"Mermaid Fantasy"

Good Afternoon To All, Today the cards that I am going to share were created for the sketch challenge at The Stamp Shoppe. The first card is the one that was from the sketch and the second one is just because I had all the materials out and had the image left over, so I put it together right away for in my stash! The only instructions that we had were to use left over scraps to make the card... well I did except for the card stock base! This is the first time I have ever colored a mermaid, I think it went rather well! What do you think?

Material List

Stamps ~ Great Impressions (Front Image) & Stampin' Up (Front & Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Carol Wilson fine Arts Inc.

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Petite Scalloped Circles Small & Large, Petite Ovals Small & Large

Creative Memories ~ Oval Cutter Medium & Large, Circle Cutter Medium

Ribbon ~ Stretchy Out of Stash (The Stamp Shoppe)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Bubbles

Half Pearls ~ Recollections (Michael's)

Other Embellishments ~ Dress It Up (The Lighthouse Books & Gifts)

Copic Sketch Markers

Hair ~ E31, E33, & E35

Skin ~ E51 & E53

Make Up ~ YG21, YG23, RV13, & R21

Bikini ~ RV11 & RV13

Scales & Fins ~ R21, YG21, YG23, YG25, B52, B93, & B95

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

As always thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Happy Creating! Sara

"Oceans Blue, Sand Castles Anew"

This card was created for the first ever blog challenge for The Copic Musketeers Group Blog. The rules were to make a copic colored card that had a beach/ocean theme! I couldn't resist this cute image! It reminded me of little kids at the beach and floating out in the ocean all together in one image! Isn't it perfect? LOL!

Materials List

Stamps ~ House Mouse (Front Image), Great Impressions (Inside Sentiment), & Stampin' Up (Envelope Sentiment)

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up and Scraps from my Scrap Tubs

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Petite Oval Large

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink

Punch ~ Creative Memories Corner Rounder

Ribbon ~ Holiday Inspirations (Micheal's or Jo-Ann's)

Embellishments ~ All are out of my stash.

Copic Sketch Markers

Bunny ~ E11, E13, E15, E21, & R20

Raft ~ G02, BG02, R29, BV00, & BV02

Ducky ~ Y00, Y04, YR15, & YR16

Glass ~ RV00, RV02, & B000

Water ~ B00 & B02

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

As always thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Happy Creating! Sara 

"Bunny Cruise"

Good Morning Everyone, This card was created for a swap for The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group. The name of the swap was "Cool Down with White", the entire card had to be white except for your copic colored image. This swap really made me think outside the box! I loved it! My partner for this swap was Melanie, she is a very talented crafter. If you would like to check out some of her creations, click here. 

Material List

Stamps ~ House Mouse (Front Image) & Great Impressions (Inside Sentiments)

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Labels Six

Vellum ~ Stampin' Up

Punch ~ Creative Memories Corner Rounder

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Bubbles

White Flowers ~ Offray Stylish Accents (Michael's)

Half Pearls ~ Recollections (Michael's)

Copic Sketch Markers

Bunny ~ E11, E13, E15, E21, & R20

Raft ~ G02, BG02, R29, BV00, & BV02

Ducky ~ Y00, Y04, YR15, & YR 16

Glass ~ RV00, RV02, & B000

Water ~ B00 & B02

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

As always thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to leave me a message with a way for me to contact you (email or blog address)!

Happy Creating! Sara

"Flower On The Run To You"

Good Evening To All, I am going to share some cards with you that I created for one of The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group swaps. This swap was called the Birthstone Color of the Month Swap for July. The birthstone for July is Ruby, so we had to make a card predominantly red and mail it to our partner. The first card is the one that I made for my good friend, Aletha. If you would like to visit her wonderful blog click here. She has experience in many different types of Mixed Media Art. Just let her know that you came from my blog in your comments!

Materials List

Stamps ~ Bugaboo Digital Stamp (Front Image) (If anyone recognizes this freebie image, please leave me a comment... I have been trying very hard to find out who to give credit to!), Stampin' Up (Front Sentiments and Image on the Envelopes), A Muse Artstamps (Inside Sentiment ~ First Card), House Mouse ~ Stampibilities (Inside Sentiment ~ Last Two Cards) 

Designer Paper ~ Scraps from my Scrap Tub

Card Stock ~ Wausau Papers (Metallic Series) & Scraps from my Scrap Tubs

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Classic Heart & Labels One

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up

Bows ~ Offray Stylish Accents (Michael's)

Punch ~ Creative Memories Corner Rounder

Embellishments ~ Half Pearls by Recollections (Michael's) & Heart Puffy Stickers by Cloud 9 (Fiskar's Sale)

Copic Sketch Markers

Mouse ~ R32, R37, C1, C5, C7, & C8 

Flower ~ R32, R35, R37, Y00, Y02, Y04, YG07, & YG09

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

As always, thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to leave me a message with a way for me to contact you (email or blog address)!

Happy Creating! Sara

"Remember, Cherish, & Friendship"

Good Morning To All, Today I will share a few cards that I made for our monthly group get together at The Stamp Shoppe in Schofield, WI. This was one of those wonderful challenges; where Heidi, the owner gave us some materials to use in order to create a card. The items that she gave us were...

Designer Paper

A Metal Ribbon Slide

A Package of Rub-Ons

As I stated in my last post, I am changing the format of how things will look from now on when I post! Hope you all like it!

Material List of My Items

Stamps ~ Northwoods Rubber Stamps Inc. (Front Image), Stampin' Up (Inside Sentiments and Image on Envelope)

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Flourish

Half Pearls ~ Recollections (Michael's)

Ribbon ~ Making Memories

Punch ~ Creative Memories Small Square Punch

Stampin' Up Ink ~ Sponging Technique

Copic Sketch Markers

Trees, Ground, Path ~ E34 & E37

Flowers ~ B05, B06, R14, R17, Y06, Y08, YR16, V12, & V15

Grass & Leaves ~ YG07, YG09, YG11, & YG13

Fence ~ C0 & C1

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

As always thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to leave me a message with a way to contact you (email or blog address)!

Happy Creating! Sara

"It's The Little Things That Make Life Big"

Good Afternoon Everyone... Today I have some very special cards to share with you! These are from a Learning Swap that we had on The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group a while back. This first card was sent to a wonderful group member who was nice enough to share her stamp with us, thank you Rhonda for being so generous. The way the swap worked is we each got three images on three different types of paper to see if we like how the paper reacted with our shading and blending techniques. We needed to make one into a card and send it to Rhonda, which I sent this first one to her; and also needed to post one to the group in a specific album for all to see what we created! It was alot of fun and we are planning to continue this sort of swap with other group members who are willing to share there paper, ink, and time! Anyways, I am going to do things a little different today, I will be changing the format of how I list things.

Materials List

Stamps ~ Penny Black (Front Image), Stampin' Up (Sentiments and Envelope Image)

Designer Paper ~ Scraps From My Scrap Tubs

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Ribbon ~ Scraps From My Scrap Bag

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Petite Scalloped Ovals Large, Scalloped Octagons Large, Petite Ovals Large

Creative Memories Corner Rounder

Flowers ~ Iced Got Flowers? (Michael's) 

Recollections ~ Half Pearls (Michael's)

Stampin' Up Ink ~ For the Stippled Sky

Copic Sketch Markers

Skin ~ E51, E53, & E95 (Rosy Cheeks)

Hair ~ E11, E13, & E15

Dresses ~ B00, B01, B02 & C0 / V12, R83, R85, & C0 / Y13, Y15, Y17, & C0

Shoe's ~ C0 & C1

Flowers ~ Y13, Y15,Y17, R83, & R85 / Y13, Y15, Y17, V12, & V15 / B00, B01, B02, BV00, & BV01

Grass & Leaves ~ YG21 & YG23

Shadow ~ C0

As always, thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to leave me a message with a way for me to get in contact with you (email or blog address)! Happy Creating! Sara

"Happy Birthday America"

These cards were created for two different challenges, one on The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group that I am a co-owner of, to celebrate America's Birthday and for the monthly group at The Stamp Shoppe! The wonderful image and sentiment stamps are by B & B Cardstock & Rubber Stamps. The owner, Barb is a wonderful person to work with and a very talented designer, with quality pink rubber stamps! I used my Micron Black Pen to add the word "of" to her sentiment. The designer paper that I used is by Reminisce. The card stock is by Stampin' Up. The star ribbon is out of my stash! LOL! The Nestibilities by Spellbinders that were used are the Classic Rectangle Small & Large. I also used the Making Memories Paper Distresser Tool, to make the tattered edges on all the rectangle cut outs. The Copic Sketch Markers that I used are R27, B18, B28, C1, C5, C7, C8, N1, N3, E11, E13, & E15. The only Atyou Spica Glitter Pen that I used is 00 (clear). As always, thanks for taking the time to stop by and if you have any questions or comments; feel free to leave me a message with a way for me to contact you (email or blog address)! Happy Creating! Sara    

"Spoiled Kitty"

This is one of my favorite images and sentiments from Whipper Snapper Designs. I had so much fun making these cards for my monthly group club meeting at The Stamp Shoppe. For the designer paper, it was out of my scrap tub! The card stock, the image stamp on the envelope, and the ink for the Sponging Technique were all  from Stampin' Up. Of course, I used the Deckled Rectangles Small Nestibilities by Spellbinders for the awesome shapes. For the large circle, I pulled out my old set of shapes and cutters from Creative Memories. I have not used them in a long time! LOL! The ribbon and embellishments were out of my stash. On the kitties nose and the flower pot I used my trusty ole white gel pen. The Copic Sketch Markers that I used are...

Kitty ~ E95, E97, E99, & W7

Flower ~ G21, G24, B41, B45, R20, & R22

Pot ~ R59 & Colorless Blender

Dirt ~ E55 & E57

The Colorless Blender was to pull some color out and add texture to the pot. The Atyou Spica Glitter Pens that I used are 00 (clear), 19 (sand), and 20 (chocolate). As always, thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to leave me a message and a way to contact you (email or blog address)! Happy Creating! Sara

"Dad's Classic Love"

This card was created for The Stamp Shoppe monthly group challenge. Heidi, the owner included the following pieces... image, the designer paper, the hardware, and the leather cord. The image she gave each of us, I am not sure who it is by, but the sentiment on the inside and the envelope are by Stampin' Up. The designer paper, I am not sure of either. The card stock that I used was from Stampin' Up. The eyelets were out of my stash. The Martha Stewart Punch that I used is called Iron Gate or Iron Fence. LOL! I used Frosted Lace Stickles to add a bit of bling without over powering a masculine card. The Copic Sketch Markers that I used are...R46, R85, R89, N1, N6, C7, YG67, & B000. I also used the colorless blender to pull some color back out and make the truck look faded! The Atyou Spica Glitter Pens that I used are 00, 12, & 18. As always, thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to leave me a message and a way to get in contact with you (email or blog address)! Happy Creating! Sara

"Butterfly Express"

I fell in love with this designer paper, can you believe that? Me paper? LOL, if you know me... I am a paper-aholic! The image stamp is by House Mouse, the sentiment stamp is by Stampin' Up, and the image that is on the envelope is by Hero Arts. The designer paper is by The Paper Studio. The card stock is by Stampin' Up and Wausau Papers. The Nestibilities by Spellbinders that I used on these cards is Classic Rectangle Large. I used my Micron Black Pen to hand draw the outline on all of the cuts out that the Nestibilities made. 

The Spring Punch and the Lacy Flower Punch are by Martha Stewart! I really am enjoying these punches! I am working on collecting more and more of them! The Sponging Technique, was done with Stampin' Up Ink and the ribbon is also by Stampin' Up. The other embellishments that I used are... the butterfly jewels by Darice ~ Finishing Accents, the half pearls by Recollections were both purchased at Michael's, and the dew drops, I purchased online from Cutters Creek. The Copic Sketch Markers that I used to color this image are...

Mouse ~ E11, E13, E15, & R20

Butterfly ~ N3, RV02, RV06, RV09, & V04

The Atyou Spica Glitter Pens that I used to add a bit of sparkle and shine are 00 & 01! As always, thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments; please feel free to leave me a message and a way for me to get in contact with you (email or blog address)! Happy Creating! Sara

"Seed Shooter"

Whoa! Another wonderful challenge card for The Stamp Shoppe! In this challenge Heidi provided the following ingredients...designer paper, some of the card stock, and the ribbon. I really loved making this card... it reminds me so much of summer! The image stamp on the front is by House Mouse, their Happy Hopper's Line, the inside sentiment, the image stamped on the envelope, and on the background piece of card stock are by Stampin' Up. The card stock that I added is from Stampin' Up, also. The Nestibilities by Spellbinders that I used are Classic Rectangles Small & Large and Scalloped Rectangle Large for the perfect shapes. The punch that I used to make the scalloped edge on the bottom is by Stampin' Up. The embellishments that I used are Half Pearls by Recollections that I purchased at Michael's. I also used my trusty ole white gel pen and Micron Black Pen for hand drawn details. The Copic Sketch Markers that I used are...

Bunny ~ E11, E13, E15, & R20

Watermelon ~ G0000, G000, YG05, RV23, RV25, & RV29

Shadow ~ W7

The only Atyou Spica Glitter Pen that I used to add some sparkle to make the watermelon look juicy is 00 (Clear). As always, thanks for stopping by and if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave me a message with a way for me to contact you (email or blog address)! Happy Creating! Sara  

"The Flowers of Life"

I made this card from materials that were given to me by Heidi, the owner of The Stamp Shoppe in Schofield, WI. She is the founder of the monthly group that I am a part of. She gives each of us two challenges each month, one is from a sketch and we use all of our own materials and the second one is from materials that she provides. This would be the the second challenge. I am not sure who the flower image stamp or inside sentiment are by, she provided them, the designer paper and some of the card stock. The rest of the card stock is by Stampin' Up.  The image stamp on the envelope is by Stampin' Up. The Nestibilities from Spellbinders that I used on this card are Deckled Mega Rectangle Small and Large. The card stock that Heidi provided is the olive green color which she used one of the NEW Tim Holtz Die Cuts on. Heidi also included the ribbon. The sponging was done with Stampin' Up Ink. I did NOT use any copic's on this card! Can you believe it? LOL! I can't! Instead I used the following Atyou Spica Glitter Pens... 03 (Red), 04 (Orange), 05 (Lemon), 06 (Melon), 16 (Buttermilk), & 17 (Mint). As always, thanks for taking the time to stop by, if you have any questions or comments; feel free to leave me a message with a way to get in contact with you (email or blog address)! Happy Creating! Sara  

" Sewing From The Heart"

Good Morning to All... I am back with a very special card that I created for a wonderful friend and fellow crafter, Carol Szwajkowski is a talented quilter! If you are interested in taking a peek at what Carol creates you can find her on Facebook or at her Etsy Shop "Quilt From The Heart". I just become friends with her since our move to Wisconsin Rapids. She had given Michael a Thank You Card  for doing some work for her, so I went ahead and created a card just for her, at the time I had very limited images that involved sewing; let alone quilting. But, I found this freebie from Sew Many Cards that I used on the front. The image that is on the envelope is from Stampin' Up. The designer paper is out of my stash. The card stock is from my stash and some from Stampin' Up.The buttons and embroidery floss are out of my goodie stash. LOL! You wouldn't believe me if I told you that I had a huge stash of goodie, now would you? LOL! I used the Classic Scalloped Heart Nestibilities by Spellbinders for the wonderful shape. The punch that I used for the side accents is by Martha Stewart. I also used Star Dust Stickles by Ranger and Recollections Half Pearls to add some bling! The faux stitching was done with my Scor-Pal and Double Score Bug. For added hand drawn detail I used my Micron Black & Purple Pens. Now for the list of Copic Sketch Markers that I used are RV13, RV14, V12, V15, YG11, YG13, N1, & N3. For a bit more of sparkle I added some Atyou Spica Glitter Pen in 00, 01, 02, & 06 to the actual image. As always, thanks for taking the time to read my post; if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave me a message, including your email or blog address... so that I can back to you! Happy Creating! Sara

"Hugs, Kisses, & Get Well Wishes"

This card was inspired by one of my fellow stamp club friends at The Stamp Shoppe, Barbara. She had surgery and I did NOT have a get well card made ahead... so this is what I came up with for her. The image stamp on the front, the envelope, and the inside sentiment are all by Stampin' Up. The designer paper was out of my scrap tub. The card stock is by Stampin' Up also. The ribbon is out of my stash. LOL! I used my Nestibilities by Spellbinders, Standard Circles Small and Petite Scalloped Circles Small for the wonderful shapes. They are so easy to use, I love them! The Sponging Technique is done with Stampin' Up Ink. The little Dew Drops were purchased from Cutters Creek. The rhinestone flower embellishment on the inside is by Darice Finishing Accents, that I purchased at Michael's. The Copic Sketch Markers that I used are...

Bottle ~ YR21 & YR24

Flowers ~ BV11, BV13, Y15, Y17, YG23, & YG25

Hearts ~ RV11 & RV13

Once again, for some added bling, I used the Atyou Spica Glitter Pen, clear 00.

As always, thanks for taking the time to stop by and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them and a way for me to contact you (email or blog address)! Happy Creating! Sara 

"Haagen-Daz Birthday Bear"

As you can see I had so much fun making these cards! The template for them, I got from my friend Bob Lieby. This birthday card was inspired by one of my fellow stamp club friends at The Stamp Shoppe, Tammy. She is new to our group and is alot of fun, not to mention she loves her sweets! Anyways, the image stamp is by Whipper Snapper Designs, the sentiment on the card is a two part stamp set by Hambo Stamps, and the images on the envelopes are by Stampin' Up. The designer paper on the first two cards is by Imaginisce. On the last card I did not use any designer paper. I just stamped a background stamp by Stampin' Up which I also used on the envelope. The card stock is by Stampin' Up. The ribbon on the first two cards is by Holiday Inspirations that I purchased at Jo-Ann Fabrics. The ribbon on the last card is by Heidi Grace. I used the Nestibilities by Spellbinders, Petite Oval Large on all of the cards. The flowers are by Iced Got Flowers, purchased from Michael's.

The embellishment half pearls and rhinestones are from Recollections and Darice Finishing Accents that I picked up at Michael's also. The Copic Sketch Markers that I used are...

Bear ~ Y32, Y35, Y38, YR14, E97, W3, & W5

Ice Cream & Cone ~ R00, R29, RV02, RV06, G000, G12, G24, E11, E13, E15, E17, E18, & E53

Shadow ~ N0 & N1

Since of course, I MUST have some sparkly bling... the Atyou Spica Glitter Pens that I used are 00, 01, & 09.

As always thanks for taking the time to stop by and if you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them for me and a way for me to get in contact with you (email or blog address)! Happy Creating! Sara