Who Says Monsters Can't Be Cute?!?!

Oh how I love Frizzy Jynx! To me she is one of the cutest images by Krista Smith @ Saturated Canary! I never intended on using this Frizzy for a card. I was coloring with my 2 year old niece and wasn’t being very serious about it….just playing with color and technique since I’m fairly new to Copic coloring. In the end, I loved the way she turned out and knew I had to use her for the next Saturated Canary Challenge!

I colored Frizzy Jynx with Copics and then cut her out and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Antique Linen & Iced Spruce). I used AC Cardstock, roughed it up with an old nail file and then inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Antique Linen & Iced Spruce). The heart paper is from Paper Studio, B & W Doodle Hearts, also inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Antique Linen & Iced Spruce). The chipboard hearts are from Maya Road, inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Antique Linen & Iced Spruce) and treated with Studio G black glitter glue. The poison sign is cut out from Tim Holtz Halloween Haunts Paper Stash Kraft Resist. The memo pin is also from Tim Holtz. Yes, I love his products! The burlap, brads (also roughed up with an old nail file), and bakers twine are from my stash and have no idea where I got them, sorry! I created the sentiment, printed it, cut it, and inked it with Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Antique Linen & Iced Spruce).

Thanks for looking! Have a great week! Gentle hugs! TTFN

Live, Love, Laugh...Just Don't Forget Your Depends!

This is a card I made for my sister-in-laws 40^th birthday. I just couldn’t resist this Bugaboo Stella Stamp (Stella Depends). The sentiment it came with just made me laugh! I’m sure I will use this one a lot J

I colored Stella with Copic markers then cut her out and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Antique Linen). The polka dot paper is from Paper Studio (Paris Apartment). The birthday paper is also from Paper Studio (Birthday Extravaganza). The purple paper is just a scrap of I don’t know what, embossed with the Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots). Flowers are Prima Flowers and brads are from Paper Studio. I inked all the edges of the paper with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Walnut Stain & Victorian Velvet). The turquoise ribbon I found at an antique shop in town, love the color!

Inside of card: Large polka dot paper is from Paper Studio (Paris Apartment) and the small polka dot paper is also from Paper Studio (Birthday Extravaganza). I printed out the sentiment and cut it out with the Cuttlebug using Spellbinders Label One Die. All of the above was inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Walnut Stain & Victorian Velvet).

I hope everyone has a fabulous week! Gentle Hugs....

My Smash/Art Journal with Steampunked Alice

One of my closest friends is amazingly talented and I'm lucky to call her my friend. I learn so much from her and she inspires me daily. She recently made me a Smash/Art journal that I will cherish always! Here are a few pics of the journal. Please click on the link to her blog to read how she created it. There are also a few more pics to check out on her blog.

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Steam Punk Alice

The Luck of the Irish!

Ok, I have to say that I had a blast creating this card! I am going to enter it into my FIRST EVER blog challenge! Whoopee, I am so excited! It’s a doily challenge on the Saturated Canary Challenge Blog. I have to say that before this challenge I was not a big fan of doilies, but after I started working with them I really got into it! The adorable little image is Frizzy Jynx by Krista Smith, the amazing artist over at Saturated Canary! I am in love with her work. I colored Frizzy with Copic markers.

I wanted to do something different with the doily, not just put it in the background of the card. I also knew I wanted to make a St. Patrick’s Day card, so I searched through my stash of Cricut Cartridges to see if I had anything for St. Patrick’s Day that might inspire me. I decided to use Cricut’s Designer’s Calendar cartridge to cut out a shamrock. After cutting the shamrock out with the Cricut I ran it through my Zyron and then adhered a 4 inch doily to it. I trimmed the edges and then inked it up using Tim Holtz Distress Inks (Antique Linen, Iced Spruce, Evergreen Bough, and Walnut Stain). I then sprayed it with a shimmer mist for the final touch! It's hard to see glimmer mist in photo......

(inside of card)

The butterflies were punched out of an extra shamrock doily I made just in case I needed it. The shapes were created with the Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies (Labels One) and inked the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Walnut Ink).

Other details……

Paper by ColorBok~Rustic Earth Tones

Photo Corners~Paper Studio

Bakers Twine~Sew Easy, Winter Green

Glitter~Lime Green Stickles

Stamps~ Luck of the Irish by Stampabilities, Happy St. Patrick’s Day by Hero Arts

Thanks for looking! Gentle Hugs!

Happy St. Patrick's Day from my Irish boy, Roarie!

Will You Be My Valentine?

Goodness I have had so much fun this last week creating cards for the people I love!

This card I made for my hubby who is a HUGE muppet fan. Early on during our courtship I mentioned that he looked a little like Beaker because his hair was long and in need of a haircut and the nickname stuck (It didnt help that he made the meep meep sound)! lol His buddies at work have also made this observation without any help from me! :) I colored the image with Copic markers and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Ripe Persimmon). I embossed the green cardstock with my Cuttlebug using the Spots and Dots embossing folder and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs). The sentiment is from Stampin Up and I colored it with Copic markers.

I love this little Whimsie Doodle image which happens to be a freebie this month (head over and get it @ www.whimsiedoodles.com ! I colored her with Copics and drew in the sidewalk and then colored it in with Copics. I embossed the red cardstock with the Cuttlebug using the D'Vine embossing folder. The sentiment has been distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Festive Berries) and I also heat embossed the edges with a glitter powder. Oh, the wings are also heat embossed with a glitter powder!

I made this card for a friend who loves owls. The owl image is colored with Copic markers and the edges distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs). I tore out the page of a mini dictionary with the definition of friend on it. I distressed it with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs) and stamped it with the Hero Arts Friends image. The woodgrain card stock is from DCWV, The Green Stack.

I had so much fun making the first card with this Whimsie Doodle image I had to make another :) Just changed the paper......

TTFN! Hugs!

Snowman Poop!

I love to make people laugh so I couldnt resist making these for freinds and family! They were so much fun to make and give out!

The snowman image and saying are from Whimsie Doodles Digi Stamps. I covered white tic tacs boxes in cardstock and colored the snowman image with Copic Markers. The edges of the snowman image is also distressed with Tim Holtz Seasonal Winter Distress Inks. So simple and fun!

Better Late Than Never!

It was a busy, busy, busy December! I'm so proud of myself for finding time to create some cards for my loved ones this year! Thanks to my hubby and kids for encouraging me to get it done! Here are some of my December creations.

This was my first attempt at sewing on a card. I love the way it turned out! The snowman stamp was heat embossed then colored with Copic Markers. The sentiment is from Whimsie Doodles Digi Stamps.

This card turned out to be one of my favorites! The image is from Whimsie Doodles Digi Stamps (Embrace your Inner Elf) and colored with Copic Markers. The sentiment is also from Whimsie Doodles, it has been distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Festive Berries) and the edges are heat embossed with a glitter powder.

This one is also a favorite! The ornament was cut with the Cricut using the Winter Frolic cartridge. The stripes and ornament hook have been heat embossed with a glitter powder. The image and sentiment is from Whimsie Doodles Digi Stamps. The image was colored with Prismacolor Premier colored pencils. The sentiment has been distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Festive Berries) and the edges are heat embossed with a glitter powder.

Here is another version of the Whimsie Doodle image "Embrace your Inner Elf". I made this one for my mom who loves purple. I used Prismacolor Premier colored pencils to color the image. The sentiment has been distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Seedless Preserves) and the edges are heat embossed with a glitter powder.

This image on this card was cut with the Cricut using the Winter Frolic cartridge. The color was added with Copic Markers. I also used Rangers Glossy Accents on the light bulbs to make them look like glass. The sentiment is from Whimsie Doodles, it has been distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Festive Berries) and the edges are heat embossed with a glitter powder.

Another version of the previous card :) This sentiment is also from Whimsie Doodles, it has been distressed with Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Festive Berries). The edges of the pattern paper have been heat embossed with glitter powder.

I had a ton of fun this December playing in my studio! Hopefully I can keep up the momentum for 2012!

Paris Tin

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So I recently acquired a Cricut and I'm totally in love with it! This is the first project I completed using the Cricut. The tin is from the dollar spot at Target and I used the Storybook and Destinations Cricut cartridges. I made it for my daughter who someday wants to go to Paris. I am hoping she uses it to hold all her little earrings!

2011, a year for creating for me!

Ok, so here we go. I have never had a blog before, but have always wanted to create one. I never thought I had a reason to create a blog and who would read it anyway? Why now? Well I have decided that 2011 is going to be the year that I get back to being me! This means doing some of the things that I love that remind me of who I am! I am a mother to two fabulous kids, a wife to a wonderful man (my soul mate really), a sister, an auntie, a daughter, a friend, and a CFO in training, but the part of me that has been lost along the way is a creator and a craftswoman. I love to create things, mostly with paper. Putting colors together and stamping, cutting, painting, gluing, tearing, and altering objects is very therapeutic for me and helps me unwind and relax. One of my "lifestyle" changes for 2011 is to make sure I find time to create for me! I am usually content making sure everyone else is happy and taken care of (family, friends, neighbors, and co workers) that sometimes I forget about me. I have come to realize that I can not care for the people around me unless I take care of my well being as well. It’s all about finding the right balance for your life! So my goal is to try and escape to my new craft area at least 3 times a week to create for me and to post my creations here. Even if no one reads this blog! Here's to gleeful and therapeutic creating in 2011!! :)