.  I think that is why my nickname of Goof Ball and Silly Sissy.  I don't mind as it keeps me amused in my head! lol  Oh I have been full of nonsense today!  Let's get on with it.....here is Christmas Nutcracker by Saturated Canary, one of our sponsors this fortnight.  The other is A & T Digital Designs, the store with those unique fairy images.  Wow, to win from either of these sponsors will be a real treat!

Goodness, this is the cutest image!  Colored with Prisma Pencils.  The Tiny Ticket tag was taken from the Stitchy Bear Store.  Such a handy and great Christmas tag set.  I hope you like this sweet Saturated Canary card.   

My Friends, I am wishing you the best weekend and coming week.   I just know there will be Bright Spots for you.   Be on the look out for them, they are there waiting for you to notice.  Bye Bye for now!
 

Manderly

xxxooo 
ps see all those beautiful snowflakes all glittered up?  They were sent to me by my special New Zealand friend, along with many other cuts I use on my cards.  You can see this very talented and lovely Lady's work here.  She really is a gem.   Oh I almost forgot, she also bought me this image as a gift!  She truly is a special one.

Nut-Cracker!

Hello again, Friends!

Now we are on to Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude!  Our theme this fortnight is "Thanks for the Bling."  Sort of a play on Thanksgiving, but with our fans who do not celebrate Thanksgiving in mind.  Clever, eh?  LOL.  Oh dear, I remember now that Abbie didn't really know what Bling was so she changed the theme to Add A Sentiment or Tag, the same as our sister challenge, ATC's and Cards with Attitude.  But I did mine with Bling in mind. LOL  But of real importance, you can follow the theme or do Anything Goes!  We always have Anything Goes.  That way you can do your Christmas cards early or a birthday coming up. Very convient challenge with such fantastic sponsor images for you to win.  This fortnight our sponsors are Sassy Studio Designs, My Grafico and my very own DT, A & T Digital Designs (who has the images of the post just below this one). 

I colored this Sassy Studio Designs image, The Nutcracker, with Prisma Pencils.  Here she is in all her glory, just dancing away.  Oh wait a sec, I've never seen the Nutcracker play, can anyone tell me what it is about?  In pictures I have seen, a Ballerina is dancing and singing to the Toy Soldier.  I wonder what she is saying to him......

No reason not to see you at Fat Pages and ATC Challenges!  Please drop by and check us out.  We have wonderful inspiration from our very talented DT and the best sponsors ever!  Oh and Top 3 too!  New changes are coming also, so it is all very exciting at these two challenge.  Most important is that we love seeing what you create!

Bye bye for now.  Remember those Bright Spots!

Manderly

xxxooo

PS I have to give credit to Karen C, who made the pin poking in the ribbon.  Isn't the netting just perfect for the image?   You can visit her blog to see her fab cards and also the link to her Etsy store where she sells her pins.  You have to go and look!  You will ewwww and ahhhhh at all the lovelies she has!   (she also sent me the flourish that I colored with a clear Stardust gel pen)

Boo & Snookie

Hello!

A & T Emerald Fairy Girl speaking.  But I have a question...as you look at this wonderful image, can you tell me which one is Boo and which one is Snookie???  I would so love to know your answers!  Either way, isn't this a fantastic image by A & T?  Sooooo love to color these images.  This fortnight challenge is "Add A Charm."  See the charm around Boo's, or is it Snookie's, neck?  Colored this up with good ol' Prisma Pencils.  Wouldn't "Are we there yet?," be a perfect sentiment?  I had two other snails to add but they wouldn't fit.  Bummer. LOL.  Stop by A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge and look at the other DT artwork.  Such a talented group and you are sure to be inspired to join us.  Hoping to see you there!  Without further nonsense from me, here is Boo & Snookie:

  

All of the images used are from the A & T Store!  Made quite a little Fairy Land, eh?

Bye for now, Friends.  A special thank you to my new followers.  I was really shocked to see you and truthfully, you made me feel very good.  A thank you too to those who always take the time to leave me a comment, whether I am in your challenge or not.  All of my Followers are wonderfully talented artists and it is quite a compliment that you would follow me!

Remember to look for the Bright Spots!  Please tell me one or two.  Would love to hear of them.  Onward to the next DT post!

Manderly

xxxooo 

ps we also have our A & T Challenge that runs alternate Tuesday fortnights.  It is a Bingo theme this time.  So you may be able to enter both challenges and have twice the chance of winning our unique images!  

Well, Fancy that!

Hi again!

For now, I am only posting the image from our sponsor, Stitchy Bear, at Fat Pages Cards with Attitude Challenge.  I'll be back later to finish up with the details.  Her name is Fancy.  Did you guess that already?

I lost the cat, found him in my coffee, dried him off and stuck him in place.  Now that's something to think about until I get back! LOL!!!

Manderly

xxxooo

NEWS FLASH- Fat Pages and also at ATC's, we have a new Design Team member....TA Dum....Chrissy of Chrissy's Cardland!  Oh, my dear, she is a talented one!  We are amazingly blessed that she said yes to joining our team.  Stop by and see her most lovely  artwork.  She will be bringing you many delightful cards.  I hope you stop by her blog, look around and give her a big welcome!

Our sponsor this week other than Stitchy Bear is My Grafico.  We have the very best sponsors!  Be sure to join us.  As always, our famous, or is it infamous?  I get them confused, lol, anyway, our famous Anything Goes theme, or/and Halloween.  I've never done a Halloween card before and I have to say, it was fun!  I won't bore you with details, just that I've colored Fancy up with Prisma pencils.  Such a fun image! Oh dear, I almost forgot, the Light Post!  Isn't it fantastic?  It came compliments of TLC!  Another fantastic company.  Follow TLC and sign up for the emails...you will get free surprises everyday.  Good surprises, not funky ones!  And if you would like to contact me, my email is at the top left side-bar.

Until next time, how many things can you think of that use Fancy....there are songs, sayings, .....  Chrissy wrote that I lost my cat in my coffee because of the bourbon in my cup.  I wrote her back that the bourbon is in my second cup!  LOL  Just teasin'!  I don't even drink alcohol!

Many bright spots are my wish for you.
Manderly
xxxooo

Little Witch!

Hello!

I will be back to finish up this post but I want to show you the image from Just Some Lines, one of our sponsor at ATC's and Cards with Attitude Challenge.  Will be back with the details shortly.  See you then!

Manderly

xxxooo

Hello again!

I've decided not to bore you any longer with all the details on how I've put a card together unless I've done something special.   If you would like to know anything about a card I've done, I'd love for you to email me!  My email address is at the top on the right side-bar.

Our other sponsors this fortnight are Beccy's Place and  Fresh Brewed Designs.  Isn't it fantastic that we have more than one sponsor?  And our famous Anything Goes challenges!  Or do up a Halloween Card, they are a fun change.   It is such a delight to see what you create!

Bye bye for now.  Watch out, bright spots coming your way!

Manderly

xxxooo