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!