My soft underbelly is hanging out...

In keeping with my attempt to use previously unused

images from my stash, I have come to the slightly

embarrassing conclusion that I have amassed quite

a collection of cute and sweet images. It's no wonder I haven't

had a chance to play with them. What with my dark side

almost always in the creative driver's seat. 

Today's project uses a sweet, yet slightly maniacal image.

With Valentine's Day on the horizon I figured I'd play with

pinks and grays for a soft and girly Valentine look. 

Seemed like a good time to use some Martha Stewart punches.

The bat fence, and the skulls and crossbones are a couple of

my absolute favorite MS punches. I think I use the drippy goo

punch the most, though.

This image is called, "Buttons", from Make It Crafty.

She's super cute! I've had her for quite long time.

I'm glad I finally colored her up.

I kinda have a crap-ton of this sickly sweet sheer rose ribbon.

I chopped off a couple of buds, and then rubbed some gray ink

over the tops of them to grunge them up a bit. That pink was

just too bright for me in the beginning.

I'm on a frantage kick lately, and since I have some in pink that never

gets used, I figured, "why not?". I also dropped some color fragments in black, 

white, and gray into the frantage, but it barely shows. Well, actually it showed 

too much, so I added more frantage over the top to help it blend in a bit.

I also broke out my envelope punch board to make the tab that says, "loved".   

Hope I didn't lose any of my darker fiends who stop by to see my

creepier concoctions. Have no fear!

I'll be back next Monday with the antithesis of this card. 

What is the opposite of loved? 

I have a feeling you've guessed it already. 

Thank you to everyone who left me a message on my last post.

I didn't mean to sound quite so pathetic, like "No one ever stops

by to see me anymore! Boo hoo". It just seems that with the popularity

of face book and other social media sites, the traffic from blogger has really

slowed down quite a bit. I'm glad to to know you're still out there

like a silent stalker. Watching...

I'd love to enter this card in the following challenges:

Craft Hoarders Anonymous - Choose your challenge

*ink, ribbon, punching, heat embossing/ frantage, and bling* 

Monday Morning Challenge - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant Monday Card Challenge - Anything Goes

Through the Purple Haze - Love is in the Air

That Craft Place - Love/Valentine

Kit and Clowder Ning Group - January Anything Goes 

Simon Says Wednesday challenge - Have a Heart

Fleurs at The Greeting Farm

Not sure if it's the sudden heat wave we're having here in California, 

or if I'm going soft in my old age, but I had the urge to 

make something adorable using Glimmer Bean from TGF.

The current challenge for Farm Fresh Friday is May Flowers.

I have a ton of paper flowers. I rarely use them, so this is a perfect

opportunity to break out the petals and get all flowery!!  

I have had this clear stamp from The Greeting Farm for so long, 

that they no longer even sell it. They do have a new line of  Alice in Wonderland Beans that are TDF!  

I fussy cut her out after coloring her with Copics.

I attached some flowers in her hair to go with the theme.  

Once the sentiment (from Dilly Beans) had been added, it was time for

the bling and more flowers.

I had a lot of fun playing with flowers and bling and Glimmer Bean.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Splendid Stamping with The Greeting Farm: May Flowers

The Cheerful Stamp Pad : April Showers/May Flowers

There She Goes challenge: April Showers/May Flowers 

   

  

See! I can do it too!

As part of my new outlook for 2013, I'd like to 

start entering more challenges.

Unfortunately, sometimes my 'style' of paper crafting isn't 

fit for mass consumption.  

I am far from a conformist, but I do want to play with 

the big, fancy dogs (sorry ladies) on occasion.

Which means I have to 'fluff up a bit', and make pretty things. 

I can do this. Watch me! 

I have been wanting to play along with Kenny K challenges, 

but haven't been in the right mood. 

His images call for a bit of work to color in all of the details, 

and then the actual card has to be just as detailed (in my mind, anyway).

So, when inspiration hit, I started with this image.

As if she wasn't self explanatory, her name is "Warrior Princess".

She's pretty bad ass, huh? Even with pink hair.

Then, I broke out with my terribly underused, pretty things.

Roses I colored to match my color scheme, a metal heart brad, lots of 

half pearls, a pearl stick pin, and some fancy pearled sprigs.

Yes, I did own all of this pretty schtuff prior to my life as a 

creepy chick crafter. Funny, how personal styles change. 

I admire this style of crafting immensely, and try to imitate it

in my own work when it seems fitting.

LOTS of dimension on this project. 

This will definitely need a padded envelope when it's mailed.

Ta dah!

I always have trouble with the whole "less is more" concept,

 but I think I stopped just in time on this one. 

I really enjoyed this project, and adore the way the card turned out.

I can make pretty things, too!   

I'd like to enter this in the current Vintage challenge at Kenny K.