Just Something Extra

Hello all! Hope all of you are having a great week! I just made these cards for our new teachers at our school. I got the image from Digi Stamp Boutique and the image is called Spring Coco. Isn't he cute?

I used my Copics (YG03, G24, G21, RV11, Y11, Y13, E33, E09, and E37) to color the image. The cardstock came from the DCWV Cardstock Stack. The DPs came from my stash and the embellishments are from Martha Stewart. The flowers on the first card are from a Calypso Tin that I bought at Michael's. I have to say, they loved Coco!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge 64 - Digi Stamp Characters

Wow! I can't believe we're at the end of August already! This year seem to be really flying by! I survived my first few days with students. Things seem to be going well so far. No high schoolers! Our sponsor this week is Digi Stamp Characters. Heather is offering 3 free digi's from her etsy shop!

Here's the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday:

This image (Cupcake) really reminded me of my daughter. For her birthday party, I had made a bunch of cupcakes and she kept trying to sneak them from the table before the party started. She was successful a couple of times. When I caught her, she had frosting all down her face! All I could do was laugh!

I used my Copics (E37, E00, R29, Y13, BV11, E33, B32, RV11, G21, RV29, and B05) to color the image. The DP is from DCWV Summer Dream Stack and Flower Shower Spring Stack. The light green cardstock is from DCWV The Cardstock Stack and the dark green is from THe Paper Company Botanicals pack. I used my Martha Stewart border press to do the edge of the light green paper. You might not be able to tell, but it presses a flower into the paper. The fowers come from Calypso Tin that I bought at Michael's and the brads came from Hobby Lobby. The ribbon also came from Michael's.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge 63 - Digi Stamp Boutique

Welcome back for another great challenge! Today is my last work day before students come tomorrow. We'll see how this goes. I actually get my students from last year and loop up with them to the next grade. I've never done this before, so I'm a little nervous. At least I know exactly where we left off and what they should already know! I did have a nightmare though and dreamed that when they showed up, they were high schoolers! Yikes! I am not that brave to teach the older kids...really hope that that doesn't happen!

Our sponsor this week is Digi Stamp Boutique. Sally Ann is offering 10 free digi images! WOW!

We have a great sketch to follow from Sweet Sketch Wednesday so jump on over and play along!

This image really caught my attention! It's called Cheeky Cat and Spider. I loved it right away. I used my Copics (RV11, W7, W5, W9, Y13, YR04, R08, and R29) to color it. The DP came from a pack of paper that I bought at Wal-Mart a long time ago. The cardstock is from DCWV The Shimmer Stack. The green and orange ribbon and buttons also came in the same pack. The spotted ribbon was bought at Michael's. The brads are from Hobby Lobby. I used my Plantin SchoolBook cartridge from my Cricut to cut the ovals. I also used Glossy Accents on the eyes of the cat, spider, and pumpkin.

Well, tomorrow is our first day of school and I am going to be busy. I am teaching 2nd grade this year...never taught 2nd, so I'm a little nervous. I have taught 1st grade for the last 5 years and I get to take my class from last year, so at least there won't be too much time taken to have to get to know my students, I will be able to hit the ground running. Wish me luck!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge 62 - Pixie Dust Studio

I can't believe it's already the 2nd week in August! It's only one more week of summer for me. I've been really busy getting ready for the new school year to start and teach a new grade (Yikes!)...but I was still able to get a card made. Our sponsor this week is Pixie Dust Studio. Kathy is offering two digi's of your choice to the winner of this week's challenge.

We have another great sketch this week from Sweet Sketch Wednesday. It was so fun!

Now, I know you might think I've gone a little crazy making a 4th of July card a month late, but I really loved this image. This is Uncle Sam. I thought he was super cute! I used my Copics (R29, C3, C1, 100, 0, W5, E29, B29, Y15, and E00) to color him. The DPs come from The Paper Studio - All Seasons pack and the cardstock is from DCWV The Cardstock Stack. The ribbon was found at Michael's and the red embellishments are Martha Stewart stickers. The star also came from The Paper Studio - All Seasons pack.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge 61 - Di's Digi Downloads

Welcome to another week for SSW! Our sponsor this week is Di's Digi Downloads. She has some really great images. This week she is offering 5 digis to our Sweet Sketch Wednesday winner!

We have another great sketch from Arlana. Here it is:

I had a lot of fun creating this card. The image I used is called Singing Snowmen. I used my Copics (B32, 0, C1, RV11, YG03, BV11, C3, W1, W3, W5, W7, B14, RV29, E33, YR04, and Y13) to color it. I also used Studio g Glitter Glue on the hats and snow to give it something extra. The cardstock comes from The Paper Company Seaside pack. The DP are from The Paper Studio - All Seasons pack. The embellishments come from the same DP pack.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge 60 Shirley's 2 Girls

Wow! July has sure passed in a hurry! Hope everyone is having fun creating cards. Arlana has designed another great sketch over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and this week's sponsor is Shirley's 2 Girls. This image is called "Stork Delivery". I used my Zig H2O water brush with my Sweetberry Ink Dye Pads (amber, yam, Juneberry, admiral, ivy, pansy) and Create-A-Finish Shading Cake Kit (peach) to color the image. The cream cardstock is from The Paper Company "Seaside" pack and the green is from DCWV The Cardstock Stack. The printed papers are DCWV from Nana's Kids Stack. The embellishment is also from the same stack. The ribbon is from Jo-Ann's and I used my Cricut Plantin SchoolBook cartridge to cut the circles and square pieces. Happy crafting and hope you have a good week! See you in August!

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge 59 Digi Stamp Boutique

Greetings everyone! Hope you are all doing well. Arlana has designed another awesome sketch. Head on over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday to check out all the DT cards. They are just fabulous. Digi Stamp Boutique is our wonderful sponsor this week and I just love this image! It's called "Spike and Flower". It was definitely love at first sight! I used my Zig H2O water brush with my Sweetberry Ink Dye Pads (amber, java, ivy, velvet, pansy, Juneberry, yam) and Create-A-Finish Shading Cake Kit (dark brown, light brown, dark green) to color the image. The cream cardstock is from The Paper Company "Seaside" pack and the yellow is from DCWV The Cardstock Stack. The fun printed paper is from DCWV Nana's Kids Stack. The flower is from Heidi Grace designs and the ribbon is from Jo-Ann's. The flower eyelets are from Michael's. I also used my Cricut Plantin SchoolBook cartridge to cut out the ovals. Happy crafting everyone!

Flash Those Freebies Part II - Pollycraft Challenge

Last week Paula, over on Pollycraft, gave a challenge to use any freebie from her collection to create a card. Those that participated got this cute freebie called Tortoise hugs. This week the challenge was to create something with this freebie and to think green.

I thought it turned out pretty cute! What do you think?

I popped the small turtle and used Glossy Accents by Inkssentials on the eyes and shells. I used my Copic markers to color the image (YG03, G21, G28, and B32). The papers come from DCWV The Cardstock Stack and the DPs come from Cosmo Cricket Double Deck. I used Distress Ink (brushed corduroy) to give it an aged look. The ribbon, flowers, and Crystal Stickers came from Michael's and the brad from Hobby Lobby.

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge 58 Digi Stamp Characters

Hello again! I hope you all had a great week. Digi Stamp Characters is our wonderful sponsor this week and this little guy comes from "The Boy and the Dog" collection. He really reminded me of some of my students, so I went with a school card design. Head over to Sweet Sketch Wednesday to play along. I used my Zig H2O water brush with my Sweetberry Ink Dye Pads (admiral, java, yam, aspen, Juneberry) and Create-A-Finish (peach) to color the image. The cream cardstock is from The Paper Company "Seaside" pack and the red is from DCWV The Cardstock Stack. The printed papers are from DCWV Grade School Stack. The embellishments and sentiment are actually from DCWV Grade School Stack as well! This darling ribbon was found at Jo-Ann's in the $1 bin and I used my Cricut Plantin SchoolBook cartridge to cut the oval and circles.

Summer Fun

I went to visit my mom over the 4th of July weekend and we saw this darling image from Bugaboo Stamps. We had a great time together creating cards for this image. You should check her's out as well at Mulberry Station. I used papers from my stash and Copics to color the image: o, E00, Y17, YR04, E33, YR00, R27, G24, B29, B32, YR65, Y15, and BG10. The embellishment came from Hobby Lobby and the ribbon is from Michael's.

Polly Craft Freebie Challenge

I went on over to Polly Craft today and she had challenge to use a freebie from her site. This is what I came up with. I hope you like them!

This image is called Flo-The Simple Things. I thought she was so sweet. The papers were from my stash and I used my Copics to color the image: Y13, E00, RV11, YR24, G17, E37, R29, G24, V09, 0, BV11, Y15, W3, and W5. The ribbon came from Jo-Ann's, The flowers are from a Calypso Tin, and the brad is from Hobby Lobby.

I love this frog! I think he is just darling! I also used papers from my stash and my Copics: Y13, RV11, G17, G24, BV11, E09, 0, YG03, B32, and R08. The ribbon is from Target's $1 bin and the embellishments are from Michael's.

You should go on over and check out the other cards and even submit one. She is offering another freebie as part of participating!

Jewelry - My Own Creations...

These are just a few of the things that I have been making. When my dad was sick, I started making jewelry as a way to keep my mind occupied. After we lost my dad, I've continued to make things as a way of healing... It's been very helpful and soothing.



This is a watch that I made for my daughter's babysitter.

I also made her this necklace. She wanted a necklace with pearls on one side and crystals on the other. I thought it was a very cool idea.

I love making bookmarks. These were also gifts.

A friend of mine broke her watch and really needed a replacement. She came over one day and this is what we created!
I hope that you enjoyed these. I will be posting more as I have more time! :-)

Sweet Sketch Wednesday Challenge 57 Digi Doodle Shop

Happy Belated 4th of July! I hope you all had a safe holiday and are ready to be crafty again this week. We have another wonderful sketch for Sweet Sketch Wednesday. Our sponsor this week is Digi Doodle Shop and they have such darling images. The winner will receive a $10 gift certificate. I love this image; it's called Lady Bug. I used my Zig H2O water brush to color it using my Sweetberry Ink Dye Pads (aspen, ivy, raven, maraschino, velvet) and Create-A-Finish Shading Cake Kit (dark brown, light brown, red, purple, and peach). The papers came from a few sources. The cream cardstock is from The Paper Company's "Seaside" pack and the red is from DCWV The Cardstock Stack. The printed papers come from The Paper Studio All Seasons Paper Pack. The ribbon came from Jo-Ann's and I also used my Distress Ink pad (brushed corduroy) to give it an aged look. Hope you enjoy and have fun creating!