Ballerina birthday!

Today, I wanted to share a card I made for my sister for her 21st birthday! I’m really excited to give it to her! I know she’ll love it!

The Pink Elephant Challenge #139

I loved The Pink Elephant’s challenge photo inspiration here- the pinks and pastels especially. I immediately thought of Webster’s Pages Sunday Picnic.

I used the Dainty Dancing image from Lili Of The Valley. I colored her with Pro and FlexMarkers. I used:

Face: Almond, Pastel Pink and Blush
Hair: Almond, Walnut, and Auburn
Leotard/Slippers: Shocking Pink, Watermelon, Pale Pink and blender

To color the felt star, I used Lindy’s Stamp Gang Yellow Rose of Texas. To color the banner I used my Watermelon FlexMarker. To add some sparkle, I used my Cotton Candy Pink Starburst Stain. (You’ll see the shimmer better in the photo below.) To add some sparkle to the leotard and slippers I used Lindy’s Stamp Gang’s magicals in Hottie Patottie Hot Pink. (It is also available in a spray HERE.) To color the stars, I used the Yellow Rose of Texas magicals, also available in a spray, linked above.

I used the double ended banner die from Papertrey Ink. I used Spellbinders stars five, classic oval large Nestabilities, and lacey ovals.

The video below shows you how I’ve used Lindy’s Stamp Gang, magicals to add minor details to really finish off the card. In the video I use a Stampin’ Up! blender pen, which can be purchased from any Stampin’ Up! demonstrator.

Added to the following challenges:

The Pink Elephant: #139 photo inspiration.
Simon Says Stamp: anything goes.
Oh La La Challenge Blog: #100 on the move.
Stamping Scrapping: the use of pastels.
There’s Magic In The Air: children’s birthday.

Totally Stampalicious: 3D

This week at Totally Stampalicious, the challenge is to create something three dimensional. They are also running a really great sale, check out Totally Stampalicious for all the details! Going to keep it short tonight, my son is having a terrible time sleeping lately. 😦

Here’s the photo on the TS blog…

And here are the bigger photos…

Box: Accucut Gable Box.
I can’t help but love this little guy, Deacon Elf! I love coloring him!

The tag, that reads “Love Santa” was created digitally, using Holiday Magic, which is available at Jessica Sprague. (Really exciting news: Pink Paislee is coming to Jessica Sprague!!) So you’ll be able to purchase the papers and embellishments digitally! HOW exciting!? More exciting news to follow… November 21st!

Okay, off to cuddle my little guy. These nightmares have got to go! Happy Monday friends! (Two more blog hops this week, just a heads up, one on Tuesday, another Thursday… hope you’re not hopped out! Okay, really now, I’m going.)

xo

It’s blog hoppin’ time!

*Please note, I have two blog hops happening today. PLEASE make sure you read what I’ve written so you don’t miss anything! I promise to keep it short and sweet!*

If you’re here for The Stamping Boutique’s blog hop, you should have arrived from the talented Christy! If you didn’t, please do visit her blog so you can hop along in order!

Now, if you’ll hop on over to the lovely Sandy! I’m certain you won’t be disappointed!

This hop starts today and ends Sunday, November 13th (11:59 pm CST) to allow you plenty of time to hop. Now with any hop there has to be some prizes along the way right? Well this hop is no exception!! You will want to make sure to visit each design team member’s blog and leave a comment as each one of us will be giving away one image from The Stamping Boutique!

If that isn’t enough to entice you to hop with us, well maybe this will- 1 random person (who comments on all DT blogs) will be selected to win the entire set of The Stamping Boutique’s newest line, the Smoochies. There are 11 images currently in the Smoochies line!

Winners will be announced on Monday! 🙂

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If you’re here for the Epilepsy blog hop, and you’ve come from Ashley, if not, please start at the beginning! You won’t want to miss the stories these lovely women have to share.

To continue with the Epilepsy hop, you’ll want to hop on over to Lora!

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Friday friends! xo

I’m currently working on a website, where I can start teaching online classes! You can view the new website here: Color Me Copic, and sign up for newsletters if you wish to be informed as things happen. Or you can check out the Color Me Copic facebook page to stay updated there!

{ Operation Julie’s Smile }

If you’ve arrived from Linda Lucas, you’re on the right track!

If you’ve started on my blog, you should go back to the beginning. But first, check out all the wonderful stuff I have for you today! I’d LOVE it if you left a comment for me too! In fact, you can actually WIN stuff, from the $2,000+ stash of goodies, today by commenting on MY blog! Plus, I’ve worked really hard to prepare amazing projects for this hop! AND I’m giving away a Copic 1 & 2 class! (If you’re not local, the class will be done via Skype.) I’ve also kept these projects a secret until today! So you’re seeing them first!

Stamp: Tiffany Doodles Poppy w/Oval
Copics: E77, E07, E08, R37, R39, R59, YG91, YG95, YG99, YR16, YR18

Stamp: The Stamping Boutique Tooth Fairy Cynthia 
Copics: V20, V25, BG70, BG72, BG75, N0. N1, N3, E000, E00, E70, E74, E77
Additional: Spica glitter pens

Stamp: Totally Stampalicious Best Bud Brats
Copics:  E000, E00, E11, E93, Y21, Y23, Y32, YR02, YR04, RV63, RV66, G94, G99, B91, B37, B39, N0, N1, N3, YG63, YG67, BG000
Additional: Spica glitter pens

I’ll be doing a pictorial on this remodel October 11th. Please subscribe to my blog so you don’t miss it!

So the reason you’re here today… Julie Ranae.

Julie Ranae has had some pretty major dental surgeries in her lifetime due to medication she took as a child.  It was in her plans to have all of her teeth  replaced at some point over the next 5 years, a decision that was pretty easy to plan out.  But last month she chipped her two front teeth. The dentist told her there was no way to save them and his recommendation was to have them remove all of her teeth, and soon. But for that day, they needed to remove her front teeth so her gums could begin to heal.  Julie needs at least $4000 to get started and another $3000 to finish the process…a total of $7000.

That’s when the owner of Sweet Stamp Shop put together this benefit. It is the goal of all these generous friends and sponsors to help make this situation more do-able for Julie so that she can share a brand new smile with all of us soon!

If there is anything you can do to help with a financial donation, you will be eligible for prizes from our sponsor pool of over $2500. Any amount is greatly appreciated.

If you’d like to donate something to help Julie, just click on the “donate” button below.

If you’ve left me a comment, you can hop on over to Eva Dobilas now! 🙂

Just because I’m so happy the Tigers won
…and will be playing the Rangers
I’m going to give away two more Copic classes!
One to one of my email subscribers,
the other to a FaceBook “fan”.
I’ll announce the winners October 15th.
Remember, you don’t have to be local, to win!
(This giveaway is COMPLETELY separate from Operation Julie’s Smile)

Papertrey Ink September Blog Hop

The September Papertrey Ink challenge is photo based.

I love the lines, and the colors. For my first card, I made something based on the colors. I used a digital stamp from The Stamping Boutique called Autumn Fashion Boots. The sentiment is from Falling Leaves.

I covered the image with Crystal Lacquer after I colored it.

The background is actually a piece of felt, that was colored using Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst Stains! We (my girls and I) used three different colors, Azure Sea Asters, Tiger Lily Red Orange and Autumn Maple Crimson.

For the card below, I used the Chevron Stripes to create a background. I loved the way the lines in the challenge photo went horizontal and vertical.  So, I wanted to recreate that same pattern.

For the sentiment I used Wildflower Garden.

Happy Halloween

I’ve been making a lot of cards lately. After creating the “we moved” card last week, I thought, why not make a hybrid card? I’m pretty happy with the way this turned out!

So, this is what I made on the computer…

I used Jessica Sprague: Echo Park Apothecary.
I colored an image from The Stamping Boutique called Witches Laundry Line.

Copics:
YG13, 17, 61, 67
E41, 43, 44, 57
BG70, 72
N1, 2, 3, 6, 9
V09, 25
YR12, 16
Spica in green, purple and black.

This is the fun part… I created some bling using Glitter Glass! I used a jewelry finding from Sakura. Then I filled the bottom of the jewelry finding with Crystal Lacquer. I sprinkled in some of the Glitter Glass, and then topped it off with some more Crystal Lacquer. I let it sit overnight before tying it onto my card.
I also added some Crystal Lacquer to the “O” (pumpkin). It gives it some dimension and a really nice finish!

I love using Crystal Lacquer on my cards. There are several others I’ve used the lacquer on… here are a few…

We have some storms rolling through, I couldn’t be happier! FINALLY… RAIN!! YAY!! Happy (late) Sunday!!

.Echo Park Country Drive Cards.

Good morning! I have three cards for you today. They were all fairly simple, and could easily be recreated. These are all hybrid cards. Meaning, I used Echo Park’s digital papers from Jessica Sprague and I printed them here at home. I use an Epson Artisan 800 which has been discontinued and replaced with the 810 (I believe). I love digital paper! If October Afternoon went digital, I would never buy paper again!

Each photo is clickable, so you can see the photo larger. Also, the details for the products I used to create each card can be found below the card itself.

Stamp: Unity’s November 2010 kit of the month. (Three hearts.)
Dies: Spellbinder’s Lacey Circle and My Favorite Thing’s Decorative Doily.
Pattern paper: Echo Park: Country Drive.
Tools: We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper.
Ink: Tsukineko Memento in Tuxedo Black and Versa Fine in Vintage Sepia.
Embellishments: Twine and vintage seam binding.

Stamp: Unity’s November 2010 kit of the month. (Sentiment: happy birthday.) Background stamp (inside the card) Basic Grey’s Life of the Party: Dots.
Dies: Spellbinder’s Labels Eighteen.
Pattern paper: Echo Park: Country Drive.
Solid cardstock: Papertrey Ink.
Tools: We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper and plastic to stamp on.
Ink: Tsukineko StazOn in Jet Black, VersaMark and Versa Fine in Vintage Sepia.
Embellishments: Bling.

Stamp: Unity’s June 2009 kit of the month. (Sentiment: we do not remember the days we remember the moments. The kit is no longer available.)
Pattern paper: Echo Park: Country Drive and journaling tag; Element Pack 2.
Tools: We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper.
Ink: Tsukineko Versa Fine in Onyx Black.
Embellishments: Twine.

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