Touch Twin Markers Challenge: Friends

Touch Twin Markers has a great new challenge with the theme of Animals.  I know you *don't have to* use their markers (at this point), however, I really wanted to and with my limited number of Touch Twin Markers could either have about anything pink (...wouldn't Lee be happy, lol!) and then realized I had the perfect Touch Twin markers for a giraffe from Zoo Animals!!! I used one brown: BR94 and two yellows: YR21 and YR33.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day! 

Blessings,

 

Spot On!

I recently bought the DCWV Animal Crackers paper pack which I thought would be perfect with the various animal stamp sets I have collected over the past year. It has so many fun patterns and colors it will be a great "go to" pad. For this card, I used Gina K's Chocolate Kiss and SU Tangerine Tango cardstock. They really go together so nicely! The design itself is from a sketch challenge over on StampTV which is a fantastic sketch that I will definitely use again and again.
Sorry this picture turned out so fuzzy...if I get a chance I will retake it later today. It has been rainy and just yucky the last few days...I am ready for the sun!

Yesterday I did have the neatest thing happen...I won some blog candy on Gina K's blog which was the new set coming out Thursday by Melanie: Sporty Accessories, as well as the three new Vivid ink pads (that match her cardstock) and a sampler of the two newest colors of her Luxury cardstock: In the Navy and Rocket Red! I am so excited...

I hope you have a great day!

Birthday Page

Today I have another scrapbook page to share from a sketch challenge.   I just love how I am really starting to make a dent into the pictures I have been developing with the intent of scrapbooking.   Now my hubby doesn't fuss when I ask for so many extras to develop because I *am* using them :o))) For the past 15 years of marriage, we have very carefully placed our family pictures in chronological order in a series of 20 (yes, I said 20) photo albums.  And there is NO WAY I am going back and redoing all of those albums.... (it is just not going to happen) so I am starting with the last year and working from there for a separate way of keeping pictures which the kids will get when they grow up (IF I can part with them...and if not, they will get them when I...well, you know!) :o))

I am working on three separate books for the three kids and have one today of the baby (is he still a "baby" at one? I am not sure about that..) I just loved watching him eat cake. He was the only one of our three who enjoyed getting messy and just ate and ate and ate his birthday cake. He turned one back in March and has just about no hair (you can see it faintly in the natural light, so it is there, LOL!)....I am hoping by age 2 he will grow some but won't hold my breath.

Off for a busy day and back to town again :o)) Have a great day!

Home Is...

I recently got the set Wreath of Wishes in a trade and used it for a sketch challenge.  I paired it with a background I had stamped quite some time ago and found in my scrap bin.  Not too bad when it works out for another card, LOL! :o)  The background was stamped with two SU background stamps: Floral and French Script.

Today is a busy day for me, not only is it our 15th wedding anniversary (how did 15 years go by so fast?....Love you honey) ...but this evening our daughter has a piano recital that she has been preparing for since February.  I made this card for her to celebrate her big day. :o)  She has studied her piece so diligently and I just love listening to her practice.   It is truly a beautiful sound....
Have a great day!

Never Forget B'day

This was a fun little card to put together and I based it all on the fun designer paper from DCWV: Nana's Nursery Boy.
I have the spiral punch from SU but rarely use it and when I saw a cute card Carolyn King made using it I thought I would dust it off and try it myself.

Thanks for the inquiry on my little one.. I took him to the doctor before the weekend set in...he is on medicine and seems much better already.  In fact, this weekend I came upon this scene in the kitchen....



Needless to say, I burst out laughing...quite funny and even let him play in the flour for a little bit. At that point....why not right? :o) Now I am after my hubby to put locks on that cabinet! :o)))) It probably won't be as funny next time.
Have a great day!

Plaid Lion

I created this card for the sketch challenge on StampTV last week. I loved all of the blocking off on the sketch and used some scrap plaid paper I had in my bin. This card features Asela's stamp set Zoo Animals. I stamped several lion images (which were colored with Copics) and layered him to be 3 dimensional. If I get a chance today between errands and my son's early season Little League game I may be back to share another card I have been working on...but you know how that goes. :o) Sometimes the best laid out plans go awry!
Have a great day!

Zoo Animals: Birthday Card

This card was made using one of the new stamp sets Gina K. released last week. In fact, Asela was giving away the one she designed, Zoo Animals on her blog and ...I won!!! What a happy day that was!!! It is just so cute! I love the little sayings and the font they are in... I haven't stamped much at all this week, but when I received this set I just had to take a little bit :o))) I stamped the image three times and paper pieced the different layers on top of the image to add dimension. It looks really cool and next time I will try to remember to take a side photo...

Have a great day!!!