A Flower of a Different Color...

Today I am sharing a card I was asked to design for someone I recently met to give to his girlfriend for their anniversary.  I believe it was their first anniversary but you all know how my old brain works (or doesn't) these days. Hee  Anyway... he informed me she had recently fallen in love with hydrangeas.  Cool!! I LOVE these flowers!!  But... when I was trying to decide what COLOR to make them I was stuck.  Well duhhh... I didn't think to ask which SHE preferred.  But you all also know how much "I" love purple!!!  Soooo... yep... you guessed it... she got a purple one.  And I threw in a couple blue just for good measure.

But seriously... have you LOOKED at hydrangeas??? Do you realize how MANY DIFFERENT colors they come in??? I decided to see what I would come up with if I just did a search for them on Google.  Maybe it would show more of one color than another and well... sure... THAT would be what I'd use.  Oy vey!!! Even Google can't decide!! LOL  So I decided to go with the ones that I see most often and that, my friends, is why I decided on two colors.  Oh ya... and that simple thing called.. "what Tina loves!"... PURPLE!!  LOL

My card base is Pure Luxury Vibrant Violet.  I added some Fresh Asparagus for a bit of contrast and then layered it up with more Violet and some of that fabulous Gina K Patterned Paper Pack, "Parisian Garden"... love these papers!!!  My image is stamped on white and I cut it out before applying it with Pop Dots.  I added a paper doily for a little more dimension and some Prima Pearls to the mix before adding my ribbon and bow treatment.

I REALLY enjoyed coloring this bunch of flowers but I must say now I have the urge to do even more of them in ALL the colors that hydrangeas grow in.  They remind me of lilac bushes.  Oy... yet another flower I can smear with purples.. hee!

I hope you are having a great Saturday and that your weekend is a relaxing one... Lord knows I sure need it!!  Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! *HUGS*



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Daisy's Due & Pooh!!!

Today I am quite honored and happy to share with you a sweet digi image from Hop Art Designs & Hambo Stamps.  My dear friend, Asela Hopkins, drew this adorable image and a few others you might want to check out.  ;-)  All proceeds from the sale of these digis will benefit Operation Write Home and will be an on-going benefit with money collected helping OWH with postage and supplies.  Asela shared one of her images with me awhile back and I was more than happy to help promote them with the proceeds helping such a fabulous organization.

I chose to use Daisy's Due first as I simply LOVE Winnie the Pooh and Asela had included one of his quotes in this set.  Doesn't Pooh just say the most wonderful things??  :-)

I started with a Navy card stock and added some Mustard to the mix from SU.  My DP is from Authentique Paper Pad - Genuine.  I colored my image with Copic markers and added a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Scattered Straw around the edges.  A few Prima flowers finish off my card.

If you've had a friend or relative in the service, you know how important it is to them to hear from home and Operation Write Home is a fabulous organization who has been keeping soldiers in touch with their loved ones.  I hope you check out the Hop Art Designs and add a few to your card.  Sometimes it takes "just a little" to make someone's day a whole lot brighter.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you are having a wonderful beginning to your weekend!  *HUGS*









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Grandma's Night Out...

It's been a long time since I created this sweet little granny but I never had a chance to post it on my blog.  This fun image is from I Brake For Stamps, Humorous Seniors, "Bunco Betty". 

I started my card with Pure Luxury Little Boy Blue and layered it with some Black Onyx.  I added a few of the DP's from the Gina K Patterned Paper Packs, Casual Friday.  My image was stamped on white and I used my Copic markers to color it in.  I added a few flowers and Prima black swirls to the mix the adhered the image with Pop Dots.

Just a little reminder, if you like the I Brake For Stamps images, you can grab the code from my sidebar and get a 10% discount on your order!!!

I hope you have a great Wednesday!!  It's halfway over and that can't be a bad thing!!  Hee

Thanks for stopping by!  *HUGS*





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Shades of Yellow...

Do you love yellow??? I do and I was more than happy to create this lovely yellow flower from Tiffany Doodles for the latest Color Me Creative Challenge.  I have to admit... when I picked out the image I wanted to color, I had totally forgotten I NEEDED to use yellow for the challenge... if I had remembered, I KNOW I would have used a much larger flower.  But even so, the mushrooms were also colored with a yellow Copic so I guess ultimately, there's more yellow than meets the eye.  :-)

My card began with Pure Luxury Lemon Drop card stock.  I added a layer of DP that I found in my stash along with a few strips of some Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tissue Tape... love that stuff!

My image is colored with Copic markers and I added a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Antique Linen, around the edges to tone down the white.  A little ribbon and Websters Sparkler finish off my card.

Hop on over to CMC and join in on the challenge!  Who knows, you could be our next guest designer!!!

Have a great day and 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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Well... Will You????

I am sooooo TOTALLY in love with these adorable Saturated Canary images.  These cuties are "Ivy the Nerd" and "Smitty".  Hee Hee  You can buy them separately or as a set, which is what I did.  I love the open invitation... could have an inside sentiment of... "be my valentine".... "be my gal"... "be my guy"... "tutor me"???  Just anything.  ;-)

I started with Pure Luxury Vibrant Violet card stock.  I layered it with some Little Boy Blue and then some of the Gina K Designs Patterned Paper Pack, "Parisian Garden" and "Pool Side".  Gina's paper packs are wonderful to use... they each have so many different prints and it seems I can always find exactly what I need for every card I design... great variety!  I colored my image with my Copic markers on white and mounted it on my card with Pop Dots.  A little ribbon and a Websters Sparkler and my card is ready for just about any occasion. 

I hope you are enjoying your Friday.  It's MY favorite day of the week because I know the weekend is coming!!!  We will be busy tomorrow at my son's high school... the band is hosting the state solo ensemble competitions and it seems I'll be working the concession stand and whatever else they need help with.  It's also my mom's birthday so I'll have to figure out something to get for her.  She will be at their lake home so I have extra time before they come back on Sunday.

After my husband gets home Sunday morning we plan to do some driving (as if he doesn't get enough every night... hee hee) all over the state.  He has a plan to hit all the "virtual" geocaches in the state.  I think there's a challenge badge and he's all about getting his badges. LOL  Neither myself or the kids have gone in a while... winter is not our favorite time to geocache... so these should be fun and easy.  No digging through pine trees or walking thru waist high weeds.  Ugh!  But a road trip is always fun so we'll play along this week.  :-)

As always, thanks for stopping by and be sure you stop in tomorrow too as I'll be sharing the new challenge over at Color Me Creative.  Have a great day!! *HUGS*




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