Thursday, April 21, 2011

Hop right up to the Mo & Zo Carnival Hop!

Clowns, Fairy floss, sticky fingers, squeals of delight and of course complaints of sore feet near the end of the day... Where are we?

THE CARNIVAL!!

Hopefully you have just hopped on over from the Magnificent Magali.

If you just popped on by to say g’day and want to join us on the super carnival hop then you’ll want to START HERE

Zoe from Make it Crafty and Mo from Mo’s Digital Pencil, came together to share the delight and fun of The Carnival. To celebrate - the two fabulously talented teams have come together for a massive blog hop to offer you plenty of inspiration when playing with these images.

Along the way you will find balloons with a letter in them. Write down the letters as you go because at the very end we want you to guess what the saying is!

There will be THREE grand prizes randomly drawn from the correct answers PLUS there will be hidden prizes along the way so make sure you leave some love as you hop along!

You've seen some amazing inspiration so far and now I'd like to share wtih you what I made using these two fabulous stamp companies!

I just HAD to combine The Fat Lady with the Unicycle!!! *giggle* I mean, COME ON! She is absolutely AMAZING right?! I think this could be a great pick me up for anyone having a bad day. The  bright colors, the funny imagery, yeah, I can see this making it's way to someone who just needs a smile. I really enjoyed coloring this image with copics and a bit of prisma colored pencils for added dimension.

Now we know this is a super big hop, but we wanted to make sure you would get LOTS of inspiration! The hop will be open until the 28th of April so you will have plenty of time to come back each day with a cuppa to soak it all up! (Just don’t lose the letters you have been collecting!)

We would like to thank our fabulous sponsors, Mo’s Digital Pencil, Make it Crafty, Stamping Bella and Quixotic Paperie for providing the fabulous prizes for this grand carnival hop!

Ahhhh, yes, did you think I was forgetting something? A balloon or two perhaps?


In case you are having trouble seeing the balloons, I have two letters for you today: "S" and "I" in that order!

Make sure you leave a comment for a ‘possible’ chance at winning some hidden treasures! Speaking of treasures - Mo has graciously offered up this adorable cute image for a special $1 to benefit Make A Wish foundations in US and UK.

Off to your next stop on the whirlwind carnival hop: The Incredible Irina!

Challenges I'm Entering:
Inspriational Card Sketches - #111
Cooking it up with Katie - Pink, Flowers (in the fat lady's hair), For A Lady 
Digital Tuesday Challenge - Pretty Punches
Tuesday Throwdown - Polka Dots
Make it Monday - Anything Goes
Bling It On - Digi Stamp & Bling

Supplies:
Stamps: Unicycle from The Carnival Collection at Make it Crafty; The Fat Lady By Mo's Digital Pencil; Sentiment by ippity
Copics:
Paper: Copic Xpress It Blending Cardstock; Be Mine Collection by Echo Park
Tim Holtz Scallop Die
Adhesive: ATG; Helmar Zap Dots 1/2" Black Squares


187 comments :

Mote said...

CARISA thank you for The Incredible :))))))

With the word The Incredible me happy association. My son, when I was kid, liked a cartoon The Incredible :))))))

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/177317/2-best-conservative-movies-last-25-years/frederica-mathewes-greene

So I laugh when I hear that word:))) My son saw his father Mr. Intsredible, me - Elastigirl, the son thought of himself - Dash

Larisa said...

wonderful job!!! Love this image - it looks like I am))))

dweatter said...

Oh this images combined are wonderful! Perfect card.

Mummylade said...

brilliant idea!

Lici4ka said...

красивая открытка!

Anonymous said...

lolol she has way better balance than me haha


Aj.

Joey said...

Hi Carisa

what a fun card and great combo of images

Joey x

Beth said...

Fabulous idea merging these 2 stamps! Love it!

Shime said...

Like composition of stamps and coloring!

Doris Tusche said...

Wonderful Card, i hope she can hold the balance.
Greetings from switzerland.
Doris

Sandra said...

She'd have to be amazing to accomplish this fete!!!!

Tine said...

Ha ha, that would be some balancing act! Lovely card.
Tine :)

Grenouille Greetings said...

Hysterical card and beautifully coloured too! hugs, Lesley

Helgazlata said...

Wonderful card and a great opportunity!

Debbie Pamment said...

hahahahaha - I'd LOVE to see this IRL - what a fun mix of images - fabulous job!
xXx

Unknown said...

She is amazing and so are you!!!!!!

Gab said...

Love that combination!!!

Sue said...

Fantastic combo,just love it.
Sue :)

Nicola said...

Love the creativity and fun of this card, colours are gorgeous and finishing touches are great
Love Nicola xxx

heidy said...

Wow ,this beautiful and fun!!
Hugs Heidy

Anonymous said...

Awesome! :) Lori m

Marika said...

Веселенькая барышня, класс))

Chrissie said...

Such a fabulous card Carisa and I love these 2 images together!
lol Chrissie xx

~Vittory~ said...

Your card is amazing. With best wishes,
Viktoria

meg said...

Fun Fun Fun card

Heide said...

OMG!!!
What a fun card, The fat lady is so talented!

Tink said...

Too Funny! Love it

Cindy said...

I sure don't want to be standing next to her when she comes down...very imaginative. Love it.

chrissy xx said...

One Fabulous Funny card. LOve it.
Chrissyxx

Carla S. said...

A fun and fantastic card! Fab combination of images and awesome coloring!

Whimcees said...

Hello!

Very clever combination to make a fun card! Love it!

Wishing you a great weekend!

Hugs,

Barbara Diane

Margie Tobin said...

What a little ripper.I am sure it would be a sellout crowd to see this act.

Kim said...

Too Funny!! Very Nicely Done!!

Dorcas said...

Oh this is a BRILLIANT idea, gotta snag the unicycle to use with my fat lady next time! lol
Wonderful project, thanks for sharing!

Unknown said...

This is brilliant, such a fun card

Kate xxx

Denise ~ Paper Ponderings said...

Fabulous combination you came up with. I love it!

Anonymous said...

Oh wow! I love it - just so so creative!

mumgranny said...

Love the combination of images

Purple Card Lady said...

Cute creation! TFS!

Sharman said...

Ha Ha. Yes, she is amazing.. Great job. So much fun.

scrappingmamma said...

Too cute, love the fat lady! the colors are super! I'm peeking in from "Make It Monday"
Deb foti

Meesh said...

Haha!! This is great!! I love that you combined the fat lady with the unicycle...genius!!

Jennifer Dove said...

HA HA..this is too funny

Heidi Brawley said...

WOW!!! Your card is AMAZINGLY beautiful!!! love it too!!!
~Heidi Brawley

Sheri said...

AH! How sweet!! :)

DQ said...

HEHEHE! great balancing act!! love the card!

Elaine Hollander said...

So cute. Love how you put her on top.

Susie Little said...

You've made my day with this fabulous card! The image is fantastic and your colouring is perfect! Thank you for joining us at ICS, don't forget to join the hop!
Im now off to buy that digi image!xx

Deb said...

beautiful card!
Happy Crafting, Debxx

Debsydoo said...

Great card, love these images

Hugs Deb

Mary said...

Amazing card! Love it!

Andrea Szabo Flying Kangaroo said...

Lovely card, loved the coloring.

Renkata said...

hahahaha You really make my day!
Very funny card.

Unknown said...

I love the way you have the Fat Lady standing on the unicycle. The card is great.

Tammy said...

OM Gosh this is sooo cute! I love that image!! Thanks for Cooking it up with Katie this week!
Tammy x

Beccy said...

ooh I so hope she doesnt fall off. Love the colour combo. So good to be hopping with such a talented DT.

Hugs Beccy MiC x

Shazza said...

fabulous card x

Pat Moore said...

So funny. what an imagination.

Jeni said...

Great combination of images AND colors!! Your coloring really brings this image to life. ~jeni :)

Unknown said...

Wow, what a fun card! Never would have combined those two, but they look great together!
Thanks for the inspiration.

Hugs,
Renata

Лесной Лабиринт said...

So incredible card! Very nice!

Leigh M said...

What a great card. Thanks for sharing.

Cor* said...

First of all , congrats on the GDT spot! Rock it girl! Secondly, this is another prime example of how these images can be combined so uniquely! Great colors and super perfect sentiment to pull it all together! TFS

Joyce said...

Fabulous combination and beautiful card. Yes I think that would be a perfect "cheer up" gift!

rita from Holland said...

This was a wonderful hop day for me!!Learned a lot from all of you, too bad the fat lady started to sing in Russian!! ;-(

Shell said...

That is some talented lady.. You I wonder if I could do that! Great Card!!!

Moments by Marla said...

This coming from a fat lady - but this one on the unicycle is quite talented. Love the pink and black. Thank you for sharing this fabulous card.

Shanna Shands said...

love the coloring.

Lynda Nielsen said...

Ohhhhhh my, The Fat Lady is going to fall, I just know it... LOL I love what you did, it truly got a good giggle from me. Love your vibrant coloring technique. So inspirational.
Hugs,
Lynda

Barb F said...

Soooo cute!! Love your card!!

Marlene said...

Oh my gosh - this is what I call CRAFTASTIC!!! This has been a fantastic blog hop so far!

Unknown said...

What a fabby card!! Love the image nad the colors! Your coloring is stunning! Hugs & Sunshine! /sari

cat said...

love the card. pink and black work Wonderfully here. love it.

Carol said...

Fabby fun card. Carol x

Madmummie said...

this card is sooooo cool i would never have thought to combine these two images. Great job

TDJ said...

Beautiful card with flow. You make the fat lady weightless.

Merry said...

This card certainly gave me a giggle....what a great combo of images. Fantastic card.

Linda Imler said...

Your card is great! I love you combos.

Linda Imler

Rhonda said...

Love your cards!

Margaret said...

cute card
Margaret
mmarg1520atsbcglobaldotnet

Anonymous said...

What a great scene Carissa! Love how you have the fat lady teetering on the unicycle! So fun! Also love the pastel colors you used her! Beautiful work! hugs, Angela

Christy/Tiddly Inks Digitals said...

Oh, my...love the combo!!! :)

Alice said...

love love the two images you used! so very fun! super card!

Miss Jaster said...

Great color combo! :) Fun card!

Sue B said...

What a fun card! Made me smile :-))

Love the image and the colouring. I'm starting to want some Prisma Pencils as they look so good when you combine them with pens! Great colour combo and design too.

Sue xx

nancyparker55 said...

Great card, love those images.

Sherri said...

Such a hoot! Very adorable card.

Lisa said...

Awesome card - I love your design and the sentiment! It makes me smile :) I'm a new follower...I'd love for you to stop by my blog!

http://indymermaid.blogspot.com

Martha said...

What a hoot! Such a fun idea to put the fat lady on the unicycle. Well done.

Chrissy said...

Aaaahhh!! She's wonderful...brilliant.
Thanks for sharing with us at ‘Make it Monday’

Don’t forget, .if you leave a comment on another entry,
mention that you saw their project on ‘Make it Monday’
for a chance at second prize.
The more entries you comment on the more chances
you have for winning second prize.

Luv CHRISSYxx

Carol W said...

I love your color combos and card...wow, it is simply stunning...great job...

Trish said...

A fabulous card that made me giggle seeing the fat lady perched on top a unicycle. Your colour choice is great- love this card.
Hugs,
Trish

Ольга Шеломенцева (Сергевна) said...

Великолепная дама!

Sheri said...

This made me laugh! Great use of the images!

An'Jenic G. said...

love the pink and your fat lady.

Raewyn said...

Very Nice - made me laugh, best stamp combo yet :)

Полуночница said...

у вас определенно есть чувство юмора! посадить такую полную женщину на такой маленький велосипед! супер идея!)))

Jill said...

Ha what a fun card! Thanks for joining in at ICS this week. Jill GD

ThatGirl said...

HaHa, what a fun card! Fat Lady on a unicycle, brilliant!!

lhughes said...

beautiful, love it,

Linda H.

Dawn said...

ROFL Carisa! Soo funny! Such a fab card!!!
Thank you for the fun!
Hugs
Dawn xx

Unknown said...

Now that I would like to see, isn't that a great circusact?!! Love this funny card, hugs Frea

tati4ka said...

Hi Carisa! Good idea ti combine these both images! It's very funny! Thanks

Nannieflash said...

Stunning card, and I love your colour choice and scene. with hugs Shirleyxxxxxx

Lillian Child said...

Always so much fun to stop by your blog to see what you are creating. This card is SO MUCH fun! Great coloring!

Marilyn said...

hahahha... hilarious! The sentiment is just perfect for your image combo.

Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4u said...

Brilliant! I love how you put your lady on the unicycle! Great colors and sentiment too!

Carole of Brum said...

Oh yes she is amazing, and a brilliant idea to have her on the unicycle! I think you are right it would be a great pick me up and it certainly made me smile. CoB

Nicola said...

Such a fab card loving the image you have used. many thanks for joining us at ICS this week.Nicola xx

Tracy Valure said...

Fabulous! Love how you have her balancing on the unicycle!! Too cute! Great coloring too!
Tracy Valure

penelopelala2 said...

I love how you combined the fat lady on the unicycle! It shows the versatility of the stamps. I love your coloring and your color combinations. I just love it all!

Laney said...

Fabulous fun card!!!
Thanks for joining us for this months challenge at Bling it On hope to see you next time too
hugs
lane

Cheryl said...

Really fun! What a great idea, thank you for sharing - Cheryl

Mina said...

perfectly girly Carissa...I love your image and colour combos
Mina xxx

Mau xx said...

Carisa, This is Wonderful, brings an instant Chuckle...lol isn't she just fabulous xx
Love and hugs Mau xx Happy Easter

mfc.melissamade2 said...

LOVE this Carisa!! That Echo Park paper is just wonderful for this card!!! Thanks so much!
Gorgeous
Hugs,
M

MimiPatty said...

How cute is she! Love this card and she is colored very well.

Mary J said...

Fantastic - amazing new release! Thx for sharing with us at Make It Monday!

If you comment on another entrant's post and mention MIM, you increase your chances of winning 2nd prize!

Hope to you again!

Mary J xxx

Jenn said...

The colours you used are great, fantastic card

Dawn♥ said...

WOW stunning comes to mind when I see this. LOVE it. Thank you so much for joining ICS this week. Dawn♥

Crafteezee said...

Fab image choice Carisa, just made me laugh. Love it. Hugs Tracy x

Ellis said...

Wonderful balanceact on the unicycle! =)
Hugs, Elenor

Anna R said...

What a fabulous "pick me up" card.

Fliss said...

She' so graceful on her unicycle...!!!

Jody said...

Very cute card I love it!

queenofnanas said...

My favorite card of all

Marsha said...

Funny idea.

Viv said...

haha! Hope they pumped up the tyre before she climbed on! And I wouldn't be standing anywhere near either in case she fell off! LOL!
Cool card Carisa! Viv xx

Mary M. said...

Love the card. Great blog.

Kerys said...

My favourite image!!! Love the colour scheme! :-) x

* Shell B.* said...

Wonderful job, enjoyed visiting your blog!

Shell~Alaska♥
mlady2@ptialaska dot net

Erika Owens said...

No fair! I was drinking a soda and saw the fat lady on the unicycle and I nearly choked! LOL that was such a fab idea!

scrappintlc said...

What a cool image combination choice. Beautiful card.

Tiiti said...

Lovely card! The colours are very pretty, too!

Maya said...

Gorgeous coloring!!
And loved the images together :)
Hugs from Maya

Pink Dandelion said...

A great combination of images. Love it. Debs xx

Anneke said...

Beautiful card!!
Hugs Anneke

Lisa Jane said...

wow - amazing.. i wish i could do that.. lol
Lisa x

JLJ Designs said...

Fabulous card! I love the images you've put together and the colors you've used.

Jen (MIC DT)

Tracy said...

LOL Perfect! Those two images plus that sentiment--couldn't have been any better. Love your coloring too. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

Sara H said...

Nice card! love the pink/black combo and the papers are cute!

I Don't Do Straight said...

Great combination, so funny.

Fiona. x

Elaine M said...

What a fun card! This has been such a fun hop

Gram's Treasures said...

You are so right...these two images were made for each other. Thanks for the chuckle! Such a sweet incredible card!
Joyce xx

Kathy Bradley said...

Your coloring is truly wonderful! Love the card - you did an amazing job.

Kimberly said...

Beautiful coloring, awesome image...love it. TFS!
www.canadiancraftcorner.blogspot.com
kimbob27 at hotmail dot com

Gloria Westerman said...

So adorable.....awesome job....love this images....tfs

Graphicat said...

OOOOH! Coupla my favorite things! Those papers and that image! I LOVE THIS! Great job!!
Cheers
Cheri

Dawn said...

Tee hee, i love it

Judi said...

giggle - great job!! love this!

Anonymous said...

wow!!! That lady is so funny and really amazing!.
By the way I love your tredsetter blog...

CHS said...

Hi, what a lovely blog. I lika your blog design. Yours cards are lovely and really colourfull. Thank you for sharing.

Hugs
Christine

Shell said...

Wowsers this is amazing, I'm off to join in the hop in a little while. thanks for joining us at Bling It On this month.
Shell xx

jannie said...

Great combination, so funny.

jannie

Michele's Scrapy Creations said...

Giggle--love it!

michelesscrapycreations35 at yahoo dot com

Lynn said...

Love it! What a fun card. xx

Linda said...

Love this card and the Fat Lady balancing on the unicycle. Love the colors.

Cathy said...

Wonderful idea, great card.

karen said...

What a great card, love the image! thanks for sharing with us at DTC this week, karen

My messy corner said...

Funny, brilliant, amazing....Its just great!!

Debby said...

So funny, I would love to see that live...lol (I am a large woman so I appreciate the humor...lol) wonderful card. Hugs

Adriana Morales said...

Your card made me laugh. Hahahah
It is beautiful and really appreciate you sharing such joy and talent.

Blessings,
Adriana XX

Lynn said...

Fun! Fun! Love the card and your wonderful humour:)
huggs
Lynn xxx

sallysbitz2 said...

Wow, it's a miracle!!! Lol, love your card x
Great colour combo too.

hugs sally x
sallysbitz.blogspot.com

Elaine L. said...

What a fun card! That certainly would be a amazing sight to see! Love the pinks and black!

Kim Kelley said...

Super cute...love the combo of images!

Wiccababe said...

wow - she looks fantastic lol
Debz
x

Anne said...

it is all making sense now.. the phrase i mean.. your card is amazing.. the colors you choose and your shading wow... simple and nice..
-anne-

Elizabeth said...

I must admit I figured out the saying like ten blogs back! Love the composition of this one!

keysha said...

what a great combination!!!

BrossArtAddiction said...

Wonderful combo! Great card!

Thanks for such a fun Blog hop and inspiration along the way!! :D

xx Tracey xx

Jennie said...

Oh yes this is just stunning! A beautiful way to combine these images, the fat lady is made for the seat of that unicycle hehe!

I love the sentiment too, it works really well, definitely a pick me up :) xx

Inny said...

A lovely, lovely card! Simple, but beautiful!

Hugs, Henny

Heather D. said...

tee hee - this is a funny card! What fun to put the fat lady on the unicycle! Very creative! TFS!

...just Peggy said...

Thanks for the 2 letters. Love you Uni-cycle and fat lady!

Bonnie Irvine said...

She is amazing and so is your work. This brightened my day and I didn't even receive it. Fun!

Stacy said...

Oh my, this is amazing stuff! Great take on the sketch!! Thank you for joining us at ICS!
Hugs, Stacy

PixiesDelight said...

adorable!
bargainmama@mchsi.com

Anniebee said...

Defying gravity... brilliant! Lovely coloring job!

Anniebee
anniebeescraftroom at gmail dot com

Barbara Sproatmeyer (LM2) said...

LOL - perfect!! I was waiting to see this card made when it was first mentioned. Ha ha - love it! Great layout and fun colors too! *Hugs Barbara

Светлана В.С. said...

Funny fat lady!

Iulia said...

Hi, Carisa!
I am happy I came by to discover your beautiful creations! OMG, your cards are all amazing and your coloring simply out of this world!
Your card here is fabulous too and I just love that fat lady! Great coloring and everything! Love it!
Hugs, Iulia- new follower

Jenn Borjeson said...

Love your card, Carisa - that fat lady is too cute. :)

Maria said...

Ah Ris! Can you hear me giggling hun! This is fabulous. I so love the scene you've created and of course your colouring is also fab. Hugs, Ree

dj1952 said...

Great card and your coloring is awesome. Hugs, dj1952

Debbie said...

Super card.Love the image, backing papers, absolutely everything.Thanks for sharing.Take care Debbie Johns x

Linda Peo. said...

Very clever to put the Fat Lady on the uni-cycle!

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