CPS Sketch 158

Happy Tuesday!  For today's creation I decided to go with a clean cut and simple card, something easy to mail without big bumps in the envelope, so I followed CPS sketch # 158 and came up with this:

The main image here is a Bildmalarna image called Lovely Day. You can find the image at the Paper Jewels website. It's coloured with copics.

Al in all this was a super quick and easy card, and I love the crisp feeling of it--I'm sure it'll find a home pretty soon!

Just My Sketches March 15th challenge

Happy Monday!


Today we have a new sketch and inspiration challenge from Just My Sketches.  For this challenge we pick one of five songs provided and use that as inspiration for the card we make, and use the sketch provided too.  This is my favorite challenge that I participate in, as I think it's the most creative.  


So this month, as usual, I did a google search on each of the songs to get the lyrics and then listen to it.  I chose this song:     MORE BEAUTIFUL YOU   -  Jonny Diaz
which I'd never heard before, and which I think is really great.  It talks about being happy with who you are and how you look, and makes reference to the challenges young girls and women have with eating disorders.  You should go listen to it.


So when I listened to this song and started thinking about what kind of card I wanted to make I thought of Tilda, and how she represents the beautiful women that don't need to be skinny.  This made me think of Renoir paintings, which are all beautiful, and don't depict really skinny women.  To refresh your memory, here are a couple of Renoirs paintings:

       

And here is the card I made based on this inspiration:

The blue cardstock in the back is SU, the image is a Tilda one I got in a swap, and the background was made using the copic airbrush system.  The shell was made using a Spellbinder die cut.  

Paper Sundae's Challenge #9

Happy Sunday!

This week's challenge at Paper Sundaes is a Fancy Fold card.  There are all kinds of fancy fold cards, and so I went through the tutorials at Splitcoast and picked this one.  You can find the tutorial at this link:   http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/camis_trifold_card/

Here's the outside of the card:

And here's the inside of the card:

The images are from Sugar Creek Hollow--I just love this little chick, so cute and also quick and easy to colour.  The sentiment is a freebie available now at the SCH site.

Paper and ribbon is SU, and colouring is all with Copics.  The flowers are miscellaneous one from my stash, and I put Kaiser Pearls in the center of each, which you can now buy at Paper Jewels.

What do you think?

Danish Birthday cake

I made this card last month for a birthday card for my niece, and I've been waiting to post it as I wanted to share with you the inspiration.

The image is a free digi I got from Phindy's Place group at PCP.  As soon as I saw it I thought of the Danish Birthday cakes that my mother and sister in law make for each of our family birthdays.  They are wonderful, light and fluffy with whipping cream on top and jam filling, just like I coloured above!

It's a wonderful cake, here's the recipe from my mother in law, who has kindly shared it and says it's ok to post:

• 6 egg----1 cup sugar-----1 tsp.baking powder---1/2 cup potato flower..
• Whip egg yolk with half the sugar till it's fluffy..then mix in baking powder and flour...
• Whip the whites very stiff and mix in the rest of the sugar, whip till the sugar is gone..and mix gently into the egg yolk mixture.
• Divide in 3 round cake pans..9 in. diameter.. Bake in 350 Fahrenheit  oven..for 12 - 15 min...
• Turn them onto wax paper sprinkle with sugar and cool ..
• For filling use vanilla mouse..and raspberry jam..
• Decorate with whipping cream..

And to compare, here's a pic of one of these cakes:

A big thanks to my mother in law for the recipe, picture, and of course for making these for us on our birthdays!

We interrupt our regular programming....

Hi folks,

I wanted to say thank you for all your kind comments the last few weeks while I've been on vacation--I had set up posts in advance but have not been online to comment on any of your cards, so my apologies for the silence!  It's been great to come home and read all your nice words about my cards and I'm so reinspired to get crafting again.

So I'm going to interrupt our regular programing of cards to share some pics from our recent vacation, hopefully these will inspire you too.

Gentler Times

Here's another card I made using one of the Sugar Creek Hollow images.  This flower is one of my favorites, so versatile and fun to colour too.

It's a pretty easy card, black base, Basic Grey rhinestones, some lace from the fabric store, and Spellbinders die cuts.  The image is coloured using Copics, and the distressing is done with a sponge and ink.

Got to love quick and easy cards like these!

This weeks challenge was to use buttons, however I was away and wasn't able to join in.  However you'll surely be impressed by the cards the other DT ladies have put together, and today is also Fabulous Friday with a Freebie over at Sugar Creek Hollow.  

Here's the link to visit the other DT gals

Dani ♥ Donna ♥ Joan ♥Joseline  ♥ Linda ♥ Loretta 

Marsha ♥ Nancy ♥ Sarah  Stephanie ♥ Tracy ♥ Kelly

Remember to pick up your freebie over at Sugar Creek Hollow, too!

Summer days

Well, at this time of year we start looking forward to the warmth of summer days.  This card was made with that in mind.

The main image here is called Mimosa on Fence. You can find the image at the Paper Jewels website.  It's coloured with copics, and I experimented with colouring the background, both the sky and ground, with the airgun.  I was trying to see if I could get a sunny sky.  It's not exactly as I envisioned it, so I'll have to keep experimenting.

It's dressed up with some Basic Grey rhinestones and a flower and ribbon...not much room for anything else!

Paper Jewels March inspiration challenge

Here's an interesting challenge from the Paper Jewels blog for you to try your hand at:  select a piece of jewelry from this website:  Gotta Have Bling
and then use that as inspiration for your card.


So first of all, before I show you my card, here is the item I used for inspiration:  

It reminds me of a necklace my mother had when I was a child that I particularly liked....the bold colours and the whimsical style combined, that's what I wanted to capture in my card.  And here's the card that resulted:

I wanted it not only to be bold and whimsical, but dreamy too.  What is she thinking about, you wonder when you look at this.  The image is a Bildmalarna one available from Paper Jewels, and coloured in with copics.  The rhinestones are Basic Grey and flowers a gift from Christmas.  The whipping cream on the beverage is fussed up with liquid pearls.


So, what do you think?

SCH Colour Challenge

Today I've got a card to share with you following a colour challenge from Sugar Creek Hollow.  The colour challenge is to use 4 (yes, FOUR!) colours:  Baha Blue, Riding Hood Red, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip.  I don't usually mix this many colours on a card, so it was a real challenge for me.

The main image is a digi stamp from Sugar Creek Hollow.  It's coloured with copics.  For this card I left room at the bottom to add a sentiment later--the image is pretty multi purpose, so I'll wait and see if it's a thank you or thinking of you card I need :-)

My Journal

Happy Tuesday!  It's Paper Jewels day for me, and I have to say this is one of my favoritest cards I've made in a while.

The main image here is called Mimosa's Book, by Bildmalarna. You can find the image at the Paper Jewels website.  I used the coffee staining technique for the journal paper in the background, and dug out my super favorite ribbon from StampingBella.  The main image is coloured with copics, as usual, and the sky background was done with the airgun.

Sugar Creek Hollow Grand Opening

Today is the official grand opening for Sugar Creek Hollow, a new digi stamp company.  You've probably seen a few previews here on my blog over the past month as the ramp up to Grand Opening came up.

Here is one of my favorite and easiest cards made so far using the SCH images:

The images were layed out in Word and then printed, and after cutting out I distressed the image with a sponge and Creamy Caramel ink.  Then out came the Glossy Glaze for the hearts.  After that it was just a matter of layering the papers and adding a bit of lace.

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Also, today is March 1st, which means that Just my Sketches has a new inspiration and sketch challenge for us to play with, check it out here:  Just my sketches challenge blog link
I'll be playing in this one too, so check back here to see what I come up with in the next couple weeks.