Happy Bird-Day Card

This little bird is just the cutest!  I loved coloring him.  This is an odd color combo for me, blue and purple, but I think the printed paper brought it all together.  I also did some sewing to add a little texture to the layers.

Here's the Details:  
Image - Birthday Birdie from Doodle Pantry; colored with Prismacolored pencils and accented with Crystal Effects on the eyes, beak, feet, and candle.
Sentiment - came with digi stamp
Papers - Bo Bunny grape dot and a scrap from my basket
Extras - twine, tag punch, SU Framelits - Floral Frames, CM circle cutter

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Charisma Cards Challenges #9 - Blue & Purple (see why I used that comb?)
Creative Knockouts - #34 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - # 193 - Recipe Challenge

Have a creative day!
                            Marie

CAS Card with Teen Fairy Pia

This card was a definitely a challenge for me, CAS cards are not my specialty...I always want to add a little more! But, I had just colored this image and saw the challenge and went for it. 

Here's the Details:
Image - Teen Fairy Pia from Mo's Digital Pencil; colored with Prismacolor pencils and accented with diamond Stickles
Sentiment - made on computer
Papers - Bazzill white card stock, purple from my scrap basket
Extras - purple rhinestones, purple satin ribbon, CM circle punch, score board

I am entering this card in the DP2 challenge - #228:  Clean & Simple w/a Mo image.

Happy Monday!  Thanks for stopping by.

Marie

Bunny Betty Card

So, I was going for a non-traditional Easter colors.  I think this fits that perfectly, but I love the plum!  

Here's the Details:  
Image - Bunny Betty from Simply B Stamps; colored with Prisma Colored Pencils and embellished with Fuchsia Stickles
Papers - printed paper is subway art I printed, plum card stock & champagne glitter card stock is from my scrap basket
Extras - MS edge punch, SU bird punch (for the branches at top), crinkle ribbon, Prima paper roses

Tomorrow, maybe something a little more traditional...

Marie

Roxie the Good Mermaid Card

This was a fun one to color!  She is Roxie the Good Mermaid from Simply B Stamps.  

Here's the details:
Image - Roxie by Simply B Stamps; colored with Prisma colored pencils, added Diamond Stickles to fins, lime Stickles to seahorse, and Gold Stickles to hair
Sentiment - printed on computer
Papers - from my scrap basket
Extras - large and small rhinestones, blue hemp, glitter tulle, hold punch, pop dots, and CM oval cutter.

Wishing you a crafty week!
                                         Marie

For You Card

Just a quick share...I loved coloring this image!

Here's the Details:

Image:  Thanks by Mo's Digital Pencil; colored with Prisma Colored pencils.

Sentiment:  printed on computer

Papers:  all Bo Bunny scraps from my scrap basket

Extras:  Spellbinders bracket square, green wire edged ribbon, felt & paper flowers

This card is now on it's was to a friend for her birthday.  Thanks for stopping and happy crafting!
                            Marie

Cocktel Denny Birthday Card

I love this image by Karber Digital Images, and I have been saving her for just the right card.  Well, my sister...who LOVES wine...birthday seemed perfect.  I really enjoyed coloring her and can't wait to do a few other Karber Images.

Here's the Details:

Image:  Cocktel Denny from KDI; colored with pencils.  I added Crystal Effects to her wine glass.

Sentiment:  printed on computer

Papers:  all from my scrap basket...black glitter, plum and white card stock, patterned papers

Extras:  Prima pink and purple roses, Recollections silver flower, ribbon, clear rhinestones, Memory box Riviera Corner, Spellbinders Labels 25.

Hope you are enjoying your holiday.  Thanks for looking!

Marie

Little Indian Betty Card

Here is my submission for the SBS Facebook Fan Page Challenge:

 

Here's the Details:

 

Image - Little Indian Betty by Simply B Stamps; colored with pencils

Sentiment - included with image, inked edges with Chestnut Roan Cat's Eye chalk ink

Papers - from a DCWV paper stack

Extras - feathers, feather punch, paper sunflower sticker, orange twine.

 

Thanks for looking!

Marie

Cute Cat Christmas Card

Third week as guest designer for Gerda's Doodles...This week was one of Gerda's picks, a cute kitty sitting on a package.  For some reason I thought of Christmas when I saw this image so I went with it...I also used a sketch from Mojo Monday ( that I am planning on using for the September PCD challenge).

Here's the Details:

Image- Cute Cat from Gerda's Doodles; I colored with pencils.

Papers - all from my scrap basket

Extras - Tickets were clip art printed on computer, buttons, twine, edge punch, black pen for faux stitching

I am in love with this card...and the inside.  

Have you had a chance to get your FREEBIE from Gerda ?  If not, check it out...he is adorable!  Thanks for looking!

Marie

Spika the Evil Mermaid Card

This month for the Simply Betty Stamps Facebook Fan Page Challenge the theme was "Good vs. Evil" and we were given our choice of two mermaids.  I decided to go outside my box and do the evil one.  Once I saw the image I had a vision of what I wanted...now, getting it all to work was a little more challenging.  My end design is not exactly what was in my head, but I am very please with it.  So, here she is, Spika the Evil Mermaid...

Here's the Details:

Image - Spika the Evil Mermaid by Simply B Stamps, she is "mixed media"...I colored her body with pencils; her hair, eyes, and lips are colored with markers; and her tail is done with black marker covered with crystal effects (for the slick effect) and Stickles in black (had to have a little glitter).

Sentiment - came with the stamp, I added some Stickles in black.

Papers - black card stock for the base of the tent card, silver card stock - I added the grid marks with my score tool.

Extras - for the background I used a image I found online, inked mulberry paper for rocks, crystal rhinestones, green fibers, black sheer ribbon, Jolee's skull dimensional sticker, and a small skeleton hand (thanks, Elisabete - it was perfect!).

I really enjoyed going out of my box to create something not so glittery and sweet.  Thanks for looking!

Marie

Sweet Day

Loved this image as soon as I saw it, couldn't wait to color it.  This is a birthday card for a friend.  Here's the details:

Image:  Cotton Candy by Mo's Digital Pencil; after coloring I added Cotton Candy Stickles to the cotton candy.

Sentiment:  printed on the computer

Papers:  scrap basket, I embossed the pink card stock

Embellishments:  sheer pink ribbon for bow, rhinestone

Thanks for looking!

Warm Winter Wishes

Quick peek at the anniversary card I made for my husband this year.  Once I found this adorable penguin image I knew I had to use it.   Here are the details:

Image:  Warm Winter Wishes by Sugar Nellie; after coloring the image I added flower soft to the hat, Stickles to the hearts and beaks.

Papers:  all from my scrap bin, I embossed and inked a piece of black card stock for the "ribbon"

Embellishments:  kept it simple since it was for my DH...used silver Candi for accents.

Quick Update: I had my orthopedic appointment yesterday and surgery is scheduled for Friday.

Kitty in a Stocking

This is the card I made for my Secret Santa recipient.  She is a cat person...I knew exactly where to find a cute digi...Sliekje Digi Stamps has adorable FREE animal digis.  She actually had so many I didn't know which one to choose.  I decided on this one because of the little mouse peeking out.  

Here are the details:

Image:  Sliekje Digi Stamps; colored with pencils and accented with Polar White Flower Soft and gold metallic pen

Papers:  from by scrap bin

Embellishments:  gray pearls, Prima paper flowers, ribbon

Thanks for looking!

Snowball Sale Lola

This is the card I made for the Simply Betty Santa Swap

Here's the details...
Image:  Snowball Sale Lola by Simply Betty Stamps; I  colored with pencils and added clear micro beads tot he "snow"
Papers:  from my scrap bin
Embellishments:  ribbons and fibers from my scrap basket, iridescent jewels, and "snowball" stickers by Jolee's.

Thanks for looking!

Candy!

Quick card to share...

Here's the details:
Image:  Marvin with Candy Apple by The Stamping Bazaar; colored with pencils. (Note:  I would have loved to have added Crystal Effects to that candy apple, but...couldn't find it among my boxes & didn't have time to get to the store)
Papers:  from my stash
Embellishments:  sheer black ribbon, and a sentiment rub-on.

While I could not do all I would have liked to this card, the image is just sooo cute!

Enjoy!

Just Swingin' Card

This is the sketch I gave my FB group this month.  It is from: Stamping Queen Sketch

This is what I did with it...
The digi is from Pixie Dust Studio .
I colored him with my pencils and cut/embossed image with a Spellbinders.  I used scraps of paper for the background.  I inked all edges.  I just used a circle punch to make the cherries in the corner; and I free handed the leaves.  Again, I inked edges.  I pop dotted the cherries and the digi.  All done!

Love is in the Air ATC

The theme for the January ATC swap was "Love is in the Air". I decided that for this swap I could not buy anything, I must use things I had on hand...I have SOOO MUCH! After gathering everything I could find that was appropriate to theme I went to work...

This is a rather simple card, but I really like it. I used a purple glitter paper for the base. I then took a piece of handmade paper and tore it into a cloud shape. To make it more interesting I used metallic rubs all over in pink, purple, blue, & silver with blue inked edges. I then pop dotted the winged heart embellishment on.

For this card I wanted to use the vintage gold foil cupid seals I had purchased...and been saving to make something ;) I used a black print card stock for the back. I used gold metallic rub around the edges to soften the look. I then layered on a fabric heart, cupid seal and silk flower.

Now on to a challenge card....

My take on the sketch...I used a digi that I found for free on the Operation Write Home site (http://operationwritehome.org/digis.html).  The little puppy was just so cute and had the saddest eyes that I knew it had to be for a belated birthday card, so...I printed the sentiment on the computer.  After coloring the image I added Crystal Effects to his eyes & nose, "fussy cut'' the image, and adhered it with pop dots to the white circle.  The papers are scraps of Basic Grey from my scrap box.  To add a little depth I embosses the striped & white papers.  I inked all edges.  I just love him!

So many projects....

so little time!  There are so many projects that I would like to do that I hae decided to make a list and prioritize.  The first is to get my personal scrapbooks caught up, so....I have organized all my photos, made a list of all the things that should be scrapped for the past 5 years and cross referencing it with the pages I have actually done.  this will leave me a list of what i need to do...I am working year-by-year so, I am should have 2011 completely caught up by then end of next week...jsut a few more layouts to do.  I am also doing more hybrid layouts to help 'get it done".  Here are two I just completed:

I have also been trying to make use of the many already made pages I have...I have a stack of about 50 layouts that I made when I worked at the scrapbook store that just need pictures...here is one of them...Yeah! 

I also managed to squeeze in a quick trip to my girlfriend's since the beginnign fo the year.  We scrapped the entire weekend....I needed it!  I completed a mini album for my Dfor our 20th anniversary, colored a lot of digi images for future projects, made a set of cards for a swap, and did a layout for her daughter's prom.  Very productive weekend...really need one of those a month! 



Prom Layout I did for my girlfriend's daughter.



layout my girlfriend did for me "in trade"



Cards done two ways!

These are the cards I made for a swap...since each person will receive two from me I decided to use two color palettes.  The image is a free digi stamp from MelJen's Designs:   http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/p/freebies.htmlhttp://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/p/freebies.html

Cards!

I made this card for one of my fellow divas. She has been asking for one of my book cards, so...here it is :) I knew I had to use black, it is her favorite color, but I had to lighten it up to go with the verse so I added white, pink and green. I used a Spellbinder to cut the book and pages. All papers are from my scrap basket...Raven card stock, glossy black card stock, hand made paper...I added charms, paper flowers, rhinestone brads, ribbon, glitter stickers and sequin butterflies. I think it turned out pretty.

This card is for another fellow Diva...for our birthday swap. Again I used scraps of card stock and Basic Grey patterned paper. The image is a digi stamp from Fred She Said. I colored it with Stampin'Up pencils and blended with Gamsol. I then cut the images out and covered with Glossy Accents. I used Dew Drops for the pearl like accents on the scalloped circle. When I put it all together I used pop dots on the cut outs for added dimension. I think she is going to like it!

Trying out digi stamps

I have been purchasing & downloading digi stamps for awhile, but haven't used them yet. This card I finally used one...the hummingbird and flowers are a digi from Fred She Said ( http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/ ) You can buy them colored or uncolored...this one was uncolored. I colored with colored pencils then covered with a blend of rock candy crackle paint and Smooch inks...it gives the images a very dimensional effect. The card is a tent card. I added the lattice to the window for more interest. I like how this came out...and I will definitely start using my digi stamps...not only are the easier to store, but they are also less expensive.