My Best Friend

Hi Hi! By now you have learned that there is no rhyme or reason for my posts - no regular, clockwork, every week, two weeks, month, etc. Just whenever I have time to post - it's life! There is SO MUCH going on every day and week, that it's really all about when I have a few minutes to show your something. I just finished the Outlawz Challenges monthly Progressive Freebie Challenge and thought it turned out pretty nice, so I thought I would take a few minutes to put it on display. The image this month is from All Dressed Up and is called My Best Friend. Please check out the All Dressed Up site on Etsy - the images are really sweet! I am really not a dog person and only know less than a handful of people who are, so I took the dog out of the picture along with the sentiment, "My Best Friend." I colored the image with Copic markers (still taking coloring classes at Kit and Clowder), recolored some digital paper to match (the purple gingham background), added some bling and jewel flowers and a little tag that I printed on my computer. Really not too complicated! Take a look and let me know what you think!

Have a wonderful day Just For You!

Heartfelt Wishes Redux

I just love Tiddly Inks digis and for my niece's birthday card I used an image that I had used for my sister-in-law a couple of years ago, Heartfelt Wishes. The image came with extras, so I used some of those for this card. Although this specific image is no longer available, there are still many images that you will find adorable. I colored this with Copic markers and used a gold pen on the heart strings. My niece's favorite color is red, so I tried to use more red than any other color. The dress was red, orange and yellow. I added a large heart with the sentiment printed on vellum and hung it with gold thread, added some sequins and used a colorful background paper from my stash. Let me know what you think and check out Tiddly Inks images - they are wonderful!

Have a great day and rest of your week!

Wryn Blooms

My sister's birthday is on Valentine's Day and her favorite color is turquoise, so, no traditional red stuff for her birthday card - lol! But, I think that's even better, it doesn't limit me to red for her birthday, being on Valentine's Day and all. The image I used for her card is from Tiddly Inks and is called Wryn Blooms. Tiddly Inks images used to be available at tiddlywinks.com, but are now only available on Etsy. With that being said, she did not move over all of her images, and Wryn Blooms did not make the move (in case you were thinking about picking it up). It is a versatile image that can be used for many different occasions besides a birthday. I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the diecut and then printed the image on it. Then I used Copic markers to color it. The chipboard is from Make It Crafty - I colored it with Copic markers to match my image and put Glossy Accents on the top. I added ribbon and little jewel embellishments to finish it off. Let me know what you think!

Have a wonderful bloomin' day!

Valentines 2020 with Twistoon

I can't believe I am actually EARLY with my Valentines for this year! The idea just popped into my head with the cute  Progressive Monster from Lisa Cree of Twistoon (formerly Bloobel). Actually, all of her monsters (and other images) are cute and fun. I had to  make nine (9!!!) Valentine's cards for my grandkids, nieces and nephews, so I thought paper-piecing would be fun and easy (what was I thinking??). Although only coloring (with Copic markers) their legs, arms and teeth wasn't bad, cutting out all that fur with the jagged edge took a little bit of time - even the little tuft of fur on top of his head! I tried to make pink monsters for the girls (3) and red monsters for the boys (6). I'll only show you 6 of them here because the other three are duplicates of some of these. The inside of each card has a different riddle for each of the kids. Take a look and let me know which is your favorite!

Have a super-fun Valentine's Day!

#1 Guy

I usually try to title my posts with the name of the image I'm using, but today's image is from Doctor Digi and called World's Best Dad. I used it for a friend who is turning 101, so I changed "DAD" on the shirt to "GUY" and instead of "TEA" on the mug I put "SCOTCH." Our friend used to drink scotch in his younger days (maybe that's why he's such a young fella!). I colored the image with Copic markers and used Glossy Accents on the glasses and mug. I added a button as an embellishment and the layout is from The Outlawz Challenges Wednesday Sketch Challenge. Take a look at my card and think about all the things he's seen in his lifetime!

Have a great day and may we all live to see 101 and more!

50's Sweetheart

Boy, that weekend went by too fast! Today I'm going to show you a shaker card I used to make an Anniversary card for my parents. The image is from The Greeting Farm and is called 50s Sweetheart. It is a digital stamp. My mom's favorite color is lavender so that was my main color. I used Copic markers to color the image and my Silhouette Cameo to make the diecut window for the shaker element. I added a glitter strip for them to stand on, some twine and a little striped stick-on embellishment for the bow in her hair. Fun and super easy! Take a look and let me know what you think!

Have a rockin' day!

Chibi Flowerpot Peeker

I've been really busy this month with cards - and I still have a few more to go! I'll start with the Outlawz Progressive Freebie Challenge this month. The image is from Bugaboo Stamps and is called Chibi Flowerpot Peeker. I have a TON of their stamps and they are all really great and easy to color. I printed the image and colored it and then I thought I could cut it out at some funny angles so it would be shaped like a hexagon (the pink one). BUT, my sides were all uneven and I couldn't salvage it, so I hurried and colored up another one (the yellow one) and used the Outlawz Wednesday Sketch Challenge as my inspiration for the layout. And then I thought, why not try cutting around the first one I colored and use the same layout - IT WORKED! So I ended up with 2 cards I can use for just about any occasion! Good thing I didn't trash the first one right away! The little paper that is on the front of the flowerpot is blank, so I added the little "HI!." I colored them with Copic markers and used paper I had in my stash. Take a look and let me know what you think!

I'll get back in a day or two with a couple of other cards I've made. I hope the New Year is off to a great start for you!