Happy Easter

Hi all,

It's seems like ages since I've been on my blog. Unfortunately, not too much time lately to do any stamping. I had a few hours on Sunday afternoon to sit down and play and this is what I made.

As you can see, the sketch is the current TESC154. The patterned paper is from the March KI kit. I used the TE large layering doily die and the houndstooth impressions plate. The three blue flowers are white paper flowers that I colored with a Copic marker to match the paper.

Supplies
Stamps: Moka April petite stamp set by Taylored Expressions
Papers: TE dark pink and buttercream card stock and This and That patterned papers by Echo Park
Ink: Memento tuxedo black and Copics
Other: TE large layering doily die and houndstooth impressions plate, classic circle Nesties, Kaiser light teal rhinestones, flower rhinestone, paper flowers, orange Stickles, the Big Shot and dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today,
Colleen

Take a Hike. . .

Hi all,

It's a Sweet Sunday Sketch Sunday, (Yay) and Karen has another fun sketch for us today.

I ordered this Fred Bear stamp set with my last MFT order. What fun was he to color!

Fred is colored with Copics and cut out with classic square Nesties. I used some dark brown thread in my machine for some extra contrast. The flowered ribbon was a gift from a good friend, and the colors were inspired by it. Papers are from MME "On the Bright Side-Two." After coloring and cutting out the compass, I used some Glossy Accents in the center for the glass.

Supplies
Stamps: Fred Bear Takes A Hike by My Favorite Things
Papers: SU Early Expresso, Only Orange and Summer Sun card stock, Neenah cream card stock, and My Mind's Eye On the Bright Side-Two patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black and Copics
Other: Classic square and scalloped square Nesties, brown candy dots, Glossy Accents, sewing machine, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

Have a great Sunday afternoon and thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Happy Easter everybunny

Hello crafty peeps,

I received some new Stampin' Up goodies this week and couldn't wait to ink up this CUTE Easter set. I used some retired SU DSP and the image is colored with Copics. The sketch is the March SFYTT.

Supplies
Stamps: Everybunny set by Stampin' Up
Paper: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White card stock and Holiday Happenings DSP (retired) all SU
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, SU Chocolate Chip and Copics
Other: SU crafters tool kit, SU Baja Breeze seam binding, SU oval punches, sewing machine and dimensionals

Thanks for coming by today,
Colleen

Ribbon Rainbow

Happy Friday evening,

I made this card after work today for Linda's Ravenous About Ribbon Recipe Swap. I've been trying to come up with a little different use of ribbon since the challenge was posted, and a few days ago I thought of a "ribbon rainbow." After work today I went looking through my stamps and came across my PI "You Color My World" set. Perfect!

The ribbons are from Stampin' Up. She is colored with Copics, (Lots of Copics!) cut out, and popped up on dimensionals.

Supplies
Stamps: Pure Innocence "You Color My World" set by My Favorite Things
Paper: Taylored Expressons light blue and white card stock and Hippity Hoppity by We R Memories patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black and Copics
Other: SU ribbons and dimensionals

Here are all of the Copics I used:

I'm looking forward to a crafty weekend. How about you? Thanks for stopping in,
Colleen

Relax

Hi all,
I'm just squeaking in my Deconstructed Sketch 41 card this week. I needed a card for my niece who had surgery yesterday to repair a broken collar bone. As I've mentioned before, she is a "pink" girl and so last night I made this sweet PI girl all dressed in pink for her get well card.

The robe and slippers are all paper pieced and the rest of her is colored with Copics. I pulled out my Bow Easy to make a nice, big, perfectly tied bow. Love the look it gives. And, instead of using a border die on the bottom, I thought the ric-rac would go well with the Country Drive patterned papers.

Supplies
Stamps: Spa Day Pure Innocence by My Favorite Things
Papers: Taylored Expressions pink, green and white card stock and Country Drive by Echo Park patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black and Copics
Other: SU large heart, triple heart and boho blossom punches, glitter green candy dot, Kaiser pink rhinestone, TE pink ribbon and green ric-rac, plastic doily, Fiskars decorative scissors, the Bow Easy, and dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by,
Colleen

Thank You Berry Much

Hi friends,

I hope you all had a good weekend. I had planned on doing lots of stamping on Sunday, but got carried away organizing my supplies instead. While that's always a good thing, I really would have rather stamped. Yesterday afternoon and evening I did get the chance, and I made this card for Karen G.'s Sweet Sunday Sketch #153.

I pulled out some older stamps and patterned papers (when you organize, you come across old favorites that haven't been used in a while) to make my card.

Supplies
Stamps: Berries and Cherries set by Taylored Expressions
Paper: TE greens, blue and buttercream card stock and October Afternoon-Fly A Kite patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black and Copics: G24, G28, YG23, R22, R24, R27, Y12, Y18, YR18
Other: classic circle and scalloped circle Nesties, ice white Viva pearl pen, large red ric-rac, blue and green candy dots, sewing machine, the Big Shot and dimensionals

Thanks for looking in today and have a great one,
Colleen

Perfect Companions

Happy Saturday Crafty Friends,

I'm getting Sketchy with MFTWSC61 today.  I used some October Afternoon patterned papers, focusing on the color red for Linda's Recipe Swap "Seeing Red" challenge on a background of Kraft card stock for Jeanie's "That's Krafty Thursday" challenge.

This cute little "Purrfect" PI girl is colored with Copics. The sentiment is from the MFT "Clearly Sentimental About Pets" stamp set.

Here is the inside:

Supplies
Stamps: Pure Innocence "Purrfect" and "Clearly Sentimental About Pets" sets by My Favorite Things
Paper: Taylored Expressions red and SU Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla card stock and October Afternoon "Homemaker" patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU real red and Copics
Other: Die-namics dies, Sizzix and SU embossing folders, SU red rhinestone brads, SU red polka-dot ribbon, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

Here are the Copics used today:

Thanks for stopping in today. Have a great rest of your weekend.

Colleen