Thoughts of school

I love fall, and I always enjoyed going back to school. I was raised in the country and we didn't have alot of activities to keep us involved. Swimming lessons was about it. So school was my social network.

I made this card for Belles n' Whistles Back to School and followed the sketch from CPS #182.

This little girl seems happy about the coming season (we'll pretend she's thinking about fall and school :-D). I colored her in fall colors (which I love) and sponged around the image with red chalk. I used a cute button from a stash I've had awhile. The little chalkboard says 1/2 = 2/4. The paper is K&Co. The stripes are on the reverse of the floral print. The ribbon is Offray.

I just love Belles n' Whistles stamps/images. (I think I've said that before!) Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Belles n' Whistles anything goes!

Well, it's already Thursday! Even not working the weeks fly by! I thought about this card a couple days and had it finished yesterday, but was in a funk, and didn't feel like doing much of anything. So, today it goes up! The challenge for this week's Belles n' Whistles was "anything goes". I love this image, but it's a bit large. It's hard to use with normal challenges. So I pulled it out and inked it up and colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut it out with my largest Nesties scallop rectangle. I then sponged around the image with chalk. The blue paper is embossed with Cuttlebug Swirls to look like clouds :-) and the green is from Making Memories. The flower(s) is the sun :-). The brad is from my stash. The 1/2 pearls are from Recollections. That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'! Have a great rest of Thursday.

Belles n' Whistles Warm fall colors

I love all things Elisabeth Bell, and her Belles n' Whistles stamps are no exception! This cute image was just about gone, and I snapped it up! It's just perfect for this challenge. I love scarecrows (that's probably why I wanted this image :-)), and I colored it with my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut the image out with my largest Nesties square. Then I sponged around the edge of the square with chalk. The flowers are Prima and the buttons are Basic Grey. The ribbon is Offray. The dp is K & Co, and the cs is SU. I popped the flowers up on foam squares.

That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Belles n' Whistles with A Spoonful of Sugar

This card was made for my bestest friend (my bff) Jill, who lives in Colorado. I just love all of Elisabeth's B&W stamps! I'm gathering a collection :-) .This challenge for B&W was to use shades of purple. I also used A Spoonful of Sugar's sketch #29, Flati's sketch. The dp is BasicGrey, the cs is SU. The image is colored with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima. The ribbon is Offray. The rhinestones are KaiserCraft. I stitched the larger pieces together then stitched the two other dps to the cs. I used a purple pencil to shade around the edge of the image cute with Nesties label. The image and flowers are popped out on foam squares.

That's it (I think). Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Belles n' Whistles and Sketch and Stash 40

Last summer, September, I met my sister (half sister, actually) for the very first time. I knew she existed but we had never lived together or spent any time together. We didn't even know the whereabouts of each other. I started playing an Ancester.com and connected with a cousin... actually a grandson of my dad's brother. He knew my sister Vondell. He gave her my phone number and she called me. We spoke on the phone several times, and then I flew to Texas to visit with her and my bro-in-law for the very first time. I got to stay a whole week and we had a great visit. We both had red hair (she still has a lot of color where mine is white). We are both short (she's 5' 1", I'm 5' 2"). I'm left handed and she's right. She has lived in Texas her whole life. I lived there until I was 1 month old :-). So now, I made this card for her birthday in August.

I've been wanting this image awhile (from Belles n' Whistles) because it's Sisters. I knew I wanted to use it to make Vondell's card. I got it in the mail today! So I made the card for BnW's monochromatic challenge  http://bellesnwhistlesstamps.blogspot.com/
and Sketch and Stash Challenge 40 found here:  http://sketchandstashchallenge.blogspot.com/
I chose to use blues. The cs is from K&Co, Portabello Road. The cs's are SU and DCWV. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The ribbon is Offray and the lace is Wrights. I cut the image out with Nesties labels 4. The flowers are Prima. I cut the leaves with MS punch. The pearl is Kaisercraft.

That's about it. Thanks a bunch for lookin' and readin' my ramblin's! :-)

Spring Picnic

I created this cute card for the Roses on Paper/Belles 'n Whistles challenge here http://ropchallenge.blogspot.com/ to use punches.

I used my MS eyelet corner punch. This image that I just got from Belles 'n Whistles is large enough that I didn't do much else to it besides color it with my Prismsacolor pencils and Gamsol. I did layer it a little. It was really fun to color!

I saw this image as an Elisabeth Bell sketch and was wishing it was a stamp. Then I looked at the BnW stamps, and there it was! So, of course I ordered it! Love it.

That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

RoP/BnW #33 Easter Card, 2S4Y Laura's Sketch 47

Tuesday again! But this card is for Monday's Roses on Paper/Belles 'n Whistles Easter card challenge and 2S4Y Laura's Sketch challenge. I love Belles 'n Whistles stamps, and they are planning a new release soon, don't know when. And this Basic Grey Sultry! Isn't it gorgeous? Makes a perfect Easter card. I colored the sweet image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and shadow sponged around the image with pink chalk. The flowers are Prima and the white pearls in the centers are Kaiser, as are the pink rhinestones. I used Nesties circle for the mat and Label 2 to cut out the image. I wanted to show the inside of the card as well. I used Nesties Label 4 to cut the sentiment.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

RoP/BnW Challenge 32

Good Monday morning. It was 32 degrees again last night here in Jacksonville! Where IS spring? It's that darn global warming, I tell ya'!

I made this card for Roses on Paper/Belles n' Whistles combined challenge #32. I love this little B n' W stamp. I don't have too many boy stamps, but this one is too cute. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, cut it out with Nesties label #4, the largest one, and mounted it on red paper from SU. I used small square brads by Spare Parts from Hobby Lobby. The blue paper is also SU, the dots dp is from my stash. Very simple. I sponged around the image with blue chalk. That's it!

Thanks a bunch for lookin'! If you see spring, send it this way! :-)

OCCSC2, Totally Papercraft #3, Stamp Simple #126

This card was made for 3 challenges: The sketch came from OCCSC2, the button and bows are for Totally Papercraft #3, and the colors purple and green are for Stamp Simple #126. The image is from Belles n' Whistles, Elizabeth Bell, Rock On. I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and cut it out. The rhinestones are Kaiser. The dp paper is from myu stash, the green bg is SU, the purple is DCWV. The ribbon is Offray. Love this image :) I did my best with purple and green.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Belles n' Whistles combined with Roses on Paper #31

Hi! It's getting late on Thursday evening, and I just decided to make this card :) . This is for a challenge I just discovered on Monday: Belles n' Whistles combined with Roses on Paper. This is their 31st challenge. It's a color challenge to use Pink, Brown, and Cream. I used several shades of pink and brown when coloring this adorable Belles n' Whistles image.

Belles n' Whistles images are really fun to color, and they are really adorable. I couldn't wait to use this cutie!

I colored his pants cream. It's hard to tell, but it's true :) . I used Prisma color pencils and Gamsol to color the image. All paper is from Basic Grey's Bittersweet, even the corner stickers. I used Martha Stewart's lacy hearts border punch on the mat at the bottom of the image. I put Summer Flower Soft on his bouquet of flowers, and used Stickles Fruit Punch on all the hearts (well, not the big one). I used the tiny hearts that resulted from the MS border punch and placed them around the image. I'm going to give this card to my hubby Sunday for Valentine's Day!

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Sketch Saturday #88

This card was made for Sketch Saturday #88. The image is from Belles n' Whistles, Elizabeth Bell. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are from Hobby Lobby, Spare Parts by the Paper Studio. The pearls on the flowers are Kaiser, plum, and the pearls down the right side are Kaiser, hot pink. The cs is mostly DCWV, the darker purple is SU. The dp is from my stash. The sentiment is from SU.

I am in love with all of Elizabeth Bell's creations. She is just an incredible artist!

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Mojo 125 and Copic Creations #21

This card was made for two challeges: Mojo Monday #125 and Copics Creations #21. The image is from Belles n' Whistles by Elizabeth Bell. OMG! I have fallen in love with these images. I think Elizabeth Bell is at the top of my favs for artists. Her images are so adorable! I used Almost Navy from SU, the ribbon is Basic Basic. I used my CB swiss dots folder. The rhinestones are Kaiser. The soft blue is border punched with my new MS eyelet lace border punch. The Copics I used are:

Hat: V01, V15, BV00

Skin: E10, YR00

Apron: R20, R22

Skirt: YR00, 02

Jeans: B24, 34, 97

Flower on hat: R30, 11

Cat: C1, W3

Hair: E21, 33

Pillow: E32, 34

Grass: YG03, 25

Pitcher: BV31, 23

Shoes:E04

Yarn: G21, 000

Outline of image: B00

The idea for the Copics Creation Challenge was to feather blend. That was really hard, even though I looked at the tutorial. I need lots of practice!

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!