Key In My Garden

Key in my Garden

I made a card just for me today!  Just because I wanted to color while sitting through a movie with my family after a wonderful spaghetti dinner!  It was, of course, a move that was action packed, and mainly for men seeing as how my girl has left me with all men in the house! lol    So nothing lost, I got to hear them say "OOh! and Ahh, that's gotta hurt"  while I colored this little lovely with my Copics!

Challenges entered:
Mo's Digital Challenge - K (the key and the sentiment)
Fairy Challenges - Shabby or Chic
Kit and Clowder Challenge - wings
LadyBug Crafts - spring
Really Reasonable Ribbon - flowers or buttons or bows
PaperCrafting Journey - Anything Goes
Diva's by Design - Anything Goes

All of you crafty card makers that know me out there, know that I'm a very busy girl designing dies, SVG cut templates and still coloring up some DT work for my teams!  But usually I don't have the time to put into work that I don't have to do.  This was one of those special ocassions where I found this Mo image on my desk looking super lonely and uninked and I had just purchased some terrific little flowers, butterflies and yes even some resin items from Angelica's perfectly posh little Etsy Store. 

INGREDIENTS:

Baby Fairy Butterfly - Mo's Digital Pencil

Fairy Tale and Garden Sentiments Warm and Fuzzies by Little Darlings Rubber Stamps

Design Paper is It takes two Artwork by Nancy Phelps

 I'm not much for the shabby Chic genre myself because my coloring hand is so heavy, as you know! lol However, I love trying to exercise my Shabby Chic fingertips when I'm inspired by such lovely soft colored embellies!

 MEDIUMS: 

Copics:  R81,83,85,89, skin is E00,000,11,21,13 and R20,30

Hair E08,19,29

Stampendous Frantage Shabby Blue and Chunky White and Shabby Pink emboss powder

Ranger Distress Ink (Salty Ocean)

Spellbinders Dies

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Cuttle Bug Simple flowers emboss folder

Butterflies, Crown Pin and flowers- Dora and Dandy (Prima) at Angelica Etsy Store

Melissa Frances and keyhole embellishments from Prima Resins

Offray Ribbon

Flora Craft Twinklets

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

Whoever loves and understands a garden will find contentment within. Chinese proverb

 If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by my ETSY Store above for the available Shape "EZ" product line of Cut templates like bags, boxes, flowers, and cards with tons of add on's! These templates can help you make any project just the way you like it. Over and Over again! There is always a NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available! 

  Thank you for visiting,

 

Swinging with Ribbons!

Ah Ha!  It's Tuesday again, Yeah!  And believe it or not, I got to create with the stamp of my choice today!  I absolutely adore Mo Manning and her digi's.  They are so cheerful and cuddly at the same time!  Anyway, I digress,  Today at Top Tip Tuesday Challenge, we want to see what you can make with:

2 or more ribbons, can include twine/lace/fabric

Yep, show us what you can do with your ribbons, but don't use them all!  Hehe, save some for next time! lol  Don't forget to stop by and visit my other team mates too as they have really out done themselves again!  And don't forget ;

Heike's Ruffled Ribbon Border Tutorial

Our Sponsors include Stash Books

who is offering our featured tipper an amazing book:

Lets do Quilt Remix

Crimson Cloud

Prize offered to 1 lucky winner is : 3 packs of die cuts.

Challenges entered: 

 The Crazy Challenge ~ 3 colors (tan,Blue, white
Celebrate the Occasion ~ Ribbons

Paper and such ~ recipe ribbon,flower, DP
My Craft Spot ~ Ribbon

Simon Says ~ Anything Goes

 INGREDIENTS: 

Image is Mo Manning

Sentiment is Raindrop Echo Design w Whimsy

NB large circle, scalloped large circle

Bazzill stock , French Vanilla

Bo Bunny Back to back Christmas dot

DP stash

Dp Graphic 45, Christmas past Let it snow

Welcome Baby Die from Raindrop Echo w/ Whimsy

Marianne Design Creatables flowers

Winters Jewel die (snow flake around flowers)

Whimsy Vines die 

Raindrop Echo new Lavish Flourish stamp

flowers are nestled inside of snow flake die cut

 MEDIUMS:

Ranger Distress Ink

Black Soot, Antique linen, Vintage photo, Wild Honey, Faded Jeans

Copic: 

hair, Y21,26,35

skin E000,00,11,R20

dress B21,23,24

Mouth R37,20

Gelly Roll "Clear Star"

I embossed the clouds from the bac for added texture and silver lined 

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Ribbons from stash

The Paper Studios pearl stickers

Frosted lace stickles

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

Your work shines best when it is what you love!

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Purple Petalicious!

I just love every opportunity to say Hi to all my friends and family!  This is my third hello this week as a matter of fact!  My moms Birthday was yesterday and I only got to call her being that she is in Florida and all.  I really miss going out with her for her birthday.  She spent her birthday with Dad and my brother Brian's family this year and reports that the cake was good and so was the class ornament flower they gave her!  The really good news is that she got her card and loved it.  Thank goodness!  I thought for a while there that it was lost in the mail!

Before I get onto my card today, I wanted to let you know that another challenge is starting today at Diva's by Design.  Our last challenge was a HUGE success with hundreds of projects, and I hope this one is the same!  Come by and join us for a challenge of "Pastels"  sponsored by Crafty Emma.  Please stop by for both inspiration from our lovely and talented DT team and a challenge, I can't wait to see your projects!

This was out of my normal because I'm a bright orange and red kind of girl.  Super light colors are very rare under my glue runner.  I added the flower soft in her basket, hair and the petals she is leaving for the Bride to feel beneath her feet on her way to meet the groom.

Also, I found the cutest little silver wine glasses as an embellishment from the dollar store . . . can you believe that!  Twenty four $1.00 . . not a bad find! huh?

Because this is for a wedding, I added a ton of lace, those beautiful dried Angel wing flower petals and tons of pearls instead of entire flowers so the flower girl held all the cards!

 INGREDIENTS:

Image is Mo Manning "Flower girl A"

Sentiment is Raindrop Echo Designs w  whimsy "New Beginnings"

Kaiser Craft "lilac Avenue Collection"

Color Bok textured stock

spellbinders NB Beaded Ovals

Classic Ovals Large

 MEDIUMS:

Copic Sketch:  E000,E00,E11,R20,BV0000,BV000,BV11, Y11,Y21,E33,E19,E57,RV13,R22,G14,C00,C2,C4

Ranger Distress ink:  

Wild Honey

Spun Sugar

Walnut Stain

Dusty Concord

Challenges entered:

Paper take weekly ~ Anything Goes
Bearly Mine - Anything Goes

Digis with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Stamp Insanity - Anything Goes

OSAAT - Use a Digi

Lollipop Crafts- Anything Goes

Allsorts - Free and Easy (1 of 3)

Deep Ocean Challenge - Make a Card

Thrilling Thursday - Celebrate and pick 3 Faves (digi, punches and bling)

Craft Your Passion ~ for anyone

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Tattered Angels Glimmer mist "Pearl"

Wedding favor glasses

Arnold Grummers "Angel Wings, dried petals

Flower soft "Sweet Pea and Christmas green"

Tulip Beads in a bottle

Pearl string

Ribbon from stash

paper Doily from dollar store

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.

William M. Thackeray

 Thank you for visiting,

Golden Bleach

This has been a great week!  Other than the power outage!  Three more invitations to craft shows before the summer is over and the annual Christmas/Holiday craft sale is reserved already.   Busy?  Yes, but I'm going to try to make Christmas cards for as many challenges as possible for the remainder of the year to prepare for the biggest card giving holiday!  Thanks for joining me again. . . I hope you enjoy today's project, being that it was very new for me!  Who new the Burgundy stock would bleach yellow?  I think it gave it a very rich lustrous feel!

In case you didn't guess, there is a new challenge beginning today at Sentimental Sundays Challenge sponsored by Raindrop Echo Designs and it's "Inky Fingers ~ Try a new technique!  Sounds fun huh?  It never hurts to broaden your horizons so I wanted to try the bleach effect.   I saw a tutorial on Stamp TV and imagined using up some of the old Stampin Up stock I've had for 10 years or longer.  I also used flock on the mittens and hat which I've never used before and instead of coloring with all copic, I dry distressed the boots, and snow suit to test out the shading abilities of dry painting.

On to the details of my newest piece of greeting art. But before I do, there is also a giveaway by the lovely and talented Antoinette I wouldn't want you to miss out on, so be sure and visit her.  Don't forget to hop over to for the new challenge and great inspiration.  I always love to see your projects!

INGREDIENTS: 

Bazzill Stock

Mo Manning Kai in the Snow 

Sentiment by Raindrop Echo Design w/Whimsy

Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Squares Large

Stamping Up Stock

Bleach as an ink pad

Stampin Up Holly Set

 MEDIUMS: 

Copic Markers:  E000,E00,E11,R20,C00,C1,B41,R39,B000,B00

Ranger Distress Ink: Tea Dye

Spun Sugar

Tumbled Glass

Fired Brick

Signo White Pen

Zing Gold Powder pen

Zig fine emboss pen

 EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Recollections Mulberry flowers, sugar coated

Christmas Ribbon gold fence

Martha Stewart Flocking powder "swan"

Home made pin w/ beads

Christmas Ribbon Burgundy

Challenges entered:
Fabs Xmas Cards ~ July
My Creative Place ~ Christmas Anything Goes
Moving Along With The Times - Xmas in July
Charisma Cardz - It's All About the Flowers

Do It With Digi's - Spots or Stripes

Aud Sentiments - Sentiments with at least two words

The House That Stamps Built - Christmas in JulyRepeat Impressions DCC76 Designer’s Choice Challenge.

Little Red Wagon - Christmas in July

The Paper Shelter - Lots of Dots

The Paper Variety - Christmas in July

Creative Craft Challenges - Pretty Blossoms

Deep Ocean  - Cards

Tuesday Throwdown - Christmas in July

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

If you see something new, try it!  If you now something new, share it!

 Thank you for visiting,

Tang Soo!

I have a very special card for the new Sentimental Sunday Challenge "Anything Goes" and a sentiment!  Aren't they just the best!  You get to enter all of those very specific cards that pretty much serve an occasion that is out of the ordinary!

Well. . .  my son is getting really close to his black belt in Master Collins' Tang Soo Do and I needed to get on the job of making a special congrats card for when he does . .(not to mention my need to use this fab new image from Mo Manning too!)

I found this great sketch in a submission call at Crafting Ireland, (Fabulous new Ezine, and noticed the simple layout and the 6 stripes needed and immediately thought of the 6 belt colors prior to getting your black belt!  Obviously this project didn't win, or I wouldn't be showing you all, (hehe).  Oh well, there's always next time!  I tried the swirly sewn look on this (Not as easy at it looks).



I Used a scanned patch from my sons dobach and edited it as you can see behind the boy image!  Isn't it great all red, blue, green and black just like some of the 6 colored ribbons are symbolic of the 6 belts before black.

I intend to make a smaller version of this as a 4x4 card for parents to give to their children when they get promoted as the moms and dads have asked over and over again!

Sponsored by:













On to the details of my newest greeting art . . . please drop by and enter Anything you've made in the "Anything Goes" challenge at Sentimental Sundays Challenge!  Can't wait to see all of your creations!

INGREDIENTS:
Bazzill stock
Tim Holtz Alterations embossing "Retro Circles"
Mo Manning "Karate Boy"
Sentiment from Raindrop Echo Designs w/Whimsy "Garden BunBun Fairy"

MEDIUMS:
Ranger Distress inks "Black Soot"
Copics: RV00,R29,E00,E11,B41, C00,C3,C6

EMBELLISHMENTS:
Just Jinger "Karate Mini shapes" sticker
Ribbons from Offray

Challenges entered:
Craft Your Passion ~ Red
DP2 Challenge ~ story "The Karate Kid"
Paper Playtime ~ Red,White,Blue
Abc challenge ~ cross ribbons, behind the image square
Digi Stamps for Joy ~ Red, white, blue
Fab N' Funky ~ Bermuda Triangle triangular (DP)
Southern Girls ~ childhood memory
INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

 You gain strength, experience, and confidence by every experience where you really stop to look fear in the face... You must do the thing you cannot do.
Eleanor Roosevelt

Thank you for visiting,

Recapping Arizona!

I wanted to share with everyone not only the graduation cards I made for my neice, but also the reason for a 4 hour flight west, four hour drive straight up a mountain and a four day trip without my crafting/computer and family unit. 

Daughter and I first day in Phoenix mall!

Had to show you the mountainous trip!

The Nana's (my mom's) present grandchildren
including the HS Grad on the right!

My brother and his first grandson!

Four Generations

There were four generations gathered in Arizona and my brother and his first grandson met for the first time!  This baby is the best smiler ( you just say: "Smile" ) he loves it!

Also, when I got back it was Memorial Day and my Hubby and Son were in the Memorial Day Parade! 

Both of the cards were created with portions of the announcement sent from Arizona, the school name was used, the year, the schedule on the MO Manning image card, and the purple ribbon on the bottom of the clear page card with the Whimsy image.
The photo's are not good because no photo tent, no regular camera, you know how it is.  The iphone did ok!   So no challenges entered but thought I would share anyway.  Who knows!  Could inspire someone!
Challenges entered into: Ladybug Crafts ~ make your own embellishments

projector shee cover

My new grad image in school coolors

envelope att to back for sentiment!

Mo's cute cat grad w/announcement

This image sits above 1/2 card line

Stamp fairy sent by Cindy

INGREDIENTS FOR WHIMSY CARD ONLY (as the Mo Manning was a 3 am creation):)
Color bok Stock, The paper Co Studio (hats off class of 2009 DP,
Projector sheet, NB labels 18, Joann Craft Essentials Bride flower stickers w copic BV17 color
Signo white pigment ink
The paperstudio spare parts brad, ribbon from stash,
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L keepsake envelope
Canvas Home Basics mini gift card
Recollections glitter chipboard stickers (black)
Copic colors E11,E11,R20,E13,R39,skin
V95,V17,BV17 dress & hat
YG91,YG95,YG97 ground
Y21,Y26,BV11 robe
C1,C2,C4,C5 shading,
E41,E42,E43,E19 hair

Distress ink used Walnut stain, Worn lipstick, Vintage photo, Wild honey, Black spot

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

East coast or West . . . makes no difference as long as you're with loved ones you're home!

Thank you for visiting,