Mail Girl Digi Image Card

I do a lot of Clean & Simple (CAS) creations but
this time I stepped way out of my comfort zone
to create this card.

I won the Mail Girl digi image as one of
3 digi images in the Die Cuttin Divas B'day
Celebration Blog Hop early part of this mth
from Jennipher Lowery.

I won some of the chalk I used for coloring
from Blog Quick Quotes. I used mostly cotton
swabs to apply the chalk. Not sure what anyone
else uses & would like to know. For the smallest
areas like the face I used a tooth pick to apply
the color and then used the cotton swab to smooth
the color out. See the pink flesh color. I know I have
a lot to learn about coloring but am pleased with this.


















Entering this into the following challenges:

1. Anything Challenge Ch#58 Anything Goes lim 2 entries 2nd entry ends 1/22
Challenge 58 - Anything Goes at Anything Goes


2. Cardztv Ch#3 "The 3 R's" ends 1/15

I used 2 of the 3 R's: Ribbon & Rhinestones

Challenge #3 "The 3 R's" Make a card or craft project for any occasion using one or all of the 3 R's...Ribbon, Rhinestones or Rick Rack.

Cardz TV Design Team Challenge #3


3. Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe Anything Goes w/ Chalk ends 1/20

Anything Goes with Chalk

4. Cooking with Cricut Ch#68 Photo Inspiration ends 1/17

I thought my Mail Girl fit with the Winter scene of
someone dropping off mail to a friend during the
Winter all dressed up in her blue hat & coat with
faux fur.

This is a good time to share a quote I like by
T.E.P. Inc. (an organization for protection of wild
animals) in which I changed the spelling a little &
you will know why:
"Bee-utiful Furs Are Worn By Bee-utiful Animals,
Not Bee-utiful People"

#68 Photo Inspiration

They chose a photo for the team to draw inspiration from. Here is what Jill and Felicia said to the team: “So for the challenge this is our photo inspiration, use the colors or a tree, whatever this photo inspires you to make!”

This photo is entitled "Relax" and was taken in Charlotte, North Carolina’s Freedom Park by photographer Chris Summerville. When Jen contacted the photographer to obtain permission to use the photograph, she was informed that this photo was shot with an infrared lens -- so in actuality, those trees are green! Please take a moment to check out Chris Summerville’s other work. Truly breathtaking. Thank you Mr. Summerville for the permission to use such a striking piece of photography.

5. Hooked On Craft Challenges #15 Try Something New unlim entries 3rd entry ends 1/14
my new is using the Powder Puff Chalking Ink

Challenge 15

6. Stuck on U Sketches Winter Fun-Die Cut Challenge ends 1/26
Winter Fun-Die Cut challenge


7. The Cuttlebug Spot Winter Time ends 1/23
For texture I used:
core'dinations textured cardstock,
lily white sugar-coated cardstock,
ribbon, gems & liquid Pearls

Winter Time

The challenge : Use texture like felt, buttons etc and create a Winterscenery (one entry per person please ) .


Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge Oblong Frame #3 5.25" x 5.75"
I chose to use the Oblong Frame and that way I could use the cut out middle for another
project.

4" x 6" (had listed wrong size of 5" x 7" previously)
printed digi Mail Girl on white cardstock
won from Die Cuttin Divas Birthday Hop from Jennipher Lowery

Paper:
6" x 6 1/2" Base core'dinations Tranquil Blue
doodlebug design inc. lily white sugar coated cardstock
white cardstock

Blog Quick Quotes Powder Puff Chalk Ink
Blue Hawaiian - girl's hat, coat, gloves & socks
Maraschino Cherry - mailbox

gems - 4 lt blue mini gems

glitter - white - snowflakes & snow

Inkadinkado Blending Chalk Bold Brights
black - girl's shoes
brown - mailbox post
lt pink - flesh color for face

Johnson's safety swabs specially shaped for children - they have the pointed tips

Inkssentials Enamel accents White - letter & part of the mailbox

liquid Pearls
Baby Blue - small dot in each of the border areas then spread with cotton swab
White Opal - fur on hat & coat

pencil color - brown - girl's hair

Spool O' Ribbon white ribbon

Scotch ATG adhesive
Terrrifically Tacky Tape

Tim Holtz scissors - for cutting the digi oval image out,
these scissors are my go to scissors

ZOTS small clear adhesive dots bought at JoAnns
I really like these dots because you can pick them
up off the roll of paper by the edge & apply to your
item without them becoming useless like the mini
glue dots I had been using

I'm excited & proud to have been named one of two Chalkboard Winners for the Chalk-Ah-Lot Cafe Challenge: Anything Goes With Chalk!

Congrats to Bling in Brown who was also selected, and to Heartfelt Thanks who won the challenge!