Sunday, February 28, 2010

Flower! For Me?


This little kitten is free at Motivet.com. is such a cutie. If you would like her you can click here and get her free. They have a sketch challenge with the kitten going on this week. This is for the challenge at Cute Card Thursday Challenge Ribbon-Tastic, You needed to use ribbon on your card. I colored with copic markers. Added some pearls, silk flowers, just a little white flower soft, eyelets and ribbon. The saying is from Stampin up. I used Brilliance yellow and orange ink for the background and sponged it on lightly. I hope you have a good week.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

My little Cupcake....


Holly from Squigglefly posted a free image on digi day and we are to do a sketch and or color theme pink, yellow and brown. I finally got it done. The image is called "Bunny Cupcake". I also used one of there sentiment images "Friendship isn't a big thing it's a million little things" you can get that in there store right now. I colored everything with copic markers. Of course I had to add embellishments. I put together some flowers added some rime stones. I used some white flower soft, glossy accents, stickles, ribbon, pearls and some glitter dots. I hope everyone has a wonderful week end. Stay safe.

Friday, February 26, 2010

NEW RELEASE PARTY EVENT: SEW MANY CARDS IS RELEASING NEW IMAGES!!! WE ARE HAVING A BLOG HOP......


COME AND JOIN US RIGHT NOW, SEW MANY CARDS IS HAVING A BLOG HOP AND IT IS GOING ON TELL MARCH 4. Join in and see the NEW images. NEW IMAGES YOU CAN CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE NEW IMAGES IN THE STORE. All you have to do is stop by SEW MANY CARDS DESIGN TEAMS GIRLS BLOGS AND LEAVE A LITTLE SUGAR. If you came here from Mary D. you are in the right spot.
We have some wonderful sponsors for the month of March. One of then is THE SOFT PENCIL SHOP. Hello everyone! my name is Elizabeth Pujalka and I´m the illustrator and designer behind Softpencil - Digital Stamps, home of Michu and his lovely friends, where you can find cute illustrations for your crafting needs.
My illustrations are a homage to the Nature and their creatures, where a sweet child, a simple flower or a fragile animal become protagonists.
I invite you to know my whimsical world plenty of gorgeous characters and to
enjoy creating with them. I'm one of the new people the has just discovered The Soft Pencil Shop and I just love her images. I'd sure love to win the prize she has for you if you are the winner. It is a $25.00 voucher to her store. WOW!!!! That is a great prize! Would you like to check out any of her digital stamps just click here.
Our next sponsor is SIMON SAYS STAMPS. We all love what you can get at Simon Says Stamps. You can win a $10.00 gift certificate. If you like to stop by Simon Says all you have to do is click here.
My NEW images is called "Fawn egg". I had a lot of fun making my card. I made my card free standing. I thought it would be cool to make the card look like an aquarinm. So that is what I did.
I also used a sentiment image called "birthday fishes". I colored everything with Copic markers. I cute the front of my card out with Labels 1 Nestabilities. Card size is 7 inches long and 4inches wide. I used my Scor-Pal and score 1 inch and 1 inch on each side. Punched out some of my greens with McGill and Marvy Uchida (blue) punch. I did use a few stickers. I colored my foam flowers with copic marker Y11 and added some Stickels yellow, orange, red, green, eucalyptus, copper and cinnamon. Used bubble beads in background. Seed beads for gravel in aquarinm. I also cut Fawn and the egg out and made then 3D. Now after all of that I bet you want to get out of here and that would be to AMBER so click on her name.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

A rare and gentle thing......



This week at SEW MANY CARDS Challenge. This little guy or girl is a freebie for the challenge. Talk about CUTE!!!! Adorable.... I had so much fun making this card is called A Free Standing Card. It looked hard but once I got started it was not hard at all. I color with Copic Markers. Almost forgot this images is called "BUTTERFLY".
The stamp with the saying on it is from The Angel Company. I used ribbon, button, scrapper floss in green and orange. I used my Crocodile to punch the hole and set the brad. I do not even know if that is the way you spell it??? Oh well. You know what I mean. I show you how it look all folder up and it is done. I hope you enjoy these card. I have been trying to fine different types of cards to make instead of the same old ones.

Links that form a chain of love. The Beauty that only God knows...



I just love doing cards like these. The ways of nature are endless and the beauty is everywhere and it is in all the way we can express it on paper. I thought I would share then with you. Look at your card and see where you are going to want your focal point, that is going to be you lightest area where your eye will look first. It is a good idea to have your card size a little bigger because when you are all done you will want to trim the edges of your card, gives it a clean finish. I used sponges on these cards. Always start with your lightest colors, blending softly, mostly take your time and get a good blend to the colors and then go on to your next colors just a little darker working toward your darkest color. Add your finishing touches the many different types grasses, tree branch, a silhouette. Any dye base ink works fine. This was done on matte paper. If you have a question let me know.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Meow!


Over at Show and Tell, Sunshine is sponsoring a sketch challenge for the girls. This what I did for the challenge. I colored my image with copic makers and flowered the sketch. I love the kittens. All of the sketches for Sunshine stamps have been done by Tracey Clark. We Thank You Tracey! You did a great job.....

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Fairy Land.


This is for a color challenge #17 for Michelle Perkett. The colors are pale pink, fushia, orange and green. If we win we get to go shopping at the store and spend $10.00 and buy some more of Michelle beautiful images. If you would like to see some of Michelle images you can click here and take a look.
I used Michelle's Butterfly fairy stamp. I think she is so beautiful. I colored her with Copic Markers. As always added embellishments. The butterfly is a sticker. I enjoyed doing her, I'm not sure if I got the colors quite right but I'm happy the way they turned out. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week....

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Blowing Bubbles.....


Here is a sketch challenge I did for i {heart} copics. it is our first sketch challenge. We could use any image and I picked one of Mo Manning images called Fairy Tabia. We need to color our image with copic markers and that I did. The colors I used on her dress was YR00, E02, Y38. Wings Y00 & Y11. face E00, E50 & E51 with a touch of RV11. I outlined her with W1 & little W3 for the floor. I also used At you Spica pens lemon, baby blue, pitch black, black & melon. I used Gelly Roll pen Copper star dust. I sponged the edges of the fairy the Brilliance ink pearlesent beige. I sprayed the card with some glitter gold spray by Design Master. Then added some rime stones. I do how you like my sketch challenge card. Thanks for stopping by.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

So Kind


A friend of mind has started a new blog called For Fun Challenges and that is what it is just for FUN!!! You do not win anything at least not for now. You can use any image, stamp you want and create something just for the fun of it. It is a weekly challenge starts on Wednesdays and ends the following Tuesday at 11:59pm. This week she thought she would do a simple color challenge GREY, PINK, and PURPLE. I wanted to give her my support so I plan on doing the challenges, sure I might not make it one week or so but I will give it a good try. If you would like to check it out you can go over to her blog by clicking here. I'm going to try and give her some help also. I have a couple idea's I would like to share with everyone on some HOW TO DO THINGS. I'm going to put something together and share that with you on For Fun Challenges.
This is Stampin up set of stamps.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Sit Back and Enjoy Your Day!


I did this for a challenge at Paper Cuts, if you would like to check out there challenges click here. This week it is a Birthday cards for a teen. This is one of Penny Black stamps. What a fun stamp it is. The word stamp is from CrackerBox, they have some of the best saying I have ever seen. I did color with Copic makers. I stamped the image with memento tuxedo black. I used black fun flock on the bear. On the soda can I used glossy Accents. I hope you enjoy the card.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Nature Tree


Two weeks have passed by and we have another challenge for Card For Men. We have a sponsor and it is Hope JaSAHM with three young children. Trained in textile design at the Glasgow School of Art. Love all thing handmade especially papercrafts. I love to doodle.....and my doodles are available through Shop Handmade. If you would like to see her store click here. The prize winner will receive 3 images of there choice. So make sure you stop by and see her images. The image I picked was "The Tree" and we where to use mostly green on our card. It could be any occasion.
So this is what I did, I created a mountain by ripping some paper, then flipped the the edge over the have the stright edge and left a small space and added some water and then brought in some green for the grass. I used sponges to apply the ink and the ink I used was Mementos Paris Dusk, London Fog, Paris Dusk, Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout. I colored the tree with At You Spica pens. I used white pen by Ultimate Gel pen pastel from American Crafts. Added some branches for in front and I'm sorry I do not know who made the stamp. Put some ribbon and 3 green dots for embellishments. I asked my sons and I have 3 they said they really like it and thought it made a good mans card. I hope you enjoy it.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Bath Time!


I made this card card a couple of challenges. I hope I have all this right the Lexi's creations let us upload these colors for the paper,if you want to check it out click here. The dots and flowers and wanted use to see if we could make a card with the paper. I love working with the beautiful bright colors of the dots and the flowers. It was like it was spring again. Maybe I'm hoping to much. With the chance of winning 5 digis and I think that is great. I used one of Sew Many Cards images called "Duncan in Tub" if you would like to see Sew Many cards images click here.
Belli Challenge #84 Ribbon, they wanted use to do a project using a lot of ribbon and that is sponsored by Sweet and Sassy. If you would like to go to Belli Challenges click here.
How I made my card. I colored my image with Copic markers. The ribbon I used was from Ribbon FX, Decorative Trim and Offray. I Punched out my two large leaves with Marvy Uchida punch and added some stickles glitter glue "star dust". I used one of Prisma embellishment flowers. I also made the butterfly out of ribbons.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

My Dog name Neb


Free image for Digital Delights for there blog hop it is called "Nesbitt Dog love sick", he is so cute. I had him all done for the blog hop and was unable to attend so I did not get to upload him so I'm doing it now. I'm sure if you want to go and get him you can still do that the challenge ends February 19 midnight.
I colored my image with Copic markers. I cut the image out with Standard Large circle and large classic scalloped Nestabilities. Sponged around the circle with Brilliance ink beige. The saying color is Brilliance poppy and I'm sorry I do not know who made the saying. For embellishments I added some ribbon from Stampin up, the bone is a brad, the paw is a button and the ball is a sticker. I enjoyed doing the card and I hope you enjoy it also. Just thought I would share a little joke with you today. Now do not read ahead..... There is this fish and it is swimming up stream and all of a sudden it hits something, what does he say???????? Now think do not look...................... DAM!!! I thought of that silly little joke the other day, my Dad got the biggist charge out of it and he would tell everyone the joke. I can remember telling my Dad if you tell that joke one more time I'm going to...... but of course my Dad is gone now and I miss him so.... I wish he could tell that silly joke one more time. The wonderful memories we have to keep people alive in out hearts.

Friday, February 12, 2010

You Pull My Heart Strings


Sew Many Cards is sponsoring a challenge for Tellens Place if you would like to stop by there store click here. Ellen’s Place Designs is the home of Tellen Design images. These images are drawn by the owner, Terry’s, son. Terry thought it would be fun for her son to continue these images for her as he had done in 1999, when she first began selling her crafts at various venues. With the digital world becoming such an excited and explosive place with thousands of images to delight everyone’s fancy, it seemed natural to add to that universe.
Tellen’s Place Designs became home to these images for a wide variety of reasons. Having a home to call their own, this opened the door to creativity on so many levels; especially for beginners. Adding card and mini album kits answered many calls to those who wanted to dabble in the scrap world but did not have the time or space to house all of the goods needed to “scrap a world fantastic.”
Tellen’s Place is the beginning, where it all started. It is a place where Tellen Design images come to life through the weekly challenges. We are delighted to share the digital world with others and even more delighted to sponsor Sew Many Challenges, another wonderful place to be. We invite you to visit us at your next opportunity. If you would like to check out Tellens Place blog just click here.
A little about my card. It is an Easel card. I colored it with Copic markers. I used 2 of Sew many Cards images one is heart balloons and the other one is Tayla baby in tree. If you would like to see more of Sew Many Cards images click here. I cute both images out. Punched out some branches and added some flowers and a bow. I hope you enjoy my card.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Lily


Talk about WOW!!! I just discovered Michelle Perkett Studio. I purchased some of her sketches and she has some beautiful images. She also has a challenge going on, if you would like to check out her challenge you can click her, I'm sure you can kind of tell from my card it is use blues and greens. If you would like like to join in there is still time the challenge ends February 15 by 5:00pm, you do need to sign up and leave a link. So if you do not have any of her sketches you can see her studio here.
I only colored her dress and skin with Copic markers. I tried that brush stroke I just learned on her dress and I think I get it down pretty good. The class I'm taking is with My Creative Classroom. The instructor is Colleen and she has her own blog and it you would like to she what she is up to you can click here, I'm she she would not mind if would would give her a visit. For everything else I used gelly Roll pens, At You Spica Glitter pens and Deco glitter fine point paint markers.
Added a few rime stones, flowers, pearls. I used Brilliance ink and sponged some jade on the edges. I hope you enjoy Lily, I think she is beautiful. Thank you for stopping by.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Dream a little Dream


Hello ladies, I sorry I have not posted in awhile. Things have been a little crazy. I got some well needed house cleaning done and it makes me feel good. The stuff you keep putting off for tomorrow. I got it done. So with this wonderful winter weather today was a good day to get some cards done and I signed up to do this challenge for In Style images at Get Sketch if you would like to check the out you can click here and see what they have going on. I think In Style has some really cut images this one is called Ava and I really like there fairy's. So I followed the Sketch. I used copic markers to color Ava. I did something different I tried blending two colors together with the copic markers and I thought it turned out pretty good, it is something new I learned how to do. I'm also not one to do black hair so I thought I would try it, it's ok but I need some more work on that. I'm taking an on line class it is for 4 weeks and I'm trying the new things that Colleen (Teacher) has been showing us. I really happy with the things she has been showing us and I do think I will learn from her. Back to my card I also added some Spare Parts embellishments. Punched out my swirls from the Paper Sharper punch. I hope you enjoy my card. Thanks for stopping by.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Wishes in Lavender


I made this card for a challenge for Show and Tell It is sponsored by Sunshine Stamps. It is a monochromatic challenge, you can use white, tan or a neutral color with your color. I had to put red in for the heart, I'm sorry so I guess it is not monochromatic but I just could not make the heart purple. The images I used is one of Sunshine's images it is called "Romeo". If you would like to see more of Sunshine Stamps
click here. I also made this card as an Easel card. I colored it with copic markers. I used some of Martha Steward punches and made some strips and put them together and used that as a background and I also applied some to the bottom of the card and used a brad to help the card stand up.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Wishing on a Star.......


I did card for Stef sketch challenge this week. I used the Easel card pattern and followed her sketch. I also used Glitterbaba "Star with heart image" and Tracey "Audrey sitting image". I thought they looked so nice together. I color it Copic markers and used some of the Gelly roll pens "sky blue" and "clear star". Added some heart ribbon, heart,flower and a rime stone brads. Crochet flower in red. I punched out some scraps I had using some od Martha Stewart border punches and layered them also embossed the yellow with the "Dots" cuddlebug folder. It was fun to make. I have been trying really hard to get CERTIFIED STAMPAHOLIC, Do you think I made it yet??