Robomommy

Pfew! That was one long weekend....man was I tired by the end...I slept for 12 hours straight on Sunday. Between wedding dress shopping, 60th birthday parties, and old friends visiting, I was beat. I did manage to get some quick coloring done.

Here is a card I made for my best friend Gina. (aka my baby niece Ava's mother). Now this started out as a congratulations card to celebrate her graduation...she just got her masters! But since my Gina friend now has a five month old and a 6 and 7 year old niece and nephew that live with her...it became a WOW - you are awesome for all that you do card. When I saw this Robot Mother digi by MyScrapChick I thought....yup- that is Gina... Robomommy!

Recipe: Robot Mother digi from MyScrapChick, Heidi Grace patterned paper, PTI Stampers Select White and Blush Pink cardstock, Nestabilities, Bershire Spring Snowball ribbon, May Arts Antique Rose Ribbon, Memento Angel Pink Marker, Scor-Tape, SU! Modern Label Punch, SU! Dazzling Diamonds, Copics: C00 C1 C3 R81 R83 R85 RV10 0

An Easter Poem For You...

'TWAS THE DAY BEFORE EASTER

'Twas the day before Easter..and all through the woods,The bunnies were busy packing their goods. The eggs were all colored so pretty and bright,

All things were "go"for the big, special night.
The baskets were waiting,all decorated with care,

In hopes that the Bunny soon would be there.

My little brother Sam was asleep in his bed,

While visions of Easter eggs rolled round his head.
And I in my pajamas with the cat on my lap,

I had just settled down for a quick little nap.

When outside the window I heard a great noise,

I sprang from my chair and jumped over some toys.
As quick as a flash to the window I flew,

I pulled up the shade and,

OH, what a view.

The moon on the meadow cast a bright golden glow

And the wind blew the flowers to and then fro.
Then all of a sudden from out of nowhere,

Came some lively bunnies,hopping here, hopping there!

Leading the group with ears long and funny

Was a plump, all-white rabbit... That's right...the EASTER BUNNY!
The bunnies hopped past,one, two, three, four,

The rabbit called out and then there were more.

"Come, Peter!, Come, Flopsy!,Come, Benny!, Come, Joe!

Now hop along! Hop along! Hop along! GO!"
So up on each doorstep the bunnies did hop,

With baskets of eggs.(Let's hope they don't drop)!

Just at that moment,on the porch down below,

Came the stomping of feet' Twas the rabbit, I know!
As I stepped from my window I heard a loud sound.

Through the door came the rabbit with a leap and a bound.

He was furry and soft from his head to his feet.

To see him so close was really quite neat.
He was surrounded by eggs that had been carefully dyed.

Easter eggs galore he soon would hide.

His eyes were all twinkles,His nose was so pink,

And I can't be too sure,but I think he did wink.
He had a kind face and a big fluffy tail

That bobbed up and down like a boat with a sail.

A twitch of his nose and a flick of his ear

Was his way of saying,"You've nothing to fear."
He uttered no sound as he hopped all about

Hiding the eggs and leaving no doubt,

That the Easter bunny had come like he does every year...

Bringing baskets of happiness to children so dear.

by John Paul of Homespun

Recipe: Egg-spress digi from myscrapchick.com, Basic Grey Kioshi paper, PTI pink and blue shimmer cardstock and Stampers Select White cardstock, Janome sew mini, SU! Scallop trim border punch, Petaloo Dazzlers, flowers and pearls from RAK, Prima pearl centers, Copics:

Lamby

When I was a little girl, I had a stuffed animal named Lamby. He went with me everywhere and I loved him to pieces. One day Lamby disappeared and we had Rack of Lamb for Easter dinner....coincidence? maybe but to this day I still can't eat lamb.

Here is a very cute girly lil' lamb from myscrapchick.com. I was able to make her the perfect size to fit inside the Whimsie Doodles egg sentiment and I popped her up to make her stand out a bit.

Recipe: Standing Lamb digi stamp from myscrapchick.com, Easter freebie digi from Whimsie Doodles, PTI Pink and Blue Shimmer and Stampers Select White cardstock Plum Pudding Satin Swiss Dot Ribbon, Bow Easy, Janome Sew Mini, Kaisercraft Airy Fairy paper, Prima Flowers and Rose, Reflections Pearls, Dimensionals, Copics used: (B0000 ciaos W1, W3, W5, W9, RV10, E43)

Sleepy Bunny Kind of Easter

The Easter Bunny is resting up so that he can deliver baskets to all the little kiddies this weekend. Isn't this bunny just too cute? You can find him at myscrapchick.com

Recipe: Sleepy Bunny digi from myscrapchick.com, PTI Stampers Select White cardstock- Lemon Tarte and Aqua Mist cardstock, PTI Lemon Tarte Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Basic Grey Kioshi papers, Prima Say it In Pearls, Prima rose, Kaisercraft Gypsy Sister Flower, CAC Pinafore computer font, Copics: ciao E43 and...

Happy Easter to Ewe!

I am so excited to share this cute little Easter card with you. It is my very first card as a guest designer for MyScrapChick.com. Kristi, the amazing owner and illustrator has expanded her store full of paper piecing patterns and cut files to include digi stamps. Not only are her files high quality, she includes two files per image -one plain line art and one with shadows. I selected the Lamb image with shadows for this project and I just love how it turned out. The shading on the image blended perfectly with my copics and I was able to deepen the shadows with very little coloring. If you would like to get your hands on some Freebie digis from MyScrapChick, become a facebook fan. Kristi has posted some free digi's on their facebook fan page here. She will add more when they get to 200 fans.

COPIC TIP:
White is never really white and black is never really black. To add depth and dimension to my Lamb, I used Warm Gray copics. For his white fur I used- W00, W1, W3 and for his black hooves, I used W9, W7, W5, W3.

DIGI TIP:
I have been playing around with my inkjet printer settings and have found my perfect combo for printing my digis- For my Epson RX595, I select Best Photo mode and Premium Matte Presentation Paper settings while printing on PTI Stampers Select White Cardstock and then my digis don't smear with I color over the lines with extensive amounts of colorless blender. Let your images dry thoroughly or heat set before coloring and you should have little to no smearing.

Recipe: Lamb digi by MyScrapChick, Lovebirds gate freebie digi by Pollycraft, Basic Grey Kioshi designer paper, PTI Aqua Mist- Stampers Select White Cardstock, SU! Lovely Lavender cardstock, May Arts satin ribbon, Prismacolor Pencils in Marine Green and Olive Green, Odorless Mineral Spirits, Prima Say It In Pearls Lavender Swirl, Janome Sew Mini, Bow Easy, Labels One Nestabilities, Clear Button, Copic ABS system and V15 copic marker( to airbrush button), Copic markers used: ciaos-W1, W3, W5, W7, E43, RV10