September Rhythm Mermaid

Another mermaid creation from the Sweet Pea Stamps line.  This one is called September Rhythm and I decided to make her into a Tent Topper card.  Since my girls are on March Break now, we each coloured in one of these images today and had a crafty afternoon.  They like mermaids and loved this image so they had fun colouring her in.  Although, tonight my youngest asked when school starts up again...Uh, oh, boredom has started to set in already, I'm afraid!  lol  :)

Here's a close up since in the picture above you can't see the scales in her tail.  The stickles really aren't that thick..it's just my photography!  Guess I should have waited to take the photo during the daylight, but I'm too impatient!  lol  :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: September Rhythm - Ching-Chou Kuik's Fantasy Art Collection (Sweet Pea Stamps), Playful Expressions Clear Stamps (TPC Studio)
Cardstock: Lime Green (Bazzill), Purely Pomegranate (SU), Ivory & Flat White (Staples)
Patterned Paper: Love Conquers All - Marah Johnson (Creative Imaginations)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko) 
Touch Markers: 0-Colorless Blender, 17-Pastel Pink, 19-Peach, 29-Bareley Beige, 36-Cream, 64-Indian Blue, 136-Blush, 144-Pale Baby Blue, 175-Lime Green (Shinhan Art)
Tools: Aqulling Tweezers, 1/8" Dimensional Squares (EK Success), Scallop Dot Punch (Martha Stewart)
Embellishments: Diamond Stickles & Crystal Stickles (Ranger), White Pearls (Dollarama)

Dance of Butterfly

I can't tell you how much I love my new stamps from Sweet Pea Stamps! Oh my, they're just so much fun to colour and they're so beautiful, I could sit for hours and just colour the day away! :)  If you haven't checked out the images as part of the Ching-Chou Kuik's Fantasy Art Collection you've gotta go take a look!  They're absolutely gorgeous!

Well, I had a great weekend and come tomorrow the kids are on March Break for the week.  So, fingers crossed that I can keep them entertained enough that they don't get too bored at home with me!  I'll have to see if I can devise a couple of simple crafty projects for them to do. 

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Supplies:
Stamps: Dance of Butterfly - Ching-Chou Kuik's Fantasy Art Collection (Sweet Pea Stamps)
Cardstock: Lime Gren (Bazzill), Flat White (Staples), Soft Sky (SU)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Bashful Blue (SU)
Touch Markers: 0-Colorless Blender, 29-Bareley Beige, 36-Cream, 136-Blush, 144-Pale Baby Blue, 175-Lime Green
Copics: BG10-Cool Shadow, E33-Sand, E35-Chamois
Tools: Cuttlebug, Swirls Embossing Folder (ProvoCraft), Sponge, Quilling Tweezers, 3/16" Glue Dots (SU)
Embellishments: Steel Blue Satin Ribbon (Fabricville), Blue and Green Bling (Dollarama), Paper Flowers (Michaels), Crystal Stickles (Ranger)

Faux Metal Tags

My idea was to use those cute little metal edged tags for the two circle accents, but I got tired of fooling around with them!  They're too hard to stamp on and I didn't like the way they were looking, so I was going to try to add patterned paper to the white part of the tag...yup, not working for me either, then I had a brainwave!  Why not just use silver cardstock as a base and it will look like a metal tag! Ta-da, perfect!   :)

I carried the silver theme onto the circle base for the butterfly.  Not sure about this part as my thought was to make it look like it was peeking in a mirror.  Anyway, I guess it works.  What do you think?

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Supplies:
Stamps: Butterfly (The Artful Stamper), Thanks (Queen Kat Designs)
Cardstock: Soft Sky (SU), Flat White (Staples), Chocolate (CRS),  Silver
Patterned Paper: Wild Saffron - Paper Slab (K&Company)
Ink: Vintage Sepia (VersaFine), Memento - Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Touch Markers: 0-Colorless Blender, 64-Indian Blue, 144-Pale Baby Blue, 175-Lime Green
Tools: Scalloped Edge Punch (SU), Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success), Circle Custom Cutting System & 1 1/2" Circle Punch (Creative Memories), Cuttlebug, Classic Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), 3/16" Pop Dots (SU), Scissors (Honey Bee)
Embellishments:Pewter Heart Flower Brad (Dollarama), Pewter Brads (Making Memories), Marcella Paper Flowers (K&Company)

Misha the Lion :)

Just a quick post, but I have something funny to share. I bought this crazy faux-ponytail a while back to go with a Halloween costume and my girls found it today and were playing with it. I saw it and thought it might make a funny lion's mane for Misha and I was right, it was funny! lol :)

Misha thinking, "Oh, come on, get this thing off me!"

Don't worry, I took it right off since she didn't like it at all. But, not before I got a couple of pictures!

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Cartoon Animal Babies

I used these super cute baby animals digi's tonight to make a welcome baby girl card since I didn't have any left in my stock and it's always good to have at least one on hand.  I found these little "pot-bellied' cartoon animals the other day on clker.com designed by OCAL.  Super talented artist, by the way.  She should check these images out!  I printed the images off in black and white and then coloured them in with my Touch markers.  It was a super easy card, but I think it's pretty darn cute, too!  I just love making baby cards!  :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Tiny Miracle (Studio G)
Digi Images: Cartoon Zebra, Hippo, Pig & Cow by OCAL (http://www.clker.com/)
Cardstock: Pale Pink (CRS), Jet Black (Recollections), Flat White (Staples)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Touch Markers: Black, 136-Blush, 198-Tender Pink, 144-Pale Baby Blue (Shinhan Art)
Tools: Corner Rounder Punch (EK Success), Quilling Tweezers
Embellishments:Pink Bling (Dollarama)

Live Love Laugh Dance Poppies

Oh my goodness, I love these poppies! I coloured them in with my Touch markers (much like Copics), but I was a bit stressed using my scissors to cut them out!   Pretty delicate cuts, but I was successful in not cutting off any stems, so it's all good! lol :)

Here's an angle to show you the dimension of the layers.

If you have some time, you should pop on over to Marjie's Malarkies to see some of her gorgeous colouring pages.  I love poppies and fell in love with this image, so I had to play with it.   You can find the poppies here as a free download.

I've also always loved the quote that's on my card, but I don't own a stamp with this quote.  So, today I decided to create it myself using different fonts and a "Love floral heart" digi image that I just found over on AiFactory Digital Resources and Illustrations.   You can find the floral heart image here as a free download, as well. 

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Supplies:
Digi Images: Poppies (http://marjiesmalarkies.blogspot.com), Love Floral Heart (http://www.aivault.com/store/category/freebies.html)
Cardstock: Jet Black (Recollections), China Red Linen (CRS), Flat White (Staples)
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Touch Markers: 0-Colorless Blender, 11-Carmine, 12-Coral Red, 43-Deep Olive Green, 175-Lime Green
Tools: Black 1/16" Dimensional Dots (MultiCraft Imports), Quilling Tweezers, Aqua Painter (SU), 2-Way Glue (SU)
Embellishments: Black Gems (Dollarama)

Fairy Book Worm

I thought I'd play around with this image for a card for my little book worm daughter, Alexandria.   I know she'll love this sweet little fairy.  Who wouldn't?  I downloaded her a couple of days ago and just had to colour her in tonight while I'm not shaky.   Not the best job colouring, but I had fun!  :)

Here's a peek at the inside of the card...I haven't decided what to stamp on the inside yet!  lol  :)

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Supplies:
Stamps: Wild Vines Flourish (Technique Tuesday)
Digi Image: Fairy Book Worm (http://fairycoloringpages.blogspot.com)
Cardstock: Flat White (Staples), Purely Pomegranate (SU), Bashful Blue (SU), Lime Green (Bazzill)
Patterned Paper: Make Merry - Celebrate by Michelle Coleman (Fancy Pants Designs)
Touch Markers: 18-Peach, 29-Bareley Beige, 36-Cream, 64-Indian Blue, 86-Vivid Reddish Purple, 95-Burnt Sienna, 144-Pale Baby Blue175-Lime Green
Tools: Quilling Tweezers, 3/16" Pop Dots, Cuttlebug, Scalloped and Small Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Embellishments: Silver Dragonfly, Rose Grosgrain Decorative Ribbon (Scrapbooking & Card Creations)