Thinking of You -CMC #51 Yellows

Hello!! How is everyone's week going?  It is speeding by here with the long weekend.  We are in the middle of a major painting project. It is time for a change but the height of our walls just doesn't make it fun just ask my poor hubby:)
I almost forgot to post my card for the new challenge at CMC Copic Challenge Group...ooops!! 

 Challenge #51 Runs until September 14th

color ANY image ANY way you like

but it must have YELLOW in the image somewhere

(and it must be clearly visible in the image)

There is also an option to add Kraft to your project.

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

Our sponsor this time is Pattie's Creation's Digital stamps and I was given this beautiful image called Thinking of You. 

I colored the butterfly wings and flower center twice to give the card dimension.  It was a little hard to capture in the pictures though. The paper is MME Sunshine and the ribbon was a great find from The Paper Studio paired with some jute twine.

Copics

YR24, YR23, Y15, Y11/E44, E47, E43, E42

Challenges

Make It Monday-Always Anything Goes

Natalie and Amy Challenges- Anything Goes

The Hybrid Chick- #25 Pop It Up

Challenges for Everybody-#2 Anything Goes

Suzanne Dean will be debuting her All About Hair coloring class at CMC very soon and you can find all of the details HERE.

Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!!

 

The Sweet Stop Sketch 174 -Howdy Cowgirl

Hi everyone!! What a crazy 24 hours it has been for my little blog. For those who don't know my blog was removed for some unknown reason and I had to go through the process of getting Google to approve to put it back online. Scary to say the least especially since I didn't have it backed up. It was one of those things I needed to find out how to do but kept putting it off. Lesson learned I tell ya.  Thank you to all of you who kept my spirits up when I thought it was lost forever:)
While I was in a panic there was a new The Sweet Stop Sketch  SSS174 that started today and here is what I came up with.

 I made this to add to my Wryn  photo tray, which BTW I found a great easel stand to hold it when I went to Archivers in Austin.  I choose this image called Howdy Cowgirl Wryn by Tiddly Inks because she reminded me of Riley's field trip to the Rodeo where she wore none other than a pink cowgirl hat.

 I made these little flowers out of some twine I had.  I started looping the twine I assume something I did making friendship bracelets in Jr. High and then rolled it into a circle and secured it with hot glue.  I added a couple of loops for leaves and a gem for the center.

 Challenges

Polka Doodles- #35 Flowers

Love to Create- #30 Handmade Flowers

Yes I did rotate the sketch:)

I hope you will stop by and visit the rest of the Sugar Babies.

Monika Davis
Cathy McCauley
Shannon White
Janice Melton
                   Wendy Ramlakhan(on vacation)
Chris Dickinson

Have a wonderful weekend and go and back up those blogs!!

Paris and Lattes

I hope everyone in blog land had a wonderful weekend!! We got some much needed rain last night so for that I am very thankful.   Preschool starts this week and the rest of the kids go back the following.  We are slowly going to start going to bed early and the same with getting up.  The kids are all ready to see their friends again.
There is a new challenge up at The CMC Copic Challenge Group and it runs until August 31st.  This time the challenge is to us Black and Dark Grays on your image.  There are also a few more days to take advantage of the summer sale at the CMC Class Room so don't miss out.  Our sponsor this week is Milk Coffee Digis and they are offering the winner a $15.00 gift certificate to their shop.
I finally decided to get started on my Smash book that has been sitting on the shelf for 6 months.  I just love this girl from Milk Coffee -Tiffany.  She looked so cute and stylish with her latte I decided to add a Paris background stamp by Make It Crafty.  I tried to give the background a light water color effect using my Copics.

 The tape, journal page and book are all Smash products.  I cut the "Travel" out with my Slice and even added a little coffee stain on my doily to make it look authentic:) I had a lot of fun coloring this one.

Copics

Blacks and Grays C1, C3, C5, C7, C9/Building E40, E41, E42, E43/RV10, RV000,R01/R83,R85, R81/B01, B000/G21, G20

Challenges

CMC Copic Challenege- Blacks and Grays (DT)

Inspire Me Fridays- Always Anything Goes

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge-#50 Anything But a Card

Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog-#71 Alter Something

No Matter Which Challenge #1 Anything Goes

Craft Your Days Away-Anything Goes Farewell Challenge

I hope you all have a wonderful week!!

The Sweet Stop SSS172 Monkey Smiles

How is everyone enjoying the final few days of summer? My kids go back to school on the 27th so we have one more week of fun. I love having the kids home but I have to admit that I am getting tired and running out of "summer fun" ideas.  It would be different if we didn't live where it is too hot to go out and play.  I am also looking forward to a little bit more of a routine, I think...ask me again in a month.   One thing I am going to miss is sleeping late.  I am not ashamed to admit it, I like to sleep.  It could have something to do with staying up into the wee hours of the morning:)
It is time for another sketch at The Sweet Stop and this week there is a spin which means there is a prize along with the chance to be featured in the the spotlight.  We want to see you use those Die Cuts or Punches.  Normally, I would color something and add a die cut to it but this time I got inspired on Pinterest with Punch Art.  Who knew you could create so many cute things with punches?

 I loved trying something different and it came together really quickly.  I used my Circle, Heart and Oval Spellbinders to create the monkey.  The eyes I just colored into the shape I wanted with a black Sharpie and Poster Pen.  I hit my old paper stash and found this Bo Bunny Mango Luau.  I did move the sentiment down a bit from the sketch but it just fit perfectly it is from C.C. Designs.

Challenges

 Card Makin Mamas- Try Something New (First Time for Punch Art)

Crafty Catz- #146 Animals

Poodles Parlour- Let's See Those Die Cuts

Delightful Challenges- Die Cuts and Punches

Inspire Me Fridays #72 Always Anything Goes

I hope you will stop by and visit the rest of the Sugar Babies.

Monika Davis
Cathy McCauley
Shannon White
Janice Melton
                   Wendy Ramlakhan(on vacation)
Chris Dickinson

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Notebook Cover-The Sweet Stop Sketch 171

Happy Sweet Stop Saturday my friends!!  Another week has come and gone way to quickly.  We took another trip to Austin today but his time to stop by Ikea.  My kids love going there and playing in the kids area while we shop, it was on their "summer to do" list.  So funny I take them to children's musems and places all summer and they just want to go to Ikea, granted I think this trip cost me more than  any of the others LOL.
Anyway, as I said it is The Sweet Stop Saturday and we have another fabulous sketch to share with you.  The reason my card looks so big is because this is actually a special cover I made for my first graders 3 ring binder.  Riley loves mermaids, dolphins and lady bugs so we hit 2 out of three.

The background stamp is from Make It Crafty called Coral Border Digi, the mermaid is Sweet November Shimmer Rekelp and the dolphin is from the Ocean Wavedancer digi.  The swirl is from Memory Box.  The wave punch is from Fiskars and I used  circle punches and Copics to create the bubbles. Riley made sure that I knew dolphins look shiny so I added a coat of Glossy Accents and the mermaid got a coat of Crystal Stickles.

Copics
Hair-E47, E44, E43, E42, E41

Challenges

Crafty Ann' Challenge #71 Circles

Inspire Me Fridays-Always Anything Goes

Southern Girls #51 Water Play

The Paper Shelter#76 Going Round and Round

Creative Card Crew- On the Beach/Under the Sea

The Sugar Babies

Monika Davis
Cathy McCauley
Shannon White
Janice Melton
                   Wendy Ramlakhan(on vacation)
Chris Dickinson

Have a wonderful weekend and thank you for stopping by.

Inspire- CMC Copic Challenge- Backgrounds

How was everyone's weekend? I had a great one. Saturday I went to Austin with a great friend Melissa to the brand new Archivers store. Oh my goodness, I had never been to one and I thought I was in crafting heaven. Melissa is also a fabulous photographer who took my new profile picture and some really pretty glamour shots of me please stop by and and check out her work at HelloMisha.
I have so much to share with you about happenings at the CMC Copic Challenge Group so let me get started. The new challenge is up and this time we want to see you create Backgrounds on your image.  Our sponsor this time is Squigglefly and I was given this adorable digi called Inspiration.  For my background I sponged my clouds with ink.  I can never get the clouds to photgraph very well, they stand out more in person.  I wanted my image to look like it was a picture hanging on the wall so I added the paper photo corners.  The paint easel and brush was something I drew with my Copic Multi Liner and finished coloring it with Copics.  I finished it up by distressing the papers.

 Copics

Hair-E29, E47, E37, E35 Skin- E11, E00, E000, R20 Clothes- E43, E42, E41/YR16, YR15, YR12/BG13, BG11, BG10 Grass-G82, G40 

Challenges

CMC Copic Challenge Group- #49 Backgrounds  (DT)

Inspire Me Fridays- Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks #101 Distressing

2 Sisters- #103 Anything Goes

Party Time Tuesdays #79 Anything Goes

Moving Along With the Times#157 Summer

One of the hardest things to learn with Copics for most people is coloring hair. On August 31 Suzanne will be debuting a new online class that is  focuses 110% on all hair types, styles and colors.  The Preregistration is up now.

  Suzanne Dean is teaching her Copic class in Stafford Springs the weekend of the 22nd, it is not far from Boston area or NYC area AND she will be teaching the All About Hair Class in person as well.  You can get all the details at HERE.
Sorry this a bit long today but I hope you like my project.  See you soon and thanks for stopping by.