Motivet DT - Week 1 Challenge!!

The Motivet Inspiration Blog has another Fabulous Sketch to follow this week. Be sure to drop by the Motivet Blog and see all Beautiful samples made by DT. Join in the challenge to have a chance to win some wonderful Motivet Stamps!

The Cute Motivet stamp I used for this card is called "Morris on skates" and you can find him right here. I think this little fella is just the Cutest....and would be great for a hockey player, (birthday), coach or congratulations on someone making a team.

For Coloring - I used copics for base only ...under the prismacolor pencils and h20's to color this image. *(be sure not to use copics over your prismacolor pencils or your copics tips will be ruined)*

The sentiment was made with a Label Maker. I drew and cut out the stars and used a paint brush and white acrylic paint to make the #1....very easy!!

Ink - memento black, bashful blue. Papers - GP white, bazill, me & my big ideas, basic grey. Accessories - brads, string, eyelets, label maker, acrylic white paint, glitter, stitching.

It has finally warmed up here a little. We manged to go for a walk yesterday and today! The weather for the rest of the week looks good too!!...Yay!!..

Have a Great day Everyone....and Thank You for all your Wonderful Comments!!

Rock On Honey!!..Motivet DT

This Super Cute stamp is from Motivet's newest release!....this is Morris playing guitar and you can find him right here. Be sure to visit the Motivet Inspiration Blog to see all the Gorgeous cards and projects the DT has been making....and find out how to win some of these Cute and Fabulous stamps!

I have to tell ya'.....My hubby took a big liking to this stamp as soon as he saw it. And he is a fella that usually just grunts when I show him anything to do with stamping. I bought him a guitar for his Birthday a little over a yr ago....and he plays that noisemaker everyday!!...lol... I really don't mind....sometimes he even talks me into singing along. The last time Trina was here.....we had a real blast singing while he played....I mean we literally brought the house down!...LOL...the dogs all hid in the other room....my son went home shortly after we began..(or I should probably say...ran home)...and I'm sure a few neighbors may have closed their windows...but it sure was FUN!!.

On to the card......

I made the base just using a plastic bowl container....I folded the CS...and placed the bowl over it (leaving one rounded edge hanging over the folded edge a tad) and drew around it with a pencil. Then I just cut it out. The finished card is approx. 5.25 inches....and will fit perfectly into my 5.5" square envelopes.

I colored the image with copics for base, prismacolor pencils and h20's to deepen the shade and add a little sparkle. *(Please remember.....do not use copics over prismacolor pencils or the wax from the pencils will ruin your copic tips!)*

I used a label maker for the words. I drew the stars freehand. The image layer and the stars are popped up on foam squares. There is glitter on the guitar.

Ink - memento black, barely banana, creamy caramel. Paper - GP White, treasures CS, provo craft, making memories, Michael's, dcwv. Accessories - button, gold cord, brads, label maker, glitter, netting, stitching, round nestie

The last time I saw my daughter Trina...we did a little stamping together (we can't sing all the time..lol)....She loved these little Motivet characters....I understand she already has a card made using one of these Cuties...so keep and eye on her blog...Trina's Timeless Treasures.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!!....and Thank you so much Everyone for all your Lovely Comments!!

P.S....I have been asked in the comment section where I find my lace. I've found some at Joannes fabric...(in the dollar bin)....Walmart..any fabric stores....garage sales.... I've even taken off of old garments. I have also taken apart gathered lace...and ironed it flat. (if you find just the right string...gathered lace will just unravel)...then I use the netting for bows ect.

It's Your Birthday! - Motivet Sketch Challenge

There is a Fabulous sketch challenge going on at the Motivet Inspiration Blog. Join in and you will have a chance to win 5 Motivet stamps of your choice. The challenge runs until July 31th...so there is still lots of time to enter.

Motivet is a Canadian based company. The Cute images Doraline and Dexter are created by a 25 year old very talented artist named Marina who lives in Florida USA.

This is the card I've come up with from their great sketch. The stamp I used from Motivet is called Doraline Surprise ....clicking on her name will take you to her. They've had another recent release.....and it is now possible to order in US currency now.

This card is made for one of my daughters Birthday....It is late...but she told me, I have to make her one anyway...lol. I hope she likes it.

How I colored this image....

I've first based the image with copics (all very light colors)...and then used prismacolor pencils (oms) over them. The copics are a wonderful base....the prismacolor pencils blend like butter over them...and the whole image ends up being just a little brighter. Over this I still like to take my Twinkling h20's and just deepen the shading a tad.

**Be sure though...never to use copics over prismacolor pencils...or you will ruin your tips!!**

The sentiment is from Hero arts.

Paper - GP white, making memories, digital bloom&grow, dcwv

Ink - memento black, barely banana, creamy caramel, ruby red

Accessories - dew drops, lace, ribbon, button, dollar store metal flower, prima flower, dollar store leaves, crocheted flower (my own), pearl string (from my good friend Tina), SU eyelet punch, stitching.

The weather here continues to be just right....temperature wise...although a little dry. I am off to bbq with my hubby.....and enjoy a nice glass of wine.....or maybe 2...lol.

Have a Great Weekend Everyone!!.....and Thank You so much for your Wonderful comments!!!!

Celebrate!...Happy Birthday!!..Doraline and News!!

I have a few birthdays to catch up on....and this card is for a very special gal who just loves squirrels and chipmunks. This Doraline from Motivet rubber stamps is just the Cutest and so perfect for this card. The sentiments are gelatin stamps.

Be sure to check out the Motivet site....as they have new stamps...a Handsome young fella named Dexter...and some fabulous new Christmas stamps!! Visit their fabulous Inspiration Blog to see the Gorgeous DT cards...and comment for a chance to win some Fabulous stamps!! Motivet stamps are also available from Phebe at The Town Scrapper ....you can email Phebe right here.

I used one of Bea's Wonderful sketches for this card. Bea not only has a Fabulous blog "Megastamper"....she has a sketch challenge going on with a great prize!!

The patterned paper on this card is Digital....I downloaded it from "Sweet Shoppe Designs" and printed out what I wanted. The Gorgeous kit I downloaded and used here is called Happiness by Zoe Pearn. Zoe has many beautiful kits at Sweet Shoppe Designs and has a fabulous blog called Sweet Nothings.

Onto the card.....The images are colored with copics, prismacolor pencils...and twinkling h20's.

After coloring..I cut out Doraline and the balloon. I stamped celebrate on the balloon, used diamond glaze on the white highlight ovals and went over the remaining part with a stardust pen for a bit of sparkle. I then added a string.

Doraline, the balloon, sentiment and scalloped oval are all popped up on foamy's. I made these cute Lollipop Flowers using a tutorial from the new challenge blog called The Next Level. What a great place.....Lots of neat things going on there!!

The leaves I just cut out by eyeballing and distressed.....The lovely heart pin is from my sweet friend Tina....at Yummy Scrummy Create.

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Big News!!!

A New Store.....Nikki (Bunny-Zoe's Blog) has just opened her Fabulous Online Store called....

"Bunny Zoe Crafts".......be sure to check it out and spread the news!!.... Nikki is going to be carrying some Fabulous stamps and items!!.....You can also click on her Bunny Zoe Crafts Banner on my sidebar....at any time!!

More Great News......

There is a New Whiff of Joy Release coming up....June 14th ....and it is Fabulous!!....You can check out the new stamps right here

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I'm just adding in here that I won't be around for a week ...we are on holidays!! Yay!!...and the weather is Beautiful!!.........Have a Great Week Everyone!!....and Thank you for all your Lovely comments!!

More RAKs and Goodies!!

More Beautiful cards and Prezzies!!......How lucky can a gal get?!!......This card is from my daughter Crystal.....She has been making Lovely scrap type cards for a few years....just recently though she has taken up coloring with prismacolor pencils....and gave me this card for my Birthday....Thank You Crystal!! Not only did I receive Fabulous Blog candy from Marcea.....(you can see it in this post)...She also made me this Beautiful Tag!!!! ....Thank You Marcea!!

A Lovely Mother's Day card from Crystal...............

This Beautiful card and the Lovely gifts to follow are from my Dear friend Tina - "Yummy Scrummy Create"

Tina created this lovely bouquet of flowers.....not only is it Gorgeous...the flowers are loose...so I can use these lovely goodies.......This is the front view....

This is the top view ...so you can see what's inside...Thank you so much Tina!!!!....

But that's not all......Tina also created this Beautiful Altered Canvas using one of my favorite photos of Buddy!.....It is totally Amazing ....and I simply can't do it justice in the photos to follow. There are so many Beautiful elements on it....big and small snowflakes, rhinestones, hearts, charms, netting, brads, stitching, flowers, lots of Gorgeous glitter......it's just unbelievable how much it Sparkles and how Lovely it is. It is so inspiring and a total show stopper on the wall!! Thank you so much Tina for this Beautiful work of Art and Heart!!

Here is a front View...

Here is a bit of an offset view.......

Mama Robin and her babies are doing well.....I am hoping to have another video for you all in the near future. I am so glad so many of you enjoyed the photos and video...Thank you all for visiting and for your Lovely comments!!.

Have a Great Day Everyone!!!..........Hugs, Ila

"Enjoy Your Day" - SC Sketch Challenge

This card was made with the SC212 sketch. The fun stamp I've used on this card is from High Hopes and is called - "Party Girl Florence" The sentiment circle is from SU

The Flamingo is colored with prismacolor pencils (oms) and twinking h20's.I've used versamark and embossed the balloons with iridescent ice for sparkle.

The sentiment is embossed with winter white embossing pdr and is popped up along with the balloons for a bit of dimension.

The top accent is just a few pieces of ribbon and beads tied under the button.....I derived this idea from the fabulous ribbon blossom created by Pam Bassett who recently had a fabulous tutorial on SC right here - Ribbon Blossom

Paper: GP white, bazill, basic grey sugared Ink: versafine black, bashful blue, old olive Accessories: dew drops, button, bling, ribbon. iridescent ice, versamark, stitching, stardust pens, labels one die, CB swiss dot folder

Be sure to check out the High Hopes Challenge Blog#15...this week the fun challenge is brought to us by the very talented Janette and is to use hearts on your card. This week's random winner will receive Matchmakin' Maynard and the Light My Fire sentiment!!

Have a Great Day Everyone!! and Thank You for your Wonderful Comments!!

"Happy Birthday Hot Stuff"- HHCh#14

Here we are again.....High Hopes Ch#14....and it's a fun one!..Niki wants to see...."Dude Cards". Check out all the Fabulous Dude cards here and if you get a chance ....join in to win some fabulous High Hopes Stamps.

I also made this card for this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge which is to have a little humor in your card.

On to the card.......

The Cute dragon on this card is from High Hopes and is called "Gavin' The Givin' Dragon"....the balloons are also from High Hopes.....http://www.highhopesstamps.com/

All the images are colored with prismacolor pencils (oms) and H20's

The dragon is is cut out and set pop dots....as is part of the star and ballons. If you look really closely you will see I added a tuft of hair to his head. Just a little bit of cut up fibres....set on a little dot of Tacky Glue.

I stamped the happy birthday on the balloons with the SU stamp set Amazing to Zany....just the perfect size for these balloons...and added embroidery floss for strings.

I used my label maker for the Hot Stuff sentiment...it worked so well and I was so surprised that I could fold it over like this on the corner.

The star I just drew on a piece of basic grey yellow paper...cut it out....and inked the edges with close to cocoa....added the button.

Stamps: High Hopes, SU Amazing to Zany

Paper: georgia pacific, dcwv, basic grey, su kraft

Ink: versafine black, bashful blue, creamy caramel, close to cocoa

Accessories: label maker, CB folder, button, cord, embroidery floss, foam dimensionals, tacky glue

Have a Wonderful Day Everyone!....and Thank You for all your Wonderful Comments!!

**The cards for Tina's Grandfather are all So Fabulous!!......Thank you for sending me links and photos.....You can view these Amazing Birthday cards right here........"Special Request! Birthday Cards for Grandfather"

Special Request!!...Have a Roarin' Great Day!!

This card is for Tina's Grandfather's 88th Birthday. Just in case you didn't see the earlier post...Tina is the owner of High Hopes Rubber Stamps....and has been ask by her uncle to fill her Grandfather's mailbox with well wishes. You can read more about in this post.

If you would like to make Tina's Grandfather's Day...please email me ....here and I will give you his address. Also if you have a photo of the card you send or have put it on your blog ...would you please let me know...or send me a photo if possible. Because of the distance between them...Tina won't be seeing her Grandfather on his Birthday...but would love to see the cards he receives. If no one minds...I will upload them to my challenge blog and everyone can see them.

*Edited to add......You can see cards for Tina's Grandfather on this post "Special Request! Birthday Cards for Grandfather"

Onto the card...The Fabulous High Hopes lion I used on this card is called, "Leo". The circle and sentiment is computer generated. The sketch I used is from Mojo Monday 68. What a Great Sketch this was to work with!!

Leo is colored with prismacolor pencils(oms) and H20's.

To create the background I mask the image and brushed on Bordering Blue SU ink for the sky. I then brushed on Old Olive SU for the foreground.

The circle with 88 and the sentiment is set on foam dimensionals.

Paper - Georgia Pacific white, Treasures CS, SU ruby red , k&company patterned papers.

Ink - versafine black, bordering blue, old olive

Accessories - brads, metal clip, fibres, ribbon, stitching

Have a Great Day Everyone!!...and Thank you so much for your lovely comments!!

High Hopes Challenge #2

High Hopes Challenge #2 is up on the High Hopes Blog. This week we have a Fun challenge by Jeanne to use a combination of blue, brown, green and any neutral. Be sure to check out High Hopes Blog to see the Fabulous cards the other Divas have created...and....Join in the Fun!!

The fabulous stamps I used on this card are High Hopes..."Max the Magnificent" and the sentiment "Magic Happens" ...I also used the swirl stamp from SU's Priceless set

I colored the images with prismacolor pencils (oms) and deepened the shading with Twinkling h20's. Acrylic white paint, diamond glaze and stickles were used for the details.

To create the background...I mask the image and used a soft brush to add barely banana ink to the top area and another brush to add bashful blue to the bottom area.

The bunny in the hat and the front right bunny are popped up with foam dimensionals.

The sentiment is embossed with black detail embossing pdr.

Papers - GP white, wild asparagus, paper studio

Ink - versafine black, barely banana, bashful blue, creamy caramel

Accessories - flower, lace, stickles, diamond glaze, foam dimensionals, embossing pdr, nestabilities, stitching

Yesterday we celebrated my Mother's 90 birthday! ...a little early (it is actually Nov 20) but this was a time in which all her children could get together...which rarely happens. It was Wonderful!!! She looked wonderful!!...and it was so nice to see everyone!

Have a Great Day!!,,,,Thanks for looking!! and your Wonderful comments!!

The Blog Hop is On!!!

Remember to check out the Diva links on the right hand side of my blog to see which Diva is offering High Hopes Blog candy!!!

High Hopes Challenge #1 - Happy Birthday!! and New Release!!

Yay!!...they are Up!! Be sure to go to High Hopes and check out the Awesome New Release stamps!!

The High Hopes Rubber Stamps Blog is up and running too!! The first Fun Challenge being a Birthday card with brads. My sample is above.....be sure to go to the High Hopes Blog to join in and see all the Gorgeous cards made by the HH Divas.

And Guess What!!??? ......to celebrate Tina is offering a Huge Generous prize for this 1st Challenge....The new Dragon Line of stamps.....over a dozen Fabulous stamps!!!

Okay now...back to my card......

The Fabulous stamps I have used are from the HH New Release stamps...... they include....Albert and Beware sentiment

The sketch I used for this card is the recent Splitcoast SC195 (great sketch)

I colored the image using prismacolor pencils (oms) and Twinkling H20's.

Ink - versafine black, bashful blue, creamy caramel

Paper - GP white, wild asparagus, mme, bazzill cs

Accessories - flower, brads, ribbon, charm, raffia, cord, glitter, foam dimensionals.

Thanks for looking Everyone and for all your Wonderful comments!!!

Celebrate!!

I'm a little late but.... I made this card using Claudia's sketch from last weeks Friday Sketchers # 11...Thanks Claudia for a great sketch!!

The Gorgeous little Tilda in this card is called "VA08 Tilda med ballonger" You can find her in the Magnolia Spring/Summer 2008 Collection at the Magnolia site. Magnolia stamps can be ordered from the Magnolia Store.......Phebe at The Town Scrapper.......and Diana right here.

The sentiment is from a clear stamp set called "Scrappy Cats". The scroll in the corner is from "Fontwerks"

I used diamond glaze on the balloons. The orange center on the flowers is actually a tack from the dollar store....I used a wire clippers to cut off the back. The trim is created with a Martha Stewart punch. The cute little pearl bauble I have in the corner is from Inge...Thanks Inge!! I love those pearly little baubles.

I used prismacolor pencils (oderless mineral spirits) and h20's to color Tilda.

Ink - Verafine Black, bashful blue, creamy caramel, pumpkin pie, orchid pastel chalk ink

Paper - whisper white, my minds eye, fiskars, treasures

Accessories - diamond glaze, acrylic paint, stickles, stitching, glitter, martha stewart punch, nesties, scalloped scissors, ribbon, tack, bauble, flowers.

Quick Birthday Card!!

Sorry I haven't been around as much lately. On the weekend we made a road trip. We visited my mother in Saskatoon SK (about 4 hrs away) and stayed at my brothers. We had a great time!! But on the way home we had some major car issues......at night of course. After sitting on the highway for over two hours.....we got a nice tow ride back to Melville. Now since Monday I have had a virus or cold or whatever. I don't get sick very often ....(of course I just recently mentioned that fact to one of my daughters..lol). Hopefully I'll be back in my happy stamping room soon.

Here is quick Birthday card I made for my son...I received this Fabulous image from Carla at Moralia's Weblog Thanks Carla!!

Did you notice that big brad....Happy Birthday?? ..lol......it wasn't suppose to be there ...but I had a smudge to cover.

Here's the recipe...

Colored with prismacolor pencils(oms) and twinkling h20's

Stamps - Stamping Bella Fella

Ink - Black, close to cocoa, creamy caramel, garden green

Papers - white, choc chip, Michael's, Costco and basic grey

Accessories - cord, baubles, stardust pen, stickles,brad, CB Happy birthdayfolder

Have a Great Day Everyone!! Thanks for looking!!

Claudia's blog Candy!!

I made this Cute little gift bag with Claudia's Tutorial.....It was super easy and fun and gives you an extra entry into Claudia's Fabulous Blog Candy which you can learn more about right here!!

Claudia's Fabulous blog is called Pretty Pressings and all her creations are Totally Awesome!! (as if you all didn't know this already)

My oldest son's (James) birthday was on Sunday....(he is 32....where does the time go??). Anyway James has the most fabulous sense of humour and I knew he would get a kick out of this card...and he really did!! ...Yay!! ..he made my day!!

The tag of course goes inside the bag...with the fibres hanging out (it really looked quite cute) The bag was filled with Lindt Lindor chocolate balls.

Here's the recipe...

Claudia's Tutorial for bag.

Stamps....High Hopes................ Jungle leaves, Medicine Man, Wind up Mousie

All sentiments are computer generated.

Images are colored with prismacolor pencils (oms) and Twinkling h20's.

Ink...Versafine black, old olive, close to cocoa, bashful blue

Paper...whisper white, really rust, Costco

Accessories.... fibres, metal coil, decorative scissors.

Thanks for looking Everyone! I will be back tomorrow with Birthday Blog Candy!!!

High Hopes April Project of the Month!!

Thank you So Much!! everyone for your thoughtful comments about my puppy, "Buddy". He is well on the mend now thank goodness and life is getting back to normal. Now I have some time again for stamping....Yay!!

This card is made with the High Hopes April "Project of the Month" stamp set.......Which is a fabulous set and is on Special at the moment ..but the sale ends very soon!!! The sale includes.....

R-082 Banana Tree

D-092 Single Banana

J-072 Bunches of Bananas

L-040 Sm "Monkey Mike"

H-162 "Go Bananas"

I also used the SC173 sketch to make this card. It's a great sketch!!

The images are colored with prismacolor pencils and H20's.

The top banana tree, monkey and sentiment are all on foam dimensionals.

The green background is embossed with the tiny mosaic CB folder.

I used the cropadile(is that right?) to set the eyelets ...this was the first time I used it...what a marvelous tool!!

Stamps: All High Hopes

Paper: whisper white, dcwv, provo craft, my minds eye

Ink: versafine black, close to cocoa, creamy caramel, garden green, bashful blue

Accessories: eyelets, fibre, cropadile, stitching, cb folder

Thanks for looking Everyone and your Wonderful Comments!! I will be back soon!!!

High Hopes Blog Candy!!

I have 3 High Hopes stamps to offer as Blog Candy! Tina the owner of High Hopes has graciously included these Fabulous jungle stamps in my last DT pkg just for this purpose...Yay!! Here they are So lets have some fun....I have a sketch challenge for you all. Feel free to use any brand of stamps. Please leave a comment and link to your card in my comment section on this post so I can see your card. If you don't have a blog you can still participate by emailing me your card. My email is in the top right hand corner of my blog! I will be picking the Winner Randomly and will post who the winner is on Monday April 21st. Everyone is welcome to participate! Here is the sketch ........You can see my card below.

I made this card using the sketch above....I did change the bottom a little for the sentiment because the image was so large.

I also made this card to participate in a few challenges.....

Cute Card Thursday

Challenge #5 "Things with Wings"......and

Annies Birthday candy at Ink'n'Rubba Annie's challenge is to make a girly birthday card with flowers and pretty paper on it. Be sure to check out her fabulous blog!!

I made this card using...

High Hopes Lizabeth Biking Angel and Hero arts for the balloon and sentiment.

Image is colored with prismacolor pencils (OMS) and H20's

Ink - Versafine Black, close to cocoa, versafine green, bashful blue, old olive.

Paper - whisper white, K&C, basic grey, provo stack, Bazill cs

Accents - stickles, brad, ribbon, stardust pens, stitching, flower made with spellbinders dies.

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Katharina ast Katharina's Creative Ideas is offering Fabulous Birthday Blog Candy!! Be sure to visit her Amazing Blog!!

Big News!!!!

I cannot hold it in any longer....I am so excited!! Yesterday afternoon Pauline from Magnolia sent me an email telling me they would love to have me on their design team. I sent a message back right away accepting this Wonderful opportunity (in between doing the happy dance of course). I am so honered to be on this team with such Fabulous talent.

Oh my Gosh!!......I am still pinching myself. I feel so lucky to be on both High Hopes and Magnolias DT. I will be back to post again tomorrow...I just couldn't wait to tell ya' all my Fabulous News!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

It is finally getting warmer in our area of Saskatchewan....after a week long deep freeze. I took my "Buddy" for a walk yesterday and will be able to today as well. Oh.. I so hope.. it stays warm for longer than 2 days. In fact an early spring is exactly what we need..lol.

See the balloons on this card?...I finally played with the Cricut I got for Xmas!! Wow ....there are so many possibilities with this little machine and it cuts like a dream. I'm hoping to use it more..now that I know how.

The Adorable Scotty Dog is from High Hopes Stamps

The Lovely Tilda is from Magnolia

The sentiment is from Gelatins.

I made this card to enter in Katherina's Blog Candy Challenge and used her Fabulous sketch

I also wanted to participate in this weeks Tilda & Co Challenge which was to use string on the card. I have string on the balloons and gold string for the necklace and bracelet I added on the Tilda. You will probably need to click to enlarge the photo to see these items.

I used prismacolor pencils (oms) and Twinkling h20's to color the dog and Tilda.

I used diamond glaze on the cake (candle and flower) and the dogs nose.

On with the recipe........

Stamps - High Hopes Stamps "Scotty Dog", Tilda from Magnolia, sentiment from Gelatins.

Paper - whisper white, choc chip, autumn leaves, k&company, wild asparagus.

Ink - versafine black, close to cocoa, creamy caramel, bashful blue, buckaroo blue

Accessories - Cricut, scalloped scissors, string, brads, ribbon, stickles, stardust pens, scribbles, glitter, stitching, bling, diamond glaze.

Anyone interested in the Magnolia stamps?... you can email me and I will send you Phoebe's (The Town Scrapper) contact info.

Thanks for looking and all your Wonderful and Kind comments!!

Have a Great Weekend Everyone!!

Happy Birthday!

We had company over the weekend. My daughter Trina came for the weekend. Kim who also lives out of town came for a day. It was a good visit.

Today I have a card I made for my Mother's 89th Birthday. The stamp I used is a High Hopes image.....I know she'll get a kick out of these happy clucky gals.

You can visit High Hopes Stamps here .

I also used the SC150 sketch challenge for this card.

Stamps - High Hopes and studio G for sentiment

Paper - always artichoke, whisper white, michaels, wild asparagus, sizzix stack

Ink - classic black, colorbos black pigment for sentiment, close to cocoa, creamy caramel

Accents - flowers, brad, eyelets, charm, cuttlebug background, stitching, cord, stardust pen and stickles.

I used prismacolor pencils (oms) and Twinkling h20's to deepen the shading.

If you have any questions feel free to ask. Have a Great Day!!

Thanks for looking and your Wonderful comments!!!

Angel on Duty!

Happy Monday!!

Our 34th Anniversary was on Sat...and we had a Great Day!

Our family came over on and off during the day. In the afternoon one of our daughters and her boyfriend came down with their new puppy, "Buster"....a very cute little Maltese/Shitzu.

We all had a good visit outside and then went out for supper. We had a full evening as well with more company in the evening. All in all it was very nice.

We now have 3 grand doggies,... Harley, Wynter and Buster. Maybe I will have to start scrap booking. They are all adorable. I'll post some pics in the near future.

I have a card!...The angel is from High Hopes They have the most "Wonderful" stamps...that are just perfect for coloring. Be sure to check them out...click here!!

I also used the sketch from Splitcoast SC137...a great sketch to work with. You can find it here. I also submitted this card for Kimmie's Kard Kontest!!! for the Supply Challenge.

This image was colored with Prismacolor pencils, oderless mineral spirits and Twinkling H20's. The angel on duty circle was computer generated.

Stamps - High Hopes Bethany Angel, SU Blooming with Happiness

Paper - Whisper white, DCWV, Basic Grey Perhaps

Ink - Classic black, creamy caramel, close to cocoa

Accessories - Flowers, brads, white gel pen, sakura stardust pens. coluzzle, ribbon, trim, stitching, embossing powder, circle and oval punch

Have a Great Day and Thanks for looking!!

Dessert First! and Nice Matters.

It really feels like Fall here now. It has been cool for the last few weeks. I noticed some of the ivy leaves on my arbor are starting to turn red...hey seems like I talk about the weather alot doesn't it?

I've noticed many bloggers are already making Christmas cards....and they are all so Beautiful!! I'm hoping to start on some of my own soon. I like Halloween and love Halloween stamps but am never sure who to make Halloween cards for. Maybe I'll try making halloween Atc's.

Today I have a card that I made for my Son In Law....he's a pretty neat fella, with a great sense of humour .... and loves his dessert. Now I only have to hope the mail will get it to him on time.

I used the SC136 sketch for this card....it was a very neat sketch. You can find this sketch here

Stamps - SU(Riveting, Fresh Fillers, Amazing to Zany), Karen Foster Snap Stamps and Stampendous.

Ink - SU (classic black, creamy caramel and close to cocoa), Chalk ink aquamarine.

Paper - Colormates coffee brown, DCWV, Sizzix little stack, SU ivory.

Accessories - may arts ribbon, brads, eyelets, glossy accents on balloon, stitching, tab punch and circle punch.

Image is colored with Prismacolor pencils (oderless mineral spirits) and Twinkling H20's.

Nice Matters

I have been recently nomimated again for Nice Matters by Charly ....not only is she Nice...she is an Awesome Stamper...check out her blog ..Charly's Crazy Corner .

Thank you so much Charly I am so honered to recieve this award from you.

Because there are so many Nice bloggers out there ... I am simply nominating all the blogs in my favorite places. You are all Wonderful and I am so Happy to be in Blogland with you!!!

Take Care, have a Great Day! and Thanks for looking!!