Rosie and Bernie have met up at Le Café Tournon in Paris, France They are enjoying a beautiful sunny afternoon on the patio. As they await their food, they savor some coffee and good conversation. What a lucky duo!

This pastel couple has been brought to life as a result of becoming a guest designer for Double Trouble Challenge for the month of February.

The recipe for this card had a few ingredients to merge to meet Double Trouble’s requirements. Thing One has ordered a color challenge with a palette of pastels. I opted for green, pink, lavender, and yellow. Thing Two requested hearts. So, bookending my sentiment are a pair of hearts; you can find them at Kindred Stamps. Stamping Bella’s Rosie and Bernie are stamped in Versamark Onyx black ink and colored in Prismacolor pencils on Nina solar white 110 lb card stock. The Parisian background was created using lime green cardstock, Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink, and Gabrielle Polacco’s stencil, Blueprint. The Rabbit Hole Designs- Perfectly Blended contributes to the sentiment. A thin frame of white and black adds a little finishing touch.

Coffee. Smile. Laugh. Repeat.

The how-to video is up at Colorful Options TV on YouTube. It is my first attempt at a how-to video. It’s not perfect, but it’s a start. You can view the video below if you prefer.

Have a great week!

TGIF, makers!!! I hope everyone is warm and safe! I have today a CAS card; these are not my forte. But, I love seeing all the CAS cards out there. I used Distressed Ink in Candied Apple and Kitsch Flamingo for the background, along with a little gold watercolor. A little Versamark black ink and May May Made It’s “Vinne’s Fav” provides the focal point. A small red frame with a sentiment from Clearly Besotted and you’re done! I hope you like it 😁

Challenges entered: SSS Wednesday Challenge, CAS Colors and Sketch, Wednesdays Creative Inspiration Challenge, Watercooler Wednesday Challenge, AAA CAS cards, 613 Avenue Create

Shanna, the She-Devil, is trying to evade Poseidon; he is none too happy with her possession of his trident. She has color shifted above to pink. She seems to think the Poseidon is dim enough not to recognize her. 🙄 The pink didn’t work, so she decided to shift to a third color, purple.

Which color suits Shanna best? Red? Pink? Purple? What are your thoughts? Look out for a how-to video. Coming soon to Colorful Options TV on YouTube.

Challenges entered: Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge, The Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, Pearly Sparkles Challenge, Tic Tac Toe Challenge, A Perfect Time To Craft, Watercooler Wednesday Challenge, Double Trouble Challenge (the cards are 6″square 😈)

Stay Safe and Warm, Craft Goddesses! It’s Cold Out There!!

Shanna the She-Devil is here welcoming you to a fun-filled February! She is up to some antics as she has stolen Poseidon’s Trident. Apparently, she is hanging out with Hades in the Underworld. I hope for her sake that Posiden ventures to the Underworld to retrieve it. Until then, Shanna bids you a warm embrace.😈🤭

Shanna is originally from Marvel, circa 1972. My 2022 version was created with the help of a few items……..

• Image: Whimsy Stamps Digital image
• Copic Colors: R27,R29,R47,N2,N4,N7,C1,C3, G14,YG13, R14,Y17,E21,E11,E17
• Bacground: Whimsy Stamps 6×6 paper pack Vampire
• Fence: Cricut Design Space
• Fence embossy powders: Emerald Creek Spiced Candy, Nuvo Crimson Red
• Sentiment: 1929 Royal Typewriter, Candied Apple Distressed Oxide, Aged Mahogany Distressed Oxide
• Embellishment: Gellroll pens in white and red.

I hope Stan Lee approves! 😋

“How the Devel are You” was produced for you this month as a design team member for the Colorful Options Challenge. The color for this month is RED. Don’t know that challenge? It is a monthly color challenge. GO CHECK IT OUT!

Little Bess, a mushroom fairy, is hanging out with her friend, Flopsy. The two are on their way to tea with Rosetta and Fawn. It is almost spring, which means that the garden talent and animal fairies are soon to be very busy. On their way to tea, they stop to pick some strawberries. They are hoping they go well with the tea and crumpets.

Bess stands about 18 inches tall and her pattern comes from Unicorns, Dragons, and More Fantasy Amigurumi by Sedef Bay. Yarn supplies: Red-Yarn Bee, White- DMC embroidery thread, tan and pink from the stash. The embroidery hook sizes were a #2.2mm for the white and a #4.2mm for all other colors. This adorable doll was created by Eden as a design team member for the Colorful Options’ February Challenge. Don’t forget, Colorful Options welcomes ALL crafts. Stop by and check out the other team members’ inspirations.

My friend, Chloe, was too excited about the 1st birthday of her new little niece, Isabella. When spending time with Isabella, Chloe plays with alphabet flashcards. So, “B is for Birthday” had to be on Isabella’s first card. Like all special Aunties, she went a little over the top with the number of gifts. Not that she needed much encouragement, shopping is Chloe’s Achille’s heel.

This cheerful card was created with the use of the following supplies:

• Image: Twisttoon’s Present and Bows, Black Widow Pencils
• Background: Spun Sugar Distressed Ink, Perfect Pearls Pink Gumball
• Cricut Design Space: Sentiment and presents (inside card)
• Gel Pens: Glitter Black Cricut 0.8, Glitter Pink Cricut 0.8mm
• Prismacolor pencils

Challenges entered: Watercooler Wednesday Challenge, Cupcake Inspiration Challenge, SSS Wednesday Challenge

Happy Saturday Night Crafting, everyone!! My focal image is from the pretty women set at Picket Fences. Memento Ink was used to stamp her so that I could use Copic markers, my favorite coloring medium. I love the full coverage that Copics give. I used the colors B000,B00, R46,R27,R29, E29, E49. Way easy coloring!! I created a sentiment with my Cricut and found this fab paper from Whimsy Stamps. The background paper reminded me of the inspiration image and the play on lights. My “matching envelope” was made with a Bokah stencil and white ink. The Inspiration Station and The Card Concept Challenge inspired me to use the stamp with the warm cup of cocoa. The Whimsy stamp background reminds me of the Inspiration Station image’s background. Have a great Sunday, crafters! Stay warm & safe!!!!

Challenges entered: Inspiration Station, The Card Concept, As You Like It Challenge.

Happy Winter Tuesday, crafters! This is my first Christmas/Winter card for 2022. I was inspired by the current challenge over at Double Trouble: 3 patterned papers??? So it screamed to me, paper piecing. The background is pattern number 1, supplied by Whimsy Stamps. The other two patterned papers are from my stash and make up the penguin’s hat and scarf. El penguino and sentiment are Cricut access files. They were easy to cut and put together. I inked the edges of the snow with Speckled Egg Distressed Oxide to match the green glow of the snowy background.

Challenges entered: Double Trouble Challenge, The Four Seasons Challenge, Tic Tac Toe Challenge (Winter, CAS, Free (die cut)), Critter Crazy Challenge

It’s a gouache Sunday here in the cold State of Texas. Geezzzz….. 35° ????? I would like to send this weather back north, please. On the plus side, great crafting weather! 😁 On to the card. My layout was inspired by Jen and Kelli during their facebook live yesterday. My sentiment and stamp are from the Rabbit Hole Design. The caffinated dragon was stamped on watercolor paper and colored with gouache. The background is a stencil from Kindred Stamps along with truly simple ink blending.

My sentiment is embossed in grey embossing powder from the stash. It’s hard to read, but it says, “Despresso: the feeling you get when you run out of coffee.”

Stay warm and safe!

Challenges entered: The Color Throwdown Challenge, The Cupcake Inspiration Challenge, The Fairy and Unicorn Challenge, Double Trouble Challenge, The Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers, Critty Crazy Challenge, SSS Wednesday Challenge