Kia and Her New Home

Happy Tuesday!  Happy New Year!  Officially 2013...wow.  Never imagined 2013 back in 1965! Now did you?

Here we are with Kia, a real cutie-pie from Crafty Sentiments Designs.  That "Kitty on Wall" is from Crafty Sentiments also!  Super background image.  Kia is colored with Prisma Pencils  and is surrounded by die cuts from my BFF- the tree, hearts and flowers in the front.  Really cute add ons.  The ribbon is a new one I found from our local craft store and it is made of burlap and comes in lots of colors.  I find myself using it a lot.  I also added some Glamour Dust to the flowers and tree leaves, the background is made up with water color pencils and pencil strokes of grass.  That's it! Kia was so much fun to color and work into a card.  It looks like the place this sweetheart card is going to, my sister in law who recently moved back to the foothills of California where my husband grew up.  And she loves to garden.

 

We are having a fantastic New Release Blog Hop soon at CSD.  It will start on January 8th and run to the 10th.  You sure won't want to miss it!  Stop by our Crafty Inspirations Blog, too.  You will be inspired!  Promise!  It's a fun place to go!  We have a sale going on now also.  Stock up!

I don't think this Crafty girl is going to make it to midnight, as I am writing this New Years Eve....nope, haven't had any champagne either!  So I will say goodnight to you all, see you in the morning at Crafty Sentiments Designs!

Would you please point me to a bright spot?  You know, now that I think about it, you are bright spots to me!  Yeah!  Thank you for stopping by!

Manderly
xxxooo  

I am entering the following challenges:
Whimsie Doodles- Photo Inspiration
Digi Galore- Something New

 
 

Hanging by a Kite!

Hello All!

Gosh, at most places in the world it is a New Year- Happy New Year to you!  I have 3 hours left till 2013.  But, since this is an Aussie Challenge, it is New Years Day, so I think I can say this is my first post of 2013!  And I am happy it is A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge!

I have Isla for you, just hanging from a kite with her little cousin, one of the Larakin boys!  UP, UP AND AWAY!!!

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Isla is colored with Prisma Pencils, cut out and placed on water colored pencil background, dotted with Ice Crystals Glamour Dust.   The kite is a die cut from my BFF!  Also the hearts.  The dragonfly and sun are stamps that have been colored then coated with Glossy Accents.  Such a fun and sassy card!

We Faerie Girls will be on vacation for a month so this will be a month long Celebrations Challenge but the A & T Challenge will be going as usual.  See you back here on Feburary 1st!  Until then, watch for Faeries and Bright Spots.  Go fly a kite!

Manderly

xxxooo

Going Fishing

Hello again!

Here is a very cute "guy" image that I think makes into the nicest card.  He is "Going Fishing", although my hubby says this boy has "Gone Fishing."  Hubs made me up a whole story about the little guy kicking the can of worms, flying them all over the place after kicking the can, because he was mad at not catching any fish...spoken by a true Fisherman!

Here is Going Fishing by QKR Stampede:

Colored with Prisma Pencils; added a double bow.  I think this is a great card for a boy or man.

I am still looking for Bright Spots...can you point me to one?  Just one will do!

Manderly

xxxooo

Bear But#

One more to show you tonight...he is named Bear Butt, yep, Bear Butt!  I wonder why???  LOL  I love this image by Meljens.  I don't think any more needs to be said as this image is worth a 1,000 words!

 

  

Ummm, a close up.....

I really like this image.  Perfect for a guy card.  Colored with the Prisma Pencils like always, adding a few swallows to fly around his head...maybe eat that bee he is looking at (following the honey?); sewed the panals using cool guy papers and Kraft, finished off with bows of cord and ribbon.

That is it for me this evening.  I'll have one for you in the morning and then we have Crafty Sentiments Designs on Tuesday, so I hope you come back for that one.  It's a real cutie of an image and a fun challenge ahead.

My best to you, very special Followers.  I appreciate each of you so very much.  Oh goodness, I wish someone would lead me to a Bright Spot!  Maybe wait till morning tho as it's almost bedtime!

Manderly

xxxooo

Fancy Mouse!

Hello!
I hope your holiday was wonderful because you are all so wonderful!

I have a quickie to show you this evening named Hamish Mouse by Stitchy at the Stitchy Bear Store...

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Isn't he the cutest?  His expression looks as if he is so thankful!  Colored with Prisma Pencils with a few WOC roses poked through to the back that accent his bouquet of flowers and those on the floor near that cute pink tail.

I hope you like this little guy!

Are there any Bright Spots anywhere?  I seem to have lost my way!

Manderly

xxxooo

Dressing the Christmas Tree with CSD!

Hello Crafty Sentiments Friends!  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you!  I'm wondering, are you all finished decorating your Christmas trees?  Well, I have to say, not quite, but almost! I have a lovely one for you still from Crafty Sentiments Designs named Dressing the Christmas Tree...oh, he is a doll, isn't he?  He looks so happy!  All dressed up, just like his beautiful tree.  Such a fun stamp to color, measuring about 3.5" by 4.5".  I used Prisma Pencils and lots of Martha Steward's Ultra-fine Glitter on those beautiful snowflakes from my BFF and around the Crafty Sentiments Circle Christmas tag!

Jingle Bell, jingle bell, jingle bell Rock! Remember that song?  Our theme this challenge is Glitter, can you tell?  If you use a CSD image on your Glitter card, you get entered twice for the prize!  Wouldn't that be a fun Christmas present!

Hoping to see you this week at CSD and over at "Craft Inspirations", too.  It's a really great place to go...after you have finished dressing the tree and entering into CSD's Challenge this week, that is!   This challenge will run for 2 weeks to give the DT a Christmas break.

News Flash:  We will be having  a Mega Release celebrated with a Blog Hop beginning January 8th.  You will adore these new releases!  I hope you will join in on the hop, my very first!

See you again soon.  Oh hey, there are lots and lots of Bright Spots on this one!!!

Manderly

xxxooo

Little Tree standing at ATC's and Card with Attitude!

This is our Little Tree standing over there at ATC's and Cards with Attitude Challenge this fortnight!  It's almost all decorated, colored with Prisma Pencils, Glamour Dust, a little bit of Glossy Accents, tag by One Stitch at a Time, sentiment circle by Crafty Sentiments Designs and a Snowman pin made by Karen C.  But Little Tree,  along with our many new extremely talented DT members, needs completing and is waiting for you at ATC's and Cards with Attitude!

Here is "Little Tree" by Limited Runs:

This little one is a doll and super fun to color.

I very much hope to see you over at ATC's this fortnight, helping us to finish our decorating with your lovely cards.

Almost forgot, January is ATC Month!  On the 11th, our very own Joanne will be doing an ATC promo, showing us the many ways one can use an ATC.  On the 25th of January, we will have Hels as Guest Designer.  Hels has done demontrations for Tim Holtz products as well as many episodes on crafting TV programs.  Both these ladies will be worth your time!

Hoping to see you this fortnight and also in January at ATC's and Cards with Attitude, your Anything Goes Card Challenge!

There are lots of Bright Spots in this baby!

Manderly

xxxooo

A Crofter's Winter at Fat Pages!

What is a Crofter?  Wikipedia's definition: "A croft is a fenced or enclosed area of land, usually small and arable with a crofter's dwelling thereon. A crofter is one who has tenure and use of the land, typically as a tenant farmer."  Cool, isn't it?  And Terry at Delicious Doodles captured the definition perfectly, don't you think?

Using Prisma Pencil and OMS, I used shades of brown-henna, chestnut and umbers, mixed with white.  Added a little mahogany to the cabin to bring it out a little more. This image was different for me to color but fun and enjoyable to make into a Christmas card.  Perfect for a manly man, with the moose ivory bead in the ribbon pin made by Karen C.  

My hubby was really pleased with this card.  Oh goodness, I just realized I haven't made him a Christmas card yet!  UH OH!  

Without further ado, here is "A Crofter's Winter" by Delicious Doodles:

Come join us this fortnight at Fat Pages and Cards with Attitude!   We are always Anything Goes and love having you show us your card making masterpieces!

I see a bright spot right over there in the left hand corner!

Manderly

xxxooo