So today I went to craft at my mom's and ended up spending most of the time shopping a great sale at Joann's, 25% off everything at checkout and papercrafting 40% off. We had to get some supplies and then talked stamps, stencils and dies. I also ordered the 6 missing distress inks to complete my 1" mini set. I had to sell my full size pads to be able to have them all. They fit nicely in the...
Day eight of the coloring challenge! Today's project is complete. It is a little challenging juggling our travel prep tasks with crafting and trying not to annoy the hubby with my crazy daily coloring frenzy. Today's project is another pencil coloring project. I used the same collection of random pencils as I used on yesterday's project. Today's project is the cutest darn stamp from Whimsy...
Ah, day seven of the coloring challenge and I finally pulled myself away from my Copic markers. I have not used colored pencils much since acquiring Copic markers so it was fun to pull them out of their dusty corner and put them to good use. I have a mix of sets from over 30 years old to present. I keep them all in a case. That case if quite fat now. I used Strathmore 400 series watercolor...
I made this up for my cousin. I love Holtz Crazy Birds. I did these two guys in flourescent pink to orange. I die cut them and their eyes which I added glossy accents to. I also used glossy accents on the balloons. I used Moonlight Gel pens to pen Happy Birthday and doodled around the edges.My cousin will love this handmade card.
Copic Sketch markers used:
Birds: RV25, FRV1, RYR1...
Now I am on to day five of the coloring challenge and I am still going strong. We are discussing our departure date which might put a damper on my coloring time. It seems were just about finished with prep for our slow travel journey and we suspect that by the 15th we will be in travel mode. I have noticed a "type" of coloring that has a very vivid focal with a dark edge and background that...
I am at the end of day four of the 30 days of coloring challenge. Today I tried to gain some ground and get multiple projects started. I finished one project and got a good start on the next project. In fact, I reversed the order of projects because today a new stamp set came in the mail. Of course I HAD to stamp them and finish my favorite. I bought Penny Blacks Delicate Florals for the...
Today coloring project was a bigger challenge. I thought I was ahead of the game!as I'd colored the Newton stamped images yesterday and had come up with a rough layout. Today started with the discovery that I'd missed the first day of the hop 30 days of coloring hop...how I missed it I don't know. So I spent the morning painstakingly going through every single article looking at all the new...
This is day two's coloring project. My mom pointed out that IF I manage to color every day and I am successful at finishing projects, I will end up with a large number of cards. This is very true. I am going to turn it into an opportunity to give cards to people who I should thank or send appreciation for their help over the years. This card is for my husband who has patiently (no pun intended...
I am going to attempt to participate in the 30 days of coloring challenge at The Daily Marker. Specifically my goal is to color and post my coloring every.single.day (even if it isn't a completed project) in March. I am retired right? And of course, we are having internet service issues where we are staying so I can tell that...
The second stamp a stack card I worked on is lower on my "like" list. Similar to the tuxedo card, I am not quite sure what to do with a card that has teacups on it and I don't hang out with a teacup crowd. This card is from an early stamp a stack in March 2016. I do think this came out quite pretty even though my use of it will be limited. I have a stack of gold doilies, we were provided white...