Cards

Today, I thought I would share a few cards I have made over the last couple weeks.  For several of these I used FREE digi stamps that you can find here.

For all three of the above cards, I used the "Party Animal Collection" from Little Scraps of Heaven.  These 2 digi stamps are included in this collection.

For this one, I used the "Fairy Bears Collection" from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

Here I used the "Be my Baby Babies" Collection from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

For these last 3, they are available for free from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs here.

I also want to mention that all week this week, Little Scraps of Heaven is having lots of giveaways and prizes. Check out their fanpage for more details:)  They are also having a logo contest for a chance to win free patterns!  For more details on this you can visit the Design Team blog here.

Thanks for looking at my stuff today and have a wonderful day!!!

Design Team Friday Challenge

It's Design Team Challenge Friday and this week we were challenged to create ‘outside’ the box by creating a project OF a box! My take on this was a card with a candy box attached. I saw this idea on the internet awhile back so I don't know who to give credit to for the idea but I did create the cut files for the boxes. 

For these boxes, I used several files. They were, the "Rough Edge Bear" pattern, the "Panda Bear" pattern, the "Christmas Elf" pattern, and the "Bear in Pumpkin Costume" pattern all of which come from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

 

Thanks for looking:)  Have a great weekend everyone!:)

Father's Day Cards

With father's day being tomorrow, I thought I would share a few father's day cards I made.  Nothing like waiting until the last minute!:)

All the papers for the cards came from Close to my Heart.  However, I don't remember the names of the packages they came from, but I THINK they are all either retired or were from specials.

Thank you for looking and I hope they give some inspiration!:)

Have a wonderful weekend and Father's Day!!!!

Cards

I had planned on getting a scrapbook page done but I ended up making more cards.  A friend ordered some kids birthday cards and I wanted to have enough on hand to give her a choice.  So I have a few more to post.


The first one is a boy birthday card.

 You can't tell very well by looking but I embossed the red paper with the swiss dots embossing folder.  The image is a digi stamp from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  I colored it with copics.  I used stickles on the flame and on the cupcake dots.  The sentiment comes from the "Critter Party" set by Penny Black.  The paper is from the Birthday Extravaganza stack by the Paper Studio.  I added a candle border at the top using my candle border punch.

Close up of the Raccoon.

Another boy card.

I used my Birthday embossing folder to emboss the paper.  The image is a digi stamp from the Dino Birthday set by Doodle Dragon Studios.  I used my copics to color the image.  The sentiment comes from the "It's Your Day" stamp set by Close to my Heart. 

Close up of the dino.


The next one is a girl birthday card.

The image is a digi stamp is from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  I colored it with copics.  The sentiment comes from the "Tag the Occasion" set by Close to my Heart.  The paper is from the Party Time Stack by My Mind's Eye. I added dew drops and ribbon. I also added stickles to the stars and flowers on the cake.

Close up of the mouse.


I have one more girl birthday card.

The image for this also comes from Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  I colored it with copics.  I added stickles to the stars.  I added some star brads and some dew drops.  The paper is from both my birthday stacks:  Birthday Extravaganza by the Paper Studio and also Party Time stack by My Mind's Eye.  

The last one is just a general card.  

The stamps come from the "Bee Happy" set by Close to my Heart.  I colored with copics and added some flowered ribbon on the side.  I used my border punch along the side for some added decoration.

A few tips when using copics to color with:


When stamping your image, use Memento Ink.  It doesn't bleed.  Each copic marker has a number on top.  For better blending use between 2-4 markers that are numbered 1 or 2 apart....ie., BG12, BG14, BG 15 etc.  Always start with your lightest shade first, then use the next darkest, then go back over it with the lighter to blend it.  Do this again with as many shades as you are using.  You need to move a quickly since it dries fast.  It blends easier when it is wet.


I have never taken classes to learn how to use them but I have watched some videos on Youtube.  Here is one I found helpful:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZD5xW7lO5I.  


Thank you for looking!

More Cards

I have a few more cards to share.  I have 2 more birthday cards and 1 mother's day easel card.


The first one is a birthday card for a boy.

The image is a digi stamp from the "Party Animal" collection by Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.  The sentiment, as well as the pennants flags, comes from the "Party Pennants" stamp set by Close to my Heart. I added a few dew drops in the corner.  For the pennant, I stamped one image, then stamped it again directly above the other image, cut it out and folded it over some hemp cord.  Then I hung it with a couple of star brads.  I added a candle border using my candle border punch.  The paper is from the Birthday Extravaganza pack by the Paper Studio.

 I used my copics to color the image.  I added some texture paint for the frosting and added some stickles to the flames.


The next card is a birthday card for a girl.

 The image for this is a digi stamp from All That Scraps.  The sentiment comes from the "It's Your Day" stamp set from Close to my Heart.  The paper is from the Party Time stack by My Mind's Eye.

 I colored the image with copics.  I pop dotted the balloons for dimension.  I added the texture paint for frosting and stickled the flame and her wings.


The last on is a Mother's Day card.

The stamp is a Tilda from Magnolia.  Again, the coloring is with copics.  The paper is the Wild Raspberry stack from K&Company.

  I made this as a round easel card.  I don't remember where I got the stamp for the sentiment.

 Here is the flower.  I made it with ribbon and added a brad to the middle.  I learned how to make this flower from Little Birdie Secrets.


I hope to get to another scrapbook layout done in the next couple days so until then....have a WONDERFUL weekend!

Birthday Cards

First of all, I want to give a big thank you to my followers.  I have only had my blog going for a few weeks so the fact that I am up to 20 followers is surprising to me.  Thank you all again and I hope you can find some ideas and inspiration here.  If anyone has any suggestions at all on what I can do to improve my blog, please send me a message!


On to my project:  I wanted to get these on here sooner but boy has it been a busy week!  I have some birthday cards that I made by request.

The stamp for this one comes from the "Henry the Mouse" collection from Whiff of Joy.  I used copic markers to color him.  I didn't even think about leaving the colors out so I could post what I used...sorry!  I used texture paint on the cupcake with a little bit of copic ink mixed in it to make it orange.  Then I added small beads for the sprinkles.  The paper is the "Party Time" stack by Min Mind's Eye.

The stamp for this one is from the "Changito" collection by Stampendous.  Again, I used copics for the coloring.

This one I did using the "Smiley Cards" cartridge on the gypsy.  Instead of using the ribbon cut, I added real ribbon.

This one was a very simple card.  The paper is "Birthday Extravaganza" paper pack by The Paper Studio.  The stamps are all from Close to my Heart.  The cake and gift stamps are from the "It's Your Day" stamp set and the Words "Hip, Hip, Hooray is from the "Card Chatter-Birthday" set.  

Buckaroo Birthday Card

Does anyone else have the problem that no matter how much paper you have....you still can't find the right shade?  I tell you I am the queen of paper and I still cannot seem to find the right shade of a color when I need it.  I spend a good hour just trying to find a shade to match!  And then half the time, if I find the shade I need, I only have 1 sheet!  Oh well, I guess that is my excuse to buy more:)

Well on to my project....I haven't posted any cards yet so here is a birthday card I made for my son to give to a friend.  I used the Old West Cartridge for the belt buckle, the pocket, the title, and the Happy Birthday Tag. I used brads on the belt.