Sweet 16

Hi All!  Sorry for being a little MIA- I decided that I didn't want to feel any sort of stress or obligation during my little mini vaca from work so I did a TON of coloring and some crafting but just didn't pick up the laptop to blog it.  Oh well, just means I've got some back stock of stuff to blog right?  Well, this little cutie of a card was a special request from someone at work- she has two daughters that are celebrating milestone birthdays this month- one is turning 16 and the other is turning 18 (don't worry you'll see that card too, lol).  I've gotta say this was one of the most fun cards that's ever been requested!  She'd already told me that she wanted me to use this image from Saturated Canary after she saw a pic of my Beach Babe card, which I was more than happy to comply with because I love coloring this one up :)  Then she told me her daughters favorite swimsuit is black with gold details so I colored the swim suit to match with my Copics and gold Spica pen.  The best part of all was that her daughter loves bright florescent colors like pink, blue and green so I really got to play with some funky colors and push the envelope a little which is not normally something I get to do when I make custom cards- the papers do look a little brighter in person than how they turned out in the pics, I never can figure out how that happens, lol.  Overall, looking at the finished product, I'm pretty sure my 16 year old self would have loved to get a card like this so I sure do hope she likes it- and that it helps give mom a little bit of 'cool' status for thinking of doing something special for this very special birthday!

Copics:
Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, R30, R21, BV34
Hair: E50, E51, E53, YR31, E33, E37
Clothes: T3, T5, T7, Gold Spica
Bag/Accessories: RV23, RV25, RV29, E71, E74, E79, BG18, BG53, YG03, G20, T5

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Craft Your Passion- Blast from the Past: #113 Chevrons
Paper Pretties- Birthday Card
Addicted to Stamps- Lots of Bling
The Squirrel and The Fox- Anything Goes


Supplies: Cardstock- American Crafts, Bazzill; DP- Echo Park Everyday Eclectic; Felt Flower Die Cut Sticker- KaiserCraft; Bling- Recollections; Flowers- Prima, Recollections; Metal Heart- Tim Holtz; Metal 'C'/Sweet sticker/Canvas Number Stickers- my stash

A Mermaid Tale

Hi All!  So, I have a confession to make- sometimes I get nervous when I'm crafting...if I start coloring and I like how it's going then I get nervous that I'm going to mess the next part up.  If I'm starting a card and I really like how my image turned out or think I've got a great idea for the layout I get nervous that the end product won't be what I hoped- and I always joke that at least once during both the coloring and the card making stages I think I'm going to have to start over...does this happen to you to?  But then I'll make it to the end and the best feeling in the world is standing back and truly liking what's sitting on my desk...I think that feeling is probably part of what draws us in as crafter's- the joy of the finished product when it's all that you hoped it would be when you started. 

This card definitely took me down this path- I'd coveted the stamp, Under the Sea Mae, from Some Odd Girl for so long, and drooled over what the DT did with it, that by the time I got it I had all these ideas in my head of what I wanted it to look like when I colored it and what the card could look like.  That's when the nervousness, and maybe a little bit of intimidation, starts to set in.  But this time I'm happy- it's not exactly how I pictured the final product- but my cards rarely ever are, lol!  The true test is when I stand back and see it sitting on my desk it makes me smile which hopefully means it does the same for the person who receives it :)  Thanks so much for stopping by and listening to my late night ramblings!  Hope you're all having a wonderful week so far!

Copics:
Skin- E000,E00, E11, R30, R21, BV34
Hair- YR20, YR21, YR15, YR18, E19, E49
Fin/Clothes- V22, V25, V28, BG10, BG11, BG53, T7
Shell-E40, E41, E42, R20, R22

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Some Odd Girl- Sketch
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes
MarkerPOP- Bright Colors
Moving Along With The Times- Summer
Southern Girls Challenge- Water Play
Designed To Color- Make Believe/Fantasy




Supplies: Cardstock- American Crafts, Bassill; DP- Echo Park Paradise Beach; Gem Flourish & Pearls- Zva Crafts; Banner Sticker- Glitz; Sand Dollar Charm- Heidi Grace; Cheesecloth- Fred Meyer; Metal Sentiment- my stash

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge #31- Use A Feather

Hi All!  I'm so excited- it's my first challenge as a Guest DT over at the Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge blog and it's still mind blowing to me that I get to type that :)  This week we're asking you to use a feather on your project.  As soon as I knew that's what the challenge was I knew that Lil Little Kellita would be the perfect stamp to use since she has her little feathered friend with her.  I colored Kellita with my Copics to match some papers from KaiserCraft, the ChapterOne pad, which has quickly become a favorite of mine.  Those papers have made me fall back in love with using blues and greens on my projects- because, I'm not gonna lie, sometimes I get a little caught up in pink and neutrals :)  I hope you enjoy my card and please stop by the Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge blog to check out the other DT projects, which are amazing!, and to play along...just remember to use a Tickled Pink image!

Copics:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: E07, E13, E18, E19
Bird: B32, B34, Y07, Y38
Clothes: T5, T7, T9, G07, G14

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly- Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes

Supplies: DP- KaiserCraft Chapter One; Cardstock- Bazzil; Feathers & Bling- Michaels; Bird Charm- My Minds Eye; Sentiment- Scrap-a-licious-times.blogspot.com- mmdesigns

May All Your Wishes Come True

Hi All!  Wow, it's been a long week and I'm so glad that tomorrow is Friday!  Can I just say how much I really want the sun to come out and play?  It's killing me- I'm ready for summer already :)  I've got a birthday card that was requested and I was asked to do it vintage style...now this isn't my comfort zone by any means but I did have a lot of fun doing it and I think I'm getting better as I stretch myself to try new styles.  I used 20's Evie in digi format from Tickled Pink Stamps and cropped her for my main image.  To me she just screams vintage.  I distressed the heck out of everything, I've the inky hands to prove it, and in the end I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out and I hope that person receiving it feels the same!

When I went to grab my list of Copics I couldn't find it!  Talk about disorganization- I blame it on the 'creative process' :) 

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge: Lace and Pearls
Craft Your Passion Challenges: Show Us Your Layers

Supplies: DP- 7Gypsies; Vellum Page- Websters Pages; Sentiment- My Favorite Things- Lets Celebrate Ala Mode; Ink- Momento; Lace and Pearls- Recollections; Flowers- Prima; Clock Charm- The Girls Paperie; Metal Corner- Tim Holtz

A Little Birdy Told Me...

Hi All!  It's been a busy weekend but I was soooooo happy to see some sun!  I've got another birthday card- lots of those happening over the next couple of months- and took the opportunity to use another digi stamp from Spesch Stamps called Birdy In Love by Sylvia (grab it here).  I just love coloring these images with my Copics.  I've used the sketch from Friday Sketchers to help me with the layout and found myself using the new My Minds Eye "Hazel" paper pad- love the paper pads because it takes all the guess work out of finding DP that matches!

I remembered to write down my Copics again!  Hopefully that will become habit for me :)

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, RV32

Hair: E50, E51, E53, E55

Pants/Shoes: W3, W5, W7, W9

Shirt/Headband/Hearts: RV25, RV32, RV34

Bird/Flowers: BG05, BG09

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

*Friday Sketchers

*Fab 'n' Funky- Make It Girly

*Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes

*Do You Stack Up- Layers

*Craft Your Passion- Anything Goes

Supplies: DP- My Minds Eye 'Hazel'; Cardstock- Bazzil; 

Image- Birdy In Love Spesch Stamps; Flowers- Prima, Recollections; Bubbles & Bling- Momenta