Karen's Doodles picks Me!

Amazingly when I ventured downstairs to my craft/computer room yesterday afternoon to finish this card, I noticed an unbelievable e-mail sitting in my junk box.  It seems surreal to announce that I have been chosen for the Karen's Doodles US Challenge Blog design team!  Karen's designs are so cute and fantastic that I often sit with my daughter and we colour them together for hours.  It is because of this special "together" time that I chose to cut the designer series paper specifically to focus on the word "together" in the pattern.  I then used two-way glue and dazzling diamonds to really make the word POP.  The image itself is called Princess Pony and my little princess dictated that the pony had to have pink hair!

The image was coloured with copic markers and her dress was covered with dazzling diamonds.  The word together on the inside sentiment was also highlighted with dazzling diamonds.

This sentiment is from Paper Makeup Stamps and is currently my favorite so expect to see it often!  It's great for family, friends, and significant others. 

Once I discovered that I would be posting such incredible news today, I had to create a second card to celebrate.  The young boy I watch part-time is also one of my son's friends so my son asked me to make him a get well card after he took ill last week and was unable to visit us. 

This adorable image is A Friend in Need.  Bigsby is a good friend nursing poor Herbert back to health in Bigsby's tiny bed.  Herbert and Bigsby are going to be entered into this week's challenges at Cupcake Craft Challenge, Copic Creations, and The Pink Elephant.

Thank you for looking and celebrating my announcement!  Watch for Karen's Doodles first US challenge posted here on March 8th.

Details for Princess Pony

Image: Karen's Doodles

Ink: Stampin' Up! for sentiment

Paper: Stampin' Up!

Embellishments: SU! dazzling diamonds and ribbon

Copics used: B000, B32, B41, B91, B93, B95, B97, Y02, Y23, YR02, YR21, G21, YG03, YG23, BV01, BV11, E000, E02, E31, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV34, R000, R22, R24, R81, R83, R85, C0, C3, C5

Details for A Friend in Need

Image: Karen's Doodles

Ink: n/a

Paper: Stampin' Up@

Embellishments: Spellbinders Nestabilities, Sizzix Mac 'n' Cheese alphabet

Copics used: Bed E25, E27, E35; Bigsby E21, E31, Herbert G20, G21, G24, G28, G99, E30, E31, E33, E35, Fitted sheet B21, B23, B24, Blanket B000, B41, Bowl YR35, YR68