Freshly Made Flower

It's Wednesday and time for a new sketch from the fabulous Karren at Freshly Made Sketches!  After many failed attempts, I finally got something I could post today.   I don't know what is going on, but I can't seem to create anything lately.  It's starting to really bug me!   I just want to color, which is also a bit of a struggle.  I keep thinking I need to take a break, but I'm afraid if I do, I will just quit stamping!  

I hope you enjoy the sketch and will come join us this week!   

My sweet girl.  She wanted me to take her picture after I photographed my card yesterday.  :)   It was raining, so we had a pajama day and were lazy girls yesterday.  

Friday Mashup 200

Two of my favorite online stamping friends are part of The Friday Mashup, so I had to go play with their 200th challenge celebration this week.   For my card I chose challenges #121 (polka dots and the word Happy) and #59 (ribbon/bow and a decorative edge).   I used the March kit from Simon Says stamp again because I kinda love it.  :)  The Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge of girly cards is still going on, so I'm linking up over there as well.

I'll see you tomorrow with a Freshly Made Sketches card. Maybe...  I can't get the picture to look halfway decent, so I might run away this week!  lol 

Prickley Pear Monday Inspiration

It seems like we have too much cold rainy weather lately, so I wanted to make a happy card for Prickley Pear this week.  The bright colors and pops of yellow help bring a little cheer!

Stamps:  FF0185 Striped Flower, FF0186 You are My Sunshine

Check out the blog for more inspiration! 

And sorry for the short post today.  I am not feeling so great thanks to this weather.  I seem to keep a sinus-related headache when the weather changes.  Yay for allergies and sinus trouble.  lol 

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!