Penguin Christmas

Hi everyone.  Quick and simple Christmas card to share with you today ... and a quick post.  This is for a couple of challenges - Merry Monday #95 - include an animal ... and SCS Christmas challenge to use red.

I used a cute digital stamp from DigiStamp Boutique, coloring it with Copics and adding stickles to the snow, crystal effects to Percy's beak and feet, FlowerSoft to the cuff of stocking and Percy's hat ... and gold liquid pearl to the star.  Easy, peasy one layer card ... except that I made it two layers by popping up the card front :)

Stamps:  Christmas Percy (DigiStamp Boutique)
Paper:  White
Ink:  Soft Sky; Copics:  R27, R29, Y32, Y21, YR24, W4, E44, E77, YG67
Accessories & Tools:  stickles, crystal effects, white flowersoft, gold liquid pearls, glue, small paint brush

Valentine's Day Tags

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing the tags for the treat bags I've made for my kids and grand-kid! :)  I used five different adorable images from Bugaboo - Puppy Love series to make the tags which are colored with copics (close-up photos are below).

I had so much fun making these yesterday! :)  I have always given my kids a little sweet treat to celebrate Valentine's Day and to show them that I am thinking of them.  Evan, Nikki and Jer are each getting a bag of cream-filled Belgian chocolate hearts, Alex is getting a bucket of Jalapeno Jack Popcorn from Kernels (he prefers savory to sweet) ... and Cooper is getting a little red racing car to play with once he's a little older and ready to grip onto things - won't be long! :)  I have a bag of treats for hubby too that I'll be giving him along with his Valentine's Day card I made a little while ago (posted here).

Here's the close-ups of the tags:

I'm very limited with my copic colors, so I outlined the puppies in brown and then filled them in with a light gray and blended the two colors together - it turned out really well.  But, I definitely need to get some more Copics to round out my supplies :)

Since I used my markers, I'm entering this into the ATS&M challenge - Make Your Mark (my second entry).

I hope you all have a wonderful and love-filled Valentine's Day tomorrow.

Stamps:  Puppy Love (Bugaboo); sentiment is computer generated
Paper:  White
Ink:  Copics:  R29, R39, W4, E44, E77, V09, V25
Accessories & Tools:  white gel pen, hole punch, Real Red stitched ribbon

Challenges:
ATS&M #82 - Make Your Mark

Spring Garden

Hi everyone.  It's great to be back in my studio again.  The past few weeks have been very hectic and it's nice to finally have a break and be able to play! :)

I made this card for this week's Muse Challenge (#54 - card by Therese Calvird).  I loved Therese's beautiful spring card and used similar colors and layout.  It's not very often that I have a colored card base, so this was a challenge for me! :)

I love this stamp set from SU! (Simply Soft) and have made many cards with it - I never get tired of these beautiful flowers.  I used the marker layering technique to color in the blooms so I'm entering this into the latest challenge at Addicted to Stamps & More - #82 - make your mark (use markers).  The sentiment is from a stamp set that I received as a gift from my good friend Debbie ... love this sentiment and perfect for so many occasions!

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Just a quick note about our family.  Last Sunday I held a baby shower in honor of my DGS Cooper.  It was such a fun afternoon and my cousin graciously took lots of photos.  Wanted to share a couple of sweet six-week-old Cooper and his beautiful parents. :)  The lighting was low so the pics are a bit on the blurry side.

Stamps:  Simply Soft (SU!); Fluttering By - sentiment (Verve)
Paper:  Pear Pizzazz, watercolor
Ink:  Staz-on Black, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango, Cajun Craze, Pretty in Pink, Raspberry Ripple, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive (SU!)
Accessories & Tools:  blender pen, white gel pen

Challenges:
Muse #54 - Therese Calvird
ATS&M #82 - Make Your Mark

Copper Ornament

Hi everyone.  A second card for today - same layout and design as the first, just changing up the ornament to copper and a different shape.  Still having difficulty photographing this card and think it must have something to do with the aperture.  The ornament moves freely within the cut-out and so it's hard to get it to stay still :)  This is the best shot I could get ... and it looks like the ornament is sideways ... but it's not in real life.  Isn't photography fun??!! :)

Again, this card is for the current challenge at Festive Friday (FFC24).  Here's the photo inspiration ...

This time I used my heated copper (the colors are beautiful in real life ... copper, pink, orange) and the soft copper really takes well to being embossed.  I didn't have copper jump rings, so I used some copper wire and made my own jump ring with wire cutters and needle-nose pliers - pretty proud of myself :)

Again, I love how the ornament moves inside the cut-out.

The sketch this week from CAS(E) this sketch! (#63) is so fun and I know I'll be using it a lot!

And I'm also entering this into the current Addicted to Stamps and More - #81 - Anything Goes.

Stamps:  Traditional Christmas Sentiments - digital (Pink Petticoat)
Paper:  White (Neenah)
Accessories & Tools:  Big Shot, Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ornament punch (SU!), Musical Flourish embossing folder (Cuttlebug), copper metal sheet .005 thickness (K&S Precision Metals), mini torch, copper wire, wire cutters, needle-nose pliers