Wild For You

It feels like forever since I've posted!

I've been caught up with work, but I have

been working on some behind the scenes stuff and will

share once I figure a few more things out.

Today I have a card to add to the 

Valentine card pile that my male coworkers 

have been asking for.  I noticed most of my cards were pink (gasp)!

So instead I went with my favorite color...teal and my favorite animal

a peacock...

Lawn Fawn Louie's ABCs die, Lawn Fawn Let's Roll,

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, DCWV Glitzy Glitter Matstack,

white embossing powder, Faber Castell Paper Crafter Crayons

To get that fun peacock feathered background,

I used a technique called frottage in which you have a textured surface

and (in my case) a crayon to get the impression

(remember doing this back in grade school?)

I added more shades of blues, greens and even a touch of yellow

to bring out that fab gold in the die cut letters!

I thought this perfect to enter

City Crafter Challenge: Oh Feathers 

Mahalo for stopping by!

Playing with Pink and Orange

 Hi everyone!  I wanted to share this sweet image from Kitty Bee Designs...

This week's Aloha Friday Challenge is to use two of your favorite color combinations.  I loooove pink and orange together and since that's also my favorite ice cream flavors (orange sherbet and strawberry) I decided to play around with some distress inks.  I was going for a tone on tone look using a stencil, but quickly realized the ripe persimmon ink blended a little too well with the picked raspberry ink.  The white circle behind the bear was just a masked area of the white card panel.  There's still time to join us and share you favorite color combinations!

If you like this Kitty Bee Designs image you must check out more of these cute images HERE!

Word is, there are more images in the works and I can't wait to see and play with them!!

I'll be entering this in the City Crafter Challenge.

Mahalo for stopping by...I'll be back with more soon!

It's July?!

This past week I've been struggling a bit.  First off I cannot believe it's July already?!  I have to get caught up with my friend's birthdays and anniversaries which is the main reason for this post today.  The other news...over the weekend I lost one of my patients that I took care of for almost 3 years.  I will miss seeing and chatting with her weekly.  I found it ironic that this happened as I'm also contemplating making a move in my career...it's scary and exciting. I'd be leaving my comfort zone of 8 years, but on the other hand I'll be learning new skills and doing exactly what I know I'm meant to do.  Ugh...transition is hard!

On the brighter side I needed to get an anniversary card out to my dearest Colorado sister!  She and her husband love the beach so that was my inspiration.

Lawn Fawn Life is Good, Lawn Fawn Happily Ever After, Lawn Fawn Beep Boop Birthday

Lawn Fawn Let's Polka paper, copics, Memento inks in Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa

By now you know I'm addicted to Lawn Fawn and turned those sweet little crabs into a his and her couple.  Do you like the little bow tie and teeny flower?  Both are die cuts from the Beep Boop Birthday set.

So that's it for me.  Of course the challenge junky in me is entering this card in a few challenges:
Virginia's View Challenge: Die Cut
City Crafter Challenge: Let's Go to the Beach
My colors were inspired by: Curtain Call

Mahalo for stopping by!!

I LOVE April!

Easter is almost here!  I can't tell you enough how much I love the month of April...birthday celebrations, spring time and EASTER!  My mom always had homemade Easter baskets that were filled with fun things from hair accessories to chocolates and even my first Bonne Bell lip gloss!  I love that stuff...even til today...hehe

So today's card is in preparation for our Easter celebration and entered in the next City Crafter Challenge...

Isn't that Kitty Bee Design image just the sweetest thing?!
I followed this week's Seize the Sketch

Here's the full card...

Kitty Bee Design Easter Egg Bunny, Basic Grey June Bug Pattern Paper, Stamps of Life tinytitles2stamp, 

copic markers, Hero Arts Soft Granite ink

I love that sweet little bunny!  I'd also like to enter the card in Creative Card Crew Challenge: Animals.

That's it for me.  Have a great day and mahalo for stopping by!!!