Saturday Sketch Challenge

Today's card follows the Saturday's Sketch challenge. I wanted to use only a part of the stamped image. I used Jazzy from Sugar Nellies. The paper is DCWV and Provo Craft. The ribbon is from K&Company. I used the Marvy flower punch to decorate the bottom panel.

I colored the image with my markers and used spica pens to add some highlights. I used the circle and scalloped nestibility to cut out the center images.

I left the inside blank to allow for what ever sentiment was needed. Health wise, the family seems to be getting a bit better and I still have not caught it yet so here's hopping I miss it. The weather is finally melting the snow so life is looking good today. I hope to get some watercoloring done today. Wish me luck. Talk later.

Hugs

Heather

First Mojo Monday...just a bit late

I finally found the Mojo Monday blog and made this card for this past week`s sketch challenge. I used a Sugar Nellie stamp from last year...Getty Up and Go. I used my markers to color and put the image on dimensionals. The whole card is made using scraps. The only one I know for sure is the yellow stripes are from SU. The brads are also from SU soft subltes collection. I used the circles embossing folder and my cuttlebug on the pink paper. The square and the scalloped square nestibility were used to cut out the image layer.

Just a short post today....I need to go pick up one of the boys. Have a wonderful weekend. Talk later.

Hugs

Heather

Sister Card

I made this card for the twin not in the hospital. One of my twin nieces is still in the hospital and missing her twin. I sent this card for her to her sister at home. I used my wonderful Sugar Nellies stamp and my favorite nestibility...curly rectangle mega nestie. I seem to use it the most so it must be my favorite.
I used my Prismacolored Markers to color. I love this mix of colors...here is the recipe:

• clothing light cerulean blue, light aqua and inkessential opaque white pen for highlights


• patches, belt deco pink


• flowers mulberry, light olive, inkessential pen


• hair light tan, light umber


• hair band mulberry


• ground light tan

I used the light cerulean blue and the blender pen to haze around the image. This really is a fun way to punch your image. I added a heart brad at the top for a little glamour.

I used the label one nestie for sentiment and attached the lips and kisses brads for some fun. The ribbon on the front and inside is from KC and company and was the perfect match. I hope she likes this card.

Its only 4 am and now I think I can take a rest. I woke up worried about something....don`t have a clue what...must have been from a dream. I just couldn`t snap out of it so off to the computer. At least no one is yelling at me. Yesterday I was signing a card when I was called and wrote handmade for you by Mom. Oh, I am glad I could explain this on the card. .. Friends understand (I hope). Life has a way of getting in the way of stamping sometime.

Hugs

Heather

Hospital Card #3

No challenge today just a card made for a little girl. I wanted to make it a happy card and not too childish. How did I do?

I love this stamp from Sugar Nellie. I colored her with Prismacolored Markers and Pencils, still can`t just use markers. I do love my pencils. I must say that markers fill the space much faster but the pencils are great for details. I also used a white gel pen to highlight.

I used three sizes of the scalloped heart nestibility with these glitter papers from DCWV. I love this paper, it not only glitters but it is really stiff and holds a shape beautifully. When I was a little girl, eons ago, I loved glitter on cards so I hope Megan does as well. I stuck a letter on top to personalize the card.

This is the inside of the card. The green post it covers my note to Megan. I used the Martha Steward lace punch, some ribbon and a final nestibilty hear to decorate the inside.

Guess I must sign off...the family just arrived home for supper. Talk tomorrow.

Hugs

Heather

Coloring in the Dark

This morning started with no power. School got cancelled...yeah for the boys but boohoo for me. I really love my kids but enough is enough...they have been home for more than a week what with exams and storm days. I need a break from teens and I had so looked forward to today..the start of 2nd term at school. But alas, it is not to be. It is now 12:40 and the power has returned. Yeah.

So why the title? I needed something to do this morning and I had this image stamped so I colored. Daylight slowly arrived as I was coloring but I started out with candle light and early dawn light.

People have commented on my coloring so I thought I would share some of my tricks. Feel free to skip this paragraph if coloring is easy for you. I stamped this sugar nellie stamp with black onxy Versafine ink and then outlined the image using the fine tip of my prismacolored marker. I then filled it in with the wider end. I then put in the shading using the same color marker. I outlined outside the image with French Grey marker to give the allusion of depth on this image. Next I took out my colored pencils. I used a deeper shade of pink. The marker I used was Deco Pink and I used the Lavender pencil to add depth to the image. I used it on all the outside edges and the inner leg on the left side making the right leg seem closer. Then I grabbed the Light Aqua pencil and put finishing touches in the image. I added a lot of this pencil to the hat mostly along the edges of the hat. On the clothing I put the aqua along the inner leg and near the arms. Then I lightly shaded the background and lightly ran the edge of the pencil around the embossed edge created using the curved rectangle nestibility. The one thing I always do is add a bit of an opposing color to all my images. I think that is why I love my Prismacolored pencils...it is so easy to shade and blend colors. ( I have ordered the blender for my markers but I don`t have it yet.) I also always put some white on the face and hands and legs/pants and tops to create texture.

the rest of the card is quite self explanatory. I used the curved rectangle and the scalloped long rectangles to get the shapes. The papers are from the Pocket Full of Posies stack from DCWV. These are lovely papers. The ribbon is from Martha Stewart.

Don`t forget to comment on my Candy. The drawing is Feb. 4th. Talk later.

Hugs

Heather

Jingle Bells Hearts

Guess what I got in the mail today? Your right, more nestibilities. Today my heart shaped, oval, oval scallop and circle scallop all arrived. So....out of this came this card. I had such fun making this card. I used the two largest hearts to make the heart shapes and used a silver gel pen to decorate them. I traced the embossed outline on the red one and dotted the green one.
I did a switch today, and with the exception of the faces, this image is all painted in twinkling H2Os. I love the look of this but it is very hard to photo. I also used some stickles on this image. I used star dust stickles on the pom pom and the cuffs. I really wish I had the puffy foam but I don`t so the stickles were used.

I used the silver gel pen to go around the edges of the card to add some finish to it and I wrote seasons greetings at the bottom...couldn`t find a stamp so I wrote it instead.

It is a rotten day weather wise. It is pouring out and cold. I actually had the fireplace on today for a while to take the chill off. The dogs are not at all happy about going outside to do their business. The puppy didn`t know what that sound was so she dove into the rain but was she fast in the turn around. I think she must have done her business int he air as she flew back up the steps. Thank the world that we have indoor plumbing cause I would hate to have to go outside.

Well I hear some nestibilities calling me so off I go to play.
Heather