A Rockin' Birthday!

Derek Clapton is such a fun image! It is from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps where you can find many more great images.

This image is your entire scene so you don't need to add anything except color and fun. I colored it with copic markers and added some stripes on the sweater with gel pens. I added glossy accents on Derek's glasses.

This card is for my stepdad as he loves listening to the Top 40/Top 60 countdowns of the oldies every week. I hope he likes it and I hope you enjoy your air guitar as much as Derek!

Heartfelt Hands

For Father's Day, I used an image from Sassy Cheryl called Heartfelt Hands. The original image has a dog in it, but I cropped him out. I colored the image with copic makers and used a very simple layout to focus on the heart. The hummingbird and epoxy heart are embellishments.

The image can be found on Whimsy Stamps. Check out the other cute images made by Sassy Cheryl on the Whimsy Stamps website. You'll love them all!

Have a great day!

Gully by Golly

Gully and friends are actually just one stamp that I resized, turned around, modified to make it look like he has an audience.....hoping he will drop that french fry!

Gully is a digi stamp from Sweet November Stamps.

The island and beach with shells are stamps from Make It Crafty who, sadly, is no longer in business.

I just loved this sentiment - for my nephew who turned 23 and has quite the appetite!

The images were colored with copic markers and the background paper is from my stash.

 I hope you are happier than a seagull with a french fry, too!

Bertha's Bloomin Box

My Mom LOVES her flowers! Family, friends and neighbors stop by her house just to see her flowers every year.

So, I thought Bertha's Bloomin Box from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps was the perfect image for her birthday card. SHHHHH - She hasn't seen it yet!

I colored the image with copic markers, added some epoxy hearts to the window frame and stickles to the flower centers for a little sparkle.

I think she will like this card 💕 Happy Birthday Mom!

Napping Neville

I am so honored to have been asked to be a member of the Dr. Digi's Guest Designer Team - WOW!

I love Dr. Digi's images - they are so much fun! Here is my first project using Napping Neville.

I colored the image with Copic markers and double matted the image on some paper from my stash.

Neville's had a rough day. He's supposed to be retired, but there are just too many demands on his time. So, Neville has redefined "retired".....it means "tired again!" That's where the naps come in. And his faithful companion is always willing to join Neville on one of his naps - best seat in the house.

And, Dr. Digi doesn't stop at images, there are fun papers and now cut files! So many goodies, so little time! Go check them out after your nap..... 😉

Always and Forever

If I had been thinking ahead, I would have said "ALWAYS AND FUREVER."
Nope, I'm always a day late and a dollar short, lol! It's already printed, colored and mailed. Maybe next time.

That's okay, though, it's still a sweet image to use for an anniversary, Valentine's Day, birthday, even a "Thinking of You" card for your BFF. I love Sherry West Art images - there is always more than one occasion you can find to use each and every one.

I am not sure what Sherry has named this image, but I am sure if you want to purchase it, she can find it. I call it Cat Love. You can find Sherry West Art on Facebook.

I used the image for my sister and brother-in-law's anniversary card. My sister is a HUGE cat lady! I colored it with copic markers, using a lot of the blue-green colors because that is her favorite color. The image is the focal point, popped up on foam. I used some pretty gems in the corners and added ribbon at two edges. I hand cut the background paper in a gentle slope and separated it to show the blue-green cardstock beneath.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

B Is For Bunny

 Easter is approaching and I am not finished with my Easter cards, lol! Sherry West Art has a super-cute image for you to color and pop on a card very easily, B is for Bunny. I used copic markers to color the image and then my colorless blender to soften the color a little bit. Brightly colored bows, pretty cardstock and ribbon and it's DONE!

You could even use this image for a Mother's Day card. It is just SO SWEET!

I hope you have a Blessed Easter!

Valentine's Snow Friends

 Challenge yourself! It doesn't have to be a BIG challenge, just something small. Like....use a non-traditional image for a holiday, maybe. I thought I would try that, so I used a snowman for a Valentine's card. The image is Snow Friends from Sherry West Art on Etsy.

No, I didn't color the snowman in red, not even the scarf, hat or bird. All of that is in blues and greens, but the background? Now, that is RED, lol! I colored the image with Copic markers and fussy cut it out, including the ground. For the background, I used a red vellum and alternated a silver washi tape and glittery, mesh-type of ribbon. The next little challenge was - what could be a Valentine's sentiment coming from a snowman??? After looking at it for a couple of days, a sentiment popped into my head - Whew! I cut a little tag and wrote the sentiment with my Silhouette Cameo 4 and added a couple of ribbons to the top. Both the sentiment and snowman are popped up on foam dots.

Blues B28, B24, B23, B000

Greens G28, G05, YG03

So try it - a little challenge. You never know what you might accomplish!

Have a wonderful day and a Happy Valentine's Day!

having one of THOSE days?

 Ever have one of those days where you drop everything, you bump into stuff, things don't go the way you planned, and you just want to NOT adult today? The thing is, it helps if someone, anyone, understands, right? So, I made a card for one of those days using a perfect image from Sherry West Art. This particular Flocker is not on her Etsy site, but if you contact Sherry West through Etsy or her Facebook page, she will be happy to sell it to you. And this image can be used for SO many occasions with SO many different sentiments!

I colored the image with Copic markers and added some white gel pen highlights on the grass. The white cardstock behind the image is a textured cardstock and I inked an embossing folder to add the line pattern. After putting it all together, I put some lavender jewels in the corners for a little embellishment since I used lavender ink for the sentiment (on my printer).

I would love to hear other sentiments you might use for this image! "It's wine-o'clock somewhere!" "You're HOW old?"

Have some FUN with it!

I hope you have some FUN in your day!

Autumn Blessings

Everyone is busy with family and friends this time of year. So, I present to you Autumn Blessings by Sherry West Art. I flipped the image and added a sentiment then colored with my Copic markers. I used Stickles to make the rays. Then I placed a few jewels in each corner for a little bling/embellishment.

We are looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with family, something we missed terribly last year.

I hope you have a wonderful, blessed Thanksgiving Holiday!

Turkey Gobbler

Is it a Halloween costume or is he trying to hide until Thanksgiving is over?! In any event, he was told to get dressed for dinner, and not wanting to be a party pooper, here he is, ready for dinner!

Copic markers used:

Pumpkin YR04, E07, E09, E18; (stem) YG63, YG67, YG99

Turkey E33, E35, E37; R59, (comb) R08, R05, R02; (beak) E15, Y15, Y02; (eyes) Y11, E15, E18

White gel pen for highlights

This cute guy, Turkey Gobbler, is available from Sherry West Art. If he isn't on her Etsy page, you can PM her through her Facebook page or her Blog. I fussy cut the Turkey and used my Silhouette Cameo 4 to write the sentiment and cut it out in a speech bubble. Both the sentiment and Turkey Gobbler are popped up on foam squares. I added a few sequins and twine for embellishments. What other fun things could he be saying, I wonder? Let me know what you think!

Have a great Halloween - be on the lookout for the Turkey Gobbler!

Sunflowers are Messengers

 Do you ever Google something, write down what you found, but then cannot find it again??? Well, that's what I did for the sentiment of my card. I Googled "sunflower sentiments," wrote down this saying, and now I cannot find it again in order to give credit to the author (if there is one). So, I apologize if it has an author to whom I did not give credit, because it is a beautiful sentiment.

Sunflowers are messengers of friendship, love and hope.

It's perfect! Perfect to let someone know you are thinking of them fondly. The image is from Sherry West Art on Etsy, called Sunny Sunflowers. You can also purchase the image from Sherry directly, via her Facebook group, or her blog, Happy Art for a Happy Heart. I colored it with Copic markers, fussy cut around it and added a red bow with jewels on top of sequins for my embellishment. The background is a leaf diecut using my Silhouette Cameo 4 on a wood grain cardstock with green cardstock behind it. I wrote the sentiment on my Cameo also. I used foam dots behind the image and sentiment to add a little more dimension. Be sure to check out Kit and Clowder for some great coloring classes in both pencils and alcohol markers! There are several FREE classes available and the other coloring classes are very reasonably priced.

Flower petals Y21, Y15, Y38, E13, white gel pen, yellow glitter pen

Flower centers Y21, Y15, Y38, E71, E74, E77, white gel pen, yellow glitter pen

Leaves YG11, YG25, G07

Ribbon (behind ribbon) R22, R27, R59, white gel pen

Jar/Water BG000, B00, C0, C1, C3, colorless blender

Sunflowers are always cheery and make me smile. I hope I've given you a smile for today!

Harvest Home Wreath

 Sometimes I look at an image and I just know what I want to do with it. That was the case with this beautiful image from Sherry West Art, called Harvest Home Wreath. In my mind I saw this as a foiled image, no coloring. This is something new I've just started trying on my Silhouette Cameo 4 using the Foil Quill made by We R Memory Keepers. I purchased the Foil Quill and several colors of foil from 12x12 Cardstock. 12x12 Cardstock has a great sale on the Foil Quill products and, to be honest, the whole laminator/deco foil thing had not been working for me (too much $$ invested in that, too!). So, I emailed 12x12 Cardstock to ask a couple of questions about the Foil Quill product, they responded very quickly, and I ordered. I watched a couple of videos that I Googled about using the Foil Quill on the Cameo 4 and I am having So Much Fun with this!!! By the way, 12x12 Cardstock is GREAT for all of your cardstock needs, too!!

As soon as I saw the Harvest Home Wreath from Sherry West Art, I KNEW it would look great in foil!

I foiled the image on kraft-colored cardstock, using red foil. The mat behind my image is red and gold cardstock alternated in a diagonal pattern to add a little interest.

I am showing two pictures so you can see the card from the front and from the side to show how shiny it is in the light. I think this image would also look beautiful colored in fall colors on kraft cardstock. I would love to see your version if you try that!

Have a beautiful Fall day!

Dumb Questions

 Have you ever had one of those days (at work or at home) where the dumb questions just keep coming? Come on, admit it, lol! These cute, fluffy chickens from Sherry West Art just seemed to fit the bill for me. And they were LOTS of fun to color - outside the box - blue, pink, blue-green and purple! I used my copic markers to color them (Kit and Clowder coloring classes!), a fine-tip sharpie marker for their eyes and then a white gel pen for the dots on their eyes. The ground is also colored with copic markers, with a few sparse blades of grass here and there. Continuing with the "dumb questions" idea, I thought the ZOO and telephone (old school) diecuts (free from SVGcuts.com) went perfectly, too! And then, we can't do without our requisite cup of coffee! The background cardstock is purple with a honeycomb overlay diecut from colorful paper, Super-fun! Take a look at Sherry's Etsy page for some great images. If you can't find what you are looking for there, take a look on her blog shop, Happy Art For A Happy Heart, and/or PM her on her Facebook page, Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts.

Let me know what some of the dumb questions you've received!

Have a FUN day!

A Flocker For Your Thoughts

 Sherry West Art has just outdone herself with these amazing Flockers! There are SO MANY things you could have them say, like 'Shake your tail feathers" or "A Flocker for your thoughts," LOL! I have even made up a little Ode to the Flicker Flockers.....I will keep you posted if I publish it, 😆

For this particular Flocker, I used the sentiment, "Save the drama for your mama!" I made it VERY colorful with my copic markers (you gotta take those lessons from Kit and Clowder!) and even added a bow around the tail feathers. I guess that makes her a "she?" Sherry's Etsy page is here, or you can contact her via PM on Facebook in order to purchase one of her great images! Here's a look at my card:

Let me know some of the sayings you might pair up with this image, I would LOVE to hear them!

Have a great day!

A Flocker and Gin

The Flockers are a fun, silly bunch of birds created by Sherry West. And, I gotta tell you, there are a limitless number of sayings you can pair with these birds! For my first Flocker, I used a saying one of my friends used in reference to rum (that's her husband's favorite liquor). But, the glass in this Flocker's hand is a martini glass, so I went with gin.....IF GIN CAN'T FIX IT, YOU'RE NOT USING ENOUGH! This particular image is not in Sherry's Etsy shop, but if you PM her through Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts FB page, she can sell it to you via that route.

I colored this image with my copic markers. I can't say enough good things about the coloring classes from Alyce Keegan at Kit and Clowder - you really need to check them out! I used a white gel pen to make a few highlights, fussy cut the image and then used foam squares to pop it on the card. I made a speech bubble for my saying and used foam squares for it, too. Using the background paper, I cut a couple of small martini glasses on my Silhouette Cameo 4 and placed those around the Flocker's feet (that means he's on his third drink!). I diecut large hexagons to place on top of the background paper - using paper that matched my coloring.

As I said, there are a bunch of other Flockers, so check them out in Sherry's Etsy shop here!

A super-fun and easy card to make that, hopefully, gives you a chuckle for the day! And, please, drink responsibly!

Tik Tok Flock Roadies

An age-old question -  Why did the chicken cross the road? Well, the Tik Tok Flock has an answer for you, lol! Sherry West has drawn some amazing chickens (Tik Tok Flock) and birds (The Flockers) that will have you coloring faster than you can say "To get to the other side"!!!! How many fun puns (intended, of course) can you come up with for all of these images?? And, even if you can't think of anything for them to say, just Google funny chicken sayings or funny bird sayings and I'm sure you will find SOMETHING! Take a look at the Sherry West Art Coloring and Crafts Facebook page for some ideas, we are FULL of them, lol! If you are interested in purchasing any of these images, contact Sherry directly. I colored my image with my Copic markers, and made little chicken feed pellets with wet paper that I colored with my Copic markers. I diecut the frame (a road, of course) and Detour sign for the chickens on my Silhouette Cameo 4. Take a look at this fun card and let me know why you think the chicken crossed the road, lol!

You can also check out Sherry's Etsy page for The Flockers and other great images she has available. They are all fun to color! The Tik Tok Flock has several more images, too - another card coming soon to show you!

I hope you have a great day!

Back to School

I can't believe summer is almost over, and the tell-tale sign is that school has started. Sherry West Art has created the cutest Backpack Critters, 14 of them to be exact! She has a Bear, two Cats, Crocodile, two Dogs, Elephant, Fox, Monkey, Penguin, Pig, Platypus, Squirrel and Turtle, OH MY! I have colored four of the images with my copic markers, cut them out and placed them on bookmarks. Three of the bookmarks are made with digital paper from Sherry West Art (the colorful ones) and the fourth was digital paper made by our newest Sherry West Art DT member, Cara Malmrose (the white one with miniature Backpack Critters all over it)! I used two different colors of ribbon in the tops of each of the bookmarks. The Backpack Critters can be used for so many other occasions, too! If you're interested in any of these adorable Backpack Critters, just private message Sherry West Art, join her FB page and show us your creations!

My sisters, who love to read, have already snagged all of these bookmarks, lol! I can't wait to see what you create with these super-cute Backpack Critters!

Have a wonderful day!

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!