Julie's Cards & Crafts

Masculine Fish Cards

2011-08-26T10:42:00.000-07:00

I have been looking around for some more masculine digital images to use and I came across this one at Delicious Doodles. I thought this would make a perfect birthday card!!! The moss green paper and DP is from Papertrey and the mustard cards paper and DP is cajun craze from Stampin up. The sentiment used is computer generated. I looked through my supplies and was happy to find close matching markers for both of these colours so I added in some random spotting around the fish!

Just Bee-cause using black

2011-08-16T20:27:00.000-07:00

This is a card that I created for a challenge over on 'Meljens Designs' blog. The challenge was to use black so I picked out this cute little bee image also from Meljens Design to use. The sentiment is computer generated. The black polka dot paper is from Papertrey and the other is out of my misc stash.

Masculine Classic

2011-08-16T20:11:00.000-07:00

I have been trying to make a few more masculine cards. I looked around and found a few suitable digital images. This is a image that I found at 'Doodle Pantry', which also came with this and another sentiment which are great! The cardstock is from Stampin Up (cajun craze) and the DP is also the co-ordinating papers.

Neighbourhood Bunnies

2011-03-18T09:32:00.000-07:00

I made this card to participate in Meljens Design challenge this week. The challenge this week was to use DOTS!!! Well I love dots, so this wasn't a problem for me! The image is one from Meljens Designs found on Whimsy Stamps and the sentiment is from Fred She Said. The reason that I chose this image is because we have to little wild rabbits that hang out in our yard daily. They are a boy and a girl and I have tried to colour them as close as I could to their real colours. The kids get a real big kick watching them munch on the grass out our front window........they have even named them "Yoco" and "Marshmellow".

The background paper is from Pink Petticoat . I have been using a lot of these papers lately because they come in soooooo many colours, they are offered in simple desings and come in a positive and a negative!

2 Challenges in 1

2011-03-08T15:46:00.000-08:00

I was able to put two challenges into one card today!!!! I first came across this cute little FREE image over on Meljen's Designs blog ( http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.com/ ) . The challenge was their Thursday challenge "U R Such an ANIMAL". I colored this image a few days ago and never got around to making up the card. Then I looked up th 'Sweet n' Sassy Sketch Challenge' and thought this image would be perfect! The background paper is a digital download that I found on a site called 'Pink Petticoat'.

My son was home from school today, but was well enough to make his own take on this sketch.....I did tie the bow for him, he is only six!!!

Sweet n' Sassy sketch SSS97

2011-03-01T12:05:00.000-08:00

Wow.......the second sketch challenge in one week!!!!!

This is a card that I made for the Sweet n' Sassy sketch challenge. I used the digital image 'Everyday Miracles' from Sweet n' Sassy, coloured with SU marker 'Orchid Opulence' and then covered with Stickles. The background daisy papers were a digital download from 'Pink Petticoat Papers' and oh my gosh.......love them. The paper download was about 50 different colours of this same pattern........I have used the positive and the negative paper on this card, looking forward to using them again!!!!

Other items used on the card were various Marvy punches and a Martha Stewart edger punch.

Mojo Monday 180

2011-02-28T11:13:00.000-08:00

Well, I participated in a Mojo Monday challang today, first one in a long time I'm afraid!

The image I used is from 'Bugaboo stamps'. http://www.bugaboostamps.com/home.html
This is a digital image that I coloured in with copics, used a couple different cuttlebug folders, a daisy punch from Marvy and a Fiskars edge punch.

Girly Birthday cards

2011-02-28T09:44:00.000-08:00

This is a pre-made clip art that I downloaded from 'The Clipart Fairy'. All I did with these cards is mount them onto matching cardstock, add some stickles to the bear and the hat ribbon and added extra paper edger lace with white ribbon over top! I just think these are just so cute and I love the mellow colours that were used!

Space cards!!!

2011-02-26T14:16:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple of cards that I made using clip art images from http://theclipartfairy.com/ . I love the color combination of these and thought they would be perfect to have in my card stash for my sons friends! The images are from a set called 'Rocket boy set' and I added in the greeting using my own program, added some stickles and ribbon and mounted on certainly celery stampin up cardstock.

Valentines with Clip Art

2011-02-14T12:12:00.000-08:00

I have started using a lot of items from 'The Clipart Fairy'. I love being able to wip up a card quickly for a birthday and I find with the items offered through 'The Clipart Fairy' I am able to make up a full front of a card and then make it into a card with backing, ribbon and some sparkle!

Today I was visiting the blog and came across 'The Clipart Fairys' very first ever challange and thought I would like to participate.......so here is what I came up with!

The items I used in this are 'Lounge Girl' , 'Country Chic' and 'Country Chic Flowers'. I also used some sparkle on her outfit and the flower!

Challenge rules copied from The Clipart fairy blog:

"The challenge remains the same, you must use only theclipartfairy products and you must include both a semi-circle and a heart, it doesn't have to be the same shape heart as in pic above so long as it's a heart.
It can be for any theme, any colour, any style!"

This is another card that I also whipped up using The Clipart Fairy..........if I'm printing out a 8.5 by 11 sheet, I like to fill it up and extra cards on hand are always a good thing!!!

Happy Halloween

2010-10-05T18:24:00.000-07:00

Thought I would just make up a few halloween cards and I just love this image of "Riley" on a broom!!!!

Butterfly Moments

2010-08-28T09:04:00.000-07:00

I made a couple cards from this beautiful digital set 'Everyday Miracles' from Sweet'n Sassy stamps. I finally got a new program to work with on my computer so I can adjust sizes around and use PNG transparent background images. This opens up so much more possibilities!!!!

I used my copics to colour the butterfly then added some gold stickles to the wings.

I SEA its your Birthday!

2010-08-25T10:31:00.000-07:00

This is a card that I made up for my friends sons 5th birthday. I love these cute little ocean images from Whimsie Doodles http://www.whimsiedoodles.com/whats-new.html. I coloured the image with copics and used misc. paper from my scraps drawer. Used a cuttlebug folder for some texture and added some faux stitching around the edge to match with the image.

'Ruby' is a character!

2010-08-04T08:39:00.000-07:00

I came across 'Bugaboo stamps' http://www.bugaboostamps.com/Shop_digistamps.html a short while ago and was impressed by the variety of images available. I spent lots of time browsing through the shop add decided to get some of these funny images of 'Ruby'. Bugaboo is having a 50% off sale right now so I stocked up a little more with the character images, they are to funny!!

I just wanted to make some really simple cards with these images so I could make a collection of them that were all very similar!!

Use a little pickup

2010-07-25T12:47:00.000-07:00

I made a card like this and awhile ago for a friend of mine that wanted a white truck with this sentiment on it. I really like the first one so I thought I would go ahead and make another for my Etsy shop.

2 Challenges in 1

2010-07-07T12:26:00.001-07:00

I made a card today using Split coast stampers scketch #288 and then used the 'Whimsie Doodles' challenge of using sand, water or a frosty beverage in your project! So this is what I came up with. Having 3 young children, this will definatly get used for one of their friends!!!

The image is from 'Whimsie Doodles', 'Shell a bration' digital set.......all the images are just so darn cute!!!!!

So for the challenge I went with sand and water....I ripped some kraft paper and glued the strips then punched out to look like the shell was in the sand!!

The Pink Elephant challenge #74

2010-07-05T16:42:00.000-07:00

As I was looking around today at some of the new releases from 'Whimsie Doodles' I came across a challenge that I hadn't seen before and because I had a few of the images that were from the sponser this week I thought I would play along.

The challenge was from 'The Pink Elephant'.

http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/

The Challenge was to use 3 layers, 2 die cuts and ribbon, this is what I came up with!!

The image is a digital download from 'Whimsie Doodles'.

http://www.whimsiedoodles.com/index.html

Mojo Monday #142

2010-06-08T09:30:00.000-07:00

This is a card that I made for 'Mojo Monday'.

Stamps - 'Fancy Florals' (Verve)

Cardstock - Chocolate chip and Lavender Lace (SU)

Ink - Chocolate chip and Lavender Lace (SU)

DP - Bitty block (PTI)

Baby Quilt cards

2010-06-03T11:18:00.001-07:00

I love making these little quilt cards. I use the same layout each time and just change up the quilt pattern and colours. The stamps are called 'Quilters Sampler' and 'Quilters Sampler Additions' from Papertrey Ink, the sentiment is computer generated, the cardstock on the girl card is 'Pretty in Pink' (SU) and "Barely Banana' (SU), the boy card in 'Bashful Blue and Barely Banana' (SU). The DP used in the quilt is from 'Papertrey Ink' also.

To have and to hold.....

2010-06-02T12:22:00.000-07:00

I made this wedding card using a digital download from Sweet 'n Sassy stamps called 'Wedding Sentiments. I used some shimmery cardstock that I bought in a pack from Micheals. The border punch is from Martha Stewart and the cuttlebug folder is called 'Victoria'.

With Sympathy

2010-05-28T21:05:00.000-07:00

This is another card I made using the set from Papertrey Ink called 'Out on a Limb'. I love this set and I have made many of these cards with the same layout but using different colours and sentiments. This is the first that I have used the white ink on kraft paper and I really like the look of it. I think it is a nice soft look for a sympathy card.

The border punch is a Martha Stewart and the cuttlebug folder is 'Birds & Swirls'.

Lily of the Valley

2010-05-18T09:30:00.000-07:00

This is a card that I made some time ago for a Fred, She Said challeng and realized that I never posted it.....better late then never!!!!

Thinking of you - SSS52

2010-04-22T13:20:00.000-07:00

This is a card that I made using 'The Sweet Stop Sketch #52". I love this digital image and love colouring it. I am still learning to use my copics and I find this image is one that I can do ok. The spin on this weeks challenge was 'Buttons & Bows', so you needed to incorporate them into the sketch.

The image that I used for this is 'Forget-me-not' from The Sweet'n Sassy.

Daughters Birthday Card

2010-04-15T09:06:00.001-07:00

This is a card that I made for my daughters birthday last week. Her favorite colour is red and she has long blond hair, that is where I got my colours from for the 'Emma'. This image is a digital download from 'Fred SHe Said' called 'Emma with a sign'. I love that this download comes with a few choices to be in the sign.

I used real red and summer sun cardstock from SU, MS border punch, copics for the colouring, ribbon and some little red pearls.

The Sweet Stop Sketch 50

2010-04-09T12:53:00.000-07:00

When I saw this sketch I thought that it would work well for a Father's Day card and new that I would used some Riley's, the greeting is computer generated.

I used cardstock and DP from PTI and coloured in with copics!

Smile into Spring

2010-03-30T12:34:00.000-07:00

This is a card that I made for this months challenge for Fred, She Said. Details below!!!!

I used a pre-coloured floral download and used Splitcoast featured stamper 164 for inspiration.

The sentiment was computer generated, pearls for the centers and some stickles around the edges of the flowers.

All details for challenge available here:

http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/

"The challenge for this month is:"
"In March we leave Old Man Winter behind so let's create a VERY SPRING-Y project,loaded with all those lovely pastel colors!Be sure to use a FRED SHE SAID image somewhere on your card! If you don't have one, there are LOADS of freebies available HERE!"

"~The prize again this month is...
a $20 gift certificate for the Fred She Said store! How sweet!
So get those entries in and remember you have until April 25th to get it done! We are looking forward to seeing your creations this month!!!"

Blessed Easter

2010-03-24T12:53:00.000-07:00

Well, here is another card that I have made with a 'Fred She Said' digital download. I really love the look of the outline shape, it is from the set 'Paper pricking patterns frame', it makes for a simple card to put together. The rose is from the 'Corner Rose' and the sentiment is from 'Easter lilies with sentiments'. I used a little stickles around the edges of the rose for some glimmer.

Abundant Blessings

2010-03-22T14:08:00.001-07:00

I made up a couple more cards that could be used for a few different occations. Some of the images used are new releases from Fred She Said. The shape and outline are from a new paper pricking pattern and the rose is from a pre-coloured digital download called 'Corner Rose' and the yellow flower is from a set called 'Fall Flowers'. The sentiment is from 'Verve' and the green flourish is from 'There She Goes'.

I cut the shape by hand and with the yellow card just added its own dots around the edge.

Teacup Pansies

2010-03-18T10:04:00.000-07:00

These are another simple card that I made from a pre-coloured digital download from "Fred, She Said". I need to get some Mother's Day cards to a hospital gift shop and I thought these would work well.

The Set I used for this is called 'Blue Pansies set' and 'Purple Pansies set'. The speckled paper at the bottom of the cards also comes with the download. I cuttlebugged the background paper, used nesties for the focal image and then used my favorite MS border punch and finished them off with some white ribbon.

Gift set

2010-03-10T19:57:00.000-08:00

I thought that this set of flower images from 'Fred She Said' would make such a cute little gift set for someone...not sure who will get it yet!

I just made a very simple box with 2 sheets of 8 1/2 x 10 cardstock and scoring it to fit the A2 size card. Added a extra image and some matching ribbon to the front of the box to complete the look.

Splitcoast SC269

2010-02-25T09:32:00.000-08:00

I was able to participate in SCS sketch challeng this week and this is what I came up with. I turned the card into a vertical instead of horizontal.

This is a cute little cards that I made using another pre-coloured image from 'Fred She Said' called 'Bunneh! - Easter Bunny coloured'. I thought this would make a great little card for my kids. The purple paper is misc. from the stash and the yellows are 'Lemon Tart' from Papertry Ink.

You are a Blessing

2010-02-19T08:27:00.000-08:00

This is a card that I made with another new image from Fred She Said. This one is called 'Emma with a Sign' digi set. It comes with other greeting in the sign, but thought I would try this one for something different to go into my stash. The yellow in the card is not this mustard looking in real life, the camera just couldn't capture the true colour.

This image also comes with three sizes of this cute little flower. I coloured her with my copics and then found misc. paper that matched her dress and shoes.

I used my MS border punch to create a small frill under Emma's dress, using regular computer paper so I could crunch it up and make it softer to work with.

I also used a few of the flowers to decorate the inside of the card.........I love these flowers!!

Fred She Said Blog Hop #2 and a Chance to WIN

2010-02-12T09:59:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the SECOND "FRED SHE SAID" blog hop!!! If you just happened to drop by my blog and you are not aware of this wonderful event taking place, please go back to the "FRED SHE SAID" blog here http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/ and start your hop! We would love to hear what you think of the designs and our creations. There are many new floral images to get you ready for SPRING!!! Also, along the way, you will see a special CODE WORD. Collect them all up! Once you reach the end of the blog hop (which will be the "Fred She Said" Challenge blog), follow the instructions to make your entry and your name will go in for a draw for a $20 Gift Certificate for the Fred She Said Store!

Here is my "Fred She Said" creation:

The image I used for this card is called 'Corner Rose'. This image comes with or without the leaves. I thought it would be lovely to use on a card for my mom.

My special code word is: PRETTIES

Your Next stop is over to Judy's Blog here http://scrampalot.blogspot.com/

Here is a list of the blog hoppers in case you lose your way:

FRED SHE SAID blog http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/
Shelly http://jaspere-jaspereslittlecorner.blogspot.com/
Michelle http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/
Maria http://www.joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/
Lora http://www.lorascards.blogspot.com/
Lisa F. http://creativek9s.blogspot.com/
Julie S. http://juliescardscrafts.blogspot.com/
Judy A. http://scrampalot.blogspot.com/
Darsie http://www.craftingwithdarsie.blogspot.com/
Carol L. http://www.bycarolivy.blogspot.com/
Carol H. http://chocolatecraftsandbearsohmy.blogspot.com/
FRED SHE SAID CHALLENGE BLOG http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/

This blog hop will run from today, February 15th until February 22nd. On the 23rd, the winner will be announced on the "Fred She Said" blog http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/ .Thank-you for taking the time to play along. Now, to continue the blog hop, please visit Judy's blog at http://scrampalot.blogspot.com/ . When you are finished hopping, why not check out the pretty and new flowery things at the Fred She Said Store! http://fred-she-said-store.blogspot.com/

Simple Mother's Day Card

2010-02-09T09:15:00.000-08:00

A hospital gift shop that I make cards for has asked if I would bring some Mother's Day cards in soon, so I thought I would get a start on some. This card was made from another digital download from 'Fred She Said'. The images were already coloured so I just had to make up the layout and choose some matching papers, nice and simple!

I think I will make up a few more of these but using a few different colours!

Mojo #125

2010-02-08T15:02:00.001-08:00

As soon as I saw this Mojo scketch, I new that I would make a cute Valentine for one of my daughters, that's why I made it very pinkie.

The stamp set I used for this card is 'Sweet Valentine' from Verve. I used pretty in pink cardstock for the background and the matching marker. The other papers are misc. from my box.

Multiple Cherry Blossoms

2010-01-31T09:26:00.000-08:00

Well I finally got a bunch of cards done. This is a set I made using the 'Smelling the Cherry Blossoms' from Fred She Said. This is a digital download that comes already coloured or just black outline for you to colour. I chose to work with the images that were already coloured in for you.

Say it with Fishies

2010-01-30T08:32:00.000-08:00

I made up this cute little birthday card with a download from Fred She Said. This image comes with the 'Emma the Mermaid'. I just used misc. paper from my stash that matched the copics I used to colour. The sentiment was made up on the computer.

Fred She Said Challenge

2010-01-25T10:26:00.000-08:00

This is a card that I made for the FSS challenge blog. If you haven'tchecked out the blog you really should because there is a prize to be won!

The challenge for this month is...
Use the FSS challenge blog header and background as inspiration for your card, layout or altered project. You will need to use one of FSS images but if you need one check out all the FREE images that are available here.... http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/search/label/freebie%20links .

~Oh yeah and the prize???Well, it's gonna be a $20 gift certificate for the Fred She Said store!!!!
You have until Feb 21st to enter the challenge.

Fred She Said Blog Hop

2010-01-14T20:35:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the first "Fred She Said" blog hop. If you happened to come to my blog first and have not heard about this event, please go back to "Fred She Said" blog here http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/ to start your hop.

Also, along the way, you will see a special CODE WORD. Collect them all up! Once you reach the end of the blog (which will be the "Fred She Said" Challenge blog), email DEANNE with the special code sentence and your name will go in for a draw for the 4 newest releases -Flowers, Doodledallion, Empty Pockets, and Smelling the Cherry Blossoms.

This is a card I made with one of the new releases 'Empty Pockets'. The set comes with many different sentiments that you could use with the images.

This is the inside saying that I chose from this versatile set.

My Special CODE WORD is - WITH

The next stop on your hop is LISA's blog

Here - http://creativek9s.blogspot.com/

This blog hop will run from today, January 15th until January 22nd. On the 23rd, the winner will be announced on the "Fred She Said" blog http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/

Here is a list of the blog hoppers in case you lose your way:

FRED SHE SAID blog http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/
Carol H. http://chocolatecraftsandbearsohmy.blogspot.com/
Carol L. http://www.bycarolivy.blogspot.com/

Darsie http://www.craftingwithdarsie.blogspot.com/

Deanne http://a-scrapaddict.blogspot.com/

Julie S.http://juliescardscrafts.blogspot.com/
Lisa F. http://creativek9s.blogspot.com/

Lora http://www.lorascards.blogspot.com/

Maria http://www.joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/

Michelle http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/

Shelly http://jaspere-jaspereslittlecorner.blogspot.com/

Sonya http://www.appelquilling.blogspot.com/

DO Judy A. http://scrampalot.blogspot.com/

FRED SHE SAID CHALLENGE BLOG http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/

Mojo Monday #120

2010-01-06T09:14:00.001-08:00

Well better late then never....I was able to play with this weeks Mojo Monday scketch. At first I was a little intimidated but in the end I like the way it turned out.

The flowers that I usesd are from 'Fred She Said' the sentiment is from 'Verve' and the DP is from 'PTI'. I also used some pearls the SU scallop border punch, some marvy punches and some misc. ribbon. If you like the flowers.......you need to check out my previous post!!!!

New Challenge blog

2010-01-05T17:58:00.000-08:00

Wow, you have got to check out this new blog. A challenge BLOG from 'Fred She Said'. If you like FREE downloadable images........as I am new to this and still learning the link is at the end of this post!

Be sure to join the blog (become a follower) and have some fun with us!There will be a random draw on FEB 1st for a FREE image. So, become a follower for your chance to win!!!There will be challenges posted on the LAST MONDAY of every month!

http://fss-challenge.blogspot.com/

Emma and the Butterfly

2010-01-04T09:00:00.000-08:00

This is a birthday card that I have made for my niece who is turning 15 soon. The image is from 'Fred She Said' and coloured with copics. I have used a EK Success border punch, ribbon and 'Dew Drops'. I again wanted some ribbon to match her dress so I coloured some white with the same colour copic as I used on her dress. I used a SU marker to make some faux zig zag stiching up the sides and to make the design around the image and of course added some stickles to the butterfly, her waistband and her shoes. The background paper is from 'Papertrey Ink'.

Mojo #119

2009-12-28T11:01:00.000-08:00

I had time today to participate in the Mojo Monday scketch today. This is a cute little digi image from Pink Cat Studio (Sugar Plum Fairy). The embossing folder is from Sizzix (Flourishes Floral) and the sentiment is from Studio G. I coloured the image with copics and then had some paper flowers that were almost the proper colour but ended up colouring the flower with the same copic that I had used on the fairy.

Twins 1st Christmas

2009-12-18T09:09:00.000-08:00

This is a special card that my sister asked me to create. A friend of hers had twin girls this fall and she wanted to send her something special, so this is what I came up with. The babies in stockings is a download from 'Whimsy Doodle Graphics'. The cardstock is 'Pretty in Pink' and 'Barely Banana' from SU. I used my Cricut for the snowflakes and a Martha Stewart border punch. The sentiment is computer generated and place into a scallop stamp from SU, then added some pearls and ribbon.

Centered Santa

2009-12-03T09:29:00.000-08:00

This card actually took me a long time because I was trying to use more elements in it and nothing seemed to be working so after a long time of fiddeling around I decided that I was just going to center it on some nice gold paper. I used my 'Copics' to colour and then used stickels on the tree and on the white on santas coat and hat. Image is a digital from 'Pink Cat Studios'.

Poinsettia Christmas

2009-11-30T14:10:00.000-08:00

I made this card using a set from Verve that I got last year 'Poinsettia Christmas'. The DP is just misc. from my stash. I used the scallop edge punch from SU and MS border punch. The leaf punch is one I got years ago from 'punch bunch', and of course added some gems.

Riley and the Christmas tree

2009-11-23T12:42:00.000-08:00

Well I finally got around to making up some cards with this Riley stamp. The reason that I had to wait is because I have been waiting for more copic markers to arrive in the mail, and in that package were a couple markers that I thought would work better for Riley. I decided to make up a few of these to give out this year. All the greeting were made up on the computer. The shimmery brown paper was purchased at Micheals in a 'Collections' pack. I think it really adds to the holiday feel. The edge punch is from EK Success and I used the Cuttlebug snowflake folder.

Cute Digital Freebie

2009-11-21T11:24:00.001-08:00

I have been checking Dustin Pikes blog regulary because he is going to be having a sale of his retired images soon, and I think the images are really cute. So today he has a freebie that you can grab but it will be gone soon!! The sentiment on this card is computer generated. The link to his blog is on my list of 'Places I like to shop'.

Cute stocking!

2009-11-14T13:42:00.000-08:00

This is such a cute little critter. This is a digital download from 'The Greeting Farm". The sentiment is from Verve. I used Aqua mist cardstock and DP from Papertrey Ink and Real Red from SU. The border punch is from Fiskars and the large snowflake was cut from my Cricut. Then added some stickles, ribbon and gems. I will be making a few of these maybe in different colours to mail out this year!!

Sweet Stop Sketch #29

2009-11-09T09:33:00.000-08:00

This is the first time I have participated in the Sweet Shop Sketch. I liked the look of this one so I gave it a go. The image is another digital download, but it was one of the first that I downloaded and forgot to change the file name to include the company it came from.....so sorry for not including company......if anyone knows could you leave me a comment? The sentiment is computer generated. I added some stickles on his scarf and hat, and I found these cute little snowflakes at a dollar store. They have a very small hole in the center, perfect for the smallest size of gem!

Memorial Fundraiser Digi

2009-11-06T13:36:00.000-08:00

This cute little digital download is from Pink Cat Studios. The image was designed for a very special reason. Please visit Pink Cat Studios blog for all the info, but the money raised from the sale of this image goes towards a memorial. http://pinkcatstudio.blogspot.com/

I wanted to purchase this image because I spent this past week with my two youngest fighting the flu, and this story brought tears.

I ended up fussing with this card alot. I used my Copic marker to colour the yellow ribbon to match the giraffe, also coloured the white dots on the DP the same colour to match. Cut a second scallop oval in pink and cut it in half to give one more layer to the main image.

Digital Download - Giraffe & Monkey (Pink Cat Studios)

Paper - Pretty in pink and Chocolate (SU) DP is also SU

MS border punch and cuttlebug folder

More Fun with Freds Flowers

2009-11-06T09:23:00.000-08:00

Well it has been a long week with myself being sick and two of my kids so you could say not much crafting time or the desire to do any. I did manage to print off a sheet of Freds Flowers and cut them out to make another fairly simple card (as the flowers are already coloured). This one will go into my stash as it could be given to almost anyone!

Mojo Monday #111

2009-11-02T13:53:00.000-08:00

This is a card that I made for today's Mojo Monday. The image is a digital image that I downloaded from Verve. I think they were offering this only for a limited time during there last release! Not sure what is going on with the purple thing I have going on with my Christmas cards. The snowflake paper is something that I picked up from a dollar store last year. The snowflake accent has been cut from my Cricut.

SC252

2009-10-28T14:20:00.000-07:00

Well I did get a chance to do the sketch challenge over on Splitcoast today. This image was downloaded from Dustin Pike. I am not sure it is still available but there are still lots of cute images. I am getting low on birthday cards and with the kids going to birthdays and all I thought I would make a kiddie one. The flowers in the corner are from Fred She Said and the sentiment is computer generated.

Emma the Mermaid - Digital

2009-10-23T18:24:00.000-07:00

I love this sweet image from 'Fred, She Said'. This is Emma the Mermaid and it is part of a whole undersea digital download. After I downloaded it I then printed out three copies for my kids for them to colour, cut and paste.....what fun!!!! The next step was of course for myself to make a card. I again coloured with my new copics and then used stickles to give her some shine.

Stamps- Emma the Mermaid- Digital (Fred She Said)

Copics, cuttlebug and nesties

First cards with Copics

2009-10-21T09:35:00.000-07:00

Yeah.....I finally got myself a few Copic markers and all I can say is WOW!! They are not the sketch markers but they are the Ciao markers which are a little cheeper. I found them on Hanna Stamps website for $39.99 with 15% off for a set of 12 which brought it to $33.99. That makes it $2.83 a marker, I started with 2 sets but I think I will get another set before the sale ends! So these two cards are my first tries with colouring with Copic. The dragon is the only thing I had to use my SU markers on.

Floral iamge - Forget me not ( Sweet and Sassy stamps)

SU scallop border punch and cuttlebug folder

Stocking - FREE digital download from Dustin Pikes

EK snowflake border punch and cuttlebug folder

Large snowflake was cut with Cricut

Mojo Monday #109

2009-10-19T13:33:00.000-07:00

This card is created from the Mojo Monday sketch. This is the first time I have really got into sewing on my cards but I must say that I really like the way it turned out.

Stamps- Boards & Beams (PTI)

Paper - Barley banana (SU) white and black

DP- vellum that has been in my stash forever

Cuttlebug folder

Happily Ever After

2009-10-18T12:04:00.000-07:00

This card is made using the "Dream Big" from 'There She Goes'. This is actually a flower image from the set but I stamped it four times in a square pattern. I had some time to myself yesturday and did a little bit of shopping and came home with a few new goodies. One was these Nestablities and a new border punch so they were my inspiration for this card.

Stamps- 'Dream Big' There She Goes

Paper and ink - Scarlet Jewel (PTI)

DP- Misc. from bulk pack

Fiskars border punch

SC250 - Delight

2009-10-16T11:34:00.000-07:00

Well I got around to making up a card for the SCS sketch this week. This is actually the second card I made from this sketch. The first one I made I used Old Olive and Summer Sun (SU) and it just didn't look right so I picked out these colours which I must say I think look much better.

Stamps - Dream Big (There She Goes)

Ink - Pumpkin pie and Chocolate (SU)

Paper - Pumpkin pie and Chocolate (SU)

DP - PTI

Digi-Freebie

2009-10-14T13:22:00.000-07:00

I have again made a card using a digital download from Fred She Said but this time this is a FREE download.....always love to add to my collection for free. The medallion comes already coloured, I did print it out a couple of times and cut out a few different layers. The vine that I used behind the center piece was also a download that only cost $1 and had a couple other versions that came with it. I have added the link if you are interested in this Freebie.

http://fred-she-said.blogspot.com/search/label/digi-freebie

Digital Download - Fred She Said

Martha Stewart border punch, Dew Drops and ribbon

Pointsettias with Freds Flowers

2009-10-13T14:02:00.000-07:00

This is another download from Fred She Said. I made up two different cards but using the same download. The Happy Holidays cards is the original colour of the download and the pointsettia leaves have not been folded so they will lie flat to go through the mail. The second card is from the same download but I wanted the pointsettia to match with the Real red cardstock from SU so I used my marker to go over just the red leaves to bring it much closer to the real red and added some gold stickles to the center. I also folded the leaves a little to give the card more of a 3D effect which I must say I really do like.

Digital download - Fred She Said

Cardstock and marker - Real Red (SU)

Fun with Fred's Flowers

2009-10-07T09:38:00.000-07:00

I came across these digital downloads from Fred She Said not to long ago. The downloads can either be just outlines for you to colour in or they can be pre-coloured in a range of colours. I chose to download the pre-coloured to see what they were like. I really like these and the kids also have fun choosing a colour of flower and making a craft from them.

Digital Download- Fred She Said

Sentiments - Fluttering By (Verve)

Paper - misc. from stash that matched download

Mojo Monday sketch #107

2009-10-06T15:46:00.000-07:00

I was able to play with the Mojo Monday sketch for this week. I went with very untraditional colours for this card. I picked the colours from the DP I bought from a dollar store. I added some of the "Dew Drop" accents and used stickels in the center on the pointsettias.

Stamps - Poinsettia Christmas (Verve)

Paper - misc. and dollar store finds

Colour marker - Almost Amethyst (SU)

World Card making day!!!!

2009-10-03T21:19:00.000-07:00

Well I was able to take part in a couple challenges over at SplitCoast Stampers. I wish I could have done more but only so much time in a day. This was a challeng that was to use a quote for your focal image. This quote that I used was a FREE digital download and I downloaded it about a month ago and now can not remember who it was from..........sorry!

The frame was cut from the Cricut but because I was using a download and not a stamp I had to use the negative part of the cut....I think it worked out ok and now I have the positives already cut for a future card!

Getting ready for Christmas early!

2009-10-01T21:23:00.000-07:00

When I sit down to make a card I am almost always thinking about making more than one. Above is an example of when I am mass producing. I actually made up enough of most of the elements for eight cards but only had time to put together three today. Next time I sit down it won't take to long because I have most elements just waiting to be all put together.

The main pointsetta image and the greeting is from Verve. The leaves behind the pointsetta and beside the greeting are a digital file I got from Fred, She Said. The gold swirls are from There she goes.

Stamps- Verve, There she goes

Paper- Bulk pack of shimmery paper from Micheals

Pointsetta leaves- Fred she said digital download

On the Mend

2009-10-01T09:29:00.000-07:00

This is another card using a PTI stamp set. I did a lot of hand faux stiching around the edge's and of the flowers.

Stamps: Quilters Sampler (PTI)

Paper and markers: Almost amethyst & Certainly celery (SU)

Punches: Marvy, leaves are punch bunch, 5 petal (SU) and misc. daisy's.

Out on a Limb

2009-09-30T09:08:00.000-07:00

I love this set from Papertry Ink, I tend to turn to it for a lot of cards. This is one of their older sets but I still come back to it time and time again. Again I love finding a layout and then making multiple cards using different color schemes.

Stamps: Out on a limb revised - Out on a limb sentiments - (Papertrey Ink)

Paper: Old olive (SU) Berry Sorbet (PTI) Pumpkin Pie (SU)

Edge punches: Martha Stewart and Scallop edge (SU)

Have a great day!

Three cards & one sketch

2009-09-29T09:04:00.000-07:00

This card layout came from "Mojo Monday sketch week72". I really love this layout so I went ahead and made multiple cards using different colour combos. The butterfly is from Verve Stamps and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Entering the Blogging world

2009-09-28T13:54:00.000-07:00

Well the time has come that I enter into the world of blogging. I love making cards and crafts to share with friends and family, and I thought that this would be my next step.

I love the "Riley Moose" stamps from Hanna Stamps. This Riley riding on a broom is a real hoot. I may just have to make a few more of these.

Have a great day!