Only a TAD?! Late........

My absolute humble apologies for SUCH a late post!
Would you belive that I have actually had this card done for weeks??????

I have no other excuse than it being rather busy week and it just slipped right through the cracks, even though I was totally ready, AND reminded aswell.

I am so sorry, and I sincerely hope that you think my little contribution to the 2nd in the international inkers series was worth a tiny wait.
So without further hesitation, here is this editions kit!

Hailing from the USA, Catherine has supplied us with an adorable kit. So adorable in fact, that I literally ripped the package open & whipped up my card the very next day.

What's in the kit?
- K & Company Urban Rhapsody pattern papers.
- May Arts Web ribbon in turquoise and cream
- Chipboard swirls
- blue buttons
- SU! Hodgepodge Hardware (in pewter) which she altered with Adirondack metalic Mixatives (in copper)
- The image is "Bashful from Sugar nellie, designed by Diane Duda

Here is the finished card. I decided get some good square footage from the papers and such, so I opted for a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2" square, and the easel card fold. The papers were so fun to work with, as everything went together so well. The embellishments were altered so perfectly!!

In order to match the embellishments, I decided to do a little altering myself. I used the chipboard swirl and broke out my very neglected Copper Metallic ink pad and went to town covering the entire piece. I immediately sprinkled clear embossing powder over top and set it with my heat tool It looks fantastic and very similar to metal.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I'm sure you have already been.. but if you haven't... make sure you visit the other inkers!

Michelle (USA)
Catherine (USA)
Paola (CANADA)
Tanja (GERMANY)
Imke (GERMANY)

Winter Wonderland, High Hopes & Dustin Pike!

Hello all!

Quick post today to show you the card I made for a Winter Wonderland swap hosted by my friend Christyne on SCS.


I got this cute digi from Angel's Landing a while ago & thought what a perfect image for this winter-but-not-christmas themed swap!

The image is printed on Whisper White with a laser printer, and colored with copics and SU! markers (the blue). i had a hard time deciding what colors to color the hat. Then I came accross this DSP in my stash from SU! and thought its perfect to go with the hat! So I colored all the little penguins up and cut out all the hats, they're stuck on with pop squares.

The sentiment is computer generated. I used the fancy tags spellbinders and brushed irridescent glitter glue on top (the brand is not stickles but they're like stickles). The sentiment reads "brr-ingin' you winter wishes".

Last but not least, a snowflake brad & scallop edge punched bottom finish off the card!

Hope the girls like him (or her I guess!).
EDITED:

I just heard the news! Dustin Pike is joining High Hopes stamps! I have been in awe of his cute cartoony dragons and other whimsical characters for some time and its so exciting that he'll be joining High Hopes!

Don't miss the blog hop on January 20th HERE!

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More Christmas Cards!

Well, its beginning to look ALOT like Christmas. I even had the classic Christmas carols playing at my place today.

Something I like to do, is make several different cards with the same images, elements and accents. So, here is the cutie from Whiff of Joy again - but wearing her Christmas red. Now looking at this photo has confirmed how much I love coloring with Copic markers. I don't have a red Copic yet, and had to use my SU! real red. I hate the streaks you get with regular markers. So i will have to keep my eye open for a sale for some more Copics!

I made her first into an easel card. The holly berries are done with red stickles, and I used irridescent stickles for the trim on her coat.

I like this fold because you can display your card just like art! Here is the inside. The accent is from SU! Its from the felt flurries pack, and a pearl from the pretties kit.


another simpler variation using the same paper pack and embellishements.
I have always admired other stampers who decorate the insides of thier cards. So I thought I'd keep on going with that habit. The sentiment here is from Elzybells. All PP and CS is from SU!
I recently took the time to go and get a set of UV nails. They use a biogel and a UV light, and its supposed to be better than acrylic. I almost never treat myself like this, but I thought, its the holidays, and I deserve a little pampering. The typing part is taking a bit to get used to. So enjoy the inclusion my one pretty nail.. haha you may never see it again! LOL!

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WOAH! A card!!

Okay, so I promised you a card!
Bf is 6 hours away in a tiny town - on business. So what does that mean for me? Well, it means I got the whole evening to myself & the whole dining room too! I ignored the laundry, I ignored the dishes, I ignored everything except an episode of the Bachelorette! AND I STAMPED!

Its been a while since I've had a chance to really ignore everything & sit down with ink and paper. A few days ago, i showed you a great digistamp, my first, that I got from Pink Cat Studios - and for a great cause!



Don't you just love the image? The little boy & his balloon are adorable! Looking at it, I would have liked to shrink the image just a tad (if I could figure that out), and mount the image on one more layer before mounting it on the card. There are many tutorials out there, and I know its just a matter of doing some playing around. Of course, as you can see from my blog, I'm not terribly computer savvy.

I can't tell you how much I love coloring with Copic markers. They are so smooth & roll over your paper with such ease. I just need alot more practice with my "art eye" and well, alot more Copics... =P I don't have a nice bright red copic yet - so i had to use my SU! markers. And I definately need a variety of skin tones. Well, they'll be on my wishlist.

I finished it off by printing off another image and cutting out his hat & balloon, then mounted it with foam squares. I love this technique for brining just a little something extra to my cards. Its time consuming, but it makes such a difference to the image.


Stamp: DIGISTAMP, Pink Cat studios
Ink: Colored with Copics & SU! markers
Embellies: Large Brads (dollar store)
Paper: SU! and My Minds Eye

Have you tried digital?

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A Pirate & a Monster

Well, I guess this card-making hiatus didn't last very long did it?! LOL
I recieved this image from my friend Sandra a long time ago. I loved these images, but didn't feel confident enough to color them. So last sunday during the Superbowl, I brought out my copics, and started to experiment. I got lots done and this was one of the images i experimented with... lucky I have two of each little monster she sent me! LOL

The CS is SU! certainly celery, inks are copics - a really nice shade of green. I used some DSP from a stack, added some blue organza ribbon, which matches the stripe on the paper. Then handwrote the sentiment, used my SU! scallop circle punch, and a giant brad from eyeletoutlet. Its mounted with foam squares - which i've run out of! yikes!! I actually got to use my nesties too! Which i'm trying to fall in love with - really I am... but for some reason, i'm just not! I love the idea of them, i just don't seem to be able to really utilize them.. i know.... i know.. practice makes perfect. Bleh. I DO LOVE my cuttlebug though - and am really enjoying the embossing folders.. hehe

I've had this Riley inked up for some time now, and colored him with my SU! watercolor pencils a while ago. he's beensitting on my desk waiting to be mounted.. (ahem.. shush catherine & michelle.... and mary too!). The base is black, kraft and Cap'n Jack DSP from Rusty Pickle (I think.. don't quote me).

The CS is SU! black and kraft, image stamped in staz on - large black brads from eyeletoutlet and the twill tape is also from SU! - (med size). I sponged the blown ink with momento cocoa ink & a cotton ball.

It was hard to get a good pic of the inside with the flash, so forgive me if the image is a bit small. Since the base was black, I had to put something on the inside so that I could write on it. I used whisper white CS from SU! and again sponged the inside with that cotton ball. the stamp I used on the inside is Inkadinkadoo.

So - there it is... and my card count thus far this year goes up to 34!