Under the Sea

Hi All!  I'm trying to be better about carving out time to do blog posts amid my still crazy schedule :)  I swear when I started blogging I had no idea how much time can actually go into doing a post, lol...but, as with all things, practice has made me a little faster- now if I could just stop being such a blabber mouth when I type I think that would reduce the time I spend by a considerable amount!  But I wouldn't hold your breath on that one :)  Today I've got a simple but cute little card for one of my very good friends' daughters birthday.  When she emailed me to ask me to put one together she was thinking something along the lines of sea creatures and I instantly thought of Kenny K images and this totally gorgeous girly fish that I've looked at before- it seemed perfect- and to make it even better when I went through the store I also found a little friend for her with this adorable killer whale.  I colored them up with my Copics and paired them with some bright and cheerful birthday paper and a little bling- because what's a girly birthday card without bling?  When I delivered the card my friend said it was perfect- I hope her daughter feels the same...all in all I'd say a happy customer is a job well done :)

When I went to grab my little notebook where I write down the Copics I use when I color an image I realized that I hadn't written anything down for these!  My bad!  Hope you'll forgive me :)



I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
4 Crafty Chicks- Double Down- 2 Images, 2 DP's
PaperPlay Challenges- Critters

Supplies: Card- Truly Yours (Archivers); DP- Imaginisce Animal Crackers Pixie Sticks; Bling- Recollections; Ribbon- my stash

Butterfly Smiles

Hi All!  Well, you know that saying 'Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug'?  Lets just say the past week or so I was not on the winning side of that equation :)  But things finally calmed down and I got to spend some quality time in my craft area which has definitely made things a lot better!  I was able to purchase some of the new stamps from Tickled Pink Stamps in digi form when their digi week started on the 15th and I couldn't wait to color up Lil Little Lilith- she is definitely a new favorite- with my Copics and then it was killing me that I hadn't put her on a card yet so I paired her with some butterflies that I cut out of some DCWV matstack papers from the Mariposa line so I can enter Tickled Pink's Challenge for 'Cute with Butterflies'.  As I started out I wasn't sure about how it was all looking but it actually came together pretty well by the time I sat back and looked at the final product- thanks in no small part to a cutie of an image :)

Copics:
Skin/Face- E000, E00, E11, E13, R32
Hair- E11, E15, E18, E19
Umbrella- BV23, BV25, BV29, BV31
Clothes- BG09, BG10, BG11, BG15, BG18, BV23, BV25, BV29, BV31

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
C.R.A.F.T.- Butterflies
All Sorts- Free & Easy
Emerald Fairies- All Things Nice (Girly)
PaperPlay- Things with Wings
Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge- Cute with Butterflies
Totally PaperCrafts- Girly Girls

Supplies- Cardstock- Bazzil; DP- KaiserCraft Chapter One, DCWV Mariposa Matstack; Flowers- Prima, Recollections; Border Punch- Martha Stewart Crafts; Rub on Sentiment- Lasting Impressions; Pearls & Gems- my stash

A Girly Graduation

Hi All!  I feel like I always say this but I've got a fun one for you today :)  I love doing girly cards so when I got asked to do a special girly graduation card I immediately got excited.  It just so happens that in a round about way I actually kinda know the girl it's for- a long time ago I worked in daycare and drove her to school each morning.  It kinda makes me feel old to think about that!  But it's fun to think about where her life might take her now.  I instantly thought about a Kenny K image because  they are so appropriate for girls that age and I figured Download Diva was the perfect mix of sassy and sweet.  I colored her up with my Copics to match some My Minds Eye design paper and, per the request of the person ordering the card, I gave her brown hair and brown eyes so she even kind of looks like the person receiving the card....that is the beauty of a custom card!  This is one of those cards that I kinda wish I could keep for myself because it's the kind of card I would love to get :)

Copic List
Face: E000, E00, E11, R20, R32
Hair: E25, E47, E49, E79
Clothes: R20, R32, RV34, B91, B93, B95, B97, T1, T3, T5, T7

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Diva's By Design- One for the Girls
Do It With Digi's- Sassy & Sparkly
Kenny K- Die Cuts & Punches: Large Rectangle Nestabilities
PaperPlay Challenge- Sparkle Galore
Simon Says Stamp Challenge- Sparkle & Shine

Supplies: Card Base- Yours Truly Archivers; DP- My Minds Eye; Jewels/Pearls- Recollections; Flowers- Prima, Recollections; Rub On Sentiment- my stash

Butterflies and Peonies

Hi All!  I've just got a quick post tonight before I head off to bed :)  I was asked to make a sympathy card for a coworker and just knew that something simple and classy like this Peony flower digital stamp from Just Inklined would be perfect.  I followed the sketch over at Papertake Weekly which gave me a great base and then, silly as it might sound, I just tried to create a 'pretty' card.  I used a rub on sympathy sentiment from My Sentiments Exactly which completed the card.  I hope that it offers a little comfort to a friend in need.

I'll be entering this card in the following challenges:

~Papertake Weekly- Sketch

~PaperPlay- Lets Get Sentimental

~Crazy 4 Challenges- Flowers

~Stamp Something- Something with Flowers

~Paper Sundaes- How Charming- the butterfly charm on the ribbon

Supplies: Image- Just Inklined Peony 2; Color Medium- Copics; DP- DCWV Matstack: Mariposa, Luxury, Metallic; Charm- My Minds Eye for Stella & Rose; Sentiment- MSE Sympathy Rub On; Ribbon- stash

Love Story

Hi All!  I have a sweet little Valentine's card today...I'm using a CC Designs digi stamp called Swiss Pixie Violet with Key that I picked up here at All That Scraps.  I just love her little kerchief with the hearts on it!  Since she's for Valentine's Day I had an excuse to use my favorite color -pink- to color her up, especially because then she went perfectly with my new favorite Valentine's line of papers from Echo Park called Be Mine.  I love that Valentine's gives us a chance to be unappologetically girlie!  And I think this card might find it's way into the mail with my grandma's address on it as a special surprise :)

 I've used the sketch from Sketch Saturday challenge #141 and really loved working with it!  I've not used sketches much before but I have to say I'm becoming a huge fan.  I'm also entering this card in the following challenges:
Craft Us Crazy- Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges- Valentine's Day
Do It With Digi's- Valentine's
PaperPlay Challenges- Stamp It Out
Papertake Weekly Challenge- Anything Goes + Flowers
Stamp Something- Digi Day
Stampin' for the Weekend- Valentine's Day
Supplies: All DP- Echo Park Be Mine; Digi Stamp- CC Designs All That Scraps; Coloring- Copics; Flowers- Prima and Bazzil; Tickets- Tim Holtz, Jewels from my stash