Softpencil Thursday Gone to the Birds!

Happy Thursday Everyone!

I hope your week is going well! Today we get to use this adorable digital image from Softpencil , it's called Loving Birds. We were supposed to use shimmer, glitter or anything shiny. I used a glitter pen to add some bling to my birds!! I used K & Co. paper for my card. I printed my digi image birds and colored them with my copics. I cut them out with my nesties and tied ribbon around the whole piece and adhered it to my card. Very simple, but cute.



This is my out of focus shot that shows my glitter pen!



This is a cute image for any occasion and is easy to dress up or down. Please visit my other DT sisters to see their stunning designs. Their links are in my sidebar. Thanks for stopping by today!! Be sure to leave a comment so I may return the favor! I love reading your comments and leaving them on your beautiful blogs. Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I have made for you. Have a wonderful day!!

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Wow, what a crazy week last week and a crazy weekend too!!!I can't believe it's already August! Have you started your Christmas Cards yet? NO! (gasp) LOL! Don't feel bad, most of us haven't. If I hadn't joined Maria's little group, I wouldn't have one card done! Don't despair, you can start today by playing in our sketch challenge!! Maria has given us another fabulous sketch to use this week.


For my card this week, I used K&Co. papers, and a sentiment that I created on the computer. I used this adorable Pink Gem Designs stamp called Ice Skating Mimi and she is just the cutest thing ever!! She was so much fun to color. I cut her out with my nesties and colored her with my copics. I used Stickles for my snowflakes and the fur on her coat, hat, and pants. Super sparkly IRL. I used Crystal Effects on the water under her skates and I just love how it turned out! There are some really cute stamps at Pink Gem Designs, if you haven't been there, you should check it out!! I finished off with some pretty ribbon and gems. Simple but cute!! I hope you like it as much as I do!




Be sure to visit the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog to see what the other challenge divas have created. I also have them listed on my sidebar. It's time to get started on those cards!! We'd love for you to play along, just leave a comment and a link to your creation on the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog or if you upload to SCS or PCP, use the keyword CSAYL. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Be sure to leave me a comment so I can return the favor! Don't forget to come by tomorrow to see what I have to show you.

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

Happy Monday Everyone!!! I hope you had a wonderful weekend!! We start school full time this morning so we are back to our early AM routine! (ugh)

This week Vicki is the host for our challenge. She wants us all to use the spotlight technique for our projects! Highlight part of your image by stamping it twice and layering it! Here's a great Tutorial to show you how!

For my card I used this adorable Hero Arts snowman image to try out my technique. I think he worked pretty well!! I used yummy K & Co. paper and an Inkadinkado stamp for the sentiment. I colored my image with copics and used Martha Stewart chunky glitter for my snow. I used the Sketch Saturday sketch #63 for my layout. I tried to keep it simple so that my image would really shine. I'm used to a lot of embellies, so I feel strange not adding a bunch of stuff to my card!!!

This was a fun challenge and I hope you like my card. Be sure to visit the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog to see what the other challenge divas have created. I also have them listed on my sidebar. It's time to get started on those cards!! We'd love for you to play along, just leave a comment and a link to your creation on the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog or if you upload to SCS or PCP, use the keyword CSAYL. Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Be sure to come by tomorrow to see what I have to show you.

Christmas Stampin all Year Long

Happy Monday Everyone!! (Please scroll down and see my weekend post too.)

Today is another scorching, hot day, but Christmas doesn't wait for anyone so I have to keep making my Christmas cards!! That's why I love being a member of the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long DT. It forces me to make my cards whether it's 20 degrees outside or 102 degrees.

This week the lovely Vicki is our hostess and her challenge is to create a Christmas card without using any stamped images. (Say what??) You can actually get very creative with this, using die cuts, recycled items, stickers, flowers, anything you have!!! You can stamp a sentiment, but other than that, no more stamping!!

If you haven't visited Vicki's blog, you have to go see it. Her work will definitely rock your world. Her coloring skills are fabulous and her work is a true inspiration!!

So ok, I though about this one and finally came up with this card. I'm not sure I love it. I like it but I don't just love it. What do you think?? Anyway, I used K & Co. paper, card, cardstock, and Santa image. I tried to get a good picture of the glitter on the beard and the holly leaves on the sentiment, but it just didn't want to work. The velvet rick rack came from my stash and the brads are by Making Memories. I popped up the Santa oval (cut with my nesties) and the sentiment on pop dots to give that 3D look.

Sometimes, it's nice to have a sketch to work with, so if you would like to have a sketch to play around with, visit the Christmas Stampin' All Year Long blog to see one. But remember, the challenge is not the sketch. Be sure to check out the other CSAYL divas. You can find the links on my sidebar. Be sure to also visit our fearless leader Maria at her blog.

We would love to see your creations, so come play around with us!! If you upload to SCS or PCP please use the keyword CSAYL so we can find your take on our challenge. I hope you like my card. I appreciate you coming to visit. Please be sure to leave a comment so I know you were here and so I can visit your blogs. I love seeing everyone's beautiful work. Have a wonderful day!! Please make sure you come back later, I will have an important post about Nutshells stamps new releases and a challenge!!! It will be exciting!!