Simple Valentine's Card

I decided to make a very simple Valentine's Card for my 4 year old niece.  Isn't this image adorable?  I found it here.  I had so much fun coloring this!!  I was able to use the Feathering technique as well as the Dirty Rag Technique.  Can you tell where I used them?  I actually used a sponge instead of a rag too! 

I feathered her hair (I wish the picture could show the detail).  Then I used the sponge sprayed with Blending Solution on the hat and shirt to add some texture.  

I just tried to keep this very simple so that it could be easily duplicated if needed for school too!

Hope you enjoyed looking!!

Skin: E50, E00, E21, YR01, RV00, R12

Eyes: B00, B02, B04, Clear Spica, Smooch

Skirt, Hat, Hearts: RV91, RV93, V95, Melon Spica 

Shirt: E97, E99, E09

Shoes: E17, E37, E29

Leaves: G20, YG11, YG13, YG17

Hair: E40, E42, E70, E31

thanks for looking!!!

Supplies Used: 
Stamps: SU! Well Scripted (No longer available)
Paper:   Dotted Swiss MultiPack
Ink:        Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Atyou Spicas, Smooch

Stash:    corner rounder    

Whiff of Joy Card

So I thought I would try for the Whiff of Joy Guest DT spot that Katharina has posted on her blog.  I used one of my favorite WOJ Elizabeth Bell Stamp from the Blooming Spring Stamp Kit.  Plaese let me know what you think!

I love how the flowers look.  I used white paper flowers and colored them in with my Copics; BG10, BG11 and BG13.  I topped them off with Basic Grey half pearls.

I am really happy with how my coloring turned out!  I used the following copics and spicas:

Skin: E50, E00, E21, E11, R12

Eyes/Eye Shadow: BV0000, BV00, Pitch Black Spica, Opaque White

Dress: B000, B00, B02

Apron: BG10, BG11, BG34

Shoes: C00, C1, C2, C4, N6

Leaves: YG91, YG93, YG95

Hair: E11, E97, E13, E99, E17, E09, Clear Spica

thanks for looking!!!







Supplies Used:
Stamps:  Blooming Spring Stamp Kit, SU! Well Scripted (No longer available)
Paper:    PTI Ocean Tides, Kraft.  SU! Sage Shadow (No longer available), Prima Fairy Flora
Ink:        Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Ocean Tides, Copics, Atyou Spicas
Stash:    Paper Flowers (CTMH and Kaisercraft), 3D element, FlowerSoft (Heather), Basic Grey Half pearls, corner rounder                                                                                                            

My Cutterscreek Spring Layout

With all of the cold weather going around, I thought a Spring Layout would help set the mood for the wonderful temperatures that must be on their way. (Please!!!) 

I'll just share a quick background of the pics below as my husband isn't usually this, umm, odd.  Usually. 

They were taken when my hubby and I were dating.  He was a manager at a local Walmart over the electronics and photo areas.  Every Christmas and Easter, the photo lab provides 1 complimentary 5x7 of a picture taken with the Easter Bunny or Santa Claus.  This was one of my husband's favorite things as he got to pick who dressed up in the suit every time!  I had just gotten off of a LONG day from work and my mom and I were going to take him to lunch so we were able to see the tail end of picture time.  Can you tell he was bored a few times?  Thus the title "The Many Faces of Glen."  It just cracks me up looking at these and the Bunny's face never changes!  

I tried to keep it a masculine page with the colors but still keep it "Springish" looking.  I started with a 12x12 cardstock from Core'dinations and sanded the page; softly in the center for a lighter look and hard on the edges so they were nearly white.  I also used a Rich Cocoa ink over some areas in the center to darken it slightly as well.  I then used a light green Swiss Dot cardstock.  This is actually one of the best purchases I have ever made.  I use this paper for EVERYTHING.

I cut and corner-rounded the green to create mats for the pics as well as the "journaling area."  I also distressed it a little as I thought the green was a little too bright for what I wanted by again using my Rich Cocoa ink pad.  I used the pad again on the edges of the pictures as well.  I really liked how the pictures looked with straight corners over a rounded corner - -I think it adds to the oddness :o)  I originally created the layout with only the 4 larger pictures but decided to add the smaller with all rounded corners in the center.  

I used some Spring-looking stamps from Hero Arts that I picked years ago.  In fact, I think this is the first time I used them too!  They are stamped on Simply Smooth cardstock and colored with my handy copics and taped it all together with my new favorite Scor-Tape; can't live without it!!  All in all, this layout probably took about 30-35 minutes to make.  Definitely my kind of layout.  Hope you enjoyed!!

Copics used: G0000, YR000, YR01, R12, R30, RV0000, RV00, RV02, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG91, YG93, YG95  

Copics used: G0000, BG10, BG11, YR000, Y000, Y11, Y32, E11, RV0000, RV00, RV02, YG13, YG17, YG91, YG93, YG95, Pitch Black, Pink, Melon, Black Multiliner

Supplies Used:

Core'dinations

Bazzill Simply Smooth Cardstock

Bazzill Swiss Dot cardstock

Memento Rich Cocoa Ink Pad

Chomper corner-rounder

copics

Scor-Tape

Black Multiliner

Atyou Spicas