Sandcastle coloured by my granddaughter Jasmine

Sandcastle

drawn by Elizabeth Dulemba

Coloured by my granddaughter Jasmine aged 5.

Reading Dragon by my grandson Jaydn

Image is Reading Dragon

by Elizabeth Dulemba

Drawn by Elizabeth Dulemba link on my sidebar. Coloured by my grandson Jaydn aged 9.

A Sister is..... for my grand daughters

A Sister is

mo's digital pencil

This beautiful image of two kids (for mo's challenge) look so much like my grand daughters it makes me smile every-time I look at it. The image is drawn by mo and I have placed the girls onto an image called Cobblestone path by make it crafty. Printed onto neenah, coloured with promarkers. Sky made with chalks. Background, sentiment and frame made in mcs.

 I would like to enter this into the following challenges

http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/             The letter K
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/                 314 Floral delights  x
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/                  212 Anything goes

Isabella with love

Isabella with love

by Rick St. Dennis

This little sweetie could cheer up anyone's day. Springtime must surely be here soon but until then a lovely bright yellow card with a gorgeous hand drawn and coloured image will brighten the spirits. Printed onto neenah, coloured with promarkers. Background made in mcs.

Enchanted Visions

Enchanted Visions

by Aurora Wings

This beautiful young lady surrounded by fairies has been hand drawn by Mitzi Sato-Wiuff of Aurora Wings (Link on my sidebar) I have printed her onto neenah, coloured with promarkers. The frame, background and sentiment have been made in mcs.
Entered into the following challenges
 http://aurorawingschallenge.blogspot.co.uk      first challenge anything goes

Bootsie

Bootsie

by Rick St. Dennis

 Inspired by The Cat and the Mouse. A Book of Persian Fairy Tales.

This joyful image fits in so well with the sentiment. My granddaughter goes to circus classes after school and if she learns to juggle then I will be sending her this card.... I may send it to her anyway.
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.co.uk/   66 Inspired by a book      x

Octopus

Octopus

Image by Rick St. Dennis

I think this is the most amazing octopus digital image I have ever seen. Mermaids are so popular now and this chap would certainly add another dimension to an underwater project. Printed onto neenah, coloured with promarkers, background coloured with chalks. I learned a distressing technique by visiting Milo's blog so I bought a distressing tool...now everything is getting a shabby look. I made the embellished book in mcs, added ribbon and flowers.
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/                  ch 313 It's a wild world
 http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/                   211 Pink and Brown
 http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/          81 Anything goes with ribbon
http://www.craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk      no designer papers

mermaid

Mermaid with mirror

by Rick St. Dennis

This stunning mermaid has been a joy to colour. Printed onto neenah, coloured with promarkers. I used Reef Blue, Oasis and Rock Pool on her tail which I think is a lovely mix. With liquid pearls, ribbon (from Lidl's would you believe) flowers from wild orchid crafts, shells, 'driftwood' and mesh from stash, fancy doilies made using my cricut. Background made with chalks. Cardstock is adorable scorable from Hunkydory.

Today has been a beautiful day and I've been gardening again...

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

http://melonheadzfriends.blogspot.co.uk/                         girly challenge
http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/              girly challenge 78
http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/      ch 33 anything goes         x
http://digisketchchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/                        Fantasy
http://lacysunshinechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/              ch 29 Anything goes  x
  http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/                  ch 80                  x
http://www.aurorawingschallenge.blogspot.com.au/          anything goes first ch.

What happened to Spring?

What happened to the weather?? The last couple of days I've been working my socks off in the back garden. Yes, in my nightie... I've been digging the flowerbeds and transplanting bluebells and forget-me-nots, dividing primroses and  generally getting absolutely filthy. Then today I hung out the washing and Brrr... where did the sun go? Where is that wonderful warmth of yesterday?
Urchin with bird is one of mo's digi designs and you can find this sweet girl here printed onto neenah, coloured with promarkers. Background, sentiment, buttons, flowers and frames made in mcs.
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
 http://craftforthecraic.blogspot.ie                       March ch. something green
http://open-mindedcraftingfun.blogspot.co.uk/     ch 6 use buttons
http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/            ch 225 plenty of embellishments
http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/               ch 312 Girls

Be very careful. Smeared and Smudged 'Void' Hop

This scary looking chap is Amulet from Rick St. Dennis and you can find the image here on Rick's Zibbet site. He was great fun to colour as Rick draws crosshatching where the shading could go.
The hand drawn image has been printed onto neenah, coloured with promarkers, frame, script and background made in mcs.
This is my entry for today's hop over at The Smeared and Smudged site. A one day hop, the subject is 'Void'. I hope you will visit the 'hoppers', the projects are going to be very striking and unusual.

It was a beautiful day yesterday so we were working in the garden again. We stopped for a cuppa sitting on the swing. A poem by Colin...
Being old we do not run
Instead we sit here in the sun
watching the buzzards overhead
are they wondering if we're dead?
No my husbands not departed
It's just the smell
from when he .....

Oh dear, MEN!!

Felicity Hump's day out

Felicity Hump at the Vicars Luncheon

by Rick St. Dennis

I would like you to meet this wonderful lady... her name is Felicity Hump and she has been invited to the vicars luncheon. I think she is cheeky and a bit loud (like me) she sometimes barks when she laughs, has no time for expensive make-up or diets. Would be a very loyal friend and would share her last cupcake with you. I would love to have this lady as a friend, I think she is brilliant!
As always neenah/promarkers/mcs.
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/             Ch210 Let's get spotty    x
http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/     Ch 47 Anything goes
http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/     Ch Use a digi
http://melonheadzfriends.blogspot.co.uk/          Bright Colours
http://avenue613.blogspot.co.uk/                     Ch 62 Anything goes

Three Chimney Cottage in Springtime

I really love this digital image by Rick St. Dennis. It is called Three Chimney Cottage and can be found here on Rick's Zibbet site.. I have combined this image several times behind other images and I think it works beautifully just on its own. Printed onto neenah, coloured with promarkers, clouds made with chalks. The frame and sentiment made in mcs.

Rick St. Dennis is having a flash sale on his ETSY site
FLASHSALE2014
This coupon code is good at ETSY through the 15th of March-Have to have an ides of March Sale-Pass it on-20% off on any purchase of ten dollars or more and you can download many images-enjoy!

The last few days have been so Springlike it really lifts the soul. I have been spending a lot of time in the garden...sometimes I even do a bit of weeding or just sit on the garden swing with Colin. We saw the buzzards again, we really should take our binoculars with us as it is so quiet in our garden except for birdsong and the odd noisy pheasant, we do get quiet a lot of wildlife around here.. A few winters ago I was in the garden the same time as a little deer. Magical.
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
http://throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/      Ch 32 Use digital             x
hhttp://thedoodlegarden.blogspot.cattp                            Ch 1 Anything goes
 http://createdwithlovechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/             Ch77 Think Spring
 http://stampandcreateblog.blogspot.ca                            March ready for Spring
 http://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/           Ch 26 Anything goes      x
 http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.ca/                               Ch 311 What a gem
http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.ca/                                      March Ch. Spring

Gardening in my nightie

This beautiful little girl is called Walker drawn by Mo you can find her here at mo's digital pencil. The path is called  Cobblestone Path you can find it here at make it crafty.

Printed onto neenah, coloured with promarkers. Clouds made with chalks. Cardstock is by Hunkydory. The frame, flowers and sentiment made in My Craft Studio.

It was such a beautiful day today. There is so much warmth from the sun and only a little breeze. Colin and I have been out in the garden, I've been weeding and Colin has been cutting back a couple of shrubs. I think he is getting stronger but we still have to be careful with him... his back looks like a shark bite but is healing. The heading to this post... I am fed up when I garden and my t-shirt rides up. My nighties are the t-shirt type nearly down to my knees, in other words not flimsy. So who can tell me what is a nightie and what is a t-shirt. So, I was sitting on an old rug (with an old hat pulled down over my glasses) weeding (now and then) watching the birds and just feeling warm. That is lovely after the awful weather we have had.

Rick St. Dennis is having a flash sale on his ETSY site
FLASHSALE2014
This coupon code is good at ETSY through the 15th of March-Have to have an ides of March Sale-Pass it on-20% off on any purchase of ten dollars or more and you can download many images-enjoy!

I would like to enter this into the following challenges
http://snarkystampers.blogspot.co.uk/                   Ch2 Unused (had image for ages)
http://mosdigitalchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/              Ch 224 Anything goes
http://www.craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/    Ch 72 Spring into Spring   x
http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/                   Ch 209 One for the girls
http://craftyribbonschallenge.blogspot.com.au        Ch 79 Use ribbons

Star Fairy

The Star Fairy by Rick can be found here at Rick's Zibbet site. I positioned her on the beautiful background called Hidden Forest Seat by make it crafty which you can find here. Printed onto neenah coloured with promarkers and pencils with glitter on the wings and dress. The sky is quite pale...ethereal coloured with chalks. The cardstock is Hunkydory, the frame and sentiment made in my craft studio.
I hope you're keeping warm, it's been quite mild here.. in fact mild enough to get out into the garden. I have been weeding around the primroses and forget-me-nots, the daffs and snowdrops are in bloom. I remember last Summer when Colin was in the garden with Jasmine. They were playing I-Spy and it was Jasmine's turn. With the little ones they play I-Spy a colour...  and she said 'Something yellow' Well poor Grandad was trying for ages but couldn't guess. Jasmine said "The yellow in the middle of the forget-me-nots"

Not our garden but you can see how tiny these flowers are

A four year old's view

We're going to have fun with our grandchildren... they outsmart us every time.
I would like to enter this into the following challenges
http://panpasteluk.blogspot.co.uk                                      Ch. 8 Frame it           x
www.throughthepurplehazechallenges.blogspot.co.uk        Ch31 Use a digi        x
http://promarkerchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/                         236 Make it digital     x
http://open-mindedcraftingfun.blogspot.co.uk/             Ch 5 Use something green x http://thestampingchef.com/                                            Ch 18 Anything goes   http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com.au/                           Spring is coming        x