A Bat and Lots of Roses

This cute card is for the Tiddly Inks "Flower Power #87" and the Haunted Design House "Truebie or not to Truebie (HDH136)" Challenges. The Haunted Design House Challenge is to be inspired by Trueblood which starts its 5th Season soon.

I don't have the channel Trueblood is on, but my children gave me Season One for Christmas last year and I have read most of Charlaine Harris' novels which inspired the show (they are sooo fun - seriously, they are more comical than scary). I have been thinking about purchasing this cute Batty image from Tiddly Inks so this seemed like the perfect opportunity to get her - isn't she adorable? I did another layer of the bat and popped him up so it would look more like he is flying. The sentiment was a free one available at Tiddly Inks, and I used it because I thought it looked like something Sookie and her friends would think or say. The red border on the left is made with a MFT Die-namics border die - looks kind of like sharp teeth don't you think?

This week's challenge at Tiddly Inks is all about flowers so I added some fun rolled roses in black, red, and distressed red to the card. The papers are SU! and My Minds Eye (the hat pins are from My Minds Eye too). I found the fun black fringe by Simplicity on sale at Walmart for $1 - looks like something you would see on the furniture on Trueblood don't you think?

I did this card yesterday for the Featured Stamper challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. The featured stamper is Rita Wright (kyann22 on SCS), and I cased this lovely card.

My papers are all SU! and I used the MFT Die-Namics Mini Rolled Roses die and a Spellbinders leaf die to do the floral arrangement. Can you tell I just purchased the rolled roses die? I hope I don't use it so much you get sick of it - but it is soooo fun to make these flowers. The Butterflies were made with the SU! Butterfly Embosslet - can you see the little hidden 'fly?

I had fun playing cards today. I have to let you know that while Goethe may think that if you trust yourself you will know how to live, but I am living proof that trusting yourself isn't how you should live. The times I have trusted God instead of myself are the times that things worked out so much better!

Hugz to all!!!

Forest Goodies and Other Projects

Hello Crafty Friends. I just got the Stamperia Forest Paper and Die Cuts in the mail so I had to play with them right away. I have a combo creation - journal page and card. On the journal page I used my 6x6 Dina Wakley Journal and laid a base of gesso. I then used Dina's pastel crayons and some SU! inks and stamps. Also added in some TH Dress Ink in Vintage Photo since I don't know how to make anything without it (seriously). The eagle is a Stamperia Forest die cut and is coated with gesso. Did a bit of stenciling and distressing to finish the page off. I am linking this the the **Art*Journal*Journey* September Texture Theme (last day - can't wait to see what October's Theme will be). The die cut and the little smears add texture to the already very textured page. I love the blue and green together and was inspired to made a quick card for my Son-in-law who cut down some tree limbs for us the other day. The paper in the middle is from the Stamperia Forest

The Snuggle or Struggle is Real

Hello friends, Isn't this new House Mouse Image the cutest? I am so glad that Spellbinders has partnered with House Mouse and brought in new images. I was inspired to add birch trees and snow after seeing THIS pretty card. The snow is done with Snowtex which is one of my favorite winter mediums, and I painted the birch trees with black acrylic paint mixed with water and painted with an old credit card. Everything else was painted with Daniel Smith watercolors. This is being entered in the HMFMC#402 which is Anything Goes with an option of rainbow. While you might not think of a rainbow when you see this card, I actually used a lot of colors in the painting: yellows, browns, pinks, reds, and blues. Some are not obvious because they are mixed with other colors or a very light. Thanks for dropping by. I have been a little under the weather lately, but I am feeling much better. Hugz, Nancy

Brotherhood Wishes, a Paper Purse, and a Special Mug

Hello friends. No more fun travel or parade pictures - back to every day normal life. On a positive note, I have been able to fit in some art. Hereis an art journal spread I finished this weekend. I am adding it to Alison's Summer Landscape challenge theme at **Art*Journal*Journey* . I started the pages in my journal around July 4th after seeing Dina's stripes inspired Mixed Media challenge on Splitcoaststampers.com and got as far as stamping some foliage at the bottom. I was stuck after that, and I wasn't sure where to go with it next. A few days later, I was clearing out some things in the craft room and ran across a Thomas Kinkade book I cut up and use in my Bible Journaling. There was a picture of the San Francisco Bridge and another of some mountains so I tore them out and added them to my page with Gesso representing some of the beautiful things in America and also Alison's countryside theme. They did not blend in very well and I needed to alter them to wo

I Don't Do StraightJune 4, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Cute image and cool DP's Thanks for joining us at Haunted Design House :)
Dawn @ LilyPinkScrapsJune 4, 2012 at 6:36 PM
Gorgeous cards!! love that cute Tiddly Inks image and it looks fab with the red and black scheme and the floral card looks good enough to frame :) I'm in love with rolled flowers too at the minute!
Emily KeatonJune 4, 2012 at 8:08 PM
That top card is SO fun! Looks like you had a great time creating today. I hope you didn't get discovered hiding out by anyone else!!
McCrafty's CardsJune 5, 2012 at 2:26 AM
Both cards are gorgeous I like the image and papers on the first and the lovely flowers/foliage and the butterfly on the second.
Kevin xx
Andrea CJune 5, 2012 at 2:39 AM
Both cards are fab but the first one is gorgeously delicious hehe. Thanks for playing along with Haunted Design House again. xx
FelicityJune 5, 2012 at 3:24 AM
I love both cards. The flowers on both are amazing. I like how the butterfly on the second card is blending in with the card but pops out with the pearls.
KristyLeeJune 5, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Both of these cards are awesome! Way cool! I say your card on HDH!
Peace,
KristyLee
DonnaMundingerJune 6, 2012 at 6:04 AM
That's still one of my FAVE Tiddlies! Batty is the cutest and I love your roses. Thanks for joining us for MM at HDH. xxD
BenziJune 6, 2012 at 7:24 AM
Girl, you are so funny. I love what you said about your border...sharp teeth. Just gave me a laugh. But, it sure does look like it. Fun bat, too.
Your 2nd card is just sooooooo pretty. Love the 'hidden' 'fly. :-)
MelissaJune 6, 2012 at 12:39 PM
I like both of these, but that rose card is absolutely gorgeous!! :)
Åsa aká ScraphorseJune 7, 2012 at 11:51 PM
This is beautiful!

Thanks for joining our challenge at Tiddly Inks!
mark gouldJune 8, 2012 at 2:53 AM
hi, love the trubie card, the stamp is great, Love the popped up bat, adds a nice bit of demension, mark
Croms' Cubby HoleJune 9, 2012 at 2:02 AM
Hi Nancy, Both cards are gorgeous but your Tiddly one is adorable. Batty looks fab, those roses are beautiful and a great choice of bp. Thankyou for sharing with us at MM at HDH this week.
AnonymousJune 10, 2012 at 2:15 PM
cool cards.
the Trubie card is fabulous. I love the image esp. the bat. Your choice of embellishments and background papers is perfect for this card.

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