Fishing Expert

It's time for another Tiddy Tuesday.  We have a color challenge for the month.  Go to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog for all of the details and join in on the fun.

My card features the adorable digital image Wryn Fishing Expert.  I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.  I added some Nuvo Crystal Drops and Nuvo Glitter Drops to the fish (I couldn't decide which to use so I used both, lol). The sentiment is from a set from Taylored Expressions and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.  Can't have enough birthday cards, right?

Don't forget to head on over to the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.  You'll see there are a couple of very talented guest designers playing in all the fun.

Just Peeping In

"Just Peeping In" to say Happy Easter!

When Taylored Expressions released the Marshmallow Bunny Stamp and Die Set, I'm pretty sure it was made with me in mind.  No surprise that I had to own it.  Had to. 

You Are Loved, Yupo!

So, I finally played with alcohol inks and yupo paper over the weekend.  SO fun!  What's even more fun is that I have several alcohol inks in a drawer from the last time they were so trendy and popular.  Yupo paper is new to me.  I think it is going to be my new friend.

I after playing with some reds and purples, I cut the yupo paper with a Spellbinders die.  HOW PRETTY!  I then cut the word "you" from a piece of black cardstock with a Taylored Expressions die.  I teamed it up with "are loved" from a very versatile stamp set from Simon Says Stamp. I adhered a few purple sequins for some interest.  I framed the card panel with some bright purple cardstock.

A quick card....the result of just playing.  If you haven't tried alcohol inks on yupo yet, I encourage you to do so.  Again, it is just plain fun.

Sound Advice

I have some sound advice for you....keep coming to this blog for the next four days.  I am honored to be sharing some new releases from Sassy Cheryl's. 

Today's image is called Sound Advice.  I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock and colored it with Copic markers.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions and stamped with Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy.  I placed the image panel onto kraft cardstock that was stamped with an Impression Obsession background stamp also using Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy.  A button and tied twine put the finishing touches onto this card.

Want this digital image of Sound Advice?  How could you not.  Head on over to Sassy Cheryl's today with the code ADVICE to get $1 off the image.  Code is good until midnight EST.

Want to see a tomorrow's image?  I can give you this sneak peek.

Make sure you come back tomorrow.  I'll have a special discount code for it. 

Forget Me Not and some Mischieveous Mice

Hello again!  And welcome to Day 2 of the January release from Sassy Cheryl's. 

Today, I get to share two more digital images from the release. 

The card above features the digital image of "Forget Me Not".  It will be available at 6:00 AM Eastern on Sunday, January 7.  This particular image was so much fun to color, especially that tree.  I printed the image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the image with Copic markers.  The die "you" is from Taylored Expressions and "are loved" is from Simon Says Stamp.  The heart is a punch.

The next new image featured on the above card is called "Mischievous Mice".  Appropriate name, huh?  I printed the darling image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  The sentiment and the two coffee beans are from A Jillian Vance Design.

Tomorrow, I'll have one more card to share from the January release.  Here's a sneak peek....

Yappy Birthday

I just LOVE and adore this digital image from Sassy Cheryl's.  It is called Heartfelt Hands.  I've had it for a few months now and I am delighted that I had a chance to color it this past weekend.  I printed the image onto Hammermill Color Copy and colored it with Copic markers. 

The patterned paper is something I've hoarded for years.  It is from Kaisercraft.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

I'd like to think that is Sloopy and me (yes, I still see myself as that young, LOL).  I plan on giving this to my Dad later this month.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

To Clean or Not to Clean?

To Clean or Not to Clean?  I think I know the answer to that, LOL.  Hope you chose fun over cleaning this past weekend. 

I chose fun by coloring this Sassy Cheryl's digital stamp called "To Clean or Not to Clean." I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the image with Copic markers.  A few Prismacolor pencil strokes were added into the broom, basket and hair.  I paired this adorable image with a sentiment from Taylored Expressions, stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.  A few white highlights with a white gel pen. A few little sequins were added for interest.  The image was placed on a card base from Recollections.

Now, I should probably clean house this week.  What a bummer.

Another Day in Paradise

It's Fab Friday at Tiddly Inks! 

This card features an image from the Tiddly Inks Everyday Fun With Friends Coloring Book.  All I had to do was print the image and color it with Copic markers.  The background paper is a beautiful teal blue and I used an embossing folder to make the textured waves.  The sun was cut from a Simon Says Stamp die and the sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.  Who now is singing "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins, lol!  A few enamel dots put the finishing details on this card.

Make it a FABULOUS day.  You should go over to the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog to see some more FABULOUS creations and welcome some FABULOUS new Design Team members. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Hello from Wryn and her Dog

It is okay with me if you leave my blog and go immediately to Tiddly Inks to get the cutest coloring books on the planet.  Seriously! 

That's right.  Tiddly Inks has three new coloring books and let's just say I am in love.  The pages can be printed in any size you wish.  PERFECT for card fronts, I'm just sayin'.  You'll be seeing a lot of from me because this is totally my style and I don't have to do any of the digital work like framing, placement of multiple images, etc.  It is just done. 

This is my card for Tiddly Tuesday.  There's a new challenge over on the challenge blog and it is called Blooming Beautiful.  Just use a Tiddly image with flowers.  Easy enough.  The image I used is from the new Everyday Fun with Friends Coloring Book from Tiddly Inks.  I sized it for a card front and printed onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  I added the speech bubble from There She Goes (sigh) and a partial sentiment from Taylored Expressions.  I placed the image onto a card panel that was dry -embossed with a folder. 

Sure hope you join us for the challenge, and I sure hope you go get your awesome coloring books now.  They are priced so reasonably....you get 15 wonderful Tiddly scenes in each book.  I'm just giddy!!!

All Aboard

All aboard the Tiddly Inks Express!  It's a Tiddly Tuesday and we're going on a road trip with the current challenge.

I decided to take a train, lol.  This card features the digital Tiddly Inks image of "The Conductor".  I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  The adorable train tracks were made with a die from Taylored Expressions.  The sentiment too is from Taylored Expressions.

Sure hope you join us in our travels.  See the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog for all of the details, as well as for some Tiddly Inks inspiration from the design team.

Get Carried Away on Your Birthday

In just a couple of hours it will be Tuesday, so it is now time for the reveal of this week's colors on Splitcoaststampers Color Challenge.  It is so fun guest designing during the month of June for this challenge.

This week we are to use the colors Perfect Plum, Smokey Slate and Pink Pirouette.  For my card, I stamped the elephant from Taylored Expressions "Balloon Buddies" stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers and used a die cut to cut around the image.  The sentiment is also from "Balloon Buddies" and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black onto a scrap of unknown patterned paper.  I framed this sentiment with black cardstock.

On a white card panel, I stamped an old image from My Favorite Things to create the skyline.  I used Copic markers to add a bit of color to the sky. 

And there you have it.  A fun birthday card ready to go.  Can't have enough of these in the stash. 

Sure hope you can join us over at Splitcoaststampers this week for  Color Challenge #588. 

You're a Lifesaver

It was late Saturday night.  I was in my PJs, cranking up some 70's tunes, and coloring this scene.  Talk about being in my happy place!  Just warning you followers, there will probably be more ocean cards.  I tell you, I am in another zone when I create ocean scenes. 

It's Tiddly Tuesday on the Tiddly Inks Challenge blog!  This time around the challenge is "Anything Goes!"  Woot!  No excuses for you not to play along!

Anything goes prompted an ocean scene out of me.  Just twist my arm.  This card features the Tiddly Inks digital image of "Bathing Beauty".  I printed it onto X-Press It cardstock and colored the scene with Copic markers, a little sponging of Sea Shells Conch Shell and a white Gelly Roll pen.  The sentiment is from Taylored Expressions and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!  Now, go see the Design Team goodness over on the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog.  Go!

Spring?

I was thinking it might be nice to create a springlike card, given many people are snowed in right now.  I'm not, but my hometown and lots of friends east are.

This card is truly a result of me playing around with masking a digital image from Sassy Cheryl's "Callie's Nature Digital Set" with masking film, and using painter's tape to create a rectangle border.  I sponged the background with Distress Inks Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean.  The adorable image itself was colored with Copic markers, and the sentiment is from Taylored Expressions.  It was stamped with my go-to Versafine Onyx Black.

Thanks for dropping by my spring preview.  Stay warm and safe.

Sloopy Thanks

Sloopy needed a thank you card.  This is the result.

Used some new toys on this one.  The dachshund is a stamp from Urban Stamps out of the UK.  It is called "Sausage Dog".  I bought it on Etsy.  The green patterned paper was cut from a rectangle stitched die from Simon Says Stamp.  And those pretty little sequins are from Doodlebug Design.  All fun finds this summer.

The only old thing on this card is the "Thanks" die cut.  It was a freebie at a convention from Taylored Expressions.

Thanks to you, for visiting my blog.

Cardinal on a Birch

Last snow card....I PROMISE.  I'm quite sick of the stuff.  This card is a result of me having the stuff on my desk from yesterday's card, and remembering that I had a cool birch tree die from Taylored Expressions. 

The cardinal and sentiment are from A Jillian Vance Design.  To make this card, I did everything like yesterday's card.  I'm thinking this would be an easy Christmas card to do for the masses. 

I think I'm going to do some green grass, flowers and sunshine cards.  SICK OF THIS WINTER!

Bearly In School

Well, most students and teachers are back to school now and are probably thinking they've "bearly" started the year.  I haven't even started back yet, so they are ahead of me, LOL.

This is a digital image from Squigglefly called "Bearly In School", illustrated by Sandra Caldwell.  I think it is a cutie.

I printed the image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copics.  I cut the image panel into a circle with a Nestabilities die and framed it with black cardstock. 

I stamped a background stamp from Hero Arts called "Thank You Definition" with Versafine Onyx Black onto a piece of kraft.  I framed the panel with black cardstock and then electric blue cardstock.

The word "thanks" was cut from black cardstock from a freebie die I received from Taylored Expressions at Stampaway a couple of weeks ago.  It worked perfectly.  Thanks, Taylored Expressions!

A button and Baker's Twine put the finishing touches on this card.

You might be noticing that I rounded all the corners.  I did that to play in the current challenge on the Squigglefly Blog called "Round the Corners".  Hope you join in on the fun.

Thank you for visiting my blog today!  There's another post coming in a few hours!

Happy Retirement in the Sand

Someday, eh?  LOL.

You know how I love doing ocean scenes, and I needed a retirement card (jealous!), so I pulled out a great stamp set from Taylored Expressions called "A Day in Paradise". 

To make this card, I stamped the Adirondack chairs and the umbrella onto X-Press It cardstock. For the umbrella, I did some paper piecing. The rest of the scene was colored with Copic markers. I sponged some SeaShells Conch Shell dye ink for the sun, and used a Memento Tuxedo Black marker to draw the birds.

The sentiment, also from Taylored Expressions, was stamped in Brilliance Pearlescent Beige.

I framed the scene with kraft, and then placed onto a card panel made with patterned paper from Colorbok.

Please, can I go there?  Please.

Masking Summertime

I'm playing along this week as Guest Designer for the CAS weekly challenge over on Splitcoast.  This week we are being challenged to create a one layer card using the technique of masking, CAS228.

On a piece of Curious Metallic Cryogen white cardstock, I stamped the palm tree image from Taylored Expressions with Marvy black dye ink.  I stamped the image again on a Post-It note and covered the palm tree on my card base.  I then used a negative of a Nestabilities die cut and sponged SeaShells Conch Shell dye onto the paper from top of the negative window to about 2/3 of the way down.  I then sponged some Distress It Tumbled Glass along the bottom 1/3.  Using a negative of a circle cut with a Nestabilities die, I stamped a chevron pattern from Darcie with Adirondack Sunset Orange dye.  I then sponged around the negative with the Adirondack Sunset Orange.  Using Distress It Tumbled Glass dye ink, I stamped the Taylored Expression wave image onto the sponged blue.  Removing the palm tree mask and the Nestabilities negative window, I then colored the image with Copic markers.

The sentiment is also from Taylored Expressions and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!  I hope this summer is treating you right.

Lobster Bake

Living in Ohio, I didn't even know what a lobster bake was until Googling the phrase and seeing some pictures.   I'm a very picky eater so I doubt if I would want to go to one anyway, LOL.  But, I thought I'd through my name in for the current CAS DT search over on Splitcoast...as a guest designer, because I had such fun doing it for the spring term. 

The challenge was to design a card using the typical colors associated with a lobster bake...red, yellow, and aqua or navy.  I seem to take these challenges so literally,  so I had to find a lobster image.  Believe it or not, I have none.   I did found this lobster image on children's coloring page from twistynoodle.com.  I printed the lobster onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  I did a little shading with a Prismacolor pencil.  Then, I cut around him with detailed scissors.  On a piece of white cardstock, I stamped a swirl from Stampabilities with Adirondack Sunshine Yellow dye and sponged around the image.  I stamped a wave from Taylored Expressions with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass and sponged as well.  I added some crystal Stickles for the highlights.

The sentiment was cut with black cardstock from a Cuttlebug die.  I just thought it looked good...not sure I will ever need a thank you card with a lobster on it, LOL.   Perhaps I should have made a "thanks, but no thanks" card. 

But, THANKS for visiting my blog today!

Crabby

Here I am again today.  I'm so productive on a Snow Day, papercrafting that is.  Thought I'd take a little trip to the beach with Taylored Expressions "Under the Sea" set for today's LOVEFEST2013I on Splitcoast.  The challenge is to make 3x3 cards.  3x3 cards really allow you to let smaller images get the center of attention.

For my card, I stamped the crab from Taylored Expressions "Under the Sea" set with Marvy black dye onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  Then, using Copic markers I drew in the scene...sand, water and sky.  I added slight sparkle with a atyouSpica pen and Sakura glitter pen in the sand.

Also from "Under the Sea", I stamped the sentiments "Sorry" and "I was a little crabby" with Versafine Onxy Black right onto the scene.  I cut rounded the corners of the scene with a punch, and then placed the scene onto a beige cardstock scalloped frame cut from a Nestabilities die.

So, when my husband saw this card, he immediately assumed I made it for him.  Hmm.  Me?  Crabby?  Never!!! LOL!

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  I do appreciate your visits!