A Cat's Dream

 This cat is Simon! He is a new digi image at Softpencil, designed by Elizabeth's sister, Natalia, and named by her niece, Celeste. It is "Thinking of Santa."When I saw this image the first thing I thought was, "What a great scrapbook page this will make!" This week's challenge is "Be Creative." I think the image forms the perfect frame for this picture of my sweet grandson which was taken last year on Christmas Day. I printed Simon out on DP, then shaded him with watercolor pencils, and embellished him with rhinestones and a ribbon. I punched the snowflakes out of glittered white CS using a MS punch. I also glittered Santa's fur and beard and Rudolph's antlers, but it doesn't really show up well in my picture. I scanned my project instead of taking a photo this week. I also added doodles and accents with a silver gelpen. Check out Elizabeth's Softpencil blog and Etsy shop to see all of her cute digis.She even has brand new calendar images!
I hope you'll join us this week at Paper Craft Planet! It's time to get creative! If you need some inspiration check out the very talented DTmembers' blogs. Their links are in my sidebar.
I would also like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving Day!

Look Out Below!

Today is Thursday, and you know what that means! It's Softpencil

Preview Day! Isn't this image adorable! It is called "Michu is Giving

Gifts Away." Michu is the little cat and his mouse friend is Ratiny.

Read all about the real Muchula who was the inspiration for Michu

here. I colored Michu to look like one of my cats who is no longer

with us. Danny Boy had a gray spot over one eye and a white face

and paws.The challenge this week is to add "golden touches." My

gold was cut from glittery CS from The Paper Studio. I used MS

punches. Rhinestones were added to the large snowflakes. I found

the presents in the Hot Spot bin at Archiver's. They are buttons from

"Dress It Up." I used a gold gel pen to add highlights to the image,

and MS glitter was added to the Santa hat. A Fiskar's Snowflake

plate was used to emboss the background. Michu is delivering gifts

as he flies through the air. BTW Michula turned three this week.

Happy Birthday, Michula!

I hope you'll join us at Paper Craft Planet this week. You could win

some of Elizabeth's adorable digis! Check out the new images in

Elizabeth's Etsy Shop. For inspiration visit the rest of the very

talented DT's blogs, Their links are in my sidebar.

Patti J. Has Blog Candy!

 WOW! Check out Patti's candy at Cherish Each Precious Day. But you'd better hurry, because the winner will be announced this Friday, Nov. 20.

Cheers to You!

This is a digi image from Shirley's 2 Girls. The challenge was to use this sketch and add metal. I recently went shopping at Hobby Lobby, and I found these cute gold ornament hangers. I knew I wanted to use them on this card! I bought this newly released MS punch "pine needles" at Michael's. I added rhinestones and satin ribbon. I decorated the trim on the girl's sweater set with Doodlebug Crushed Velvet Flock mixed with MS Glitter. More accents were added with Stickles and Glitter Gelpens. CS and DP is
from "The Paper Studio.
The card fits these challenges:
1. Shirley's 2 Girls- sketch + metal
2. Cupcake Craft- digital images
3. Cute Card Thursday- "Glitter Me Silly"
4. Cute Daisy May- "Touchy, Touchy"

Happy Birthday, A!

My one and only grandson has a birthday coming up very soon. My daughter is planning a party, and I volunteered to make the invitations, centerpiece, and party favors. A LOVES cowboys, so that is the theme. I posted the invitations previously on my blog here. I once again used Billy, (Images © Pink

Cat Studio). I couldn't resist replacing Billy's face with A's on the centerpiece.I made pillow boxes to hold treats. Hubby looked at them and asked, "Where are the cherry pies?" LOL He thought they looked like McDonald's pie boxes!

This is the front of the centerpiece. I used the digital image on the front...

and the rubber stamp image on the back.  The centerpiece is a paper mache box that I found at Hobby Lobby. I decorated it and turned it on its side.I packaged everything up. I left the pillow boxes flat, so they wouldn'tget crushed, and scurried off to the post office. When I returned home,What did I see? One pillow box lying on the floor! I placed it an envelope,and because it was "thick" I had to use two stamps. Has anyone else had cards returned for additional postage because they were too "thick?" So

annoying! Now I have one project left, and that is to make a mini scrapbook with pictures from the party.

This project also fits a challenge! Yay! Allsorts Challenge is to make something for a child.

Bling! Bling!

Never before in my life have I used so many rhinestones on one card! I LOVE

this cute image from Shirley's 2 Girls! I really like how my homemade flower

turned out. I cut circles of tissue paper in two different sizes, scalloped the

edges freehand, stacked, glued, twisted, and sprayed with Pearl Shimmerz.

I added accents on the card with glitter gel pens.

CS is Bazzill and DP is DCWV. Ribbon is Hobby Lobby Organza.
The card fits these challenges:
1. Cupcake Craft- digital images
2. Cute Card Thursday- Glitter Me Silly
3. Kaboodle Doodles- Buttons, Bows, and Bling
4. Cute Daisy May- Touchy, Touchy

Snowmen Have Laundry, Too!

Isn't this image just the cutest? It is a FREEBIE this week from Tracey at The Stamping Boutique. I love how his clothes and even his nose are hanging out to dry. I colored the image with watercolor pencils and added highlights with gel pens. The snow is MS glitter. The snowflakes are a MS punch. I glued silver wrapping paper to white CS and then punched out the snowflakes. The sentiment is my own.

CS is Bazzill, DP is Miss Elizabeth, rhinestones are Studio 18, and ribbon
is Hobby Lobby.
The card fits these challenges:
1. The Stamping Boutique- Use Tracey's image + snow
2. Stamps and Smiles- sketch
3. All Sorts- "Bring Out Your Bling"