Frog Princess!

Recently Christine Young from Paper Nest Dolls asked me to color one of her images and I have it finished for you today.

This is the Frog Princess file sent to me a digi image, but Christine's store is full of fun rubber stamps as well! I used my Copics to color her and to create the outdoor scene around her. I used Hammermill 110# cover cardstock to print my image. The background paper is from Doodlebug Design and the cardstock base is Papertrey Ink. I used a die from Jaded Blossom but cut off a bit of the cardstock around the edges and finished it off with a sentiment from My Favorite Things.

Copics:

Dress: R81, 83, 85, V01, 000, 0000

Hair: E47, 44, 42, 40

Use your favorite skin tone combo for her skin and green and blue combos for your grass and sky.

Have a wonderful Saturday night and see you back here soon.!

Fairy Magical Birthday!

I started this fairy a couple of days ago and shared it on Instagram as my Day 11 coloring. Was happy to get her finished today to share for Day 13 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge. I had another marker run out on me - my B000 while coloring the background. Now I'm wondering how many markers 30 days of coloring could empty. Ha, that means plenty of practicing and taking time to do something I enjoy is happening around here!!!

Copic Colors:

Wings: B05, B02, B00

Pinks: R85, R83, R81

Yellows: Y15, Y02, Y00

Hair: E44, E42, and just a touch of E40

Background: B00, B000, B0000, Blender

Use your favorite skin tone combo!

The stamp and sentiment along with both dies are from Jaded Blossom. I colored on Hammermill 100# paper and the cardstock is Papertrey Ink.

Morticia!

A little throwback to the Addams Family today for a challenge I'm participating in over on the Alicia Bel Facebook page. I decided to give Morticia a red dress, but I still like her style!

I used my Copics for my coloring. My C1 ran out of ink in the midst of working on the skin tone. I knew I needed a refill for this marker, but just hadn't bought it yet. Oh well, even if I didn't get the result I was aiming for, I am not disappointed in how it turned out. 

Here are most of the colors I used:

Hair: N8, N6, N4

Skin: C5, C3, C1, E000, Blender

Dress: R89, R59, R39, R29

Eyeshadow: RV32, R32, R30

Garden Clippers: C5, C3, C1, RV69, R89, R59

Rose: R59, R29, R27, R24, G99, YG63, YG03

I added glitter to her hair with a Wink of Stella pen. Happily my photo caught some of that shine. I also used some Black Soot Distress Oxide to cover the white framing my image. For the card, I used dies from Jaded Blossom and My Creative Time. The cardstock is from Papertrey Ink.

Hello!

It's Day 1 of The Daily Marker 30 Day Challenge hosted by Kathy Rac. I have a card to share with you using a digital stamp from All Dressed Up.

I used Copic markers to color her and dies from My Favorite Things and Jaded Blossom to complete my card. The background paper is from Authentique and the cardstock is from Papertrey Ink. 

I'm looking forward to sharing lots of coloring this month and should have plenty of time since school is out for summer break and I have lots of days off! Yay!

See you here or on my Instagram page tomorrow with Day 2!

Present to Go!

Received this sweet digi from Di's Digi Stamps as a freebie in the Kit and Clowder group and I just couldn't wait to color it up. There is just way too much cuteness going on and I am also a sucker for presents, especially birthday presents!

I used the following Copic combos:

Present: C9, R39, 37, 35, 22
Bow on the Present: V09, 06, 04
Fur: E47, 44, 43, 41, 40
Bow on the Bear: C7, R29, 27, 24
Little Bear's Shirt: BV17, 13, 11
Ground: C3, 1, Blender
Background: a little B0000 around the image

For my shading, especially for the present box, I used lots of techniques from the free Markers 101 class from kitandclowder.com and techniques I have learned in a few of the other classes I have taken from there as well.

The cardbase is Papertrey Ink's Red Poppy cardstock. The dp is from Doodlebug Design. I colored on Hammermill Bright White 100# cardstock. I used a sentiment and die from Jaded Blossom.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you will consider following my blog or following one of my other sites. You can find them in the tabs below my header. Have a great day!

Peeking Bunnies Wishing You a Happy Easter!

 Celebrating Easter with this sweet image from Gerda Steiner Designs.

This cutie is a freebie over on their store website, and I just couldn't resist it! I made these 3 and a few more to share with friends and family this weekend.

Unfortunately I did not write down any of my Copic color combos for these. I was carrying around my bag of markers and several of these images and just coloring them whenever I had a moment to spare. I do know that the gray bunnies were colored with Copic Gray C markers and the brown bunnies were colored with E40, 42, and 44.

Here are some close-ups of the cards above:

I hope you have an amazing Easter weekend and I hope to be back on here at least one more time this weekend to share another set of Easter cards that I made as well.

You are Fabulous!

Used another Yampuff digital image for this card. And I think it is fabulous. Continuing to use my Copic markers and having a blast learning new techniques. Thanks again to Kit and Clowder for some great classes! 

Copics Used:

Pinks: RV34, 32, 11

Blues: B99, 97, 95, 93, 91

Yellows: Y19, 15, 11

Light Grays: C05, 03, 01

Black Hair: C09, 07, 05, 03 and a little 100

Background shaded with B0000

Colored on Xpress-It Blending Card

Used dies cuts from Papertrey Ink and Jaded Blossom, sentiment from Jaded Blossom, background paper is Basic Grey, and cardstock is Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happily Ever After Princess!

Used a digi stamp from Yampuff on this sweet princess card that will be perfect for a Bridal Shower or for a Birthday card for a little princess. 

I have been practicing more with my Copics this year and decided to color up this image after taking the July 2017 Markers class from Kit and Clowder. I'm working on pleats in these big dresses. I love the B90's color combo in the Copics so that is what I used here. I used the E40's for her hair - probably E43, E41, and E40. My background paper is from Lawn Fawn and the cardstock is from Papertrey Ink. The dies and sentiment are Jaded Blossom.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

There's No Business, Like Snow Business!

Hey, everyone! Happy Tuesday to you!

This week the Die Cuttin' Diva's are doing a Snowflake Theme Challenge. And as their Guest Diva, I have this cute set to share with you!

For my Die Cuts, I have used the Stitched Rectangular Frame Dies and More from My Creative Time and the Luggage Tag Dies from Jaded Blossom.

To go along with the Snowflake theme, I have used the Inkadinkado Christmas Characters stamp set. I picked this set up at Hobby Lobby for what seems like years ago and I'm excited to have finally used it. This little snowman is just adorable! 

I hope you will join the Die Cuttin' Divas team as well this week for some Snowflake fun. There are lots of sweet crafters on that Design Team and they have lots of inspiration to share.

Love You Dragon! MFT Sketch Challenge #367!

Well, it is my intention to join in on all 30 Days of the Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge! This is my Day 2 project. Sometimes I will only be coloring something up to get in a bit of practice and it will be posted on my Instagram page - here. Othertimes I will take what I have colored and add it to a card or other project as I have today.

I am also excited that I will be able to enter this into the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #367. At first, I was a bit intimidated by this sketch, but I was determined to tackle it and (I think) it came out fantastic! I think this card will be my daughter's for Valentine's Day and I know she will love it too. These little dragons by MFT are some of my and her favorites!

I have also used the Rectangle Peek-a-boo Window from MFT. 

Hope you have enjoyed this card as much as I have. Have a great week! I get another day out of school today due to really cold weather and I am not complaining - or at least I won't be until all of the school staff and students are attending make-up days at the beginning of summer break. Hehe!

Holiday Tag for the Jaded Blossom December Challenge!

We are bringing back the monthly challenge at Jaded Blossom! Yay!

This month the theme is: Tags!

Here is mine for a bit of inspiration!

I have used the Luggage Tag Die, Postage Dies, and Christmas Wishes!

The paper is by Teresa Collins and the cardstock is Papertrey Ink. I used Memento Bamboo Leaves Ink for my stamping. This deer image is just beautiful!

Hope you will give a tag a try and enter. You have until Jan 6, 2018 at 11:59 PST.

You can upload your entry HERE!

Have a great Sunday!!!

Figgy Pudding Cupcake!

Welcome to our 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway at

SVG Cutting Files!

Thank you for joining us for Day #2!

Here is my project for today!

I have used the Christmas Figgy Pudding Cupcake! This one is super sweet and easy to put together and looks so very yummy! Yay!!!

I thought this would make a super cute Recipe Card! What do you think?!! It would also make a great Christmas card even though I have left it flat and not made it into a card.

I have also used some dies and stamps from Jaded Blossom - Christmas Dies, Postage Dies, Scallop Oval Dies Stitched Oval Dies, and Christmas Wishes. I didn't take a picture of the back, but I used the largest die from the Rectangle Dies 2 to use as a space to write the recipe or a Christmas greeting.

The paper is from Doodlebug Design and the cardstock is from Papertrey Ink.

I love how this turned out!

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Want to receive the Christmas Figgy Pudding Cupcake I used in my project today for FREE?

Well, you can! Simply leave some blog love (comment) below and 

then use the following link HERE to grab today's free file!

Remember each day we will have a new free file up for grabs - but they are ONLY available on the day specified! Enjoy and Happy Holidays to you!

Jaded Blossom!

It's a Design Team post from Jaded Blossom.

  

Here's what I created:

I used the new Postage Dies with the Mini Tag Dies 2, Christmas Dies, and Winter Signs.

The background paper on the tags is from Authentique. Isn't it wonderful!!! The paper for the Christmas trees is from Theresa Collins. The cardstock is Papertrey Ink.

I also made a card that was inspired by a project I made earlier this month. See it here.

I used the Postage Dies again along with the Scenic Dies, Border Dies 2, Winter Signs, Hello Deer, and Holiday Splatters.

The cardstock is from Papertrey Ink and I used Distress Oxide Salty Ocean to blend the blue background. All the coloring was done with Copic markers.

Glad you could drop in and take a look!

Holly Berries Card!

 I'm on the SVG Cutting Files Blog today sharing a Christmas card using
Card Sketch 65 and the Kawaii Holly Berries.

I used a sentiment from Jaded Blossom's Elegant Holiday Greetings stamp set which will be back in stock this Friday for the JB Black Friday Sale.

The paper is from Doodlebug Design and cardstock is from Papertrey Ink.

Thanks for stopping by!

Joy to the World, Christ was Born!

I'm taking over the Jaded Blossom Blog today with this Christmas Tag:

I used the Treat Tag Die and the Holiday Treat Tags stamp set. Look for this stamp set to be restocked this Friday for the Black Friday weekend sale along with lots more JB goodies!

The svg file is from My Scrap Chick. The paper is Basic Grey and the red cardstock is from Paperrey Ink. I attached this to a bag of candy, but you can't see the sweet chocolate morsels in this photo. 

See you this weekend for the Jaded Blossom Black Friday Blog Hop!

Blessings,

                   

Happy Birthday! Craftaholics R Us Masculine Challenge!

Craftaholics R Us has a new challenge up today. This week's theme is Masculine.

I decided to make a Birthday Card.

All my dies and stamps are from Jaded Blossom. The cardstock is Papertrey Ink and the patterned paper is from Doodlebug Design.

Can't wait to see your Masculine creations!

Blessings,

                     

Jaded Blossom November Release Blog Hop!

Hey Everyone!  Welcome to Jaded Blossom's November 2017 Release Blog Hop.

  

Now if you're here from Tina's blog, you're in the right place; but if you're just passing through start at the beginning, because you don't want to miss this.  I also have the complete line up at the bottom of my post just in case you need it.
Here is what I made:

I decided to use the new Bubbly set for my project to make this tag perfect for a wedding day gift. I also used Wedding Wishes, Kiss Me a Latte, Stitched Circle Dies, Scallop Circle Dies, Flag Dies, and Wine Tag Die.

And of course we have to have a deal for you right? This weekend only you can get the entire release package for $135.99

Regular Price for the Release Package is $145.99

 Free die for customers that spend $40 or more before Taxes and Shipping! FREEBIE is only available until Sunday 11/12 at 11:59 pm PST.
LARGE SNOWFLAKE DIE

And here is a treat that will be included with every order this weekend. 

BLOG CANDY

1 Lucky Winner will get to pick a stamp set of their choice!

 Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop!

The more blogs you comment on the more chances you have to win!

Now on to the HOP....

Next up is Cindy!

Just in case you get lost here is the Entire Line Up:
Candace
Dardie(November Guest Designer)

Gigi
Sarah
Lee-Ann
Candace O.
Mel
Jamie
Tina
Melissa - You are here!
Cindy
Michelle

Let's Celebrate Snowflake Card! Jaded Blossom November Release Day 5!

It is Day 5 of the November Release at Jaded Blossom and there is one more stamp set to share - Bubbly - and we want to show you this month's freebie - the Large Snowflake Die.

For more inspiration using both the stamp set and the freebie die, 

head on over to the Jaded Blossom Blog. 

I have made a card using both of today's reveals:

I have also used Card Mat Dies, Border Dies, and Winter Dies. I diecut my Large Snowflake Die and used it first as a stencil to make my background; and then because it was already pretty in blue, I was able to use it as the bottom layer of my snowflake topping. The cardstock is all Papertrey Ink and the blue ink is Distress Oxide Ink in Salty Ocean.

Here is a look at the stamp set and die:

The new release will be available today at 4 pm PST. And be watching for our Release Blog Hop to start at the same time. See you tonight!

Blessings,

                    

Winter Hello! Jaded Blossom November Release Day4!

It is Day 4 of the November Release at Jaded Blossom and there are two new stamp sets that we are sharing today - Cardinal Kisses and Fuzzy Mittens!

For more inspiration using these two stamp sets, head on over to the Jaded Blossom Blog. 

I have used the Cardinal Kisses to make this treat box to share!

 

I have also used Scallop Caddy Die, Scenic Dies, Border Dies 2, and the new Winter Banner Dies (available Friday). The background has been colored with Salty Ocean Distress Oxide Ink. The new Oxide Inks blend so beautifully! I enjoy using them way more than the old Distress Inks!

Here is a look at the two stamp sets:

The new release will be available this Friday at 4 pm PST. 

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon!


Blessings,

                

Snowflake Christmas Tags! Jaded Blossom November Release Day 3!

It is Day 3 of the Jaded Blossom November Release and there are two new stamp sets that we are sharing today - Snowflakes and Winter Signs!

For more inspiration using these two stamp sets, head on over to the Jaded Blossom Blog. 

I just love the Snowflakes stamp set, so I decided to get started on some Christmas tags for under the tree this year.

The snowflakes in red are awesome! I also used the Treat Tag Die and Sweet Treats stamp set.

The cardstock is from Papertrey Ink and the white twine is from Trendy Twine.

The new release will be available this Friday, but if you can't wait ...

we have our Gotta Have it Now Package for $135.99.

November 2017 Release will include:

7 - 4 x 6 Stamp Sets1 - New Die1 - Winter Die Freebie
 Winter Die Freebie is for orders $40 or more (before tax and shipping),Friday 4 pm PST through Sunday 11:59 pm PST.
NO PREORDERS! NO BACKORDERS! No waiting WEEKS for your stamps. This Package is only available until Wednesday at 11:59 pm PST, and then it will be back up in the store on Friday at 4 pm PST during our Stamp Release Blog Hop!

Regular price for the release package is $145.99.

Here is a look at the 2 new stamp sets:

Thanks for dropping by today. See you soon!

Blessings,