Looks like I’ve one more month of the 7 Kids College Fund DT. I believe there will be a call in the next few weeks If you’re interested in serving on such a fabulous team.

For today’s challenge you are to use red, white, and blue. I was daring and used my new Prismacolor pencils and mineral spirits for the first time. Hopefully I improve but for my first go I think Lenny turned out pretty decent. It’s always fun to watch yourself grow and improve and to try something different.

Challenges

High Hopes- thank you

Other projects you might like:

• Fall Milton
• Pizza & Mustaches
• It’s Getting Hot! Hot! Hot!

I have two sweet clean, and simple projects to share with you today. I decided to just chuck them both in the same post so here we go. The first one is a bookmark. I’ve never made a bookmark before but since that is High Hopes challenge this week I decided to try it out. I went for simple since it needs to fit in a book and I want Lenny the dragon be the star. I’m entering this into Papertake Weekly’s challenge which is “do something different” as well.

I also made a clean and simple male card. My husband says boys don’t want girly cards so I tried to make it manly. It’s difficult. The only think I wish I would have done differently is emboss the green strip behind the bunny with the Cuttlebug Paisley folder. I thought of that after gluing and I am a glue freak. None of the paper items I make will ever come undone unless you rip them. I make sure of that. Once it’s down it’s down for good.

UPDATE- I forgot to mention I made Handy Five (top 5) at Hand Full of Stamps! Thanks Trish!

Supplies

Stamps: High Hopes- Lenny’s Love Me Nots, High Hopes- Special Tweet, Art Impressions #P-1588

Paper: 3 Bugs in a Rug- Playtime, American Craft- Merrymint

Accessories: Flowers, Ribbon, Thread, Brads

Color Medium: Copics- Lenny: B93, B95, B97, R32, R35, R39, W2, W4, W6, Yoooo, Y17, Y38, G40, G82, G85. Bunny- E40, E42, W4, R81, E57, E59, R83, G40, G82, G85, Y17, Y38, B93, B95, B97.
Other projects you might like:

• Thank You Lenny
• Wild Thing
• Birthday Bunny

Project #13

I usually do not post any paper pieced animals that I’ve already shown before. I’m making an exemption since I used my stash and am counting my projects (I’m a fourth of the way there). A few of the animals are a bit different. I like the pink bear and the polka dot animals. Gives them some extra fabulous umph. Thanks for stopping!

Other projects you might like:

• Unicorn & Baby Bear Paper Piecing
• Paper Pieced Animals
• Flowers for You Card

Project #6

This weeks challenge at Squigglefly is clean and simple and add some blue. I think clean and simple is a hard challenge to do but I did my best. I used the image “Willow” by artist Richard Davis. Check out all the other DT cards. Debby made a rooster card that is to die for. Join in on the challenge to win a free image!

Other projects you might like:

• Squigglefly Embossing Challenge
• SF Lion & Lamb Thank You Card
• Squigglefly Oswalda the Ostrich Card

Project #2

I love this stamp from Whipper Snapper called Tweetie Pie. Isn’t it adorable!?! I finally inked it up. Anyway, I think it is. The main pattern paper is from Fancy Pants Design. The paper I used to cut out the letters is from Scenic Route.

I’m entering this card at this weeks Crafty Cardmakers.

Other projects you might like:

• Elmer Thank You Gift Card Holder…Card
• Birthday Card & Tag
• Fluffles Thank You