Tuesday Morning Sketch 143

 Hey Y'all!  I haven't done a challenge in ages but I decided to jump back in with the Tuesday Morning Sketch Challenge.

I like the clean and simple design of the sketch.  I decided to go colorful for my card and not do anything too fussy.  I hope you like it.

Supplies-
Stamp- Jean Reading digi by Mayzy Art Stamps
Paper- Bazzill Smooth Cardstock, Stampin' Up Cardstock, Pixilicious patterned paper
Accessories- Marvy Circle punch, Twinery Caribbean bakers twine, Recollections embellishment, Glitz Beautiful Dreamer Epoxy Sticker
Copics- BG10 BG57 B91 B95 B97 E00 E93 E95 E99 T0 T5 RV52 E0000 E000 E21 E34 E47 E57

Check back again tomorrow.  I will have a SMASH Sunday post featuring the Mini Smash Journal that I am using for  Copic Color Combinations.  Tomorrow's post will feature Copic Color Combinations for hair colors.

Get Well Wishes

I am feeling crummy today so I stayed home from work.  On the bright side, I did have time to make an actual card.  Plus I figured out how to use my new HP Envy All In One Printer/Scanner to scan my card instead of my iPhone camera.  Here is my get well card.  It is dedicated to the artist of this great digi called Under The Weather Xandra.  Mayzy Green has an awesome Etsy shop called Mayzy Art and she wasn't feeling well last week.  I hope she is feeling better now.  You can check out all her wonderful digis in her Etsy store here.  

A note on this great printer- the ink does run when coloring digs with Copics.  I printed in fast draft quality so that there was less ink on the paper.  I didn't have too much of an issue with smearing after printing this way.  

Supplies-

Stamps- Mayzy Art Stamps, Teeny Tiny Sentiments by Stampin' Up

Paper- Bazzill Smooth Cardstock, My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks

Ink- Memento Dessert Sand

Accessories- Recollections embellishment and foam adhesive

Copics- EOOOO EOOO E21 V20 V22 V28 E40 E41 T0 E34 E47 E57 BG10 BG57 RV52 RV55 RV00

Copic Anniversary Set US preorder

So.. I was surfing/snooping around and saw the cool new limited edition Copic Markers being released for Copic's 25th Anniversary. They are so cool looking- black casing with a fine tip and the Super Brush tip. If you don't already own these colors this would be a cool set to own. They will be shipped at the end of October. Nice little collection of colors if you are just getting started.

iCopic is offering a very good price of $188.73 for the preorder to be shipped Oct 31st!!!

This offer is for today only. You may pre-order here.

Smash Sunday

Did a little smashing today. I went to see the Hunger Games a few weeks ago with my BFF's for my birthday. When I saw this cute Katniss digi from Saturated Canary, I knew I had to do a Smash Page.
Supplies:

Smash Doodle Red Journal

Boise HD Color Copy Cover, Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks paper

Copics: BG90 BG93 BG96 BG99 E93 E99 RV52 E40 E41 E42 E43 E44 E47 E49 E04 E00 E01 E19 E000 Y35 YR16 T3

Happy Birthday!

I always find it hard to make cards for men. I decided to keep it clean and simple.

Supplies-

Stampin' Up! Elementary Elegance Stamp Set

Die Cuts With A View Linen Closet card stock and card

Boise HD Color Copy Cover Memento Cocoa Bean Ink Queen & Co Chocolate Delight Pearls

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! I am finally back. My poor Dell caught a terminal virus and is no more. RIP Dell! Say hello to my new MAC. After a few weeks of deliberating I decided to head over to the Apple Store to see if a MAC would work for me. I ending up leaving the store with my new 15" MACBookPro. I love it. See ya later PCs! I am never going back. Wishing Everyone a Happy Easter!
Supplies:

Stamps: Saturated Canary digi, Whimsie Doodles digi

Paper: Making Memories Cardstock, Boise HD Color Copy Cover, Best Creations Walk In The Park Glitter Paper

Accessories: Petaloo Flowers

Copics: EOO, E11, E21, E23, E37, R43, Y11, V01, V04, V06, V09, G40, G43, G46, BG11, BG72

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

Smash Sunday

I got to do lots of smashing today! Here is my latest pages. They are all about how I spend my weekends. The best weekends to me are the lazy ones. I loved these digis from Simply Betty because they reminded me of this Smash page with the pie chart that says " How I Spend My Days". I spend so much of my weekend in my jammies, hair in rollers, enjoying my coffee, or papercrafting. Morning Betty and Scrapbook Betty were perfect for these pages.

I used some Bo Bunny Sweet Tooth and paper and stamps. I love to bake so I thought the Smash Tab that says "To Bake" would go perfect with this page.

This page I used some cool Fabscraps Washi tape and just left this page the way it came in the book. I included some lyrics from The Lazy Song by Bruno Mars because it perfectly describes my mood on the weekends. Sometimes the best days are the ones where you have to do "Nothing At All"!

Copics: RV52 RV55 RV66 G40 G43 G46 E21 E23 E25 E27 E31 E33 E35 R43 BG000 BG53 BG57

Smash Pretty Lavender Folio and First Video

My Smash goodies just arrived and I wanted to share with all of you what the new Pretty Lavender Large Smash Folio looks like inside. This is my first video and as such...there is no sound at the beginning. I think I had my finger over the mic on my iPhone. Oh well, no one needs my commentary the main event is what the book looks like.

Trying Out Bazzill White Cardstock

It is National Craft Month and HSN has some nice pricing offers. I ordered up a bunch of different things including this Annabel clear stamp set by Kanban crafts. I purchased some new white cardstock on Leap Day because they were offering $29 off a purchase. They had a deal on Bazzill White 12 X 12 cardstock 100 sheets for 16.95. It sounded like an really good deal and the reviewers of the cardstock were raving about it. Plus shipping was discounted because I ordered so many items. I figured, why not try it out? You can always return things with them if you don't like them.

I couldn't tell from the description what type of cardstock or weight it would be. I mean what does "high quality matte white cardstock" really tell you? I was hoping that it would be the Bazzill Simply Smooth cardstock and that I could use it with my Copics. Well, it came the other night and I tried it out and it works great with my Copics. I still have no idea what it is, Smooth or Simply Smooth? All I know is that it is bright white, very smooth and Copics glide on like a dream. There is a bit of bleed if you over saturate your cardstock but it seems to be the same amount of bleed as the Boise HD Color Copy Cover I am using now. Same weight too. It definitely blends easier. Plus there is so much of it. I am very happy with it. Whatever works, right?

I so excited! It is my birthday next weekend, St. Patty's Day! YAY! My favorite time of the year besides Christmas! I ordered myself an early birthday present. Well several presents actually. I got some of the new release SMASH Journal goodies. I ordered the new big size 11.25" x 13.5" Folio style Pretty Lavender Journal, the date stamp, lots of extras and tons of Washi tape. I mean can you really SMASH without Washi tape? I ordered from Creative Play Stamps and my order shipped yesterday so everything should be here in time for my Birthday!

Smash Sunday

It's Smash Sunday again, and today I am sharing some pocket pages I made to hold more books I want to read. While the page I shared last week has a ton of books I want to read, there was still a whole bunch more. I decided to make some pocket pages that were just pretty and could hold anything, not just books I want to read but maybe places I want to go or things I want to do, Leap List stuff. I can just slide anything in the pockets and change it up as I go along.

Saw this art work over on Kellie Winnell's page and had to CAS it. It is pink and matches my pages! Thanks Kellie for inspiring me to Smash! There is a great Facebook group where everyone shares their journals here.

I used some Inkadinkado clear stamps from a set called Thoughts For The Day. I colored them in with Copic RV34 and some stickles. I added some Paper Layers and stickers from the Glitz Pretty In Pink kit. Finally I added in some Smash tape and SmashPad pages and topped it all off with an tin butterfly ornament I got from the dollar fifty bin at Michael's.

Happiest Birthday

This is a birthday card for my grandmother's birthday next Monday. I think I should be ok and if I mail it tomorrow it will get there by then. I hope the cool handmade rose doesn't get damaged in the mail. I will put extra postage on it just in case.

Supplies-

Stamp- Apothecary Art by Stampin Up!

Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper- Papertrey Ink Cardstock, Boise HD Color Copy Cover, Kaisercraft Chanteuse

Accessories- Want to Scrap Pearls, SU! Dimensionals

Copics- R85 RV34 RV52 G40 G43 G46

Smashing Sunday

I have been bitten by the Smash bug. I got my first Smash Journal on Friday. I had fun breaking it in. I decided to do a layout about reading since that is my other obsessive pastime. Plus it was a perfect excuse to use this new Bedhead stamp from Saturated Canary. Looks just like me! I just finished reading Great Hexpectations by H.P. Mallory this morning.

The very first page I made was about books I wanted to read. Of course I ran out of room because there are a lot of books on my reading wishlist. I covered over the first page in the Red Doodle Smash Journal completely. It was orange. I hate orange.

I decided to cover over the left inside page also to include more books. I still have a bunch more but these are the ones I want to read first.

Here are all the cool Smash goodies I picked up to get me started. I got the Like This Smash Tape, the Entertainment Smash Pad, Red and Blue Smash Stickies plus some cool finds from the Michael's $1.50 bin. I got some Shabby Chic Clothes Pins and a cool vintagey lined Paper Pad.

Supplies:

Stamp: BedHead digi by Saturated Canary

Paper: Glitz Happy Travels paper, Boise HD Color Copy Cover, PaperTreyInk Cardstock

Accessories: Smash Pen, Nestabilites Circle and Lacey Scalloped Circle, Smash Tape, Smash Stickies, Red Doodle Smash Journal

Copics: E21-29, E15 R35 R37 C00 C1 C3 Y0000 Y15 W1 W3 BG000 BG53 BG57 R43

Happy Valentine's Day!

This card was inspired by the PTI sketch challenge sketch #5. I played with some of my new goodies for this card. I used the Sizzix 3D Flower die, Stampin' Up! Framelits Label Collection die, and my new low temp Ad Tech glue gun. I find that none of the adhesives I have really keep those 3D embellishments on my cards over time so I figured the glue gun was a better way to go. It worked really well to hold the flowers together as well as adhere them to the card.
Supplies-

Stamps- Stampin' Up! Apothecary Art, sentiment by Scrapsmart

Paper- PTI cardstock, Boise HD Color Copy Cover, Kaisercraft Chanteuse Collection

Ink- Antique Linen Distress Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories- Sizzix 3D Flower die, Stampin' Up! Framelits Label Collection, Recollections pearls, Dimensionals

Copics- RV52 RV34 RV85 R56 E81 E84 E87 E89 G40 G43 G46