CASology Challenge - Week #217 - Cute

Hi everyone ~

A really quick post tonight to share a card I created for CASology. This week's Cue Card is 'Cute', so I couldn't resist using a brand new set by Wplus9, 'Friends for all Seasons - Fall' ~

My apologies for the poor quality of the photo...we have overcast skies today, and I had to use artificial lighting. 

He's cute, right? I was in the mood to use my colored pencils on Kraft, so I stamped the images, colored everything with pencils, and added Glossy Accents for the balloons :)

So, that's it for me...Have a great week!

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ATSM Challenge #162 - Make Your Mark

Hi there ~
It's time for another fun challenge at Addicted to Stamps, and this time our theme is 'Make Your Mark'! That means you can use pencils, markers, inks or whatever you like to color with...

Our sponsor for this challenge is QKR Stampede, and they are offering three free digital stamps as a prize for the winner!

 Here is my first card:

A few weeks ago, I won a gift card from the Altenew Blog Hop, and I ordered this really pretty 'Hello' stamp called Quilled Elegance! I haven't played with my colored pencils in a long time, so I dusted them off, stamped my image onto Kraft cardstock with white pigment ink, and colored it in rainbow order.  I embossed the border with the MFT Stitched Rectangle from Blueprints 13 and matted the a2 panel with Bazzill Marshmallow cardstock.

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Two of my sweet blog friends gifted me with some goodies over the past few days, so I decided to create a second card:

So, for my 2nd card I attached the pink embossed panel which was sent to me by Michele (Thank you again!). I was having trouble working with the Zig Clean Color Brush Pens, and Betty suggested that I try Strathmore Bristol cardstock, and sent me a few sheets to try it out...well, let me tell you, what a difference! (Thank you Betty!). I'm loving the smooth finish on this paper, and for the first time, I enjoyed playing with my markers! I colored in the flowers, leaves and sentiment, and I'm very happy with how they turned out :) Lastly, I added a few PTI Rainstones and some Liquid Pearls to the centers of the flowers...and that was it!  

I had a lot of fun creating my cards...If you also love coloring, come on over and check out all the beautiful inspiration by my teamies, and join in the fun at Addicted to Stamps Blog! 

I would also like to add the 2nd card to the Happy Little Stampers September CAS Challenge - Coloring. Thanks, Loll ;)

Have a great week, and thanks so much for stopping by,

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