Vanishing Paper!

Hello! It's already the 15th of August!?! Which means that it's time for another ABC Challenge. The challenge for the next two weeks is V for Vanish. We're sponsored by Bugaboo and Tickled Pink Stamps, play along for a chance to win! I used a sweet image from Tickled Pink Stamps, I can just see my tom-boy Bailey as she gets older : )

I'm not going to lie, I had some trouble getting my head around "vanish"! I think that's one reason I like different challenges-different ways people can interpret them. I decided to make some of the papers and supplies I tend to hoard vanish! I used up what paper and some ribbon I had left from a past KI kit, as well as some CTMH brads and hinge. I also positioned the image and raised it a bit so a gift card could be hid behind it as well. I colored the image with Copics and added some Spica glitter pen to the mud and the red on her shirt, as well as the flowers. I used the August SFYTT, although I did end up leaving out the side panel and adding the flowers instead.

Thanks for looking! Be sure to check out the other fabulous vanishing cards from the rest of the design team, I hope you can play along.



Angel Bear

Hello! Long time, no post! These past 2 weeks have been so crazy, I even took a nap today to catch up! My aunt and uncle were so kind and made us supper a couple nights because they knew things were getting crazy. This is the card I made to show our appreciation! It is also perfect for the next ABC Challenge.... N for Neutral Colors! We're sponsored by Bugaboo and I've used one of their sweet images for this card!

I've used April's SFYTT, and I really like how it turned out! Thanks for looking, and be sure to join us at ABC Challenges for your chance to win!

Image: Bugaboo, colored with Copics

Sentiment: Verve Stamps

Paper, ribbon, button: CTMH

Lil Bro's birthday!

Hello everyone! I hope your week is going better than mine, lol! My family is all sick, except my husband, and he's out of town for work all week! So not much fun going on in the Meyer household, and not a lot of card making! I did have to get out of bed to make my "little" brother a birthday card, he turned 21 today! Sooo hard to believe. He has grown into such a wonderful man though, and I'm so proud of him!

Ok enough mush out of me! I know this is more of a summer image from Hambo digi stamps, but I just loved it with this Gina K sentiment. My brother is a farm boy at heart so it fits! And who knows, maybe it'll bring warmer weather... a girl can hope : )

I used January's SFYTT, loved it! This is also my submission for Crazy 4 Challenges #120, because he'll always be my "little" brother! The paper is October Afternoon and the brads and photo edge is CTMH.

Thanks for looking, and have a great rest of the week!

Contemplation

Hello everybody, happy Tuesday! I had so much fun hopping this weekend with Sugar Nellie! There were so many beautiful creations.

As you can see, I still can't put Cassie down! For this card I used Contemplation, which really seemed to be a favorite of the hop. I color my images with Copic markers, and I always feel I have the most trouble coloring hair. I think that is a reason why I am so in love with these images, the hair is so flowing, there is room to really blend the colors until I'm happy : ) So see honey, I need these stamps, they're helping me better utilize the markers I've already purchased.... lol! I'm not sure Patrick knew what he was getting into when he encouraged me to find a hobby, lol!

I used November's SFYTT, just pretend sweet Cassie is a square! The sentiment says "Hey there" and is from GKD. The papers are a mix of Crate Paper and My Mind's Eye. The dotted paper is glittered, it's really pretty! I used my new Magnolia zig zag die on the bottom panel's cardstock. Some twine, flowers, and brads and I'm done!

Thank you again to everyone who hopped with us this weekend, and for all of your comments, they totally made my day and I really appreciated them!

It's a Boy!

No, no, not for me, lol! But one of my co-workers welcomed a sweet baby boy recently so we took a collection to get her a gift card, and I made this card to go with it. I just love newborns (especially when you can hand them back to their mommies when they're fussing... I don't have the baby itch again yet) I colored this sweet Tiddly Inks image with my Copics. My neck still isn't feeling quite back to normal so I'm finding myself trying to color really fast, and the result isn't as much shading as I like... and I was finally getting the hang of it!! : ) I love this paper pack from CTMH, Starstruck, it really is one of my all time favs, but I'm trying really hard to use up my older papers so I'm glad to see the pack getting thinner. I also used Jen's SFYTT, except I made one of the rectangles a circle (if she can do it so can I!) I'm also entering this card into Simon Says Stamp's Anything Goes challenge. Thanks for looking, it's my turn to post for Sugar Nellie again on Tuesday, hope you check it out!

Other supplies: CTMH swirl, Taylored Expressions ribbon, misc pearls & charm

Sweet Angel Sarah

Hello! I am so loving the long weekend, I have made 4 cards! I made this one today for our dear friends from church. They lost their little Sarah to SIDS before we knew them. Thursday would have been her 5th birthday and I wanted to let them know Patrick and I were thinking about them. Even though we had lost Gabe and they had lost Sarah before we knew each other, we really have bonded over the memory of our children. I know the birthdays are so hard and you start to wonder if anyone other than you even remembers your baby so I hope this card brings them comfort.

Image: Magnolia, Scripture: ODBD, DP: CTMH, Stickles (on her wings, you can't really see it in the pics) CTMH button, misc pearls, gem swirls, ribbon and flower

This card is my submission for Just Magnolia's Special Monthly challenge: anything goes with option of circles and ODBD #75: Dots or Stripes. I also used September's SFYTT and did the panels the right size this time!

Oh Happy Day!

Hello! This is going to be a quick post because I'm headed out to meet my mom and grandma to see The Help. I've heard some great things about it so I'm excited! But I just HAD to post the card I made last night because I JUST LOVE IT! haha I have no idea what it is about the card, it just really makes me smile : ) I was on the ATS Wednesday challenge blog and saw the inspiration picture: I loved the pretty pink with the beautiful teal of the shutters. I decided to use the September SFYTT. My husband was using the computer last night so I was trying to go off of memory, and obviously something didn't transfer because as I was uploading the picture I realized I have the panels mixed up... sorry! Thanks for looking anyways! And have a great holiday tomorrow, I'm so excited to have it off. It still makes me giddy after all the years working holidays in the hospital.... perks of a clinic job!

Image: Sugar Nellie, DP: Echo Park, Prima flower, MME twine, and misc sparkles and pearl

Anniversary Bear

Hello! I finally have my August SFYTT card to share! This was made for my mom to give my dad for their anniversary, but I wasn't able to photograph it before she picked it up. She was finally able to drop it back off at my house yesterday. Then I couldn't get my photo editing program to work, so this has been quite a challenge getting this ready to share! But I did really enjoy making it, this little bear from Stamp Fairy just kept making me smile while I was coloring him. This is also my submission for Crazy 4 Challenges #102: to make a male themed card and Stampin Sisters in Christ's recipe challenge. Thanks for looking!

DP: My Mind's Eye (some of the dots have glitter on them- very cute!)

CTMH button, misc twine, brads

July SFYTT

Hello! I finally have my July SFYTT submission done. I do not know why I had so much trouble with the sketch, but let me tell you! This is my 3rd attempt, and beings it's the end of the month, this is as good as it got : )

I used the paper from my July Key Ingredients Kit again for this card. I am really happy I signed up, it's making me use colors together that I normally wouldn't. Maybe that's why this card was so hard, I'm trying something new?? Oh well this card will go to someone at church, and hopefully it will brighten their day!

Have a great weekend, we spent today at the town festival going on, it's been a blast so far! Caleb won the pedal pull and advanced to state, woo hoo! He's carried his trophy around all afternoon!

Thanks for looking!

Verse stamp: ODBD

CTMH and GKD buttons, twine, misc ribbon

Craig and Lysia's Goodbye...

Hello! I am so bummed at myself.... I had this card made 3 weeks ago and was so proud that I wasn't waiting until the last minute to play along with Jen's Sketch For You To Try... But here it is the last day in June and I am FINALLY getting around to getting it edited and posted...oops : ) My parent's pastor and his wife are moving, they are both such wonderful people and will definately be missed. He was truly one of the greatest blessings after Gabe's death and I will never forget him. So of course there is so much love put into this goodbye card : ) I colored the little cutie with Copics and cut out his head and popped up the bottom so he really is peeking out. The box is paper pieced with kraft cardstock with some shadowing with copics.

This card is also my submission for Heart 2 Heart's color challenge, although I did add some cocoa ribbon, and The Paper Shelter's anything goes challenge (seriously LOVE those images, gotta get me some!)

Image: CTMH Welcome to the neighborhood

DP: CTMH Route 66

CTMH ribbon

Thanks for looking! I hope you all have wonderful and safe 4th of July weekend! My sister is coming in from Chicago, yay!

#1 Teacher

Hello, I hope your Memorial weekend is going well! Mine has been wonderful, even though I got my wisdom teeth pulled Friday... Maybe it's because I've actually had to relax so my mouth doesn't hurt : ) It all has definately given me time to think about what's important and to give thanks for all the brave men and women who serve!

As I was working on gift card holders for graduations ( I feel like I can do these in my sleep now!) I realized that Caleb's last day of school is Tuesday, and I hadn't made a card for him to give his teacher yet. He absolutely loved kindergarten and truly loved his teacher. I cannot imagine the patience that woman has... Caleb talks non-stop at home, I couldn't handle 24 more like him! Definately need to thank her!

I am so loving this card, it is so pretty in real life. I used May's Sketch For You to Try. Thanks for looking and have a great rest of your weekend!

Image: Stampendous (I stamped the apple again, cut it out, and colored it with Copics and popped it up a bit)

Paper: CTMH Boom-di-Ada

CTMH button, paper floss, and since she is a kindergarten teacher after all... stickles!

A glimpse into my future....

I haven't made a card in a month! GASP!! I have been coloring images like crazy though, so hopefully the cards will follow soon! Work has been a zoo and coloring has definately been my therapy! This image was definately a fun one to color, it's how I feel after work most days anymore : ) When Caleb saw it tonight he asked, "Why is that lady so old?" I asked him if he thought I would look like that when I'm an old nurse, after thinking about it he said no, lol. I used April's SFYTT (running out of time, again!) and it's also my first time playing with the Color Cue. I'll have to play again, it definately got me thinking out of my usual box- love the red and turquiose!





Image: Bugaboo (colored with Copics and CTMH Liquid Glass on the clock and her glasses)

Paper: CTMH (scraps from a couple older packs)

Prima flowers, CTMH buttons, misc pearls and twine

Cowboy Blessings

Hello, I finally had time to finish a card!! Three months into the Sketch For You To Try monthly challenge, and I'm already hurrying to get a card entered by the end of the month! This card is for my dad's birthday tomorrow so perfect timing anyways. The cute image is from Bugaboo, love him! He's colored with Copics, but of course I can't find the list of colors (I did find the list from the last card that I couldn't find, lol) I think I need to get a notebook to use instead of paper scraps : )

Paper: CTMH Free Spirit (only the back piece is stitched cuz my bobbin thingy ran out and I couldn't figure out how to put it back in, I'll have to wait for my husband to come home from work and change it for me, lol)

CTMH Ribbon, BoBunny Blessed Chipboard sticker

Ribbon Heart Valentine

Hello, thanks for visiting! I had some time to stamp on Saturday after my husband got home from work. It's tax season and he's an accountant so this time is very hectic in our house. I was waiting for him at the door with the kids... it was an "I'll be in my stamp room" moment : ) I am so happy to say that I actually got 3 cards done that night, which for me is huge lately. I'm still not feeling back to normal and Bailey has the flu... again... so I'm very excited to have made cards that I'm happy with! This is the card I made for my dad to give my mom for Valentine's day... she's going to love it! I've loved the look of lace on cards that I've been seeing and wanted to try it, and LOVE how it turned out! I used February's SFYTT. 2 months into it and I'm still on track for the big prize at the end lol! This is also my submission for Stampin Sisters in Christ #75 to make a card with no writing on the front but still signifies love and for Simon Says Stamp challenge: Love is in the air. Thanks for looking!

Image: Meljen's Designs

Paper: CTMH Rough & Tumble, Magic Moments, Stars & Stripes (How's that for using up scraps!!)

Copics: Y11, 15, 19, 38 E53 B91, 93, 95, 97, 99

Misc ribbon, lace, pearls, twine

Barnyard Birthday

Long time, no post... sorry. I totally lost my mojo for quite awhile- it seems like pretty much my whole family has been sick the entire month of January! And then I just couldn't make a card that I was happy with. Luckily I was able to make this card for my brother's birthday on Monday, and I really really enjoyed my time in my craft room, it was definately therapy : )

I knew I wanted to play with the SFYTT for January and I was running out of time! If you play with all the monthly sketches for the year there is a chance to win a great prize package, so that is definately one of my goals for 2011!

Image & Sentiment: Pink Cat Studio
Paper: CTMH Good Times
Copic markers (the shading really doesn't show and there's Liquid Glass on their hats)
misc ribbon and rhinestones. The little circles actually came from a T-shirt my brother had- he was pulling them off one night and I took them : )

Hugs & Smiles

Hello! I made this card for a friend from church who seems to be having a lot of changes in her life recently. I just wanted to let her know I was thinking about her! I used Jen Del Muro's latest SFYTT. The sketch was great and I love how this card turned out! Thanks to Gina K's tutorial on editing photos I am actually pleased with my picture, there's hope for me yet! Hopefully my card will bring a smile to my friend's face. Thanks for looking!

DP: CTMH Magic Moments

Image: Bugaboo digital stamp, sentiment is Gina K Designs

Copics: sorry I didn't write them down this time

Prismacolor pencils for the background

Misc ribbon and buttons