Love you.........

My card today features this darling image called A Flower for You from Sasayaki Glitter and you can find it HERE.  

I used a few different pattern papers from the Pebbles Spring Fling 6x6 paper pad, a few papers from my stash, My Favorite Things Blueprint 14 for the square dies, flower, button, leaf and border.  I also used the Out of the Box die technique on the image.  I played with frantage for the first time in....well several years.  I bought a package with different types and colors and didn't really know what to do with it or how to use it,  so, I finally got it out and figured it out!  I think I love it!! :D

                                             

     Come join us at Sasayaki Facebook Group, there are several challenges each month, a progressive freebie challenge and a monthly challenge on the blog. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:
+Colour Crazy Challenge-ATG-TOP 3
+Crazy 4 challenges: Make a card
+Your Next Stamp-Color challenge: purple, green, blue
+Cute Card Thursday-ATG

Color Inspiration-coloring
+Always Fun Challenges-Lots of Layers
Happy Little Stampers-ATG with dies

HB with Jr Hatter Mindy

Happy Thursday everyone, hope you are having a great day!  I'm sharing my card for the Anything Goes challenge that is still going on over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps, there is still plenty of time to link up your projects, so come join us!! 

I used Jr Hatter Mindy for my card today and used some dies from My Favorite Things Blueprints 13, twine, button, and colored with copics.

I'll probably add add a punny sentiment to the inside like Hope you have a Beary Happy Day, or something like that! 

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Sugar Pea Designs-Monthly ATG
+Inspiration Destination-ATG

To color is to restore a little bit of sanity...

I know that some people unwind, relax, restore, & maintain their sanity in many different ways.  Heck, I wish I could do all that with exercise, that would solve the problem of needing to lose 20+ lbs and getting me off my behind, (I have an office job and sit ALL day long) , but NOPE, my way to destress, is to lock myself in my room with a book or with  my markers.

  I've been taking a couple classes over at Kit N Clowder from Alyce and have really enjoyed the creative process, learning new techniques and playing with my copics...( dang those suckers aren't cheap, and I tend to want them all)!!  Anyway, I'm just adding a few of my coloring projects, I don't know what I will do with them...I don't want to put them on a card,  maybe I will choose a canvas, or maybe just frame them, I'm not sure.

I'm pretty happy with how they turned out, and while I enjoy creating and coloring, these take some time and my hand gets tired by the time I'm done...AND that is when I go bury myself in a book!

Just a little look at what coloring looks like from a grown up perspective...still fun, still relaxing, maybe a little more detail, techniques and expense, but I say it's worth it.  My sanity is definitely worth it!!

Bee Grateful

I'm sharing my cover page for my gratitude journal which is part of a challenge that my friend
Leslie Ackman is having on her blog and FB page.  I am hoping to get in all 30 days and not start strong and then fizz out half way through....which is my usual pattern.

I love the idea of writing down a few things each day that I find I'm grateful for, they can be very simple, one word, a sentence or paragraph, but keeping it simple will probably help me stick with this every day.  I bought a ATC size sketchbook from Michaels and got my cover page done.  I have written down my day 1 and 2 gratitudes and will have to get caught up with my pages today.

For my cover  I used pattern paper to cover the sketchbook page and then used this stunning image from Simply B Stamps...it was the image used in one of Alyce's (Kit N Clowder) color alongs that she used to do, I'm not sure it's still available.  I used Lawn Fawn hearts die cuts and some letter stickers for my title.  I also watered down some gesso and spattered it all over.

I hope you like it and will check out Leslie's challenge and join us on the FB page Mind.Body.Soul-Art Journaling

I would like to enter the following challenges:

+CRAFT challenge-Inspiration Photo
+The Pink Elephant-ATG
+Pile It On-Spring/Easter
Sentimental Sundays-Spring Flowers
Crazy 4 Challenges-Think Spring
+Brown Sugar-Use Glitter (hearts)

I {HEART} U!

Hi everyone, I wanted to share a card that I quickly put together this weekend.    I"m not too sure on the design, but I had a deadline for a coloring contest and while I had the image done, I needed to get her on a project.  With the crazy weekend... my grandmothers funeral, 7 hours of travel, a trip to Vegas and back, my son getting in a car accident and just being completely emotionally exhausted, this was what I came up with.  I've thought about just taking the colored image off and putting her in my copic journal.....hmmm, still not sure what I'm gonna do.

  The Scrubbing Bubbles on the image is a tutorial from Rhea Weigand, the image is from Simply Betty Stamps and  the  coloring contest was to color in Jeweled tones over at the

 Passionate Paper Creation FB Group .  You can find the image HERE

I used dies from Spellbinders (frame), My Favorite Things (stitched circles) , C.C. Designs (border and vines) some white gumdrops from Your Next Stamp and some purple mesh ribbon.  

I love how the background coloring came out and the bubbles...SO FUN!!  There are lots of tutorials over on the FB page if you want to join and check them out!!

I would like to enter the following challenges:

+Loves Rubberstamps-Letter B (bubbles)

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps-ATG

Summer Scent-digi promo

Happy Wednesday bloggy friends!  Over at A Random Fan, we are showcasing this sweet digi called Summer Scent.  She is perfect for a "Thinking of You", "Just Because", "Thank You" or "Birthday" card.  I printed her a little on the bigger side, I like to have the images be the main focal point of my cards. 

I colored with copics, and used distressed ink for the clouds, and the gold elements are from Heidi Swapp. 

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Party Time Tuesday-ATG
Simon Says Stamp-ATG
City Crafter-A piece of Sky-Clouds

So much cuteness!

Hi everyone, I am so pleased to be guest designing this month over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps and want to share this little cutie named Xara.  I seriously can't handle how cute this image is, I love the whole gang just hangin out, takin a nap.....I wish I was napping right now! 

A new challenge is up over at LMMS and the theme is Anything Goes, so come join in the fun and share with us your creations! 

I would like to enter the following challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration-

{Pin}spirational Challenges-ATG
My Craft Spot-3D Flowers
Crazy 4 Challenges-3D
Crafty Little Fairies-Cute and Cuddly

Owl-Always Love You

I'm so excited to be sharing my first card as a guest designer over at Little Miss Muffet Stamps!  I got to play with this little cutie Celeste Amberglow Owl Always Love You and she was so much fun to color!

I colored her to match a sticker set I've had for a couple years from ADORNit- the Owl Coral collection.  I love the little heart and brackets and just added some twine and pattern paper, other than that, I really like to showcase the image and have that be the focal point of my card.  I tend to keep things clean and layered, with just a few embellishments, and with a larger image.  I love the little owl she is holding, it reminds me of these super, super cute owls that someone had handmade for a girls birthday party.  I can't remember the blog or the site, but they were so cute! Anyway, I hope you like my card and you can check out more inspiration over at the Little Miss Muffets FB page.

I would like to enter the following challenges:

 4 Crafty Girls-ATG

Crafty Little Fairies-Cute and Cuddly

+Delightful Challenges-ATG

+Chocolate, Coffee and Cards-Polka Dots

Birthday Surprise- Your Next Stamp Aug Guest

Hi everyone, I wanted to share my intro card for my August guest spot over at 

YOUR NEXT STAMP.  I love this challenge blog! They have fun, cute and quirky stamps and the sketches...I LOVE them! Head over and check them out and join in the challenge, the sketch and inspiration picture this month are amazing and open to so many possibilities. 

I colored her up with my copics, using the BV08-BV04-BV02-BV00 and BV000 for her dress and ribbon on the present

Y11, Y35 and Y38 for balloon and present 

I think I found a new favorite combination for hair which is E37, E13, E51 and E50

skin is E04, E11, E21, E00, E000 and R20 for the blush

                                

I would like to enter the following challenges:
+MarkerPop-ATG
+The Corrosive Challenge-Birthdays
+Chocolate,Coffee & Cards-Polka Dots
+Sweet 7 Challenges-Birthday
+Wags N Whiskers-Polka Dots
+Seize the Birthday-ATG or monochromatic yellow
+Papertake Weekly-ATG

A beautiful fairy

I finally got a chance to color up this amazing image from The Stamping Chef, I think she is so pretty, it was an image to celebrate Kit and Clowder's 2000 FB followers, I've been taking a coloring class from Alyce (Kit and Clowder) and haven't gotten very far yet, but am hopefully improving my coloring.  

I used a ton of different copics, the base is a paper from my stash that is so old I don't remember the company, lots of different flowers, some stickles, some enamel dots from Your Next Stamp, I inked the edges of the image with distress ink in Marmalade and Mustard Seed.  

                                     

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Sugar Pea Designs-sketch 6 ( I flipped the sketch)
Kit and Clowder July Challenge-clothes
MarkerPop-ATG
+Divas by Design-Things with Wings
+Allsorts-Fairies
+Left of Center-Fairy

#100happydays week 7

Time....it flies by, whether we are having fun or not!! ;)   This little experiment in finding the smaller- day to day moments, things, experiences, exchanges....whatever it is that has brought a smile to my face, a lift to my heart, comfort to my soul or a laugh out loud gut busting funny....has been a happy journey all on it's own.

I sometimes find myself at the end of the day with no pic of my happy moment and it makes me stop and think back upon my day.  Sometimes, the day was just pure crap and then I have my "go-to" things that without fail at least bring me a smile.

Here are my week 7 Happy Moments

                                                                           Day 43
This has become one of my new fav shows.  I am fascinated with anything medevil, Renaissance, Kings-Queens, court intrigue,  I love anything King Arthur, Merlin, Lord of the Rings...anything that comes close to that genre..I love!! I totally look forward to Thursday nights on the CW!!

                   
                                                                             Day 44
Do I really need to say anything else??????  This is the yummiest french toast EVER, if you have a KNEADERS near you....drop everything and go get some french toast.  You will thank me, I promise!!!  :D  It is big, thick, huge slices of cinnamon swirl bread all french toasted up and with strawberries and cream and then this delicious caramel type sauce...  absolutely divine!!

Day 45

Have I mentioned that I love to color, and that copics make me happy?  Well, they do! Copics make me happy and coloring is my therapy.  Plus it doesn't hurt when you have adorable little images to work on!  Mermaid is from A Random Fan!

Day 46

Such a powerful image, this just stirs my heart and soul.  I don't even really have the words to describe the emotions that this brings other than deep gratitude for my Savior Jesus Christ. I know He loves me, He died for me, and He atoned for my sins.  (and for all mankind)   I am grateful and full of love for Him, and hope that I can try to be more like Him each day.

                   
                                                                                 Day 47
Must have been a Monday!!  HA!!  Minions happen to be one of my "go to" things for a quick smile or laugh...I mean, they are just too stinkin funny!

Day 48

Comfort...that is what this blanket represents.  It is my husbands, I pretty much took it over  3 years ago soon after we got married.  It's the perfect size, kind of a lap blanket, but I use it to tuck myself in at night...I know that sounds weird...but I have to have blankets tucked up right under my chin and I don't really want the sheets, blanket and comforter, so this one little blanket works perfectly!

Day 49

This is another happy moment, when a cute image comes together to make a cute card!  It's just something that I have to do...create, it's like breathing or reading a book....can't live without it!!  

Well, week 7 done.....I'm interested to see what week 8 brings!!   If you want to start your own 100happydays challenge, start now and GO...Be Happy!! :)

Dance!

Here is another card I made, using an adorable image from All Dressed Up, she reminds me of my niece who is in dance and just got new toe shoes for Ballet!  I think I will save this for her birthday or special dance occasion.

I colored with copics, used a lot of BG colors, I kept the color combination pretty neutral with just lots of blue/green.  Everything on here is from my stash, except the cute digi and the little tiny heart word bubble in the flower up by her hand...those are new! I used the frame cut from Lacy Labels cricut cartridge and layer them...that is what the bigger background frame is...two of them glued together.  I love the wood veneer star and put that on a music script pattern flower, there is a crocheted flower with a big brad, some lace, lots of pearls and lots of flowers!  I love how she turned out and love this image! 

I would like to enter these challenges:

+All Dressed Up-ATG
A Random Fan-Use a Digi- Top 3
Color Me Creative-Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

You Are Loved

We are going CAS over at Scribbles Designs for our new challenge that starts today.  I used CARL HEART YOU image, some washi, a stamped image and some line work.

 My style is usually clean lines but totally CAS is a little harder for me to pull off...for some reason all that white space just screams at me to do something with it.  I refrained though and stopped short of throwing a bunch of something in that blank area.  I hope you like it and I hope  you check out our new challenge and go see what my DT sisters have created. There is so much talent that it's amazing!  Hope you join us in our CAS challenge!!!

Down on the Farm

Our challenge over at Sunshine Mail is Down on the Farm and our sponsor is Wings and Willows.  I chose this darling little pig scene to work with and create this card.  Now if anyone has a clever or just a plain good sentiment for me....please share!   ;)

 

A Wonderful Time

 I made this card specifically for a couple of challenges.  I used the Lil Lolita Ivy image, colored her up with my copics. Used my Unity clock stamp and embossed with white zing powder on the background paper. The black and white stripes are from a stamp that I've had FOREVER, I just stamped several and added for a frame.

I used some paper flowers, primas, brads, bling and stickles.  The stickles are on the flower center that I made by hand (I need to practice on those handmade flowers....what a pain!)  I made the sentiment that would be used for a trip to Disney or a birthday.  Hope you like it! :)

 Movie Magic Monthly-Top 3* challenge which the movie of the month is Alice in Wonderland

 Cupcake Inspirations based on cupcake inspiration # 84 (photo below)

Cuttin and Stampin Challenge-Use Flowers
Stamp with Fun-Brads
+The Squirrel and the Fox Fairy Tale or Fantasy
+Avenue 613-Anything Goes Tic Tac Toe-Brads, Digi image and Bling
+2 Sisters-Fairy Tales/Fantasy
Craft Us Crazy-Anything Goes

Follow the Rainbow ....

over to SKdigis to pick up all the cute images/sentiments/digi papers you will need for your St. Patricks projects!   I used the Pot of Gold to make this fun card and also the circle sentiment is from SKdigis, along with the shamrock pattern paper!  So cute! Go check it out, I'm sure you will find something you can't live without!! ;)

 

 

 

 

I would like to enter the following challenges:

Craft us Crazy-Show your favorite....copics! :)

 +ABC Challenges-stitching faux or real

+Digi Makeover Challenge-Anything Goes using a digi stamp

 

 

 

Sketchy Friday Challenge #7

Here is my card for sketch #7 at Sketchy Friday. I'm loving all Sonia's sketches, they are easy to work with and provides lots of inspiration.  I used Gus the bookworm and the books from SKdigis and pattern papers from Echo Park 6x6 This and That paper pad.  Colored gus and books with copics, added some ink and line work and ribbon.  I totally love this image because I would be completely happy reading all day, I think this would be a perfect card/image  for a Barnes and Noble gift card!!

 Hope you like it! Head over to  Sketchy Friday Challenge to check out the other DT projects and join the fun! :)