Kick Up Your Heels

That's the challenge this week at QKR - use an image from horse/donkey category.

I chose the Carousel Horse (16115) for my Design Team Inspiration Card this week.

I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for stopping by,  I hope you have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Blessings,

Trudy

Remember This

It's a Sketch Challenge this week at Tsunami Rose

using the Monochromatic Blue Journal Papers

I know, I know - it says April 20th #28 - just ignore that :)  It really is the sketch for this Challenge, I hope.

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Peace Be With You

I just love this sentiment from Presents 2013 stamp set at

 Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps

 (a Hendrick Company)

The FOSTV (Friends of Speedy TV)

Challenge # 87 this week is

 Use METAL

I hope you enjoy my Design Team inspiration card this week.

You can purchase this great stamp set here

.

I hope you take the time to stop by the FOSTV challenge and check out all the great Design Team inspiration cards they have created for you.

Have a wonderful week - see you next Monday!

Blessings,

Trudy

Sorry It's Been "Ruff"

What an adorable puppy

 (I colored her to look like my rescued Lab/Border Collie/??? Mix - 

Trix,

 right down to the red collar).

It's Monday and that means it's time for the

 Anything Goes Challenge

 (#77)

 at

 Tammy's Scrappin Corner.

This is my Design Team Inspiration card for this challenge with a more masculine look.

And this one with some added flowers and bling for a little more feminine look

I've used a BugABoo image for this card called

 Sorry It's Been Ruff

I hope you've enjoyed this little bit if inspiration and take a few moments to check out all the great Design Team's cards for you this week.

Blessings,

Trudy

Back To School

That's the challenge (#80)  this week at

 Love To Create Challenge Blog

Thanks to our great sponsor this week

 Simply Betty

 for giving us the great images to work with. 

 I've chosen

 #1227 Book Pile 

for my Design Team inspiration card.

Here is my photo tutorial for making this card

Check out all the great Design Team Inspiration Cards and enter your own!  

This week's challenge is open!

Have fun!

Blessings,

Trudy

Mamma Said There'd Be Days Like This

Anything Goes is the new challenge #53 at QKR this week.

I've used the Mamma Said sentiment for my Design Team Inspiration Card

(you can purchase it here)

I tried a new technique this week - a lattice card - obviously I need to practice this a little more, but interesting card. 

 I've thought of numerous variations I would like to try next time I make one of these.

I'd like to give a shout out to Valita  for posting the tutorial showing me how to do this technique.  

This is her link for the tutorial

I also learned how to make the hydrangea flowers from a heart punch on her site

Thanks for sharing!

Here is my photo tutorial 

Peace Be With You!

I hope you are having a wonderfully peaceful Wednesday!

I've been busy in the studio this week and have made this easel card using the
Monochromatic Purple Journal Kit Papers from
Tsunami Rose Designs.

Stop by and check out all the Design Team's inspiration for 

Challenge #29 - Color Inspiration

I've used a stamp from
Mark's Finest Papers which is part of the
Presents 2013 set
 for my sentiment on this card

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I'm Not Messy! I'm Creative!

What a great sentiment for us "crafty, creative" types!

It's from Mark's Finest Papers and Stamps (a Hendrick Company)

and I'm using it for my

 FOSTV 

(Friends of Speedy TV) 

for my Design Team inspiration card this week for the

 Sentiment Only Challenge #86.

It's one of the sentiments from the Country Charm 2013 sets

Oh, Nuts!

I Miss You!

Great little card to send to some family I've been thinking about so very much lately.

  It's my Design Team (DT) inspiration for the

 Food Challenge

 at 

Tammy's Scrapin Corner 

this week. 

 I've used our Sponser, 

 Eureka

 Digi's  - Nutty Squirrel and 

Oh Nuts sentiment, as well as their 

"I Miss You" sentiment on the inside. 

 I hope you have a few minutes to scroll through my photo tutorial.  

 Jeesh - I'm REALLY wishing that I had some

 markers -

 sometimes the colored pencils look great for me and

 sometimes they,

 well, they just 

DON'T. 

 I have several different brands of them and am wondering i

f their differences are not allowing them to blend together.

  Any suggestions?

Please leave a comment with any questions regarding products or techniques I used. 

 I would love to hear what you think.

Wishing you a blessed Monday!

Trudy