Fuzzy, Soft and Cuddly....

A soft, fuzzy bunny is all I thought about when I colored this sweet little image from Stamp Fairy.    This week's newest challenge over on Color Me Creative is to "Color with Texture".  Use your Copics, pencils, whatever you'd like to create texture on your image.  I used the "towel" technique where you add Copic Blending Solution to a rag or hand towel or washcloth (which I used) to create soft "speckles" of texture to the image once it's colored.

Here's a close up so you can see the fine "speckles" it creates once colored.

I always think of more a "flocking" look when I use this technique but I love how subtle it is.  Makes me want to rub my finger across it to really see if something is there.  Hee

Of course, I colored the image with my Copics prior to doing the technique.  I also used the "feathering" brush stroke around the edges of my image to add a bit of shadow around it.

My card base is Pure Luxury Passionate Pink and layered on some Moonlit Fog and Bubble Gum pink onto that.  My image was printed on Cryogen White from the PaperTemptress.  My DP is from the paper pack, Authentique "Lovely" collection.

I hope you are having a lovely Sunday as WE certainly are feeling all warm and cuddly with hubby/daddy home!  His surgery was a big success and though we tease him that his name is now "Frank (enstein)" we are happy he is home and on the mend.  It was a VERY scary time for us but nothing can ever replace the love we have for him and we are very thankful to God who watched over him and brought him home again.

As always, I appreciate your stopping by and REALLY appreciate your understanding as to my sparse postings as things have been kind of hectic in our home for the last couple weeks.  Oh and, don't forget to watch the Super Bowl!!!  We will be having our usual "carpet picnic" with the kids while enjoying the games and most certainly the commercials!! LOL  *HUGS*




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He's Getting Older... Wiser???

Today is a fitting day for a "manly" card design.  At my house AND at the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge site.  It's our challenge for the week in the Twisted Thursday group with the usual "Anything Goes" as well.  Is that confusing to you??? I mean, it's ALWAYS "Anything Goes" on Thursday but, the twist is, if you use our "theme" (which is "masculine" this week), you get your name in the drawing for a prize from our sponsor TWICE!  See how that works now?

Anyway... back to it being a fitting card at my house.  This weekend is my dear hubby's birthday. And, as usual, the kids want me to always make a card showing how they feel.  My son's request, "he's my hero".  Thus, THIS card was born.  :-)

My card uses the wonderful Tami Mayberry's set, from Gina K Designs, "Masculine Tags".  My card base is Pure Luxury Honey Mustard with a layer of Fresh Asparagus.  My DP is "Farm House" by Sugar Hill which is perfect for a masculine card.  I added a few self-adhesive copper nail heads and some awesome Jute Ribbon (love that stuff) to finish it off.

Next up will be my daughter's card to daddy.  She usually ends up on the more "sentimental" end of it, of course.  Though I truly think she would have made one heck of a boy, she and daddy share a special bond, that's for sure!  All the way from wrestling to arguing over who's opinion matters most on whatever topic they are debating that day. LOL  They are quite comical to watch.

I hope you hop on over to the Outlawz site and check out all the challenges available.  There's a new one every day!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous Thursday!!! *HUGS*

It's Finally Done....

Yes I know... I've been missing in action.  But you know what??? Christmas is OVER!!! Woot!! Woot!!  As much as I love the holiday, I'm soooo NOT a shopper!! I hate shopping regularly and Christmas shopping just about makes me crazy as a loon!!!  Ok... maybe you know me and ya... maybe it's not just Christmas time I get that way... Hee Hee

My image is Xmas Shopping by Kenny K.  He has some really super fun images there... go check them out!

I started my card with Pure Luxury Sandy Beach and added a layer of Fresh Asparagus with a  little DP from my stash. I printed the image on Cryogen White from the Paper Temptress.  She is colored with my Copic markers.  I added a little Red Hot card stock around for a border.  A bit of Stampendous Frantage Shaved Ice to add a touch of snow, some punched swirls and shiny ruffled ribbon to finish off my Christmas look.

I have just a couple more cards I'll share before the New Year so I hope you bear with me.  Because I too took a small break/vacation from work and I'm slowly moving back into it.  Sometimes it's hard to get things moving when the kids are home on vacation as well... KWIM?? ;-)

I hope you had a fabulous Christmas and I hope you made tons of wonderful memories to last a lifetime!  We sure did! Now I'm off to work with my new laser printer I got as a gift.. somehow I can't get it to print properly but.. worse comes to worse, I'll send it back for a new one.  :-)

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




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Bling it On...

Oh ya... bling is in!!  Whether you're human or not!!! LOL  I love this little one-eyed monster from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.  "Monster Bling" is from the  "Oddly Sweet Curiosities" set #1. They are all just so darn cute I'm not sure which is my fav!  But I CAN tell you this... if you're in for some fun "eye candy" hop on over to "Color Me Creative" Challenge and see what the DT has created.  Or... better yet... join in on the fun and YOU could win the WHOLE set!!!!  You have until Oct. 12th to enter your creation!

My sweet Monster is mounted on a cute little box I found in the Silhouette Cameo store.  I used Pure Luxury card stock to make the box and to stamp my image onto.  I colored my image with my Copic markers and cut it out before mounting it.  Behind my image is another Silhouette image, a hand mirror.  I added my sentiment and mounted it using a my Nestabilities, "Fancy Tags".  A few rows of self-adhesive rhinestones and one on my sweet monster's ring finishes it off.

I hope you join in on the CMC Challenge, it's a great way to add to your craft supplies and how awesome is the prize??!!!

Thanks for stopping by today and have a fabulous Thursday, I plan to!!  *HUGS*




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Friendly Comfort...

 

Ahhhh... Tuesday!! I made it through Monday and today is my day off.  I love knowing that it's a day when I don't have to rush around to go anywhere except where I want to.  AND... sine it's a chilly 43 degrees outside, brrrrr... even better!!  Of course I did have to take my son to band practice early this morning but, I didn't have to get out of a warm bed to rush into the shower and get ready for work.  Yayy me!!  

Today I am sharing a precious stamp from Elisabeth Bell's Storybook Collection, "All Better Now" from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.  There are three others in this series and each one is just a darling as the next!

My card base is Papertreyink's, Aqua Mist layered with Summer Sunrise.  I added some DP from Echo Park.  I stamped my image on Cryogen White from the Paper Temptress and colored my image with my Copic markers and a few of the Touch Twin markers.  I hadn't really used the Touch Twin markers before except for a small "test" area I played with at the Winter CHA show but I really like the brush on these.  Seems a bit smaller and more controllable to me than the Copics but never fear... with all I have invested in my Copics, I won't be giving them up anytime soon.  If you'd like to give the Touch Twins a try, Susana has sets already put together that blend well for hair, skin and some basic colors which are popular HERE.  I used the "reddish brown" set for my image and really like the result I got from them.

I hope you have a great Tuesday!  I am planning on doing a bit of scrapbooking today.  I want to get started on some pages for my son's "graduation" books I'm doing for his high school years.  Of course, he's a sophomore now so I need to get those freshman memories in the book and be done with it before I end up in his senior year doing them all at once! UGH!  

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the fact that you made it past Monday!!! Woot!!  *HUGS*

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Family Memories...

It's Monday... yet another work week has begun.  *sigh*  I had a great relaxing day yesterday and I hope you did as well. But... back to work we must go.  Today I am sharing a card I designed using Susana's Custom Art and Card Designs', "My Family Peeker". All of the Elisabeth Bell Peekers are just so adorable and fun I know I couldn't pick just one!

I used Pure Luxury Wild Dandelion card stock as my base and layered it up with some Red Hot then some of the fabulous DP from the Lilybee Designs, "Homemade" paper pack. 

I stamped my image on white and colored it with Copic markers.  A little ribbon and a cameo stick pin from Websters Pages finish up my card.

I will be spending the evening with family tonight as we attend my son's high school band banquet.  He will be receiving a letter in band this year and we are all very excited and happy for him as it's his first year in high school (freshman).  Every time he accomplishes something like this I think, "this is my proudest moment", then he does something the next year which seems to be equally important or huge and I have to think again... THIS is my proudest moment.  LOL  A very NICE feeling to have since it seems the older he gets, the more I am amazed and proud of the direction he is taking his life in.  I just hope it continues well into his college years.

I am also thankful... that he is growing into a wonderful young man.  I have been very blessed by him and trust that God will continue to lead him in the right direction.

I am thankful for YOU as well!  Thankful that you stop by and share not only my creations with me, but also little glimpses of my life and my family.  My blog would not be complete without your support!!  Have a fabulous day!! *HUGS*

P.S.  I apologize for not having the Copic listed on this post.  I THOUGHT I was having issues with my camera during the time I created this card and in all the "stress and confusion" of it, I forgot to take the shot.  Of course, it turned out I had a smudge on my lens!!! UGH!  LOL  Thanks for understanding.