Happy Birthday Blue Girl

I made this card for the Papertrey Weekly Challenge # 28. I chose my papers first and then decided on the stamp. I started with a larger card..6inches by 8inches but I made it smalles. Now it is actually 6.5 x 5 inches and fits into a regular envelope. All the papers are from Provo Craft Slab XI. These papers are from the Cadenza patterns.

The sketch is found on papertakeweekly.blogspot.com . I found this a difficult layout. I had a hard time deciding which layer was which color but finally I figured it out. Maybe the problem was timing. I was up at 4 am. Two of the pups are going to their adoptive homes and I have become very attached to the little bums. They have kept me hopping but they always come running when they see me and that makes a person feel great. I knew I would have difficulty today...and I was right. Tears were in my eyes as soon as the new owners came in. The pups both went to fantastic families and I know they will be spoilt just the like my own pups. Soooo maybe the difficulty was not in the sketch but in the stamper!

I used this Magnolia girl and a butterfly. Both of these Magnolia stamps were purchased at the Town Shoppe. Phebe has really great prices for Canadians plus the customer services is fantastic. We talk on the phone whenever Magnolia stamps arrive.

I used Prismacolored pencils and Odorless Mineral Spirits to color the image and then I used daubers and three inks to color the BG. I used Pretty in Pink, Pale Plum and Bashful Blue all from the Soft Subtles collection from SU. This is my favorite family of colors and I find I use them often. I love the way the daubers make a soft almost cloudy BG.

I am really not very cheerful today. Sorry but I don`t handle the pups moving to new homes very well. I will put a photo of them all on the blog next week.

Until then...Happy Crafting.
Heather

All That Glitter

Well its now 3.33am. The pups did it again. They started crying about 30 minutes ago and I tried to do as my DH suggested...ignore them, but I couldn't`t. It`s bad enough when a child cries but when an animal cries it`s horrible. It was just easier to get up. Now the next challenge is how to get 4 wild animals across to the other end of the house. They still don`t do stairs but they do like to tell you loudly that the found the stairs. I use a cane so speed is not a part of my life. They were a lot of screaming before I got them all down to the family room. Unfortunately, I woke middle son who was not pleased. Now to the post.

I did this card for the Ways to Use It challenge on SCS. You were to use a paper that you cherished yet never used. I love this paper. I have had it for about 2 years. It is handmade paper from Provo Craft. I never really know what to do with it. I cut 2 pieces and backed each with gold paper. I made the right side wider so I could use the Martha Stewart Lace punch on the edge. I knew it would give it an elegant appearance. Then I put the two pieces unto a single sheet of silver leaving a wider edge.


To add a little balance I punched flower shapes using the SU punches to create my flower. I alternated between gold and silver. To highlight the separation between the pieces of DP I used crystal effects to attach bracelet jewelry that I found in the bargain bin at Michaels. I think they really finished off the card. I put the card front onto a black card base I made from Carson textured cardstock. It is hard to see in the photo but I left a black edge all around.

Guess I should turn the TV on to a movie and get a few winks. If I try to watch a movie I am sure to fall asleep. I don`t know how many times this has happened.

Talk later. Have a great one.
Heather

Howdy All

I was up early today....4am. All 4 puppies plus my own Yorkie decided they should either sleep with me or cry/scream through the night. I admit to spoiling them but really. 4 Yorkie pups on my chest, and a full grown one on my legs. It was fun for about 2 minutes and then it became more difficult. They all had to lick my face at the same time and boy was that a traffic jam. So, instead of waking everyone up, I climbed out of bed to take us all down to the family room. I decided to start a card...sooooo...

I made this card for Trina`s Timeless Treasures challenge. I had never put ink on this stamp so it was time. I used versafine onyxn black and prismacolored pencils to color in the image.

I wanted to use sage green and brown....I had this great paper and wanted to use it. I like the way it turned out. I used the largest of the rectangle nestabilities and used chocolate brown paper to scallop. When I saw the photo above I realized I had put too bid a white dot in the eyes so I have since added a bit of blue spica pen for her eyes to just sparkle.

I tried the 2 layer flowers first with a brad but it just didn`t do it for me so I went for the button. It`s different and I like it.

The bottom edge looked plain so I used crystal effects and microbeeds to create the line at the bottom.

I can use this card for many things...birthday, get well card, think of you.

Hope you have a really great day. Talk to you later.

Heather

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Delight in Life

I made this card for the monochromatic challenge on SCS. I chose to use browns because there are so many shades. This is the second time I have made a brown rose and I think I am starting a trend...a brown rose looks really great. Imagine, chocolate and roses, how can it be anything but perfect.

I started this card using a creamy caramel base that I stamped the Magenta rose on. Of course, I used Prismacolors and OMS to color the rose. I am so pleased with all the shades you can create with brown...so much fun.

I had some scraps of a brown paper that I layered it on. My next layer uses the texture cube from Stampendous. If you don`t have one they are fantastic. You have 3 different designs that you use 3 different colors on to create a wonderful BG.

To finish it off I used buttons and ribbons. I am pleased with this card. Hope you like it too.

Thanks so much for all the comments. Wow, do they make me feel great.

Well yesterday was the first day for the boys to head back to school. One in grade 12 and the other in grade 11. I find it hard to believe that my youngest is in grade 12. What a wonderful year he is going to have...I hope. Middle son missed a grade due to too many absences so he is only in grade 11. Here`s hopping he keeps it together in school.

Well I lose two of the pups to their new homes on Saturday so I`m off to play with them. Have a great one.

Heather

Black Magic Bouquet

Just a note...this is a round card photographed on black paper.
I made this card for yesterday`s challenge on SCS...Black Magic. To do this, you stamp in white and color in with Prismacolor Pencils and OMS. It must be done on black paper. The hardest part for me was to find a stamp with enough open space to color in. I do love my detailed stamps. In order for the colors to pop, you have to make sure you don`t color the white stamp outline, so detail stamps are not useful. I used a SU stamp....Delight in Life.

I used masks to create this bouquet. I decided to do the flowers in fairly light colors...blue ,pink, purple. I used a green metallic pencil for the leaves. The center of each flower is green with crystal effects and microbeeds.

I used ribbon to tie it together.

Today everybody is back to school/work and I have my home back again....Yeah. Great to see them more in the summer but wow do they have social lives. Always on the go and sleep is the least important part of their lives. Now I can tell them to get to bed for school tomorrow. What a feeling of Power...hey give me a few kicks.

Must go ...laundry day and the puppies are calling. This is the last week they will be here so I have to enjoy them.

Heather

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