Thursday, June 27, 2019

Fin-tastic Anniversary

Wow - has your summer been as hot as ours? We are having late August temperatures right now and it's crazy! My niece's anniversary card practically made itself with the summer heat we're having right now. For this card I used the mermaid couple from Tiddly Inks that was offered a couple of months ago (April) as a freebie on her blog. I colored them with copic markers, added some white gel pen highlights all over their tails and then fussy-cut them out. The paper on the card is some scrapbooking paper - one that had a sun and the other had shells all over it. I placed a piece of burlap ribbon where the two papers met and added some plastic shell buttons (I cut off the shanks) and a couple of beads. Then I printed a shell with some text on top saying, "Have a Fin-tastic Anniversary!" I attached this shell with a small piece of shimmery elastic as if it is hanging from the sky. I hope my niece and her husband enjoy the card! Have a look:
I hope you have a Fin-tastic day!

Monday, June 17, 2019

Nadia

For the month of June, The Outlawz Challenges Progressive Freebie Challenge image is from M Medel Illustraions and is called Nadia. It's a simple yet elegant image that has so many possibilities and great for working on your coloring skills - eyes, hair, skin. I did not find Nadia in M Medel's Etsy shop, but there are many other images available! I used Square Frame Fancy from Mo's Digital Pencil to frame Nadia. The frame comes in both black and white and pre-colored versions, both available with one purchase - very versatile! I used the pre-colored version for my card. I colored the image with copic markers and used a small jewel flower for a necklace, drawn in with a gold metallic pen. I placed a jewel dragonfly at the top and used green velvet ribbon for embellishment. The layout is from the Wednesday Sketch Challenge at The Outlawz Challenges, too! You should check out The Outlawz Challenges - they have a different challenge for each day of the week, some are two weeks or a month long and there are PRIZES! We have great sponsors at The Outlawz Challenges! The card I made this month is for a friend who just entered hospice care. I hope it gives her a bit of a lift as she goes through this difficult time.
Enjoy your lovely June day!

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Bye Bye

I have to admit that I had a BLAST creating this birthday card for my nephew! He's turning 18 and is off to Ball State University, the same university from where I, one of my sisters and my brother (his dad) graduated. It took me a couple of days to work out the details for the look of my card, and then there's all the measuring and positioning. I used an image from Mo's Digital Pencil called bye bye (b). I colored the image with Copic markers and added little touches of a silver gel pen to the white handle streamers and the gray metal of the tricycle and car backpack. I also added little touches of a red glitter pen to the red handle streamers and the tricycle. On the backpack I put "BSU HERE I COME" and covered the little window with Glossy Accents. In the window of the card I put a couple of pictures of the BSU campus and printed the BSU logo several times on the outside paper. I then cut a little path using a gold paper I had and placed the tricyle on it as if he is pedaling his way to school! I can't wait to hear what he thinks of his birthday card!!! Let me know what you think, too!
I am entering my card in Mo's Digital Challenge this month, "Anything "Mo" Goes...with an optional theme of "For the Boys/Guys!"
I hope you have a wonderful June!