Thanks for all you do!

As promised I'm back to share the second card I made for my niece's teacher for the end of the year!

My niece is moving up to middle school next year (I can't believe it!)- I made her teacher a simple yet pretty card using this Hero Arts Large Flower background (cling) stamp!


I stamped the flower image in white ink of kraft card stock and colored with Copic markers- I love the muted tones the kraft paper soesntoncopics, even when using the bright colors! I diecut  a banner flag and added the thanks diecut (Mama Elephant) to keep the card simple, I didn't want too much to take away from the stamped image.  I finished the card with faux stitching and a couple of clear sequins!

I've finally gotten the chance to clean off my craft desk so here's hoping for more cards in the near future!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Super teacher

Hello!

Long time no post!! This week is the last week of school for 2 of my nieces, and my sister asked me to make some cards for their teachers.

For my younger *almost 3rd grader* niece, their class has had a superhero theme so I knew I wanted to use the You're Super stamp set from My Favorite Things!




I created the layout to look like a page out of a comic book using elements from the same stamp set, the buildings were made using a Paper Smooches diecut. Colored the Supergirl using Copics coordinating with the patterned papers, finished it all with some Spectrum Moir sparkle here and there and my card is done!

More on the second teacher card I made in the next post!

Note of Thanks...

Happy Tiddly Inks Tuesday!

It's time for a new challenge, and this week's challenge is THANK YOU!

I created a very Clean & Simple style card this week using this adorable Wryn image, Big Wheels Keep on Turnin'



I colored her with copics and kept it super simple with the sentiment and some faux stitching.

Copics: 
skin: E000, E00, E21, R01
hair: E29, E35, E37, E39
clothes: R17, R37, R89, C1, C3, C5
flowers: Y13, Y15, Y17, Y17
basket: E53, E55, E57
bike: Y13, Y15, Y17, W1, W3

Hope to see you join in the fun- check out all the details on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

Thank you BEARY much!

Time is flying...It's time for another Tiddly Inks Challenge!

This week's challenge comes just in time to catch up with Thank You cards from the holidays! You can never use enough Thank You cards right??

I used this adorable Beary Sweet Panda Wryn image...



I stamped the background and the sentiment using an older Hero Arts set- Thank You Sayings. I also stamped the "BEARY" using Lawn Fawn's Claire's ABC's.

Be sure to check out all the details on the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog!

Thanks Baby!

It's never too late for Thank Yous right? Hope so, because I finally got around to finishing up some thank you cards from when my baby girl was born (3 months ago!)

I used the super sweet elephant and giraffe from WPlus9's Unforgettable & Party Animal set for a quick set of cards to send out.





I have a few of other cards that I've been working on the past couple of days to share later this week too!

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Thanks!

A quick card to share a Thank You card my mom asked me to make...

I paired Avery Elle's Petals & Stems with the Thanks diecut from Mama Elephant, finished off with some Pretty Pink Posh sequins and came up with this!



I just love these colorful doilies I found at Michaels too, I wanted to keep the card clean and simple and the doily made it easy to throw in a pop of color!

Hope you are having a fabulous week!

Thanks!

(grr... this somehow didn't get posted when it should have!)

Feeling extra thankful this year...I made this sweet card for the newest challenge at Tiddly Inks- Gratitude & Joyfulness!

BIG hugs and thanks to all of my loyal blog readers & followers! (you know who you are!)



This super sweet image is Wryn Whatcha Doin'? she is one of my absolute favorites!

Be back soon!

Cheers!

Happy HALLOWEEN!!!

It's Friday and the last day of the previews for the new The Greeting Farm November release! AND time for a new Farm Fresh Friday challenge!

We're gearing up for the holiday season where we'll need plenty of thank you cards... so this week's challenge is THANK YOU!

And the final stamp from the sweet release is Cheers Anya! She's perfect for holidays and maybe even some New Years cards!



The sentiment is from the first stamp set Together Anywhere set!

Don't forget to check out the rest of the team's creations and leave a comment for your chance to win. All the stamps will be available TOMORROW, November 1st AND there will be a blog hop where you'll have your chance to win the ENTIRE release... you won't want to miss it!

Special Thanks

Since the school year has already started out here, I thought it would be a good idea to get some thank you cards ready!

My son is too young for school (whew!) but my two nieces that live nearby have some pretty awesome teachers this year, so I thought I'd get started on making some cards for my sister when she needs them throughout the year!

I used this super adorable Bookworm girl from Chi Chi Memories!

Arigato!

Hello again! 2nd post of the day (please scroll down or click here for my 1st post!)

I have most definitely jumped on the watercoloring train- I just picked up a small set of watercolors from Hobby Lobby to practice with before I splurge on anything fancy. But I also love using the distress inks as my palette too- getting as much use out of products I can makes me happy!

On that note, this week's challenge at Lawnscaping is watercoloring!


I also finally got my hands on some Tim Holtz watercolor paper- and I gotta say I'm in LOVE! I attempted to make this a one layer card, but it just wasn't working for me the other day- so I scratched the idea and came up with this...


I used all distress inks as my watercolors (can list the colors if anyone is interested) for this delicious plate of sushi (I think I want some sushi now!), and finished it off with a couple of sequins and baker's twine!

Like I mentioned in an earlier post- I'm challenging myself to post more, and to play more! I kinda found myself in a bit of low with just posting for required DT projects- so time permitting (& 2 year old son permitting...) I hope to create more!

Thanks for stopping by! Arigato!

Good Friend

A quick post to share a card I made a few days ago.. thought it would be a cute card to send to a friend as a fun surprise for her mailbox! :)



Thanks for stopping by! :)

Thanks Doc!

My sister had asked me to make a thank you card for a specialist my niece had to see for awhile (no worries- she's 100% healthy!)

I knew this Pink Cat Studio Dr. Billy image would be perfect!

I followed Deconstructed Sketch #123 too! I love these sketches! :)

TPE 111: Butterflies!

Happy Monday.. how were your weekends? Is it just me or do they seem to fly by faster and faster every week?

This week's challenge at The Pink Elephant is to create using butterflies! I pulled out this set from Hero Arts I've had and decided (after some suggestions from my niece on what colors they should be-hence the rainbow) to make a fun flutterby thank you card set...


I also used some baker's twine I had won from the Twinery- my oh my do I love this stuff!

Thanks for swinging by and please check out more inspiration from my fellow DT members on their blogs (links on the left) and the deets for the challenge on the TPE blog!

Wedding Card & Thank Yous

One month ago today my sister got married! It was an ABSOLUTELY gorgeous wedding and so much fun with family and friends.

Here is the card I made the newlyweds..

Supplies:
- To Have and To Hold (Stampin' Up!); Truly Appreciated (Hero Arts)
- Labels 3 & Circle nestabilities
- Pinking scallop edge punch (Martha Stewart)
- Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
- Copics: {hair} 100, C3; {suit} N3, N5, N7, N9; {gown} B000; {flowers} R37, R59
- Other: ribbon, button, glitter alpha stickers, stickles, gem

After the wedding, she asked me to make her some thank you cards... I knew exactly what stamps I wanted to use.. I had these Hero Arts stamps and have just been waiting for the chance to use them! She also wanted me to used of the photos from her wedding... I LOVE how these turned out :)  I kept them pretty simple since I had to make 60 of these!

Supplies:
- Chinese Thank You cling; Asian Dolls (Hero Arts)
- Ink: Versafine Dazzle Champagne, Versafine Onyx Black
- Other: gems

I'm happy to be entering these into the challenge for Card Creations: Favorite Occasions Challenge Week @ Moxie fab for the Love Challenge & Thank You Challenge!  AND over Hero Arts for their monthly thank you card challenge! :)

Happy Father's Day

(a day late!)

Hope you all enjoyed the weekends and had a wonderful Father's Day with the men in your families!

I went to my LSS looking for some ink refills (which they were out of) and walked out with this set from Hero Arts!


Something a little different for me since I ♥ coloring so much! Anyway, I used the stamp on the right to make my dad his Father's Day card:

Supplies:
- Vine Scrolls, Chinese Thank You, butterfly-Good Fortune (Hero Arts)
- Ink: Versamark Dazzle Frost, Broken China; Peeled Paint & Dusty Concord Distress Ink
- Other: ribbon, buttons

I stamped the Vine Scrolls & butterflies  twice w/Peeled Paint & Dusty Concord distress inks with re-inking in between stamping, embossed with clear embossing powder.  Then applied Broken China distress ink around the edges using a sponge applicator.  

Thanks for all you do DAD!

{& Thanks to you for stopping by today! I'll be back again tomorrow w/the next Tiddly Inks Tuesday Challenge!}