Anything Goes… #198 A Sassy Challenge!

Our Sassy Challenge… Anything Goes!

Play along using any Sassy Cheryl’s or a Sassy Kraftin’ Kimmie image and you could be a winner of 2 FREE Sassy digis!!

Noah, Waldo and Tweety are all bundled up for the COLD weather we’re having! Not a lot of snow, but, OH~SO~COLD!!!

Total cuteness in those big boots!
Colored with Copics

It’s also the OWH sketch for the week, #206. I traced a circle around Noah and hand cut so it matched the sketch.

Be sure to see the rest of the Anything Goes sassy creations on the Sassy Challenge Blog!!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

OWH Midweek Throwdown…Red White & Blue!

Another card for my Operation Write Home stash! I need to pack them up and get them sent off!

This is Our Daily Bread designs, To the Lovebirds with matching Bird Cage and Banner dies and Banner Sentiments.

Several challenges rolled up into this card… the color and sketch challenge on Splitcoast and the OWH Midweek Throwdown is also a color challenge!

I thought this would work for either a guy or gal to send home to their sweetie as a ‘just because’ or anniversary….even birthday works!

You can see I stamped the backside of the birdcage also, so when the doors are open you still see the cage wires. Had I been REALLY trying to make it look like the inside of the cage, I would have lightly stamped the cage then the birds over…. dang! Now I’m wishing I would have done that!!

Oh well….guess that means I need to make another card another day and do just that!!

Have a fun 4th of July!!
Stay safe! Enjoy those fireworks!!

Thanks for stopping!!

Dawn

OWH Sketch… We Love Our Military

This is the sketch this week at Operation Write Home.

 I kept it simple, using Some Gave All, God Bless America and Fishing Net Background from Our Daily Bread designs. Stamped in Hazelnut on Kraft, sponged with Barn Door, Faded Jeans and Vintage Photo.

It’s also the technique today on Splitcoast, to pop up part of the sentiment.

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Because of the Brave… OWH Sketch 175

This week’s OWH sketch is a special one because of a special lady, Jane. You can read her story here.

This is Our Daily Bread designs Home of the Free, from this month’s release. It’s also for the technique and CAS challenges on Splitcoast. {3 neutrals and a pop of color and tool time=using your piercing tool}

The background is a Darice embossing folder. Stars stamped and hand cut, colored with copics.

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Some Gave All… Thank You

On this Memorial Day, thanks to all the service men and women that have
given their lives for our country!

Here is a peek at what’s coming from Our Daily Bread designs on June 1, Some Gave All and Home of the Free. The background is also ODBD, Old Flag Background.

This is also this week’s OWH sketch. How perfect these sets are for OWH!

Enjoy your day, but don’t forget the reason…

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

We’re Thinking Pink! #151 A Sassy Challenge

Welcome to another Sassy Challenge! This week, sassy Jeni continues on as our hostess and has set a Pink theme!

Play along and you could be the winner of TWO free Sassy Cheryl’s images!

This is My Favorite Kind of Weather, aren’t Sally and Bella too cute in that window!! I printed several images to give me the cut out pieces needed. It’s colored with Copics and some white gel pen accents. The base is a piece of white filled in around the edges with the same color Copic as in the image to match. The DP is Prima Madeline.

This is also for Operation Write Home Sketch #157
{I had to tweak the sketch a bit for the 3 bars…my scrap of script was too small!}

For more Sassy Pink inspiration, see what the rest of the team created!

Cathy Edgar ~ Ann English
Judy Kreucher ~ Pat Frank
Jackie Mooney ~ Jeni Tidwell

 

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

What?! I FORGOT Your Birthday?!… #141 A Sassy Challenge!

Our Sassy Challenge this week is from the sassiest of sassy, Jeni…. Belated Birthday

Don’t forget, you now must use a Sassy Cheryl’s image to participate for the chance to win 2 FREE digis!

I don’t know about you, but way too many times I’ve realized someone’s special day has passed and I didn’t get their card out!! Oops!

This is Sally’s Letter colored with Copics.
And the inside… Stamp La Jolla and Stampabilities. 

This is also for the Operation Write Home sketch challenge

 

For more “Belated Birthday” fun,
see what the other girls did!

Cathy Edgar ~ Ann English
Judy Kreucher
Jackie Mooney ~ Jeni Tidwell

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Give Thanks…

A really quick and simple card today! A combination of the TLC on Splitcoast, Cut It Up! and the sketch {#143, flipped} from OWH.

I think this will be my “Any Soldier” card when I send this batch in this month…. Seems appropriate, right?

This is ODBD Apple Wreath, stamped in Onyx Black and clear embossed then colored with Copics, sponged with Distress Wild Honey and Mustard Seed while still in the Spellbinders Scallop die. The DP is Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety.

 

Inspired…. check out the links and make someone happy!

Now, I’m off to can the last of my jalapenos…. the garden is finally DONE! I’m thankful for what it produced… we’ll definitely enjoy the bounty in the Winter… AND I’m thankful it’s at the end!

And….
I’m thankful YOU stopped by!

Dawn

What’s Orange and Black… and read all over? #137…. A Sassy Challenge!

Sorry, couldn’t resist that one!

Our Sassy Challenge, from our Sassy Ann,
this week is…
yup, you guess it…

Orange and Black!

This is Mischievous Charlie, colored with Copics.

This is also for OWH sketch challenge #142, flipped.

Sentiment by Art Impressions, DP is DCWV Amber Autumn, Spellbinders Twisted Metal Tags and Accents, Martha deep edge punch.

For more “Orange & Black” fun, see what the other girls did!

Cathy Edgar ~ Ann English
Judy Kreucher
Jackie Mooney ~ Jeni Tidwell

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Thinking About Fall… #135 A Sassy Challenge!

Fall…oh yeah! The air is crisp, the trees are showing color… apple cider, hoodies and sweaters… LOVE IT!

Our Sassy Challenge for this week comes from 
Judy, the Sassy Pencil Queen….

 

Think Fall! 

 You can join in the FUN too! You could win TWO FREE IMAGES from the Sassy Cheryl's Digis shop.

This is Sassy Sally’s Swing, colored with Copics, clouds sponged with Distress ink and my homemade cloud template.
The sentiment is from ODBD Pumpkin Wreath. DP is DCWV.

 

This also for Operation Write Home sketch challenge #140, flipped.

For more Fall inspiration,
see what the other sassy girls did .

Cathy Edgar ~ Ann English Judy Kreucher ~ Jackie Mooney

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

This Is Just To Die For! #133… A Sassy Challenge!

Are you ready for another Sassy Challenge? This was a fun one, if I do say so myself…

Using Dies!

I’m the challenge hostess again this week and you know how much I love my dies! One or a handful… doesn’t matter!

There’s a real chill in the air this week, feeling really Fallish, plus I just got this new Spellbinders Fall Foliage and hadn’t even opened it yet! They just seemed to go hand in hand with Sassy Sally and Her Autumn Leaves!

This is my absolute favorite time of year, the colors, the crunch of the leaves as you walk along… dressing in layers, the crispness and aroma in the air… I could go on…………………… you get the picture!

So, I colored Sally with Copics, sponged some clouds with my homemade cloud template and cut her out using Spellbinders Labels 17, which I edged with a Copic to match her clothes.

The leaves are a combination of  Glimmer Mist {yellow daisy, honey dew, copper, starfish} and Distress inks {stormy sky, spiced marmalade, bundled sage}

The dp is DCWV Amber Autumn, the sentiment is ODBD Be Joyful.

This is also the sketch this week on OWH

For more “Die” fun, see what the other girls did!

Cathy Edgar ~ Ann English
Judy Kreucher
Jackie Mooney ~ Jeni Tidwell

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Variety! A Sketch, Technique, Tutorial and OWH Mid-Week Throwdown Challenge

Sometimes you just get on a roll, creatively speaking and crank out some cards!! At least I did, two this morning and one that I had started and finished up!

I’ll start with the one I had started on Monday… I needed a sympathy card for a friend that lost his wife quite quickly and unexpectedly.

Those are always the difficult ones to make… but we have consolation knowing she was a believer and now in a far better place!

I used the Technique challenge from Splitcoast, you can see a tutorial here. It’s called a Twisted Card. The verse is from ODBD Scripture Series III.

I trust this will bring some comfort to the family… absent from the body, present with the Lord.

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Now, a sketch {Splitcoast}, done vertically and horizontally..totally different, yet the same! Also both done for the OWH Mid-week Throwdown Challenge… Any Hero cards and using the color scheme Red, White & Blue is optional

This is ODBD Be Joyful, ColorBox Chalk ink, Prussian Blue, SEI Promise Me dp, Garden Gate MS deep punch, Spellbinders ovals.

And… ODBD Keep Climbing, stamped in Prussian Blue. The tree line is an MS punch, I punched from white cs then took my Forest Moss distress ink pad directly to the paper.
Each layer was edged with a red Copic marker.

Here is how I did the clouds…
{right clicking on a picture will bring it up larger in another window for your viewing pleasure}

I hope I’ve inspired you to try something NEW today, whether it be a layout, a new technique, or even sending some homemade cards to OWH for our service men and women!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn

Keep Climbing!

A peek at one of the new sets coming September 1 from Our Daily Bread designs, Keep Climbing!

I can’t tell you how many pictures I took just trying to get a decent one..it’s much more vibrant in real life… oh well!

Stamped in Tuxedo Black, colored with Copics, clouds sponged with Distress inks and my cloud template…then some extra sponging for the sun.

ODBD Elegant Ovals die outlined with black Copic, Spellbinders Large Labels for the sentiment, stamped in Onyx Black and clear embossed…again outlined with black Copic.
The DP is Basic Grey Little Black Dress.

This is also for OWH Mid-Week Throwdown Masculine Challenge (shhh, don’t tell them what the DP is named!)

Be sure to stop back Saturday when we’ll have a full hop to reveal the entire release. You won’t want to miss it!!

Thanks for stopping!

Dawn