Chilling on a barrel.

These images were sent to me by Tammi. I have a few manly birthday's coming up, so figured it was worth it to get started on the cards. I tried to do the Just Magnolia sketch, but I went off to the left to show off the paper more under my little Cap'n. I tried to make a cool sentiment like Tammi always does. I think hers looks a ton better than mine turned out. I'm almost, just almost, embarrassed to say I've had that stack of papers from Die Cuts With a View for about 3 years. I love the paper, and can't bring myself to cut it up. But figured it worked perfectly with the pirate, so I had to chop up a few pages. (I say only almost embarrased, because I know there's more horders out there! So, you know how hard it can be to use up something.)

Thanks for stopping by.

Supplies: DCWV Stack, Magnolias, copics, dew drops, scrappers floss

Oh, so sweet Magnolia!

Goodness, how sweet is this image? I had a blast coloring her in! I was sent this sweet image from Debbie. I had also just grabbed these nesties. (I was showing a friend how to make a card the other day, and couldn't find them to save my life. They were there, with another set on top of the plastic holder. So, I couldn't see them. Don't ya just hate that?! Not sure if that's a sign that I have too much stuff or what! And you know, I was showing her stuff to get her addicted and stamp with me! I think it worked! She brought a cuttle bug that next day!) But as soon as I saw the image, I thought it would look perfect in them. I was right too. They were made for a princess! This card is heading to a little girl who turned ten last month. It's probably more girly than she is. But Gabi's gonna love it when she sees it. I followed a sketch challenge on Taylored Expressions.

Supplies: K and Co paper, So saffron and Regal rose cardstock, copics, stickles, regal rose ink, nesties.

American Woman

Goodness, I'm so happy with out this card turned out! I don't think I've ever made a red, white and blue card! This uses the sketch from Sketch Saturday, bonus to do red, white, and blue, cuz it's our Birthday! And the challenge for Just Magnolia, which was to use a charm! And Debbie killed me this week, because she posted her card a day ago! I just got mine done! LOL! My sweet friend, Tammi, sent me this image this week, and how cute is it? I colored her with copics, and used some papers I've had since last year. I still need to scrap my Forth of July photos from last year! Which is what the paper is for! Maybe I'll get that done this week! I love the new SU word punch window, which layers perfectly with my old word punch window! My cardstock is from DCWV. Other supplies: prima flowers, EK punch, SU Brillant blue, SU punches, stickles, crystal effects, scrappers floss, TAC sentiment, and charm.

Copics:skin-E000, 93, 11, hair-Y00, 08, 02, unbrella-O, B29, 39, E08, clothes-R29, 27, C3 outline, and water is C1.

Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Forth of July! I hope everyone has a fab day! We're having a cookout with friends, followed by fireworks!

Magnolia Redo

I made this Magnolia card last week before my in laws arrived. I was rushing to finish it up before they arrived, and post it before the weekend got crazy with Gabi's dance. I kept looking at the card that weekend annoyed that I didn't wait to finish it, because it felt naked. It's been bothering me every time I see it. I took a moment the other day to fix a few things. It felt too heavy on one side, I centered the image, and added some more embellishments to the poor card. I also redid the sentiment because it was getting washed out on the pattern paper. I like this version much better!

Just Magnolia Sketch

Took a break after getting the rest of the house ready for company to make a card. I had to run to get Gabi to her dance recital practice, and we just got in. Paul and his parents are at dinner. I did the Just Magnolia challenge. I just got my very own Magnolia stamps. Picked up three! Man, now, I wonder why I waited so long to buy some! Anyhow, my company just made it here, so I have to go.

Supplies: nesties, copics, primas, sentiment by Hero's Art, Basic Grey paper, SU and PTI cardstocks, stickles.

Not sure I"ll be posting over the weekend. Might be able to show a few things to my MIL, who is getting into stamping. Or I might be able to show a few photos of Gabi.

Charming Willow

Man, love this card! This was my favorite image from the Summer Kit, but I kept picturing her sitting by water with those cute toes. Than I found a dock stamp on 7Kidscollege and had to wait for it to get back in stock! I think they make the perfect pair! I wasn't really sure how to color the water with the copics. I should blurf around and see if I find other examples coloring water. The WOJ challenge this week was to use a charm on the card. I added some stickles to the cherries. The paper is K and Co Wild Raspberry, and I think it's PTI blue cardstock. The brown is close to cocoa. Thanks for looking!

Other supplies:nesties, EK punch, scrappers floss, copics: skin-E000, E00, R20, E11, dress-B02, BG01BG05, R37, YG03. R00, hair-Y06, Y15, Y08, dock-E71, E77, water-B00, G00, 0