Crafts 4 Eternity - For the Boys

Hi friends - welcome back to another fab recipe at Crafts 4 Eternity! This week we are celebrating with "one for the boys"; I love this image from Whipper Snapper - Eli and Frogger. Aren't they just adorable? I can remember when our son would bring frogs - ALL SIZES into the house, holding them much like this with a 'SEE MOM' loud yell as I quickly shooed them back outside where they belonged...well, at least the frog. :D

One lucky participant will win 3 FREE sentiments from Crafty Sentiments Designs just for playing along and with Father's Day just around the corner, everyone can come up with a 'for the boys' card, so come join the fun!

Here's my creation - my very first time TRYING to watercolor - what do you think? I did a watercolor card earlier this week but it was just putting down some color and not really trying for shading or anything...so first attempt - I'll take any feedback you have!!

Thanks for stopping by; I LOVE when you visit!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: MFT Linen Background and Whipper Snapper Eli and Frogger

Papers: PTI Simply Chartreuse and Orange Fizz, Time Holtz watercolor paper

Ink: VersaFine Black
Accessories: MFT blueprints 15, Lil Inkers flag die, MME enamel dots, clear embossing powder,colored pencils, gamsol, glossy accents, black dimensional enamel

Challenges:
 Verve Visual Diva Dare - A Man's World

Crafty Creations - Winter Scene

This week at Crafty Creations, we're creating Winter Scenes! I used an image I have had FOR-EH-VER - yep; that long at least. Cute little snowman from Whipper Snapper Designs, just like Jingle Balls (gah, love that image)!! And this little snowman is just as cute!

I paper pieced his coat then colored the rest of the image with Copics and colored pencils. The layout comes from Jen's Sketch For You To Try (last one EVER; ugh, makes me so sad, I absolutely adore Jen's sketches!!!).

To complete my little scene, I added a Charlie Brown tree (looks just like one, doesn't it) and a sweet little cardinal (my fave bird)!

I added glossy accents to the snowman's nose and buttons and some black dimensional drops for the eyes.

Thanks for stopping by; hope you'll join us this week and show off YOUR Winter Scene!

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Whipper Snapper Snowman

Papers: PTI Scarlet Jewel, DP by Carta Belle

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMagic

Accessories: Copics, nesties, colored pencils, Glossy Accents, black dimensional accents, PTI die (bird)

Challenges:
  Sketch For You To Try

  Creative Inspirations
  BLD Challenge 35 
  C4C165 
  My Time to Craft 
  The Squirrel and the Fox 


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Jingle Balls

Welcome back for another fun week at Cupcake Inspirations!

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Now for our Inspiration Cupcake:

And here's my interpretation using Jingle Balls from Whipper Snapper Designs (oh how this image makes me giggle)!! I used Maraschino and Cappuccino twine - their colors are so rich!

Thanks for stopping by; hope you'll join the fun this week at Cupcake Inspirations! 

Hugs,

WHAT'S IT TAKE?

Stamps: Whipper Snapper Jingle Balls, PTI Tag It Set

Papers: PTI Pure Poppy, True Black, Copic XPress It, 

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa, PTI Pure Poppy

Accessories: Copics, Maraschino and Cappuccino twin from The Twinery, PTI Die, colored pencils, white gel pen

Challenges:
  Cupcake Inspirations
  The Ribbon Girl
  Unique Crafters Challenge Blog
  Oozack 
  Hooked on Craft Challenges
  

SASI - challenges

Cuppie turned 1 this weekend - you can read all about it HERE. Taylor and her team filled the day with challenges, every single hour a new challenge was issued. I haven't played in all of them, but I did get a few in this weekend!

This first card was for challenge #6 by Laura - a sketch challenge. Yes, you know how much I love sketches. My youngest daughter is convinced that I do not create anything without a sketch - LOL! I made 2 cards this weekend and didn't have a sketch for either - she'll be SO PROUD of me!

I think this image is simply adorable - it's from Whipper Snapper called "A Hug for Ike". All paper was left over from last year's Christmas season; the Dark Chocolate was embossed with the Cuttlebug embossing folder, Snow Dots, and highlighted with White Snow ink from PTI. Ike and his friend were colored with Copics and also watercolor pencils - don't you just want to give them a squeeze?

The next card I created was a combo submission for Taylor's #1 inspiration challenge and Karen's #2 sketch challenge. I love the bright, fun and funky patterns in Taylor's inspiration challenge and the simple layout of Karen's sketch made these birthday cards a treat!

The cupcake is from Unity's "Sweet Yummy Cupcakes" set; such great cupcakes in this set and Taylor LOVES cupcakes, so it was a home run all the way. :D

I kept the coloring extra simple using a clear Spica glitter pen for the black wrapper and the pink swirls on the wrapper; the orange dots are done with a souffle pen so it's a 3D effect. Looks so cool IRL.

Hopefully you can see the sparkle in this close up photo. (Dont' forget, you can click on any image to see a larger version). The bright paper is another snippet from the Junkitz Salsa collection - such great paper. Again, I'm trying to use up my DP before it takes over the craft room..and YOU think I'm joking!

Thanks for stopping by; I love when you pop in! Hope you have a great week! Hugs, ~M.



WHAT'S IT TAKE?
Stamps: Whipper Snapper A Hug for Ike; Unity Sweet Yummy Cupcakes
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa
Paper: PTI's Hibiscus Burst, GKD's 80 lb. Pure Luxury White, Junkitz Salsa, Bo Bunny DP
Accessories: nestability dies, Copics, Spica Glitter Pens, SU! Water color pencils, cuttlebug Snow Dots embossing folder

Wedding Bells & Animals Eating Their Young

WOW...do those two things in the title even GO together? Nah, not when you first get married...but after you have kids, trust me, you'll understand the 2nd part to the title. LOL

We have a co-worker getting married in June and the girls at work asked me to make a card so this is what I came up with. The green accent on her wedding invitation was a sea foam green, so I worked hard to accent the card with a pretty green. The main card is made with Papertreyink's Ivory card stock and is a gate fold card (my first ever!!). The front panels are embossed with Cuttlebug's Birds & Swirls. I mixed a couple colors of VersaMagic ink and lightly dabbed the embossed image to help it pop a bit.

The wedding dress is stamped in SU! Craft Black as I was going to emboss it, but that didn't work out. That's okay, I think it's still totally beautiful! I colored the flowers and leaves on the dress with a sea foam green color and then added pearls down the back of the dress. (don't forget, you can click on any image to see a closer view) The "Celebrate" comes from PTI's Damask Designs set. The inside of the card says "To Love and To Cherish"; I LOVE the script lettering, it's so elegant IMHO. Since this was my first gate fold card, I followed the exact instructions I found on Splitcoaststampers...I wish now I had made the card a bit taller, but that's okay, it's the gift card inside that they'll love the most! :D

OK, now for a walk on my somewhat questionable side - LOL !! I bought this sentiment from Whipper Snapper, remember how I said I love to buy sentiments but then sometimes don't know what to do with them? Again, I asked my BFF to help me with this one. It's such a sarcastic sentiment, I decided to make the entire card sarcastic!

The base card is SU! Pink Pirouette layered with SU! Chocolate Chip and then another layer of SU! Pink Pirouette stamped with SU! Close to Cocoa sentiments from MFT's "And Then I Said". So many great sentiments in this stamp set. I stamped the "seriously" on the screen of the phone, colored the phone with Copics and then added Crystal Effects to all the buttons and to the screen. Doesn't that look really cool? My kids love feeling the Crystal Effects once it has dried!

The inside sentiment from Whipper Snapper says "Mothers of teens know why some animals eat their young". Now that we have a teenager - I SO GET THAT!!!

Such a funny little quote; hope you find the humor in it! I also hope you've had a GREAT weekend!!! Thanks for popping in!! Hugs, ~M.

Shoes & Barbie

Ah...let's talk about Barbie first, what do you think? But don't jump ship after seeing my Barbie card; stick around for my next card which is pretty darn funny too (well I think so, we'll see what YOU think!)!

I am such a sucker for funny sentiments; I love them! BUT sometimes I end up with a sentiment and I have no clue what to do with it. It's too small to be the focal point and I can't quite figure out what to do. For the sentiment inside this card, I asked my BFF for some ideas and alas, my Barbie stamp came to life. tee hee

This young lady is from MFT's BC Dzyns set called "And Then I Said". Such a great stamp set!!

Well here's what she said, "If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?". Come on, doesn't that make you giggle? The sentiment is from Whipper Snapper and I just love it! It just makes me laugh every time.

The girl was colored with Copics and mounted onto a rectangle scalloped nestie. I so love my nesties - I need more!! The DP is from SU!

I might still add something on the outside - maybe a sentiment in the lower right-hand corner, or maybe some jewels - not sure yet.

Next up I created a card while thinking about my BFF. You see, she has a SERIOUS shoe problem - that girl owns more shoes than my entire family put together! I AM NOT kidding! This image is from MFT's "Window Shopping" set.

Look how that window shines!!! The only thing I did wrong was I should have put the girl in a blue dress; my BFF loves blue. Alas, I was coordinating paper, so it's just not to be! I colored the shoes with Copics and then added Crystal Effects all around the images and the girl. So you "think" this is a window? It's really my BFF drooling down the window - LMBO! :D

All the DP is from SU! and covers the base card which is actually SU! Ivory. I added several layers, a ribbon & bow and a couple border punched strips. See that black ribbon? Yeah, it used to be white, but I colored it black with my Copics, I so love doing that!

I'm glad you popped in - I hope one or both of these gave you a chuckle for the day! Hugs, ~M.

Jill's Jems

Check out Jill's blog; she is featuring one of my cards that went along with her Bible Scripture today - how cool is that?

She also stumbled across my CHORES card while visiting my blog...that card always makes me chuckle.

Hop on over to Jill's blog and check out her creations; her coloring is phenomenal!

Hugs, ~M.

Chores

Quick post here tonight; 2 of the little ones are at basketball practice, so I've got some down time to create - off I go.

For today; here's my card with a hilarious image and sentiment from Whipper Snapper. Boy, they have some GREAT stamps!!

I kept this very simple; the base card is Gina K 120 lb. Pure Luxury layered with some DP. The main image is also stamped on Gina K's 120 lb. Pure Luxury and colored with Copics. I just love coloring and shading with Copics...do you like my lime green vacuum? LOL She's stylin'!!

I used the Ticket Corner Punch from SU! and layered the image on matching green paper. The two ribbon tabs on the side are from my ribbon stash, most likely from Michael's; amazing how well they match the DP!

I thought this would be perfect for someone having a rough time - medical, physical, dental, work issues...you know, just typical life. I thought the sentiment was just too cute!

Thanks for popping in; it's great to see you!

Toad You So

I have some new stamps from Whipper Snapper and I totally blame Michele Boyer! They have some absolutely adorable images; I love their children stamps.

My boss and another close co-worker had birthdays earlier this month (same day), so I made the same card for both of them. The outside says "Toad you so" and the inside says "you made it another year without croakin'!". Isn't that perfect for this image?

The base card is SU! Old Olive (I believe); the DP is from my left over stash - gotta dwindle that stash somehow! I'm really digging buttons; they're so popular right now and I have plenty in my stash so I worked them into both cards.

This little image is "Eli & Frogger"; I colored everything with Copics, keeping the overall card very simple.

So what do you think of Eli & Frogger; do you like? The image reminds me sooo much of our son when he was a few years younger. He LOVED to catch frogs and bring them in to show me; I tried very hard not to squirm or appear squeamish, but tried to usher them right back outside. HA! And I'm sure he squeezed them just hard enough that the little frog's eyes really did cross. Makes me smile thinking about it.

It's almost Saturday morning (11:50 p.m. as I'm typing); we took our oldest and 4 friends to the movies tonight, "Confessions of a Shopaholic"; they really enjoyed the movie - but boy, it's one long movie! We then took them for ice cream and now 3 of her friends are spending the night. They appear nowhere close to being ready for bed. URGH - I'm old, come on kids, give me a break!

For breakfast we're having cinnamon rolls and/or waffles, eggs, milk & orange juice. I think I should wake them up about 5 a.m. for breakfast, take them all home, come back home and crawl into bed. Ah...the peace and quiet and yes, I'll need the nap!

I hope you have a great weekend; thanks for popping in; it's always great to see you! Hugs, ~M.