Happy Mother's Day

So it must be the weekend? As this is starting to become my habit of when I finish the cards I've been working on all week and finally able to blog them. This was a really interesting batch of colors for this weeks color challenge at The Color Throwdown.

This card has a lot of color but has a vintage look to it, still modern though different. The sketch I used is Monday's Mojo Monday #188.

Thanks for stopping by :)

CARD RECIPE
STAMPS: Ditto; PSO551 Happy Mother's Day, ICO110 Best Mom.
PAPER: Dusty Durango, Chocolate Chip, Pear Pizzazz, Crushed Curry. K & co; Wild Saffron.
INK: SU; Really Rust. Versavine; Onyx Black.
RIBBON: Basic Narrows; Orange.
TOOLS: Cricut, Cuttlebug.
SUPPLIES: Spellbinders, Rhinstones, Pop Dots, SVG Files. CB EF; Foral Fantasy.

Circus Baby Lion...it's a boy!

I had some playtime this week, which meant I needed to get going on some baby cards for a few of my girlfriends who are expecting this summer, (four girlfriends to be exact) and none of them are finding out the sex of the baby(~babies one friend is having twins..yay~) until it/they arrive.

A super cute digi image from Whimsie Doodles called Circus Baby Lion. There is a group of 6 Circus Babies you can choose from. The sketch I used is from Mojo Monday week 187. I've been practicing a lot with my Copics on different techniques to color with them from off of Youtube.
The favorite paper for this month for me seams to be Crumb Cake!

Thanks for stopping by and have a good week :)



CARD RECIPE
DIGI STAMPS: Whimsie Doodles; Circus Baby Lion.
STAMPS: Katie & co. for Studio G.
PAPER: SU; Apricot Appeal, Crumb Cake, Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise. DP; DCWV The Glitter Stack.
INK: Versafine; Onyx Black
RIBBON: Basic Narrows; Baby Blue.
TOOLS: Cricut, Cuttlebug.
SUPPLIES: CB EF; Stars, Paper Piercer, Spellbiders, SVG Scallop File, Copics, Pop Dots.

Cricut Expression 2 Give Away

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Cricut Expression 2 Anniversary Edition

DETAILS:

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The Expression 2 Anniversary variety of colors!

Chocolate Bunny Treat Box

Here we are coming up on Good Friday, and I actually get a long weekend which I seldom do since I work in retail. So today I was able to finish up the last of my Easter projects I had started.

Here is a project I had punched out and it just needed to be assembled. A completely CASE'd Bunny Treat Box created by Tammy at Dream, Create, and Share. You can get full instructions at her blog.

I wish everyone has a very Happy Easter!



RECIPE
PAPER: SU; Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Basic Black.
INK: SU; Chocolate Chip.
RIBBON: Celebrate It Basic-Basic 5/8" Chocolate.
TOOLS: Cuttlebug, Wire Cutters, SU; Circle & Oval Punches, Top Note Die Cut, Heart Punch.
SUPPLIES: Pop Dots, Glue Dots, White Pen,Black Pen, Annealed Wire, Easter Grass, Chocolate Eggs.

Easter Cupcake

Well it's mid week again and I have now finished all of my Easter orders. Phew, right till the very last minute! I tried a different color challenge this week, it's by ColorQ. Super cute spring colors and very appropriate for this card.

I also spent a little time this week watching a few copic coloring tutorials on youtube. What I've been trying to improve on is coloring hair and also light source where areas remain lighter than others. I can tell I'm going to need a bit of practice. But I tried it out on the cupcake liner and bunny face and it turned out pretty good.

And for the sketch I used this week it is from The Sweet Stop.










Thanks for hopping by!

CARD RECIPE
DIGI STAMPS: Pixie Dust Studio; Critter Cupcakes.
STAMPS: Craft Smart; Easter Seasonal.
PAPER: SU; Pink Pirouette, So Saffron, Old Olive, Bashful Blue.K & Co; Seasonal Paper Pad.
INK: Versafine; Onyx Black.
EMBELLISHMENTS: Prima Flowers; Nursery Tales.
TOOLS: Cuttlebug.
SUPPLIES: Copics, Spellbinders, Glitter Pen, Buttons, Pop Dots.