MY COPIC CERTIFICATION

I completed the class yesterday in Phoenix and it was great!! 

I enjoyed having Jennie Black as our instructor, she gets right down to business and was very helpful.  I loved her straight forward attitude as she says it like it is.  I met some great ladies and fellow crafters from all over Arizona.  I got the pleasure of sharing a seat next to Chris, she is one of the owners of my local scrapbooking store Crop Girls, we had a blast coloring.

Left home at 7:00 a.m. on a Sunday  ~ reason being we had the PF Chang Rock & Roll Marathon taking place in downtown Phoenix, the class was on Central Ave and the race made a loop all around the city, so I knew we were going to have street closures and I wanted to make sure I was not trapped in one of them. 

I can't wait to take the Intermediate certification class that will be taking place here in Phoenix on April 11th, with Sherrie Siemens and Debbie Olsen.  It's going to be so much fun.

Here's a peek of my certification.....woo-hoo! 

These are all the goodies we received 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Being with you.....makes Christmas special

Inside of Card

This is a brand new stamp set I just recently purchased at my local scrapbook store, it's a brand I'm not familiar with called Impression Obsession, I just loved this image, it reminded me of my hubby and me.

I really liked the quality and they stamp so well.

As you can see, I can't seem to get enough of this paper, it's the My Minds Eye ~ Wonderful winter, I seem to be in the pink & red holiday mood this year....I also wanted to try the Flower Soft in Polar White, it's my first time trying this and I'll be honest, I can't say I love it yet, but I like it so far.  I used the Flower Soft glue to apply the Flower Soft, then pressed softly and let it sit for awhile, I then removed the excess....I applied Stampin' Up! dazzling diamond onto the Snowman and Snowlady and colored it using Copic Sketch markers.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Materials/Supplies used:  Cardstock - Papertrey Ink (kraft & Pure Poppy, Patterned Paper - My Minds Eye Wonderful Winter, Image was stamped on Taylored Expressions - Buttercream, Punches - Martha Stewart scallop with hearts & Artic Snowflake, Button - Making Memories, Rhinestones - Kaiserkraft, Stampin' Up! - Dazzling Diamonds, Flower Soft and Flower Soft glue by Flower Soft, Copic Sketch Markers, Ink - Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, Spellbinders Nestabilities Square scallop, Pop- up dots by Ek Success, lace (unknown). 

House Mouse - I'm dreaming of a White Christmas

Hi Everyone! Here's one of my favorite House-Mouse stamp images....isn't it too cute?  Well, I finally got to use my new sewing machine ~ okay, I know I need a lot of practice, it took me a while to learn how to get it up and running, that outta tell you how much I know about sewing, but I really want to learn, so I'm thinking about taking a class, we'll see how that goes.   I had a difficult time trying to get the stitch straight, I suppose I can get away with it by just saying it adds character to my card...LOL!  I'm going to have to practice that some more. 

I used Basic Grey- Wassail 6"x6" paper pad and for my card base I used Stampin' Up! cardstock in Very Vanilla as well as Papertrey Ink cardstock in Pure Poppy, I stamped my image onto Buttercream paper by Taylored Expressions using Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  Colored my image using Copic Sketch markers, then cut image using Spellbinders Nestabilities Large Labels and used Scalloped Rectangles for the layer, distressed the edges using Tim Holtz distress ink in Vintage Photo, added rhinestones onto the 4 corners of the scalloped square and applied Stampin' Up Dazzling Diamonds onto the furry part of their Santa hats.  For the sentiment, I used a Christmas stamp set from Recollections that I purchased at Michaels.

I've entered this card into the House-Mouse challenge #84

Thank you for stopping by!

Materials/Supplies used:  Stampin' Up! cardstock in Very Vanilla, Papertreyink cardstock - Pure Poppy, Pattern Paper by Basic Grey Wassail collection, rhinestones by Studio 18 (Michaels), image stamped on Taylored Expressions - Buttercream paper, Nestabilities Scalloped rectangles & Large Labels, House-Mouse stamp, Stampin' Up - Dazzling Diamond glitter, Clear stamp set from Recollections, Copic Sketch Markers, sewing machine for the stiching.

Sarah Kay - Noel Joy

It's finally starting to get a bit cold (and I say that lightly), here in Arizona, well, atleast in the area that I live in.  I can't seem to get inspired to create Christmas/Holiday cards when it's warm and sunny out, it's just not happening. 

Okay, so here is another wonderful image from Sarah Kay by Stampavie called "Noel Joy".  I think she is just lovely!  I colored my image using Copic Sketch markers and added Stampin' Up dazzling diamonds glitter onto the furr of the coat as well as the patch of snow beneath her, and just a dust of it on top of the mailbox (it's difficult to see the glitter on the photo, but it really makes the image stand out in person).
Using tiny red gemstones, I applied them to her hat to similate the berries.  The paper I used was from a My Minds Eye paper stack called Sweet Dreams Holiday Avenue.

As far as the sentiment goes....well, I couldn't make up my mind just yet what I wanted to use, so I'm going to wait until I'm ready to mail it,  then I'll decide on what sentiment to add to it.

Materials/Supplies used: Cardstock - Stampin' Up! Real Red, Pattern paper - My Minds Eye, Gemstones - both red & clear by The Paper Studio, Ribbon - Michaels, Copic Sketch Markers, Ink - Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, Image stamped on Xpress paper by Copic, Glitter - Stampin' Up! Dazzling Diamonds.

Pink Holidays!

Two posts in one day...WOW!  I decided to create another card using this image that I used on a prior posting dated October 20th, however, this time I used Pink & Red, which for me is something out of my comfort zone as far as Holiday cards go.  When creating Christmas cards, I tend to stick to the more traditional colors, however, I have to say I'm very pleased with the way it turned out. 

Materials/Supplies used:  Cardstock - Papertrey Ink - Pure Poppy, Patterned paper - My Minds eye "Wonderful Winter", Image stamped on X-press paper by Copic, Imaged stamped with Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black, Copic Sketch Markers, Stampin' Up! - Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Ribbon - Papertrey Ink - Pure Poppy, Martha Stewart punch around the page punch,

Sarah Kay ~ Jean-Luc playing ball with Claude

Inside of card

Well, I'm back once again with another amazing image from Sarah Kay stamps by Stampavie.   I colored the image with Copic markers and used Spellbinder Nestabilities Small deckled rectangles to cut my image out.  The paper line I used is from a 6" x 6" Pinkpaislee paper pad called "Queen Bee"....and finished it up with some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Supplies/Materials used:  Cardstock by Papertrey Ink - Vintage cream, image was stamped on Choice Cardstock by Taylored Expressions in Buttercream, Pattern paper - Pink Paislee Queen Bee, flowers - Wild Orchid Craft, Leaf & Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart, Self-adhesive Pearls - Zva Creative, stamped image with Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, Distressed card using Tim Holtz Distress ink in Vintage photo. 

Happy Halloween!!

I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far.  Before heading out to our neighborhood Halloween block party, I wanted to get this post out......here are some more Halloween cards I wanted to share with you. 

The first one is using a stamp set from Close to My Heart that I purchased on Ebay (sorry, I don't know what it's called, no label on the package)....colored it in with Copics, used some Stickles on the stars for the twinkle effect and covered the ghost with Stampin' Up Diamond dust glitter....

For this second card, I used an old Stampin' Up set called Web Wishes

On both of these, I used a really cute set that I found at my local scrapbook store called Masked Dog by Shirley's 2 Girls.

 On this one I used a Stampin' Up set called Haunting Halloween

And this is one of my fur babies taking a nap with her blankie and pillow...

I hope you all have a wonderful and Happy Halloween!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Holidays

I couldn't wait to get started with this adorable image that Tracy sent to me for my Birthday.....it's just too cute!  It's a stamp from Lilly of the Valley called James Bear in the Snow.  I have entered this card into the following challenge, my first challenge....wish me luck:

Lili of the Valley # 73 ~ Anything goes & Blog Hop

I used an old paper stack from last year from My Minds Eye - Signature Christmas and colored the image using Copic Sketch markers.  To give it added dimension, I added Liquid Applique to his hat and the falling snow ~ I'm really happy with the end results.  Thanks again Tracy, I'll be using this on some of my Holiday cards.  The card measures 5" x 5".

Supplies/Materials used: Cardstock - Papertray Ink - Kraft Cardstock, Stampin' Up! - Takin with Teal & Very Vanilla, Designer Paper - My Minds Eye Signature Christmas, X-press copic paper, Ink - Memento in Tuxedo Black, EK Success Punch - Snowflakes, Ribbon- Celebrate It! from Michaels, Liquid Applique in white by Marvy Urchida, Copic Sketch Markers (BG000, BG01, BG02, BG05, BG07, E25, E30, E31, E33), Pop-Dots by Ek Success, Foam snowflake - unknown, Rhinestones - Aquamarine by Kaisercrafts.

Blog Candy Winner is....

Thank you to those of you who left me Birthday wishes.....I really appreciate it!  As promised, I am going to announce the winner of my blog candy, thank you for participating:

And the winner is:  Abby at scrapbookaholicbyabby.com
(I used random.org)

Congrats Abby!!!  Please email me at: sil2289@yahoo.com with your info, so that I may mail out the goodies out to you.....
 
 

Birthday Blog Candy!

I can't believe another birthday has come by.....so soon!  I don't remember birthdays showing up so quickly when I was younger, it seemed like a loooong ways to go before my next birthday would show up, now, I feel as if it was not so long ago, and here I am celebrating another year older......Although I'm not complaining, because I love what comes with birthdays, PRESENTS...LOL!  

My hubby has totally spoiled me this year....I have been asking for a sewing machine for sometime now, I have a Janome Sew Petite machine, but I wanted something a bit more heavy duty, that I could do more than just work with paper, and I got it today....my DH got me a Singer, a Martha Stewart Pick.  He also got me a Gypsy, I had been debating on whether or not I really wanted a Gypsy, since I don't really use my Cricut that often, but with all the amazing things that I've been seeing on YouTube, I was convinced.  Along with those great goodies, he knows I LOVE watches, so he also got me a Coach watch....it's beautiful along with some smell em' good em's, Beauty by Calvin Klein....it smells sooo good!  

I also want to thank Tracy & Julie, for the wonderful goodies they sent me as well as the adorable cards they created for me.   Thank you both for your thoughtfulness!

              Tracy's Card                                  Julie's Card 

Now, on to the blog candy....en light of Halloween being right around the corner, I am giving away the following goodies to one of my lucky followers, however, you must have left a message on this blog post in order to become eligible to win, I will announce the winner on Sunday night.....Thanks again for celebrating with me and stopping by!