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Showing posts with label Winter. Show all posts

Sunday, January 3, 2016

O' Christmas Tree

Good evening everyone! I can't believe it is already Sunday and my two weeks are over and it's time to go back to work!! That time just flew by! Now it is time to get back in a rhythm. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and a wonderful New Year! And may you have a wonderful year ahead! I have tried to relax the last couple of days and craft. I managed to get one card finished. I really can't seem to speed things up. I take so long to finish anything LOL  Oh well.. that's just the way I am! And tomorrow it is back to work, which means it slows everything down too. The kids head back to school on Tuesday. And I'm hoping for a winter storm to head this way LOL  I want some snow!

I have also been working on the post for the first new monthly challenge at Open-Minded Crafting Fun. Stay tuned for an introduction of the new team and our very first monthly challenge starting on the 10th!

Alright... enough of that :D  Here is my share for today. You can find my creations at either my Etsy Shop or my Zibbet Shop.









For this card I have used Christmas Star from Star Stampz. I have colored the image with Copic Markers. I've layered the image a bit. The background was all inked with Distress Inks (Black Soot, Seedless Preserves, Broken China, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean) I've inked the clouds with Black Soot and Broken China. I've added snow falling using my Copic Opaque White. The question mark I colored with Black Wink of Stella. I used my Snow Marker for the snow. I used yellow acrylic paint to paint the shine around the star and I've used white acrylic paint to paint the clothing puff and the frost coming out of her mouth. The papers are all scraps. I've distressed the edges of each of the strips and then I sewed around each of them. The three snowflakes were cut using the Silhouette Cameo and I covered them with glitter. I used a white and gold snowflake button as the center of each of the snowflakes. I used two Paper Smooches stamps - Peace On Earth on the outside and Merry Christmas on the inside. I had a lot of fun trying to come up with a background using the distress inks. I'm going to try to work on some new techniques this year :)  And I was so happy to get another Christmas card finished! Thank you for looking!!

Copic Markers Used:
  • Tree: G40, YG03, YG17, YG67
  • Skin: E000, E21, E11, E04; R20, R22
  • Jacket, Hat and Boots: RV13, RV14, RV66
  • Scarf and Leggings: V20, V22, V25
  • Hair: C5, C7, C9
  • Star: Y00, Y11, Y15
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Snowy Day Christmas*

Good evening everyone!!  I've been busy working and getting all the posts ready for next year on the Open-Minded Crafting Fun Challenge Blog. They are all set.. Challenges and Winners/DT Favorites posts. Now I just have to add the photos of projects and they will be all ready to post :)  Makes everything run so smooth!! We have some awesome sponsors.. so excited to get started up again. We need some more team members though. There is a DT Call posted on the blog. I've been trying to get some coloring done too. Tonight I was able to put a card together!

Here it is:







For this card I used a wonderful image from Art by Miran. I colored the image with my Copic Markers. I added some glitter and Snow Marker to the image as well. I did not pop any of the image up!! I know!! SHOCKING!! LOL  I added a few dew drops, some stitching, ribbon, ricrac, twine and a charm. The stamps inside and outside are from Technique Tuesday. I love odd colored Christmas Cards! I just think they are so fun! I did use a some pastels for the background on the side of her. The papers are all from a Bo Bunny Stack - Candy Cane Lane.

Copic Markers Used:
  • Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, E13; R20
  • Hat and Gloves: RV34, RV17, RV19; BG11, BG13, BG14
  • Gloves and Scarf: RV10, RV21, RV13
  • Hair: E33, E35, E37
  • Eyes: YG03, G99
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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Snowman Ice Christmas*

Oh Happy Wednesday everyone! Yesterday we had a strep test for Bailey.. it was negative. And get this!  The doctor says to me... I'm calling in some antibiotics for her. We will send this off to be tested and if it is negative in a couple of days I will call and let you know to stop the antibiotics. And all I can think is... WHAT??  That doesn't even make any sense! We are all becoming immune to these antibiotics, but you want her to take them for a couple of days just in case? How about we just wait and I'll start them if she has a positive test! I was so shocked!

Then it was Michael's turn to get his 2nd booster. So, we finished with that and I took him to school. Him and I had a discussion about his school work. His drama teacher has gone to the counselor to complain about him not getting his work done in that class... he is not getting his lines memorized. They have suggested that the counselor, his drama teacher, myself and HIS BOSS come in to meet. Michael has told her that he isn't getting the work for her class done because of his job.  What?!?  Bring his boss in!! You have GOT to be kidding me! Then they will just stop giving him hours. No.. I don't think that is going to work. And my first response to all of this was just that.. and that I believe he is getting more life experience out of holding a job then he is in acting class. He doesn't like his drama teacher at all.

After I spoke to Kevin though, he made a valid point. Michael doesn't work every day.. he was working about every other day. So honestly, there is no excuse for him not getting his work done other than he doesn't like his teacher and he is lazy. That is how it goes for him though. He hates school and he puts no effort in at all. It is frustrating. Michael called me and told me I needed to come pick him up from the bus right around the corner because it had broken down. When I got him, I tole him that I had been thinking about our discussion this morning and that I thought he needed to get his priorities straightened out and work on his homework on his days off. So he says to me.. so you are taking her side? LOL! I said no.. I'm not taking anyone's side. I just think that you need to be able to do both; School is important too! It has ALWAYS been a struggle with Michael in school. He has yet to pass the first math in High School. I get so frustrated with him! Alright.. enough of all of that!

Here is my Christmas creation for today:









This image is Candy Cane for Snowman which is from From The Heart Stamps. I colored this image with my Prismacolor pencils and used a Spellbinders die to cut around it. I did a bit of layering on the image. I added some snow around the image. I used White Wink of Stella for the snow and the white around the edge of the die. I added some dew drops around the image and a gem and white sequins in the bottom corner. All of the papers were distressed. The blue papers are all scraps and the patterned papers are from Bo Bunny - Altitude pad. I used two different stamps to create the sentiment. I added some green and white twine on the side with a snowflake charm. I also added a bit of glitter to the hat and the balls of the scarf.

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

March Cuddly Buddly #2

Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday -- Woot Woot!!  I had my last clearance today for surgery, Cardiovascular, but I left disappointed! He is making me do a stress test with Echo, so that puts everything off for at least a couple of more weeks. I will go in for the stress test on the 30th of March. Oh well! Better safe than sorry .. so I just need to suck it up and get ready for the stress test I guess! If I pass that then I'm all cleared. I meet with the Bariatric Surgeon on Monday... so we will see what he says and go from there.

Alright... enough of my disappointing morning LOL  On to more fun things!  Today I'm sharing my second Cuddly Buddly creation with you for March!








For this one I have used Snow Buddies - Pachela Studios, which you can find at the Cuddly Buddly  Digital Shop!! I colored this image with my Prismacolor Pencils. I'm trying to work with both the Prismacolor Pencils and Faber-Castell Polychromos to improve my coloring! I layered the rim of the hat and the front of the scarf. The papers are all from my scrap box; Still trying to use up my scraps!! The edge of the card is lined with a Memory Box snowflake die. The circle is a Spellbinders die and then I added the two different shades of blue snowflake eyelets. I have used eyelets in such a long time! I stamped Snow Day from one of my Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp Set -- Snow Day Lucas. I added the white and pearl dew drops, some lace and a bit of stitching to finish it off! For the inside I used some more of those scrap papers and added some additional lace and dew drops to finish it off.

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Saturday, November 22, 2014

SLSLines November New Release.

Good morning!

Today is the inspiration for the November New Release at SLSLines Digital Stamps. There are some fun winter images ready for you to use!!








For the new release I am using Beatnik Snowman! He is Groovy Man! I colored him up with my Copic Markers. I decoupaged him a bit too. I added some Diamond Glaze to his glasses to make the glasses look better! For the card I used some tye die type patterned paper that I had.. I thought it would fit him well! I used some white glitter paper in the background and I used two embossing folders on that paper... One side is done in swirls and the other half in snowflakes. The top white paper I used only the snowflake folder. I added the snowflake ribbon, some white dew drops and that single white snowflake die cut (sizzlits). The sentiment was created by me. I also added some stitching around the papers. On the inside I added the icicle border on the top with a bit of stitching in there as well.

Copic Markers Used:
  • Hat and Glasses: C00, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9
  • Carrot Nose: YR02, YR04, YR07
  • Goatee: E31, E34, E35, E37
  • Branches: E21, E25, E29
  • Scarf: G05, G09, G19
Challenges:

Saturday, November 15, 2014

Baby It's Cold Outside at The East Wind.

Good morning everyone!! And a very happy Saturday to you!!

Today we are beginning Challenge #19 at The East Wind. The theme for Challenge #19 is Baby It's Cold Outside.











For this card I used Aurora Reindeer which you can find at The East Wind Shop. I colored one of them with all Copic.. .I colored the other with some Copic and some Prismacolor Pencils. I decoupaged the image just a bit. I added some glitter to the oval around them and then her hat and coat. I added some lace and some ribbon and the image. There is a white die cut snowflake in the back that is a bit hard to make out LOL

Copic Markers Used:
  • Reindeer: E31, E34, E35, E37
  • Antlers: E43, E44, E47, E49
  • Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11
  • Hair: B0000, B000, B00, B02, B04; E21, E25, E27, E29
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