Bookworm Dreams

I have a new card to show you.  I am a total bookworm!  I read every single day and I have hundreds of books.  This Saturated Canary image is just so endearing to me.  Love it!

 

I have the following Copic colors:

Hair - Y 21; YR 23; E 33; E 35; E 57 and I touched up with a dark umber pencil
Skirt - V 01, 04, 06, 09
Book and shoe - YG 21, 23, 25
Lace and hair flowers - BV 20, 23; V 06, 04; YG 23
Lips - RV 11, 00
Books on the right side - RV 34, 32; E 41, 42, 43
Eye - BV 11, 13
Background - BG 0000; B 0000, 00

A close up for you!

 

Photo looks slightly over exposed but it shows the details!  LOL

 

The papers were Pink Paislee, the flowers are from Wild Orchid, the lace was from my stash, the rhinestones are Kaiser Craft, the phrase was an old stamp from PSX!

 

One of the inside for you.  The interior stamp was from Stampendous.

 

 

I am entering this one into a couple of challenges:

 

CMC Birthday Bash - Celebrate - I am celebrating dreams and knowledge!!

7 Kids College Fund - April Showers Bring May Flowers

Simon Says - Anything Goes (there are almost 1000 entries on this one!  LOL!)

Saturated Canary - All Things Bright and Beautiful (it's a lot brighter in real life)!!

 

Wish me luck on these challenges and if you would like any other info, send the emails!!

 

 

 

Dew Drops Won!

I am so very pleased that my "Dew Drops" card was chosen as a winner at the 2 Sisters Challenge Blog!  Thank you so much to 2 Sisters!!!!

Dew Drops

Hi!  I am back with a new creation for a friends birthday that is coming up.  I have used a Paper Shelter digital image and as my title says, the image is called "Dew Drops".  It has been a very long and very cold winter and this just made me wish for some springtime.  My friends birthday is April 30, so hopefully it will be feeling like spring by then. 

 

Here's a closeup of the coloring.

 

I have Copics in the following colors:
Skin - E 11, 21, 00, 000
Hair - E 35: Y 23; YR 23
Leaves - YG 45, 17, 13, 11
Top and sock stripes - RV 21, 23, 25
Skirt and sock stripes were BV but I didn't write them down!!  OOPS!
The dew drops and wings - BG 11, 70 - they look almost white in the photos but they actually have green in them in real life
Background - BG 0000; B 0000, B 00
I also painted the wings with Smooch Glitz

The papers are Basic Grey, Bazzill and Tim Holtz; flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, lace was from stash; die cuts are Spellbinders and Marianne Designs; the interior phrases are from Stampin Up and they were heat embossed.

A couple of the inside for you.

I am entering this one into a couple of challenges.
Inky Chicks - Happy Birthday Girl
2 Sisters - Blue and/or Green
Paper Shelter - Make It Bloom

I love reading your comments and I would love to know what you think of this one!!  Send me a line and wish me luck in the challenges.

File Folder Album

I have finished a file folder mini album for a Christmas gift!  Yes, for Christmas 2013!  This was a class taught at Urban Scrapbook by a wonderful instructor, Nicole!  I really had a lot of fun making this project and although it was time consuming, I am really happy with how it turned out.

There are lots and lots of pockets and fold out sections for photos or tickets or journaling.

This is photo heavy here!

This was made using three file folders.  The papers are from Kaiser Craft - The Secret Admirer line; die cuts are from Tim Holtz and Spellbinders.  I inked the title panel with Colorbox pigment inks.

I am entering this one into the Fussy and Fancy challenge where the topic is "Spring Days"!  I think the colors and patterns look like spring!  Hope you think so too!

I would love to hear what you think of this!  If you would like any other details, just send an email and I will try to answer!!

House Reorganizing

I mentioned in that first post that I am reorganizing three rooms in my house.  The first room was putting in floor to ceililng bookshelves and was a major time consumer.  I have many, many, many books and this took a long time to pack them up, get the bookcases from Ikea and get them up and then organize all those books.  I will take pics of that room later.

I am now working on the third room (second was the sewing room and done)!  I am probably crazy to show what this looks like and embarassed but here goes!

 

I started pulling stuff out of the craft room to figure out plan how I was going to organize it.  That pile is only part of what I have to sort out.

 

This is my desk (working table) right now!  I am working on a Christams gift!  Yes, for 2013!  I hope to have that finished later today and maybe get it posted.  I took a break from the "work" just to make something!!  Once the gift is ready, I will be back at the sorting and organizng!!

Would love to hear how you sort and organize and clean up your craft spaces and any comments on the post are welcome and appreciated.

Where In the World Have I Been?

Has anyone missed me?  I haven't been doing a lot of stamping for many reasons (excuses), and too many to list.  I have been rearranging THREE rooms in my house and it takes up huge chunks of time.

This post is to show you a little bit of what is happening.

I moved my sewing room from the basement to a bedroom upstairs as the "craft" room downstairs was just overflowing and the room upstairs wasn't being utilized.  SO, the move!  Huge project but that one is done.

I made this Jenny Haskins inspired pillow as the first sewing project in the NEW room.

 

The heart in the center is machine embroidered and has a ribbon weaving in the middle of it and the flowers and butterfly was also machine embroidered.  I like how this came out!  Here is one close up of the center for you.

 

I would love to hear what you think of this and appreciate all comments!!

Angels Among Us

Hi everyone!  A new Magnolia card for you using the Angel Tilda stamp from the Nativity Collection.  I tried to do a cream/beige/gold theme as that is kind of what I think of when I think of angels.  Overall, I am really pleased with how this one came together.

I used the Copic markers in the following colors:
Robe - E 43, 42, 41, 40
Wings - Y 000, 00, 02
Halo - Y 15, 11 and blender
Hair - E 31; Y 21 and 11
Skin - E 50, 000, 00, 21 and 93 for cheeks
Ground - W 3, 1, 0 and blender
I brushed on Smooch Glitz over the wings but it doesn't show up in the photo.

Here is a close up of the coloring.

I used flowers from Wild Orchid and one other that I am not sure where they came from; seam binding ribbon from 7 Gypsies; lace and papers were just from the stash; the corner die is from Joy Crafts and the gold pearls are from Michaels Crafts.

The interior phrase is stamped and embossed with gold powder and the stamp itself was from Denami Designs, which I purchased eons ago.  I thought it was perfect for this image.

 

I am entering this one in a few different challenges;

7 Kids College Fund - Anything Goes; 

Totally Tilda - Tilda Sitting Pretty;

Tilda's Town - Celebrate Christmas;

Lovely Hanglar or Sweet Magnolia - Winter Wonderland;

Color Me Creative - Non traditional Christmas;

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - I Love Christmas;

Marvelous Magnolia Challenge - Monochrome

Simply Magnolia - Tis the Season

 

I would love to hear what you think of this one.  Wish me luck with the challenges!