"Bubble Queen"

This wonderful girlie girl creation is one for my friend Carol, who will be giving it as a gift to her daughter for Christmas! Sssshhhh! Carol's daughter is a girlie girl who sends out a lot of cards! Carol said it will be perfect for her! I can't wait to find out if she likes it! LOL!

Material List

Stamps ~ Stampin' Up (All from a retired set)

Designer Paper ~ From My Stash

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Classic Ovals Small & Large

Ribbon ~ Special Value Clearance From Michael's

Stickles by Ranger ~ Crystal

Flowers ~ Prima Flowers

Half Pearls ~ Recollections (Michael's)

Copic Sketch Markers

Bathtub Image

Bathtub ~ C0, C1, & C3

Skin ~ E51 & E53

Make-Up ~ RV02 & RV06

Towel ~ RV00, RV02, RV04, & RV06

Bubbles ~ RV00 & RV02

Shadow ~ RV00 & C00

Bottles Image

RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06, B0000, B21, B23, YG07, & YG09

Inside Image

Towel ~ RV00, RV02, RV04, & RV06

Skin ~ E51, E53, & E04

Cucumber ~ YG07 & YG09

Shirt ~ RV00, RV02, RV04, & RV06

Shadow ~ RV00 & C00

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00 (Clear) & 10 (Black)

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

Happy Creating! Sara

I am submitting this creation to Craft Your Passions Challenges ! This week they are having a challenge "Anything Goes #30"! This is the first challenge I have ever entered so... here goes nothing! LOL!

"Being Fabulous Is Hard Work"

Happy Halloween To All! Sorry, I don't have a Halloween post today! I am working very hard to get caught up on my past creations! This creation was for the September Blog Challenge over at The Copic Musketeers Blog. The challenge was to use the sentiment from Creating with TLC. So I created this card around that particular sentiment! I had so much fun making this card, even though I personally am not a girlie girl! LOL! But I do have my moments!

Material List

Stamps ~ Creating with TLC (Front Sentiment), Stampin' Up (Front & Inside Image), & Endless Creations (Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Heidi Grace Designs & Out Of My Scrap Tubs

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Classic Oval Small & Large

Punch ~ Martha Stewart

Fancy Yarn ~ Red Heart Foxy by Coats & Clark

Long Reach Circle Punch ~ Marvy Uchida

Stickles by Ranger ~ Waterfall

Rhinestone Stickers ~ Recollections

Flowers ~ Prima Flowers

Copic Sketch Markers

Bathtub ~ C0, C1, C3

Skin ~ E51 & E53

Make-Up ~ B0000, B32, & E04

Towel ~ B0000, B21, B23, & B32

Bubbles ~ B000 & B00

Shadow ~ B0000 & C00

Inside Image

Towel ~ B0000, B21, B23, & B32

Skin ~ E51, E53, & E04

Cucumber ~ YG07 & YG09

Shirt ~ B0000, B21, B23, & B32

Shadow ~ B0000 & C00

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00 (Clear) & 10 (Black)

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

Happy Creating! Sara

"Keeper Of Wisdom"

Here is attempt #2 of the same wizard using different colors. These were days of experimenting, which really turned out well! Again... Michael loved this one also!

Material List

Image ~ Dover Publications CD

Designer Paper ~ Velvet Paper & Others Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Deckled Rectangles Small & Large

Letter Stickers ~ Creative Memories

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Night of Navy)

Rhinestone Stickers ~ Darice (Michael's)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Green

Inside Sentiment ~ Cloud 9 Designs Rub-Ons

Copic Sketch Markers

Hat & Robe ~ RV00, RV19, RV34, RV69, Y08, & Y19

Book ~ E33 & E37

Skin ~ E00, E04, & E30

Eyes ~ RV69

Beard ~ C0, C1, & C3

Shadow ~ RV00 & Y19

Colorless Blender

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00 (Clear), 11 (Gold), 20 (Chocolate), & 22 (Garnet)

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

Happy Creating! Sara

"Holder Of Knowledge"

Good Morning To All! This card creation was for The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group Birthstone Color of the Month Swap (September)! This was my first attempt at a wizard, I think it turned out really well! Michael loves wizards... so I must practice because he would like me to make him a large picture for his office...Yikes! I will really need to practice a lot to be able to make this wizard that size!! But I am determined to try, since he is the one that has helped me get where I am at. I would have never taken the steps necessary to be where I am today in my artwork! Thanks so much Michael, I love you!!

Anyways... enough with the mushy stuff, lets get down to business! LOL!

Material List

Image ~ Dover Publications CD

Designer Paper ~ Velvet Paper & Others From My Stash

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Stampin' Up Small Circle Punch ~ Moons (Only small slices)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Swiss Dots (I think is the title)

Micron Pen ~ Black

Regular Sewing Thread ~ Black

Rhinestone Embellishments ~ Darice (Michael's)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Platinum

Perfect Page & Photo Quotes Rub-Ons ~ Cloud 9 Designs

Copic Sketch Markers

Hat & Robe ~ B00, B18, B28, B39, Y08, & Y19

Book ~ E33 & E37

Skin ~ E00, E04, & E30

Eyes ~ G17

Beard ~ C0, C1, & C3

Shadow ~ B00 & Y19

Colorless Blender

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00 (Clear), 09 (Sky Blue), 11 (Gold), 19 (Sand), & 20 (Chocolate)

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

Happy Creating! Sara

"The Protector"

This is a very special card for Michael's son, Christopher's Birthday! Also, this was my first attempt at coloring a dragon! I really like how it turned out. I definitely would make this image bigger the next time I color it. It was very difficult to do the detail work.

Material List

Image ~ Dover Publications CD

Stamps ~ Stampin' Up (Inside Sentiment) & My Own Little Mind (Front Title)

Designer Paper ~ Creating Keepsakes by Sandylion Stickers Designs

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Suede Black Cord ~ Out Of My Stash

Eyelets ~ Stampin' Up

Bead Embellishment ~ Out Of My Stash

Rhinestone Stickers ~ Recollections (Michael's)

Copic Sketch Markers

Dragon ~ B21, B24, B60, B63, & B66

Woman - Dress ~ RV11, RV14, & RV19

Skin ~ E51 & E53

Hair ~ E13, E25, & E27

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

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

Happy Creating! Sara

"Fall In Love"

Here is another of my creations that serves double duty! First it was for The Stamp Shoppe Challenge for September and for The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group Copic Bingo Swap. Heidi, the owner, of The Stamp Shoppe supplied us with the images of the benches. (I actually made two of these cards!) I had a lot of fun making all the leaves, some wear colored with copic markers and some were punched from card stock. 

Material List

Stamps ~ Whiff Of Joy (Bench), Stampin' Up (Pail, Leaves, & Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Out Of My Stash

 Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Maple Leaf Punch ~ Marvy Uchida

Micron Pens ~ Black & Brown

Stickles by Ranger ~ Platinum & Crystal

Copic Sketch Markers

Bench ~ E11, E13, & E15

Pail ~ W0, W1, & W3

Leaves ~ YR65, YR68, YR23, YR24, Y17, Y19, YG63, & YG67

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

Happy Creating! Sara

 

"Thanks A Ton"

This card was so much fun to make! It serves a double purpose, first it was for The Stamp Shoppe Sketch Challenge for September and for my friend Carol, for her daughter. There are some cards that will be coming up that are stocking stuffer's for Christmas! Ssssshhhhh! LOL!

Material List

Stamps ~ The Stamp Shoppe Creations (Front Image & Front Sentiment) & Stampin' Up (Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Out Of My Scrap Tubs

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up and Scraps From My Tubs

Corner Punch ~ Creative Memories Corner Rounder

Circle Punches ~ Creative Memories Large Double Circle Punch

Stampin' Up Square Punch ~ Ribbon Tails

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Creamy Caramel)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Platinum

Copic Sketch Markers

Elephant ~ R20, E11, W0, W1, W3, & W7

Peanuts ~ E53, E55, & E57

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

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

Happy Creating! Sara

"Circle Of Life"

This card was a very difficult one for me to make; it was for my uncle's family, for his funeral! I wanted to make something special, since he was a special man. I really didn't realize how hard that would be for me to do. But I did it and I am proud that I did. It just felt like the right thing to do!

Material List

Stamps ~ Wood-n-Paper, Ink (Front Image)

Designer Paper ~ Karen Foster Designs

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up (Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, & Mellow Moss) 

Stickles by Ranger ~ Cinnamon

French Earring Hook ~ Out Of My Stash

Red Feather ~ Out Of My Stash

Jewelry Wire ~ Out Of My Stash

Copic Sketch Markers

Fish ~ YG91, YG93, YG95,  YG97, YG99, & C1 (Colorless Blender)

Dock ~ E33, E35, & E39

Water ~ BG11 & YG11

Sky ~ B0000

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00 (Clear)

As always thanks for stopping by, 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

"Home Is Where The Heart Is"

Here is the second card that I created for Operation Write Home for The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group Holiday Season Card Drive. Every time I think of the men and women who will not be able to come home for the holidays, I get tears in my eyes. It must be so difficult for them to not spend the holiday season with their families! At least when you donate some handmade cards for them to send back home, they know that they are appreciated and possibly it makes it a bit easier for them to be away from home for the holiday season. Well those are just my thoughts! Have you ever thought about it? If you are interested in donating some of your handmade cards to OWH, please leave me a message and I will get the information to you right away!

Material List

Stamps ~ Great Impressions (Front Image & Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Paper Pizazz

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Petite Oval Small & Large

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Brilliant Blue)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Ribbon ~ Holiday Impressions (Michael's or Jo Ann's)

Copic Sketch Markers

YG09, G09, C5, Y28, R29, B28

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00, 11, & 12

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

Happy Creating! Sara

'Twas The Night Before Christmas

This card is one of two that I made for Operation Write Home for The Copic Musketeers Yahoo Group for the Holiday Season Card Drive. I specifically checked the rules and they do allow you to use glitter glue and Atyou Spica Glitter Pens, as long as it does not rub off! Prior to that, I was under the assumption that you were not to use ANY form of glitter on there cards. It definitely is a wonderful cause to be a part of and volunteer some of your artwork for!

Material List

Stamps ~ Great Impressions (Front Image & Inside Sentiment) & A Muse Artstamps (Front Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Deckled Rectangle Small & Large

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink (Night of Navy & Going Gray)

Ribbon ~ Celebrate It (Michael's or Jo Ann's)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Copic Sketch Markers

Fence ~ E15

Trees ~ E13, YG09

Chimney's ~ E17, E18, & E19

Windows ~ Y08

Houses ~ B52 & B60 / Ell & E13 / C3

Smoke ~ C5

Snow ~ C00 & C01

Atyou Spica Glitter Pen ~ 00 (Clear)

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

Happy Creating! Sara

"Ewe Are Special"

This is the last "Sheepie" card for Grace! I am extremely proud of this card; it made me step outside of my normal embellishment routine, by adding the bead work. I think it turned out very well! What do you think?

Carol told me that she just loved all the different idea's that I came up with for these cards, that made me even more pleased!

Material List

Stamps ~ The Stamp Shoppe Creations (Front Image) & Great Impressions (Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Out Of My Stash

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up & Some Scraps From My Stash

Stampin' Up Flock ~ Whisper White (On the Sheepie to make him fuzzy)

Lace ~ Model Crafts

Nestabilities by Spellbinders ~ Standard Circles Small & Large

Dew Drops ~ Cutters Creek (Online Store)

Beads & Embroidery Floss ~ Out Of My Stash

Silver Hearts ~ Out Of My Stash

Copic Sketch Markers

Sheepie ~ N0, N3,N6, C7, W0, W03, & RV02

Inside Sentiment ~ RV21

As always thanks for stopping by, 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)! Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating! Sara

"Happy Birthday Sheepie"

I have a couple more "Sheepie" Cards to share with you that were created for Grace! This one is her birthday card, her birthday isn't until May 2011; but Carol wanted to make sure she had it covered! Such a wonderful Grandma! This card is called a centerfold card, I got this specific template from a wonderful crafting friend of mine, Bob! Thanks Bob for sharing this with me, I just love making these cards!

Material List

Stamps ~ The Stamp Shoppe Creations & Stampin' Up

Designer Paper ~ Creative Imaginations

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Stampin' Up Flocking ~ Whisper White (On the Sheepie... to make him fuzzy)

Nestabilities by Spellbinders ~ Petite Ovals Small

Half Pearl Embellishments ~ Recollections (Michael's)

Star Embellishments ~ Darice Gems (Michael's)

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up

Flower Embellishments ~ Iced Got Flowers? (Michael's)

Copic Sketch Markers

Sheepie ~ N0, N3, N6, C7, W0, W3, & RV02

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 02 & 14

As always thanks for stopping by, 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)! Have a wonderful day!

Happy Creating! Sara

"Sheepish Get Well"

Here is another one of the "Sheepie" Cards that I created for Carol, to give to her granddaughter Grace! I really enjoyed created this card, I am not used to making specific cards for someone else, let alone for a little girl! It is really nice to be able to step outside of your normal routine to work out new idea's and try to put them down on paper, like this! Anyways, I hope that you enjoy this card... Onto the material list!

Material List

Stamps ~ The Stamp Shoppe Creations (Front Image) & My Own Little Mind (Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Carol Wilson Fine Arts, Inc.

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Ribbon ~ Heidi Grace Designs

Sponging Technique ~ Stampin' Up Ink

Punch ~ Creative Memories Large Square Punch

Half Pearl Embellishments ~ Recollections (Michael's)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Stampin' Up Flocking ~ Whisper White (On the Sheepie)

Copic Sketch Markers

Sheepie ~ N0, N3, N6, C7, W0, W03, & RV02

Atyou Spica Glitter Pens ~ 00, 05, 13, 14, 17, & 18

As always thanks for stopping by, 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)! Have a wonderful day! 

Happy Creating! Sara 

"Love, Love, Love You"

Good Morning To All, Here is another "Sheepie" card that I created for Gracie. She is such a little doll, I enjoyed making this card. It really made me think outside the box! LOL! Carol is having a hard time holding on to these cards... she wants to give them Gracie, but she knows she can't! She has to wait! LOL! (Hmmm... I wonder if Carol is more in love with them, than Gracie will be... even she LOVES "Sheepie"?) Anyways, I will go ahead give you the materials list in case you ever need to create something like this...

Material List

Stamps ~ The Stamp Shoppe Creations (Image Stamp) & Stampabilities (Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Reminisce

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up, Wausau Papers (Metallic Series)

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Classic Heart

Stampin' Up Flock ~ Whisper White (On Sheepie To Make Him Fuzzy)

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up

Tsukineko All Purpose Ink ~ White Frost (Over The Red Heart To Make It More Pink) (This is more like a paint than ink.)

Cloud 9 Design ~ Heart Accents

Kaiser Scrapbook ~ Pearls

Copic Airbrush System

Copic Sketch Markers

Airbrushing ~ R29

Sheepie ~ N0, N3, N6, C7, W0, W03, & RV02

As always thanks for stopping by, 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

"Sheepish Halloween"

Good Afternoon To Everyone... The cards that I will be sharing with you in upcoming posts are all Sheepie cards that I made for a friend of mine; Carol, for her granddaughter, Gracie! Gracie is 3 going on 4, next May! Gracie loves her "Sheepie" so that is the reason for all the Sheepie cards, that should explain the title... "Sheepish Halloween"! LOL! I would have never thought a sheep would look so good on a Halloween Card! It really surprised me... I guess they are all right, when they say "Anything Is Possible"!

Material List

Stamps ~ The Stamp Shoppe Creations (Sheep Image) & Stampin' Up (Inside Sentiment)

Designer Paper ~ Doodlebug Design Inc.

Card Stock ~ Stampin' Up

Nestibilities by Spellbinders ~ Pumpkins

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Spider Web

Stampin' Up Flocking ~ Whisper White (On The Sheep To Make Him Fuzzy)

Stickles by Ranger ~ Star Dust

Ribbon ~ Stampin' Up

Rhinestone Stickers ~ Recollections (Michael's)

Micron Black Pen

Copic Airbrush System

Copic Sketch Markers

Airbrushing On The Pumpkin ~ YR09, YR15, & YG06

Sheep ~ N0, N3, N6, C7, W0, W03, & RV02

Inside Around Sentiment ~ YR09, YR15, YG06, & BV13

As always thanks for stopping by 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