just for fun...

I am a happy girl today. I have spent quite a bit of time lately reorganizing my office. I have finally made the transition from Stampin' Up! business demo to hmmm not sure what the right word would be, artist (sounds kind of pretentious). I won't bore you with all the details today but be prepared because I will share some pictures next week.

In celebration of my clean office I just had to sit down and create something. I won this adorable Oliver as blog candy from the last Kraftin' Kimmie's blog hop. I just think he is the cutest so I inked him up and colored him with my Lyra colored pencils, blending with OMS and a blending stump. I added a touch of glitter to the snow around his feet and a touch of glaze to his beak and feet. This weeks Kraftin' Kimmie's challenge is "Lots a Circles" if you look carefully one of my designer papers in a polka dot and the back ground paper has snowflakes that are circles as well. I also added 2 jumbo brads, which are circles too, so I hope that qualifies as lots of circles. I also used todays SplitCoastStampers sketch challenge.
What I used:

Kraftin' Kimmie's Oliver

GP white, SU basic black card stock

My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow designer paper

Memento black stamp pad

Lyra colored pencils, OMS and blending stump

Spare Parts jumbo white brads

SU wide regal rose grosgrain ribbon

Sakura glitter and glaze pens

quick and simple...

When I have had a really busy or difficult week I love to sit down and just create a simple card. Nothing fancy, no difficult techniques just a back to basics, clean and simple card. Well the last couple of weeks have been those kind of weeks and the perfect thing to do on a quiet afternoon was to create a couple of super simple cards. The first card I just wanted the verse and the gorgeous designer paper to be the center of attention. The second card was to created to spotlight just one shimmery poinsettia and a simple message.

What I used, Glory to God card:

ODBD Christmas Blessings

black and vanilla card stock

SEI designer paper

Memento black stamp pad

wide black grosgrain ribbon

cream colored button (from Grandma's button box)

hemp

What I used, Peace on Earth card:

ODBD Luke 2:11

vanilla and black card stock

Memento black stamp pad

wide black grosgrain ribbon

EKSuccess scalloped edge punch

markers

Tattered Angel glimmer mist

stickles

papertake weekly Peggy Loves Vintage

Good morning all. It is time for another Papertake Weekly challenge. This weeks challenge is a sketch challenge sponsored by Peggy Loves Vintage, who supplied this cool old image for me to work with today.

Now vintage isn't really my thing, not that I don't like the look, I just don't do it well but I gave this one my best shot. The image is printed on vanilla card stock, this is actually a rubber stamping free card. I found this designer paper in my stash that had the kind of look I was going for then I added some black accents to the red and cream.
What I used:

Peggy Love Vintage image

black and vanilla card stock

My Mind's Eye Magnolia designer paper

narrow black grosgrain ribbon

vintage brads

anyone for anya?

It is time for another Anyone for Anya? challenge. This weeks challenge is "Getting Around to It. I colored up little Miss Anya with my Lyra colored pencils to match my Basic Grey paper. Then used a Sizzix scalloped circle die to cut the card base, and my Coluzzle to cut the remaining layers in a circle.

Make sure you pop over to the challenge blog to see what the rest of the team has done and to play along. This weeks sponsor is:

What I used:

The Greeting Farm, Miss Anya

SU basic black card stock, GP white card stock

Basic Grey Urban Prairie designer paper

Spare Parts white brads

SU wide black grosgrain ribbon

papertake weekly DigiSparkle

Hi everyone, soooooo very sorry about the late post. My lovely children are all finally recovered from the flu but they managed to pass it along to mom and lets just say I haven't been feeling my best. As a matter of fact I felt so rotten that I didn't even realize that I hadn't scheduled todays post. So enough of my whining and onto the stamping.

Todays Papertake Weekly challenge is sponsored by

and they are providing this weeks prize. The challenge is to use a Digi image and add a bit of sparkle. Not very easy to see but I added a bit of glitter to the background paper on this and the ribbon is so pretty and shiny.

What I used:

DigiSparkle image

GP white card stock

My Minds Eye designer paper

Memento black stamp pad

copic markers

SU ribbon

anyone for anya?

Todays Anyone for Anya? challenge is a recipe challenge. We were challenged to use 3 designer papers, 2 buttons and 1 ribbon. Our sponsor this week is Dies to Die for.

I just received my first set of copic markers and this card is the first one I have done using them. There is a bit of a learning curve with these markers and I am not yet able to get the results that I do with colored pencils but I am working on it.What I used:

The Greeting Farm, Miss Anya

whisper white, pumpkin pie card stock

My Minds Eye designer paper

copic markers

pumpkin polka dot ribbon (vendor unknown)

glaze pen

buttons

stitch it up!

Todays Kraftin' Kimmie challenge is to "Stitch it Up!" I colored up Charlotte to match this designer paper from the My Mind's Eye Bloom & Grow pack. I stitched the various layers together, added a touch of moss colored taffeta ribbon and some eyelets. Added a touch of gloss and sparkle with my glaze and glitter pens.