String of Hearts

Well, happy Wednesday to you all!  I hope you have survived the first half of the week ok.  Just wanted to share a card that I put together fairly quickly the other day.

I just love this cute little Magnolia stamp.  She is colored with Copics and the DP is from MME.    The lace, rhinestones, and brad are from a LCS.  I made the purple flower with some tulle that I got at my LCS as well.

This fabric brad is so pretty with the ladybug in the center of it, don't you think?

Challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Swirls and Lace
Just Magnolia - Handmade Flowers
The Sweet Stop - Sketch
Magnolia-licious - Photo inspiration
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your week!

Create a Background

Hello again!  I know, 2 days in a row with a post.  Woohoo!  We've got another challenge up at the CMC Copic Challenge.  We want you to create a background.  Color any image you want, but be sure to add a background.  I was a little nervous about this challenge, but I'm pretty happy with how my card turned out.

I added clouds in the background of my picture.  I used my Cuttlebug to cut out one of the round scallops and I used that to make my clouds.  I think I should have made the sky a bit darker as it's hard to see the clouds in my picture.  Here's another shot too.

Our sponsor, Squigglefly, gave us each an image to use for this challenge.  My image is Crosseyed Butterfly.  I printed her out onto Cryogen White Cardstock and colored her with my Copics (Y08, Y02, Y00/E25, E31, E50/R24, R22, R00/E11, E00, E000, R20/YG67, YG03/C1, C00/V12).  My papers are from Echo Park and the flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.  I punched out the butterflies and leaves with my MS punches, and I used my Marvy punch for the tag.  See how it pulls out?  Cute, huh?

The sentiment on the tag is from the Paper Studio.  The ribbon, twine, and button are all from my stash.  Of course I added Stickles the the butterflies as well.  Gotta have some sparkle. 

Anyone can play along and you have until August 17th to enter, so there is plenty of time to play.  Be sure to use your Copics, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers, or colored pencils as well.  One person will win 3 Squigglefly digis and all entries go into a monthly drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Oozak.com.  So join the fun and show us what background you can create!

There is also a new class coming to the Color Me Creative Classroom.  Suzanne Dean is going to show us "All About Hair".  The class is coming at the end of August and Suzanne is offering a pre-registration discount for those who sign up early.  You can read all about what the class will offer by going here.

Also, Suzanne will be heading on the road to teach in Stafford Spings, CT (not far from Boston area or NYC area).  She will be teaching the All About Hair class while there.  Check out the CMC Road site for more information.

Challenges:

PaperPlay - Layer it Up!
Do You Stack Up - Polka Dots
the sweetest thing - Sketch
The Ribbon Girl - Bingo (Image, Buttons, Twine)
MarkerPop  - Bright Colors
The Pink Elephant - Ribbon

Have a great week!

Christmas in August?

Ok, so I missed Christmas in July, but just by a few days.  Today I'm sharing a card that features one of my favorite Christmas stamps.

Of course this is James Bear from Lili of the Valley.  I just love this little fellow.  I've got a couple other stamps with him as well, so you'll be seeing those over the next few months as well.

I stamped him onto Cryogen white cardstock and colored him with my Copics.  I sponged the edges with some Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink and then added some glitter to his hat and the ground.  My papers are MME, the ribbon was purchased on Etsy, and the brad and rhinestones are from my stash.  The sentiment is from Recollections.

Challenges:

Stamp and Create - Hands full of Love
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Scrap-Creations - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - Focus on the Ribbon
Creatalicious - Christmas

Thanks for stopping by!

Anything Girlie Goes at CMC

Happy Saturday to you!  I don't know about you, but we've got some cloudy skies here.  Perfect for crafting!  We've got another challenge for you over at the CMC Copic Challenge.  This time it's Anything Goes w/a Girlie Twist.  So pull out those girlie images, ribbon, and bling and show us what you've got.  Our wonderful sponsor, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, gave us each a stamp to use.

This cute image is from the LuLu on the Move set.  Isn't she just too cute?  The sentiment comes with the set as well.  I stamped her onto Cryogen White Cardstock and colored her with my Copics (RV69, RV34, RV10/YR24, YR21, E35/E11, E00, E000, R20/G24, G20/E43, E40/BG10/W5, W2).  My DP is Heidi Grace Designs.  I also ran some DCWV white core cardstock through my cuttlebug and sanded it a bit.  I got my ribbon from the Paper Temptress and the button and twine are from my stash.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts (aren't they yummy?), and I added a bit of Stickles the flowers and her hula hoop.  I stamped the sentiment with some Color Box ink. 

You have until August 3rd to enter for your chance to win 3 stamps or 1 set of stamps from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps.  Plus, each entry goes into a monthly drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Oozak.com.  So pull out your Copics, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or colored pencils and get girlie!  Head on over here.  We'd love to have you play along.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Sketch
Crafts and Me - Ribbon and Bow
Papertake Weekly - Girlie
Bizzy Bec's - Flower Power

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Navy Train

Get it?  Instead of "gravy train".  Anywho...boy is summer flying by or what?  I can't believe it is July already.  We've got another challenge for you over at the CMC Copic Challenge.  This time we want to see you color Dark Blues or Navy. 

Our wonderful sponosor, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, let us each chose an image.  I chose Cocoa's Train.   I printed him onto Cryogen White Cardstock.  My DP is from the Paper Studio and I have colored him with my Copics (B39, B37, B34/R39, R29, R24/C9, C7, C5, C1/R20).  I got the ribbon at my LCS and the flowers are Prima & WOC.  The button, twine, and rhinestones are from my stash.  The sentiment is from the Paper Studio as well.

We would love for you to play along with us.  One lucky winner will win a prize from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps.  Plus every entry goes into a monthly drawing for a $50 gift certificate to Oozak.com.  Two chances to win, but only if you play along. You have until July 20th to play and you can join in the fun here.

Challenges:

Digital Tuesday - Kids
Top Tip Tuesday -One for the Men
Fab 'n' Funky - Stars and Stripes
Mojo Monday - Sketch
The Pink Elephant - Photo Inspiration
Sassy Cheryl's - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend.