I used an image from Mo''s digital Pencil for this cute little lass. She is colored with Copic markers and pencils. The paper is from Stampin' Up. I added minature gold beads for the garland.
I am entering her in the following Challenges:
Mini Stash of Extra Christmas Cards
These are pre-colored images I used to make a few Christmas cards while my eyes were not so good. The first image is from Jan's Digital Stamps. Card #2 used an image from Mo's Digital Pencil. I have no idea where I got the image for Card #3. I think it was a freebie. Card #4 uses an image from Fred She Said. I have complteted my goal to have two years worth of Christmas cards completed!
Now back to birthday cards.
Die Cut Christmas Card
I had forgotten that I had made this card...life has been hectic! I bought the die set on EBay. The paper is from my stash. I loved making this card. The only thing I don't like are the stockings. I would have much preferred solid stockings.
Christmas Light
I found this image in NoriArt on Etsy quite a while ago. I fell in love with her beautiful face. I finally got glasses that got rid of my double vision on try number three. Unfortunately, some people adapt to the prisms quickly and require stronger and stronger prisms. This is my last try with prisms. If these glasses don't work after a while I will require eye surgery. So we'll see. At least for now I can color again! This image was colored with copic markers.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
A Place to Start - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge - 2 or More Layers
Conjurer of Dreams - Anything Goes
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Ally's Angels - Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafter's Cafe - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes
Love to Craft Challenge - Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas Goes
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Let''s See Some Holly
Twelve Months of Christmas - Anything Goes
Peace on Earth Christmas - Christmas
Bassett Hound
I made this card for my final CT entry for Morgan's Art World. I am struggling with vision problems. I have had three sets of glasses made with prisms and so far my vision although, improved is not really great for coloring detailed images. I see double quite a bit of the time. They are also watching me for glaucoma. They are not ready to diagnose me with that, but have me using eye drops. I have always loved this image and have colored it many times.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
Crafty Animals - Anything Animal Goes
Creating Crafting Uncles - Anything Goes
Critter Crazy Challenges - Anything Goes
Girls Make Guys Cards - Masculine
A Place to Start - Anything Goes
Christmas Wishes
This image is from Mo's Digital Pencil. I colored it with Copic markers, pencils and chalks. The paper has been in my stash forever. The words were cut out from the other side of the paper.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dragonfly Dreams - Lots of Layers
Jingle Belles - Spirit of Christmas Past
The Holly and Ivy Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
Blue Eyes
I made a couple of cards with my Blue Eyes design. I am always mesmerized by her eyes. The image is by the ArtByteShop on Etsy. I colored the image with pencils and pastels. The papers are from Stampin' Up This image I started coloring two years ago. I usually get bored coloring an image with so much detail and the image was fairly large. I put it away and finally took it out recently and decided ti finish it. Since there was no way I would color it more than once I scanned it and reduced it significantly so I could use it on a few cards. This is it for this one. I usually don't like to repeat cards.
I am entering the top card in the following challenges:
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Anything Goes
Creative Inspiration - Anything Goes
Ellibelle's Garden Party - Anything from a Garden
Unicorn Challenge - Girls
A Place to Start - Anything Goes
Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes
Triple B - Birds, Butterflies or Blooms
Some Playtime with Cameo 4
I almost never use my Silhouette Cameo. Frankly, I find it extremely frustrating to use. This weekend was no different, but I did manage 3 cards, with much effort. I thought this card and envelope set would have been my favorite. It's not. I wish I would have used glitter papers instead of flat colors.
This candle card, as simple as the design is, is my favorite.
I finally got up enough nerve to try a box card, not perfectly...but it will do. I had to cut the pieces multiple times. somehow the pieces kept doing a disappearing act. It is supposed to fit in a 5X7 envelope. That's not happening. I'll have to go with 6X8. It was definitely a learning experience!
Christmas Cards
I am building up my stash of Christmas cards. I already have this year covered. I am working on next year. With all the health issues I've been having who knows when I won't be able to do this anymore. Then I'll have to train my husband to do them. Haha. Actually he helps me when I do lighted cards. He does the wiring for them. This card uses an image from Lily of the Valley. It is colored with Copic markers and pastels. The paper is from Stampin' Up.
This card used images from Silhouette. I colored them with Copics and fussy cut them.
Splitcoast Stampers/Dirty Dozen/February 2025
Those Blue Eyes
I was so excited to see "show your coloring skills" as a Dirty
Dozen theme. I haven't
perfected my skills yet, but I work on them frequently. I started this
picture about two years ago, got bored and put it away. As soon as I
saw this challenge I decided to take it out and finally finish it. I
did not make it into a card. I may do that when I print off the image a
little smaller. I used Luminance and Polychromos pencils to color this image. The background is done with pastel pencils. For now it will go into my book of colored images.
Praying for You
I have several angels by Crafts and Me. I use them often. The angel is
colored with Copics. The background is done with pastel pencils. I
searched for about and hour to find the perfect paper. I finally found
what I wanted in my junk drawer of papers.
The two cards below use a Power Poppy image. The first is strictly Colored traditionally with Copics.
The second uses a Pointillism technique.
Splitcoast Dirty Dozen January 2025
This card uses Spellbinder's quilt dies and Stampin' Up paper.
This card was definitely an adventure. I threw away 3 finished cards
before settling on this one. It was settling, I am not very happy with
this one either. I had a lot of difficulty using the glaze for the
tiles. This one did turn out better than the other three, but not by a
lot. The tiles are still not as smooth as I would have liked them. The image is colored with Copic markers.
I got this image probably ten years ago. I can't recall who offered it. I have wanted to color it for years. I finally got around to it.
I found an old image on the internet to use for this card. I used a Stampin' Up stamp for the wood look background.
I found this image somewhere in my vast collection of digital images. I
didn't write the maker down when I pulled it from the file,
unfortunately. This is one of my favorite cards for this challenge. I drew lines with a fine tip markers to extend the points of the poinsettia and colored the image with Copic markers. The papers are from Stampin' Up.
I have used this image a few
times, first in 2010. I call this "faux dotted swiss." I always color
the dress the same way. I love the dotted swiss look. The image is colored with Copic markers and the paper is from Stampin' Up.
Morgan's ArtWorld July 2025
I chose Wild 8 as my Creative Team entry for Morgan's Art World this month. I used Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils and pastels to color this image. I colored this image last year, it was published on my blog in May 2025. I prefer the way that one came out, oh well. I have been trying to color the fur with small pencil strokes.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Dream Valley Challenge: Anything Goes/Twist: For the Guys
L'il Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations Our Furry Friends
Creative Fingers ; Anything Goes
Krafty Chicks: Masculine
Moving Along with the Times: Masculine
July 2025 Special Cards
I made this card for my son-in-law Gabriel. He is commissioning into the Arizona Army National Guard Reserves as a Chaplin Candidate. He has been working on his Divinity Degree for a number of years and doesn't have long to go.When he completes his Masters in a few months, I believe. He will be a Chaplin. When he met my daughter he was in the Army training for Explosive Ordinance Disposal (Bomb Squad.)
My other projects this month are the Fourth of July cards for my five grandsons. It is a tradition now that I make a crda for each grandson on every holiday. I add a ten dollar bill in each one. It''s not a lot, but it is 50.00 every holiday. My oldest daughter shows them the cards and puts them back in the envelopes with the money so when they get older and understand about money they will have a little stash to spend on the fun things in life.
All images below are from Silhouette. It saves a lot of time to use pre-printed images when I have to make so many.
Lucas, age 12
Ethan, age 10
Logan, age 4
Aidan, age 2
Ari, age 1
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