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Hello again! I'm back with another quick post. This is a card I made for a (former) coworker. It was her "Good Bye, Good Luck" card on her last day when she left for a new job. Or "Good Duck" as I liked to say, as she has a slight obession with ducks- rubber and otherwise. That's why this image from JadeDragonne was perfect! She's called Rubber Duck Pin-Up and she's colored with Copics then cut with the Romantic Rectangles Nestabilities (Spellbinders). The sketch is Sketch n Stash (#141). Classic Circle Nestabilities dies (Spellbinders) were also used. Papers are My Mind's Eye - The Sweetest Thing: Bluebell. And as always, I added some flowers and bling from my stash to make it pretty!
Markers used: Copics (E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E31, Y32, Y35, Y38, BG10, BG72, YR04, YR24, R32).
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Regan
Hi! Popping in quick to share a wedding card made for a special request, personalized for the happy couple. I love the white on white look for weddings, and I made sure this one had lots of texture with embossing and die cuts. The image is one from JadeDragonne on deviantART called Bride n Groom. They are colored with Copics and I added a bit of Frosted Lace Stickles to the bride's veil. For dies I've used the Heart Doily Border (La-La-Land Crafts), Ribbon Banners (Spellbinders), and Resplendent Rectangles (Spellbinders). The heart is a Martha Stewart punch. I added flowers, a Tim Holtz metal key, and a bit of ruffled ribbon for the finishing touches. The sketch is from The Crazy Challenge (#171).
Thanks for stopping by! I should be coloring and not typing but it I don't blog as I'm creating I will fall hopelessly behind! I hope everyone is having a great week so far! A long weekend is on the way... That is what keeps me going! That and caffeine.
Markers used: Copics (E00, E11, E21, E23, E31, E70, E74, E79, R20, R32, BOO, BG0000, V12, YG61, YG67, N4, N6).
Challenges:
- Divas By Design: Anything Goes
- Stampin' Royalty: #229-Weddings
- Addicted to Stamps: #96-Anything Goes
- Digistamps4Joy: #92-Anything Goes
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Regan
Hi! How is everyone out in blogland today? Today I am sharing two very special birthday cards with you! They are for my best friend's twin daughters who are turning 13! Wow, where has the time gone!? I can't even wrap my head around the fact that they are old enough to babysit for my child! lol I always make them special cards for their birthdays (as well as for their older sister who {almost} shares her birthday with Kayne). Usually they have a theme or something they are really into but this year their mom came up blank when I asked. They're teens, she said. That was all I needed. I picked out two images from JadeDragonne (I just love her art) that spoke to me of each girl's independent look and personality while sharing that special similarity that twin sisters have.
This is Sarah by JadeDragonne. She is colored with Copics and cut and matted using the Classic Squares Nestabilities from Spellbinders. I used another of my new La-La-Land Crafts banner dies - the Scalloped Banner. Papers are Lily Bee Designs - Picket Fence. Sketch is courtesy of Digi Sketch Challenge (who has an optional theme of "Cute"). Other dies used were Labels Eighteen Nestabilities (Spellbinders) and Cute Cameras Die-namics (My Favorite Things). For embellishments I added some Tim Holtz hardware (long fasteners and label pulls) as well as flowers and American Crafts glitter chipboard number stickers from my stash.
And for her (slightly) younger twin, The Necklace by JadeDragonne. Again the image is colored with Copics and cut using the Classic Squares Nestabilities. Papers are Basic Grey - Kissing Booth and the layout is from Sketch Saturday (#300). Details here include a couple of Martha Stewart punches, more Tim Holtz hardware (metal corner and key), Stampin' Up seam binding, flowers, American Crafts glitter chipboard number stickers, and a laser cut wood veneer.
They were delivered last night and their mom told me I "nailed it". {Yes!} I had a lot of fun making these, and I'm happy they were well received. Happy 13th Birthday to my favorite twins! It's an honor to be your "Auntie"!
Markers used: Copics
- Sarah (E00, E11, E21, E23, E31, Y23, Y32, Y35, BG000, BG01, R32, R35, BV000, BV02, BV08, BV11)
- The Necklace (E00, E11, E21, E23, E31, Y23, Y32, Y35, BG000, BG01, R20, R37, R39, R81, R85, R98)
Challenges:
- Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes (Cross promotion with The Paper Nest Dolls: #5-Anything Goes)
- Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
- Crafting from the Heart: #9-Anything Goes/Favorite Colors
- Craft Your Passion: #204-Young At Heart
- Love To Create Challenge Blog: #106-Anything Goes
- Totally Papercrafts: #209-Female Birthday (must have a birthday sentiment or number on it)
- Dream Valley Challenge: #77-Big Birthdays
- Through The Purple Haze: #32-Anything Digital
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Regan
Hello! I'm just popping in to share a card I made for my lovely crafty friend Susanne in Sweden! This is our second card swap, and I was really excited about it! I selected an awesome JadeDragonne image to work with. This is Steampunk Hat, and she's colored with Copics, fussy cut, and matted using Classic Ovals Nestabilities from Spellbinders. And despite the title of my blog post, I'm pretty sure she took a jet fueled, and not steam powered, ride across the Atlantic! The layout is courtesy of Stempelsonnen Challenges (#109). I am just linking it up now due to the time it took my card to travel overseas, but I'm glad I made it with a few hours to spare! It's a great design and was fun to work with! Papers are My Mind's Eye - Six by Six: Paris & Co. I was SO excited to use my new La-La-Land Crafts Heart Banner die! I sponged some lace with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and added flowers from my stash as well as a couple of Tim Holtz metal gears. The border punch is Martha Stewart.
Susanne messaged me to let me know she loved the card! I am still waiting on hers to arrive, which is ironic since she sent hers before I did. I guess you just never know when customs is involved. I will be stalking my postal carrier until it lands in my mailbox!
Before I say goodnight, I have some amazing news to share that I am super excited about! Many of you know that I love Krista Smith's Saturated Canary images. She recently had a giveaway on her blog for a custom clock, designed in collaboration with the winner, and created by Krista herself! Well, guess what?! I WON! OMG, OMG, OMG! I am over the moon and cannot wait to start working on it with her! Thank you, Krista, for being such a sweet, generous soul, for sharing your talent with the world, and for just being so darn fun!
Thanks for stopping in to see what I've been up to! I had better do some crafting tomorrow because I have an order due and important birthday cards to get done.
Markers used: Copics (E00, E11, E21, E23, E25, E27, E31, E37, E79, R32, R39, BG10, BG72, N0, N2).
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Regan
As promised, here is the collection of Valentines that I worked on last week. I had a few special requests from co-workers and I made a slew of Star Wars themed cards for Kayne, his day care friends and provider, and his dad and dad's girlfriend. Here we go...
First up is an image from Jade Dragonne. She is entitled Love is Everything. I colored her with Copics and cut her out using the Lacy Circles Nestabilities from Spellbinders. The sketch is from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (#206), but I missed linking it. Papers are True Love from Basic Grey (as is the bottle cap embellishment). I added a few other embellies: punched heart (Martha Stewart), fishtail flag (My Favorite Things Die-namics), film strip (Tim Holtz), metal binder clip (Stampin' Up), ticket sentiment (Recollections), and flowers from my stash.
Next is a lovely from Saturated Canary. She's called On My Heart. She's colored with Copics and cut using the Romantic Rectangles Nestabilities from Spellbinders. The sketch for this one came from Sunday Sketch & Stamp (#193) and once again I missed the link up. Papers are Kiss & Tell - My Mind's Eye. Accessories include a keyhole heart punch (Martha Stewart), Dizzy Doily Duo Die-namics (My Favorite Things), Banner Ribbons Shapeabilities (Spellbinders), metal key (Tim Holtz), and flowers from my stash. The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called Something To Celebrate.
This next creation was for a 6 year old so I selected a darling image from La-La-Land Crafts called Sweetheart Marci. She's colored with Copics and fussy cut. I matted her on top of a doily (Stampin' Up) and the Scalloped Labels One Nestabilities (Spellbinders). The flowers, key and lock, and pearls are from my stash. The punched hearts and heart border are both by Martha Stewart. Papers are actually from a winter pad but I liked it because I needed purple (the recipient's favorite color and mine too, however not to craft with). It's from The Winter Basics Stack (DCWV). The circle sentiment is a rubber stamp from Catslife Press. Pleated ribbon from Stampin' Up runs across the bottom of the card.
And finally, my epic collection of Star Wars cards. My son is OBSESSED with the movies at the moment and it just seemed like the way to go for Valentine's Day. Lucky for me, Krista of Saturated Canary drew some galactic cuties! Here is the card for Kayne's day care provider and the Valentines for his friends, using Krista's image The Force. The latter are ATC size, cut using Spellbinders Classic Rectangles Nestabilities. The sketch for the card is Tuesday Morning Sketches (#236). Papers are Kiss & Tell - My Mind's Eye. I computer generated the sentiment and cut them out using the Hearts Nestabilities from Spellbinders. On the card, I added metal corners and baker's twine. The image is colored with Copics, sponged with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, and cut using Labels Twenty Two Nestabilities (also by Spellbinders).
Next is the card I made for his dad. This was made using The Force images as well. I colored them with Copics, fussy cutting the girl and using the Lacey Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders) to cut out the boy. I then popped the girl up using foam squares. Papers are True Love - Basic Grey. The layout is courtesy of Try Stampin' On Tuesday (#155). They had an optional twist of Hearts and Flowers as well and I've incorporated both here. I also added a couple of metal gears (Tim Holtz). The fishtail flags were cut using my trusty Die-namics.
And finally, Kayne's card, using Saturated Canary's new The Force is Strong with You. I chose to work with Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 (#6) for this one. Spellbinders Octagons and Stars Five Nestabilities were used. I created the star border with a Martha Stewart punch. Papers are from my stash and I'm not sure of the manufacturer on those. I doodled around the edge of the image panel and stamped a small sentiment from Stampin' Up.
The card was a big hit as were the Playskool Star Wars Heroes actions figures I spoiled him with as a special treat! I baked over 40 cookie pops and made all these cards in 5 days! Hence the Alex and Ani bangle for myself! I deserved some love too! (I also had my nails and a pedi done on Valentine's night!) The little ceramic heart is the gift Kayne made for me at day care. Isn't it sweet?
I hope everyone had a Happy Hearts Day! Thanks for taking a peek at all these creations and for sticking it out through a lengthy blog post! You guys are the best!
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Regan
Happy World Card Making Day! I was only able to get one card completed, and I'm cutting it close with my post, but I wanted to share. It's a birthday card for a co-worker and I'm hoping she doesn't see it on Facebook before I give it to her Monday. She is a lovely girl with a big heart and a love for giraffes! I selected an image from JadeDragonne to work with. This cutie is simply titled "Giraffe". If you aren't familiar with JadeDragonne's work you definitely should check her out HERE on deviantART or her Facebook page HERE. The image is colored with Copics and fussy cut. The sketch is from Technostamper (TSSC283). Papers are Stella and Rose - Mabel by My Mind's Eye. I used lots of flowers to make a pretty corner arrangement (Although Kayne told me I needed more! lol My little critic!) Then I added a champagne colored bling swirl, a doily, and a Tim Holtz metal corner. The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called Vintage Labels. I cut it using my trusty Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics and then embellished it with a single Tim Holtz brad.
I was sad I didn't have more time to craft today, but I did get to spend some time with the family which is always nice! Not much on the agenda tomorrow means I should have time to sit down at the craft desk. I have another birthday card to make as well as more Halloween projects, of course! I hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
Markers used: Copics (E00, E11, E15, E17, E19, E21, E23, E31, E70, E74, E79, R20, N0, Y32, YR15, YR18, YG91, YG93, BG10, BG13).
Challenges:
- Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards Challenges: #49-Flowers
- Craftitude: #50-Anything Goes/Things Beginning with the Letter S (scarf)
- Crafty Catz: #201-Anything Goes
- Sister Act Card Challenge: #27-Anything Goes
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Regan
Hello! I did a bit of crafting over the weekend using some images from the talented JadeDragonne. If you haven't seen her work yet you should definitely go check her out on deviantART! She draws amazing things, and gives them away for free! I know; crazy, right? But she does! I needed a couple of birthday cards so I printed out Tinkerbell and Gothic Lolita to play with.
This first card features Tinkerbell. The layout is August's sketch (#61) from Crafting Life's Pieces. It's no secret that I love these sketches! I love the lavish layers and decadent details (and apparently I love alliteration as well). Here I started by coloring Tink with Copics and fussy cutting her. I added lots of iridescent glitter to her wings too. I then went to work on my card base. Papers are Lemon Flower by DCWV layered with Crumb Cake and Basic Black from Stampin' Up. I used a few dies: Labels Fifteen and Ribbon Banners from Spellbinders and Fishtail Flag Stax Die-namics from My Favorite Things. The outside sentiment is a rubber stamp I've had for a while from Amuse Artstamp called Magical Day. For finishing touches, I added lots of flowers, flat back pearls, and a Martha Stewart punched border.
Next up is Gothic Lolita. She is also colored with Copics, but this time I cut just her head and upper torso using the Classic Squares Nestabilities matted on the Fleur de Lis Squares (both from Spellbinders). For the sentiment, I used the Ribbon Banners here as well, but this time paired with a stamp from My Favorite Things' set called Twisted Two. Lolita (and by Lolita, I mean me) doesn't care much for punctuality and so was fashionably late with this birthday card. The sentiment inside is also MFT (Twisted Threesome). Once again, I finished up with flowers, bling, and a punched border courtesy of Martha Stewart. Papers are from The Midnight Spell stack by DCWV.
The sketch is from Bearly Mine Challenges (#100) but I missed the deadline to link it up. Fashionably late again.
Thanks for visiting and check back Wednesday for another Simply B Stamps project that is currently in progress! I hope your week is off to a wonderful start!
Markers used: Copics
~ Tinkerbell (E00, E11, E19, E21, E31, YG06, YG11, YG13, YG91, YG93, B00, BG0000, BG000, BG01).
~ Gothic Lolita (E00, E11, E21, E23, E31, E79, R20, RV63, RV66, RV69, YG11, YG13, N0, N2, N4, N6, N8, BG01).
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Regan
