Have a "Bee"tiful Day!!

Spring glorious spring is here, and Mother's Day is this Sunday, so what better way to celebrate both of these special occasions then with an adorable card!

This is "Buzzin By Bear" from High Hopes rubber stamps and available to purchase here at One Crazy Stamper.  The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on to Copic Xpress It cardstock and then colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils.  I added lots of sparkle on the wings and body of the "bee"bear with Ranger Frosted Lace Stickles and then fussy cut the image.  The card base was created with Peacock Feathers distress ink and a My Favorite Things mini cloud stencil, and the flower border is an older die from Memory Box.  The sentiment is from My Favorite Things.

Card Recipe

Copics - T5, T7, T10, E23, E25, E27, Y13, Y15, Y19, RV32, BG000, BG01, BG02, R29, R39, R59, G94, G99

Prismacolor pencils - 1082 Chocolate, 1034 Goldenrod, 919 Non Photo Blue, 931 Dark Purple, 1019 Rosy Beige

Be sure to check out the creative inspiration from all the design team divas at the One Crazy Stamper blog, and follow us on Pinterest and Instagram.

Wishing You

One of my all time favorite images today.  I first colored this adorable penguin a couple of years ago, and recently decided that it deserved to be reinked and redesigned, so.......

This cutie is a retired stamp from Wild Rose Studios, that I have colored with Copics, then added polar white Flower soft details to the hat.  After fussy cutting I placing it on the card front featuring paper from my stash.  The star die is from Memory Box and the Warm Wishes die is from Frantic Stamper.

Freezin' Season Coming Soon!!

Well the weather here in Alberta has been a roller coaster the past week - Saturday was 29, Monday was a balmy 5, and today...... only Mother Nature knows!!!   Monday's weather definitely made me think of snow, so coloring this image was no problem.

 

This little cutie and her friend is Skating Snowlady from High Hopes rubber stamps and is available at One Crazy Stamper.  I have colored the image with Copic markers using the Colorless Blender to add dots to the scarf and mittens.  The blades of the skates received a coating of Wink of Stella silver, while the pompoms on the hats of both the skater and the little bird have Flower Soft Polar White details.  The sentiment from High Hopes rubber stamps is also available here, and I added Stickles to the ice that is part of the sentiment.

 

Card Recipe

Purples - V12, V15, V17

Teals - BG10, BG11, BG13

Pinks - R81, R83, R85

Snow - BG0000, RV0000, G0000, Colorless Blender

Blades - N1, N4

Skates - B0000, B00, Colorless Blender

Ground - C1

 

Today I wanted to take the opportunity to tell you all about this fabulous tool that is available to supplement your Copic coloring.  A couple of months ago, I started seeing a lot of coloring bloggers talking about this wonderful Hex Chart that Sandy Allnock designed featuring Copic markers  arranged by colors, not numbers.  Wow is all that I can say!!!!  This fabulous chart has opened a whole new world of options in color combinations that I would have never thought to use together.  Here's a sneak peek of what it looks like -

 

 

 

The chart is available to purchase through Sandy Allnock's website at http://sandyallnock.com/hexchart.  If you love coloring you will love this chart!!

 

Holiday Greetings

Once again my card features an adorable image from last year's Lili of the Valley's Christmas release.  Image was colored with Copics, snowflakes have Stickles to add glitter and the penguins hat trim is soft and fluffy with the addition of Polar White Flower Soft.  The dp is from Carta Bella All Bundled Up collection and the sentiment is from my stash.

Silent Night

Another gorgeous Lili of the Valley image for my card today.  I have colored her with Copics and added some depth with Prismacolor pencils, then double matted the image before placing it on dp from Simple Stories Cozy Christmas collection.  A Lili of the Valley sentiment and a beautiful Memory Box die complete the card.

 

Frosty Fun

Be prepared to see lots of penguins in my next few posts - this little cutie is another Lili of the Valley from last year's release that I just never had the chance to color, but here it is now!!

 

After coloring the image with Copics and putting Stickles on the snow drops, I cut the image out with a Spellbinder die and mounted in on paper from Carta Bella All Bundled Up collection.  The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps, snowflake die is from Memory Box, and the ribbon is from my stash.

June Love

The month of June has arrived and traditionally this is wedding month.  My card today features an image that could easily be used for a wedding, anniversary or just to celebrate love!  This month's challenge theme over at One Crazy Stamper is Anything Goes with the added twist of ribbon and glitter.

 

The image is from High Hopes stamps and is entitled Ryan and Ansley.  I have colored the image with Copics, then used clear Stickles to add glitter to the flower petals and the heart of the little girl mouse's outfit.  The center of the flowers have brown tinsel glitter to also add shine.  After fussy cutting the image, I layered it on ribbon that was wrapped around the card front that features an embossed pattern called Smooch, by Couture Creations.

 

Card Recipe

Sunflowers - Y13, Y17

Blues - B91, B93, B95

Reds - R35, R37, R39

Boy Mouse - E70, E71, E74, E77 - nose E79

Stem/Leaves - G94

Girl Mouse - E11, E13, E15

 

April Fool's Day Love

             Welcome to the newest challenge for One Crazy Stamper - the monthly challenge theme is Anything Goes with a twist - you must use an actual stamp, whether it's wood, acrylic, cling foam, etc  - but NO digital images are allowed!!

 

My first card this month uses a beautiful image from Wild Rose Studios called Teddy With Present, that I have colored with Copics.  To give the bear some texture I used the dirty rag technique, then added sparkle with Stardust Stickles to the center of the flowers, and glitter to the ribbon with a Sakura Stardust pen.

 

Card Recipe

Bear - E40, E42, E43

Big Flowers - E55, E57, E59

Small Flowers & Ribbon - E74, E79

Stems & Gifts - E81, E84, E87

Background - E40

 

The card front features two Memory Box dies, and dp from Prima.

 

The Rain

Welcome to Terrific Tuesday for One Crazy Stamper and my next card from our sponsor this month - WHIMSY STAMPS!!  This adorable image is from the Crissy Armstrong collection of images and is entitled I Will Carry You!

 

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic Xpress It cardstock, then colored with Copic Sketch Markers.  The dp for the card front and interior are form My Mind's Eye Oxford Lane collection - that is also were the sentiment came from.  I added Stardust Stickles to replicate raindrops which added the final touches to the card front.

 

Card Recipe

Hat/ Boots - BG72, BG75, BG78

Turtle Body/Markings on Shell - Y02, Y06, Y08, Y17

Shell Borders - B29, B39

Grass - YG13, YG17

Umbrella - B34, B37, B39

Flower - Y17, Y06

Mouse - W0, W2, W4

Nose - W8

Inside of Mouse Ears/Pads of Feet - R20

Umbrella handle - Silver Metallic pen

 

Don't forget that the theme this month is the ever popular ANYTHING GOES, but with a BIG TWIST - you must use a Whimsy Stamps image and it can not be a digital image!  Check out all of the details here.

 

Always and Forever

It's a beautiful sunny day here in Alberta - just wish the gale force winds would disappear!  I just let my two foster dogs out in the yard, and I think the little one thought she was going to be blown away!

My card today has a gorgeous wedding image from Lili of the Valley, that I have colored with Copics, then matted and placed on designer paper from Creative Imaginations.  Black pearls made with a Viva Décor pearl pen and stickles add dimension to the image.

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Just BEE-ing Me

One full week into the new year, and I hope everyone had a great holiday season and are ready to get to creating wonderful projects.  For this week's Terrific Tuesday post for One Crazy Stamper I have a super cute card!

 

My card features an image and sentiment from YOUR NEXT STAMP Smiley Happy Critter Crew Set Three.  I stamped the bee on Copic X-press It cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored with my Copic sketch markers, then added Judikins Diamond Glaze to the eyes, and Stardust Stickles to the wings for added dimension.  After fussy cutting the image I matted it with black cardstock and popped it up on the card front with pop dots.  The card front and interior feature dp from Bo Bunny's Zip-a-dee-doodle collection.  The bee's flight path was created with a black Viva Decor Pearl Pen, while the border was created by embossing a strip of black cardstock, and then highlighting the design with the jade Viva Decor Inka Gold.

 

Card Recipe

Yellow - Y11, Y15, Y17

Black - 100

Wings - BG0000, BG02, RV10

 

Pop on over to the One Crazy Stamper blog and check out the details for this month's Anything Goes challenge, then get creating and enter to win a fabulous 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.

Give Thanks

Today's card features another beautiful image from Whimsy Stamps Wee Stamps artist Sylvia Zet, and displays this months challenge theme for One Crazy Stamper of Thanksgiving or Halloween.

 

 

The image is Wyanet available here and I have used Copics to color her.  The image was then cut and matted with a Spellbinders die, and then mounted on paper from My Mind's Eye.  Butterfly dies from Cherry Lynn, and floral flourishes from Memory Box frame the image.

 

Card Recipe -

Hair - E 44, E47, E49

Outfit - YR21, YR23, YR24

Skin - E21, E11, E13

Purples - BV02, BV04, BV08

Turquoise - BG72, BG75, BG78

Rock - W4, W6, W8

Sky - BG11, YR31, RV63, Colorless Blender

 

You still have over a week to enter the monthly challenge at One Crazy Stamper to win a fabulous prize - check out all of the details here.

Santa's on His Way

It's Terrific Tuesday for One Crazy Stamper, and we are right in the middle of the monthly challenge theme of CHRISTMAS cards, so I'm here to show you my next creation using a new High Hopes Stamp called "Road Trippin' Santa".

 

I stamped the image on Copic Xpress It cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then colored it up with Copic Sketch Markers.  The fur on Santa's outfit received some Polar White Flower Soft, the candy centers of the tires of the car were coated with Stardust Stickles, and red, green and gold Viva Decor Pearl Pens highlight the berries, leaves and scroll on the car!  The dp is from Kaisercraft, and the snowflake is the Lindeman Snowflake die from Memory Box. 

 

Card Recipe

Reds - R29, R39, R59

Car - YG95, YG97, YG99

Golds - Y23, Y26, Y28

Blacks - N6, N8, N10

Skin - E01, E11

Blues - BG10, BG11, BG13

Hop on over to the One Crazy Stamper blog and check out the rest of the design teams wonderful Christmas creations, and then enter the challenge to win a great prize!

It's Your Day

The month of August has flown by and today is my last BIRTHDAY themed card for the monthly challenge at One Crazy Stamper.

 

 

Just before my move back in May, I cleaned out my Distress Ink Palettes, and just never seemed to have the time to get the inks refilled.   So I finally pulled out all of my Tim Holtz Distress Re-inkers and filled my palettes, and the end result is this little birthday card.  I inked the House Mouse "Spa Day" with Tsukineko Black Onyx ink and stamped it on watercolor paper, and then got busy using my water brush and the distress inks to color the image.  To enhance the bubbles I used Stardust Stickles to add sparkle and shine. 

 

Card Recipe

Flowers - Shaded Lilac, Seedless Preserves

Leaves - Bundled Sage, Peeled Paint

Mouse Faces - Tattered Rose, Tea Dye

Mouse Bodies - Gathered Twigs

Stone Wall - Pumice Stone, Weathered Wood

Soap Dispenser - Spun Sugar, Victorian Velvet

Water Bubbles - Tumbled Glass, Milled Lavender

Sky - Stormy Sky

Bowl - Crushed Olive

Word on bowl - Wild Honey

 

You still have a couple of days left to enter the BIRTHDAY challenge at One Crazy Stamper to win a fabulous prize, and don't forget that OCS is looking for future guest designers - all of the details are on the blog here.





"Summer"time

The official first day of Summer is only three days away, for then we can say hello to the beautiful heat of the summer sun.  It seems that here in the Calgary area we have had a lot of rain, rain, and more rain, so I am really hoping that the start of summer will mean that rain will go away, and the sun will stick around.  Keeping my fingers crossed!!

 

 

My card for Terrific Tuesday at One Crazy Stamper, features one of the newer images from Your Next Stamp entitled Summer.  I've colored the image with Copics, then used a couple of different sizes of the Spellbinders Labels 2 die to mat and frame the image.  The sentiment is from the Whimsy Stamps Summer Oval Letter Seals set, the flower detail is a Martha Stewart border punch, and the ribbon and designer paper is from my own stash.



The Secret Gardener

Tomorrow is moving day for me - so I am scheduling this post a whole month in advance.  I am hoping that when this card goes live, spring will have finally arrived here in Alberta, and that the spring flowers are in full bloom.  The theme for this months challenge at One Crazy Stamper is Flowers, and this card fits the bill perfectly.

 

This gorgeous young lady is Gardener Gayle from Saturated Canary, which I have colored with Copics.  The image was then cut with one of the newest Spellbinders dies called Opulent Ovals, then the edges and background were inked with the Antique Linen Distress Ink Pad.  The card front has layers of designer paper from Graphic 45's Secret Garden collection, and various Prima flowers.  The centers of the lily of the valley flowers all received a bead of Frosted Lace Stickles.
 



Dreamy Dragon

Surprise!!! 
 As a last minute favor for Design team member Aaemie I get to post another card this week for One Crazy Stamper, and it's a bright spring colored card to finally celebrate the arrival of spring here in Alberta.  ( Shhhhh, don't say it too loud, or the winter fairies might just decide to return and share a few more flakes of snow - horror!!! )

 

This adorable little dragon is taking a well deserved nap and dreaming of all of the pretty flowers soon to arrive.  I have colored up Dreamy Dragon from Whimsy Stamps artist Sylvia Zet with my Copics, then added Icicle Stickles to the flowers for that extra shimmer and shine.  The image was cut and matted with the Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles die.  Paper flowers are all from my stash of Prima, while the flower centers are either Kaiser rhinestones, pearls made with the Cream Viva Decor Pearl Pen, or cream Kaiser self adhesive pearls. 

 



Winged Beauty

Good morning, and welcome to Terrific Tuesday for One Crazy Stamper!  The monthly challenge theme for April is Black and White plus one other color, and you still have a week to get creative and enter the challenge to win an awesome prize!

This week I have once again colored with my Copics, and then used Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol to add depth to this image - Wind Beneath My Wings from Whimsy Stamps artist Crissy Armstrong.  The image was cut and matted with Spellbinders Labels Twenty Eight, Star Dust Stickles were added to the wings and ribbons and Kaiser Craft Flowers were added to the card front.

Loves Rubberstamps Guest Designer

Welcome to my first card as one of the guest designers at Loves Rubberstamps!!!  How exciting to be chosen as one of the lucky people to showcase some of the wonderful products available at their online store here.

 

 

I have colored the image "Christmas Elf Marci" from La La Land Crafts with my Copic Sketch Markers, then after fussy cutting the image I've popped her up on paper from Authentique's Festive collection.  Star Dust Stickles and red pearls made with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen add glimmer and shine to the card front, the pearls on her skirt, and the hearts on the sentiment.  The holly vine was cut from felt with a Memory Box die, and also embellish the inside of the easel card which was cut with Spellbinders Grand Scallop circles.

 

 

Hop on over to the Loves Rubberstamps blog and check out all of the wonderful projects that the rest of the design team and guest designers have created to inspire you!!

 

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