October is cozy

It is October 1st  (or shortly it will be) and that means the Dirty Dozen Christmas challenge is posted up and I hope you can play along this month. My creations is using Cozy Cupfuls. 

I stamped this sweet cup with the tree on white card stock and colored with various Copic markers. I then die cut with a stitched die. The base is a few layers of card stock and designer paper. Before I added it to the base layer I did emboss with the matching stitched layers. Added my sentiment and an enamel dot. Topped it off with some sparkle and voila! 

Have a wonderful day! 

Fall hospitality thanks

Happy Friday! We sure have the fall weather right now and it is awesome! My creation today is using some tiny sunflowers. I send out thank you cards for all the parents who sign up for team dinners for the football team. As team mom I want them to know how much I appreciate them. This year they will all get the same card instead of a variety of design. Let's face it time is not on my side this year so I have to make do with one design. hee hee  Anyways... 

This is using the stamp set Sunny Harvest, the perfect set for a fall card. My designer paper was te color inspiration. Stamped the image in a wreath format and then colored with various Copic markers. Some piercing down the edge of the designer paper. My sentiment with a pearl for the accent and a little sparkle. Voila

Check out the Bloomies today: 

Christine Okken
 Julie Koerber

Birthday bucket

I promised you more of my sunflower cards I worked on last week and here is one of them. This is yet again a retired stamp from Heartfelt creations. This bucket is just so cute I think don't you? My image is colored with various Copic markers. 

Simple design with just a little bit of swiss dots texture to the base top panel. Added a flourished die cut behind main panel. A few enamel dots and some sparkles. Voila!

Crabapple friend

Good morning. Played with Happy Crabapple and some coloring for my card. I stamped the branches and then also matched it up with the base layer but only colored the center panel. 

Various Copic markers for the coloring. Added a thin black layer of designer paper before adding to the base panel. Sort of a take off my Friday card as I created these both the same day. Stamped my sentiment in the corner and added a few jewels. Voila! Hope you have a wonderful day.

Strong beautiful birthday

Friday it is and what a week. I have a few more sunflower cards to show you but those can wait will next week. I broke away from those to play and color Strong and Beautiful for my card today. Want to know something funny? My card fits the Creative Confetti challenge posted on the Power Poppy Blog and I didn't even know it. Ha ha!  It is called Over the Edge and my card is exactly that.  

First I stamped the image on white cardstock and then determined how much of an edge I wanted for the left side. Then I cut around the edges and then colored with various Copic markers.

Embossed the base layer with swiss dots. Added a thin cut edge of black cardstock to match the sentiment circle and added to the card front base. A few sequence and voila!

Check out the talented Bloomie Miss Julie today!

Watercolor thank you

Morning. I figured I should try my hand at some water coloring again as it has been awhile. I pulled out Abundant Petals for my creation today. Stamped them in rose ink and water colored with the same ink. 

Added some leaves with a bright green ink and should of used a darker ink. Good to know for next time. Added some various ink colored splatters and then die cut with a stitched rectangle. Some designer paper to the panel and then added to the base. I also added sparkle to just the outside edge of the petals, but it is hard to see in the photo. My sentiment and voila! 

Franken cute

This adorable guy is called Frankie's Pet Bat. He is printed and colored with various Copic markers. A simple black backing for the image panel.

The background is a spider web that I drew and added the die cut fence to the bottom with the sentiment. Added a die cut arrow with a button accent. Super cut fella that my nephew will love. Have a great day.