Gettin' Ready

Good morning!  Happy Saturday!  Hope your weekend is off to a great start!  It's looking like it will be a  nice day today so I'm anxious to get outside.  Hope it won't be too hot.  Before I get going, I'm here to post my final project as Featured Designer at Jackson's Digital Expressions.  Many thanks to Chana, Robert and the whole JDE team for inviting me to showcase the new images in the July Release this week!  It's been a blast!

My last card features Gettin' Ready Girl:

I started with a card base of SU Buckaroo Blue and layered with pretty patterned papers from the Webster's Pages Let's Celebrate/All About Me/Western Romance Petite Papers Pack.  I thought these papers also went well with the optional color challenge this week.  My image is Gettin' Ready Girl  from Fine Arts by Robert Jackson.  You can find it in the Lil Folks section of Robert's store here.  I printed her on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.    I didn't want to cover up the papers so I didn't add any more embellishments.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend and hope to see you soon!

The Best Things are Friends

Hi again!  I'm sure you are getting sick of me by now.  I don't know exactly how I ended up with so many posts on the same day, but please bear with me. Things will get back to normal soon, I promise! I'm back to share the card I made for Day 4 of my Featured Designer stint at Jackson's Digital Expressions.

Today I am featuring "Bridge Ladies":

I started with a card base of SU Certainly Celery and layered with patterned papers from the Bo Bunny Olivia Pad.  The image is Bridge Ladies from Fine Arts by Robert Jackson.  You can find it in the Friends section of Roberts store here. I printed it on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored with my Copics.  I added a bit of Stickles to their jewelry for some sparkle.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  A triple loop bow of matching seam binding finished up my card.

My card is also for the Color Throwdown #200 (colors) and Sweet Sketch Wednesday #162 (sketch).

Here is the colors CTD color inspiration:

Here is SSW-162:

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my work!  I truly appreciate your visits!  Have a great day and a great weekend, too!

Quiet Friends

Good morning!  Happy Thursday!  I am so excited we are one day nearer the weekend!  I've got another busy day of appointments and need to leave soon, but before I go, I'm here to share another card for my Guest Designer spot at Jackson's Digital Expressions July Release Party.

Today I am featuring "A Quiet Moment":

I started with a card base of GKD Lipstick Red and layered with patterned papers from the Basic Grey Oxford Collection.  The cute image is A Quiet Moment by Fine Arts by Robert Jackson.  It is available in the Males section of Robert's store here.  I printed him on Copic X-press It Blending Card and colored him with my Copics. I sponged a few clouds in the sky with SU Soft Sky.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  I thought it was perfect for the image!  A punched border and a strip of Webster's Pages Ribbon Tape (the alphabet) finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I'll be back later to check out all your blogs and share some other things I've been working on.

Have a great day!

Get Your Game On

Good morning!  Happy Wednesday!  Hope you've had a good week so far!  I've got a busy day today, but before I head out, I'm popping in to share my second card as Featured Designer for Jackson's Digital Expressions July Release Party.

Today I am featuring another of the July Release images called Lil Street Baller II:

I started with a card base of SU Blue Bayou and layered with patterned papers from the Webster's Pages Game On and WonderFALL Petite Papers packs.  Lil Street Baller II can be found at Fine Arts by Robert Jackson in the Lil Folks section of Robert's store here. I printed him on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored him with my Copics.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  Some stitched ribbon and a few bronze pearls finished off my card.  I almost forgot to mention that I used the sketch from Friday Sketch Challenge #21 for my layout.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and hope to see you soon!

Jackson's Digital Expressions - Featured Designer

Good morning!  Happy Tuesday!  I'm off to a bit of a late start this morning.  We had some really severe thunderstorms last night and I had all the computers off, just in case.  Luckily, we got some much needed rain, but no damage, at least where I am.  Today is starting off cooler but really muggy!

Anyway, I'm here to share the card I made for Jackson's Digital Expressions.  I am excited to have been invited to be a featured designer this week as part of their big July Release Party!  I will be sharing cards this week that I've made with the new images that were released in July.  Today's Anything Goes Challenge #12 has an optional color inspiration.

Here are the colors:

Here is my card:

I got in the right color families, but I have a bit more pink than the red in the photo inspiration.  I started with a card base of SU Not Quite Navy and layered patterned papers from the Kaisercraft Miss Nelly 6.5x6.5 pad.  My elegant image is Vintage Hat V from Fine Arts by Robert Jackson. You can find it in the Vintage section of Robert's store here. I printed it on Copic X-Press It Blending card and colored it with my Copics.  I added a bit of White Opal Liquid Pearls to her jewelry and around the scalloped frame.  Otherwise I kept my embellishments to a minimum.  The sentiment is from Create With TLC.  It is part of the Retail Therapy which you can find in Paulette's store here.

I used Jen Del Muro's July Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT) for my layout:

My card is also for Copic Challenge #47 on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom which is to color with navy and/or dark blues.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit Jackson's Digital Expressions blog and check out all the fantastic DT creations and all the events that are part of the July Release!  There are lots of challences to win fabulous prizes!

Have a great day and hope to see you soon!

Retail Therapy

Good morning!  Happy Tuesday!  Hope your week is off to a great start! I'm popping in early today to share the card I made as Guest Designer for Jackson's Digital Expressions.  Kathi is the hostess this week and although all challenges are now"anything goes", the options were to use "inks and such" to color an image and to make anything but a standard A2 card.

Here is the card I made for the challenge:

I started with a square card base of SU Bashful Blue and layered with Marigold Morning and patterned paper from the Bo Bunny Country Garden 6x6 pad.  My image is A Hard's Day Work from Fine Arts by Robert Jackson.  You can find it in Robert's store here under the category of Females.  I printed it on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored it with Copics.  I added dots of Liquid Pearls to her necklace and bracelet and some Stickles to the rose on her hat.   The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.   It is from her Retail Therapy set.  Check her new store here or ask Paulette where you can purchase it if it isn't moved over to the new store yet.  I finished my card with a double-loop bow and a few little pink pearls.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to check out what the talented DT at Jackson's Digital Expressions came up with for this week! I'm sure they would love it if you played along!

Have a great day!