Fall Days

To celebrate the arrival of fall and the crisp cool weather, I have made this card for the Sugarbowl Challenge #45 inspired by Tiets' sketch.

I used some retired SU! patterned papers and cardstock, making memories leaf embellishments and the sentiment is a sticker from Marcella by K. I stamped my focal image Peek a Bunny by Sugar Nellie onto Xpress It Blending Card... but I left out mr. bunny because I didn't want my image to be too spring-like. I added some gold pearls with my Viva Decor pearl pen. I can't recall where the fall scene stamp came from...sorry.

Copics: BG10 BG72 BG75 E15 E19 E17 E13 E08 YG03 YR21 E35 YR24

If You've Got It...Haunt It!

Happy Thursday! Ok technically it is my Friday since I have off tomorrow. Yay! 4 day weekend when you throw in Columbus Day! I have been wanting to use this Bo Bunny Champagne Rose Trim all week and actually decided to make my card bigger so it would fit. This was supposed to be a Halloween card but I decided to use some frilly and girly colors and paper and embellishments instead... Rose is having fun playing dress up. All Halloween things don't need to be creepy and scary, right?

Recipe: Rose digi stamp from Spesch Stamps, Heidi Grace patterned paper, PTI Stampers Select White Cardstock, Recollections adhesive pearl stickers, Prima pearl swirl, Bo Bunny Champagne Rose Chiffon Trim, Oval Nestabilities, SU! Chocolate Chip and Kraft cardstock, Copic ABS3 E42 RV32 and compressor, white satin ribbon from my stash, Crystal Effects (on the umbrella it is very shiny in real life)

Copics: E000 E00 BG0000 BG15 R20 RV34 RV32 RV91 RV93 RV95 E44 E49 E47 E43

What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday 70!

Playing along again for WOYWW.... I really love seeing everyone's creative space and that mine is not the messiest out there! Chaos=Creativity right?!?! I finally have a workdesk to show you this week...two actually. The first desk above is the desk I erected out of Jetmaxx cubes which has a 12x12 work space where I usually do my sponging, airbrushing, and any messy embossing activities. The other desk below is my TV tray which is now finally functioning as a desk...not just a place to pile things. This is where my cards come together...get glued together, etc.
Above are my current projects...I am working on two cards right now... one with some Heidi Grace paper...I picked out some copics to match and selected this Rose digi from Spesch Stamps to go with it. I airbrushed the background with E42 (freehand...no masking... I was feeling very bold). I also airbrushed some ribbon with RV32....but not sure if I want ribbon on this card...or something a little more fancy...

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

Day Dreaming and airbrushing enabler alert...

I love, love, love my Copic AB3 and airbrush compressor. I am so glad I finally unpacked my compressor this weekend. I learned how to use the Copic Airbrush System in a class last year and have been using the AB2 handheld one with the air cans off and on for a while now, but the compressor scared me. The idea of using some "machine" just made me nervous. But once I opened the box and saw how tiny and light it is, I really felt silly for being intimidated. Seriously, it is smaller than my Bigshot and lighter too. At first I thought I didn't have right hose to fit the Copic air adaptor, but it was really simple to put everything together once I figured out I could unscrew the gold washers on both ends of the hose that came with the compressor and then it would fit right on the Copic airbrush adaptor. Once I did that and plugged it in and adjusted the air pressure to 40 psi, it was ready to use.


I really liked using the stencils to make backgrounds and being able to custom color embellishments. It is quick, easy, and most especially cost effective. I have a boat load of white embellishments...ribbon- flowers- pearls, etc and all I have to do is custom pick colors that match my project, give them a quick spray and everything is matchy matchy!


Below I used my Copic ABS3, compressor and copics to make a colorful tie die background using a Crafters Workshop template and airbrushing on three different colors -Y06, BV11, BG45 . It only took about a two minutes to do it. I made myself a cute homemade color catcher out of some left over cardboard packaging and white paper. This keeps my workspace pretty neat- no clean up necessary. I also sprayed some white Prima flowers and pearls with the BV11 marker so everything matched.

If you would like to get a compressor and don't wish to splurge on the Sparmax Windstorm $200-$320 version that Copic sells... you can get the one I have. All you will need is the compressor and then the Copic ABS-3 system and you will be good to go.

Central Pneumatic 1/8 HP 40 PSI Oiless Airbrush Compressor from Harbor Freight Tools it is on sale for $59.99 this week at Harbor Freight Tools

Copic Air Brush System- ABS3 (airgrip and air adaptor) at Creative Play Stamps for $34.36


Recipe: Day Dreaming stamp by Elisabeth Bell for SCACD, Sentiment from Fillable Frames #2 by PTI, Prima flowers, Reflections pearls, Ribbon from stash, Making Memories Flower Shop Glitter Butterfly die cuts, PTI Kraft - Stampers Select White and SU! Lovely Lilac cardstock, Crafter's Workshop Daisy Doodad template, SU! Tempting Turquoise stampin write marker


Copics: Y06, BV11, BG45 for airbrushed background, ABS3, central pneumatic 1/8 hp oiless airbrush compressor from Harbor Freight Tools, E0000 E000 E21 E34 E50 E53 E57 R30 W00 W1 W3 W5 G20 G21 G24 RV0000 RV93 BG0000 G0000 Y0000 BV0000 BV000 BV31

Kitty in the pumpkins

Yay! World Card Making Day was so much fun for me. I spent most of the day reorganizing my supplies and straightening my workspace. Once I finished that I was finally able to take my airbrush compressor out of the box and use it for the first time. My Dad got me one for my birthday in March and I never tried to use it until now. I got a bit nervous when I turned it on as it made a very load noise for about 10 seconds then it was completely silent. I thought I broke it. After reading the directions more carefully I realized I had to twist the pressure regulator and bring the pressure down to 40 psi which is the suggested pressure for airbrushing with copics. Once I did that and just pressed the button on the airgrip it sprayed just fine even though the machine was not actively running, Pfew! It works great. No more buying the D60 aircans for me.

I went to Tuesday Morning in search of a xyron sticker maker...the bundle was 20 dollars and I decided not to get it. Instead I got this great clear makeup organizer for $5 and decided to use it on my workspace as a holder for my adhesives and scissors...which I can never find... they always end up getting lost.

I got this great Inkadinkado stamp at my LSS Scrappers Cove yesterday. Funny story, there was an accident on my street so I could not get home from Tuesday Morning. I had to drive to the highway so that I could come back down in the other direction to get to my house. Well I took a wrong turn and ended up on the street with Scrappers Cove so I figured I might as well stop in and have a look around. When I saw this adorable stamp I just had to get it. I was very well behaved otherwise. I got 10 12x12 papers, a copic E35 refill, 3 bo bunny rosette trims, and some ruffled ribbons. I think I was pretty tame considering all the amazing things they had in. I was like a kid in a candy store. Totally overwhelmed! But I found out they sell X-Press It Blending Card by the sheet. $0.60 a sheet, not too bad considering I won't have to pay shipping.

Here I masked my colored image with Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper and then proceeded to airbrush with copic markers B37 and G17.

Finished image with airbrushed background!

Copics: C3 C5 C7 C9 R20 V01 V05 V06 V09 Y13 YR12 YR15 YR18 YG11 YG13 YG17 YG67 E35 B37 G17 SCS300 sketch Clear Spica Glitter Pen for stars in sky and Gold Gelly Roll pen on hat buckle

Other Supplies: stamp Inkadinkado, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink, SU! Cardstock, Nestabilities, Echo Park and Basic Grey Kioshi patterned Paper, Recollections sticker, Want 2 Scrap pearls ; Copic air grip -airbrush adaptor and central pneumatic 1/8 hp oiless airbrush compressor from Harbor Freight Tools

Happy World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day! Just what I needed, an excuse to make cards all day. Well I am trying to be good. I promised myself that I could craft all day if I did two things first: straighten up my desk -aka make it usable as a desk, and do some laundry. Well happy to report it is not even 10 am and I have straightened my desk and cleared a 12 x 12 space to work and I have started one load of wash! Woo hoo! I am going to run to Tuesday Morning to look for the Breast Cancer Awareness xyron machine and then I will be back and get to stamping!

My prize from the Color Me Copic challenge I won has arrived. The wonderful Susana from SCACD was amazing enough to swap out the prize of an Ice White Viva Decor Pearl Pen for a Gold one since I already have the white. I just mounted the Winter Susan Elisabeth Bell stamp on EZ Mount and she is ready to be inked! Thanks again to Susana and the gals at Color Me Copic for your generosity!!!!

Happy WCMD!!! Enjoy!

Trick or Treat!

Happy Friday! Here is a card I made inspired by the Simply Betty Challenge #2...which was to create a Halloween Color Combination other than the traditional Black Orange Purple Green... I chose Red and Yellow! My card was a little late for the challenge but I still had fun making it. I used the Drew digi by Simply Betty Stamps but was having a fit of a time blending my reds inside the lines... this character is a bit on the slender side which make blending a bit of a challenge on my PTI cardstock. Instead of making a mess I decided to shade with Prismacolor pencils... French Gray 70% Warm Gray 30% and Light Cerulean Blue around the image. I sponged with Cantaloupe Memento Ink.

Recipe: Drew digi by Simply Betty Stamps, Sentiment pc generated Chiller font, EK Success 2" Oval Punch, Spica red glitter pen, SU Doily Lace Punch, PTI cardstock, Tim Holtz edge die, Nestabilities Labels dies, Prima Say It In Pearls rhinestone swirl, Copics: E0000 E000 E00 E02 R02 R29 R35 R37 E35 E37 E39 BG01 BG05, Prismacolor Pencils and OMS

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!

WOYWW 69.. and enabling...Copic X-Press It Blending Card

I like this whole What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday thing....even though I don't have a work desk... I usually just stamp on a tv tray! Well...here is what I am working on this week. I decided to play a bit with my new Copic X-Press It Blending Card sample pack that I got from All That Scraps.

Here I have stamped Sweet November Stamps Fathom Calmsea in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a sheet of X-Press It on the left and a sheet of PTI Stampers Select White cardstock on the right...which has been my go to cardstock for copic coloring for a while now. PTI cardstock is a brighter white and has more of a tooth than the X-Press It... it is also heavier cardstock 110 lb as compared to X-Press it which is 92 lb and very very smooth...reminds me of SU! Whisper White in smoothness.

LEFT- X-Press It Blending Card RIGHT- Paper Trey Ink Stampers Select White

I chose some colors from different color families (B0000 BV02 and BG05) to test out the blending capabilities of this new cardstock....

I used the mostly the feather blending technique on the tail to blend these three colors and as you can see from the results... the X-Press It Blending Card makes blending pretty easy. I had to work on the PTI a lot longer to blend these three colors together and you can still see a strong line of demarcation between the colors in the mermaid tail. If I had used anymore ink it would have bled way outside the lines.

On the X-Press it, I was able to go back in after I had let it sit and blend it even more. Blending colors the other colors (YG21 YG23 YG25 and Y13 Y15 Y19) on the starfish and seahorse was a cinch...I barely had to use any strokes or any ink...

Since I am very short on crafting time and energy... I like anything that makes my life a little easier. This cardstock makes blending quicker and easier for me. Plus using less ink is also a bonus! Even though it is a bit pricier than what I am used to, I will definitely be ordering some more X-Press It Blending Card! (*PS- I still love my Paper Trey Ink for clarity and vibrancy of the image*)

If you would like to get some X-Press It Blending Card of your own to try...here are some places that carry it:

Allthatscraps- $5 10 Sheets

Papermaniac- $4.19 10 Sheets

oozak.com- $44.95 125 sheets (free shipping on $50+ orders)

icopic.com- 57.99 125 Sheets, $15.99 25 Sheets, $42.99 65 Sheets (SCS2010 $8 off coupon code)

7kidscollegefund.com- $9.99 24 Sheets

iheartpapers.com- $5.25 12 Sheets

thebearyscrap.com- $9.99 25 Sheets

ellenhutson.com- $5.49 10 Sheets

I won at Color Me Copic!

Happy Tuesday! I was the very lucky winner last week for Color Me Copic's challenge # 4... coloring straight hair. Lucky me! The prize was a stamp and viva decor pearl pen from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design. I can't wait to get my Elisabeth Bell Winter Susan stamp.

There is a new challenge and 2 part tutorial by Elaine up this week sponsered by Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps- Coloring Animals/Teddy Bears! I can't wait to try my hand at this one. Don't miss out on the 10% off coupon that Sparkle is offering during the contest.

YAY! My sample pack of X-Press It Blending card arrived yesterday. I can't wait to get home and stamp out some bears and get to coloring.

Sweet Fairy

Happy Friday! Yay! I made this card a while back and finally came up with a sentiment for it. Gotta love dollar bin rhinestone stickers from Michael's. Originally I wanted to use one that said Wish...but it got all tangled when I tried to remove it from the plastic backing sheet. My solution was to just cut around the word and adhere the whole plastic sheet to my card.

I am helping out my best friend at her Grandmother's Estate Sale/Yard Sale tomorrow so I probably won't post again until next week. If you are in the Central New Jersey area and want to check it out, it is at 53 E. Somerset Street in Raritan.


Recipe: Winter Fairy Digi Spesch Stamps, Studio 18 Rhinestones, DCWV Linen Closet, Making Memories Fresh Anthology Sydney patterned paper, Washi paper, Bow Easy, Copics (sorry lost my color listing...BG0000 B00 and B60's for sure)

Hello Diva!

Happy Thursday! I can't believe the week is almost over. I am so glad though, I am very tired this week. Too many late nights I think. I have been staying up late stamping and watching all the new fall shows! I just love it when all the shows start up again in the fall.
Here is a card I put together using one of my Kenny K girls. Just love his illustration, it is so sassy!

Recipe: Download Diva Kenny K digi, SU! Teeny Tiny Wishes, SU! patterned paper from stash and Black cardstock, SU! Ballet Blue Stampin'write marker, textured cardstock from stash, CC Designs Copic Quality White Cardstock, flowers from bridal aisle at Michael's, Want To Scrap pearls, Kaisercraft die cuts, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy,
Copics: EOOO EOO R01 E31 E34 E37 E57 E79 BG0000 BG01 BG05 B60 B63 B66 BV0000 BV02 BV04