Wednesday, February 29, 2012

It's All About the Sparkle!

Hello Everyone!
I am here this morning with our new challenge at All That Scraps! It's all about adding some SPARKLE:-) Why not join us ? The winner will get 3 C.C Designs stamps of your choice:-) Woo Hoo!!

I used Swiss Pixie Lucy which I swear I was going to turn into a Tinker Bell look alike and then somehow I changed my colors and well she is not Tinker bells look alike hehe! Another time I will transform her to a blonde:-)
I added stickles to her wings and Copic Spica pens to the leaves and acorn

Other challenges I would like to enter in are:

Supplies used were:
Image: All that scraps, CC designs swiss pixie Lucy
DP: My Minds Eye: Rosey
Copic markers:R20,21,22,24, 000,00, E11,00,000,
Ribbon from my stash
Border punch EK Success
Bling: cut up from a whole flourish : Prima
Circle cut out: Spellbinders circle and scallop circle dies
Thank you so much for stopping by today:-)
Hugs
Michele

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Bring on the Winged Things

Welcome to my Blog today:-)
I woke up with some sort of a head cold and am not feeling tip top,
This week over at Cute Card Thursday our challenge is to use anything with wings:-) So go dig out those digital stamps or stamps or whatever else you've come up with:-) and join us. Our Sponsor this week is Heather's Hobby Haven and the prize will be a $10.00 gift certificate to her store woo hoo!

I used a LaLa Land crafts Digital called Angel Marci
I colored her with Copic markers and tried to keep her dress as light as I could so I think I went with BG10 and 11
Supplies I used were from my February Key Ingredients kit from Taylored expressions except small white flowers that were Wild orchid crafts and the bit of Black card stock.
I will have to go see which markers I used and I will post them later, as I am already late with this posting:-)
Hugs
Michele

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Fancy Fold Center step card meets CC designs scarf Honey

Hi again:-) Wow! two posts in one day! I am on a roll:-)
I'm here with my very First post as a Design Team member on the All That scraps Challenge Team, as I have been moved to the challenge team now:-)
So this challenge is to use a card that is either side step, center step, easel card:-) It's fun to do something different:-)
I decided to go with Center step and use a CC design called Scarf Honey, I colored her with Copic markers and used Fancy Pants designs called It's The little Things for my Design paper


I used my Nestabilities Circles for the background and cut her out and used pop dots to glue her on!
I used a sentiment I made on my PC with a bit of ribbon in my stash pile:-) hehe and finished it off with a couple of pretty little flowers :-)

Mr Cricut Crazy DT Wednesday

Hi Everyone,
We switched our normal posting day to Wednesday for Mr Cricut Crazy:-) and our team this week used Tanner's newest stamp set again called Christ is my Life in which I used the sentiment "all things are possible with this adorable coloring page of Precious moments that I found on a Google search:-)

Please go visit my fellow DT members to see what they created this week!

Supplies used were:
Sentiment: Mr cricut Crazy: Christ Is My Life
DP: My Minds Eye
flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Fern Punch: Martha Stewart
Have a great week
Hugs
Michele

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Swiss Pixies Tulip Birgitta By CC Designs

Hi Everybody:-)
It's my turn to showcase a stamp that The Stamp Spot has for sale and its a cutie!
I am sharing my cute card I put together for a dear friend with CC designs Swiss Pixies -Tulip Birgitta

I used a small pad of Basic Grey Paper called sweet threads that I have had here for awhile and wanted to use it up to make room for new goodies:-) there is also a tiny piece of My Minds Eye in the black with tiny dots, cut from my Half moon Nestabilitites and the standard circles

I used Copic Markers :Skin-E11,E00,E000,R20, Hair-E23,E25,E50,Shadows on dressC00,1,Flower R35,R37,R39,Shoes E47,E44,E42 and Stem YG41&YG45
A bit of pretty seam binding in a dark pink I had but it looks red toned:-) I hope you have enjoyed my inspiration to you all today:-) and don't forget to come back as the whole Design Team will be sharing throughout the month:-)

Other challenges I would like to use this for are

Out lines with Kathy: must be a square card and mine is 5.5X5.5 I don't know why is looks a bit stretched on my screen but I never do long cards unless it is for a challenge, I'm a square kinda girl hehe
Hugs
Michele Spera

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Lots of laughs and bright fun colors!

Good Morning Everyone:-)
I'm here with our new Challenge at Color Me Creative Copic challenge group, Suzanne decided since we are in the dreary part of the season and its not spring yet, we would all brighten it up some with a challenge that brings both laughs and bright fun colors ! So if it makes you laugh and or has bright colors, come on and join us:-) Our Sponsor this challenge is "I Brake For Stamps" , they will be giving ONE lucky winner a $25.00 gift certificate for their store:-)
I want to thank them so much for sending all of us these wonderful Humorous senior stamps to get to use for this challenge:-) I had so much fun with this ornery old lady.....she kinda reminds me of my mom hehe we will just keep that to ourselves here;-)
My Image is called " Where's My Balls?" I was laughing so hard with this one, that yes I forgot to add a sentiment, I don't think she really needs one hehe The look on her face says it all, I may sit today and add a sentiment and I'll upload it here:-)
I used copic markers to color her in and a spica pen in silver on the golf club
My Minds Eye paper from Quite contrary did the job with the "Bright" part of the challenge, so why not come and join us?? you have until March 2 to get a creation made:-)We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Other challenges I'm adding this card to are:


CC Monthly Challenge: anything goes

Supplies used were:
Image:" Wheres My Balls "from I Brake for stamps
Copic markers:
Punch: EK Success
Paper: My Minds Eye
Thank you so much for visiting my blog today:-)
Hugs
Michele
The Design Team has been busy Please go see what everyone has done:-)

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Flower Power!

Hi Blog Friends:-)
I'm here to share this weeks challenge for Cute Card Thursday, which is...Yes Flower Power so get out those floral print Design paper, images, paper flowers, metal flowers, flower punches:-) what ever has a flower on it and have fun!!
Our Sponsor this week is Whimsy stamps and they will be giving the winner by Random Org. 5 free digital images of the winners choice from the Whimsy store:-)


I am also showcasing this for My Color Me Creative Classroom, Project for the month as it has been colored with Copic markers to give everyone there some Inspiration too with this cute image:-)
There is a challenge over there Bi Weekly to join and the use of Copic, Alcohol markers, Pro markers or colored pencils can be used for this challenge:-) There are bunches of online classes to take that are so much fun, And Suzanne also teaches "Live" at different locations during the year, If you want to see if she will be in your area, go HERE

I used a digital image from Lala Land Crafts called Marcy with Flower!
I only brought the ink into the edges of the background with my blender because I wanted it to be darker around the edge of the Spellbinders die to give the white edge, and for something different then my normal, I shaded a bit of Prisma pencil for the grass but decided to leave it unblended, I didn't want it to look smooth, but , umm not sure I now like that look hehe
I added some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers to finish this off:-) They were given a hint of stickles for glimmer:-)

Other Challenges I would like to enter are:

Paper Pretties: Use flowers


Supplies used were:
Copic markers: E11,00,000,08,07,18,47,44,42,35,31,Y21,YR12,14,18,C00,01, BG000,01
Design Paper: Fancy Pants: It's the little things 6x6 stack
Image: Lala Land Crafts : Marci with flower
Flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts
Dies for oval: Spellbinders Nestabilities
Thanks so much for stopping by
Hugs
Michele

Sunday, February 12, 2012

sprinkles of Fairy Girl Dust with February Sketch

Hi Everybody, It's Michele spera here, I want to share this cute card I made using the February sketch for the stamp spot's challenge:-) and maybe inspire you to join in with the fun:-)



She has been colored using Copic markers


my card base was Core'dinations Amaryllis Cardstock , I also used Spellbinders Nestabilities for the circles and Martha stewart border punches for the border and middle cutout, The leaf die was a Cheery Lynn design die, and I sprinkled in a few pretty paper flowers from my stock.


Here is the sketch, You can still join us and enter, HERE
Copic markers used were: E11,00,000, 35, 31, R20,21,22,24,Y11,YG93,95
Thank you so much for stopping by to visit with all of us:-)
Hugs
Michele Spera

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Easter Blog Hop with Mr Cricut Crazy

Happy Saturday everyone!
Today we are all joining Tanner at Mr Cricut Crazy for a Easter blog hop showcasing Tanners Easter blessing stamp set, You need to start at Mr cricut Crazy's blog and make sure you are a follower of his page and leave a comment on his page at Mr Cricut Crazy and he will be giving away blog candy to one lucky winner will get a stamp set, I believe its summer, summer:-)
Now if you came from Carolanne's blog Logans crafty momma then you are on the right track!
I used one of Tanners sentiments with one of Crissy Armstrongs newest Images for spring called New Spring Lamb , I inked the inside of my image with the spellbinders scalloped circle die still on to leave the white edge, and then colored the image with Copic markers and added a bit of prisma pencil to the grass

Isn't this little guy cute??
I added just a few Wild orchid crafts flowers, a few flat back pearls to keep this simple to let the image and sentiment shine:-)
Ok you now need to hop on over to Karey's blog Creative Craft Corner

Thank you for hopping along with all of us:-)
Hugs
Michele
Blog lineup:

Friday, February 10, 2012

All That scraps Our Favorite Stamps

Good Morning and Happy Friday to you all:-)
Today we are showcasing a project not a card but a project, accompanied by an All That Scraps Image:-) Please go and see what my fellow teamies have come up with at
I have had this cutie called (Swiss Pixie Violet with a Key), for a bit and feel like I haven't used her enough....Soo I dusted her off and found all these wood bag boxes I had bought last year to make up as Valentine gift holders so yes now I am getting them all decorated and giving them to my friends:-) I have been on a purging spree in the craft room over the last two weeks, I am trying very hard to de clutter and in the meantime have messed my back up so have been in alot of pain!

I cut this little girl out, not my norm but i thought she would look cute with her feet dangling off the scallop Nesties:-)
Here is the box alone with some gold tissue tucked into it that I saved from my Vera Bradley haul hehe
Here was a last minute quickie I added to go inside the box, which I have seen my blog land friend Claudia, over at Pretty Pressings, do with the Magnolia Mini Tilda's so I shrank down one of Januarys Swiss Pixies called Blowing Hearts and popped her into a pretty gold frame I had bought in my LCS, I thought it would be cute for my mom who is in a Nursing home with not much space:-)

Other challenges I am entering this project in are:
7 College kids funds: The use of something in their store which I used swiss Pixies Violet with key and Key & Lock , and red, pink and white colors

Creative Belli Blog: Must have a heart on project which my image has a key heart and there are hearts on her hat, and use a forgotten embellishment, which the bag box has been here for a year or so:-) I am de cluttering and making gifts at the same time:-)

4 Crafty Chicks: Valentines Day/Love theme

Supplies used were:
Images: All that scraps , Violet with Key, Blowing hearts , sentiment from Key & Lock
DP: Crate paper : Paper hearts
Copic markers: E11,00,000,23,25,50,42,44,47,R20,C00,1,3, R20,22,00, 35,37,39
Paper flowers from : Wild Orchid Crafts
Thank you all for having a look,
Hugs
Michele

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Pink Valentine

Hello Thursday:-)
The week is almost over thank goodness, Which also means a new Challenge at Cute Card Thursday! This week we are getting into the spirit of Valentines Day with Pink Valentine as the theme:-) So bring on the valentine's Day cards and PINK!
Our sponsor this week is Whiff Of Joy, and they are offering a whiff of Joy stamp to one lucky winner!

I used Wryn-Grow A Little digital image for my card, I don't have many Valentine looking stamps here ...GASP! Hey it's been an interesting week here for me so we will leave it at that:-) LOL
she has been colored with my Copic markers and the shading was a prisma french grey
The cute sentiment came with the image and I added some scraps of paper I wanted to use with Ribbon from SU and flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts
Other challenges I would like to enter are:

Tiddly Inks:Challenge 79 valentines

Tuesday throwdown: Valentine theme
Supplies used were:
Copic markers: E23,25,50,000.00.11.R20,81,83,85,27,29
Flowers Wild orchid crafts
Heart border punch and leaves Martha Stewart
scalloped border punch & Ribbon SU
Thank you so much for stopping by
Hugs
Michele

Monday, February 6, 2012

DT Monday with Mr Cricut Crazy

Good Day
Yes it's Monday:-) It's also DT Monday with Mr Cricut Crazy, and we are showcasing a new set of stamps called Christ Is My Life, The sentiments are cute and will work with tons of cards you may want to make, I decided to use another Precious Moments coloring page because I was , long ago an avid collector of these images:-)
I went kind of simple with this one as I didn't want to take away from the image or the sentiment, I would have loved to give this card to my BFF but she is up in Heaven, but she was most definitely on my mind when I was creating this for today:-)

I used copics in as light a color as I could do, well do for me...I love the vibrant colors of the Copic's but tried really hard to keep with the precious moments pastels:-0)
Here is what you get in the Christ is my life stamp set.
Thank you so much for looking today, please don't forget to go see my other teamies creations too

Hugs
Michele

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Colors of Love

Good morning everyone!
I am here with a new challenge for Color Me Creative Classroom :-) Here's what I brought over from the Challenge:
Your challenge this time is all about

** COLORS OF LOVE**
In honor of Valentine's Day we want to see you using pinks and reds and whites & creams!
Show your LOVE all over your projects!


We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Our Sponsor this time is Stamp Fairy and the winner will recieve a $10.00 Gift certificate to use at
their store

Now Dont forget to go have a look at Suzanne's Schedule of her road trip classes:-) If you ever wanted to take a class with me, Trust me in person is a whole wonderful experience:-)

Thank you so much to Stamp Fairy for letting the DT have some Digital images to get to create with, I had a ball coloring my bear I picked which is from the Lenny Love series

Here's a closeup of this cutie:-)
I added a few small Heart Dies from Cheery Lynn designs, with a mix of papers some from MME, a random Heart charm and hat pins to finish this card off:-)
Other Challenges i would like to add this card to are:
By The Cute and Girly: Love is in the air
Joanna Sheen: Love is in the air
Really Reasonable Ribbon: Red, Pink with ribbon
Crafty Purple Frog: Valentines Day Theme

Supplies used :
Copic markers: E50,51,53,40,41,55,R81,83
DP: MME
Image: Stamp Fairy: Lenny
Dies: Cheery Lynn Designs
Thank you so much for stopping by today:-)
Hugs
Michele

Thursday, February 2, 2012

-Happy Birthday

Hello Everyone!
I'm here with my Sundays with Crissy post for the new challenge for the month of February which is "Birthday's" Make us a project that is birthday Themed and go to Sarahs post to add you card to the blue linky button:-) all the directions will be there on what to do:-)
I decided to swap it up a bit and show you all that you can use any image and turn it into what you want, I used Bunny with Flowers which is at Whimsy stamps and It could be an Easter image but what fun is this to use this little cutie for a Birthday card!
I used Copic markers to color my image, amd prisma pencils for the background
Spellbinders circles were used for the image and Paper Trey Ink scallop border die was used for the top, my papers and ribbon were from Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit.

Other challenges I would like to add my card to are:
Drsdeisgn blog: Birthday
Delightful challenges: Punches and dies

Supplies used were:
Image : crissy Armstrong: Bunny with flowers
Copic markers:E40,41,42,G12,14,RV02,00, Y11,13,19,R22,24

Buttons & Bows Oh My!

I am so late today with this post:-(
I am so sorry! This is for Cute Card Thursday's new challenge of the week and the theme is "Buttons & Bows" Our Sponsor this week is Love to Stamp and

The prize offer this week is...
$10 merchandise voucher for the store
or
any Little Darlings stamp.

I used one of All That Scraps January Digis called balloon Lucy from the Swiss Pixies line:-) I wasn't able to use her yet so thought this was a perfect image to go with my buttons and ribbon bows:-) I also used a sentiment from the party sentiments
All That Scraps has also just released February's Digital images and they are woodland themed Very cute too, go here for a Peak
I used Copic markers to color her in, and a bit of Prisma pencils for the background shading.

Here's my cutie all decked out:-)
supplies used were: ( I will put this in by Friday)
Thank you so much for stopping by :-)
Hugs
Michele