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Monday, March 7, 2016

Easter Bunny and Chick

Happy Monday everyone!! I hope you have a wonderful day!!  Today will be a busy day for me.. busy at work and then Lacrosse tonight. The JV girls don't play until 7:00 pm, so that means out and home and in bed for me.  :)  Tomorrow Michael has a Dr. Appointment, so at least I can work from home.  Have a great day everyone!

Today I wanted to share another Easter card:








This was a unique fold and I really enjoyed it. The card was a Silhouette Cameo cut and I've changed it up a bit. On the front part of the card it has the grass cut. I cut that with green and added the two different easter eggs that I colored with my Copic markers. I thought the grass blended in really well. The second fold has a cutout that says Easter. I've added some darker pink distress ink around the lettering to make it pop a bit. And I've added the patterned paper behind it. On the third fold it is a cut out easter egg. I've added the gorgeous Wee Stamps image to the back fold -- Easter Bunny. I've colored the image with my Copic Markers and done a bit of layering with the image. I've added some matching bling to the back and some small dew drops to the front and middle folds. And that is it! I hope you like it!

Copic Markers Used:
  • Bunny Fur: BV20, BV23
  • Ears, Nose and Paw Pads: R11, R20, R22
  • Chick: Y00, Y11, Y15, Y18
  • Egg: V0000, V000, V01
  • Bow: B0000, B00, B01
  • Seat and Paint Brush: E33, E35, E47
  • Chick Feet and Beak: YR01, YR12, YR16
  • Pink and Purple Egg: R11, R20, R22; V12, V15, V17
  • Striped Egg: R11, R20, R22; Y02, Y04, Y08; B00, B01, B02; YG01, YG03, YG05
  • Green and Purple Egg: YG01, YG03, YG05; V12, V15, V17
  • Blue and Black Egg: B00, B01, B01; 100
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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Easter Bunny Card

Good morning everyone!! I have been super busy at work and have not had time to post anything. But! I have gotten a lot done at work, a lot of Lacrosse games to see and we have been going, going, going!

Bailey has had Lacrosse practice every night after school. She has had two games as well. She did really well on her first game.. they ended in a tie. She stopped some penalty shots right at the end to keep the tie! I was so proud of her. Then, her second game wasn't so great. The team they played against was really tough. She got super stressed, her team really couldn't keep the ball. The were dropping the balls, they couldn't catch the passes, she would clear the ball, they would miss or get beat to it and they were shooting at her again. It was a tough game. I've tried to get her to understand to use those games as a good chalk up to learning. You stay calm, you keep your head and you do your best. You keep blocking shots and the more shots they take on you, the more practice and experience you are getting. I know that's hard to do in a game, but she can work at it :)  She was making stupid choices and getting really emotional. She is a good goalie though. She just has to work through those things. So proud of her.. always!

Michael is passing all of his classes right now.. so that is a good thing! And he is working a lot. He is working a little too much. I don't think he is getting enough sleep, but you can't talk to him. He is a 17 year old and that's it... he thinks everything is fine LOL  Oh well!

Kevin has had some Dr. Appointments. He is actually feeling a bit better over the past few days with his stomach issues, so we will see if what they are doing will work! He has to get a colonoscopy at the end of the month and he is REALLY stressing over that!

Me? I have been coloring, crafting and working and coaching Bailey and going to the Varsity and her JV games too. That has been it! Keeping really busy!

Okay... here is the card I'm sharing today.. this another Easter creation:









For this one I've used the new awesome Wee Stamp -- Bonnie. Isn't she just too cute! I've colored her with my Copic Markers. I've colored the background with Copic markers and some spotting with the Colorless Blender. I've popped up the banner, the flowers, leaves and the basket. I've used some Wink of Stella on the flowers and some dimensional paint in the centers of the flowers and the yellow dots around the flowers. I've done a bit of dry embossing, I've used quite a few different patterned paper scraps on this card. The die cut around the image is from My Favorite Things. I've also added those pearls at the bottom and some pastel ribbon to add to the spring/Easter pastel colors. For the inside I've used some patterned papers, ribbon and more pearls to finish it off. The embossing was continued on the inside as well.

Copic Markers Used:
  • Background: G24, G14, B04, B16, BG23, BG13
  • Flowers: R00, R11, R22, R24 
  • Leaves: YG11, YG13, YG17
  • Flower Centers: Y11, Y15
  • Banner & Hat: E40, E41, E42
  • Basket: E31, E33, E35, E57
  • Bunny: R00, R11; C00, C1, C4
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Monday, August 10, 2015

Cute Christmas Hamster.

Good morning everyone! I was just exhausted yesterday! It was from being up late the night before. My body just doesn't do well without sleep LOL  Kevin and I went to see Mission Impossible today. It was a good action movie. Not my favorite out of the Mission Impossible series, but I'm a sucker for an action movie! After that we came home and watched the MotoGP races. I love watching the MotoGP races! We actually pay for the season online so that we can watch all of the races!! Marquez won and I was really happy about that! He is my favorite!! After that I had to run Bailey to Kohl's to get a pair of tennis shoes. When we got home it was time for dinner and a shower. Then I did a bit more crafting and that was my day. It was a pretty simple day :)  I was ready for bed early though!!

Now, it is morning and time to head to work and get to the gym!  I hope you all have a great day today!! Happy Monday!

A Christmas Make:







Here is a little Christmas Card! I love this little hamster; this is a Wee Stamp. It is colored with Copic Markers. I can't remember which markers I had used.. this was some time ago; one of those images just waiting to be made into something. I've added a little bit of gold glitter on the ball. I also added some Snow Marker to the clothing and for the snow falling. I love the texture that it adds. The card was all cut using the Silhouette Cameo. I added a bit of stitching. I have added some twine across the card and the bow holding the snowflake charm. I then added some pearls going down the side.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Blessings Dragon.

Good morning everyone! I was so stressed out yesterday with two meetings. I was so afraid that the big boss would try to change my hours, try to make me do way more than I could handle, but it all worked out okay. I was really honest with all of the management that they would have to patient and it all worked out okay. So, it was a pretty good day! I did get a bunch accomplished, but not as much as I would have liked. I'm hoping to make up for that today :)  I hope you all had a great start to your week!

The kids started school yesterday. It was Bailey's first day as a High School Freshman. She seemed to have a great day. One of her teachers seems really boring LOL but the rest seem to be alright. I think she is going to have a great year. And when they start conditioning for Lacrosse she will get to know her teammates and I think it will be really great for her. Michael seemed to like all of his teachers okay too. So, I'm hoping he will have a good year too. We just have to get through math, but that won't be until the second semester. I was going to see if I could get that changed, but then I decided to just let it be. 

Okay.. on to today's card:







For this card I used Wee Stamps adorable . I added a bit of Stickles to the blue on his wings. I added some paint for the centers of the flowers. I added some dew drops and White Glitter Tape Ribbon. I stitched a big circle behind everything so that you could see parts of it around the image. The papers are all scraps. The sentiment is from Paper Smooches. The image was colored with Copic Markers, but it is one of those images that has been just sitting there waiting for ages to be used. I can't remember which markers I've used on this one.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Tuesday Throwdown Guest Design.

Good morning again! Today is Tuesday and that means another post for my Guest Design spot at Tuesday Throwdown. They are on Challenge #205 today and the theme is Handmade Flowers. I decided to take this opportunity to do another Christmas card! Here is what I created:








For this card I used Xmas Hamster from Wee Stamps. I colored him up with my Copic Markers and I have lost the list of Markers that I used! I hate when I do that!. I decoupaged him a bit. I used several different dies. I used the stamp cut die around the image, the edge on the side. And the edge on the inside. I inked the edge around the hamster. I also cut the different flowers and layered and rolled them. I inked the edges with white and added the gems to the centers. I also added the random dew drops around the image. The Merry Christmas is Paper Smooches.Oh! And I added some of my snow marker to his outfit! Love that stuff :)

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Monday, July 14, 2014

A Unique Blog Hop - Getting To Know Your Creative Side.

Good morning everyone and Happy Monday! Monday's do seem to get here way too quickly! This is going to be a bit of post.. not my short and sweet get to the point and post a card LOL So, sit back for a minute and take a read.

I was tagged for this blog hop by an incredible woman, Desire Fourie. I'm sure most of you have heard of her! She is incredibly talented and a huge inspiration of mine. I visit her site often to use her folding techniques and to get inspiration from her. Her first love is photography and she takes incredible photos! I always love seeing her work, no matter what it is! I first met Desire when I joined my first Design Team at Tammy's Scrapin Corner. Tammy's is not around anymore, but I learned so much from that team and I'm so glad that I applied to join and made it!  Be sure you hop over to Desire's blog... she has so much to offer!  You won't be disappointed!

Desire tagged me in this post here. Please go over and take a look... You can learn a lot about Desire in this post. It was so fun to read and learn more things about her :) I can't even tell you what an honor it was to be tagged by Desire!

So, Scrap A Thousand Words...When I first started crafting I had just had my oldest daughter. She is now 20 LOL  Wow! That really makes you feel old! There was this cute little store in Downtown Kennesaw. I went in and I was immediately hooked. I couldn't believe all of the fun papers and stickers and then looking through the owners albums.  Wow! How amazing was this! So, that is how it all started. In the beginning I was a Scrapbooker. When I had my youngest in 2001, I had stopped scrapbooking. I was in a bad marriage and all of my fun, crafting things just sort of fell off. I got out of that bad marriage and it is amazing how once I pulled all those crafty things back out how that inspiration just came right back! I had my best friend in Australia that kept me company. I would craft or play World of Warcraft and we would Skype and talk and play for hours. Now I'm married to that best friend from Australia LOL! And he is the most supportive, wonderful man!! I started scrapbooking again and then I found the blogs. I was enthralled with this amazing new thing I found! LOL  I couldn't get enough of it. Then I found challenges and then I made my blog. It came from the saying .. A Photo is Worth A Thousand Words.. just added my little spin on it and that is how Scrap A Thousand Words was born. My first blog post was on May 31st, 2012.

After that I found cards and I found that cards gave me that creative outlet and didn't take me so long to finish. Although it still takes me FOREVER to finish just one card. And then I found Copic and well... it just doesn't end! It is so much fun to create and to learn and to get inspiration from all of you out there in blog land!

What Am I Working On Right Now?
Like I said above, It takes me FOREVER to finish one card LOL So I am forever working on Design Team projects to try to get ahead. I may get ahead for a bit, but it catches up to me. So, you will always find me working on my next DT Projects and getting posts ready for Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges. Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenges was born after Tammy's Scrapin Corner ended. I reached out to Vicky aka Crafting Vicky and asked her if she would join me in opening a new Challenge Blog. I knew pretty much what I wanted and our ideas were right on track with each other. Not to mention that Vicky tolerates me so well LOL I am seriously OCD with certain things... Like the blog posts, the facebook posts in the DT group! I do everything in HTML on the blog because I can't stand when the spacing for the post goes all wonky. I update certain things in the DT Group so that everything is the same LOL The same colons here and the same spacing there. Really ridiculous! But I can't seem to help myself LOL!





This is where I sell my cards and the digital images that are created by my whole family. Kevin, Bailey, Taylor and myself.. we all have digis up there. I sponsor challenges and you know.. its just another creative outlet and fun! :) I'm waiting for Michael to get something finished so we can put up his as well!

This is what I do for most of the images that I use... I print out multiple copies and I color them all. What I don't cut up I save for later and use those for something different.




What Do I Create?
I started out just as a Scrapbooker. I love taking my photos and making fun pages with them, but I just don't seem to have the time for that any more.


Then I swiftly moved on to Card Making. It is a bit more satisfying to complete things. Since it takes me so long and I work full time, I found this was the perfect outlet for me. I love making other things too, like Scrapbook sets, bookmarks, tags, ATC's. It is a lot of fun to try new things! I also create the graphics that we use on Open-Minded Crafting Fun - all of the titles and bars, etc. I also create digital images.. well.. first they are drawn and then digitized. Takes me a while to finish those and I'm always working on cards LOL

I upload all of my items to Photobucket and you can find just about everything here.The only problem is that all of the kits that I make and the bookmarks.. They just sit in a box!

How My Creative Process Works
That is a very good question... sometimes I wonder myself! I think first and foremost it is the theme's of the challenges. Since the majority of my work comes from being on a Design Team, I focus on those themes and create from there. I am a challenge Addict! They are what keeps me going and I always love to visit the challenges and see what the different Design Teams are creating. That is usually where I learn about a new technique to try or find a new image that I love and must have! LOL I am so addicted to challenges and a bit of my OCD coming out again, that I have a spreadsheet that I have set up. It lists the challenges that I like to enter. I have left off challenges that have a limited number of other challenges that you can enter and I also don't have some of the challenges that you have to use a certain image or stamp to enter. Not to say all of them, because there are some images, like Sassy Cheryl, that I always check on the new challenges. Not that I ever have time to pull out those images LOL But one day I will! I update that spreadsheet each day and it makes it much quicker for me to go down and look at the themes to enter my cards. I know.. I'm a bit crazy!

My Style? How Does It Differ?
I don't know if I really have a style. I love all styles and I love to try new things. The one thing that I do seem to get stuck on a lot is Decoupage. I love the dimension that it can give to an image and in turn a whole project. It can add so much depth. I love when I'm looking at other crafters cards and I see decoupage. I see it a lot more than I use to! It is really time consuming. That is the reason that I print out each image several times and color them. I like for my layers to be colored underneath as well. That is the one thing that I do all the time that I think differs from most people. I love to color with both my Copic Markers and my Prismacolor Pencils. I am self taught with all of my coloring. I would love to take a few Copic classes to learn and improve. Just seem to save some money up for that! The one thing that I think I really stink at and can't seem to grasp is CAS. I can't seem to go simple.. they never look nice when I do them! Other crafters can create such amazing CAS designs!

How Do I Get And Stay Inspired?
That has to go back to all of the amazing challenges out there. There is nothing more inspiring than a challenge! And then, when you go to all of the challenges and even running the challenge that Vicky and I do, you see all of the amazing creations! How can you not be inspired by all of the amazing crafters out there! I love seeing what everyone is doing and creating. Then you have all of the amazing artists out there that are creating amazing images!! Wow!! For Open-Minded I am always looking for a new artist to sponsor us. There is so much talent out there and I love giving everyone else the opportunity to see them as well! I get so excited to bring a new artist into the crafting world and see them take off!! Mi Ran is a good example, The East Wind and Drawn With Character! All of these creators are amazing! And I knew when I saw their images that they would TAKE OFF in the crafting world! I love seeing them all around now! It is so fun! So excited for them becoming more known and selling their digital images! It really brings me so much joy! Wait until 2015.. we have a bunch of new artists that will sponsoring Open-Minded Crafting Fun!!

 I have tagged 3 creative friends, who will be sharing their creative journey's with you next week Monday, 21 July 2014. They are:

Vicky aka Crafting Vicky
{Crafting Vicky}
{Darker Side of Me - Crafting Vicky}
I don't even know where to start with Vicky. I've known Vicky since I joined Tammy's Scrapin Corner. She was the person that I wanted to work with on a new Challenge Blog. Open-Minded would never have been if it was not for her saying yes to my crazy idea LOL She is always there to lend an ear, to help me when I get stuck on a project.. just anything! She is an amazing person, an amazing friend and an amazing crafter! I can't keep up with her.. she puts me to shame with her posts! Her cards are always so fantastic! I love her coloring... I always love her designs! Stop by Vicky's ... You will love it too!!

Mikha Adriana
{Mikha's Craft Corner}
I met Mikha when she joined the first Open-Minded Crafting Fun Design Team. I think Mikha is so extremely talented! Everything she does is absolutely beautiful. Every new creation I see is an inspiration for me to try a bit harder! She puts papers and embellishments together so perfectly! She is amazing! Down to the smallest detail I love everything that she creates! You will not be disappointed. I'm really sad that she has left the Open-Minded Design Team, but I will be sure to continue to see her amazing creation. You won't be disappointed at all, so make sure you stop by!

Sharla
{This Thing Called Life!}
I met Sharla also when she joined the first Design Team at Open-Minded Crafting Fun! They really helped to make our start and first six months amazing. Sharla is another team member that has left and I'm really sad! But I do know that life just gets in the way sometimes! I love Sharla's creations! Her coloring is amazing! I always enjoy seeing what she does with the Sponsor Images! She has been a great team mate, a great inspiration! And I will continue to follow her in blog land :) Please jump over and take a look at Sharla's blog!

Well, I have to say this was fun. I really appreciate Desire thinking of me to join this blog hop. Thanks for sticking in there with me and this long post. And thank you all for all of your kind words all the time. I'm not a very social person, so this is a great outlet for me. It is great to have all of you around to visit and I appreciate you all so very much! I wish that I had more time to post comments on all of everyone's creative genuineness!

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Sunday, November 10, 2013

Dear Santa.

Good morning everyone!! Its a beautiful, cool morning here :)  I thought I would post another of my cards that I had colored up after a year LOL!!  Here is Dear Santa!

This is another Wee Image.. Love them!! And I colored up this one with my Prismacolor Pencils. This was another one of those images that has sat there for a year LOL About time I colored these up and made a card! I fussy cut it.. of course.. its very rare when I don't LOL! I used these kraft Christmas papers.. I think they are really awesome! I stitched around the edge of the outside and inside of the card. Added the star.. this was a sketch at Sketch Saturday. I missed getting it posted in time ;)  I added the gem, did the sentiment myself and inked around the edge.  I did pop his front leg out to add that little bit of dimension.

And! I put this at the new shop - Sentimental Susan!!  The shop has cards and digis. Woot!!  Now I just have to figure out how to get the shop out there LOL Need to send it to my family and let them pass it on to those they know. Maybe, just maybe I'll be able to sell a few card! :)

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