Water Color Vs. Prisma Pencils!

Good morning! I love this adorable stamp from Whipper Snapper called, Bow Wow Birthday!  I loved it so much I decided to make two cards with it.  The first card uses Zig Clean Color Markers.  I love water color,but due to my impatient personality, I sometimes mess up my images.  It is very wise to work on areas of the card that don't touch!  I've learned many times the hard way!

I added mini pom poms to their party hats, a few colorful sequins and a die cut sentiment. 

For my second card I used Prisma colored pencils.  Coloring with pencils is a bit more time consuming, but I do love the look it gives! I also felt like I had a bit more control with the pencils. I added highlights with a white gel pen.  

I used a plaid paper behind the image from Lawn Fawn, a sticker sentiment from SRM Stickers, and a few sequins.  

Here are the two cards side by side.  Which one do you like better?  What medium do you prefer?  Water colors or colored pencils?

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Dog-Gone Awesome!

Good morning!

Congrats to Margaret Rajca for taking advantage of Rodan + Field's bundle! She will receive the egg carton full of goodies! :)

Today I am up on the Scrapbook Adhesives blog with another doggy card using this adorable Whipper Snapper image.  I have been on quite the coloring kick lately!  I did a bit of "stippling" on the grass. I used my Mini Misti to line up the sentiment.  (Otherwise mine were ALWAYS wonky!) 

I used Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape between layers for added dimension and Dodz-Mini to adhere the sequins and keep the bow in place. 

I love this plaid paper from Lawn Fawn too! So bright and springy!

I am really glad it is Friday.....and can't wait to kick back a bit this weekend!

Any plans for you?  Anything fun and exciting?

Puppy Love!

Good morning! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!

The weather here in Chicago was glorious! Brian and I went on a 9 mile bike ride through forest preserves.  It felt so wonderful to soak up the sunshine!

I even had a bit of time to craft in the evenings.  I borrowed this cute Whipper Snapper stamp from my Mother in Law.  I colored it with Copic markers. 

I created some "fur" for my pup using quick short brush strokes.  I used Spellbinder's dies to create the round card.  Added Wink of Stella to my hearts and tied a bit of green gingham ribbon to the top!  

I am off today and it is still near 70 degrees.  I am going to take advantage of the warmth and get outside a bit!

Enjoy your day!

Bananas Over You!

Good morning! Just a few more sleeps until our big golf outing!  Busy, busy! I wanted to sneak in a card that I created using an old stamp of mine.  This adorable monkey is by Whipper Snapper.  I colored her in with my Polychromo pencils.  I added a bit of detail using a white gel pen.  

I also added a sentiment and attached it vertically with with a bit of red/white twine.  :) 

Please pray for good weather on Monday, so we can make lots of money for Misericordia!  Last year we did so great, I am hoping to do the same...or even surpass what we did! 

Have a wonderful weekend my friends!

Just a collage I created for each of the tables at the golf outing....you can see how my girl LOVES her life at Misericordia! They keep her super busy and engaged! 

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PolyChromo Pencils and a Baby Card!

Good morning friends!

By the time this is posted I will be taking off for San Francisco! I am nervous and excited all at the same time!  My life has changed so much the last few months and I am finally starting to enjoy the free time I have.  (And not feel guilty as many of us moms do). I know my girl is happy and well taken care of. My heart is finally in a better place.

So soon, I will be like a honeymooner with my hubby, exploring California.

Before I left I created this card for my neighbor who just had a baby boy.

I have been having so much fun pulling out old stamps that have been collecting dust for years.

This one is by Whipper Snapper.  

I used my Polychromo pencils to color the image and create the tile background, along with a white gel pen. The tag was given a wash of water colors using my Zig markers.  I added a bit of ribbon and a few Dew Drops. Oh! and a bit of sparkle to the bubbles using Stickles.

Have a great rest of your week!

Thank you for making me a part of your day! :)

Practicing with the 'ole Copics!

Now that I am officially Copic Certified, I figured I better practice, practice, practice!! I wouldn't want anyone visiting here saying to themselves, " SHE is Copic Certified? Well just look at that awful coloring!"

One of the girls at the class (Julie) had a few stamps with her. She had this adorable Whipper Snapper image that she was kind enough to loan to our table. There is LOTS of coloring on this image. I think it took about an hour just to color it. Simone was giving me a really hard time saying that my once 4 hour cards would now take 5! (She is a funny gal that Simone.) Since the image was rather large I just matted it and used my new paper from K & Company. I also added some pretty felt ribbon because no card is EVER complete without ribbon!

I just posted a tips & techniques page over at Noel Mignon's blog. I hope you go check it out! What is it? How to add texture to your scrap pages!


Thanks so much for stopping by!

In Honor of our Upcoming Heat Wave!

Monday, 85 degrees and sunny. Yesterday, 60 degrees and rainy. Today back up to 80 and tomorrow a high of 88 degrees! So in honor of pool weather, I am posting another summer card! I got this image from an image swap with my scrap friends. I think it is a Whipper Snapper image. If I am wrong, please leave a comment, so I can give credit to the proper stamp company! The paper is by Memory Box. I colored the image in with my Copics and added a white highlight to his glasses using my white gel pen. I used my Nestibilities and SU! punches.



TWO more full days of school!!! The kids are crazy, the teachers are crazy, it just needs to be over! Tomorrow we clean desks and clean up the room