Wishing you a happy Birthday

Last night I got together with my friend Krista and managed to make this card. It's going to be for my dear friend whose birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks.

Supplies:
Image: Birthday Fairy by LOTV
Sentiment: from a stamp set my friend had (probably papertreyink)
Coloring: Copics
Papers: UP, UP & Away by First Edition
Additional: quickutz corner die, MS border punch, pearls & ribbon from stash, Ranger's distress ink, stickles

Entering this card to the following challenges:

• stamptacularsundaychallenge 
• .thehybridchick.com 

Fabulous Day

My crafty friend has a birthday today, so I decided to make a card for her. I wanted to make it special, and below is what I came up with. I used a new product (at least new to me) I discovered recently - Flower soft. I like the texture it adds to the card.

 

 

Supplies:  
Image: LOTV
Sentiment: LOTV
Coloring: Copics
Additional: Nestabilities - scalloped and regular circle, MS edge butterfly punch, Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Flowers Soft
Entering this card to the following challenges:

• http://cardcrafterscircle.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-5-happy-birthday.html  
• http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com/ 
• http://fairytale-challengeblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-32-etwas-neues-something-new.html

Let it Snow

So we had a really rainy, cold weather over the weekend, not usual weather for an early Fall in Northern Virginia. We were supposed to be camping this past weekend but had to call it off due to all the rain and temperatures dropping to upper 40s during the day! Brrr. But that gave me a chance to stay home and work on some cards :)) Here is another one I managed to finish this weekend:

Supplies:
Image: Snow Angel by Karen's Doodles (karensdoodles)
Sentiment: LOTV - Christmas Circular
Coloring: Copics (B0000, B000, B00, C9, R20, E000, BV000, BV00, BV01, BV02, BV04, V17)
Others: Papers, ribbon, pearls from stash, MS edge punch, nestabilities

Season's Greetings

Oh my, where did September go. I only had one post this past month? I've got to do better in October! Here is a card I made using one of the Liliofthevalley stamps. 

Supplies:
Image: Decorating the Tree by LOTV
Sentiment: Christmas Circular Sentiments by LOTV
Coloring: Copics YG95, YG97, YG99, E000, E00, E29, E33, E35, E37, E47, E49, Y15, YG07, YG09, G14, R20, R24, R27, R29, W1
Paper: from stash
Ribbon: from stash
Others: Nestabilities, pearls, Sakura metallic pen, flowers from Wildorchid, stickles


I am going to enter this card into current LOTV challenge here: ideastoinspire.blogspot.com

Believe

 I know I've been neglecting my blog recently due to various reasons. I also haven't been working on cards, mostly catching up on layouts. One of these days, I will post them too but for now, here is a card I put together tonight.

 Dimensions: 5.5x5.5

Supplies:
Image: Mo's Santa's Hat
Sentiment: Penny Black&LOTV
Coloring: Copics (B00, YG09, G17, G19, E00, E000, R24, R27, R29, R02, W1, W3, E33, E35, E37, E29)
Additional: Regular and scalloped circle nestability, twine and pearls from my stash

Entering this card to the following challenges:

• bah-humbug-christmas.blogspot.com (something new)

Magnolia Beautiful

A few months ago, I was one lucky girl, winning a blog candy at Thanks again, to a very generous blog owner - Kristie. I received a fun paper pad along with 2 Magnolia stamps. I could not wait to ink the stamps, but with all the traveling last month and catching up with life after vacation, I didn't get a chance to do so until last night. Here is what I came up with:

Supplies: Magnolia Beautiful stamp, Spellbinders dies, Wild Orchid flowers,
Sentiment: Lili of the valley
Coloring: Copics: E25, E29, E000, E20, E11, E21, E33, E50, RV000, RV00, RV02, RV11, RV91, RV93, RV95, R20
Additional: EK Success border punch,  Recollection flowers, Epoxy stickers

Entering this card to the following challenges:

• southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com  (Happy Birthday)
• doyoustackup.blogspot.com  (Wings)
• craftsandmechallengesflower (add a flower) 
• divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com  (pastels)
• flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com  (butterfly, fairy or angel)

Lilli Claire one more time

I really liked that cute image by TiddlyInks so I created another card using it. This time, it's a card for my MIL for her birthday. It's totally different look, I guess all the girly pink makes it look very girly. This card is square 5.5x5.5in.

Supplies:
Image: Lilli Claire - Party time by tiddlyinks
Sentiment: Dreamy Days sentiments by liliofthevalley
Coloring: Copics (Hair - E29, E35, E37, E39, Skin - E000, E00, R20 for blush, Shoes/Dress/Hair-bows - RV000, RV00, R20, W1, Present - V12, V15, Ribbon - RV17, RV19, 0)
Additional: Paper from the stash, flowers by Recollections, pearls made by Viva Decor pearl pen, circles nestabilities, sheer ribbon by Celebrate It, Spica pink marker for hand dooddles and sparkly accents on hair-bow, shoes and flowers.

Entering this card to the following challenges:

• charismacardz  (Birthdays in pink - ending May 25th)
• 2sisterschallengeblog  (Use a digi - through May 27th)
• clearitoutchallenge (Colors - coloring medium - copics - through May 30th)
• ceschallenges (embellishments - through May 26th)
• stamptacularsundaychallenge (PINK-a-Licious - through May 21st)
• tiddlyinkschallenge (picture expired - through May 23rd)
  

Card for Joe

My good friend Bonnie, met through our online Scrap Friendly yahoo group is planning on surprising her husband Joe with 60 cards for his 60th birthday. So many members of the group decided to help out with that goal and make a card for him as well. Here is my little card for Joe. I bet it will be great to be showered with all the cards on his birthday. I may borrow that idea and do something similar for my hubby turning 40 later this year ;) But shhhhhh... it's a secret, we don't want to talk about that ;) LOL

Supplies:
Image: Lilli Claire - Party time by tiddlyinks
Sentiment: Dreamy Days sentiments by liliofthevalley
Coloring: Copics (Hair -  E33, E35, E37, Skin- E000, E00, R20 for blush, Present - B23, B28, B39, Socks - RV000, Dress & Shoes - R24, R27, R29)
Additional: Papers, buttons, ribbon, stars from the stash, Label 8 & Circles nestabilties

Entering this card to the following challenges:

• papersundaes (Happy Birthday - ending May 21st)
• ceschallenges  (Embillish it - ending May 27th)
• lexiscreations  (Spots and/or Stripes - ending May 28th)
• birthdaysundaes(Circles) 
• 2sisterschallengeblog  (Use a Digi - through May 27th)

Together Forever

Here is a card I made for my hubby for our upcoming wedding anniversary in June. I hope he doesn't mind the little flowers, as I was aiming for a sweet, lovely card ;)

Supplies used:
Image: Forever Together by LOTV
Coloring: Copics (E000, E00, E33, E43, E49, E50, E57, W3, W5, RV14, RV17, RV19)
Papers: from stash
Additional: MS border punch, MS rose leave punch, Label 8 nestabilities, ribbon by Celebrate it, flowers by Recollections.

I am entering this card to the following challenges:

• aspoonfullofsugarchallenge (anything goes)
• karensdoodleschallengeblog (bold and bright)

Make a wish

Blogger has been misbehaving over last several days so I wasn't able to share this card with you earlier. I made it for my Mom. Her birthday is in June and I will be celebrating with her in Poland. I am so excited to be able to spend her special day together... first time in years!

Supplies used:
Image: Rosie with presents by  liliofthevalley
Coloring: Copics
Papers: scraps from the stash
Additional: MS border punch and butterfly punch, paper flowers by Recollections, organza ribbon by Celebrate It, pearls from stash, stickles, corner rounder (around the sentiment).

Entered for the following challenges:

• incywincydesigns (girly)
• creativeinspirationschallenge (glitzy & bling)

Dudley having some fun

  

Dustin Pike is offering this cute image of Dudley as a freebie on his blog and challenging us to create a project with it. Here is my entry for that challenge. If you want to play along, go here.

Supplies Used:

Image: Dudley on his powerwheel by Dustin Pike

Coloring: Copics

Sentiment: Circular by liliofthevalley.co.uk, inside computer generated using A Year Without Rain font

Paper: 3 Bugs In The Rug

Additional: Ribbon & epoxy stickers from my stash, nestabilities

Kiddo/male birthday card

It's National Scrapbooking Day so how could I not spend my evening in my craft corner? It doesn't happen much that you see more than 1 post from me on the same day so you may as well enjoy it while it lasts :) To honor NSD our yahoo Scrap Friendly group hosted a bunch of fun challenges posted all on the groups blog. One of the challenges asked us to use only new stuff on our project. I had no problem with this one, as I've got quite a few new toys recently and many of them were never used before.
Supplies:
Image: Pollycraft
Coloring: Copics (W1, W3, W5, W7, B26, B28, YR07, YR12, YR16, YR18)
Papers: BoBunny - Back To Backs (Doubledot designes
Sentiment stamp:  Dreamy days by liliofthevalley
Additional: Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Happy Birthday punch, stickles, pearls from my stash

I am going to enter this card for the following challenges:

• birthdaysundaes (anything goes)
• wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps  (use die or punch - used both)
• karensdoodleschallenge  (one for the kids)
• stampchallenges  (May digi day)
• digistamps4joy  (it's celebration)
• ceschallenges  (favorite color combo)

Thinking of you

It's Friday, so we had a new, weekly card challenge on our Scrap Friendly yahoo group. Today, we were challenged to use vellum and/or wet embossing. Here is my entry for this week's challenge:

Supplies:
Stamps: "Thinking of you flower" by Inkadinkado, that little swirly flower in the corner is from Liliofthevalley and the butterfly was a stamp from my friend's stash
Papers: Vellum, light and dark green Bazzill Dot cardstock
Others: pearls & brads from the stash, Celebrate it sheer ribbon

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

• phindysplacechallenge (embossing) 
• hmymumscraftshopchallenges  (cute and girly)
• clearitoutchallenge (ribbon/trim)
• onestitchatatimechallenge  (emboss it)
• sugarcreekhollow (embossing)