So Thankful

Hi All!  For those in the US I hope that you've had a wonderful Thanksgiving :)  I had a fabulous day filled with family, excellent food and lots of loud laughter- there really is nothing better!  I'd like to share a project that has kind of become a tradition between me and one of my dad's.  You see, he used to decorate for every holiday and Thanksgiving was no exception, but my sister and I always gave him a hard time because the decorations weren't the 'cute' kind but more along the lines of 'realistic' and I think we can all agree- real turkeys are not the prettiest animals :)  So I started making him cards that he could put out as decoration that could counter balance those decorations that we made fun of.  It's a fun little tradition and I have such a blast making pretty little things for him to display.  This year I made a sign featuring one of the new Saturated Canary images called Princess Harvest and I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out!  And he must have felt the same because the instant he got it he hung it on the door for all to see :)  The fun traditions that my family and I have for the holidays just remind me again and again of all the things I'm so thankful for- a close and loving family, having the security of a roof over my head and food in my cupboards and getting to share the things I love with those around me.  Thanks for stopping by to visit- I'm also so thankful for this wonderful blogging community that I feel blessed to be a part of!

 Copics-
Skin: E00, E11, E13, E15, R30, R22, BV34
Hair: N1, N3, N5, N7, N9, 100
Clothes: E81, E84, E87, RV95, RV99
Basket: E30, E33, E35, E39, E49, R02, R29, R89, G24, G29

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
MarkerPOP- Skin Tones
The Stamping Boutique- Giving Thanks
Tuesday Alchemy- Anything But a Card
Love to Create Challenge- Give Thanks
Cute Card Thursday- Girls Only

Supplies: Chipboard Pennant- Paper Accents; DP- MME Fiddlesticks; Bling- Recollections; Flowers- Prima; Sentiment Sticker- Jillibean Soup; Twine- The Twinery; Ink- Frayed Burlap Distress Ink

Baby Mine

Hi All!  I just got back from a baby shower and thought I'd share the card I made for the mama to be :)  Now you might have noticed- I LOVE me some cute design paper and have a slight addiction to 6x6 paper pads!  So I really went out of my comfort zone on this card and put it together with no design paper- I know, shock *gasp* right?!?  So I colored up this cute image from Mayzy Art Stamps called Mama Leah to be my focal point and went with a pretty bright pink since it would be on a white background- and it's also fitting since the little bundle of joy is a girl :)  Punching the bottom of the card with a Martha Stewart border punch gave some detail and I added some yellow pearls to the middle of the flowers.  Then to balance out the image I used some twine from The Twinery to make a bow through a button and stuck a couple of pins behind it.  This is about as clean and simple as I know how to go and I think it turned out all right- my favorite part might just be the one element that I truly didn't give any thought to until putting it all together- the color combo of pink and yellow!  Gonna have to remember that for the future!  Thanks so much for stopping by to visit- I hope it was worth your while :)

Copics-
Skin- E000, E00, E11, R30, R21, BV34
Hair- E50, E51, YR31, E33, E37
Clothes- RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29, B93, B95, B97, B99, W7

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Charisma Cardz- Pink + 1 Other Color
Cute Card Thursday- Clean & Simple
Designed To Color- Clean & Simple
Crafty Catz- Pink

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzill; Button and Pins- Heidi Grace; Twine- The Twinery; Punch- Martha Stewart; Pearls- my stash

Summer Days

Hi All!  How's it going?  Well I've been having a little attack of the 'Odd'...now stop that imagination that's running wild I'm talking about Some Odd Girl stamps :)  (Although I do confess I'm plenty odd too, lol)  I've been on a SOG coloring spree and thought it was probably about time to actually make the cards to showcase them...here I'm using one of the new release digi stamps Summer Kaylee.  I decided to do a 'big head' for a change of pace and, to be completely honest, because I just LOVE coloring faces and hair :)  I wanted something bright and cheerful so I pulled out some paper from Jillibean Soup that seemed to fit perfectly.  I think this card could lend itself beautifully to being for lots of different occasions so instead of putting a sentiment on it now I decided to let it sit in my stash and then when I need a specific card I can match up the right sentiment then- keep things a little flexible.  I hope you enjoy!

Copics:
Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E11, E15, BV34, R30, R21
Hair: E21, E23, E25, E27, E29
Clothes: YR21, Y38, Y26, BV33, BG53, BG57, BG18, BV29

I'd like to enter this in the following challenges:
2 Sisters Challenge- Anything Goes
Totally Gorgeous- Something Yellow
Cute Card Thursday- Here Comes Summer
Crafty Sentiments- Bright  Colors
Creative Card Crew- 1-2-3 (1 image, 2 dies, 3 design papers)

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzil, American Crafts; DP- Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard, Blossom Soup; Photo Corner- Making Memories; Bling- Recollections; Twine- my stash

You Make Me Smile

Hi All!  Thank goodness for 3 day weekends :)  I finally got some good coloring/crafting time in and boy did I need it!  I can't say I'm looking forward to going back to work tomorrow but I am way more recharged than I was before.  One of the cards I can't wait to share is this little beauty.  It's no secret that I love Kenny K images and this one called Download Diva is a particular favorite of mine...she is so much fun to color and you can really do so much with her.  I paired her with a new paper pad I picked up by Lilybee Designs called Picket Fence, I just love the pretty lavender papers in it.  To challenge myself a little I decided to try a new sketch challenge over at Graphicat Sketches and I encourage you to check it out...I fell in love with the sketch when I saw it and I still loved it when I got done with the card which doesn't always happen for me- all because I can't figure out how to use it to its full potential of course :)  And I've got one more place I want you to check out- if you like my ticket sentiment you have to stop by the MMDesigns blog and take a look at the free digital stamp sentiments there- they are totally awesome!  Well, I guess the only thing left is to say I hope this card makes you smile :)

Copics-
Face/Skin: E000, E00, E11, R32, BG72, BG78
Hair: E50, E51, E53, E55, E57
Clothes: E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, V15, V17, V25, W0, W1, W5, W7
IPod: BG70, BG72

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Graphicat Sketches
Cute Card Thursday- Technology (Ipod)
Stamp Something- July Digi Day
Totally Papercrafts- Bing- Punch/Die Cut, Flowers, Gem
Emerald Fairies- All Things Girlie
All Sorts- Free & Easy

Supplies: DP- Lilybee Designs Picket Fence; Cardstock- Bazill; Flowers- Prima, Recollections; Gems- Recollections; Distress Ink- Ranger Milled Lavender; Sentiment Ticket- MMDesigns

Coffee & Congrats

Hi All!  I got asked to do a Graduation/Congrats card for someone who loves coffee and, let me tell you, that is something right up my alley :)  I have this cute little stamp from the Ala Mode line at My Favorite Things that I thought would work perfectly- I just love how giant those coffee cups are!  Since I'm dying to see some springtime I also wanted to make sure and use some bright and cheery papers and found that courtesy of a new Jillibean Soup 6x6 pad called Blossom Soup...I have a feeling I'll be using these quite a bit.  Now I'm in the mood for a Starbucks!

My C&C (close up & Copics)-
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: E55, E57
Pants: B93, B95, B97
Shirt: RV32, RV34
Cups: YG91, BG93, BG96, W0, W1

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge- Congratulations
Cute Card Thursday- Sketch #93
Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge- Springtime

Supplies: Cardstock- Bazzil; DP- Jillibean Soup Blossom Soup; Felt Flowers- KaiserCraft; Image- Ala Mode My Favorite Things; Jewels and Rub On Sentiment- stash

Aww, Wonderful Siblings

Hi All!  I'll keep this short and sweet as my sister and my grandma are still in town but I just had to share this sweet little card with you!  My local scrapbooking store ordered some Magnolia stamps a while back and I simply had to get them all immediately :)  But, as with many new things, they sat un-inked for a while.  Well, of course I had to remedy that so I grabbed them up the other day and started coloring my heart out!  And I'm so glad I did because they are just too cute- it seemed particularly fitting to use the Brother and Sister image since my sis is currently in town and I love having her around.  I paired my image with some of the new My Minds Eye Stella and Rose and used the Hattie set this time to change it up a bit.  I just love the blues and golds in this set.  I've been working really hard on my coloring as well and am pretty pleased with how this turned out.  Well, off to a big family BBQ- lots of love and laughter and some really good food- I can't wait!

Here's a close up of my image and Copics used:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: E21, E23, E27 hers
        E21, E25, E29 his
Dress/Shoes: Y23, Y26, N1, N7
Overalls/Shoes: B93, B95, B97, B99, N1, N3, N5, N7

I'll be entering this in the following challenges:
Cupcake Craft Challenges- Lots of Layers
Cute Card Thursday- No Text
Just Magnolia- Sketch

Supplies: Image- Magnolia Brother and Sister; Ink- Momento Tuxedo Black; Cardstock- Bazzil; DP- My Minds Eye Stella & Rose Hattie; Flowers- Prima; Pearls- stash