Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday "Thanks/Thank You" Challenge!!

Hey Everyone!! Happy Saturday to you all!! I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving with your loved ones!

My Thanksgiving was pretty good!! For today's post, I have a card I created for the Kitty Bee Designs blog.

It's for their "Thanks/Thank You challenge which is up and running through Dec.5th.

So make sure you head over to the Kitty Bee Designs Blog to play along.

I used the cute "Puppy Love" image from the Kitty Bee store for this card.

Here's the pic for you to check out:

I used craft card stock for the main card base measuring 4 x 4".

I inked the edges in Chocolate Chip ink from Stampin Up.

I cut a piece of white card stock to 3 3/4 x 3 3/4" for the main card panel.

I inked the top half of the card stock with "Faded Jeans" Distress ink.

For the lower half, I cut a 2" strip of card stock and colored it using my Copic YG03 marker.

I then adhered the strip to the card panel.

On a separate sheet of white card stock, I drew some dirt and bones.

I colored it in using my C03, Honey Brown, E18 markers and cut it out.

I used tape runner to glue this piece down.

I then added a sheet of vellum, cut at 3 3/4 x 3 3/4", on top of the card panel.

My idea behind this card was to create a background for the puppy.

I wanted it to have the appearance that he's been busy digging up bones.

Then his owner comes home with a special bone just for him.

He forgets his cache of bones that he's dug up and runs to his owner's side to grab the bone he's just brought.

Now, with his special treat in paws, from that special someone, he's one happy puppy.

He's thankful for having an owner who loves him so.

And that pretty much sums up the thought process behind this card.

With the background complete, I moved on to the image.

I printed the image on a sheet of white card stock.

I used my Copics and Bic MarkIt markers to color him in.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

- Puppy: Honey Brown, E18, R20

- Bone- C03

I added a few white highlights to the puppy's pads and spots.

And a craft tag and white embroidery floss to the bone.

I used some alpha letter stamps and StazOn ink to create this "You Make Me Feel..." sentiment.

 I stamped the "Special" and thanks sentiment to the inside of the card.

To finish it off, I added a few chipboard hearts.

And ta-da!! card complete!!

I hope you enjoyed this project for today!!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day and Peace!!

I especially would like to thank my subscribers and Google + friends for supporting me over this past year.

I love what I do and I love being able to share it with you all.

I love seeing what you all create and you are all an inspiration to me.

You guys make this worthwhile and a million thanks to each and everyone of you.

3-D Sleigh Ornament!!

Hey Everyone!! I hope you all had a great weekend!! For today's post, I have a Design Team project for the Jiggery Makery blog. I used the gorgeous and cheeky "Cassie" image from the Jiggery Makery Etsy Store and created a 3-D sleigh ornament. I used a template I found on Pinterest for the sleigh, added some trim and bling to create a one of kind piece.
Here's the pic for you to check out:

The completed sleigh measures 2 1/2 x 3 1/2".

I printed the template, cut apart the pieces and traced them onto a sheet of dark brown craft card stock.

I cut them out and layered a few pieces together to give the sleigh more stability.

I then took my E18 Copic marker and colored over the craft to darken the color and give it the look of wood.

I traced the pattern again but this time on a green patterned paper.

I made sure to cut the pieces out smaller than the craft, so I can layer it on top.

I inked the edges with some Chocolate Chip ink from Stampin Up and adhered them to the craft card stock.

With all the pieces complete, it was time to assemble and embellish the sleigh.

It was pretty easy to put together, the pieces just slide into each other.

For the sides of the sleigh, I added this gold metallic trim, gold glitter snowflakes, rhinestones and fur trim.

I also punched some holes on either side and added some twine rope for the reins.

For the front of the sleigh, I added another gold glitter snowflake, rhinestone and gold metallic trim.

I kept the back of the sleigh plain, but I added a custom license plate and some trim.

With the sleigh complete, it was time to add the image and a few finishing touches.

I printed the image out on a sheet of watercolor paper.

I used my Distress and Recollections markers to color it in.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

- Skin: Tattered Rose, Light Pink

- Hair: Brown, Dark Brown

- Gift Wrapping: Cherry, Key Lime

I added some Janelle Recollections Glitter Glue and Eucalyptus Stickles to the wrapping, cut her out and glued her to the inside of the sleigh.

  *Side Note*: I'm not sure Mrs. Claus would appreciate a stow away on Santa's sleigh, especially onewho looks like this. ;)

To finish this project off, I took a small black gift bag, stuffed it with cotton, tied it off with twine rope and added a few snowflakes.

And voila!! sleigh complete!!

I hope you enjoyed this project for today!!

This was a fun one to make.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day and Peace!! :)

First Xmas Card of 2014!!

Hey Everyone!! Happy Thursday to you all!! I hope your day is off to an awesome start!! For today's post, I"m featuring my first Christmas card for the 2014 holiday season.

The card design is a different style than what I'm used to.

I was inspired by the beautiful multi-layered cards that I come across on the web. 

I found this really cute image, "Abi Ballerina" on the All Dressed Up blog and I thought it would be the perfect image to try this card style on.

Here's the card for you to check out:

For this card, I began by coloring the image first and then building the card design around it.

I took cues from the image to come up with the color scheme.

I printed the image on watercolor paper and used my Distress and Recollections markers to color it in.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

-Skin: Tattered Rose, Light Pink

-Hair: Yellow, Taupe, Brown

-Dress, Shoes, Ribbon: Light Blue

I added a few details to the image by adding white polka dots to the ribbon, and Stickles to the tutu.

I trimmed the image panel down to 4 3/4 x 6".

With the image colored in and blinged out, I set it aside to work on the card base.

The card base is a light blue card stock measuring 5 x 6".

I cut a white card stock panel at 5 x 5 1/4" and adhered it to the card base.

I layered a blue patterned paper on top measuring a 1/4" smaller.

I attached the image panel to the base and added some lace trim around it.

All that was left to do now was to add the embellishments.

I added some die cut holly leaves, snowflakes, paper roses, ribbon and lace.

I used sequins, rhinestones and pearls for some extra bling.

I die cut the "Let It Snow" sentiment from my Cricut and "December 25th" cartridge out of blue glitter paper.

And voila!! card complete!!

I hope you enjoyed this project for today!!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day and Peace!! :)

Cheeky Xmas Sign!!

Hey Everyone!! I hope you all had a great weekend!! I'm back with another project for the Jiggery Makery blog.
I used the "Cassie" image from the Jiggery Makery Etsy Shop to create this cheeky Christmas sign.
Here's the pic for you to check out:

I used a piece of flat back canvas, that I cut down to 6 x 8", to create my custom sign. 

I added glitter tape along the edges and painted the entire surface with gesso.

I cut a piece of vintage Christmas music paper and adhered it to the center. 

I then went back in with a wash that I made using gesso,  metallic green paint and water.

I set it aside to dry.

Once dry, I sponged the edges and the background with a dark brown wash (dark brown acrylic paint +water).

And to tone down the color a bit, I dry brushed the canvas with gesso.

I added stenciled stars and stamped flourishes to give the background more interest.

And with the background complete, I set to work on the image.

I printed the image onto a sheet of watercolor paper.

I used my Distress and Recollections markers to color it in.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

- Skin: Tattered Rose, Light Pink 

- Hair: Brown, Dark Brown 

- Ribbon, Bow, and Skirt: Cherry

- Top and Shoes: Kelly Green 

I added highlights to the hair and ribbon using white water color paint.

I used Eucalyptus Stickles and small pom poms to the shoes and top.

I added a small tag that reads " For you ", cut the image out and used foam tape to attach it to the canvas.

I made some ornaments to add to the canvas using some gold glitter paper and a stamp.

I stamped the ornament on the backside of the glitter paper and cut it out.

I used a small snowflake and star punch to punch out the middle.

I added lace to the cut out and along the bottom.

I used my Liquid Pearls in Bisque to add details to the ornaments

I also used some twine rope and pearls.

I adhered it to the canvas using foam tape and

to finish it off, I added a few twine bows to the top.

With the majority of the canvas complete, all that was left to do now was to add the final finishing touches.

For the sentiment, I turned to my Cricut and Paper Lace 2 cartridge. 

I cut out the "Don't open til Xmas!"out of glitter paper and dark brown craft card stock.

I also wrote "No Peeking!! below the main sentiment.

I added these die cut flourishes to the corners and a few sequins!! 

And voila!! project complete!! :)

I hope you enjoyed this project for today!!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day and Peace!! :)

Feeling Sketchy Card Sketch #108!!

Hey Everyone!! I hope your weekend is off to a great start!! I'm back with another great Card Sketch challenge for the Feeling Sketchy blog!!  

Here's the pic of Card Sketch #108:

Make sure to head over to the Feeling Sketchy blog to play along and check out the wonderful cards created by the DT members. 

There are also some great prizes for you to win from our sponsors: Molossi : $30 Chipboard and Bling Pack and the fabulous Aurora Wings: $10 Prize Pack of Digital Stamps. 

This challenge is up and running now through November 30th.

For my project, I made a Christmas card featuring this "Little Shepherd" digi stamp from the Aurora Wings store.

Here's the pic for you to check out : 

The card base is a dark brown Craft card stock cut at 4 3/4 x 6 1/4".

I stamped a sketchy border using VersaMark ink and inked the edges using Creamy Caramel ink from Stampin Up.

For the image, I printed it on a sheet of watercolor paper.

I used Distress and Recollections markers to color it in.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

- Skin: Tattered Rose, Light Pink

- Headpiece and Staff: Taupe, Dark Brown

- Robe: Light Blue, Turquoise

- Sheep: Tattered Rose, Light Pink, Taupe, Grey

- Grass: Kelly Green

- Sky: Royal Blue

To add a few extra details to the image, I used some white watercolor paint on the sheep's fleece.

I added some white to the shepherd's eyes and added an iris using a light blue marker.

I used some twine rope on his robe and head piece.

Once the image was complete, I trimmed it down to 3 3/4 x 5 1/2".

I layered it on a piece of ivory card stock, cut at 4 x 5 3/4", inked the edges and used foam tape to mount it to the card base.

For the sentiment "O Holy Night", I stamped it on a piece of ivory card stock in Chocolate Chip ink from Stampin Up.

I cut it into a tag shape, threaded some twine rope, and adhered it with foam tape.

To finish the card off, I added a few sequins and a star cut out of silver glitter paper.

And ta-da!! card complete!!

I hope you enjoyed this project for today!!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your weekend and Peace!! :)

I will be entering this card into the Aurora Wings "Anything Goes" Challenge #9!!

Vintage Inspired Braided Christmas Card!!

Hey Everyone!! I hope you all had an awesome weekend!! I'm back with another project for the Jiggery Makery blog. This time around I made a vintage inspired Christmas card with a twist, literally. 

The twist is that I created my first ever braided card.

I saw this technique done on a YouTube channel I subscribe to: Brandy's Cards.

I loved the way her card turned out and thought I would give it a try.

She also has a free template on her blog that you can download and print.

Here's the pic of the completed card for you to check out:

The card base is 4 1/4 x 7".

I used a red patterned paper, from a DCWV Stack 8 pack, and ivory card stock.

I wanted to create my own two sided paper, so I glued the red paper to the ivory card stock and folded it in half.

I printed the template and with my Xacto knife, cut the slits along the folded card edge.

Following the tutorial, I folded down every other slit to create the braided pattern.

With the braiding complete, I inked the edges in Creamy Caramel ink from Stampin Up.

I set the card aside to work on the image.

I used the "Misty" digi image from the Jiggery Makery Etsy Shop.

Make sure to head over to Jiggery Makery shop to purchase this image.

All proceeds from the sale of this image goes to Children In Need through November 14th.

I printed the image onto a sheet of watercolor paper.

I used my Distress and Recollections Markers to color her in.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

- Skin: Tattered Rose, Light Pink

- Hair, Shoes, Belt: Black

- Dress and Hat: Cherry, Cranberry

- Mistletoe: Shabby Shutters

I used a gold metallic pen for the buckle, added some lace to the dress and highlights with a white gel pen.

I fussy cut the image out and used foam tape to adhere it to an ivory card stock panel.

The panel was cut at 3 x 6 1/4" and the background stamped.

I glued it directly to the card base and inked the edges.

To finish the card off, I added some ivory paper roses, holly sprigs, sequins and pearls.

And voila!! card complete!!

 I hope you enjoyed this project for today!! 

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day and Peace!!

Panda Tag!!

Hey Everyone!! Happy Thursday to you all!! I hope your day is off to a good start!! For today's post, I have a tag I created for my daughter as part of a DT Spotlight for the Kitty Bee Designs blog.

I used this adorable "IPod Panda" from the Kitty Bee Designs Shop.

My daughter is a panda fanatic so I thought this would be a good image to use to make an inspirational tag for her.

Here's the pic for you to check out:

To begin this project, I made a custom tag from a sheet of Kraft card stock.

The tag measures 3 3/4 x 4 3/4".

I cut a sheet of patterned paper from a DCWV Stack 8 pack at 3 1/2 x 4 1/2" and layered it on top.

I added some white stitch lines around the tag and set it aside to work on the image.

I printed the image out on white card stock and colored it in using my Copics and Bic MarkIt markers.

Here is a rundown of the colors I used:

- Face and Tummy: C03, R20

- Shirt: Oceanview Blue, Blue Skies Blue, Deep Sea Blue, Rambunctious Red, Honey Brown, Tiki Hut Tan

- IPod- C05, C07

I added some details to the headphones, to match a pair my daughter owns, using a black fine tip marker.

I drew a pair of eyeglasses, cut them out and glued them to the panda's face.

I then fussy cut the image out, leaving a 1/8" white border around it.

I used foam tape to adhere the image to the tag.

I stamped the "You Are" at the top of the tag in Chocolate Chip ink from Stampin Up.

For the other sentiments, I used some vellum word stickers.

I placed them on a strip of white card stock, cut around them and glued them onto the tag.

To finish it off, I added some embroidery floss and sequins.

And voila!! tag complete!!

I hope you enjoyed this project for today!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your Wednesday and Peace!! :)

First Guest Design Team Post and Shadow Box Card!!

Hey Everyone!! Happy "Hump" day to you all!! I hope your day is off to a great start! For today's post, I have a card I created as part of my first Guest Design Team project for the Whimsy Stamps blog.

I made my first ever shadow box card using two digi stamps: "StampArt Designs" and "Owl Ways Winter  " from the Whimsy Stamps store.

It was pretty simple to make with the link I found on Pinterest.

Here's the link with full details on how you can recreate this card for yourself: ricas-haven.blogspot.com.

And here's the pic of the card I made:

Using the measurements and instructions from the link, I made the base of my shadow box card out of a sheet of dark green card stock.

Once I had the card base assembled, I cut some patterned card stocks from a DCWV Stack 8 pack and adhered them to the inside and outside of the card.

For the images, I printed them off onto a sheet of white card stock.

I used my Copics and Bic MarkIt markers to color them in.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

-Skin: E11, E13, R20

- Hair: E13, E15, E18

- Shirt and Shoes: RV14, RV19, YG03, Key Lime

- Pants: Oceanview Blue, Blue Skies Blue, Deep Sea Blue

- Apron: C03

- Owl's Body and Branch: E15, E18

- Santa's Hat: Rambunctious Red, Honey Brown

- Scarf::  YG03, Key Lime

- Beak and Claws: Summer Melon, YR04

Once I had the images colored in, I fussy cut them out.

For the owl, I glued him onto a 2 1/4 x 2 1/4" square of white card stock.

I inked the background with some Distress Ink In Faded Jeans, added a tree and stars.

I adhered it to the inside of the card, added a white 1/8" frame and some acetate to create a window.

I stamped a light garland in a light brown ink and colored the bulbs using Rambunctious Red and Forest Green.

I fussy cut the bulbs out and glued them around the window frame.

For the outside of the card, I stamped ornaments onto white card stock, colored them in, fussy cut them and glued them to some gold embroidery floss.

I added a few highlights with my white gel pen and adhered them to the top of the card base.

To finish the card off, I added the StampArt Designs image to the front of the card, some gold sequins and a sentiment banner that reads "Season's Greetings".

And voila!! card complete!!

I hope you enjoyed this project for today!!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your Wednesday and Peace!! :)

* There's is also a challenge going on at the Whimsy Stamps blog!

The theme for this challenge is to use two or more images on your project.

So make sure to stop by the blog to play along!!*

Feeling Sketchy Layout Sketch #107!!

Hey Everyone!! Happy Tuesday to you all!! I hope you had a great day. It's that time again for another great Layout Sketch Challenge from the Feeling Sketchy blog. This challenge is up and running now through November 14th. 

Here's the pic of Layout Sketch #107:

Make sure to head over to the Feeling Sketchy blog to play along and check out all the wonderful LOs created by the DT members.

There is also a great prize pack for you to win from our sponsors: Molossi, $30 Chipboard and Bling pack and the fabulous Aurora Wings, $10 Digi Stamp Pack.

With that said, onward to the pic of the layout I created:

For this layout, I kept the design pretty simple.

My background paper is a aqua floral patterned paper from American Crafts, Dear Lizzy "5th and Frolic collection.

I inked the edges in a light brown ink and whitewashed the floral pattern with gesso.

For the photos, I chose these two pics of my girls when they were a month old.

I thought this would make a fun page to scrap. 

Although there is an 8 year age gap between them, countless family members have told me how much they resemble each other.

So I went digging through my photo box to find a baby pic of them.

Luckily, I stumbled across these two photos and decided to use them for this layout.

I backed the photos in some coordinating papers from the collection.

I layered them on the page and adhered them down.

To embellish them, I added these photo cards and added these sticker sentiments.

The first one says "and then there was you" and the other "sweet baby girls".

I glued a few pieces of chipboard to the corners and adhered some banners and tabs.

To finish the page off, I added some chipboard pieces to the corners, rhinestones and sequins.

I then drew a wavy double line with my Pigma Micron pen in Brown around the entire page and photos.

I also added a custom title "Double Take" using some Recollections Alpha Stamps and Chocolate Chip ink from Stampin Up.

And ta-da!! page complete!!

 I hope you all enjoyed this project for today!!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your evening and Peace!! :)

Santa Baby Wall Hanging!!

Hey Everyone!! I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend!! I'm back with another project for the Jiggery Makery blog. For this project, I created a one of a kind wall hanging, featuring the latest digi image, "Missy". You can purchase this image through the Jiggery Makery Etsy Shop with all proceeds going to children in need till November 14th..
With that said, here's the pic of the completed project:

I started off by using this shadow box that hubby made for me.

The box measures 7 x 9 1/4"

I painted it inside and out with gesso.

I added strips of patterned card stock to the back and sides, to give it the look of wallpaper.

I painted the bottoms of the sections with Chestnut Brown paint.

With the inside complete, I set it aside to begin work on the other elements.

For the fireplace front, I made it out of clay and painted in the grout and stones.

I then glued a wood strip to the top for a mantle.

 and hot glued the "fireplace" to the box.

I embellished the mantle with a resin frame painted gold and a few glue stick candles.

I added a garland that I made from twine and punched leaves.

And for over the top of the fireplace, I adhered a wreath I made from wire and leaves.

I added a few embroidery floss bows to the wreath and garland to complete the look.

I used a resin decorative strip I had, glued it to the top of the sections to act as molding.

For the smaller section of the box, I used a small Christmas tree, added garland, ornaments and a star to decorate it.

Hubby cut a few wood blocks in varying sizes that I covered in card stock, added a bow and adhered them around the tree as presents.

I added a few more presents to the bottom section and a strip of garland.

With the majority of the shadow box complete, I set to work on the image.

I printed the image onto a sheet of watercolor paper and used my Recollections and Distress Markers to color her in.

Here's a rundown of the colors I used:

- Skin: Tattered Rose, Light Pink

- Hair and Shoes: Black

- Dress: Cherry, Cranberry

- Mistletoe: Shabby Shutters, Cranberry

I embellished the dress with some Recollections "Janelle" red glitter glue.

I added some strips of cotton to the bottom and front of the dress and a pompom on the hat.

I used two layers of foam tape to attach her to the box.

To finish it off, I added garland and embroidery floss bows along the top, a chimney I made, and Santa's legs.

As a final finishing touch, I stamped a light strip onto the box in a light brown ink.

I went over the lines with my Pigma Micron Pen and filled in the lights with red glitter glue.

And voila!! shadow box complete!!

I hope you enjoyed this project for today!!

Thansk for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day and Peace!! :)