The Character Cafe BLOG HOP

THANK YOU for joining in on The Character Cafe Blog Hop! I have been asked to debut PRINCESS ALLY for you! She can be used as a bride (as shown here), a young lady going to the prom, a princess, etc! The sentiment and the image are two stamps that I merged into one printout. I just love this image and will definitely be using her again and again...and I have a feeling YOU will be too!

Important Blog Hop Note: You should have started at The Character Cafe, then stopped at TESA'S blog. If that's not the route you've taken, please go back to make sure you get all the code letters/numbers! Make sure to write down the code letters/numbers in order. It is good for a 50% discount at the end of this blog hop that will be good until MONDAY! And I have this feeling that by the time you see all the cute images everyone is showing off, you're going to WANT all of these code letters! ;o) ALSO, there is one blog along the way (you'll see!!) that is offering freebies! At the end of the blog hop, there will be some prizes as well.

My code number for you is "9". To get the next letter/number in the code, please visit Shelley! Please make sure you leave comments on the blogs along the way. The Character Cafe owners and DT members have worked hard to get these images ready for you and to organize this blog hop, so everyone will appreciate some love! If you like what you see...become a follower!

And...if you care about what I used for this project:

Princess Ally and Sentiment - The Character Cafe

Bind-it-All

Flowers - Primas colored with Copics and glittered with Sakura pen

Flower Centers - Skittles for the small flowers and Decorative Accents for the larger flower. I colored them with V09 Copic

Ribbon - From my stash...was white, but I colored it with Copics

Stickles - Diamond

Copics - E29, E37, o, E13, V09, C-3 and C-5

Beadwork - Misc Gel Pens in purple and silver

Paper - handmade paper pack from my stash

Owl Whimsy - DT #3 - Asian Flair

Very quick post and a VERY simple card today! My parents are in town, so my mom & I are off to go scrapbook shopping - woohoo!!!! ;o)

Vase - Owl Whimsy Digital Stamps

Sentiment - My Sentiments Exactly!

Copics - RV04, YG03 and E37

Flowers - Flower Soft

I hope everyone has a great Sunday and I'll "see" you soon! :o)

Celebrate - Design Team post

Hello People! Meet Betty! She is a digital stamp by Owl Whimsy. She will be available for purchase on Monday, June 8 and one lucky person from THIS WEEK'S challenge will win the entire set of Betty images. I've seen them all and they are cute!

If you haven't entered this week's challenge, there is still time. Just use any Suzie Q image and have her posted to the Owl Whimsy blog by Sunday (tomorrow!) night. A new challenge will begin on Monday...using none other than Betty!!!

The red, white & blue colors on this card were chosen as our Home Page Card Contest for Stamplicious, so I chose to go with a Patriotic theme.

The card sketch originated from So Sketchy, but I altered it to suit my needs. :O)

Card details:

Betty - Owl Whimsy

Red Canvas Texture cardstock - Cardstock Online

Patriotic Paper - The Paper Studio

Gems - Decorative Accents (Michaels)

Ribbon - 3/8" satin ribbon (Michaels)

Eyelets and button - from my stash

Sentiment - Stampology, colored with E29 Copic

Copics - E50, Y21, B29, B24, B32, BG10 and R20

Since I received several emails and comments on the idea of coloring and repurposing items for scrapbooking, I thought I'd share a little something with you from this project:

I'm sure you've experienced the irritation that comes with needing a certain color of ribbon only to find you have every shade except the one you need! That was me tonight! Out of all the rolls of ribbon I have, I didn't have "the" color of ribbon I needed for my card. Soooo, I colored them with my Copics...and it worked. Woohoo!! You can't even tell they weren't that color to begin with. ha! Now Michaels is going to have to keep their white ribbon stocked up because I will definitely be doing this again!!! So much easier than trying to find the exact match to my project.

Thank you so much for stopping by! :o)

Copic Creations Challenge #4 AND Copic Colour Challenge 13

I'm trying to get involved in some of the online challenges and have a few I'm working on. The first ones due are: Copic Creations Challenge #4 and Copic Colour Challenge 13. The Copic Creations Challenge was to do "blonde hair" and Copic Color Challenge was to follow a sketch of their choosing. This was both fun and challenging...but that's the point, right? I've never done blonde hair before, but I followed Suzanne Dean's video on how to do it. I didn't have all the same colors she uses, so I modified it to use the colors I do have. I think it turned out okay, but it took a few tries to get it to this point! LOL I also haven't really ever followed someone else's sketch, so this was a little odd for me...but I think I'm going to like it! ;o)

This is the inside of the card. I've seen some cards that have a very 'finished' look when the inside has a similar image and/or paper as the front...so I went for it! Me likey!!! :o)

Materials used:

Black card - DCWV Textured Cardstock

Circles - Making Memories "Love Story" stack

Flowers - Primas

Brad Jewels - Recollections from Michaels

Image - "On The Phone" by The Sketching Stamper

Thought bubble - Plantin Schoolbook "Blurb" with YG06 Copic on the edges

Sentiment - Viva Las Vegas Stamps

Pink Checkered Paper - I have NO CLUE!!!

Border Punch - Fiskars Threading Water Punch

Stickles:

Phone - Lavender

Shirt - Fruit Punch

Border Punch 'holes' - Silver

Copics:

Hair - Y11, E31, Y21, Y00 and E71

Skin - E50

Shirt - RV02, RV04, YG06 and G14

"Make-up" - C-3 and E00

Cell Phone - BV00, BV13 and B63

Shadow - BG10

Highlights - 0 (Colorless Blender)

Whew! That was a lot of 'stuff' to remember! LOL

...but I feel like I'm forgetting something? I dunno!!!

And here are the two 'cards' my little one made while I was making mine. Of course I did the Stickles, but she picked them out and told me where to put them! This is her in her 'princess dress' (night gown). Isn't she cute??? Yes, I'm a bit biased. ;o)

"Thinking of You" card

I had been working on this image this afternoon and was almost done with it when my little sister called and said that her best friend got results from last week's mammogram today. The doctor told her there is a very good possibility that she has breast cancer and has scheduled her an appointment for Monday to do a biopsy. I ended up finishing this card this evening with the intention of sending it to my sister's friend. In the meantime, one of my yahoo groups issued a challenge to make a card using an item that can be purchased from Cutters Creek and that it can be for any occasion. Since I was already 99% done with this one and used items (Copics and Cuttlebug Embossing Folder) that Cutters Creek carries, I decided to duplicate it for the challenge. :o)

The details of the card:

Card blank - double-sided cardstock from (gasp!) Tuesday Morning

Back Layer - Aqua cardstock

Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug Spots & Dots with Platinum White pigment ink swiped over it

Image Mat - Black cardstock

Ribbon - just cheap purple ribbon from Michaels

Sentiment - Inkadinkado (I think??)

Thought Bubble - Plantin Schoolbook cut at 1.5"

Image -Digi Stamp is Tara from The Sketching Stamper

Thought Bubble Ink - StazOn Azure

Copics - E00, 0, BV23, E50, R35, YG03, R32, Y17, R00, V12, B24, BG01, YG11, V04, B60, E37, E31

I'm still working on my shading, but I'll get there...one day...I hope!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Paper Doll Dress Up and Peachy Keen Face

As promised on one of my scrapbooking boards, I have made a doll using the Peachy Keen Stamps. Unfortunately, I didn't keep the packaging for my stamps to let you know which ones I have, so I have no clue what these are! LOL But, here are the details for everything else concerning this doll:

Face - Peachy Keen Stamps

Ink Pad - Memento Tuxedo Black

Hair Bow - Cotton Candy Stickles

Tutu - Black Diamond Stickles

Cheeks - Fruit Punch Copic Marker

Hair Color - Couldn't find the 'right' color paper for hair, so I used a Sepia Copic Marker

Doll & Clothing - Paper Doll Dress Up at 4". Used hair from Supergirl, because the dancer's hair was WAAAAY too big!!!

So, there ya have it! :o)