Graduation Card with Kenny K digi stamps and Copic markers

Hi all! Today I'd like to share a card I made for my sweet niece who will be graduating next month! I used a digi image from Kenny K designs and colored with my Copic markers---- it's been such a long time since I used them, it took some time to get the shading techinques down!!

Here is the stages of coloring....

 

I almost always start with coloring the face / skin.

 

 

 

I didn't want just plain balck so I used several shades of grey tones to get this look. A nice chocolate brown for the eyes ( to match my niece's gorgeous eyes!).

 

 

Next, it's on to the gown accent colors and hat and diploma, and hair, of course.

 

Finally, I outlined the entire image with a light shade of grey.

 

Here's the final product. I used papers from a mini DCWV and Stampin' Up! cardstock. The  word "congrats" was made my Silhouette using a font from my computer. The bling is from Zva ... 'cause every girl deserves a little bling!!!! :) Oh, I almost forgot to say that I imported the  grad gir limage to my Silhouette software so I could make a custom size mat for the digi image---- way easier than cutting it out by hand!!

 

So that's my card for my niece..... inside holds a little pocket for a special gift!

 

Thanks for looking  and I hope the rest of your days is super-fab!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Hello There!!!

Hello again! It's been a long time since I could sit down and write a post! I've been super busy this past month. I was gone away for over two weeks and it seems like I could not find the desire to enter my craftroom since I've been home.

My daughter and I travelled to Eastern Europe this year with a small group of EF travellers. In total we visited four cities in four countrues: Budapest, Hungary, Vienna , Austria, Prague, Czech Republic and Munich , Germany.  Here are just a few things we did and seen on our 10 day trip.....

 

 

Budapest, Hungary has so many beautiful and historic buildings like this church.

 

 

The view from the riverboat at night on the Danube River, Budapest.

 

 

More amazing views!

 

The view of Budapest on a very cold and wet day!!

 

 

The sun finally makes an appearance in Vienna!! But it was so cold, brrr!!

 

 

Museum of Natural History , Vienna.

 

 

 

Rebecca and I in Prague,Czech Republic. Love , love this city!!! There's so much to see and do!! Would love to spend more time here!

 

 

 

The changing of the guard at the Prague Castle.

 

 

View of Prague from the castle grounds.

 

 

Rebecca on the Charles Bridge, Prague.

 

I still have so many photos to sort through! Hopefully, I will get a chance to edit a few more and post them on my blog.

 

Thanks for looking.... have a great day!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter Wonderland card

Hi all! It's offically spring and there's still snow on the ground , so of course I'm thinking winter!!! LOL Not really, but I wanted to play along with Stef and Lauren over at Jingle Belles for their Neutral Noel challenge. I haven't made a Christmas card in weeks and I know how fast the holiday season can sneak up so I really gotta get back to making a few each week. This challenge was a great place to start. Here's my card:

 

 

I used the sketch from this week's Mojo Monday for the layout of my card...

 

 

 

Hmmm, just noticed that I didn't add a trim beneath my border- maybe I 'll do that later!

 

 

Keeping my card neutral was challenging -- but after searching through my Xmas papers I found this oldie striped from a Michaels paper pack from a couple of years ago. It has all those neu match thetral colors plus a bit of glimmer on the stripes! Yay, I love glimmer!!! I cut out a snowflake to match the CTMH's Season's and Nature set. To make the front sentiment stand out , I heat embossed it wth SU!(retired) dark brown ep. 

 

Thanks for stopping by today.... have a great rest of your day!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Easter Bunny banner

Hi all! When I look out my window and see so much snow still on the ground , it's hard to believe that today is the first day of spring and that Easter is just a couple of weeks away. I'm so ready for some sunshine and warm days!!!  While I'm waiting , I have a couple of projects to share with you today- Easter themed ,of course!

This banner was made using my Cricut and Doodlecharms cartridge. I wanted to try cutting fabric with my Cricut for so long now but I was afraid it would somehow damage my machine or that it it wouldn't cut properly. Not so!!! However, I did discover that a fabric adhesive like Heat'n'Bond applied to the fabric allows for a smoother cut than fusible web does. I now have an old mat dedicated to fabric cutting. These bunnies were cut at 7.5" and the banner shapees were made with the Artiste cartridge at 9".   I love sewing but nothing too complicated and this was so easy!!





I also found this carrot wreath idea on Pinterest and onca again, I love this quick and easy sewing project!

 

 

These carrots are 17" high .... some giant bunny would love these for sure!! LOL  Check out my Pin Board " Easter/Spring" for a link to the site where I for the tutorial on how to make these.

 

 

I'm entering both of these projects over at Shopping Our Stash for their Easter / Spring challenge.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

Silhouette Cameo dust cover - Pinterest inspired

Hi all! Like so many people all around the world, I have totally become obsessed with Pinterest - there is just so much to explore on that site!! I recently found a Pin for a tutorial on how to make your own dust cover for the Silhouette Cameo machine. I know, you can buy them pretty cheap from the Silhouette store , but the  crafter in me really wanted to make my very own. This lady has easy to follow instructions with lots of great pics ,too! You can check out her blog for details.

Here's my nearly completed dust cover:

I used fabric from last year's SAB from Stampin' Up! --- I didn't have enough of the pink  to make the entire cover , so I used a contrasting fabric for the end and the trim. I then pulled out my Cricut ( kinda ironic,eh??) to make the applique owl. I used the Wild Card 2 cartridge and bits and pieces of leftover fabric for all those cute layers.I first used heat'n'bond for all the layers and then heat set them together and on the cover.but then I wanted to make sure this little owl would be durable ( the bond is not washable) so I sewed it onto the cover. I just love it so much!!!

Now , I just have to applique my name and it will be finished!!!
This was so simple to make and fun too!! So if you've  been wanting a dust cover , get some cute fabric and start creating!! I'm already planning to make some for my other Cricut machines.

I hope you enjoyed my project today.... thanks for stopping by ! Have a great day!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

In Gear boy's birthday

Good morning! Happy St. Paddy's day! Did you remember to wear green?? Luckily, on my trip to Ireland last year I got a lovely green Belfast tee and fun Irish socks, so  I'm all ready!!!
This card has no green in it , but it's my nephew's bday tomorrow;  I still can't believe he'll be double digits- it only seems like yesterday he was born. I used this cool set from Close To My Heart called In Gear for his card.... take a look:

 

 

 

I saw a similar card on Wizard's Hangout blog ( this lady has lots of yummy eye candy so check her out!!! ) . I wanted to make it my own so I played around with mySilhouette to get his t-shirt , which is about 2.5 X2.25 inches . I stamped iages from the In Gear set to get this cool funky shirt. The papers are DCWV ( The Generation Tech stack) and the gear behind the tee was cut with my Cricut using the Artiste cartridge. I stamped Happy Birthday ( a Fiskars stamp set) in CTMH black.

 

Here's the inside:

 

 

Once again, I used my Silhouette to make the pocket... not hard at all! I used more of the In Gear stamps for the background and another Fiskars stamp for the bday greeting.

 I really need to make more older boy/teen cards- they have all outgrown the cutesy animal cards!!!

 

Hope you've enjoyed my card today! Have a great day!