Forget brains, I want candy...

Hello crafty friends! 

Are you ready for my Tuesday 7 Kids Your Crafting Supply Store card? Last week I finally got my hands on the Magic Color Slider die set from Lawn Fawn and I couldn't wait to try my hand at something new. So I grabbed the super cute Trick or Treat stamp set from TGF and settled on the zombie boy for the magic little scene. I knew that I would need to use Staz On ink for stamping on the transparency layer but when I dug out my old ink pad I was bummed to find it completely dry! To say it had been a few years since I'd used it would be an understatement, LOL! Unfortunately I don't have a local craft store that I can run and pick up a new ink pad at so I had to make do with my Versafine onyx black but I had to let it sit overnight and set it with a heat gun before it wouldn't smear. Needless to say, Staz On ink will be at the top of my shopping list so that I have an easier time on the next magic color slider card that I make. Other than that little mishap I have to say that this die set made the whole process super quick and easy  Bonus points as it makes me look and feel craftier than I actually am too! ;) 

Now don't forget the monthly challenge over on the 7 Kids blog. There is plenty of time to get creative and enter in for a chance to win the $20 gift certificate!

Just pull the tab and...

oooooooh, it's magic!!!

Supply list:
cardstock- Copic X-Press It and Bazzill
paper- Doodlebug (Booville)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Trick or Treat set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
Lawn Fawn magic color slider die set
Doodlebug alphabet rub ons
Copic markers:
skin- E70, E71, E000, E00
hair- T5, T7, T9, 110
clothes- BG53, BG15, BG07, YG00, YG03, YG25, 100
table- V06, V09, V17, C9, C1
candy bowl- Y17, Y38, YR04, 100
candy- RV04, RV09, Y04, Y17, YG00, YG25, BG15, V05, V17, C1
floor- E30, E31, E35
wall- FBG2, C2

Have a magical winter...

TGIF! 

It's hard to believe another year has come and gone. A lot of good has happened and some less than great moments as well. Still, there isn't much for me to complain about so I shall call it a win. On the crafty card making front I made a lot of cards this year and had a great time doing it but it still feels like I didn't even create half of the ideas that I had. So many great stamps to choose from, so little time, LOL! Here's to another crafty and creative trip around the sun. :)
For my final card of 2016 I decided to ink up the Frosty Fairy Friends set from Lawn Fawn. It had been sitting on my desk during the entire Christmas card making season but it always got bumped for something else. As I was cleaning up and putting away all the Christmas goodies I couldn't bring myself to pack them up until after I got these sweet fairies on a card. As it often does, inspiration came from looking through my paper stash. I found the beautiful Winter Wonderland papers from Simple Stories and I knew it was a perfect fit. I just love the soft pretty colors of this collection and can't wait to use it again soon. Now I'm glad these fairies had to wait before finding their snowy home. 

Now a big thank you to all of my blog followers... thanks for sticking with me for another crazy year of coloring and card making! I am so blessed to have a hobby that I love and so many amazing fellow crafters to share it with. Here's to a fantastic 2017!
 

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink
paper- Simple Stories (Winter Wonderland)
stamps- Lawn Fawn (Frosty Fairy Friends set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and espresso truffle
My Favorite Things stitched label die
My Favorite Things snowflake doily die
Kaiser Craft gems
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair 1- YR30, YR31, E34
hair- 2- E21, E23, E29
clothes- BG70, BG72, W2, W5, E81
scarf 1- YG91, YG93, YG97
scarf 2- R30, R11, R12, E04
wings- B0000, 0
house- E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, YG91, YG93, C0, C2, C5, T1, T5, YR31, Y11
sky- B0000, BG70, 0

Sweet Christmas Wishes...

Hey there!

So who let the elves loose in Mrs. Claus' kitchen?! LOL, I had so much fun combining the wee elves from the TGF Ho Ho Holiday set with the oven and baking paraphernalia from the Lawn Fawn Sprinkled with Joy set. I just knew that these would be a match made in Christmas cheer. I think these three were feeling a bit jealous of all the cookies Santa gets to snack on while out on his big ride so they decided to make their own batch of delicious Christmas cookies. It doesn't get much better than spending time in the kitchen with friends and loved ones don'tcha think?  ;)

Alrighty, I gots to get moving... looks like I'll be digging the car out of the snow this morning.
Ta Ta For Now!   

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Ho Ho Holiday set), Lawn Fawn (Sprinkled with Joy set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Tim Holtz Distress aged mahogany 
My Favorite Things small brick stencil
Copic markers:
elf 1
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, E04
hair- E50, E51, E53, E55
clothes- E81, R43, R35, R46, R89, Y08, G00, BG13, BG34, E25, E29
elf 2
skin- same
hair- YR27, E07, E18
clothes- YG03, YG25, YG17, YG67, G99, R14, R27, Y08, E81, E25, E29
elf 3
skin- same
hair- E55, E57, E59, E49
clothes- E81, Y08, R24, R27, R29, R59, YG03, YG17, E25, E29
oven- N0, N1, N2, N4, N5, N8, N10, YR30, YR31, R02, BG10, BG32
cookies/cookie sheet- E30, E31, C0, C2
counter- E40, E41, 0, E31, E34, E57
rolling pin/frosting/cookie cutters- E31, E34, E57, R22, R05, R08, E81, C1, C4
floor- W2, W4, W5

A little shellfish...

Hey there!

Good news, it looks like the Little Fairies and Little Mermaids sets are both back in stock over at the TGF store. That makes it so much more fun to post this card that I made for their release. It's another mash up of Lawn Fawn and the Little Mermaids set, this time I paired the cute mermaid, fish and seaweed with the sweet oyster and coordinating sentiment from the Shellfish set. I added a little pearl to the oyster and it looks like that mermaid is swimming over to grab her precious gift. :)

Ok, time for me to scoot. Have a good one!

Supply list:
cardstock- Papertrey Ink and Copic X-Press It
paper- Scrapworks
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Little Mermaids set), Lawn Fawn (Little Shellfish set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown
Kaiser Craft pearl
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Martha Stewart border punch
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- YR21, Y17, YR04, YR27
tail- V000, V04, V05, B00, B21, B97
top- YG00, YG13
clam- R0000, R30, R32, YR61, E81, E50, V000, 0
seaweed- YG00, YG06, YG17
fish- C5, C7, 110, BG000, 0, B02, B04, B16, Y18, YR31, Y38
sand/sea- E40, E30, E43, BG000

Magical day...

TGIF my friends!

Last week I got the new Lawn Fawn Fairy Friends set on sale at a local craft store and while I think the little fairies that come with it are sweet I really wanted to pair some of the accessory stamps with a Greeting Farm cutie. So I inked up Fairy Queen Anya and grabbed some pretty spring papers from Imaginisce and put them all together. The result is a quick card with a fun little scene that puts a smile on my face. :)

Now I've got to post and run cause I've got some early morning errands to run before I can get on with my day. But I will be back with a special Sunday post so hopefully I'll see you then!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Imaginisce (spring)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Fairy Queen Anya), Lawn Fawn (Fairy Friends set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
My Favorite Things stitched scallop rectangle die
Prima flowers
Kaiser Craft pearls
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20, E71
hair- R000, R20, R21, R14
clothes- YG01, YG03, YG67, Y00, Y02, Y15
wings- B0000, B000, B60, BG45, BG57
house- W00, W1, W2, W3, W5, W7, RV13, RV14, RV29, YG01, YG03, YG67, Y02, Y15, E41, E43, E44

Time to Jingle...

Hi there!

Well, we are here, Christmas Eve day. Are you ready? I'm thankful that I've pretty much got everything covered because I'm feeling a bit under the weather at the moment. Nothing serious, just a persistent cough but it is enough to zap some of my Christmas cheer. Hopefully the cough medicine will have me pepped back up before the big celebration tomorrow. 
I made my card for today in the spirit of Christmas Eve and Santa's magic ride. My friend Beth is an amazing card maker and this past Halloween she took the Cute Cottage die from Memory Box and only used the top half of it as a witch flew overhead. I thought this was such a genius use of that die that I was inspired to make a Christmas version of my own. So I grabbed the reindeer from the Lawn Fawn Critters in the Snow set and with a bit of masking created a whole team of reindeer to pull Santa's sleigh. I used a needle to wind the twine into a harness and the jingle bells actually came from the elf's hat in the MFT Santa's Elves set. I gotta say, this was a really fun scene to create. 

Here's hoping that Santa doesn't pass you by!
Hugs!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
stamps- Lawn Fawn (Critters in the Snow), Mama Elephant (Jingle Greetings), My Favorite Things (Santa's Elves set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black
Memory Box Cute Cottage die and Frosted Roof
Doodlebug twine
Ranger Glossy Accents
Copic markers:
antlers- E81, E84, 0
nose/hooves- W9
fur- E30, E31, E34, E40, E42, E43, E44, E21, E23, E50, E51, E55
sky- Y11, B34, B66, 0

Happy Haunting...

Hello again!

Normally when I get one of these cute Lawn Fawn sets it is with the intention of using them more as accessories or supporting cast on a card featuring one of my big character stamps. But when I got the newest Booyah and Happy Harvest sets this scene came together and it didn't need anything else but the addition of a spooky Inkadinkado tree. I didn't really intend to make the entire card about this too cute to spook scene but I just kept stamping and masking, stamping and adding until there wasn't any part that I wanted to cut away to make room for my usual paper and embellies. So I didn't fight it and let this card just be what it is. For the sky background I played around with a watercolor brush pen that I filled with colorless blender rather than water. I die cut a big circle to mask off the moon and then I just used the brush pen to pick up the ink from a couple of my dark blue Copics and got a cool sketchy watercolor look. Getting super stampy like this doesn't happen a lot for me but I had a lot of fun creating this card and my favorite thing... that silly little spider that the ghosty is walking, it just cracks me up!  :)

Okey dokey friends, time for me to split!  

Supply list:
cardstock- Copic X-Press It
stamps- Lawn Fawn (Booyah and Happy Harvest sets), Inkadinkado tree
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Versafine onyx black
Sharpie white marker
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Ranger glossy accents
Copic markers:
ghost- B0000, B00
pumpkins- Y38, YR27, YR18, E84, E87, Y13
wagon- YG00, YG23, G07, C2, C4, C5
witch hat and broom- V05, V06, V09, C7, C10, C2, C4, E35, E57, YR23, YR24
sidewalk- W3, W4, W6
grass- G85, G99
sky- B69, B79, 0

Hello you...

Hello, hello! 

I'm off and running this morning so this post will have to be short and sweet. I was looking at the Scripty Sayings set and thought that the doodley lines looked a lot like the wavy surface of choppy water. This inspired the idea to stamp it at the top of some blue paper and fussy cut along the top edge. Once I had my 'water' ready to go it was looking a bit empty so I grabbed the Fintastic Friends set and Tumbled Glass Distress ink to add some monochromatic fish and bubbles to the background. Now all my ocean needed was a mermaid and her special friend, so I grabbed the retired Splash from Sweet November and the Jellyfish from the So Jelly set and got to coloring. The end result is a sweet, simple card that I am really happy with how it turned out. :)

Arighty, I'm outta here. 
Later gators!

Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and Copic X-Press It
paper- Echo Park
stamps- Sweet November (Splash), Lawn Fawn (Fintastic Friends, So Jelly, and Scripty Sayings)
ink- Memento tuxedo black, Versafine onyx black, Tim Holtz Distress Tumbled Glass
Doodlebug sequins
Ranger Glossy Accents
Wink of Stella clear glitter pen
Sakura stardust glitter pen
Ranger Liquid Pearls
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R00, R20
hair- E50, YR31, E55
tail- YG00, YG03, YG25, YG17
top- RV10, RV21, RV14
jellyfish- BG72, BG11, BG57, G0000, G00, Y000