Be Mine Valentine

That Mo Manning is so irresistible!  This is one of my Christmas gifts from my friend Sherri.

 I have been purchasing a lot of embellishments. Do you see any embellishments on my cards other than ribbon?  Maybe they will be like my stamps. I collected stamps for a couple of years, before I made anything I liked. So one of these days be prepared for an explosion of embellishments.  This image was so beautiful on it's own, I just couldn't bare to put anything with it. I hope I did it justice.

I colored "shy valentine Nessa" with Copics and shaded with pencil and Gamsol.   Then a little Stickles on her petticoat and some sponging on the back round to finish.  The paper is from that fabulous s.e.i "My Heart", that I bought at Ben Franklin. Since Ben is about 150 miles away, I'm going to have to find some more on line.

Got to get some beauty rest now. It's way past bed time for this old gal.

Happy Birthday Bugaboo – Birthday Challenge

Bugaboo is one year old!  They are celebrating with this birthday challenge, AND they have really big sale going on. So don't miss out.  Here is my card for this challenge.

For this challenge I chose Buagoo's Eggbert Clown and colored him with pencil and Gamsol.  I used some Diamond Glaze on his hat, shoes, nose, mouth, balloon and the flower center and added jewels to his hat and on the tops of his shoes. The paper is Cosmo Cricket.

Hearts & Hugs

I had a great day. First lunch with Sherri, then a quick stop to Michaels.  Who has a freind that would give you her only 1/2 off coupon?  I do!  She is the best!   Then we spent the afternoon making cards at her house. But not before her cat Brady, got some loving. Her cat is so darn cute.  This Penny Black cat is almost as cute.

 And look! I stitched!

Jeanie, The Spotted Chick, had this great tutorial on stitched cards.  It's not real straight, but maybe after I've done it a few times I'll improve.  

Stamp is Penny Black which I colored with Copics.  The paper is S.E.I.

My Bank Account

  

I've been feeling a little blue lately and unappreciated.  Shame on me!  A while back my sweet sister sent me an email titled "Bank Account". It's probably one that has been around, but it was the first time I had seen it and it made an impression.  It is too long to post on my blog, but here is part of the email:

     So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank

      account of memories!    

     Thank you for your part in filling my Memory Bank.    I am still depositing.    

     'Remember the five simple rules to be happy:    

              1. Free your heart from hatred.  

              2. Free your mind from worries.    

              3. Live simply.    

              4. Give more.    

              5. Expect less.    

So here's my card. It's one of my favorites and I've been saving it.  And today I ran across High Hope's 100th Challenge Anything Goes. 

Yes, I am still a little camera challenged.  I wanted to show off how I punched out the balls with some coordinating paper. They were the perfect size. I colored Jiggles with Copics, used a Spellbinders circle die, a little ribbon and topped it off with some Stickles on the flower in his pocket.  The paper is DCWV from Hobby Lobby. 

The day is mostly over, so I'll wish everyone a deposit for their "Bank Account".

(I would be happy to forward the entire email to anyone.  My email address is with my profile.)

Crazy4Challenges C4C69

Lately inspiration comes in the form of challenges.  I love this stamp from Penney Black.  It reminds me of my only sister and how she took care of me when I was little. She is the sweetest sister. The Challenge is color. You can see the inspiration photo here.

Here is a  closeup to show off the pearls and the jewels on the tips of the camisole. 

I used Copics, pencil and Gamsol and cut it out with a Spellbinders die. The paper is from my scrap bin, and I don't remember the name.

DPDC5

Finally! I have a card to post.  I downloaded this digi from Doodle Pantry before Christmas.  I've been really frustrated with my PC, my printer and my lack of inspiration.  Well, this image is just the "pick me up" I needed and I entering him in the Doodle Pantry Challenge DPDC5.

I colored this little Doodle Pantry image with Copics and cut it out with a Spellbinder's label die.  the paper is Cosmo Cricket. I punched out a couple of the butterflies from the paper and put them under these clear domes that I purchased from Paper Trey Ink. 

My stash

When I decided to start this blog in November, I started with a couple of Thanksgiving cards. After that, I was on a roll with Christmas. I love making Christmas cards, so posting was easy.  Now I'm just waiting for my creative juices to kick in.  Lucky for me, I had a stash that I taken photos. Here is one from that stash.

The stamps front and inside are Verve.  On the inside there is a cloud behind the verse which didn't show up too well in the photo.  I don't remember the paper (maybe Basic Grey), but I used every bit of it. The only coloring was a little shading around the balloon. That's kind of unlike me.