Color Me Creative Challenge #71 - Summer Colors

NEW CHALLENGE #71 will run thru July 5th!!

Your challenge this time is all about

** Colors of Summer**

color ANY IMAGE with

Any Colors that Inspire Thoughts of Summer

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Milk Coffee Digi Designs

1 lucky winner (chosen at random) will win a $15 Gift Certificate to

spend at Milk Coffee Designs

I used this adorable image from Milk Coffee Designs called Charlotte with Flower

Copics used: E00, 11, 41, 49, 55, 59...BG000, 01, 07...W4, 7, 9...C1...YG06, G46

Flower soft of various colors was added to her bouquet

Simple card for any occasion...hope to see you in the challenge

hugs,

Supplies:

Cardstock - Not Quite Navy from SU

Designer Paper from K & Co

Ink - Memento Teal

Heartfelt Creations flower die

Spellbinders Long classic scalloped rectangles large

Sentiment from Hero Arts

Sugar Creek Hollow - Mixed Media Challenge

Hi there,

so tickled I was able to complete a card I've been working on in time to enter
  Sugar Creek Hollow's Challenge - Mixed Media! 
I have just fallen in love with all the creative ways to do this... shouldn't have said "all" because the creativity in this media is endless!!

I have so many different layers and stuff on here - and the flower center is a clay figure from a mold
 I actually created (-:

Not sure how to begin...so will give you the supplies as I applied them...kinda of ... LOL

Base Cardstock is black 5 x 7

Started with scrap piece of Olive cardstock and stamped some various flowers using Memento Cottage Ivy. This is actually at the top of the card but got lost as I continued to add stuff...added scraps of various designer paper...lightly applied gesso to tone down the designer paper and then stenciled them using Dylusion stencils and GKD's Powder Blue ink. Using Faber Castell's Bold pens (pink, blue, purple, green and cream) I added back some color to designer paper. Then to get some shimmer, I used Ink Gold's Rosenquartz across the card lined up with piece of paper to give light lines and more "light"....also applied this stuff to the white paper flower.  Earlier last week I had make some molds using Amazing Putty and using WOW Embossing powder and a lavendar embossing powder, created my flower center. Then applied Ink Gold's Silver to its center  (shout out to Jennie Harper - we were together when I learned how to do this!)

Here is a close up - sentiments are rub-on's that were in my stash, pearls were done with Viva Pearl Pen and ribbon I think is THoltz (and I am almost out!!!) and burlap stash (cut with THoltz Tattered Flower die)

I love it....thinking I may keep this one KWIM

hugs and blessings everyone....

sure miss visiting but right now time is just so very tight

I was thrilled to get this card done

see you soon, promise

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop -Color Challenge

Hi there, glad to see you hopping with us (-:

For this hop, we were challenged to use the colors

Red, White, Blue 

and you should have come from the very artistic blog of Lori McAree

I don't send July 4th cards or have any birthdays that week, so I didn't use the Independence Day theme.

Hope you like what I came up with using the beloved set ...

Birds n Blossoms by Theresa Momber.

Copics used: R37, 43, 85, 89...BG000, 07, 75...E07...C1
Cardstock is GKD's Cherry Red and the Star paper is a freebie from GKD (check out the Freebie Tab on STV) and GKD ribbons
Image lightly sponged with GKD - Powder Blue

and sooooooo, since I had everything out...Card #2

 Copics used: R29. 89. B37, 110
Memento Nautical Blue for sentiment, sponging with GKD Cherry Red
Viva Pearl Pen - Ice White
my own doodling around edges

Your next hop is over to the very talented blog of Kay Simmons

Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! Look for the announcement on 

Tuesday, June 25.

Enjoy the hop! Hope we inspired you!

hugs,

Color Me Creative Challenge #70 - Brunettes!

NEW CHALLENGE #70 will run thru June 21st

Your challenge this time is all about

** Gorgeous Brunettes**

color ANY IMAGE but

Color the hair or fur in brunette/brown tones!!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

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Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

DigiMyWorld Designs

1 lucky winner (chosen at random) will win

1 set of Digis!!!

Here is my card using an adorable Digi My World image and sentiment

I loved doing her hair - added light purplish highlights..(so fun! oh to be young (-: )

 to her hair to go with my monochromatic palette.

Copics used E00,11,04,19....C3, 5, 7...BV01,04,13,23...V04,12

Now, we are also welcoming a new member of our Design Team,

Christine Riley of "Ever After Papercrafts"

Welcome Christine!

Ok, hope to see you in the challenge

hugs,

additional supplies:
Cardstock - Retired SU Vintage Violet
Designer Paper from Graphic 45 "Patterns & Solids"
Cherry Lynn vine die
Vivid Pearl Pen - Lilac
Stash ribbon
light sponging with Memento Lulu Lavendar

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop - Inspiration Challenge

Hi there,

 Welcome to our June STV Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop...if you are hopping you should have come from the awesome blog of sweet team mate Karen Knegten ......

This month we were challenged to use this gorgeous inspiration from Vicki Dutcher ...

I absolutely fell in love with this! 

Many times I receive emails and comments on how much they like what I create but don't have "the time"..trust me...I don't have the time either LOL...so when I saw this from Vicki...whooo hoooo!

I printed it and let it be the main focus on my project below....I had already started this $1.00 notebook some time ago by painting it using acrylic blue paint and stamped a vine with gesso! But it has sat in my "to finish" pile for quite some time... But when I saw this photo, it was perfect for my notebook.

   I added the printed photo, stash lace, GKD organdy ribbon with Scotch Quick-Dry Adhesive. Then stamped the bird and sentiment from GKD's Birds and Blossoms by Theresa Momber using Memento Black.  There is also a leaf stamp added from the GKD Stamp Kit "Signs of Autumn" using Memento Danube Blue. Colored the bird...DONE!

so no time! well, this took 20 minutes!!! Let this gorgeous photo inspiration do the work for you (-:

Bird colored with Copics: B23, 29, E04, Y17, YG95 and G09...outlined edges by very lightly sponging with Memento Grape.

Hope you were inspired - this one is an easy one to recreate!

Next stop is our talented teammate (and a grandma again!) Miesje Flach...

hugs,

Color Me Creative Challenge #69 - Orange/Coral colors

Welcome (-:

NEW CHALLENGE #69 will run thru June 7th!

Your challenge this time is all about

** ORANGE You Cool!**

color ANY IMAGE

Use some ORANGE/CORAL colors somewhere in image

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Digital Delights by Bugaboo Digi Stamps

1 lucky winner (chosen at random) will win

7 Digi Stamps from Bugaboo...whoot!

I wanted to use this adorable Bugaboo image for an "all occasion" card...

Used my "creative license" to make my flower blue.....LOL

next time I think I will do him in pinks and green!

Copics used: E21, 37, 43...B91, 93.95...YR00, 02, 04, 20...RV34

Hope you like and are inspired to come join us....
Easy peasy challenge and awesome prize for some lucky player

Don't forget to check out the CMC classes that are taught ... Suzanne's videos are detailed, easy to understand and she makes learning with your Copics fun!

Hope everyone is enjoying this Memorial Day weekend and
taking some time to remember those who have given their lives so we can have our freedom...
 they died for us who they never knew ...

Reminds me of another who died for us that we never knew but he knew us and knew his death and resurrection and our belief in Him would separate us from the penalty of sin for eternity (John 3:16).

hugs,

Additional supplies used:
Cardstock from GKD - Sweet Mango
Designer Paper from MME - Stella Rose
Spellbinders Labels 18
White pen - faux stitching
Stash ribbons, flowers, pearls
sentiment unknown

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop - Color Challenge

Hi there - so glad you popped in ....

The STV Center Stage Spotlight Team hop for the month of May is a Color Challenge Blog Hop and the 

color challenge is brought to us by Miesje 

thank you Miesje!

We were to create a card or project with the following color combination:

 a non-Christmas red and green card with a neutral color Black, White or Tan.

If you are hopping ..you should have come from the wonderfully talented blog of Lori McAree

I chose to combine two of GKD's stamp sets

The Vine by Melanie and Birds n Blossoms by Theresa 

hope you like

I spread a thin coat of Gesso on one side and almost covered up my red pattern designer paper. Didn't mean to have it so thick... and then stamped a background on both sides of my card using images from both stamp sets. (the brown side already had a grid image on it).

 Stamped the birdhouse and flowers on scraps of white and colored them with Copics:

E04, 31, 18...YG63, 67, R85, C2

did some faux stitching and added my pearls with a Vivid Pearl Pen (love that stuff!)

My base cardstock is from GKD - Asparagus...everything else is stash!!!

Hope my mixed media card inspires you to join in our challenge...now your next stop is off to our sweet team mate Kay Simmons

and remember....

Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products! 

Look for the announcement on Tuesday, May 28

hugs,

also entering in the challenge at:
Sugar Creek Hollow - Clean it Out
Anything Challenge - Handmade Backgrounds
Craft Room Challenge - stamp your own background

Color Me Creative Challenge - Anything Goes!

NEW CHALLENGE #68 will run thru May 24th!

Your challenge this time is all about

** ANYTHING GOES**

color ANY IMAGE

In ANY COLOR OR THEME....ANYTHING GOES

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

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Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Pretty Little Stamps by Chelsea Le Designs

1 lucky winner (chosen at random) will win 5 Digis from Chelsea Le

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ENTER YOUR PROJECTS HERE  by May 24th by 8 pm EST!

using this  adorable image provided by Chelsea Le Designs ..

here is my card

Copics used: E00, 11, 21, 23, 49...R05, 20, 29, 59...YG03, 63...B04...W2, 3

She was a joy to color! Love her big hat ...reminds me of a little girl dressing up "Downton Abbey" style (still upset over Matthew but cant wait for next season to begin!)  So wanted to keep it the very light grayish white that they wore...

Hope to see you in the challenge
Hugs,



Additional Supplies:
Cardstock from Marks Finest Paper - Aged Cranberry
Designer Paper from MME - The Station
Crushed Seam binding and lace from stash
Memento inks - Desert Sand, Rhubarb Stalk
Picket Fence from Cameo file
Sentiment from Penny Black

Alicia's Challenge

Hi there

so glad to say I was able to craft some yesterday...I'm enjoying the new images I got from Alicia and entering this one in her Anything Goes challenge.

Used two techniques: paper piecing and faux stitching

Supplies:
Cardstock - Stampin Up Sage Shadow, GKD Chocolate Kiss
Designer Paper - My Minds Eye " Dolled up"
Ink - Memento Cottage Ivy
Sentiment unknown
Copics: E00, 21, 99...G12, 24...B000, 95, 97...R20, Y11, 21

Great service in church this morning...now going to relax the rest of the day and gear up for the work week!

hugs,

Celebrating Suzanne's Birthday!!

Do you know this beautiful person????

Oh wait... ooops...wrong one. Sorry. Do you know THIS beautiful person????

Arrrrghhhh... that's NOT her!!!! Wait wait... let's get this right!!!! Do you know HER?????

THAT'S her!!!!!!! YES!!! The BIRTHDAY GIRL!!!!! Oh and honestly... yeah... those pics above... yep... those REALLY are her too!!! If you know Suzanne J. Dean... you KNOW this!!

Today is Suzanne's birthday and well, we ALL KNOW, Suzanne would NOT want to celebrate a birthday any other way than with her favorite country star AND a favorite sports star!!! Right???!!!

And also today, Suzanne's, Color Me Creative Design Team wanted to take a little of her time to show her how much we enjoy, appreciate and love her by hopping along to share a little birthday fun and creativity with her. Join us in wishing her that the next year is filled with even more memories and love than anyone could ever hope for!

The design team went with a "Teal/Aqua" theme today. Suzanne had mentioned her desire to "look like a mermaid"... LOL... so heck, we'll play along. (Old age is old age, peeps... just smile and say... "that's nice, honey." LOL)

I didn't go with the mermaid theme because this image from Saturated Canary must have been drawn with Suzanne in mind LOL - it just reminds me of her so much...

check out the footwork I added

 heee heeeeheeeeeeee...if you are curious about the toe - check out Suzanne's blog HERE 

She tends to have a little trouble keeping them out of harm's way

Here are rest of the DT celebrating (-:
Tina Gilliland 

Brook Guinn

Anary Baumgarth (guest DT)

Melanie LaBelle

Marie Gamber

Pat St. Martin

Jenn Cochran

Michele Spera

Andi Murdock (guest DT)

Shelby Goolsby

Marti Wills

Linda Payne - ME

Julie Price

Karen Gauthier

Shannon Kromeke

Kim DeRuosi

Thanks for sharing Suzanne's day with us!! We KNOW you all love her as much as we do and we couldn't be happier to be working with such an awesome lady!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUZANNE!!!!!

*HUGS*

Fun Saturday!

Hi there

Finally had a Saturday off to PLAY! and here we are (-:
 piled into my dining room

we colored, colored, stamped, stamped, and laughed! and oh did we eat (-:

homemade soup, awesome chicken salad, delicious chocolate pie, coffee cake and went back for more!

just a wonderful day....

I made a card for the Anything Goes challenge over at Alicia's Challenge

...with her adorable image "Alicia and her little cat"...

Is it Copics or Colored Pencils ???  LOL

i know, the hair gives it away ....

It was also a gorgeous day outside today ...loved having the windows open!

have a beautiful " rest of the weekend"  everyone

hugs

Color Me Creative's 3 yr Birthday Party Blog Hop and new Challenge!

Hi and Welcome!

NEW CHALLENGE #67 will run thru May 7th!

Your challenge this time is all about

** CELEBRATIONS **

color ANY IMAGE but it must

CELEBRATE SOMETHING

We are celebrating CMC's 3rd Birthday starting today thru Monday! So lots of fun challenges, games & prizes up for grabs!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Saturated Canary

1 lucky winner (chosen at random) will win

5 Digi Images from Saturated Canary

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My card is created using the adorable Saturated Canary image Jules

 Colored with Copics: E00, C3, 5, 7...B00,01,04...BG02, 05, 07, 72...Y17, 28...R01, 22, 29, 39

TO SEE ALL THE BIRTHDAY BASH GAMES, CHALLENGES & PRIZES CLICK HERE

BLOG HOP TO CELEBRATE

So the CMC DT is having a fun Blog Hop to kick off the Birthday Celebrations at CMC!

If you hop along to each DT blog and leave comments you will ALSO be entered to win (1) of two $20 Gift Certificates to an online crafty store of your choice!

Now on to the Blog Hop:
Suzanne Dean
Tina Gilliland
Marie Gamber
Karen Gauthier
Melanie LaBelle
Jenn Cochran
Shelby Goolsby
Linda Payne  - ME!
Dana Joy
Pat St. Martin
Julie Price
Marti Wills
Kim DeRuosi
Shannon Kromeke
Andi Murdock (guest DT)
Michele Spera
Brook Guinn

Phew! a lot going on...so much to win! hope you can join us in the celebration...and remember, if you enter each birthday challenge - you will be eligible to win the $75 gift certificate to any online craft store of your choice!!

enjoy the hop (-:
hugs, 

Supplies:
Cardstock: SU's Bashful Blue
Designer Paper: MME - Dilly Dally and scraps
Dies: Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork
Stickles

Color Me Creative 3rd Birthday Celebration - Mark your Calendars!

The CMC Classroom is celebrating their 3rd Birthday and we'd love to have you join us for the fun! We will have a fun event every day planned and there will are lots of prizes and winners for each challenge.

All are welcome to play! Whether you've taken a class or not, it doesn't matter...all are welcome to join in so tell your friends too! We have lots of prizes to give away!

Please join the Birthday Group HERE to see all the challenges everyday!

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SPECIAL BOGO SALE

(Buy One Get One)

Buy one Copic Online Class & get the 2nd HALF OFF!

Starts this Friday thru next Monday!

*not valid on past purchases

*discount taken off lower priced class

*buy one for you & one for a friend

*makes great gifts :)

*no coupon needed, if you purchase more than 2 classes send me an email so I can send you one invoice with discount deducted via PayPal....if you purchase only 2 classes you will be refunded your discount within 24 hours via the way you made payment OR you can request an invoice too from me at sjdean@smartneighborhood.net.

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Schedule of Events

Everyone is welcome to enter each day for a chance to win! Every day's challenges has multiple prizes to win so make sure to check in!! Each challenge goes live midnight the night before.

You have until Friday, May 3rd to enter all challenges!

* AND *

If you enter ALL the challenges you will be entered to win a

$75 Gift Certificate

to any online craft store of your choosing!

Big THANK YOU TO ALL OUR FABULOUS SPONSORS

(click here to see the list)

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Friday, April 26th

Blog Hop with the CMC DT & Saturated Canary

and NEW CMC Challenge Up!

Saturday, April 27th

Crafty Trivia Fun

Sunday, April 28th

Scavenger Hunt

Monday, April 29th

Search & Find Puzzle

& Live Chat at 8 pm EST

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Thanks everyone for supporting & being a friend to the CMC Classroom for the past 3 years....I sure appreciate it!!

Suzanne J Dean

WOOO HOOO! now this is such a fun celebration (I won my mini-Cricut from Suzanne's holiday celebration 2 years ago so I'm a BIGGGG fan of her celebrations LOL)

 Hope everyone gets to play!

"Can't win if you don't play" so c'mon!

  hugs

Color ME Creative Challenge #66 - REDS

COLOR ME CREATIVE's

NEW CHALLENGE #66 will run thru April 26th!

Your challenge this time is all about

**Reds, Reds & More Red**

color ANY IMAGE but it must

Have Some Red In It

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

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Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Through the Craftroom Door Digi Magazine

ONE (RANDOM) WINNER WILL WIN A (1) Year Subscription

to the magazine!

WOW WOW WOW!

here is my card hoping to inspire you to get out your REDS and come play!

This image is no longer available..but I love it! Needed it to send a recipe to a friend...asking her to bake it! (now that's a friend LOL)

and NO...those aren't potatoes...supposed to be "brown speckled eggs" (-:

April 26th is the Big Birthday Bash celebrating Color Me Creative's turning THREE!

Mark your calendars - going to be LOTS of fun (-:

hugs

Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge

Hi there!

Welcome to another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow. This week we want you to make a vintage or shabby chic project ...with the theme...

NO DIGITAL IMAGE - MUST USE ONLY A STAMPED IMAGE

woohoooo! immediately went to a loved stamp set by Nina Brackett called Silhouettes (now retired from GKD) but Nina has other silhouette sets available through the Crafts Meow.

Hope you like and are inspired to join us (-:

This is my last post as a Design Team member...due to severe lack of personal time for probably next six months due to increased responsibilities at work. Just had to cutback on commitments.....hope to get to play in the challenges (-:

Blessings,

Supplies:

Cardstock - Kraft

Designer Paper - MME "the Station"

Stamp Set - Nina Brackett's "Silhouettes" retired from GKD

Spellbinders - Labels Ten, Ribbon Banners

Stash lace, seam binding

Vivid Pearl Pen - Salmon

ink - Memento Black, Angel Pink