Happy Friday! :)
I have another Copic attempt for you today. I found the CUTEST digis at Pink Cat Studio, and when I saw little Lily here it was love at first sight. :)
Isn't she the sweetest? I am still learning to use my Copics (especially hair -oh, why does colouring hair have to be so HARD?), and I am still VERY limited in the colours that I own, but I'm kinda proud of Lily. :) I used my white gel pen on her mittens, the marshmallows, and to give her coat trim a little "fuzziness". The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper, and I also used a MPS snowflake stamp (included in Winter Punnies) to create the white background behind Lily.
I'm entering this one in the following challenges:
Less is More (use the sketch)
Whimsical Wednseday (anything goes)
Crafty Creations (clean and simple)
Too funny - I kept looking at this card and trying to figure out what was missing. Finally my Abigail says, "For goodness SAKE, Mom! It's perfect. Leave it alone already!" So I did. :)
Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend! :)
Well, for me anyway. :) Good morning all! I noticed that loads of challenges lately are asking for the use of Fall themes and colours. And that got me to thinking: what exactly do I love about Fall?
The truth is, as beautiful as Autumn is here in Canada, there are two things about it that create anxiety for me. The first is the allergens that float around throughout the Fall season. I spend the majority of Fall suffering from sneezing, red & watery eyes, nasal congestion, etc. It's either that or I'm doped up on Reactine (which is a never a good idea when I have to drive my babies to activities).
But, I could love Fall in spite of this (after all I love Spring, and my allergies are just as active then), if it wasn't for reason #2: WINTER. That's right, Fall means Winter is coming. And I do NOT like Winter. I spend Winter FREEZING. I spend much of the summer wearing a sweater, and that's in temperatures of +25C (77F) and above. Winter brings with it temperatures of -30C (-22F); sometimes it evens gets to be -40C (-40F) and below with the windchills. I spend Winter in a state of perpetual frozen-ness. No fun.
So, I had to really think about what things I might like enough about Fall (and the pending Winter it represents) to put into a card. And suddenly, it came to me: COFFEE! Yes! You see, Fall means Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Salted Caramel Mochas. And Winter means Peppermint Mocha Twists and Caramel Brulee Lattes. Oh the JOY! I know some of you probably think I'm a total nut, but sometimes it really pays to have a coffee addiction! :) Here's what I came up with:
I cut the coffee from Love You a Latte at 1.5". The leafy background paper is from DCWV. The sentiment is from K. Andrew Designs "Coffee & Tea for You and Me". These are BRAND new stamps and I kind of love them (just like I would love anything that has to do with coffee!). The ribbon is from My Craft Spot and it's my favorite part of the card. At first I thought about using twine, but this crinkly ribbon is so warm and creamy and...comforting (can ribbon be comforting?) - just like coffee. :)
I'm entering this into a number of challenges:
My Craft Spot (use ribbon)
Cooking With Cricut (use Autumn colours)
Whimsical Wednesday (Just Because)
Wacky Wedneday (Fall)
Card Patterns Sketch #134
Thank you all for looking and JAVA great day! ;)
Good Morning and Happy Wednesday! Would you believe we're still doing renos on our new house? I finally got to paint over the orange in the dining room, and I'll soon be tackling the living room and the kitchen. We also have to re-face the fireplace (almost done!), and then we get to rip up the floors and install new hardwood. Whew! Add that to the beginning of a new Homeschooling year (with BOTH children this time around), and we have one busy mommy! Fortunately, I am still able to find time for a little crafting now and then. :)
I have a new card to share today, and I tried TWO brand new things with it: paper piecing and colouring with Copic markers. Both need more practise, but for my first time, I'm rather pleased with the result (unfortunately, my fancy camera is still at the camera hospital, so I am not really pleased with the photo. Bear with me).
The sheep is a digi-stamp from Pink Cat Studio (there are so many fabulous images here!). I coloured the head and legs with Copics, and pieced in the body using paper from Recollections: Jingle Bells. The rest of the paper was from my scrap pile, and the twine is Sew Easy. I created the sentiment on my computer (you KNOW how I love puns!).
I'm entering this into the PKS Sketch Challenge (with a twist: use twine) and the Jingle Belles Use a digital image challenge.
Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful day! :)
Two posts in one day. A first for me! I was going to post this card tomorrow, but then I remembered that one of the challenge deadlines is tonight (not tomorrow, like I always thinks it is!).
This card was designed specifically for my Mom-in-law. She turned 65 yesterday (so the card is now late. *sigh* Such is my life these days), so kind of a special birthday. I wanted an over-sized card for the occasion, and the CTO challenge to make a tall birthday card was perfect. I turned to my brand new Birthday Bash cartridge (another purchase during the Michaels sale!), and asked Abi and Luke to help me select the right cut for Grandma's card.
The cat in the cake was the chosen image, and the kitty has special significance. She is the spitting image of Grandma's cat. Now, Grandma's kitty is kind of a running joke in our family. This cat is mean and cranky, and more than a few people (myself included) are afraid of her. But she and Grandma love each other dearly - I guess opposites do attract, right? ;)
Card: 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
Cat in Cake: Birthday Bash, 5 1/2"
Cake: Swiss Dots & Divine Swirls Cuttlebug folders
Gifts: cut by hand, Distressed Stripes & Seeing Spots Cuttlebug folders
Blue paper: DCWV Brights Cardstock Stack
Patterned paper: Echo Park Summer Days
Sentiment: Scrappy Moms Sweet Somethings
Twine: Jillibean Soup
I'm entering this into 2 challenges: Celebrate the Occasion (make a tall birthday card with a present) and Cooking With Cricut (make something about or for Grandparents).
Thanks for looking and have a wonderful evening! :)
My goodness, I feel so out of touch with the blogging world lately. Between renos and family visiting, I haven't had a lot of time to devote to crafting. I have managed to squeeze in some quick visits to my favorite blogs, but I haven't been able to leave comments. :( So, to all my bloggy friends, I HAVE seen your projects, and they are all gorgeous. :)
I have another CAS card for you today. The FCCB challenge this week is to create a project using musical instruments or notes. Michaels had a sale on their Cricut cartridges last week, so I picked up a couple that have been on my wish list for a while - one was Quarter Note. I LOVE this cartridge.
We're a fairly musical family. My husband plays trumpet and guitar, and I play piano. Abigail has begun her 4th year of piano lessons and her 2nd year of violin lessons, and she plans on taking up voice lessons AND harp lessons as soon as we can manage it. My Luke begins piano lessons this year, and he's waiting impatiently for the day he can get his own drum set. So you see how much I NEEDED this cartridge. :)
I have been dying to use this little violinist. She reminds me of my Abigail, who learned and performed a special song for her Dad on his birthday. She's such a sweetheart. :)
The violinist was cut at 3.5" using glittery paper from the DCWV Glitter stack, although it's hard to see in the photo. The musical notes were cut at 1/2" and I used twine to create the music staff. The sentiment was created on my computer.
I'm also entering this into the Less is More Anything Goes challenge.
Thanks so much for looking and have a wonderful weekend! :)
Just a quick post today to share a new card. My mom is visiting this week, so I've been hanging out with her - visiting, shopping with the kids, and tomorrow, we're baking! My mom makes THE BEST cinnamon buns, and I've never been able to get them right. So, tomorrow, I get a lesson. :)
The Paper Cutz Challenge this week is to make a project using pumpkins. I wanted to create one more Halloween card for Madison's I Feel the Love project, so I combined the two and came up with this:
I used Simply Charmed for the pumpkins (2") and stamped them with PKS faces. The paper is Me & My Big Ideas, and the sentiment is from MPS Spooky Puns. The ribbon is Snow White crinkly ribbon from My Craft Spot. I wasn't sure about it after I added it to the card, but my Abigail was delighted. Apparently it resembles a little Halloween prank called TPing. HA! :) Just to clarify, no one in our family has ever toilet-papered anyone's property, but Abi thinks the whole idea of someone actually doing that is hilarious. My nutty family. :)
Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day. :)
Happy Friday! I have a couple of very special cards for you today, but only one was made by me. If you've not heard about it, Madison over at Funky Cards has created a special project called I Feel the Love. Each month she spotlights someone in need of some love and asks her followers to make cards. This month the cards will go to the children at Pediatrics Specialty Care, and Madison has requested fun Halloween cards that are not scary.
Naturally, I enlisted my Abigail to help and we created a few fabulous cards for this great cause. Here are a couple:
This one is Abi's:
Abi used the Mini Monsters cartridge for the ghost (3"); we used my Gypsy to hide the face so she could stamp her own. She embossed the white background paper with the Cuttlebug Halloween folder, and the sentiment is from MPS Spooky Puns.
And this one is mine:
I used my Gypsy to creat the purple cut-out paper using Gypsy Wanderings and Plantin Schoolbook. The witch is from Mini Monsters (3"); I hid her face and used a PKS face instead. I also didn't like her paper hair, so I used embroidery thread to make her beautiful. :) The orange paper is from Echo Park Summer Days, and the sentiment is from MPS Spooky Puns.
Didn't Abigail do a great job? She's really getting the hang of this card-making thing. She loves to learn and practise new techniques (like colouring PKS faces. She made me stamp an entire page full of faces so she could get it just right).
I have to apologize for the photo quality of late. My fancy-pants camera is at the Camera Doctor due to some ongoing focusing issues, so I have to use my husband's little point and click that doesn't really hold up in low-light situations.
If you get a chance, stop by Madison's blog and join us in the I Feel the Love Project. It's a great cause. :)
Happy Tuesday! I have been a busy bee around our house, painting, painting, and painting some more. Thankfully, we are nearing the end of the "must-do's", and we can take a break from painting for a little while. Of course, then we have old floors to rip out and new hardwood to lay. And a fireplace facing to rebuild (the old one practically FELL OFF. Yikes!). Eeep. So much work, but with every project we complete, I can see how beautiful this new house will be in the end. :)
Last night, my husband informed me that I needed to take a night off and do something fun. So, after bedtime stories and prayers, I tucked my Abigail in (it was Dad's turn for my Luke), and headed into my craft space. I seem to be in the Clean and Simple groove lately. Maybe I'll gussie things up next time. ;)
I combined a couple of challenges with this one: the M.A.G. challenge by the page (use Once Upon a Princess, p.66) and the FCCB challenge (use letters or numbers.
This card is all about nostalgia for me. :) The yellow diamond was cut twice (2 1/2" & 2 1/4") from Once Upon a Princess. I originally tried to stamp the "S", but it looked kind of weird, so I dug out some of my old chip-board letters and found one there (yay!). The ribbon is from Michaels, and the sentiment on the inside is MPS Boy Crazy.
Thank you all for looking and have a SUPER day. :)
Luke: "If you go far enough down the drain, there are sharks."
Me: "No there's not."
Luke: "Yes there IS. Cuz all drains lead to the ocean."
Me: "Umm, I think there's a little too much Finding Nemo in this house."
Luke: "NO, Dad told me that."
:)
