Life's a Beach!

Life's a beach!

Today starts a new challenge at the

Michelle Perkett studio Challenge blog!

And the theme this week is Hang on to Summer Fun!

Well I'm such a summer fan that I love this theme. Lucky for me MPS has a bunch of great images in her STORE to use for this challenge.

I choose Olive to work with. I love how she looks and for me this is the ultimate summerfun...

my kids playing with sand on the beach!

The paper I used is so lovely that I wanted to keep the card simple. I found this lovely paper  from Imaginisce at my favorite (online)shop to buy: Creabest!

Here is what I made with all these items!

Next to that I had this great cuttingfile from FileKutz by LisaJane with these starfish as a background. I cut them out and used a part of them as a background!

You can find that file lk00137  HERE!

This card is also into the following challenges:
Aly's Sunday Challenge - Use Pink on your card
My time to Craft- Glitter and Glitz (spica and glitter in paper)
Digital Tuesday - 'Cool it' (Beach, tropical, or water scenes)
Pennys Challenges - Pink and Green

Please hurry to the challenge blog and join that great challenge that Team One has prepared for you. Their inspirational cards are magnificent!

Thanks for looking and leaving me a lovely comment!

xxx

Marion

My prince arrived Here!

As soon as I saw this new image from Shelly's Images I knew that I just

had to color this one and make a joke sentiment on the card.

And I found some lovely papers to go with from Magnolia and used it inside my card.

But first back to that image, it's called My Pad

And it's today with a great discount available in the store over HERE

Here is what I made with it:

 Front

 Inside

Hope you love my little joke according with the papers.

Thanks for looking and leaving me a lovely comment!

xxx

Marion

Greeting Farm Grace Sing

Grace Sing by Greeting Farm at Creabest!

I worked with the image Grace Sing. 

And I wanted to step outside the box and color her hair in a different tone then what I'm used to choose for hair and clothing.

And when I was done I just wasn't so happy with the result and colored her again with the same colors but now in a softer way.

That means that I have two cards with the same image and papers... 

but totally different cards.

 

Paper is October afternoon: Fly a kite

Yellow flowers at the top card are by Color me crazy and colored with yellow copic marker.

Little flower with brad is Petaloo Mini Delphiniums cream with some yellow copic stripes.

Ribbon is American Traditional Designs

Brads I used you can find HERE The brads on the first card where white and I colored them orange with my copic marker!

These cards are also into the following challenges:

Lexi's creations: Embossing

Aud Sentiments: Anything goes

Stampin for the weekend: Anything goes

Hope you love it and leave me a lovely comment.

xxxx

Marion

GroetjesMarion

Blog hop Challenge reminder

Blog Hop Challenge Reminder!!!

Today I want to remind you off the fabulous blog hop that is happening

at the challenge blog of

Michelle Perkett Studio Challenge Blog

I love all the things that are happening at that blog... Did you see the all the lovely entries on the challenge yet? And the great way that one of the Mermaids, Claire, is introduced?

When I saw this image I knew that I had to give it a color and card to show!
I think that this image can be used for so many occasions!

And the funny thing is that I made this card to give to my parents for their 51 years wedding anniversary! 

I hope you all love it as much as I do.

See you at the blog hop challenge.

thanks for looking and leaving a lovely comment.
xxx
Marion

Back to school blog hop challenge

This weeks Challenge and Blog Hop

at Michelle Perkett Studio Challenge blog is all about

Back to school!

Some already began and some still have to start their new school year.

And Michelle made some fabulous new digital stamps that can be used for this.

Here are some examples that you can find in the store

 Hugs before school

 Boy reading his book

Mary Margaret, Teacher's Pet

This week there will be two winners!!!

A challenge winner and a Blog Hop winner!

The challenge winner will win a Gift Voucher from Michelle Perkett Studio

The blog hop winner will win the fabulous Image:

Hugs before School!

Here is the card I made for this fun Blog Hop Challenge!

If you don't have any Michelle Perkett Studios images there are freebies at the Michelle Perkett Studios Paper Craft Planet and at the CDAC groups. 

No to join this blog hop you have to enter in this challenge with a card or project using an image of Michelle Perkett Studio and hop over to the blogs of the wonderful and creative team. At their blog you must leave a comment and find a letter that is hidden in the post on their blog.

All these letters are mixed and you need to puzzle a bit to find the secret word! 

(Let's give you a hint: It's a school subject!)

1.  The blog hop starts at Michelle Perkett Studio Challenge Blog!!!

 YOU'RE HERE NOW!   2.  Marion at http://cardsbymarione.blogspot.com/

If you didn't get here from no. 1 you have to go there and start the blog hop from there.

3.  Melissa  http://8ers.blogspot.com/

4.  Andrea http://andreasscraps.com/

5. Claire  http://clairescraftycreations.blogspot.com/

6. Tammy  http://mycraftcentral.blogspot.com/

7. Margie  http://creativityplace24.blogspot.com/

and finally you go back to 

 Michelle Perkett Studio Challenge Blog again.

As soon you know the word, go to one from the Communities, Paper Craft Planet, Crafter’s Digital Art group, SNR and send Michelle a personal message with the word in it and your email addy.

The challenge starts today, August 24th and

 ends Monday, August 30th, 2010 at 5:00 PM MST.

The two winners will be chosen randomly at that time and an announcement made on Tuesday early morning before the new challenge starts!

And now the letter you need to get from me:

I give you the letter O.

This card is also into the following challenges:


Frosted Designs: Back to school
Stamp something: Digi Day Challenge
Paperkutz: Anything Goes

Thanks for looking and leaving me a lovely comment!

xxx

Marion

Marvelous Monday at Shelly's Images

Sandy Dream by Shelly's Images!

Today a lovely image from Shelly's Images is in the spotlight at her Blog!

Shelly was inspired by childeren that were playing on the beach during her vacation...

And she couldn't resist making some drawing off that!

Now isn't this a lovely and cute image??

You can find this image that is called Sandy Dreams in the store HERE

This is what I made:

And if you're a scrapbooker.... you even can use this image on a lovely vacation layout!

So hurry to the store and make sure to get you this image today.

Cause only today you get a $ 1.00 discount on Sandy Dreams!

Thanks for looking and leaving me a lovely comment!

xxx

Marion

Bella the Baker by Michelle Perkett

Bella the Baker by Michelle Perkett Studio

I can't tell you how much fun I had coloring this wonderful digital stamp

by Michelle Perkett Studio!

As I mentioned before, my son will start the eduction for baker and Pastry... so this image became immediatly a favorite!

And I love the text that Michelle added with this Image.

It says:

"I knew you were coming, so I backed a cake" 

I love the vintage look this image has. And the choice for the same kind of colors was easily made.

Bella the Baker can be found HERE

She is colored with copics,

Papers are from October afternoon: Thrift Shop

Flowers: cut with squeeze by Quickutz and embossed

Pearls by Prima Marketing

Hope you love her as much as I do and give her a try!

Please make sure to check out the Challenge blog of Michelle Perkett Studio!! 

This fabulous challenge is running till Monday!

Thanks for looking and leaving a lovely comment.

xxx

Marion

Discover Yourself

Discover Yourself!

When I saw this image I was convinced that I would make a travel card. And the funny thing is while coloring this lovely stamp that can be found HERE

I decided that I was going to name the card Discover yourself. We all have our backpacks with memories and experiences and sometimes you have to work on letting those backpacks slide of your back and go on without them....

Guess you can tell what I'm busy doing myself... LOL

Well here is what she became!

Anya is colored with copics that I found Here

The stamp is called Travel Anya and can be found Here

The papers are from Pink Paislee  Dream Big and Believe from the 365 Degree line 

and can be found Here

Punchouts by Pink Paislee 365 Degree line can be found Here

Flowers: Mulberry street and can be found Here

Scrolls of chipboad are inked and embossed that can be found Here

Ribbons: American Traditional Designs and can be found Here

Thanks for looking and leaving me a lovely comment.

xxx Marion

Michelle Perkett Mermaid

I'm a Michelle Perkett Mermaid!

I'm very proud to tell you all that I'm a DT member at Michelle Perkett Studios!

I love her images and they are so inspiring.

And today I post a card with her image as a MP Mermaid for the first time.

Today there is also a fun and fabulous 
anything goes challenge
on her

Challenge Blog!

The mermaids: Shelley, Pauline, Mari, Julie, Marilyn and Jan have made this week

stunning and creative cards to inspire you for this challenge.

So please go there, join the challenge and leave a lovely comment for the lovely Mermaids and good luck in the drawing cause the price Michelle is offering is great!

Here is what I made with the brand new image Mary-Margaret that Michelle made this week.

You can find her HERE in the store

Now isn't she lovely!!! 

This card is also into the following challenges:

Operation Write Home: use an image from Michelle Perkett

Catch the bug: Back to school

Whimsie Doodles: Back to School

Mary-Margeret image is colored with copics

SP is Tilda

Flowers are Prima Marketing

Have fun at with this challenge!

Thanks for looking and leaving me a lovely comment.