Feeling Blue

You will want to check out the DRS Designs Blog to see information about the latest challenge...to create a card that is monochromatic.

As I was coming up with an idea for a card, I took a look at my DRS Designs interlocking circle background stamp and thought they looked like bubbles.  I went with it.  I stamped repeatedly on a strip of white cardstock with Distress It Tumbled Glass and Vivid Bermuda Blue.  I sponged the strip with Distress It Tumbled Glass.  I framed the strip with blue cardstock and placed it onto a white piece of cardstock also framed with blue cardstock.

Some white bubbles were created with a Nestabilities die.  I randomly added some crystal dewdrops as well.

I thought these bubbles needed a fish, so I stamped a new fish image from DRS Designs onto a piece of X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the fish with Copic markers and cut around the fish with detailed scissors.  He is pop-dotted into this bubble scene.

A sheer blue bow and button complete the card.

Am I feeling blue?  Not really.  Just wanted to make some bubbles.  Thanks for visiting my blog today!

All Ears

It's Tuesday!  Which means it is time for another challenge on the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is "Hats On"...which is to use a Sassy Cheryl's image with a hat.  That's easy to do, just take a look of all of the images available in Sassy Cheryl's store.

I decided to go with an expensive hat...mouse ears.  I remember as a child someone visited Disney World and brought me back personalized (big deal for a little girl named Kecia) ears.  I visited Disney World for the first time during high school and caught a glimpse at the price of such a hat...WHOA!

Anyway, for the challenge, I used the digital set "We're All Ears" from Sassy Cheryl's.  I printed Minnie Sally and the sentiment onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored Minnie Sally with Copic markers.  Using the out-of-box technique, I cut the circle for the image with a Nestabilities die.  I framed it with black cardstock.  Then, I cut two smaller black circles with a Nestabilities die to form the mouse ears.

I placed the ears onto patterned paper from Queen & Co and framed the entire card with black cardstock.

I sure hope you'll play along in Sassy Cheryl's challenge.  Free digis are up for grabs, so get crafting!

Thanks for visting my blog.  If you don't see me again, I've been sued by Disney, LOL!

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.

Snorkel Frog

Snorkel Frog is ready to hit the beach! 

I stamped the adorable DRS Designs Snorkel Frog onto X-Press It cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink.  I colored him with Copic markers, and added just a little bit of Diamond Glaze to his eyewear.  The beach and sky were done freehand with Copic markers, with the white caps being made with a white Signo Uniball pen.  The sun was sponged onto the sky using SeaShells Conch Shell dye ink.

The two portions of DRS Designs "Unfrogettable Birthday Greeting" were stamped using Memento Desert Sand dye ink.

I framed the card with black cardstock and mounted onto a white card base.

I hope you have an "Unfrogettable" Saturday and that you make some time for some fun, just like Snorkel Frog is.

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today!

Summertime Candy Jars

Sometimes, I love how a card turns out.  And this is one of those times.

The image is "Candy Jars" from Impression Obsession.  There's a lot to think about when coloring this image such as shadows, shading and reflections.  I haven't colored this since January 2011 and I do think I am improving in my coloring.  It is kinda fun to look back.

For this card, I stamped the image onto X-Press It carsdtock with Marvy black dye ink.  I colored the image with Copic markers and did some reflections/highlights with a white Prismacolor pencil.  I placed the image onto a base of kraft and added a strip of patterned paper from The Paper Studio.

The sentiment is from My Favorite Things.  Sheer yellow ribbon, a button and a piece of Baker's Twine put the finishing touches on this card. 

Hope you are having a sweet day!  Thanks for stopping by my blog!

Happy Birthday, USA!

Happy Birthday, USA!

This little girl is ready for all of the celebrations!  I hope you have a great day too!

I stamped this adorable DRS Designs image "Here for the Party Cutie Pie Kid" with Marvy black dye ink onto X-Press It paper.  I colored her with Copic markers and cut around her with detailed scissors.  I pop-dotted her on top of an oval that was cut with a Nestabilities die.  The oval was sponged with Distress Ink Tumbled Glass. 

I stamped DRS Designs background stamp "Interlocking Star Background" using Versamark Watermark ink onto two shades of blue cardstock.  I added white embossing powder and heat embossed.  I cut two banners using MFT die-namics. 

I also stamped a portion of DRS Designs "Birthday Multi Greeting" with Marvy black dye onto white cardsdtock.  I made the banner using a MFT die-namics die.

The base of the card is a texturized sheet of light blue cardstock.  I paper pierced around the base and faux-stitched with a white colored pencil. 

The white stars were cut from a punch, and the red and white bow put the finishing touches on this card.

I made this card for the current DRS Designs Challenge "Summer Sun, Summer Fun" because the Fourth of July is THE summertime holiday.  Go over to the DRS Designs Blog and join us.

I hope all of the American readers of this blog enjoy our country's birthday.  Thanks for visiting!

Honor

Honor. 

I am absolutely honored to be joining the Sassy Cheryl's Design Team.  Can't believe I'm finally Sassy.  I've been in absolute love with Sassy Cheryl's adorable digital images for years.  Each Tuesday I get to play along in a challenge found over on the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog. 

This week the challenge is "Red, White and Blue".  So to honor America's birthday this week, I printed the cute, cute, cute image of "Honoring the Flag - Maddie" onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  I framed the image panel with black cardstock.  Patterned paper from The Paper Studio and Darcie was used to form the layout of the card, along with black and red cardstock.  Sheer white ribbon, a blue star brad, and some stars made with a punch complete put the finishing touches on this card.

I hope you can join us for this week's challenge.  Come on over to the challenge blog for some more red, white and blue inspiration, sassy style.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today.