Well, I decided to enter the Twisted Tuesday Challenge last week - since it was about CHOCOLATE!! And I am DEFINATELY a Chocoholic!!! The challenge was 2TC48, the main challenge was what was used to color with (and Copics were mentione and they are what I use!), but the twist was to use something "chocolate" in the card. SO - I knew I coulf do that one!! I used DP that had chocolate chips on it, and a stamped image from a retired SU stamp I had. I colored the candy bar and wrapper with Copics, and used glitter on the foil in the wrapper. Also used Baker's Twine that was a chocolate color. Some chocolate colored bling was put in the lower corners of the card. ENJOY!!

Hi Everyone!! FINALLY!! I got this one to post!! This card is made from the image from Round #7 of the Unidentified Image swap! Thank you Carol for such a cute image!! All I could think of was "dancing - what should I use?". I found the DP, and got started! This image is SO cute!! I colored it with Copic markers - E00, E17, R32, C10, BG72, R81 & RV 23. I applied the DPs to the CS, also using some ribbon to make the "seam" look more finished. The small pearls were applied in the lower left corner of the card. The pink CS in back of the image is Bazzil CS. Behind teh phrase Carol sent us is a background material - is like a plastic and you can sand it if you would like (I got it from a local scrapbook store to use on cards). Both the pictue and the phrase are raised with foam tape. Thanks again Carol for sending this image!!

Good Morning!! This card is Round #6 of the Unidentified Images Swap. Thank You Linda for such a cute image!! I really enjoyed making this card!!

I colored my image with Copic Markers, and mounted the image on foam tape to add dimension to the card. The word FRIENDS is from a set I have of stamps regarding friendship. The edging is done with a punch I had here for a project. Ribbon with footprints and fire hydrants is also some I had left from that project. Inside is a verse, "thanks for being my friend". Friendship is so very important! This card was such fun to make!! Again - Thank You Linda for hostessing this round and sending such a cute image!!

LET IT SNOW!! Round #5 of the Unidentified Image swap was hosted by Jeanette Cloyd (Forest Ranger). The image she used fit in SO well with this season - the image is from Darcie, the set it is from is Peekin' Snowman. I used Copics to color my image - B00, E29, E40, G29, R46, RV10, V12, Y17, and YR04. I also put clear glitter glue on the snowman, snow falling, and snow on the ground. DP with snowflakes on it is in the background, then a shape was cut with a template on Bazzil Cardstock that had raised dots and was placed on the background. The image was then placed on the shaped piece. An area of the card is cut off, so the front is a " flap" on the end. The Cardstock used for the card is PTI White. Under the "flap" is a small piece of light blue Cardstock with raised white dots (resembling snowflakes) on it. Then, I placed a glittery ribbon down the center, placing on the ribbon a saying Jeanette had sent us. ENJOY!!

Oh, this Unidentified Image Swap #3 has been such fun! Since I've been hostess this round, I get everyone's cards!! Anyway, Here is the card I made. The image used is the House Mouse image, Take Time to Smell the Flowers. I used Copics to color the image - colors E000, E31, E71, G10, and RV14. I framed the stamped image with dark green cardstock; then used DP with one side cut out with Nestabilities, and the other side as the background piece.Foam pieces were used to make a more defined layered look. Also, a small flower was used on the stem of the image, with the flower colored with RV14. Cardstock used for the card was SU Daffodil Delight.

This round, the Unidentified Swap was hosted ny Kelly Santi. The image Kelly sent us to use is from Kraftin' Kimmie stamps, and is called "Florence". So cute!! And what a perfect image for this time of year! I colored "Florence" with Copic markers, I used the following: E000 for skin; E29, E18, and E25 for hair; RV09 and V01 for the dress; V04 for the hairband; V17 & C7 for the sunglasses; and RV23 and V01 for the socks. I cut the image out after coloring it, and placed it on sandpaper to imitate the beach sand. DPs are layered in back of the sandpaper, and I used Crystal Effects on the sunglass lenses. The phrase was stamped with Rich Cocoa Memento Ink on Neptune CS, and was then placed over We R Memory Keepers Baker's Twine. Also, the image and phrase were elevated from the CS using foam tape, to help with the 3-D effect of the card. Enjoy the beach!

I made this card for the 1st of the Unidentified Image Swaps. Barb (barbaralynn - SCS) sent the same images to all of us in teh swap - this was interesting to see how each person did their card.
The image she sent us was from GinaK, from the set Spring Has Sprung.
I colored the image with Copic Markers. The duck is colored with Y04, the bill is Y17, and the inside of the mouth is colored with R24.
The water is colored with BG01.
The umbrella is colored with R46, the handle of the umbrella is colored with C9.




I used a circle cutter with a scalloped edge to cut the one side of the image in scallops, the Bazzill cardstock I used underneath is cut the same way. Straight edges to the remaining 3 sides.
The Cardstock from Bazzill was also used with my Cuttlebug folder for the area of raised dots.

The phrase I used I thought was fitting for this image. Ribbon was cut and placed under the phrase, as well as SU ribbon was used over the cardstock and d/p to cover raw edges.

FINALLY!! I'm posting!! Sorry it's been so long since I posted!


This post , I was asked to be a Guest Designer for this month on the Dueling Darlings. The kit was sent to me to make this card, with the idea to make a card with something you would NOT wear on it. So.....

The image used is from American Art Stamp (Body By); and it made me think of previous years in my life. Copics were used to color the image. In the background, I made a pattern of blocks, with a color band down the middle - similar to a quilt. That's why the word REMEMBER is used - remember those times. I would not wear a quilt to a party! Of course, the brad used is a coffee cup as these ladies are drinking coffee while they eat cookies and ponder.... and the DP used with chocolate chips is so good to frame the image with since cookies are in the image!

I've really enjoyed being a Guest Designer this month!!

And I promise not to wait so long between posts on my blog!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEB!!

This is the next-to-the-last blog in the Blog Hop we've been having for Deb's birthday. What fun it has been! There are 7 blogs before this one in the hop - you should have been to all of them. The blog previous to this one is Donelda's Blog - Wiggy's World. If you missed it, you need to back up to it:

http://wiggysworldofcrafts.blogspot.com/

Sooo... we heard that Deb's favorite color is GREEN. My card has a LOT of green in it.

I used the image, Gavin the Giving Dragon from High Hopes. Gavin is bringing presents to Deb for her birthday. I used Copic pens to color the image, using colors B02, B29, G12, RV14, RV17, V04, Y28, YG03, and Y45. He is cut out and mounted on YoYo Yellow cardstock, that is then mounted on Brilliant Blue Textured cardstock, Some presents are pasted on the ribbon under his picture. Small "bling" stars are on the outer circle of cardstock.

Inside of the card, you will see another High Hopes stamp, Birthday Fish. This image is also colored with Copics; colors B000, Bg10, BG18, and YR68 were used on this image. Clear Glitter Glue is used on the bubbles in the water in this image.

In the final section of this card - the lower part of the inside - I have used more High Hopes images for the Birthday Cake and candles seperate from the cake image. Copics were used to color all images, and numbers B24, B32, B41, G0000, G05, RV29, Y02, and Y35. Clear Glitter Glue is used on the candle flames to highlight them. The cake is cut out and mounted on Bright Pink cardstock, and then on a larger circle of green cardstock. Small "bling" stars are on the outer circle.

The candles that are seperate from the cake image were also colored with Copics, numbers B24, G07, G12. R27, Y02, Y35, and YG45. Again, Clear Glitter Glue is used for highlighting the flames.
The verse on this page is SO appropriate - Make A Wish!

Next, go to Deb's blog and wish her Happy Birthday!!

http://frecklefacepw.blogspot.com/2010/09/50.html

Again, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEB! Have a FANTASTIC day!!

Another NEW High Hopes Artist will be coming out next week! Be sure to check out the blog!!

Well, it's hot here! So, I decided to do some stamping.

This week's High Hopes Challenge #83 is Use Your Favorite Embellishment. I like nautical things, since I live near the water. So, I used a new High Hopes stamp, Pelican Post, in the card I made.

I used blue textured cardstock on the left side, with ribbon tied in a knot on the cardstock. The Pelican Post stamp is colored with Copics E27, E30, E33, and Y35. The Designer paper of the water is torn, and the water and Pelican Post stamp are mounted on Designer paper that resembles sky. A light brown plaid Designer paper is behind the picture. Small seashells are placed on the corners of the picture.

The inside of the card also has nautical prints and stamps related to water. I used the stamp Choppers Chilaxin' on the inside of the card. This beaver looks like he is relaxing in the hot weather! The image is colored with Copics E15, E27, G5, G12, RV14, Y02. Y35, and YR68. After cutting the image out to have him float on water Designer paper that I had torn, I placed foam on the back of the image so he would look afloat. Sky colored Designer paper was used in the background.

The lower part of the inside of the card has a seashell print Designer paper in the background. I tied a square knot in some cords and placed them over some scrap textured cardstock that I had. The crabs were punches out of Real Red cardstock.

Enjoy!

This week has a lot of celebrating!! July 1 was Canada Day, and July 4 will be Independence Day for the US!

SO - this High Hopes stamp made me think of the summer celebrations. My family has always had a picnic on July 4 - Hmmm...

The stamp, Grillin' Joseph, and the saying Fire Up The Grill go together so well. I used Copic colors Booo, B95, C1, E00, E27, E35, R29, and Y35 to color the image. The verse was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. After the image was colored, I went around the edges with Copic 100 to outline the image, and used a slim line marker to outline the letters on the hat, so it would look like a youngster had done it to his hat. I used Designer Papers with many stars and patriotic imaging on it to decorate the card. Ribbon used on the front is decorated with stitching and reflective dots.

Inside of the card, I covered it with patriotic papers, the paper on the top has glitter as well as stars and stripes on it. On the lower page, three different papers are used underneath the white section in the middle. Papers used have red, white, and blue coloring, as well as many stars.

Have Fun!!

WOW! High Hopes really had some neat NEW stamps!!

I decided to use some "old" High Hopes stamps in this week's challenge #81 - Anything Goes!!

On the front of the card, I used the stamp Ms. Griffin. I cut out the image after I had colored it with Copic pens. I used colors R27, R29, Y35, W1, W3, W5, and went around the edge of the picture with 100. I used a Blender Pen to make the gray feathers look shaded. a Glitter pen was used on feather marks, and and on marks on the feet. Foam Adhesive circles are used to raise the image.

I used cardstock pieces for the front, dry embossing them with Cuttlebug folders. Under Ms. Griffin, I used Nestabilities to cut out the cardstock and Designer paper used. The Dew Drops and flower are adhered to the card with extra sticky red tape.

Inside of the card, I used Designer papers that have a Nature theme.

On the top section, I stamped the Rock Wall with Small Monkey Mike sitting on the wall. These images were also colored with Copics. On the wall, I used E30, G05, G07, RV09, RV11, W1 and W5; the edges of the images were traced around with 100. These images were also raised with Foam Adhesive Circles.

On the lower section, I used Copics to color all images on this section. Stanley Snake is colored with E35, G05, G12, R27, RV14, and YG03. Mushroom #2 is colored with B000, G05, V12, and RV09.

The Cardstock in the middle of the page is Natural White (Stamping Up), surrounded by a small piece of a green cardstock with raised dots on it.

WOW!! ANOTHER artist entering with High Hopes this week!!
Melissa will be entering this Friday, so High Hopes blog will have ANOTHER blog hop! Come join the blog hop!

Take a look!!

The blinkie above is about the NEW High Hopes stamps coming out!! Follow the blogs next week to get involved!

I thought this High Hopes stamp, Lenny's Love Me Nots, was so appropriate for this card!! Lenny looks so happy! This is a perfect card to send to someone for their birthday!



I used Copic pens to color this dragon image. Colors used were B02, G07, RV09, V04, V12, Y17, and YR65. I also used a purple glitter pen on the dragon, & a yellow glitter pen on the teeth and the flower center.
The wording is also High Hopes. After stamping it and cutting the phrase out, I went around the cardstock with the RV09 Copic pen.
The flower and DP came from a Card Kit I had received.

This week, the High Hopes Challenge #72 is something to do with food.
Oh picnic memories!! The High Hopes stamp that is used, Ant's Picnic, looked appropriate for this challenge with the ants fixing a hot dog to eat.
The image and verse were stamped with Memento Black Ink, on white cardstock. The Copic colors used on this card were B000, B02, B16, C1, E30, E31, E33, E99, G12, G99, R29, RV17, W3, W7, Y13, and Y17. Absolutely Apricot cardstock was used, as well as small pieces of DPs. The steel brads were in a card kit that I had received.

The inside of the card was covered with cardstock and DP remnants. Cardstock colors used were Barely Blue, Absolutely Apricot, and Natural White.

This card was made for High Hopes Challenge #68, with Easter in mind! On the front of the card, I used a DP that leeked "springy" as well as Easter eggs on ribbon. Cardstocks used on the front of the card are Pixie Pink, and white cardstock. The rabbit stamp, Fast Eddie, as well as the verse are from the latest stamps that Dustin made for High Hopes. The eggs on the bottom of the picture are punched out of scraps of DP that I had; also, 2 of the eggs, as well as the verse are "popped out", using Pop Dots. The rabbit carrying the basket, the basket, and eggs in the basket were colored with Copics, using colors C1, E30, R27, R81, RV14, V0000, V17, and Y17.

Inside of the card, DP was used on the upper part that had words and sayings about spring. Pacific Point cardstock was used for the corners. On the lower section, Barely Banana cardstock was used in the background, and Green Galore cardstock was used to make the grass, which was punched out. The stamp used for the lower portion is On Top of The World from High Hopes. This image was put in the grass, but was also "popped out" with the Pop Dots. Copics used to color this image are: B02, G05, RV14, V04, Y13, Y17, and V17.

WOW!! I didn't realize I hadn't been on yet this year! Sorry - we've had computer problems that have not let me post on here .

This card is a get well card I made for a friend. The Dragon on the front is a High Hopes dragon, Huggable Hank. I colored Hank with Copic pens, colors G07, G12, and YG03.


Paper used has been crumpled and torn, so it resembles dragon skin. Certainly Celery CS is used as the base card, and CS used on the front is Wild Wasabi , YoYo Yellow, and Crushed Curry. Ribbon used has light green "bling" on the dots on the ribbon.

The inside of the card has a dragon on one part of the inside - Dwight , from the latest High Hopes stamps. Grass has been punched out from a punch for grass, with DP in the background. Dwight, sitting on his toadstool blowing bubbles, has been fit among the grass, and raised off of the DP with the use of pop Dots. Bubbles blown are also raised.

Copic Colors used to color Dwight are B16, V12, and V17. The toadstool is colored with RV09, RV17 and Y17. Bubbles are highlighted with B0000, adn the bubble wand used to blow bubbles is colored with R27.

The looped area on the opposite side is made from Absolutely Apricot CS, and the High Hopes phrase on the looped area is stamped on Bashful Blue CS. This should be a happy card for them when the person gets it!

Winter Wonderland

BRRR!! It's getting colder here! I certainly HOPE we get some snow this weekend!!
As soon as I heard that we had snow forecast for this weekend, I decided to make a quick card.

The image used on this card is a High Hopes image. I loved the Snowlady holding the birdhouse!

I used Copics to color the image, and used colors B000, B16, B21, BG18, E31, G12, R27, R29, R81, V04, V07, W7, and Y17.

The background paper I used is one that I thought went very well with a snowy scene - Winter Wonderland is written on the DP, as well as glitter applied to the DP. The large snowflake used is one that was sent to me by a friend I swapped with.

Inside the card, I used DPs with snowy scenes. The Ribbon shown across the top of the inside of the card says it all - LET IT SNOW!!!

Stay warm!!