Sketch Saturday Week #134

I had actually colored this Mo Manning image a year ago and I can't believe how Copics do not fade.  I know it's one of the pro's about them but to actually see it is very cool!  Dang they are impressive!!  So I'm entering this into Sketch Saturday, now that it's intended recipient has it in her warm little house.  hee hee

The papers are Jovial from Basic Grey, the two bottom rows of lace are from my Secret Santa (SO COOL LOVE IT!! THANK YOU), Zva pearl swirls, Wild Orchid flowers, MS branch punch and misc buttons. 

Lil Lolita Boutique Challenge #11

A ROSE FOR A ROSE!

I've used this image of Lilith (Tickled Pink Stamps) before but since she was holding the rose, I knew she had to be on this card.  She's one of my favorites and for some reason I can just hear her saying "What attitude" not really a question and all cool, calm and sarcastically oblivious.  Oh and I'm sure she'd appreciate the black rose on the card too.  hee hee.

If you enlarge the picture you might be able to see some Glossy Accents on it - it's suppose to look like dew drops.  I also added Glossy Accents to her headband, skull and rose.  Looks great....IRL.  LOL!!

Please don't forget to go and check

out the other ladies gorgeous creations

at Lil Lolita Boutique challenge blog.

OH AND check out this week's prize!!! 

For more inspiration I used the sketch from

Sketch Saturday #116 

only I turned mine sideways.

Love them!!  THANKS!

Sketch Saturday Week #92

For this week's Sketch Saturday challenge I chose to use this cute Motivet stamp called Hedgehog with balloons for a birthday card.  Sorry for the slightly blurry picture but I was in a hurry to finish.  I usually have a very hard time with bright colors but with the balloons being so vibrant I wanted to try and carry on with that.   I have to admit the sketch was challenging for me so I was glad to be with Simone to brainstorm on that one.  Thanks buddie!  You can see her card for this challenge over HERE.  Personally, I think she ROCKED it! 

Stamps: Hedgehog with Balloons
Paper: Doodlebug
Embellishments:  Prima flowers, misc pewter brads & gems and borrowed epoxy making buttons from Simone.  Actually everything was hers!  ha ha!  Thanks again buddie!
Punches:  Martha Stewart border punch and square nesties
Ink: Colored With Copics and Momento Ink
Hedgehog back:   E43, E44, E45
Hedge hog front:  E40, E41, E42
Green balloon:     YG03, YG11, YG23
Orange balloon:    YR00, YR02, YR04
Blue balloon:        B0000, B000, B00, B02
Red balloon:         R27, R05, R02, R00

Stamp Something & Sketch Saturday Challenges

This week I am entering my card into the challenge over at Stamp Something who wants to see a Winter Wonderland theme.  I don't much care for winter but I love making winter cards!!

At Saturday Sketch they offered this sketch which I rotated to the left.  

I just LOVE this image and she colors up so nicely.  I used my Copics, ok is there anything else?? I just love the richness and vibrancy they can give.  I used Flower soft for her hand warmer (not sure what that is called) and Bo Bunny flowers, nesties, Quickutz holly die, EK Success leaf punch, nesties and some misc ribbon. 

Have a creative day ladies!!

Sketch Saturday #71

I enjoyed making this little gal into a card.  I used Prima flowers, EK success leaf punch, paper from Everlasting Beauty, Upsy Daisy Designs, nesties, Martha Stewart border punch, misc brads and misc ribbon. 

The butterfly is from Prima's new Go Green Concepts called Say It in Pearls.  Love them!!

Sketch Saturday #65 & Cute Card Thursday

2 challenges in 1! Woohoo!! I used Sketch Saturday #65 but turned it sideways and Cute Card Thursday is anything summery.

I used Copics to color, Prima flowers, the new EK success leaf punch (freakin love it!), Making Memories label and pearl brads, Basic Grey bg paper and the bee's are from ... darn threw the packaging away. Finicky to cut out hoki dyna!! I colored the bees with Spica glitter pens, popped them with glue and glazed them. Are they ever cute!

Sketch Saturday #62

This is my take on SS's challenge. I just got some Motivet images from my friend Tanya. THANKS A LOT - kinda..........enabler. LOL!! These guys are so cute! I am trying to stay away from adding glitter, since I do that on almost anything because I think it's just fine by itself now. Sweet!! hee hee!

Sketch Saturday #58

Today I followed the Sketch Saturday challenge for my Magnolia journal I am creating for myself. More pieces to follow and explanation of WHAT journal however, in the meantime I needed some inspiration. Just loved this sketch!! Papers once again Basic Grey, rub-on swirls from Glitz, Prima flowers, misc ribbon, Martha Stewart border punch, stickles and colored one of my favorite Magnolia stamps with Copics.

Lace Skirt Magnolia

I thought I would put together the Sketch Saturday challenge as well as the Just Magnolia challenge today. The sketch is so sweet and Just Magnolia is simply to make a card about summer. I used my Copics to color, the border and butterfly punch is Martha Stewart, gems are Basic Grey, DP paper is My Mind's Eye and flowers are misc. The tag is made using Tim Holtz Fragments and I'ved added flower soft under her feet.

Sketch Saturday #53 & HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

It's Sketch Saturday's 1st birthday so since they are my favorite sketch challenge blog I knew I had to join. Here's my entry:

I used the cloud technique from Three Clovers Designs and it was pretty easy too I might add. I was so happy when it turned out the first time I tried it because I colored my image first. DUH! The DP papers are the Audrey line from Lyndsay Johnson and Connery from We R Memory Keepers. I hope I got that right. I used Prima Flowers and felt flowers from SU. The border punch is from Martha Stewart & misc gems. I can't remember where the felt swirls are from because I have a habit of throwing away the packaging after I've used something for the first time. The sentiment sticker is from Cloud9 Design.

Here is a close up and it's funny when you take pictures using different settings what you see. The above was taken in a light area with no flash and this pic was with a flash. You can see my paper has a shimmer to it but I have forgotten what this paper is too cuz I only bought about 5 sheets!!!

Sketch Saturday

This weekend I tried PURPLE for the Sketch Saturday challenge. I find this color so hard to use but my sister gave me some great bg paper to try and boy did that help! Of course I have no idea what it's called. LOL! The flowers are Prima, I colored with Copics, the heart charge is something I bought 4 yrs ago, and the leaves are Quickutz cookie cutter dies. Enjoy!!

Riley

Ok, so I had to make a quick post cuz I'm sneaking it in right now. My husband thinks I'm packing for our camping trip! hee hee A few of my friends noticed I haven't posted for a number of weeks. They are going through withdrawals (so am I), which I must say is the ultimate compliment for moi. So this post goes out to Cheri & Chris. Thanks for missing my stuff!

Coincidentally, I really NEEDED to make a card this morning so I took the Sketch Saturday sketch and inked up one of my old Riley stamps. He looked so lonely but now ALLLLLL my stamps are screaming at me to be used. LOL!! Although you can't see it, I did 3d Riley and his cozy chair. Hope this holds you over until next weekend! I will have LOTS for you then. :)

Sketch Saturday

This weekend I chose to use a Whiff of Joy stamp but have no idea what she's called since I don't own the stamp. I tried to find her online but ... she enludes me!! I used bg paper from Bo Bunny as well as the matching brads, Prima flowers, Copics, misc ribbon and SU felt flowers. OH! and I put white Stickles on her wings and used my white pen for sunlight accents.

Daisy - Sugar Nellie

Made this card for a birthday but couldn't post until my friend received it in the mail. Only bad thing about having your friends subscribe to your blog. LOL!! I used a Sketch Saturday from awhile ago that my sister challenged me to, which was great cuz I did always want to use that sketch. Here's her card and SO cute! The paper is Glitz Design the Audrey Line, Bo Bunny crushed velvet brads, SU felt flowers (luuuv them!), Prima flowers, Stamping Bella baubles, Fiskars corner punch, swirls CB embossing folder and colored with Copics and Spica Copics.

Whiff Of Joy

Today's Sketch Saturday I kind of altered (turned completely sideways) when I realized my image I had previously colored, was too big! After looking at both I realized I missed the 3 small embellishments on the corner too!! DAMMIT! I joined anway. The bg paper is from Making Memories & Fancy Pants Designs. The felt flowers are from SU - FREAKIN' LOVE THEM! Sentiment is from My Favorite Things and of course, stamp is from Whiff Of Joy.

Sketch Saturday

I'm sure some of you know what this stamp is called but I got it in a card with some other stamped images from my friend Sheri. I've been wanting to try out some Magnolia stamps to practice more "depth" with my creativeness. Doesn't that just sound artsy? Took up the challenge for Sketch Saturday which is this: To create this:

I colored her with Copics, used Liquid glaze on the Love letters (that I cut out with Quickutz) and glaze on her heart knee patch. The heart shape and flower are all Quickutz as well. The brown sparkly washers are from Stamping Bella.