Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Challenge -- Bottoms Up, Matey!! :)

AHOY, and Happy Sunny Sunday to you, me hearties!!  I'd like to take a moment to say "WELCOME" to the newest Love To Crop! Friends!!  It always does my heart GOOD to see a new face in the crowd -- Each of you mean so much to me, so thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for taking the time to check out what's been on my craft table....

What I'm most amazed about this winter (aside from the lack of snow accumulation and freezing temperatures) is that I can't remember a single Sunday that hasn't been SUNNY!!  Isn't that AMAZING?!?  Once again, today the skies are blue, the sun (and SON) is shining, and the forecast is for a warmer day than yesterday!!  As my friend, Tammy over at Beyond Measure would say -- It's UBER-AMAZING (and if you haven't visited her post for this week, I hope you will -- tell her I sent ya -- she's such a FUN friend to have, and you'll leave there feeling better for stopping by!!

Another PLUS for Sundays is that it's once again the start of a BRAND NEW Simply Sunday Challenge over at Getting Cricky!!  The theme for this challenge is "Argh, Matey!!"...  We'd love to see your project with a PIRATE or FISHY theme!!  Let's go ahead and lay yer deadlights on what shivered me timbers for this challenge....

You may recognize this PiRAT as another from one of the newest collections by Dustin Pike...  I just made a card with another PiRAT from this set last week (see it here)...  But when I saw the "Bottoms Up!" sentiment, I just KNEW that this little guy was getting featured today!!  :)

Here's the front of my card (almost) closed...  The background is also from Dustin Pike (it's one of his new background sets that coordinates with the PiRAT set).  I colored everything with my Stampin' Up! Watercolor Pencils and Blender Pen...  One of the great things I've discovered about coloring is that I can do it almost anywhere, so I always have a sleeve of digi stamps ready to travel!!  Then, I can throw in my pencils and blender pen and take it along to the doctor's office, mechanic's wait area, the poop deck, or anywhere else I find myself with time on my hands (no, I'm not learning to color while driving!!)...

I decided to make this card an easel card since I wanted to add one of my homemade Wiggle Wires...  I just think it's an easier way to display these cards and get the full effect of the Wiggle that makes ya Giggle!! :)

You might think that's a mug full of arrack or bumboo, but I can assure you that this PiRAT enjoys his Jones' Root Beer Soda best of all (since the bottles make fine vessels for future craftin' projects!!)...   Some white Liquid Applique gives the mug a frothy top...

And, last (but certainly not least!), I added some Pirate FUN with not one, but TWO phrases found in my stamp loot...  Both of these sentiments can be found on the Pirate Tales and Fish Scales Stamp Art Sentiment Set...  Brush up on yer Pirate talk with this treasure of a set -- you can make it YOURS by clicking here...

Yo-ho-ho!!  I know you can't sit this challenge out, so Raise the Jolly Roger and link up YOUR creative project by Saturday, March 10 at 11:59pm EST...  I'll be on the lookout to see what ye be making!!  :)


Until next time,