TOTALLY GORJUSS

Finally, I have finished my first project for posting for the weekend. Although it is not my first project to be finished. I had an order for note cards. And I am making cards to take with me when I go to Chicago on Friday, they are a gift for some one close to me. So I got the paper all cut and now I just have to get them put together.

So, my card today is a friends card. The image used is by Suzanne Woolcott (2009) from Sugar Nellie Stamps. I bought it at my favorite scrapbook store in the area, Scrapbook Mania. I just realized that I chose the wrong little girl to go with cat. Oh, well, I guess it really does not matter. Both images were colored with my Copics E13, E50, E51, E53, E25, B000, BO2, B05, W3, W5. I used my blue spica glitter pen for shine. The stitching was done on my little Pixie. (I don't know why it has gotten such a bad rep, I have not had any problems with it working for me and it is so convenient, with my regular machine I had to pull it out, put up and it was not even worth all the hassle. The paper is The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby. the royal blue bling is from the clearance isle at Hobby Lobby, the stars are just from my stash. The quote is from my stash, I really don't remember where I bought it. The ribbon I got at Hobby Lobby yesterday for half price. I used my Cuttlebug and the circles embossing folder. The sketch is from Creative Inspirations Wednesday Challenge

There are several other challenges that I want to enter this card into.

ABC Challenge B is for Blue

Secret Crafters Blue and Cream

Totally Gorjuss Star

Alphabet Challenge Q is for Quote

City Crafters Challenge Isn't She Lovely

Pixie Dust Studio Go Crazy with Polka Dots

Stampin' For the Weekend Anything Goes

Paper Cutz Challenge Anything Goes

Crafty Ho's Inspiration

Well, that is all for now. I hope that you like this card and will see you again real soon.

PRETTY IN PINK TILDA

Good morning everyone. What a lovely morning it is. I am going to have to keep this post short, because it is really getting late and I am no where near ready to start my day. I mentioned yesterday that I took an advanced Copics coloring class on Saturday and I hope that this image shows that I did learn a little something. I think that she turned out really good. My image today is one of the fairy tale Tildas, she was given to me by a friend just recently. My favorite place to buy the Magnolia images is the Magnolia-licious online Store it is owned by Diana Crick and she is wonderful. Her service is top notch and I have always been amazed at how fast I receive my orders. Thanks Diana. I can't wait until I can come back over for more shopping.

I have colored Tilda using E53, E51, E50, E25, RV00, RV02, RV11, RV04 and my pink spica glitter pen. The paper is all from The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby. The swirl paper is from a new birthday pack that I recently bought. The flowers are prima from my stash, the pearls are Martha Stewart, bought on clearance months ago and then colored with my RV06 marker. I also used my Martha Stewart leaf punch. I stitched it with my wonderful little Pixie. The sketch is from Sunday Sketch & Stamp this is a 2 week challenge blog.

I really like the way this one turned out.

I have a few challenges that I am entering this one in. But, I guess that does not surprise anyone who has visited my blog.

Pixie Dust Studio Pretty in Pink

Craftalicious Challenges Pearls and swirls (this is a 2 week challenge)

Totally Tilda Stitching

Cooking it up with Katie Flowery pink squaares

Penny Black At Allsorts Glitter and glitz (There is a DT call at Penny Black @ allsorts this month. it is a monthly challenge blog and they are looking for new design team members)

Magnolia-Licious Highlights challenge Blog Blog hop

My Time to Craft Challenge Glitter and glitz

Creative Card Crew Sparkle and Shine

Alphabet Challenge P is for Punches

Well I guess this is all for this card, I hope that you like it and leave me a little love to come home to.

FEELING BLUE

Good morning, It is Monday and almost time to get ready for work. I just wanted to stop by and post this card that I finished yesterday. I finally got my new office chair put together and I love it. it is big and comfortable. I bought it at Sam's and I'm so glad that I spent the money instead of waiting. It feels better than the one I was looking at at Office Depot and it cost less. So that is a good sellling point.

My card is another Mo image and I did some paper piecing on the dress. It is a birthday card. You can never have to many birthday cards. I colored it with copics E31, E33, E21, E25, B21, B32, B000 and my blue spica glitter pen. The paper is the Paper Studio and the checked paper in my first layer is just from my stash. It was some that my daughter sent me. The flower is from Recollection's at Michaels, $.49 a pack. They were clearanced out last week. The ribbon is from my stash as are the brads. The sentiment is one I made up just for this card. My printer is still not working so I had to hand write it. (I have got to call Kodak and get this taken care of). I embossed the second layer with the birthday folder from Cuttlebug. The sketch is from Diva Coffee Break Designs

As you can see, I am still working on my skin tones and trying different techniques and colors. And working on my shading.

I hope here you can see where I paper pieced her arms and dress. When you look at the card up close it really looks like she is pointing and has her hand on her hips.  This card will be entered into a few challenges. They are as follows

Allsorts Challenge paper piecing (the upper body of the image)

Sew Many Cards Challenge Stitching (it is on my ribbon)

Simon Says Stamp No Cure for those summertime Blues (I think it means the color or summertime)

Papertake Weekly Something old, something new, something borrowed something blue (I got the old, the ribbon and the new the flower and the blue.

Stamptacular Sunday Buttons and Bows (I have one of each)

Well, I guess this is it for this post. I will be back later with the last card of the weekend. Hope you like it.

MO'S INSPIRATION

Happy Sunday everybody, I am finally here with something to post for the week. It has been a very busy week and weekend. But, here I am. Yesterday, I attended an advanced copics class at my favorite scrapbook store.  It was taught by  Christine Ousley, she is on the design team for Simon Says Stamp and the design team for My Scrapbook Mania, which is the store I love. The class was more on coloring and blending and we also made a scrapbook page so I learned some new techniques and the need to practice, practice. So now more than ever I am looking forward to getting Copic certified. I am just waiting for a class to come my way.

On, the way there it rained cats and dogs. If, you knew me, you would know that I hate driving in the rain. The reason being, that a few years ago I was run off the road by an 18 wheeler pulling 2 trailers. My fear of being on the highway during a storm is huge. But, lets not talk about that. After getting back to town, I stopped by Hobby Lobby, they have gotten some new product in the store. They got some of the new Spellbinders in and Tim Holtz new inks and papers (there is actually a whole section for Tim Holtz). They also got some of the new Cuttlebug folders. I think they got some new stamps but it was hard to tell. I did not check to see if they had any new flowers or ribbons. They  have a 40% coupon this week. And no where on it does it say that Copics are excluded. Although they only have 1 green color that I don't have. I may go ahead and buy it this week. After I get 2 of the new Spellbinders. I can't wait.

Anyway, on to my card. first of all, I have used a Mo's Digital Image to go along with their inspirational challenge:

Aren't these colors and elements gorgeous. The sketch that I used is from Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturday

The card was colored with Copics E53, E51, E50, E25, Y17, Y35, YR14, Y38, YR65 and a spica glitter pen; peach. The paper is Bazzil for the card stock, the DP is My Minds Eye Home. The wings were done with diamond stickles the image is by Mo, and she is fairy #3 (I think). I used my Nestibilities to cut the image and mat for the image. The flowers are prima. The sentiment is an Inkadinkado stamp. The corrigated card board was bought with the color on it when I first started scrapbooking. The inside of the card was embossed using the birthday folder from Cuttlebug and the sentiment is a stamp from Paper Inspirations, I think it was bought at Michaels. I use it all the time I really should remember this. The colors just happened to be perfect. I will be entering this card into the following challenges.

Flutter by Wednesday Fairies, butterflies or Angels

Crafty Creations Winged Things

Fab N' Funky Your favorite colors (I chose these colors because my apartment is painted Burnt orange around the fireplace and one wall in the dining room, sage green and tan or taupe on other walls and I love the way it looks) these colors are just a variation of those.

Secret Crafters What are girls made of (this card is nothing if not girly)

Sweet Stampin' challenge blog use your favoite image or stamp ( this is to hard, but Mo is one of my favorite artist.   And I do love this image.

Kah-Wink-E-Dink Digi use your favorite digital image (Again Mo is one of my favorite digital artist so this image does it for me (how am I supposed to choose a favorite when I love so many)

Simple Doodles Lets celebrate (what is a birthday if not a celebration)

And last but not least Stamp Something Fairy Tales (I think fairies come from a long line of fairy tales)

Well this is my first card of the week I will be back later with the second.  I hope that you enjoy it. It was so much fun to make.

MORE BIRTHDAY WISHES

Where has the weekend gone? It is already 4:04 pm and I have not posted a card all weekend. That is so not like me. First let me say in my defense, I have been working like a mad woman on an order of 100 thank you cards., with 50 to be delivered tomorrow. I finished about 12 pm today. Secondly, I spent yesterday running around all day and made a special trip to the scrapbook store, which is 45 minutes from home. But, I needed to pick up some magnetic folders that had come in. India, the owner of the store called me on Thursday night to let me know they were in. So I had to go up for that. I have been spending a lot of time the last couple of weeks trying to get my work space and tools more organized. I hate to be rummaging around trying to find something and it takes for ever. It seems like such a waste of time. Now, I can get to my Spellbinders just by opening a folder and lifting off the one I want. The packaging that they come in had to go.

Anyway, since I always keep some cards in reserve for just such an occassion. I have a birthday card that fits into a couple of challenges and that I really need to get in the mail tomorrow.

This second image is from the inside of the card, The left side and on the right I wrote my birthday greeting. The left side of the card covers one of the challeges that I want to enter.

The image was colored with my Copics, V04, V12, E31, E33, E13, E25, my spica glitter pen Lilac.  I used my scalloped oval Nestibilities and embossed it with the happy birthday folder from Cuttlebug. Of course both were done in the Cuttlebug. The sentiment is from a set of clear stamps. The Image is from Sugar Nellie Stamps (Gorjuss - just a gir) by Suzanne Woolcot. I think that they are just the cutest images. Plus, I got it at the scrapbook store for 1/2 price. The cupcake paper is from The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby. It is the new birthday pad. The papers are so cute. Since I am using it for cards I just bought the 4.5x6.5 pad. I embossed the first layer with circle Cuttlebug folder. The challenges that I am entering this card in are as follows.

Crafty Cardmaker Punches

Cute Card Thursday Whateva!!!

Our Creative Corner It's embossable

Alphabet Challenge O is for Oval

Crazy 4 Challenges include a cupcake ( I have lots of Cupcakes)

Stamp Something an inspiration photo (choose whatever you want from the photo to use) I chose the purple

 

Well, that is it for now. I am off to start a new project that will include lots of challenges and lovely images. See you soon. I do love blogging and I really love to read your comments.

BIRTHDAY WISHES

"THIS CARD WAS A WINNER AT PAPER JEWELS CHALLENGE #6 MONOCHROMATIC" THE WEEK OF AUGUST 1, 2010

Hi all, it is Tuesday and I am back with a very short post. I have a birthday card that I have to get in the mail soon. And I wanted to get it posted once I realized that I could use it in a couple of challenges.

Stamp Scrap and Doodle Clean and simple

The Shabby Tea Room soft blues, cream, whites, browns
The Stamping Boutique Show us the image

Sir Stampalot Challenge Bring on the bling

Paper Jewels monochromatic

Now, a little about this card. The image is from The Stampng Boutique. I colored the image with my copics and mostly the blues. It had been sitting on my desk for a while just waiting to be made into a card. I think this image makes a good birthday card because she is offering up a slice of chocolate cake. And the cake icing looks almost black, but I used E49 to color the icing and E53 to do the cake.  I used glossy accents on the cake to give it the shiny look. The bling is from my stash. The sentiment is from my stash stamped on one of  the fancy tags from Spellbinders. The paper is actually from my scrap file. I don't know why we call it scraps when the pieces come in all sizes and there is always enough paper left over for another project. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the paper and I used the D'vine Swirls folder.  Well, I said that I was going to keep this post short so here is where it ends.