Summer Ride

Hello!! I hope the week is treating everyone well so far. This week starts Vacation Bible School so I am busy helping with kids crafts. We just finished swim lessons and the girls are taking a break from dance so I think the rest of the summer should be more relaxed and maybe we can start crossing things off of our bucket list.
It seems that Google Reader is definitley going away so I swithched over to Bloglovin and it seems to be working out so far. Here is the link to continue to  Follow my blog with Bloglovin.
I want to share my card for the latest challenge at CMC Copic Challenge Group and to tell you that this will be my last card as part of the Design Team.  I have decided to make sure that I spend as much time with my kids this summer as possible especially since my youngest is about to start Kindergarten.  I love Suzanne so much for allowing me to be part of such a wonderful team and for the chance to know what a wonderful person she is.  This isn't goodbye, just time to take a short break.

NEW CHALLENGE #71 will run thru July 5th!!

Your challenge this time is all about

** Colors of Summer**

color ANY IMAGE with

Any Colors that Inspire Thoughts of Summer

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

This cute image is by Milk and Coffee, our sponsor for this challenge and it is called Lady with Antique Bike.  The die cut is from Memory Box Floral Circle.  I cut the circle a part to make the green vines and added the flowers.

Copics

Hair-C9, C7, C5, C3, C1

Skin/Eyes-E00, E000, R20/B00, B000

Clothes/ Bike/Sky- BG75, BG78, BG72/R35, R32R30/YG23, YG25, YG00/B000
There is also a sale going on right now at the Color Me Creative Classroom so here are the details for that.

Have a wonderful week and I will see you soon!!

Sisters

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. We had a busy one with both of my girls having a dance recital. It is so cute to watch them and they just love getting to perform on stage. We spent today trying to spoil the hubby for Father's Day.
I wanted to share a card that I made that reminded me of my girls for the latest CMC Copic Challenge Group.  

 NEW CHALLENGE #70 will run thru June 21st!

Your challenge this time is all about

** Gorgeous Brunettes**

color ANY IMAGE but

Color the hair or fur in brunette/brown tones!!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or 

Colored Pencils!! 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Digi My World and the image I used is called Besties.  The paper is Prima Doodle Deux and the metal flowers I picked up at Michael's but don't remember the brand.  I sponged the back ground using a cloud template that I cut out.

 Copics

Hair- E49, E57, E37, E29/E25, E31, E50

Clothes-R24, R22,R21/B02, B01, B000

Sand E44,E43,E42/YG93, YG95

 Challenges

The Squirrel and the Fox- #46 Use Something Metal (flowers)

One Crazy Stamper- Summer Fun  

Stampin for the Weekend -Cute

Have a wonderful week!!

Seeing Orange at CMC

I just wanted to pop in and remind you about the challenge at the CMC Copic Challenge Group.  You have until June 7th to show us those cards colored with Orange.  The sponsor this time is Bugaboo Digi Stamps.  With summer coming up it is a perfect time to take a class at CMC, trust me you will learn so much and they are so full of techniques.

 I used Theodore Birthday Sign by Bugaboo along with paper from My Minds Eye and a few simple embellishments.  I really need to add to my birthday card stash for the kids friends.

Copics

YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12/Bear E59, E25, E33, E31

R29, R27, R24/ BG02, BG01/YG25. YG23

 Challenges

Kaboodle Doodles #174 For The Kids

 Make It Monday- Anything Goes

I hope you have a wonderful week!!

CMC 3rd Birthday Bash Blog Hop

Hey everyone!! I bet you are here for the Color Me Creative Classroom's 3rd Birthday Blog Hop, if not you have to join in for some great prizes and inspiration.   Everyday this week there will be a new event and chance to win, you can find a list of all the details right HERE.

Suzanne Dean is also offering a Buy One Get One Half Off sale on Copic classes at CMC until Monday.  Trust me you will learn so many coloring tips whether you are a beginner or master Copic user.
The CMC Design Team is starting things off with a Blog Hop.  If you leave a comment on each DT member's blog you will be entered to win (1) of TWO crafty online store gift certificates.   Our wonderful sponsor is no other than Krista Smith of Saturated Canary.  She provided the design team with all of the fabulous images for our projects.  Not only is she super talented but she is such a wonderful person, I love reading her blog.  

 This cute image is called Harley and Haley.  I had fun with this color scheme it just seemed so bright and cheerful.  The ticket stamp is Whimsy Treasured Moments.  I used My Silhouette Cameo to cut out and create all the flowers and swirl.  I just love how the flowers turned out, they are so fun and different I do believe.  I will definitely be using my Cameo more.

Copics

Hair- E19, E18, E17, E13

Skin- E11, E00, E000, R20/ Eyes B01, BOO

Clothes- B02, B00, B000/BG13, BG11/R08, R05, R01/V17, V15, V13/G24, G21

Pig- R21, R20, R01/B01, B00/R08, R05, R01

Ground W2, W1 

I hope you enjoyed my card today and now it is time to hop over to Linda's blog or follow the list below.

Suzanne Dean
Tina Gilliland

Marie Gamber

Karen Gauthier

Melanie LaBelle

Jenn Cochran

Shelby Goolsby (you are here)

Linda Payne

Dana Joy

Pat St. Martin

Julie Price

Marti Wills

Kim DeRuosi

Shannon Kromeke

Andi Murdock (guest DT)

Michele Spera

Brook Guinn

Have a wonderful day and enjoy the Birthday Bash!!

 

Flying High

This has been such a sad week around the country and I just want to send my thoughts and prayers to those in Boston and now the horrible tragedy with the explosion here in Texas.
Here is  my card for the newest challenge at the CMC Copic Challenge Group.

NEW CHALLENGE #66 will run thru April 26th!

Your challenge this time is all about

**Reds, Reds & More Red**

color ANY IMAGE but it must

Have Some Red In It

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

 In one week the  CMC Classroom will be celebrating it's 3rd Birthday which means Suzanne has a huge celebration planned with fun challenges, blog hop and amazing prizes so stay tuned for that.

 For my card I used this cute image called Flying High Anna Belle by Tiddly Inks. I love that you can create your own scene with digis.  I cut out a new cloud template and sponged the sky.  The paper is Echo Park Happy Days and the sentiment is from Verve.

Copics

Hair-E35, E31, E50,YR21

Clothes/Balloons R59, R29, R27, R24, R22/BG13, BG23, BG11 

Dog-E44,E43, E41

Challenges

Copic Marker Europe- Girls Aloud  

Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge- Birthday 

Inky Chicks- #2 Happy Birthday Girl

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Color My World

It is hard to believe that this is the last weekend in March not to mention Easter time already.  This year is just flying by already, crazy I tell ya.  Tomorrow will be filled with dying eggs, church in the evening and always fun with the kiddos.
It is time for a new challenge at the CMC Copic Challenge Group and this is one of my favorites.

NEW CHALLENGE #65 will run thru April 12th!

 Your challenge this time is

**All About Hair**

 color ANY IMAGE but it must

include HAIR of some sort

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

I found this customizable album from American Crafts that holds 6x6 inserts so I thought I would use it to keep my cards in that I want to keep.  This image from Saturated Canary called Color Me Wonderful seemed like it would make the perfect cover photo paired with paper in my favorite colors.

 Copics

Hair- E57, E55, E53, E50.Y26(just a touch),RV17, RV14, RV10

Skin-E11, E00, E000, R20,R22 Eyes-B01,B000

Clothes-BG02, B01, B000/YG06,YG11

I love coloring hair and I know I get in a habit of using the same old colors so for this one I decided to mix it up and add some fun pink streaks to her hair. The paper I used is Basic Grey Out of Print.  I doodled around the image using a Copic Multi Liner 0.1.
Suzanne Dean has a fabulous online class at CMC to teach you all kinds of great techniques for hair and you can get all the details HERE.

Challenges

Crafting for All Seasons- #48 Anything but a Card (Mine is an altered Album)

Simon Says Stamp Challenge- Anything Goes

Through the Craftroom Door- Anything Goes

Have a great weekend and a Happy Easter!!

 

Spring Time Challenge at CMC

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!! It was a great week here. We are on our last day of spring break and even though we didn't go anywhere I had a wonderful time with my kids. I am so blessed to have such well behaved loving kids. For that reason we got them a trampoline for some spring time fun. I love the fact they are enclosed these days back when I was a kid you just fell off and broke some bones...yikes!!
Anyway I just wanted to let you know that there is a new challenge up at the CMC Copic Challenge Group.

NEW CHALLENGE #64 will run thru March 29th!

Your challenge this time is all about

**SPRING COLORS**

color ANY image in

SPRING COLORS

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Our sponsor this time is Digi My World and one random winner will win a set of digis from them.  And don't forget once a month a winner will be selected to win a $50.00 gift certificate from Oozak.
I used my Sizzix embossing Diamond folder along with Spellbinders Labels Four to create the tag.  The base was just cut out by hand. The flower punches are from The Paper Studio and the image is from Digi My World.

Copics

RV04,RV02,RV000/Y15,Y13,Y11/G82,G25,G20/C1,R00

Challenges

Creatalicious Challenges-#46 Lovely Easter

Mad for Markers-March Challenge Easter use Copics

A Gem of a Challenge #71 Easter/Spring

Oozak-Anything Goes Spring

Have a wonderful week and I will see you soon!!!

Best Friends Forever and DT News

Hello!! I hope everyone had a great weekend. I am sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have had so many projects and things going on with my kids that I got a bit behind. The biggest project is my Riley's big girl bedroom make over, so stayed tuned for that.
 I wanted to share some exciting news!! I have been selected to be on the design team for The Paper Shelter.  If you have followed me for awhile you know how much I love their adorable images so to be on the team is such an honor.  My first official challenge will be March 6th which is right around the corner:)

You still have a few days to enter our "Girly Time" Challenge over at the CMC Copic Challenge Group.   This should be an easy one for everyone so I hope you will join in for a chance to win some great prizes and the chance to be the featured Guest Designer.
My card today goes along with the "girly " theme for sure.  My Riley's very best friend also named Rylie has a birthday coming up and this image is absolutely perfect.  I have mentioned how Tiddly Inks Wryn reminds me of my daughter, add a friend that looks just like her and this could be the two of them in digi form and you can find it HERE

 I just love this paper with all of the cute little purses so I tried my best to keep the layers to a minimum so it wouldn't cover them up. 

Copics

Hair- E49, E29, E47, E37/E49,E44, E43, E42,E41 Clothes-B97, B95, B91/R29, R27, R24, R22/Y15. Y13, Y11 Background YG93, YG91/B000

Challenges

CMC Copic Challenge- Girly Time (DT)

Crafting For All Seasons- #46 Dies and Punches

One Stop Craft Challenge-#217 For the Kids

Crafting by Design- Anything Goes

Have a great week!!

 

Puppy Love

It is hard to believe that Valentine's Day s right around the corner. It feels like the new year is already flying by.  I am going to keep my chatter to a minimum today and just let you know about the new challenge at the CMC Copic Challenge Group.

**COLOR WITH TEXTURE **

color ANY image as long as you

SHOW SOME KIND OF TEXTURE

(furry, dirt, gravel, fuzzy, rocks, brick, wood, weathered, etc)

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Our wonderful sponsor this time is The Stamp Fairy.  They have the cutest digis just perfect for your Valentine. I used Hugo for my card today.

 I created texture by using short flicking motions in the direction that I thought the hair would grow going from dark to light.  I also drew the heart flower and added a gravel path.  I used Deconstructed Sketch 86 for my layout, I loved this one and the Heart Die cut is from Spellbinders.

Copics

 C7, C5, C3, C1/R29, R27, R24, R89/E43, E41, E40/B000/G24

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Challenges

The Deconstructed Sketch 86

Dream Valley Challenges- #50 Valentines  

2 Sisters Challenge-#129 Color Red/White/ Pink

Marker Pop #16 Texturizing  

613 Avenue Create-#5 Anything Goes- Love

I hope you have a wonderful week!!

Bloom and Grow

Hello!! It has been a doozie of a week here with me and my littlest being sick all week long.  One thing would go away and then some other symptom would pop up.  I rarely get sick, honestly maybe once a year but I think it maybe longer. Lets face it moms can't get sick or things fall apart.
 The kids are watching a movie as I type this and I can't wait for them to go to bed to catch up on some shows on the DVR and maybe sneak a bowl of ice cream.  I absolutely love to watch Hart of Dixie. I guess it is one of those guilty pleasure shows.  I love the south cute small town idea.  That is where I would like to move for sure, not good for the hubby and Architecture though.  My other favorites to watch Once Upon a Time (love their take on fairy tales) this is a must watch in my book,  Castle is another great one and Revenge.  So what are your favorite TV shows or guilty pleasures these days?
There is a new challenege up at the CMC Copic Challenge Group and it is a fun one. 

CMC Copic Challenge #60

Favorite Color Combos

color ANY image ANY way you like

but WE WANT TO SEE YOU USING YOUR FAVORITE COLOR COMBOS and tell us why they are your fave if you'd like too!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

One lucky winner (at random) will win a

free CMC Online Class of their choice from any of Marti Will's classes (Prisma Pencil classes, Cricut or Mixed Media classes...see all of her classes in Class tab at top of site)

 My favorite color combos happen to be pinks, blue greens with a touch of green.   I think they are so fresh and definitely girly.  I also used my favorite hair color combo and my all time favorite stamps Saturated Canary this one is Princess Rose Red.  I have some more birthdays coming up, my middle daughter Riley turns seven Monday so I decided this might be a nice gift for her to keep rather than a card. She is after all my biggest fan. This cute box is from 7 Gypsies and I found them at Michaels and Archivers. ( I have another version to show you soon).

Favorite Copic Combos

Hair-E25,E31,E50 Clothes-R85,R83,R81/BG72,BG23,BG11/G82,G24,G40 Skin-E11,E00,E000,R20 Eyes-B01,B00

Challenges

Color Me Creative- Favorite Color Combo 

Stampin' for the Weekend- Something Girly 

Copic Marker Europe-#13 Anything Goes with Copic Markers

Paper Crafting Journey- Anything Goes

Divas by Design- Make It Girly

Inspire Me Fridays-#92 Anything Goes

I hope everyone has a wonderful and crafty week!! 

Thank You Suzanne Blog Hop

Hello everyone and welcome to a special blog hop for a very special lady.... Suzanne Dean.  

 Today the Design Team from Suzanne's site, Color Me Creative, are hopping along to give our friend and "fearless leader" a HUGE HUG and Thanks!!!  

If you've ever met Suzanne, you know 1) what a HUGE heart she has and 2) how fun, witty and TALENTED she is!!  Suzanne's site has tons of information and inspiration and WE get to help spread the word about her awesome classes by way of her bi-weekly challenges sponsored by some fabulous crafty companies!  This month Suzanne is having a month full of challenges where you can win some wonderful prizes and have some fun along the way, but we wanted to take time to thank Suzanne for all her hard work and dedication for not only us but for all the members on her site and those who are lucky enough to have attended her classes where she shares her talent and coloring tips with us all.  

Suzanne is not only a pleasure to work for, but a wonderful friend with a big love for zebras!! That's right... today we are sharing our "zeebie" (as she calls them) designs dedicated to a wonderful lady who we simply say, "Thanks".  We hope you enjoy the hop and remember, the Holiday Bash at CMC is under way and you don't want to miss our on all the fun excitement and awesome prizes so be sure to stop in and enjoy the holiday spirit with us all.  You can find all the information you need HERE.

 I am so happy and honored to be on this wonderful team.  Suzanne makes it so much fun and takes such good care of us.  Suzanne is a riot as many of you know and anyone who loves country music and life the way she does is tops in my book:) Thank you for all you do Suzanne!!  See the animal print on the suitcases? Well, I learned how to do that in Suzanne's  CMC Class 5.  This was my absolute first attempt at it...not bad if I do say so myself.  I used Saturated Canary Pack Lite for my card.

 Challenges

Bearly Mine- Anything Goes #65

Tuesday Alchemy-#44 Anything Goes

Love to Create-#45 Anything Goes

Enjoy the hop... here's a list of participants to help you get started:

Tina Gilliland 

Anary Baumgarth

Andrea Murdock

Brook Guinn

Jenn Cochran

Marie Gamber

Michele Speara

Patricia St. Martin

Shelby Goolsby (You Are Here)

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great Wednesday!!!

CMC Holiday Bash Blog Hop

Hey everyone!! Welcome to one of the stops on the CMC Design Team Holiday Bash Blog Hop.  If you are already joining the hop you should have arrived from Marie's wonderful blog.
Starting today the CMC Classroom will have its annual month-long Holiday Bash Celebration! Nothing more fun then having some fun challenges, games and prizes to start the season off right!

Details:
*Start here by joining the Blog Hop and leaving a comment at all of the stops for your chance to win some great prizes.
*Every week there will be a NEW Challenge and Prize...think scavenger hunts, puzzles, games!
*Charity Raffle - Suzanne Dean is giving away a NEW Silhouette Cameo machine to a lucky someone! How can you win it? Everytime you participate in a challenge during the month you get an entry for it. Also for every $3 you donate to the Charity (TBA) you get an entry.
Here is a link where you can get all of the latest details-
http://scrapbitzcopics.ning.com/page/cmc-holiday-bash 
This month's challenge is to Make it Metallic & Bling--Color silver, copper, gold on your image and use lots of sparkly bling..make it magical for the season!

 Copics

Hair-E27, E25, E21/Clothes E43, E42, E41/YR23, Y15,Y11 Wings Outer-Y28, Y26, Y21

 Inner Wings YR23, Y11, Y00

Details

Wee Stamps Digi Mountain Lily, Paper-Kaiser Craft Twigs and Berries, Snowflake Spellbinders, Swirl Memory Box Elegant Scroll

 Now it is time to hop on over to Michele's blog and in case you get lost here is the order.

Suzanne

Tina

Jenn

Linda

Andi

Karen

Anary

Marti

Mel

Julie

Katie - Guest DT

Marie

Shelby

Michele

Brooke

Karen

Patricia

Thanks for stopping by and good luck!! 

Winter Blues

Did everyone survive Thanksgiving and the Black Friday Sales? Thanksgiving was a nice and small one here. We had a lot of yummy food and the kids had fun making decorations that morning. I made my first attempt at an after Thanksgiving Sale with my mom. We kept walking and walking to try and find the end of the line at Target and I just couldn't help but laugh at the craziness of people waiting so we left.  The great thing is I got a lot of the same deals on line that morning with free shipping, that is my way to shop.
There is a brand new challenge up at the CMC Copic Challenge Group .

NEW CHALLENGE #57 will run until Dec 7th!

 Your challenge this time is all about

**Non-Traditional Holiday Colors**color ANY image ANY way you like

but there CAN BE NO RED-GREEN HOLIDAY COLORS USED, WE WANT TO SEE NON-TRADITIONAL COLORS USED in the image somewhere!!

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

 Our Challenger sponsor is Digi My World and I used this cute little Winter Blues Digi.  The paper is form Bo Bunny Blitzin Collection and I finally got to use my Christmas Bulbs Die Cut from C.C. Designs. I cut them out with 2 colors and then added a little Diamond Stickles to the blue bulbs. For the record I did not use Red, it is actually rust colors (E18,E19)but it did not photograph that way.

 Copics

Hair- E57,E55,E53 Skin-E11,E00,E000,R20 Clothes-E47,E44,E43/B95,B93,B91/E18,E19

Challenges

Going Grey with Scrap Creations- Winter

House that Stamps Built- DCC1121 Holiday Card  Non-Traditional colors

Divas by Design- Use 2 or more Patterned Paper

 There are a few more days to take advantage of the sale at the Color Me Creative Classroom.  Why not treat yourself to a little holiday gift? The classes are so rewarding and no matter what your Copic level you will learn so many tips and you can get all of the details HERE.

Have a wonderful week and thanks for stopping by!!

 

Monster Fun and Bright Colors at CMC

Hi!! I think this may have been the longest I have gone without a post.  I had to take a little break because life has been a crazy adventure lately.  My middle girl Riley who is often my guest designer broke her foot.  She is an amazing little trooper and always in good spirits which can be hard when you are 6 years old and unable to do much. Then this week my laptop's hard drive decided to crash.    It makes me very upset because it was only a year and half old and the one time I don't get the extended warranty...aaarrrggghh!!!  Luckily, I think we got everything backed up*fingers crossed* and I am getting use to my new one. It is going to take awhile to get everything loaded and back but I am thankful my hubby was able to get me a new one. Enough of all that for now, I have more to share but I will save that for next time.

Today there s a new challenge up at the Color Me Creative Classroom and it is all about using bright fun colors.   

 CMC Copic Challenge 

#53 Use Bright Fun Colors

Challenge runs Until October 12th

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Our sponsor is Susana's Custom Art and Card Design and the design team got the chance to use these fun little monster stamps and this one is called Monster Mash.

 I felt like making a little door hanger along with my favorite bright lime and pink/melon color combo.  This color of green just screamed monster to me.  I tried to give her a little bit of a textured look and then added a dotted background to carry on the circle theme.

 Copics

YG25, YG23, YG00/RV14, RV13, RV10

Challenges

Through the Craftroom Door #37 Anything Goes 

MarkerPop- #7 Color Something

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - #29 Kiddie Card 

 (I hope a door hanger is ok)

  Don't forget to stop by and see what the rest of the CMC design team has created this week.

Have a great weekend I will be back soon to share a few new projects with you that I haven't had time to post.