I Heart Sketches Challenge

I was so glad to find this sketch, (SFYTT), and see that they are sponsored by Lil' Inker Designs.  I won this set of Lil' Inkers on their blog hop and had it in my stack of things to use.  I have a copic marker keeper, one of those plastic box thingies with a lid, and unfortunately this is the place where all my new stamps are placed. lol.  I take this copic keeper box with me when I scrap, but when I get home, all the copics get put away in another storage container that I like to call the tower of power, lol.  But anyway, I love these little bunnies and was so excited to win them, that I had them in this "priority" box, lol.  This set is called, Funny Bunnies. 

Stamps: Lil Inkers Funny Bunnies
Paper: S.U. card stock, PTI white, Bazzill Vintage Marketplace
Copic Markers: C0, C00, G20, G24, G21, B91, RV00, RV02, RV04, Y13
MISC: Air Compressor, EK success flower punch, Friskar hole puncher, MME twine.

Thanks for Looking and your wonderful Comments.

Holly

The Serendipitous Stampers blog Candy

Have you had a chance to link up over at the Serendipitous Stampers blogaversary blog candy giveaway?  check out the blog candy she is offering

Holy Moly that is some serious loot!  Plus she has so much eye candy on her blog.  Go check it out and sign up!

Holly

Every Breath

Every breath is a gift.  And purple skies remains a mystery.  I just spent 10 minutes trying to fine tune the color of the sky.  Not working in my photo fixer in Picasa.  These really are purple skies that match the light purple in the background paper, lol.  Oh well, you know, her hair looks better in this one. lol.  I made this today for a friend who is just starting chemotherapy for Breast Cancer.  I think she is going to like it.  I have been thinking about airbrushing different skies and thinking of some color combinations, and then I saw Barbara's card and knew I had to use the rhinestones in the sky as well.  Please do click on Barbara's link and check out the card I am talking about, it is so adorable!  I love going through her blog and seeing one amazing card after another. 

I just love this image and a couple more similar ones I ordered from Unity Stamps during their sale.  Phyllis Harris is the artist and I love these little hair blowing in the wind girls.  I plan on using them quite a bit, so I hope you love them as much as I do. 

Stamps: Unity Stamps - Phyllis Harris
Paper: Orchid Opulence - retired S.U. light purple???? S.U. and PTI white.
Designer paper: Basic Grey Wisteria - so proud of myself for taking it out of the hoard pile.
Misc: Jelly Roll white for the dandelion, Sheer ribbon, SU rhinestones, Airbrush
Copics: E11, E00, E000, E0000,  E19, E15, E13, E17, E01, YG11, YG13, YG01, YG3, BV02, BV34, BV01, BV00, Y13, YR15.

Thanks for Looking and for your wonderful Comments.

Holly

Beach Babe

I made this for the All That Scraps Inspirational Challenge.  Love these colors!  I picked up their Sugar Plums Beach Kit that was released last month.  I love all the cute images and how the design team used them.  I had all these visions in my mind. lol.  Just not enough time.  But this is very similar to what I had envisioned. 

I have a question though.  Is this a one layer card?  I mean, even if I have three layers there.  The main panel is one layer.  I stamped, masked, stamped, masked and stamp and masked again.  Then I got out the trusty Airbrush which next to my Copic markers is my new favorite toy.  lol.  So easy and yet, such an impact, and I feel like I can achieve that look that I want much easier than when I was sponging.   Not that I will not sponge, but I love the airbrush for scenes.  I love experimenting with different colors.  But I digress, don't I? lol.   So anyway.  I did not want to add brads or punches, just wanted to leave well enough alone. 

 I air brushed with E50, E42, BG11, BG02.  I colored her bathing suit with RR85, R83, R81.  My starfish was colored with YR16, YR15, YR14.  Hair E37, E35, E33, E31, E30 (a color combination Delphine uses that I love), My umbrella is colored with YG25, YG23, YG21, and the pole is colored with E27, E25, E23.  I dabbed on some additional E42 to the pebbles.  My Cloud template came from Bev Rochester's Blog.  I used PTI White, SU Poppy, PTI flecked cream (I'm not sure what they call it, lol.) 

Anyway, thanks so much for visiting.  Please let me know what you think.  If you think it is considered a one layer card, if you would have continued to add something.  I love your feedback.

Thanks Again,

Holly

Beachy Day MFTWSC74, CTD194

I made this one for the My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge this week.  I also used the color combination from The Color Throwdown Challenge this week.  This looked a lot better in my mind, lol.  I'm now thinking maybe I should have just cut her out and added her to the scene.  hmmmmm.  Anyway.  I airbrushed the sky, water and the sand.  I embossed the water with my tiny bubbles embossing folder.  The sun came from a piece of scrap paper I had in my stash.  I saw the little border punch from EK success used on another blog and I HAD to HAVE it, lol.  It's too cute.  Okay, now back to the drawing board.  Or at least on the next challenge. lol. 

I hope everyone is blogger world is having a great Saturday.  It's play date around here today and in between fetching this and that, I was able to make this.  They have great fun though, so it's all good. Has anyone been watching, "So you think you can dance?"  I love this show.  The talent out there is amazing.  Our summer shows slow way down, so I have a bit more time to play making cards.

Thanks for looking and your comments.

Holly

edit: I forgot to mention my stamps:
MFT's make a splash
MFT's Dizzy Doily Die-namic
Kitty's Kit - Make a scene
Bling is from S.U.
Airbrushed with copics
Ink: Memento black and desert sand
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade, Kraft - all from S.U.

Thank You

I made this for one of my Sister's friends who sent Jeep her Army Jacket and Hat for Christmas.  I am only six months behind on my Thank You's. lol.  I am so awful about some things.  But I really wanted it to be the right card. 

I bought this Saluting Luka a while back just for this card.  Love this image.  La La Land Crafts inspirational challenge this week is Fairy Tale.  An officer and a gentleman?  Hey now I know all kinds of women who thought that was right up there with their idea of a fairytale. lol

I also used Jen's deconstructive Sketch no 54.  love this sketch!

This is also for this weeks Simon Says Challenge, Anything goes, but their design team is using twine.  Wouldn't it be great to be on their design team?  They have everything! 

Card stock: I used PTI card base for the olive green, S.U. River Rock, S.U. Kraft.
Paper: This is Echo Park's, This and That collection
Copics: B00, B27, B28, C00, C0, C7, C6, C5, C4, N1, N2, N3, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, E25, E29, E21, E93, E00, E000, E0000, R29, R27, R24, YG99, YG97, YG95, YG93
Stamps: Saluting Luka by La La Crafts
Other: Eyelets from my stash, May Arts dark brown twine, Airbrush. 

Thanks for looking and for your comments.

Holly

Last Day of Third Grade

Jeep's last day of the 3rd grade was yesterday.  He brought home the final report card, all A's this semester.  The teacher dings the grade for playing with your shoes, shoving papers in your desk, drawing all over your work and sprawling out your papers all over the floor.   Yeah, Whatever!  lol.  Joe and I reward good grades heavily.  We asked him what he wanted, "super soaker"!  So Joe came home from work with the super soaker and then they got to try it out, lol. 

Now one of these days, I'm actually going to do scrapbooking and I will use these photo's, but in the meantime I thought I would share this with you all.

Thanks for Looking and your Comments.

Holly