Sohpie Hearts You

Ok, this is my second time using this image, but I just LOVE it! I feel like I could color it over and over with so many different color combinations. The image is Sophie Hearts You from Lacy Sunshine Coloring and Digital Stamps by Heather Valentin. I subscribe to Kit and Clowder's monthly coloring classes (both the markers and pencils - it's such a bargain!). Although I am unable to color every class project completely, I learn something from every class. Sometimes I even go back to an old class and review a technique to use on an image I am coloring, too. So, here is the card I made with Sophie Hearts You!

I embellished with a hummingbird from Little B (find at your local craft store), some ribbon from Paper Temptress and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Have a great day!

Kindness Is The Way

Hi All! Today I am posting a cool card  I made using a freebie image from Power Poppy called Kindness Is The Way. It was used in the free coloring class offered by Kit and Clowder last month. Power Poppy's images are just beautiful - I love all the detail included in them! The free coloring class includes colors suggested and used by the instructor, Alyce Keegan (Kit and Clowder), but you can use any colors you want. Her free video includes instructions on both pencils and markers. I used Copic markers for my image. Then, I diecut the word HAPPY from the image. I diecut HAPPY 7 more times to glue under the image letters and then glued it all back in place. I mounted it on dark blue cardstock and I really love the finished product! Take a look!

Thank you for looking - Have A Great Day!

Two for the Price of One

Well, I am WAY behind on posts, so I'm just going to go for it and post two cards - Mother's Day and Father's Day. Both were completed using Kit and Clowder monthly classes. The Mother's Day image is from Power Poppy, Hellebores, and uses the Kit and Clowder February 2018 monthly class. Check out the other Power Poppy stamps, I think her flowers are the best! The Father's Day image is from Lily of the Valley, Workbench, and uses the Kit and Clowder FREE March 2018 coloring class (yes, I said FREE!). The Kit and Clowder classes always come with great discounts on the digital stamps used for each one. Here are my two cards and make sure you check out those Kit and Clowder classes, they really are fantastic!

Have a wonderful day!

Heartfelt Love

I've been SO BUSY with cards and travel that I haven't been able to keep up on this blog! And it's not over, so hopefully I'll be able to keep up a little better in the future - we'll see.

I just finished this card for my sister-in-law's birthday. I love this Tiddly Inks image and wasn't quite sure how the card would come together, but, I just winged it and I really like how it turned out. The image is Heartfelt Love and actually comes with 7 different items including a sentiment. I just used the main image and added my own embellishments. I've been taking the coloring lessons from Alyce at Kit and Clowder, too, so I think my coloring is getting better and better. You should check out her classes - they are for markers or pencils, all brands (she has free conversion charts available), and you can do them at your own pace - no rush! Once you've purchased the class(es) you have access to them forever, too! I colored this image with Copic markers and made my own floor and wall behind the image. Here is my card:

Hope you like the card! Thank you for looking and have a great day!

Cool Shades Jake

Our grandson is a lifeguard and loves to play water polo so I thought of some images from Make It Crafty would work perfect for his birthday card. I used Cool Shades Jake and The Beach, both digi stamps, and merged them to make a scene for the front of the card. I also added the beginning of the sentiment to the front, and finished it on the inside. I used my Copic markers to color the image, except for his shorts - I paper-pieced those. I added a few sequins, a surfboard embellishment and glossy accents to his sunglasses to finish it up. Not too many things going on, but I am still learning with my markers and I am always worried about messing it up, but I guess that's just part of the journey! I tried to follow Zoe's ebook called Fun Techniques for Colouring Skies. This includes different kinds of skies, clouds, land and ocean. Take a  look and let me know what you think!

Skin E000, E00, E21, E11, E04

Hair E43, Y11, Y13, Y15

Sand E50, E53, E55, E57

Palm Trees YG03, YG25, G07, G28

Sky B00, B02, B05

Water B00, B01, B02, B05, B06, B26

Shells Y11, Y35, YR15; BG45, BG49, RV02

Thank you for taking a look! Have a wonderful day!

Sparkle

My goodness, Alyce's classes at Kit and Clowder are really amazing! I look at this card and can't believe I colored it. The videos are so helpful it is almost like color by number. And, along the way you learn little tips and tricks to help with and use in ALL of your coloring. This card was made using the monthly April 2017 Markers class. The image used is "Sparkle" from Mo's Digital Pencil. After all the coloring is done (using Copic markers), it almost doesn't need any embellishments, you could frame it and hang it on your wall. Since I wanted to make a card for my grandniece, I cut it out using my Silhouette Cameo, matted it a couple more times (the very back is white paper that I colored using my RV19 and RV13 to match the image), added some cute heart chipboards from Make It Crafty, sequins, and a ribbon flower I made with a heart button glued on top. Here is the card and a list of the markers used.

Skin E000, E00, E21, E11, E04

Hair Y21, E31, E35, E59

Lips RV00, RV21, RV09

Dress B32, B24, B28, B29, B99

Skirt Underlay RV06, V04, BG49, BV08, white gel pen

Pearls BG45, BG49

Flowers RV00, RV32, RV09

Blue Feathers B24, B29

Purple Feathers V01, V06

Pink Feathers RV32, RV09

Turquoise Feathers BG45, BG49

Gloves BV20, BV23, BV25

Shoes W5, W7, W9, E31, E35, T4

Bows on Shoes BG45, BG49

Background RV13, RV06, RV09, RV19

Black colored pencil around boa feathers

White colored pencil on her teeth

Whew - I think that's it! Thank you for taking a look and have a great day!

Ariela Mermaid

I am SO EXCITED!!! I tackled the May 2017 Markers class from Kit and Clowder and I cannot believe how it turned out! Yes, there are little things here and there that aren't like the instructor's, Alyce Keegan, but still, for just a beginner, I think I did pretty well! Alyce takes you step-by-step through each piece of the image, so it is not SO overwhelming. The videos are yours forever, so you can watch, re-watch as many times as you want, and you can use the techniques on other images. The image is Ariela Mermaid from Conie Fong on Etsy, and it is currently on sale, so grab her quick! I decided to use the image for my sister's birthday card, so I made a step card, added some ocean-type embellishments, tulle, paper straws and a little sun clip at the top. The copic marker colors I used were all from Alyce's class, except for a little green I used in the flowers on her headband (I decided to make them leaves rather than different colored flowers). The bubbles are outlined with a Uniball Signo white pen, as instructed by Alyce. Take a look at the outcome:

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

Hair RV02, RV06, RV66; B63, B66, B69

Lips R20, E04

Tail Red R20, R32, R35, R59

Tail Pink RV02, RV04, RV06, RV66

Tail Purple B63, B66, B69

Tail Orange/Yellow Y11, Y35, YR15

Sand E50, E53, E55, E57

Water BG10, B00, BG53, BG45, B24, B28, B29, BG49

Coral/Shells Aqua RV02, BG45, BG49

Coral/Shells Yellow Y11, Y35, YR15

Coral Pink RV02, RV04, RV66

Coral/Shells Purple RV02, B63, V04

Thank you for looking and have a bubbly, FINtastic day!