Little Angel Rachel

Elisabeth Bell is holding a GDT call for her digital stamp line and I love her stamps, so I thought I would make a card and give it a shot. This is only my second time that I've tried out for a design team call.  I want to get myself a bit motivated in the New Year and do some more with my card making and thought this would be a great way to start. Besides, it was fun to just create a card because I wanted to.  There were two different sketches that you could use, it was hard to decide which one that I wanted to use, but I chose this one as I thought it best suited my image.

The image I used is Rachel, Little Angel and is available here.  All of Elisabeth Bell images are so great to color and I love them all.  I think I have most all of her digital stamps now.   The papers I used are Basic Grey Sugar Rush.  I love these papers, or should I say most all of the Basic Grey papers.

Here's a close up picture of my image: (you can see the sparkle of the cryogen white cardstock)

The image was printed out with my laser printer onto Cryogen White cardstock, my favorite cardstock to use with my copic markers.  And of course colored with Copic Markers.

Wish me LUCK !!!!!!


Project Recipe:
Stamps: Elisabeth Bell digital stamp Rachel, Little Angel
Paper: Basic Grey Sugar Rush, American Crafts orange and green cardstock, Cryogen White cardstock
Accessories:  Prima Flowers Lilliput Roses, Recollections Muliberry Roses, Lace is from Offray, green ribbon,  Spellbinders Circle and Rectangle dies, Pearls
Copic Markers: E11, E00, E000, E0000, R20 (skin), E57, E53, E50 (hair),  G28, G24, G21, G20 (overalls), YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24 (shirt), YR20, G20 (wings), W4, W3, W1, W0 (ground)


Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

More Christmas cards

The month of December has gone too quick for me.  I haven't had any time to update my blog, for those that are following me, I'm sorry.   So for right now I'm going to post the pictures of my Christmas cards that I finally finished this past weekend and got them all in the mail by Monday and I will come back later and add all the details for each card. 

The first card is done is pinks.  I really like how this one turned out.  This one was sent to my aunt in MD.  Hope she likes it...  I used a digital stamp called "Christmas Fairy Mint". It is from Mo's Digital Pencil .  The image is printed onto cryogen white cardstock and colored with my copic markers.

This next card is a shaped card using my new Spellbinders Grand Calibur cutting machine and my new Grand Nestabilities Labels 1 dies.  I love this new machine and these dies (I only have 4 of the new Grand dies so far, but more are on the way)....   The image I used on this card is called "Mollie Mittens Christmas".  This image is another fabulous one from Marina Neira for Tickled Pink Stamps. 

The next 2 cards are another favorite of mine.  The digital image is another one from Mo's Digital Pencil called "Angel with Kitten".  The angel is colored in gold and the next card in green.  Such a sweet image....

This next card is another card using "Mollie Mittens Christmas" from Tickled Pink Stamps.

This next card is sort of a "manly" card.  This one was sent to my brother in law in IL.  I used another digital image from The Stamping Bazaar called " Bikkie's  Snowman".  It is another image created by Marina Neira.

The next card is another card using "Angel with Kitten" from Mo's Digital Pencil.  This time she is colored in red.

That's all the Christmas cards for this year.  Hope you all have a MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!!!

Project Recipe:
Stamps: digital images from Mo's Digital Pencil, The Stamping Baazar, Tickled Pink Stamps, Lily of The Valley Christmas Circular sentiments
Paper: DCWV paper stacks, American Crafts cardstock solid colors
Other: Ribbon from Michael's, pearls, Spellbinder dies, Copic markers


Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Polar Bear Christmas

Please bear with me as I add a few of the Christmas cards that I made this year to my blog.   I made a total of 14 cards, each one is different, but I won't post all of them today....

This first card is my favorite one that I made this year.  The card is made using a digital stamp from Whimsy Stamps called "Warm Winter Wishes" created by Crissy Armstrong.  This stamp can be found here .  I really LOVE this image and how it colored up real easy with my Copic markers.

I did a bit of experimenting with colors on the polar bear as in real life they really aren't plain white.  I did alot of shading and then took my white Inksentials pen and drew in fur lines on the polar bear.  I'll have to try and crop the picture so you can see the bear up close. (Look for another picture tomorrow).   This card will be going to my neighbor, the one that got me started in scrapbooking. Hope she doesn't look at my blog and see it before I get it to her, but if she does, I hope she likes it.....

CLOSE UP OF POLAR BEAR

I am entering this card into a challenge or two.  My 2nd and 3rd challenges to date....  So keep your fingers and toes crossed for me..... 

One challenge is at "The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenges". 

The challenge is  Christmas Something or An-Otter!!
This can be a card, a tag, a gift bag that you make, a scrapbook layout with animals on it, a decorated tin; let your imagination run wild and see just how fun this challenge might be!! And no, it doesn't have to be an otter image that you use, lol!

The other challenge is at "Sundays With Crissy" . It is Challenge #12 Christmas is Coming! or Winter is Here!.
I'm trying for that last push to get my Christmas cards done on time this year (you too?) so this theme will help us all do that.  If you're done your Christmas stash (or if you don't do Christmas cards) then a winter card will be fine for this challenge. Follow the link above to go to the post on Crissy's blog to post your card.

Wish me luck in these 2 challenges....  I've sure got my fingers and toes crossed......


Project Recipe:
Stamps: Whimsy digital stamp Warm Winter Wishes , LOTV Christmas circular digital sentiments
Paper:  AC Cardstock, Cryogen irridescent white cardstock
Accessories:  Dies Direct Scalloped Coved Rectangle dies, Martha Stewart snowflake punches, Circle punch for the sentiment and mat, ribbon, brads and bead findings,  Copic markers (will list colors used later)


Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Ribbon Girl give away

Just came across a new blog today called "The Ribbon Girl" .  They are having a Christmas giveaway, to go to their blog click HERE .  I am always on the lookout for ribbon as I LOVE to use them on my cards, so go check them out and get some inspiration..... 

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

A couple of Cards

I had to make a couple of cards for one of my Yahoo groups that I'm on.  They were for Once a Month RAK for the Copic crafters yahoo group.   I am pretty happy with the way they turned out.  I used another digital image from Elizabeth Bell  called "I Love You This Much".   The digi was printed on cryogen white cardstock and of course colored with copic markers.  This first card is for the NOV OAMR....  Hope the recipient likes it.  I also used a digital circular sentiment from Lily of The Valley.  Looks like they are only available now in rubber. Sorry :)

 This next card is for the Dec OAMR.  It uses the same digital image from Elizabeth Bell.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Digital stamps from Elizabeth Bell, Lily of the Valley digital circular sentiments
Paper:  Basic Grey, DCWV
Accessories:  Spellbinders Labels 16, Spellbinders Inverted Circles, Spellbinders Classic circles,  Ribbon from my stash, Pearls, Copic markers (will list colors later)

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Elizabeth Bell Christmas card

 Here is another Christmas card that I made today.  The image I used is a digi stamp from Elizabeth Bell Designs.  I think she is really cute.  The image was printed on Cryogen white cardstock and colored with Copics. I am pretty happy with the way this card turned out.

This also was my first attempt at using my cloud templates that I've had sitting here for months.  I really like how this card turned out.  I added a lot of stardust stickles to the snow to give it a glittery effect. 


Project Recipe:
Stamps:  Elizabeth Bell Digi stamp
Paper: American Craft cardstock in white and red, Me & My Big Ideas snowflake cardstock
Ink: Memento summer sky for the clouds
Accessories: Spellbinders Label 1 dies, Spellbinders Big Scalloped Border Petites die, Hot Fix gems, Ribbon from my stash, Making Memories snowflake charm, Bow easy,  cloud template, Copic markers

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

A Christmas Card

Here is a Christmas card that I just got done making.  I have to say that I'm ashamed of myself, this card contains no use of Copic markers...    This is a Z-fold card with a Popcorn the Bear 3-d decoupage on the front.  This is my very first decoupage card and I have to say that I LOVE IT....   The picture isn't that great as it is a scan, but will have my husband take a picture with his camera later.

Project Recipe:
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Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Honey Bee Tilda

Happy Friday!!!!  This week went by sooo fast.  Can't believe it's Friday already.  Today I created a card using Magnolia Honey Bee Tilda and Magnolia Honey Jar.  I stamped the stamps on Cryogen white cardstock and colored them using Copic markers.

I teach Copic classes at a local stamping store called "Stamp-ede Rubber Stamping Store". A few of the gals that have taken all 3 of my classes wanted to keep going with the classes, so we created a Copic 4 class which is Design of the Month using Copics.  I take a stamp from the store and color with copics and create a card which everyone makes in the class.  For the month of December the gals wanted me to show them how to take Tilda and have her sitting on something or add a background stamp behind her if she is standing.  So this card was made with that in mind.  So if you are in the York, PA area and would like to take some Copic classes, please check out Stamp-ede Rubber Stamping Store, they are working on a new website, but you can check them out on facebook using the following link  http://www.facebook.com/pages/York-PA/Stamp-ede-Rubber-Stamping-and-Scrapbooking-Supplies/342026797722 .

Here's another card using the same Magnolia Honey Tilda......

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Magnola Honey Bee Tilda, Magnolia Honey Jar
Paper: Cryogen white cardstock, Bazzill Green and Purple cardstock, MME It's My Party paper stack
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spellbinders Labels Eight die, Ribbon and Lace from my stash


Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

House Mouse B-day card

Happy Tuesday....  Today's post is a B-day card that I made for a friend that works at Stamp-ede Rubber stamping store here in York, PA.  Rox don't look......  I used a House Mouse stamp and colored with Copic markers. 

I used one of my new dies that I got from the Heirloom convention back in Sept.  I decided to do a shaped card and these dies are great for that. The dies are from Dies Direct and it is the French Scalloped Flair.

The image is stamped on Cryogen white cardstock and colored with my Copic markers (listed at the end of this post). .  I add alot of stickles (unfortunately it doesn't show on the picture). 

I will try from now on to list what color Copics that I used on each card.

Project Recipe:
Stamps:  House Mouse Glitter Hearts
Paper:    Cryogen white cardstock, American Crafts purple cardstock, The Glitter stack from DCWV
Ink:         Memento tuxedo black
Accessories:  Dies Direct French Scalloped Flair dies, Ribbon from my stash,
                     Copic markers - E31, E33, E35, E00, C1, C5, R20, V15, V17, V12, Y21, Y15,                                          R85, R37,  BG05, BG10, R00, YG63



Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

Blue, Silver and White Christmas card for RRR Challenge

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday.  Hope you all have had a great week.

I've decided to try my hand at a few challenges and here is the first one.  Here is a card that I made for the Really Reasonably Ribbon Challenge #11.  The challenge is to make something using the colors BLUE, SILVER and WHITE. It can be a card, layout, tag, ATC, you name it!! As long as it follows the theme and has ribbon on it.

The picture made the silver look washed out, it is prettier in person. Tilda is stamped on cryogen cardstock and colored with copics.  The snowflakes were cut out using my Spellbinders Create a Flake one die.  More info on what I used to make my card is below.

Hope you have a great weekend.....


Project Recipe:
Stamps:  Magnolia Silent Night Tilda (from the So Jolly, Under the Mistletoe collection)
Paper: card base is American Crafts white cardstock, blues are American Crafts cardstock, silver cardstock  and the snowflake cardstock is by Paper Pizazz, cryogen white cardstock
Accessories: Copic Markers, Spellbinders Create a Flake One dies, silver edged ribbon is from Offray, Pearls

Thanks for stopping by,
Dawn

Magnolia Tilda Christmas Card

Here is a scan of my first Christmas card for this year.  I used a Magnolia Tilda stamp called Silent Night Tilda.  Tilda is stamped on Cryogen white cardstock and colored in with Copic Markers.

Project Recipe:
Stamps: Magnolia Silent Night Tilda, Magnolia Pointsettia
Paper: Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper pad, Cryogen White cardstock, Black cardstock, white cardstock for card base
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Copic Markers,  ribbon from my stash, branch punch, green pearls, clear rhinestones colored with copic markers

Thanks for stopping by,

Dawn

House Mouse Bookmark

This is a bookmark that I made for a swap on the House Mouse yahoo group, back in September 2010.  The House Mouse stamps were stamped on Cryogen Irridescent White cardstock with memento Ink and colored with copic markers. You can't see in the scan, but they each have ribbon with beads attached to the top of each bookmark. (will have to take another picture).

Project Recipe:
Stamps: House Mouse Smarty Pants, House Mouse Fragrant Friendship
Paper: Cryogen Irridescent white
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copics, ribbon, beads, Spellbinders label die

Thanks for stopping by,
Dawn

My new adventure

 This is my second post to my new blog.  After some prodding from my friends I decided to take this step and create a blog to showcase my card creations.  So please bear with me as I take the baby steps in learning this new step. 

Project Recipe:

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Accessories: 

Thanks for stopping by, 

Dawn

This is my first post

This is just a test to see if I can do this blogging thing......

Below is a card I made for a swap for the House Mouse yahoo group.

This card is colored with Copic markers.