Uhhh Santa??!!!!

I just love this adorable image from Mo's Digital Pencil called "Santa's Hat".  OMGosh he reminds me sooo much of when my son was just a baby boy... *sniff sniff*.  I miss those "believe in Santa" days.  :-( But the upside is I love the awesome conversations we have and watching him grown into a wonderful, kind-hearted, smart young man.  Somehow I feel I'm doing something right when I see that.  :-)

My card starts with some Pure Luxury Ocean Mist card stock.  I added a bit of Red Hot and some DP I found in my stash which was perfect for this little peeker.  I colored my image with my Copics after printing it on Cryogen paper from the Paper Temptress.  I added a few rhinestone flourishes and a bit of twine to finish off my card.

I hope you are ready for the holidays.  It seems I always think of one more thing to do or grab or to FINISH even! LOL  But I suppose in the end it all gets done and as always, it will be a fabulous Christmas, as always.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great Saturday!!!  *HUGS*

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Sorry I inadvertently deleted the photo and don't remember all the copics.  :-(

Christmas in July???

Seriously, right??? Ohhh yes... somehow, someone, somewhere seems to always put a challenge out on a Christmas in the middle of the year.  Why is that??? Come on... they surely are not dying to for it to come so quickly, right??? LOL  Funny story... when I first met my hubby and we were dating... I was going through some really tough things.  He came over one day and handed me a box of Christmas cards... really basic, cheap looking cards he had gotten at a thrift store of sorts (or so I imagined, hadn't seen any other stores with them around! LOL).  Anyway... he said... "Here, this will make you feel better."  I was dumbfounded as it was September.  Then he said.. "Sending Christmas cards ALWAYS makes you feel good!"  I kinda laughed and said something about it being September.  He just smiled and said.... "Come on... give it a try!"  So we sat and made out Christmas cards and you know what??? It did!!! It made me laugh and forget about my troubles and we had so much fun.  BUT... the kicker... we ACTUALLY mailed them!!  HA HA  Yes, people who know me were NOT surprised to get a card in their mailbox.  And I suspect (KNOW) I made a few others smile that day as they opened their mail as well.  :-)  So hey, give it a try sometimes.  Hee

This card was made for the Outlawz Challenge site.  Not only did they want a Christmas themed card, but they also wanted it to be a shaped card.  No squares/rectangles allowed.  My image is from Mo's Digital Pencil... "Santa's Hat".  (I just skipped to the site for the link and didn't even realize I colored my image in the same colors as the web site shows. LOL  Ooopsie!)

My card began with Pure Luxury Red Hot card stock.  I cut the shape using my Nestabilities Labels 10.  My image was printed on White and colored with my Copic markers.  I also used the same Nesties to cut it out... just a size smaller.  I added some Memento Cantaloupe ink around the edges prior to removing the die.  I also added a couple of the fab ticket tags from Tami Mayberry's set, "Ticket Trio". A few pearls and a little twine finish it off.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas in July
The Crazy Challenge - Christmas in July
Ladybug Craft Ink - Christmas in July
Stamps N Plus Scrap N - Anything Goes

I hope you have a great Thursday!  Thanks for stopping by!! *HUGS*




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Memories Last Forever....

Today I'm sharing a card which my banker asked me to make for her for a couple weeks ago and she needed it the NEXT day!  Eeeek!  I rushed home to make her one and delivered it the next day at noon to her and totally forgot to photograph it!!  Sooooo... I apologize in advance for the poor quality photo as I DID, for some reason or other, take a pic of it on my iPhone.  But, sadly, I didn't get my Copic colors photographed that I used either.  Oy!  Rushing is not the best way for me to stay organized. LOL  On the flip side... the card was exactly what she asked for.  Her other customer's father had passed away and she wanted a card depicting a little girl with her dad and something that related not to her losing him... but her memories of him.  I'm happy so say she was thrilled with the image and sentiment I found to make the card.  All's well that ends well.  :-)  The image came from Mo's Digital Pencil, "Father and Daughter". 

My card stock is a SU paper I used to match the DP I used from My Minds Eye, "Indie Chic Ginger".  I layered it up with some Pure Luxury Moonlit Fog and some Black Onyx.  I colored the image with Copic markers and added a little lace and a few flowers to finish it off.

I certainly hope her customer liked it as well as she did and it brought her a little happy memory of her life with her dad.

Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT Tuesday!! I'm going to be creating all day and playing a little piano in between.  :-)  *HUGS*

Sitting Here....

Today I am sharing a special card I made for a dear dear friend who is dealing with chemo and other health issues right now.  I apologize for blurring out what I wrote above the "sitting" area of my sentiment.  Just added a little "something something" we say to each other but that not everyone would appreciate seeing.  Ha!  ;-)  Just a little "southern" word she taught me.  :-)

My card uses the adorable "On the Pot Girl S" by Mo's Digital Pencil. 

I started my card with Pure Luxury Wild Dandelion and added a layer of the blue from the Carnival Card Stock Collection.  My DP is from the newest GK Patterned Paper Pack, "Hello Sunshine".  LOVE this bright colorful paper!! I colored my image with Copic markers and cut it out before mounting it with Pop Dots.  A few buttons and twine finish off my card. 

I hope this cheers up my friend and makes her smile just a bit.  Chemo is no fun and when you have other issues involved it just seems to make them all seem even worse.  I pray she gets all the strength and patience she needs to get through all of it.  Of course, she has all my love and support and as many hugs as she needs.

I hope you have a fabulous Wednesday... the weekend is near!!  Thanks for stopping by!! *HUGS*





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Don't Stress... DISTRESS... but I DID!!!

I sure did at that!!!  Soooo... there I sat... at the piano... relaxing (keyword), practicing, even being goofy about how I was playing.  Basically... having a nice RELAXING evening.  Then my cell phone dings... Oh! a text... wonder who that is.  HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL!!!!!  Yep... I totally forgot about today's Outlawz Challenge to "Don't Stress... Distress"!!!!  Let the STRESS begin!!!

LOL  Fortunately... the stamping world is full of fabulous ladies, a lot who I've become great friends with and yep... sure enough... the one who sent me the text came through with a helping hand.  *deep breath*  But still... in 4th gear I went... trying to get this little sweet card done.  Oh for sure it is a simple and easy card... but I definitely had paper, ribbon and Copics flying as I pushed on to at least get the card done.  My dear friend posted the challenge FOR ME as it was MY turn to put the challenge up.  Thank you sweet, Anary, for jumping in and covering me.

I'm sure you all know how to do a quick and easy layout but I'm going to let you know how mine came together.  First... I ALWAYS keep a supply of stamped images on hand.  Whether they be rubber stamped or digi's, I keep a stash for when I travel and want to take some along to color or for times like this.  My cute image is a Mo's Digital Pencil image, "On the Pot Girl".  Hee Hee  I just HAD to have her!!  :-)

I started with some Pure Luxury Lemon Drop card stock and added some Bubble Gum Pink to layer under my Echo Park, "Be Mine" DP.  I colored my image with my Copics and distressed the edges.  I added a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Tattered Rose, to the edges of the image before mounting it with Pop Dots.

Not bad, I don't think, for a quick 10 minute card.  Though I suspect I COULD have done better had I NOT been relaxing... DISTRESS is always better.  Hee Hee

Have a great day and join us on the Outlawz Challenge site.  Thanks for stopping by!  *HUGS*





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