Saturday, June 29, 2013

Save the Cha-Chas

Hello everyone... Today I am sharing a card made for the sister of a friend. The subject is dear to my heart as my MIL is a survivor. This is an image from Simply Betty Stamps. I colored with my Spectrum Noir markers.



Colors used: 
Shirt: IG3, IG4, IG6, IG8, IG9, IG10
Glove: CR6, CR4, PP4, PP2
Skin: FS9, FS4, FS3, CR3, CR6
Hair: TN3, TN6, TN9, EB4

Thanks for Stopping by! 

Friday, June 21, 2013

Red, white, and Blue

Hello everyone! The La-La Land crafts fan group on Facebook is having a challenge. Fourth of July and/or Red , White, and Blue. Here is my entry into the challenge using Beret Marci. She was colored with my Spectrum Noir pens. The eiffel tower is also a die from La-La Land.



Colors used:
Hat/skirt: TB3,TB5,TB6,TB7
Hair: CR7,CR10, CR11, DR5,DR7
Skin:FS9, FS4, FS3, CR3 blush
White: IG2, IG1, blender
Shoes:IG3,IG5,IG6, IG8


Thanks for stopping by! 

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Happy Father's Day

Today I am bringing you a Father's Day card created for my father-in-law. This is a super cute S.W.A.L.K. image called Prickly. I colored the image with my Spectrum Noir markers.


Colors used:
Skin: FS9, FS4, FS3
eyes: TB2
Tongue: CR3
Hair: IG2, IG6, IG5, IG3
Hedgehog: TN3, TN5, TN7
Pants: EB1, TN1, TN2, TN3
Shirt: TN5, TN7
Boots: IG5, IG3
Sweater: JG5, JG7
flower: GB5, OR1, OR3
grass: LG1, LG2, LG5, JG1


other products used:
patterned paper from Chatterbox
burlap ribbon from The Ribbon Boutique
Tumbled Glass Distress Ink for the clouds

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Boarded Up class project

Hello everyone! Today I am bringing you a project that I will be teaching at my local scrapbook store. In this class we will be upcycling childrens board books into mini albums.

Here are photos of my sample book:











I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge (anything goes)

Thanks for stopping by! 


Monday, June 3, 2013

Summer Fun!

Hello everyone!  Today I am sharing with you a new card, Summer Fun!  This was a blast to make and reminds me of my little man making sand castles. The card was colored with my Spectrum Nor makers.



Colors used: 
skin: FS9, FS4, FS3
hair: TN3, TN6, TN9, EB4
Sancastle/ shells: TN3, TN2, TN1, EB1
Pants: BT6, IB3, IB2, IB1
Shirt: CT4, CT3, CT2, LY3
Shovel: CG4, CG3, CG2, CG1
Pail: OR3, OR2, OR1

Image: La-La Land Crafts


I have entered this project into the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge (S)  and the Simon Says Stamp Challenge (Anything Goes)

thanks for stopping by! 

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Alcohol Ink Art

Hello everyone. Today I am bringing you something a little different done with my Spectrum Noir refills. Here is a page from my art journal. It was my very first time painting with alcohol ink and I loved every minute of it.

Due to the nature of the paper, an acrylic base/primer was used. I rubbed with metallic beeswax and then painted away using Spectrum Noir refills. The sky is IB3, LV3, CR6... the grass is JG1 and JG2.  The trees were painted with DG3 and DG4


I still need lots of practice but it was super fun! 

Sweet Carrots!

 Howdy my crafty friends! Today I am sharing my this sweet treat box using dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  For this project, I used the ...