Nurse Nora

A little birdie told me that my mother-in-law is secretly hoping to get a pack of cards from me for Christmas.  I was totally flattered and decided to whip up a batch just for her.  Here's one that I came up with using a sweet image by CC Designs, called "Nurse Nora".

I love red, white and black together and that color combo was perfect for this image.

I used a glitter pen on her angel wings and then outlined the whole image with a pale blue Copic to make it *pop*.

When I was finished with this card, it was missing something, so I grabbed my favorite sharp implement, poked away, and drew in a quick cross stitch pattern with a black marker.

Voila!  The perfect finishing touch!

Only six more days until Christmas!

I hope you're all enjoying this time of year with your families and friends.

Hugs,

Got Mono?

This week over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long, we've got a monochromatic challenge.  Are you game?  You can check out all of the details on the CSAYL blog.

I decided to use Baha Breeze for my cute little holiday creation.

I used a white 5 1/4" square for my card base and "Ski Bunny Trevor" as my main image.

I kept the embellishments clean and simple, and finished it all off with some piercing around the edges.

I'd love for you to play along with us this week!

Undecided...

I decided to sit down and play with the current Mojo Monday sketch and came up with this yesterday afternoon. The image is by CC Designs and the papers are from the last SU Sale-A-Bration catalog.
I offset her from the center of the circle a bit because I was going to add a sentiment. The only problem I had was deciding which sentiment to use. For some reason I just couldn't decide, so I left it off and decided that I'll add one when the occasion comes up for me to use this card.

Quick post today - I'm off to the farmers market!
Thanks for stopping by.

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

My cabana boy scheduled this post for me because my hottie hubs and I are celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary today!

We've got a fun challenge for you over at the CSAYL blog today. This week we want you to make a Christmas card using faux or real stitching.
Here's what I came up with...This little guy is Trevor by CC Designs.
I had some ink bleeding issues with the blue Copics on Trevor's hat. But as I always say....there are no mistakes in crafting, just embellishment opportunities. I took the "opportunity" to use some fake snow that I found in my holiday embellishment drawer.
The sentiment is a rub-on that I popped up with a small oval punch.

The background paper is from the "Crafty" slab by DCWV. Can you see the faux stitching on the middle panel in the photo above?

Be sure to hop on over to the CSAYL blog to see what the rest of the team has cooked up today. And when you're done being inspired, create your own masterpiece and leave us a link! Have a great weekend!

A Sweet Inspiration Challenge

My cabana boy scheduled this post for me because I'm busy trying to get free samples at the sake factory!

Today is Tuesday and that means another fabulous inspiration challenge from Little C's. Here is this weeks photo...Great pic isn't it?
Here's what I came up with... I used these yummy green pearls to mimic the piping on the bottom of the cake.
I also added these mini pink roses because I just couldn't resist.

This is "Rosalie with Roses" by CC Designs. I've been working on my black hair technique and this image was great practice. To pull the whole card together, I used the pattern papers to paper piece her dress and socks.

So what do you think? Are you inspired by the photo? I hope you'll play along with us this week. Be sure to leave a link to your creation on the Little C's blog.

Little C's Inspiration Challenge

My cabana boy scheduled this post for me because I'm on a flight to Japan right now!

Today brings a new challenge over on the Little C's challenge blog. How's this for inspiration?
Such a fun pic to kick off the start of summer.
Here's what I came up with using "Sweet Kiki" from CC Designs. I really liked the blue and white polka dot print, so I paper pieced her headband and outfit to match the background paper.
I scored the white cardstock border to match the table in the inspiration photo, and then finished it off with some white satin ribbon.

I colored Kiki's ice cream cone with a glitter pen and added a red pearl to the top. I couldn't resist.

What will you come up with this week? Hop on over to the challenge blog for more inspiration!

A bit of sunshine

This is "Rainy Day Emma" by CC Designs. I decided to use up the scraps on my table and ended up with this...And yes.....I love polka dots.

Isn't little Emma adorable?
In order to make her rain gear look realistic, I colored over it with a Sakura glaze pen. It gives the same exact look of clear embossing powder without the messy powder and heat tool. This technique is perfect for todays challenge over on the Little C's blog.

This week we want you to use embossing on your project. Any kind of embossing will do - heat embossing, dry embossing, embossing folders, embossing pens....anything!

Thanks a bunch for stopping by today!

I'm on a much needed road trip with the girls today - yay!
See ya tomorrow :-)

Together Forever

2nd post today

Todays challenge from the Little C's divas is all about layers. 2+ layers to be exact. I just love me some layers! Here's what I came up with for the 2+ layers challenge....My Aunt and Uncle have an anniversary coming up and this little beauty will be surprising them in the mail. I used the "Spring Couple" image by CC Designs and a rub on for the sentiment.

Aren't they adorable?
Since this was an anniversary card, I thought some pearls were in order.


Did you know that ALL rubber stamps at Little C's are currently 40% off?! Jen is clearing out her inventory and everything must go! Use coupon code: "GoodBuy40" at checkout to get your discount.

After you've checked out the website, hop on over to the other divas blogs to see what they've come up with for the layers challenge. Maria & Jen. Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,

Outside, Inside

This is my second post for today. If you're here for the Pink Cat Studio rubber release, please scroll down to my previous post. Thanks!

It's challenge day with the Little C's divas! This week our theme is "Outside, Inside" and we want you to decorate the outside and inside of your project.

Here's what I came up with... I used a tin and a cute image called "Nurse Nora" to make a mini first aid kit for the car. I used glitter on her angel wings, a Sakura glaze pen on her red boots and popped up her apron with dimensionals.
Here's the inside of the empty box...

And here it is filled with some Mommy essentials...

If you want to play along with us, and need some inspiration, be sure to check out the blogs of the other two divas - Maria & Jen. All of the juicy details for the challenge and the winner of last weeks challenge can be found on Jen's blog.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Hugs,

Don't talk to me until I've had my Starbucks

I'm definitely a "don't talk to me until 10am" kind of gal, so I just love this image. Her name is "Coffee Kiki" and you can find her right here at Little C's along with all of her other cute CC Designs friends.

After I had little Kiki stamped out and colored in, I thought she needed a little something in the background to ground her. I decided to try drawing my first wood floor and took pictures along the way - you know, just in case it came out well and was blog-worthy! Being my first attempt, I was thrilled with how it came out and thought I'd share it with you today.

And let me just say that if I can do this, ANYONE can.
Using a ruler and a 0.05 Copic Multi Liner, I drew in a wood floor and a baseboard.


Then I used Copic E49 (Dark Bark) to scribble around the edges and do a little shading under her feet.


Then I blended in some E29 (Burnt Umber).

And filled in the rest with E57 (Light Walnut).
To finish it off, I filled in the baseboard with Y28 (Lionet Gold - not pictured).

I hope that you found this helpful and give it a try!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by my little corner of the world today.
I hope you have a happy day!