BFFs Forever!

Hi everyone!

I hope you are having a fabulous day and getting some crafty time in!

I wanted to pop in real quick and share a card that I made for my husband.

We recently celebrated our wedding anniversary and this is the card that I made for him:

As soon as I saw this stamp, I knew I had to have it in my life to make my hubby a card. 

His preferred method of travel is a Harley Davidson so I thought he would get a kick out of this haha!

I always struggle with masculine cards so I kept it pretty simple and kept the focus on the image and sentiment. I stamped my image onto a piece of white hammermill cardstock and colored it with my Copic markers. Once I had it colored, I used a stitched rectangle die to cut it out. I adhered it to some blue houndstooth patterned paper and then added it to my white A2 card base. I added some doodles around the perimeter for a little visual interest. I stamped my sentiment and used a stitched die to cut it out. I popped it up onto my card with foam tape and added a little red enamel heart to complete my card. So simple but I adore how it turned out!

Copics Used:

--Trike: R24, R27, R39, C1, C4, C6, C8, Y26--

--Girl's Skin: E50, E51, E21, R20--

--Girl's Hair: E23, E25--

--Girl's Dress/Shoes: Y11, Y13, Y15, C4, C6--

--Boy's Skin: E50, E51, E21--

--Boy's Hair: E31, E33--

--Boy's Outfit: C0, R27, B21, B34, C4, C6--

I would also like to play along with the following challenges:

--The Male Room: #176 Travel--

--I {heart} Promarkers Challenge Blog: #540 Anything Goes/Use A Die--

&

--Addicted to Stamps & More: $451 Make Your Mark--

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!
I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill)
• Patterned Paper: Doodlebug
• Stamp: Mini Oddballs on a tricycle (Stampingbella)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Dies: Rectangular Frame Dies (MCT), Mini Tag Dies 3 (Jaded Blossom)
• Misc.: Black Micron Pen, Foam Tape, Enamel Heart

 

Be Bright!

Hi everyone and happy happy Monday!

I hope you had a fun weekend!

Today I am popping in to share a card that I made with a few challenges in mind.

The challenges that I am entering are:

--Merry Little Christmas Challenge: Anything Christmas--

--Happy Little Stampers Christmas July Challenge: Optional Twinkle--

--Crafter's Cafe: #299 Christmas In July--

--July Christmas Card Prep Challenge at Scrapbook.com, using the following sketch:

Here is the card that I made:

Following the above sketch, I built my card base using some red and white cardstock along with some patterned papers from Doodlebug. I stamped that adorable little Reindeer & Tree from Mama Elephant with some Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and did some simple Copic coloring. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and placed them onto the die cut circle. I added some doodle lines around the perimeter of some of the papers for a little visual interest. I completed my card with some glossy accents on his nose & lights and some enamel dots in the top corner of the pattered paper piece. 

I went and ahead and made 4 cards while everything was out. 

I'm really loving prepping this early for my Christmas card stash!

Copics:

 --Browns: E44, E43, E42, E41--

--Green: YG17, YG25, YG01--

--Red: R29, R00--

--Yellow: Y15--

--Blue: B04--

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products used:

• Cardstock: Red (Recollections, White (Hammermill)
• Patterned Paper: Christmas Magic (Doodlebug)
• Stamps: Reindeer (Mama Elephant)
• Dies: Reindeer (Mama Elephant), Scalloped Rectangle Dies (C.C. Designs), Nesting Circles (WRMK)
• Misc.: Foam Tape, Glossy Accents: Black Micron Pen, Wink Of Stella

Bee Awesome!

Hi there and happy Thursday!

Almost the weekend!!

I hope you are doing well and able to stay cool. 

Seems like a lot of areas are getting some pretty hot temps. 

I wanted to pop in today and share a card that I made with a few challenges in mind. 

The challenges that I would like to enter are:

--The Crafty Addicts: #3 Anything Goes--

--Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: 4 Legged Friends--

&

--Sketch Saturday: #730--

Here is a look at the card that I created:

I'm not quite sure what it is lately, but I seem to be drawn to all things bees.

However, I'm not a real big fan of the stinging ones, just the cute ones that I can color hahaha!

This stamp from Avery Elle is older but I thought he would be perfect for this card sketch.

I created my card by first building my card base. I started with some Kraft cardstock and layered some patterned paper from Echo Park on top. Next I stamped my images and gave them a simple coloring with my Copic markers. I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and added them to my circle focal point. I stamped my greeting, notched the end and tucked it behind my bear. I added a little enamel heart, some black Nuvo drops and some white enamel dots to complete my card.

 Super easy but oh so cute!

Copic Colors Used:

--Browns: E40, E41, E31, E33, E35, E49--

--Pink: R20, R32 (cheeks)--

--Yellows: Y11, Y15, Y18--

--Blues: BG0000, BG000--

--Grays: C0, C4, C6, C7--

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Kraft (Pen Gear)
• Patterned Paper: Fine & Dandy (Echo Park)
• Stamp: Bee A Keeper (Avery Elle)
• Dies: Bee A Keeper (Avery Elle), Nesting Circle (WRMK)
• Misc.: Clear Wink Of Stella, Enamel Dots, Black Nuvo, Yellow Nuvo, Foam Tape

Ahoy There!

 Hi crafty friends!

I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your summer!

Summer is always so busy and it seems like I spend less time in my craft room. 

Anyone else like that?

Today I was determined to get into my room and create a card though and I'm happy to say that I did!! Yay!! lol!

I created my card using an adorable image from 

Pink Gem Designs.

Isn't this little Sailor Bear the cutest?

I thought he was just perfect to create a summer themed Hello card.

To create my card, I started with a dark blue A2 cardbase and layered some patterned paper on top. I embossed some red cardstock with a polka dot embossing folder and added that to the bottom of my card base. I added a thin strip of white cardstock and wrapped some twine around, tying it off with a bow. I printed out that adorable teddy and colored him with my Copic markers. I used my Scan N Cut to cut him out and popped him up onto a die cut circle with foam tape. I printed out my sentiment and popped that up with more foam tape to complete my card. 

Copic Colors Used:

--Bear: E50, E31, E33, E59, R22, R20--

--Shirt/Hat: C00, C0, R27, R39, B37--

--Boat: B32, B34, B37, R39, C00--

I would like to play along with the following challenges:

--My Time To Craft: #512 Summertime Waterplay--

--The Paper Funday: #55 Anything Goes (optional Red, White & Blue)--

--Can You Handle The Pressure: Anything Goes (Optional Stars)--

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!
I really appreciate it!
I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Nightshift Blue (MFT), Red (Lawn Fawn)
• Patterned Paper (Carta Bella)
• Stamps: Ahoy There Sailor Bear (Pink Gem Designs)
• Dies: Nesting Circles (WRMK), Fishtail Foundations (MFT)
• Misc.: Foam Tape, Twine, Copic Opaque White Paint, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder