Ashee (heart) You!

Oh yeah, Ashee (heart) you very much!   It seems soooo long since we visited each other at the Emerald Faeries Challenge Forest.  A whole month!  We are going to monthly challenges now, a least for awhile.  The A & T Challenge is also going monthly (I said "going monthly," not "going postal!") and will be running the 10th of each month.   

Our theme for EF February will be...wanna guess?  Did you guess LOVE?  After all, February is the LOVE month!  So grab an Emerald Faeries Fairy, or your favorite love digi, and come join us for a month of love.

Here is A & T Emerald Faeries' "Ashee" on a heart, well, on a bunch of hearts!

Here is a closer look at Ashee:  

 

He/She is so sweet.  A very nice image to color, too.  He is originally on top of a mushroom but I cut him off of that and added an extra set of wings.  Colored with those Prisma Pencils again; the hearts and frame are from my BFF, the rest of the cuts are from my new BigKick...gosh, I "love" that thing!  The "love" metal word piece is a Tim Holtz product.  I also draped a fiber (BFF) in and out of the cuts.   

I hope you like Ashee and I hope to see you at Emerald Faeries Challenge this month!  I bet you will be making a few Valentines, so come pop them on our challenge blog and win yourself a few Emerald Faeries of your own, or what I like best, a Top 3 spot!

See you soon with a few more challenge cards.  I have exciting news coming March 3rd, but I am staying hush on it till then!

Thank you, thank you to my new followers!  I love it when I see that someone enjoys what I have made and maybe get some inspiration, too.  I love looking at what you have made, your artwork, and I get inspired for sure.

Bye bye for now.  You have a whole month to find me a Bright Spot!

Manderly

xxxooo    

 

Cupid got me!

Or I should say, I hope Cupid got him!  Him being my hubby, of course!  It's time for Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge #112...our theme this week is "One for the Girls"...mine isn't for a girl but it's girly and for my hubby! 

We have 2 sponsors this week at Penny's- QKR, and Sassy Studio Designs.  I picked SSD's rendition of Cupid:

Yep, I hope Cupid hits him in the heart and he follows what Cupid's sign says: Pucker Up!  

Here is a closer look at Cupid:  

Think she will do the trick?  If I looked like her, well, ......

Anyway, colored with Prisma Pencils and framed all the mattes with Spellbinder's Romantic Rectangles dies. Some Glossy Accents on her hat and lips, along with a little bit of lace and ribbon.  And a ticket hubby can turn in for that kiss...MUAH!!!

Sure hope to see you at Penny's this week.  We "love" to see what you create.  My Teamies have loads of inspiration for you, too!  

We still have time before Cupid hits, so watch out for her, she just might hit you with a Bright Spot!

Manderly

xxxooo

I am entering the following challenges:
Sugar Creek- Lots of Layers
Challenges 4 Everybody #12- Anything Goes
Platypus Creek #24- Valentine's
Scrappy Frogs- Try Something New! (new hair technique; triple matting of same die; lace on sentiments) 
That Craft Place- New Year- New Goodies! (new heart ribbon) 
Sassy Studio Designs- Love is in the Air! 
 

Just RELAX-ing!

That's it!  Just Relax-ing!  You have to add the "ing" or you aren't relaxed!   Now that the world is figured out, we can get down to business.  Are you relaxed?  You will be if you enter Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge this week!  I bet we even have one of your favs for a theme too- Buttons and Bows!  Now the name of my digital image for this fav challenge is......are you relaxed?  Okay, okay, quit messing around, it's "Just Relaxing!"  If you were relaxed before you probably aren't now!  Here we go with Crafty Sentiments Designs "Just Relax:"

There she is, sitting pretty in the sunshine and a field of flowers.  Ohhhh, that does sound relaxing.  She is just "too cute," isn't she?  The sentiments are from CSD also.  Here's a little closer look:

OK, I've done my part now you get to craftin' and head on over to Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge and enter your creation.  If you need inspiration, my Teamies have wonderfully artistic examples for you as well as our Crafty Inspirations Blog.  No excuse now, is there?  Then you can sit back, say AHHH, and relax!  One more thing- don't forget to look for Bright Spots while you are on this trek.  

Sincerely,

Manderly

xxxooo 
PS Watch for our Spring New Release Blog Hop coming early February.  This release has the cutest stamps EVA!

Princess Honor

Hello, Friends!

Time for Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge!  Have we THE sponsors for you this week- Saturated Canary and Stamping Dragon!  When looking at SC and SD images, you can pick them right out of a line-up!

I had the privilege to make up a Saturated Canary image named "Princess Honor".  She is sooo beautiful!  Have a look-

 Have a closer look-

Colored with those Prisma Pencils, adding a chalked pink cloudy sky.  I'm taking advantage of that Christmas present Bigkick for sure!  Honey, I need new dies!!!

Penny's theme this week is Embossing-wet or dry.  My back paper is embossed and the forefront butterfly paper is highly embossed.   Come stop by and see the lovely work of my DT buddies...very inspiring talent to light your crafting fire!  Enter and have a chance at winning digitals from these great artists.

I bid you a fond farewell from Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge!  I hope to see you there!

Manderly

xxxooo

PS  Wishing you lots of hugs, sunshine and Bright Spots, too!

I am entering the following challenges:
Sugar Creek- Lots of Layers 
Challenges 4 Everybody- Anything Goes!
Platypus Creek #24- Valentine's 
Scrappy Frogs- Try Something New! (new hair technique) 
That Craft Place- New Year- New Goodie! (new dies)
The Corrosive Challenge #166- Put a Pin in it! (hat pin in upper left corner)
 
 

Boop Boop Dee Betsy!

As in Betsy from Stitchy!  It's One Stitch AT A Time time!  Boop Boop dee(?) Boop!  It's a lovely Sunday morning, don' you think?  And have I a grand challenge for you!  What can't we live without?  Your right!!!  You guessed it!  LOVE!!!   Ahhhh, the pleasure of it all...tingling from your head to your toes.  Not hungry, can't sleep, preoccupied.  Sort of like when you sink your teeth into your favorite chocolate.  Yes, love.  Okay, snap out of it, Manderly and get going on this post!!!  Well, aren't us artists the romantic type?  I've known a few who totally make this a lie, but never mind.  Okay, here is Betsy, drawn by Stitchy, available in the StitchyBear Store, made for the One Stitch At A Time Challenge, with the theme this week of "Love."

 

A closer peek at Betsy:

 

This has to be one of my favorite images to color and make up into a card!  Colored with Prisma Pencils, Romantic Rectangle Dies, ribbon and lace from Hobby Lobby.  I decorated the inside but you notice I forgot to take a picture of that!

I am positive my Teamies have had fun with this challenge at OSAAT too, so let's both head over there and see what they are up to!  Fall in love this week, fall in love again this week, find something or someone to love, love the One above, and make a luuuuuv card!

Yeah, a Bright Spot already this morning!  What's yours?

Thank you so very much, new Followers!  Blowing all of you a kiss...did you feel it on your cheek?  Just a peck...naw, it is really a big juicy one!

Hugs too, Friend!

Manderly

xxxooo   

I am entering the following challenges:
Sugar Creek- Lots of Layers 
Challenges 4 Everybody- Always Anything Goes!
Dream Valley #49- Girls, Girls, Girls! (for my Momma!)
Platypus Creek #24- Valentine's
Scrappy Frogs Challenge- Try Something New (very first die cut!)
That Craft Place- New Year- New Goodies! (new die, new DP)
The Corrosive Challenge- Put a Pin in It and/or Inspirational Photo

    

You are invited to Barry's Birthday Party!

Yep, you sure are!  Invited to Barry's Birthday Party, that is!  Place- Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge.  Time-all week long.  Sponsor- StampFairy. Theme- take a quess...awww, come on, guess!  Ok, I'll tell you....Teddy Bears!  And you could win a prize from StampFairy, with Bonus gifts from StampFairy, too! Sounds fun, don't you think?  Barry looks awfully excited.  Yes, he does.

Well, there you go, Barry all dressed up in his Barry Birthday #3 suit, just waiting for his party to begin.  I wonder what the others are wearing?  Maybe you could peek at my Penny Paper-Crafty Teamie's Barry's and find out!  They dress to the nines!  See you at the party!

Manderly

xxxooo

ps there are lots of Bright Spots to be found at parties!

I am entering Barry into the following challenges: 
Forever Friends-Favorite embellishment (Glossy Accents)
Forever Friends Monthly Challenge- Birthdays
Little Miss Muffet- Winter Birthdays 
Moving Along with the Times- Happy Birthday 
Sarah Hurley- #76 Celebrate 
Shelly's Images- Recipe: one word Sentiment, 2 papers, 3 embellies 
For Your Inspiration: Photo Inspriation

Blitz!!!

Well, hello there!  Happy Tuesday!  Very first thing...thank you sooooo much to my new followers!  Gosh, it feels nice.  I look forward to our card making adventures!  Heartfelt thanks.  xxxooo

Onto this fortnights post....it's Crafty Sentiments Designs time!  Today, I have for you BLITZ...what a cool name, huh?  Speaking of "cool," our theme for the next 2 weeks is "Winter Fun!"  Blitz looks warm in her cozy sweater as she strolls outside having winter fun!

 

A closer view of Blitz:

 

Besides Blitz, I used Birdhouse and Quotes and Phrases for All Sentiments, which are all CSD digital images.  The Birdhouse has really neat roses on it and a little bird, which I covered with a few WOC roses. Birdhouse looks wonderful without the emellishments added. I colored Blitz with Prisma Pencils and used my Christmas present BigKick to cut the oval and Birds on a Wire.  What fun!

I hope you will join us at CSD this fortnight.  A L10 is up for the winner and you get 2 entries if you use a CSD image.  Stop by our Crafty Inspirations blog too, as we showcase such lovely projects.  You are sure to be inspired!

See you tomorrow!  Bright Spots anyone?

Manderly

xxxooo

I am entering Forever Friends Monthly Challenge- Birthdays  

Annabell's Sweet Sixteen Blog Hop Party!

We are having a party!  A New Release Blog Hop Party, that is, at Crafty Sentiments Designs!  We have been partying for 2 days, but it's not too late for you to join in the fun!  If you are participating in Crafty's Hop, you should have arrived here from the lovely and funny, Anne.  Let's get this party swinging and onto Annabell's Sweet Sixteen!

 TA DA!  Just adorable, don't you think?  Annabell is so versatile- she will make a wonderful image for that special pre-teen, all the way up to Granny!

Here is a closer look: 

Look at those cute sandals and eyelet skirt!  A blast to color and make up!  Here is a little peek at the inside:

Alright now, leave me a comment then it's your time to hop on over to Suzette's blog, next on our blog hop list.  Do you know who Suzette is?  She is the wonderfully talented artist behind these fantastic New Releases.  She is Crafty Sentiments Designs!  Master Designer of all those adorable images you have come to love.  So hop on over there and don't forget, to be eligible to win you must leave comments on each of the hop's DT blogs, leave a comment on the Crafty Inspirational Blog also, and become a follower. 

You are sure to have come across many Bright Spots over these last 3 Blog Hop days!  My best to you for a win!  That would be a super Bright Spot!  See you again soon, dear ones, ...bye bye for now!

Manderly

xxxooo

I am entering Forever Friends Monthly Challenge- Birthdays