Happy Fall

The time has come for a new challenge at Stamping with the Dragon and sadly, it's my last challenge as a member of the design team. The challenge theme is fall colors and is being sponsored by Meljen's Designs. I picked Happy Fall to use as an inspiration and I hope that it prompts you into joining the challenge and possibly winning four images!

Thanks to everyone at Stamping Dragon Designs. Its been wonderful and I wish you all nothing but the best.

Gramps

Isn't Gramps from Just Inklined the cutest old gent! Besides tall, dark and handsome men, I also like them old but not crotchety. Doesn't Gramps look like Santa? Of course he's not, Santa wears red suspenders and he doesn't need a hearing aid silly! 

Fanny She-Devil

If you are out and about, be very careful if you happen to see Fanny She-Devil because she is hot, hot, hot! It's hard to believe that the sweet all-time sufferer of flatus, Fanny Fart, has so many personalities but Marlene is revealing the She-Devil side of Fanny today at Dude Time Doodles! In fact, all of Bonibleaux Designs' new releases for September are being uncovered today and you can see each of them by going along the hop. It's a circle so you can begin anywhere. Be sure to leave love along the way because one of the Dudettes is the MYSTERY HOSTESS and your comment might win you a Dude Time Doodles image. If you arrived from Linda's blog your next hop is to Ginny's blog then keep going until you are back where you started. Hope you enjoy today's hop! 

Here's looking at you!

I got the eyeball stamp at one of our local craft stores for a dollar. I'm sure its intended use is for a Halloween card but I couldn't help but stamp it twice and add a congratulatory sentiment. Silly but then laughter is right up my sleeve. 

Twin Dollies

The new challenge at Squigglefly starts today with Heather and her Headliners driving the bus. The challenge is Floral Fantasy. We were asked to use flowers since they are given to celebrate many occasions and sometimes, just to say I love you. So let's see your flower either as the image or the embellishment. For my card, I used Twin Dollies by Lulu Lancaster of Squigglefly embellished with felt flowers.

New stamp

I purchased a new stamp, I know, what a surprise! I couldn't resist the stamp and I must say, I'm happy with the results I got by mixing it with a background stamp and a touch of alcohol ink distressing. Super simple!

Prima Ballerina

Today's card features one of the four images from Diane Knott's Prima Ballerina set available at Squigglefly. The image was printed on the amazing Cryogen White, my favorite cardstock to use when coloring with copics. Pop Tone Cotton Candy is what I used for the background. Both the Cryogen White and the Cotton Candy are available at PaperTempress.

Halloween Cat

I love to watch videos about making cards and after I watched Lisa Spangler from Hero Arts create a spooky trifold window card, I had to try it. For my trifold card I used Halloween Cat from Stamping Dragon Designs which by the way is free right now, just in time for Halloween. The other stamps that I used inside my card are dollar stamps that I've purchased over the years. 


Don't forget to visit my fellow teammates from Stamping with the Dragon and you still have time to post your 3D entry for the current challenge. 

Fall leaves

I do love to play and for today's card, instead of ink I played with bleach and stamped leaves on Emerald Green cardstock. Once the bleach changed the color of the cardstock, I colored the leaves with chalk and mounted it onto Canyon Brown Skinny Columns cardstock then added Copper Mica/Metallic for a little contrast. I tied a piece of yarn I found at a yard sale several years ago to finish the card. All of the cardstock is available at PaperTemptress. 


Yesterday I had to do a few errands that took me to the mall. As I'm walking along I see a machine that said 75 MPH Hurricane. Curious I took a closer look and learned that for just $2.00, you can stand inside a tube and feel 75 MPH wind. No one was around that I could ask, why would I??

My Hero

Today begins the new inspiration challenge at Dude Time Doodles. Besides having pretty colors to pick from it also has the theme, "Heroes". You definitely want to visit the Dudettes' for amazing inspiration and creativity!


Before you continue on, let me tell you about MY HERO. According to the dictionary, a hero is admired or idealized for courage and that is the definition that reflects my feelings forf my dear friend who is undauntedly fighting a war with ovarian cancer that threatens her life. I love her dearly, she's My Hero as well as a mother, grandmother, champion of champions, friend to all and so much more.


I used the Breast Cancer Awareness Girl from Bonibleaux Designs and instead of coloring it pink, I used teal, the color of ribbon that signifies ovarian cancer and coincidently, September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month.  Sadly, until cancer is conquered the roll of colored ribbons listed below will continue to grow. 


Yellow - Bladder cancer 

Grey - Brain cancer 

Pink - Breast cancer 

White - Cervical cancer 

Gold - Childhood cancers 

Dark blue - Colon cancer 

Burgundy & Ivory - Head & Neck cancer 

Lavender - General Cancer 

Kelly Green - Kidney 

Orange - Leukemia 

Clear - Lung 

Lime Green - Lymphoma 

Black - Melanoma 

Burgundy - Multiple Myeloma 

Teal - Ovarian 

Purple - Pancreatic cancer 

Blue - Prostate cancer 

Light Yellow - Sarcoma/Bone 

Peach - Uterine cancer

Marriage

I have a solid, unyielding belief that marriage is a partnership and it should be thought of in terms of you give and I take. What's yours is mine and what's mine, is mine. There is no wiggle room for argument, that's what I believe. So when my sweet friend, Marlene, introduce "Hand it Over" at Dude Time Doodles, it was an instant affirmation of my belief.

Beary Scary

So glad you stopped by today for the start of the new challenge at Squigglefly with Marlene's Marvels providing you the inspiration for the week. The challenge is a sketch challenge so stop by Squigglefly for the details. In the meantime, I'm playing along and I used Squigglefly's sweet Shy Bear - Beary Scary by Lynne Stansbery. Hope you have time to play this week! 

Here comes the girls - Lucy and time to pick a winner

I think I probably mentioned before that if you have the good fortune of knowing my youngest daughter, Alecia, you are very aware of her absolute love and obsession for Lucille Ball. Since she is the only one in the family with the "I love Lucy" fixation, I'm satisfied it's not genetic or contagious but in many respects, controlling. So when Just Inklined recently released, Jo, Alice 2, Penny, and Lucy, my daughter's mania took control and I picked Lucy. As you can see, there is no resemblance to Alecia's "Lucy" but "Lucy's" body definitely resembles mine! 


In other business, the Just Inklined's design team recently held a blog hop featuring Wacky Wheelz and each designer promised to pick a winner from their blog. I placed each commenter's name in a bowl, mixed them up and drew JENN ZEEB. Please contact me Jenn so I can get you the Wacky Wheelz's image that I used. And thanks to all that left me a comment.  

Clogged gray matter

I decided to take Jennifer McGuire's new online classes and today's card is my attempt at one of the techniques. If I knew which one it was, I would tell you however, too much information is clogging the gray matter to sort through!