#86 Jane's Sketch

Hi! It's Thursday evening, and a bit of thunder rumbling around. Rained earlier. Here is my take on Whiff of Joy's Sketch #86 by Jane. I've had this little pad of DCWV Nana's Nursery for boys for over 2 years, and was going to use it in a scrapbook. But I decided since I'm making cards and not scraping... why not use it?! I think it made a really pretty card. What do you think? I used my new Shopping Willow along with my new phrases, Fun in the Sun. I thought this one fit :-) . The image was colored with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and totally cut out. I cut the circle with Nesties circle and scallop. Then I popped the image up on foam squares. The sentiment is popped up on smaller foam circles. The cs is DCWV. The flowers are Prima, and the ribbon is Offray. This was a fun sketch and a fun card to make. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Door hanger

The ribbon and flowers are really yellow, but they look an odd shade of green in the photo! Bummer.

I made this door hanger for this week's Whiff of Joy Challenge. It's the first time I've made one. It was really kinda fun! I used this sweet image of Melinda with flowers. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol to match the dp (from my stash). The image is cut with Nesties Label 2. The ribbon is from my stash. The flowers are Prima and the 1/2 pearls are Kaiser Craft. The  cs is from my stash. I sponged around the edge of the image with chalk. Simple and sweet! Thanks for lookin'!

A closeup of the image.

Totally Papercraft and SFYTT

This card was made for two challenges: the sketch is for SFYTT and the theme is for Totally Papercraft to be "fruity". The strawberries and the apples on her dress fit that bill.

The image is Whiff of Joy. The dp is from SU, the cs is DCWV and unknown. The flowers are Prisma and the buttons are BasicGrey. I used Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots embossing folder on the dark purple. The image is cut with Nesties ovals and scallops, and I used Nesties Peony. The image is colored with Copics.

I think I got it all. 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 extra sketch

There was a sketch challenge over at Whiff of Joy's Inspiration and Tutorial blog by Katharine (not sure I spelled her name right). I used this Basic Grey paper Sugared (I love this paper), and SU cs greens and pink. The sentiment is from WoJ's Birdee Love. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties oval and scallop. The rhinestones are from Kaisercraft. The ribbon is Offray. I sponged around with image with a Prismacolor pencil as well. I love this image. She's so sweet. As are all of WoJ's images! Have to admit, Elisabeth Bell is my fav :-).

That's it. 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'!

House Mouse #65

I picked this Gruffies up the other day at Hobby Lobby when they had their stamps 50% off. Lilacs are my second favorite flower (behind daffodils), and I just had to have this stamp! I colored it with Copics (I know, surprise! not pencils). I outlined Gruffies with C1 and the shadow with G00. I like the outcome. I used SU cs. I used two different Cuttlebug embossing folders for detail. The purple rhinestones are Kaisercraft. I cut the image with Nesties Label 2 and the circle with Nesties large circle. I used MS's eyelet border punch on the green. Check below for the inside of the card...

I used MS's eyelet border punch and used a Whiff of Joy stamp from their Birdee Love set ... again, Lilacs! I stamped with two colors and just did an outline. I like the soft look.

Thanks for takin' a look! What do you think?

Whiff of Joy #70

I made this card with Whiff of Joy's Willow with Strawberries from the Summer 2009 set. I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. The flowers are Prima, the pearls Kaiser, the dp Basic Grey's Sugared, the cs from Stampin'Up, and the image cut with Nesties Label 4. Not sure where the sentiment is from. I used 3 layers for this card, well, actually 4! Hope you enjoy it.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Whiff of Joy #69 Coffee and Cream color challenge

Whiff of Joy color challenge coffee and cream... well, for thinking brown and gold, this didn't turn out too bad! I used one of my new February images and colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I sponged around the image with chalk and cut around it. The brown and dp is from Basic Grey and the cs is from SU. The flowers are Prima and the brads are Spare Parts. The scalloped circle is cut with Nesties. I popped out the scalloped circle with foam dots and also popped out the image. The flowers are also on foam.

I think that's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Totally Papercraft #5

Happy Friday! Of course, the days all seem the same to me :). Oh, well. Had a great day out yesterday with the ladies.

This card is Sue's first sketch for Totally Papercraft #5. I interpreted it a bit differently than most. I used a solid piece of cs, embossed with a CB folder (swirls) and seperated it with ribbon from Robert Stanley Collection. I used an image from Whiff of Joy, colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol, plus Copic E00 Skin White. I gently sponged and colored around the outside of the image with pink and soft shade of purple. The paper is from DCWV and SU. The flowers are Prima. I put some FlowerSoft (Heather) on her basket of flowers. The brad in the upper flower is from BG.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Whiff of Joy #68

I love Wednesdays, because that means "Whiff of Joy" time! Today the challenge was a sketch by Bev. I used paper from The Paper Patch and cs from my stash. The flowers are Prima. The image is new; it's from the February bi-monthly set. I was so excited when I got it Monday! I colored her with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I used a MS border punch and Offray ribbon. I put a brad in the center of the stacked flowers. I cut the image with Nesties large circle scallop. I used Prismacolor pencils around the edge of the circle.

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

one card many challenges

This card was made for the folowing challenges:

1) Whiff of Joy #67 Pearls and Swirls
2) Copics Color Challenge #52
       a) C3
       b) R11
       c) G21
3) ABC -O = One paper
4) 2S4Y #46 Sketch
5) A Spoonful of Sugar #71 Spring is in the Air

I got this stamp last summer in the summer collection. I colored her with the following Copics:
R11, 14, 22
E00
C1, 3
Y11, 21
G000, 21

I used a red from SU as the base of the card. The dp is from my stash, I think Basic Grey. The pearls are Kaiser, the bows (ribbon) Offray. The punch under the image is MS. I put tiny green pearls under the flower and inthe center of the flower. I only used one dp. And it's a very springy card, don't you think???

Tell me what you think! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Whiff of Joy #66

I used this cute image of Willow drying dishes for this sketch challenge. I chose the paper first then colored Willow to match, using my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I just got the decorated ribbon from Michael's and the purple is Offray. I had the button and the flower. I used Fiskers roses border punch and a Fiskers lace corner punch. The paper is from my stash. I cut the image using Nestabilities long rectangles and scallops.

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

Basic Grey 13 a sketch

I love BasicGrey paper! Some day... I hope to have a lot more :) I used Euphoria, 3 different sheets, for this card. The green cs is SU. The image is from Whiff of Joy. I colored her with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol, trying to match the colors of the dp as closely as I could! The rhinestones are Kaiser Ice Blue. The flowers are from my stash. I cut both sides of the center paper with Fiskers border punch.

That's it! Thanks for lookin'!

Totally Papercraft Challenge #2

Time for Totally Papercraft's second Friday challenge! This was a recipe challenge to use 3 embellishments: ribbon, flowers and blling; two papers: orange and green; and one image: Whiff of Joy.

The ribbon if Offray, the flowers are from Prima flowers, and the bling is something i picked up along the way. The image is from Whiff of Joy last spring. Oranges fit Florida, don't you think? I colored the image with Copics. The dp is BasicGrey and the orange cs is DCWV. Very simple card, just the way I like 'em!

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Whiff of Joy #65 and OCCSC1

Love Whiff of Joy! I haven't used this image before, about time, don't ya' think?! This challenge was Love. I used WoJ's sentiment "Love Grows Happiness". I thought it fit with the spring flowers she's sitting in :)

I also used the sketch challenge from the new OCC now OCCSC #1.

What I did:

Copics: E04, 10,21,33,35,37

G 09,21,85,99

R00, 11,20,22

RV13

C1

I used Spring FlowerSoft on the tall flowers of the garden scene. I cut the picket fence out with my new MS border punch. I used BasicGrey's Stella Ruby green and dp, and SU's pink cs. The sentiment is also WoJ. The flowers are from The Paper Studio. I used a pink Kaiser rhinestone for the center of the layered flowers. The flowers are popped out, as are the garden scene and the fence.

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

Whiff of Joy #64

Hi! This card is for WoJ's sketch challenge, #64. I got this image last spring, and this is the first time I've inked it up. I colored it with Copics and cut out the bottom third of the image. The bg is Basic Grey Sugared. The ribbon is Offray, and the flowers are Paper Studio and Prima Flowers. I scored the ends of the white paper the image is on. It's hard to see in the picture. The red cs if DCWV and the tan is SU.

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

WoJ #62 and Copic Color Challenge #47

This is the first time I've inked up this little girl. She is so pretty. I had fun coloring her with my Copics. The Copics challenge was to use: B97, YG07 and W-5. Had B97 and W-5, used YG 03 and 06 for YG07, as well as: W5, R00, E00, R02, R14, R27, B34, E35, and E18. The bg paper is from The Paper Patch. The ribbon is BasicBasic and the flowers are PrimaFlowers and the rhinestones are from Kaiser. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black. The sentiment is from my daughter's stash.

Thanks a bunch for Lookin'!

Whiff of Joy #61 Colors aqua and red

Hi! This card was made for Whiff of Joy's color challenge #61, to use aqua and red. I colored the image with Copics: R2, 02, 29, YR Power Pink, B97, E18, BG10, 11, 13, and W5. The paper is from Daisy Bucket Designs. The ribbon is Offray. The red rhinestones are Kaiser.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Black and White with one other color

This card was made for Whiff of Joy's challenge #26, to use black and white with a touch of color. I used yellow Prismacolor pencils with Gamsol to color the touch of color. The black is also Prismacolor pencil. I used yellow Basic Grey Urban Prairie. The brad is also Urban Prairie. The ribbon is Michaels Textured Trios black and white gingham. I layered the card with the base of the card from GA Pacific white cs, followed by black from the Paper Studio, the yellow BG, then the black, yellow and finally the image on white. I used a yellow double spiral clip for the ribbon. That's it.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!