Beautiful You!

 If no one has told you lately, you are beautiful! Heart and soul you are the best you you can be.  So keep up being you!  

I've been coloring along with the #30daycoloring challenge. If you want to know more about it visit Kathy's awesome blog by clicking here.  I haven't completed a project every day but I've done all kinds of coloring, from alchol markers to water color scenes.  

This is one of the cards I made for the coloring challenge.  I only used two colors of copic markers.  CAS yet totally stunning!

I started by stamping with Impression Obession alcohol ink, using my Misti it's super easy stamping a perfect image every time!  

I then colored with copic markers.  Just around the stamen to represent a white flower.  And the leaves tot a touch of green.  My Lamy fountain pen matched perfectly.  

I mounted the card front on coordinating paper.  

And to finish the card I just tied with some twine.  

This card was for a Splitcoast Stampers image swap.  I colored this cute little guy and made the card base using the Cut Align ruler. Worked great! 

Ellen Hutson Stamp 

Affiliate links are used

Black Shop at: IO	Copic Sketch Markers Shop at: DB	Misti Shop at: Amazon	cut align ruler Shop at: Amazon

Morning coffee to go, please!

Good morning! 

I have a confession to make.....

I don't drink coffee! Like can't stand the taste.  Although I love the smell of most coffees.  

Give me tea any day.  And give me a cute cup to drink it in and I'm all about it! So I'm just going to pretend these cute little cups are filled with my favorite tea and are ready to help get my day started. 

Every month a group of SplitCoast Stapers swaps card kits.  This month kit was from Barb.  Barb sent us this super cute to go cup from Unity Stamps.  

I colored my cups with copic markers.  And of course added this set to my wish list.   

I love how the background of this one turned out.  It just feels nice and warm to me! 

And this one reminds me of how cold winter is.  

Thanks Barb for a fun kit!  

And thanks all for stopping by today.  

Have a warm and cozy day! 

Simply CAS

HELLO my sweet friends.  I hope your are still hanging in there if you are in the midst of the winter doldrums. I am feeling for you as I am feeling it as well. I'm so ready for spring so of course I pulled out some pretty spring flowers to color.  I took on two mediums with the exact same layout.  Water colors gave me bright and beautiful yellow blooms and alcohol markers on kraft gave me a muted more subtle look.  I love them both and had two completed cards in less then 30 minutes.  

To start I used impression obsession black ink, and then just the sentiment I added a layer of Versamark then embossed with clear embossing powder. 

For my first card I used the wonderful liquid watercolor paints I picked up on clearance last year.  I am in awe at how pretty and vibrant the colors are and how well they blend.   Makes me want the entire set! It's Brea Reese Cadmium Yellow Glitter.  I painted the area I wanted to color, then I just added the color towards the center of the flower and let it blend out on it's on.  So quick and easy.  And looks so sparkly and pretty.  

For this card I started with the same image, just a little different placement.  Heat embossed the sentiment.  I colored using copic markers.  Super quick and easy for a perfect card that is mail friendly with no bumps or baubles to worry about.  

I played along with the SCS challenges TLC730, CC726, CAS521

The stamps are 

ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN CLEAR STAMPS, MONDO SAKURA BY JULIE EBERSOLE

The die is MFT. 

Affiliate links are used

Black Shop at: IO	Copic Sketch Markers Shop at: DB	Sticky all over notes Shop at: Amazon	Misti Shop at: Amazon
Strathmore Watercolor Cards Shop at: Amazon	Brea Reese 30817 Glitter Ink Cadmium Yellow Shop at: Amazon	Clear embossing powder Shop at: Amazon	water color paper Shop at: Amazon

Happy Valentines Day!

Hope you had a lovely day with all those that mean the most to you! 

Are you a traditionalist with candy and flowers? Do you do anything special today? 

We tend to just go out to dinner but don't exchange gifts.  

This is our second Valentine's Day in Texas, we did the exact same thing we did last year.  We went to our local watering hole, where they have the best craw-fish and had dinner. It's not the kind of place you need to dress up for.  It's more of the kind of place with torn seats and if the area was smaller everyone would know your name. We have a favorite waitress, but I think she is the only one that recognizes us.   Then we walked down the street to a new ice-cream and candy store to try some of their chocolate.  We were home by 8. 

I made a few cards for Valentines Day this year and invited the neighborhood to come and join me for a card class.  I had an awesome time!  This is the group that came to make cards. 

And a few shots of everyone in action.

The kids were the first to finish their cards! 

I made 4 card kits and everyone could choose 2-3 cards to complete.  

These are the cards we made.  

This is an adorable Penny Black image.  I colored with a combination of copics and colored pencils.  

And this is a cute stamp set from Sugar Pea Designs.  I colored with puppies with colored pencils and the shadow is copic markers.  

Thanks for visiting me today and have a wonderful Valentine's Day! 

Impression Obsession In The Pink Challenge

Hello everyone, 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  

I've done the near impossible for me today.  I made a sympathy card.  

I just can never make them on the spot.  I always second guess myself. 

So today I set down with the need to finally get this one done.  It's only way late! 

But better late then never, I hope! 

I started by pulling out my glitter water colors.  I chose this gorgeous rambling rose image from Alesa Baker Designs, Impression Obsession.  I stamped the image with black ink and embossed with white embossing powder.  It took on this awesome embossing, it looks almost antique.  

I then painted with just two colors of water color glitter ink.  In real life these roses just sparkle.  

I added some splatter with the water color dirty water.  I like to keep my rinse water in a little dollar store ice cube tray. I find I like using the diluted color to add dimension and splatter.  

For the sentiment I cut the word prayers from a Simon Says Stamp die. 

Then I used just part of a sentiment by Dina Kowal. 

I have to give a shout out to Dina here because when I first saw this sentiment I knew I needed it.  Dina had commented she might cut it apart to use it for more then just the holiday season. I had mentioned that I would just mask it off because I'm not brave enough to cut my stamps.  So I used my sticky notes and stamped just part of the sentiment. Then added the double layer die cut.  

To finish, I added a natural element of twine. 

And there you have it.  Now to work on my stash of sympathy cards before I actually need one. 

I'm playing along with the Impression Obsession blog challenge In the Pink. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great day! 

Added this project to the following challenges. 

Impression Obsession Blog In The Pink 

A Perfect Time To Craft Anything Goes 

Affiliate links are used, by clicking you support my blog at no cost to you! Thank you!

Black Shop at: IO	Rose Shop at: IO	Mist Shop at: IO	Sticky all over notes Shop at: Amazon
Misti Shop at: Amazon	Rambling Roses Shop at: IO	Precious Memories Shop at: IO	White Embossing Powerder Shop at: Amazon
Strathmore Watercolor Cards Shop at: Amazon	Brea Reese glitter pink Shop at: Amazon	Brea Reese glitter gold Shop at: Amazon

Impression Obsession All About Love challenge

Starting to get ready for Valentines Day.  

I made this card for the Impression Obsession All About Love challenge.  

This is such a great challenge to play along with, I mean think about it, any card you make to send your sending with love. So why not link up to the Impression Obsession blog for a chance to win? 

I used Julee's Mojo Monday sketch #507. 

Some simple paper layering give this card a vintage feel.  

I added some twine and button to finish.  

I hope you make some cards to share the love!

Affiliate links are used.

Black Shop at: IO	Rose Shop at: IO	Floral Heart Set Shop at: IO