Snowflake Hugs

Hello friends, 

This is one of those times where I wish the camera could catch all the details on the card.  These photos do not do this card justice.   The snowflake is cut from a sparkle paper.  It isn't glitter paper but just a soft sparkle.  The snowflake is also accented with purple diamond dots.  They all catch the light and add their own sparkle.   I mounted that on a wave of color that is sponged onto white card stock.   I hope you like the mix of white space and splash of color and sparkle.   Christmas is coming quick.  This is a great one to make several of if your stack is falling short. 

Happy creating friends...

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Joy Tree

Greetings, 

I love these layering stencils that companies are coming out.  This is just a fun card.  The stencils make it fun and easy to complete.  To finish this card off, I used a stardust pen to place dots between the leaves.  It adds just a tiny bit of sparkly and fills in a bit of white space.  I used a green gel pen to highlight the veins in the leaves.  Then gold diamonds dots in several places around the tree as ornaments.  

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"Chew"

How is it possible that Thanksgiving is in just a few days! I know this isn't a traditional Thanksgiving card, but since we are all going to do a bunch of "chewing".  I thought it was fun.  These pandas are just adorable.   I hope no matter what you eat or how you celebrate you have a wonderful Thanksgiving week. 

Sending lots of Panda Hugs

Chris

Copics used-  I colored my card with colored pencils because it is what was what I had near by

but if you want use

Copic Numbers:

Brown: E44, E43

Green: G16, G14

Pink: R20

Winter Leaves

Hello friends, 

I wish Winter was leaving.  It technically isn't even here yet.   I'm playing around with some stencils and a new set from Unity.  I love the softness.   I tried to keep all the tones  the same to the green and the star would be the pop of color.   It would hard to make a lot of these cards, but that makes them even more special.   

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Thankful Sorta Day ( 3 panel fun fold version 1)

Hello, 

This is just a real simple accordion fold but I had never made one.  A fellow friend stamper Debbi made a similar card and it inspired me to get it done.  I love the 3 panels.   I do feel like I fell short on using the middle panel.  I wish I had companion stamp to this Fall Winnie the pooh image.   I think I need to try this same format with different stamps... stay tuned more cards coming....

Copic colors:

Winnie: YR24, YR23, YR21

pumpkins: YR18, YR16, YR14, YR12  YR02, Y15, E13

Ground: W5, W3, W1

Cutest in History

Welcome, 

As you probably know one of my favorite things about teaching classes in the students.  You guys are always inspiring me and give me the best ideas.  Things I would never come up with on my own.   Patty asked me for a baby card that had a dinosaur on it.   I'm sure I may have gotten around to it eventually, but I'm so so so glad she pushed me to create this.  I love this card.  It has also become one of the most popular baby cards on my craft table.  I love you guys.  Thank you for pushing my creative limits! 

Copics used

Green: YG17, YG13, YG11

Hearts:RV04

Ground: W3, W1, W0

white gel pen

Sprinkled with Lots of Fun

Hello,  

Just a quick card card.  I had some of this donut paper left from another project.    I paired it with this sentiment.   I u

sed some sprinkles stamps to fill in the white space.   I think it works.  What do you think?

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Blown Away by You

Welcome (or welcome back), 

This is a really sweet image from the Glad We are Friends Stampin Up Stamp set.  In true to me form, I've had it for years and only just inked it up.  It was because of this little puppy that had to have it.  How cute is he?   I used the card sketch that came right from the SU catalog so I can't take credit for the design.  I just used papers that I had in my stash.  I didn't have any of the ones that SU recommended.  I love how it turned out.  What are your thoughts?  Would you change anything?

Copics used:

Brown: E18, E17, E15

Cream: E50, E51, E53, 

PInk: R00

Dk. Pink: R20, R22

Silver: C5, C3, C1

Ground: W5, W3, W!

Holey SHEET!

I just wanted to pop in and say Happy Halloween!  This is anther one of my cards from my Halloween sketch set.    I watercolored the ghost with my zig markers.  I love the soft look it give the ghosts. 

I just loved this sentiment. I thought this ghosty was funny. 

Be safe trick or treating.  Eat lots of candy, we have lots of stamping to do tomorrow. 

Smiles, 

Chris

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Witching You a Happy Halloween

Hi friends, 

I don't think ghosts need brooms to fly, but I don't think this guy could resist trying it out.  He looks like he is having a blast.   Maybe he can find a dentist out on his adventures.  Haha!   I used my zig watercolor pens to color up this image.  I love the soft results that the pens yielded. 

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Fun Fold Flowers

Hello,  

I found this card sketch on pinterest.  It is 4 x 12 inch piece of designer paper cut at a slant folded into thirds to create an accordion.  I adhered the panels to each side of the folded paper to create this card.  It sounds hard, but I think it comes together pretty easily.   In order to get this to work, you really need to use double sided designer paper.  Stampin up is the only company I know of that consistency offers it.  I might have to purchase it more often.... maybe.... if it is on sale..   maybe.  Hmm..

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Lots of Balls- two ways

Greetings,  

I'm notoriously bad at making cards that center around sports.   I'm trying to do a little better.  For Father's day Spellbinders came out with a masculine die set that centered gold and fishing.   I knew that several of my students had golfers in their family so I knew that we needed to get the golf dies out and get to work   One of the coolest design feature of the set is that Spellbinders also came out with a golf ball wax seal.  If you didn't like the wax seal you could choose to use the traditional die cut look.    Which look grabs you more? 

 The  I'm slowly over the years collected some fun sentiments.   I think everyone was able to find something they liked.  

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A Scream

Hey trick or treaters!

  I wanted to try something a little different today.  I usually use blue or gray when I color ghosts.  I don't know why.  There are no rules, right?  So I thought I'd try pink.   I was also in a watercoloring mood.. so i used my zig watercolor pens to get that soft look.  What do you think? 

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You Are Fierce

Hello!

I'm talking a little break from Halloween cards today.  This is an older set from Stampin up called Wild Cats.  I'm always been drawn to tigers.  There is just something magical about them.  I wasn't 100% sure about the art work in this set when it first came out.  I think it was actually in part because the sample in the catalog were made with some really (IMO) odd colors.  Once people started getting their hands on their stamp set and started creating with it, I was all in.  When they are in the natural colors I think they look stunning!  What do you think?  

I have so many ideas for this stamp set, I can't wait to get it out again soon and try another idea. 

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Ghostly Card Sketch

Hello friends,  

I colored up these ghosts over the summer.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them.  I wanted them to be the focus of the cards, but again these are smaller images.   I went back to stash of sketches to find a design that would help me create a clear focal point.  I love how the circle spotlights the images, white the banner anchors the image to the card.  It provides a nice balance.  If I was going to make these cards again I might try using a light grey instead of white.  Do you think that would help the ghost pop out even more?  What do you think?

Copics used: 

blue: B00 or B60

Pink: RV02, RV00

Green: YG13, YG11

Orange: YR07, YR04, YR00

Brown: E44, E43

Purple: BV02, BV01,

Ghost Problems

Is it Halloween yet?

I love this time of year.  The stamps are so much fun.   This little ghost has all sorts of problems.  I'm experimenting again with using card sketches to work with some smaller images.  I like the way the striped paper pulls your eyes right up to the ghost.   Do you think this layout works for him? 

Copics:

I used C2, C1, C0 to give a little shading 

added wink of stella to add sparkle

Fall some moments are gold

Happy Fall Greetings,  

I love playing with  color.   I saw this color combination on a sweatshirt of a stranger walking around town the other day.  I loved the way the purple played off the other yellow and the browish gold.    I made a mental note and couldn't wait to give it a try.  I wish I had a picture of her sweatshirt, but I think I captured it pretty well.   If you are going to try it at home I used Daffodil Delight from Stampin up.  Honey from TE and Plum from Gina K.   All the stamps are from Unity

Have a creative day friends

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Can You Mail Me a Little Fall?

 Happy Fall Y'all! 

I can't believe summer is over.  Fall is the prettiest time of year, but I love summer.  Since... mother nature isn't taking suggestion for extending summer season, I'm doing my best to embrace the change.  This is one of my favorite stenciling sets.    I made a few different versions.  Do you have a favorite- large or small size?

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Party on the Farm

Hello friends, 

I love to color, but sometimes, big images can be overwhelming.  If I where to color this whole card it would take me over an hour to color.  This is kind of a fun way of spotlighting an image and saving some time.  I fussy cut the cow and pig and popped them up to help them stand out even more from the scene. 

 

Copics used:

Pig: R21, R20, R00

Cow: I used watercolors

Take me to the Sea

Greetings! 

Summer is my favorite time of year.    I've had this beachy embossing folder just sitting on my desk and I couldn't let the season slip by without using it.   I also wanted to try it with my favorite technique. I love the finished look of this card.    Here is how I got it...

I inked up a white panel of card stock with blueprint sketch mermaid lagoon and salty ocean and tea dye inks.  Then I ran it through the embossing folder.  I then re-inked it with the same inks.  I like how the raised sections picked up the ink differently than the flat paper.   Once the ink was dry, I used a white pigment ink pad and gently drug the pad across the paper. Only the highest point of the design caught the white ink.    To finish it all off I die cut some seashells and a sentiment to add to the card.  I wanted the background to be the star of the show, so I didn't want anything to take away from it.   

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Cutting Edge

Welcome, 

I have a real short post today.    This die is made by stamping up (so sorry I don't know the name).  It comes in two two pieces.  At first I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the large chunk of space.  Then I remembered I had a few really large sentiments that I rarely use.  They fit perfectly.   I added one clay red heart to each one of them.  I really like how they turned out. I think I might make more of them.  

Wine of Life

Hi!   If you follow my blog, you know that I love these mice.  They are always up to something silly.   This little Mama looks like she has had enough of the kids shenanigans and is enjoying a glass a wine and the quiet.  Am I projecting?    No matter what I just love it.   It came with the perfect sentiment.   This was a fast one to color up.  It is refreshing they they didn't add a complicated background to the image.  It just pops against the white.    I hope you are enjoy.   Thank you all for getting me from day to day.   This parenting thing isn't for wimps.  :). 

Copics used:

Skin: E000, E00, E93

Fur: E30, E31, E33

Leaves: YG67,YG63, YG61

Grapes:; BV08,  BV04, BV02, BV01, BV00

Wine: R59, BV02 and a touch of BV04

Jelly Out of Your Donut

Hello friends, 

We all have bad days.  I love making cards that encourage and lift other up.  This sentiment made me laugh.  I hope it does the same to whomever gets this cards.  I made a batch of these to put out of my craft table.  Hopefully  everyone likes them.  

Copics used: 

Donut : E30

Frostine: RV04, RV02, RV00- glitter

Little Piggy

Hey there friends, 

Check out this guy.  How adorable is this pig?!  I know sunflowers are sometimes considered a fall flower, but I couldn't wait to get inky with this stencil set.  It is by a company call Miss Ink.  It is a really small company.  It will not be my last purchase.  I love all the detail they fit into the stencil set.     Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope you have a great day! 

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Tie Dye Embossed Amsomeness

Hello, 

I hope you are feeling Groovy today because we are going to make a faux tie dye background.   This was really easy to create.  We used our distress inks to create a rainbow.   I knew that I wanted to use this 3D embossing folder.  it had a mosaic pattern.  It is not centered.  The focal point is centered in the middle top third of the card.  When I did my sponging I kept this in mind.  I started my red where I thought the center would fall and had the color radiate out from that point.  I purposely didn't try to make the pattern perfect.  I didn't mind the unevenness .   Once the pattern was full of color, I ran it through the 3D embossing folder.  I wish the camera could pick up the texture on the camera.  It is really impressive.  To finish it off, I added black diamond dots to some of the arches on in the pattern.  I did my best to keep it fun and simple.  What do you think?  I hope you give it a try!

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It Sherbert Day

Hello all, 

I hope you all are enjoying your summer.  I can't believe how fast it is going.  July was a crazy busy month.  I hoped to catch up on a lot of projects.  I had a ton of fun, but my "to do" didn't see me much.  Oh well.  I guess I get another chance at it in August.    It is more important to focus on the now, right?! 

Fran ( a student) requested these.  She always sends her granddaughter ice cream cards to with money for ice cream in them each summer.  What a fun tradition.  It was a great excuse to ink up these stamp from Trinity stamps.  It was perfect timing because Taylored expressions just released a cone embossing folder.  I sponged a little brown ink on toffee paper. It looks just like an ice cream cone.  I almost took a bite to make sure it wasn't real.   I couldn't decide what sentiment I liked better.  What do you think? 

Copics used:

Brown (hat and spoon): E30, E31, E33, E35

Red: R37, R35, R32

Pink: R83, R81

Orange: YR07, YR04, YR02

Yellow: Y11, Y13, Y15

Green: G00, G02

Blue, B00, B01

Violet: V12, V15

Dark Brown shoes: E35, E37

Skin: E00, E000

 

Postage Collage- Stencil Version

Hey Hey!

About a year ago I created this card.   It is a year later and I'm still in love with the postage stamp concept. I'm so glad they released a stencil set.  I love the end result.  I can't wait to create more of both of these cards.  Do you have favorite style?

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