My love for coloring.....

I finally found some time among all the summer craziness to work on last weeks Smash*aholics challenge. The challenge was to use a digi and of course I headed straight for my favorite images by Krista Smith! I have been thinking about this page for a while, so this challenge gave me the nudge I needed to get it done. I LOVE Copic Markers and Krista Smith Digis......they are the perfect combo for me. I could sit and color ALL day :) Yes, I'm an adult who still loves to color! lol

Thanks for looking! I hope you have a great week and find time to create and color!

Wickedly Fun Smashing

I am a very lucky girl! My amazing husband bought us tickets to see Wicked! I had been dying to see this play for a long time.

It. Was. AMAZING. 

I couldn't wait to smash about this amazing experience.

I pondered my thoughts and ideas for days......this is what I came up with :) I hope you enjoy! 

On the left page is the program from the play. I knew I wanted to include it in my Smash, but it was super thick. I decided to remove all the pages from the inside of the program and Smash inside of it using the important info from the program about the play. Bonus pages! lol

The Wizard of Oz cards were cut from 12x12 scrapbook paper designed by Graphic 45. I love this line of papers and have been hoarding them for a while! This was the perfect way to use some of it!

Inside of the Wicked program. Bonus pages!!

The set design pics and performance pics I found online. I was thrilled to find them because I don't want to forget a thing about the play and the set was amazing! The cast and musical numbers info is from the original program I gutted. The music was fabulously awesome!

Thanks for looking! I hope you enjoyed the pics as much as I did creating the pages!

Happy Smashing! Hugs!

Someone Special 24 Hour Smash Challenge

I created this page for the Smash*aholics 24 hour challenge going on this weekend! There will be a total of three challenges and this is for the first challenge. The challenge was to smash about someone or something special in your life. I'm a little late posting it because I was watching my adorable niece today AND it's hubby's birthday today! I had to take a little break to treat him to dinner. We had his favorite...Sushi! Yum!

For the challenge I smashed about my special kiddos :) This picture is from several years ago, but it has always been one of my favorites! They have always been close and remained close even with the teenage years upon us! Lol!! I love that!

I made the banner with twine and Tim Holtz tissue tape. I also made the fabric yo yo and boy/girl journal tag/slider (cut from the Cricut). Thank you for looking! I hope you have a smashing weekend! Hugs!

Happy Birthday Hubby!

Smash*aholics Challenge

Wowzers! I finished just in time. These pages were done for the First Smash*aholics Challenge on Facebook. The challenge was to use fabric, twine, lace, and/or ribbon. I decided to make the page about my upcoming anniversary to the most amazing man in my life!! 12 years, how time flies! Thanks for looking and enjoy your weekend! Gentle hugs!

My daughter also wanted to join in the fun! This is her Smash page :) Im a proud mama!

My first SMASH! Fibromyalgia Awareness May 12

I finally did it! My first Smash page! It took me forever to start it and finish it, but it's finally done! I have to say that I LOVED Smashing! This is going to get very addicting! I'm glad I finished in time for Fibromyalgia Awareness Day, which is today! The adorable image was a freebie from the very talented Krista Smith @ Saturated Canary. That girl is such an inspiration! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend! Happy Mothers Day to all the mothers out there! Thanks for looking ;) Gentle Hugs!!

Fibromyalgia Awareness

I was able to get in a little coloring time with my adorable 2 year old niece. I'm teaching her early! I colored up this gorgeous image by Krista Smith @ Saturated Canary. I colored her with purple for Fibromyalgia Awareness Month which happens to be May :) I am going to use her for my first Smash page! I will post pics when I finish it. Have a great week! Gentle Hugs!

Springtime in California

It's finally feeling like Spring in California! I've been enjoying my time playing in the backyard getting ready for the season. I enjoy getting dirty in my garden! I hope everyone is enjoying their week! Hopefully I can get back to my studio for some crafty time soon :)

Fabric Yo Yo's

Hi Peeps! It's been a crazy April and despite my best efforts my energy levels have been low. I just haven't had the brain power to put together a card! Lol Instead my daughter and I have been making our own fabric yo yo's out of her old clothes :) Recycle, Reuse, and Renew! I love finding stuff around the house that I can reuse in my crafts! We are going to use these in our Smashbooks. My daughter and I are both starting our first ever Smashbooks! I know we are behind the rest of the crafting world. Gentle Hugs!

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.

                                       http://wwwpapertrail-celticwoman.blogspot.com/

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!