Today's Sunshine

This is my biggest Sunshine tonight....our youngest turned seven years old.  How did my baby get to be seven?   It feels like just yesterday we were in the hospital having him.  I SO love this boy, he is such a character, with the sweetest heart, he makes me laugh, and keeps me young.

Here he is enjoying his Chocolate Birthday Cake and ice cream.  Couldn't you just pinch those cheeks!

Tonight's Inspiration Challenge at SCS is a cool site filled with fun belts and buckles.  I chose this as my inspired piece at Frankie and Julie.   And here's where I went with it...something fun and sunny and cheerful. 

I colored this adorable Stampavie image with Prismacolor pencils, and then used a Verve stamp for the sentiment.  I combined a bunch of designer papers....Cosmo Cricket, SU and SEI.  This way I could use the cheery colors and keep the different patterns and scales working together.  

Below is a REALLY big close-up!

 

I used the MFT Die-Namics for the ric rac border and added texture to it.  It's definitely a multi-company card!  

Recipe:  Stamps:  Stampavie - Mouse on Orange Daisy, Verve - Enjoy Today;  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Marigold Morning;  Paper:  Poppy Parade, Summer Sun, Cosmo Cricket- Early Bird, SU - Flamingo (?),  Flourishes Classic White, SEI - Happy Day;  Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels Four Nesties, Dotted Wavy Border Punch, Pinked Hearts Border Punch, Prismacolor Pencils, MFT - Die Namics Ric Rac Border and texture plate, Gingham Ribbon, Oval Punch, Bow Easy, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, BG Gems.  

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Today's Sunshine

Grow

My brother and sister-in-law dedicated our sweet niece on Sunday at Church.  I love dedications, because it's as much a dedication of the parents as it is of the child to God.  We were privleged to stand on the stage with them and surround them when our Senior Pastor was praying for them.  She was just adorable too, she's about 8 months old now and what a cutie! 

So this is the card I made for them.  I thought that the theme of growth would be especially fitting, so I pulled out this Stampavie image from All That Scraps because it has these two cuties watering the flower. 

I wanted to make it very vibrant and girly, so I started with a color palette from Basic Grey's Lemonade DSP.  I also received gorgeous new ribbon from Sharon's Stamp Simply store.  This is amazing velvet Ric Rac, and it's SO luscious! 

The image is colored with copics, (and actually after I took this picture I added a little YG 91 to the leaves and grass to give them a closer match to the Kiwi Kiss greens in the paper and ribbon). 

I popped up the butterfly and then added the letters from my Billboard decorative strip from Sizzix.  I also did a little treatment called the "dirty rag" on the center of the flower.  To give copic coloring texture, you put a little blender solution on an old rag and dab onto the colored area, it pulls some of the color away and you get more of a textured look.   Lastly I didn't like how the color came out on the smaller mouse, so I paper pieced her little dress, and I like it much better. 

I used a ton of Copics, but here are some of the collections I know I used:  Petunia (flower petals and dress details), Sunflower (dress and apron, and butterfly), Peony (dress, ears and cheeks), Spring Greens and Evergreen for the greenery (out of stock right now), and Sky (for the bird, hat details, watering can), warm greys for the bunny (W00, W2, W3) and E31 and E57 for the mouse and flower center.

Recipe:  Stamps:  Stampavive - Mouse and Rabbit with Sunflower;  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black;  Paper:  Purely Pomegranate, Kiwi Kiss, Flourishes Classic White, Basic Grey Lemonade DSP;  Accessories:  Big Shot, Labels Four Nesties, Scalloped Rectangles Nesties, Velvet Ric Rac Ribbon, K & Co Gems, Dimensionals, Copic Markers.

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Grow

One Cupcake at a Time

Happy Birthday to the LOVE of my life today!  You are an amazing man my beloved!

Here are the results of another adorable Stampavie set which is new to me, this one called Mouse, Bird, Ladybug Cupcake.

I thought it would be cute for kids cards. I actually tried to make it more masculine/neutral, hoping it might do for one of my 10 year old son's friend's birthday this week. I'm not sure it's "cool" enough, but my son is such a sweetheart he still thinks it will be great. And I asked for his honest opinion too!

I kept my Prisamcolor pencils out to color this sweet scene too, and the primary colors are so nice. I also added texture with the the Sizzix Friend Texture plate on the horizontal strip, and this sentiment is perfect from the SU set Sweet Little Sentiments done on two flags to mirror the horizontal and vertical lines of the card. No ribbon, just a clip and some brads to keep it boy friendly. What's your verdict? Think it will pass for a boy birthday??

To all my American Family and friends, have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day tomorrow.  We'll be having an American style Thanksgiving dinner with friends to celebrate my husband's birthday. 

Recipe:  Stamps:  Stampavie - Mouse, Bird,  Ladybug Cupcake, SU Sweet Little Sentiments;  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black;  Paper:  Riding Hood Red, Riding Hood Red Patterns, Brilliant Blue, Flourishes Classic White, Whisper White, SU Jersey Shore DSP;  Accessories:  Big Shot, Nestabilities Large Labels, Mini Clip, Silver Brads, Sizzix Friends Texturz Plate, Dimensionals, Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stump

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Leaf Boat Note

Happy Tuesday Everyone! 

Did I mention that I received a bunch of new stamps?  {insert giddy smile} I was just beside myself to get them.  I've been looking at Stampavie Stamps for a while now and their whimsical style just finally got to me.  So here's a first attempt with a really cute one, this mice couple in a leaf boat.  I think it's just darling. 

I hadn't used my Prismacolor pencils for a while and I really wanted to create a softer feel for this image, so pencils are always a great choice.  I know the picture is a little bit soft too, but if I contrast it anymore in the editing program, the coloring really loses its true feel. 

I have to say that Flourishes really has fantastic paper for both Copics and for Prismacolor pencils, it's a dual kind of paper that colors up so beautifully.  I colored the pair with colors that are actually really rare for me.  These are more cool jewel tones, and I'm more of a warm color girl, but I love how it came out in these colors!  Who knew?!

And the Eskimo Kisses paper is fantastic for them I think too.  I used last weeks SCS Sketch flipped. 

So sweet!  Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Stampavie - Mice Couple on Leaf, SU Sweet Little Sentiments;  Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black;  Paper:  Rich Razzleberry, Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses;  Accessories:  Big Shot, Nestabilites - Deckled Rectangles, Oval Punch, Piercer, Rich Regal Brads, Prismacolor Pencils, Blending stump, Poly-twil Celery Ribbon, Dimensionals

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Leaf Boat Note