Pink Fairies

So, I got this used set for $5 at a SU! demo sale in January, and have never tried it. I have too much fun drawing these images... but I thought, what the heck, I might as well save myself some time and just stamp the image. Still, once again, I'm practicing my shading... I don't recall the classes I took in college... I think I took a perspective class... I think I'm supposed to think the light source is coming from one angle, then what part of the image has light and which part has shade. I think I need to take a drawing class again... so I can be re-taught. Here are two more cards to add to my stash... pink for some girlie, girl!!! Happy Day!

Sunshine Spring

Well, since I woke up this morning to frost on the grass, I thought I would spred a little sunshine with a bright yellow card. Case-d this layout and thought it would be a great card for any occasion... in any color combo!! Wishing you a nice spring day.... once all the clouds go away and the frost melts off all the new buds!!! Happy Day!

A hoot koala

I've been case-ing the boards again and see that owls are the new it bird! And then saw the cute koala bear too.... just been layering the images against a mat, using the cuttlebug for backgrounds or the nestabilities. I wish I could buy more, but the circle scallops I think are a good choice... I still have my colluzle to make ovals and circles, and just learned to sand the edges to make them smooth... silly me!! Cards that I'm just adding to my stash... for gift giving!!! Happy Day

Back ground paper

I love looking at Nichole Heady's blog... I believe she is one of the founders of Papertry Ink. A few days ago she had a challenge to make background paper. I've done it before, but tried again this week and these cards are my results. I'm trying to still figure out links so http://nicholeheady.typepad.com/capture_the_moment/ is my attempt. I really like SU! Groovy Guava color, the coral for those non-SU!. I remembered I had white ink and stamped the butterfly image. Most of my stamps are simple outlines, like my drawings, but I like the look of all these bugs!

Goodbye Cards

I know these cards might not seem it, but the images are drawn on the huge folded poster boards. So poster board is what, 24" x 30"... making the card 12" x 15" One of the teacher's aides last day is Friday, and I was asked to make 'goodbye' cards for three of the classes. Inside the kids (all 7th grade) had an opportunity to sign and wish her their farewells. The cartoon kids are based off of the Bella stamps, the mouse with the flowers is based off of whippersnapper, and the cucumber is the one off the Veggie Tales cartoons. I had to make them all different!! Used chalk for the 'kids', my regular water color pencils and markers on the mouse, and oil pastels crayons on the cucumber!!! I'm not used to making such huge things... it's a lot of work coloring in those lines!!! My masterpieces!!

Cupcake birthday

Just trying my hand at different cards, nothing new, exciting or challenging. Love the pink and green combo, reminds me of the preppy look from 1980! As always, I'm working on my shading of the image and using the copic grey to outline and make things pop!!!

Girly card

Here's my casing of an Elyzabell birthday girl. I notice a lot of moms want birthday cards for their daughter's friends. Don't get me wrong, I love cards.... but why bother buying a card for a 5 year old ?... they really don't care... they just toss it in with the wrapping paper!!! But often these moms come back to me... oh so and so, Suzie just loved your card.... anyhoo!!!whatever I'm giving away as gifts a few cards today, and can you believe in my stash of more than oh say 200 cards, I couldn't find just the 'perfect' ones.... but what I found will have to do!!