Flower Power

Hi there!  Happy Tuesday!  How is your week going so far?  We got off to a crazy start with severe weather!  There were several tornadoes in the region last night, with quite a bit of damage.  Luckily for us, we just had the strong winds and lots of rain and lightning.  It was still pretty scary until we finally got the all clear around 12:30 AM.  They say we may get some more strong storms tonight, but I hope it won't be as bad as last night.  Especially because our friends arrive today!  Anyway, before they get here, I'm popping in to share a card I made for a couple of challenges I enjoy doing.

Here is my card:

 
I know!  Can you believe I've done another CAS card?  I don't know what's got into me these days!  Not much to tell you here.  The strip of patterned paper is from the GCD Studios Happiness 6x6 pad and it's machine-stitched around the borders.  The adorable image is Cute-ilicious from Tiddly Inks. I had the pleasure of watching Christy actually draw this at the Texas Coloring Retreat last month, so of course, I had to have it!  I printed it on MiC Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  I added a bit of Glossy Accents to the ladybugs and some Stickles to the butterflies. The sentiment was a Friday Freebie from Sharon at A Piece of Heart.  You can find it here.  A few gems from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

 



Copic Colors:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Hair: E50, E53, E57

Ladybugs: R35, R37, R46, R59

Butterflies: E08, YR12, YR 15, YR18

Green: YG01, YG03, YG25, YG17, YG67, G99

Purple: V000, V01, V04, V06, V09

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tiddly Inks Challenge #132 (flower power)
Friday Sketch Challenge #68 (sketch)
Deep Ocean Challenge #76 (stitching real or faux)
Sentimental Sundays #204 (CAS with sentiment)
Tuesday Throwdown #193 (recipe; 1 image, 1 patterned paper, and something purple)

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and I will see you soon!

Happy Birthday

Hi there!  Happy Monday!  Hope your week is off to a great start!  We had a day of wild weather yesterday and we're supposed to get some more tonight.  Luckily no tornado warnings, at least as of now, just heavy rain, high winds and thunderstorms.  I'm popping in now to post my project in case we lose power later. I finished up a little project I was working on just for fun, although it fits a couple of challenges, too.  I love doing these pop-up boxes.  They look hard, but are actually very easy!

Here is what I made:

The pop-up base and inserts are GKD Turquoise Sea and the fun patterned papers are from the Pink Paislee House of Three Collection.  I used three cute images for the box.  They are Little Wishes, Party Present and Party Play by Elisabeth Bell for Sweet Pea Stamps.  I stamped them on MiC Blending Card and colored them with my Copics.  I fussy-cut them and added them to the box.  The sentiment is Create With TLC.  A few party present stickers from Jolee's finished my card.

 

Here are a couple of close-ups:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  We've got our BFFs coming from out of state to visit tomorrow, so as soon as I get everything in order for that, I will be around to visit.

I am entering my project in the following challenges:
Sweet Pea Stampers (birthday challenge)
Sweet Pea Stamps Friends and Fans Facebook Art Contest (anything SPS)
Digi Galore (anything but a card)

Have a great evening and see you soon!

Sketch Saturday #307

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!  It's going to be a busy one for me! I'm hping for the weather to cooperate with my plans.  I am here now to share my DT card for this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge.  We are sponsored by Milk Coffee, who are offering 5 digis of their choice to the winner.

Here is this week's fabulous sketch by Vannessa:

 

 

Here is my card:

 

Don't faint, but I've got another CAS card for you today!  I haven't slipped over to the CAS side on purpose!  It just worked out that way this week.  Anyway, I've used some scraps from my My Mind's Eye Kate & Co. Cambridge Court 6x6 pad.  The fun image is Madeline with Retro Outfit from Milk Coffee.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added some Glossy Accents to her glasses.  I cut her out with my Cameo and popped her up on foam tape.  The sentiment is from an old GKD set and was stamped.  That's it!

 

Here is a close-up of the image:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Sketch Saturday blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the Saturday Girls and our wonderful Guest Designer for April, Julie!  We hope to see you play along this week!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
A Creative Romance (recycle/use scraps)
Creative Fingers Challenge #33 (anything goes)

Have a great day and see you soon!

Courage

Hi again!  I'm back with a super-quick, second post to share a card I had in the works and just finished up.  It's going to be a busy weekend, so I thought I'd pop in and share it today.

 

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are GKD Innocent Pink and the patterned papers are from the Webster's Pages Postcards from Paris (I) Petite Papers pack.  The beautiful image is Blossom from Delicious Doodles.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added Stickles to the flower centers and butterfly and Ice White Pearl Pen to her bracelet.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  I punched a butterfly out of pink glitter paper and added a few pearls to its body.  A few more pearls from my stash finished my card.

 

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Copic Colors:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Hair: E50, E53, E39, E59

Pink: RV10, R81, R83, R95, R89

Green: YG01, G21, G94, G99

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great evening and I'll see you soon!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Delicious Doodles Challenge #85 (pink and girly for breast cancer awareness)
Left of Center Creative Challenges #30 (Spring fling; I have lots of pretty Spring flowers)

Elisabeth Bell's World April/May Challenge

Hi there!  Happy Friday!  Hope you've had a good week and you have some fun plans for the upcoming weekend.   It's looking to be a quiet one around here.  I am here this morning with my final GDT post for the Digi Bells and it's for the new Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge for April/May.  I have had a wonderful 6 months designing with the Digi Bells DT and my co-GDT, Linda!  The theme for the new challenge is "lots of flowers".

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are SU Bermuda Bay and the patterned papers are from the Pebbles Sunny Side Collection.  The cute image is Click! from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection.  Printed it on MiC Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  I added the sky, grass and ground with my Copics, too.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  I recycled a bow off a gift set I received and added a chipboard button to it.  A few Wild Orchid Crafts Cherry Blossoms finished my card. 

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Elisabeth Bell's World Challenge and check out the gorgeous creations from the Digi Bells DT!  We hope you will play along this time!  You have until May 22nd to enter your creation.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
The Sketchy Challenges #71 (choose from one of 3 sketches; I chose #1)
Creative Moments Challenge (anything goes/Spring)
Incy Wincy Challenge (furry friends)
Crafty Little Fairies (furry friends)
Sentimental Sundays #203 (color inspiration photo plus sentiment)

 

Here is the sketch I used ( I flipped it):

 

And here is the Sentimental Sundays color inspiration:

Have a great day and see you soon!

Alcohol Markers Challenge - The Outlawz

Hi, again.  I'm back with a quick post to share my DT card for the new Alcohol Markers Challenge at The Outlawz.  Again this week, because of my schedule, I've decided to post tonight rather than tomorrow morning.  This was a really hard one, I must say.  It's our first challenge without our dear friend, Linda, and it just seems so sad and strange without her.  Anyway, it's the last challenge of the month, so as always, the theme is "anything goes" with the optional Christmas twist.   

Here is my card:

 

Look at this!  A CAS card from me!  I know it doesn't happen very often, but it's kind of fun to do once in awhile!  I used some scraps from the Carta Bella Christmas Day pad for the pennants.  The adorable image is Fairy Bauble from Make it Crafty.  I printed it on MiC Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  I added a bit of Glossy Accents to the holly berries, and although you can't see it well, I added some shimmer to the fairy wings with a Gold Spica pen..  I cut out the image with my Cameo and popped it up on a scalloped circle frame.   The sentiment is from a Flourishes Christmas set, I think, and it's stamped.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Copic Colors:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20

Hair: YR20, YR24, YR27, E39, E59

Red: R35, R37, R46, R59

Green: YG01, G21, G94, G99

Gold: Y00, Y11, Y15, YR23

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Alcohol Markers Challenge and check out the wonderful creations from the rest of my DT sistahs.  This is your last chance to get in the running for the April prizes.  We are sponsored by Make it Crafty and we have two $10 GCs up for grabs.  One for the randomly-selected winner and a second one for someone who used a Make it Crafty image for their project!  Can I say incentive here?  Get out your favorite MiC stamp and play along this last week!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Tuesday Morning Sketches #246 (sketch)
Hobby Cutz Challenge #44 (CAS)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge (CAS)

Here is TMS-246:

 

Take care and see you soon!

Little Miss Muffet Challenge #84

Good morning!  Can it really be Thursday again?  I must say the last day has been a bit of a blur, but lo and behold, it's time again for my Little Miss Muffet DT post.  We have a brand new challenge for you!  The theme this time is the ever-popular "anything goes", so we'll expect to see lots of your wonderful creations!

Here is mine:

 

My card base and mats are GKD Turquoise Sea and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Six by Six A Mother's Love 6x6 pad.  The adorable image is Swings 'n Slides Wagon by Pollycraft for Little Miss Muffet Stamps.  I colored the image and grass with my Copics.  I added a bit of Glossy Accents to his glasses.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  That's it!  No added embellishments - a rarity for me.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Little Miss Muffet blog and check out the fantastic creations from the rest of the Little Misses and our wonderful guest, Samantha.  We hope you will play along!  You have until Tuesday, May 6th at 11:55 PM CDT to enter your project.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Sunday Sketch and Stamp #203 (Marie's sketch)
Through the Craftroom Door Challenge (anything goes)
Party Time Tuesdays #169 (anything goes)

 

Here is the sketch:

Have a great day and see you soon!

The Rose

Good evening. How have you been?  I know I don't usually post this late, but I didn't feel much like crafting or blogging today. I decided to plod on anyway.  My heart is so heavy.  I learned this morning that my design teammate and sweet friend, Linda Palmer, passed away unexpectedly yesterday.  Many of you probably know Linda from her blog, Facebook page, design team work and her active participation in the online crafting community.  She was a very kind and caring person, who only had nice things to say to, and about, everyone.  She was always encouraging everyone around her and she was a positive presence everywhere she went.  There was nothing Linda loved more than her family and my thoughts and prayers are with them during this sad time.  Personally, I will miss her very much.

In honor of Linda, here is my card for today:

My center-step card base and mats are GKD Innocent Pink and the patterned papers are from the Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings 6.5x6.5 pad.  The beautiful image is Rose Fairy from AuroraWings.  I printed it on MiC Blending Card and colored it with my Copics and a few ProMarkers and Spectrum Noir pens.  I added pale pink glitter to all the little bubbles, but it's hard to see the sparkle in the photo.  I added lots of Wild Orchid Crafts roses around the base.  A pink satin bow and a few pink pearls from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be around to visit as soon as I can.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Aurora Wings Challenge #2 (monochromatic)
Love to Create #112 (monochromatic and ribbon)
Addicted to Stamps Challenge #80 (Fancy folds)
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge #100 (fancy folds)
Divas by Design (inspired by a movie or film title; mine is The Rose)

Have a nice evening and see you tomorrow for my Little Miss Muffet DT post.

Hope

Good afternoon!  Happy Tuesday!  How's your week going so far?  It has been raining here today so it was a good day to stay in and catch up on a few things.  Mostly, I've been working on upcoming DT projects, but I managed a little time to make a card "just because".   It fits with a couple of challenges I enjoy doing, so that's even better.

 

Here is my make:

 

My card base and mats are SU Blush Blossom and the patterned paper is frm the Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings 6.5x6.5 pad.  The beautiful image is Rosalee from Delicious Doodles.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I did something I don't think I've ever done before.  I added flowers over the flowers in the image after I'd colored it.  I was looking for some added dimension.  Not sure if I would do it again, but I do like how the roses stand out.  They are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A sheer double-loop bow and a few pearls finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  I have some DT comments to do and then I'll be around to visit for fun.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Delicious Doodles #84 (pink for breast cancer awareness)
Crafting From the Heart Challenge #15 (anything goes)
Craft Your Passion Challenge #210 (pretty pastels)

Have a great evening and see you soon!

The Digi Bells GDT

Good morning!  Happy Monday!  I hope your week is off to a great start!  It's my turn to post on the Digi Bells blog today as part of my GDT term.  This time, I have made a card with the adorable Little Miss Mouse from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection.

My card base and mats are SU Pool Party and the patterned papers are from the Webster's Pages Plum Seed collection.  I printed the sweet image on MiC Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  I added some Ice White Pearl Pen accents to the spots on the mushroom for some dimension and Buttercup Liquid Pearls to the flower centers.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  A diecut scalloped frame, a lace doily and a few pearls from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Digi Bells Blog every day for wonderful inspiration with the beautiful images from the Elisabeth Bell Digital Collection.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Friday Sketch Challenge #67 (Carole's sketch)
Card Mania Challenge #45 (fairies)
The Squirrel and The Fox #68 (use a punch or diecut)

Here is FSC-67:

 

Have a wonderful day and see you soon!

You're An Angel

Hi again!  I hope you had a wonderful Easter!  It was a gorgeous day here and we had a nice day, although bittersweet, being the first Easter without my Mom.  I miss her very much. Anyway, I am back with a really quick post to share a card I made for the Kraftin' Kimmie Customer Creation Competition over on the Kit and Clowder site.  All you had to do was create a project using any Kraftin' Kimmie stamp.  This is also for the Wonderful Wednesday Share to Win on the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps blog which was also "anything goes" with a Kraftin' Kimmie stamp.

Here is my card:

My card base and mats are SU Baja Breeze and the patterned paper is from the Kaisercraft Sweet Nothings 6.5x6.5 pad.  The sweet image is Felicity Angel from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps.  I stamped her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  Some dyed seam binding and a few Wild Orchid Crafts flowers finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by again.  I haven't been on the computer much today, but I'll try to pop by for a visit a little later.

I am also entering my card in the following challenge:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #11 (sketch)

Here is the sketch:

 

Have a nice evening and see you soon!
 

Ditzie Digi Design Challenge #2

Good morning!  Happy Easter Sunday to everyone! Hope you've had a wonderful weekend so far.  I've got this post pre-scheduled so I hope you will see it as planned.  I am here to share my DT card for the new Ditzie Digi Design challenge.  We were thrilled to see how many people played along with our first challenge!  Be sure to check and see if you were the winner or spot prize winner from last time.  Now on to the new challenge which is, as always, "anything goes".

Here is my card:

 

My card base and mats are GKD Smoky Slate and the patterned papers are from the My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste "Flair" 6x6 pad.  The fun image is Chit Chat from Ditzie Digi Design.  I printed her on MiC Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  The sentiment is from an old GKD rubber stamp set called Fine Furnishings Additions.  A few pearls from my stash finished my card.

Here is a close-up of the image:

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Ditzie Digi Design Challenge blog and check out the fab creations from the rest of the DT! We hope you will find time to play along with us!

Have a wonderful Easter and see you soon.

Sketch Saturday #306

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  I hope that your weekend is off to a great start!  We've got kind of a busy weekend planned, so I hope the weather improves soon.  I am here this morning, as always on Saturdays, with my DT post for the Sketch Saturday Challenge.  This week we are sponsored again by A Day For Daisies, who are offering the winner a $12 GC for the ADFD shop.

Here is the fabulous sketch designed by Debra:

 

Here is my card:

 

 My cards base and mats are SU Basic Black and the patterned paper is from the Basic Grey Blush 6x6 pad.  The beautiful image is Green Lady from A Day For Daisies.  I printed it on MiC Blending Card and colored it with my Copics.  I added some golden glitter to the gems hanging from her hair. Two beveled gems from my stash finished my simple card.

Here is a close-up of the colored image:

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Sketch Saturday blog and check out the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Saturday Girls and our wonderful Guest Designer for April, Julie!  We hope you'll find time to play along this week!

I am entering my card in the following challenge:
Creative Fingers #32 (anything goes)

Have a wonderful day and see you soon!