Love Letters!

Hello! I guess it's Magnolia Monday! However, I posted this card yesterday on Splitcoast Stampers for the Featured Stamper challenge. I think it could be a Valentine, but wouldn't have to be!

I got to go to Buffalo for breakfast and shopping with my friend Lisa Kind, yesterday! Of course we went to our LSS, Buffalo Stamps and Stuff! I used some new paper that I got for my card. It's made by My Mind's Eye, So Sophie collection. It is a terrific red that has an orange tone to it! I didn't even try to match it with a red card stock! I went for Soft Suede (SU) and Linen (PTI) with a little chocolate brown for good measure! The panel behind Tilda is from the reverse side of the flowered paper.

Tilda is colored with my copics and then a second piece with ther arms, envelopes and skirt was added to the top with dimensional glue. That's why there's a shadow over her socks!

Copics used:
Eooo, Eoo, R30 and R11 skin
E53, E31, E35 and E25 hair
E43 and R20 with blender for envelopes
YR02, YR05, YR02, YR05, YR08 and R17 for dress.
Even though Diana is busy with CHA stuff, Jacque still has the Sunday Sensations all ready for another giveaway of 25.00!! Just add your name to Jacque's list before midnight Tues. It could be your lucky week!
There's also a new Magnolia-licious monthly challenge and a Copic Creations challenge ready to go! Details on Feb. 1st!
Thanks so very much for visiting! Wishing you an excellent day!!
Cheryl

Happy Birthday!

Hi friends! I have a card today using an image from I Brake for Stamps! I used the Large Flower Sprig as my focal image. It's sooo pretty! I stamped it on a smooth cream paper (from SU, I think!) and colored it with my copic markers. I used BG10 and a little BG72. For the leaves I used G40. 82 and 24. The little flowers are R11 and R22.

I'm so sorry for the poor lighting and photo quality- Someday I'll get my light tent together! The card base is cream, the embossed layer is Sahara Sand, then Baja Breeze, then the image. Really a pretty quick card for me! (But somewhat elegant, I hope!)

And, a close up, as I was STILL trying to get a decent shot!

Thanks for dropping by!

Cheryl

Friendship Warms the Heart!

It sure does! thanks for visiting today! I want to show you an easel card that I finished on Sunday! It features the MINI of #3071 SNOWY HUG from Magnolia-licious! I colored it exactly like the tag card in the post below, but instead of using tonal colors I went with complimentary colors! I just love the aqua and peach together! Normally I use a lot of blue and orange during the fall, but I never have on a winter card! I like it!

The framed effect is another thing I learned from the recent features on DT blogs to reveal the newest Spellbinders dies. This idea came from Linda Duke and HERE is the link to her post! Such a great effect for a small amount of effort!

I'm so glad I had planned to use 'messy' stitching on the card because my machine acted up and it certainly got messy!

A close up of the image and frame! Here's the link to the large image. I don't see the mini right now, but I'm sure that it's on reorder!

This image took me about 15 minutes to color, but the larger Tildas take me longer! If I don't count all the time deciding on colors (a considerable amount of time!) I guess a large image probably takes me about 30 minutes. I tend to color several images and then look for a layout

to use. Hope this helps, Nancy!

Thanks so much for visiting today! Enjoy your Tuesday!

Cheryl

Tag Card-Inside and Out!

Hello! A quick post today with the inside of the Tag Card I posted the other day! I used more patterns in the Making Memories Together line for the inside panels. The dotted one matches the front as you can see below! I {{love}} the plaid pattern! It was the original inspiration for my main image on the front! Here's the original post for the Inspiration and links to make a tag card!

Here's a reminder of what the front looks like. You kind of bend the top back a bit to release the front and it opens down.

I found my paper with the colors. They are:

BG10 and BG72. E000, E11, E00 and R30

R30, R21, R22 cheeks and snowman nose

Y21, YR21, YR24, E99 broom

YG91, 93 and 95

E42, E31, E35, E25 and E29

Please remember to enter your name over at Jacque's Joie de Vivre for the Sunday Sensations Prize!! This week it's 25.00 for two in stock stamps ~one Edwin and one Tilda! AND rumor has it that the new collection is in stock and selling like crazy!! You have until Tuesday at midnight to enter your name on Jacques' blog! There are lots of new MINIs in stock too!

Tomorrow I will have an easel card made with one of the minis that is very familiar to you! Please return if you can!

Thanks for visiting today!

Nancy asked me a question about coloring and I will get that answered too!

Things I Love!

I had this card done yesterday and ready to post, but it was not to be! So here's my list of Things I Love:
Saturday mornings that give me time to finish a card! Basic Grey Curio paper! Paper roses that I learned to make from a simple circle! Magnolia images-Large and mini!! Dancing-Not so much! And, of course, most importantly my DH, Dave!
I think this will be his valentine this year! (For the inside, how does. "You make me feel like dancing?" sound?

The image is #3073 MINI Tilda and Edwin dancing. It doesn't seem to be in stock so I've linked the larger one. The roses are from a card made to show the new Spellbinders dies. I'll have to look again for the link. Link now connected below!! The layout is loosely based on a recent Mojo Monday sketch.

Close up of my roses! The whole card is 4.5 x 5.5", by the way. Kim Crawford showed me how to make the Rose HERE! Scroll down and you'll come to it!

My colored image, but I'm so sorry, I forgot to keep the colors. I've had it colored for a while to go with Cosmo paper. When I chose this paper I just added some R59 to get a deeper toned red! I love that about copics!

Thanks for coming by! I love that you did! Happy Sunday to you!

Cheryl

It's Your Day!

Hi! Happy Friday! Yeah!! For my floral card I used the Small Pincushion flower from I Brake for Stamps. Now I did no research so I have no idea what color Pincushion flowers are! I decided I was going to color them orange from the start and then look for papers. The coloring went well on all three and I am happy with them.
I just couldn't decide on paper. I thought they would look good on a CAS card background by when they were laying on this Basic Grey (Curio) paper that I had out for something else I decided to go with it!
The die is made by Sizzix and mine came from Stampin Up.
I guess that's about it for today except to say that if you order from I Brake for Stamps, I hope you'll take advantage of my code SAVE10CHERYL for a 10% discount!
Thanks so much for coming by today!
Working on a Mini World Magnolia for tomorrow! Ya'll come back now!
Cheryl

Copic used:
YR12, YR04 YR14, E99, E31, E29, Y08 and Y11

Snowy Hug Tag card

Hi friends! I know, I know everyone is working on valentines, but can you believe I had stamped this image and not colored it?! True! I HAD to use it on a card~I think it's my favorite image! (#3071 SNOWY HUG)

Then I had to use my favorite winter (and summer!) color~aqua! I better get to some links before going further! The amazing, wonderful Claudia Rosa made a tag card that was my inspiration. She was in turn inspired by this crafter Tiets, Sugar Bowl. I wanted to make my card fit into an A2 envelope so I started with card stock that measured 10" x 4" and scored it at 4.5". Then cut the corners on the back at an angle to make the back of the card. There is a nestability oval tucked under the plaid paper to hold the card close. To open, you just lift the edge with the short strings.

My plan to fit in an A2 envelope fell apart when I decided to add the wide grosgrain ribbon to the top! I didn't have room on the card front for ribbon or flowers (since my card is smaller) so I wanted a fancier top! I used my craft knife to cut a slot and put the ribbon through. It's tied with a little piece of string and the bow is separate and adhered with Scor-tape. Please see Claudia's photos for how it opens! I still have to decorate the inside of mine!

I think I'll have to make one of these with a mini image!!

Thanks for coming by today! The weekend is almost here!! Yeah! Have a terrific ThursdaY!

Hugs, Cheryl