Flurry of Love - MFTWSC36

I've missed a few weeks of the MFT Wednesday Stamp Club but am happy to be back with this weeks (MFTWSC36) card for my Christmas box - that's two this week and I'm pretty sure it'll be a full Christmas week with my Bellariffic card on Friday, hint hint! 

I stamped Flurry of Love in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with copics.

I paper pieced her hat, coat and scarf and had to stop or else I would have paper pieced her completely!  I used SU paper and the pattern paper is MME 12 Days of Christmas - I love the fun, bright colours in this pad.  Of course I had to add some glitter to her hat and boot trim and some chunky glitter for the snow.  TE Multi-colourTwinkles were the perfect size for her buttons.  I used the Let It Snowflake Die-namic from MFT for the snowflake with a red bonbon in the middle and a piece of SU Real Red ribbon finished off my card.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Sweet Sunday Sketch - Snow Gifts

I love Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC133) this week.  The sketch is so easy that I made TWO of these cards...and might even make more! 

This image is perfect for watercolouring, something that I haven't done in ages.  I stamped Snow Gifts (a very old Penny Black stamp) in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on watercolour paper and used my much neglected watercolour pencils and three copics.

The paper is retired SU Merry Moments and I used a little bit of SU Old Olive ribbon and a trio of bonbons in the top corner.  My image was so big I couldn't put the banner across the bottom but that's the beauty of a sketch - it's open to interpretation, right?  :)  I used my Stardust glitter pen and some chunky glitter for the snow base. 

I'd forgotten how quick watercolouring can be!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Bellariffic Friday - Back to School

I wasn't sure I could play along this week as I didn't think I had any appropriate "school" images but then I remembered Noah the Computer Guy.  He looks like he's working on his homework already!  Remember when we had homework?  No computers, just a pencil and a notebook!

I stamped Noah the Computer Guy in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured him with copics.

I used the small and large square nesties to cut out Noah and mount him.  The cardstock is SU Tangerine Tango and More Mustard and the dark green is so old, I can't remember where I got it.  I meant to use the swiss dots embossing folder on just the More Mustard piece, but forgot and it was all glued together so I embossed the whole piece.  I guess it fits in well with the dotted paper from MME Lime Twist Out of the Blue and the two blue brads on the sentiment flag.  I'm starting to see dots!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Intimidation

One of the Bellariffic Babes, Crafty Cath, made this gorgeous card and I was totally smitten with her colouring - so much so, that I made her card my desktop background for weeks!  Cath very kindly stamped a few images and popped them in the mail to me.  I looked at them, then Cath's card, then the images, then her card and so on and so on.  I was completely intimidated and could not even start to colour one.  Well here we are 4 months later and I thought to myself, why stress so much?  My highest compliment to Cath would be to CASE her card....giving her all the credit, of course :) and so here is my card.

The image is Sorry Shanna from Stamping Bella and the paper was still on my desk from this card.  Yes, I know, time for a clear up!  I had Cath's card up on my computer and followed it bit by bit.  It took me ages and I can't remember the last time I used so many copics but I'm really pleased with the end result.

I even tried to draw in some grass!  Oh, and I used pencils blended with gamsol too for some shading on her dress and a bit of pale blue shading around the image - just like Cath!  I kept the card pretty simple as I wanted the image to be the main focus, so just the Open Scallop Border Die-namic from MFT and some SU Daffodil Delight ribbon.

So, thanks Cath for the inspiration, the images and the courage to finally try it!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Sweet Sunday Sketch - Siku & Shiya

It's time for another great sketch from Karen for  this week's SSSC132.  I thought I'd make another Christmas card as I need to keep the momentum going - Christmas is less than 4 months away - yikes!

My friend, Mo, gave me this Mo Manning stamp - how appropriate :)  I stamped Siku & Shiya in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it with pencils and gamsol.  I tried to remember where the darker shading should go and welcome any of your tips on shading!

The patterned paper is Karen Foster Winter Stripes.  I used SU Night of Navy as the base and on the Lacy Squares nestie and one tiny circle of SU Baja Breeze on top of the ghost snowflake - oh how I LOVE these ghost snowflakes!  I added some Liquid Applique on Siku & Shiya's coats with some glitter on top and a bit of chunky glitter as the snow base.

I love the way they are "kissing" nose to nose - Eskimo kissing!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Bellariffic Friday - Cath's Sketch

Phew, what a week - I'm so glad it's Friday! Today's Bellariffic Friday challenge is a sketch from CathaBella and it's sweet and one I know I'll use again and again.

I stamped Gracie Lollipop in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with copics.

She's wearing such a sweet little dress, I knew I had to paper piece it - even the collar!  I added some sparkle with my Stardust Clear glitter pen along the bottom of her dress and her little socks. The SU oval punch and oval scallop punch fit the sentiment perfectly and I was able to add two bonbons on either side.  I actually made two of these cards and on one I used the Perfect Polkadots embossing folder on the white panel and on the one shown here I embossed with the D'vine Swirl embossing folder.  I edged either side with SU scallop trim border.  The paper is from Making Memories, Brooke Narr Stripe.  I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Thankzzz

I needed several thank you cards and they needed to be easy, fast and flat to mail so Canada Post wouldn't charge me a ton to mail them!  Here's what I came up with.

I love this cute little bug - he's from Our Craft Lounge and the set is called BugZ.  I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it with my AquaPainter and SU Tempting Turquoise and Certainly Celery.  I used my Marvy circle and scallop circle punches for the image and my SU scallop border punch across the bottom.  A bit of paper piercing along the border and some glitter on the wings (of course!) finished it off.  I had a fair bit of this retired SU Designer Series paper so was able to make all the cards slightly different by just switching up the colours and papers.

Cheerio.....Leslie

Sweet Sunday Sketch - Happy Daisy

My card says "Happy" and that's what I am today!  It's my first day back to work after 6 weeks post-op and I am truly happy to be back!  I have a job that I love, a wonderful boss and I work with the best people!

I always go to Karen's blog on Sunday mornings to check out her Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.  The SSSC131 this week was a great layout and I'm glad I had time to play along.  I stamped Daisybella in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with copics.

I am persevering with my sewing!  I tried some straight lines - well mostly straight :) - and used my D'vine Swirl embossing folder on the SU Baja Breeze paper.  I used my SU scallop border punch and paper pierced all the scallops on the piece of SU Chocolate Chip.  The pattern paper is BasicGrey, Oliver Adrian.  I added a brad to the middle of the flower and some Stardust clear glitter as well, because glitter makes everyone happy!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Bellariffic Friday - Huggabuggs

Is it Friday already?  Yikes this week went by fast.  I combined two challenges today - Bellariffic Friday and Jen's Sketch for You to Try for August.  I struggle with little boy cards but this one was really fun to make.

I stamped Miles Huggabugg in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured him with a combination of copics and SU markers.

I got him almost completely coloured and realized that I no longer have SU Taken With Teal marker (retired)!  Now how was I going to get that perfect colour?  Paper piecing!  So now his shorts and his cute little cap match the cardstock.

The pattern paper is Scenic Route Grafton Tyson Street and I added some crystal effects to his glasses and a bit of glitter on his wings.  I know just the boy this card will go to!

Cheerio.....Leslie

Fresh From The Oven - MFTWSC33

I had a few new images that arrived from MFT recently and Fresh From the Oven was one of them.  As with most PI girls, they are a dream to paper piece - it's like playing dress up with paper dolls I had when I was younger.....sheesh, now I sound old!

I played along with the MFTWSC33 but left off the bow in the sketch as I ran out of room.  I stamped the cute little PI girl in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her with copics.

I used some of my new patterned papers, MME Lime Twist, Happy Go Lucky and paired them with SU Rich Razzleberry and Kiwi Kiss.  Her cute little hat and apron were paper pieced and I used the Pretty Posies Die-namic for the flower behind the sentiment.  Some glittery dots along the Simply Scallops Medium Die-namic and she's ready to go.  Hmm, now I have the urge to bake something!

Cheerio.....Leslie