Baby Love

Big News this week - my daughter and her husband welcomed their first child into the world, so I am officially a grandmother to a beautiful baby boy!!!!

Today I'm showing you two wonderful baby cards I made earlier this year featuring images from La La Land stamps and paper from Carta Bella.  Both images were colored with Copic markers.

Winter Wonderland

Only one more official day of summer left, then fall is here, and we all know what comes after fall ( and usually fall is short lived, at least here in Alberta ).   Nights are cooling off and there is a definite nip in the air, which brings to mind the white fluffy stuff, better known as snow!!

My card today reminds us all of what is to come!



 

This beautiful image is the Gorjuss Rubber stamp called Toadstools, that I have colored with Copics.  To make the wintery scene I have added Stampendous Frantage Shabby Blue Embossing Enamel and Stampendous Powder Blue Color Fragments.  The dp is from Carta Bella  and the sentiment is an older stamp from Whimsy Stamps.

Enjoy the last day of summer!!

Blue Christmas

Wow, it has been awhile since my last post - school is now finished and I finally have some time to get back to coloring and creating.  Truth be told though, the card today is one that I completed earlier this year just haven't posted it until now.  But I have finally returned to my craft room, so expect to see more creations from me in the future.

I love monochromatic color schemes and pair that with a gorgeous Sugar Nellie image, you get a wonderful Christmas card.  The image entitled "More Hands Make Light Work" has been colored with Copics, then cut out and matted with a Spellbinder die.  The dp is from Carta Bella, and the funky parenthesis are a Simon Says exclusive Memory Box die.  The sentiment and snowflake die around it are from Whimsy Stamps.

Beach Time!

Wow, where did the month of May go?  It just seems like time is speeding by faster and faster, and here we are in the last week of May, with a new month looming - someone slow time down please!!

For my last card this month for One Crazy Stamper I have a wonderful image from Art Impressions entitled "Beach Booty set".

 

I love this set, and I had a blast designing this card!!  The image is colored with Copics, fussy cut, and then the front image was popped up with a double layer of 3D foam dots within an oval that I created by cutting the paper, and then curling the paper back, to expose the water patterned paper behind.  The signage embellishments, summer border and dp are all from Carta Bella's Beach Boardwalk collection, while the Hey beach BOOTY sentiment is included with the stamp set.  On the inside of the card, the back side of the image is popped up on an Action Wobble spring, that is also included with the stamp set.

Card Recipe

Skin - YR000, YR01, YR02

Flippers/Goggles - BG70, BG72, BG75

Eyes - B52

Yellows - Y11, Y13, Y15

Blues - B95, B97, B99

 

Wishing everyone a beach booty day!!

 



Christmas Love

Time to show another Christmas creation using a Sugar Nellie ( Funky Kits ) image!

 

Today's card is "On the Wings of Love", a digital image available at Funky Kits.  After printing the image on Copic Xpress It paper, and coloring it with Copics, I used a Spellbinder die to cut the finished image. Smooch Illuminate Top Coat adds shimmer to the wings, blue pearls created with a Viva Décor Pearl pen and hints of gold added with a Metallic pen add the finishing touches to the image. The dp is from Carta Bella, and the snowflake border is from Whimsy Stamps

Elfie Christmas!

As promised last week here's another Sugar Nellie digital image that I colored up with my Copics!  This is Elf Made Magic.

 

 

After coloring the image I used Smooch to give sparkle to the wings, some of the  Spellbinders Holly accent dies, and a gold Viva Decor Pearl pen to add depth to the card front.  The sentiment is an older Just Rite stamp that I colored with matching Copic colors, then inked with an Antique Linen Distress ink pad.  The dp is from Carta Bella's So This Is Christmas collection.

Getting a Jump Start

It's a little early to start showing off Christmas cards for next year, but that's what I have for today!  I actually had this image and several others colored up and ready to make into cards early in December, but then life got in the way, and everything got put on the back burner.

 

 

This beautiful digital image is from Sugar Nellie and is entitled "TIME TOGETHER", and is one of several newer images that were released just in time for the holiday season.  I have colored the images with Copic Sketch markers, then cut and matted it using a Spellbinder die.  The dp is from Carta Bella, snowflakes are from Maya Road, sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, and the jute trim is a recent purchase from a local big box store.

     I have a few other cards ready to post using the Sugar Nellie images, so stayed tuned for more!

Unlikely Friends

Welcome to the first day of the last month of 2013 - where did the year go?  Since it's a new month that means it's time to announce the new challenge theme at One Crazy Stamper, and this month we would love to see your WINTER projects.

 

For my card today I have stamped up one of the new Stampendous House Mouse designs cling stamp entitled - "Berrying Gifts" with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic Xpress It cardstock, and then colored the image with Copics.  To make the scene nice and wintery I used white Liquid Applique and glitter to add all of the snow, and used the Sakura white glaze pen to add white highlights on the berries and eyes of the animals.  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps Snowflake Mini Letter Seals, and the pine border punch is from Martha Stewart.

 

Card Recipe -

 Background - BG0000

Pine Needles - BG93, BG96

Bird - light area - E50, E51, E53 (add W2 to beak)

Dark area - E33, E35, E37

Mouse - W1, W3, W5, E70, E71

Eyes - E29

Branch - E23, E27

Berries - BG70, BG72, BG75

 

Hop on over to the One Crazy Stamper challenge blog to see all of the wonderful projects that the design team have created for your enjoyment, and while there check out the details to enter the challenge to win a fantastic prize.

Put A Little Joy in Your Life

If you are a regular to my blog, you will know that I adore penguins - big, small, cute and fluffy, just as long as the image is a penguin I will own it!!!  So for today's post for One Crazy Stamper I have used my Copic markers to color up this super cute Whimsy Stamps image "Penguin Joy". 

 

After coloring the image I added Red Viva Décor Pearl Pen to the berries, and white Liquid Applique and Snowdust Stickles to add more dimension and shine.  The card front features designer paper from Carta Bella's So This is Christmas collection.

 

Card Recipe -

Greens - G21, G24, G28

Reds - R27, R39

Sign Backgrounds - E81, E84

Hat & Gift - E40, E41, E43

Beaks & Feet - YR20, YR21, YR24

Face/Tummy - N0, N2

Body - N5, N7, N9

 

Please check out the fabulous One Crazy Stamper challenge - the theme this month is "CHRISTMAS", and you still have until the end of the month to enter to win a couple of great stamps.  While you are there leave some love for the entire design team, and check out all of the wonderful products available at the online store.

Snow Nice to Meet You!!!

Here it is as promised - another Lili of the Valley image on a delightful Christmas Card!!

 



 

This adorable image is "Snow Family" colored with my Distress Ink reinkers and a water brush, then mounted on a card front featuring dp from Carta Bella's Winter fun collection, and a Memory Box die.  The snow drops are finished off with a bit of sparkle created with Hampton's Art Clear stickles, and the pompoms received a touch of Polar White Flower Soft.

Clean and Simple Sketch Card

This is my second post for today, so if you are looking for my post as a guest designer at Loves Rubberstamps, please scroll down to the previous post. 

Terrific Tuesday time is here again, and for today's card for One Crazy Stamper, I have again combined the challenge sketch and the "Holiday" theme to create my card!!!

 

 

If I haven't mentioned it before, I absolutely love the adorable Lulu images from Kraftin' Kimmie, and this little sweetheart is from the Holiday Lulu and Libby stamp set!  I have colored her with Copics, then mounted her on paper from the Carta Bella Winter Fun collection.  The sentiment is also from the Carta Bella collection, while the twine and snowflake brads are from my stash.  The edges of the papers were all inked with Rangers Antique Linen distress ink.

 

Don't forget to stop in and check out the challenge at One Crazy Stamper and then get creative and enter to win a fabulous set of stamps!!

Emerald Faeries - #38 Christmas
Celebrate The Occasion - #93 Christmas Anything Goes
Ladybugs Crafts Ink Challenge - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - #49 Anything Goes

...and the stockings were hung....

 

Another adorable Saturated Canary image to show today, and a new stamp for me - this is "Stockings", which I have colored with Copics, then cut and matted with Spellbinders Label's Twenty Five.  The dp is from Carta Bella's Winter Fun collection, Snowflake Corner and Frosty Border are both from Memory Box, and the sentiment is from Flourishes.  Stickles were randomly added to the finished card front to add some glimmer, and the edges of the card were inked with Gathered Twigs distress ink.

Dream Valley Challenges - Christmas
Charisma Cardz - #49 Christmas Makes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #50 Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas Projects
ABC Christmas Challenge - Y is for Your Favorite Punch/Die
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Something New
7 Kids College Challenge - #61 Holiday Inspired

Christmas Presents

November 3 already and the push is on to get those Christmas cards completed, so I have another card to show you all today that I will be teaching on Monday.

 

 

 

This adorable image is Nellie Snellen's "Dawn Take a Present", that is colored with Copics, cut with Spellbinders Label 16, and mounted on two of the Spellbinders Fleur de lis dies that form a snowflake.  It is really hard to tell in the photo, but the red paper has a lovely shimmer, and the dots of snow and snowflakes surrounding the little girl are also shimmery.  The gorgeous dp is from Carta Bella's Winter Fun collection, and the lace is from my stash.

Card Makin' Mama's - Anything Goes
Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog - #77 Christmas in October
Dilly Beans Challenge - Anything Girl
Crafty Ribbons Challenges - #31 Christmas
Card and Scrap - #42 Christmas

A Wee Halloween Greeting

One Crazy Stamper just received the October release of Whimsy Stamps, and there was one image that was just calling out to me to be colored.  This is "Batty Boo" from Wee Stamps!!!

 

 

I have colored the image with Copics and highlighted the inside of the cape, and the eyes of the pumpkin with Smooch Top Coat Illuminate to give that extra glow!!  The dp is from Carta Bella's All Hallow's Eve collection, and the bats, tombstones and sentiment are from my stash!

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #46 Halloween
Milk Coffee Challenge - Halloween
Moving Along With the Times - Too Cute to Spook
Paper Play Challenges - Butterflies & Bees ( or other things with wings )