Midweek Reminder - FFF Challenge Embossing

Welcome to your Midweek reminder for the fortnight Fairy Fun Fridays challenge 35 of embossing.  You still have time to enter your creation for a chance to win some fabulous images from Prairie Fairy Designs.  This beautiful image Japanese Lanterns can be purchased from our own Prairie Fairy Queen at Prairie Fairy Designs.

I chose to do dry embossing for this card and used the Distressed EF from SU.  I colored my images with watercolor crayons and blended the colors with a blending stump and baby oil.  I layered the lanterns as well as shaped them to give a more 3D effect.  I used the Embrace Life stamp set from SU to make my background and my lantern.  I used a Faux Silk technique, where you stamp onto tissue paper, color in with a brush tip marker and then crumple it up and then spread it out.  You adhere it to cardstock with a glue stick and receive a raw silk look to your paper.  I tried to re-create the lanterns Queenie has so beautifully drawn by using a wide oval punch and trimming it.  I did the Faux Silk technique on it as well as I thought it emulated the look of rice paper.

I used the sketch from Saturday Sketch 120. I am also entering this card at Stempel-Magie 19 - Autumn Colors; Allsorts Challenge 69 - Colours of Autumn and Anything Goes 16 - Oriental.

 

Little Helper for Little Birdies

This sweet little digital image Little Helper can be purchased at Prairie Fairy Designs.  I used her as the challenge at Fairy Fun Fridays this week was a color challenge and I thought of the birdies when I saw the color combination.  I also used the sketch from Saturday Sketch Challenge 110.

Recipe:
Stamps:  Little Helper - Prairie Fairy
Paper:  Green Galore, Whisper White and PP
Accessories:  ribbon, dew drops, punches, silk flower, copics, coloring pencils, blending stump and baby oil

Best Buddies

This card is my DT card for Fairy Fun Fridays challenge to use eyelets, while my use of eyelets isn't terribly imaginative it works with this sketch from Sketch Saturday 98.  The image is from Prairie Fairy Digital Stamps and is called Udderly 2.  I created the sentiment with a computer font.

Stamps:  Udderly 2 - Prairie Fairy Digital Stamps
Paper:  Certainly Celery, Whisper White and SU DSP
Ink:  Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery
Accessories:  ribbon, eyelets, sponges, copics, coloring pencils, blending stump and baby oil

Birthday Celebration

Sorry about the delay my computer has been really slow, I tried uploading this morning, but had to wait until after work.  Also, I can finally say I have completed my last course of my municipal administration university course.  I have to await marks and get info transferred from the University of Alberta to the University of Manitoba but after all of that I will receive my certificate.  Whew!!! I am so glad to have that done.

My youngest daughter's birthday is today and I made this card for her.  The image was a freebie awhile back from Karen's Doodles.  I tried to use the colors of the balloons throughout the entire card, it made for a very bright and cheery card.  The sketch is from Sketch Saturday Challenge 97. 

Stamps:  Bigsby - Karen's Doodles, Well Scripted - SU
Paper:  Orchid Opulence, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White and DSP
Ink:  Basic Black
Accessories:  ribbon, wide oval punch, circle cutter, copics, blending stump, baby oil and coloring pencils

His life for ours

Well after two frustrating days of terrible internet connection, I seem to finally be able to get on to the internet, comment on other blogs and upload my cards.  So sorry for the delay between cards. This is my second attempt at uploading this card.  The first time I went to publish it and it showed an error. Grrr!  I have been busily working on Easter cards as I like many will be with extended family this holiday weekend and of course, they will all need a card.  I am entering this card in the High Hopes Challenge 69 to use gems or pearls; the Sketch Saturday Challenge 96 and Your Next Stamp Challenge 13 to use purple.

Stamps:  He Lives - High Hopes

Ink:  Bashful Blue, Tsukineko Graphite Black

Paper:  Lovely Lilac, Whisper White and DSP

Accessories:  1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, scallop border punch, 3 flower punch, scallop circle nestabilities, circle cutter, fibre, half pearls, copics, blending stump, coloring pencils and baby oil

Monochromatic Christmas

This card is my entry for Whiff of Joy Challenge 69 - Coffee and Cream for colors; Sketch Saturday Challenge 93 and Susie and Vikki's Christmas Card Challenge 7 - Hot Chocolate.  We will imagine that Herb is carrying hot chocolate in his teacup.  I used my Versamarker and colored in the designer paper and then put white embossing powder on it so that it would look more wintery as opposed to fall.

Stamps:  Herb with Teacup - Whiff of Joy
Paper:  Close to Cocoa, Whisper White and unknown patterned paper
Ink:  Creamy Caramel, Close to Cocoa and Tsukineko Graphite Black
Accessories:  sponge, circle cutter, white EP, Versamarker, ribbon, rhinestones and copics

Copics:
Towel E21, E29
Hat, Scarf and Mittens E33, E3, E37, E53
Cup E35, E47
Body and Head E53, E35

Christmas Morning

This little cutie enters me for 3 challenges:  Sketch Saturday 91; Fab's Big Christmas Cards 7 - poinsettia; and Susie and Vikki's Christmas Club Challenge 5 - holly.  I flipped the image, hope that is okay. Sorry I haven't posted for a little bit this is a very busy week for me, it is like spirit week at my kids school and the families are very involved.  I fed 14 for lunch and provided all of the afternoon activities today.

Stamps:  Christmas Honey - Sugar Nellie, Christmas Time - Itzie Inkies Stamp set
Paper:  Glorious Green, Whisper White, unknown DSP
Ink:  Crushed Curry, Glorious Green and Tsukineko Graphite Black
Accessories:  corner rounder, poinsettias and leave - Prima, brads, modern label punch, sponge, copics

Copics:
Flesh E51, E53, RV10
Hair E37, E47
Nightgown and Bow G000, G00, G02
Holly G07, G17
Berries R29
Bell Y17, YR23, E31, E33
Bear E33, E35, E31, Y17, YR23
Shadow C1