I Made It!!!

I am so thrilled that I made it as a Sparkle N Sprinkle designer!!! It has been a dream to be part of such a creative team!! And the products are just so awesome!!!...and not to mention, sooooo sparkly! Every girl loves sparkles and glitz....and lots and lots of glitter!!! My little 6 year old is very excited. We both LOVE glitter and she is just as excited as I am!! I can see her showing up in 1st grade with her hair all sparkly with some glitters. heheehehee. :)  I am going on and on about glitters....and I can still go on about it. :) And that is just one of the prducts that Sparkle N Sprinkle carries! You will have to just discover for yourself what I am talking about at:
Sparkle N Sprinkle

A happy card

I finally got a chance to wind down and create something. (I need my mental theraphy and creating is my medication.) I created this card to send to my father and mother in-law in Florida. It is early for winter, from where they are at...I don't think they get any winter! :) 

 

Here is the bottom portion with the words to let them know that we are thinking of them.

 

Checking back in

The sands have finally settled. I can now get my groove back. I just need to figure out where I am at first. A lot of information, and my head is whirling from all of the information. Please bear with me.

Finally!

Finally got my peace and quiet time to craft. We had been on vacation visiting San Francisco.  It was just too beautiful! Napa Valley was my favorite. We got to see vineyards and it was so peaceful. I can not believe how cold it was in the middle of the summer! We had to wear sweaters in San Francisco! The temperature difference between LA and San Francisco was just too strange for me. I am glad to be home and just as thankful to have spent the time that we had with my family.
 
School started for the children and they were quite happy in their classes. The frenzy has settled down and my life can resume back to its state of boring- ness.

At the same time, I am so excited that I have new followers! ( I thought that no one cares what cards that I am making. But it does to make my heart do a little dance to see new additions. Thank you! :)

I will be posting a picture of a few of my creations in a little bit. I just need to log into my computer to upload it.

Have a nice day and thank you. :)

The Great Outdoors

Here is a card that I had worked on using Prisma color pencils. Let's jut say that I was not too pleased with the result. I would have loved brighter colors but the color pencils made the image soft and subtle. I should have gone with the subtle look but my taste in bold, bright colors kept creeping in. I am at war which direction the colors should go. I was so tempted to drag out the Copics to bring out the bright colors...but I had to stick with giving the color pencils a go.

A closer look

Not too thrilled with her hair either.

  I decided to add dimension to the clouds.

Added flowers to pop it out.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day.

Sending You Lots of Sunshine

Here is a very happy card to share today. It is bright and happy.

I had colored her awhile back and finally got around to making a card. It was photographed a few minutes ago. Baked fresh especially for your viewing pleasure.
Here is a up close photo of the glitter.

Here she is in her natural color without sunlight shining on her.

Her accessories includes: Spellbinders dies, pearls, DCWV paper, seam binding ribbon, copics, Prisma color pencils, glitter pen and glitters.

Have a lovely day and thank you for stopping by.

Elegant Bride

This card is for the black, white + 1 color challenge. I chose this beautiful Saturated Canary image as the bride. I hid the part where she was lifting the hem of her dress to make it look like a wedding dress.
This is the final card.

What do you think? Can it pass for a wedding card?

This is the colored image before it was turned into a wedding card.

And like a true bride, she is full of sparkles and glitter. I did not capture it on film but in real life the card is very sparkly! :)

I love the color combo.

Layers and layers of personality.

She has a lot of sparkles on her hair and dress.

Pearl accent on the sentiment.

Have a nice day and thanks for stopping by.

Bookmark

I got a chance to work on this for my little 6 yr old yesterday and finished it up this morning. She had requested a pink mermaid. I wanted it to balance, so it was sad that a lot of the mermaid has been covered. I added different elements to give it depth. My little baby was so happy after I gave it to her. She loves the pearls on the mermaid's hair but her favorite was that it has her name on it. I definitely be making more of these....mostly because I love customizing it. I will be making one for my niece and sisters and sending I off to them. Hopefully I can crank it out. LOL....not funny.

Here she is with the lovely pearls in her hair and glitters.. My favorite part is the pink streaks in her hair. Wished my hair looks good with pink streaks. IMO, it takes a special girl to carry off pink streaks.

I love this gingham ribbon. It's so girly and fun.And I made the button myself! I used baker's twine to sew the buttons on to the bow.

She loves hearts and loves to make the "i" in her name with a heart. So I added 2 heart brads for her. Her name is raised on a Spellbinder's tag plate. And the bookmark itself has baker's twine tied across the surface.

Here is the little mermaid all colored up before she becames a bookmark.

And here she is after the bookmark is completed.

On a book:

Thanks for stopping by!

Focusing on school today

Hello! Today was a full day for me in getting the kids prepped for school work. We went over 30 pages of math today. It was a lot of work but well worth it when my kiddies are up to date before school starts. My little man wanted to see the third Diary of a Wimpy Kid in theaters. I told him that I would take him once he finishes the book. He is so adorable, he is trying his hardest to finish the book. He has been reading as much as he can. That includes the resting time between math. Since little man has my old bookmark, my little princess requested one of her own! She wanted a pink mermaid. I had work on one today for her. I colored her hair the same color as my daughter's. I will be posting that tomorrow for you. Have a wonderful day and hopefully you will stop by tomorrow.

I love green!

What do you think?

This is another Saturated Canary image. I just LOVE these and Krista is sooooooo talented!!!The picture does not do it justice.
Here is an up close picture of the little cutie.

Lots going on all around her. Plus lots of glitter as well.

And a final look.

Have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by.

Dare to Dream

Here is my take on this lovely Saturated Canary Hollywood image. There is a lot going on. I didn't want to use designer paper for fear that it will detract from the image. I know...the background is enough distraction onto itself. I just finished the card and wanted to photograph it before the sun goes down. The first few photos was just my eagerness to see how she photographs. By the end you can see the card without distractions.

Here is a close up of the image.

A few accessories. My favorite is the sheer ribbon that is full of sparkly glitter.

A lot of depth. The sentiment is propped up. It gives it dimension and....character. :)

 Also pearls and diamonds to complete her night out.

 This sentiment fits her perfectly.

Finally a background.... that doesn't detract from the creation.

Sparkles on her eye shadow...

Last look...

Have a nice day :)

Free stand card

This is another Mo Manning image. Isn't she a cutie?!?!?! She was a lot of fun to color. I did not get a chance to finish the bottom of the card base yet. I keep changing my mind on what I wanted to do with the base. I also had time to play with my Spellbinders and thought that it went perfectly with this image! Flowers are from Sizzix and Copics used to color her. enjoy and have a pleasant day! :)