Don't over do the Smooch Illuminate Pearlized Top Coat!

I made this card for two challenges, Friday Sketchers #106 and Crazy for Challenges 41. I really love how it turned out except for one thing. I used too much Smooch Illuminate Pearlized Top Coat on the flowers. The flowers look sort of muddy now. Oh Well, lesson learned!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Popcorn the Bear, Papertrey ink Sentiment
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, SU Early Expresso (Sentiment)
Cardstock: SU Almost Amythyst, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Gina K Pure Luxury
Paper: SU Almost Amythyst DSP, Certainly Celery DSP, SU Sending Love Specialty Designer Paper
Accessories: Recollections Rhinestone Stickers(Michaels), Prima White Symphony Blend, The Art of Life Shop mini roses, May Arts Champagne Net Ribbon

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Heidi

High Hopes It's a Party

Challenge #78 over on the High Hopes Blog is "It's a Party" so create a birthday card. I just got chopper relaxing on an inner tube. I thought he would make a cute birthday card. I used the challenge on the Crazy for Challenges blog for the card. I created a tent card so chopper could look like he is riding the waves while seated in his inner tube.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes Chopper, Papertrey Sentiment-Mega Mixed Messages
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Pacific Point, Copic Markers
Cardstock: SU Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, Baja Breeze (inside)
Paper: Craft n Craftin' Surf's Up Item # GP398
Accessories: SU Small Oval, Scallop Oval, Wide Oval Punches, MyMomenta Puffy Stickers, SU Linen Thread

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Happy Birthday Dad!

Happy Birthday Dad-several weeks early! I really love having cards finished WAYYYYYYY ahead of schedule. And, I really love this card. I love snorkeling. It is so peaceful swimming with tons of sea creatures in their home. High Hopes has a whole bunch stamps to satisy my love of snorkeling. Last time we were in Hawaii, my dad learned how to scuba dive, so I got Diver Dan from High Hopes specifically for making cards for my dad. To make Diver Dan, Diver Harry, I should have given him a bald head and short hair on the sides LOL!

The sketch is from the Sketch Saturday Blog #103. The challenge for the Cute Card Thursday #112 is to make a card for someone special, and my dad is special! Lastly, Crazy 4 Challenges #37 blog wants us to use a pocket in/on our creations. My dad says he doesnt want anything for his birthday, so instead I am going to take him to Mama's Fish House for dinner next time we are on Maui. I made a simple pocket inside the card to put a home made gift certificate. Here is a picture of the last time we went to Mama's Fish House!

To make the card, I first stamped Diver Dan, then created a mask of him, and then stamped the sea floor. I then created a mask of the background, then stamped Edgar Eel and Simon the sea turtle. I coloured the entire image with my copics and then cut it out. The base of the card is Stampin Up Bermuda Bay, topped with Riding Hood Red. The paper is Seaside Retreat from Webster Pages. I used a piece that has a sunked ship, fish, sea horse, coral and shells. I then topped it with a smaller piece that includes a map with a legend that has sand dollar, fish, octopus and compass images. I added ribbon, also from Webster Pages. The buttons are from Basic Grey stitched on with Stampin Up Linen Thread. I really wanted to see all the detail in the paper, so the I made the last piece for the sketch using clear cardstock. I lightly sponged it with Teal and Ultramarine Staz-on Ink. Finally, I added the High Hopes Sentiment and then used 3M mounting foam to attach the image to the card.





I sure hope he likes it!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes Sea Floor Background, Edgar Eel, Simon the Sea Turtle, Diver Dan, Dive Right In sentiment
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics Markers, Staz-On Teal & Ultramarine
Cardstock: Stampin Up Bermuda Bay, Riding Hood Red, Gina K Pure Luxury White, Clear Card Stock-Flourishes
Paper: Webster Pages
Accessories: Ribbon-Webster Pages, Basic Grey Buttons, SU Linen Thread

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Heidi

C4C36 & Sketch Saturday

The Challenge over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog is to create a card inspired by a verse in a well known children's nursery rhyme.

What are little boys made of?
Frogs and snails
And puppy-dogs' tails,
That's what little boys are made of.

I chose to create a card with a cute puppy-dog. The sketch comes from the Sketch Saturday Blog.



Supplies Used:
Stamps: Stampavie Ruffles, Sentiment from High Hopes
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tangerine Tango, Bashful Blue, Taken with Teal
Cardstock: SU Taken with Teal, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Basic Grey Max and Whiskers
Accessories: Nestabilities, Prima Roses, Scallop Oval & Wide Oval SU Punches, Lace Trim from Joann's Fabric, Smooch-Illuminate.

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Heidi

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C35

I am on a dragon kick this week. So it is no surprise that I chose to use a dragon for this weeks Crazy 4 Challenges blog.

I flipped the sketch for my card.



Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes: Dwight
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Copics, SU Bashful Blue
Cardstock: SU Tangerine Tango, River Rock, Gina K Pure Luxury White
Paper: Crate Pink Plum Collection
Accessories: SU River Rock Ribbon, Nestabilities, SU Scribbles Swirls Sizzlit, Stamping Bella Daubles, SU Punch, SU Wide Oval Punch, SU Scallop Oval Punch

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Heidi

C4C34

Guess what I made another card using Basic Grey's New Capella paper. I am really digging this stuff. This time it's for the Crazy for Challenge blog, challenge # 34. There were no rules on the challange for the design team members, but we followers do have a rule. We must select one of the projects and CASE (Copy and Share Everything) it. I chose to CASE the card from Frances Byrne. The Capella paper goes well with a number of stampin up colours that are retiring. For this card I chose to use blush blossom and mellow moss. I coloured Stampavie's Bernadette Admiring Spring Flowers with my copics. I used my Copics airbrushing system for the sky. I have not had much practise with the system yet, but I think the sky turned out pretty good. I sponged the edge with Mellow Moss cardstockwith Mellow Moss ink to give it more dimension. I also sponged the edges of the Capella paper with Mellow Moss. In following with the sponging all of the edged theme, I sponged the edges of the blush blossom pieces with blush blossom ink. I added tiny roses from The Art Life Shop and $1 satin ribbon from target. I added a flower charm to the ribbon, but it is hard to see.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Stampavie Bernadette Admiring Spring Flowers (sentiment also from Stampavie)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Soft Mellow Moss, Blush Blossom
Card Stock: Mellow Moss, Blush Blossom, Gina K Pure Luxury
Paper: Basic Grey Capella
Accessories: Mini Roses-The Art of Life Shop, Ribbon-Target, Nestabilities, Flower Charm-my collected charm stash.

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Heidi

I love Dragons! Dwight

I cant believe I made a non-square card. I also can't believe I made a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card. This card is for the Crazy 4 Challenges # 33. When I do a card, I usually select the paper first. Then I select the base cardstock colours. When I selected this cute mushroom paper from Crate paper, I knew I had to pair it with Dwight -a cute dragon sitting on a mushroom image I have from High Hopes. I selected the brown because it went perfect with the brown in the mushrooms and the texture gave the card more dimension. I chose SU Crushed Curry because there was some dark yellow in some of the mushrooms. I used the Paper Trey Ink Polka Dot Impression plate to add some extra bubbles to my card. I chose to colour Dwight with colours that were in the paper.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes Dwight, Paper Trey Ink Mega Mixed Messages
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Stampin Up Bashful Blue
Card Stock: Stampin Up Crushed Curry, Brown Textured Paper-Paper Temptress
Paper: Crate
Accessories: Paper Trey Ink Polka Dot Impression Plate, SU Oval Punches, Brown Brads

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Heidi

Daffodils

I am so excited, I finally have a complete collection of copic sketch markers...except for the eight fluorescent colours, of which I am not partial. I have them all in a big basket that I keep by my seat on the couch. I like to colour while watching tv at night with my family. I am 36 and I love to colour! I even stay in the lines...most of the time :-) I am also giddy because I finally broke down and ordered a copic air brushing system. I want to improve the backgrounds on my images, grass, sky, ocean....I cant wait to make some hopefully fabulous creations.

I had fun using my copics for this card. The current challenge (#25) on the copic creations blog is flowers. The sketch for this challenge is from Friday Sketchers challenge #97, Over on the crazy for challenges blog, challenge #32 is to use 1 ribbon, 2 brads or buttons, and 3 punches. The Cute Card Thursday challenge #107 is Mono Mania. Any guesses on my colour?!?



Supplies Used:
Stamps: PaperTrey Ink Year of Flowers: Daffodils, Birthday Basics
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: SU Barely Banana, SU Yoyo Yellow, Gina K Pure Luxury White
Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle Clothsline Canary Damask
Accessories: SU Oval Punch, SU Large Oval Punch, SU Scallop Oval Punch, SU Fire Brads, Taylored Expressions Lemonade Twill Ribbon

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Heidi

Feeling very Krafty!

The first challenge for April over on the Crazy for challenges blog is to use kraft cardstock. This is why I love doing challenges, it makes me use supplies that I neglect. I paired the kraft cardstock with some bravo burgandy (both from stampin up) added the sketch from the Sketch Saturday Challenge #97 and viola! The sponsor for C4C31 is The Greeting Farm, so I thought it appropriate to use one of the image from the Miss Anya Collection

Supplies Used:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm, The Paper Company Sentiment
Cardstock: Stampin Up Kraft & Bravo Burgandy
Paper: Basic Grey Koshi
Accessories: Nestabilities, Denami Design Buttons, Ribbon from Joann's

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Heidi