Just Bee-cause

This card is a result of me playing around in the Dare To Get Dirty Challenges over on Splitcoast Stampers.

To make this CAS card, I stenciled some hexagons using Distress Ink Scattered Straw and ColorBox Chalk Amber Clay.  Using a Memento Tuxedo Black marker, I inked a portion of the Stamps Happen stamp called "Bees" and directly stamped over the stenciling.  I proceeded to color the bee with Copic markers and slight shading with Prismacolor pencils.  The sentiment is from Repeat Impressions and was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

I did all of this, and realized I used Georgia Pacific cardstock...not my go to for Copic coloring.  But, oh well.  I do like the overall results.

Back again tomorrow, with two posts!

Yellow Roses

Santa (me) made sure I started the year with some new Derwent Inktense pencils that I've had my eye on for quite sometime.

I've been playing around a little bit with them.  There is a learning curve with them, and I am certainly going to need to work some more to get over that curve.  But, I thought I'd share a little something I made with them.

The rose image is from Stamps Happen.  I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black onto Neenah Solar White.  I colored the image with the Inktense pencils and a waterbrush.  I cut around the image with detailed scissors, like a crazy woman.

I placed it onto a white cardfront, added a border cut with a MFT die-namics die, rounded a corner and called it done.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!  Stay warm.

Cocktail Wieners

I have a warped sense of humor and a huge collection of dachshund stamps. So, when I saw the CAS#122 Challenge on Splitcoast, which is "Play on Words", I just had to play along.

The stamps I used include "Mixed Cocktails" from Stamps Happen, and two dachshund stamps from Cowtown Stamps. I inked the Stamps Happen image with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker and stamped onto X-Press It cardstock. Then, with my Stamp-a-ma-jig, I positioned the two different dachshunds from Cowtown Stamps into the cocktail glasses. I colored the scene with Copic markers.

I place the image panel onto a scrap of patterned paper from Lasting Impressions. The sentiment, which is my play on words, was computer-generated. The two dog paws are a portion of a stamp from Hero Arts. A ribbon was tied around the card to add the finishing details.

Thanks for visiting my blog today. I hope it made you smile.

Bee-ing Busy

I'm trying to decide whether I'm on a card roll right now to avoid all the other stuff I should be doing in preparation for the wedding. Basically, I'm not very good with detailed wedding things, but I'm a decent cardmaker, so I'm guessing I'm making cards right now just to feel good about something. At any rate, right now stamping is a de-stressing strategy I have, so I'm just going to go with it.

The bee image is from Stamps Happen. I stamped it with Marvy dye black ink onto a Nestabilities panel cut from Georgia Pacific cardstock. I did some sponging around the panel with SeaShells Seashell Pink dye ink. The image is so fun to color, so I did some multimedia coloring with Copic Markers and colored pencils; including Prismacolor, Caran d'Ache, and Derwent Coloursoft pencils.

Patterned paper panels were used to create this card, as well as brown brads for the antennae.

This card was inspired by a Dare to Get Dirty Challenge on SCS, DTGD10flowergal36.

Now back to the stuff I'm not so good at doing.

Proud Mother Rabbit

This is a Stamps Happen image I bought a couple years ago in the clearance bin at a Michael's in South Dakota. I couldn't resist it. The great thing about having a relaxing spring break this week is that I actually have time to color. This was a fun one.

To change things up a bit, I decided to use coated paper for a more watercolored look. I stamped the image with Marvy dye black ink onto some coated paper I got from Arvey's. I heat set the ink, and then proceeded to color the image with Copic markers. I used my Cricut to cut the circle panel card. Patterned paper, ribbon and a corner punch were also used to create this card.

Once again, this card is fairly plain. I'm thinking that this adorable image can do most of the work,rather than use lots of embellishments. This card fits March's Central Theme, All Creatures Great and Small, over on Splitcoast.

Thrilled to be the Guest Designer, Just Bee-Cause

I was absolutely delighted when Jenny Gropp of Our Creative Corner asked if I'd like to be guest designer for this week's sketch challenge. Thank you so much, Jenny, for this opportunity. I had so much fun.

Decisions, decisions with this sketch. I was really in the mood to color a new bee stamp I picked up earlier this summer from Stamps Happen. The problem was, the stamp had three bees on it, and I needed to fit the image in the oval. I then remembered my recent purchase of a Memento ink marker, which allowed me to directly ink one of the three bees with the marker, and stamped the one bee into the Neenah Solar crest oval shape cut from Nestabilities.. Problem-solved. Cropping, if you will.

I then proceeded to color this adorable little bee with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils. Patterned paper, colored cardstock, brads on the bee's antennae, computer-generated sentiment, and some flower embellishments were also used to complete this card.

I had possession of this card for about three or four hours, and then needed to use it. I'm thinking I'll be making some more "Just Bee-cause" cards, bee-cause you never know when you might need an all-purpose card.

Thanks for the great sketch challenge. I can't wait to see what everyone else creates!

Tulip Windows

Here is a card I created after stumbling upon the Copic Creations Challenge blog. The challenge was to create the look of wood using Copic markers. Though I've done better wood jobs (gee, that sounds dirty), I'm pleased overall with this card.

The beautiful stamped image is from Stamps Happen. I stamped the image with Marvy Dye black ink onto Georgia Pacific cardstock. I colored the image with Copic markers and just a touch of Prismacolor pencil highlights. Patterned paper, paper piercer, pop-dots, tag punch, ribbon, brads and a sentiment from My Favorite Things were all used to put the finishing touches on this card.

I had fun coloring this image. It wasn't too difficult, and I used the label as a guide. I'm trying to work up to a Kinkade, Medaris or another Stamps Happen image as my summer masterpiece.

Thanks for looking.