The Fishy-Scrapper's Chronicle

I'm BACK!!!

2011-12-14T16:58:00.011-05:00

Hello there!! I am BAAAAACCCCKKKKK!! Did ya miss me? I took a break to focus on my family, Etsy Store and to try to just keep up with the everyday stuff!

I am back to show you some new tags that I will be featuring in my store for 2012!

Birthday Tags:

Baby Tags:

Perfect for baby showers, gifts, etc.

Valentine's Tags:

Perfect for your favorite person, weddings, anniversary, etc!

Coffee Tags!! I love to receive Starbucks, Cocoa, etc! What a perfect way to show the coffee lover, you are thinking about them!

Come check out my Etsy store for more info on each of these tags!

Back to School!

2011-08-17T10:00:00.000-04:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! Hope everyone is staying cool and hydrated in this heat! OUCH it's hot!

Today, 7 Kids has another challenge for you! This week's challenge is:

Back to School!

It's almost that time of year (silently saying yay!!) and I wanted to make a quick teacher gift and card.I used Shy Kiki LaRue from CC Designs for my card. Something about her clothes just screams school! I decided to make a matching Post-It Note Holder to go with my card. These are super-simple to make using a binder clip, some cardstock, ribbon, post-it notes and a coaster. I used SU cardstock and Paper Studio DP.
I used these Nesties to cut her out. I used Copics to color Kiki and blue ink to distress the edges of the stamped image.

Supplies:
Stamps - Shy KikiLaRue, Sentiment (PTI)
Paper - Paper Studio DP, SU cardstock,
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Nestabilities, Post it note, coaster, binder clip, ribbon, buttonm star punch

More Spooky-ness!!

2011-08-09T15:21:00.004-04:00

Happy Tuesday! I have been busy working on Halloween tags among other stuff! It is raining here and one of my kiddos is under the weather, so we are hangin out at home! I did help my 8 year old beat a boss level on Super Mario Galaxy 2! I might be grown up, but I still enjoy my video games here and there! LOL!

These uber cool images are from the Magic of OZ #3 Cling set available for pre-order over at 7 Kids! These tags would be perfect for tying up a Halloween treat for classmates, neighbors or just something sweet for your kids!

I stamped these images using some Black Soot Distress Ink

and distressed them with some Tea Dye Distress Ink - both from Tim Holtz. The Wicked tags were cut out using these Nestabilities.

Here is a variation without the Tea Dye ink.

Supplies:
Stamps - Magic of OZ #3 Clings (Graphic 45), sentiments other than Wicked (PTI)
Paper - PTI carstock
Ink - Black Soot, Tea Dye Distress Ink
Accessories - Nestabilities, ribbon, Crop-A-Dile, corner rounder

Christmas is Coming!!

2011-08-04T15:59:00.003-04:00

Well, it's still pretty far off, but it is never too late to start planning!

I made a new project for the 7 Kids Challenge this week:

Anything But a Card!!

I decided to make a Christmas Planner to help me stay organized this year! Lord knows I need it! I feel like my head is not screwed on straight this year. I definitely have ADD as an adult! I swear I cannot stay on task these days! Ugh! I used Santa's Helper Tilda from Magnolia, which is out of stock at 7 Kids right now, but Tab should be getting her and other Magnolia Christmas stamps back in stock soon!

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Speaking of Magnolia stamps.... Tab is offering a 15% discount on the brand new Winner Takes All Collection Pre-Order (that collection only)!!! Use the code: WINNER through Aug 9th to receive the discount! Such cuties in this collection!

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I used a notepad from PTI for the inside and some 'vintage' Basic Grey papers on the outside. I used Nesties to cut out the title which I created on my PC and distressed it with some Fired Brick Distress Ink to distress all of the edges. I added a poinsetta flower, leaf, pom pom ribbon and pearl brad for embellishments.
Here are the Copics used: E11, 00, 000, R30, R39, 37, 35, 32, E42, 41, 40, E59, 57, 55, 53. I added some Stickles to Tilda's hat and lace on her top. Here is a quick peek at the inside of the planner.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Supplies:
Stamps - Santa's Helper (Magnolia), title (PC)
Paper - SU Cardstock, Basic Grey DP
Ink - Memento, Copics, Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Pearl Brad, poinsetta and Leaf, loopy Punch (Martha Stewart)

You're Fintastic!

2011-08-02T13:32:00.005-04:00

Good Tuesday Afternoon, y'all! I am back from the beach with my kids - just in time for Shark Week to start!! So glad to be out of the water! LOL! We love the beach, but are very careful in the water.

I decided to make a beachy card, using Pearl Tidepool from CC Designs.

These series of mermaids are adorable and I love them! 7 Kids carries the whole line of these bathing beauties!! I colored Pearl with Copics, cut out and added Stickles to her tail. I airbrushed the doily with B05 Copic Marker and then added some Glimmer Mist to it for some shimmer. I then smeared on some MudPuddles sand and added some seashells! The sentiment was computer generated and punched out distressed along with all of the other papers and popped it up.

Copics used: E11, 00, 000, R30, YR09, 04, 02, 00, B05, G99, 94, 00, 20, E59, 57, 55, 53

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New at 7 Kids College Fund:

Magnolia Stamps - Winner Takes All Pre-order now in the store!!! These are sooo cute!

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Supplies:
Stamps - Pearl Tidepool (CC Designs), sentiment (PC)
Paper - Creative Imaginations DP, SU Cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Maya Road Ribbon, Mudpuddles, Shells, Doily, Distress Tool

Tricks or Treats?

2011-07-24T15:17:00.004-04:00

Happy Sunday, y'all!! It is pouring here in FL right now, so I thought I would throw together a little Halloween project. Yes, it is time for me to start working on Halloween stuff!

I made a Treat container using an upcycled Tootsie Roll container. This would make a cute gift to give a neighbor filled with whatever sweet or spooky treat you like!

This is So Spooky Tilda. She is out of stock at the moment, but I am sure Tab will be getting her back in stock soon. I colored her with Copics and cut her out. She is popped up on top of the doily I sponged with orange and black distress ink. I used 2 different Martha Stewart punches: drippy goo and spooky picket fence. The picket fence is hard to find, but this is a good substitute.
Here is the side view of the sentiment. I stamped them with black distress ink and cut them out. They were sponged with purple and black distress ink and popped up with 3-D tape.

Here is a close-up of Tilda. The Copics I used are:

E11, 00, 000, R30, V09, 06, 04, 01, C7, 5, 3, 1, E37, 35, 33, 59, 57, 55, 53, 50, Y26, 21

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Other News:

There are lots of new Spellbinders pre-orders now over at 7 Kids!

New Graphic 45 cling stamps - Halloween!!

iZing Dimensional Glitter now on pre-order

Lots of other stuff too!

Supplies:
Stamps - So Spooky Tilda, sentiment (PTI)
Paper - K & Co, cardstock (SU)
Ink - Memento, Copics, orange ink (SU), black distress ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories - doily, sponges, fence punch, drippy goo punch (Martha Stewart), black baker's twine

Thanks for stopping by!

We all scream for Ice Cream!!!

2011-07-20T10:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Wednesday!! Hope everyone is having a fine day so far. My boys have a friend over to play and we are just hanging out today! Love days like this!

7 Kids has a brand new challenge out today:

Texturize It!

*Use lots of product and embossing to add texture to your project!

I decided we all need a little more ice cream in our lives, so I used Ice Cream Birgitta from CC Designs. This super yummy paper is Hello Luscious from Basic Grey (my new favorite!) I distressed all of the edges of the paper with this tool. Quick, easy and adds lots of texture and dimension! I embossed the teal panel behind Birgitta with a Swiss Dots embossing folder. I added some Stickles to her ice cream and the flowers.

Here are the Copics I used:
E11, 00, 000, R30, BG10, 11, 13, Y26, 21, E50, Y17, 11, RV17, 14, 13, G12, 20

Be sure to stop by all of the other 7 Kids DT Members to check out their sweetness too!

Supplies:
Stamps - Ice Cream Birgitta (CC Designs), sentiment (retired CC Designs)
Paper - Hello Luscious (Basic Grey), SU cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics, SU Pink ink
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, paper distresser, flowers, bling, ribbon (offray), embossing folder

Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween Tags

2011-07-14T08:00:00.002-04:00

Good morning! I wanted to stop by and quickly share the new Halloween tags that are now in my Etsy Shop! Have an awesome morning!

Pumpkin Pail Tags (set of 6)

All tags are approx. 2 1/4" x 1 1/2", hand stamped and distressed. They are all tied with black and white baker's twine.

Jeweled Black Cat Tags (set of 5)

Pumpkin Halloween Tag Set (set of 6)

Thanks for stopping by!

Mini Notecards

2011-07-13T16:10:00.005-04:00

Hi Peeps,

I am back again with a quick post about some new items in my Etsy shop. These are mini notecard sets measuring 3" x 3". These are perfect for a gift tag, quick note to a friend or co-worker or to tuck in your child's lunch box! In addition to that, they are a perfect gift to keep on hand when you need to give a little gift!

They come in sets of 5 with white envelopes. I have Christmas as well as everyday styles in my shop. Here are some of the styles I have available in my shop:

Each set comes packaged with 5 cards and 5 envelopes, a coordinating belly band and wrapped in a cellophane envelope.
Don't see what color/quantity you like? Just email me and I can make custom orders!

Hawaiian Birthday

2011-07-13T11:12:00.002-04:00

Happy Wednesday!! It has been sooo long since I have posted! My family and I took a long road trip to visit family in TX. It was so much fun to see my brothers, cousins and other family. I have been trying to get back into the swing of things since I got back, but had a lot to take care of after my 2 week trip!

I have a new card to share with you using one of the new CC Designs Swiss Pixies stamps.

This is Hawaiian Birgitta. I love these stamps! They are so easy to color and cute! I used some delicious new paper from Basic Grey - Hello Luscious. This paper is simply yummy! I layered lots of flowers and leaf punches on this simple layout. I cut the image out and layered it with some Nesties.
Copics used:
E11, 00, 000, R37, 35, 32, YG95, 93, 91, 00, Y26, 21, E50, E37, 35, 33, 31, R30, C7, 5, 3, 1

Supplies:
Stamps - Hawaiian Birgitta (CC Designs), sentiment (PC)
Paper - Hello Luscious (Basic Grey), SU cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Leaf Punch (MS), Pearls (Melissa Francis), WOC Flowers

Patriotic Birthday!!

2011-06-23T08:00:00.001-04:00

Good Thursday Morning to ya! I have a new birthday card to show you today. My MIL asked me to make a card for a friend of hers whose birthday is on July 4th! What a fun day to have a birthday IMO. I used Birthday Tilda for this card and lots of SPARKLE!

I added Stickles to the cake, flowers and around the edges of the stamped image and sentiment. I computer generated the sentiment as I have lost my beloved stamp that had the same sentiment. I think I might have accidentally thrown it out. It was an acrylic stamp, so it probably got lost in the shuffle and ended up in the trash by accident. I punched lots of red and blue leaves and added WOC flowers.

Here is a close-up of Tilda - you can see her sparkly cake!

Gotta get this off to my MIL today so she can mail it off - oops, I am running late!

Supplies:
Stamps - Birthday Tilda (Magnolia)
Paper - PTI cardstock and DP, Bazzill cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Fern Punch

It's So Fluffy! 7 Kids Challenge #24

2011-06-22T09:00:00.002-04:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all! Hope everyone is staying cool today! It is supposed to be 100 degrees today in jax, FL and the wildfires here are making it very smokey! So, I think I will just stay inside and craft today! Pull up a glass of lemonade and come check out my latest card for the 7 Kids Challenge Blog.

The challenge this week is to make it FLUFFY using felt, suede, fun flock or Flower Soft.

I chose to use the Raspberry Fizz Ultra Fine Flower Soft on Tilda's flowers in her basket! I used the Tilda with Flowing Hair stamp. The DP is some Lemonade from Basic Grey as well as some polka dot Bo Bunny DP too. Tilda was cut out using this Nestie. I inked the edges of the stamped image and the sentiment (CC Designs) with some SU retired ink.

I colored Tilda with these Copics:

Skin - E11, 00, 000, R30

Hair - E59, 57, 35, 53

Dress - E95, 93, 21, 00, 000

All Else - E37, 35, 33, 31, W5, 3, 00, C5, 3, 1

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Flowing Hair, sentiment (CC Designs)
Paper - Lemonade DP (Basic Grey), Bo Bunny DP, SU cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Flower Soft, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, leaf punch (MS), WOC flowers

Feelin' Hot, Hot, Hot!!

2011-06-08T09:00:00.003-04:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! Today is my day to host the Challenge over at 7 Kids College Fund Cahallenge Blog! So, pop on over to see all of the details!

This week's challenge is:

Feelin' Hot, Hot, Hot (share the Love)

Make a Hot, Summery card, but NO Magnolia Stamps!!

That's right folks - No Maggies!! We love our Maggies, but want to share the love with some of the other awesome stamps 7 Kids carries!I used the Shimmer Redkelp image from CC Designs for my card. 7 Kids carries a huge selection of CC Designs stamps - go check them out! The sentiment comes from CC Designs as well (I think it's retired). I airbrushed both the sentiment and the panel behind Shimmer using Copic Marker and Nesties to cut them out. The orange panel was embossed using this Cuttlebug folder. I used an EK Success border punch behind that panel. Shimmer wouldn't be Shimmer without a little Stickles (or a lot!). I airbrushed clear Dew Drops with BG13 to match my project and added some Stickles to them too. There is a bit of ribbon and a shell charm to finish off the card!

I colored this image a while back, but I will try to recall what Copic colors I used:

Skin - E11, 00, 000, R30

Hair - BG13, 11, 10, 0000

Fins - YG 97, 95, 93, 21

All Else - YR18, 16, 15, E43, 42, 41, 40, BG11, YR16

Be sure anre check out the rest of the DT's Summery Goodness!

Supplies:
Stamps - Shimmer Redkelp (CC Designs), sentiment CC Designs
Paper - Bo Bunny DP, Cardstock SU
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, ribbon, shell charm, Dew Drops

Ice Cream Weather!!

2011-06-07T23:13:00.004-04:00

Happy Tuesday Night! I am up a bit late tonight. Got the bug to create another Tilda card. I will make this quick - 'cause I do need to get in bed! I hope it is warming up in your neck of the woods. With temperatures in the upper and mid 90's this week, it has been ICE CREAM weather!!

So, I decided to use Ice Cream Tilda for my card.

I used some Basic Grey Olivia DP,

which is out of stock over at 7 Kids right now, but I am sure Tab will have it back in stock soon. I airbrushed the doily with Copic marker and inked the edges of the circle and the sentiment. I added Stickles to just about everything!! LOL - just went crazy with the glitter!

I colored this image about a month ago, so I really do not remember which ones I used - sorry!

(This card is available in my Etsy Store if you are interested!)

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Other News:

7 Kids will no longer be carrying Whiff of Joy stamps, so they are having a huge SALE on their stamps!

Use this code for a 25% discount on WOJ products:

code: WOJCLEARANCE

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Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Ice Cream, sentiment CC Designs
Paper - Basic Grey Olivia DP, cardstock (PTI)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, doily, leaf punch (MS), WOC Flowers,

G'nite!

Surf & Sand Beach Album

2011-05-26T14:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Thursday everybody!! I am so ready for this long holiday weekend - how about y'all?? So to kick off an early weekend, I am posting a new beach mini album I recently made. It is listed in my Etsy store if you are interested.

It is a 6x6 mini paper bag album using some CI beach papers and embellishments I have had for a few years. I used lots of ribbon, ink, bazzill cardstock and even used my Cricut!! It has been so long since I pulled it out. I had to use use it for a school project for my son and fell in love with it all over again!! I used the Opposites Attract cartridge for the title. Scroll down to see the rest of the pages!! I love summer and the beach, so these are my favorite types of albums to make.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Have a Beachin' Birthday!!

2011-05-25T08:58:00.005-04:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! I hope everyone is having a great day so far. I am a little under the weather this week. I managed to catch my 6 year olds sinus infection and was in bed for 18 hours yesterday. I am feeling better today, but still totally stuffy and resting.

7 Kids has a brand new challenge out today!!

Sketch with A Twist!!

Here is the sketch:

The twist is to make is Beach Themed!!

I decided to use Henry the Mouse with Cocktail from Whiff of Joy for my card. Doesn't his shirt scream beach??

This sentiment has to be one of my all time favorite sentiment by Stampendous. It's for adults only - a little too edgy for kids don't cha think? I don't use it nearly enough either. The papers are from a Junkitz travel set I have had for years. I inked all of the edges with some Really Rust ink (SU) and added lots of Stickles to Henry's concoction and around the image and sentiment. I added some Glossy Accents to his glass and his glasses. Die cuts are Nestabilities and the shell border punch is EK Success. Not sure where I got this charm, but 7 Kids carries some cute beach ones here.

Be sure to stop by challenge blog to see what the other talented 7 Kids ladies have cooked up!

Supplies:
Stamps - Henry Mouse with Cocktail (WOJ), sentiment (Stampendous)
Paper - PTI, Junkitz DP, Bazzill,
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Glossy Accents, PTI ribbon, charm, shell border punch (EK success)

Crocheted Washcloths!

2011-05-20T10:20:00.007-04:00

Another quick post! Some of you know that along with paper crafting, I also love to crochet!! I am now offering crocheted washcloth/dishcloths in my Etsy store.

These are 100% cotton - soft enough for babies, but strong enough for scrubbing dishes! These make a great baby shower or house warming gift. Currently, I have these 2 sets available, but am working on some solid colored Spa sets!! These will be wonderful in your guest bathroom along with a nice soap!

They are machine washable and driable, but it is best to air dry them.

Set of 2 Pink, Brown and Cream Washcloths:

Set of 2 Yellow, Blue and White Washcloths:

I would love to hear some feedback on these!

More Gift Card Holders!!

2011-05-20T10:14:00.002-04:00

Good Friday Mornin', y'all!! I am so ready for the weekend! I am really ready for school to be out and to hang out by the pool all summer!

I wanted to drop by and let you know that I have more Tilda Gift Card holders in stock in my Etsy Store! Please let me know if you have any special requests for them.

Have a wonderful weekend! I will be back next week with some new inspiration! :)

Tilda Birthday Gift Card Holders

2011-05-19T11:00:00.000-04:00

Good Thursday to y'all! Hope everyone is doing well today. I have a few gift card holders to quickly show you this afternoon. They are available for sale in my Etsy Store if you are interested. These cute gift card holders are perfect for holding cash or a gift card. I colored Mini Congratulations Tilda with Copics and cut her out with Nestabilities. I sponged some Razzleberry around the stamped image. The image has hook and loop tape behind it to hold the giftcard holder closed. Open it up to reveal the giftcard!
Here is a close-up of this cutie!

Inside of holder.

Here is the 2nd one I made using another paper in that retired SU line.

I can make these in any color combos you would like - just email me and let me know what you want! I can also pair them with a card to match too!

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping in!

Sparkly Day 7 Kids Challenge No. 21

2011-05-11T08:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! It's another 7 Kids College Fund challenge day and I am so excited to used something other than a Magnolia stamp on a card. Don't get me wrong....I <3 my Maggie's, but 7 Kids has tons of fabulous other stamps in stock waiting to be loved too!! (sounds like a puppy at the pet store, eh?)

Our challenge this week is

Circles!!

**Create a circle card or use circles on your card.

I used one of the stamps in the Aladdin set from Whiff of Joy. This is such a perfect set - 14 stamps (including awesome sentiments I use on other cards all of the time!!) The sentiment on this card is from the same awesome set!

I could not resist making another Scalloped Easel card, this time using Circle Nesties. I airbrushed 2 doilies with some G24 and YG21 Copic Markers and then layered them under some Sultry DP from Basic Grey and some SU cardstock. I distressed all of the edges and then added Stickles all over. I swear I went through 1/4 of a bottle of Star Dust (my fav) on this card!

Copics Used: E11, 00, 000, RV11, 10, 000, 0000, C9, 7, 5, 3, G24, 21, 20, YG00, Y21, 26,

Here is the inside of the Easel card. I left it blank for a message.

Supplies:

Stamps - Aladdin Set (Whiff of Joy)

Paper - SU cardstock, Sultry DP (Basic Grey), Gina K. 120# paper

Ink - Memento, Copics

Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Distresser Tool, WOC Flowers, Doily (Michael's), Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart)

Very Sweet!!

2011-05-09T21:20:00.002-04:00

Happy Monday night! I have a quick card to show you tonight that a customer requested I make for her. It is the same card that I made the other day, just in different colors! I like this combo together!

This is Tilda with Ice Cream. I created another Scalloped Easel card using Nesties. I used Bazzill, SU and Memory Box paper and sponged some pink distress ink on the doily.
Copics: E11, 00, 000, R30, R83, 81, RV000, BG05, 02, 01, 000, E57, 35, 53, 50, C5, 3, 1, E37, 35, 33

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

Supplies:

Stamps - Tilda with Ice Cream, Sentiment (PTI)

Paper - SU, Bazzill, Memory Box DP

Ink - Memento, Copics, Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)

Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, heart doily, leaf punch(Martha Stewart), SU Ribbon, WOC flowers

Magical Wishes Tilda

2011-05-04T07:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Wednesday folks! I am on a roll this week - finally getting my Mojo back!! I have a new card using Tilda with Hawaiian Flower. (She is out of stock, but I am sure Tab will be getting back in the 7 Kids shop soon!)

I decided to try my hand at doing a dotty background. I think it turned out ok for my first try! The DP is Wisteria from Basic Grey. I used the tag DooHickey die and stamped it with a sentiment from the 1001 Nights (WOJ). The tag slides in and out behind Tilda. I inked the edges of the tag and the image with some SU ink. I used some Stickles of course and my favorite fern punch too!

Copics used:

E11, 00, 000, R30, RV04, 02, 00, 000, E57, 35, 53, 50, E44, 43, 42, 41, G24, 21, 20, BG13, 11, 10, R83, 81, YG97, 95

Supplies:

Stamps - Tilda with Hawaiian Flower, sentiment - 1001 Nights Set Whiff of Joy

Paper - Wisteria DP (Basic Grey), cardstock (SU)

Ink - Memento, Copics, Ink (SU)

Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, bling, WOC flowers, DooHickey Tag Die, Ribbon (Offray), Sookwang Tape

Flutterby Butterfly!

2011-05-03T07:00:00.003-04:00

Good Tuesday Morning to ya! Hope everyone is having a good morning so far....I am off to run some errands this morning and hopefully to come home and create some new cards too!

This is a card full of firsts!! This is the first time I have used Beautiful Tilda (perfect image for girl's birthday parties!! My boys are 6 & 7 and what girl their age wouldn't love a card like this?)

My second first on this card is that this is the first time I have created a crocheted border. It was simple, but a little time consuming. I love to crochet, so this was fun to bring 2 passions together. Directions for creating this border can be found on page 68 of the Will You Be My Valentine Magnolia Ink Magazine. My third first for today is that this is the first time I am busting out this new K & Co DP - Spring Blossom. The sweet sentiment is from Whiff of Joy's Aladdin set and can be found here. They are such pretty stamps and come with wonderful sentiments!! Very worth the investment! Lastly, I used some of my favorite items on this card as usual: fern punch, WOC flowers, and distresser tool.
It would not be a card without Stickles of course!!

Copics used:
E11, 00, 000, R30, G24, 21, 20, R83, 81, W5, 3, 00, E35, 53, 50

Supplies:

Stamps - Beautiful Tilda, Sentiment - Aladdin (Whiff of Joy )

Paper - Spring Blossom (K&Co), cardstock (SU)

Ink - Memento, Copics

Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, WOC Flowers, Distresser Tool, oval punch (SU)

Beachy Anniversary!

2011-05-02T14:22:00.002-04:00

Happy Monday, y'all! hope everyone is having a wonderful day so far!! I am having a wonderful day and want to send out a HUGE thank you to our Service Men and Women!! They are so brave, so that we can be free!

I have an Anniversary card to share with you today. My parents anniversary is coming up and I just had to have these stamps! I did not have any wedding stamps before this and can see so many uses for these!!

I chose to do a beachy anniversary card because I have had this beach sand stuff . I used the Loving Bride and Groom and Wedding Background stamps from Magnolia for this card. The background was stamped and colored with Copics. I then, re-stamped the arch piece, colored it and cut it out. It is actually 3-D on the card. Tilda and Edwin are layered on top of everything else. I added stickles to the water, flowers and sun. The sand stuff at the bottom is from MuddPuddles and I bought it at my LSS. It is neat because it already has the adhesive in it and you just slap it on with a popsiscle stick and let it dry!
Here are the Copics used:
E11, 00, 000, R30, B95, 93, 91, 000, E57, 35, 53, 50, E43, 42, 41, 40, BG72, 11, 10, E37, 35, 33, 30, R05, 03, 01, Y38, 35, 32, YG97, 95, B000, 00

Here is the inside...kind of plain, but I left room to write a message!

Supplies:

Stamps - Loving Bride and Groom, Wedding Background, sentiment unknown

Paper - Bazzill, Kraft

Ink - Memento, Copics

Accessories - Stickles, Fern Punch

You're So Sweet!!

2011-04-27T08:19:00.008-04:00

Happy Wednesday!! It looks to be another glorious, but hot day here in FL (just like I like it!!) Hoping the weather is calming down around the rest of the States.

Today, 7 Kids has another awesome new Challenge:

Flowers or Showers

I decided to go with Flowers!!

I used Tilda with Ice Cream on this Scalloped Easel Card. Ice Cream is perfect for a day like today!!

Follow this link for instructions on making this scalloped easel card. The sentiment is from a PTI set and the DP is from Memory Box. I airbrushed the heart doily with some R83 Copic Marker. It's a bit hard to tell, but I added lots of Stickles to the flowers and the lower portion of her ice cream. The top part of her ice cream has Glossy Accents added to it.

Here is the inside of the card. I left the pink panel for writing on.
Copics used:
Skin - E11, 00, 000, R30
Hair - E57, 35, 53, 50
Clothes - R85, 83, 81, G24, 21, 20, YG00, C3, 1
Accessories - Y21, 26, E37, 35

We would love for you to play along, just make sure you use a stamp that 7 Kids carries!! Can't wait to see what you make!

Supplies:
Stamps - Ice Cream Tilda, Sentiment (PTI)
Paper - SU Cardstock, Memory Box DP
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Heart Doily, Glossy Accents, Flowers (WOC), leaf punch (Martha Stewart), SU ribbon

Mother's Day Wishes

2011-04-26T09:55:00.002-04:00

Happy Tuesday, y'all!! I have been bitten by the creative bug and have been cranking out all sorts of new cards the past few days!!! YAY! Yesterday, I madethe 3 Mother's Day cards for my family (My Mom, My MIL and my Grandmother In Law). I hope they love them! I am so glad to get these done so early. I am really trying to get on the ball and have stuff done early these days.

I am really stuck on Tilda with Flowing Hair right now. I need more Maggies... (could have stopped right there and all of y'all would have understood) ....with flowers, baskets, etc. Maybe I need the Tilda with Cherries image or some other new ones....Always room for new Maggies in my opinion. It is a sickness, I think - 'Magnolia-itis' I think we shall call it!! LOL!! Oh well 7 Kids has great prices and super fast shipping to feed my need!

I created the background using Circle Nesties, my Copic ABS and some post it notes. I also airbrushed the doily and then layered Tilda on top of it all. I stacked lots of punched leaves and some pearl spray (Hobby Lobby wedding section) to finish it off!!
Here is a close-up. I used these Copics:
E11, 00, 000, R30, Y26, 21, 11, 00, 0000, E37, 35, 33, 30, R5, 3, 1, YG97, 95, 93, E57, 35, 53, 50, B21, G24,

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Flowing Hair, Sentiment (Great Impressions)
Paper - cardstock (SU), Porcelain DP (Basic Grey)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, doily, DooHickey leaf die (Magnolia), Flowers (Prima and WOC), Pearl Spray (HL), Leaf punch (Martha Stewart)

Thinking of You Tilda

2011-04-25T10:14:00.004-04:00

Happy Monday everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. We had a nice Easter ourselves. I have a new card to share with you. I had to make a bereavment card as my huband's Uncle died suddenly last week. He was so loved and will truly be missed!! Love you Uncle Pooky! This card was made for my hubby's Aunt.

I really have a hard time with Bereavement cards. I like to use 'Thinking of You' verses 'Sorry for Your Loss' sentiments. I chose Tilda with Flowing Hair for this card.

The papers are from Memory Box (Jubilee) and the cardstock is PTI. I used Nestabilities to cut the panels behind Tilda, Doohickey Dies for the tall leaves and the tag. I sponged some PTI ink around the edges of the tag. The small leaf punch is Martha Stewart and the Fern Punch can be found here. The flowers are from WOC and Prima. I added tons of Stickles to the flowers and to the flowers in Tilda's basket.
Here is a close-up of Tilda
I used these Copics on her:
E11, 00, 000, R30, E37, 35, 33, 30, E57, 35, 53, 50, BG15, 13, 11, 10, YG97, 95, R32, 35

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Flowing Hair, Sentiment (Inkadinkadoo)
Paper - Memory Box, PTI
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Flowers (Prima), DooHickey Dies (leaf and tag), MS leaf punch

Birthday cards

2011-04-14T14:49:00.006-04:00

Happy Friday y'all!! I am posting 2 times this week!! Whoop Whoop! Ok, so I cheated a bit and made 2 cards Tuesday with the same papers and stamps.

I also used the Fairy Tale Butterfly image and a birthday sentiment from CC Designs. The DP is from MME's Summer Song pack from about a year ago. It is very bright and a little out of my comfort zone, but I am working with it!! I added Stickles to the butterfly and the flowers.

Copics used: E11, 00, 000, R20, Y38, 35, 32, Y0000, R37, 35, 33, 31, 30, E57, 55, 53, 50

Here is b.day card #2. I used Tilda with Small Gift for this one.

I used Tilda with Small Gift along with some Kioshi from Basic Grey. I distressed the edges of all of the papers. I used these Copic Markers: E11, 00, 000, R20, G24, 21, 20, V06, 04, 00, E57, 55, 53, 50

***Note: I changed the sentiment on the card I made yesterday to make it a birthday card too. This is the one in my Etsy store.

Supplies:

Stamps - Sweet Tilda, Fairy Tale Butterfly, Tilda with Small Gift, sentiment CC Designs

Paper - PTI Cardstock, MME Summer Song DP, kioshi DP (Basic Grey), Bazzill Cardstock

Ink - Memento, Copics

Accessories - Stickles, WOC flowers, fern punch, Nestabilities, PTI Ribbon, Distresser Tool,

Happy Spring!! 7 Kids Challenge #19

2011-04-13T08:00:00.001-04:00

Happy Wednesday y'all!! Hope everyone is doing well. I am struggling with my Mojo lately. We went to Kona, Hawaii about a week and a half ago and I have been struggling to get back into my crafting!

Today, 7 Kids has a brand new challenge:

Make a Spring or Easter card

I decided to make a Spring card using Sweet Tilda.

I also used the Fairy Tale Butterfly image and a sentiment from CC Designs. The DP is from MME's Summer Song pack from about a year ago. It is very bright and a little out of my comfort zone, but I am working with it!! I added Stickles to the butterfly and the flowers.

Copics used: E11, 00, 000, R20, Y38, 35, 32, Y0000, R37, 35, 33, 31, 30, E57, 55, 53, 50

Hope you can join us on this challenge, just remember, Rule #1 is to use a stamp that 7 Kids carries.

Supplies: Stamps - Sweet Tilda, Fairy Tale Butterfly, sentiment CC Designs Paper - PTI Cardstock, MME Summer Song DP Ink - Memento, Copics Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, PTI Ribbon, WOC Flowers

Seeing Dots!

2011-03-30T09:00:00.003-04:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all! Hope it is warm and sunny where you are these days! I got fried this weekend at the beach with family friends. My legs are still very red and painful! I don't think I have been burned like that since I was a kid. Ouch!

7 Kids has a brand new challenge this week:

SEEING SPOTS!!

Pull out your polka dots and play with us, won't you?

(Be sure and use a stamp 7 Kids carries)

Well at least, Beach Tilda was smart and applied her sunscreen before she got to the beach to ensure she didn't get burned....

She is digging her toes into the sand on the Romantic Sunset Background. The cute sentiment comes from the Lily at the Beach Stamp set from Pink Cat Studio. I airbrushed on top of the sentiment after it was punched out using a Tag Trio Nestability. The flowers are all Prima. Copics: E11, 00, 000, R30, BG15, 13, 11, 10, 0000, B21, 24, E39, 37, 35, 33, 31, 30, Y38, 35, 15, 11, 00, E43, 41, 40, E57, 55, 53, 50, V06, 01

**Just a quick note...this card will not be available on my Etsy shop until after April 5th. **

Supplies: Stamps - Beach Tilda, Romantic Sunset background, Sentiment - Lily at the Beach set (PCS) Paper - Bazill & PTI cardstock, PTI polka dot paper, Gina K White Ink - Memento, Copics Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Flowers (Prima), Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart)

Egg Hunt!!

2011-03-18T07:00:00.002-04:00

Happy Friday!! I am back with a new Easter card this morning!! Tilda has gone on an egg hunt and look how many she found!

But first, an Enabler Alert!!

The new Magnolia Magazine (An Easter Greeting)

is now in the 7 Kids store for Pre-Order!! Get yours, I got mine pre-ordered!!

I used Tilda with Flower in her Hair and the Flower Basket stamp, both from Magnolia Stamps. I masked off the flower basket and airbrushed the background around it. The flowers were double stamped, colored and double layered on the front of the card. I added lots of Stickles to the flowers and to Tilda's eggs. Tilda was colored, cut out and layered on top of the background images. The butterfly is from Martha Stewart.

Front & Inside
Copics: E11, 00, 000, R30, BG10, 11, 13, 15, E37, 35, 33, 31, 30, C9, 7, 5, 3, 1, R85, 83, 81, B24, YG97, 95, 23, V01, 12, Y11, 15,

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Flower in her Hair, Flower Basket (Both Magnolia), sentiment (unknown)
Paper - Paper Studio (Pink Stripe), Bo Bunny (dots), PTI cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Bling, Butterfly Punch (MS)

2 New Tilda cards!!

2011-03-17T22:18:00.005-04:00

Happy Thursday night, y'all!! Hope everyone is doing well. I had a busy, but productive day working on some Spring Cleaning - fun stuff!! :) I do have a great sense of accomplishment, though.

I was asked to make a few cards for a customer, so I thought I would stop over here and share them with you!

My first card is a Thinking of You card. I used Tilda with Three Flowers and Shabby Chic Fence (both Magnolia Stamps). To create the background, I stamped the fence and masked it off. I, then, masked off the ground and airbrushed the sky using a cloud template and B24 Copic Marker. I then turned the mask around to mask off the sky and airbrushed the ground. It really does not take long to master this!! Tilda was colored, cut out and layered on top of the background.
Here is the front of the Easel card.

This is the inside of the card.

I used these Copics: E11, 00, 000, R30, B24, YG23, YG97, V01, V12, V15, YG95, YG93, E37, 35, 33, 30, E57, 55, 53, 50, YR18, YR00

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Three Flowers, Shabby Chic Fence (both Magnolia), sentiment (Inkadinkadoo)
Paper - Bazzill (purple), PTI, Kioshi DP (Basic Grey), Gina K 120# White
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, leaf punch (Martha Stewart), Flowers (WOC)

My 2nd card is a birthday card using my new favorite Birthday Tilda!!

I used some Olivia DP from Basic Grey and SU cardstock for this card. I am on an Easel card kick again, so bear with me! The flowers are WOC and were inked with some SU ink and a sponge dauber as was the image and white panel inside of the card. I added lots of Stickles to her cake and candles. The leaf punch is from Nellie Snellen and can be found here along with the fern punch. The flourish is from Sizzix. The floral edge punch is from Martha Stewart.
I used these Copics: E11, 00, 000, R30, B24, YG97, 95, 93, 00, E37, 35, 33, 30, E57, 55, 53, 50, R27, 24, 22, 21, 20, Y15, Y38

Supplies:
Stamps - Birthday Tilda, sentiment (PTI)
Paper - Olivia DP (Basic Grey)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Leaf Punch, Sponge, Floral Edge Punch (MS)

Happy Spring - 7 Kids Challenge #17

2011-03-16T09:00:00.004-04:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! Today is another gorgeous day in FL, except for the smell of burning pine trees....They do periodic controlled burns here to clear land and the smell is awful and makes my allergies go crazy!! Oh well, I will take 78 and sunny today!! So glad we are getting some nice weather.

Today is another awesome 7 Kids Challenge!!

This challenge is:

Use Pink & Flowers on your card!

(and of course a stamp that 7 Kids carries)

I decided to use Jam Tilda and Spring Fence - I was dying to a spring scene. I cut the image out using my Nestabilities, masked it off and airbrushed the grass and sky - easy-peasy!! The sentiment is from CC Designs and was airbrushed as well. The Tilda was cut, colored and adhered on top of the fence, so no masking for her - just the fence. I used a distressing tool to distress around all of the edges of the papers and lightly inked the imaged with some Pretty in Pink SU ink. The papers are all SU (retired) along with Pretty in Pink and So Saffron cardstock. I used Gina K. 120# paper for the images. The flowers are WOC and the fern punch can be found here. The leaf punch is from Martha Stewart.

Here are the Copics used: E11, 00, 000, R30, R85, 83, 81, E57, 55, 53, 50, E39, 37, 29, 35, 33, 31, 30, YG23, 97, 95, 93, B00, 24, Y15, 11

In Other News:

7 Kids has lots of new items for Pre-order and new stuff in Stock:

New Sew Easy available for Pre-order - the yummiest colors of BAKER's twine you have ever seen!!
New CC Designs Stamps and Dies in Stock!!
New and Restock on Prima Flowers and Jelly Bean Gems in Stock
Melissa Frances papers available for Pre-Order

Supplies:
Stamps - Jam Tilda, Spring Fence, sentiment (CC Designs)
Paper - All papers SU, White Paper (Gina K 120#)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, flowers (WOC), swirl punch (EK Success), distressing tool

A Day at the Zoo!!

2011-03-10T11:58:00.002-05:00

Happy Thursday, y'all!! I cannot believe I am posting 2 days in a row!! LOL! I have another mini album to share with you today. I think it turned out awesome! Without further adiu, here is the album:

The animals are from the QK Zoo set. I have had them forever and they can make so many cute 4-legged animals! :) I tore lots of the paper and inked it with black ink throughout the album.

Here are the inside pull-out pages.

I am off to create a beach theme 9x13 cake for the cub scout auction tonight! If it turns out cute, I will snap a picture.

Just The Way You Are!!

2011-03-09T11:17:00.002-05:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all! Sorry I have been MIA lately....life has just gotten in the way of my crafting time. I did get to sneek away this weekend with a good friend of mine to drive down to S. FL and take Suzanne Dean's Beginner and Advanced Copic classes! Wow! I learned a ton in the 2 classes and it was neat to finally meet her since I have served on 2 DT's (we are still both on the 7 Kids team) together.

Anywho....I do have something quick to show you today. I was asked to make a custom album for someone on Etsy. I wanted to share the pictures of it with you today. I really enjoyed making it. I have had this paper for a long time and never used it. I tend to stick to more muted colors, but I love the way it turned out!!

the cover has a lot of chipboard letters that I painted and distressed. The inside pages are filled with paper flowers, bling, button, and more chipboard shapes. Oh yeah, who could forget the ribbon?? I am not going to apologive for loving RIBBON!! Even on boys albums...just deal with it peeps!

Hope you liked this one! I am working on a Zoo album now....Not sure if I am going to sell it yet. It is super cute! Well, I am off to work on some Easter cards!
Hugs,

Tilda with her King Cake!!

2011-03-02T09:00:00.002-05:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. The weather here has been lovely and much needed. Things are starting to green up and the kids are excited to play outside in the sunshine. (Yay for me!)

7 Kids has a brand new Challenge this week:

Mardi Gras colors:

Purple

Green

Gold

I decided to make Tilda sitting with her King Cake. (For those of you who are not familiar with a King Cake, see this info. They are a hugely symbolic part of Mardi Gras.)

This is Dinner Tilda and Love Cake for this card. The papers are all Stampin Up. To achieve the Gold paper, I used some So Saffron cardstock and sprayed a few layers of Gold Glimmer Mist over it. It is very deep and shimmery! The flowers were all airbrushed as was the sentiment. The yellow flowers have a touch of gold Glimmer Mist (GM) on them too. I used a water brush to lightly brush the yellow parts of the cake with some GM too. I colored Tilda with Copics (don't remember all of them, sorry)I would love to see what you come up with for this challenge!

Supplies:
Stamps - Dinner Tilda, Love Cake - Magnolia Stamps, sentiment (Amy R Birthday Stamps)
Paper - All SU, Gina K. 120 lb. White
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart), Gold Glimmer Mist, Flowers (Prima), Rinestones, Ribbon (SU), 3-D foam tape, Water Brush

Happy Belated Birthday Tab!!

2011-02-28T12:26:00.005-05:00

Happy Monday, y'all!! I am so late getting this posted as we went out of town over the weekend and I did not get a chance to get this photographed and up on my blog!!! We went to Orlando this weekend to see the Nease Indoor Percussion line compete at WGI Regionals! My daughter plays the 'vibes' in the pit. They ended up getting 5th place. We were disappointed because we really felt they deserved 3rd place. They still put on a wonderful performance and I am so proud of all of their hard work!!

So, Happy Belated Birthday Tab!! (Friday was Tab from 7 Kids College Fund's birthday)

This is one of my new favoritw Tildas!! This is Birthday Tilda. I used some old Urban Prairie from Basic Grey for this card along with some SU cardstock. Tilda was cut out with Oval Nesties and inked around the edges. The sentiment was cut with Tag Trio Nesties and airbrushed with some BG11 and 13 Copic marker. The crocheted flowers are handmade by moi!! You can find them here. The leaf punch is Martha Stewart and the fern punch can be found here.
Here are the Copics I used for Tilda:
E11, 00, 000, R30, E57, 55, 53, 50, BG10, 0000, 11, 13, 15, C7, 5, 3, W5, 3, 00, R27, 24, 20, YG95, 93, 91, 21, 00, E37, 35, 33, 30

Supplies:
Stamps - Birthday Tilda, sentiment (Amy R Birthday set)
Paper - Cardstock (SU), Urban Prairie DP(Basic Grey)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Crocheted Flowers, buttons (PTI), Martha Stewart border punch,

Spring has sprung!

2011-02-23T22:03:00.004-05:00

Happy Wednesday, everyone! The weather is finally getting warmer here - yay! So, I decided I needed to make an Easter card!

This is Tilda with a Flower in her Hair.

I used some paper from The Paper Studio along with some PTI cardstocks. The crocheted soft yellow flowers are some of my handmade flowers that can be found in my Etsy Store. I can make them in almost any color, so just Convo me on Etsy if you want a color I don't have shown. I added a pink brad to the center and added some Stickles on top of them. I distressed the edges around all of the papers and added some ink around the Nestability egg behind Tilda.
In the close-up, you can see the Stickles that I added to Tilda's eggs. I colored her with these Copics:
E11, 00, 000, R30, C9, 7, 5, 3, 1, 00, BG13, 11, 10, 0000, YG97, 95, 91, 21, B05, 00, 000, V06, 00, Y11, 00, R24, 22

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Flower in her Hair (Magnolia), sentiment (can't remember)
Paper - The Paper Studio DO, PTI cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, crocheted flowers, leaf punch (martha stewart)

New Paper Flower Embellishments

2011-02-18T14:54:00.003-05:00

Happy Friday, y'all! It is absolutely beautiful here in FL today - sunny and 80 degrees! I was basking in the sun earlier when my boys had a friend over to play. I hope this weather decides to stick around a while.

I have added some new paper flower embellishments to my Etsy store today and wanted to share pics with you.

In other news, 7 Kids College Fund has added lots of new products and pre-orders this week:

New Krafting Kimmie stamps are available here
New Greeting Farm stamps are available here
New Pink Cat Studio stamps are available here
New Spring C.C. Designs stamps are available here
New Whiff of Joy stamps are available here
Spellbinders Pre-Orders are available here
Melissa Frances Pre-Orders are available here

Thanks for stopping by! I hope the weather in your neck of the woods is as nice as mine!

Have Some Cake and Be Square!

2011-02-16T09:00:00.009-05:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all. How are ya? I am busy today catching up on projects and cleaning my office.

Today 7 Kids has a brand new challenge:

CALLING ALL SQUARES

make a square card - any size, just has to be square

I used Birthday Tilda from the new So Special Collection.

I decided to take the square theme and also turn it into an easel card. Love the look of these! The papers are from the Jubilee DP set from Memory Box. I airbrushed some doilies with some R24 Copic Marker. I used some Nesties for the sentiment and image and inked around the edges with some Ruby Red ink (SU). The flowers are WOC and have Stickles added to them as well as Tilda's yummy cake! Tiny pearls were added all over for some more dimension. Here is a sideview of the Easel Card.

Here is a front view of this sweetie!

Copics used:

E11, 00, 000, R30, E59, 55, 53, 50, R29, 27, 24, 22, 21, 20, E37, 35, 33, 30, YG97, 95, 93, 91, 21, YR38, Y15, C5, 3, 1, E41, 40

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure and check out the other DT member's projects!

Be sure to follow me on Facebook for Coupons and special offers! :)

Supplies:
Stamps - Birthday Tilda (Magnolia Stamps), Sentiment (Hero Arts)
Paper - Cardstock (SU & PTI), Jubilee DP (Memory Box)
Ink - Memento, Copics, Ruby Red Ink (SU)
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Swirl Die Cut (Sizzix), Pearls, SU Ribbon, Sponge, Scoring Tool, Sookwang Tape,

New Wedding Mini Album

2011-02-15T14:53:00.004-05:00

Happy Tuesday, y'all!! I have a quick post to share with you today of a new Wedding Album I made last week. I used cream and black as my color scheme. There are lots of paper flowers, 3-D page titles, ribbons, and distressing. Click on the pics on for larger images. This item can be found in my Etsy Store for more details.

In other news, I have created a Facebook Fan Page for my Etsy Store!! Be sure to 'like' my shop for news, coupons and special offers!! Link is on the right of my blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

You are So Special!!

2011-02-08T22:24:00.003-05:00

Happy Tuesday night, y'all! Hope everyone is doing well. Things are finally getting back to normal around here. Everyone is finally back at school (yay!!). The sun came out today too, so in honor of the sun, I decided to make a sunny, spring-y card!

I used a brand-spankin' new stamp from the So Special set from Magnolia. This is Tilda with Small Gift.

I don't tend to used lots of yellow, but this dress just begged for yellow!! The sentiment is from Hero Arts. I distressed all of the edges with a distresser tool and inked around all of the edges. The papers are from an old DP set - Chloe's Closet from MM. I added lots of Stickles to the flowers, dress, tiny gift, and swirl. I used 2 leaf punches that can be found here.

Copics Used:

E11, 00, 000, R30, E57, 55, 53, 50, E37, 35, 33, 30, Y23, Y21, Y0000, B95, 93, 91, W5, 3, 00

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Small Gift, sentiment (Hero Arts)
Paper - Cardstock (SU), Chloe's Closet DP (MM)
Ink - Memento, Copics, SU Ink
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Distresser Tool, Sponge, Flowers (WOC), swirl punch (EK Success), leaf punch

Have a wonderful night!!

Ahoy!

2011-02-04T13:47:00.003-05:00

Happy Friday, y'all!! It feels like forever since I have posted, but it has been an insane week!! My youngest has had the swine flu all week. He has asthma, so it is more serious for him. He has been fever free for 2 days now, but still has a bad cough and had to go on prednisone so he does not get viral pneumonia!! Eek! He has already had pneumonia twice before, so he is kind of prone. To top it off, I had a wisdom tooth extracted this week too. We were certainly a pair laying around on the couches all week! I finally feel much better, so I made it up to my office to get crafty! I missed my office!

Today I have a Pirate Edwin card to share with you. It can be used a birthday, hello, or whatever it needs to be!

I used Pirate Edwin, Barrel, Skull and Anchor and Ocean Background stamps from Magnolia. I used some PTI cardstock and distressed it around the edges with a distresser tool. The image was torn around the edges and then Tea Dye Distress ink was applied around the edges. Charms like the one I used can be found here. Floss can be found here.
Here is a close-up of Edwin. I used these Copics:
E11, 00, 000, R30, C7, 9, 5, 3, 1, E37, 35, 33, 31, 30, E43, 42, 41, 40, R39, 37, 35, 32, B97, 95, 93, 91, E55, 53, 50, B000,00, BG72, BG10

Supplies:
Stamps - Pirate Edwin, Barrel, Skull and Anchor, Ocean Background, sentiment (SU)
Paper - cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics, Tea Dye Distress Ink
Accessories - Charm, Nestabilities, Distresser Tool, Scoreboard, Inkssentials Blending Tool, Floss

Who would refuse?....

2011-01-26T08:17:00.004-05:00

This sweet girl some hugs and kisses? LOL! It is very windy here today in FL, but at least 60 degrees! (Thankful for small things!) I am so ready for Spring and warm weather...

Isn't this new Bo Bunny DP just yummy?? I had to restrain myself from buying enough to paper my office walls! I paired it with some SU cardstock and a heart doily that was airbrushed with Copic marker. I used Dinner Tilda along with the Tin Boxes Magnolia Stamp. I love the Tin Boxes - they are easy to color, can be cut and used in pieces and are perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, etc. I am really in to versatile stamps! The sentiment is from a PTI set and was cut using a Tag Trio Nestie and airbrushed as well. The rose can be found here and the fern punch can be found here. The other leaf punch is from Martha Stewart. I added some Stickles around the heart doily as well as to the red skirt on one of the boxes and to the fern leaves.
Copics: E11, 00, 000, R30, R85, 83, 81, E37, 35, 33, 30, R37, 35, 32, 30, E42, 41, 40, Y21, 26, C7, 5, 3, 1, E57, 55, 53, 50

Supplies:
Stamps - Dinner Tilda, Tin Boxes, Sentiment (PTI)
Paper - Bo Bunny Crazy Love DP, cardstock (SU)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Flower, heart doily

Have a Wonderful Day!

2011-01-25T07:00:00.001-05:00

Good Tuesday Mornin', to ya! I am getting some stuff done in my office this morning - trying to stay off of the computer and be more productive!! LOL!

I have a new Maggie card to share with you this morning, using Lady Tilda.

I guess I am in my distressed phase right now, but it is so pretty and easy to acheive! The sentiment is a new one I picked up at my LSS last week from Hero Arts. I think it is very versatile, so you will probably wish I had never found it, because I will wear you out with it! LOL! The papers are some more Gossamer by Memory Box and the cardstock is Bazzill and PTI. The flower is the Retro Flower Punch from EK Success, the leaf punch is Martha and the swirl punch is from Sizzix. I added a pretty pearl to the center of the flower after I inked it with some lavendar distress ink.

Tilda was colored with these Copics:
E11, 00, 000, R30, E55, 53, 50, Y26, 21, 17, V06, V01, V00, V0000, G29, 24, 21, 20,

Supplies:
Stamps - Lady Tilda, Sentiment (Hero Arts)
Paper - cardstock (PTI and Bazzill), Memory Box
Ink - Memento, Copics, Lavendar Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories - Nestabilities, Pearl, Leaf Punch (Martha), distresser tool, flower punch (EK Success), sponges, swirl die cut (Sizzix)

Another Birthday Tilda card!!

2011-01-24T14:36:00.003-05:00

2nd post for the day.... I made another birthday card using Shopping Tilda (love this girl!!)

I used some Olivia DP from Basic Grey along with some PTI and SU cardstock for this card. I distressed all of the edges with a distresser tool. The scalloped lace border punch is from Martha Stewart. The flower punch is EK Success and the leaf punch is from Martha Stewart. I added some Pearls to finish off the card.
I used Copics to color Tilda - E000, E11, E00, R30, R01, R00, R000, R22, B99, B97, B95, B93, B91, BG13, BG11, BG10, YG95, YG21, G20, E37, E35, E33, E30, E55, E53, E50, Y26, Y21

Supplies:
Stamps - Shopping Tilda, sentiment (Amy R Stamps)
Paper - Basic Grey Olivia DP, carstocks (PTI & SU)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Punches (Martha Stewart, EK Success), Distresser Tool, Ribbon (PTI), Pearls,

A Perfect Package!

2011-01-24T08:30:00.007-05:00

Happy Monday, y'all! Hope you are having a fab-o day so far. I am having a pretty good day so far, just wish my allergies would simmer down. I have been really miserable for the last few weeks with my allergies.

Today I have some Gift Card/Money holders to share with you. They are simple to make and very cute! The finished size is 4" x 3.5"

All products used are from PaperTrey Ink. I stamped the heart in the middle with some Fuschia ink and then added some clear Stickles on top.

Instructions:
Cut a piece of card stock to 3 1/2" x 8 1/2" (you can make 3 gift card holders from 1 piece of 8 1/2 x 11" CS)
Score CS @ 2 1/2" on one end and 2" on other end.
Use Corner Rounder to round corners on the 2" end
Cut 3 pieces of DP

3 1/4 " x 1 3/4"
3 1/4" x 2 1/4"
3 1/4" x 3 3/4"
Use Corner Rounder to round corners on one side of 1 3/4" piece of DP.
Use strong adhesive (Sookwang Tape) along side edges only of 2 1/4" side of card stock and fold up to form gift card pocket
Attach DP to outside of gift card holder
Attach a small piece of hook and loop tape to 2" side and fold down.

I used Scalloped Circle Nestabilities and stamps to finish off these holders.

Here is a view of the inside of the holder. A gift card or folded money slides in easily.

I have 2 more Valentine's themed holders shown below.

Supplies:
Stamps, Paper - PaperTrey Ink
Ink - Memento, PTI ink
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Sookwang Tape, Scoring Tool,

corner rounder, hook and loop tape

New Valentine's!!

2011-01-19T11:07:00.005-05:00

2nd post for the day!! I have made a bunch of new Valentine's that I wanted to share with you.

This is Henry Mouse Hugging Heart from Whiff of Joy. I used some Bittersweet DP (Basic Grey), flowers and pearl hearts from WOC. I used a heart Nesties for layering and my fave Fern Punch!

Copics used: R39, 37, 35, 32, 01, 00, 000, W7, 5, 3, 1, 00

Here is another card using the same stamp and paper stack The sentiment is from PTI and the cardstock is SU.

I used these Copics: E37, 35, 33, 31, 30, R39, 37, 35, & 32.

Card #3 uses Jam Tilda and Sugar Bag.

These bright papers are from We R Memory Keepers. I like non-traditional colors for Valentine's! The sentiment is from PTI. I airbrushed a heart doily with some BG11 Copic Marker and layered the images on top. Flowers are from Prima and the fern punch can be found here.

All card supplies:
Stamps - Jam Tilda, Sugar Bag, Henry Mouse Hugging Heart, sentiments (all PTI)
Paper - Bittersweet (Basic Grey), We R Memory Keepers DP, PTI and SU cardstocks.
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, swirl punch (EK Success), Heart Doily (Michael's), Flowers (Prima and WOC)

Forever Yours!!

2011-01-19T10:00:00.000-05:00

Good Morning ladies!! I hope you are having a wonderful morning so far. I have lots to catch up on today since my kids have been of school for a few days because of the MLK holiday. I went to see The King's Speech movie last night with a girlfriend and I cannot say enough about how good it was!! Amazing and I cannot wait to see it again!

7 Kids has a brand new challenge today!!

Today's Challenge is Challenge Yourself!

The challenge I chose was to create a shabby chic/grunge-y type card. I used lots of different inks for this card. I inked the heart doily with some spun sugar distress ink and the tag with some Tea Dye ink. I followed up both with some Cocoa SU ink around the edges. The cardstock is SU and the DP is Bittersweet from Basic Grey. This sweet girl is Cupid Tilda from Magnolia and the sentiment is from Technique Tuesday. I distressed the flower (WOC) with the same inks and used my favorite fern punch! The tag is a Magnolia Die - it took me forever to track it down.

Copics Used:

Skin - E11, 00, 000, R30

Hair - E57, 55, 53, 50

Clothes/Bow/Etc. - RV04, 00, 000, E37, 35, 33, 31, 30, W5, 3, 1, 00, R39, 37, 35, 32, E43, 42, 41, 40, Y21 & Y26

Supplies:
Stamps - Cupid Tilda (Magnolia), Sentiment (Technique Tuesday)
Paper - Bittersweet DP (Basic Grey), Cardstock (SU)
Ink - Memento, Copics, Distress Inks (Tim Holtz)
Accessories - Circle Punch (SU), Fern Punch, Lace (SU), Flower & Heart Wire Crystals (WOC)

Remember Me?? LOL!

2011-01-18T16:00:00.000-05:00

It feels like it has been forever since I have blogged! It has actually only been about 5 days!! Ha! I have a quick birthday card to share with you along with some exciting news too!!

I made this card last week for a friend's birthday. This is Unwrapped Tilda. She is actually from a Christmas collection, but I think she is very versatile and is perfect for a birthday too! I used some Memory Box DP (Gossamer) and PTI cardstock for this card. Tilda was colored with Copics and then I sponged some Spring Moss Ink (PTI) around Tilda and over the sentiment. I used some WOC flowers and my favorite fern punch to finish it off. Here is a close-up of this pretty girl~

Copics:

Skin - E000, E00, E11

Hair - E55, 53, 50

Clothes - V01, V000, V04

Box - E43, 42, 41, 40, G24, 21, 20

Supplies:
Stamps - Unwrapped Tilda, Sentiment (All That Scraps)
Paper - Gossamer (MemoryBox), cardstock (PTI)
Ink - Memento, Copics, Spring Moss ink (PTI)
Accessories - Nestabilities, Fern Punch

Now for some exciting news!! I have decided to launch a new side-business!!

I am now offering Wristalicious Keyfobs on my Etsy Store!!

The fabric portion slips on your wrist, freeing up a hand and helping you never lose your keys! I have several different styles in my store and can also do custom orders too!

Brown with Aqua and Lime

Brown with Teal and Lime Flowers

Fuschia with Zebra Print Brown with Multi-Tropical Flowers
Aqua with Mini Zebra Print

Brown with Teal, Olive and Orange Flowers

I would love to hear your thoughts on my card and my keyfobs!

I Chews You!! and some sad news....

2011-01-13T12:30:00.006-05:00

Happy Thursday, y'all!! Hope everyone is doing well today. It is freezing here - literally! We had icicles on plants, etc outside this morning as it was 28 when I took the boys to the bus stop.

Today, Pink Cat Studio has some super-cute Valentine's Digi's available today!! I think these dino's are adorable!! My 5 year old loves dinosaurs and reads about them every chance he gets. I swear one of his first words was pachycephalosaurus!! He just called it 'pachy-saurus' when he was 2.

I used the Rex Ate the Valentine's image for this card. I am saving this one for my 7 year old for Valentine's Day. He will think the sentiment I typed up is very witty! I will be using the Pterodactyl image for my 5 year old's card. I colored Rex with Copics and cut him out with Nesties. The sentiment was computer generated and cut out with a tag nestie and airbrushed. I added some Glossy Accents to Rex's eyes.

Sadly, today is my last day on the Pink Cat Studio DT. I have loved every minute of it and have appreciated the opportunity Melissa gave me, but it is time for me to explore new ventures. I love PCS stamps and images and it is with a heavy heart that I step down.

Supplies:
Stamps - Rex Ate the Valentines Digi (Pink Cat Studio), sentiment computer generated
Paper - Sugar Rush (BG), cardstock(SU)
Ink - Copics
Accessories - Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Glossy Accents, button (PTI)

I hope you have a wonderful rest of the day and I might just be back later with another post...

Hugs,

New Copic Colors!!

2011-01-12T20:32:00.002-05:00

Our prayers have been answered - Copic is finally releasing 12 new colors!! Yippee!!

You can pre-order them individually here

pre-order the SET (all 12) here (comes with free case if you buy the set!!)

WooHoo! Lots of new stuff coming down the pike this year!! :)

I promise a new card tomorrow!

Pre-order for So Special Magnolia Stamps is here!!

2011-01-11T16:09:00.004-05:00

Happy Tuesday, y'all!! :) Hope everyone is having a great day so far! It is freezin' here in FL with no sun - boo hoo!

I do have HOT news for you though...

7 Kids has Pre-orders for the new

SO SPECIAL collection from Magnolia!!

Woo Hoo!!

Click here to pre-order!

I promise to be back later this week with more cards! I have been busy with a and fundraiser that I will share with you later this week too! :)

New at 7 Kids!!!

2011-01-08T21:00:00.004-05:00

Happy Saturday night!! No card today, but I wanted to give you some 7 Kids updates:

The brand new Magnolia Magazine (Will You Be My Valentine) is now available for purchase here.
New Pink Cat Studio pre-orders are available here, just in time for Valentine's day!
New SEWeasy products pre-orders are available here.
Bildmalarna pre-orders are now available here.
Brand new Belles & Whistles pre-orders are now in the store here.

Happy shopping!

4 New Cards!!

2011-01-07T13:30:00.000-05:00

Happy Friday, ya'll! I have 4 new Maggie cards to share with you today! I will keep my comments to a minimum, as I am also playing nurse to my hubby who had Laser PRK (similar to Lasik) surgery yesterday. He is doing really well, but I have to put lots of drops in his eyes and make sure he is not overdoing it. Have you ever tried to keep a workaholic in bed and tell them to rest? Ha!

Ok, Card #1:

Using Travel Tilda

I stamped and colored the images with Copics and cut them out. The swirl punches are from EK Success. I used Circle and Heart Nesties for the sentiment and the flowers are WOC. I put some clear Stickles on the purple parts of her flower.

Supplies:
Stamps - Traveling Tilda, Suitcase with Sign (Magnolia Stamps), sentiment is PTI
Paper - Cardstock SU, Sugar Rush DP (Basic Grey)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Fern Punch

Card #2:

using Tilda with Letter and Sugar Bag

I stamped and colored the images with Copics and cut them out. The red panel behind Tilda was embossed with a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. I used a tag Nesties for the sentiment and the flowers are WOC. I airbrushed the sentiment with some R37 and R35 Copic Marker.

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Letter, Sugar Bag (magnolia Stamps)
Paper - Cardstock (SU), Bittersweet DP (Basic Grey)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Embossing Folder (CB), Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch

Card #3:

using Shopping Tilda I colored Tilda with Copics and cut her out. The panel behind her and the sentiment were airbrushed using R83 Copic Marker. I used some CI ribbon and my bow easy to make the bow. The border punch is Martha Stewart.
Supplies:
Stamps - Shopping Tilda (Magnolia Stamps), sentiment (Amy R Stamps - CC Designs)
Paper - Carstock (SU), Phoebe DP (Basic Grey)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch , Bow Easy, Ribbon (CI), Flowers (WOC), Border Punch (Martha Stewart)

Card #4:

using Dinner Tilda and Tin Boxes I colored the images using Copics and cut them out. I cut the boxes apart and layered them on top of one another and then layered Tilda on top - all using 3-D foam tape. The sentiment was cut using a tag nestie. Both the doily and the sentiment were airbrushed using R83 Copic Marker. I added a little Liquid Pearls to Tilda's necklace and bracelet. The flowers are WOC. You can't see it in the picture, but I added some Glossy Accents to the front of the heart cookie window.

Supplies:
Stamps - Dinner Tilda, Tin Boxes, Sentiment(PTI)
Paper - Cardstock (SU), Phoebe DP (Basic Grey)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, doily, 3-D foam tape, Liquid Pearls, Glossy Accents

Have a fabulous weekend! I am sure I will get lots of images colored this weekend as we will be home all weekend with hubby recovering!

Please Be Mine!

2011-01-06T07:00:00.003-05:00

Happy Thursday, y'all! I have lots to do today, so I will make this short and sweet! :)

Pink Cat Studio has brand new digi's today!! Go check out all of the sweetness over at the other DT blogs too!

This is Lily Love Bug. I colored her with Copics and added lots of Stickles to her hearts. The sentiment is from a PTI set and was stamped over an airbrushed heart panel cut out using Nesties.
Here is a close-up of this cutie! Who wouldn't fall in love with her?

Supplies:
Stamps - Lily Love Bug Digi (PCS), sentiment (PTI)
Paper - Sugar Rush (Basic Grey), Bazzill and SU carstock
Ink - Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch , Flowers (WOC)

Let's Go Shopping!

2011-01-05T11:36:00.000-05:00

Ok, going for a Three-Peat today! LOL! I do have one more Maggie card to share with you, but I have to tell you something fun....

Some one gave me a Blog Award!! I am so flattered as I think this is the first time anyone has ever given me one!

I got this Award from a wonderful blogger and 7 Kids College Fund DT member, Julie. Julie is an incredible artist and I am so honored that she chose to pass the award on to me. Thank you so much Julie!

So I have to share 8 things about myself that you probably do not know, so here it goes...

1. I was born and raised in Texas.
2. I love the ocean, but never went to the ocean until I was a junior in high school!! I live really close to the ocean (about 2 miles away) and can't imagine living far away from it. (I am sure you all know I <3>

8. I am a lefty and proud of it!

So I have to pass this award on to 8 people:

Tori Wild

Melisa Waldorf

Lesley (Our Scrappy Life)

Ok, enough of a tease, here is my 3rd card for the day!!

I have been itching to use Shopping Tilda, so I finally broke down and just did it. I used some older, retired Basic Grey DP for this one along with SU and Bazzill cardstocks. Nesties, Airbrushing, WOC flowers, Bling (it's deep red, but showing up darker in the photo), swirl punch(EK Success), SU tag Punch, Amy R birthday sentiment and a Martha Stewart border punch complete this card. Look Ma, no fern punch - say it isn't so!! :)

Here is a close-up of Tilda. I used these Copics to color her.

Skin: E11, E00, E000, R30

Hair: E57, 55, 53, 50

Clothes: R39, 37, 35, 32, B99, 97, 95, 93, 90, E37, 35, 33, 30, E47, 43, 42, 40,Y26, 21

Supplies:
Stamps - Shopping Tilda, sentiment (Amy R - CC Designs)
Paper - Basic Grey DP, SU and Bazzil cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Bling, Border punch (Martha Stewart)

Love and Cherish

2011-01-05T10:00:00.000-05:00

It's me!! Back again!! I have another Valentine Maggie card to share.

This is Tilda with 3 flowers.

The paper is from the Sugar Rush DP (Basic Grey), the sentiment is from Technique Tuesday and the cardstock is Bazzill and SU. The flowers are WOC and the swirl punch is EK Success. I used a Heart Nestie and my favorite fern punch too!
Here are the Copics I used:
Skin:E11, E00, E000, R30
Hair: E57, 55, 53, 50
Clothes/Shoes/Flowers: BV04, 00, 0000, E37, 35, 33, 30, YR16, 15, 12, YG 95, 21, 0000

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with 3 Flowers, Sentiment (Tech Tues)
Paper - Sugar Rush DP (Basic Grey), SU cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Nestabilities, Fern Punch, swirl punch (EK Success), Ribbon (PTI), Flowers(WOC)

Hot or Cold??

2011-01-05T08:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! Hope everyone is having a good day so far! I am getting errands, etc done today as my hubby is haivng Laser PRK (similar to Lasik) surgery tomorrow and will need lots of TLC through next week. It will be hard to keep him down and resting since he is a workaholic! LOL! Hopefully I will get lots of Maggies colored while taking care of him.

7 Kids College Fund has a new challenge on the Challenge Blog today.

This week's theme is:

Hot or Cold

I was a little tired of the cold, so decided to do a summery card.

I am envious of Pirate Tilda because she is standing by the ocean and it makes me miss fishing....I have not really done and fishing since a brief drop in a lake last summer. I am itching to do some rod bending in the ocean. I am planning on doing some fishing later this year when the hubby and I go to Hawaii! I can't wait. Ok, back to reality....

I used the Tilda with Jolly Roger and Sea Background stamps from Magnolia for my card. The DP is from the Basic Grey Olivia stack and the cardstock and ribbon is SU. The sentiment is from Amy R's Birthday stamp set (All That Scraps). I colored both images with Copics and added lots of aqua Stickles to the waves. The bow was made using my Bow-Easy (great product!) All of the edges were distressed using a distressing tool. Not sure where I got the charm, but Tab has some in her store here.

Here is a close-up of this swashbuckling cutie!
I used the following Copics to color:
Skin: E11, E00, E000, R30
Hair: E57, 55, 53, 50
Clothes: R22, 21, 20, 0000, C7, 5, 3, 1, 00
Flag & Sea Background: E37, 35, 33, 31, 30, BG13, 11, 10, 0000, E43, 42, 41, 40

I will be back later with another post!

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Jolly Roger, Sea Background (both Magnolia stamps), Sentiment (ATS)
Paper - Olivia DP (Basic Grey), SU cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Bow Easy, Charm, Distressor Tool, Ribbon (SU), Word Window Punch (SU)

More Tags and a Maggie!!

2011-01-04T22:57:00.004-05:00

Hi there!! Post # 2 for the day! I have 2 more sets of tags to share with you along with a quick Maggie card.

This is Secret Tilda. I colored her with Copics and airbrushed some Y32 Copic marker around the edges of the image. The sentiment is from PTI and was airbrushed too! I used WOC flowers, fern punch and some SU ribbon atop the super-vintage Basic Grey DP (the name escapes me!)

Here is the first set of tags, made using the PTI tea pot die and coordination stamp set
I used some retired SU DP and cardstock along with the matching ink, Soft Sky. The tags were cut out using Nesties, distressed around the edges and the tea pots are popped up.
Here is the second set of tags, using Fluffles the cat from Stampendous.
He has to be one of my favorite characters for stamps. I colored him using Copics and added some Stickles to his bow and arrows and layered him on circles cut with Nesties (Hope he finds someone to hit!)

You can check out my Etsy store for more info on the tags!

Supplies:
Stamps - Secret Tilda, Sentiment (PTI)
Paper - Basic Grey, Bazzill, SU cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch

Be My Valentine....Please!

2011-01-04T12:17:00.003-05:00

Happy Tuesday, y'all! The kids are finally back in school and I was very busy yesterday making new Valentine and Birthday cards!! Be sure to stop by every day this week for some new eye candy!!

I have a few Valentine's projects that I completed to share with you today. The first one is this set of 4 'be mine' tags using a Hero Arts stamp.

I colored them with Copics, added a little clear Stickles to the hearts and distressed the edges with some Tim Holtz ink.
For more info on these, see my Etsy Store.

Secondly, here is a set of 5 Valentine Cards that I made using a PaperTrey Ink set and PTI papers.

These cards measure 3.75" x 3.75" and include 4x4 Kraft envelopes.

Here is a close-up of the card. The only variance is the sentiment. There is "be mine", "sweetheart", and "valentine".

Here is a peek at the heart which has been popped up with 3-D tape.

Hugs and Kisses Tilda

2010-12-29T10:20:00.002-05:00

Good Wednesday Morning to ya! I am off to the airport in a bit to pick up my inlaws who are flying in from Philly, so I will make this post a quick one!

I made another Valentine's card today using Tilda with Letter. I went with a vintage-y look today - not something I do very often. I am steppin' out of my comfort zone and using more blues as well.

I will let you in on a little secret....the papers are actually Christmas papers! LOL - I know you won't tell anyone! They are from the MME Signature Christmas stack and the cardstock is the coordinating Bazzill matches. The sentiment is from PTI. I used Heart Nestabilities, Distress Ink, my favorite fern punch, Copics and lots of flowers (WOC) on this card. Tilda and the sentiment are popped up with 3-D foam tape.
Tilda was colored with these Copics:
Skin - E11, 00, 000, & R30
Hair - E57, 55, 53, & 50
Clothes - BG72, 45, 11, and 10, B24 & 29
Letter - E42, 41, 40 & R37

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Letter, sentiment(PTI)
Paper - MME Signature Christmas DP, Cardstock (Bazzill)
Ink - Memento, Copics, Distress Ink
Accessories - Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Ink Blending Tool, 3-D Foam Tape

Will You Be Mine?

2010-12-28T12:44:00.005-05:00

Happy Tuesday, Peeps! I have been busy this morning cleaning house as my in-laws arrive tomorrow from Philly. They got snowed in on Sunday and could not get here before tomorrow. Glad we don't deal with snow here in FL! It has been very chilly this winter, though.

I have a new Valentine card to share with you using Valentine Tilda.

I pulled out some old SU DP for this card. Tilda was colored with Copics and cut out. I used a new large Oval Nestie die to layer her (Got these new for Christmas - yay!!) The pink panel behind Tilda was airbrushed using R32 Copic Marker and my Copic Airbrush System(ABS).
Here is a close-up of Tilda. I used the following Copics to color her:
Hair - E59, 57, 55, 53, 50
Skin - E11, 00, 000 and R30
Clothes - BG49, 13, 11, 10, 0000, R20, E43, 41, & 40

Supplies:
Stamps - Valentine Tilda (Magnolia Stamps), Sentiment (PTI)
Paper - cardstock & DP (SU)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Heart Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Flowers (WOC)

Just Chillin'

2010-12-27T20:03:00.007-05:00

Happy Monday, everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas holiday! Our family had a nice and relaxing Christmas and I even had some time to make some new scrapbooks!!

The first mini album was made using papers from We R Memory Keepers DP and coordinating stickers.

Sideview:
Pg 1 & 2

Pg 3 & 4:
Pg 5 & 6:
Pg 7 & 8:
Pg 9 & 10:

These are the 6x6 sheets that fit in the 3 pockets:

Here is the second album I made. This one is a Girl Album - it makes a perfect brag book or gift for a relative, God parent or friend!

Pg 1 & 2:

Pg 3 & 4:

Pg 5 & 6:

Pg 7 & 8:

Pg 9 & 10:

3 Sheets for Pockets:

Hope you enjoyed this little photo tour!! Have a great week!

Make a Wish Tilda!! 7 Kids Challenge #11

2010-12-22T07:00:00.004-05:00

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! Only 3 more days until Christmas!! I still have a few things to wrap, but I am pretty much ready. I do have to admit, I did not get a family Christmas card out this year. I have really beat myself up over it, but I am going to have to let it go this year and just schedule to have them taken in September 2011!!

Before I go any further, I have to wish one of my best friends a Happy Birthday....So,

Happy Birthday, Bev!!

I hope you have a fantastic day!

Challenge # 11 over at 7 Kids College Fund is today and the theme is:

ANYTHING GOES!

So, I made this little birthday card for Bev using the Tilda with Wedding Gifts stamp. This is one of my favorite stamps because it is so versatile! It is great for birthdays, Christmas, Weddings, etc.

I used some Basic Grey Nook and Pantry DP along with some SU cardstock. The sentiment is from Amy R Stamps. Tilda was cut out using the Deckled Nesties. I sponged some So Saffron ink around the edges of the image. The sentiment was punched using 2 different SU punches. I airbrushed the flower with some Y26 Copic marker and my Copic Airbrush System.
I used the following Copics:
Skin - E11, E00, E000, R30 & R20
Hair - E57, E55, E53, E50
Clothes - Y26, Y21, Y11, Y000, R05, R02, R01, E37, E35, E33 and E31
Presents - same as clothes and G20, G11, and G21

Shadow - W3, W1, W00, Colorless Blender

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda with Wedding Gifts (Magnolia Stamps), Amy R Birthday Sentiment
Paper - Basic Grey Nook & Pantry, SU Cardstock
Ink - Memento, Copics, So Saffron ink (SU)
Accessories - Flower (prima), Nestabilities, Pearl, Swirl Punch, SU Punches, Ribbon (SU), Copic ABS

***Don't forget that Scavenger Hunt #3 is today over at the 7 Kids Blog too! ***

7 Kids News -

7 Kids is having a Christmas Clearance!! Shop the Christmas Section and use the code: XMASCLEARANCE15 for the discount.
New colors of Flower Soft are now available here.
New Crafter's Companion Stamps are now available here!

7 Kids Scavenger Hunt!!

2010-12-21T12:21:00.003-05:00

Happy Tuesday! Only 4 more days until Christmas - are you ready?? LOL!

7 Kids College Fund is having a Scavenger Hunt all week over on the

7 Kids Blog

Be sure and check it out - lots of cool prizes!

Merry Christmas!

More JOY!

2010-12-20T07:00:00.003-05:00

Happy Monday, y'all! There is only 5 more days until Christmas, so I thought I would post one last Christmas-y item! The papers used are from some new WeR Memory Keepers DP I picked up at my LSS last month. I will just give you a quick photo tour of this album!

Thanks for stopping by! Merry Christmas!!

Love is in the Air!!

2010-12-19T20:00:00.005-05:00

Happy Sunday, y'all! It has been a super-busy week for me - sorry for my absence! My kids are officially on Christmas Break!! I am hoping I survive the bickering between my two youngest children!! It has already begun!

I have 2 new Valentine's albums to share with you. I cannot believe I am already planning Valentine's projects, but it is right around the corner! I used a K&Co kit that I bought at Michael's last week. It was love at first sight when I saw it!! LOL! I will not bore you with the rest of the details on each page, so enjoy the eye candy as you scroll down!

Here is the second album I created. I love how the cover of this one turned out!

Phew! I hope you made it this far! Have a wonderful night!

Mini Maggie's Card Set

2010-12-13T22:00:00.000-05:00

Happy Monday, y'all! I am really wishing someone from the North would shut the door - it's COLD in FL!! It got into the low 20's/upper teens last night! The high today was 44! Eeek!

My Maggie MINI'S arrived last week and I have never busted anything out and inked it up so quick! I think they were mounted and inked up within a few hours of donning my doorstep! I made a set of 3 mini cards with envelopes for a cute giftset.

The cards measure 3.75 x 3.75 and fit perfect in the 4x4 square envelopes from PTI. I am still in love with this Wonderful Winter DP from MME - I can't get enough of it! The sentiment is from a PTI set.
Here is Christmas Party Tilda
Here is Tilda with Wreath
This one is Tilda with Fir

I will be adding this set of 3 to my Etsy store soon!

Stay warm and stamp, y'all! I will be baking all day tomorrow - lots of yummy treats!

Supplies:
Stamps - Mini Maggies (Tilda with Wreath, Christmas Party Tilda, Tilda with Fir)
Paper - Wonderful Winter (MME), Cardstock (SU)
Ink - Memento, Copics, Cool Caribbean Ink (SU)
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, bling , Martha Stewart border punch

Peace on Earth

2010-12-12T19:12:00.000-05:00

Happy Sunday! I just got back from taking my daughter and three of her friends to see the latest Harry Potter Movie. It was so good! We had a nice weekend, not too crazy, so it was nice to relax a bit.

I have another Tilda card to share with you tonight. This is Christmas Morning Tilda. She is so pretty and I loved coloring her.The papers are from the Mistletoe collection from Memory Box. These papers are gorgeous!! I used a distressing tool to distress all of the edges of the papers. The sentiment is from a PTI set. I used Copic Markers (E47, 43, 42, 41, & 40) to color the tag for a distressed/worn look. I then ran around the edge of the tag with R89 Copic Marker to frame it. The flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts, the fern punch is Nellie Snellen and the bow was made using my Bow Easy. I used the crystal chandeliers from Magnolia - you can find them here. Of course, I had to airbrush a doily for the background - such a simple thing, but packs a lot of punch!
For anyone interested, this card is already SOLD. I will probably be using her again soon, though! :)

Hugs and have a good night!

Supplies:
Stamps - Christmas Morning Tilda (Magnolia), sentiment (PTI)
Paper - Cardstock (SU), Memory Box DP
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Fern Punch , Bow Easy, Crystal Chandeliers, distressing tool, Copic ABS, Doily (Wilton)

Merry Christmas Birgitta

2010-12-11T07:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Saturday everyone! Hope everyone is having a nice weekend. I am trying to get organized for Christmas and company coming to visit in a few weeks. I know it sounds funny to get ready so early for company, but I have a very busy week ahead of me with class parties, crafts, etc. I am always at a loss of what to get my in-laws for Christmas, so I am determined to make my hubby participate in this exercise. What do you buy for the people that buy everything they want? It's so hard!

Anyhow, I have a quick card to show you using Santa Birgitta from CC Designs.

This is the front of easel card. (I really need to try another style of card - I am a bit stuck in a rut with card styles.) The paper is from the Wonderful Winter Stack from MME. I used Martha Stewart punches (border & leaf) as well as lots of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession. The panel behind Birgitta was cut with a Nestability and then embossed with the Snowflake CB folder. I sponged a little Riding Hood Red ink around the edges. I added Stickles to her hat, flowers and to the berries on the sentiment.
Here is the inside of the card. The green panel is for a quick message.

*This was a custom order and is already sold*

supplies:

Stamps - Santa Birgitta (CC Designs), Sentiment (Impression Obsession)

Paper - cardstock (SU), Wonderful Winter (MME)

Ink - Memento, Copics, Riding Hood Red (SU)

Accessories - CB Embossing Folder, Punches (Martha Stewart), Flowers (WOC), Stickles, Nestabilities

Snow Day!!

2010-12-10T07:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Friday, y'all! I am so ready for the weekend. I am having some girlfriends over tonight to scrap and make cards!! YAY for 'me time!'

I have a cute little winter card to share with you today. I recently bought some of these Pure Innocence stamps from MFT. They are so easy to color and make for a quick card. I colored her with Copics, cut her out with Nesties and added some Polar White Flower Soft and Stickles.

Gotta run! Have a happy weekend!

Supplies:
Stamps - Snow Day by Pure Innocence (MFT stamps)
Paper - Wonderful Winter DP (MME), cardstock (SU & PTI)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Polar White Flower Soft

Tilda has a Secret...

2010-12-09T07:00:00.002-05:00

Happy Thursday, y'all! Christmas is getting closer and closer and I am lovin' all of the Christmas images!

Secret Tilda arrived at my doorstep a few weeks ago from 7 Kids College Fund and I could not wait to use her. I inked her up and colored her while on vacation over Thanksgiving.

I used more DP from the Wonderful Winter DP stack by MME. This is my new favorite paper! Hope you don't get sick of it! It goes great with Old Olive and Riding Hood Red SU cardstock. The poinsettas are Making Memories. I put a dew drop in the center of each and covered it with some Lime Stickles. The fern punch can be found here. The sentiment is from Impression Obsession. I used a corner rounder on it and then colored it with Copics, giving it the distressed look. There are some tiny red rhinestones on the holly. I added the same technique to the panel with Tilda on it.

To achieve that weathered look around the edges, I used E43, E42, E41, E40 and 00 Copic Markers.
Supplies:

Stamps - Secret Tilda (Magnolia Stamps), Sentiment (Impression Obsession)

Ink - Memento, Copics

Paper - Wonderful Winter DP (MME), cardstock (SU)

Accessories - sewing machine, fern punch, poinsettas (Making Memories), Dew Drops, Rhinestones, Stickles, Nestabilities, ribbon (SU), corner rounder

Have a great day!

Winter Wonderland - 7 Kids Challenge # 10

2010-12-08T07:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Wednesday! Hope everyone is having a fabulous day so far! Only 17 more days until Christmas, so things are a little busy around here - what's new, right? I have to get crackin' wrapping, baking, etc.

I am hosting the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge this week!!

The challenge I chose is:

WINTER WONDERLAND

Use your snowflakes, shimmer, snow glitter, etc to create a snowy winter scene! I cannot wait to see what you come up with.

Here is my card:

I chose Tilda in Christmas Coat for my card. She is one of the new 2010 Merry Little Christmas Magnolia Stamps and I am in love with her! I used lots of Clear Stickles and Polar White Flower Soft {this stuff ROCKS} for my wintery scene! The doily in the background was airbrushed using the Copic Airbrush System and some BG72 Copic Marker. Here is a close-up of Tilda. You can see I added some Stickles to her package too.

Here is a sideview of the easel card.
Here is the inside of the card. It has a panel perfect for jotting down a quick note!

Supplies:

Stamps - Tilda in Christmas Coat & Winter Forest(Magnolia Stamps), sentiment (PTI)

Ink - Memento, Copics

Paper - Wonderful Winter DP (MME), Cardstock (PTI)

Accessories - Copic ABS, Doily (Wilton), Stickles, Flower Soft, fern punch (Nellie Snellen), pearl, snowflake punches (Martha Stewart & EK Success), sewing machine, ribbon (PTI)

Brrr......Pass the Cocoa!!

2010-12-07T07:00:00.001-05:00

Happy Tuesday! I am trying to stay warm today - it is super chilly in FL right now....Brrrr! It got down into the 20's overnight - very cold for this area, considering I live about 2 miles from the Atlantic Ocean!!

I feel just like Willow - curled up in my comfy jeans and sweater with a hot cuppa cocoa, so I thought this was the perfect stamp to use!

I used the Willow with Hot Cocoa stamp from Whiff of Joy. I just bought this cute stack of DP from MME last week and have been itching to use it! The pink and green are so great together. The snowflake embossing folder is by CB. The image and sentiment were cut out using Nestabilities. I airbrushed the sentiment panel with some RV00 Copic Marker.
Supplies:
Stamps - Willow With Hot Cocoa , sentiment - Unity Stamps
Paper - Wonderful Winter (MME), cardstock (SU & PTI)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Snowflake punch, pearls, Embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Ribbon (PTI)

Stay warm! I am headed to a Christmas Cookie exchange today, so I will have yummy cookies to nosh on with my cocoa! LOL!

Book Review - Flatlands by Susan Sims Moody

2010-12-05T23:00:00.006-05:00

Happy Monday! I don't have a card to show you today, but I will be posting several this week - I promise! Instead, I have a book review to share with you.

I recently read and reviewed:

Flatlands

by Susan Sims Moody

Flatlands is the first installment of the Jennifer Martin Mystery Series. The story is about a girl named Jennifer who has recently moved back to her small hometown in Bedford, Mississippi after attending college in the Mid-West. She takes a job with the failing local newspaper in Bedford and throws herself into the inner workings of the small town. After settling into to her own place and meeting some new faces, she soon finds people and things are not as they seem...

This book is rich in description and character development. It captures the essence of small town life interwined with southern charm and traditional values throughout. I felt as if I had lived in Bedford, MS my whole life!

Flatlands is a light-hearted mystery that is easy to read. I found it the perfect book for my Kindle App on my iPhone, because it was so easy to pick up and jump right back into the story. I enjoyed this book thoroughly and could not wait to read the next in the series, Mercy as well. I would highly recommend this book to anyone!

Author information

Susan Sims Moody is the author of three novels in the Jennifer Martin mystery series. Born and raised in Mississippi, she now lives in Hudson, Wisconsin, with her husband, two well-above average children, and their dogs Skipper and Mary Ann.

I hope you enjoyed my review! I will be back tomorrow with some new Christmas cards!