200 followers and a new Anya, Oddies, & Others card using a Time For Tea image

I now have 200 followers on my blog....I think a giveaway is in order...stay tuned for a post on Friday....

Now something fun...be sure to check out the latest challenge on the Anya, Oddies and Others linky blog.  I loaded this project into the Others tab...isn't she cute...she's a freebie image from Time for Tea Designs.  I used papers from Lilian Ellaboudy designs French Garden collection and paper pieced her dress and shoes...

So...be sure to join in the Anything Goes linky party...and come back on Friday to see what my giveaway is....

Thank you so much!!!

Happy crafting....Lynda

Entering this card into the following:
Open-Minded Crafting - Up in the Air

Little girl big hat...

Some of the wonderful artwork by Jehanne Silva-Freimane the artist behind Just Some Lines are for sale as clear stamps at the Treasured Times Rubber Stamp Store.

I created this fun card using the Little Girl Big hat image:

For my card I thought it would be fun to paper piece this cutie.  I first decided on these wonderful pattern papers from Lilian Ellaboudy's Turquoise and yellow paper pack.

I chose one of the designs; the top left most pattern and printed the image onto the pattern paper.  I then printed the image onto white cardstock.  I then colored the areas that would not be covered with paper with my Copic markers.  Once I was happy with her hair; skin and the flowers I moved on to assemble the card.  I then printed the bottom right pattern to use on my card also.  I then fussy cut the pieces of pattern paper that I wanted to use; the dress and the ribbon on the hat.  I also printed the image onto cardstock that I color matched to the blue in the pattern design so that the hat and shoes would be the same color blue as the blue in the pattern of the dress.  Once all the pieces were added to the image I added some shadows using my Copic.

I love being able to use digital papers to paper piece and just think images like this lend themselves to well to being paper pieced!  Be sure to check out all of Lilian Ellaboudy's amazing digital papers in her Etsy or Online store!

Happy crafting....Lynda

Still a little time left

Each month the Chi Chi Memories challenge blog has an image that is free to the first 30 that download it...  You can then use this freebie along with the sketch I have drawn to enter our challenge.  Here is the sketch this month:

Here is Hello Princess:

Once the download limit has been reached you can still purchase the image.  Here is my take on the sketch using this amazing digital paper from the French Garden set by Lilian Ellaboudy Designs:

and then I created this fun card using the same digital freebie:

I've been practicing on my hair coloring using techniques I'm learning in the class I'm taking on the Kit and Clowder website.

Happy crafting.....Lynda

Entering this card into the following:
Delightful Challenges 1,2 Punch - the oval behind the main image on the first card is a punch as well as the background behind it and the sentiment are made from TONS of small heart punches that were added behind to create the border.
Sassy Studio Designs - Stack It Up my second card has four layers; two brown; one pattern and the main image.