Friday, June 1, 2012

The OutLawz: Sweet Summer Days


I am so excited to share that I have been invited to become a permanent part of The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge!   I was the Guest Designer for April and May....   now it is permanent.  How sweet!  

The Outlawz:Twisted Thursday challenge is:
Anything Goes with Twist: Gatefold  

Challenge reminders -
  • If you choose to add the twist to your project, your name will go in the drawing twice for a chance to win the monthly Twisted Thursday specific prize.
  • If you enter more than one project in this week’s challenge you will receive a free digi stamp from 
Anne’s Digital Art.  The digi stamp is exclusive to the Twisted Thursday Challenges and will change weekly so get your entries in to receive your free image.
Be sure to check out the site wide prizes for the month of April along the right sidebar and make sure you enter your creation in the 
"May Inlinkz" in order to have a chance to win.  The 
Inlinkz tabcan be found along the top with all of the other navigation tabs.

(New mane is :  MarkerPop)
We  have 
iCopic (MarkerPop) who is exclusively sponsoring our TT challenges monthly and a special offer for all Outlawz members!
Stamp:  Sweet Strawberries Illustrator/Theresa Momber (GKD)
Paper: 
 Cryogen (Curious Metallic)
Pure Luxury White (GKD)
Pure Luxury Cranberry Tart (GKD)
Pure Luxury Berries & Vines (GKD)

Copics:  
Stawberries: R29, R27, R24, R20 and a touch of R39
Flowers:  R20, Y15,  Colorless Blender, Pink Multiliner 0.3 mm
Leaves/Stems: G28, G63, G40
Background: B0000 B000, R00, YG11, C0. Opaque White Ink

I trimmed the leaves that extended beyond the Circle Nestabilities Die so it would not be cut off.   I then cut it with my Vagabond die cutter.

Click any image to enlarge

I am linking this card to the following challenges
The Outlawz: Twisted Thursday - Anything Goes with a twist:  gatefold
Make it Monday - Anything goes!
Scrapbook Sisters - Anything goes!

Aww Moment for the Day
I wish Astro would learn to do that!  
 He was a professional model but I don't think they trained him to do that!

Thank you for stopping by and spending some time!  Come back soon!  


13 comments:

  1. This is so gorgeous and summery, Marie! I love how you had strawberry paper!
    Hugz,
    Roxann

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  2. Gorgeous card, Marie! Wonderful coloring of the strawberries! So thrilled to have you on the team!

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  3. Fabulous card. Love your coloring. Congrats on your DT position.

    I'm your newest follower from The Outlawz. Hope you will come follow me too.

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  4. Beautiful card for summer. Those strawberries look sweet and tasty - really nice coloring. The design is great too!

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  5. Welcome to the team! I so love that dog picture!

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  6. Very beautiful coloring on a very beautiful card Marie.

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  7. Stunning card and colouring Marie..Loz

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  8. Love that image and your fabulous colouring . Love the paper .beautiful card . Thanks for sharing on Make it Monday.

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  9. Beautiful card, love the matching paper with the super colored image. Saw you on MIM and came to take a closer look.
    Hugs, Heide

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  10. Congratulations, Marie! :^) Love your card--it's so darned pretty! And thank you for the tip on cutting out the edges of the leaves--I wondered how people did that! LOL! :^)
    Hugs,
    Penny
    (Also love all your little animal pics on your blog!)

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  11. FAb news for you Marie. Love your strawberries, berrylicious!

    I saw your link on MIM. I'm #138 & 153 this week.

    Cheers,
    Kasey ~ in Oz

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  12. Well congratulations to you Marie!! I'm tickled pink for you :) Your strawberry card is delicious and I LOOOOVE a twist. I'm going to mark it on my blog and then I'll see when the challenges post. SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!!

    hugs,
    Lisa xx
    OH, I almost forgot...thank you so much for sharing at Make It Monday too.

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  13. Beautiful card.... congratulations Marie...it is so well deserved! I am definitely going to try the spellbinder tip...Have a great day. xxx Ann Marie

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Hugs,
Marie