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 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'!

7 Kids first Challenge and 2S4Y Laura's Sketch 58

This card is for 7 Kids College Fund's very first challenge, pink and dots. I used this adorable Sarah Kay image I got from 7 Kids a few months ago, and this is the first time I've inked it up! I colored it with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut the image out with Nesties labels. The dots paper and the pink cs are from K & Co. The ribbon is BasicBasic. The 1/2 pearls are KaiserCraft. Sweet and Simple again.

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! :-)

Stampavie and More #87

I don't use many Magnolia stamps, but I wanted to use this image for this challenge just 'cuz! I colored this image with Tim Holz inks, the first time I've ever used them. I only have 5 colors, so I had to play around and get the best I could. I think her face is a little dark, but I like the jeans and brown cordory jacket! She's cut out with Nesties oval. the dp is K and Co, and the green is SU. the brown is from my stash. I sponged around the image with chalk. Very simple. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Sweet Willow Whiff of Joy #72

Hi! This card is for Whiff of Joy's Sketch challenge, #72. I let the K and Co paper be the flowers by the image, and the MS border punch be the embellies at the bottom. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, and cut out around the image. I sponged the "white" area with chalk. I then popped the image out with diminsionals. The dp is all K and Co, and the blue cs is from my stash. This was actually a fun sketch. Wasn't sure about it when I started, but I like the results. How about you? Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Whiff of Joy #71 Easel Card and DT entry

This card is for Whiff of Joy's challenge to make an easel card. This is my second easel card. I'm going to make more... they are too cool!

I used two images from WoJ's Birdee Love set released in Feb. I colored the images with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. the flowers are Prima, the button from my stash, and the ribbon from BasicBasic. The 1/2 pearls are from Kaisercraft. The DP is from K and Co and the CS is Stampin'Up. I used Martha Stewart's large trellis punch on the dp. Like that look! There are other views to follow:

This view is of the whole card open.

This view is a little more of a side view where you can see the second dp that I used. I took it all the way to where the fold joins.

This view shows how I popped out the images and the flowers. Also the button.

Ok, that's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Penny Black #87

Happy Saturday! This whole card happened by accident! I did chose the image and colored it with my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. Then when I was deciding on paper, I found this paper I had colored on the other side with Copics for something else, and cut it out with a Nestabilities scallop circle. The color came through to this side (I didn't realize I had grabbed a piece of dp when I colored the other side)! I embossed it with CB Floral Screen folder. I don't have any pins, but I put tiny Kaiser pearls all around the card, and the flower is from K & Co Wild Raspberry Adhesive Gems. I put summer Flower Soft on the flowers of the image. I also sponged around the edges with chalk. I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out! What do you think? Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

CCEE1003

Well, I finally made a card I can be truly happy about! I made this card for CCEE's sketch challenge. I love these colors together. The papers are as follows: Stampin'Up, DCWV, K&Co, and unknown. I colored the Sugar Nellie image with Copics and sponged the background with chalk. I cut the image out with Nestabilities rectangles. The flowers are PrimaFlowers and the pearls are Kaiser.

So am I getting better? Hope so!

House Mouse #61 and Friday Sketchers #85

This little bunny is soaking it all in. I colored the image with Copics. The main part of the card is scored in a grid, but it's really hard to tell. The dp is from K & Co, and it's kinda on a grid as well. The ribbon is from Home and More Classic Collection. I like wide ribbon, but sometimes it's hard to use. The blue border is from DCWV. It's reverse cut with Nestabilities, and I rounded the corners. The rhinestones are from Elements.

Hopefully you can tell the sketch. I turned the whole sketch to a portrit view.

For my friend

This little card was made for a friend who lost her brother and father within a week of each other. This little angel is sent to give her comfort and peace during this sad time.

Don't know what the image is. See labels for items used.

Mojo83 Thanks

Hey, last one for today! This is for Mojo Monday Challenge 83, a sketch. I used K and Company Bailey papaer (both sides of one sheet) for the dp. The cs is DCWV. The image is my new Flourishes set of Violets. So pretty! First time to use it (just got it Monday) :). Colored with Copics. The decorative border is punched with a Fiskers border punch (is that redundant?). The ribbon is Offray.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!