Papertake Weekly sketch week with hAnglar and stAnglar

Good morning and happy Tuesday! Hope you're having a wonderful start to your week and that you're having some nice spring weather. It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week is sketch week! I love working with Dawny's amazing sketches! And with it being the last challenge of the month, that means we're being sponsored by the amazing and generous Simon Says Stamp!!

I used one of  my new stamps from hAnglar and stAnglar and colored her with Copic markers.

Cardstock is Bazzill and DP are from Three Bugs in a rug. There's lots of machine stitching and the flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. The ticket is from a set of Whimsy stamps using the ticket punch as well that I got from Bunny Zoes Crafts. I used a little chalk ink around the edge to soften its edges a smidge. I also added some vintage buttons from PTI and for the horizontal portion of the sketch, I used May Arts silk ribbon that I got from Stamp and Create.

The inside is decorated to complement the card front. Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to see the fabulous creations from the rest of the design team. Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and join us in the challenge! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon!  Hugs!

Copic markers used:
clothing : R81, 83, 85, 89  B93, 95, 97
skin: E11, 01, 00
wings: T1, 2

This card is for sale in my Etsy shop

this is entered into the Lovely hAngler Only Challenge Blog - use your favorite stamp

Bunny and Violets from Angels Landing

I was contacted by Judi with Angels Landing, and she asked me if I'd like to work with her GORGEOUS digital set Bunny and Violets 1!! Are you kidding me? These images are gorgeous!!! There's no way I could say no. So she sent me the digital images free of charge to get to play! Does it get any better?   I colored it with Copic markers and then cut it out with Nesties. Added some Wild Orchid Flowers and a couple punched butterflies. The ribbon is (of course) May Arts silk ribbon.

The papers are from Nitwit Collections and I added some stickles to the flowers and to the center of the violets. Please pop over to Angels Landing to see all of Judi's gorgeous digital images! Thank you so much for allowing me to play with your amazing artwork Judi! I truly appreciate it!   Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

hAnglar and stAnglar Easter bunny

Hi everyone! Oh my gosh, can you believe it's almost Easter already? It's like it just snuck up and bit me in the butt! I've been making cards for forever, but do you think I have a single one in the mail??? noooooooo...not me! Can someone PLEASE tell me why I do that? It's very frustrating! LOL!  Anyway, here's another Easter (or spring I guess, huh?) card I made up with those cute hAnglar stAnglar images. It's from the Easter kit, and they are just so cute I can hardly stand it! LOL! Anyway, had lots of fun making this one up!  She's colored with Copic markers (R01, 02, 05; E51, 53, 55; skin E11, 01, 00)

The cardstock used is Bazzill and the DP's are from Nitwit Collections. Again, sorry I can't remember which one, but if you want to know just email me and I'll figure it out for you. After I colored her, I cut her out with an oval Nestie, then used a Magnolia Doohickey die to frame it. So much fun, but I'm not a real big fan of all the cuts around the frame. Maybe it will grow on me. The flourishes are from a Magnolia Doohickey die as well. The doily is from a die from Cheery Lynn Designs and the flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. The tag was made using the Whimsy ticket sentiments and their tag die cut that I got from  Bunny Zoes Crafts.  Then I used a little chalk ink around the edges of it.

All the layers are machine stitched and that fabulous ribbon is from Stamp and Create. The inside is decorated to match the front. I think that's it for this card!  Only a couple more days to get  Easter cards posted! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Peggy Loves Vintage Happy Easter

Hi everyone! Sure hope you're enjoying your weekend and that you're having some spring weather! It's chilly here today, but the sun is shining beautifully! I'm still in the mode for making Easter cards. This time I used this adorable image from Peggy Loves Vintage! I love these vintage images. They take me right back to my childhood, and they're just so danged CUTE! All you have do do is print it on your cardstock and then put your card together! This cute little guy is from the Easter 4 cutouts.

I used Bazzill cardstock for the card base and matting, and the DP is from Nitwit Collections. The ribbon is from JoAnn's and the Easter sentiment is from Magnolia-licious. I added machine stitching and used an EK Success punched border (thank you Janie!!).  The inside is decorated to match the outside.

Please be sure and pop over to Peggy Loves Vintage as she has a HUGE selection of vintage images!!  She's sure to have something that would delight anyone! If you can't find it in her Etsy shop, you can always visit her web store HERE.  Check out her blog and become a follower too! Peggy LOVES giving away free images! :) Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you again soon! Hugs!

Meet Elisha Jean from The Cutting Cafe!!

Hi everyone! We've made it half way through the week and we're on the downhill slide now! Can you belivee they are talking SNOW tonight? I'm so sick of the white stuff (just like all the rest of you). But to go from 70 deg weather two days ago to a high in the 40's, lows in the 20's, and snow on the valley floor tonight. YUCK!!! I will say though that this is very typical for spring weather in Reno. So onward and upward, right?  Now how about we take a peek at this card! Is she not the cutest little thang you ever have seen??!!! Her name is Elisha Jean and she's a brand new digital image my good friend and adopted sis Regina has released. I LOVE her! She and two of her friends are available for purchase right now over at The Cutting Cafe!  For my card, I used Bazzill cardstock and the DP is from My Minds Eye.

I added some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers edges in some Crystal Stickles with the Martha Stewart frond punch. I honestly can't remember where I got the lace from, but it was either from Stamp and Create or Wild Orchid Crafts. The ribbon is also from Stamp and Create as are the Kaiser pearls and that pretty little heart charm. The magnificent glittered heart is from Melissa Frances (looooove them!!). There's lots of machine stitching and lots of dimension too.  Elisha Jean is colored with Copic markers.
skin E11, 21;     hair-E15, 39, 59    socks  YG11, 13, 17    shoes: E13, 15, 17

I think that's about it for today! Please be sure and visit Regina over at The Cutting Cafe! She's got some truly amazing digital images and sentiments to offer you. Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - anything goes!!

Hi everyone! We made it through Monday! WHOOT WHOOT!!  LOL! Hope you're having a fabulous start to your week! I know I am! It's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly, and this week it's "Anything Goes" sponsored by the amazing Lili of the Valley!  For my card this week, I used this adorable image "waiting for rain" by Mo Manning at Digital Pencil Too. I fell in love with her when I saw her and just had to have her.  She's colored with Copic markers (list below).

That adorable little birdie is from Mangolia-licious and the sentiment is a very old Penny Black stamp. (boy did I have to dig to find this one!) Cardstock is Bazzill, DP is April Showers by Three Bugs in a Rug, and  I used a Martha Stewart "punch around the page" set for the flower panel. I also added machine stitching and the pearls are Martha Stewart.

So that's it for me today! Please be sure to pop over to Papertake Weekly and check out all the gorgeous creations by the rest of the team! Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Copics:

slicker YG11, 13, 17

buckles C1,3

dress B93, 95, 97

knickers under dress Y13, 15

boots: yr12, 14, 16

hair E21, 25

skin E00, E11

lips R32

grounding E31

Magnolia-licious Design Team Sketch challenge for April

WOOHOO!! Happy Friday and happy April 1st!!! So are you an April Fool prankster?  I like to play small little pranks, especially to the grandkids. LOL!  With today being the first of the month, it's time for a new challenge from the Magnolia-licious Design team, and this month is was my turn to host. I decided to challenge you to make a project using Edwin and Tilda together. Cause after all, Edwin and Tilda are truly Together Forevah!!! For my card today, I used #151 Heartbreaker Edwin (isn't he just the cutest little thing??) along with #341 Mini Tilda Blowing Hearts for the thought bubble, and #450 log.

They're all colored with Copic markers. Edwin and the log are fussy cut and popped up from the Nestabilities circle. The grass is just hand drawn in. A Martha Stewart border punch was used for the heart strip, the twine is from PTI, and I got those cool Tim Holtz pins that the charm is attached to at my LSS. The other stick pin I've had for forever and I can't remember who they're made by. The packaging is long gone. That little tag was cut using a Cuttlebug set of dies and I just ran it through my printer after cutting it. It's attached to the twin with just a simple safety pin. The pearls in the corners were colored with a Copic marker.

Please be sure to visit Magnolia-licious Highlites to see my DT sisters creations using both Tilda and Edwin. And don't forget about the huge Magnolia-licious Easter/Spring Extravaganza challenge! The prizes are unbelievable! There are three different categories and each category is offering a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place price. This is VOTING contest, and you're only allowed one entry per category, so be sure to do your best work! First place prize in each category is a $150.00 shopping spree at Magnolia-licious! WOW! If that's not an eye opener, then I don't know what would be! All the details are on the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog. But don't put it off, cause you only have until April 19th (exact times are in the contest details) and then the contest closes for voting. So what are you waiting for! Get those Easter/Spring projects going! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

New Winner of $20.00 gift certificate to Magnolia-licious!!

Hi friends!! The first winner didn't claim the prize before 9pm tonight, so that means I pull a new winner! Here we go... The new winner of the $20.00 GC to Magnolia-licious is...........................

and #45 is.....

Congrats Shirley!! Please contact me before 9pm Pacific Sunday April 3rd to claim your GC.  If I don't hear from you by then, I will pull another winner. Thanks again to everyone that joined us in our blog hop! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - Sketch Week

Hi everyone! I'm soooo excited cause we're actually getting some spring weather instead of blizzards! LOL! It was sunny all day yesterday and in the 50's, and then we're supposed to be in the high 70's by Friday! It might rain next weekend, but I don't care! It's still not going to be yucky snow! LOL! Moving on from the weathr report, it's time for a new challenge from Papertake Weekly!! We get to play with one of Dawny's fabulous sketches, and we are sponsored this week by the wonderful Simon Says Stamp!

 For my card,  I used one of Peggy's cute Easter Cutouts from Peggy Loves Vintage. It's so very easy to make cards using her images! You just print one out, mat it, and attach it to your card! I think I've said it before, about the only way it's going to get any easier is to walk into a store and buy a card! Be sure and visit Peggy's blog and become a follower! She loves to give away free images!!

Cardstock is Bazzill, DP is from Nitwit Collections, flowers are Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon is May Arts 100% silk from Stamp and Create. I added machine stitching and popped up each individual panel. Sorry I didn't get a pic of the dimension this time.  Please be sure and visit Papertake Weekly to see the rest of my talented teamies creations. Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along! Thanks for stopping by to see me today and hope to see you back again soon!
hugs!

Winner of Magnolia-licious Gift Certificate

Hi everyone! Hope you enjoyed your weekend! I pulled a winner for the Magnolia-licious blog hop this past Monday. This person will receive a $20.00 gift certificate to Magnolia-licious!! So without making you wait any longer, here we go!!

The winner is:

And number 52 is.....

Congrats Teri!! Please contact me by 9pm Thursday, March 31st. If I don't hear from you by then I'll have to pull another winner. Thanks so much to everyone for joining our hop and for leaving such wonderful comments! It's truly appreciated!! Hugs!!

Spring Fun

Hi everyone! Hope you're having a fabulous weekend! The wind here is blowing like crazy and it's supposed to be bringing in another storm. I just hope that whatever it brings, it's in the form of rain, NOT snow! I'm DONE with snow for thise year! LOL! Although I know that it's still way too early for us to be expecting that. Enough about the cruddy weather! LOL!  I've had fun working on this card, but I'm still not sure if I like the way it turned out. Something is just "off" with it. *sigh*  It doesn't seem quite balanced to me. Oh well...they can't all be home runs, right? I couldn't get a decent pic of it either. This one is too dark, and the last one below is just too light.

Isn't she so cute carrying that precious little ladybug? She was fun to color. This is a Sassy Cheryl's digi image called Gentle Friends. She's colored with Copic Markers (listed below) and then cut out with oval Nesties and petite scalloped oval Nesties. I used a multi-liner to draw the horizon.

This angle shows the dimension (I do truly love lots of dimension on a card). I'm entering this into Sassy Cheryl's challenge 55 which calls for "something new". I used my new Cricut cartridge "Create A Critter" for the cloud. (only 27.99 at Hallmark Scrapbook!!) I just cut it in half and chalked around the edges. I also cut the fence out with the Expression as well, but I used my Gypsy and can't remember which cartridge is was from. Sorry! The butterflies are from an EK Success punch and I covered them with Diamond Stickles and added some Kaiser half backed pearls. The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. The DP is Tippy Toes from Nitwit Collections and the cardstock is Bazzill.

That's it for me today! Sure hope your weather is a lot better than what we're having right now. But I guess it's not too bad since I get to stay inside and craft! :-)  Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon!  Hugs!!

Entered in Sassy Cheryl's challenge #55 - Use something new (Create a Critter Cricut cartridge)

Copics used:
dress, socks, and shoes: R81, 83, 85, 89
dress trim: Y15 and YG13
hair: E21 and 25
skin: E11 and 00
ladybug: R24 and 27
flower: V91, 93, and 95
grass: YG11 and 13
sky: B000

Peggy Loves Vintage - Easter card with Vintage Image

Hi friends!! Hope you're having a wonderful week! I'm tickled pink that I'm getting some Easter cards done and actually finished on the inside so I can mail them out on time!! Can you believe I'm still sticking to my New Years resolution to complete the inside of my cards before I put them away? I'm so proud of myself!! LOL!  Todays card features an adorable vintage image from none other than the fabulous Peggy from Peggy Loves Vintage!! She's got some new cutouts in her shop that feature fabulous Easter/Spring images! If you've never used Peggy's images before, you'll be amazed at how quickly you can make a wonderful card. You just choose your image, print it whatever size you want to fit your card,  mat it, and then embellish your card however you want to.

For my card today, I matted this adorable image on Bazzill cardstock, and the DP is from Basic Grey Green at Heart. The frame they're on was created using a Nestability die, and a Fiskars punch was used for the vertical panel down the left. It's a smaller size, but the shape is the same as the Nestie.  The flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts and I used a Martha Stewart branch punch around them. I topped it off with a new Magnolia sentiment and a bow with a bunny charm, and called her done.

Please be sure and pop by Peggy Loves Vintage to check out her new Easter/Spring cutouts, or if you prefer, you can visit her on Ebay, or on her Web store.  Be sure to check out her blog too and become a follower! She LOVES to give away free vintage images!  Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Papertake Weekly - It's a Mom (Mum) thing

Hi friends and happy Tuesday! It's time for a new challenge over at Papertake Weekly, and this weeks challenge from Dawny is It's a Mom Thing!  She is asking us to make a card for your Mom, or just make a girly card! We are sponsored this week by Digital Delights by Louby Loo. The card I'm showing you today is one I made almost a month ago for my blogging friend Charlene.

I used the adorable #293 Tilda with a Small Gift from the You Are So Special collection at Magnolia-licious.  She's colored with Copic markers. Sorry...it's been so long since I've colored this, I don't remember everything I used. But I do know I used RV91, 93, and 95 for her dress and socks.  The papers are Basic Grey and the cardstock is Bazzill. I also used the Vintage Tag Doohickey Die.

The flowers are from WOC and the bow was made using the Bow Easy and May Arts silk ribbon.

So that's it for me today! Please be sure and pop over to Papertake Weekly to see all the wonderful creations from the rest of my teamates. Then we'd love it if you'd grab your paper and glue and play along with us! Thanks for stopping by to see me today, and hope to see you back again soon! Hugs!

Magnolia-licious blog hop - Easter Extravaganza Contest!!!

Good morning and happy Monday! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! It's time for a blog hop to celebrate the amazing Easter Extravaganza Contest that is going on right now over at Magnolia-licious Highlites!! If you haven't been over there to check it out, I have to ask what are you waiting for?? Diana is offering up the most amazing prizes ever!!! There are three different categories, and you can enter one project for each challenge. That gives you three different chances to win prizes! Be sure to check out all the details over on the Magnolia-licious Highlites blog!  To celebrate this contest, the Magnolia-licious Design Team and the Magnolia-licious Challenge Design Team have joined together to have this blog hop. All the projects are spring themed, and we hope we can inspire you to enter the contest. If you made your way here from the fabulously talented Chrissy, then you are on the right track. If not, then you'll want to go back to Magnolia-licious Highlites blog so you don't miss out on any of the fabulous eye candy the Design Teams
have to offer you. (I'm sure there's probably a little bit of blog candy along the way too)  For my card today, I chose to represent category #1 - Full sized Magnolia images on an Easter/Spring Themed card.

I used the following stamps from Magnolia-licious -  #363 Tilda and her bunny, #560 Wheelbarrow, #449 Big Hoppy (LOVE this stamp!!!),  and Happy Easter sentiment stamp which is also new with the Butterfly Dreams collection. But I don't see it up for sale at Magnolia-licious right now.  The images are colored with Copic markers (I really do not like how her shirt came out - but just didn't have time to recolor another one. So sorry for the bad work!)  I masked off the wheelbarrow and airbrushed the sky. (colors listed below). Both Tilda with her bunny and Big Hoppy are fussy cut and popped up for dimension. I also added machine stitching and a cute little bunny charm (sorry I have a huge collection of charms and can't remember where I got these).

I colored the three Kaiser pearls to match the copics used on the card, and the bow is made using the Bow Easy and May Arts silk ribbon. The inside is simply finished off with matching paper. Now it's time to hop on over and see what my extremely talented design team sister and friend Barb has to show you! But before you go, be sure to leave me a comment on this post before midnight on Friday night, March 25th for your chance to win a $20.00 gift certificate to Magnolia-licious!! Thanks so much for participating in our blog hop today, and hope to see your entry to the contest over at Magnolia-licious Highlites!! Hugs!!   

Copic Colors used:

flowers, shirt, and ribbon trim on hat - R12, 14, and 17

pants and hat - B91, 93, 95, and 97

leaves and grass - G20, 21, and 24

wheelbarrow - base coat of YR21, covered with E13, 15, 17, and 19

wheel - C3 and 5

Bunnies - T1, 2, and blender pen

skin - E00, 01, 11, 13, R20

Exactly what are YOU looking at??!! Sassy Cheryl's Wanna Be a Bunny

Oh my gosh, this card was so much fun to make! I knew as soon as I laid my eyes on this Sassy Cheryl's stamp,  Wanna Be a Bunny, exactly what I was going to do with her! Isn't she about the cutest thing you've ever seen???!!! She's colored with Copic markers (my very favorite blues and pinks) and then I fussy cut her out and she's popped up from the oval Nestie. The sentiment is one I came up with myself and printed it out on my computer.

I just colored the grass in with Copics as well. All the panels are machine stitched and popped up for lots of dimension on the card. The bow is made using the Bow Easy and May Arts silk ribbon. The charm was a gift from Diana at Magnolia-licious. Cardstock is Bazzill and the DP is Hoppy Hearts from Nitwit Collections.

That's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by to see me today,  and I hope to see you back again soon! Have a fabulous weekend! Hugs!

I am entering this in the following challenges:
Sassy Cheryl's challenge - Nature (nature was evidently pretty cruel about someone's ears!! )
The Pink Elephant - spring
The ABC Challenge - Q is for Quote

Copics used:

shorts and shoes - B91, 93, 95, and 97
shirt and bunny ears - R81, 83, 85, and 89
B41 for shading on the white
I'm sorry...I can't remember what YR's I used on the carrots
grass - G21, 24 and YG67
skin - E11, 01, and 00 with R20 on her cheeks