"My thoughts are with you always"

On April 7th my Dear Granny Phyl passed away, just 3 days after her 83rd birthday.  She was a kind loving soul and will miss her dearly. Her beautiful laughter will live on in my heart forever.

♥♥♥

This is the card I created for her daughter, my Aunt Patty.

I've hand-cut the card base, clouds and mountains. I u

sed Copics to color in the "Green Grass" image by Stamps Happen, Inc. and then fussy cut the image, leaving out the original sentiment and adding "My thoughts are with you always" in the clouds. I've also added a pretty little ribbon, lots of stitching and layers, as well. 

Thanks for visiting... Wishing you all a wonderful week.

Hugs,

Surprise Birthday...

Here I used one of Penny Blacks wonderful stamps... I LOVE kitties ;)  

I've added lots of 3D effects, glittery bling and lovely stitching too!!!

Hugs,

Wishing You A Speedy Recovery...

Fun with stamping & stitching. 

My friends sweet little granddaughter broke her leg and here's a fun little card I created to help cheer her up. 

The inside also had a similar flag to the one here that reads "Jordan Lily" and it read "Wishing You A Speedy Recovery"!

Sorry You Caught A Bug...

Here's a simple card... It turned out pretty cute, but looking back, I should have added a lot more flowers to the bottom of the jar :):):)

Front

Inside

Doodlecharms = 2 Jars (welded together) & the Ladybug

Jar = Black card stock, White vellum

Lid = Silver metallic card stock

Prima = Flowers

Stamp your inside sentiment

Hugs,

Sweet Little Blue Jean Birthday...

Here's a fun little Birthday card I made a while back.  This fun little Magnolia stamp is color, cut & layered for a nice 3 dimensional effect. I used Prisma pencils & mineral spirits for blending. Simple and fun :):):)

Happy Sunday!

Hugs,

Awesome Reusable Tags...

Hey there! 

How's everyone's 1st week of the 2013 going?

I've been wanting to share an idea I came up with for some awesome, reusable tags and I finely found the time to get them on  here... I hope you like them and the idea. 

Fronts of Tags.
The base tags here are recycled from new clothing I had bought, the tags were so sturdy, I just had to re-purpose them.

Backs of Tags.

Front & Back of Tags.
The base of these, are old Levi  hang tags.

Front & Back of Tags.
Base cut using my Cricut & deep blade housing.  These are chipboard thick, so they are nice a sturdy.

Enjoy!

Acustic Guitar Card... "Where Words Fail, Music Speaks."

Here's a cheerful little 5x5 card I made.  I love guitars, have two of my own and can never resist any music oriented stamps.  This cute little guitar image is by Inkadinkado, I filled it in with Copic's.  The inside is finished off with a 2005 Stampin' Up verse.  The shapes layered under the guitar were cut from Nestabilities dies. The fibers are a random, by the yard, clearance item from Joann's, they were my color inspiration.  Card-base is Bazzill card stock.

xo,

Hummingbird Mothers Day!

So I'm pretty happy, I managed to get in one more Mothers Day card today.  It's a special card I'd been wanting to do for my Aunt, who just happens to love hummingbirds.  I hope she likes it ;)

Have a fabulous weekend and Happy Mothers Day all you wonderful Moms out there! 

Wish me luck,  I've entered this card in the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes ~ Mother's Day

RRR ~ Mother's Day Feminine w/ Ribbon

Sentimental Sundays ~ For a Special Woman

Lollipop Crafts ~ Mama Mia

Hugs,

Mother... Thank you!

OK, here's one more Mothers Day card and since they all need mailing, I guess I'm done this year.  

I only managed to make 4, but had wanted to make them for so many special people in my life. Funny how life gets in the way. 

I hope everyone has a very special Mothers Day!!!

You can see my 4th card here:

Awesome Free Copic Marker Tutorials...

Hugs,

More Mothers Day Love...

My mom loves her little chickens, so here's what I came up with for her card... Hope she likes it!

I colored it with Copic markers and experimented with the blender pen :):):)

  

Hope everyone's week is going well.

Hugs,

Mothers Day Love....

Hi there!

Here's one of the many Mother's Day Cards, that I have in process.  I love to make them for everyone :):):)  As usual I'm a tad bit behind, but they should be finished just in the nick of time.

So there's lot's of stamping, inking, tea dying, and real stitching.  The cute little flower & it's petals where cut with my Cricut, using the Flower Shoppe Cartridge, which is a wonderful cartridge.  Hope you like it.  

Hugs,

Awesome Free Copic Marker Tutorials...

After purchasing my copic markers, I decided I really wanted to get the most out of them, so some lessons were in order.  There's a plethora of free help all over the internet on using and caring for your Copic markers, but I wanted a more structured type course.  That's when I found Debbie Hodge's "Get It Scrapped" site, which features Michelle Houghton, a certified copics instructor. Michelle gives her advice, a series of fabulous tutorials & some of her very own doodles, to help you learn to use your copic markers. 

Michelle is a fabulous teacher and I've been learning a lot.  My goal is to create something with each of my finished pieces from each of her tutorials, until I've created and finished them all!  Then I look forward to taking some of Michelle's other classes offered at her site Creative Passions.  As always, life gets in the way of my fun, so it's been slow going, but here are some of my finished projects thus far (in random order), I will add more as I finish them :):):)  

My take on tutorial 8 | dragon printable + shading how-to (This turned out to be a cute Mothers Day card)

My take on... Tutorial 2 | how to blend with copic markers 

My take on... Tutorial 4 | flower printable + shading how-to

My take on... Tutorial 9 | monkey printable + shading how-to

Here's 1 of my soon to be 8 V-Day Cards.... Tutorial 13 | 8 Valentine’s Day cards (FYI... I ended up using this as a sympathy card... It seemed very fitting)

Here's a link to Michelle's copic tutorials at Get It Scrapped. TY Michelle :):):)

 Don't forget to checkout... Debbie Hodge's "Get It Scrapped"  &  Michelle Houghton's "Scrapweaver" these two ladies ROCK!!!!

Hugs,

Card Of Scraps...

Every now and then I challenge myself to create some cards with left over scraps of papers, ribbons, fibers, miscellaneous doodads and such.  So here are a few my "Cards Of Scraps"!  

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful day.

Cheers,