Totally Witchin! I'm Copic Certified!!!

Greetings from Not so Sunny Florida!  I've been busy the last week getting projects done and a quick trip to Orlando for Copic Certification!  I received my Standard AND Intermediate Certifications in one weekend!  It was a ton of great information to grasp but it was so much fun!  Glad to be back home to my girls.  The little four legged one missed me so much she made herself sick! :(  Not so much fun! LOL

 

 Taking the certification class brought on a whole new beginning of the way I look at things. They are not so simple anymore! It's a whole new ballgame! So be on the lookout for some "out of the box" creations!

 

 I actually made this card before I went to class It was made using a My Favorite Things stamp set and Stampin Up background stamp, background paper and cardstock. 

 

 

Don't forget to check out the Designed to Color magazine website for their latest issue.  I have two cards published in that issue and will have a couple more published later this year in other publications!  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Enjoy

Something for You

Happy Monday Peeps! I can't believe we are halfway through May.

Today's card is a happy little one that can use used for birthdays or just because.

The image is from Stampendois. I stamped using my Momento ink pad and colored with my Copics. I added Glitz Smooch to the wings of the new for a little sparkle.

The mat base is embossed with the large dot embossing folder and the sentiment is stamped on a tag punch. I needed a little something else so I added the three buttons.

Enjoy!

Before and After

I am up and the birds are singing! I am ready for some 90 degree weather and the warm Florida sun.

Today's card is a before and after. I found the original card on a blog (I forgot to bookmark) and cased it. I then redid the card and took it up a notch. I changed the color of the paper and added the black may for starters. I then stamped my images and colored them with Tim Holtz distressing ink. I also used the distressing ink on the edges of each piece and finished by using my glitter Gelly Roll pen to outline the lines in the image. They are attached using dimensionals and between those and the edges being distressed it really adds a nice WOW!

Try taking one of your cards and go from now to WOW!

Enjoy!

A Warm Hello Card starring Katie

In just a few weeks my best daughter in the world (as my cell phone announces when she calls will be graduating from middle school. I don't know where the time has gone but she has grown into a beautiful young woman with such a positive outlook on life. I'm proud to call her the best daughter in the world. On Sunday she decided she was going to participate in card class where everyone learned to tie a perfect bow and here she is with one of her cards sporting her perfect bow.

I love the colors of the card. We used our stamp pads and watercolored the stem of the flower and made the flower from punched shapes and a big threaded button. I always have to thread by buttons by simply running DMC floss through the holes. That's how I roll.

Enjoy!

Hello with mixed bunch flower punch

Hello everyone! TGIF! A cool front has moved in and it's a chilly morning here in Sunny Florida. Last night at dinner it was warmer inside than out. Not typical.

Todays card is simple but very nice. I Started with a slate blue and vanilla paper. I punched the loop border in vanilla as well as the strip. The flower is punched in blue and unused a pencil to "roll" the edges up. I found this big clear button in my stash and attached it with a glue dot. Stamped a cute little hello and I was done.

Enjoy!

Hippity Hoppity Happy Easter Bunny Transparency Card

Hello Everyone. It's going to be a beautiful Saturday here in sunny Florida. I plan to be soaking up the sun all day long!

Today's card is done on a transparency base. I cut a piece of patterned paper 4" x 5 1/4" and put it on the inside of the card and decorated the front. I stamped the cutest little bunny and colored him with my copics. I then cut grass for the bottom and the stem and leaf and added little buttons for the flowers. I like to tie DMC floss through the holes of the buttons. I then cut a cloud and stamped the Hippity Hoppity Happy.

Enjoy!

Listen Honey...

I made this card for a friend who shares the same birthday as me!  We met several years ago at a party (imagine that) on our birthdays and have so much in common....yorkies, bling, not acting our age, party girls, etc.  I couldn't just make any card...it had to make a statement and this stamp does just that!

The inside says "to me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am" and I would say that fits us both!

Happy Birthday Joyce!