July

I love this beautiful country! I could get real sappy about the whole thing, but instead I bring out my red, white and blue card.

Isn't this Serendipity stamp pretty. And BONUS it has a watermelon! I only used my Copics on the watermelon. The rest of the coloring was done with sparkly gel pens and sponging the center. I also used the Art Institute Glitter on the banner image.

The dies I used are Spellbinders Bracket Borders One.

Challenges:   Serendipity sscb32-create-window-card.

God Bless the USA!

Tea Cups

I haven't been blogging much lately. I've had some problems with my PC. I can use it somewhat, but it get's hot pretty quick and I try to limit my use. I've been making cards, so I'll have some to share when I get my new fan.  This will be a quick post.

I have recently found some super digi's at Cuddly Buddly.  Here are a couple of cards I made with this teacups image .

Stamps:            Cuddly Buddly Teacups, Stampin Up sentiment

Color Medium: Copic RV91, R32, YG11, G12 G24, R35, Prisma pencil PC994 and Gamsol.

Dies:                 Spellbinder Adorning Squares, Marianne Anja Corner, Cherry Lynn Lace Corners

Paper:                DCWV and White Cardstock.

Stamps:            Cuddly Buddly Teacups, Hero Arts Sentiment

Color Medium: Copic RV91, R32, YG11, YR68 , G12 G24, BV000, BG02, Y21 E000

Punches:           Martha Stewart

Paper:               Creative Imaginations (gingham), Simple Stories (Summer Fresh)

Accessories:     Image cut with the Silhouette Cameo

See ya!

I Have Colorful Friends.

I do have colorful friends. One of my sweetest friends has conversations with her cat.  Another has the loveliest southern Kentucky drawl. And my daughter whom I consider a friend can make me laugh so hard that I ALMOST pee my pants. My sister has been my friend my entire life. My husband is my friend that loves me despite all my flaws.  

Friends and Family... I love them.

I am entering my card in qkr-stampede-challenge-89-clean-simple.

Stamps:  QKR  Puppy, Sweet 'n Sassy Butterfly, Skipping Stones Sentiment

Copics:  B34, RV04, YR04, C3, NO Natural Gray

Gamsol and Prismas Pencils for shading

Embossed with Life Style Crafts Die 

French Tulips - PPWORLD1.

I got a new sewing machine. My 39.95 Kenmore gave out.  I bought my new XL2600i for under $90.00 and so far I am loving it.

I sewed my first card with it and it works like a dream.  I am still have a little problem with the corners, but that's the operator's skills or lack of.

This is a little experiment I did by printing digi  directly onto pattern paper. I rather like how it turned out, although blending the Copics was a little challenging and I think that was because of the paper weight. I couldn't lay down too much color or the paper would wrinkle.

I am so in love with these French Tulips from Power Poppy. I just checked and you can still purchase them as a digi.  I cannot tell you the name of the paper as I have lost the cover from the pad.  The plaid was stitched to a heaver green patterned paper from DCWV.

Stamps:  Power Poppy & Stampin Up (sentiment)

Copics:  V09,BV02 BV000, YG11, YG63

Pearls & Dimensional Dots

Paper: DCWV & unknown

Dies: Spellbinders decorative Labes One, Marvelous Squares

I am entering this in Power Poppies first blog challenge, Pop Goes the World - key word PPWORLD1.

Mother's Day

My Mother passed away in 1991. I still miss her, but I have been blessed with an amazing sister. She is 11 years older than me, she is a 7 year breast cancer survivor and can run circles around me. She is the sweetest sister anyone could have.  So this card is for you Sis.

I am so in love with these digi's from Power Poppy.  The have for a limited time, Gerber daisies, tulips, gladiolas and peonies to purchase as digis and they each come with a sentiment.  I have all of them!

I used a Marianne die to cut the lattice and the base.  Then I used the outside frame of the die and cut the easel with acetate.  Glue does not look that great on acetate, so I cut a second die and glued it to other side of the acetate and flipped the digi, colored and glued it to the front digi. Now I wonder if the acetate was really necessary. The "Happy Mothers Day" is a Verve stamp which I cut with Spellbinder's Gold Labels 4.

I used a combination of Prisma markers and Copic, greens, orange, pink, red blue and purple. I do a lot of fussy cutting with my images. Between the scissors and dies, Hubby scolds me for tracking bits of paper through the house.  He has issues, but I love him.

All Dressed Up

This image, colors and leafy frame remind me of a pretty dress. 

So I started my dressing my card with these gorgeous Gerber Daisies from Power Poppy. Love, love these flowers. When I took my water color class, the instructor talked about lighting and how to determine where the light comes from and that the objects nearest should fade into the light.  When I printed the digi from my Word document, I used a tool to fade the picture, so that I could achieve the look I wanted.

I colored my daisies with Copics (V09, BV02, BV000, YG63, YG11).  I used a Prisma Jasmine marker for the yellow centers, and Prisma pencil Porcelain Blue with Gamsol to shad the background.

I framed the image with Spellbinders Adorning Squares, and lining it with this pretty lavender scrap.  The leafy border with cut with my Silhouette Cameo.  

As usual, I waited until I had everything colored and put together THEN.. I decided to stamp the sentiment and, well you know what happened.  Will I ever learn?  The sentiment is from Stampin Up.

Maybe I should find a challenge for my flowers, but I would rather spend time coloring and visiting my favorite artists.  

I feel good.

Turtle Doves

There's nothing like making a Christmas card to pull you out of a creative slump.  I love these doves from Flourishes and this Marianne die is my new favorite.  

Stamp:  Flourishes Holly and Dove

Stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa

Copics 

Memory Box Die (inner circle)

Marianne Die (2) to complete the card base

Marianne Die (holly leaves)

Pearls