Today through Sunday, Lindsay’s store at My Grafico is 35% off – a perfect time to scoop up some new “toys” and play!  I used one of Lindsay’s newest digital stamp sets, Halloween Doodles, and The Crafter’s Café September Digi-Day Sketch Challenge sketch  to create this whimsical card:I enjoyed the time in my craft room as Nadya was creating right along with me! Designer Paper is from Debbie Mumm’s Harvest & Holiday Stack, cardstock is from my stash as are the pearls.  I cut the pumpkins using Nesties dies and embossed with CB folders in my Big Shot.  The “fence” is border punched (Martha Stewart) and then embossed – also with a CB folder.  The Scarecrow is a combination of Prismacolor pencils and Shimmer Chalks, edged with an SU marker.

Be sure to check Lindsay’s Blog for fabulous DT samples and inspiration!

We’re off to our first MOPS meeting – looking forward to friends and fun! Have a great day!

Happy Sunday!  I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!  We’ve been busy here, but that’s not an unusual condition at our house.  The primary event for Nadya and I involved a birthday party for one of her friends – Nadya wanted the gift packaging to be “special”… so of course, I attempted to meet her request.  We opted to combine the card and package – much easier for a preschooler to carry on her own!  Nadya chose one of the precious Birthday Birdie images from Doodle Pantry and wanted a pink theme – so I went to “work” in Photoshop using various  SuperBladePro filters combined with pattern files and my favorite Chalkies styles to color the birdie body, birthday hat, and cupcake liner. After printing, I added shadows and additional coloring with my Copic and Bic markers, then finished off with glitter glue for dimension and sparkle. I created the box in Make The Cut then cut the top from DCWV Glitter CS and the bottom from Echo Park’s Little Girl line – I wanted a double-sided CS so that when the package was opened I didn’t need a separate liner.  If you want the box files (MTC and SVG) you can download them here. Please don’t share my files – send your friends to visit me instead.

Since I haven’t “played” in awhile, I’m entering this challenge:

• Catered Crop – Recipe (I used stickles, digital stamps, copics and pinks)

On a personal note – the party was held at one of the local gymnastics studios – which meant Nadya had a blast!!!  I had this fabulous new storyboard template (complete with sharpening and resizing Photoshop action) from Paint the Moon; I couldn’t resist sharing a few of the snapshots. Check her Facebook Page for a special freebie.Coach Rick is great with the kids and we’ve always known our little one was part Monkey!

Have a fabulous day!

Is exactly what Quirky Skunk, one of the new releases from Doodle Pantry, is.  Laurie invited her previous DT members to do 1-month guest spots so this month I get to play along with the Doodle Pantry DT again.

Nadya is very interested in animals – skunks being one of her new favorites (thank you Critter Time @ Clinton Public library). She was super excited to see this image and immediately insisted I use Pink and Purple as my focal colors and a pink and purple skunk wouldn’t be complete without sparkle!

As this is the 1st release of the month, it’s time for a new Doodle Pantry challenge. We’d love to have you join us – the theme is to use a Doodle Pantry image. Everyone who plays along by midnight EST August 18th will receive this fabulous combo: just in time for school to resume! In addition, 1 winner will be selected to receive a $15 Doodle Pantry gift coupon for the Doodle Pantry store. So what are you waiting for?!?!?!

Have a FABULOUS Friday!