St. Patrick's Day Baby!

Sorry my Smash Sunday post is so late. It was my birthday Saturday and I was sick as a dog. I did get to do some Smashing though :0) I decided to do a St. Patrick's Day theme spread. I used the page in my Red Doodle SMASH Journal that says "I Am." I am at St. Patrick's Day baby! I finally got to color up this cute Elisabeth Bell image from Susana's Customer Art and Card Design called Irish Eyes. I used my Lucky Leaves Memory Box die, the Vaudeville Frame and some foam stickers and a cute clover stamp I picked up at Scrapbook Expo last year.

It is pretty clean and simple but I thought since this is a book all about me, I just had to include something about how I was born on St. Patrick's Day. My mother always jokes that I was 2 months premature because I wanted to come out to see the parade!

Supplies:

Stamps- Irish Eyes by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD (sentiments Stampin' Up!) Clover-Art Impressions Rubber Stamps

Memory Box dies- Vaudeville Frame and Lucky Leaves Cottage Ivy and Tuexedo Black Memento Ink

Copics- Skin:E21 E23 E25R43 Hair: E37 E57 E15 E35 Clothes: E71 E74 E77 E79 G02 G07 G17 Y21 Y23 Y28

Hope-y Birthday

It has been a crazy few days for me. I went to my best friend's daughter's 2nd Birthday party over the weekend. Ava is so adorable. That baby can read! She is just so smart. Here is the birthday card that I made for her.

I have also been working on reorganizing my crafting space. My real craft area was in the basement but it got flooded so most of my supplies got ruined or have that yucky mildewy smell. I have been concentrating on reorganizing my craft desk in my bedroom that I made out of Jetmax cubes. I got a new cube over the weekend. This one has the cubby space at the top and then a drawer with divider sections inside. I put all of my old style punches inside. They fit perfect and stand up. Then I put a leather basket with all my Martha Punches and any of the little tiny punches in the cubby space at the top.

I just got my Sale-A- Bration order from Stampin' Up. I didn't get too much. Just some of the SAB stamp sets, some cardstock, and a bunch of ribbon, plus some things for my BigShot. Can't wait to start playing with all of that.

Supplies-

Stamp- Hope by Sylvia Zet for SCACD

Paper- Boise HD Color Copy Cover, PTI Cardstock, Glitzy Happy Travels Patterned Paper, DCWV Glitter Cardstock, Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black and Tangelo dew drop ink pads, Antique Linen Distress Ink

Accessories- Tim Holtz die, Butterfly Circles Decorative Elements Nestabilities, Taylored Expressions Layering Doily Die, Zva Creative pearl flourish, Buttermilk Spica Pen, Stickles, Glitzy Pretty in Pink trim

Copics:

Hair- YR23 E17 E35 Skin- E21 E00 E000 R20 Wood- E31 E35 E37 Clothes- R05 R02 R01 R000 BG72 BG15 BG02 Wings- BG0000 Bunny- W00 W01, Leaves- YG11

Winter Susan has a pressie for you...

Here is the card I made for Fussy and Fancy Challenge # 20 with the Winter Susan by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamp and Viva Decor Pearl Pen I won from Color Me Copic's Challenge #4.

I just love this little cutie and I adore how this card turned out.

Here is the sketch for the challenge...First I made some half back pearls with the Viva Decor Ice White Pearl Pen (I made some gold ones too with the pen that Susana at SCACD sent to me since I already had the Ice White one)... I used some of my Xyron sticker adhesive roll... just rolled out about two inches and pulled the clear adhesive sheet away from the backing and squeezed some dots from the pen onto the clear sticky sheet making sure to stop squeezing before I lifted the pen up...that way you don't get those little points when your pearls dry. I left that to dry overnight and then placed the liner paper back on top to keep them safe. When I was ready to use my pearls I just peeled them off the adhesive sheet and they had just enough stick to adhere them to my project.

Next I airbrushed some white satin ribbon with my copic markers to match the Bo Bunny Winter Joy papers that I wanted to use. (BG05 and BV11) I used just a little bit of reposition able mono adhesive to stick the ends down to my scrap paper and then I just sprayed the two different colors in no particular pattern over the ribbon.

I airbrushed some pearls too!
I stamped my Winter Susan on some X-Press It Blending Card and on some Inkadinkado Masking Paper. I colored up my image with Copics and then I put the mask over the image to protect it. I cut around the top and bottom of the image and left the hat and feet on top of the Nestability Scalloped Oval die and ran it through my Big Shot then left the image in the die and airbrushed the background with B01.

Here is how the image looks once you remove the die.Here is how she looks once you remove the masking paper... a perfectly clean image with a beautiful soft airbrushed background.

Recipe: Winter Susan by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamp, Sentiment Teeny Tiny Wishes by SU!, SU! Whisper White Craft Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, SU! Lovely Lilac cardstock, Bo Bunny Winter Joy paper, Nestabilities petite scallop border die and scallop oval die, Viva Decor Ice White Pearl Pen, Petaloo Dazzlers flowers, ribbon from my stash, ABS3 and airbrush compressor

Copics: E000 E00 E02 E21 E25 E27 R20 YG63 YG25 YG03 YG21 B01 BG0000 BG000 BG01 BG05 BV11 BV00 BV0000

Elisabeth Bell Blog Candy

Oooh! Did you see the fabby candy over at Elisabeth Bell's blog. It is in honor of the Company Spotlight on Susana's Art and Card Design....

There are actually TWO pieces of Candy - one set from myself and one set from Susana - that one lucky winner receives! Offered by the generous Susana herself, here is what one lucky winner will receive:Candy #A From me: Elisabeth Bell for SCACD’s Sampler #5 (that’s SEVEN stamps) PLUS I Will Leave the Light On (making it EIGHT stamps) which I will mail out to the winnerPLUSCandy #B From Susana: 1 (one) Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Sampler of the winner's choice (which is around SEVEN stamps) which will be sent out via the wonderful Susana!That is a total of around FIFTEEN Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamps to one SUPER LUCKY winner!!

Pop over to Elisabeth's blog and enter to win!

You've Got Mail

Happy Friday! I just had oral surgery...ugh... I look like someone punched me in the face. But it is a great excuse to stay home and make something. I had to use this Elisabeth Bell image from SCACD...it reminded me of me drinking soda and playing on my netbook in my pj's...which happens everyday!!!
I did get to score some cute dollar bin finds yesterday at Michael's...Poolside Paperie Buttons and Metal Butterflies. So I used them here on my card.

I hope you all have a beautiful weekend.

Recipe: You've Got Mail stamp -Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, Making Memories Poolside Paperie Buttons and Metal Butterflies, Die Cuts With A View Garden Party Stack, Martha Stewart Daisy Border Edge Punch, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and Marker,PTI Spring Rain and Stampers Select White Cardstock, SU! Brilliant Blue Cardstock, Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink, Tim Holtz Alterations Stylized Labels Die, Copics: B12 B14 B16 B18 B41 E000 E00 E11 C1 C3 C5 E35 YR21 E99 E97