We Can Do It!!

I remember getting this book for one of my bridal shower gifts, and then researching what the big deal was with this 1960s type picture - pretty cool - and PERFECT for the very first Pretty Little Palettes challenge celebrating International Women's Day BUT... here I was thinking I'd come up with this sensational first entry for the challenge and then BAM!  BabyGirl is running a fever and I am home with her today sooo.... what more fun to do but make her a get well card together so that is exactly what we did.  SHE chose her best friend Dora "We did it!" for the card and helped me colour it with Copic Markers and if you look carefully you'll see her "imprint" with my Blue Iris ColorBox "cat eye" ink/chalk pad.

We think it's beauuutiful!

You know, I always meant to vLog so *snicker snicker* this is my first attempt and yet another first for today - LOL ;)

We Can Do It Card
Stamps: JustRite Stamps
Paper: Neenah white cardstock, misc from my stash,
Ink: my computer printer, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic markers,
Accessories: ribbon from my stash
Challenges: PLP#1

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10 Things I Love About Mom

This evening I found a great tutorial for this cute little meander book and thought it would be a perfect alternate to a Valentines card for my Mother in Law.  Here' the almost final product, I'll put some tags with ribbon pulls in once I write up my little messages.

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10 Things I Love About Mom
Stamps: Top Ten, Top Ten additions, Friends till the end, Treemendous, Love Circles
Paper: Neenah white cardstock, various cardstock from my stash
Ink: my computer printer, Memento Tuxedo Black,
Accessories: Copic Markers
Challenges: Color Throwdown #77,
Inspiration: SCS Meander Card tutorial, Dawn McVey

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Hey Baby, Time to Party!!

OOOhhhwee - how fun was this card!!! I've had this digi image forever and I sincerely do not know where I got or bought it from so if you know, please pop me a line ;) For now, I call her Hot Stuff! Well, this pretty hot stuff is ready for a night on the town to celebrate with her chicas with some margaritas! OLE!

OOOH bay'bay'bee'bayyy'bay we have bling, we have zing, we have oh la laaa... we even have enough paper cuts to make a second card!! Looks like three of us will be hitting the town as soon as I colour up another image!!

Sorry for the dark pics, this new iMac is wonderful for a lot of things but one thing I miss dearly is my graphics software... soon my BBFFs, soon. Check out all the layering of stuff and stuff and more good stuff I have going on her, oooohhhhh la la! I think I'll kick up my feet and make some calls. Me and mah girlfrenz are going to hit the town and paint it pink for the upcoming February birthdays - wanna join us ;)



Hey Baby, Time to Party!!


Stamps: Greeting Farm

Paper: Neenah white cardstock,
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, my computer printer
Accessories: Ribbon adhesive, mini pop dots, Spellbinders ovals, Copic Airbrush, Copic Markers, Hair: E57, E35, E31; Skin: E00, E31; Makeup & Accessories: BV00, BV01, R00Rv10, RV11, RV32, RV34, C1, C3, YR02, 0

Challenges: 365 Cards - Girls night out, ABC - Layering, Cupcake Challenge - Girly, Cards Mag - Love Theme, Pink Elephant - Birthday, Stampin Royalty - Birthday, Creative Inspirations - New Year New products, Tuesday Morning Sketches - Buttons & Bows, Stampin for the Weekend Sketch, EBTKS Sketch, Inky Impressions Sketch, DP2 sketch, Spoon Full of Sugar Recipe: 3 pieces designer paper, 1 piece ribbon, 3 flowers and 3 buttons

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Little Soldier

2010 is my year of using up my scraps! I am intentionally working around the paper I already have on hand and am very impressed at what I have come up with. This card is dedicated to little Leyton who was certainly gone too soon.

I must say, my new monitor is really great when it comes to colours on the screen but boy - this ribbon has NOT been photographed well :(

Little Soldier

Stamps: Jak Heath's Little Soldier - In Memory of Layton
Paper: Neenah white cardstock, misc from my stash
Accessories: scor-pal, 3D foam squares, misc ribbon from my stash, Copic markers, Copic Airbrush, Copic atyouSpica - garnet glitter pen, bling from my stash

Challenges: BG Photo Inspiration #11, CP Sketch 46, Colour idea from Jeanette Lynton, Rasberry Suite Challenge #21, and the JUG 15 - sewing

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It's my party....

... and I'll cry if I want to ...

Do you remember... she's all dressed up for her birthday in a pretty little outfit and then... it happens "waaaaaahhh!" boo hoo, the little princess didn't get her way, or her pretty little outfit got dirty, or whaaadeverrr! You have to love those terrible twos and Mo has captured this moment perfectly in her digital image Two Tasha.

Card: It's my party...
Stamps: Mo's DP: Two Tasha
Paper: Neenah white cardstock, misc from my stash
Accessories: gold craft paint (crown), white mini brads with Colorbox pigment ink - gold, gold wire edged ribbon, mini glue dots, EZ Runner scrapbook adhesive, scor-pal

Challenges: Mo's DP: Birthdays, 365 Cards Day 314 Braiding, Mojo Monday 120 sketch, SPCC #29, and Stampin' Royalty

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December Birthdays

Aren't December birthdays so hard? It's so tempting to theme the card with the Holiday season, but it's a birthday... wha'doo'eye'dooo?? So I compromised with this birthday card for a friend who's birthday is Dec 21st.

Here's a neat technique using the Copic Colorless Blender "refill solution" where I coloured the jeans and then dabbed colourless blender onto a texture stamp and then stamped the blender on the pants to get the texture - awesome!


I didn't keep track of the Copic marker numbers but gathered them off the table for this pic. I can determine which colours I can see when I look at this so ask if you are interested. I am having major wireless keyboard problems and therefore typng and p eting is quite a chore :( Sorry.
Once I was done, I used Flower Soft to make the snow look more realistic, another fun product.

Ta daa :)

Recipe:
- Stamp: Cornish Heritage Farms SL-3136WUM Cheesecloth backgrounder
- Stamp: Winter WOnderland by Sugar Nellie
- Polar WHitre Flower Soft & glue
- Copic Markers & Colorless Blenderon Neenah paper
- Misc paper and card base

Challenge:
- Today's Sweet Sketch Wednesday

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Lady Rose Dragon

I am so in love with this image by Princess Elemmiriel of deviantART who has FREE lineart available for download - This image is called Lady Rose Dragon and the sepia tone of the printout has really made this a beautiful image and a pleasure to ink up :)

Copic Markers used were:YG06, YG11, BG10, E00, E11, E51, r11

And it was so fun to colour in this ribbon with my markers too :)

I've used the following challenges:365 Cards Challenge - Tied up in knots, Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #34 - apple green, 2 Red Bananas - I Am Thankful, DigiTues #34 - Thank You, and Friday Sketchers #79

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Cards for Men anyone??

I wish I had the bandwidth for making some Cards for Men like this one below - do you?? What an awesome Challenge Blog; I look forward to being inspired!!

(Click on the image to go to the source)

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Mo's Digi Challenge & Bog Hop!!

Mo's Challenge Team has a new challenge today and is it ever fun!!!

But it doesn't stop there... there's alllsoooo a:

OOoooohhh how exciting!!!!!

Here is a list to keep you headed in the right direction: Lori, Cheryl, Jak, Elaine, Suzanne , Mina , Kerttuke, Mel, Michelle & Rach - Happy Hoppin!!!

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Mmmm yummy :)

Mo's DigiChallenge #2 is is to use colors that remind you of Fall and to use only 2 embellishments; it doesn't have to be a Fall image, just colors that remind you of Fall. So hop over to Mo's store and pick out your favorite... it's as addictive as candy.. ohhh I'm so excited!

Ahhh such a lovely warm card, using Color Throwdown Swatch 64 which includes TURQUOISE - my favvvvvvvvvve colour in the universe... and Mo's AM Sweet Tooth - how yummy!

As you can see, I got a little carried away with blending the teacup so lost the integrity of my 'stone' colour - ack!

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Cuppa tea?

I've used Jeanette Lynton's Halloweenie colour combo, and 365 Card's Day 228 same but different papers for this challenge and a jazzy CP32 sketch with one of Mo's Digital images called Kimono all thrown together, it turned out quite nice :)

I apologise for not listing my paper source, I am honestly trying to use up my old stash so these mystery papers will be popping up quite often going forward :) As well, I am just colouring away with my Copics trying this and that to see what works and what doesn't before my Certification class - woot woot!!! ... so I haven't paid much attention to what colours I've used either.

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Santa? What are you doing in my September post??

Todays 365 Card-Day 190 sketch. had me baffled for awhile until I stumbled upon this background paper with SANTA!!! So this one came to me pretty easily after that and is perfect for the Day 227 motion challenge as well. I tore up a tree and some snow, and added my Stickles Diamond bling to follow Santa's path as he flew through the sky!!! How many more sleeps is it to Christmas anyway???

Stats: Christmas card countdown... 49 to go ;)

Buddy Love

Since "Perple" is Bella and Bronte the dog's favorite color, Mo's first challenge is to make a card using the color purple but you must use a Mo Manning image on your creation so hop over to Mo's store and pick out your favorite... it's as addictive as candy :)

This Bella and Bronte image is from the Mo's Digital Pencil is of the little girl in the logo and I just looove Bella's curls !! (I'm a curly girl myself and enjoyed playing hairdresser and giving those juicy curls some highlights and lowlights ;) I have no idea where I got the heart, I think the Dollar store or something. The Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge #17 , Stampavie's Animal challenge #63 and in Digital Tuesday Challenge #26 we were required to have a heart somewhere on our project - how fun!

And nooo... youa re not seeing things, I'm reposting this becasue it was so so sooo perfect for the challenge ;)

Again, I "copicized" the paper to give it an accent that matched - how easy-peasie that was :)

And inside details are always a fave of mine - this one's an old QK die I've had for donkey-years ;)

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Milk and cookies

Ho Ho Hoooo...

I'm checking my list....

not once... but TWICE!

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to see how simple white gel pen scribbles

really make Santa's beard "pop"!

Some Mojo Monday, Scraps from around, brads I thought I would never ever use (except flower centers), Copics, white gel pigment pen, Stickles Diamond and a TheDigiShack image of one of my favoiurite guys :)

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