I am so busy!

Man, there is so much to do to get ready for a craft show! I have been creating all weekend. I went to a warehouse sale on Friday night and got a Copic airbrush system! WOO HOO! I’ve wanted one for AGES! So now you are expecting to see an airbrushed card… sorry, I haven’t even used it yet. Too busy trying to make saleable items. I hate trying to make stuff that isn’t exactly my style when I’m not sure if it will sell but I KNOW that not everyone likes the girlie cards that are my forte. It’s not that I hate making it so much as I have no idea if anyone will like it! I hope someone will like this one.

Kinda cute and definitely masculine right? It is so fun digging through PTI buttons to get just the right one. I highly recommend them. I have almost every colour though I wish I had even more.

I tried using Skype for the first time tonight. You really have to try this if you have any friends or family far away. What fun. It was great to ‘meet’ Kathy, my buddy in AUSTRALIA!! It would cost a fortune without Skype. In case you have never heard of it, Skype is a free worldwide video phone service. All you need is a webcam, a computer and the ability to download the Skype program, oh and someone else with the same set up. Great fun!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Ink: real red-SU!
Paper: DP-Boyfriend Cosmo Cricket, real red-SU!
Accessories: PTI buttons and twine, arrow chipboard-stash

Back in 5

This saying is too funny! I just had to use this on a card. I love this paper pack-Cosmo Cricket Boyfriend though I don’t really get the name. When I look at these papers I don’t think of a boyfriend. Maybe if I was 15 (when no teenager should be dating IMHO). Like I’d ever get that wish!!

I had fun covering this arrow in some of the paper. I remember using an answer key like this. Remember at the top, ‘Fill in the whole circle. Do not use a checkmark or an X. Use HB pencil.’ In fact, I think I used these in college for formal exams.

So what is your happy place? Mine, when I was in labour, was on the back of my favourite horse, on a trail ride, moseying along with sun light filtering through the trees. Oh, and since it is a happy place, there are no bugs!!! or spider webs across the trail!

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Paper: CC Boyfriend papers, real red CS-SU!
Accessories: twill and arrow-stash, foam dots-Jody Morrow

Turquoise Madelyn for Whimsical Wednesdays

I love these turquoise colours. They are the deeper coloured BG Copics, in this case, the trio recommended by PTI to coordinate with their Ocean Tides paper. I saw Jody Morrow use them on one of the Pure Innocence images from MTF and I emailed her to find out the colours because I loved them so much! In case you are wondering, this is called a tent topper card.

Please click on the photo to get a better view of the markers, especially the numbers of the BG’s since the colour doesn’t show. Hard having a mix of Ciao and Sketch! I’ll try and get it in next time. Let me know if this is useful to you. I read a comment on SCS last week that some people won’t bother revisiting a blog if the Copic colours aren’t shown! Who knew it was that important!

You will notice in my image she has no wings unlike last week when she did! I asked a very talented young friend of mine to digitally remove them, just for a change. I coloured the image first, then wondered where on earth I was going to find paper to match. A quick dive into my SU! In Colours bin and I found this paper that matched perfectly. I completely forget the name of it but I am so excited that it matched. I think the lighter colour is called Soft Sky. The DP must have been from the same In Colour Year because the green from the DP pack matches the mixed CS pack too.

The paper was cut with Eyelet Borderabilities and layered, I was pleased to find that the cutouts matched. I wasn’t expecting that; see how two of the holes in the flowers cut into the patterned paper allow you to see through the CS layer? The button is Ocean Tides and matched perfectly! I was really happy with this card in the end which is great because being sick for so long, I was starting to lose my mojo.

Funny that the name of this girl in the image is Madelyn as this week’s challenge was from Madelynn!
Apparently, this is a makeup set of her mom’s that she loves a ton! I have to agree with her; it is gorgeous! I took the pretty turquoise colour and the flower in the geisha’s hair as my inspiration. I was considering an Asian-themed card but I really wanted to use the image again I got FREE from Katie at Paper Makeup Stamps as she is the AWESOME Sponsor for this month! Thanks Katie! I do hope you will join us in playing this week. We’d all love to see your work. Link up to Mr Linky at Whimsical Wednesdays! Use DDSC20 if you upload to a public gallery. Be sure to drop by next week to find out who is next month’s sponsor.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamp: PMS
Ink: Antique Linen Distress ink (to tint white paper to vanilla) Paper: DP, vanilla, turquoise CS-SU!, white CS (image)-Taylored Expressions
Accessories: flower-Scrapbook Sally, button-PTI, silk ribbon-May Arts, eyelet borderabilities, scalloped rectangle nestabilities

Masculine Love Cards

It’s hard to make lovey dovey cards for guys right? I just got this great set from CTMH that made it so much easier. I’m making these for my craft sale so the attributes listed don’t reflect any particular person in my life but selected ones of course apply to my boys and hubby.

My instinct was to distress these so much more but I’ve read that a lot of people at craft fairs think distressing looks dirty rather than antique! Bummer!

I checked with hubby and he says these are guyish enough for even the manliest man.

My almost 9 y o son thinks this last one is the coolest. He likes the screw head brads and the corduroy ribbon. It is really soft and fuzzy, I am having fun working with it.

I am so sorry I haven’t posted lately. I am just now, three weeks later, getting better from a cold. I don’t think I’ve ever had a stupid cold that has lasted so darn long. I hope to make up for it in the next week or so. Thanks for hanging in with me.

Enjoy, Rebecca

RECIPE
Stamps: CTMH
Ink: chocolate, riding hood red-SU!
Paper: DP and coloured CS-CTMH, vanilla CS-SU!
Accessories: brads-stash, corduroy ribbon-May Arts, foam dots-Jody Morrow, buttons and twine-PTI, twill tape-stash, brown ribbon-stash

Praying Faerie for Whimsical Wednesdays

Thank you to this month’s sponsor, Katie of Paper Makeup Stamps, for this great digi image. Isn’t she pretty?

I wasn’t sure I liked the colouring until I saw it in the photograph, now I like it. I still think the bottom of her dress might be too dark but she was lacking contrast before so I kept making the shadows darker. Her wings are covered in diluted Liquid Pearls but I think my brush was a bit dirty because in some light they looks a bit grungy, fortunately, you can’t see that here.

We have a fun sketch from Nikki this week. Hope you all have time to play. For inspiration, be sure to visit all of the DareDevils this week except Kim, Val and Debbie who couldn’t play. Once you create your masterpiece, be sure to upload it using DDSC19 and show it to all of us on Whimsical Wednesdays with a DIRECT link using Mr Linky.

Just a fun little note. We reached 100 followers on Whimsical Wednesdays! Thanks too all who have played and have made it a super fun challenge blog. We appreciate you all.

On another note, if you haven’t already watched it, Seven Pounds is a great movie. Sad, bring your tissues, but great. I would be balling my eyes out right now if my attention wasn’t split between the movie and blogging.

Enjoy, Rebecca 

RECIPE
Stamps: Paper Makeup Stamps
Ink: printer ink, amethyst
Paper: Basic Grey, amethyst cs-SU!
Accessories: flower-Michael’s, brad-Recollections, pearls-Kaisercraft, ribbon-SU!