A Good Apple

It's a Fab Friday over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog, where anything goes.

Speaking of what goes...there goes my summer break.  It's been a decent one.  Here's to a great school year.  Here's a card that features the oh-so-cute Tiddly Inks digital image "Teacher".  I printed it onto Hammermill Color Copy and colored it with Copic markers.  A little Glossy accents on the apple and some Spectrum Noir Sparkle on the globe.  I thought this image paired well with this sentiment from Lawn Fawn.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today.  You are a good apple for doing so.

For an A+ Teacher

I've had the privilege of working alongside several "A+" teachers.  Let's say this card is for them as we prepare to go back to school.

This card is actually a result of a bunch of elements not used.  The clipboard is from a My Favorite Things die-namic.  The A+ is from The Paper Studio.  "Teacher" is from Lawn Fawn.  The pencil is from A Jillian Vance Design.  The apple brad has been hoarded for years.  And, the card panel patterned paper is from The Paper Studio.

So nice to have them all come together to make this card.  And so nice of you to visit my blog today.  Thank you!

Pencil Nerd

Might as well embrace the back-to-school season.  There's no avoiding it, LOL.

This card features a classic image from Sassy Cheryl's Pencil Nerds digital stamp set.  I love this set because you get both girls and boys, glasses and no glasses.  To make this card, I printed the image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  I fussy cut the image and added some Glossy Accents to her glasses.

I framed a piece of notebook paper with black cardstock and added a sentiment from Lawn Fawn.  The paper clip was cut from a My Favorite Things die.  The apple brad puts a finishing touch on this card.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog.  I very much appreciate it.

Here Comes Santa Paws

Maybe you keep checking my blog for the official 2016 Christmas card.  If so, today's the day.  I had to delay this post a day or two because I was a bit late getting these out.  No excuse for that, but that's just the way this year played out.

The image of the dog and hat are from the ever popular Tim Holtz's Crazy Dogs and Crazy Things from Stamper's Anonymous.  They were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copic markers.  I masked both the dog and the hat with masking film so that I could create the paw print background.  I used a background stamp from My Favorite Things by stamping it with Versamark.  I then sponged on some Mama Elephant Smoke pigment ink.  The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn.  The image panel was cut with a stitched rectangle die from Simon Says Stamp and attached to a red cardstock panel.

I like it.  I hope all of my recipients did too.

Spooky Pup

It's another Tiddly Tuesday!  (Just where did that three day weekend go?). 

Over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog, we have a sketch challenge.  You know I struggle with sketches, and with this card it was no different.  The funky background was a scrap from playing around with Pan Pastels six months ago using a Penny Black background stamp.  The strip of patterned paper is from K&Company.

But, what takes center stage on this card is the adorable digital image from Tiddly Inks called "Spooky Pup".  I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

Sure hope you can join us for the sketch challenge.  Show me how it's done.  I know YOU can.

Otterly Great

This card represents a couple of things I just had to have at first sight. 

I had to have the adorable sea otter image and sentiment from Lawn Fawn. 

I had to have the Big Splash border die from Memory Box.

I'll go ahead and tell you how long I've had these things...at least a year.  And this is the first time using them.  WHY AM I LIKE THIS?   I tend to buy and then look at things for a long time, thinking I'm not worthy of such cute and beautiful things...that I won't do them justice.

I like how this card turned out.  Even more, I like that I finally put these purchases to use. 

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Oh, Nuts!

'Tis the season and my Sloopy is having conniption fits every time a squirrel enters our yard, LOL.

To make this card, I stamped images from Lawn Fawn's "Critters in the 'Burbs" onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the tree, squirrel and acorns with Copic markers and cut around these images with my detailed scissors. 

Using my Cuttlebug, I dry-embossed a panel of light blue cardstock and sponged a little Distress Ink Tumbled Glass around the edges.  Using a MFT die-namics die, I cut some green cardstock into grass and lightly sponged the grass with Distress Ink peeled paint. 

I assembled the scene and added a sentiment from Simply Stamped using Versamark Onyx Black onto a flag cut with another MFT die-namics die.  A transparent brown button and some hemp cord complete this card.  The entire scene is framed with black, white and brown cardstock.

Inspired by this challenge at Lawnscaping:

Two posts in one day?  Go me!  (And, of course, Go Buckeyes!)

Spring Scene

Spring is just around the corner, or at least it is supposed to be!  Not so sure about the flurries this weekend.  But, the other day I saw a bunny rabbit in my yard and I think he was longing for warmer greener days, as am I.

This card was made with a Lawn Fawn set called "Critters in the 'Burbs".  I stamped the tree, tire swing and adorable bunny with Marvy black dye onto a piece of X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the entire scene with Copic markers, including the sky and grass.  A punch rounded the corners, and a piece of patterned paper from Pebbles provides the scene a frame.  Sheer white ribbon and bow, a pink button, and a little Baker's Twine put the finishing touches on this card.

If you are interested in learning how to color outdoor spring time scenes like this, I am excited to announce that I will be teaching an Advanced Copic class at Scrapbook Art in Lewis Center, OH next month called "Spring Has Sprung".  If you are local, I sure hope you can join me as we all welcome spring.