Doodles

     Here is a time fusion project. I have definitely mixed the new with the old. I purchased this Bo Bunny paper years ago while at a crop in Tyler, TX. The paper was old then. I was purchasing the last dregs of it - one piece at a time. The scrapbook store is not there anymore, but then that has been happening a lot. So sad. 
     The stamp and die set is relatively new (January) called Marci with Pen. It included 3 Little Pigs writing and delivering the mail.
     This was the perfect way to frame my granddaughter's handwriting lesson for the letter N.

     This sketch is part of a collaboration between Cookin' Up Creations and Sketch N Scrap.

Sketch #82 by Lisa Hidy

     I colored Marci and the pigs using Copics. I cut them out and made mats with the Silhouette to make the characters pop.

     The "WITH LOVE" sentiment was included in the die set. These are such handy dies, because the letters that pop out of the die can be used independently.

     There was an envelope border die.

     I used my Silhouette to make the "Doodles" and "My Darling" titles. I had a lot of fun doodling on the letters of the titles.

     On the second page are photos of my granddaughter learning to write her name.
     

     In the corner are a pen and ink bottle, also cut from dies.

Both pages together - no pics

Materials List:

    

     Card Stock: My Colors - Deep Indigo

                                        Black Magic

                                        Snowbound

                       Bazzill - Nathan

                                   Celery

     Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny - Zip-A-Dee Doodle

                                               (Zig Zag, Doodle Ink, Doodle Abstract, Layered Chipboard)

     Stamp: La La Land - Marci w/Pen

                                   Happy Mail

     Dies: La La Land - Ink w/ Pen

                                Envelope Border

                                With Love Label

     Silhouette Font: ScrapNfont - pn doodle little

     Punch: Notebook Edge Punch

                1 inch Corner Punch

     Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black

     Copics: Skin - E000, 00, 11, R20

                Hair - Y21, YR23, E15, 37, 47

                Vest - B91, 93, 95, 97, 99

                Dress - G41, 43

                Heart - R81, 83, 85

                Hooves - C5

                Scarf - B95

                Piggies - R11, 30, 20, 32 (white gel pen)

                Spica Markers - Gold, Sky Blue

  

Made It a Double

     Have you ever picked up a stamp set for a friend, so that you can drop it by her house as a favor? Well I picked this Stampendous gem up for a friend, but I couldn't resist stamping it a couple of times, before I delivered it to her house. I may have failed to mention to her that I did this and I know she reads this, so she is surely going to know now. Better to beg forgiveness, than to ask permission and be turned down ... right???

     This card is designed using a sketch by Lisa Hidy. When I decided to use this image for this sketch, I really didn't realize that it would take up so much room on the card. As it turns out, all ended well. 

Card Sketch #156 by Lisa Hidy

     I used Copics to color. This paper is from Doodlebug. I got it at Tuesday Morning in a pack that said "Home Assortment". After working with this paper I am wondering if it would be considered "seconds". The paper wasn't cut properly on the edges and I'm not even sure that all of the papers in the collection go together. It doesn't really matter as I got it for a good price and had fun working with it.

     I chose the row of houses for the band. I think it makes it look like he is pedaling down the street. 

     For the inside of the card, I added a Burniston double dip cone to match the one of the front of the card.

Inside of Card

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Doodle Bug - Home Assortment

     Cardstock: Bazzil - Truffle

                                 White

     Stamp: Stampendous - Dragon Wheels

                 Stamps of Life - Gingerbread 2 Stamp

     Dies: Spellbinders - Petite Scalloped Circles Large

              Sizzix - Circles

              Burniston - Ice Cream Sundae Pop Up 

     Punch: ek - 1 3/4 inch circle

     Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black

                             Rich Cocoa

     Copics: Dragon - YG11, 13, 17, 67

                              E55, 57

                              Y21, 23, 27, 28

                              C3

                 Cone - E55  R81, 85

                 Tire - C3, 4, 5, 6

     Embellies: 3 yellow enamel dots

Rocky Mountain Columbine

     Here is the 50th wedding anniversary card I made for my brother and his wife. He lives in Colorado and I wanted to include the state flower - The Rocky Mountain Columbine. I just love the Stately Flower sets by Melanie Mueschinger. I have all 12 set, therefore every state flower. Included in the stamps are stamps of the names of the states and the names of the flowers.This makes it possible to stamp these onto the card as I did on the inside of this card. 

     I used two different embossing folders and heat embossed with gold to make the butterflies and the sentiment.

     Here is a picture of the Rocky Mountain Columbine, which I used while coloring the flower.

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny - Chiffon Flourish

                                                Chiffon Chevron

     Cardstock: My Colors - Snowbound

                                       Commodore

                     Bazzill - Rusted

     Stamp: Gina K - Stately Flowers I

                             Sending Love 

     Embossing Folder: Gemini - Regency Swirls 3-D

                                 Darice - Chevron

     Ink - Momento - Tuxedo Black

     Copics - B60, 63, 66, 69

                 G40, 43, 46

                 C00, 0, 1

     Embellies - Wink of Stella - Clear and Yellow

                      1/8" ribbon

                      Gold Pearls - 4mm & 7mm

                      Gold Embossing Powder

   

Hello . . . Little One

     Here is a fun little baby card. Using a Lisa Hidy card Sketch, I designed this card with Stampin' Up's "Animal Outing" stamp set. 

WCMD 2019 Sketch #1 by Lisa Hidy

     I used Copic markers to color the image. All of the patterned papers are from Stampin' Up "Animal Expedition"

     Repeating paper and an image from the front of the card, I created the inside of the card.

Inside of Card

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up - Animal Expedition

     Cardstock: Gina K - Chocolate Truffle

                                  Prickly Pear

                                  Ivory

                                  Christmas Pine

     Stamp: Stampin' Up - Animal Outing

     Dies: Burniston - Ovals Crosshatch

             Stamps of Life - Scarecrow 3 Stamp

             Stampin' Up - Animal Friends

     Punch: ek - 1/2 inch corner punch

     Ink: Gina K - Chocolate Truffle

     Copics: Giraffe - E84, 87

                             Y21, 26, 28

                 Frog - YG21, 23

                 Leaves - G20, 21, 24, 28

                 Branch - E84

    

Santa's Belt

     I have been playing with soda pop tops for the last 3 days. I think I have used 9 of them so far. It all started with some gift tags for under the tree. You can see these tags here.

     When I started playing with this card sketch from Sketch N Scrap, my first thought was -- where is the pop top (Santa Belt) going to be. Once I had that figured out I located this Santa from an old set I had. Sometimes I wish I had dated my stamp sets, so I would know how old they really are. 
     One thing I know for certain is that this paper from Carta Bella is two years old. I have 6 or 7 sheets left from a Christmas tag swap. I chose it here because the red matched the red I wanted to use on Santa's suit. 

Sketch #136 by Lisa Hidy

     I used my Copic markers to color this Santa. I set the picture on large, allowing you to analyze my coloring out of the lines. You can see I took this pic before I added the bling to the tree. 

     Here is the inside of the card. I had several partial sheets of patterned paper, so finding scraps was no problem.

Inside of Card

Materials List:      

     

     Patterned Paper: Carta Bella - Christmas Delivery 

                                                    - Festive Florals

                                                    - Black and Cream Plaid

                                                    - Christmas Tags

     Card Stock: My Colors - Snowbound

                                        Black Magic

     Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black

     Stamps: Gina K - Christmas Magic

     Dies - Stamps of Life - Ho Ho Ho

     Copics: Face - E53

                Beard, Fur - C00, 0, 1, 2

                Red Suit - R22, 24, 29

                Boots - N5

                Tree - G94

    Embellies: 3/8 inch stitched black ribbon

                    Soda Pop Top

                    Elizabeth Craft Designs: Starfoam Stickers - Red

Challenges

Creative with Stamps - Santa - #20 - Honorable Mention

 

Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Santa is Coming to Town - #6 - *
Try It On Tuesday - Guess Who's Coming - #25 - *

Molli Visits Houston

     This was a super enjoyable card to make. The sketch made it easy. My friend Gigi lent her "City Mollie" stamp to play with. The word "city" just jumped right out at me. I used my Cameo Silhouette to cut the Houston skyline. BTW: there are tons of skylines in their Design Store. Not too long ago I looked up all of the cities that have major league baseball teams and only two of them were not there (Baltimore and San Diego, I think). 
     I really enjoy dressing these girls. I am using the Maja Designs Celebrations collection. It is a challenge to figure out the order to place the clothing, so the perspective is just right. It is a simple card, but Mollie has enough details to give it interest. 
     I will also mention that the scripty writing across the top is part of the paper. I liked it and made sure that it was visible. I have gotten several comments like "What does it say?". I'm pretty sure that it is Swedish - really - because this paper is made in Sweden.

Front of Card

Sketch #120 by Lisa Hidy

Inside of Card

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Maja Designs- Celebration

                                                   (Party, Anniversary, Welcome, Festivities)

     Card Stock: Bazzill -Graystone

                      My Colors - Soft Blue

                      Gray Textured (from stash)

     Ink: Distress - Momento - Tuxedo Black

     Copics: Skin - E000, 00, 11, R20

                Hair - E23, 25, 27

                Shoes - C6

     Silhouette File: Houston Skyline by Ginny Nilson

     Stamps: Hero Arts - All Hearts Go Home for Christmas

                 La La Land - City Molli

Challenges

Cute Card Thursday - Shades of Pale - #9 - *

International Art & Soul - Paper Piecing - #2 - Favorite

Stamping Sensations - For the Girls - #130 - *

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Dimension/Ink/Patterned Paper - #2 - *

Like a Tea Bag

      My husband told me a month ago that he needed a retirement card for his boss. I have pained over this. I couldn't think of anything that I liked until he brought me this quote:    

A woman is like a tea bag: you never know her strength until you drop her in hot water. - Nancy Reagan

I had suggested a Z card, but when we were talking in my craft room my husband pointed to a Shutter Card and said, "That card has a lot going on." Final decision: tea theme on a shutter card. 
     I have had this Gorguss stamp for quite some time, but have never used it. There is a tag on the cup that says "Drink Me". I can't think of any occasion for which this sentiment is appropriate. I decided to use it, but cover the words with flowers.

 

     With Copics markers, I practiced the skin and hair before coloring on the stamped image. The hair on the stamped image looks darker, because there are more details in the image. As you can see, I gave absolutely NO attention to the "Drink Me" tag.

     I added some tea elements from a Die-namics die set and some trim from an old Ionic edge punch.

     I printed the quote on heavy card stock and die cut it with a Spellbinders die. I used the die again with Gray Stone paper to frame the quote.

     I also cut mats for the back of the card base using patterned paper. Colleagues will sign those with a handwritten message. I will add those later.

Envelope

Card Laying Flat

Materials List:

     Patterned Paper: Kaiser Kraft - Wildflower Collection (Spring, Vines, In Bloom, Fleur)

                              Dear Lizzy - Christmas Winter Wishes

     Card Stock: Gina K - White

                       Bazzill - Gray Stone

                                   Lime

                       Silver Metallic

     Ink: Stampin' Up - Bermuda Bay 

            Momento - Tuxedo Black

            Distress - Hickory Smoke

     Stamps: Santoro - Sweet Tea

     Dies: Karen Burniston - Flowers & Bee

             Die-namics - Always Time for Tea

             Spellbinders - Fancy Tags 

     Punch: Ionic

     Embellies: Black/White Twine

                    Gray Enamel Glitter Dot

     Copics: Skin - E000, 00, 11, R20

                 Hair - E21, 23, 25, 27

                 Cup - C0, 1, 3, 5

                        - RV91, 93, 95

                 Dress/Bow - BG10, 11, 13

                 Bunny - C00, 0, 1, 2, R00

    

Challenges

Cards 4 Galz Challenge - Stamping - #24 - Winner !!!
Color Inspiration Monthly - Colored Image - #30 - March 6
Crafting with Butterflies - Special Folds - #3 - Winner!!!
Fashionable Stamping - One for the Girls - #18 - *
Gem of a Challenge - Spring Flowers - #8 - *
House That Stamps Built - TicTacToe (Twine, Patterned Paper, Flowers) - *
Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Use Snippets - #1 -  *
Star in My Pocket - Make it GIRLY - #18 - *

Dueling Lovebirds

     I see Darnell has a new challenge site called Twofer Card Challenge. The task is to make two different cards using the same stamp. I seem to remember doing a very similar challenge a couple of years ago. You can see those cards here. 
     The theme is feathers and I wanted to get in on the maiden challenge. I have chosen this cute lovebird stamp from Gina K's "Better With You" stamp set. I am entering a Valentine and a Birthday card.

     For the first card, I started with a Sketch N Scrap sketch from this month's Facebook New Beginnings Crop.

Sketch #41

     I initially planned to make the card completely black and white. I was intrigued at the possibility of coloring the entire image with Copics C markers. Something came over me when I got to the hearts. For some reason I reached for R24. I then made a dash for a scrap of Gina K's Red Hot card stock and just like that; it became a black, white and one more color card. 

     I joined the RRR (Really Reasonable Ribbon) club in October - as well as purchasing a Bow-It-All. I am in the process of perfecting my double looped bow. If you check my previous posting you will see an EXTREMELY similar pink one. 

     As you can see in the sketch, there are a flurry of embellishments required. I had my heels dug in on this one. I thought the card looked done and didn't want it to get too busy. I tried scribbles (too big). I tried gems (too small). I tried Stamps of Life diecut hearts (just right). Oh, and don't you love it when something falls on just the right spot on the page and well, it turns into a happy surprise. That would be the moment the heart fell on the word "you".

Inside of Card

     Moving on to card #2. For this card I color matched my paper with Copics for the image. I wanted a short rectangle across the top and that pesky birdhouse was getting in the way. I decided to cut it off and dangle it from the branch. Upon centering the rest of the stamp on the card there appeared to be too much card for too little stamp. I decided to cut the top portion of the stamp into inchies. I then matted the inchies, then matted that, then matted that, then matted that, then placed it on the card base. There are a couple of tricks in there, but you can see those.

Card and Envelope

     The stamp on the inside of the card is the result of a scouring of my stamp drawer. This one is from Penny Black. As usual the inside of both of these cards is based on elements from the front and whatever scraps are left on the craft table.

Inside of Card

Materials List: Black White Lovebirds

     Patterned Paper: Gina K - Petite Papers

     Card Stock: Gina K - Red Hot

                                    Black and White

     Stamps: Gina K - Better With You

                  Beth Salaika - Lovely Ladybug

     Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black

     Die: Stamps of Life - Hearts 2 Die For

     Copics: R24.   C1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

     Embellies: Really Reasonable Ribbon - Delicate Stitched Satin (Black)

                    Brad - Sparkly Heart - (Black)

Materials List: Dangling Birdhouse

     Patterned Paper: Gina K - Made With Love

     Card Stock: Gina K - Peach Bellini

                                   White

     Stamps: Gina K - Better With You

                  Penny Black - Nature's Wishes

     Die: Spellbinders - Standard Circles Large

                                Petite Scalloped Circles Large

            Elizabeth Craft Designs - Tags & More 5 (Sunburst)

            Impression Obsession - Circle Baby Cutout Set

     Punch: ek - Dotted Wave Small

     Copics: YG41. RV42. BG45.

     Embellies: Ivory Twine stained with Gina K's Blue Lagoon

    

Challenges

Twofer Card Challenge - Feathers - #101 - *

 Challenges for Black White Lovebirds

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - Love/Valentines - #33 - *

Daring Cardmakers - Black, White, Pop - #6 - ?

Inspire. Create. Challenges - Love - #24 - *
Pixie's Crafty Workshop - #317-318 - Snippets - #13 -*

Challenges for Dangling Birdhouse

Seize the Birthday - Birthday - #28 - *