Proud to be Canadian

Finally, a card.  It feels like a very long time since I have made a card.  This one is to celebrate being Canadian.  Our country celebrates our independence on July 1st and although we are proud to be Canadian we aren't usually ones to put on a big show.  Unfortunately sometimes that translates to the fact that we aren't very patriotic.  Our oldest daughter leaves in August for a 2 month trip which includes Barbados, Europe and Greece.  One of the key things she keeps hearing is how to display that she is Canadian and that she will receive a warm welcome as one.  Sometimes other people need to remind us that Canadians are wonderful people. 

My card is made to signify and celebrate all the wonderful Canadians I know.  Happy Canada Day everyone!!  I used the sketch challenge from Mojo Monday 145, the color challenge from Curtain Call Color Challenge 36 and although I followed a patriotic challenge at Cupcake Inspiration Challenge, I incorporated it as a patriotic Canadian card.

Recipe:

Stamps:  Sitting - Gorjuss Girls, Canada Day - SU
Paper:  Kraft, Night of Navy, Real Red, Whisper White, patterned paper
Ink:  Versamark, Tsukineko Graphite Black, Basic Black, Real Red
Accessories:  ribbon, circle cutter, chalks, sponge daubers, copics and pop dots

Dreaming

Well this is the first time I have ever used a Prairie Fairy image twice (if you don't count the card with the three ballerina mice on the same card).  This image Hangin' Out can be found at Prairie Fairy Designs.  The theme this week at Fairy Fun Fridays Challenge 18 is recycled material.  While I wracked my brain on how to do this challenge I thought of my eldest daughter who goes on an excursion this summer starting in Barbados and then to Europe, backpacking for 2 months with 2 of her friends and I thought of the Hangin Out image daydreaming about travelling, so I punched out an image of London from a magazine for her daydream.  I used the sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches Challenge 44 and I used the colors from Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 28.

Stamps:  Hangin Out - Prairie Fairy Designs
Ink:  Not Quite Navy
Paper:  Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, DSP
Accessories:  scallop oval punch, half pearls, sponge, blending stump, coloring pencils, baby oil and copics

Sweet and innocent

Whew!  What a day!  Run the kids to school, do errands in town (with a short visit with a friend), come home, do housework, play with cards a little, get ready for work, go to work, pick kids up, do more errands, come home fix supper and finally time to play with no further interruptions.  Oh yeah, I have to pack yet!  Drat!!!

Here is the card I squeezed in today, I used the sketch from Mojo Monday 136 and the Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 27 was my inspiration for color.  The image is from Prairie Fairy Designs digital stamps and is called Mushroom Break.

Stamps - Mushroom Break - Prairie Fairy Designs digital stamps and Happy Moments - SU
Ink - Basic Black
Paper - Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White and PP
Accessories - scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, curly label punch, ribbon, button, iridescent ice EP, copics, coloring pencils, blending stump and baby oil

Wicked!

I totally love this stamp from Motivet, a new one in my collection.  I bought three of Hilda doing different things because I think she is adorable and just makes me smile when I look at her.  I colored her using both copic markers and coloring pencils with the blending stump.  I also accented some of the copic area with further color by adding coloring pencils and smoothing it out with blending stumps as our fearless leader at Prairie Fairy Digital Stamps taught me.  I wasn't sure about the color combination at first, but now I really love it.  It is from Curtain Call Color Challenge Act 22, however the deadline was yesterday so I am too late to enter it.  The sketch is from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 46.  This sketch is open to so many possibilities.  I am also entering it at Cute Card Thursday's challenge - dimensions.  Oh yeah, I was going to give some details, I ran the pink and red rectangle through the Big Shot with the Swirly EF, then matted them.  I used crystal effects on the snowboard, although my copics weren't quite dry and it smeared a little.  I have iridescent ice EP on the punched out stars and put liquid applique in the fur areas, let dry overnight and then heated it up.  Hope you like it as much as I do!!

Stamps:  Hilda on a Snowboard - Motivet
Ink:  Yoyo Yellow, Tsukineko Graphite Black
Paper:  Basic Black, Yoyo Yellow, Real Red, Pink Passion, Whisper White and unkown DSP
Accessories:  pop dots, Swirly EF, iridescent ice EP, rhinestones, liquid applique, crystal effects, ribbons, copics, heat tool, coloring pencils, blending stump, baby oil and white gel pen

Kitty Smile

I love all Penny Black images and loved it when I found the challenge blog for her stamps.  Here is my entry to Penny Black Challenge 92 - Spring colors, which also works for The Pink Elephant Challenge 58 - spring.  I missed out on the timing for the Curtain Call Color Challenge Act 20, but used those colors as my theme anyway.  The sketch is from Simon Says Stamp Challenge and I also would like to enter it for the lots of green with Digitial Tuesday Challenge 50.  I can't believe it when I went to enter my card for this week's Digital Tuesday Challenge, I discovered that I had won the prize for last week's challenge, 3 free digi images from Digital Stamp Oasis.  Lucky me!!  Thank you so much.

Stamps:  Purrfect Day - Penny Black, Picnic Parade - SU
Ink:  Bashful Blue, Basic Black, Tsukineko Graphite Black
Paper:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White and unknown DSP
Accessories:  flowers - Prima, half pearls, ribbon - CTMH, oval cutter and copics

Copics: 
Daisies E37, RV02, RV04
Greenery G21, YG63
Posies R29
Cat RV13, E08
Shadow B12

Whoa, this card was thought out way too much for me....

I have been working on this card off and on since Monday and this is what it has evolved too.  I played with the size, the plan, the paper, you name it, I moved it around. I embossed the grass, then tore it, and sponged the edges.  I stamped the individual images, then cut them out by craft blade.  Stamped them again with patterned paper so that I could paper piece the images.  I then took the images stamped on patterned paper and colored them for shading effects with colored pencils, blending stump and baby oil.  I colored the skin of the two people with copics on my white paper.  I then cut out the patterned paper and pieced it together with the originally stamped on white and colored images.  I layered the grass and then snuck the characters in a different levels.  The three rectangular pieces sticking out on the sides were stamped with lotus blossoms and white craft ink.  I colored the flowers with a pink woodless pencil for detail.  I hope you like the overall effect.

This card qualifies for the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 42 but I was too late with the Curtain Call Color Challenge: Act 18 as it was due on Friday but I will add it to their site anyway.  I am also entering it at Crafty Creations Challenge 56 - cut it out and pop it up.

I thought I would briefly show you how I colored with the woodless pencils on dried craft ink.  On the left is the stamp set I used for the bamboo and the chinese lanterns.  I inked up the bamboo with creamy caramel craft ink and stamped it on kraft paper.  You will need to let the ink dry or if you are impatient you can take your heat tool to it to speed up the process.  I then took the woodless coloring pencils and colored the right side of the bamboo with brown and the leaves two different shades of green to allow for shading.  I left some uncolored when I took the below picture so that you could see the difference.  After that I cut it out with a craft blade and popped it over the scene.

Stamps:  Magnificent Asian Backgrounds and Oh Happy Day Asian Flair - Simon Says Stamp and Asian by Design by Inkadinkado
Ink:  Old Olive, Tsukineko Graphite Black, Creamy Caramel Craft and White Craft
Paper:  Ballet Blue, Kraft, Night of Navy, Old Olive, Whisper White and unknown DSP
Accessories:  craft blade, pop dots, flowers - CTMH, half pearls, Distress EF - SU, woodless coloring pencils, sponge, copics, coloring pencils, blending stump and baby oil

Copics:
Flesh YR31, YR61
Hair Ribbons R29