Asian infused birthday

Ok, so maybe it's not totally Asian, but somehow the panels with the sprig of flowers seem Asian to me :-) This was another WRAK challenge card. This challenge was to find inspiration from a girls bedroom to create a birthday card. This was the one I chose http://www.rosenberryrooms.com/china-doll-bedroom.html. Notice the use of SU's Warmest Regards... again. I think that is one of the best SU sets I own. I love the script and it is small enough to fit on any card!



Recipe
Stamps: WRAK, warmest regards
Paper: White, Basic Grey, Going Grey, Pure Luxury Bubblegum Pink
Ink: Pink, Black

Patriotism

This is one of the cards I created for the WRAK challenges on Splitcoast. Someone RAK'd me the eagle image and I thought it was just perfect for a thank you card for our brave soldiers... I have many friends that are in the military and I thank God that they and their families are willing to make that kind of sacrifice on a daily basis! The main image is popped up using dimensionals. Coloring was with Copics and I used a white gel pen to draw in some stars on the flag.

Recipe:
Stamps: WRAK image, Warmest regards
Paper: Pure Luxury White, Archivers DP, Pure Luxury Red
Ink: Brilliant Blue, Brown
Accessories: Copics, white gel pen, dimensionals

Father's day

I decided I should post some cards that I have made in the past. This is the card for my Father-in-law for Father's day. I added crystal effects to the face of the clock and the portion at the bottom to simulate glass. I used Copics for coloring and a spica for a little bling. A little bling is ok on a masculine card right??



Recipe:
Stamps: Special Fathers (GKD)
Paper: Chocolate Kiss, Kraft and White (GKD); Kaisercraft DP
Ink: brown
Accessories: copics, crystal effects, dimensional, chocolate pearls, gold spica, sakura stardust gel pen

Copic Class

Well, today I finally had a chance to take a Copic coloring class. Coloring for adults. It was fun. I figured quite a few things out. So thanks to Caron for providing great tips. We also had the chance to do a MNT. I'm almost finished with it and will upload as soon as I finish!

Oh Baby, Sweet Baby

I REALLY love girly girl things, however the recipient of this card is not so much a girly girl. She is having a baby girl and I've been trying to convince her that she needs to get used to pink. This is my attempt to make a baby card for a girl that isn't too girly.... *sigh* --- Lot's of lace and glitter would have been fun ;-)

Thanks Stacy for the quilt images and the ones to paper piece! Love them!!!!

The MayArts ribbon is from Limelight Paper crafts.
TFL!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Nana's Quilt and Spring Mix (GKD); Wood Grain (PTI)
Paper: Innocent Pink, Chocolate Kiss, and White (GKD), Basic Grey
Ink: Versafine Sepia
Accessories: May Arts pink heart ribbon, Nestabilities, Copics, Kaisercraft pearls

3*3 cards for teachers

OK, so at least it isn't a whole year again :-) I've submitted the following 3*3 cards to my panel of experts for their opinions, but figured I would share them here as well. The plan is to include these cards in the purses from the post below for teacher appreciation week. Depending on the experts opinions, these may change a bit. We'll see :-)






All the cards use Gina K stamps. They are either from the Spring has Sprung set by Rupa Shvede or from the Spring Mix kit.

The flowers on the watercolory looking one were colored with Copic markers straight on the rubber. Then I dabbed the stamp with some rubbing alcohol and stamped. I used the bow easy for the double loop bow, but think I will go back and make that bow a little bigger. The designer paper is from the Basic Grey Kioshi pack, which is my absolute FAVE right now... as if you couldn't tell. LOL Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:
Almost Amethyst Cardstock (SU)
Whisper White Cardstock (SU)
Apricot Appeal grosgrain ribbon
Blue organdy ribbon
Kaisercraft self adhesive white pearls
1 in Flower punch (EK Success)
Basic Grey Kioshi Designer Paper
Copic Markers
Old Olive Ink
Memento Rich Cocoa Ink
Perfect Plum Ink
Memento Lulu Lavendar Ink
Sakura Stardust Pen
Copic Spica Gold Pen

Teacher Appreciation

Well, at least it hasn't been a whole year yet. I know I'm a horrible blogger. Again, I'm going to try to do better, but life just gets in the way. I'm working on the teacher appreciation gifts for my kids' teachers. I found this ADORABLE idea on the Chic n' Scratch blog.



Supplies
Circle Cutter
Oval Punch
Kioshi Basic Grey DP
Bazzil cardstock
Prima type flower
Ribbon
Pearls

I opted for a prima type flower with a ribbon center instead of the paper flower that Angie used. I'm planning on adding the teacher's name to the strip of cardstock. Inside I'm going to make some simple 3*3 cards and will add some candy of some kind. Hopefully, they will enjoy these little gifts. Since I don't come up with all these ideas myself, I'll tell you where I found the ribbon flower (Thanks Janice). If you will take a look here you will see the tutorial for the roses. Obviously I still need a little practice, but they really are easy.

Thanks for sticking with my non-blogging.. hopefully I will get a bit better at this.