CCC Sunday

You know how some stamps just call to you? Well Stamping Bella's Ketto's Dolly was one of them. While sitting down to try and finish the many Mothers Day cards I need (seven...), this stamp was just begging for my attention.

I thought this week's Copic Color Challenge, B02-BV02-YG03, would be a perfect trio for coloring her dress. I also added some smooch pool to her ribbons & trim. It added a very nice sparkley sheen. I'm not sure if you can see it in the picture but I actually added some glitter w/ a glue pen to the ribbons on her shoes. Then I added a mix vellum & felt die cut flower using my new PTI flower dies & topped it w/ a Hawaiian Shores button.

The Dets:
Stamps: Stamping Bella Ketto's dolly, PTI Daily Design Sentiments
Paper: MB notecard & poppy finch paper pack, vellum
Ink: Copics, Memento black
Accessories: PTI flowers #3 die, spellbinder long rectangles, smooch pool, PTI hawaiian shores button, white felt, krafters floss, glue pen & glitter, MS punch

Fated Kiki

Sometimes everything just falls into place. I recently got the oval spellbinder set for Valentines Day. Then Mercy's Tuesday sketch features an oval. It seemed like fate.

So I inked my brand new Sweet Kiki la Rue on an oval nestie. I sponged the edges with some Memento Angel Pink. The dp is my new favorite from My Minds Eye, Be Loved. I just love the way Mercy's sketch made the best use of all those papers I love so much.

I colored Kiki with this week's Copic Color Challenge colors of light grey, cherry pink & lime green. Maybe another twist of fate that it matches my Be Loved paper. I outlined a few parts of her headband, dress and ice cream with my spica glitter pens.

The Dets:
Stamps: CC Designs Sweet Kiki la Rue
Paper: MB notecards, MME be loved
Ink: Memento black & angel pink, copics, spica glitter pen
Accessories: PTI aqua mist ribbon

Snuggly Hope

Nina and I are pretty sure she's the Hope in the TGF Hope & Grace duo. Grace seemed the bit more edgy of the two. Whereas Hope seemed sweet...and cuddly. Or something.

Or maybe it was the other way around?

Anyway, I used this past Friday's TESC sketch. It's the 100th sketch for the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge. When I saw the sketch I new immediately that I wanted to ink up my new HG Snuggle. I found the dp paper at my LSS store and found it went very well with this week's Copic Challenge Colors of R29 (lipstick red), RV23 (pure pink) and B12 (ice blue).

I sponged the edges of the spellbinder circle with some Memento ink and stamped her in memento. And I even added some Doodlebug crushed velvet flock to make her bunny fluffy and snuggly. I was soo excited when I got it, showed my honey and he says, "You bought lint. Great."

Pffftt...What do boys know?


The Dets:
Stamps: TGF HG Snuggle, Verve Practically Perfect, PTI Polka Dot Basics I
Paper: MB notecards, MME dp, vellum
Ink: Memento black & angel pink, Versamagic pixie dust, copics
Accessories: DD crushed velvet flock, ribbon, spellbinders scalloped & standard circles, button brads

Howdy...

Howdy, 2010!

I'm totally digging this week's Copic Color Challenge colors of Yellow Green (YG03), Prune (BV02) and Light Crockery Blue (B93). I have no idea what crockery is supposed to be. Like plates? Some descendant of a crocodile?

When I saw the colors I automatically thought of uninked tee pee in my TCP's Having a Powwow set.
The layout is based on Jen's SFYTT but I took some liberties. Personally I dont really like to use one card for multiple challenges, but what can I say. Sometimes I'm a big hypocrite. Puffy jacket, anyone? Plus the whole thing just kinda came together. And after I spent about three days on a TGF card, it was a very nice change of pace for everything to just fall into place.

The Dets:
Stamps: TCP Having a Powwow and Its a Western Thing
Paper: MB notecards and echo pattern paper
Ink: Copics, Memento black, spica glitter pen
Accessories: spellbinders scalloped & standard circles, kaiser pearls

CCC Tuesday

This week's Copic Color Challenge was Rose Red (R85), Spectrum Green (G02) and Robin's Egg Blue (B02). So I used TGF's Miss Anya. Isn't her bag adorable? I thought about paper piecing her bag but didnt have matching paper. Oh well, perhaps next time.

The Dets:

Stamps: TGF Miss Dressy, Verve Beautiful Kindness

Paper: Doodlebug, MB mocha & raspberry, white cardstock

Ink: Memento black, Brilliance pearlescent chocolate, copics

Accessories: ribbon, kaiser pearls, spellbinders scalloped and standard circles

CCC Take 2

Okay...second post of the night. This week's Copic Color Challenge was to use Olive (G99), Amethyst (V17) and Orange (YR68). I've been using this green, orange and purple combo for alot of my halloween cards, so it was a bit of a challenge to make it un-halloweeny.

Anyways, I finally inked up my TGF's Susie Surprise. I think she's adorable, but mostly I bought her for the cupcakes that came with it. Only I havent really made a card w/ those cupcakes...

Hopefully the card is not too halloween-y.

The Dets:
Stamps: TGF Susie Surprise, Amuse happy birthday
Paper: Poppy snow and cedar, MB vanilla bean, SU!
Ink: Versafine black, Versacolor orange, Memento black, Spica black
Accessories: Cuttlebug swirls, Nesties ribbon tag, ribbon

CCC Take 1

This week's Copic Color Challenge was G02-Y11-V15. And I just had to use my newly acquired digi-purchase from In Style stamps. Her name is Mykai and she is absolutely adorable. I know the blonde doesnt really match the japanese-y look but I thought it incorporated the yellow pretty well.

The layout took a bit long. It sat on my table for about three days before I finally committed to this one.

Digi-stamps are pretty cool b/c you can resize them w/ just a click of a mouse. The down side is they're harder to paper piece. And I've got so much great origami paper that would make an awesome kimono...

The Dets:
Stamps: In Style Mykai and Rubber Soul thank you
Paper: SU!, MB, BG whisteria
Ink: Copics, Memento black, Versafine black
Accessories: MS punch, MB jewel stickers, cuttlebug