Ties for Two Paper Divas

Two Paper Divas is releasing new stamps this weekend and there are some great "guy" stamps!   I know I never have enough masculine stamps, so I was super excited by this release.   For my card today I used For a Special Guy.  It's a great set with 3 ties and 2 sentiments.

I had a blast coloring the ties with my Copics.   I really love my markers.  They are not something I ever imagined myself owning, but I am thankful that Jason got me started with them.  :)  

Enjoy your weekend and hopefully I'll keep my streak of posting every day this month and be back with a card tomorrow!

Bears for Mojo Monday

Do you ever see a stamp set that just grabs you?   This set from Mama Elephant did that for me.  The images are so sweet and the sentiments even make my eyes water.  ;)   This was my first attempt at coloring the sweet bears.   I used the layout from Mojo Monday to make them into a card.

I am feeling refreshed today after a fun day out with friends yesterday.  We got pedicures and had lunch.  So nice!    I am loving my Bermuda Bay polish on my toes.  :)  

Simon Says Stamp Flowers

The card kit from Simon Says Stamp is so delightful this month.  Black, yellow, and gray are one of my favorite color combinations, so I HAD to get it.  I wasn't sure about these flowers at first, but after using them I really like them!  :)   I made this card for the Wednesday challenge at Simon Says Stamp as it was for a girly/special lady this week.  

She's getting so big and so grown up.   Her little independent streak is going strong now!

Freshly Made Bright Monsters

Wednesday!  Time for a new sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.   Cindy tossed us a curve this week with a long and skinny card!   I don't usually make these, but the team held my hand and talked me through the measurements.  lol   I used my cute little monsters from Lawn Fawn because they just seemed to fit perfectly.   I colored them some bright colors with my Copics so that I could also play along with the challenge at MarkerPOP.  

I hope you'll come play along with us!   Try your hand at a different sized card along with us.  :)

Butterflies and Bokeh

I think I promised to share our second club project with the butterfly dies today.   I had a small group this time, so we focused on learning the watercolor background and bokeh technique.   I hope they enjoyed it.    I was totally inspired to do this after seeing my friend Jen Timko's gorgeous background.  I just loved the colors and tried a version.  I used a bit different ones from her, but I think it produced the same vibe.  I over bokehed mine.  I think I was just having too much fun with my daubers and forgot to stop!  lol   My background is Crushed Curry, Crisp Cantaloupe, and Calypso Coral.   Splitcoast just did a tutorial on this if you are interested in trying it for yourself.  :)

I'll see you again tomorrow with a Freshly Made Sketches card!

Monday Inspiration from Prickley Pear

If you love to color, today's Monday inspiration from Prickely Pear is for you!   I just love this cute image and it is so fun to color.  My plan is to keep practicing and eventually give my birds more texture.   It will be a great stamp to progress my coloring skills.  :)    I did love how this one turned out so much that I left my card simple to really highlight it.

Stamps:  DD0231 Happy Spring 3, HH0176 Singing Bluebirds

Be sure to check out the blog for more inspiration!

Cheering for Sunday Stamps

This Sunday I have the honor of being a guest over at Sunday Stamps!   They have an awesome sketch challenge and I really enjoyed creating with it.   I couldn't resist using the Cheerful Critters set again.   It is seriously the most adorable set that Stampin' Up! has released in a while.  I just love it!

See?  Awesome sketch!   You can layer it up as much as you wish, or keep it fairly simple like I did.  I am totally addicted to using my stitched dies, so I find myself grabbing those instead of adding layer after layer.   

Stampin' Up! Butterfly Basics

I thought I'd share one of the cards we made last weekend at my event.    I love these butterfly dies and we ended up using them on both of our projects.   :)   This one is my favorite!  I love the combo of Strawberry Slush with Rich Razzleberry.  

I'll share the second one on Tuesday and then see which is your favorite.   I'm off to watch The Little Mermaid with the family.