Sweet Adrianna

You may have seen this over on One Crazy Stamper already.  This was the card we made at a class I taught on "Colouring Pleats & Folds with Copic Markers" in March.  This was the perfect image!  Lora, the owner of High Hopes Rubber Stamps, had her drawn up especially for the class, and she is part of the April 1st new release by High Hopes.  Here is Adrianna TT113:

Not only was she great for learning to colour pleats & folds, but it was a great chance to practise colouring hair.  The sentiment is Hello Sunshine HH057 - also part of the new HH release.  You can find them both in the One Crazy Stamper store.

Wish you FELT better!

The Art Impressions Design Team are all sharing the newest release of Ai People - six cute & fun get well images.  I've made two cards using  Swagger Set (Sku #4866):

 The set includes the fun sentiment, as well as the cast, as a separate stamp.  I shaded the cast with some grey Copic markers, then fussy cut around it, and mounted it using some pop dots

 I added a few felt hearts to my projects today, the current challenge on the Ai blog is "Wish you FELT better" - we want to see you use some felt on your creations!  I used a set of little heart dies, and ran them through my Cuttlebug with the blue felt - worked beautifully.

 Head on over to the Ai blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has to share.

Copics used - Skin tones - E13, E11, E00, E000 R30

Oranges - YR18, YR16, YR15, YR12, YR00

Greens - YG05, YG03, YG01, YG00

Blues - B97, B95, B93, B91, B000

Greys - C7, C5, C3, C1, C00

Therm O Web & Teachers Rule

 I am so happy to be sharing more wonderful Therm O Web products with you again!  Today I'm using one of the new Work & Play stamp sets from Art Impressions called Teachers Rule Set (Sku #4901).  And of course I knew that the cards would need a gold star or two from the teacher...

Now there are NINE teachers in my immediate family (I've actually been taught by my Father, my Mother & my oldest sister!) so this stamp set is going to get a pretty good workout from me. I've been hoarding these "Schoolhouse" papers from October Afternoon for a while, so I put them to good use.

I ran the Therm O Web Foam Adhesive through my Cuttlebug with the Art Impessions star dies from Rock & Roll Mini Shaker (Sku #4795), peeled off one side of the adhesive and pressed them into iCraft gold Deco Foil, then stuck them onto my projects.  I did some zigzag stitching in gold thread for a little added shimmer.

My sentiments are popped up with Therm O Web's 3D Foam Strips.  I'll be back with a few more Therm O Web products for this month's Tuesday Threads post in a few weeks.  Here's what I used today:

The Ai Design Team will be sharing Therm O Web products all week here on the blog, and the Therm O Web team will be using Ai products (there's a little giveaway on their blog, too - you can check it out here!)
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Copics used - Skin tones E13, E11, E00, E000

Reds - R37, R35, R32, R30

Greens - BG75, BG72, BG70, YG05, YG03, YG01

Greys - C3, C1, C00

Browns - E57, E55, E53, E51, E50

Yellows - Y26, Y23, Y21, E50

Christmas in April!

Doesn't have quite the same ring as "Christmas in July"... but you can buy Christmas Card kits in April!  These are the last two card kits I've designed, that will be available in the One Crazy Stamper booth next weekend at Scrapfest in Kitchener.  Here is Kovu & Hootie (TT067) and Cold Outside (G311) both from High Hopes Rubber Stamps:

 And the last kit is featuring Friends Snooze (TT063) with Bold Warm Winter Wishes (H098):

*This one colours up in no time!  Buying a kit is a great way to get a leg up on your Christmas card stash. Card Kits come with the two stamps shown here, plus all of the cut pieces, card bases and envelopes to make four identical cards.  A full colour instruction sheet is included with the card, along with Copic marker suggestions and all of the cutting measurements for you to make more cards.  Kits are $22 - there are a limited number available, and *if* there are any leftover after Scrapfest, you'll see them in the OCS store.

Inspired By All The Little Things 50th post!

We are celebrating over on the Inspired By All The Little Things blog this week - it is our 50th post!  The Hosts & Design Team are each inviting a Guest Designer to play along, so the inspiration over on the blog is quite something - be sure to check it out.  We would love to have you play along with us, as well.  Leigh found the pretty inspiration photo, so I used my Art Impressions watercolor stamps to make a heart shaped wreath to go with the anniversary theme:

I loved the pretty colours in the photo, and of course the flowers... and added an organdy bow and some sequins to reflect the gauzy fabric and the twinkling lights.  I have asked the amazing Sharon Caudle from Gramma's House of Cards to be my guest designer - you can see her creation here.  We hope you'll have time to play along with our challenge!

Coffee Card #3

Sneaking in a third coffee card before the hop ends tomorrow!  My niece sent me these cute coffee cup paperclips a little while ago, so I wanted to make a card to show them off.  I pulled out a Verve digi stamp from last fall, and some old October Afternoon papers.  I am using this week's Mojo Monday sketch as well.

Patterned papers are Woodland Friends, October Afternoon, Verve digi stamp, The Paper Store paperclip, Cardstock is Sapphire, Colonial White & Crystal Blue, Close To My Heart, Olive organdy ribbon CTMH.

Blinky Owl Card Kit

Here is the fourth Card Kit I've designed that will be available in the One Crazy Stamper booth at Scrapfest in Kitchener, Ontario - April 7th & 8th (coming soon! - OCS has a fabulous booth, and two different demos going on!).  This card is a great as a birthday card... but I think if you changed up the sentiment, it could double as a baby card?  Here is Blinky Owl SS014 and Another Year Wiser FF010 both from High Hopes:

 Card Kits come with the two stamps shown here, plus all of the cut pieces, card bases and envelopes to make four identical cards.  A full colour instruction sheet is included with the card, along with Copic marker suggestions and all of the cutting measurements for you to make more cards.  Kits are $22 - there are a limited number available, and *if* there are any leftover after Scrapfest, you'll see them in the OCS store.

Happy stamping!