You make me smile...

Hello everyone!  I recently invested in some zig clean color real brushes and wanted to try them out. My inspiration came from the old school poloroid instant films that you have to shake to get it to develop. The only non critter set I have is mama elephant's up up away. The girl and boy in the set are suppose to be holding a balloon but it also looks like they are jumping up (reminded me of when people do th jump pose for photos).  I used Bristol smooth white cardstock to stamp my images and of course the zigs to color them in.  I used my cricut machine to cut a heart stencil so that I could ink blend it with firebrick distress ink.  I saw Tera Sell recently do a large pokadot ombré look with just one distress color and wanted to try that.  I love her YouTube videos.   I used MFT snapshot for the sentiment and smile die cut.   I also ombré the smile cut with picked raspberry distress ink.  You can't see it in the picture but I also used spectrum noir clear overlay all over the smile cut.   Anywho... Here it is...

Looks better when it's standing :) I also added some sparkling clear sequins  :P

You get me...

Hello everyone!  I totally forgot to post this last week when I made :(.  I am taking a Copic class with Sandy Allnock called Copic Jump Start, which is an introductory course on Copic coloring.  I am learning so much on how to match colors, light source, and utilizing the colors you have to make colors or create shadows.  Last week I was practicing light source and shadows with the Snuggle Bunnnies stamp set from My Favorite Things.  I had some good images and thought it would be a waste not to use them so I made a simple cared from some of the images.   I am also posting my practice images as well. :) I used some Gina Marie Designs and MFT dies to create the background and blended with distress and Simons Says inks.  Hope you like what I created. 

Donut worry...

Hello everyone!  I haven't made a card in a week!  I usually have at least one card in the works every couple of days but I've been busy with other projects and helping my bf move.  Right now in in the middle of making my nieces birthday present but I really had an itch to make a card so I made something simple (literally took me 15 mins to make). Hope you it you like it.  

Window peeker....

Hello again!  I recently bought some stamps from doodlebugwa (they had an awesome Memorial Day sale I could not resist). I purchased the Mama Elephant carried away stamp set and a couple more but for this card I used the Mama Elephant set.  I've been meaning to use my window die set from Gina Marie Designs; when I saw it I had so many things in mind for it and one was a window peeker.  So when I sat down yesterday to start working on the card I knew I wanted to use the window peeker with Mama Elephant.  I wasn't quite sure how I wanted the layout to be as I gathered my materials I had an aha moment and thought how about a inside window peeking out card; when opened you get an outdoor scene.  I LOVE the way this card turned out.  The only things is it doesn't leave much room for personal writing.  :/ I'll have to figure something out for that.  Here is the card...

Loads of fun...

Hello everyone!  I finally got to using some of my markerpop stamp haul I received a couple weeks ago.  I actually made this card last week but been a bit busy to get it up on the blog.  My nieces birthday is next week and I thought I'd make her a card.  She's very much into pink and "girly" colors so I wanted to incorporates those types of color.  I wanted it to be bright and fun just like her!  She is full of energy and silly as well, which meant a fun interactive card.  Shaker it is!  I've made a shaker previously but that was using a fuse tool; this time I built the shaker from die cut foam and transparency.  I watercolors my images and fussy cut them out. I had a tough time getting the foam and transparency to glue down (made several attempts at this it just would not hold).  Also my foam was getting pretty smashed by my big shot so I had to cut a couple layers to get enough dimension to add beads and sequins, but I finally got it.  Here it is...

Somebunny...

Hello!  Been on a card binge.  I'm loving it.  I made a circle card this time using MFT's Somebunny stamp set.  I started this card last week when I watercolors the images, but I was waiting on some of my dies to come in so that I could complete it.  :). I did some ink blending with my Simon Says inks; sill learning how to do this.  Some days I'm like yes I got it and other days like today I feel a bit defeated.  The messed up with too much pressure on the dark blue but at that point I did not want to start over on the ink blending.  I added some sequins to take the eyes away from my mistakes of blending.  Anywho, here is my card.

Baked with Love

Hello again!  I'm in a good card roll today.  I loved how this turned out.  I'm working on my ink blending.  The idea for this card actually came abouts when I was at work when I was eating some baked goods.   I love food, and food stamps!  I was thinking about the baked with love stamp set by lawn dawn and wanted to use them. I thought it would work so well with my MFT recipe for happiness chef Francois.  I thought about doing a story board with him but the images are quite bit (maybe in the future when I get smaller images).  I was able to do a two scene card.  Here it is...

You're my Hero

Hello!  I thought I would get a bit of a head start for a Father's Day, since I did my Mother's Day card a bit last minute.  This card is a bit simple,  I wasn't sure what I wanted to do and struggled a bit (the main reason why this card is simple. My markerpop haul finally came in!  Wee... I wanted to use my MFT boarder dies so I did this card in double stitch on the horizontal portions of the cardstock.  Any who is is my card...

Mom

Hello everyone!  I know my blog updates have been lacking; I've been waiting for my haul from markerpop to come in, but there are a few MFT products that have been back ordered and until those items come in my order won't ship.  :( hopefully I'll get that soon.  I really want to make a clearly besotted purchase because this months release is way tooooo cute!  I will probably do that in the next week :D.  Anywho, since I'm waiting for more stamps and dies to come in, I used my cricut to make my Mother's Day card.  I actually ordered some floral stamps hoping they would get in before Mother's Day so I could make some cards but oh well.  I used some Miss Kate Cutyable files and since I don't have very many shades of card stock I inked some with distress inks to darken them up.  This was a simple card but the flowers have many layers.  Here it is... 

Happily ever after...

Hello!  Been a bit since I shared a card.  I have a bit busy since preping and getting back from Coachella!  It was such an awesome experience and can't wait to do it again.  Anywho, I was really exhausted coming back and getting back to work.  It has been CRAZY at work, but I made some time to make this card for one of my co-workers whom got married last Friday.  It was such a beautiful wedding; the bride sang to her groom walking down the isle.  It was sooo fairytale, Disney style.  Loved it!  I recently made some purchases for MFT stitched rectangles, Clearly Bessoted stamps and sequins; I thought I'd use them for their wedding card.  This picture does not do those sequins justice.  They were sooo shimmery!   Anywho, here is my simple shaker card.  :D I used a hot tool to bind the plastic sheets together to make the shaker portion.