Just Because

I stamped the sentiment over and over alternating them on the bottom for added design and reiteration of the meaning of the greeting card.  It just added the perfect touch to the empty space at the bottom.

It's Friday!  Yeah!  This has been such a busy and long week!  We've made the decision to drop public school and join in on the K12 program.  It's a free home school program and I just know that after all the kinks are out and mom and dad have loaded all the Adobe Readers and Java Readers and other printing requirement software, this is going to be a fabulous choice for our autistic son.   Today I am shareing my use of some of the fabulous ribbons I found at Really Reasonable Ribbon last month.  The Big Sky Hand-Dyed Silk and the Netting went perfectly with the Paper cord (on sale now) for the Rick St Dennis I lovs you dis Much image I've colored up.  

At first I wasn't sure about the sentiment for this card but when I placed the gorgeous rich colored buttons from Buttons Galore and More on the project instead of flowers, I just knew it would be perfect for an all occasion multi gender card. I've had the entire set of 4 little clowns from Rick St Dennis Etsy Store FOREVER and I never colored them because I just didn't have the time. I'm so glad I decided to do an image just for me!  I colored it first with some of my new favorite copic colors and then I went to search for papers.  I usually work the other way around but this worked out just perfectly!

INGREDIENTS: 

Design paper is Authentique "Loyal" collection

Martha Stewart "Optic Dot" punch

Sentiment is from the Whimsy Snippets Set 2 by Raindrop Echo

Isn't he just the cutest?

MEDIUMS: 

Copics: 

Shirt BG90,93,96

Cuffs E50,51,53,57

Pants: B00,12,14

shading: W0,1,3,5

Shoes: E31,Y28

Gloves E41,42,43

Cheeks R20,21,30

Hat and strap B91,93

EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Craftpon button leaf

Buttons & More Galore Blueberry Pie and Latte

Diamond Stickles

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.”

William Cullen Bryant

 
If you enjoy a good 3D project or just need a special box or bag, stop by the Whimsy Stamps Store available today for my 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! The NEW Shape "EZ" cut files are available today!

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Happy Birthday Celebration!

 1st Birthday party!!!!!

Yep!  Top Tip Tuesday is One Year Old!

Wow!  1 year old!

This week we want to see your

Easel card or easel topped box

I still can't believe how many sponsors and what great gifts they are sharing for this celebration!  Come and play, I can't wait to see all of your creations and leave you all some hugs!

Stamp and Create.com 

The Crafty Pad

 Prize - 2 Digi Images

Pink Gem Designs 

4 digi images of winners choice 

Fred She Said $20 voucher!

3 images of your choice from Limited Runs

Simon Says Stamp

Simon Says Stamp is offering a $20 gift voucher to spend in their store!!

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

Arty Farty
£70 Goody bag!

WSDesigns

Prize TBC

WOW!  Did I tell you or what?  So I've shown you all the great prizes and you have one week to show us your stuff!  Don't miss this one craftier s!  It's gonna be a winner!

My lovely card is a celebration triangle easel made just for this special occasion, usually when I create from the Rick St Dennis collection of show girls, I already have a specific person and occasion in mind!   I'm always happy to color one of these and show her off before she goes into the craft sale inventory!  They never last long they are such terrific images to color and they are so different from anything else out there!

 INGREDIENTS: 

Image is Fedora - Fashionplate by Rick St Dennis ETSY

Sentiment is Fiscars

Bazzill Stock

DP from stash

NB die Label 14

 MEDIUMS:

Copic Sketch: B24,26,93

RV13,17,34,29

BG05 eyes

C00,C2,C4, E00,E11,E43,E25,E19,R20 cheeks

Signo White pen

Gelly Roll - Clear Star

challenges entered:
A Spoon Full of Sugar ~ Party Time
Creative Card Crew ~ Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly ~ Anything Goes/ shaped card

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Wild Orchid Crafts flowers

Beads/corded pearls from Hobby Lobby stash

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

 No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.
William Blake

 Thank you for visiting,

 

When I turn 50!

I couldn't wait to do another Rick St Dennis image!  I was specifically asked to do a few of these for the September craft show!  I couldn't imagine turning 50, yet hehe, but if I were, I'd want the gathering to stay on the light side and have all my friends and family go out of their way to get me "feel good" cards too!  Cards chuck full of gems, flowers, sex appeal, and gorgeous showgirls!  (Can't forget them!)   She reminds me of the girl that POPS out of the cake!  Hope you enjoy her!

Today is Sunday and we are having another challenge over at Sentimental Sundays today and we want to see cards made for:

Birthday + Sentiment

Moms or Dads, kids or friends any birthday for anyone!  Let's see what you've got!

Our Sponsor this week is the marvelous Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs. Thisprize will be four INDIVIDUAL sentiment sets from the Raindrop Echo Designs Whimsy Stamps Digital Collection. If you like the weekly freebies offered here, please visit the store to see even more! We also offer custom digital designs at an affordable price with tutorials on how to use them.

 INGREDIENTS: 

Martha Stewart Doily lace punch

Nestabilities circles

image from Rick St Dennis

Sentiment is fiscars Cameo Ovations

Bazzill Stock

 MEDIUMS:

Copic:  E00,E11,R20,Y13,15,26,RV00,R22,B000,BG05,C4,B45,B26,B97,V04,05,17

Black gel pen

Signo white pen

Gelly Roll Clear Star

Pearlex powder - aztec gold

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Royal Coat Diamond Glaze

Diamond stickles

WOC flowers

Acrylic jewels from stash

challenges entered:
Celebrate the Occasion ~ Birthday/Easel

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

Looking toward being full of youth is one of the best parts of life!

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Step up and say THANK YOU!

Happy Tuesday!  So . . . I have had so many sponsor images recently that I couldn't wait to color one up that I just LOVE!  I found Rick St. Dennis on Etsy 6 month ago or so and had to buy all of the show girl style sketches!  They're flirty, a little risky and gorgeous!  I hope this simple step card inspires you to do a stamped image you love to do to!  Do you know any man that wouldn't enjoy this card?

At Top Tip Tuesday today, our new challenge is:

THANK YOU!

Before we proceed with this weeks delights I want to tell you of a very important date...

***6th September***

...our 1st Birthday!

 We will be holding a Birthday Bash you wont want to miss!

We have some fantastic prizes up for grabs that week from Digi Images and Vouchers to Die Cuts and Goody Bags....in total about £200 worth! Mark it in your diary now!

Have you voted yet on what the Birthday Bash Challenge should be?

The last time I looked Easel Card was in the lead.....if you'd rather 'Recycle' or 'Anything but a Card' make sure you vote now as it is closing very soon!

Our Host today is the lovely and talented DT Maggie with a great Step Card here and there are lots of great prizes to be won so be sure to come and join us and show us how you say thank you!
Our sponsor is:

Prize is 1 stamp of winners choice and a Good Bag!

Top Tipper Prize..............

Dew Drop Craftz

who are offering one lucky winner £10 gift voucher to use in their shop.  A bit about Dew Drop Craftz: 

INGREDIENTS:

Image is Rick St Dennis

Sentiment is Raindrop Echo Designs w/ Whimsy

Color Bok stock

Bazzill Basics "Two Scoops Tutti Frutti stock

Paper Pizazz "Asian Brushwork DP

Fiscars Round Doily punch

MEDIUMS:

Copics C1,2,4,6

Ranger Distress Ink:  Walnut Stain, Worn Lipstick, Tea Dye, Antique Linen

Signo white pen

 EMBELLISHMENTS:

Flower Soft: Sweet Pea, Bright Pink, Heather

WOC flowers

Tulle from stash

Prima fairytale roses

Prima Andora Pink Pearl butterfly

Gems from stash

Challenges entered:

Die Cut Dreams ~ Pink, Green, Brown

Incy Wincy Designs ~ 3,2,1

Karens Doodles Challenge ~ Fancy folds

Paper Playtime ~ Anything Goes

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: 

 Goals should always be made to a point that will make us reach and strain. 

                                                                Spencer W. Kimball

 Thank you for visiting,

 

Both Blessed and Thrilled!

Such exciting NEWS!

Diva's by Design is a new by weekly Challenge blog starting today!  To my elation,  I've been asked to join their talented Design Team.  This is a spot that no matter your favorite image, you can design what you like to win the great prizes offered.   The challenge today will be Anything Goes, and it is sponsored by Di's Digi's so show us all your great designs and I wish you all luck!

Also, the great opportunity to participate, inspire and broaden my horizons as a member of their gifted and talented DT has made me anxious to get started!  Today is a very good day to share a milestone birthday card for my cousin Irene who turned 40.  I wanted to give her something to make her feel that age is truly just a number!   This is my first, but only "one", of  the fabulous digi images offered by  Rick St. Dennis!

The card is a triangle easel when positioned for display

INGREDIENTS:

Label 14 of Spellbinders Nestabilities

Free digi Sentiment by Nettie

Image is Flapper 001

Shapeabilities Fancy tag from Spellbinders

Bazzill card stock

DP is Creative Imaginations by Marah Johnson Soy Silk

The open card straight from the envelope

  

MEDIUMS:

Copic: E00,E11,R20,Y13,Y15,Y26,R22,R24,BG05,B97,C4,C6,110

Black archival ink .25 mm pen

Signa white pigment ink pen

Royal coat Diamond Glaze

Pearl ex powder - Aztec Gold

Up close, all the glimmer/glam

Challenges entered into:

Cute and Girly ~ Anything Goes
Clear It Out Tuesday ~ Ribbon  and Trim
Digital Tuesday Challenge ~ Ribbon and Trim
There She Goes ~ 3 D flowers
Stampin Scrapping Challenge~ Anything goes
Ooh LaLa Challenge ~ Tres chik'
My Partner in Crafting Crime ~ incorporate #
The Crafters companion ~ girls birthday

EMBELLISHMENTS:

Flowers by Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima

feathers and dangled flapper style ribbon from stash

Stickles "diamond" on flowers and image

The inside is finished  as such                              The opposite side of the front here

  

INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

It is wonderful that others appreciate your talents . . . but it all starts when you do!

Thank you for visiting,