Flutter By Wednesday x2!

Oh happy day, it's Flutter By Day and it's also Leap Day! How you will you spend your extra day? I'm working and then I hope to craft tonight!

After taking off last week due to no mojo, I have two creations to share today. I had hoped to finish more but I ran out of time.  I finally got my desk and chair cleaned off. I spent hours coloring on Sunday!  It's been months since I touched my copics to color a full image...it was rough going at first but I think I'm back on my game :-)

Anywho, this week's Flutter By Challenge is an open one - just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation!  If you play along you have a chance to win a prize from the fabulous Susana of Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.  Susana so kindly sponsored the team with stamps to use this week - thank you Susana! Click {HERE} to enter your creation and find links to the rest of the team to see what they created.

I received the Fairy Good Hair Day from the Victoria Case Fairylicious Collection. Isn't she adorable? It took me two attempts to color her but I am pleased with how she turned out.  I paired her with some new Bo Bunny Ambrosia paper also from Susana's store. There are lots of new papers there, I did leave some for the rest of you to buy, he he :)

Here is my 2nd creation using last week's inspiration challenge. I finished it Friday night but didn't have much time to blog over the weekend.  It's also for Week #8 of the 52 Week Challenge, I've managed to still get a page a week done even though I haven't shared them all here.  For this layout I used various pieces from the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found collection and the sketch I used from Sketch Inspiration.

This is the first page that I've scrapped for my wedding album. I can't wait to scrap more of the photos!

Thank you for fluttering by today :-)

SCACD Friends with Heart Challenge #1

The weekend is half over already, how could that be?!  So far my craftiness has been slow going...this is card #2 for today and it's after 11 p.m. LOL!

This week SCACD Friends with Heart Challenge is having their first challenge...it's open until Monday 12:00 pm PST. You still have time to enter and get an entry in towards the monthly prize, it's an awesome one.  You can check out all the details HERE.

Here is my take on the challenge to use any stamp carried at SCACD~

This is Little Aud from the Victoria Case for SCACD collection. She was so happy to finally get inked up today! I finally started watching the Color Me Creative class that I won back in September, I still need a lot of practice but I can already see a difference in my coloring.  I'm so excited to be taking Suzanne Dean's class in person next weekend!! The paper I used (for the first time!) is Basic Grey Hopscotch and the coordinating buttons.  

The layout is this week's SCS sketch~ I left off the tiny panel to not block all the dp. 

Tomorrow I'll share the bit of organizing that I got done in my room today.  It's getting there slowly but surely!

TFL and have a great night!

Flutter By Wednesday #143

It's time to flutter!

This week's Flutter By Challenge is an open challenge - just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your project. You can upload your creation HERE and check out the inspiration from the FBW DT using the links on my left sidebar!

I kept with my purple & Aurora theme from the other day since I had stuff still out of my desk.  She is another one that hadn't seen ink yet and I paired her up with some more old paper from my endless stash lol. This is Aurora - Out on the Town. She is the cutest thing!

Edited to add - I totally forgot to mention that I used the current Cardabilities sketch!

Card Supplies~
Stamps: Aurora - Out on the Town ~ Victoria Case for SCACD
Paper: Georgia Pacific cardstock, misc. cardstock, Colorbok & Remember When patterned paper
Ink: Memento
Copics: E00, E25, E29, YG23, BV11, BV25, RV17, RV19, Y32, Y35, R20
Other: labels 11 nestabilities, American Crafts ribbon, sassy pink smooch, Martha Stewart punches, Basic Grey pearls, mini pop dots

TFL!

Aurora with Butterfly

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! I had 3 days off and had fun each and every day!  I did manage to get one card done yesterday but then couldn't upload it since I got a new laptop (yay!!!) and it wouldn't recognize my SD card so we had to change my pics over to a different one this morning.

Back to the card...Danni and I like to challenge each other occasionally to make cards with various stamps/companies since we have a lot of the same things. This weekend we used The Aurora Collections by Victoria Case for SCACD and the color purple.  I have a lot of older stash and purple and never use it.  

This is Aurora with Butterfly from the first Aurora Collection. The paper is from my 'older than the hills stash' (a Danni expression lol). BTW, you can see Danni's cards HERE!

I used an older Card Patterns sketch.

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Aurora with butterfly ~ Victoria Case for SCACD

Paper: Georgia Pacific cardstock, misc. cardstock, dp from Provocraft

Ink: Memento

Copics: E00, E27, E29, RV11, RV19, V01, V15, Y15, YG03

Other: Moonlight & Sunshine Smooch, American Crafts ribbon, misc. flower & brad from stash, Martha Stewart punch

PaperCutz #79

TGIF!

It's time for another PaperCutz challenge! This time we are challenging you to create a child's birthday card with a country or western theme. You can enter your creation HERE and check out the rest of the DT's creations while you are there.

I decided to ink up Taylor from the Victoria Case for SCACD collection. This card is geared more towards a teen than a child but I really LOVE how it came out!! I really took my time with coloring and think she looks great.


The fabulous layout is from last week's Sketchy Thursday at Eat Sleep Stamp. I flipped it to accommodate my image.


Supplies-
Stamps: Taylor (Victoria Case for SCACD), Birthday Greetings (Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps)
Paper: Basic Grey Granola, Georgia Pacific cardstock
Ink: Memento
Copics: E00, E30, E31, E35, E39, R20, R29, B21, B23, B97, B99
Other: flowers & brad from stash, SU corner rounder

Have a great day!!

Happy Birthday Danni!!!

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday...dearest Danni!!!!!!! Happy Birthday to YOU!!! I hope you have a fantastic day and year!!!

The first card is for Lollipop Crafts birthday post honoring Danni! Danni will be quite proud of me for this card since I used an uninked stamp! I also incorporated the TIOT challenge for this week to use 3 products and one stamp from Susana's store. Check out Lollipop Crafts to see the other wonderful cards created for Danni!

I used SC295 for the layout. You can see it here. The adorable image is Aurora with Cake from the Victoria Case for SCACD 'The Aurora Collection'. The paper, brads and ribbon doilies are Basic Grey Green at Heart, one of my fave lines!

This next card is for Danni's FBW Birthday Blowout. The sketch is by Mercy and you can see it on the FBW post here.

The image is Birthday Lauren Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps and the paper is Basic Grey Olivia. Flowers are Petaloo Dazzlers and the sentiment is from the Verve Big Wish set. I painted Lauren's wings with Creative Inspirations Fairy Dust paint.

Closeup of Birthday Lauren~

TFL!

Challenge Me Sunday!

I'm finally feeling well enough to sit at my desk again, yay! However, my coloring skills need work after not using my copics much in the last 3 weeks.

I made this card for a few challenges ~ although I just realized I was too late for one of them, oops!

I finally inked up Jami from the Hearts & Hugs Series 2 Collection from Victoria Case for SCACD. All of the paper and embellishments are from the Pet's Place Project Pantry Kit from Taylored Expressions.

I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch ~
Other challenges:
Lollipop Crafts #3 - Pets (although it ended last night, sigh)
Craft Your Passion #19 - Anything Goes
Paper Cutz #55 - Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend #45 - Anything Goes
For Fun Challenges - recipe challenge (1 ribbon - paw print ribbon, 2 designer papers and 3 embellishments)

Off to grocery shop and then I'll be back at my desk to create for another challenge or two! TFL!

Flutter By Wednesday #111

Sniffle...sniffle...

It's the last Flutter By Wednesday until July...it seems so far away, but I know the time will pass by quickly! We also say goodbye to some of our team members - Christine, Debby, Karen, Kris, and Lelia. I will miss working with you ladies, but I'll still be stalking your blogs!

Our last challenge for May is an open one, please be sure to have a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation!

Since this is the last challenge for a month, I decided to pull out one of my very special stamps - Little Danni with Flutterby by Victoria Case for SCACD. She got inked up for the very first time, hopefully I did her justice! I am so excited about the dp too - it's the Quite Contrary line by My Mind's Eye. I got it the other day and couldn't wait to cut into it, it's a nice quality weight and double sided - woohoo!

(Please excuse my poor coloring in some spots...not sure why my markers kept bleeding outside the lines.)

I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch for this week, rotated to accommodate Little Danni and in place of the flower, of course I had to add a flutterby!


If you'd like to play along, please link your new creation to the Flutter By Wednesday blog, also check out the new blog design while you are there! It is so awesome!! For more inspiration, please visit my fellow team members, links on my left sidebar.

Card Details~
Stamps: Little Danni with Flutterby ~ Victoria Case for SCACD
Paper: Quite Contrary - My Mind's Eye
Ink: Memento Copics: E00, E41, RV19, RV32, RV34, YG25, BG23, BG15, YR23, BG13, YR21, YR24
Other: EK Success scalloped scallop border punch, Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch, spica pens, Basic Grey Bling It

Flutter By Wednesday will be back in July but you never know when I'll have flutterbys flying about here! he he he!

Have a great day!

Try it Out Tuesday with Taylor!

I finally had a chance to participate in another Try It Out Tuesday, I always have the best intentions and then never get to it. This week's challenge was a great sketch by Suzanne and we all know I love a sketch!

For this card I decided to use Taylor from Victoria Case for SCACD as I needed a western card for a swap. I stamped her on PTI cardstock and wow, LOVE it, will definitely be getting more when I run out. I've only had it a year before using LOL!!


A little story about this paper...I've been hoarding it for almost 4 YEARS...how do I remember this? I bought it at a LSS in San Antonio, TX while at a scrapbooking retreat in June 2006. I loved the paper and bought matching chipboard (who knows where that is lol) and I decided it was finally time to cut into it :)

So anywho, here is the sketch ~


Card Supplies
Stamps: Taylor ~ Victoria Case for SCACD
Paper: Simply Seasonal Inspirables by EK Success, misc. cardstock
Ink: Memento
Copics: E00, E17, E18, E41, B24, B26, B29, R89, R20, G24
Other: brown & tan scrappers floss, misc buttons from stash, SU corner rounder, copper stickles, gold lame smooch

TFL!

Flutter By Wednesday #97

It's Wednesday, one of my favorite days of the week!

We have some exciting news today, Flutter By Wednesday is being sponsored by Susana's Custom Art and Card Design!! Have you ever looked around her site? Lots of fun products and tons of inspiration!

So what do you have to do for a chance to win some blog candy?? Make a card or project and use HEARTS along with a butterfly, fairy, or angel and link it to Mr. Linky on the Flutter By Wednesday blog..and while you are there, be sure to check out what the Guest Designers are up to! Your card needs to be linked before Monday, February 22, 2010 at midnight in order to be eligible for the blog candy. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, February 24th on the FBW blog!

For my card, I used one of the new stamps from the Aurora Collection designed by Victoria Case exclusively for Susana's store.

Meet Aurora with Tulips, she was a lot of fun to color!!


I had a brilliant idea at work on how to incorporate butterflies and hearts on my card, so what do you think?? I love how my idea worked out!

Be sure to check out what the rest of the design team has created, links are on the Flutter By Wednesday blog and in my left sidebar!

Card Supplies:
Stamps: Aurora with Tulips ~ Victora Case for SCACD
Paper: Basic Grey Gypsy
Ink: Memento
Copics: Rv14, YG25, B26, B23, YG17, E35, E37, R29, R24, R27, RV11, RV13, E07, Y32, Y35, E02, E00, B02
Other: yellow & gold spica pens, Labels 8 Nestabilities, heart brads from stash

Have a fabulous day!!

Try It Out Tuesday #44

I finally did it!!! I participated in a Try It Out Tuesday over at Follow Your Heart, the store blog for Susana's Card Art and Card Design.

Challenge #44 is "We've Got the Blues" and you were to use blues and one neutral or metallic. I chose to use gold since I wanted to use this Winter image (by Victoria Case for SCACD) and didn't think a silver dog would work lol. I'm not sure why the brad looks black in my picture, but I swear it's gold! It must be the lighting in my dining room.


The base card is a DCWV glittered card, got them on clearance a few years ago. I found them last night while looking for something else and the blues were perfect for what I had in mind! I used a makeup sponge and sponged SU Tempting Turquoise around Winter while she was still in the nestie and then I colored her with my copics (list below). After everything was colored and glued down, I used my Zig 2 way glue pen and add Martha Stewart glitter in Mica Flake (snow) and Carrara Marble (coat trim).

Supplied Used:
Stamps: Winter ~ Victoria Case for SCACD, sentiment ~ Great Impressions
Paper: DCWV
Ink: Memento, SU Tempting Turquoise
Copics: E00, B01, B02, B14, Y35, Y38, N7, RV21
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 4, prima flowers, brad from my stash, gold spica glitter pens, Martha Stewart glitter

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I need to do a little cleaning and then I'll be creating again. I need to get some cards ready to be mailed tomorrow.