I {heart} Copics Challenge #7

Another great sketch for the I {heart} Copics Challenge #7. Had fun playing with my Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety and my Greeting Farm Wild Sprout.

Things have been pretty mellow for me being that I have laryngitis. I've missed most of my shifts this week at work. My job is talking and typing, if I can't do either of those then I can't go in. I'm worthless. At least it feels that way when I can't talk. The whole thing makes me anxious. I'll be fine. I'm working today then off for the next 4 days. Excited to have a turkey dinner in the slow cooker so that I can go home, craft for a bit then go wild with my girls. I'm off for 4 days after today.

There are some nasty bugs going around. Stay healthy and well rested everyone!

I {heart} Copics Friday Fun Challange

This week's sponsor of our challenge is Pixel Geek Designs. I used the Medium Gable Box template to create this spring inspired box for Candies. The window is made with my Nestabilities and a sheet of acetate. I use a scrap of acetate to suspence Princess Anya so that she looks like she's floating inside. The papers used are My Mind's Eye Ooh La La from I {heart} Papers . I used Copics to color Anya, the flower at the top and the button. I didn't think I would like the templates but I was wrong. Easy to print out, cut, decorate and assemble. I love them and I will go back for more.

Weekend in Dallas, Texas.

Shane (bf) and I had enough of the gloomy, muddy and melty Minnesota weather, Not to mention that one of my best friends came up to celebrate my bday... We picked up and went to Texas for 2 days. It was a brief but wonderful trip. Stefanie planned some great things to cram into the 2 days. Day 1 included the 6th Floor Museum then the Bodies exibit. Both fascinating. We did some sight seeing then had a great dinner. Day 2 was the Dallas St Patty's Day Parade. We got a ton of beads... and get your mind out of the gutter... we didn't earn them that way! :) It was innocent I swear. Not saying a few guys didn't try to get a show but we behaved. Here's just a few pics to share in the Spirit of St Patty's Day...

Playing Catch Up

I have a rotating schedule at work. This means every other month I get a few weekends of. My weekends get crazy! It's the only time I really get to hang out with my friends and sometime we get out of hand. I must always account for recovery time. It's this reason the makes my week or 2 prior to my weekends off super busy. I'm trying to tie up loose ends to I can have fun. This time around was no exception. Add to it becoming a Design Team Member for I {heart} Copics and a brief trip to Texas... wow. Moving on...


Here are my first 2 Design team assignments. The first features a digi from Michelle Perkett



The next featured the Brand new, just released and perfect for Spring Chicken Girl Designs.

Another first...

I am over the moon, thrilled to announce that I am part of the I {Heart} Copics Design Team. Be sure to pop in to our Paper Craft Planet Group for tips,tricks, tutorials, advice and some fun challenges for all levels of experience. We are a very chatty group and welcome everyone. Also, check out my fellow IHC DT members. We have very different styles and we're from all over the world!

The IHC DT is as follows:
Jana – DT Coordinator

Danielle

Judy

Kym

Lilian

Lori

Louise

Samara

Tammy

Tracy

I hope to see you chatting with us soon. Feel free to leave me feedback and/or questions. Thanks you so much for stopping by! Did I mention that I {heart} Papers carries Copics? Wonderful place to shop, great service and very competitive pricing!

Christy

Mama Said Knock You Out...

Bombshell Blog Hop...My first one in fact. I wanted to make something different from my normal coloring so I tried coloring Butterfly Queen in just black and grey tones to look like an old photo... she was screaming out for some red lips, which lead to my color choice for the card. Honestly, red and black area an easy choice for me. It's one of my favorite color combinations.

I'm not sure what the brand the DP's are. The sentiment is from the Greeting Farm. Colored with Copics: N9, N7, N5, N3, N1 and R27.

I am really hoping to get some coloring and crafting done with in the next few days. I've got a lot going on with immigration and all that... all is fine just paper work and $$$. If I'm MIA for a bit thats why. Home, work and forms upon forms... :)

Copic Challenge and my First Easel Card

A good friend asked me to make a card for his girlfriend. Something simple and silly... I got carried away and I'm pretty pleased with the results. I tried my had at my first easel card and amazed by how simple it was and what a beautiful result. I'm hooked.

I raided the supplies that I already had so I'm not sure exactly what brands everything is but I'll do my best...

DP:Piggy Tales- Itsy Bitsy Spider

Cardstock: Bazzil- Lime Crush, Grapefruit Bliss

Flowers- Primas (I think)

Sentiment- QuicKutz- Icing rub ons.

Stamp: The Greeting Farm- Miss Anya

Colored with Copics...

Hair: E37, E55, E53, E51, E34

Skin:E02, E00, E000, R2o

Clothes: YG05, YG03, YG01

Y18, Y15, Y13

N09, N07, N05, N03, N01

I hope I didn't forget anything.

It's incredible what you can accomplish when you start to get organized. Moving my desk away from the television didn't hurt either.

I plan to blog more often so I hope you'll follow along with me and my journey. Thank you so much for stopping by. Be sure to let me know you were here!