Dudleys been at it again........

Dudley is one of my favorite characters and he is a special guest of Dustin Pike's creation.

The challenge over at Pike's Playground  today is to make a creation using Dudley.

With all the freebies that Dustin provides and all the wonderful images that are for sale at his store, this is just about the easiest challenge Dustin has posted in quite a while!

This is the card that I made for a friend who had an accident.  I used an artist's perrogative and turned Dudly into Dudette by coloring in pink!  LOL

and inside

Hopefully she will feel better soon!

Recipe:

Image:  Dustin Pike

Sentiment :  Dustin Pike

Coloring:  Copic Markers

Stamping:  Memento Inks

Die Cuts:  Spellbinders. Mariannes (dragonfly)

Border Cut:  Fiskar

Twine:  The Twinery

Bling:  Recollections (half pearls)

Stash:  All papers, ribbon, button

Challenges:

Pike's Playground:  Use Dudley

Mark's Finest Papers:  Shades of Pink

PanPastel:  Bright Colors

Opus-Gluei:  Animals

Card Makin' Mamas:  Button

Patties Creations:  Anything Goes

Totally Paper Crafts:  Use Humor

Shopping our Stash:  Buttons and Bows

CMC Copic Challenge:  Anything Goes

Hubert is in the snow

SNOW.  That is the design requirement for the current challenge over on GingerLoft Challenges.

Definitely NOT what we have here!  110 MPH winds, 3 inches of rain in 2 days, flooding, roads washing out, sink holes.  Now that we have, and have had for a week now.  UGH!

Today, at least, it is only windy.  Not much rain, and believe me, we don't need any more rain for a couple of days!  One town just north of me had 4.95 inches of rain in 24 hrs.  TOO MUCH!

But I digress.  SNOW is the concept for this challenge.  What better way to showcase snow than with some snow flakes and a couple of penguins all ready to start their snowball fight.

I used some sticky back half pearls for the stack of snowballs!  Thought it was a cute idea.

The snow flakes are one of the Michaels $1 punches and some glitter paper.

The die cut is Spellbinders, the sentiment is punched with the SU word window.

The sentiment is from Heather at Fresh Brewed Designs. 

The ribbon is from my stash and I followed directions from a tutorial over at Dustin Pikes place,

The snow flake brad is from my stash.

The DP is DCWV photo stack.  The is torn vellum under their feet for ice and snow.
Colored with copics, SU dazzling diamonds glitter is everywhere.

Hope everyone is have a safe and dry January!

:  )  Gale

This card may be entered in the following challenges:

GingerLoft Challenges:  Snow (DT card)
Dream Valley Challenges:  Animals
Pan Pastel:  Use 2 of something
The Crafty Pad:  Something for a boy
The Hybrid Chick:  Punches/Dies (used both)
Copic Challenge Group:  Copics, picture inspiration
Rogue Redhead Designs:  Use vellum
Send a Smile 4 Kids:  Anything goes for a kid
Delicious Doodles:  Winter Wonderland

It's almost Christmas!

Mailed presents and plan on calling oldest son..........check

Took presents to youngest son who has to work this weekend.........check

Ordered the prime rib to cook for Christmas dinner for DH and I..........check

Presents wrapped and under the tree.............well, they will be tomorrow!   LOL

Last Christmas card of the year made.............check!

Don't you love that wonderful "wonky tree"!?  Designed by Heather from Fresh Brewed Designs, I have done several cards with this image and just LOVE it!

Added another image, this one from Bugaboo, a sentiment from Dustin Pike, some ribbon and some bling.  Bring it all togethers with a scrap of killer DP and a border punch in glitter paper by EK success and TA DA! you have this card.  I colored with copics (duh!  what else) and used some Glossy Accents on the tree ornaments. 

Have a Merry Christmas!

: )  Gale

This card may be entered in the following challenges:

Fresh Brewed Designs:  Christmas (DT card)

Crafting for all Seasons:  Christmas

Digistamps4Joy:  Christmas, no animals

Divas By Design:  Christmas

Inky Impressions:  Christmas Cheer

The Sisterhood of Crafters:  Christmas

Little Darlings Challenge:  Tis the Season

Friendship's Garden:  Winter Holiday

Crimbo Crackers:  Snowflakes (check out that snowflake border punch) 

Papertake Weekly:  Last Christmas card of the year

Top Tip Tuesday:  Anything Christmas

Feelin' Frosty

Feelin' Frosty!  What a wonderful sentiment and it goes perfectly with this Bugaboo image!

Image:  Ruby Christmas Tree by Bugaboo Stamps

Sentiment:  Feelin Frosty by Dustin Pike

Embossing:  CB embossing folder

Coloring:  Copic Markers

DP:  Pine needles is DCWV, Green diamond tuck is a leftover from my stash.

I still don't know who designed the ticket (But I love it!)

Everything else used is from my stash.

Check out that cool glitter paper used for the snowflakes!

I hope everyone is having a 'Frosty' December!

: )  Gale

This card may be entered in the following challenges:

Catch the Bug:  Anything Goes

Craft Your Days Away:  Buttons or Bows

So Artful Challenges:  Picture inspiration (colors red and green, (loosely) having a drink)

SSDS Challenge:  Holiday Card

Clearly iStamp:  Christmas Card

Pattie's Creations:  Christmas (digi image)

The Poodles Parlor:  Christmas

Bling it On:  Christmas

Through the Craft Room Door:  Happy Holidays

Colour Create Challenge:  Red, green and white

Sarah Hurley Challenges:  Christmas

The Paper Shelter:  Anything Goes

Craft your Passion:  Tis the Season

Anything Christmas.........so easy!

Browsing around the web, looking for an easy challenge.  What do I find but

Dustin Pike and the Pike's Playground challenge to make "Anything Christmas" (you do have to use a DoodleDragon image)   Easy as pie.  Especially if you have been getting all the monthly kits from Dustin for the last year!  I just pulled out one of his snowmen (I cheated, it's even pre colored)

and added a some paper and a few embellishments and TA DA!  I have a whole set of cards!

I even made some decorated envelopes to go with the set!

Here is a single view.

(Sorry the color isn't bright, pouring here all day and really grey out!)

Some ribbon, stickles, a button in the corner and the card is all done.

The border punch on the envelopes is from EK Success.

The DP and the edge mask are both digis.

(OMG - No Copics!)

This card set may be entered in the following challenges:

Pike's Playground Challenge:  Anything Christmas with a DoodleDragon Image

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge:  Christimas

Paper, Creations, Ink;  Christmas

Polly Craft Challenge:  Christmas Fun



Make a Splash, spring rains are coming!

This is my second post today.  If you are looking for 'Happy Hello' click scroll down.

The only fun thing about the heavy rains of spring (other than the flowers it brings forth) is getting to go out and play in the puddles.  Splashing around is something I did as a child and did with my boys when they were little.  I'm sure they are "too old" to do it now!  LOL

This is a wonderful Dustin Pike image.  I just love it!  The puddle, the boots, the yellow rain slickers!  Just like when I was a little!

The heads of both animal and the legs of the rabbit are all cut out a second time and pop dotted.  The sentiment (from Create with TLC) is also raised on pop dots.  The coloring is done with copics, the bubble DP is DCWV and the cardstock is dry embossed with a CB embossing folder.  The ribbon is from Joann's.

I have glazed the water and splashes with diamond glaze.  It looks wet IRL!  The brads are from my stash.

This card may be entered in the following challenges:

Pike's Playground:  Spring is in the Air

Digi's with Attitude:  Anything Goes

Fairy Knoll:  Think Spring

Meljens:  U R such an Animal

Shelly's Images:  Lots of Layers

Fussy and Fancy:  Embossing

Cute Card Thursday:  Signs of Spring

Pixie Dust Studios:  Seeing Polka Dots  (embossing and brads)

KB Challenges:  Anything goes with a digi

Stamp Something:  Use a digi

Creative Craft World:  Card for a male

Stamping Vacation:  No, No, No flowers!

Charizma Cards:  4 legged friends

Fab N' Funky:  Spring