Gnomies and Christmas in July

 A collaboration plus +++! Stamp Addicts and Sherry West plus even MORE Sherry West! A super-fun Win-Win for us all!

Stamp Addicts has the cling mounted rubber stamps for the Gnome and Gnome House. See the video and how to order them here.

Sherry has the digital images of the Gnome, his wife, two children (boy and girl, of course), and the Gnome House here. This link is for Sherry's Etsy shop. If some of the images are not there, you can contact her directly through her Facebook page to order any or all of these images.

Using my Silhouette Cameo 4, I cut out all of the images. I then colored them with my Copic markers. I made little easels for the back of each image, so I could make a little scene with them. I also cut out a little Christmas tree (also from Sherry West) just to make my scene more like Christmas, and added tiny stringed lights around the house and up the path to the door. Although I used blue (for the sky) and green (for the ground) cardstock for my background scene, you could also use polyester fiber-fill for your snowy ground. Here is my little scene:

You could use these cute Gnomies for any occasion, together or individually. There are so many possibilities! Let me know what you think of my Gnomies.

Gnome is where the heart is - Gnome Sweet Gnome!

Easy and Cute Father's Day Cards

 Here we are halfway through the year almost and Father's Day is this month! Sometimes you need a cute, easy image for the kids to color for Father's Day, or you want a card something from your furbaby to your husband. Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts (look for her on Facebook) has so many options for you because she has super-cute images, and all you have to add is your imagination! For my first card, I colored her funny socks image and added a sentiment, "Dad, you're toe-dally awesome!" HAHAHAHAHAAAAA! Wouldn't that be cute from the kids? And I'm sure they could come up with some of their own funny sentiments that socks would say! I placed the image and my sentiment inside a digital frame also from Sherry West Art and colored everything with my Copic markers. I did add a little bit of text to each sock. If you look closely, you can see "I" on the first sock, "LOVE" on the second sock, and "DAD" on the third sock. I used a glitter gel pen for the "leaf" stems and dotted lines to the hearts and that's it!

My second card is a dog from Sherry West Art that I cut out with my Silhouette Cameo 4 and then colored with Copic markers. I wrote and cut the sentiment on my Cameo, too, "Happy Father's Day to the best Dogfather!" The sentiment is a little take on the "Godfather" movies, so I used a font called Corleone and it is free from dafont.com. I made it look like a big blue ribbon for a first prize Dogfather! I placed the image on foam dots to give it a bit of dimension.

So, there you have it, a couple of quick and easy Father's Day cards that either you or the kids can color! If you're interested in these and many other great images, contact Sherry West Art - you can PM her any time!

Have some fun today, whatever you do!

Those Silly Monkeys!

 Do you remember the song/rhyme, "No More Monkeys Jumping On The Bed"? (Now, you won't be able to get it out of your head for the rest of the day, lol!) Well, Sherry West has some really cute monkeys for you to use in all sorts of fun ways! For my first card, I went with that rhyme about no more jumping on the bed and just duplicated one monkey several times, all over the front of the card. Some are jumping and flipping on the bed, and one is running to join in the fun. And the sign/picture on the wall says NO MORE MONKEYS JUMPING ON THE BED! I think that would put a smile on anyone's face!

For my second card, I used some images of the same monkey, plus another on, and then the monkeys hanging from a tree branch, with bananas all over the place. And my sentiment? SMILE LIKE A MONKEY WITH A NEW BANANA! That, too, should put a smile on someone's face, lol! After coloring them will my copic markers, I placed it on a card and added some twine down one side with tiny paper flowers on the tree branch and twine. I put some yellow Stickles in the middle of each flower, too. An easy card for a birthday or thinking of you sentiment.

So, have some fun today, make a little card to make someone smile and guaranteed you will smile too!

He Is Risen!

 A glorious sun beckons,

Revealing a wondrous vision -

As we all praise Him in adoration

And hold a magnificent celebration

for He Is Risen!

This is the verse that I made up for an Easter card using Sherry West's image. It is a very touching, heartfelt image. Come and join her Facebook page, Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts, and you might be able to nab the image free! I used copic markers to color the image, Icicles Stickles for some of the sun rays, a white gel pen for some highlights, and a gold gel pen on the flower. I used a Fish Embossing Folder from Divinity Designs on the background cardstock and sanded it slightly so you could see the fish better.

Take a close look at the image, there are so many wonderful things in it - a sun, cross, snail, lady bug, singing bird, butterfly, duck, bunny, and egg - all coming together to praise Him!

I hope you have a Happy Blessed Easter!

Butterfly Baby

 My nephew, his wife and their 4 year old son are getting ready for the arrival of a baby girl! Everyone is very excited to have a baby in our family again. I used an image by Krista Leigh Smith called Butterfly Baby. Unfortunately, this image is no longer available. It is a very sweet image that can be used for either a boy or girl.

I paper-pieced the baby's jammies and used copic markers to color the rest of the image. I used a gold gel pen to color the dots on the baby's wings. I had some Precious Moments stickers that I added to the card front and a small butterfly from another artist, all on foam dots. I kept my card really simple, not much on the embellishments, as I wanted the image to be the star of the show. The image is also popped up on foam dots.

Skin E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R02, RV21

Lips RV55, RV52

Eyes B66, B63, B60, V12

Hair E40, E41, E43

Wings R81, RV32, RV34, R56, R59, white gel pen, gold gel pen

Ground W00, W1, W3, W5, V04, V12, B60

I hope you enjoy my card! Have a wonderful day!

Easter Special Delivery

Do you send Easter cards? I always do to my nieces, nephews and grandchildren. Sherry West has some wonderful Easter images that you can use for cards. And there are MORE images in addition to the ones I used! If you prefer rubber stamps, Stamp Addicts has those available for some of these images!

I actually used two images and merged them to create a funny scene on my first card. The main image is the Easter Basket and the other image is of four not-quite-hatched eggs. I isolated each of those eggs and spread them around the Easter Basket. I colored the scene with copic markers. I used a white gel pen for highlights on all of my cards. The egg paper around the basket image is digital paper that I had on my computer. I also added my sentiment before printing so all I had to do after coloring was mat it, add the little extras and I was done! The next eight images were diecut and placed on a diecut egg card - FUN! That dancing chickie just cracks me up! Well, actually all of the chickens crack me up! And the Easter Bunnies are so adorable, very furry! I made the first bunny egg card using gold foil cardstock. The same copic colors were used throughout each image, just refer to the color choice in a previous image if you are curious.

Chicken E43, E44, E07, E47

Beak E99, E97, E95, E93, Y23

Comb R59, R56, RV34, RV32, R81

Eggs E41, E43, E44, Y02

Basket B69, B66, B63, B60

Bow V99, V28, V04, V12

Ground E44, E43, E41, E07, E15, Y02, Colorless Blender

Fur E29, E27, E25, E23, E21; W7, W5, W3, W1

Ears RV21, R20, E00

Egg E43, Y19, Y15, Y11

Ribbon V28, V04, V12

Ready to work on some Easter cards? Get goin'!

I hope you have a blessed Easter!

Some Bunny Loves You

 With plenty of time to make something for Valentine's Day, Sherry West Art has released some really cute, endearing images for you! This one is called Some Bunny Loves You and you can contact Sherry West through her Facebook page, Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts, to purchase it or any of her other wonderful images.  I colored the image with copic markers, used a white gel pen for some highlights and a blue glitter gel pen for a few highlights. I  used a beaded ribbon trim for my main embellishment along with some different printed cardstock for interest. Take a look and let me know what you think!

Skin E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, RV21

Hair E21, E23, E25, E27, E29

Wings Y11, RV21, B00, YG03, RV14, blue glitter gel pen

Gown RV19, RV17, RV14, RV21

Bunny BV000, BV02

Butterflies B26, B24, B00, white gel pen, blue glitter gel pen

Flowers E08, RV14, RV21

Grass G28, G05, YG03, white gel pen

She really looks so sweet cuddling that bunny! Take a few minutes and check out the other images Sherry has, not only for Valentine's Day but ALL of her images!

Have a wonderful day!