QKR Stampede Challenge #201 Up and Away

This little Pigtail Angel is so sweet. You have probably noticed that I have a thing for QKR Stampede's rag dolls.  Every time I color one up I remember making a rag doll for my daughter for her first birthday. She would be very unhappy with me if I were to tell you how many years ago that was. I recently found her doll packed away in the attic. She needed a little scrubbing, but she is just as sweet and now the grandchildren play with her when they visit.

I picked QKR Stampede #13103 Pigtail Angel for this challenge.  Then I ran across this pretty flocked kraft paper from DCWV and cut a piece with my new Wonky Stitch die from Die-namics.
(For some reason this paper warps when used with dies.)  Next I printed (2) digis on plain kraft paper and cut (2) with the Silhouette Cameo.  I started to use a bleach technique to lighten the face and hands. Apparently I did not give it time and moved on to the second one with my pencils. I finished coloring her and looked over at the bleached image and it had lightened up perfectly. Lesson learned.

Stop over at the QKR Stampede blog and check out the rest of the design teams fabulous cards.

Products:  #13103 Pigtail Angel
                Paper Trey Ink (Sentiment)
                Die-namics exclusive from MFT Wonky Stitch Rectangles
                DCWV Playtime Stack designer paper
                Prisma Color pencils
                Pearls
                Raspberry Stickles (halo, wand & wings)

Happy Friday!

Every Day is a Gift

How true is this sentiment from Paper Trey Ink?  When I was driving home from work tonight, I thought.everything is just dirty and ugly.  But there is Spring and a promise of making everything clean and new again.  The temp  climbed to 40 today.  This card reminds me of Spring, although I think it would also make a pretty Fall card.

Lately, I have been making cards just because it makes me happy.  I will have to focus on some challenges if I want more fellow stampers to visit my blog.  I really do love those nice comments from my fellow card makers.  Before I got my own blog, I use to spend a lot of time viewing many blogs. I would be in such awe of their talent, but it never occurred to me that I should leave a comment.  Things look a lot different to me now.  So for all of you that stop by and leave a comment, thank you so much.

This barn belongs to Impression Obsession.  I colored with Copics, pencils and Gamsol.  The sentiment is from PTI.  The dies I used were from Spellbinders (1/2 label die) and an unknown oval.  The corner punch is from Martha Stewart.  The paper is from my scrap bin.

Shopping in my PJ's

These digitals are becoming dangerously addictive. I can shop in my PJ's. AND I do love the instant gratification. Look what just jumped into my cart. Seriously!!

Isn't he the cutest?  I colored him with real soft colors using Copies and did some shading with pencils.  The paper is from my favorite S.E.I. paper pack.  I cut him out with a Spelbinders die. The fence type punch is Martha Stewart and the bottom scallops are from a PTI die. I added some little heart shaped brads and ribbon. You can find more digis like this at Cuddy Buddy.