"Waiting" with 7 Kids and Gorjuss

Hello 7 Kids friends!  I created this Gorjuss card for you this week with the "Waiting" girl.  I wanted to use the frame and mask her off to create a window of sorts.  Of course, the stamping didn't go as well as I had planned, and if you look closely, you can see where parts of the frame didn't stamp!  No fear my friends!  I have a quick fix for that when all the other coloring is finished :)

#ArtLove52 Week 2 Winter Art Journal Page

It's Week 2 in the #ArtLove52 art journal challenge, and the inspiration word for this week is WINTER! I'd say that's quite appropriate, lol.

Stamping Bella and Quick Creations

Hello everyone I have a fun winter card for you today, so appropriate for the weather we're having this week!

I have used Stamping Bella/Mo Manning "Valerie with Snowman" stamp set, with paper from the Studio Calico "Print Shop" collection.  I also used some bling from my stash, the Lawn Fawn "Stitched Snowflakes" die set and a sentiment from the CC Designs "Friends Sentiments" clear stamp set.

You can find the linked products above in the Quick Creations online shop, but hurry there...Noelle is closing up shop, so she has everything discounted :)

See you soon with more inspiration!

Kraftin' Kimmie Butterfly Dreams with Quick Creations

Hello everyone, I hope the holidays have treated you well :)  For me, it was the busiest holiday we've had in a while, what with a new extended family to visit. 

I have created a pretty purple and teal card for you today for Quick Creations, featuring Kraftin' Kimmie's "Butterfly Dreams" clear stamp set.

To create this card, I water colored the butterflies using some Tim Holtz Distress Markers and some Spectrum Aqua Markers in both a light and dark purple and teal.  I fussy cut them out and added Glossy Accents to their bodies.  I die cut some butterflies out of the white card stock using the Lawn Fawn "Flutterby" die set.  The paper is "Fairy Dust" from Kaisercraft, the sentiment is from KK's "Butterfly Dreams" and I also finished it off with some Nuvo Crystal Drops in "Violet Galaxy".  The white card stock is backed with dimensional adhesive to give it some lift from the patterned paper.

Sadley, Noelle has decided to close her shop for the time being so she can focus on her health, so right now she is having a shop-wide sale, see the details below:

 

You can get to the shop HERE

The Greeting Farm's "Let it Snow" with Quick Creations

Hello wintery friends!  I hope everyone is warm and cozy, or at least all bundled up!  The cold snap has finally broken here and we're gonna get snow hopefully for Christmas :)

I have created this watercolor card for you today featuring "Let it Snow" from The Greeting Farm.

To complete this card I also used paper from the Doodlebug Designs "Polar Pals" collection, Prima Watercolor pans in "The Classics" colors, Lawn Fawn "Stitched Snowflakes" die set, and "Mermaid Tales" sequins from Quick Creations.

Sadly, Noelle has decided to close her shop and focus more on her health, but the linked products are still available in the shop while they last;  Noelle has put everything on sale!  (See the image below for more details)

You can find the sales here at Quick Creations!  Come back soon for more fun inspiration :)

Graditude Plaid with Quick Creations

I love fall, the colors, the coolness of the air, and I just had to create a "Grateful" card this week for Noelle over at Quick Creations.

I recently started to build up my stash of "Fall" themed supplies, and of course I had to give them a test run this week :)  To create this card I used the following items from the Quick Creations online store:

Lawn Fawn "Perfectly Plaid:  Fall" 6 x 6 paper pad
CC Designs "Layering Tag" die set
Sugar Pea Designs "Stitched Autumn Icons" die set

Stop by the Quick Creations store for your Christmas wish list!

Jump for Joy with Lawn Fawn and Quick Creations

This fall-inspired card features Lawn Fawn's "Jump for Joy" stamp set.  I have paired it with paper from their "Perfectly Plaid:  Fall" collection, as well as a die cut from Sugar Pea Designs "Stitched Autumn Icons" die set.

You can find these products in the Quick Creations online store :)  And if you're still looking for things to add to your Christmas wish list, I definitely recommend you visit Noele's online shop at Quick Creations :)  Great service and a great selection!

Some water colored House Mouse with Quick Creations :)

Hello everyone, I have a sweet card for you today for Noelle over at Quick Creations.

This is Stampendous House Mouse "Blowing Bubbles", colored with Prima "The Classics" water color pans.

To complete this card, I also used some Simple Stories Carpe Diem enamel dots and paper from the Lawn Fawn "Perfectly Plaid" collection.  I LOVE this paper, it is so yummy!  And, and and....these watercolor pans from Prima are great :)  I was able to mix colors and layer them with no problems at all.  I painted the colors onto hot pressed watercolor paper.  This was a super-fun piece to create.  My first House Mouse image too, lol.  Loved it!

You can find all of the linked products in Noelle's online shop at Quick Creations :)  She is great to work with and has fast shipping :)

See you soon with more inspiration for Noelle over at Quick Creations!

Miss Anya Bags with Quick Creations :)

I have a bright summery hello card for you today using Miss Anya Bags from The Greeting Farm for Quick Creations.

I created this card using paper from the My Mind's Eye "Collectable" collection.  I used the LDRS Creative "Gilded Doily" die and the Lala Land Crafts "Lattice Border" die, as well as a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn "Scripty Sayings" stamp set.  I finished it with some enamel dots from the Prima Marketing "Everyday Vintage" collection and the Simple Stories "Carpe Diem" collection.

I colored her up with my Copics,Prismacolor markers and Prismacolor Premiere pencils inthe following colors:

Skin:  E000
PC927, 939, 1081
Hair:  Y21
PC942, 1034, 943
Clothes:  BG10, BG72
PC992, 905, 1027, 901
Bag:  PB130
PC917, 923, 924, 925, 937

You can find all of the linked products in Noelle's online store at Quick Creations.  Excellent customer service and fast shipping make this shop an excellent addition to your usual web shopping stops!

See you soon for more fun inspiration for Quick Creations!

New Friday Feature Posts and a Watercolor Card

I have decided to do a Friday Feature post from now on, and to start...the first five weeks of Fridays are going to be easy but effective watercolor cards.

After the watercolor cards, there are many other features coming up such as product features (where I create several cards from one stamp set), my favorite card artists features (where I CASe two cards from my favorite card artists), a watercolor pencil comparison, and so on!

I am so excited to get started, so here is the first in the easy but effective watercolor cards feature:

I am totally smitten with watercolors, and even though I've been an acrylic painter for years, trying watercolors has me anxious lol.  So I've started with some super easy techniques for card makers, and hopefully one day I will be far more capable lol.

I created this card by first embossing the sentiment from Lawn Fawn "Scripty Sayings" stamp set with champagne embossing powder from Recollections (from Michael's).  Then I created the background with my Kuretake watercolors.  Its really hard to see in the picture but there is some pearl added in there with the aqua colors/  The ribbon is Swiss Dots from Crafty Ribbons.

Super simple, but effective, plus it gives me a chance to just play!

Come back next Friday for watercolor card #2, where I get to play with a brand new watercolor medium :)

Lawn Fawn and Quick Creations: Flutter By!

I love butterflies and flowers, the combination is just so peaceful and full of life.  Noelle asked to create something with this Lawn Fawn set and I couldn't resist!

This is "Flutter By" from Lawn Fawn: (stamps and dies)

To create this card I also used the Clouds stencil from CC Designs and paper from the Echo Park "Spring" collection.  I also added some sequins from my stash for that extra bit of sparkle ;)

You can find all of the linked products in Noelle's online store at Quick Creations.  Don't forget to come and join in the monthly challenge, you still have time!

Lawn Fawn's Gleeful Gardens with Quick Creations

I have a fun card for you today for Noelle at Quick Creations, using Lawn Fawn's Gleeful Gardens clear stamp set and die set.  This stamp set has so many possibilities, but I'm only showing you one today...muwahahahaha...

I colored these fun characters with my Copic and Prismacolor markers, and they are so quick and fun to do!  I completed this project using paper from the Wild Rose Studio Gorgeous Gingham 6 x 6 paper pad, and added some bling from my stash.

You can find all of the linked products in Noelle's online shop at Quick Creations.  Come and join the monthly challenge for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Quick Creations shop!

The Greeting Farm's Holiday Anya 2 with Quick Creations

Hello!  I am here today with my very fist The Greeting Farm creation for Quick Creations :)  This is Holiday Anya 2 and she is just so cute!  I enjoyed creating with her and coloring her up, and I definitely will be doing more creating with these fun stamps!

I colored her using my Copics and Prismacolor Premiere Pencils in the following colors:

Skin:  E000
PC927, 939, 1029
Hair:  Y21
PC1034, 943, 945
Dress:  YG03
PC912, 908
Sash:  R12
PC924, 937

I completed this project with paper from the Lawn Fawn "Snow Day" Collection, some Christmas ribbon from Crafty Ribbons and stamps and snowflake dies from my Stamp of Approval Holiday Magic box ;)

You can find several TGF stamps in the Quick Creations online shop, and Noelle Martin is great with customer service.

Come and join us as well for the monthly challenge over on the Quick Creations Challenge blog for a chance to win!  See you soon :)

Merry & Bright Christmas with The Paper Nest Dolls

Here's hoping your Christmas is Merry & Bright!  It's getting closer and closer!  And I am in full Christmas card mode lol.  For my inspiration post this week I chose to use a newer Christmas image from The Paper Nest Dolls called Mrs. Claus.  You can also find her in digi form here.  She is so cute and fun to color, and I've colored her up in traditional bright Christmas colors to get myself more into the spirit ;)

She is so cheery looking :)  I finished this project with paper from the Lawn Fawn "Snow Day" collection and used the holly and sentiment stamps from my Stamp of Approval box.  Then I added some sequins and VOILA!

Don't forget to come and join us on the first Monday of every month for a new challenge start, the theme is always anything goes :)  And the 10th of every month is new release day!  Christine always has a few sweet new stamps to tempt you with.  PND also has a new digi shop!  Don't forget to come and check that out too!

Thankful Pumpkins with Quick Creations ;)

I have some grateful inspiration for you today for Quick Creations and Noelle Martin.  I have used the Lifestyle Crafts Pumpkin die to create this fun card.

I completed this card with paper from Lawn Fawn's Sweater Weather collection and a stamp and die set from My Creative Time.  A Simple but meaningful card :)  And I do really love fall colors, probably my favorite pallet.

You can find many products in Noelle's online store at Quick Creations, and all of them are sure to spark your creativity.  Don't forget about our monthly challenge, this month's theme is anything goes!  See you there soon!

Another Gorjuss Feature for Quick Creations

I'm back with another Gorjuss feature for Quick Creations, again in Fall colors :)  This is my Autumn take on Little Red.

I colored her with my Copics, Prismacolor markers, Kohl I Noor Woodless Pencils and Prismacolor Premiere Pencils in the following colors:

Hair:  PB95
PC1082, 947, 948
Skin:  E00
PC927, 939, 1081
Dress:  YR24, PB26
PC1034, 945, 947, 943, 912, 1097, 911
Cape:  PB82
PC1032, 944, 947, KIN22
Tights:  YR24
PC943, 945, 1034, 1050, 1052
Apple:  PB26, R22
PC947, 1097, 912, 925, 924, 937, 938

I finished this project with some 6 x 6 Lawn Fawn "Sweater Weather" patterned paper, ans a sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings stamp set, both of which you can find in the online shop at Quick Creations :)

Don't forget to check out the monthly challenge here, and OH!  Noelle is having a super Autumn sale in her shop, you can find it here :)  Thanks for stopping by!