An "Oldster's" View on Naptime

      Remember when you started kindergarten, feeling very grown up to be facing the world without Mom, only to discover that you still had to take naps?   We all knew we were too old to have to take naps (despite falling asleep within 5 minutes of lying down!)  How different things look now that I've joined the ranks of the "Oldsters."  Naps are wonderful things and I really hate the days when I miss out on taking one.  :-D

     Celebrating naps and catching up on one more progressive challenge at LeAnn's World 101.

Colored w ProMarkers

Image, sentiment, & frame cut w Dare 2B Artzy die

Edge of Sentiment inked w ProMarker

Purple CS hand bleached w Q-tip

Sheer ribbon for 7-loop bow

     Challenges:

Cardz TV

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Dream Valley

Get Creative

Lemon Shortbread

Passion for Markers

Polkadoodles

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

American Goldfinch

     My dear friend and blogging buddy, Teresa (who helped get the 2 Crafty Critter Crazies challenge started three and a half years ago), is a great artist.  The beautiful goldfinch on my card today was drawn by her and you can find it, along with other beautiful art works, in her new store over at TNT Artspirations.

     Over the upcoming weekend, I hope to have another post showing just how versatile this image really is.  Teresa drew it as a goldfinch, but I've also colored it as an oriole and as a meadowlark and you'd never know the image was meant as a finch.  I'll share those on Saturday or Sunday.

I used an archive sketch (#439) from Sketch Saturday

but flipped it side to side.

Colored w ProMarkers

Cut & matted w die from Spellbinders

Striped ribbon - Really Reasonable Ribbon

Sentiment printed & cut w Avery Elle die

Sequin for touch of shine

Card base is hand beached CS

     Challenges:

Cardz TV

Crafty Creations

Crafty Sentiments

Digi Choosday

Gem of a Challenge

I {heart} ProMarkers

Penny's Paper-Crafty

TTCRD

Word Art Weds

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

Spring Blossoms

     My apologies for being a day late posting my DT card for the newest weekly challenge at QKR Stampede.  My cold has turned into bronchitis and I'm spending most of my time in bed, except to get up to go to the bathroom or to take my antibiotics.

     For my card today, I used an image from our sister company, Eureka Stamps, called "Frame Full of Flowers."  I thought it was perfect for spring card.

Colored with ProMarkers
Cut with Tonic Studios die
Shimmer ribbon from stash
Double layer bow hand-tied
Yellow CS hand-bleached w/ cotton swab
     (This is the oldest technique I ever use.  It was the first thing I learned when I started with scrap booking and I just brought it along when I ended up making cards.)

     Challenges:
A Gem of a Challenge
Allsorts
Crafter's Castle
Crafty Friends
Crafty Gals Corner
Creative Inspirations
Dream Valley
Mod Squad
Pammie's Inkie Pinkies
Simon Says Stamp & Show

     Come play with us this week and Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie