Challenges...

Here is a birthday card I made a couple weeks ago that I have been meaning to post.

I used a Tiddly Inks image, Spellbinders Nestabilities diecute, and Paper Trey Ink's Tiny Tags.
"It's your Birthday" stamp came from a Hero Arts birthday set.  I used jump hooks (for bracelet making) on the tags.

The green ink was through Distress Ink Markers and an aqua brush.  The dog was colored with Copics.

Another beautiful wedding....

I know this is very similar to my recent post but I don't have any cards to show you. I've been very busy with work and weddings.  Here's one that I just went to in Temecula, at a family winery.

It was a lovely wedding.  Love was in abundance.

This took place over a pond on the property-- it was such a beautiful setting.


Here is my wedding gift card box. I used the Cricut for the side panels to cut words from the Sweethearts cartridge. 

The butterflies were punched out of the invitation paper (that had vines and grapes on it).

This cake was made by my co-worker who made the cake for the bride & groom.  (She's a beautiful cake designer).

 

A wedding gift card package....

I went to a fabulous wedding last night in Huntington Beach. There were so many cool things at this wedding, starting with the bridesmaid who had her Pomeranians in a carriage to the awesome reception. 

Look at this:  I loved it! The little doggies were SOOOOO cute.

The bride and groom looked positively lovely and I was so happy to be able to meet their family and share in their special day.

The reception was so much fun. There was dancing, a free candy store filled with assorted purple candies that we could fill our acrylic canisters with to take home, a taco-bar, a photo booth (with hats and masks to use), and a fry-girl.  What's that, I asked?  It's a girl who fries little donuts with sugar and cinnamon (kinda like a popcorn stand).  HOLY COW.  Then, about 10:30pm, we all got little sparklers (that you have at the Fourth of July) and lined the walkway (on both sides)  and they walked down the walkway.  Apparently, that's a new thing that people do at weddings...  

Here is my wrapped gift... 

This is after it was wrapped. I used the big glass pendant that was on the wedding invitation.  The sentiment came from an Inkadinkadoo clear acrylic stamp set.

 ... inside was my gift box.

once you lifted the lid...

Feeling Crumby??? Go check out Scrappy Moms

If you're feeling blue or ill, here's a card you can send.  I used a Tiddly Ink image and a Scrappy Mom's stamp. The buttons came from Walmart.  The coloring was done with Prima Color Pencils and I did put red Stickles on the hair barrette.  The shoes were done over with Glossy Accents  (I picked up that technique from Marlooney)

Pink Stickles on the skirt.  I used Peeled Pink Distress ink around the sentiment. The sentiment was stamped with Stampin' Ups Always Artichoke ink pad.  The flower is from one of the flowers that I have used in the recent weeks.

And now... A Copics Moment... courtesy of Tiddly Inks

Happy Presidents' Day! (for those of you in the US).

I hope you're all having a prosperous day as you celebrate our American Presidents today.  

Here is a card I made with my Copics Markers. I'm still working on my shading technique but I really like this card.  I distressed with my Cricut Spatula the edges of the image and then used my Tim Holtz Distress Ink pad  ("Broken China") on the edges.  There is a drop of red Stickles on the barrettes in her hair.  The paper came from Blossoms and Butterflies (paper pack from DCWV).  I colored the red dog collars with a fine Sharpie pen.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAH

My Comic-con "partner in crime" has a birthday today. Happy Birthday Leah!!!

Here is a birthday card I made for her.  I used a Tiddly Inks image (http://tiddlyinks.com/)  with my PrismaColor pencils.  I used my cuttlebug embossing folder (Happy Birthday).  I also finally put together my homemade flowers that I created with white cardstock, homemade glimmer mist, mod podge to stiffen the flower and a purple bling from Michaels' Recollection set.  The glue I used is the Scotch Quick Dry.

The ribbon was on sale at Michaels.  It's so cute!  I used Stickles on the cupcake and the skirt ruffles and the little girl's barrettes.

Valentine's Day Cards

I love these cards I made.  I especially love the Sizzx embossing folder with that pretty/shimmery deep red paper. That was part of a Recollections paper package that Michaels sold just for V-Day.  It was deceiving as I thought I was just getting red but if you flipped the paper over, it was a shimmery deep red. 

The image is from Tiddly Inks and I colored with Prismacolor pencils.  Still trying to get the hang of that.  The sentiment is from my new Scrappy Moms stamp release ("Love Notes").  I glittered the wings, and stickled some hair. 

The last two photographs were made with my homemade Wild Plum Glimmer Mist. I distressed the white cardstock, sprayed it with my mist, crumpled it in my hand and then dried it.  What do you think?  I think it needs something. I'm going to try to make some handmade paper flowers and so this may not be the last you've seen of these cards.    :)