Quietly Relax....

Happy mid-week everyone!! Yayyyy.. it's Wednesday and you know what that means??? Friday is soooo close! Ha!  Today's card was all about "quiet"... yep.. as in shhhhhh.

I wanted to do a simple, soft design with this adorable little Gilli.  As I mentioned yesterday, these fabulous images will be available soon!  I colored my image with my Copics and just wanted  a "peaceful" look about the card.  I was thinking of my dear friend who has really had a rough time of it.  I wanted to remind her to take a little time and... relax.  Grab a book and maybe a nice cool eye mask and just "chill" for awhile.  Sometimes we all need to remember something as simple as taking a little time to be still and quiet is all we need.  ;-)

My card base is Pure Luxury, "Turquoise Sea" and with a bit of Black Onyx trim.  My DP is from my newest pile of stash I found that I had forgotten about.  Hee  Shhhh... don't tell anyone.

My sentiment is from the Hello Sunshine Stamp set from Gina K Designs.

I hope you have a relaxing Wednesday but if you don't, remember, Friday is sooooo close I can taste it!!!  :-)  Thanks for stopping by!!! *HUGS*




 Copics I used:

Country Style!

Today I wanted to share not a card I created but... a CD holder I made.  I love this cute cowgirl from Gilli Stamps and when I see her I think of my friend, Suzanne Dean, loving her crazy country music! LOL  Honestly, I DO like country as well... grew up with it... but I don't listen to it as much as I use to so she's alway fair game when I see anything country. LOL

I can't give you a link for this fabulous stamp yet.  My dear friend/illustrator, Anary Baumgarth, is still in the process of setting up her site.  Woot!  You will love her cute Gillis.  

I colored my image with Copic markers and fussy-cut her out before propping her up on my case with Pop Dots.  

Just to give you a back view of the opening.  I used little Magnetic Snaps to hold the case together and added the button to cover it.  

Fabulous way to present a CD as a gift!!  I hope you're having a great Tuesday.  I plan to take it easy the next few days and let the cortisone shot I got in my knee take effect.  Hopefully by end of week I'll be feeling good as new!  

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you tomorrow! *HUGS*

 Copics I used:

Emily's First Copic Image...

I am always so excited to consider even for a moment that I inspire my kids in any way.  I mean, I KNOW that kids look up to their parents and that sometimes they try to emulate them.  But... I never get use to the fact that MY kids do this with me. LOL  Ya I know... crazy, I suppose.  But I think it comes from not having enough confidence in what I DO to think my kids would even consider trying it LOL  Anyway.... Emily, apparently, has been "watching" and honestly, I think actually LEARNING!!!

She asked if she could use my Copics to color an image and make a card while I was doing the same.

FIRST, let me say this to you who own Copics and think.. OMGOSH why would anyone let their children use their Copics??? Well... if you KNOW Copics, you know the tips cannot be damaged by schmooshing (is that a word? LOL) or even bending them over completely.  So... I feel rather confident in letting my ten year old try her hand with them.  :-)

Emily chose a Gilli image.. Balloon Gilli.  I LOVE how she tried to copy the balloons showing through each other and she OBVIOUSLY saw me use darker colors around the edges of my images because she certainly tried to do that with the dress.  :-)

And a close up... because I didn't see it until I posted... she even gave her cute  blushed cheeks.  Good job!!!

I DID create the bow for her when she asked how I tied them.  But overall, I'm pretty impressed with the job she did and I "think" I MAY be leading her in the right direction on how to color with Copics.  :-)

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!  *HUGS*