New Beginning Every Morning

I hope everyone in the United States had a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving. We did not get to see our children or grandchildren this time around, but my Mom still had a houseful. I think that we all stuffed ourselves silly, and we were all definitely thankful that we had the opportunity to do so. We are also thankful that we had each other. I have several friends that have lost children or other loved ones in the past year and my heart went out to them today. Thinking about them, the upcoming holidays, and what I still have, I know that I am truly blessed.

And now for play time! We have a new challenge, and our last for November, at The Outlawz Challenge. The theme at the Copic/ProMarkers Challenge group is “Anything Goes.” We would like to see any kind of artwork your heart desires, be it cards, collage, woodworking, scrapbooking, ATCs, etc., but you must use Copics, ProMarkers, or any other alcohol markers.

I decided on a digi stamp from A Day for Daisies. This little fairy is “Morning Dew,” and of course, she is colored with my Copics.  I did accent her with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen in Clear Star. The sentiment, “New Beginning,” is from the Ippity stamp set “The Simple Things.”

Morning Dew Fairy is surrounded by die cuts. The side die cuts are Memory Box’s Madera Corner. The top and bottom dies are Spellbinder’s Ironwork Motifs and Fancy Tags.

When a rubber and digi stamp really speaks to me I usually color that image first. When that happens, I rarely find designer papers to match. I either make my own background paper or use just cardstock. The Stampin' Up! cardstock I used is Pixie Pink and Handsome Hunter. I don’t know if you can see it our not, but the Pixie Pink cardstock behind the Morning Dew Fairy is dry embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder.

That's it for now. I hope you all have a great weekend. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Thanks for stopping by!
Aletha

Christmas and GHWI Challenge No. 10

The Get Hippity with Ippity (GHWI) Design Team has Challenge No 10 ready for you. This challenge starts Monday, November 21 and ends Saturday, December 3. GHWI Challenge No. 10 is all about EMBOSSING. We want to see whatever you want to create, but it must have some form of embossing included. It can be wet, dry, or faux embossing.

I have three Christmas cards completed for this challenge. For all three projects I used Cuttlebug’s embossing folder collection Winter Wonderland.

My first card is “Joy.” I used “Gingham Christmas Greetings” for the wet embossing. I used SU’s Crafters ink in Always Artichoke and heat embossed with opalescent embossing powder. After I dry embossed the background I lightly covered the embossed areas with SU’s Whisper White Crafters ink and heat embossed with opalescent powder.

This second one “sending Hope and Love” is dry embossing only. The die cut dry embossing was covered with DI in Festive Berries and then sprayed with Pearl Perfect Pearls. The Ippity stamp sets I used are “Kissmas and Mistletoe” and “ALL thing are POSSIBLE.”

My last Christmas card “Peace” is all dry embossing. The dry embossing is the background. After embossing in my Grand Calibur I used DI in Faded Jeans and Iced Spruce and then sprayed with Pearl Glimmer Mist. The Ippity stamp set is “Kissmas and Mistletoe.”

I am looking forward to seeing all your pieces of art over at our GHWI Challenge Blog.

For everyone in the United States, I wish everyone a safe and blessed Thanksgiving! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate contacting me. Thanks for stopping by!
Aletha

Shopping in the City with The Outlawz

We, The Outlawz Copic/ProMarker Design Team, have another great challenge for you. Our theme this week is “shopping.” Just in time to get us in the mood to “shop” for Christmas. I think that most of my shopping is going to be done from my computer.

The image I colored, with my Copics of course, is “Shopping in the City.” This scene was created by Tracey Malnofski, artist and owner of The Stamping Boutique. I have never used my Copics on this big of an image. It was a challenge, but it ended up being a lot of fun.

After the coloring I decided to layer with some DP from my stash and some SU cardstock. I then added ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon and a few crystals. That was all it really needed.

"Shopping in the City" is being entered in these challenges:

Art Impressions Stamp Challenge – Red, Green, and Metallic

Shelly’s Images Blog – Anything goes

Digi Doodle Shop Challenges – Red and Green

City Crafter Challenge Blog – Our four legged friends (if you missed the Doxie, look again.)

That's it for this beautiful Friday. I hope to see you all at The Outlawz for this fun challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful and creative weekend!
Aletha

The Outlawz have gone Goth

Yep, you heard right. The Copic/ProMarkers group has a challenge going on, beginning today, with a Gothic twist. The challenge is with a Goth theme, but you must use your alcohol markers.

The Copic/ProMarkers Design Team, Lynne, Carla, Jo, Dawn, and me, would love to see your Goth creations. We also have a Guest Designer for November. Please welcome Lorraine. She is marvelous with her Copics.

My little project was created using a Tiddly Inks digi. I think I have almost all of their images, so it was rather hard for me to pick just one image. The one I used is “Catgirl.” She really spoke to me, or maybe it was her cats. I truly am a cat person, I will take cats over dogs any day (but I do like dogs too).

I have used my Copics for the coloring. The designer paper, Dark Heart Paper, is digital and from Tiddly Inks also. Unfortunately, I was just at their site looking for a link, and I couldn’t find one. I used Spellbinders Lacey and Scalloped Ovals from Stamping Scrapping. My cardstock is from Stampin’ Up! My flowers are from Magnolia-licious, I think. The ribbon and gems are from my stash.

I hope to see you all over at The Outlawz. There is a challenge, with prizes, for every day of the week. Take a look at all our sponsors on our forum sidebar.

Thanks for stopping by!
Aletha

GHWI Challenge #9 and New Ippity!

It’s the first Monday of the month and time for another Get Hippity with Ippity Challenge. We have a sketch for you this time.

For our sketch I have used the new Pain and Pride Ippity stamp set. This set was designed by Tracey Malnofski, Artista for Unity Stamp Co., and owner/artist of The Stamping Boutique. Our second release for November is “Warm Wishes.”

I colored this adorable penguin (I love his expression!) with my Copics on Cryogen 89#. The other Ippity set the I stamped for the background is Season of Joy. The designer paper is Echo Park-Season’s Greetings. The cardstock is from Stampin’ Up! in Always Artichoke. The dies I used are Spellbinder’s Snowflake Pendant and Labels Two. I have accented with Stickles and Distress Inks in Gathered Twigs and Tea Dye. (Note: the majority of my supplies are purchased from Stamping Scrapping, unless otherwise indicated.)

Pain and Pride will be entered in these challenges:

Pink Gem Challenge – Cold and Frosty

Catch the Bug Challenge – Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar – Winter Wardrobe

I would love to see your imagination using the above sketch. Hop on over to our GHWI Challenge Blog for Challenge #9. You do not have to use an Ippity or Unity stamp, but if you do, your name will be entered twice.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great and creative week!
Aletha

Autumn Cowboy at The Outlawz

It’s Friday and time for another Copic/Promarker Challenge at The Outlawz. Come join us! The theme is Thanks/Thanksgiving. If you don’t want to join this challenge, there are other daily challenges. We always have something to tickle your fancy. While you are at our forum, check out all the sponsors we have for our wonderful prizes.

I decided to use an image, “Autumn Cowboy,” from Guylou’s Inimitability (Guylou’s on our Design Team too). I used my Copics for the coloring and antiquing with DI Tea Dye. The layering was completed with Spellbinder’s dies Labels 22 from Stamping Scrapping. My cardstock is from Stampin’ Up! and my designer paper is from a collection by Authentique at SCACD.

Challenges that I am entering Autumn Cowboy are:

4 Crafty Chicks – use die cuts

Dutch Dare Card Challenges – Thanks or Thanksgiving

Inky Impressions – Photo inspiration

Scrapbook Sisters – Anything goes

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate contacting me.
Aletha