Basic Grey Bunnies

I have to say that I love how these cards turned out...I wasn't sure about using non-holiday paper with Easter cards, but I think they look neat.

This first one is my favorite, I've always loved this image and since I got a few in a swap, I've been holding them hostage LOL


This one is a teensy bit boring, but I did try to dress up the background paper with a new toy I recently got, a Viva Decor Pearl Pen, it's pretty cool!


Both cards are made with sketches from Midnight Madness. I love their new CAS versions.

Challenges Entered:
CRAFT Challenge #32 - Easter
Hanna & Friends #37 - Easter
Paper Play Challenges #12 - Easter
Fussy & Fancy #7 - Easter
No Time to Stamp #132 - Easter

Card #1 Supplies
Stamp: image from someone else, CTMH Say it in Style
Paper: Basic Grey Origins
Ink: Memento
Copics: E33, E35, E37, YG67, YG63, N0, N2, N5, YR16, Y15, R81
Other: yellow stickles

Card #2 Supplies
Stamp: Happy Hopper from someone else
Paper: Basic Grey Origins
Copics: N0, N2, N5, Y04, Y11, YG67, R81, E33, E35
Other: misc. ribbon, viva decor pearl pen

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On the 1st Day of Christmas

Welcome to my 2nd annual 25 Days of Christmas!

I had so much fun doing this last year that I decided to do it again this year. I started making cards about a month ago to showcase throughout the 25 Days of Christmas.

Today's card I like to call "Beary Christmas". I got this image from someone else last Christmas, so I don't know his actual name or manufacturer. If you know, please leave it in the comments section!
I used SC249 for the layout, along with DCWV paper from one of the many Christmas stacks I own. The adorable buttons are from a big mixed pack of round/shaped buttons that I got last year at Michaels on clearance.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Image from someone else, sentiment from AMuse Holiday Greetings
Paper: DCWV, Paper Company
Copics: E25, E27, R81, YG17
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 4, buttons, stardust pen

Come back tomorrow to Day #2 and Flutter By Wednesday!

More Fall Cards!

*2nd post for today - please scroll down to see this week's Flutter By Challenge*

Before I start with the 25 Days of Christmas on December 1st, I wanted to be sure to share with you some fall cards that I made over the last few weeks.

I love how this card turned out. I had a great time coloring it.


Last Riley with pumpkins for this year :) I used Sketch #39 from Card Patterns.

If you'd like any of the other design details, please email me or ask in the comments section.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

My card for FBW #83

I was determined to get this card done! I've had this idea and I wanted to see if it would come out as I imagined and it has! I totally love this card.

This week's challenge was to use a butterfly, fairy or angel with a thankful theme, so if you haven't gotten your card done, what are you waiting for?? It's almost time for a new FBW!

Here is my creation:
I have a lot to be thankful for this year, the biggest thing is all the help that I've gotten with our house so my thankful card is a thank you card. I haven't decided who to give it to yet, but it will be mailed (sniff, sniff...I really want to hang it in my craftroom lol! It matches!)

The image is from someone else and I colored it with my copics and accented it with stardust stickles. The dp is BG Sultry and I put the background through my Cuttlebug with the Thanks folder. I used the Labels Three nestie for the piece behind the butterfly and inked it with Memento Rich Cocoa. In the view below, you can see how I popped it up with pop dots.

Thanks to the FBW team for understanding about not having my card ready for last week. I appreciate it!

Cute & Fuzzy Somethings

Here is another card that I created on Sunday. It is for the Cute & Fuzzy Somethings challenge at Stamp Something.

I decided to try a tall card since the image is on the large side. This adorable bear is from a friend so I'm not sure who makes it, but I did have a great time coloring it with my copics...I tried to shade/blend but I'm not sure if it shows up well enough in the picture. I kept the rest relatively simple...old DCWV paper, new Michaels ribbon and my EK Success scalloped border punch. I also used the SU corner round punch and the Hi! is from a Heidi Grace stamp set.

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween!

Anyone have any big plans today? My plans are working on the house, making cards and running errands - exciting, eh? I did buy candy to give out tonight, now I just hope the rain holds out long enough for me to get some trick or treaters! Since I'll be around today, I thought I'd share my Halloween cards one at a time instead of all in one post, so be sure to come back and visit later on!

Here is a card created with an image from a friend. She borrowed some of my Christmas stamps and in return sent me a bunch of Halloween, Fall and Thanksgiving images to play with.

At first I didn't care for it but after looking at it a few more times, it grew on me. I used one of Mercy's Tuesdays sketches (MTSC44) for the layout.


Card Supplies:
Stamps: image from someone else
Paper: DCWV
Ink: Memento for the inked edges
Copics: YR16, YR68, YG17, E25, E35
Accessories: ribbon (Michaels), brads (Joanns), Marvy Giga Scalloped Oval punch, Glossy Accents

What's this??? A new post from me!!

Yes, I am finally posting!!! Wow, I can't believe its been over 2 months since my last post!

Life has just been super busy...crazy and awesome and everything in between!! I bought a house and will hopefully have a new craft room to share in a few months! I also got engaged!

I had the opportunity to create some cards over Labor Day weekend (Thanks Pat!!)...and I also did a few over the summer. Hoping to share them all here eventually.

This card was created using a Whimsy stamps image from a swap I participated in ages ago. The stamps are packed up so I am happy to have a huge stash of images to work with. I used a sketch from Taylored Expressions which can be found HERE.

Isn't he adorable?! I just had to add Glossy Accents to his shell, it made him pop!

What I used:
Stamps: image from someone else (Whimsy Stamps), sentiment (Hero Arts)
Paper: BG Sultry, Georgia Pacific
Ink: Memento
Copics: YG25, YG67,B21, B23, T3, E43
Acc: Fiskars scallop border punch, Ranger Glossy Accents

TFL!! I'll post again soon!

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you all had a great day with family and friends. I had a nice quiet day at home and then I went to the fireworks with my mom and boyfriend. IKEA (where Mom works) was a sponsor and had a tent and front row seating for us, it was very cool!

Here are a few cards that I created a few weeks ago. I'm not sure who makes the images as they were sent to me by a friend, I think they are very cute.


I used sketches for these but I can't find my notebook to give credit, sorry!

Last night, my boyfriend and I went to see his hometown fireworks, here are a few pics:

Not too bad...I think tonight's were better, but I'm too tired to download and resize them right now. I think I got enough decent shots to have some good scrapbook pages for this year.

Goodnight!

Summer Fun!

Happy Sunday! I'm sad that the weekend is almost over, but I am super excited that Army Wives starts up again tonight. Love that show!

This is a card that I created for a homepage contest on one of my yahoo groups. The image was raked to me by my friend Teresa. I get the neatest images from her. I kept the card super simple since I wanted the image to stand out, as it took me quite awhile to color it in. I had a good ole time shading and blending wherever I could. The paper is from an old DCWV Summer stack and the buttons are from my stash.

Here are the copics I used:



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