My Inkspirations

I Love Santa!!!

Am I the worst blogger ever???  Anyway... a couple of weeks ago as I was going through the many blogs in my google reader account, I came across this  card by the incredibly talented Anna Wight.  I just loved everything about it..the super cute image by High Hopes , Anna's snowflake accent, the coloring...I could go on forever!!  I was so inpsired by her Anna Wight-flakes (that's a name I came up with) that I just had to try to replicate.  You can see Anna's post on this technique Here.  I used some cheapo fluff stuff from M's, it looks ok, but on my next trip to Mike's I'm going to look for some Diamond Dust Glitter.

So here goes                                                              

Isn't this Santa image adorable!!!  I am just in love with High Hopes rubber stamps!  I colored him in with Copic markers and just sponged the "beach" and "sky" with SU's inks.

Here is my attempt at a close-up of my Anna Wight-flakes.  I'm still trying to learn how to use my camera in manual mode, so I apologize for the blurry picture. 

I also made a second card which is pretty much the same except for the sentiment and the center snowflake accent.

 

I used a star button here.  I inked up the edges a bit either Riding Hood Red or Bravo Burgundy (can't really remember) and just threaded some copper cording through.  Here is another close up attempt, again sorry for the blurry pic.

 

Ihave been having problems lately with my black inks and coloring with Copics.  I have Palette Noi, but it has been smearing lately.  I also have Memento in Tuxedo Black, that smeared on me too.....Insert pouty face here.....Maybe I'm not letting them dry long enough before I start coloring...I dunno..do you have any suggestions?  I ended up using my Onyx Black Versafine pad and clear embossing powder, I was then able to start coloring immediately!  I'm not good on the waiting thing. 

Anyhoo....don't you think this would make a cute retirement card for someone?  You don't necesserily have to adorn the card with snowflakes...hmmmmmmmmm my wheels are turning now.....stay tuned.  Either later today or tomorrow I will post another High Hopes creation that is very similar to Anna Wight's Santa Face card.  Actually, I placed my first order with High Hopes because of Anna's card!!! 

Well, I hope you enjoyed today's post!  And I promise that I will not let time slip by me again!! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to either email me or leave a comment on this post!

Supplies:

Stamps: High Hopes, sentiments from Papertrey Ink

CS:  Cream and Ripe Avacado from PTI, Bravo Burgundy and Summer Sun from Stampin' Up!

Ink: Versafine in Onyx Black

The extra's:  Copic markers, Marvy and MS snowflake punches, Nestablilities ribbon label die, ribbon from PTI, button and snowflake doo-dad

New Picture

So, I have a brand new picture over to the right.  What do you think?  I don't usually like myself in photographs...not very photogenic at all...I know you've heard me say that before, but I must say that I am thrilled with the way this turned out.  This was taken during the Soulology Weekend I spent with Erika and a bunch of other wonderful women....Hi Mary!!!!!....  Jen/  took our pictures and she is Amazing. 

 

Ok, so enough with the babbling...here's another Halloween card I made a few weeks back.  This is a fluffles stamp..I'll take a pic of that drawer too someday and show you all...anyway he is colored with my Copic Markers.  I double stamped him so I could cut out the had and the frog to give the finished card a 3-D effect.  It's really cute in person.  I then just sponged some random colors around the main image. 

Cardstock is Su's Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, PTI white.  The designer paper is from SEI.  The Bat brad is from MM and the little skulls are rub-ons from SU.

Here is a side view, you can click on it for a larger version. 

 

Thanks for stoping by!!!

I Love Boris

About 4 months ago I went on a Spender Bender over at AMuse.  I will not divulge the dollar amount spent....so I will let the photo speak for itself

 

Yea...Ouch!!!  You should see my Fluffles & Elzybells drawers..well, maybe some other time..

So, I finally inked up by buddy Boris!  I just love him! 

Isn't he just a riot!!!  This was a super simple card to make.  He is stamped with Palette Noir and colored in with my Copic markers.  Isn't the bubble thought adorable?  It's from The Cat's Pajama's and I thought it would go well with Boris.  What do you think?  The sentiment is also from Amuse.  After I colored Boris, I masked his feet and stamped one of the clear Ovals from Amuse to "ground" him.  All the way to the left is some piercing I did with an Ornare Template that I bought from Ellen Hutson's store.  The ribbon is from Michael's I think, I bought it last year.  Cardstock is PTI white, Pumkin Pie and Basic Black from SU.  The rectangels were cut using my Nesties!

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget about the BOOTY!!!!!