Birthday Dragon Shaker

   

    Hello...this was such a fun card to make!  I love shaker cards, but I have struggled with them in the past.  I could never get the right depth of foam and this would prevent my shaker bits from moving around.  I would get frustrated and actually stopped making them.  Then, along comes Waffle Flower!  I recently discovered Waffle Flower Foam Strips and they have been a game changer for me!  They are 1/8" thick!!!  The package that I purchased contains 3 sheets with assorted widths and lengths...perfect for shaker cards!!!  It looks like other companies are coming out with thicker foam tapes as well.  Heffy Doodle has a roll of foam tape that they are advertising as thicker than other brands.  I will be ordering a roll in the near future to compare.  I will let you know how it compares to Waffle Flower.

    I colored this adorable Amanda Jayne Designs dragon with Copic markers.  I used cardstock from Doodlebug Hip Hip Hooray collection and die cut the frame using Sunny Studio Fancy Frames square dies.  I printed out the sentiment and die cut it with Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips dies from My Favorite Things.

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Things With Wings

Di's Digi Design Challenge - Hand Colored Image

Birthday Parade

 

I'm a huge fan of Di's Digital Stamps and Micey's Parade is one of my favorites!

I colored this image with Copic markers.

I used a stitched circle die from Kat Scrappiness and a lacey circle die

from Spellbinders.

I added a couple bows using twine from Stampin' Up and Lawn Fawn.

The tag is from Mama Elephant Mini Messages Tag Set.

And...I couldn't pass up using a little Wink of Stella on the flags.

Challenges

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Circles

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Valentine Mice

This adorable digital stamp is from Di's Digi Stamps called Valentine Mice. 

I colored with Copic markers on X-press It Blending Card

The layers are cut with Fancy Frames Die Set from Craftin' Desert Divas

The I Love You and Stitched Hillside Border dies are from Lawn Fawn

Stampin' Up Black and Cherry Cobbler Cardstock

Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine

I added some sparkle with my Wink of Stella pen

  

Challenges

  

 Di's Digi Design Challenge - Add One Or More Hearts

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Frame It

Little Love Bug

I made this card for my daughter for Valentine's Day.  I think she's going to love it!

This digital stamp is from Modgey Moko and is called Cute Baby Bee.

I used Copic markers on X-press It Blending Card.

The scallop circles are Stitched Scallop Circles by Kat Scrappiness.

For the letters, I used Lawn Fawn - Quinn's Capital ABC dies.

Challenges

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Love Is In The Air

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Fun with Dies

The Paper Shelter - Something You Love

Valentine's Day Gnomes

    Hey there!  I made this card for my husband for Valentine's Day.  I just think these little gnomes are adorable and they are so much fun to color! 

This digital stamp can be found at Amanda Jayne Designs and is called Gnome Couple.  I colored this adorable digi with Copic markers.

 

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Love Is In The Air

Digi Choosday Challenge WK 5 - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts Challenge #487 - Love Is In The Air

Passion for Markers Challenge Week 676 - Add A Heart

Di's Digi Design Challenge - Add One Or More Hearts

Gem of a Craft Challenge - Anything Goes Wk3

I'm Back!!!

     I don't even know where to begin...it has been so long since my last post.  I'm not going to bore anyone with the details...Life happens!!!  And, even though I didn't post about it, I was doing something that I love!!!

    About a week or two ago, my daughter asked me about my Copic markers.  She's 12 and she loves to color.  I have never allowed anyone to use my Copics and my family knows not to mess with them...My Precious!!!  Well...I must be getting soft in my old age, because I got the markers down from their dusty shelf and showed my daughter how to color with them.  We spent several hours stamping and coloring and talking and laughing together!!!  I had forgotten just how much joy coloring brings me.  So...here we are today...my Copic markers are sitting on my desk and I have been coloring my little heart out.  I have had to pause or change color choices due to a few of my markers being nearly dry or needing a good cleaning.  I decided to go through all of my markers and refill or fix the ones that needed some love.  I ended up replacing a couple of the brush tips, but after watching a YouTube video, I figured out that I probably didn't need to replace them.  I don't remember who posted the video (they should get all the credit), but I put the gunky brush tip in a small zip lock baggy with some colorless blender and let it sit overnight.  The brush tip was completely gunk free in the morning!  This method definitely saved me some brush tips.

    Many years ago I put a binder together to catalog all my digital stamps.  My daughter found the binder and after picking out a couple of images, I went to my computer to print them out.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to locate some of the images.  About a year ago my hard drive on my laptop died and I lost some of my files.  I didn't even realize some of my digi stamps had been lost until now.  What a bummer :(

    I have been so out of the loop, I didn't even realize one of my favorite digi stores closed down and most of the others have moved to Etsy.  I love Etsy!!!!  As you can guess, I did some shopping and found a new favorite...drum roll please...Amanda Jayne Designs!!!  Oh my goodness...Love Love Love!!!  I love coloring animals and her bunnies, donkeys, cows, and dragons are right up my alley!!!  I will try and post some pics of my finished card tomorrow.

     Here are a few of the stamps my 12 year old daughter colored.  Not bad for her first time using Copics.  Stamps are from Mama Elephant - Pix's Favorites.  We love these stamps!!!

    

Just Ducky

Good Morning...My card for today features this cute little ducky image from Bugaboo Stamps called "Dilbert Duck".  Isn't he just the sweetest?!?!  I just love him and his little froggy friend!!!!

I would like to enter this card in the following challenge:

Catch The Bug Challenge - Stella Says Sketch #405

Catch The Bug Challenge - Bright and Cheery

Glitter 'N' Sparkle Challenge - Use Some Green
Cre8tive Hands Friends - Challenge #2 Anything Goes