Monday, July 31, 2017

Ice Cream Solves Everything...

Good morning!

I colored up the companion to this little guy from the CC Designs Ice Scream set back at the beginning of the month and I didn't want to let the summer pass without getting him on a card too. I really love his pose, it doesn't look like anything can ruin this cuties day so long as he has that ice cream cone in hand. Once I had him all colored up and ready for the card he needed some kind of friend to keep him company. So I flipped through my CC Designs stamp binder and came across 4 Leaf Puppy. As you can see, I altered the pup so that the stamp lost its clover aspect and became much more generic and more versatile. In all honesty I did more than just wipe away the ink on his crazy collar but I actually cut the clover petals completely off the actual rubber stamp as soon as I got it. If Roberto's Rascals ever makes a set of puppies and kitties in this style I would be first in line to buy it up, LOL! Anywho... I think these two look like they are ready to face this last month of summer and make it the best one yet!  :)

Stay cool my friends! 
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (Sun Kissed)
stamps- CC Designs (Roberto's Rascals Ice Scream set and 4 Leaf Puppy)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico clear blue
My Favorite Things stitched circle frame die
Doodlebug Sprinkles
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E74, E77, E79, W10
clothes- YG00, YG01, YG03, YG25, YG67, B04, B18, B29, C3
ice cream cone- BG53, BG15, BG07, E31, E34
puppy- E50, E51, E53, E33, YR31, R02, W10

Friday, July 28, 2017

Have a beachin' day...

TGIF!

Well I can't seem to keep away from these Stamping Bella Littles because here I am with another card using a couple of the new stamp sets. When I saw the photo inspiration for this week's Bellarific challenge was an aerial view of a beach with tons of sun umbrellas this scene popped into my mind. So I grabbed the Palm Tree set and the Umbrella set and got to work masking and stamping until I had these three cuties all in a row. Once that was done they kind of reminded me of myself and my sisters all relaxing at a beach resort so I colored them up to look like us. If only we could really get away, LOL! Instead it is time to head to work, c'est la vie.  ;)

Hope your weekend is a relaxing one!
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
stamps- Stamping Bella (The Littles Umbrella set and The Littles Palm Tree set), Kraftin' Kimmie (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Hero Arts teal
Lil Inkers stitched rectangle die
Ranger glossy accents
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
Amy
hair- E25, E27, E59
swimsuit- Y17, YR04, YR18
Tracy
hair- E23, E57, E59
swimsuit- E31, E34, E35, YR24, W6, W8
glasses- V04, RV66, RV69, C5, C7, C10
Jacque
hair- E33, E99, E59
swimsuit- YG21, YG23, YG25, RV13, RV14, RV29
coconut drink- E31, E55, E27, E81, B06, RV13, R43, R35
umbrellas- B01, B04, B06, C0, C1, C2, C4
towels- B04, B06, B18, E81
sand- E51, E31, E35, YR30, YR31
sea- BG10, BG23, BG49

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Let yourself shine...

Mornin' folks! 

I've got one more card that I've made for this month's Farm Fresh Challenge over at The Greeting Farm. The theme is shaker cards and I got to thinking that it would be cool to turn this one into a hoard of gold hidden deep in a cavern. And I had just the stamp set to make this vision come to life... these funny little guys from the Oh Dragon set. I did alter the eye a bit on the larger dragon to take away his frowny brow so he looked just as friendly as the little guy. I filled the shaker with plenty of sequins and glitter so they had an impressive treasure to guard together and I think they are quite happy with their loot.  ;)

Ok then, I'm outta here... TTYL!  
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Basic Grey (black tie) and Papertrey Ink luxe gold
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Oh Dragon set and Sparkle and Shine set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Hero Arts green ombre
The Greeting Farm shine die
Frantic Stamper deckle edge circle die
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
big dragon- YG00, YG03, YG95, Y11, Y21, E81, E84, YG17, YG67
little dragon- Y11, Y26, YG93, YG95, YG17, G99, YG03, YG00, Y26, E81, E84
cave- C2, C4, C6


Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Have a magical day...

Hey there!

Today I've got a card using the sweet unicorn from the Neat and Tangled Magical Day set and a whole lot of masking. First I stamped her in desert sand ink so that I could do some no-line coloring. I wanted her mane and tail to be pretty pastel colored rainbows of hair and I'm pretty happy with the end results. Once that was complete I masked her off and grabbed the sun ray stencil along with the cloud border stencil and some pink and yellow ink to create the cloud bank she is standing on and the sunrise behind her. At this point the scene was looking pretty magical but not quite magical enough... so I inked up the Fairy Dust stamp and stamped it right on top of everything. I love how it kind of looks like sun flares and it definitely adds to the magic of the scene. Over on the Little Tangles Challenge Blog challenge #82 is all about masking so I'm going to try my luck and enter this card into the fun.  :)

Thanks for stopping by! 
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
stamps- Neat and Tangled (Magical Day set and Fairy Dust set)
ink- Memento desert sand and espresso truffle, Studio Calico pink lemonade, butter cream and sunny day
My Favorite Things cloud border stencil
My Favorite Things sun ray stencil
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Wink of Stella clear and gold glitter pens
Copic markers:
body- E50, E51, E53, 0, R000, R30
hair- RV21, RV23, YR21, YR16, Y11, Y21, G20, YG11, B00, B02, BV00, BV02
horn/hooves- Y02, Y18, Y26, Y28

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

You brighten my day...

Hello crafty friends! 

It's time for my Tuesday 7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store card. So yesterday morning I opened up my recent order from 7 Kids and the brand new Gorjuss Girl stamps were in there. OMGoodness... they are SO cute! Not only that but they are huge! I have quite the collection of Gorjuss Girl stamps that date back to their beginnings with Sugar Nellie and none of those come close to competing with these beauties in size. Just look at how much space Little Fishes takes up on the front of an A2 card. So if you are in the mood to color, color, color and not have to worry about working pattern papers and doodads into a card design these stamps are a colorists dream!

Now don't forget the monthly challenge over on the 7 Kids blog, there is still plenty of time to get creative. Kelly has an awesome $20 gift certificate up for grabs and you could be the lucky winner!
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
stamps- DoCrafts (Little Fishes Gorjuss Girl), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Lil Inkers stitched rectangle die
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E71, E74, E77, E79
clothes- C00, C0, C1, C3, B21, B45, B39, R14, R27, E18
crab- R05, YR04, E09, YR30
seaweed- G43, YG93, YG95, YG99, YG91
rock- W0, W2, W4, W6
fish- B63
sea- B000, B21, B23
sky- Y000, YR30, YR31
 

Monday, July 24, 2017

My happy place...

Good morning!

This post is gonna be short and sweet because I am running behind and have to fly out the door before too long! I made this for the current MFT sketch challenge and sure it's kind of a loose interpretation but I think you can still see the bones of the sketch there. What I'm very excited about is this Every Day is a Picnic set... it's been retired for some time and I was beginning to lose hope of ever getting my hands on it. Then I stumbled upon an MFT buy and sell group on Facebook and I was able to get it with my very first 'in search of' post... talk about a happy girl! Isn't she adorable? And I also used plenty of the little scene builder stamps from the set as well, like those teeny, tiny ants!  :)

Alrighty friends, I'm outta here... take it easy!  
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
paper- Doodlebug (flower box)
stamps- My Favorite Things (Every Day is a Picnic set and More Essential Sentiments set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Lil Inkers stitched rectangle die
Simon Says Stamp stitched scallop border die
Doodlebug sun sticker
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- YR000, YR00, E21, E13, R00, R20
hair- E50, Y21, E33
clothes- B91, B93, B95, B97, RV21, RV42, R35, YR21, YR04, YR14, Y11
basket- E30, YR23, YR24, E35
grass/flowers- YG01, YG03, YG95, YG17, Y11, YR21, YR04
sky- B000, 0

Friday, July 21, 2017

Quite as sweet as you...

TGIF!

It's berry picking time around here and I love the idea of little berry fairies fluttering around, helping with the harvest. So when I saw Berry Fairy Amai in the MDP shop she flew right into my cart. Once I had her all colored up I really wanted it to look like she was hiding in the bramble bushes. At first I thought I would have to try my hand at drawing in some berries myself but then I remembered this older stamp set from W Plus 9 in my collection called Fresh Picked. It was SO much easier just stamping all those berries and leaves in around Amai, LOL! I think I'm going to go ahead and enter this into the July Mo's Little Challenge over on Facebook.   :)

Ok, I'm off to work... see ya on Monday!  
Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
digital stamp- Mo's Digital Pencil (Berry Fairy Amai)
stamps- W Plus 9 (Fresh Picked set)
ink- Hero Arts ombre green and neon ombre red to purple
My Favorite Things double stitched rectangle die
Lawn Fawn scallop rectangle die
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Papertrey Ink twine
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- RV25, RV29, R37, E39, R89
clothes- G40, G43, YG63, YG0000, YG00
wings- Y11, B60, BG000
raspberry- R39, R89, RV25, R29, YG67, G46, YG00
ground/sky- E43, E44, E23, B0000, B00

Thursday, July 20, 2017

You're a lifesaver...

Mornin' friends! 

Have you seen the new Littles that were just introduced during the last Stamping Bella release? Talk about cutie patooties! I couldn't resist adding a few to my Stamping Bella collection and this darling girl from the Snorkel set was the first to get herself on a card. I wanted her to look like she was floating in the water so I stamped the duck floaty first then masked it off along with the space below it so that this Little's feet disappeared beneath the surface once she was stamped on. Next I grabbed the sun from the Sandcastle set and the waves from the Tiny Townie Frances Loves to Float set to bring this simple scene together. The sentiment is from the Ellen Hutson Stay Salty set and I inked it in a slightly darker shade than the water so that it was very tone on tone and subtle looking. I think it's a happy little card and I can't wait to get more of these Littles stamped up soon!  :)

Later gators!   
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
stamps- Stamping Bella (The Littles Snorkel set, The Littles Sandcastle set, Tiny Townie Frances Loves to Float set), Ellen Hutson (Stay Salty set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico mint hint and glass slipper
My Favorite Things double stitched circle die 
My Favorite Things mat stax circle die
Doodlebug Sprinkles
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E15, E09, E18
clothes/floaty- RV02, RV14, Y02, Y19, Y17, YR07
ocean- BG11, BG23, BG05
sky- BG000, B00, 0
sun- Y00, Y04, Y15, Y17, 0

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

All sorts of wonderful...

Hello, hello!

This pretty gal from LDRS Creative was looking very summer-ish to me so it seemed a good time to ink her up. She's called Flower's For You and I love how flowy and breezy she looks in her easy summer dress. I paired her up with this pretty paper from the Pink Paislee Summer Lights 6x6 pad and a lacey looking die from Papertrey Ink because they both had the pretty, girlie vibe that suited this beauty. What can I say? Sometimes you are just in a mood to go super feminine and I make no apologies for that, LOL!  ;)

Thanks for stopping by my friends! 

 
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Pink Paislee (Summer Lights)
stamps- LDRS Creative (Flowers For You), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Hero Arts pink ombre
Papertrey Ink mix and mat scallop die
My Favorite Things stitched scallop rectangle die
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E23, E57, E59, E49
clothes- RV52, RV55, RV66, RV69, R12, R14, YR02, Y04, Y21, Y26, RV09, RV02, BG53, YG01

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Take it easy...

Hi there!

It's Tuesday and that means it's time for my weekly 7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store card creation. My last box of happy mail included the new Lumberjack Guys stamp set from CC Designs along with the Cabin Fever paper pack. I knew the two would be a match made in outdoorsy heaven and couldn't wait to use them on a card together. Simple Stories is one of my favorite paper companies because I love all the sheets they have that are divided into multiple little scenes and sayings. Once you cut them apart they are perfect for cards and that is just what I did to get this mountain background. The 'trail head' sign and sentiment are both stickers from the sticker sheet that was included in the pack as well. All that was left to do was pick a lumberjack to live in this high mountain scene and I finally landed on this cutie because I liked that he was sitting on a stump which added a bit more interest. He really pulls the whole thing together with his easy, laid back attitude, don'tcha think?   

Alrighty, well the July Challenge is in full swing over on the 7 Kids blog and with all the fabulous new stamps and supplies that Kelly has been bringing into the store that $20 gift certificate that is up for grabs could really help to fill a shopping cart! So get crafty and join the fun!
Supply list:
cardstock- Copic X-Press It and Bazzill
paper- Simple Stories (Cabin Fever)
stamps- CC Designs (Roberto's Rascals Lumberjack Guys set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Simple Stories Cabin Fever stickers
Frantic Stamper deckle edge square die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- Y32, YR21, E33
eyes- BV04, BV13
clothes- E40, E81, 0, B95, B97, B99, YG21, YG25, YG67, W4, W6, W8, YR23, E34, E35
stump/grass- E53, E55, E57, E59, YG67, G29

Monday, July 17, 2017

Enjoy the little things...

Good morning!

This little Bean from the Bloom Kit is called Jolene and from the get go I thought she had a very tropical vibe about her. So I had set her aside until the right time came along and now here we are. I paired Jolene up with the Fun in the Sun papers from Doodlebug because that floral print was too perfect of a match not to. No surprise that I colored her up to match and I think she looks like the sweetest little island cutie now. The sentiment also comes from the same 6x6 paper pad and I thought it would be fun to turn it into a shaker so that I could enter this card into the current Farm Fresh Challenge

Ok then, time for me to get ready for the day. Later gators!  
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (Fun in the Sun)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Bloom Bean Kit Jolene)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things single stitched frame rectangle die
My Favorite Things stitched scallop rectangle die
Kaiser Craft pearls
Papertrey Ink Shaker Sprinkles
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00,R20
hair- N5, N7, N9, 110
clothes/flowers- G05, G07, G29, YG21, YG25, YG17, B02, B04, B06, YR02, YR07, YR09, RV21, RV14, RV09

Friday, July 14, 2017

Sunshine in my day...

TGIF!

Here she is, little miss Summer from the 4 Seasons Girls set by Roberto's Rascals. I have now officially gotten all eight of these cuties onto cards and I am quite proud of myself. Summer is a sassy looking little gal don'tcha think? I found this bicycle scene in the Sunkissed 6x6 paper pad and I liked the idea that she was out enjoying a leisurely ride to the local farmer's market and got herself a fresh bouquet of flowers. I love days like that, with no where you have to be and nothing you have to be doing... I just wish I had more of them! 

Alrighty friends, have fun and stay cool this weekend!  :)  
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (sunkissed)
stamps- CC Designs (Roberto's Rascals 4 Seasons Girl set), Simon Says Stamp (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico sunny day
Memory Box stitched tiny scallop border die
Doodlebug gems
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55
eyes- B21, B26
clothes- R24, R29, E09, RV14, RV25, BG02, BG05, B06, Y06, Y17, YG21, YG25

Thursday, July 13, 2017

You're cool...

Olo!

Over the past year I have been creating cards in each season with the corresponding kids from the Roberto's Rascals 4 Seasons sets. Winter, spring and fall have all been featured here and today I'm wrapping things up with Summer. I've also been pairing them all up with Doodlebug papers so first things first, I had to find the bright and happy Sunkissed paper pad that came out last summer and color this cool little dude to match. He's so confident and carefree looking so I had to use the paper with the little ice cream truck to give him a perfect summer treat. Talk about an instant scene and he fits right into it... love when that happens! I've so enjoyed each and every one of these cute boys and it feels great to have the complete set of semi-coordinating cards. :)

Alrighty, see you back here tomorrow with his summer girl counterpart.     
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Doodlebug (Sunkissed)
stamps- CC Designs (Roberto's Rascals 4 Season's Boys set), Studio G (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle frame
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- C5, C7, C9, 100
eyes- E23, E57, BG000
clothes- Y35, YR04, YR07, YR09, BG02, BG05, B06, C0, C2, YG21, YG25

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Campy Birthday to You...

Hey there!

It's the second Wednesday of the new month and that means it's time for the July 'anything goes' challenge over on the 7 Kids challenge blog. Playing along is easy, all you have to do is use at least one product that can be found in the 7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store and link back to the challenge blog in your own post, which gives you a chance at winning a $20 gift certificate at the end of the month... who doesn't love that?
For my challenge inspiration card I pulled stamp sets from two different companies and had fun mixing things up to create a cozy camp fire scene. First off I grabbed this outdoorsy looking guy from the TGF Mini Remix Boys set and then used a bunch of the awesome camping accessory stamps from the new Sugar Pea Designs Easily A-Moose'd set to add to the camping vibe of the card. Next I used the cool tree scape border dies to create the background along with some starry sky paper that I found in my stash. Because I wanted to keep the scene rather contained I decided to grab the stitched circle from the Making Waves die set for a very clean and simple design that is still full of charm and whimsy.
I am also entering this card into the Mix It Up Challenge #33 over on the Sugar Pea Designs blog. SPDMIU33

Alrighty, I hope to see some of my crafty friends joining the fun with me this month over at 7 Kids!   :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink, Copic X-Press It and Bazzill
paper- October Afternoon (Camp Fire)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Mini Remix Boys set), Sugar Pea Designs (Easily A-Moose'd set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico doc brown
Sugar Pea Designs tree scape dies
Neat and Tangled making waves die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- Y32, E33, E35
clothes- B95, B97, B99, E81, E84, E87, E89, R14, R27, R46, C1, C2, N10
bird- B12, B16, B28, E50, 100, C6
stump/stick - E41, E42, E43, E44
lantern- G21, G46, G29, B01
marshmallow- E53, E55, E57
fire- T1, T3, T5, Y04, Y08, Y35, YR04, YR09

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

Across the miles...

Hi there!

It's Tuesday and you know what that means... time for my weekly 7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store card creation. For today's card it was time I played with the new Mega Mini Go Time set from The Greeting Farm. I couldn't wait to get my hands on these cute stamps and create some dynamic scenes with them. The sweet convertible was calling to me and I thought that this curly haired cutie was a natural to be cruising down the road in it. Of course she would have a pretty pink ride because this girl likes to stand out in a crowd. That perfect scene in the background? The new Cartopia paper pack has all sorts of fun prints in it that will go great with this stamp set. I'll admit it... I bought it just for these stamps, LOL! ;)    

Alrighty, well the June challenge just wrapped up but be sure to check out the 7 Kids blog tomorrow when July's challenge kicks off! With all the new goodies Kelly has been bringing into the store that $20 gift certificate that is up for grabs could really help to fill a shopping cart! 
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Carta Bella (Cartopia)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Mega Mini Go Time set), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Studio Calico clear blue
Doodlebug Sprinkles
Ranger glossy accents
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E00, E02, E21, E34, R00, R20
hair- C6, C9, 100
clothes- B00, B04, B26, YG01, YG25, YG17
car- RV02, RV04, RV13, RV25, N5, N9, E30, E31, E55, C00, C1, C3, BG00, Y04

Monday, July 10, 2017

Bubble over...

Hello, hello!

When the temperatures soar into the triple digits how can you resist an ice cold cola? Drinks All Around Piper certainly thinks that they are a good idea and she's got some to share. I knew that I had the perfect papers to go with her but I had to dig around a bit in my crafty room as I am currently in the process of moving it and things are in shambles. Finally I found last year's Simple Stories Summer Vibes collection with the pop cap print paper and I was ready to create. I colored Piper to match those beautiful muted colors but couldn't help but stick with the brighter Coca Cola red for those bottles and the enamel dots. This card definitely says summer to me and I'm entering it into this month's 'anything goes' challenge over on the SOG blog

Thanks for dropping by!  
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Simple Stories (Summer Vibes)
digital stamp- Some Odd Girl (Drinks All Around Piper)
stamp- Stampendous (sentiment)
ink- Studio Calico doc brown
Lawn Fawn stitched border die
Doodlebug Sprinkles
Copic markers:
skin- YR000, YR00, E21, E34, R00, R20, BV01
hair- E74, E77, E79, W10
lips- E04
eyes- YG91, YG93, YG95, E87
clothes- Y00, Y13, Y21, BV01, E40, E81, E84, 0, G00, G02, BG23, BG53, R30, R32, R14, YR12, YR27
coke- R27, R29, E35, E59, E49, BG000

Friday, July 7, 2017

Planted in my heart...

TGIF! 

I'm a big fan of the Tiny Townie Garden Girls and I have been hanging on to Poppy here ever since I got her because I knew that I wanted to color her up as my most favorite flower ever... the California Poppy. And there's no better time for California Poppies than summer time. It always cheers me up to see masses of these beautiful orange blooms dancing happily in the breeze so I tried to capture that just a bit in the scene I created for Poppy. I challenged myself to do her in no-line and I gotta say that it was kinda nerve wracking! I struggled with all those petals and keeping them looking separate from each other but am pretty happy with them in the end. And I'm going ahead and entering this card into the "free form" Bellarific Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! 
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
stamps- Stamping Bella (Tiny Townie Garden Girl Poppy), Papertrey Ink (sentiment)
ink- Memento desert sand, Studio Calico doc brown
Papertrey Ink stitched scallop die
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E23, E25, E29
dress/flowers- Y08, Y35, Y38, YR04, YG21, YG03, YG93, YG95, YG23, YG17, W1, W2, E81, 0
grass/sky- YG00, YG21, YG03, YG25, YG17, YR04, BG000, BG10, BG70, BG72

Thursday, July 6, 2017

Sprinkles on my ice cream...

Hey there!

So I found myself with a bit more crafty time yesterday... just enough to color up this darling girl from the CC Designs Ice Scream set. Not just that, but I also had time to pull some pretty papers before coloring so that I could match my Copics to it. It felt good to be back in my comfort zone after many busy days of coloring images without a set plan. The cute ice cream paper was a no brainer but I was just as excited to find this white wood board looking print in the same Summer Dreams 6x6 pad. Doesn't it look like house siding when placed behind her and the grass at her feet? Love that! Scene building doesn't get much easier or quicker than that, LOL! Mmmmm... just looking at her has me craving some bubblegum ice cream. A stop at the local drive-thru may have to happen this afternoon, especially if temps hit 100 today like they are forecasting... yikes!

Stay cool my friends!  :)   
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Echo Park (Summer Dreams)
stamps- CC Designs (Roberto's Rascals Ice Scream set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and angel pink
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
My Favorite Things stitched dome die
My Favorite Things grass die
The Twinery twine
Copic markers:
skin- E50, E00, E21, E13, E04, R00, R20
hair- YR31, YR12, YR16, E99
clothes- RV13, RV14, RV29, BG10
ice cream cone- G00, BG32, BG15, E30, E23

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Fresh picked birthday wishes...

Hello, hello!

Ok, so between work and 4th of July celebrations I had zero time to get creative yesterday. The only thing I had already colored up and ready to go was the Papertrey Ink cupcake for July. I guess that means I'll be sharing two cupcake cards in a single week. This time around I played with coloring on kraft and adding a bit of white color pencil to the frosting for some extra shine. It's a simple and sweet card design that came together super quick.

Hopefully I'll have more time to chat with y'all tomorrow.  :)
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink 
paper- oooooold My Mind's Eye
stamps- Papertrey Ink (Baker's Dozen set), W Plus 9 (sentiment)
ink- Memento rich cocoa
My Favorite Things stitched scallop rectangle die
Prima flowers and leaves
Kaiser Craft pearls
Sharpie white marker
Prisma white pencil
Copic markers:
strawberry- R22, R24, R29, YG01, YG03, G07, G29, Y02
cupcake- E53, E55, E35
frosting- R21, R22, R35
liner- R05, R08, E09
shadow- C0, C1, C2 

Tuesday, July 4, 2017

Sparkle...

Hi there!

It's a special Tuesday what with the Fourth of July celebration in full swing. But I've still got my 7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store card creation to share. I knew that I wanted to build a festive Fourth scene using a couple different sets from The Greeting Farm so I grabbed the Main Street set and a couple of the kiddos from the new Mega Mini Go Time set and got busy masking. Once the scene was all colored in I gave each of them a sparkler by drawing a simple line in their hands with a black pen then used my white pen to add the 'sparkle'... such an easy alteration to help customize them to the theme of my card. So to all my friends celebrating today, have a fun and fabulous Fourth!  :)

Oh and you still have some time to enter this month's challenge over on the 7 Kids blog. Kelly has an awesome $20 gift certificate up for grabs and you could be the lucky winner so get to creating and join the fun!
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Main Street set, Mega Mini Go Time set, Sparkle sentiment set), The Ton (Fireworks set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versamark clear
American Crafts Zing embossing powder
Simon Says Stamp stitched rectangle die
The Greeting Farm sparkle die
Sharpie white marker
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, E04, R00, R20
hair- E23, E25, E29
hair- E21, E33, E15
clothes- C00, C1, C2, R05, R08, R29, B12, B37, B39, 0
trees- YG23, YG17, YG67, E55, E57
sidewalk/road- N2, N3, N5
grass- YG03, YG25, YG17
buildings- B04, B18, B39, E95, E97, E99, E40, E81, BG000, R14, R08, R29, W3
sky- BV20, BV23, BV25, BV29

Monday, July 3, 2017

Happy Birthday...

Good morning!

So because I was a bit preoccupied with mermaids last month, I didn't get a chance to post my card using the June cupcake from the PTI Baker's Dozen set. I've had this cupcake colored up since last September and when I pulled it out to create a card with it, it was just looking kinda lonely. I hemmed and hawed over what to add to the scene until my sister suggested that I add a kitty. Being the cat lover that I am, how could I resist? This fluffy kitty from the SOG Hipster Pets set looked like she belonged with a pretty pink and navy cupcake. Because the cupcake was done in no-line this kitty had to be too which really helped give her the super soft Ragdoll look I was going for. Sure she may look all sweet and innocent but leave her alone with that cupcake too long and I'm sure she will be licking that creamy frosting, LOL! ;)

Later my friends!   
Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
paper- My Mind's Eye (striped denim)
stamps- Papertrey Ink (Baker's Dozen set), Some Odd Girl (Hipster Pets set), Papertrey Ink (Ways to say: Birthday)
ink- Memento desert sand and Studio Calico deja blue
My Favorite Things stitched scallop border die
Studio Calico sequins
Sharpie white marker
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
cupcake
frosting- E50, Y000
cake- RV10, RV23, RV13, E21
rose- RV42, R22, R14, YG00, YG03
liner- B37, B39, BV29
cat
eyes- BG45, B39
fur- W0, W1, W2, W4, W8, W9, E50, E51, E40, E41
shadow- N0, N1, N3