Remembering Black and White Photos with Sassy Cheryl

 

 

Welcome!  Today I have new type of challenge for me. Have you ever created a black and white photo-look with a digital stamp or any stamp?  Neither have I.   I am giving it a try for the challenge at Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge.  We are to make a "Black & White Photo-look" with a Sassy Cheryl stamp.   First I thought of using a photo editing program to create the look of a black and white photo but then I decided the  thing to do is to use Copics to create the look.

After printing My Favorite Kind of Weather, I colored the image with Copics C 00,1,3 , N 0,2,4,7, W1, E 000, BV 23 using every gray shade that I have.  I trimmed the image and placed on scrap of a DCWV La Creme Matstack for the background, a card base of light gray cardstock, and finished with a sentiment from Creative Clear Stamps "Hello Hunny".   I just had to add a touch of red to the lady bugs on a whim.  This was fun to create.

 

 I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Have a Happy Summer Birthday

 

Another post for today!   Been doing a lot of challenges since it is too hot to do much outside.   When I saw Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge "Hat's On",  I immediately thought of one of her older digis that I think I got as a freebie when I began collecting Digital images.  This girl was perfect with her big hat and I colored her in summer colors taken from the pattern paper from MME's Happy Day paper pack.  I used a sketch shown below from Tuesday Morning Sketches ...they have 4 sketches to choose from this week celebrating their 4th birthday. 

 I am also entering:

 Shopping Our Stash Challenge #109- use summer colors or summer theme.

One Stop Craft Challenge: Summer Colours.

 I think my colors are very summery!

 

Other supplies used: White, Pink, and Yellow Cardstock from stash. Copics R 20, 81, 85, RV 11, E 00, 000, 11, 34, 35, 37, Y06,11, 13, 26 ,28 , YR 02,07. Glaze pens in Orange, Yellow, Pink.  Annabelle Stamps Sentiment. Memento Rose Bud ink. Pink Buttons and Twine from stash.

 

Hope you are having a cool weekend?
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Let Freedom Ring

The challenge at Sassy Cheryl this week is  Red, White, & Blue with a Sassy Cheryl image, of course!   I have been wanting to use the Patience Secret Girl digi and thought she'd be perfect in RWB with this digi paper from Doodle Pantry.  I used a GKD Red Cardstock as the base, layered with  a GKD Navy mat topped with the pattern paper. After coloring the image with copics, I added to a navy mat and attached with foam strips to pop it out a bit. Finished with a red star brad.  I had to write in the sentiment that I wanted to use with a red pen.....I had a clear  stamp to use but I lost it on my work desk , not once but twice. No telling when it will turn up again and I did not have "patience" enough like Sassy to wait until I find it.
Copics: E 0000, 00, 11, 25, 31, 34,  R 20, 22, 24,49, B21, 24, 26, G 0000

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge: Red, White, & Blue with a Sassy Cheryl image.
Simon Says: Patriotic
Paper Pretties: Red, White, and Blue
Cute Card Thursday: Stars and/or Stripes
Crafty Sentiments: Red, White, and Blue
The ABC Challenge: Q is for Quite a Few...used 5 layers.

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

My Irish Bear, Paddy

Hello! This is another card that I made with the digi bear shown on my banner. He is from Sassy Cheryl. I colored him with Copics and sponged the sky with Memento Blue.  I simply cut with Nesties Die and placed on a green textured mat and on a scored white card stock base. Stamped sentiment from Annabelle Stamp in black ink.

Challenges:
Simon Says: A bit 'o' green.
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Spring
Sweet 'n' Sassy: Go Green and use a digi
One Stop: Spring
Sweet Stamps: Green is theme
FOSTV: St. Patrick's Day

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Heart Balloon with Love

Wishing everyone

Happy Valentine's Day.

 

My card today is made from a Sassy Cheryl digi image Sassy Sally's Heart Balloon. I think she is so fun to play with.  I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge and also used the colors on the sketch.  After printing the image, I colored her with copics and stamped the MFP's Sentiment with Memento Rose Bud ink.  I added the image and pink cardstock strips that I embossed with Cuttlebug Victoria EF to a black cardstock base. Finished with a strip of pink ribbon and a tie.

 

Challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge: With Love....use a Heart

The Sweet Stop: Sketch SSS197

Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge: Use pink and black
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Up, Up and Away...use balloons,etc.
Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge: Show some love for Valentine's.
 

 

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Love, Love, and more Love

There are a lot of challenges for Love and Valentine cards this week. I made this one with a digi image from Sassy Chery. Isn't she the cutest? I colored her with Copics after printing on white CS. Added some rhinestones to her dress.  Since I did not have a corner punch, I used a die to trim the corner and placed a felt heart from my stash in the corner.  I used a DP from My Mind's Eye  as a mat and place on a card base of pink card stock.  I stamped sentiments with Memento Rose Bud from Flourishes Taglines to finish.
Challenges:
Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenges: Valentine Day or Love cards.
All Sorts Challenge: Let's Get Cut
Sweet Stampin' Challenge: Love is all around.
Kaboodle Doodle: Hearts
Digi Tuesday: Hearts
Party Time Tuesday: Love and Romance
Fab n Funky: Valentines/ Hearts
Simon Says Stamp: Have a heart

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Wish From the Heart

I love making Valentine cards...maybe it's partly because I love the color combo of red, black, and white which can be so clean or dramatic or any style you wish. That would  be a good challenge...any way you  wish!
I just had to have this new release from Sassy Cheryl "Sassy Sally's Heart Balloon"...she is so cute! I decided after printing her on white cardstock to paper piece her dress, bow, and balloon using some scraps from stash. I colored her with Copics, I used a border of hearts at the top edge of the card over a red satin ribbon that shows through the small cut out hearts. Not to waste anything, I added some of the small hearts as if to show they are falling from the top edge.  The card base is white and the mat under the image is the same DP as her dress.

Challenges:
Simon Says: Let's get Paper Piecing.
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge: Use a digi.
Shopping Our Stash Challenge: Use your oldest ribbon. This is an old acetate satin ribbon that I have had before I started carding. Must be 10 years +. Behind the cutout hearts.
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Favorite color combo. Must be  fave combo of red, white, and black.
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge: Use your favorite color combo.  Red, white, and black.
C.R.A.F.T.  challenge:  Valentine's Day or Love

Supplies:
Stamp: Sassy Cheryl Digi, Flourishes Heart Lines
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: E 0000,00,11,30,31,33,37
N4,7, R20,29,59
Papers: All from stash
Punch: EK Success Heart Border

I did not mean to post 3 cards today but might as well get it down.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Love My Teddy Bear(s)

Second Post today.
It is so nice to have time to play and I am trying to use some of the digis that I have not used and some new papers as well as old scraps. It is fun to try to catch up with some of the challenges that I have missed entering the past few weeks.  This card uses a digi image from Sassy Cheryl called "Share the Love", a sweet little girl with her Teddy Bear.  I have used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge and my card ended up with a monotone color theme. I chose a paper from a new Pattern Pack by GKD called Petals and Wings which inspired me to use a Coral Color theme. I colored the image with Copics which I fussy cut and attached with pop up dots as well as the hearts.

Challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes

Tuesday Morning Sketch: #179 Shown above.

Scrap Creations:  Use something new to us. Used the lovely gingham check paper from Christmas.

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Anything Goes Challenge: Just Good Friends

Charisma Cardz: #52 Monochrome

Crafty Catz: Anything Goes

Sweet and Sassy Digi Challenge: Something New..I used new pattern paper.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sassy Cheryl Digi Stamp, MFP's Sentiment

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black

Copics: E0000,00,11,31,33,34,35,39, R 11,20,22,24, Y02, C9, 100

Glaze Pens Black and Pink

Papers: GKD Ivory CS, Unknown Gemstone Coral Paper with texture on one side and Flat on the other, White CS for Printing Digi from stash, GKD Pattern Paper from Petals and Wings Pad

McGill Heart Punch

Cuttlebug EF Wicker Weave 

 

What new items did you receive for Christmas?

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Snow Everywhere!

Snow is on my mind since that is what I see when looking out the window. There are so many cute snowmen stamps and some of my fave ones are from Sassy Cheryl.  I just knew I had to play in her latest challenge to use a snowman and I used a great sketch from Sweet Sunday. 

 

Challenges:

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge: We Love Snowmen

The Sweetest Thing: Sweet Sunday Sketch  174

BasicGrey Challenges: Anything Goes-used Figgy Pudding and Jovial

CRAFTS AND ME: Winter Wonderland  

Supplies:

Stamp: Sassy Cheryl Digi -  Fun in the Snow

Markers: Memento Assorted Markers and Gray Copics

Ink: Memento Summer Sky

Papers: White and Ivory CS from stash, BasicGrey DP from Figgy Pudding and Jovial

Adhesive Alphabet Letters: BasicGrey Figgy Pudding

Assorted Stickles and Liquid Pearls

Cuttlebug EF Snowflakes

 

Are you enjoying winter weather where you are?? I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Trick or Treat

Happy Monday! Yesterday, we had a very wet Trick or Treating in our neighborhood which made for a small turnout but there were still some very cute and spooky ones at our door. I made this card with a digi from Sassy Cheryl...a Witch and Her Frog which I colored with Copics. I used a layout from Sweet Sunday.

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl: Trick or Treat
Digital Tuesday: Halloween/Spooky
Scrap Creations: Halloween
Party Time Tuesdays: Trick or Treat
Tuesday Throwdown: Halloween
The Sweetest Thing Sunday: Sweet Sunday Sketch 170
Papercraft Star: Witches
Cute Card Thursday: Something Scary
Alphabet Challenge Blog: S for Skeletons, Spiders or Anything Spooky

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Sassy Cheryl Witch, MFP's Sentiment, Meljens Trick or Treat          

Inks: Memento Paris Dusk. Tuxedo Black

Copics and Memento Markers

Papers: White and Orange CS, Purple Glitter paper from stash

Black Grosgrain Ribbon and Confetti spiders
 

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Gone Fishin'

I used a Sassy Cheryl image called Fishing Day that I have had for some time but never used in a project. After printing, I cut with a circle die but extended the pole beyond the circle. I used a sketch from Sweet Sunday for my layout. Thought the fish button went well with this card.

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl Challenge: Anything Goes
Sweet Sunday: Sketch #162
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge: A Boy's Life
Digital Tuesday Challenge: Kids
Oldie But A Goodie: Summer Holidays-this digi dates back to 2010, Buttons are at least 2 years old, and Sentiment stamp is over 1 year.
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes
Cupcake Crafts  Challenge: Bright As A Button
Outlawz Twisted Thursday:Anything Goes with twist of Fishing
TT07512

Supplies:
Digital Image: Sassy Cheryl "Fishing Day"
Stamp: Annabelle Stamp
Ink: Memento Summer Sky and Danube Blue
Copics: B0000,01,21,24,93,97, E0000,00,11,17,26,31,34,  G21,82, YR07
Papers: Copics Xpress Blending CS, Blue and Whites CS from stash, DCWV Tahiti Beach Mat
Die: Nesties Circle Die
Buttons from Collection

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Spring is in the Air

Spring may be in the air but it is cold  here and frost is in the air. I am ready for some warmer temps and spring flowers brought on by April Showers such as in the digital image that I used....he is one of my faves and you see him often in my cards.
Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge: Anything goes.
Cards for Men: Spring Colors
Simon Says: April Showers bring May Flowers
Crafty Ribbons Challenge: Things with Wings and ribbon...That'd be the bee!
PaperPlay Challenge: Things with Wings...the Bee!
Cute Card Thursday: Spring Flowers

Supplies:
Stamps: Sassy Cheryl Digital, Mark's Finest Paper Sentiment
Papers: White and Yellow CS, DCWV PP
Copics: E30,E31,E35, R85, G21, Y06,Y13, Y38
Memento Bamboo Leaves Marker and Ink Pad
Sakura Glaze Pens Yellow and Black
Sakura Clear star Pen
Yellow Grograin and Pink Satin Ribbons from Stash


I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Double Peeking Bunnies

 The Sassy Cheryl bunnies on my card are peeking around to see if  Easter is on the way. I made this pastel card using the digi stamp colored  with Copics and Glaze pens. I sponged the sky and polka dots embossed on the white mat. Made a shaped card using Mojo Monday's round sketch for my design. May have gotten carried away with all the dots???  Inside, not shown, is stamped with a "Happy Easter" Sentiment.
Challenges:
Mojo Monday: Use round or square sketch 234
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge: Easter Parade...use bunnies or bonnets
BasicGrey Challenges: Theme is Easter---used Hopscotch Paper and Sweet Threads Flower
Craft Your Days Away: Easter
Saturday Challenge Secret Crafters: Make a shaped Card
Stamptacular Sunday: Playin' with Pastels

Supplies:
Digital Stamp: Sassy Cheryl "Double Peeking Bunnies"
Stamp: Used Hero Arts "Happy Easter" inside...need to add photo?
Copics: C1, C3, B000, BG11, G20, R20
Sakura Glaze Pens: Pink, Green. Blue, Yellow, Black
Inks: Memento Summer Sky and Bamboo Leaves
Paper: Green, White, Pink CS from stash; Pattern from BasicGrey Hopscotch Pad and Flower from Sweet Threads Page Kit
Spellbinders: Grand Big Scallop Circle Die, Classic Circle and Scallop Circle Dies
Cuttlebug EF Swiss Dots and Polka Dots

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Boy, It's Cold Outside

 We have had snow the last few days and boy, is it cold outside....12 degrees as I post!!  Thoughts for this card have been inspired by the weather. Birds have been busy at our feeders and that made me think of this digital image "Birdie Chit Chat"  by Sassy Cheryl. This snowman is so cute and I colored it with Pencils and Markers...a switch from Copics. I cut him out with circle die and assembled the card following the sketch from the challenge at Sassy Cheryl's.

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps: Challenge is let it snow and a sketch on left.
Tuesday Throwdown: Challenge is "Baby, it's cold outside."
Digital Tuesday Challenge:  Punch it out. Used circle die and snowflakes. Corners punched
Digi Doodle Shop's Best: Challenge is embossing. Snowflakes embossed on orange CS.
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge: Let it snow!

Supplies:
Stamps: Sassy Cheryl Digi and Flourishes "Let It Snow"
Media: Pencils and Memento Markers, Memento Tangelo Ink
Papers: White, Orange, Blue CS from stash
Cuttlebug EF Snowflakes
Nesties Circle Die
Stickles and Liquid Pearls
EK Success Corner Punch

Don't forget to feed the birds.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

What's New With You

Oh Happy Day! What's new with you today? What's new with me is playing with my new Cricut. Been cutting some hearts and decided that I should make a card with them since my DH wanted to see how I could use the cutouts. Sassy Ann at Sassy Cheryl's has a  challenge this week with a theme of "New Beginnings"... new home, new baby, new anything. It's your call.  I thought this challenge would be a good avenue to use those cutouts. I used Sassy's digi "Sally and Her Perfect Teddy Bear Gift" ( new digi to me) and colored her with Copics (received some new copics for Christmas that I used too). Layered with some new Pattern Paper and added the hearts and verse that I cut with new Cricut. Lot of newness here!

Challenge:
Sassy Cheryl Digi Stamps Blog: New Beginnings Edit: missed getting posted in time.
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes with a New Theme Option
Joan's Gardens Challenge: Make a card and/or tag using some kind of hearts, use any kind of embellishments , use, pink or red with white, do some kind of embossing. Covered all of requirements.
Cute Card Thursday: What's new theme. I have new paper, new digi, new copics, new Cricut used.
For Fun Challenge: Something New Theme... lot of new on my card.
Delightful Challenges: Have a Heart. Use hearts on project.

Supplies:
Sassy Cheryl Digi Stamp
Copics...forgot to list
Papers: Pattern from Authentique "Uncommon", White CS, DCWV Pink Adhesve back paper
Pearls
Nesties Scallop Square Die
Cuttlebug EP Swiss Dots
Cricut Create Machine

 I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Snowman from Sassy Cheryl

I saw this unique card called Double Dutch Fold on Beate Johns' blog  and had to try one. I used a digi "Up In Arms" from Sassy Cheryl for the top fold and colored the Snowman with Copics and markers. I cut the image with Spellbinders Labels 4 die. The card base is GKD Moonlit Fog and Pattern papers are from BasicGrey Jovial Paper Pad. Used a unknown sentiment stamped in Memento Rhubarb Stalk below upper fold which holds the card closed.(One side is attached with a dimensional and the other side has velcro so card opens easily). Stamped inside with some snowflakes and sentiment from Flourishes "Warm Winter Wishes" set.

  

Photos show upper flap up and inside card.

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's Blog: Snowman with a Diecut

Digital Tuesday Challenge: Theme is winter wonderland.

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

BasicGrey Challenge: Anything Goes. Used Jovial Paper Pad.

One Stop Craft:  Theme is Winter Wishes.

Secret Crafters Saturday Challenge: Anything Goes.

Craft Your Day Away: Challenge is Snowmen.

Digi Doodle Shop Challenge: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping in to visit. I truly appreaciate all your comments.

Thank, Theresa

Polly Wishes You Happy Thanksgiving

Meet Polly who is a new digital image from Sassy Cheryl. I am pleased to say that I named her. You see there was a contest to name her and my entry was chosen. I chose my Mother's name for my entry because she looks like a feisty girl and my Mother is still a feisty girl at the age of 91. I have colored her and her pumpkin  up in fall colors for the Sassy Cheryl challenge.
Sassy Peggy's challenge theme this week is 'embossing'... any type of embossing that you would like. I have added embossing on the pattern mat with a Cuttlebug EF Polka Dots and also on the pattern border(Doesn't show very well). Also did the sentiment with heat embossing with Versamark and Copper Pearl EP.
Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge: Use embossing.
Our Creative Corner Challenge: Create a project using pumpkins or the color pumpkin pie as the focal point or main color of your project!
Kaboodle Doodle Challenge: Theme is Thanksgiving
City Crafter: Theme is Thanksgiving

Supplies:
Digital Image: Sassy Cheryl's Polly and her Pumpkin
Stamp: Mark Finest Papers Sentiment
Papers: White, Green CS, Nikki Sivils Patterns "My Friend Bird"
Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Wild Honey, Versamark
Sakura Glaze Pens
Ranger Copper Pearl EP
Cuttlebug EF Polka Dots and With Love Border
Nesties Label 4 Die
Dew Drops Orange and green
Ribbon from Stash
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Diva Dianne in Pink

Happy Monday morning.
The challenge at Sassy Cheryl's blog is a sketch challenge (shown below) and the theme is to use pink. I used a lovely freebie image that I have had in my files for a while ...she just cries out to be pink. I colored her with Copics and Glaze pens and gave her some sparkle with a Clearstar pen. Those pink shoes are a bit on the neon side. But does she not look like she is having a lot of fun playing dress up? I used white card base distressed a bit with Sugar Spun Distress Ink, a mat of Pink CS embossed with EF Divine Swirls, and corners of Lace Patterned Paper from scraps. Cut my image with Nesties Labels 1 and also distressed a bit. Added pearls to finish.  Think I will name her Diva Dianne since I do not know her name.
Challenge link:
Sassy Cheryl Challenge


I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Prayers and Wishes for a Cure

 I combined 3 challenges to create this card as a reminder that we wish and pray  for a cure for breast cancer. I am using a Sassy Cheryl digi image "Simple Prayer" that I colored with Copics and used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Challenge. The card base is cut from Pink CS with Nesties Lacey Circle die and layered with a circle of Lace PP by Teresa Collins. This was topped with the image layered on Pink CS and trimmed with Pearls, Ribbon, and a Prima Rose. Sentiment was stamped in Memento Rose Bud ink with Stampin Up.

Challenges:Tuesday Morning Sketch: Use Sketch #114 and add Pink to your card and only combine with a maximum of two other challenges.
Sassy Cheryl Challenge:  Thinking Pink.
Party Time Tuesday: Show us your shapes and /orBreast Cancer Awareness.



I gave a twist to the sketch so my image would be vertical.
I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa

Bee Happy...Fall is On the Way

 Welcome...fall is here....bee happy! This litlle bear has picked some fall flowers ...he is a Sassy Cheryl digi and is one of my faves. I colored him in these fall colors with Copics and placed him on this card that I designed with a sketch from Thursday Cute Card. The sentiment is from MFP's "Happy Pansies". Finished with a lot of buttons.

Challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's Challenge: Flower Power is theme.
Tuesday Throwdown: Theme is fall.
Bearly-Mine Challenges: Button It Up-4 buttons on my card.
The Play Date Cafe: Color challenge is shown below.
Cute Card Thursday:  Sketch below.
Digi Doodle Shop Challenges: Autumn Colors
Paper Cutz Challenge: Button up for fall.
Crafty Catz Challenge: Theme is Autumn.
Kaboodle Doodle: Lots of layers.

 Supplies:

Sassy Cheryl Digital Image: MFP's Sentiment

Copics and SU Garden Green Ink

Sakura Clear Star Pen and Black Glaze Pen

Papers: White, Yellow, Green, Orange CS all from Stash

Cuttlebug EF Forrest Branches

Nesties Oval Die

Buttons and Twine from stash

 

Are you ready for fall weather?

I enjoy all your comments. Thank you. Theresa