Lots of layers

Hello!

It's Outlawz Twisted Thursday! This week we are challenging you to use lots of layers on your project for our Twisted Thursday Challenge.
If you follow or read my blog, you know I love layers so this was a perfect challenge for me ;-) 

Here is my sample and it has more layers than normal for me :-)

The flowers are from Gina K Designs Dogwood and Butterfly stamp set. I colored them with prisma pencils, OMS and then covered them with stickles. I usually can not get the sparkle from the stickles or glitter to show up in my pictures but it sure did this time! Actually I think it showed up too much! lol!

The sentiment is from Buds & Vases, also Gina K Designs.

I used a several different spellbinder dies - Big Scalloped Rectangles, Eyelet Circles, Circles and Iron Works Accents. 

The pattern papers are October Afternoon's Thrift Shop.

We invite you to play along with us and who knows, you might just might win a prize if you do ;-)

Card Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K Designs - Dogwood and Butterfly, Buds and Vases

Ink: Memento, SU

Papers: Gina K, SU, OA

Other: Prisma Pencils, OMS, Pearls, Spellbinders - Big Scalloped Rectangles, Eyelet Circles, Circles, Iron Works Accents.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Think Pink

Hi!!
I am a happy girl today!
I was a Design Team Favourite again this week for Make It Monday. Thank you so much Kerrie for picking my Just a Note card!!

I also would like to thank Leslie from the Come and Get It Challenge Blog for selecting my Back to School card as a top pick.

As you can see I used two other colors with my many shades of pinks. I just couldn't do my flowers with out green leaves and stems! lol!
The flowers are from a 3 different stamps sets by Gina K Designs - Buds & Vases, Friendship Garden, and Purr-fectly Delightful. I stamped the flowers in the frame from Inspiration Mosaic which is also Gina K Designs. The flowers are colored with Copics - YG03, YG25/RV10, RV11, RV13, RV42/R00, R01, R11, R20, R21, R22, R30, R32/T3, T5, T6, T7/C00.
The sentiment is also from the Inspiration Mosaic stamp set and is matted on Spellbinders Labels 17. The flourishes are the new Spellbinders Floral Flourishes.
I added some stickles to the flowers and distressed stickles to the leaves. You can see a bit of the sparkle on the flowers. I finished off the card with ribbon, lace and Wild Orchid Roses.

I am entering this in the following challenges -
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Heart Song Inspirations - Glitter and/or chipboard (I used Stickles)
iCopic - High Contract Colors (I used several shades of pink)
Two Sisters Challenge - Black & White plus 1 color (I used Pink as my other color) All Sorts Challenge - Flowers & Swirls

Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy your day!!



Card Supplies:
Stamps: Gina K Designs
Ink: Copics, Memento
Paper: Gina K Designs, Basic Grey Olivia
Other: Spellbinders - Labels 17 & Floral Flourishes, Ribbon, Lace, Stickles, WOC Roses, Sizzix Petals A Plenty EF.

Spring Flowers

Hello my crafty friends!!

I apologize for being so quiet this past week! Work and home have been keeping me very busy so I have not had a lot of crafting time. Last night we did not have any plans so I was able to stay home and finish up a couple of cards that I had started last weekend.
The little tulips are from Gina K's Spring Basket Stamp set. The flower stems and vase are from the Buds and Vases stamp set also Gina K. I colored them with copics, B00, B01/BG11, BG15, BG49/YG17, YG25. The vase has a thick coat of crystal lacquer on it and I added a bit of stickles to the tulips.
The papers are SU, Gina K and Copic X-press It. The white is embossed with the Sizzix Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder. The scallop border is a MS border punch. I embellished the card with a few *wink* pearls and a bit of lace. Can you see the bit of embroidery floss weaved through the top of the lace?

I am submitting this card for the CMC Copic Challenge which was to use different blues & Aquas and to color water.

Thank you so much visiting my blog! I love each and every one of your visits!!

Card Supplies:
Stamps: Spring Basket, Buds and Vases
Paper: SU, Gina K, Copic Xpress It
Ink: Copics, Memento, SU
Other: Pearls, Lace, Embroidery Floss, Spellbinders - Ovals & Labels 6, Sizzix embossing folder, MS Border Punch, Stickles

Green and Yellow challenge

Hiya!!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and a fabulous start to your week! I did not mean to be so quiet on my blog these past few days. Last week was very busy and stressful at work so when I got home, all I wanted to do was veg on the couch. I am sure you have all had those days or weeks right? *wink* I carried my vegging on the couch through Saturday and by yesterday I was feeling recharged and was inspired to play along with a couple of challenges on Stamp TV that the designers issued during the release party Thursday night.
My card today is for the Color Challenge and the colors we were suppose to use are green, yellow and a neutral color, which I picked white for my neutral.
The flowers are from Gina K's Buds and Vases stamp set and are colored with copics, YG0000, YG00, YG01, and YG03. I added a bit of stickle to the flower petals and a pearl to the centers.
The sentiment is from Versatile Verses and was cut out with a Spellbinders label die and matted on a die from the Fleur De Lis Pendant set.
The papers are Gina K's Pure Luxury Lemon Drop, Grass Green and White. The pattern paper is Basic Greys Origins.

I want to invite you to stop back on Wednesday for the Layers of Color Cake Decorating Party and check out the yummy cakes and cupcakes we have been baking in our creative kitchens for you!

Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!!

Hot Cocoa?

Hi!!

Have you ever participated in a Secret Sister exchange?
I participated in my first one at the end of last year. It was so fun and I would definitely do it again.
Now that we have revealed ourselves I wanted to share one of the projects I made for my Secret Sister. The last package that we send out with our reveal letter was to contain a handmade gift. Before I show you the gift, I would like to share the card I made to go with the gift.

Stamps: Gina K, Ink: Copics, Memento, Paper: SU, Gina K, Little Yellow Bicycle, Other: Spellbinders Oval Nestibilities, Seam Binding, Liquid Applique, Flock, Spoon Embellishment

The cup is from Gina K's Mugs and Kisses. I paper pieced it using pattern paper from Little Yellow Bicycle. The sentiment on the cup is from Buds and Vases stamp set. Since I am not a coffee drinker I made a cup of cocoa! The foam on the top is liquid applique which I heated to make it puffy. Before I heated it I sprinkled a little brown flock over it so after it was heated it looks like cinnamon sprinkled on it. How do you like my little cinnamon stick? That is the rolling pin image from the Have a Cookie stamp set. I color it with copics, E34, E37 and E39.
All the dp is Little Yellow Bicycle. I finished off the card with seam binding ribbon and a little spoon dripping with cocoa...*wink*!

Next I would like to show you the gift I made. I wanted to make something that she could use over and over again so I made her a little recipe book.
I started out with a chipboard book from Graphic 45 and decorated the pages with Little Yellow Bicycle pattern paper. This pattern paper had matching sticker that were perfect for a recipe book.
On the inside pages I added some of my families favorite recipes and left the opposite pages black for her to add some of her favorite recipes. I did not want to add a lot of bulk to the book so did not embellish the pages.
I had a lot of fun making this and hope my Secret Sister will enjoy it as much as I did making it!

I want to thank you all for visiting my blog and tell you how much I appreciate each and every visit!
Hugs!!