Easter Cross

 I made this card many years ago, but never finished it.  I kept it in my incomplete basket.  At the time I felt like it needed more, but I couldn't figure out what.  I found it when I was reorganizing.  It is amazing just how much your perspective changes over time.  I now love how simple it is.  I decided not to do anything else to the front, not even a sentiment.  I feel like the cross says it all.  I finished the inside to read "It never grows old, this glorious news of Christ's resurrection.  Hope it brings you joy at Easter."  

The image is  Draped Cross with Ribbon from Eureka Stamps.  When I went back to find this image I found another cross with ribbon and a wreath of thorns.  That one will be coming up soon.  I did not save my color list, but it was not many.  It is colored with Copics.

 I am entering this card in the following challenges:

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Spring/Easter

Outlaws Challenge - Festive Fridays/Anything Goes

AAA Cards - One Image/Spring

Patty Cake

This is my first Design Team entry for Creations in Pink.  This week's challenge is being sponsored by OddBall Stamps.  My chosen stamp is Patty Cake.   I colored the image with Copic markers.  The papers are from my stash.

Copics:  B21, 23, 24, C0, 1, E00, E01, E02, 

R12, 22, 24, 27, YR21, 24, 65

Thank You Kitten

Today's image is from Mo's Digital Pencil.  What a sweet little kitten!  The image is colored with Copic markers.  I used a die set from Frantic Stampers.  The sentiment is from Lili of the Valley.  I wanted to put some type of bling on the center of the ribbon.  This one had a yellow center.  I was able to color it red with my markers.  The papers are from My Mind's Eye.

Copics:

B91, 93, 95, 97, C00, 0, 1, G20, 21, 24, 

R00, 01, 11, 22, 24, 29, 39, Y17, YG93, YR48

 I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Lemon Shortbread - Anything Goes

Show Us Your Pussycats - Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart - Anything Goes

Cute 'n Crafty - Anything Goes

Dream Valley Challenges - 4 Legged Friends

The Outlaws/Festive Friday - Anything Goes
QKR Stampede - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
The Paper Shelter - Digital Image
Scrapyland - Anything Goes / Die
Addicted to Stamps and More - Make Your Mark
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Embellishments
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

Here Comes the Easter Bunny

I am not supposed to be working on cards right now.  I had the image of this bunny in my head and couldn't resist.  Seems like addict behavior, but I definitely could be addicted to something worse than card making!

This image is from Mo's Digital Pencil.  I colored it with Copics.  The flowers are all from my stash.  I finally figured out the bow!  I looked at previous cards from years ago and I loved how I did the bow.  Since I started making cards again I could not for the life of me make a decently shaped bow.  Well, going through my stash while organizing I found Bow Easy.  I had completely forgotten that I owned it.  There shall be no more problems with bows!  The tickets I had gotten as a freebie one time.  Here goes the Copics list.  It's a big one!

Copics:

110, B000, 00, 01, 02, BV0000, 000, 00, 02, C0, 1, 

E31, 35, G20, 21, 24, R0000, 000, 01, 11. 20, 21,

 RV00, 02, Y00, 04,11, 13, 21, 26, YG01, 05, 09

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments - Easter
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
Coloring in Scrapland - Critters
Incy Wincy Designs - Use Ribbon
Scrapbook Stamp Society - Anything Goes/Flowers
Crazy 4 Challenges - Flowers
Ching Chou Kuik's March Challenge - Spring/Easter

Life is Better with Friends

This image, Climbing Clemantis, is from Power Poppy.  It is colored with Copics.  The flourishes did not photograph well.  They are made of a plastic instead of crystal.  The look okay in real life, but not in photographs.  I would not buy them again.    The image is colored with Copics:

Copics:

BG0000, 01, 02, C4, 5, G21, 27, V0000, 000, 01, 12, Y11, 13, 26, YR00, 02, 04

Caught One!

 This image is from Power Poppy.  I have been wanting to do a masculine card.  Now I'm ready for Father's Day.  The image is colored with Copic markers.  The paper is from Stampin' Up.  I added a little Wink of Stella to the brighter colors of the fish to give it the look of iridescence.

Copics:

BG0000, 000, 01, 10, 13, 18 C00, 0 01, E31, 40, 42, Y26

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafting With Friends - Anything Goes
Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
Aloha Friday Challenges - Animals
Simply Create Too - Anything Goes/Anything for a Male
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter
Crafty Animals - Must Have an Animal
Sparkles Forum - Include an Animal
Little Red Wagon - Animals

I just realized after posting I titled it "Caught One."  The hook isn't in his mouth...
"Maybe, Caught One!"

Little Miss Miracle

Today's card uses an image from Mo's Digital Pencil called Goodness.  She is obviously fashioned after Shirley Temple.  I'm planning on making this a belated birthday card when I finish the inside.  She is colored with Copic markers.  The paper is from my stash.  I noticed I have been printing my images a little larger lately.  I need to cut down the size so I can decorate the card more. 

 I had a Shirley Temple doll just like this one.  The dress was white with red polka dots.  She was one of my favorite dolls.  I moved from foster family to foster family growing up so I don't know where she ended up.  It would have been nice to still have her. 

Apparently Franklin Delanor Roosevelt nicknamed her "Little Miss Miracle" for raising the country's morale during the Great Depression.

Copics"  C00, 0, 1, E00, 01, 02, R11, 22, 24, YR14, 21, 24

That's hardly any markers at all.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
The Outlawz Festive Friday Challenge - Birthday
A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Creatilicious Challenge - Anything Goes/CAS
CCC Digi Creations - For the Girls
Fabrika Fantasy - For the Girls
Happy Little Stampers/CAS - Special Occasion
Cards 4 Gals - Oh Pretty Baby!

This card was a 2019 Favorite at Spli coast Stampers.  I am thrilled.!

Best of 2019 - Come Check Out the Favorites!

 

Have you heard about the Favorites and CAS Favorites threads? It's where you can share the cards and creations that knocked your socks off, moved you to tears or made you grin from ear to ear. Each week, you have the opportunity to bring some joy to the talented crafters whose work you admire. You’ll find these threads in the Favorites Forum. Weekly threads are posted on Saturdays.

Pretty Tulips

 This image is from Power Poppy.  I have had it for years and this is the first time I got around to coloring it.  My only dilemma was what color to make the tulips.  There are just so many choices.  I went with pink tipped in yellow.  I had tulips just like this in my garden when I lived in New Jersey.  Living in Arizona I don't bother to try to grow too much of anything outside.  If you don't water at least twice a day everything dies.  The only thing I can grow well here seems to be cherry tomatoes.  I can grow them like a weed.

I colored the image with Copic markers.  The paper is from KandK company.  It is actually a glitter paper, but that doesn't show in the photos.  I now have glitter all over my crafting room!  I also used black silk ribbon and pearls.

Copics:  C00, 0, 1, E40, 41, 42, 43, R11, 20, Y11, YG11, 61, 63, 67

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Creative Momments - Anything Goes

Ellibelle's Corner - Think Spring

Fab & Funky Challenges - Think Spring

The House that Stamps Built - Easter or Spring

The Paper Shelter - Let it be Spring

Art Impressions Blog - Floral
Craft Rocket Challenges - Flowers
Sasayki Glitter Stamps - Flowers
Southern Girl Challenge - Flowers

Snow Leopard 2

I have been on a coloring binge lately.  I may need to hire someone to do my cleaning and laundry...haha!  I originally colored this image back in 2014.  I have always loved it so I thought I'd have a go at it again.  I need to get back into animals a little more.  This image is from Sparkle 'n Sprinkle.  I entered this card into their Facebook challenge.  I colored it with Copic markers.  The cardstock is actually a grayish brown.  It appears more green in the photograph.

Copics:  B14, 16, R02, 12, W00, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Coloring in Scrapland - Critters
Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenge - Four Legged Friends
Di's Digi Designs - Must Include an Animal
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter
Classic Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenges - Include an Animal
Crafty Animals - Anything Goes
Show us your Pussycats - Anything Goes
Papercraft Challenge - CAS
Cards 4 Guys - CAS
Outlaws Challenge - Twisted Thursday

Christmas Rocking Horse

This is my first entry to The Holly and the Ivy Christmas Challenge as a member of their Design Team. Challenge #45 starts today and it is an "Anything Christmas Goes" challenge.   Please come
and join us.

I used an image from Whimsy Stamps and paper from Carina Gardner.  The ribbon is from Stampin' Up.  The sentiment is from LOTV.  I have been using them a lot lately. The image was colored with Copics.  I recently started refilling my markers.  Boy, did they give me a time.  Even though I filled them with the correct weight of ink and left the caps off so the ink would stabilize within the marker barrel I had some still run.  I fixed it as best I could.

Copics:  B21, 23, 24, C00, 0, 01, 02, 03,

 E07, 08, 21, 23, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 50, 51

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's -  Christmas
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Oncore - Anything Goes
Love to Craft - Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas Challenge - Anything Christmas
Sparkles Christmas Challenge - Vintage Christmas
The Outlaws - Festive Friday Challenge/Christmas
Angie's Digital Stamps - Anything Goes
Christmas with the Cuties - Cute Christmas
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Sweet Little Blue-Eyed Girl

 Today's card uses an image from Simply Adorable by Sugar Nellie called Lizzie.  I actually colored it about three years ago, right before I stopped making cards.  I have kept her knowing I would finish it someday.  I colored it with Copic markers.  I didn't keep the list of colors.  The paper is from my stash.

 I am entering this card in the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Just Us Girls - Birthday

My Time  to Craft - Pink and Girly

Colour Crazy Challenge - Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - Anything Goes

Outlaw Festive Friday Challenge - Anything Goes/Birthday

Sheepski Designs - Favorite Colors (Pink & Blue)

Morgan's Artworld - Anything Goes

Digi Doodles Studio - Spring Color Palette