The Male Room - Card for Kevin

The Male Room - Card for Kevin

I would really like to start making 

masculine cards regularly(!)

I have 6 brothers and I really should be sending 

more out to them!

 I noticed that Vicki Dutcher - of  : All I Do is Stamp

and

Deborah Frings - of : Deb's Gems

 are on the DT at The Male Room.  

I adore their creations!! 

I look forward to getting to know the other DT there as well.

I will have to start participating!

I made this card for my brother Kevin.

Kevin called last night and about six weeks ago almost severed

3 of his fingers.  

Yikes!!!  

He told us he is doing better and has 90% use back.

Glad he is doing better.

( Wheeeeew, right! )

My very first entry to The Male Room: This CUE  = VINTAGE!

Posting to the Male Room

CAS(E) this sketch - Thank you so very much

CAS(E) this sketch - Thank you so very much

Practicing my copic color blending.

I think I have it down...

You would think I would just be smart enough to watch 

a video or take a copic class.

Noooooooooo, I have to just DO IT.

Humnnnn Yeah,

 I am a hands on learner, no doubt about it.

I am liking my progress so far.

Supplies:

PTI In Bloom Stamp Sent

Grey Pearl Accents

Memento Tuxedo Black

Copics

Posting to CAS(E) this sketch!

Paper Crafting Challenges:  This is Sponsored

by Lawn Fawn!

USE this SKETCH or USE PEARLS

( I used Enamel Dots for my "pearls")

Winner of Paper Crafting Challenge will win one

Lawn Fawn Set of their choice!

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Create, Enjoy

Live, Laugh

and 

LOVE!

The Making of Mother's Day Card - Sweet Life

The Making of a Mother's Day Card

Sometimes you have to just sit back and practice.

I am a Taurus peeps.

Strong willed, bull headed, head strong, though

creative and ..well IMPATIENT.

I really have no patience with stamps I have to align up.

Though I love them so.

I was smitten with this little picture in a shabby chic or vintage finds magazine.

Since I kept thinking about it, 

I decided to design a card based on the inspiration.

Yikes, I would need to use the Sweet Life PTI set.

Here is my first go at this design based on the inspiration pic below. I realize I want to add more greenery under the popped up cup...I will refine the design.

I loved, loved the teapot in the inspiration pic, 

though I do not have a teapot die 

(I ordered the Besotted one....)

Though for now, I can use my Memory Box Dainty Tea Cup

Oooooooooh I can't wait until I get the teapot DIE, it will look adorbs!!!

Uggghhhhh The agony..... LOL

Supplies:

PIT Sweet Life Set

Memory Box Dainty Tea Cup Die

Hero Arts Night Chalk Ink

Brilliance Pearlescent Sky Blue, Stampin' Up! Tempting Turquoise

Brilliance Mediterranean Blue, Heri Art Green Hills (Mini Shadow Ink Cube)

Versacolor Winters Green

Here is the Inspiration:

Sweet Isn't it!

Posting to:

Cute Card Thursday - Floral Delights

4 Crafty Chicks#487  - Spring

The Paper Shelter  - Spring

Crazy Challenge - Flower Frenzy

Pile It On! - Floral Fantasy

Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

Create, Enjoy

Live, Laugh

and 

LOVE!

LOVE IT - Cure for the Monday Blues #10

 Taheerah Atchia - Fill your Paper with the Breathings of Your Heart

really has the designer eye!

Check out her weekly photos Inspiration Challenge

(HERE!)

Do not be intimidated, this is a FUN way once a week to perk up and create anything YOU want with fun flirty or RAD trendy, or modern imagery!!!

I LOVE it when I can just interpret any way I want.

I am on a roll and I 

don't think I have missed one yet!

My interpretation explained:

I used the blue newsprint for the brocade wallpaper, 

And the coverlet is my main panel of tone on tone images.

I wanted the feel of a freshly made bed in white so I used a banner of white glitter ribbon and a crisp shiny white layer under the main panel, and left more white on the base itself .  

The butterfly shape is a nod to the chandelier.

The button is a fresh fun girlie flair

that pulls some pink into it.

And the black...well I LOVE black so

I had to pop some in!

Posting to the Cure for the Monday Blues #10

I was sent a message today that Kelly received my 

package for Emma

(card drive info here)

Here is how I packaged it.

I wrapped it in plastic bubble wrap then blue dotted wrap

gold twine and a bright orange resin bloom!

I sent a little HELLO card from me 

on top with a note that the cards had fun sticker sentiments, 

though were message free in case the family or Emma wanted to send them!

Helping others always warms my heart!

Sketch it Saturday - Unscripted Sketch#250

Sketch it Saturday - Unscripted Sketch#250

A BOLD card for you!

How easy is this sketch, huh?!!!

And can be as BOLD as you like it , 

or any way you want it!

I hope that you are Inspired to Create 

Please join us at

Sketch it Saturday

on the Unscripted Sketches Challenge Blog!

Here is the Sketch!

The Unscripted Sketch Artist Team!

Blog and Sketch Coordinators: Susan and SarahKaye

Debbie 

Billie

Michele

Adriana

Tracey- on haitus

Tammy

Shir

Candace

Patty

Jessica

Henva

Rebecca

Claire

Kimberly--You are Here!!!

Also posting to: Colour Me!

=====AND A Brand NEW Challenge!

Paper Crafting Challenges:  This is Sponsored

by Lawn Fawn!

USE this SKETCH or USE PEARLS

( I used Enamel Dots for my "pearls")

Winner of Paper Crafting Challenge will win one

Lawn Fawn Set of their choice!

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Create, Enjoy

Live, Laugh

and 

LOVE!

THE CHALLENGE - Thanks so very much

THE CHALLENGE - Thanks so very much

Another BOLD card.

I really was inspired by

Lesley's Stripes and I wanted to incorporate the 

poppy look and bold stripes.

Kind of overtook me and too much of a good thing

doesn't always add up to a great thing.

I love BOLD, don't get me wrong, 

I think I had too many ideas going for me this time!

Ha! Well, that is why we practice 

my friends!

Supplies:

Hero Arts Delicate Blooms

Sentiment: Revers Confetti

Papers: American Crafts XOXO,

Basic Grey Fresh Ink

Hero Arts Night Chalk Ink

Copics

Posting to THE CHALLENGE!

on Lesley Croghan's Blog - Always Playing with Paper!

THE CHALLENGE - Thank You!

 THE CHALLENGE - Thank You!

Dizzying Layer, Oh MY!

Well, I really wanted to practice my 

Delightful Dahlia Layering, so layering it is!

This is substantially more layering than I

normally do!

Supplies:

Papertrey Ink Delightful Dahlia's Additions Set

Basic Grey Fresh Cut Papers

Hero Arts Bubblegum, 

Posting to THE CHALLENGE!

on Lesley Croghan's Blog - Always Playing with Paper!

FUSION Mar 27th

This FUSION

has some very interesting elements!

This challenge has really taken off

The Design Team

is rockin' all the styles 

Come check it out!

(HERE!)

Supplies:

Lil' Inkers Stiched Rectangles

Sizzix Oval Nesting

Prima Marketing Stamp Set

Rubber Stampede Sentiment

Inks: Memento Elderberry, Hero Arts Hero Hues Night Chalk Ink

Studio Calico Autumn Press Paper Pack

Studio Calico Tiny Hex

Copics

How to play:

1. Play with just the sketch challenge.

2. Play with just the inspiration photo challenge.

3. Or you can create FUSION by combining BOTH challenges into one card.

4. Use the challenge graphic and link back to Fusion in your post.

5. Please read the other considerations on the Our Rules Page before playing along.

And the Fusion Design Team that starts the ball rolling!

Check out their Creations and leave the love!

(Just a little love goes a long way!)

Betty J
Cathy Weber 
Dannielle Robeson
Deepti
Julia Aston
Katie Brooks
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Wiener ------You are Here!!

Lyndal Higgins

Lynn Mangan 

Michelle Folland

Michelle Lupton

Sindhu
Stephanie Severin

 I hope that you enjoyed my cards all of the DT creations, and that you in turn will add to the FUSION Gallery!

Remember, you have 2 weeks to revel in inspiration and add your wonderful creation!!!

See you there.

And if you can, when you check out other cards, 
DT or players, 
please leave a little lovin hello! 
It means more than you know
 to brighten a day!

Also Posting to THE MEMORY Nest:
Go show off your CRAFTY Creations this week!

CASology CUE Card #87: Lucky!

CASology CUE Card #87: Lucky!

Another LUCKY day to get to CRAFT, 

dontcha think!

Yes!  

So let's get to it!

I wanted an Easter card that can be recreated 

quickly and easily.

I hope you think this card is as FUN as I do!

And I hope that you can get some 

LUCKY time to create

and link up!

Supplies:

-Sitting Bunny

-Running Bunny

-Tuft of Grass

-Lucky Me

ALL Stamps are Josephinekimberling for IMPRESS

IMPRESS is a stamp store with 2 Washington Sate locations.

IMPRESS does have an online shop, 

[HERE]

so check them out, I KNOW you will LOVE

what you find!

What journey will this CUE take you?

This week at CASology the 

Sponsor is: Stamps and Scrapbooks

Join us at CASology this week!

This week's SPECIAL 

Guest Designer:  Karen

Melissa Chipperfield

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Judy Marino

Maureen Merritt

Meghan McMillan

Tracey McNeely
May Park
Joyce Mehrberg

Kimberly Wiener- You are here!!!

This card can be done in any FUN color combination!

Just Keep Swimmin' - Sketchbook Saturday

Just Keep Swimmin'  - Sketchbook Saturday

I was actually looking for something on Chupa's blog 

when I stumbled across the cutest ladybug card she posted.

And it so happened it is the most current 

Sketchbook Saturday Sketch!

I thought how cute the card is with Penny Black itty bitty ladybug,

it is actually a large image stamp.

(Check it out HERE)

I don't have any of those.  

I guess I am finding out the kinds

of stamps I shy away from.  Interesting.

Well.. I did a card last year where two fish were talking

to each other, and a speech bubble would be perfect.

I could CASE that card.

So I did. 

This is a FUN one, PLAY ALONG!

Here is my take on the Sketchbook Saturday:

Supplies:

Viva Las Vegas Fish Stamps

AMuse Sentiment

Embossing Folder Lifestyle Crafts for Cuttlebug Tides

Accents Cloud9 Rain Dots Stickers

Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black

Signo White Gel Pen

I hand cut my large speech bubble.

I know that Paper smooches.... I think has a die that does this.

...Though I will tell you that when I finished my card and went back to take a closer look, 

I smiled to see that Chupa hand cut hers too!

Posting to: Sketchbook Saturday #118

This is me, stamping the images on colored cardstock

and the using a Signo Uniball White Gel pen to color in areas.

I then went over 

"Dori" with yellow and red copics

And here is the card I CASE'd, 

I like my recent one much better!

(Linked to my original Post HERE)

Also Adding to my package for Emma

Project Runway!

Project  Runway!

Well I did catch up on 

Project Runway - Under the Gunn

It was a little disappointing this week,

 too much drama and not enough fashion!

O'well, there is always next week!

This week I can enter the Runway for the 

Alice and Olivia Designs Inspiration on 

The Runway Inspired Challenge!

Supplies:

Stampendous Perfectly Clear Butterflies

Lawn Fawn Sentiment from Many Thanks Set

Tsukineko Delicata Gold

Tsukineko Brilliance Black, Tim Holtz Rangers Distressed Ripe Persimmon

Stampin' Up! Bermuda Bay

Stampin' Up!  Script Embossing Folder

posting to The Runway Challenge