Dumb Questions

 Have you ever had one of those days (at work or at home) where the dumb questions just keep coming? Come on, admit it, lol! These cute, fluffy chickens from Sherry West Art just seemed to fit the bill for me. And they were LOTS of fun to color - outside the box - blue, pink, blue-green and purple! I used my copic markers to color them (Kit and Clowder coloring classes!), a fine-tip sharpie marker for their eyes and then a white gel pen for the dots on their eyes. The ground is also colored with copic markers, with a few sparse blades of grass here and there. Continuing with the "dumb questions" idea, I thought the ZOO and telephone (old school) diecuts (free from SVGcuts.com) went perfectly, too! And then, we can't do without our requisite cup of coffee! The background cardstock is purple with a honeycomb overlay diecut from colorful paper, Super-fun! Take a look at Sherry's Etsy page for some great images. If you can't find what you are looking for there, take a look on her blog shop, Happy Art For A Happy Heart, and/or PM her on her Facebook page, Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts.

Let me know what some of the dumb questions you've received!

Have a FUN day!

A Flocker For Your Thoughts

 Sherry West Art has just outdone herself with these amazing Flockers! There are SO MANY things you could have them say, like 'Shake your tail feathers" or "A Flocker for your thoughts," LOL! I have even made up a little Ode to the Flicker Flockers.....I will keep you posted if I publish it, 😆

For this particular Flocker, I used the sentiment, "Save the drama for your mama!" I made it VERY colorful with my copic markers (you gotta take those lessons from Kit and Clowder!) and even added a bow around the tail feathers. I guess that makes her a "she?" Sherry's Etsy page is here, or you can contact her via PM on Facebook in order to purchase one of her great images! Here's a look at my card:

Let me know some of the sayings you might pair up with this image, I would LOVE to hear them!

Have a great day!

A Flocker and Gin

The Flockers are a fun, silly bunch of birds created by Sherry West. And, I gotta tell you, there are a limitless number of sayings you can pair with these birds! For my first Flocker, I used a saying one of my friends used in reference to rum (that's her husband's favorite liquor). But, the glass in this Flocker's hand is a martini glass, so I went with gin.....IF GIN CAN'T FIX IT, YOU'RE NOT USING ENOUGH! This particular image is not in Sherry's Etsy shop, but if you PM her through Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts FB page, she can sell it to you via that route.

I colored this image with my copic markers. I can't say enough good things about the coloring classes from Alyce Keegan at Kit and Clowder - you really need to check them out! I used a white gel pen to make a few highlights, fussy cut the image and then used foam squares to pop it on the card. I made a speech bubble for my saying and used foam squares for it, too. Using the background paper, I cut a couple of small martini glasses on my Silhouette Cameo 4 and placed those around the Flocker's feet (that means he's on his third drink!). I diecut large hexagons to place on top of the background paper - using paper that matched my coloring.

As I said, there are a bunch of other Flockers, so check them out in Sherry's Etsy shop here!

A super-fun and easy card to make that, hopefully, gives you a chuckle for the day! And, please, drink responsibly!

Tik Tok Flock Roadies

An age-old question -  Why did the chicken cross the road? Well, the Tik Tok Flock has an answer for you, lol! Sherry West has drawn some amazing chickens (Tik Tok Flock) and birds (The Flockers) that will have you coloring faster than you can say "To get to the other side"!!!! How many fun puns (intended, of course) can you come up with for all of these images?? And, even if you can't think of anything for them to say, just Google funny chicken sayings or funny bird sayings and I'm sure you will find SOMETHING! Take a look at the Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts Facebook page for some ideas, we are FULL of them, lol! If you are interested in purchasing any of these images, contact Sherry directly. I colored my image with my Copic markers, and made little chicken feed pellets with wet paper that I colored with my Copic markers. I diecut the frame (a road, of course) and Detour sign for the chickens on my Silhouette Cameo 4. Take a look at this fun card and let me know why you think the chicken crossed the road, lol!

You can also check out Sherry's Etsy page for The Flockers and other great images she has available. They are all fun to color! The Tik Tok Flock has several more images, too - another card coming soon to show you!

I hope you have a great day!

Back to School

I can't believe summer is almost over, and the tell-tale sign is that school has started. Sherry West Art has created the cutest Backpack Critters, 14 of them to be exact! She has a Bear, two Cats, Crocodile, two Dogs, Elephant, Fox, Monkey, Penguin, Pig, Platypus, Squirrel and Turtle, OH MY! I have colored four of the images with my copic markers, cut them out and placed them on bookmarks. Three of the bookmarks are made with digital paper from Sherry West Art (the colorful ones) and the fourth was digital paper made by our newest Sherry West Art DT member, Cara Malmrose (the white one with miniature Backpack Critters all over it)! I used two different colors of ribbon in the tops of each of the bookmarks. The Backpack Critters can be used for so many other occasions, too! If you're interested in any of these adorable Backpack Critters, just private message Sherry West Art, join her FB page and show us your creations!

My sisters, who love to read, have already snagged all of these bookmarks, lol! I can't wait to see what you create with these super-cute Backpack Critters!

Have a wonderful day!

Gnomies and Christmas in July

 A collaboration plus +++! Stamp Addicts and Sherry West plus even MORE Sherry West! A super-fun Win-Win for us all!

Stamp Addicts has the cling mounted rubber stamps for the Gnome and Gnome House. See the video and how to order them here.

Sherry has the digital images of the Gnome, his wife, two children (boy and girl, of course), and the Gnome House here. This link is for Sherry's Etsy shop. If some of the images are not there, you can contact her directly through her Facebook page to order any or all of these images.

Using my Silhouette Cameo 4, I cut out all of the images. I then colored them with my Copic markers. I made little easels for the back of each image, so I could make a little scene with them. I also cut out a little Christmas tree (also from Sherry West) just to make my scene more like Christmas, and added tiny stringed lights around the house and up the path to the door. Although I used blue (for the sky) and green (for the ground) cardstock for my background scene, you could also use polyester fiber-fill for your snowy ground. Here is my little scene:

You could use these cute Gnomies for any occasion, together or individually. There are so many possibilities! Let me know what you think of my Gnomies.

Gnome is where the heart is - Gnome Sweet Gnome!

Easy and Cute Father's Day Cards

 Here we are halfway through the year almost and Father's Day is this month! Sometimes you need a cute, easy image for the kids to color for Father's Day, or you want a card something from your furbaby to your husband. Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts (look for her on Facebook) has so many options for you because she has super-cute images, and all you have to add is your imagination! For my first card, I colored her funny socks image and added a sentiment, "Dad, you're toe-dally awesome!" HAHAHAHAHAAAAA! Wouldn't that be cute from the kids? And I'm sure they could come up with some of their own funny sentiments that socks would say! I placed the image and my sentiment inside a digital frame also from Sherry West Art and colored everything with my Copic markers. I did add a little bit of text to each sock. If you look closely, you can see "I" on the first sock, "LOVE" on the second sock, and "DAD" on the third sock. I used a glitter gel pen for the "leaf" stems and dotted lines to the hearts and that's it!

My second card is a dog from Sherry West Art that I cut out with my Silhouette Cameo 4 and then colored with Copic markers. I wrote and cut the sentiment on my Cameo, too, "Happy Father's Day to the best Dogfather!" The sentiment is a little take on the "Godfather" movies, so I used a font called Corleone and it is free from dafont.com. I made it look like a big blue ribbon for a first prize Dogfather! I placed the image on foam dots to give it a bit of dimension.

So, there you have it, a couple of quick and easy Father's Day cards that either you or the kids can color! If you're interested in these and many other great images, contact Sherry West Art - you can PM her any time!

Have some fun today, whatever you do!