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.

Skating Penguin

Another day, another penguin, but this time it's an adorable image from Wild Rose Studios by the name of Pickles.  I have used Distress Inks to color this cutie then cut it out and matted it with a Spellbinder die.  The edge of the mat was highlighted with Stickles, and then placed on dp from my stash.  The gorgeous dies are from Memory Box, and the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.

Beary Special

My card today features the identical image that I used on April 1, but this time I have chosen to color the image with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils in bright spring time colors.  This is Wild Rose Studios Teddy with Present.

 

Card Recipe

Bear - E23, E25, E27

Prismacolor pencils - PC945 - Sienna Brown

                             -PC947 - Dark Umbra

               -PC940 Sand

Flowers - Y04, Y13, Y26, Y11; RV52, RV55

Greens - G94, G99

Ribbon & Dots - BV08

Ground - RV10, C1

Sakura Stardust pen

 

The theme this month at One Crazy Stamper is Anything Goes, but please do not use a digital image!  The design team has been busy showcasing their wonderful creations to inspire you, and we would love to hear from you!

 

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.

 

Micey Love

Ahhh, Feburary the month of Love - so my card today celebrates Love of course!

This sweet little image is from Wild Rose Studios.

 

I colored the image with Copics, then used a Spellbinder die to cut and mat the image.  The dp is from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found 3 - Ruby, and the sentiments are from Whimsy Stamps.

 

Challenges

The Challenge Blog from Creative Shopping - #11 Hearts

Just For Fun - Love is in the Air

Treasured Times Challenge Blog - #11 Anything Goes with Layering

Jellypark Challenges - Lots of Love

Jo's Scrap Shack - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - #307 - Lots of Love

Merry Little Penguin

Here's another Christmas card with yet another Pickles the Penguin image from Wild Rose Studios - lots of layers and extra embellishments finish off this cute card.  Once again I have used Rangers Distress Ink reinkers to color this image!

 

Christmas Cuddles!!!

 Time to get those Christmas cards out to all of your family and friends, and I can finally show off some of the cards I made earlier this year ( had to plan ahead as I knew that my knee replacement would knock the creative mojo out of me ).

 

I still have a couple of Wild Rose Studios stamps featuring Pickles the Penguin that I never got the chance to color up and make into cards, and this image it one!!  For this Cuddles image I used Distress inks to color them, then added Flower Soft Polar White to the hats to add that extra fluff!!  The ribbon is from the local big box craft store, the white poinsettia are from Wild Orchid, and the dp is unknown ( guess that is what happens when you make things ahead of time ).

Building a Snowman

 

Welcome to another Terrifi Tuesday for One Crazy Stamper, and in keeping with the monthly challenge theme of WINTER/HOLIDAY, my card today features one of the adorable Wild Rose Studio stamps entitled Building a Snowman.

 



 

After coloring the image with Copic Sketch Markers, I used several designer papers from Bo Bunny Powder Mountain collection, and a Memory Box die - Frostyville Border to add depth and dimension.

 

You still have plenty of time to enter a project in this month's challenge to win a fabulous prize, so check out the rest of the design teams wonderful creations, then get busy and enter to win!!!

Snowbuddy Like You

Back to making cards again - I took a couple of days off from coloring and spent my time completing two scrapbook albums for a friend who had ordered them awhile back.  Just have a few embellishments to add to the albums and they will be on their way.  While I scrapbooked, a couple of ladies kept me company, coloring and making cards, and here's one of the newest that they completed!!!

 

 

This is a new addition to the Wild Rose Studio collection of adorable images, entitled Snowman Hugs.  I have colored it with Copics, then cut and matted it with Spellbinders Label 1, and popped it up on My Mind's Eye paper.  The snowflake and lace trim are from my stash.

No Matter Which Challenges - #5 Christmas
The Paper Players - #124 Snowmen
Ribbon Girls - December challenge Christmas



Beary White Christmas

It's beginning to look a LOT like Christmas, or at least if you live in central or northern Alberta it is - my best friend called earlier today to whine and ask me to turn off the snow making machine, but I declined!!!  She didn't turn if off a couple of weeks ago, when we Calgarians got hit with the first snowfall of the season, and I called to whine to her, so turnabout is fair game.  Although ..... we are also suppose to get some snow, but not nearly as much as they have received so far. 

 

So to celebrate the great white stuff, my card today is an all white creation - colored with Copics, embossed with a Spellbinders folder, framed with two Marianne Designs trees, and then everything is all glittered and shined.  The image is from Wild Rose Studios and is entitled "Polar Bears", one of their newest releases - I love, love, love Wild Rose Studio images!!! 

Everybody Art Challenge - #212 Embossing
LEJ Designs Challenge Blog - #28 Use Die Cuts or Punches
Our Daily Bread Designs - #129 Winter White
Card Mania Challenges - #7 Embossing
Friends of Speedy TV - #45 Anything Goes

May Flowers

Well, the ladies that attend my classes are finally breathing a sigh of relief. I had promised a couple of months ago to start designing an 8" x 8" calendar that would be displayed in a beautiful wrought iron stand up flip frame that I purchased from the local big box craft store. I frantically searched several stores to get enough of the frames, and then promptly put them aside to deal with later.

About two weeks ago I decided that the time had come to get busy on the separate pages, and have completed four pages so far.  Today I am sharing the finished May page.  The Copic colored image is Bella and Butterfly from Wild Rose Studios, an image I fell in love with awhile ago, but just recently purchased.  The dp's are an oldie from Cloud 9 Design called Bay Blossoms, glitter is from Making Memories ( another oldie ), flowers are Prima's, flourishe die is a Tim Holtz, and the butterfly is from Martha Stewart.  I will be posting other pages soon, and a photo of the finished calendar later, so stay tuned!! 

It's My Last Pickle!

This is my last Pickle the Penguin stamp, I only purchased four this year from the images that were available.  Hopefully Wild Rose Studios will keep on making more of these cuties!!

"Pickle with Sledge" is off to deliver all of his gifts to the special people in his life.  The image was colored with Copic colors choosen to match the gorgeous dp paper from Bo Bunny's Snowfall collection.  All of the edges were inked with brown, as well as the Memory Box Frostyville border and the sentiment which is an oldie from MSE.  The snowflake stickers are from Jolee's and the ribbon is from my stash. 

Clearly Inspired - #41 Christmas
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #112 Anything Goes
Fairy Fun Fridays - #67 Beat the Blues
Patties Creations Challenge - #34 Christmas
Stampin for the Weekend - #22 Christmas
Sarah Hurley Challenges - #55 Christmas
Sassy Studio Designs - #102 Christmas
Penny's Challenges - #68 Merry Christmas

Wish Upon a Star

Another cute penguin card, and you guessed it, it's another Pickle - this time it's Pickle with Present from Wild Rose Studio - love these little cuties!!

I love the look of an easel card, and it's been awhile since I made one, and the round easel cards are a favorite.  The image was colored with Copics, white flock was added to the fur trim, and Flower Soft Polar White makes his pom pom trim complete.  All of the dp is from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas 6 x 6 paper pad.  Every shape was cut with a Spellbinder die, except for the Canadian Doily from Cherry Lynn Designs, and the star punch. 

I am entering this card into the following:

Kaboodle Doodles - #96 Colors of Christmas

Make My Monday - #27 Seasonal + Add some Glitter

Ooh La La Creations Challenges - #94 Lots of Sparkle

Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes

Bah-Humbug Christmas Challenge - #47 Cute Christmas Critters

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #111 Colours of Xmas with option of Sparkle

From Our Igloo to Yours!

As promised yesterday, here's my second penguin card, and this one features "Pickle on Igloo" colored with Copics.  Polar white flower soft highlights the snow on the ground, and white flocking was added to this cutie's hat trim.  The igloo was colored and then covered with Diamond Glaze, and tiny silver stars were added with a Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen to the sky.  The dp paper is from last year's SEI Kris Kringle 6 x 6 paper pad.

I am entering this card into the following:

Crazy Challenges - #96 Anything Goes

Bah-Humbug Christmas - #47 Cute Christmas Critters

The Poodles Parlour - Christmas

Totally Papercrafts - #95 Let It Snow

A Penguin Christmas

One of my all time favorite images is anything to do with penguins, so when I saw the adorable Pickle stamps from Wild Rose Studio, I just had to add some to my collection!   This is the first of four cards that I've been working on, so expect to see a few more penguins popping up on my blog in the next few days. 

Here's "Pickle with Tippie" wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!  The image was stamped with Memento ink on Copic Xpress It paper, then colored with Copics.  The dp is from my favorite 6 x 6 paper pad this year, My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas.  Although you can't really see it in this photo, there are champagne bubbles floating out of the glass.

I am entering this card into the following:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - #18 Christmas card

Come and Get it Challenges - Anything Christmas

Gingerloft Challenge - GL30 Christmas & Winter

Lets Ink It Up - #18 Christmas Projects