Three for three... I think I'm on a roll!

Happy Friday, everybody! I hope the week went well for each and every one of you. I have been doing a little more crafting and making plans for a couple of upcoming projects. I think I must be coming down off of my card making high as I feel a little disoriented without any images to color! Of course, I can't do much coloring anyway until I get ink refills for several of the markers I use the most. The problem is that none of the stores near me carry the refills so I'll have to order them online and wait for them to arrive. Ugh! I don't know why these big chain stores can't carry the items we need but what irks me more than anything is that they won't even take suggestions from their regular customers!  That's just bad business in my opinion.  It never fails that when I go to one of the big crafting stores (you know the ones I mean), they either don't carry the item I'm looking for or it's out of stock. Sorry to rant so early on a Friday morning.  I just needed to vent my frustration for a change.  Okay, down from my soapbox now... I have another card to share with you today!

I posted a card using this same digi stamp a month or so ago but after I colored this one, it looks completely different from the first one. This time, I made the her look a little younger and more innocent. I like her because she's so sweet and is easy to cut out by hand. I also like to add my own patterns to her clothes or with some care and patience, she can be printed onto patterned card stock and her shirt or jumper could be fussy cut and layered onto the colored image, the way I did with The Big Guy's shirt on my last card. It's a very versatile image that can be used for a number of different occasions. Okay, here she is.

One thing I learned in coloring all these images is that you can keep layering the Copic alcohol inks until they become fairly opaque and give the appearance of paint.  Pretty cool as far as I'm concerned.  

The deets:

The image came from DZ Doodles and was colored with Copics. It's called "I Wonder?" and is available for purchase from their store here. Base cardstock is Core'dinations with white glitter cardstock (DCWV) and light pink cardstock (Recollections) mats layered on top.  Mats are edged with darker pink chalk ink. The dp is from a My Mind's Eye 6" x 6" stack called Home.  This little stack has some really beautiful prints and lots of sparkle.  I used several sheets on the the cards I just made and I wish I had a 12" x 12" stack just like it. I used a paper doily to layer the image on and to make the sentiment, which is from a Cloud 9 clear stamp set called Simple Thoughts - Girl, stand out.  I cut the circle out with my Cutter Bee circle scissor.  The lace is from my doll making stash and the ribbon is from Michael's  All of the flowers and leaves are handmade by me from cardstock, colored and/or distressed with Copics.  The flower centers are yellow mini brads. I had to punch holes in the center of each layer of the little flowers other than the rose so I could insert the little brads. Inside borders were made using a Martha Stewart border punch and the inside verse is from the same Cloud 9 stamp set.  I used gel pens for some of the smaller details like the buttons and buckles on her jumper and the pattern on her little tee-shirt.

So there you are!  That makes 3 down and a whole bunch more to go! LOL  I hope you enjoyed this little card and that you'll come back to see what I have for you tomorrow. Beyond it being another card, I don't even know what it will be. Thanks for visiting. Your comments are welcome and appreciated. Have a wonderful Friday and a fabulous weekend!

Happy crafting,

Anniebee

Finally! A new card.... Butterfly Garden

Hi, guys!

I know, I know... I have been promising new projects for well over 2 weeks and I'm happy to say that I am finally posting one today! I have made a total of 23 new cards in the past 2 weeks and had to take and edit the photographs for each one. I just finished doing that yesterday so now I'm ready to roll! Yes, I have been a very busy Anniebee.

So without further delay, here is the first of my new cards.  I created this one from an adorable stamped image of Tilda that my very sweet blog and craft friend, Tracy of Tracy's Stamping Corner sent me.  I told her how much I loved Tilda but that I didn't own any of the stamps and couldn't afford to buy them right now so she stamped and sent me a whole stack of Tildas with a few others thrown in for variety's sake.  In return, I sent her a set of my handmade roses in her favorite color, pink.  So now you know the reason behind my card-making frenzy!  If you love Tilda and other similar character stamps, you need to visit Tracy's blog.  She is so artistic and creative and works magic with Copics.  I just couldn't wait to start coloring those Tildas and once I started, I just couldn't stop.... until I colored every single one of them!  Some turned out better than others, in my opinion, but I think all but one of them is card worthy.  Let me tell you, I had so much fun with my Copics and as a result, I need refills for about a dozen colors that ran dry during my coloring spree.  

The card is prettier in person but if you click on the pictures, they'll enlarge to show better detail. It measures 5 1/2" square.  The base card and mats are Recollections card stock in red violet and mint green. Designer papers and dimensional butterfly stickers are from K and Company. The papers are from the Best of Brenda Walton stack. The flowers, leaves and sentiment tag were made by me. The tag on the inside is by Heidi Grace designs (I added the sentiment myself to match the writing style on the front tag) and the pearls are from Recollections. The ones I used as flower centers are colored with a Copic marker. I love those markers, I tell ya! I can buy all my pears in white and make them any color I want. Awesome! I found the little poem on the Internet and printed it onto the mint green cardstock and cut it out using Martha Stewart's Around the Page punches. Oh, the little flower on the inside is from Studio G that I found in sets of 4 in the dollar bins at Michael's.  

I hope you enjoyed little Tilda in her butterfly garden. Rest assured that there are many more cards to come.  Unless something unforeseen happens, I should be able to post one a day for the next 22 days so my absence will be worthwhile, at least. Again, I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting so long. I appreciate your patience and support.

I have entered this card in the following challenges:

Outlawz Friday Copic/Promarker Challenge - May 27th (Anything Goes)
Outlawz Monday Greeting Card Challenge - May 30th (Anything Goes)

Happy crafting,

Anniebee