Bunnies everywhere

Hey there!

I hope that everyone gets to have some crafty fun this weekend. The way that the weather has been here, one minute it's nice and sunny and the next it is pouring rain, then back again. That makes it kinda hard to plan whether I'll get to do some outdoor as well as indoor activities. Though both will have to wait until I get back home from work this evening in any case.

So I have another Easter card to share and this one is all for the boys. It was time to ink up sweet little Masa from Sister Stamps because I thought the Doodlebug baby boy papers would actually work nicely for a more masculine colored spring card and I couldn't wait to pair up the two. The scale of the super small print in the 6x6 pad also worked fantastic for paper piecing his kimono. Add a bit of shading with my Copics and Masa was a quick one to color. I also couldn't resist adding a couple of extra bunny friends to the scene. The little leaning one on the left is part of the Akemi stamp that I just selectively inked up. The one on the far right was created by mirror stamping Masa's bunny onto an acrylic block then transferring that image to cardstock so that he was facing the opposite direction from the original stamp. Because most of my time and effort went into coloring up the scene, the card layout was kept very clean and simple.

And with that I will bid you adieu for the day. XOXO
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (Snips&Snails)
stamps- Sister Stamps (Masa and Akemi), Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress and Colorbox creamy brown
Pebbles i candy dots
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- C5, C7, C9
clothes- E57, E59, Y13, Y21, Y26, B21, B24, B28
basket/eggs- E31, E33, E35, YG21, YG03, Y11, Y15, B24, B28, BG01, BG04
bunnies- E40, W00, R02
grass- YG03, YG17, YG67

A tweet Easter...

TGIF my stampin' peeps!

I've got another Easter card to share today and once again I'm using a non-Easter themed stamp to create with. This Kraftin Kimmie Seraphina was part of their angel release back before Christmas but even then I knew that I wanted to pull her back out once spring time rolled around. You see, Seraphina with her little birdie friends, was my fave KK angel and I could just see coloring them up to look like newly hatched chicks. So I waited and I waited until the time was right to clip this angel's wings and turn her into a fresh faced Easter beauty instead.

Because I thought her dress looked very Jane Austen-ish I wanted to use really soft and delicate looking papers with her. I ended up using a mix of Crate and Prima papers but it was that branch print that really helped pull it all together. Can't you just feel the spring breeze blowing through the yard with the scent of apple blossoms carried upon it? Seraphina and her chickies sure can. :)

Ok friends, time for me to get ready for the day.
Have a good one!

:)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Crate (Pretty Party), Prima (Songbird)
stamps- Kraftin Kimmie (Angel Seraphina), Studio G (sentiments)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls and gems
Sharpie white marker
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R22
hair- E21, E23, E27
eyes- BG96, BG99, BG000, 0
clothes- YG0000, YG21, YG11, G43, G000, G00
chicks- E50, Y11, Y13, Y21, Y35, YR04

Happy Easter Sweetie

Hey there!

Yesterday I managed to get my March start-to-finish card videos done and just in time too!
With the Easter holiday getting closer and closer I thought that it would be fun to create an Easter card this time around. That and I kinda wanted to play with these new Doodlebug papers that recently arrived in my mailbox. ;)

When it came time to choose a stamp to ink up for this one I actually skimmed past the actual Easter images and was instead drawn to this sweet Country Lula from CC Designs. How easy would it be to transform her into an Easter cutie simply by coloring her gathered eggs in various dyed colors? So I colored her up to match the Doodlebug papers and proceeded to put it all together.
If you would like to see how it all came together you can watch the videos here, here and here or find them over on the Color Me Copic blog. It's a pretty simple design but I thought that was best considering how busy and bright DB prints can tend to be and I didn't want to pull focus from Lula.

Ok, well that's all I've got for today... smooches! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/stickers- Doodlebug (Hello Spring)
stamps- CC Designs (Country Lula), Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Creative Cafe rub on stitches
Doodlebug limeade twine
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E01, E13, E15, R00, R20
hair- YR12, E97, E99, E39
clothes- RV52, RV55, RV17, Y13, Y35, Y38, E40, W00, 0
eggs- RV52, RV55, Y38, YR16, Y13, Y17, YG00, YG03, BG000, BG02, V12, V17

Cupcakes and smiles

Good morning!

Happy hump day and I hope that your week is humming right along. Besides an entire day of pouring rain yesterday I keep checking things off my to-do list and what not so it's all good. :)

So yesterday in the mail I received my copy of the 3rd issue of Copicendium and I was lucky enough to have a couple of cards featured in it! Because Mad For Markers just celebrated it's second birthday there was a birthday theme running through out this issue and my card was made to go along with that. I combined a pair of the Birthday Fairwees to create this sugary sweet party scene and Josie and Jilly are working hard to get the finishing touches all together for the big celebration.
All of the papers and goodies were just scraps floating around on my desk, that ended up coming together for a bright and happy looking card. Now if only I get a bright and happy day out there today, LOL!

Ok, time for me to scoot and I'll see y'all in 24. :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Bella Blvd, October Afternoon and My Mind's Eye
stamps- Sweet November (Josie's Cupcake and Jilly's Candle), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Doodlebug cupcake
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls and gems
Sticko ladybug epoxy sticker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y38, YR04, E09
hair- E35, E57, E59
clothes- BG02, BG05, BG09, E44, E47, YG01, YG03, YG95, G000, G00, RV13, RV14
candle- Y13, Y15, Y17, G20, 0, Y02, Y08
cupcake- RV10, RV11, R83, E30, E31, YR31, V01, V15, V17, RV14, YR04, Y17, YG03, BG09

Tennis, anyone?

Olo!

Today I'm playing along in the monthly Retro Fresh challenge over on the TGF Farm Fresh challenge blog. The theme is spring cleaning and you are supposed to use something that you just had to have at the time but then never got around to actually using. That scenario sums up this Tennis Anya digital stamp for me. I've literally had her printed out and sitting on my desk for over a year and somehow she always managed to get buried at the bottom of the pile. I still love her, with her cute little sun visor, but I guess not being a big tennis player I just kept overlooking her. Seriously, all I know about tennis I learned from Wii Sports, LOL! :)

Anywho... I found this pack of little sports balls puffy stickers which included some tennis balls and I thought they would go perfectly with this ever so sporty gal. I kept the card very CAS with a lot of white because it reminded me of the crisp, clean, white tennis outfits that I've always seen. And just a pop of color here and there to finish it all off. It may have taken me a long time to get this Anya onto a card but I'm thinking it was well worth the wait.

TTFN! ♥
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- American Crafts
digital stamp- The Greeting Farm (Tennis Anya)
stamps- Studio Calico (story time alphas)
ink- Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress
American Crafts rub on alphas
The Twinery twine
Sticko puffy tennis ball stickers
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E23, E27, E29, W9
clothes- E40, W00, B000, B00, B02, YG01, YG03, YG67, RV13, RV14, RV17, W7, W9
ground- C5, C7

Rockin' Robin...

Well hello there... are you ready to start a brand new week?
It's back to work for me today and it's gonna be a long one. Nothing I can't handle though, especially if it stays as nice out as it was yesterday. Can you believe we almost got up to 60 degrees in the afternoon? All that sunshine felt like pure heaven! :)

I must have been spring inspired too because when I sat down to make a card I was kinda surprised that I was drawn to this little fella. Don't get me wrong, I think he's totally adorbs, but when I got the new Gwen in Bloom set by Some Odd Girl, it was more for Gwen than her little pals. But then the tweets and chirps of the little birds outside my window must have been getting to me because this sweet birdie was the first of the set to be inked up. And how could I resist coloring him up to be the epitome of spring harbingers... Mr. Robin Redbreast. Or Rockin' Robin, as he's called by friends, LOL!
Seriously, once you see the robins start to nest you know that warmer weather is right around the corner.

Alrighty, thanks so much for stopping by and I hope this day is a good one for ya!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (Darling Dear) and Kaiser Craft (ledger)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Gwen in Bloom), Imaginisce (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox chestnut roan
Martha Stewart birds border punch and rose leaf punch
button
Papertrey Ink twine
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
EK Success border punch
Signo White Uniball pen
Copic markers:
E53, E55, E57, R14, E08, E09, Y21, Y26, Y28, R22

Everything you do...

Hi-dee-ho stamparistas!

Are you finding time to get a lot of stamping and coloring done this weekend?
I'm doing pretty good with a nice balance of outdoor and indoor time. it sure doesn't hurt that the mornings are still pretty cold so until that afternoon sun comes out I've been happily cleaning and playing in my crafty room.

And look who arrived in my mailbox yesterday! It's Thank You Mae from the new SOG spring release... don'tcha just love her? I tore into that package as soon as I got it back into the house and Mae was inked up and ready to go just minutes later. And since I already had these papers pulled from a previous project the card came together almost as quickly, LOL!
I had a lot of fun coloring her up and even experimented a bit with her skin and hair combos. I'm more than happy with how they both came out too which always feels great. I also had fun making that butterfly embellishment. It's an idea that I found on Pinterest a while back and I've kinda become addicted to making these corrugated cuties. This is the first one that I've actually put on a card but I think the rustic charm of the kraft and natural twine are a nice fit with this country cutie in her flouncy denim skirt. ;)

Alrighty, they say there is no rest for the wicked and I've got plenty that I should be tackling today so with that I'll be signing off.
Until next time... stay crafty! ☺
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/sticker- We R Memorykeepers (Good Day Sunshine)
stamp- Some Odd Girl (Thank You Mae)
ink- memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Prima flowers and pearls
ribbon
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Papertrey Ink twine
EK Success and Martha Stewart butterfly punches
EK Success paper crimper
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E01, E13, BV01. R00, R20, R14
eyes- BG72, BG75, BG78
hair- YR30, Y11, E50, E30, E33
clothes- B93, B95, B97, Y0000, Y00, 0, E40, W00, YG00, YG01, YG03, YG67, E84, E87, E89

Awesome...

Hey there!

Everybody enjoying their Saturday so far? I've got the day off and if the weather stays nice I think that I'll be transplanting some trees this afternoon and cleaning up the yard a bit. After that I want to tackle cleaning my desk because yes, it's that time again. ;)

I actually started the process a bit early by pulling this My Guy Ian off my desk and finally getting him onto a card. I actually started coloring him for a denim video last June! Poor, patient Ian... he even got a bit of a face lift when I swapped his original closed eye face with Special Autumn Ian's open eye face. You see, besides wanting to get a jump start on the cleaning I also wanted to use this new boy themed paper pad from Simple Stories called Awesome. I love, love, love their 6x6 pads because all of those little quotes and sayings pages make for quick and easy sentiments that coordinate perfectly with no extra work at all! Seriously, this card is three sheets of paper cut up and layered with only a couple of tiny staples as accents. Yet the sprinkling of star accents mimics stickers or rub-ons and the sentiment even looks like I used some decorative tape to hold it in place. Nope... it's all paper folks! :)

Alrighty, I guess I should get ready to go get my hands dirty for a bit.
Talk at'cha later!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- Simple Stories (Awesome)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (My Guy Ian and Special Autumn Ian)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox chestnut roan
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R02
hair- E35, E57, E59
clothes- E81, 0, B34, B37, B39, YG93, YG95, YG99, R59, E19, C0, C1

I ♥ the 80's!

Well hello there!

I hope all is well on this fine Friday. I'm hoping for a bit more sunshine but other than that you'll get no complaints from me. :)

So I recently got a request to do a coloring tut on how I would tackle the challenge of 80's Anya's massive amount of wavy hair. Since I couldn't even remember the last time that I had inked her up I thought that yesterday would be the perfect time to pull her back out and show her some love on a video that you can see here or over on the Color Me Copic Blog. Hopefully it shows anyone who has been scared off from coloring wavy hair like Anya's that it isn't really very difficult, just a bit more time consuming than simpler styles.
Once her hair was done it was time to get this 80's girlie onto a card that would do her justice. Luckily I came across this great star paper in an old Sassafras 6x6 pad and it totally brought me back to my 80's childhood. So all of the other scrap papers were pulled to match it and I finished the card off with a bit of glittery tulle and friendship pins. Does anyone else remember making these back in the day and trading them with friends? I had a pair of Converse covered in these pins, LOL!

I'm also entering this card into the Monday Fun Day challenge #25 over on the Farm Fresh challenge blog. It's to use circles and/or scallops and I gave Anya a nice big circle to stand in. Kind of like a spotlight to shine down on this 80's starlet. ;)

Ok, time for me to jet... TTFN!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Sassafras (Nerdy Bird stars), SEI (purple), My Mind's Eye (orange), Frances Meyer (pink)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (80's Anya)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown
Making Memories tulle and rub on sentiment
safety pins
beads
My Favorite Things chat bubbles dienamics
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R02, B00, YG00
hair- E31, E33, E35, E39
clothes- RV11, RV13, RV14, V04, V06, V17, B69, B79, BV29, Y35, Y38, YR04

Like a rainbow...

Hola!

Guess who has the day off today? Me! And guess who has most of her to-do list already done? That would also be me. Yeah! So I'm hoping to get a coloring video done... keep my fingers crossed, LOL! :)

I made my card for this week's open Flutter By challenge and I couldn't resist inking up little Shimmer Bean for it. I recently picked up this cool cloud print paper that made for a fun sky backdrop and then I just pulled random scraps out of one of my scrap bags. I went against my usual instincts to line everything up perfectly and instead just stapled the paper strips all together and left them kind of wonky. The bright colors in the striped paper gave me the rest of my direction for finishing the whole thing off, what with the rainbow reference in the sentiment and even coloring up Shimmer to look like a bright ray of sunshine after the storm. It all turned out a little quirky and crazy, and other than wanting to straighten those paper strips, I'm happy with it. ;)

Alrighty, time for me to see about that video. Have a good one my friends!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and COpic X-Press It
paper- GCD Studio (Oh Happy Day), American Crafts (quail), Frances Meyer (stripe)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Shimmer Bean), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, rich cocoa and Colorbox creamy brown
Tim Holtz tiny attacher
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R2o
hair- Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y38
clothes- B000, B00, B02
wings- B0000
flower- RV32, RV34, RV21, RV17

Pretty Paprika

Hello, hello my stamping peeps!

It's another review preview day over on the ATS blog and this time it's all about the Sweet November duo that was released at the beginning of the month. And I couldn't wait to give Paprika a dramatically different look from the last time I colored her up. :)

Last time she was all blond and bright but for this card I wanted Paprika to look a bit more mysterious. So she has transformed into a dusky hued fairy sitting on the edge of evening, as the last few rays of the day fade to night. I paired her up with some more of the Plumeria papers because the purples worked for the look I was after and yet it was still kind of spring-like. I think it turned out very girly and pretty, just like I was hoping that it would.

Ok, so there is even more review preview fun and inspiration from the rest of the ATS and Sweet November gals to check out at ATS so be sure to hop on over there too! And all of the new March stamps can be found in the ATS store here!
Toodles!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/sticker- Basic Grey (Plumeria)
stamps- Sweet November (Spice Fairy Paprika), October Afternoon (sentiment), Papertrey Ink (Beautiful Butterflies)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Tim Holtz seedless preserves distress
Kaiser Craft pearls
paper doily (from Jas... thanks Jas)
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, R85
hair- C5, C7, C9
eyes- BV23, BV25, BV29
dress- RV93, RV95, RV99
wings- YG91, YG93, YG0000, YG00

Hopping down the bunny trail

Good morning!

Today is officially the first day of spring but so far the sunny spring weather is seeming pretty hit or miss. Hopefully you are getting better weather in your neck of the woods. :)

So I bet you thought I was off the bunny kick, huh? But how could I be when this sweet little guy was just hanging around anxious to get on a card? This is Daba from Sister Stamps and his giggly pose makes me smile every time I look at him. He totally looks like he is getting into some Easter mischief if you ask me. Perhaps the Easter egg hunt will be especially challenging this year... ;)
The papers and stickers are all older Doodlebug and I think the playful print pairs up really well with this silly rabbit.

Ok, I know that this has been a short one but I've really got to get the ball rolling on the day. So time for me to hop to it! LOL

Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/sticker/alpha rub ons- Doodlebug (Easter)
stamp- Sister Stamps (Daba)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Divine Twine
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
E40, E41, W00, R01, R02

True Blue Friend

Ahhh, Monday... here you are again...

It's going to be a long day for me today so I had best jump right into my post.

I've been wanting to make this card for months! Seriously, I came across this pocket stamp set back in December and as soon as I saw it I knew that I wanted to put a Fairwee or two in there. I mean, come on, who wouldn't want to keep a fairy friend in their pocket? ;)
Unfortunately my idea had to sit on the back burner while I was doing Christmas, winter and Valentine cards. But now with spring on the way, I thought it was the perfect time to play with this cool pocket set. So I stamped directly onto some scrap denim from an old pair of jeans and cut it out. Then I decorated it up with some eyelets and the sentiments and accessory images. Once I had that all put together all I had to do was decide on a Fairwee. Daphne was the first to volunteer and she flew right into her cozy little pocket hide-away.
I had so much fun with this that I guarantee you will be seeing more pocket cards from me in the near future. :)

Well, time for me to make like a tree and leave.
Toodles!


Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- My Mind's Eye (On the Bright Side)
stamps- Sweet November (Fairwee Daphne), Wplus9 (Pocket and sentiments)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Bazzinks admiral, Colorbox dark brown
Creative Cafe rub on stitches
My Favorite Things oval doily die-namics
eyelets
embroidery floss
denim
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR20, YR21, YR24, YR27
clothes- BG34, BG57, BG75
wings- BG0000, BG000, 0

You make me hoppy

Hoppy day to you!

I technically have the day off today but I've got too much that needs to be done before I can just relax and dive back into the Game of Thrones. That and the season finale of The Walking Dead is tonight, so I have to get everything done before then. ;)

So how about one more bunny card to make it a nice little trio? This time I went with the cute Warm Fuzzies Pure Innocence girlie. It's terrible, but I'm pretty sure that I've had her since just before Easter LAST year. Oy... what a bad stamper I've been! I really don't know why I waited so long to color her up because I've gotta say that her bunny suit was a lot of fun to do. Trying to get that soft and fuzzy texture was a nice challenge. The papers that I used are from my scrap bags and that bunny print is still one of my all time favorite Anna Griffin papers. Probably because it reminds me of a pillow that my grandma made for me when I was little. :)

Well, I'm going to sign off and get busy. Enjoy the rest of your weekend everybody!


Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Anna Griffin (bunnies), The Girls' Paperie (Vintage Whimsy)
stamps- My Favorite Things (Warm Fuzzies and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Making Memories velvet trim
My Favorite Things chat bubbles die-namics
buttons
crochet flowers from my sis
Martha Stewart border punch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E55, E57, E59
clothes- Y11, Y13, Y32, Y21, Y26, R20, R22, R35, R37

More bunny love

Hello again!

So after my disappointing ending with the Hunger Games I have moved on to a different kind of read. It's the Song of Fire and Ice series that starts off with the Game of Thrones. It's much more adult themed than the last few books that I've read and I'm finding the world of Westeros, that George R.R. Martin has created, utterly fascinating.
The first season of Game of Thrones has been on HBO and was recently released on DVD. I normally try to wait and watch book based shows only after I have read the books but I couldn't resist with this one. Like I said, very adult, but my-oh-my how I LOVE it! Now my only problem is disciplining myself to not get completely lost in the books at the expense of everything else. So far so good on that one as I have only allowed myself to read just before bed each night. :)

Alrighty, onto today's card. Apparently I have a bit of a bunny theme continuing, though this time it's with one of the newer Gorjuss Girls stamps. It felt good inking this pair up for the first time and coloring them up in some spring like colors. No pastels or anything, but even if it is a bit different from a traditional Easter card, I think it could still work for the upcoming holiday. Speaking of holidays... don't forget to wear some green today so that the leprechauns won't pinch you! ;)

Ok, it's time for me to get ready for work. Have a great weekend everyone!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/stickers- Basic Grey (Plumeria)
stamps- Santoro (Love You Little Rabbit Gorjuss Girl), My Favorite Things (Pure Innocence sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Kaiser Craft pearls
Divine Twine
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E40, E41, E42, E43
clothes- V000, RV63, RV66, YG91, YG95, YR14, YR18, BG72, BG75
bunny- E30, E31, E34, R01, R02, E40, W00

Some bunny to love...

Mornin' friends and TGIF!

Since I'm still dreaming of more spring like weather I thought that today's card could take me faaaar away from the cold. You see, I had a new Konnichiwa paper pad looking all bright and fresh sitting on my table just begging me to take a trip with it. And who was I to disagree? All I could do was try to find the perfect traveling companion to help take me there. Luckily, I knew just the gal who would be right at home on this springy scene... little Akemi from Sister Stamps. Isn't she an absolute doll? I love her with her sweet bunny friend. And even though she is part of the Sister Stamps Easter release I think she works just as well for a less holiday themed card too. :)

The actual card itself was pretty quick to come together as I relied heavily on the paper to do the work for me. I even used it to paper piece her clothes... with a bit of shading added to the print with my Copics. And when I spotted that great pagoda sticker that came with the line I absolutely had to use it. I know that I tend to say this a lot but I really, really love how this one turned out.

Well, I suppose it's time for me to scoot and face the less than spring-like reality of the day ahead of me, LOL!
Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper/sticker- Basic Grey (Konnichiwa)
stamps- Sister Stamps (Akemi), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox dark brown
prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls and gems
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- W5, W7, W9
clothes- BG70, BG72, B52, R24, R29, E09, R00, R02, R32, YG95, YG97, YG23, E40, W00, R02

Happy Birthday Kris!

Hello, hello!

It's Krista Palakiko's birthday today and a few of us are throwing her a surprise birthday blog hop! If you have come here from Jessica's blog then you are on the right track and to get the complete list of those participating just hop on over to the very beginning of it all at the Lollipop Crafts blog. Why? Well besides getting to wish a fellow stamper a happy birthday, one lucky hopper will win a Birthday Surprise Prize!
All you need to do is hop along to each friend's blog, leave some love, then head back to the Lollipop Crafts blog and let them know that you completed the hop. And who knows, perhaps along the way some of Kris' friends might be giving away RAKs of their own. So be sure to check them all out. And the winner will be announced on Sunday, March 18th.
Lisa's blog is the next stop in the hop and remember, if you ever get lost along the way the master list is on the Lollipop Crafts blog.

My card for Kris features a slightly altered Baker Mae from Some Odd Girl and I paired her up with... yep, you guessed it... more Dear Lizzy Neapolitan. There was no help for it though, once I spotted those great balloons. I wiped away Mae's original open mouth with a baby wipe before stamping and then drew in a new, sweet smile for her. I don't know why but I just thought she would look great that way for Kris.

Happy Birthday Kris! I hope that your special day is full of sweet surprises! :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- American Crafts (Dear Lizzy Neapolitan)
stamps- Some Odd Girl (Baker Mae and sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Colorbox creamy brown and Bazzinks blossom
American Crafts knock out border punches
Divine Twine
Creative Cafe rub on stitches
Kaiser Craft gems
Ranger Liquid pearls
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R00, R20
hair- T5, T7, T9, T10
eyes- E55, E57, E59
clothes- G0000, G000, G00, BG34, Y00, Y02, Y08
cupcake- E30, E31, YR31, YG11, YG03, YG25, R01, R21, R43

Kiss the sun...

Mornin' friends!

It's time for a review preview of the newest CC Designs stamps over on the ATS blog today. I'm joining in the fun with a card featuring the sweet new Butterfly Lucy. I have to admit that there is something about the look of the Swiss Pixies from the last few releases that has me reaching for slightly more vintage/retro type colors and patterns to pair up with them. I'm not sure why exactly, but I just think the pretty, homespun looking papers suit them to a 'T'. Thus, my decision to pull out this Cosmo Cricket Togetherness paper from awhile back. All of the prints on this card are actually from the cover sheet that came with the collection kit and since I can never seem to bring myself to throw those away, I was glad to finally use it! Throw in a bit of twine and some lovely crochet flowers that my sis made for me, and this card came together rather quickly.

Now don't forget to check out what the rest of my fellow ATS teamies have created to share and inspire using the March Swiss Pixies. You can find all of their beautiful cards over on the ATS blog.
Well, I guess I should go get ready for the day... have a good one! :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Cosmo Cricket (Togetherness)
stamps- CC Designs (Butterfly Lucy and Spring Logos)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Shabby Green Door twine
crochet flowers from my sis :)
Kaiser Craft pearls
Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
K&Co rub on stitches
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- Y32, Y21, Y26, E35
clothes- BG000, BG11, BG15, BG57, R24, R29, E09, E50, E30, 0, Y35, Y17, Y13, E55, Y11, Y13, Y18

If friends were flowers...

Olo!

Guess who had it snow on them all day yesterday? Yep, I would be that lucky girl... sheesh, it's mid March people! Seeing the ground all white again just seem so wrong! Ok, ok, whiny moment over. LOL

So I have a lot of wonderful online friends whom I feel blessed to have gotten to know over the years even if we haven't had the chance to meet in person yet. I also have a handful of 'real life' friends who are pretty darn amazing too. And my card and post today is for one of those very special gals.
Not many of my pals share the passion for paper crafting that I have but there is one who has recently fallen in love with Copics and stamping. It's been a thrill for me to have someone to 'talk shop' with and share tips and tricks with. She is an amazing lady and we've been having so much fun. Now imagine my astonishment when she surprised me with an amazing gift of one of these. I was shocked to say the least! Apparently she saw my post about it on CMC and was tired of seeing me schlep my markers around in Ziploc bags. LOL
I already love the bag and can't wait to tote my markers in it for our next get-together... I'm gonna be so stylin'! Thank you Kathy! :)

I made this card as part of my 'thank you' for the awesome gift. This Kraftin Kimmie Fairy Rosabelle seemed like a good fit with the funky floral paper from Basic Grey and her spunk reminds me of Kathy's upbeat attitude and zest for life. The sentiment rub on is also one that Kathy shared with me so I thought it was a perfect addition to this card for her. I hope she likes it.

Alrighty, time for me to scoot. Chat at'cha later!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (Hello Luscious)
stamp- Kraftin' Kimmie (Fairy Rosabelle)
Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink
Daisy Bucket sentiment rub-on
CC Designs flower
Kaiser Craft pearls
Fiskars border punch
Sharpie white marker
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E21, E13, R00, R20, RV25
hair- RV10, RV13, RV14, RV19, RV69
eyes- E44, E47, BG000, 0
clothes/wings- YG91, YG93, YG95, BG11, BG34
mushroom/grass- E81, 0, Y00, Y02, Y06, Y19, YG03, YG67, YG95

Cool beans...

Hello my fellow stampers!

Another week, another card... or two... or three... :)

But before I get to my card for today I'm going to take a minute to talk The Hunger Games. I finished reading the series this past weekend and I gotta say that I was so disappointed with how it all ended. I'm not going to go into details here since I don't want to spoil it for anyone reading the books but I got to the end of Mockingjay and was left with such an overwhelmingly unsatisfied feeling that it has been bothering me all weekend. I know it's silly because they are just books but the first two were fantastic, loved them both and I was totally along for the ride. But the finale fell completely short for me. I guess I was just expecting/hoping that traits in certain characters that were built up and oft repeated would payoff in the conclusion rather than almost feeling like they were thrown by the wayside and/or forgotten in order to wrap the whole thing up quickly. Sigh... ok, book nerd signing off now. LOL

Now it's time to switch gears to stamping nerd instead... ;)
Ok, so the new Beans from The Greeting Farm totally had me at 'hello'. There is something about those chubby baby bellies and crazy hair that just melted my heart and I had to have them both. One thing to note though, each of the Beans is a large, single clear stamp that is surrounded by extra doodle-like images. I assumed that all those little extras were separate stamps but they are not. Luckily, polymer stamps are super easy to cut up and I'm much happier with having all of the images apart from each other so that I can pick and choose what I want to ink up for a card. I'm sure most all of you knew they were one big image but I wanted to throw that out there just in case. :)

The first of the two cuties to get inked up was Glimmer Bean because those crazy, coiled rolls of hair looked like a lot of fun to color. And, because I had cut apart all of the accessories that came with Glimmer, it was easy to use the wings, that were originally part of the included heart motif, on her instead. Now she can flutter to and fro rather than toddle about all the time.

Alrighty, time for me to go do the whole hair and make-up routine before work.
Later gators!
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill, We R stitched and Copic X-Press It
paper- We R Memorykeepers (Vintage Blue)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Glimmer Bean), Technique Tuesday (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Fiskars border punch
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markersL
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- V01, V04, V05, V06, V09
clothes/wings- Y38, YR04, YR18, E08, YG03, YG95, YG67, BG000, BG02