Clean & Simple (CAS) Challenge

Here's what I came up with for the Clean & Simple Challenge.

Heart Pocket Card

Another Challenge completed from cdac!! I just love how this turned out with just a few things left over in my box and not a lot of effort I was able to put this card together pretty quickly.

Holiday/Special Occasion Challenge

Here's what I have created from the free digi image at
CDAC
for the challenge! I also submitted this card at SSC for the Copic Challenge.  I also used some of the beginner Quilling items I had made. My husband was asking me how come I hadn't been using the Quilling items on my cards so I had to make sure I keep him happy and show him a few cards with some Quilled items. :)

Freebie Digi Challenge

Another Freebie Digi image at  CDAC Crafters Digital Art Center. I turned this cute little bunny into a sweet Valentines card.

Copic markers used on Bunny: BG000 BG01 BG02
                                   Above Bunny Ears: C1 C2 C3

Postcard Scrapbook for a Soldier

Here's a peek at my first scrapbook ever! Just a peek since I cannot put everyone's addresses and info for the whole world to see, but you get the idea! I made this for my husband's cousin's son who is currently in the Army serving in Iraq driving a truck delivering supplies. It was a great project idea suggested by Debbie McCormick at Anysoldier.com that  a few of us trade postcards and try and get all of them from across the nation. I had enough to make a book and it seemed all I had received so I put the book together. The postcards were photo copied and the copy is permanently attached into the page but the postcards themselves are actually removable unless they were blank then they were permanently attached. I would like to thank Amy at Anysoldier for sending me all the wonderful stickers to place in this album!  I hope to get this book bubble wrapped this week and sent to the family in Denver, Colorado!

Paper Quilling Feet

One of my first patterns to attempt from the beginners Quilled Paper Kit. 

Aren’t they cute!

I will have to find a card for them to have a forever home! 

Stamp Fairy Challenge/Blog Hop

What a fun colorful blog hop put on by the Stamp Fairy design team. Lisa from the Purple Place posted info about this blog hop and I had to check it out!  I hope my card is capable of being entered into the challenge the image is one of the Stamp Fairy Freebies!

Stamp Fairy Challenge

Matchbook Tea Bag Holder

 

I needed something special to give to the hostess of the Valentine Card Swap at Anysoldier.com. I came up with this idea from when I was the Hostess of the Thanksgiving Swap and I found a surprise similar to this from one of the ladies participating in the swap. I was so pleased with it that I had to come up with something similar to do and after loads of research on the internet for any type of cut files to make this I had no luck finding anything. I created my own template measuring 8 1/4 x 3 1/8 and then I scored it at 1 1/2, 5 and 5 1/2 folded it up and decorated it to my liking and here is my final product. Look for more of these on my blog in the future!If you have one similar leave me a link to your blog!

Valentines for the Soldiers!

With the holidays coming to an end. It's that time of year again to make Valentines for the soldiers for the Anysoldier.com card swap. I was late signing up for the swap so my cards are due in just a few weeks by January 11th. If anyone else is interested in joining, hop on over to Anysoldier.com forums and look for the thread on special projects! Looking forward to trading cards with you!

Paper Quilling

I finished my beginner tutorial booklet! Hooray! The Paper Quilling or Paper Filigree is pretty easy but getting the shapes formed in the exact same size is a challenge. The most important thing about this project is the fact that I have made my husband happy looking interested in my new Christmas present..lol!

For Christmas Santa brought me..

A beginners paper Quilling set. He must have known I love card making and thought I could enhance my cards by twirling paper. This is the first card I created with what I learned thus far.

Color Challenge "Mermaid" at CDAC

Yes, I know you see them! My husband asked why she had no nips she is a mermaid. So for fun I gave her nips. But for the challenge I made a make shift top to cover her. :) I gave her scales and added Stickles to give her some sparkle!

Go to CDAC Color Challenge

Lights Up!

Another Freebie Digi that I practiced coloring with my copic markers! Thanks to CDAC for this image!

Go to Sketch Challenge 

Santa's Cookies

This is what I came up with from the free digi image at CDAC.
Go to Freebie Digi Challenge 

Joy with family Christmas Card

Being a beginner using the Copic Sketch markers this image was a bit difficult to color. But it is a freebie image till the end of December.

For Digi image at CDAC Click here

Copic Challenge Week 2

The challenge was to make a Christmas card.

Pink Paper Angel

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Go to Tutorial at CDAC 

Stamping Challenge Week 2

Week two of December's challenge was to use stripes and a stamp.

Blue Paper Angel

Purple Paper Angel

Paper Angel #3

Paper Angel Inspired by Carol

I thought these angels were the cutest! Mine are nothing compared to the inspiration angels. You must see them! For my first one it isn't so bad. I hope to make many more of these for friends and family in their favorite colors!

"Snow" Angel

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Paper Angel with a bell

Carol's Blog

Go to Tutorial @Crafters Digital Art Center

SSC Holiday Blog Hop!! Inspired by Clare

This ornament was inspired by Clare from the SSC Holiday Blog Hop! Why let this kitty remain in the Christmas tub for another year, he's been kept there for 15 years! A year after my husband and I were married we were living in a rent house that the landlord told us to go through everything that was in the shed and keep what we wanted and donate the rest this kitty just so happened to be amongst the goodies! How blessed we were to acquire a lot of nice Christmas decorations that year that I still have to this day. I am so thankful to Clare for inspiring me to give this kitty a happy home every year on the Christmas tree!

Get Inspired by Clare 

Anysoldier.com Christmas Card Swap

Here's what I received in the card swap from all the ladies at Anysoldier. I can't wait to send these to my Soldier units! The ladies really outdone themselves in this swap the cards are amazing!

Set 1

Set 2

Stamp & Scrap Corner Challenge Week 1

This weeks challenge was to distress your project. My distressing is the torn edges of the paper as well as I used distress ink on the paper and on the stamped music image.