I Don't Exercise...

Last post tonight, but I did live up to my promise! This is a Bella card that I made with some more MME Just Dreamy paper and an Inky Antics sentiment, while my MIL was here.

I got this sentiment at StampFest, and it made me LOL when I read it! I thought that it would be perfect with this Cosmobella (even though most martinis don't have ice)!

I paper pieced her pants, and colored the rest of her with Copics. The flowers are Prima, and the tab is MM.

Tomorrow will bring a Paper Pretties card. Till then...

xox,
K

Life is Cheap (and some news!)

Happy World Card Making Day, everyone!

Disclaimer...
The card that you see above was made BEFORE I saw this wonderful creation by Cambria. Weird, huh! There are 5 stamps in this image, and we managed to place them in pretty much the same exact spots!!! I guess it's true what they say about great minds! ;) LOL

This is a card that I made while playing with the accessories that come in the new Hanna Stamps! set, But I Need It. BTW, this set is NOW AVAILABLE at the above link, so make sure that you check that out! The set is only $15.50, and there's NO SHIPPING on all orders placed in the month of October!!! Who can resist that!?!

The image was colored with my Copics, and the scallop edge came from my Cloud Provocraft scissors. The CC came from a piece of PP that I ended up not using. The sentiment is not part of the set, but comes from Inky Antics. Ribbon is May Arts.

The sentiment looks blurred here again, so I'll tell you that it says "Life is cheap. It's the accessories that kill you." I love that! Click on the pic for a better view of the card. Hey, then you could also see the coolio new watermark that Beth made us!

AND IN OTHER NEWS...

Make sure that you check out the Lizzie Anne site, because for TODAY ONLY, they have FIVE sets for $12! That includes the popular Spooked set, AND the brand spankin' new Celebration Frames!

Also, make sure that you're submitting your cards for the LAD contest! You can enter as many times as you want, and they've just increased the number of Runner Up prizes from 2 to 10! All cards will be donated to Cards for Cancer.

Well, I'm off to see if I can start on another card before the men in my life wake up from their naps! :) Have a wonderful weekend!

xox,
k

Fine Print...
Stamps - Inky Antics, Hanna Stamps (But I Need It); Copics; Photo Corner punch; $1 Store rhinestones; May Arts ribbon; Tool Kit; Cloud Scissors; Brilliance Graphite ink; Slot Punch; CS - Pomegranate, Celery, BB, and PTI SS; Silver Stardust pen

My Only Sunshine

This card was created while playing at my friend Mimi's house the other day. I took over my Petey, and we did a little Prismacoloring. This little guy is so much fun to color, especially with his Bermuda shorts and surf board! I know, I'm enabling again, but who can keep them a secret, huh???

I got my color inspiration from the PP (Creative Imaginations) - such fun colors to play with! After I colored him, I sponged some color around the top and sides of the main image (and main card) in both Bordering and Caribbean, to match the light "teal-ish" color in the PP. I had already "grounded" him under his feet with a "caramel-y" pencil, to resemble sand. The Pumpkin was sponged with Rust. I think he turned out pretty cute!

I hope that everyone has an awesome weekend and Mother's Day. Hopefully, we all can stay healthy enough to enjoy it! (It's not been a good winter/spring for us, cold/flu-wise.) This holiday is kind of bittersweet for me. My husband is wonderful, but it makes me remember that much more how much I miss my own Mom. So, if you're lucky enough to still have yours, try not to ever take her for granted. And that's all I'm going to say about that.

xox,
Kirsten

Fine Print - PP (CI); CS (WW, Pumpkin, Teal, Cocoa); Cuttlebug; Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, stumps; bling (???); SU! ribbon, Stamps (Inky Antics and A Muse); Ink (Chocolate Chip and Pallete Noir)

Petey Goes Fishing

I guess since it's been so hot and humid down here lately, I wanted to make something to make me feel a bit cooler. His name's Petey, and he's a total Cutey! You can find him at Inky Antics.

I used a recent Sketch Challenge as inspiration, and mixed it up a bit. I flipped the center panel of the Chatterbox paper to break up the stripes, and added the strip across the middle. The strip was Cuttlebugged with one of my newer A2 folders. The brads are from Bazzill. The black clip on the edge of the main image is from Heidi Swapp, and the ribbon is May Arts (black) and an unknown polka dot.

I colored Petey with my Prismacolor Pencils, Gamsol, and stumps. BTW, my latest must-have tool for Prismacoloring is my Magic Rub eraser. That sounds funny, but it is an incredible shading tool. I color the whole image, then touch it up with the eraser to add dimension to the images, like light bouncing off of it. For example, the "shine" on Petey's arm was made simply by taking some color off with the eraser.

The sentiment comes from A Muse, and says "dropping you a line". The CS is Brocade, Glorious, Bashful, and WW. Lastly, I finished it off, as usual, with my Tool Kit to add the piercing at the bottom.

Have a great Monday!

xox,
k

Sitting Here Thinking of You

This will have to be a quick post, being that it is no longer naptime (lol), but I wanted to get this card up here! This is uses two new stamps that I got in the past 24 hours, the Faux Ribbon and Inky Antics turtle. I also used my A Muse Skinny Oval for the underneath shadow with a light gray marker.
The CS colors are very different from what I normally use, but they came straight from the PP (Imaginisce) - Ruby, Garden Green, Marigold, and Not Quite Navy. The ribbon is American Crafts, and I used Prismacolor Pencils (with Gamsol and stumps) to color in the cutey turtle. The bkgd was Cuttlebugged with my friend Mimi's new folder.

Have a great evening!
Kirsten