Look for Rainbows

Playing with some more distress inks for the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daly Marker. To make my card I started with a white card base and panel cut A2 size. I ran the panel through a stitched die and then started blending my colors. I started with Twisted Citron at the bottom, blended in Cracked Pistachio, then Peacock Feathers followed by Blueprint Sketch and last Wilted Violet. Next I stamped the Blowing Butterfly Tree and stamped only the first part of the sentiment stamp Look for Rainbows, both from So Suzy Stamps. to finish my card I flicked a little water on the top to depict the rain.

Stripes

It's time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS and our code word is Stripes

Our sponsor is Happy Little Stampers and they are offering a $15 gift certificate to our winner. 

My card was also made for the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker. I love playing along with this challenge, although I love to color, it's hard to find the time sometimes and this challenge encourages me to relax and make the time. To make my card I started with an A2 sized card base and stamped the floral image from the Birthday Blooms set and colored it with Copic markers. I added a striped strip of DSP and some Blushing Bride glimmer paper to finish my card. 

Lasting Hearts Card Drive

My card share today is for the Lasting Hearts card drive, you can read all about it HERE. I love this Blooming Birthday set from Stampin Up, it's a beautiful set and so fun to color. This one is also for the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker as well. 

I am entering it in the challenge at The Card Concept for their challenge, Floral Radiance

 

Home

Time for a new challenge at Addicted to CAS and our new code word is Home. Speaking of home, mine is coming along but still not there yet. 

I used a set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps "Love Birds" and colored it with Copic markers, I did just a tad of sponging behind the image. The stitched mat is from Lil' Inkers

This is also for Day 20 of the 30 day coloring challenge over at The Daily 

Marker.

Bringing Back Birthdays

Wow the 30 day coloring challenge is half way over already, are you playing along? You can find all the deets at The Daily Marker. For today's card, I used Distress inks and stencils again. I love using distress inks they are so much fun. The greeting, stencils and die cuts are from the Young at Heart Stamp of Approval box.  I didn't get a chance to play much with the holiday one because of moving durning the holidays so I am hoping to play with this one lots more since I am sending out lots of birthday cards this year. This one will be on it's way to the birthday girl soon. If you would like a handmade birthday card from me just send me your birthday and address at ceal331(@)gmail.dot.com with bringing back birthdays in the subject line and I will send one your way.

CAS(E) This Sketch

Happy Monday! 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines day yesterday. I spent the day with my love, so no computer time equals no post for day 14 of the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker, so this is my makeup post. 

To make my card I used a Heidi Swapp stencil and some Distress inks. 

I used the sketch from CAS(E) This Sketch

This card for the Lasting Hearts card drive, you can read more about it HERE

It Moose Be Love

For day 13 of the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker, I am sharing the card I made for my husband for Valentines day. It Moose be love because I am constantly asking him to do things, make things, fix things, and paint things for me and he always does it with a smile, he really is the best husband ever!

I colored up this cute moose from Lawn Fawn with Copic markers and used a new die Silly Stitched from Lil' Inker that is becoming a favorite go to die. The background paper is from Stampin Up.

Love...It's in the Air

Finally got a chance to ink this cute stamp up for day 12 of the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily marker. You can get this stamp set for free by placing an order of $50, for every $ 50 you can get an item free during Sale-A-Bration.  This stamp will be going away as of Feb 15th so hurry and order today at my online STORE, use code G6UNDC9W in your shopping bag for your name to go into the monthly drawing.

I am also entering this one in the Valentine challenge at  CASology

Coffee Valentine?

It's Day 11 of the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker. Todays card is from card exchange partner in the Coffee Loving Papercrafters group. It uses a mix of supplies. The scallop stitched mat is from Wplus9, the design paper is from Lil' Inker Designs and the stamp set is a JessicaLynn Original. I didn't do a lot of coloring but I did color the coffee cup with Copic markers.

Love You So Much

I'm back with today's card for the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker, I used some more new goodies from Lil' Inker. The Love You Greeting die and the Silly Stitched die. I cut them out with watercolor paper and used Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors in pink and gold.
I am entering this one in a few challenges 
Casology

CAS on Sunday is also Valentine

and 

The White on White challenge at Less is More

Negative Coloring

It's Day 8 of the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker. Today I am trying my hand at a technique I saw Jennifer McGuire use on her blog, negative coloring. There are many coloring mediums you can use for this technique, Watercolors, Copic markers, Distress inks pretty much any medium it's just for some like the watercoloring you will have to ask the image as I did.
To make my card I stamped the image from the Precious Poppies set from Sweet 'n Sassy stamps with Versafine Black Onyx ink and the watercolored around it leaving the image uncolored. The greeting is from the set Keep in Touch, Too. 

Super Bowl Woes

We have been invited to a super bowl get together so I decided to share some handmade kindness  and make a thank you card for the hosts, they are huge Panther fans so I to use Carolina colors.

Why did I title this super bowl woes? It's because I love both teams, I have been a Bronco fan for a long time even before I moved to Colorado but living there made me a bigger fan. Carolina I have always loved since they joined the league being a sorta home town team. So who do I want to win? well I would love to see Payton go out with a win, since everyone says he will retire at the end of the year, but since I am now living in North Carolina I have to pull for the Panthers. 

I used this cute Cocoa Loves Football image from Sweet n' Sassy Stamps and colored it up with Copic markers for day 7 of the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker.

Bloom

Happy Saturday!

It's time for another challenge at Addicted to CAS, and our code word is Bloom.

I love snow but I have to say, I am ready to see some blooms and spring!

for my card I used a new set from Lil' Inker Inky Flowers. This is also for Day 6 of the 30 Day Coloring Challenge at The Daily Marker. I embossed the image in gold embossing powder and then used distress inks to create my background.

Hope you will play along.

Birthday Blooms

I'm back with today's card for the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker. 

better late than never right? I used Copic markers to color up this gorgeous flower from Stampin Up. The set is Birthday Blooms and it's in the Occasions catalog as well as the designer paper Birthday Bouquet, and it has some gorgeous patterns. You can find it all in my Stampin Up Store. If you place an order using code MF374TDX you will be entered into a drawing for a prize. This code will be good through Midnight EST Feb 28th.

I am entering this one in the Mod Squad challenge of 

Hearts and Flowers, to use either hearts, flowers or both.

30 Day Coloring Challenge Day 4

Happy Friday! 

This one is yesterday's card for the coloring challenge but I am just getting a chance to blog it. I used Copic markers on this sweet lamb image from My Favorite Things. The stitched frame is from Lil Inkers and the embossing folder is Stampin Up.  A mix of supplies for this Valentine's card. 

If you want to join in on the coloring fun you can find all the details at The Daily Marker.

I am entering this one in the Have a Heart challenge at 

Simon Says Wednesday 

30 Day Coloring Challenge Day 3

Happy Wednesday! 

 It's day 3 for the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker and on today's card I am watercoloring with re-inkers. I just love this set from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Have you seen the Occasions catalog? there are so many fabulous products in there and the best thing is from now until March 31st for every $50 in product you can get a free product, the set I used Honeycomb Happiness is one of them. Ask me for a special code to use when you place your order to go into a drawing for a prize.

30 Day Coloring Challenge Day 2

It's Day 2 of the 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker and today I tried my hand at some no line coloring, and I definitely need practice. I used an image from the Stampin Up set Butterfly Basics (one of my favorites) and inked it up with some Sidewalk from Brutus Monroe and then colored it in with Zig Clean Color markers. The Stitched mat I used is from Lil' Inker Designs.  I am entering this one in a couple challenges    The Paper Players  Tic-Tac-Toe challenge, I went across the top

and 

Simon Says Wednesday 

Anything Goes

Let's Color

Today is the first day of Kathy Racoosin's 30 day coloring challenge at The Daily Marker. I am hoping to get some coloring done every day in February despite the construction still happening in my studio. If you love to color you should play along for the fun. Today I colored my image using Copic markers. It doesn't have to be markers it can be any medium you choose. The stamp I used is from Impression Obsession and the greeting is from Hero Arts.