Color Me Creative Classroom Copics Challenge - Feathers

Good evening!  I hope you had a nice Memorial Day weekend!  It was a busy one for me. It was super hot and humid in NC.  We are on our third straight day of 90+ degrees and may well set a record tomorrow - expecting close to 97 degrees!  Definitely an early start to summer.

I am popping quick to share the card I made for the current Copic coloring challenge on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site.  This time the challenge was to color something with feathers.

Here is my card for the challenge:

I started with a card base of retired SU Eggplant Envy and layered with patterned paper from Glitz Designs Plum Crazy collection.  My image is Diva from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I colored her with Copics and accented her jewelry and the Spellbinders Lacey Squares frame with White Opal Liquid Pearls.  My feathers for the challenge are her feather boa.  It's hard to see, but in addition to coloring the feathers, I added a few bits of Polar White Flower Soft here and there to add a little extra dimension. A wrinkled ribbon bow and a Basic Grey Bling it gem finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Hope to see you again soon!

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #84 - Pearls & Flowers

Happy Saturday!  I hope you are enjoying the start to your long weekend!  Thankfully, the weather is much better today than yesterday!  We had bad thunderstorms and lots of rain yesterday.  I was without internet for most of the day and all night.  I sure was glad to find it back on this morning!

I am popping in quickly to share the card I made for this week's Mo's DP2 Challenge #84.  The theme this week was "pearls & flowers".  My card is also for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge (CPC052711) on The Outlawz site where the theme was "anything goes".

Here is my card for both challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Turquoise Sea and layered with patterned paper from the Prima Annalee 6x6 pad.  My image is "Bunches" from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I colored her with Copics and added tiny pearls to the flower centers.  The image is framed with a Spellbinders Lacey Squares die cut.  More pearls around the frame, a satin bow and a few roses (Prima and Recollections) finished my card. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a safe and fun holiday weekend!

Joan's Gardens Tag and Card Challenges

Hello!  This is my second post today.  I am back to share the projects I created for this week's Tag and Card Challenges on Joan's Gardens blog.  It's the last week of challenges before Joan and Selma break for the summer, so this week, they combined the tag and card challenges and we had to make both.  We had could choose our own theme this time - no restictions.  I rarely make tags so this was a bit of a stretch for me, but fun nevertheless!

Here is my tag for the Tag Challenge:

And here is my card for the Card Challenge:



For both, I started with a base of GKD Green Apple CS and layerd with patterned paper from the Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden 12x12 collection.  The tag is 3 1/8"x6 1/4".  The card is a 5 1/2" square.  For the tag, I stamped the leafy branch from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3390 Bella Rose Leaves with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White Iridescent and colored it with Copic markers.  I cut it out with Heartfelt Creations HCD712 Bella Rose Die and trimmed it with scissors.  I also stamped several medium roses and rosebuds from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3394 Classic Bella Rose, colored them with Copics and cut them out with the same die set.  I added a Recollections Champagne Pearl Flourish, some Webster's Pages Ladies & Gents trim and some dyed seam binding to finish my tag.

For the card. I stamped the sentiment from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3309 Faith Heb. 11:1 with Versamark and Baja Breeze and embossed with Clear EP.  It is framed with a square of Green Apple punched with Martha Stewart Combo Deco Shells Punch Around The Page set.  I added one long stemmed rose from those I colored above.  A couple more pearl flourishes, champagne pearls around the frame and some more Webster's trim and dyed seam binding finished my card.

Thanks for coming by again!  I hope you have a wonderful evening!  See you again soon!

Wednesday With Heartfelt Creations

Good morning!  It's Wednesday and time for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team to share their latest creations with you!  I don't know about you, but I am blown away each week by the amazing talent of this team!  Be sure to stop by the Heartfelt Creations blog and see what eveyone has shared this week!  You won't be disappointed!

Here is one of my cards that was shared this week:

The complete details on the making of this card are there on the Heartfelt Creations blog.  Briefly, I started with a 6" square card base of chocolate CS and layered with patterned paper from the Prima Madeline 6x6 pad.  I stamped the baby's breath image from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3395 Bella Rose Vase with Versamark directly onto the PP and heat embossed with white embossing powder.  I stamped the vase image from Bella Rose Vase and the rose spray from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3393 Tea With Bella Rose with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White Iridescent CS and colored all the images with Copic markers.  The images were cut out with scissors and popped up on Pop Dots on the background.  I stamped the leafy flourish from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3390 Bella Rose Leaves with Old Olive onto Old Olive CS. It was cut out with Heartfelt Creations HCD 712 Bella Rose Die then sprayed with Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist.  The sentiment frame was cut with Spellbinders Grommet Tags die.  The sentiment from Heartfelt Creations 1189S Mini Message Cursive was stamped with Memento Rose Bud and layered on the frame.  A satin bow, button and a few adhesive gems finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I appreciate your visits very much!

Just Us Girls, Mojo and More

Good morning!  I've got a card to share today that I made for a couple of fun challenges.  First, it is for this week's challenge over at the Just Us Girls Challenge blog ( JUGS85), which was a color challenge to use all the colors of the rainbow for our card.  I used Mojo Monday Sketch #192 for my layout.  Finally, my card is for this week's Teapot Tuesday Challenge (MMTPT147) on Splitcoast Stampers.  The theme for our tea party this week was anything "fishy".  We are sending our cards to a 10 year old boy named Colton who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma.  Colton loves fishing and he was also asked to be the Grand Marshal for the Strawberry Festival Parade in his town, hence the fishing theme and strawberries.  You can read more about the card drive for Colton here.

Here is the color inspiration for the JUGS challenge:

And here is the Mojo sketch:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Green Apple and layered with fun patterned paper from the K & Co. Citronella 12x12 pad that has every color of the rainbow in it.  The cute digi, called Fishing Days, is from Sassy Cheryl's.  I received it as part of the original Help For Katie fundraising effort.  It is still available here.  I printed it on Cryogen White Iridescent CS and colored it with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from Gina K. Designs Spring Mix set. It is cut and framed with Spellbinders Scallop and Classic Circle dies. I cut out some little strawberries from October Afternoon's Fly A Kite patterned paper and added them around my card to finish it off.

Thanks for coming by to check out my blog!  Have a great day and hope to see you soon!

Card for A Few Challenges

Good evening!  I hope your week is off to a great start!  It's hot and humid here in NC - just like summer!  I'm popping in to share a card I made for a few challenges I like to do.  Time seems to be getting away from me, so I was glad I could find a way to combine them.  First, it is for Card Patterns Sketch #116. It is also for this week's Our Creative Corner Challenge - Frame It - where Linda challenged us to create a raised frame for our project.  It is also for today's Mix It Up Monday Challenge on StampTV, where Donna challenged us to create a card with a shabby chic style.  Finally, it for today's Greeting Card Challenge (GC052311) on The Outlawz site which was to create a greeting card with no stamps or digital images except a sentiment on the front. Lot of things to think about, but luckily the challenges worked well together!

Here is the Card Patterns sketch:

Here is my card for all of the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Chocolate Brown and layered with patterned paper from the Prima Madeline 6x6 pad.  I used Spellbinders Classic Circles Large and Small to create the top and bottom elements.with the same CS and patterned paper.  I cut out the center focal point from patterned paper with a Spellbinders Labels Sixteen die.  I created a frame for the center piece from Chocolate Brown using the same die set and popped it up with Mini Pop Dots.  Per the Greeting Card challenge, the only stamping was the sentiment from the Gina K. Designs set, Hope Grows, which was stamped with Vivid Coffee Bean onto the center panel.    I machine stitched around the base panels to give a shabby look.  The butterfly was punched from DP with the Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch.  I added some aqua pearls to the body.  I finished my card with some wrinkled seam binding that I dyed and distressed and a small button from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by!  I truly appreciate it when you visit!

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #83 (and more)

Good afternoon!  Hope you are having a great day!  I'm popping in with a quick post to share a card I made for a few challenges.  First, it is for this week's Mo's DP2 Challenge #83 where the theme was "distressing".  My card is also for this week's Color Throwdown #142 - Black, Lime Green and Dark Gray.  Finally, I used Card Positioning Systems Sketch #218 for my layout.

Here are the CTD colors:

And here is the CPS sketch:

Here is my card for the three challenges:



I started with a card base of GKD heavy base weight white CS.  I used patterned papers from a retired Stampin' Up pack called Urban Oasis to bring in the CTD colors. The patterned papers are layered on SU Basic Gray CS.  I stitched around all the panels and distressed the edges with scissors.  My Mo's image is The Big Guy Golfing.  I colored him with Copic markers then distressed around the image panel with Weathered Wood Distress Ink.  I flipped the CPS sketch to vertical, then finished my card with 3 pewter brads from Making Memories. 

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope to see you again soon!

Joan's Gardens Card Challenge #18

This is my second post today.  My Heartfelt Creations Wednesday post is here. 

I am back to share the card I made for Joan's Gardens Card Challenge #18.  This week, the requirements were to make a monochromatic card and to use an embossed background, flowers, a flourish and butterflies.  I used this week's Sketch Challenge (SC0518) on The Outlawz site for my layout. 

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of Cryogen White Iridescent and layered with monochromatic patterned paper from the Basic Grey Porcelain collection.  On a separate piece of Cryogen White, I embossed the flourish frame using the Dreamweavers Nouveau Oval (LG604) Embossing Stencil.  I masked the outer frame and airbrushed the oval with my Copic Airbrush System.  The image from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3394 Classic Bella Rose set was stamped with Memento Bamboo Leaves and highlighted with Copic markers.  The butterflies were punched from the same DP using Martha Stewart punches.  I added adhesive pearls to the four corners and to the butterfly bodies.  I finished my card with a pretty Prima rose.

Thanks for dropping in again!  Enjoy the rest of your day!

Wednesday With Heartfelt Creations

Good morning!  It's Wednesday and time for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team to share some new creations with you.  I hope by now you've had a chance to see the latest stamps and dies from Heartfelt Creations - the Bella Rose Collection!  They are so beautiful and a delight to work with!  Be sure to head on over to the Heartfelt Creations blog and see the amazing artwork from the rest of the team! I know you will be inspired!

This is one of the my cards that was shared today:

You can find detailed instructions for making this card on the Heartfelt Creations blog.  Briefly, I used images from HCPC 3392 Bella Rose House, HCPC 3394 Classic Bella Rose and HCPC 3353 Cardinal Family PreCut Sets.  They are all colored with Copic markers.  The single roses and the cardinal were cut out with the coordinating exclusive Heartfelt Creations Dies: HCD 712 Bella Rose Die and HCD 706 Cardinal Family Die and popped up on foam tape. The main image panel is framed with a chocolate panel cut with a Spellbinders Lacey Squares die.  I cut out the bee with scissors and added Stickles to make him sparkle.  The patterned paper is from the Pink Paislee Sweetness 6x6 pad.  The corners were cut from SU Crushed Curry with Spellbinders Floral Doily Accents.  I finished the card with some adhesive pearls, Liquid Pearls and seam binding that was dyed to match with dye ink refills. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day! 

Card For A Few Challenges

This is my second post today.  I'm back to share a card I made for a few challenges I like to do.  First, it is for The Play Date Cafe Challenge #81.  It is also for the May Sketch For You To Try on Jen Del Muro's blog.  It also fits with this week's Greeting Card Challenge (GC051611) on The Outlawz site which was a recipe challenge to include 2 patterns, 2 flowers and 2 bling, at least.  Finally, it is for the Mix It Up Monday Challenge (STVMONJW1) on StampTV - Focus on Flowers - which was to use either a main image or patterned paper with flowers.  Phew!

Here is the PDCC Inspiration photo:

And here is the May Sketch For You To Try:

Here is my card for all the challenges:



I started with a card base of GKD heavy base weight white CS.  My patterned papers are from the Bo Bunny Alissa and Peacock Lane collections. I stamped the floral wreath from Gina K. Designs Wreath of Wishes with Memento Tuxedo Black onto heavy weight CS and colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment was also stamped onto heavy white CS and popped up.  I added some soft gray satin ribbon and two Bo Bunny flowers. I finished it with gray pearls from Basic Grey in the flower centers and corners.

Thanks for coming by again!  See you tomorrow for more card creations from the Heartfelt Creations Design Team!

Card Patterns Sketch #115

Hello there!  Hope you are having a great day!  Look at this - I am posting two days in a row!  Today, I am sharing the card I made for this week's Card Patterns Sketch #115.  My card is also for last week's Copic/Promarker Challenge (CPC051311) on The Outlawz site which was to color something cuddly.

Here is the Card Patterns sketch by Nina Brackett:

Here is my card for both challenges:

I started with a 5" square card base of GKD Lipstick Red and layered with striped DP from the Pink Paislee 365 Degrees 6x6 pad.   My cuddly image is Freddy hugging his teddy from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I printed the image on Cryogen White Iridescent and colored it with Copic markers. The main image panel is cut with a Spellbinders Classic Circle and it is layered on a Lipstick Red Scallop Circle.  I made a little banner out of solid DPs from the same paper pad and a bit of twine.  Some ribbon and buttons from my stash finished it. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of your day!

Color Me Creative Classroom Copic Challenge

Happy Monday!  I hope your week has gotten off to a great start!  I am hoping to be very productive this week, but we'll see how that goes.  I've already gotten one thing accomplished today and that is to make my card for the current Copic Challenge (Challenge #18) on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site. The challenge was to create a card or project with lots of white on it, using only a small pop of color.  The image had to be mostly white and colored appropriately.  This was the inspiration photo, but our project did not have to be wedding-related:

Here is my card:



I decided to use this sweet Lady Tilda image for my card.  She is from the 2010 Fairy Tale Collection. I colored her with the following Copics: E00, E000, E11, R20 (skin), E27, E31, E35, E50 (hair), R85, R81, R00 (rose and headband) and BG10, C1, C00 (white dress).  I added some Stardust and Pink Stickles here and there for a little sparkle. I cut her out and popped her up on foam tape.  The embossed frame was created with the Sizzix Wreath Embossing Folder.  I kept my embellishments to a minimum, adding only a few tiny ribbon roses to the frame and some little pearl flowers to the corners.  The CS is all from Gina K. Designs (Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight, Layering Weight White and Innocent Pink).

Thanks for dropping by my blog!  Have a wonderful day!

Our Creative Corner Challenge - Au Naturel With a Twist

Good evening!  I hope you had a great weekend!  It was a mixed bag of weather here, but today turned out much nicer than expected.  I'm popping in quickly to share the card I made for this week's challenge on the Our Creative Corner blog.  Linda challenged us to make a monochromatic card, but not with just any monochromatic colors.  It had to be all neutrals (and gold/silver or metallics).  The main project had to use only pale neutrals (ivory, white, beige, tan, gray) with darker neutrals (dark gray, brown, black) being used as accents only.  The twist was to include lace and buttons.

Here is my card:

My card is 5 1/2 " sqaure.  I started with a card base of SU Going Gray and layered with patterned paper from GCD Studios Sweet Surrender collection.  I was so happy when I remembered this paper because it has all the pale neutrals in it (ivory, white, beige, tan, gray) with just a touch of darker tan accents.  I added some beautiful Winter White lace and a few mother of pearl buttons from my stash.  I made a quadruple loop bow from undyed Winter White seam binding using the Bow Easy and finished it with a carved silver metallic button.  The frame and sentiment are from Gina K. Designs Lovely Labels 2 set.  They are stamped with SU Going Gray and Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress Ink , respectively.  All in all, a simple card, but I really like the elegant look of the neutrals.

Thanks for stopping by!  I really appreciate your visits.  See you soon!

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #82 (and more)

Good morning!  Hope your day is off to a great start!  I popping in to share a card I made for this week's Mo's DP2 Challenge #82.  This week, Sheila is the hostess and the theme is "Here Comes Summer".  My card is also for this week's Color Throwdown #141 - Aqua, Yellow and Rose Red. 

Finally, I also submitted my card to the current Copic Coloring Challenge on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom site, where the theme was "Spring Break".

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of SU Tempting Turquoise and layered with patterned paper from the Basic Grey Lime Rickey 6x6 pad.  My Mo's image is To The Beach.  She's printed on Cryogen White Iridescent and colored with Copic markers.  The background beach scene was created with a combination of Copics (sand) and sponging with dye inks (ocean and sky).  I added Yellow and Aqua Stickles for some sparkle.  It's finished with a sheer ribbon bow and and Offray sheer ribbon flower.

Thanks for stopping by!  I really appreciate your visit!  Have a fantastic day!

Wednesday at Heartfelt Creations - New Bella Rose Collection

Good morning!  It's Wednesday and time for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team to share new creations with you!  Today, the new Bella Rose Collection was released!  The Bella Rose Collection features 8 new PreCut Stamp Sets that coordinate with a new exclusive Heartfelt Creations die, manufactured by Spellbinders. Wait until you see these gorgeous stamps and dies!  You will definitely want them in your collection!  They are beautiful and versatile and perfect for so many occasions! 

Would you like to win the whole release? Be sure to leave a comment on my blog or on the Heartfelt Creations blog by May 17 and one lucky person will win the entire release valued at $149.99! The winner will be announced on the Heartfelt Creations blog on May 18.

Here is one of my cards that was featured today:

My card uses Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3391 Bold Bella Rose and HCPC 3394 Classic Bella Rose.  I also used the new exclusive Heartfelt Creations HCD 712 Bella Rose Die to cut my images.  The card base was created using the largest of the Spellbinders Lattice Rectangle Dies.  I wove some pretty pink satin ribbon through the lattice.  The patterned paper is from the Prima Annalee 6x6 pad.  Full instructions on how to make this card can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog.

My card is also for last week's challenge over at Our Creative Corner blog which was to use weaving for our creation.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Be sure to check out all the gorgeous creations from the design team and don't forget to leave a comment here or on the Heartfelt Creations blog for your chance to win the whole release!  Good luck!

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #81

Happy Friday!  Hope you had a great day!  I'm dropping in to share the card I made for Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge #81.  This week's theme was to create a monochromatic card.  My card is also for this week's Copic/Promarker Challenge (CPC050611) on The Outlawz site, where the theme was coloring ethnic skin tones.

Here is my card for both challenges:

I started with a card base of Papertrey Aqua Mist and layered with patterned paper from the Prima Fairy Flora 6x6 pad.  My image is Fairy Tabia from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I colored her with Copics and added a few highlights with Star Dust Stickles.  The sentiment was a freebie from Create With TLC - thanks, Paulette!  I added a triple loop bow made from seam binding I dyed with reinkers to finish my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend, especially those celebrating Mother's Day!

Card Patterns Sketch #113 and Joan's Gardens Card Challenge #17

I'm back with a quick post to share the card I made for last week's Card Patterns Sketch #113 and for Card Challenge #17 on Joan's Gardens' blog.    The requirements for Joan's challenge this week were to use blue and green, use an image of a lady, add a large embellishment and attach a bow. 

Here is the Card Patterns Sketch:

Here is my card for both challenges:

I started with a card base of SU Soft Sky and layered with some beautiful blue and green patterned paper from the Webster's Pages Spring Market/Yacht Club/Country Estate Petite Papers pack.  The vintage lady image was a free download from The Graphics Fairy and it was colored with Copics.  I cut it out with a Spellbinders Classic Circle die and sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink while it was still in the die before layering on a Spellbinders Scallop Circle diecut.  I cut a doily from my stash in half and sponged it lightly with Antique Linen.  I added a banner and bow of soft blue suede ribbon.  Some ivory pearls and a large charm recycled from one of my Mom's old bracelets finished my card.

Thanks for visiting!  I really appreciate when you stop by!

Joan's Gardens Weekly Card Challenge #16

I'm back with a quick post to share the card I made for this week's card challenge on Joan's Gardens' blog.  The requirements this week were the following: use lime green and pink, use a lattice, use leaves to create a vine and use butterflies.

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of Kiwi Kiss and layered with patterned paper from the Basic Grey Sweet Luscious collection.  I punched the trellis from Whisper White with an EK Success punch. I stamped flowers and leaves from these Heartfelt Creations sets: HCPC 3305 Posy Patch Clusters, HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers and HCPC 3314 Elegant Single Leaves with Memento Rich Cocoa directly onto solid DPs from the same Basic Grey Collection.  I cut out the flowers and leaves with the corresponding Heartfelt Creations dies (HCD 701 Posy Patch Dies and HCD 704 Perfect Petals Dies).  I shaped the flowers and leaves a little then layered them over the the trellis.  I popped up another flower on each base flower with Pop-Dots.  The butterflies were punched with a Martha Stewart Large Monarch Butterfly punch.  I added yellow gems to the flower centers and butterfly bodies to finish my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have great evening!

Wednesdays At Heartfelt Creations

Good morning!  It's Wednesday and time for more card samples from the Heartfelt Creations Design Team!  I am always blown away by my teammates' creations and this week is no exception!  You'll definitely want to visit the Heartfelt Creations blog and check out all the wonderful eye candy!

Here is one of my projects that was shared today:

I started with a 5 1/2" square card base of SU Marina Mist and layered with patterned paper from Webster's Pages Spring Market/Yacht Club/Country Estate Petite Papers pack. I cut a large scalloped circle from Marina Mist with a Spellbinders Large Classic Circle die.  The main image from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3383 Cardinal Posy Branch was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White Iridescent.  I also stamped the corresponding single cardinal from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3353 Cardinal Family set onto Cryogen White.  Finally, I stamped several of the corresponding flowers from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers.  All of the images were colored with Copic markers.  I cut out the main image with scissors and a craft knife and adhered it to a main image panel of Cryogen White that was cut with a Spellbinders Classic Circle die. The single cardinal was cut out with Heartfelt Creations HCD 706 Cardinal Family Die and popped up with foam tape.  All the flowers were cut out with Heartfelt Creations HCD 701 Posy Patch Dies and layered onto the main image with Pop-Dots.  I finished my card with adhesive pearls in the flower centers and some red gingham ribbon.

Thanks for coming by today!  I hope you have a great day!