Mmmmm- Cupcakes!

The inspiration for this card came from "Cupcake Inspirations" (Go Figure- LOL!)  Cherries happened to be the focus of the cupcakes and I had just the stamp!  It's an oldie but a goodie in my collection from Lili of the Valley.  I haven't clored it in awhile, so I thought it might be fun to have another go with it!

I don't see this actual stamp on their site anymore (there are a bunch of other really cute mice stamps though!!!!) , but the sentiment stamp can be found here if you are interested.

The papers are all My Mind's Eye, but from two different packs- Stella Rose and Collectable.  Love, love, love them!!  The card was colored with Copic Markers and Glossy Accents was used on the frosting while red Peal Pen was used on the cherries.  Tim Holtz Distress Ink was used around the image and sentiment.

Here are the details on the Copics:

Mice E31,33,35

Frosting/ Cherries R21,22,24

Cupcake Wrappers BG13,15
Cherry Container Y21,28

Conveyor Belt W0,2,3,4

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cupcake Inspirations: Challenge 295 Cherries

Sentimental Sunday: Challenge 243 Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant: Challenge 283 Anything Goes

Simon Says: Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Challenge 168 Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday: Challenge 358 Stamping Mad

Bestie Bee

I know, I'm posting a bit, but like I said in my first post of the year, my MOJO was zero for 2014... Look out 2015!!  

This cute image is a Bestie digi- she's a cute little bee holding a basket of love.  I just sent this card out last week for a friend's birthday.  Sorry I'm not posting any specific info. about the card- I colored this eons ago before I started writing down Copic colors.  The papers are three different companies I know for sure- they are all from my scrap stash.  I do know that ribbon came on from Talbot's- yes the clothing store (I save ribbon that could potentially be used on a card).

I would like to enter this in the following challenges:
The Pink Elephant Challenge: TPE280 Color Challenge- Gold and Black
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Anything Goes

You are UDDERLY amazing!

Two posts in the same month? Now that's UDDERLY amazing!  LOL!  Another Bugaboo digi for you today- can you tell I purchased a few over the holidays?!  I really love the images that I chose- they are super fun!

There are some different elements going on in this card...

 The image colored with Copic Markers and Prismacolor Pencils: 

W0,1,2

C5,6,7 (Black Pencil)

R20,11,12,39

E53,55

Y26,28

B000026

E23,25,27

Glossy Accents were used on the stars and the mouth portion of the cow was printed a second time, colored, cut out and reattached to give it a 3D look.

Papers:

 The base paper used on this was Echo Park Times and Seasons Collection

 (Love, love, love the colors in this pack- I should have bought two,

 but how much paper does one need?

DON'T ANSWER THAT...)

The strip going across the middle and top and bottom are all scraps from my stash.

Embellishments:

Red eyelets were used in two of the corners (honestly I can't remember the last time I used an eyelet on any project sooooo I'm kinda stoked!)

Twine was used to give the card a country feel.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly: Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday: Challenge #165 Anything Goes

Sketch Saturday: Challenge #342 Anything Goes

My Mojo Returns in 2015

Life got a little crazy in 2014 and I had to take some time to step away from my blog to concentrate on things around here.  I pretty much lost my Mojo in 2014 and I'm looking forward to posting again and trying my hand at some new creations and contests.

I recently purchased this cute piggy from Bugaboo Stamps- there are some adorable images over there! This card is actually created for the troops and Operation Write Home.  If you don't know what that is, click on the link and check out how your card making can help our troops!!!

I started with a pretty simple design- in fact, I think the papers really made this card image pop!  I colored it up with my Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils.  

Here's what I used:

Pig- R20,21,22 Prismacolor Sienna Brown

Sign W0,1,2

Shirt: Well, how do you like that?  I forgot to write that down...hmmm...B something

I'd like to enter this into the following contests:
Bugaboo Stamps Blog Challenge: Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday:  Challenge 354 Anything Goes!
Simon Says Stamp Blog: Simon Says Anything Goes!
Papertake Weekly Challenge: Pick A Fave- Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps Challenge: Challenge 132 Something Old/ Something New (Old- paper/ New- Bugaboo Stamp Image)

Happy Birthday Dad!

It's a chilly and blustery day here and what better way to spend the afternoon then crafting (in my house we call it Princessing).  My dad's birthday is around the corner and I thought I would get a jump start on his card.  The image and sentiment are by Wild Rose Studio.  If you haven't had a chance to play with these images I highly recommend it- the stamps are high quality and stamp beautifully!  Papers are by Basic Grey. You can't see it on this photo, but Glossy Accents were used on the hearts on the birthday gift and on the dog's nose.

Copics Used:

Dog's Body- E30,53,33,35,37,39,89

Birthday Gift- YG61,63,67

Package Bow- Y13,15,17

Image Outline- B0000,000

I am entering this in a few card challenges this week:

Sentimental Sunday- Challenge #190- More Than Three Layers

Mojo Monday- Challenge 329

Papertake Weekly Challenge- Bow Dies- Well, the package has a bow...

Diva's by Design Challenge- Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday Challenge- So Sweet- I think the image is sweet!

Happy Birthday Friend!

Good morning Christmas Eve eve to all of you!  I have off today and as you can see from this blog I haven't posted in awhile!  I have been super busy with work and preparing for the Christmas season that I haven't had the time to post- not to mention I was working feverishly on a box of cards to send out to OWH- safe to say they are out of here and I have started another box- whoo whoo!

The card I am posting today was sent to my neighbor on her birthday (she has two gorgeous horses that I watch from my living room window and they have even gotten out of their corral to walk over to my house and eat the apples off the trees in my apple orchard!  Such personality those two have!)  Needless to say she loves those two horses and I love that she takes such good care of them!  When I saw this stamp from LOTV I instantly thought of her!  The sentiment stamp is also LOTV, but I cannot for the life of me remember what paper I used...The imagewas colored with Copics and Prismacolor Pencils.

Anyhoo, thought I would enter this into a few challenges:
The Pink Elephant Challenge- TPE231: Anything Goes
Simon SaysWednesday Challenge- Bling It On!
Diva's By Design Challenge- Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday- Challenge 300: Celebrations
Brown Sugar Challenge- #73: Anything Goes

Have a very blessed Christmas!

I Ruff You!

My oh my!  How long it has been since I have posted- how did October get here!  As you can well see I am back at work and that is taking up most of my time, but I was determined to get my craft on this morning!

It is my niece's birthday (she is turning 8) and got a pug for her birthday!  How lucky was it that I found this super adorable digital image from Mo Manning called "Pug Love"?!?!  I was a little nervous about the coloring, but with determination and focus I think it really does look like a fawn pug!  The thing about Copic markers and coloring is knowing when to stop layering your colors- had I not stopped this could have been a HOT MESS!!!  The ears and black face I did with Prismacolor pencil and Gamasol- sometimes I don't have good control over my Copics when it comes to shading and showing which direction my light source is coming from- I find colored pencils work best, especially when I am in a hurry to get an image on a card!

That heart was done with red Stickles and the sentiment was from a sentiment sheet of stickers from Hobby Lobby (check out there clearance section ASAP!).  The other paper was from a stack from a stack called "Snap @ Life" from Simple Stories (you gotta check that clearance rack at Hobby Lobby!!!).  The dog paper in the background is a scrap I had left over- couldn't even begin to tell you where that came from, but I do know I used it on another project I did 3 years ago- sick isn't it? Scrap paper hangs out in my craft room for years and years...

Alrighty then, I think I will enter this into a few contests this week:
Papertake Weekly Challenge- Two by Two- I used four hearts which divided by two is TWO!!! LOL!!
Cute Card Thursday- Challenge 290- Neutral Zone- used Kraft cardstock as my base followed by black to make the layers pop on this card.
Brown Sugar Challenge- Challenge # 63- Anything Goes