We have a new challenge at All Dressed Up stamps for September and my card uses the Reach High digital image.  I like the new yoga images Wendy has designed, so cute and a keeping calm and 'just breathe' is something I try to do every day.  I'm not always successful at it but I do try.

Today is the beginning of a new challenge at the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog so for my card I decided to use the Pool Ready image from last month's digi release at All Dressed Up Stamps. This little gal looks like she's ready for a wonderful day at the beach and I paired the image with a great sentiment from Impression Obsession.
The theme for the challenge is always Anything Goes with the only rule to enter being you use an All Dressed Up image. If you don't have any, they can be can either be purchased at the All Dressed Up Etsy Shop or by downloading one of several cute freebies offered on the blog.
Be sure to head on over to the All Dressed Up Challenge Blog where you can see all kinds of inspiration from the rest of the girls on the team. Join us for some fun and wonderful creations at the Facebook Fan Page, Facebook Challenge (there is a theme for this one) and there's also a Pinterest page to view some more gorgeousness.
Thanks for stopping by and have a good week!
Copics:
Hair - E59, E57, E55, E53, E51
Skin - E13, E11, E01, E00, E000
Bag - Y26, Y23, Y21 and I added cross-hatching with a Copic multiliner. I used the pen to scribble in some writing on the magazine and bottle labels as well
Suit - RV14, RV13, RV11
Scarf - G28, G24 G21
Shading - C2, C1, C0, C00
I also used a white Prisma pencil to add a little highlighting to the lens of her glasses
Supplies:
Stamp - All Dressed Up Pool Ready
Sentiment - Impression Obsession Start There

Hi there and I hope you are well!  I'm wishing I was either a mermaid or in a warm place where a mermaid might be because as I write this, it is -27 Celcius which is around -16 Farenheit.  That's cold so I won't be sticking my nose out of the house today.
This is an Impression Obsession stamp which I just loved when I saw it so of course I had to buy it.  The sentiment is Impression Obsession also and I thought it was perfect for the image.
Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.  If it is winter, stay warm.  If you live in a warm place... lucky you!
Copics:
Mermaid suit - R85, R83, R81; BG15, BG13, BG11
Water - BG75, BG72, BG70
Supplies:
Image - Impression Obsession Mermaid Tail E21090
Sentiment - Impression Obsession Life's a Beach C17243
Dies - CC Designs Stitched Circles, CC Designs Make a Banner for the outside edge stitching.  I think both of these dies may be discontinued.  I'd bought them when they were heavily discounted and they aren't available on the website anymore.

Finally, a chance to use this Whippersnapper stamp I've had in the box 'curing' for about 4 years now.
It's time for a new challenge at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' and the theme for this month is 'Penguins or Polar Bears' so A Hug for Ike was perfect for it. 
This month, we are sponsored by Sweet Pea Stamps who is generously  the prize  to some lucky winner.


Be sure to head on over to the challenge blog to see what the rest of the gals on the team have created and here's a great chance to get a head start on your holiday cards for this year.  The only requirement to enter the challenge is to follow the theme.
Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies:
Stamp -  A Hug for Ike
Sentiment - Paper Smooches Swanky Snowdudes
Dies - MFT First Place Ribbon, Marianne Craftables CR1248, Impression Obsession Snowflake Die Set
Paper - Kaiser Kraft Little Toot
Misc - Star Dust Stickles, Frantage
Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge - Animals or Birds
ABC Christmas - Polka Dots
Holly Jolly Christmas - Feathered Friends
Fab n ' Funky - Things with wings

Time for a new challenge at All Dressed Up and in case you haven't heard, our challenges will now always have the theme of Anything Goes. Occasionally there might be a twist but it will always be Anything Goes.
For my card, I used one of the little gals from the Christmas Postie.
You know how sometimes you have a card which seems like it was just never meand to be?  That's what happened with this and for the life of me, I don't know why it was such a struggle but by the time I got it finished and saw the Frantage spots on the cat, I just gave up.  You can add only so many snowflakes and sentiments to cover up mistakes and I didn't think the kitten would look great with a big snowflake plastered over his face!  It took me three days to get this card done... I couldn't seem to concentrate and then when the mess-ups started to happen, my interest really started to falter.  If it hadn't been coloured, it would have hit the garage.  So funny because now when I look at it, I can't remember all the boo-boos except for the big brown streak under the sentiment but it's covered nicely.
Be sure to head on over to All Dressed up blog to check out the rest of the team's creations, and maybe enter the Anything Goes challenge while you are there and the only requirement is that you use an All Dressed Up image.
Don't forget to stop by our Facebook Group to keep up to date with all the latest All Dressed Up news, and chat to fellow crafters.
Have a great week!
Supplies:
Image - All Dressed Up Christmas Postie
Sentiment - Bizzy Bec's Circular Sentiments (a freebie)
Dies - Impression Obsession, Joy Craft
Misc - Shabby Blue Frantage, Stickles, Enamel Dots
Challenges:
Animal Friends - It's Cold (must have an animal)
Die Cut Divas - Holiday Card with a Die Cut
Sisters of Craft - Anything Goes
Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Christmas is Coming
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Holly Jolly Christmas - Pick one... mine is red, green, white

I had a birthday card to make for a very special little gal who is turning six.  She loves the Disney movie Frozen and I think her favourite character is Elsa.  I hunted around for an image that might work and then stumbled across someone's blog who had used the Wildflower Beauty image from Sami Stamps and I thought it worked perfectly!  Then my next quest was to find some pretty, icy and blue paper and I found that at Bearly Mine with the Winter Swirls Collection.  The card is fairly simple and I managed to put it together in a very short time so I hope she likes it.

 Copic Colours:
Hair - E43, E42, E40, E33, E000
Dress - B23, B21, B00, B000
Skin - E11, E01, E00, E000
Supplies:
Image - Sami Stamps Wildflower Beauty
Sentiment - Stampin Up Circle of Friendship
Paper - Bearly Mine Winter Swirls digi paper
Dies - Impression Obsession Snowflake Die Set, Simon Says Stamp Simple Numbers
Misc - Shabby Blue Frantage, Blue Stickles, Stardust Stickles
Challenges:
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Sister Act - Anything Goes
Crafting by Design - Anything Goes
Southern Girls - Sparkle n' Shine with a Bit of Bling

Hope you are having a  great week and getting a lot of crafting done.  I'd get a lot more done if I wasn't so easily distracted but oh, well!  This image is one from Whimsy's July release  Apple of My Eye and the sentiment is also included as part of the 6 piece set.  The papers are from Whimsy's Cottage Garden collection.  The oval die is Cheery Lynn's Polynesian Sails and I just love the lacy texture of this one.  Now when I look at this pic, I think I should have added some little pearls - funny how I just don't see those things until it is up on the screen.  The butterfiles is a cute little set from Impression Obsession and all five shapes are included.  It is DIE046-A
The image is coloured with Copics and I added some Shabby Pink Frantage to the image oval and butterflies.
Copics:
Bark:  E59, E57, E55, E51
Flowers:  R85, R83, R81.  I got a little too dark and went in with a white Prisma pencil and tried to lighten it up.  It helped a bit but I wish I hadn't gone so dark.
Leaves:  G28, G24, G21.  After they were all coloured, I went over some leaves with YG00 and over the rest with YG23.
Be sure to check in later in the week because I hope to have some candy up as a thank you to my followers and a 'welcome' to you new ones.
Challenges:
Card Mania - Summer Blooms
Crafting When We Can - Florals

The February challenge at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' is Snowflakes and my card is a reminder that you still have time to get your entry in.  I'm not sure about you but this snowflake thing is very fitting for the chilly part of Canada I live in.  Luckily, winter is almost over and soon little sprigs of that lovely green grass will be poking up.
This month's challenge is sponsored by Funky Kits and I've used their Sugar Nellie Reindeer Games digi for my card.

Just made it with getting the card up before Hallowe'en!
The sentiment & witch stamp are both by Impression Obsession & I coloured it with my Prisma pencils.