Happy Birthday, Party Animal

I used this adorable free digi from Useless Trinkets to make a birthday card for a nephew. I used the Sugartree Stamps Party Animal digi for the sentiment inside the card, "Happy Birthday, party animal." Not sure if he's an animal, but it seemed a good sentiment for him.

I used my Prismacolor pencils and used the black one to shade the edges of the stamp. I added white highlights with a uniball pen and then used the Clear Nuvo drops for his eyes and teeth and party hat spots.

Head to Useless Trinkets to see all the freebies and head to this post of mine to see this little guy in green and here to see him in Ombre.

Happy Friday!

Chark

Cutie Monster Card

I got this digi free from Useless Trinkets and you can too! She offers a lot of free cute images, including this little guy holding a coffee cup that I used in this post. You can also download free Halloween images and an adorable chubby unicorn...and there are some matching sentiments too!

This is for a first birthday card for my great nephew, Charlie. I'd like to say he was named for me (though he wasn't) because c'mon, Char/Charlie. Close enuf! :) 

I am also fooling around with watermarks for my pics. I'm using the cute shark image since Chark sounds just like it. Haven't decided yet if that's what I'm going with, but it was really easy in Pic Monkey...and free!

Oh and because it's National Cookie Month, I'm including the link on how to make these cute Cookie Monster cookies. I love both cookies and Cookie Monster, so maybe I'll actually make these. You use a flower cookie cutter for the base, and m&m and white chocolate disc eyes (the Wilton candy melts). Katrina uses shortening in her frosting, but I prefer butter or margarine in my icing. But, who are we kidding? I'd totally eat these anyway!

Here's Cookie doing his own Elmo's World show.

Happy Wednesday!
Chark

Monster Freebies

This cute little coffee guy comes free from Useless Trinkets and I had to save him for the fall coffee hop. Jessa has a ton of cute little freebies and sentiments! I had to scoop them all up and save them to color later.

I colored him with fall colors and put a bunch of Halloween papers behind him. He's got a little glimmer with Nuvo Silver Glitter drops in random spots.

Happy Monday!
Chark

Let's Have A Monster Hug

This cute little guy is courtesy Heidi Arrowood over at 2 Cute Ink digital stamps. I love his glasses and his Valentine cookie!

This is also a February digi from Heidi. I like them as a couple, because I wouldn't dream of bread without butter, especially crusty, warm French bread. Shhhh! Don't tell my little couple I love to eat bread and butter!

What's your favorite coloring medium? I've been using Prismacolor pencils lately. I like my watercolor pencils too but I haven't found a good paper to feed through the printer that takes watercolor well.

Happy Monday!

Chark