Friday, August 31, 2012

MFT Guest Designer Contest Card #2

Hello friends!  Today I have another card to share with you showcasing My Favorite Things Pure Innocence Piggy Bank, Die-namics Retro Squares, Die-namics Mini Tabs Foursome, and Die-namics Lead The Way.  I also used 3 different buttons from their amazing selection that you can find here.  The image was colored with Copics and paper pieced.
The card base is from Memory Box and the patterned paper is K&Company and Martha Stewart Crafts.  I added a shiny dime with the arrow pointing to the coin she is ready to deposit into her bank.  If you would like to read about the contest you may click here.  I hope you all have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Peachy Challenge 32

Hi everyone!  My card today is for the Peachy Keen Challenge #32 a sketch challenge.  I used PK-128 School Bus and Lunch.    Colored the school bus with my Copics and layered them up on some fun papers from my stash.

My son just started his first day of school for his Sophomore year in High School.  Wish time would slow down a bit.  Have a great day!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Monday, August 27, 2012

CottageCutz Special Occasion Dress


Hi everyone!  Today's card features the CottageCutz Special Occasion Dress from the Wedding Release.  This dress can be made several ways for a variety of occasions.  I used patterned paper for the dress and inked the edges with Memento dandelion ink.  As I was seeing which papers I wanted to use for my card, I thought it would be cute to make a small notecard for the front of the card, using the dress as the opening.  Alone, the notecard would make a cute gift enclosure.  Added to the front of a standard card gives you a fun fold.  This dress could be used for prom layouts, weddings, Sweet 16 birthdays.


It happens to be my youngest son's birthday today.  He turns 16, but I don't think he would appreciate a Sweet 16 birthday card. lol  Enjoy your day!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

MFT Guest Designer Contest

Hi everyone!  Tonight I am sharing a card I made for the My Favorite Things Guest Designer Contest.  There is still time to play along if you would like.  You can read all about it here.  I used Pure Innocence- Being Cute Is What I Do.  The background papers are Cosmo Cricket.

I used  Die-namics Plentiful Petals, Die-namics Jumbo Squiggle, and Die-namics sentiment strips.  I chose a wild cherry button from MFT.  She was colored with Copics.  I hope to make a couple more before the deadline, if time permits.  Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Peachy Challenge 31: Box It Up

Hello Peachy friends!  Here is my entry for the Peachy Challenge 31.  I decorated this small tin to hold my white gel pens.  I used the stamp sets PK-268 Happy Mother's Day and PK-267 Happy Bird and Phrases. Though hard to see, I paper-pieced the birds and added more depth with my Copics.


Do you think I have enough gel pens?  Now that I have made a pencil box for them I might be able to find them when I need one.  We can hope!  :)  Have a great day!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Friday, August 17, 2012

CottageCutz Wedding Chapel


Hello friends!  Today's card features the CottageCutz Wedding Chapel.  You can view the wedding release by clicking here.  I cut the chapel from white cardstock and colored with my Copics.  I sponged the cloud background to create my scene.  If you would like to see a video tutorial on how I do my clouds you may view it here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXHaX-Z9q0&feature=player_embedded#!
After assembling the card I framed it with black and white gingham ribbon.

Enjoy your day!
Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Peachy Challenge 30: Just Cards Popped Up

Hello friends!  My middle son is leaving for Penn State tomorrow for his Master's Degree.  It is his first time living away from home. :(  I sure am going to miss him!!  But I am happy for him as he starts a new chapter in his life.  So I have been cooking up a farewell dinner.  He requested lasagna, a family favorite, and for dessert I made cheesecake.  Between cooking and baking I have finally finished my project for the Peachy Challenge 30.  I used the adorable Stamp of the Month kit, PKSC-08.  Every month I seem to be saying, this is my favorite set!  I love the teacher and the variety of faces you can choose.  I stamped and paperpieced the teacher.  I colored her with copics and drew some frames for the eyeglasses to stay on her face. hahaha  I used my stage template to create my school classroom.  (changed the measurements to suit the images)  This card will fold flat if you remove the brads holding the awning in place.  I still want to add some images to the outside of the card and will post more pictures later.




The student is from the set PK-124 Thank you dolls.  The clock is from PKSC-04.  Thanks for stopping by.  Your visits are very much appreciated!  Thank you!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

CottageCutz Baby Elephant


Hello friends!  Today I have another card to share with you using dies from the adorable baby release.  I used the CottageCutz Baby Buggy and the CottageCutz Baby Elephant.  I used gingham and polka dots, my design elements, to create this card.  Blue gingham diapers and a blue baby buggy on a background of polka dots and lace combine to make an adorable baby card.



There are lots of great new dies in The Scrapping Cottage Store.  Have you made up your wish list?  Lots of fabulous dies to choose from.  Enjoy the day!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Peachy Challenge 29 Color Inspiration

Hello friends!  Today I have a card to share for the Peachy Challenge.  Can you believe I am posting it so early?  Usually I am submitting it with only minutes to spare.  I used PK-646 Faceless Fall Fun 2.  I stamped the leaf and the sunflower several times onto colored and patterned paper and then stamped a variety of Peachy Keen faces onto them.  Added some white to the eyes and some rosy cheeks and fussy cut them out.  With colors of papers from the challenge I created the sunrise/sunset and inked the edges of everything to give it some depth.

I hope you like the fall scene I have created.  It is my favorite season, though I enjoy them all.  If you would like to join the Peachy Challenge you can read all about it here.

Enjoy the day!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Peachy Challenge 28

Hello friends!  Here is my card for the Peachy Keen Challenge #28.  I used the sign from PK-646 Faceless Fall Fun 2 and PK-609 Build a Scarecrow, one of my favorite sets, an oldie but goodie!  I used my copics to color the scarecrow and paper pieced and colored the hat.  The sentiment is from a JustRite stamp set called Hangin' Around.

I used a little twine and a brad to hang the sentiment.  You may check out the details for this challenge here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs and smiles,
Janice

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