Stuck on Orange for a Bit

Hi, hope everyone had a blessed Easter with family

and friends.

I have been playing around with inks and noticed that

I was kind of stuck on orange.

So I will share 3 cards I made recently.

This first one I created the orange background using Distress Oxides inks.

Then using the feather from the Unity Stamp set Feathersoft Love 

I stamped and heat embossed

with white sparkle embossing powder.  Then using the same

Oxide colors, I colored the feather.  

I took a plain piece of white paper and then using waving Gina Marie 

dies I cut off the top and the bottom. 

 I stamped it using the sentiment from

the Unity Kit of the Month Aug 2018 Never Be Afraid.

I hand cut out the feather and popped it onto the white added

some sequin and that's it.

I had bought some Yupo paper a while ago but didn't

really play around with it much.  So I pulled it out and using

some of my Copic refill inks I started dripping colors on and

then moved it around to create the pattern I got.  I was

pretty happy with the turnout.  I cut out the happy birthday several

times out of white using a die and then glue them on top of each other

so they would have some dimension.  I added a die cut flower

that I colored with a matching Copic marker.

And finally, I was cleaning up a bit and ran across this digital

stamped image of these poppies and decided

to color it and make a card from it.  I used my Copic markers

and Prisma pencils, to color it. 

 The happy birthday is a stamp.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I would love to hear what

you think of my orange streak. 

Unicorns & Rainbows

Boy am I behind on posting.  I made this card for my 

great-granddaughters 8th birthday and did not

get it posted yet.

She loves rainbows & unicorns, in fact she had the underside

of her hair dyed "unicorn" style.  It was really cute

but worn off quickly.

The unicorn and the rainbow stamp is from a set from

Simon Says Stamps called "Magical Birthday".

They had sent it to me for my birthday several years ago. 

I created the background paper using my Distress Oxide inks.  I colored

the unicorn and rainbow using my Copic markers then added some

sparkle to them, but you can't see it in the photo.  I die cut the clouds and sun using Gina Marie dies.  The oval is also a Gina Marie

die.

This week over at Retro Rubber the challenge is to use a

rainbow or rainbow colors, so I will enter this in 

that challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by, hope you have a fabulous day.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Sentiments - For girls only 

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes

Happy Birthday Cutie

Hi, sorry I have been so absent in posting lately.  I think

I lost my mojo a bit.  Hopefully, I will get'back on track soon.

Today I have a card to share with you using a 

          SherriBaldy - Bestie stamp.  I had belonged to her monthly club for a

little bit so a have quite a few sets.  

I have had these stamps for several years and I have never

stamped and colored one  (hanging my head in shame😧),

so I finally did one as this one reminds me of my

great-granddaughter.

She is so much brighter and vibrant in person.  

I colored her using my Copic markers and details with Prisma

Pencils.  I framed her with a Gina Marie die.

The striped background paper is from DCWV Nana's Kids

stack.  It worked out perfect because this week over at 

the Retro Rubber Challenge is "Mad about Stripes".

Well, thanks for taking the time to stop by.  I will try and

get things posted more often.

Sunflower Wedding Wishes

Hi, I had to make a card for a niece that is getting

married this weekend. 

Usually when I make a wedding card and try and use the

wedding colors or the wedding theme.

So the invitation was Sunflowers on a woodgrain background,

so I went with that.

The background woodgrain paper is from Cricut and it is pretty neat,

it has a lot of texture to it and is more like material than paper.

I used a GinaMarie die to cut the oval and then stamped it

with a very old stamp that I had.  I stamped it in

           dark brown and then heat embossed it with clear sparkly embossing

powder.  Did not picture too well but is pretty in person.

I added some Martha Stewart sunflower stickers and

a few brown sequins.

Entered in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments - use a 2 word sentiment - ends 10/8

Craft Rocket Challenges - Autumn/Halloween - ends 10/27

Crafting with Attitude - anything goes - ends 10/28

Moving Along with the Times - Autumn/Fall - ends 10/10

Coloring on kraft

Hi I haven't done this technique is a very long time

and thought I would give it a try on kraft paper.

I stamped on kraft cardstock using one of the stamps from the

December 2017 KOTM.  Then using my Prisma pencils I

colored just one of the flowers.

I cut it out using a Gina Marie stitched die and added a

banner sentiment.  The sentiment is also a Unity Stamp.

And that was it a very simple quick card to put together.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend.

A Simple Card

Hello, hope everyone is having a wonderful day.

Today I have a simple card to share with you following

the sketch over at The Stamping Bug.

I have a hard time doing CAS so I embossed the background.  When

I was first picking out my paper, I could not decide whether to us

the coral paper or the turquoise paper so I just

used both for a matting.  I stamped the

sentiment and that was about it.

There is still time left if you want to play along with this CAS sketch

at The Stamping Bug. 

Here is the sketch.

Hot Air Balloon - Dreams

Hi today I have a card to share with you using a 

Close to My Heart stamp and pack of paper.

Over at the Outlawz they have a challenge every Sunday

that is called Songs & Rhymes, this week the song is

"Up Up & Away".

I knew right away what I wanted to do, I had had this

hot air balloon stamp and paper pack called Balloon Ride

for several years and it was perfect for this theme.

I stamped the image and then colored it with my Copic

markers trying to match the colors in the paper.  I cut it out using a

Gina Marie Die.  This card also follows the sketch this week

at the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

I kind of flipped the sketch a bit to make it work with my image.

The sentiment is a Unity stamp and thought it went well

with the image.

Thanks for stopping by hope you are having a great weekend.

Hip HIPPO Hooray!

Hi today I have a fun card to share with you.

I created following the sketch this week at

My Favorite Things.

Here is the sketch.

Isn't that Hippo cute.  The image the progressive freebie challenge

over at the Outlawz and is from Sandra Caldwell. 

I colored it using Copic markers.  I had the perfect stamp

to go with this image and it is from Pink by Design.

Thanks for stopping by you have plenty of time to play

along with the MFT Sketch Challenge.

Black & White Card

Hi, the current challenge over at the Unity (Shoe & Tell)

Facebook page is to make a card using only black & white.

It sounded interesting so I thought I would give it a try

and here is white I came up with. 

The flower image is from the Dec 2017 KOTM called 

"Start of Something New" and the sentiment I

stamped and heat embossed, is from the set

called "Butterflies and Sunbeams"

The lacey back piece is a die from Gina Marie and it

cut from a pearly white piece of paper, the sentiment is

on the same paper. You can't see it in the picture but

the whole center piece is pop dotted for a bit of dimension.

Now I thought it would be fun to do one with the colors

opposite, so here it is.

So tell me which one do you like better.  I think I

am leaning towards the first one.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hickory Dickory Dock.............

............the mouse ran up the clock.

That is the song for this week's challenge over at

The Outlawz, Sunday Songs & Rhymes.  

I had struggled a bit with this one and then I found this

cute little file on an Etsy shop called BoxerScraps.  The background

paper is also from an Etsy shop this one is called

PoppyMoonDesign.

So here is what I came up with.

I thought this could be a new baby card or a birthday card

for a small child.

I printed it out and then cut is using one of my Gina Marie dies.

The words I printed and cut using my Cricut Explore.  I amazed

myself because I made this card without following a sketch😁

something I never do.

So come on over and join The Outlawz.

Tulips for Your Birthday

This was a fun card to color and design.

Over at The Outlawz message board, they have a freebie

every month for you to use and if you post a card using if you

will automatically get the image for the following month.

This is my first month playing along and our fabulous image

is from SheepSki Designs.

I colored this using my Copic markers and then did a little

detailing using PrismaColor pencils.  Something I have

learned from taking the monthly Livestream class from

Amy over at Vanilla Arts.  She is a fantastic teacher, I love her

approach to things. 

I knew right away when I saw this tulip border image

that I wanted to cut it out using the fancy frame die from Gina Marie dies.

I stamped the happy birthday using a Stampin Up stamp from the

Rose Wonder stamp set, added a few sequins and that is it.

Thanks for stopping by I hope you enjoyed my card.

Challenges entered

Aud Sentiments - Flower + Sentiment - ends 7/16

Crafting with Attitude - anything goes - ends 7/29

Cute Card Thursday - anything goes - ends 7/17

Little Miss Muffet - anything goes - ends 7/24

Sieze the Birthday - birthday option +sequin - ends 7/17

You're the Best - Angie girl

Hi, finally got to get back in my room and create 

something.

This card I created using Unity Stamps and following the sketch

this week at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

Here is the sketch, a rather simple one this week.

I changed up the center a bit to use an oval instead of 

a square.

I have a BFF that is great and always there for me even if it

is just to get together and have a couple glasses of wine and chat.

So I wanted to make a card to send her to tell her how special she is to me.

I stamped the Unity Angie Girl stamp from the "Today I am Happy" set on kraft cardstock.  I colored her using my Polychromo pencils.  The color I

like the best on kraft is red but I wanted to give the purple a try.

This would also be a great image to paper piece her hat and shirt.

I cut an oval frame using a Gina Marie die out of purple paper

that has a sling chevron pattern to it.

The background is a piece of paper from a Watercolor stack from Michaels.

I embossed the background paper but then ran it through again after I embossed it but not inside the folder but underneath it.  This flattens the pattern a bit to

make it have a softer look to it.  The "you're the best" is also a Unity stamp from the Butterflies & Sunbeams set.

Thanks for taking the time to spot by and take a peek at my blog.

Challenges entered:

Unity Stamps Facebook page - use an Angie girl

Tuesday Morning Sketches - sketch - ends 5/27

Elliebelle's Crafting - girls & ladies - ends 5/31

Crafty Creations - anything goes - 6/10

Crafty Gals Corner  - anything goes - ends 6/5

Sending Birthday Wishes X 2

Hello, hope everyone is doing well and avoiding the

icky stuff that is going around.  I have been lucky (knock on wood)

and have avoided it so far, my hubby not so lucky he has

been sick this week.

Well on to my cards, I have a couple of birthday cards to

share with you today both using the same

greeting stamp.

This one I used papers from a stack I have had for years

that has coordinating colors and patterns.  Makes it easier to

pick out papers.  The oval was cut with a die, the butterfly was a

punch and the vine is a die and stamp from one of the 

Stamp of Approval boxes.  

I created this card using Altenew flowers stamps with matching dies.

These flower stamps are a 3 layer stamp process, I love that it makes the flowers more dimensional.  The background I made using a stencil and some

Catherine Pooler Garden Party ink.  

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you enjoy my cards today.

Challenges entered:

Crafty Creations - anything goes - ends 3/26

Creative Moments - anything goes - ends 3/19

Inspiration Destination - anything goes - ends 3/27

Hello, today I have a couple cards to share with you 

that came from 2 different sheets of 

K & Company paper from the Floral Dreams stack.  This is one

of my favorite K&Company stacks. 

Here is the first of the two cards.

 I made this card following a sketch, so when I cut the two pieces

of background paper on an angle, I thought well I may as

well, make another card right way with the other 2 pieces.

This one I used a couple Gina K stamps, for the flowers and the sentiment.

I colored the flowers with my Copic markers and die cut them out

using a Spellbinder die.

And here is the second one using those leftover papers.

I stamped the flower using a Stampin Up stamp and

then colored it using my Zig Clean Color pens.  The flower and the

circle sentiment was cut using a Gina Marie die.

I really like the way both of these turned out.  I am thinking this may be a great

idea to mass produce some Christmas cards this year.  I think I may

have to make a couple soon so I don't forget.

Thanks for stopping to take a peak.

Pocket full of Posies - Bugaboo

Oh geez, am I running behind, but I have

a good reason.  We had been out of town for my son's

                       wedding, now I have to get cracking of getting some

                                                  of my projects done.

It was time for the Bugaboo Crafty Challenge on the

15th of February so here is my project.

I chose this cute image from Bugaboo called

Flower Pocket.  I colored the flowers using my Copic markers

and they are much more vibrant in person.  I cut the image

out using one of my Gina Marie dies, then cut a mat

layer with my Cricut Explore.

Yellow and purple are one of my favorite color combinations, so I

just went with plain colored paper and embossed each side.

I will put a sentiment on it when I decide how I would use it, I thought it would make a great get well card or thinking of you.

So that is it for my card.

And for all those wondering the wedding was awesome. 

I have never seen a couple so happy and so very much in love, it just lit 

up the whole room.

Head on over to the Crafting Circle and join in the fun.

Layered Birthday cake

Hi, I am really excited to share this card with you today.

Sometimes I play along at PowerPoppy's blog (they always have many different challenges going on) and the 

Hues to Use challenge, well I was so thrilled when I got an email

from Julie at Power Poppy asking me if I wanted to be a guest

designer for this week's Hues to Use.  Of course, I said yes!

So here are the colors I was to use for the challenge.

Magenta, White & Gray.

I chose to use the Layer Cake that Marcella drew.  Marcella is a fabulous artist, you will have to go take a look around her shop PowerPoppy.  She has some
fanstatic flower images then she generally draws from flowers in her own garden.

I was worried a bit about getting the gray in there bu, in the end,d I think I pulled it off.
And THEN something else happened (I think me being a guest designer was meant to be), I get monthly emails from Amy Shulke at Vanilla Arts witha free image and the "recipe" for coloring it.  Amy also has monthly instructional Livestream for a small fee, well wouldn't you know it this months video was on coloring this exact PowerPoppy Layer cake image.
YIPPIE!!!!!! I signed up immediately and boy am I ever glad I did.
Her Livestream instructions are the best I have ever seen.  Her approach to coloring is great and helped me tremendously because she
doesn't concentrate on "light source" which I have always had a hard time with.
However, following her instructions you can see how much dimension you
can add and this was my FIRST class of hers.
Thr background was done using Distress Inks and the image was colored
primarily Copic markers.  Then she uses Prisma pencils and
Staedtler triplus fineline pens to add in details.  Just the small details she teaches you makes all the difference in the world.
So working together with a Power Poppy image and Amy's instructional videos
it was a win win for me and I am sure it would
be for you also, so check out PowerPoppy images and then head on over
and see what is going on at Vanilla Arts.

Oops, sorry got sidetracked a bit.  I made the card by cutting out a
rectangle in the center of the front panel because I wanted to
mount the image behind the cut-out.  Then using a Gina Marie die
I cut the magenta loopy rectangle, then had to cut the center part out.
I embossed the white panel using a Cuttlebug folder and added a few sequins.
The sentiment is also from PowerPoppy that I printed and cut out using
my Cricut Explore.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look around and reading
through my long-winded post.

Sunflowers by Bugaboo

Hi, sorry kind of running behind a week or so with

my monthly Bugaboo Crafty Challenge card

over at the Crafting Circle. 

I chose this simple Sunflower image from Bugaboo digis 

to use for this months card. 

I watercolored the image using my Distress Oxide inks and kept it

simple.  Found some paper in one of my K&Company stacks that

picked up the colors in the image perfectly.

I used a Gina Marie die to cut the scalloped frame to go around

the image.

Thanks for stopping by have a great week.

Snowman Couple

Hi, it is that time of the month again (oh no not that time lol)

for the Bugaboo Crafty Challenge over at the 

Crafting Circle.

Each month starting on the 15th we have a challenge that is 

sponsored by Bugaboo where you just need to color up a

Bugaboo image and enter it in the challenge. 

Don't have any Bugaboo images, no problem Bugaboo offers

                         a freebie every Friday and if you look around I am 

                                sure you will find some images you like. 

So for my card this month I chose to use this adorable little

Snowman Couple.

 Aren't they just the cutest?  Well there is a reason I chose this image

beside their cuteness is, recently my son got engaged and I thought this

would make the perfect Christmas card to send them for their

1st Christmas as an engaged couple. 

I struggled so much on how I wanted to do this card, first I was going to

put them in a snowglobe and make a shaker card, but decided not too

because I didn't want them to be covered with things.

I was trying to keep it rather simple.   I randomly stamped on white paper

with a couple of snowflake stamps from the October 

Unity Kit of the Month and also some Hero Arts stamps

then I heat embossed them with white glossy

embossing powder.  

I colored the snow couple using my Copic markers and accented with some

glitter pens on the ornaments.  Her hat I added white fluff to

the band and the ball on the top, a couple details that are hard

to see in the picture.  Then I cut the image out using a

Gina Marie die that actually embosses the edges.

I then created a label in Cricut Design Space and wrote

out the Merry Christmas using my Explore and a black

Pilot Precision V5 pen.  Then fit right in your Explore

and I love the fine line they write with.

I pop dotted both the image and the label to give it some dimension.

Well thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and visit my

blog.  Head on over the Bugaboo Crafty Challenge and join in

the fun. 

Coloring on Red

                    You know all the rage right now is coloring on kraft cardstock me

included love it.  I love the look, I love the way the color lays down, 

I just love everything about it. 

So I recently ran across where someone colored on colored paper,

I believe what I saw was blue.

Well I recently got my Perfect Poinsettia set of stamps from

Gina K so I thought it would be perfect to give it a try

to color on red.  So for my project this month over

at the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge I made this card.

I stamped the poinsettias and heat embossed them in gold.  This set

of stamps is actually a multi-step set of stamps, much like the truck one I did HERE.  For this card, I only used the lined/detailed stamp.

I colored in the poinsettias using my Polychromo pencils.

I love pink poinsettias so that was actually my driving factor

to color on red paper.

I die cut the Merry Christmas using a GinaMarie die.  I thought it needed something so I covered it in Versamark ink and then heat embossed

it using clear embossing powder.  It made it stand out a bit more. 

I then mounted the red panel on gold foil paper to pick up the gold

embossing.  I am slowly making a dent in my Christmas

cards but still have a way to go.

Sorry this post is late, it was just one of those times where

I couldn't get it together in time.  I had the card all finished

but had to sit down and type up this blog post.

Thanks for stopping by and remember to head over to

the Crafty Awesomeness Challenge where it is

and anything goes challenge so come on over and let's see what you got.

A Couple of Christmas Cards

Hi, I have two Christmas cards to share with you.

Well, they are pretty much both the same just in different colors.

I created the card following the sketch this week over at

Retro Rubber Challenges.

I was looking at the sketch trying to figure out what I was going to do, I actually set up a cut file in Cricut Design space.  Then I was looking through my Christmas stamps when I ran across this Unity Stamps Christmas tree
stamp from last year, so I thought well I will just flip this sketch on its side.
I rarely do this, normally I follow the sketch to a "T" but I thought
this was the perfect stamp. 
So here is what I came up with.

Red version, trees are stamped using the trees that were in
the Joyous Season set from October of 2016.  This one was stamped
using Catherine Pooler ink "Rockin Red" and heat embossed with clear.
The Merry Christmas is from a Hero Arts set from 2014, that I heat embossed with gold.

And the green version, I stamped using Distress Ink "Mowed Lawn" and
heat embossed with clear.  The Merry Christmas on this one I cut from gold
foil paper using a Gina Marie die.

The background paper on both cards is from a paper stack
from K&Company named Yuletide.  I have had this paper for several years.

This card was easy to create and I can see mass producing these to get
ahead on my Christmas cards for this year. 

Challenges entered:

A Snowflakes Promise - anything goes - ends - 11/13

Creates and Makes - anything goes - ends 11/27

Lemon Shortbread - anything goes - ends 11/6