Teddy's Party...

I'm finally getting around to posting a card I made a few weeks ago. The stamp is Teddy's Party by Penny Black. The base of this card is Daffodil Delight and the mat around the image is Marina Mist. The designer paper is from a sheet of Bella Blvd paper that I picked up from a local scrapbook store.

I coloured the image with Copic Markers and as you can see I made the mistake of colouring in the bow instead of leaving it white :( Oh well, it was my first attempt at colouring this stamp so next time I will surely get it right! Ha!

It's another cloudy day here, and I sure hope the sunshine returns soon to melt all of this snow away so it looks and feels more like Spring around here! Some of the birds are starting to return, on the weekend I saw a huge flock of Canada geese fly over. I've had Chickadees and Nuthatches around the suet feeder all winter, but recently I noticed a pair of Blue Jays as well :) So, these are good signs that warmer temperatures and sunshine are on the way it just seems to be taking an awfully long time getting here this year!

Purrr-fect...

I made this card before Valentine's Day and didn't get around to posting it until now.

This image is from Penny Black's set - Stuck on You.

It measures 4 1/4 square and the inside sentiment is "You're purrr-fect for me!"

Supplies used:

Real Red and Whisper White Card Stock, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, White Satin Ribbon and Labels One Nesting die, big shot, Copic Markers, dimensionals

Smile...

Today's Ways to use it Challenge on SCS is to use a smile on your card :) Betsy Bluebell is definitely smiling! I started with a base of Elegant Eggplant and added the strip of Perfect Plum card stock and Elegant Eggplant DSP. The ribbon is white satin and the mat around the image is Melon Mambo cut out with a scalloped rectangle die. I coloured her in with Copic markers. I think she's ready for the party!

Star gazing...

This stamp is from the Laurence Collection - Stampavie, it is called Star gazing :) I picked this up at my LSS a while ago. So far I've been able to stick to my promise to stamp at least one or two Christmas cards each week this year so I am ready by the time December rolls around...here is one for this week :) I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it with Copic markers. This is a fast image to colour as there is a lot of white space :) I'll definitely be making up more of these. I matted the image in Marina mist with a scalloped rectangle. The background is Marina Mist DSP and Whisper White run through the big shot with a snowflake embossing folder. The ribbon is Real Red.

Guitar Hedgie....

Hi there! I made up this card for this weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge to use Green, it is also for today's Featured Stamper on SCS - BFinlay :) I stamped the Guitar Hedgie from the PB set Stuck On You and used my Copics for colouring. The sentiment is from SU's Short and Sweet set. The papers are Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White.

Happy Sunday!

Happy Moments...

Hi there, this is for today's Inspiration Challenge on SCS - Fossil is the inspiration website and I chose this small coin purse.

I stamped the birdcage from the SU set Happy Moments and also used Baroque Motifs. These are both sets I haven't used in a long time so it was nice to pull them out and ink them up!

I used Crumb cake, Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White card stock, retired Bella Birds DSP and Crumb Cake taffeta ribbon.

Have a great day!

Betsy Bluebell...

Good morning! I have this bright and cheerful birthday card to share with you today :) The SCS challenge today is to do something with the edges on your card. For mine, I added the scalloped edge around the main image and then sponged the patterned paper and card stock with ink, something I normally don't take the time to do.

I have used a Penny Black image from the set Betsy Bluebell - isn't she sweet! There are 4 images and several sentiments in this set so I will be posting cards with the rest of the images over the next few weeks. I coloured her in with my Copics and added the sentiment and flower and button embellishment. The card stock colours are Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist and Riding Hood Red. The patterned paper is Flower Garden by Echo Park.

Here's hoping Spring is on its way soon!

A Cardinal Christmas...

Good morning! I'm still trying to work on at least one or two Christmas cards each week, here is one I made recently using the SU set A Christmas Cardinal. The card stocks are real red, old olive and chocolate chip. Retired Ski Slope is the DSP I used. The image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto artist marker paper and coloured with Copic markers. The sentiment was stamped in real red and punched out with an SU circle punch. So, I have another holiday card completed for my stash!

Enjoy your day!

Skaters...

Hi there! I'm back in my stamp room after a week of vacation in the sunny Caribbean! It was a wonderful trip and now it is back to winter for a while longer here in Alberta. I coloured this image before I left and just put the finishing touches on the card today. I used Copic markers to colour in this image from Mo's Digital Pencil.

Supplies used:

nestabilities, big shot, ribbon, buttons, DMC embroidery floss, scallop border punch, taken with teal card stock, Throughly Modern dsp

Trip to Paradise...

I just returned from a week away - a cruise to the Eastern Caribbean - it was wonderful!

Top picture is part of the harbour on St. John.

Here are a few pictures of beautiful Trunk Bay, we went snorkelling here in the National Park on the island of St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The sand was as soft as flour and so white - the water incredibly warm and such a gorgeous colour of turquoise!

The Norwegian Epic - one big ship!

Doing laundry and catching up today!