A Great Big Thank You

I have recently started fostering dogs with a local animal rescue, and wanted to design a few cards with a puppy theme to help raise funds for the rescue, so when I received this new image, I went straight to work coloring it up.

 

The image is Daisy and Basset, from Little Darlings Rubber Stamps and is available to purchase at One Crazy Stamper here.  I colored the image with Copics, then fussy cut it out, and layered on a doily die from Cheery Lynn.  The dp is from Authentique's Sweetness collection and the sentiment is from my stash.

 

Card Recipe

Dress, Ribbons, Socks - RV10, RV11, RV13

Dress trim and socks - BG10, BG11, BG15

Dog - E30, E31, E34

Dog Nose - Copic Multiliner

Hair - E35, E08, E09

Shoes - N8, N10

Skin - E000, E00, E01, R20

 

You still have time to enter this months challenge at One Crazy Stamper, the theme this month is Anything Goes with an actual stamp - no digital stamp images allowed!



Jolly Old St Nick?????!!!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas, oops, I mean Happy Easter to You!!  Yes, it is once again snowing here in sunny Alberta!!!  A heavy snowfall warning was issued a couple of hours ago, and the white stuff just keeps on falling, so for today's card I am getting in the holiday spirit by showcasing a Christmas card!

 

HO HO HO Everyone!!!!

 

This adorable image is from Sugar Nellie, and was colored with Copics, then fussy cut and mounted on dp from Simple Stories.  The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley, snowflakes are punches from a couple of companies, and the doily behind Santa and friends is a Cheery Lynn die.  Santa's fur trim received a layer of white flocking powder to add that hint of softness.

 

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter!!!

Today is Your Day!!

I have a wonderful group of ladies that love to color cards using the painting with Distress Inks technique, and at a recent class they were all talking about the fact that each and every one of them has a child graduating from high school this year.  After they had left for the evening I thought that I should just maybe get busy designing a card for either a girl or boy graduate, and within a few days the group leader called to request a class with grad cards!!!  So here's one of the cards that I designed using the Grad Girl 2012 image from Saturated Canary.

 

After painting the image I fussy cut her out, which meant that the tassel had to go, so what better way to replace it, then to make an actual tassel.  She is popped up on the card front in front of a Cheery Lynn die, and designer paper from Moxie, and Karen Foster Designs.  The pearls were made with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen, and the sentiment is from The Places You'll Go set from Taylored Expressions.

I'll show you the grad boy card in a few days!!

Saturated Canary Challenge Blog - #41 Anything Goes

Flower Delight

 Good morning everyone - the sun is shining here, and that means that my gorgeous mountain view greeted me this morning!  I love seeing the majestic Rocky Mountains, and will miss the view when my home sells.  Yes, I have finally listed the house, and am ready to start the next chapter of my life - a move to who knows where is in my future!! 

 



Today I have another Mo Manning image to show you - this is Alisa with Roses painted with distress inks then matted on a Cheery Lynn doily die.  The designer paper is an older Basic Grey line that I have been saving for the perfect project, the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps, ribbon from my stash, some Prima, and Wild Orchid flowers, and a leaf punch from Martha Stewart complete the card front.

 

I hope everyone has a great day today.  I am once again off to spend quality time with my dogs while the house is being shown.

Absolutely Fabulous!

Terrific Tuesday is here again, and I have another fabulous card to show you today that uses One Crazy Stamper's monthly challenge theme of Bingo. This card has the colors Pink/Black, Flowers, and Swirls - all from the first vertical line of the Bingo.  For more details please check out the OCS blog here.

"Katherine" from Kraftin' Kimmie was stamped with Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic Xpress It cardstock, then colored with Copics. After fussy cutting her, I popped her up on the card front featuring the sentiment included with the image, stamped on silver matte foil paper with Tsukeniko Staz On Jet Black ink. The sentiment was framed with a Marianne Designs die cut from black suede paper, and highlighted with Viva Decor Anthracite pearls. The swirls were cut with either Memory Box's Elegant Scrollwork or Cheery Lynn's Mega Flourish Two. The flowers were from my stash.

Have a wonderful day, and don't forget to enter the Bingo challenge this month!!

Craft Room Challenge - Fashion
Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge - #2 Pink & Black
Lexi's Creations - #71 Sparkle & Shine
Tammy's Scrapin' Corner - #23 Add some Flowers
Crazy Challenge - #126 Black, White + 1 Other color
The Poodles Parlour - Die Cuts

Pink Dandylion

Wow, who turned the page to a new month - it's June already, it seems like I just put the Christmas decorations away!  Hard to believe but it's time for the new monthly challenge theme at One Crazy Stamper, and this time it's a SKETCH designed by one of our own, Cindy!!  Here's the sketch.....

and this is my card featuring Kraftin' Kimmie Dandy Lion.

The image was stamped on Copic Xpress It cardstock with Memento ink, colored with Copics, highlighted with Stickles Cotton Candy, and matted with grey cardstock.  The edge of the mat was covered with Glitter Ritz Micro Fine Cool Highlight, then the entire image was popped up on dp from Glitz Pretty in Pink paper pack.  I fussy cut the sentiment from an identical sheet of the dp and popped it up for added dimension.  For the flower I cut the Italian Flourish Doily from Cheery Lynn Dies, sprayed it with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, and while it was still damp scrunched it.  The center of the flower is a piece of seam binding inked with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink, and also scrunched, and highlighted with the Cool Highlight glitter.  Leaves for the flower were cut with a Martha Stewart punch, the corners are from the Whimsy Stamps Shapeology Dies Corner set, and edges were inked with Victorian Velvet.

Check out the rest of the design teams wonderful cards here, then join the fun to win an awesome prize!!
 

Hooked On Craft Challenges - All That Glitters

Southern Girls Challenge - #45 Dying to Diecut

Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes

 Truly Scrumptious Challenge - #81 Pretty in Pink

Light of Hope

It's Terrific Tuesday again for One Crazy Stamper, and today I am featuring a brand new Whimsy Stamp from artist Sylvia Zet called "Hopeful".

The image was stamped on Copic Xpress It cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then colored with Copics.  I used Clearsnap Smooch Illuminate paint on the lantern to make it shine, and of course you can't see it, but it's there!  The image was then layered on four different papers from an older My Mind's Eye 6 x 6 paper collection Lime Twist - Happy Go Lucky.  The layers were distressed with the We R Memory Keepers Heart Attack Distressing/Sanding tool, and then inked with Tsukineko Memento Dew Drops - Danube Blue and Lilac Posies.  The flowers are a mix of companies, butterfly is an older Prima embellishment, and the die is from Cheery Lynn. 

Wishing you a sunny day today!

The Outlawz Copic/Promarker Challenge - Anything Goes CPC052512
Shopping Our Stash - #53 May Flowers
Crafty Cardmakers - #69 Distress It
Make It Monday - #91 Anything Goes
Ooh-la-la Creations Challenge - #106 Make It Girly
By the Cute and Girly - Spring Is All Around
Oozak - #2 Spring Colors

Sweet Wonderful You

Time for another Saturated Canary image - this is Dorothy from Krista's Wizard of Oz collection. 

I choose to color her in beautiful spring colors, instead of the traditional colors that you would normally see her in.  Dorothy was colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils, then fussy cut and popped up on the card front.  The border was cut with a Martha Stewart punch, dp is from an unknown source and cut with the Kiwi Doily die from Cheery Lynn, and the roses are from Prima.

The sentiment frame was cut with Spellbinders Label 10.

The Poodles Parlour - Mother's Day/Card for a Female

Paper Crafting Journey - #3 Make it Cute

Sarah Hurley Challenges - #60 Die Cuts

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - #21 Anything Goes

Inky Impressions Challenges - Use Punches or Dies

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - #73 Anything Goes

Cheery Lynn Designs - #15 Pretty in Pink

My Craft Spot - #44 Girly Girl Project

Crazy Whimsical Blog Hop!!

Today Whimsy Stamps is combining forces with One Crazy Stamper to bring you a Crazy Whimsical  blog hop filled with lots of inspiration and some PRIZES!!

Whimsy Stamps is a family owned rubber stamp company located in the United States. We carry a large variety of exclusive rubber and digital stamps, custom rubber and digital designs, our Shapeology metal crafting dies, and many different crafting embellishments. We have new releases each month for both rubber stamps and dies as well as new digital images. Hop by the shop and see what's new!

One Crazy Stamper is a fantastic Canadian crafting store with an online site as well as a brick and mortar store located in Bolton, Ontario! One Crazy Stamper has the latest products you are looking for! Be sure to check out the One Crazy Stamper shop as well as the OCS blog for your daily inspiration.

Please join our hop featuring projects from the Whimsy and One Crazy Stamper Design Teams.   Be sure to hop around from blog to blog and leave a comment at each stop, because some lucky random commenters are going to win some crafty goodies!!!

For this hop I received this sweet image from Whimsy Stamps by artist Sylvia Zet of Wee  Stamps, entitled "Bird Swing".  I stamped the image with London Fog Memento Ink on Copic Xpress It blending paper, and then colored it with my Copic Sketch Markers.  Using a Copic multiliner, I outlined the birds in black, and also used a silver pen on the frame of the swing.  I had just received the Japanese Garden Lace Oval die by Cheery Lynn from One Crazy Stamper and was looking for any excuse to use it soooooo......here it is - love, love, love it!!!  And the bonus is that the branch embellishments are included in the center of the oval die!!  If you have never used these gorgeous dies you should order a few, and make sure to also order the Metal Cutting plate, which makes cutting the dies so easy and quick!!  I very carefully cut the image to fit the inside of the oval frame, then layered pattern paper from Lily Bee Designs Head Over Heels Tiny Tablet, and cardstock for the front of the card.  The ribbon, sentiment and pearls were from my stash.

Here is the order of the hop! Happy Hopping!
1. One Crazy Stamper Blog- http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.com/
2. Jacilynn - http://www.jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com/
3. Debbie Eastman - http://debbieeastmancardsimake.blogspot.com/
4. Michelle - http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/
5. Alberto LoShakerato - http://www.loshakeratoalberto.takingweb.com/
6. Sue – http://craftcreations.ca/
7. Heidy Blom-http://heidysscrappies.blogspot.com/
8. Joni - http://joni52.blogspot.com/
9. Simonne Clay http://semsee.blogspot.com/
10. Madge – http://scrapaholicpaperjunkie.blogspot.com/
11. Iris Wiechmann http://cocoacards.blogspot.com/
12. Shari – http://www.pickledmemories.blogspot.com/ - you're here
13. Beate Johns http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
14. Lisa - http://mainlystamping.blogspot.com15/
15. Tammy Louise Cunliffe http://handmadebytlc.blogspot.com/
16. Lora - http://www.onecrazystamperblog.com/

Have fun and enjoy all of the fantastic projects on the hop.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Purple Frog Challenges - Valentines Day/Show Us Some Love
Craft Us Crazy - Valentine/Love and/or Animals
Belli Challenge - #136 Frames
Whimsy Stamps Inspriations Challenge - #23 Pearls or Bling
Anything Goes Challenge - #59 To the One I Love
Cupcake Craft Challenges - #176 All You Need is Love
Paper Creations Ink - #17 Love/Romance
Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Celebrations
The Outlawz Copic Challenge - Anything Goes