Making Cocoa

HI everyone,

It's a busy time for me getting ready to go to my grandsons wedding. I've been trying to get all of my commitments finished before I go. I'm getting there, just a few projects left to do and then the wedding card. Then I will start packing.

My card today is a Lacy Sunshine digi printed onto neenah cs and coloured with copic. I used a SU die to cut the digi out and traced on pattern paper to make a layer. I distressed the edges with SU early expresso. The patterned paper is from MME Santa Claus stack. The papers are very pretty but I accidentally put the glue on the wrong side of the brown one and I couldn't get it off without ruining the card so I left it. Its a bit darker than I would normally do a Christmas card but I could also use it for a December Birthday. Problem solved. I added a small element on the right bottom corner to bring in the browns. The ribbon was from my stash. It needed a little something else so I added some glitter and liquid pearls. I will add this card into these challenges.

Lacy Sunshine - anything goes with hand coloured image
Card Mania - pearls or gems
Craft-De Bowz - anything goes with a hand made bow
Crafty Card Makers - Birthday
Created With Love - anything goes
Pink  by Design Stamps - Christmas in July
Always Playing With Paper - anything goes Christmas
My Craft Spot - Christmas in July

Stamps - Lacy Sunshine  Coco- Santa's Chocolate
Papers - neenah cs, MME DSP
Ink - printer, copic markers - E00,000,21,13,15,18,31,33,35, YG 61,63, R22,24,YRooo,W1, SU early expresso
Accessories - liquid pearls, SU die, ribbon, big shot, spellbinders iron works accents,glitter

Thank you all for stopping by, happy creating!

Gemma

Hi everyone,

It's my turn to post on Shelia's blog She's a Sassy Lady. Thank you Shelia for allowing me to join you today.

 I love the stair step cards and today I have another one for you. I cut the stair step from Penny Duncan Creations free svg file. It is so nice to be able to cut any size. It also has the inside as a cut file. I cut this one at 5.5x5.5. The DSP is from a Recollections stack. The digi is from Lacy Sunshine called Gemma Drop. She is so cute. I coloured her with copic markers. E00,000,21,31,33,35, YG61,63, BV01,02 N0. It needed a bit more for embellishments so I took my pencil and drew 2 more marshmellows using the two that Heather has beside Gemma as a pattern to follow.  I then popped them up with dimensional's. The sentiment is from Pink by Design stamp set. I will enter this card into these challenges.

Lacy Sunshine - always anything goes

Stamps - Lacy Sunshine Gemma, Pink by Design
Papers - Neenah card stock, Recollections DSP,
Ink - printer, copic, SU
Accessories - SU label punch retired, ribbon from stash, Cricut, Sure Cuts A Lot

Thank you all so much for stopping by, happy creating!

Happy Canada Day!

Hi everyone,

We have another challenge going on at 613 Ave Create again this week. Our sponsor is Rick St Dennis. The challenge is anything goes but for the DT we have an extra theme to make something to celebrate our country's International holiday. July 1st is Canada Day. We have a big celebration in our community with a parade to start the day and fire works in the evening at the park. Lots of fun for all. Then on the weekend we celebrate Raspberry Fest.

Abbotsford, British Columbia is one of the most berry rich cities in Canada (in fact, it is the raspberry capital of the country!) so come to the City in the Country to celebrate berry bounty at the Abbotsford Berry Beat Festival! Pick your own berries in the field, try decadent berry deserts (and strawberry pancakes!), learn about local berries, groove to music, try your luck at the 'berried' treasure hunt and experience this fun street festival in Downtown Abbotsford!

Read more: Abbotsford Berry Beat Festival, July 3 - 4, 2010, British Columbia http://www.venturevancouver.com/blog/abbotsford-berry-beat-festival-2010#ixzz2Vrx6vrcd

So the theme for my card this week is Canada Day. I found this beautiful wall paper and resized it for my card. The card base is neenah white cs then layered it with the wallpaper I printed off the computer. I used a cuttlebug folder on the sides of the DP to give it a bit more texture.  I did have a red card stock to add first before the background but it wasn't in site so it was left off. I added two sm maple leaf's that I cut our with my small round punches. I distress around the digi and the two maple leaves with copic E18. The Rick St Dennis digi is called Maraposa Fairy and I coloured her with copic markers. I added her with dimentionals on the back. I then faux stitched around the background to brighten up the card. I added glitter on the wings but again it doesn't show. I will enter this card into these challenges.

a-muse studio - anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Crafting When We Can - keep it simple
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes

Stamps - Rick St Dennis - Maraposa Fairy
Papers - free wall paper from the net, neenah white cs,
Ink - printer, SU real red marker, sakura clear sparkle gel pen, copic markers- E00,000,0000,21,31,33,35,18, R81,83,
Accessories - SU sm punches,

Thank you for stopping by, happy creating!

Camping

Hi everyone,

I made this side step card today and I have to say I loved how easy it was to cut with my cricut and Sure Cuts A Lot. They cut so quickly and I know I will be making lots more now. The cut is from Penny Duncan Creations free svg file. I used this cute digi from Heather Valitin Eleanor and Pickles Camping. I coloured it with copics and fussy cut around it. I hand printed the yummy sentiment. I will enter this card into these challenges.

Lacy Sunshine - always anything goes
Five Simple Things - anything goes
Sister Act Card Challenge - anything goes
Stampin' For The Weekend - anything goes
Stampin With the Dragon - anything goes
Craftin Desert Divas - Linky Party On the farm

Stamps - Lacy Sunshine - Eleanor and Pickles camping
Papers - SU Artichoke, DSP is from my scraps so I am not sure of the designer.
Ink - printer, copic E00,21,31,33,35,37, R22,24,Y13,19,G40, YG61,63, N0,2,4,6, blender, black gel pen. memento brown
Accessories - cricut, sure cuts a lot 2, svg file - Penny Duncan free side step,

Thank you for stopping by, happy creating!

Bird with Blossoms

Hi everyone,

This is my post for the Fairy's challenge using our sponsor Beccy's Place stamp bird with blossoms. The card base is white, and I used a MME DSP on the outside and the inside. The redish piece I used an edge flower punch. I printed the image onto neenah white cs and coloured it with copic markers. The cs was cut into a square and I used a corner punch on top left and bottom right. Copic - N0,2,4, Y13,15, E31,33,35, R20,22. I added a ribbon, and assorted flowers from my stash. I then added some pearls. I will enter this card into these challenges.



Stamps - Beccy's Place bird with blossoms
Papers - neenah solor white cs, MME DSP, Recollections red solid
Ink - Printer, memento brown for distressing, copic, N0,2,4, Y13,15, E31,33,35, R20,22.
Accessories - ribbon, flowers and other stems, pearls. ek sucess, flower edge punch, SU corner punch, pearls

Thanks for stopping by, happy creating!

Father's Day Spinner Card

Hi everyone,

Our sponsor this week at 613 Avenue Create is Limited Runs Stamps. I thought this cute little whootie owl would be cute to use. I choose to use a spinner card. Yes, it turned out a little more girly than I had planned. I got carried away. It will be fine cause the little girls that are giving this to their Daddy think it's perfect, lol! I printed the image onto neenah white card stock and coloured him with copic. I thought the stripped paper went well with colour of the spinner opening. I had created a square with the opening in cricut craft room but when it was done it kept asking for the labels cartridge. Still wouldn't cut it . I made two and glued them together to make it stronger. I used a label punch for the sentiment and then added a smaller black rectangle for the sentiment made in PSP. There is a lot of glitter on the owl,  again doesn't show in photo. I added some doodling, then it just looked too plain so used a ribbon to finish it off. The inside is finished with the left overs from the front of the card. The girls will play with the card more than Daddy will, I am positive of that. lol! I will enter this card into these challenges.


Stamp - Limited Runs whoorie owl set
Paper - My Minds Eye [MME] DSP, Recollections , neenah white cs,
Ink - printer, copic, R81,83, N0, 100, E31
Accessories - ribbon from stash, SU modern label punch, scallop punch, 2 pennies

Thank you for stopping by, happy creating!

My Copic Marker Inventory Book

 

Hi everyone,

This is my first posting for Shelia at She's a Sassy Lady. Most of you know how much I like my copic markers. Its nice to be able to see what I have and what other colours I would like to have.   I made this journal quite a few months ago but couldn't decide what I wanted as my front cover. Well as you can see I finally finished it. Her is my copic Inventory book.

 I downloaded this copic chart from Frillions by Eli at
 http://frillions.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/copic-colors-notebook-tutorial/
There are a lot of different charts made by a lot of talented people. You just need to find one you like and download it.

I printed off the pages and cut them into 4. The front and back covers were made from the inside cardboard of two large chocolate bars. The chocolate was so yummy. They are a beautiful gold and feel as strong as chip board. I used my cinch to bind the book. This book was also the first book I bound on my cinch. How easy it was too. I then took my markers and added the colours to the pages.

To decorate the cover I used SEI winter song DSP stack. Its a Christmas stack but it had the colours I was looking for. The Chocolate brown solid paper was a scrap piece so I am not sure where it came from. I used Cricut Craft Room to cut the letters copic markers. Its from the free font cricut basic. I used a white gel pen on the letters. The flowers were white but I coloured them with E29 and the ribbon is from my stash.    The image is a Saturated Canary Digi called Blanche. I used a  SU die around the image for the shape. I doodled around the shape and then coloured with copic. E00,000,21,29,37,35, R24,27,29, Sukura clear glitter for the earrings. I will add this book into these challenges.

Card Crafter's Circle - real or faux stitching
Digi Haven - anything goes
Five Simple Things - anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack - anything goes

Stamp - saturated canary Blanche
Papers - Sei winter song stack, other, neenah white cs,
Ink - printer, copic markers  E00,000,21,29,37,35, R24,27,29, Sukura clear glitter pen, white gel pen
Accessories - SU die shape, big shot, cricut, cricut craft room, free cricut font bacic, sm flowers from stash, brown ribbon, cinch, card board,


Thank you all for stopping by, happy creating!

Artie Artichoke

Hi everyone,
There is a special Anniversary of the Lacy Sunshine Gang. You can enter three times and this is my first one. This is Artie Artichoke. Isn't he just the cutest. I printed him off onto neenah white cs and coloured with copics.  E00,000,21,G40. YG 61.63. R20. I coloured over his face with the flesh tones and then put a light coat of the G40 over the skin. The base card is DCWV. All the DSP papers are from American Crafts called ready set go. I added two banners on the right side and the top right has two brad fasteners. The green twine is from my stash. I added faux stitches around the digi image. The inside is also decorated with the left over papers from the front. I will add this card into these challenges.

Lacy Sunshine - Special Anniversary use a Lacy Sunshine digi anything goes
Challenges 4 Everybody - anything goes
Through the Craft Room Door - anything goes

Stamps - Lacy Sunshine  artie artichoke
Papers - DCWV, American Crafts ready to go stack, neenah white cs
Ink - printer, copic E00,000,21,G40. YG 61.63. R20, black gel pen
Accessories - Fastenater -green staples, Twine from stash

Thank you for stopping by, happy creating!

Lil Fidget Fairy

Hi everyone,

This stamps is from Lacy Sunshine called Lil Fidget. I used a sixxix flower die cut around the image.The card base is dcwv red solid. The dsp is from american craft and I used the die sizzix die cut. The name just says card, ribbon. Sorry that is all I can give you.  I added two layers of ribbon, The liquid pearls does take some learning curve, well for me anyway.  The large pearl was an accident but I decided it looks all right. I will enter this card into these challenges.

Lacy Sunshine - anything goes
4 Crafty Chicks - flowers


Stamps - Lacy Sunshine Lil Fidget Fairy
Paper- DCWV Solid, American Crafts DSP. neenah solor white cs
Ink - copic markers - E000,00,21, R22,24, B12,14,y13,21,26, YG61,63
Accessories - Sizzix die cuts flower and card ribbon,liquid pearls

Thank you for stopping by, happy creating!

Little Yogi Framed

Hi everyone,

I am so happy to be posting today's project. I always feel good when I see my little Yogi 's picture. How can you tell I am a pet lover. Todays post is for 613 ave create. Our sponsor is Fred She Said and I have chosen to do a cut file for them. This file has lots of formats and my cricut used svg. The file is called wrought iron frame. I was so please with how well it cut and it came out so clean. Love it. I also distressed around all the edges and then I traced around the inside of the opening on the photo and cut it out. I thought he would look cute with a bow tie so I used some twine to match the colour in the photo. I added liquid pearls around the image. I will add this frame into these challenges.



Cut file - Fred She Said - wrought iron frame svg
Paper - SU 12x12
Ink - printer, copic E37
Accessories - cricut

Thank you all for stopping by, happy creating!