Happy Thanksgiving...

Hi All,

I know that that this week is Turkey day for you guys in the States so I am wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving... ours here in Canada was last month. Phil and I will be enjoying a rare vacation afternoon off together. Maybe we will get some football in...
Well  it is time for another Copic Marker Scrapbooking design release. Be sure to stop by to see what the rest of the team has been up to.
I know everyone is getting ready to go off shopping and enjoying a long weekend so here is my card this week.

The Scarecrow I used the following markers: YR04, YR07, YR13, YR15, YR24, Y08 Y13, B45,B93, YG17, YG67, E21, R05, R20, R39

I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend.
I will see everyone soon. Have been working hard on some Christmas cards and hope to post them soon, if work does not keep me away from the computer as it has the last few months.
Take care and see you soon
Diane

Happy Halloween!!!

Good Morning Everyone, Well I am on my way out the door to do a Haunted House with Phil and the kids to raise money for hospitality dinners for shut ins and those who do not have enough food to make a good meal. But before I do that I wanted to get this post out. Over at Copic Marker Scrapbooking they are releasing some really cool Halloween images go check it out. So here are the images for this release that I made...

Cat and Pumpkin

Copic Colours used: E13, E35, E50, BV17, BV20, B00, YG06, YG11


Mice at Play

Copic Colours used: YR07, YR16, YR20, E13, E15, E51, R00, R20, R46, YG67, YG91, W1, W5


Candy Apple

Copic Colours Used: YR07, YR14, YR24, E11, E15, E51. R000, R20, R39, R46, BV29, BV31, BV33, Y13, Y38, T0, T2, N4

 Check out what the rest of the design team have to offer... They do fantastic work. Hope you all have a great day and a Happy Halloween!! See ya soon... Di

Tea Time

Good Morning all, I hope everyone is doing well this fine morning. I have been rather busy for the last few weeks. Work has me going crazy and I am now training for a new post! Oh boy, I hope it does not change my hours to much. All will be known by the end of this week with the mini shift bid we will have to do. Ahh well what can we do I am just hoping that I will still be able to have my belated honeymoon in a couple of weeks as they promised me that it would still be honoured. That is good as I had to start this new job I was in till last week 2 days after getting married 2 years ago. But I digress Tonight I am posting my cards that I made for Copic Marker Scrapbooking Go over and take a look at what the design team came up with the cards are amazing!!! So as to not drag it out more then I have to here are my cards for today:

The copics I used for this card are:B01, B02, B05, B26, BG16, G07, G14, V05, RV000, RV34

The copics i used on this card are: W0, E00, E33, E35, E40, E41, RV10, RV19, RV85, V91, BV04, BV20, B01, B05, BG10, YG67. Hope everyone has a great day!! See you soon and thanks for stopping by. Di

Day at the Circus Card

Good Morning everyone,

I am hoping everyone is having a good day. Today CSM has brought out some new digi images, Circus images. These images are just to cute for words! Hope you like them... Here is the card I made:

The paper I used is just a paper I had hanging around and not real sure where I got it.
Ribbon is one I got from Lens Mills that I could buy by the yard.
The copics I used are: R00,R11, R20,R35, R39, RV000, RV02, RV10, RV21, V000, V04, V05, B00,B01, B02, BV04, BV11, BV20, BG10, BG23, BG34 E13,E51, Y00, Y13, Y15

Go over and check out the other great creations the girls made. Have a great day!!
Diane

Christmas Cards Started!!

Good Morning Everyone,

Well it is official I have started my new Christmas cards. Yup I am getting a jump start, normally I don't start till way closer to Christmas but I am trying something new this year... preparation, neat concept for me.

The image I got was from Just Inked you should go over and check it out they are great images!! So here are the details on this little beauty.

Image Used: Just Inklined Digi Stamp Maude Merry Christmas

Paper: Count down to Christmas stack

Charm and Button: from my own collection

Copic Colours: E00, E15, E35, E47, E53, R11 R20, R27, R39, R46, T10, T1, T2, T6, G07, G29, YG00, BV20, BV23, BV29.

I used glossy accents on both the glasses and boots.

Hope everyone has a great day!
Diane

Wedding Box

Good Morning Everyone,

Today I am being showcased on CSM what an honor I sent Colleen the picture of the 3 tier wedding caked I for my parents 59th wedding anniversary. I filled it up with candy for them and they loved it.

Okay so what I used to make this:
Image is from just inked, isn't it fun!
The paper for the tops and bottoms is called Mr & Mrs.
The butterfly's: Color Me Butterflies - these were coloured with LuminArts
Flowers are from the Dollar Store and I misted them with LuminArts
Ribbon from Michaels
The Copic colours: E00, R20, R00, R11, RV66, RV19, BV29, BV20, C01,
C03, Y00, Y15, B01,B02, Y14, Y24, Y00
Glossy Accent on her glasses and the wine glasses

I hope you like it! Have a great day and we will see you soon
Diane

Tulip and Mushroom card

Good Morning Everyone.

I hope that all of you had a wonderful weekend. Mine is Sunday and Mondays so I am still enjoying it and I have a bonus because a very close friend of mine is here from Washington State and is staying with me for the weekend. I may even get visitation rights again for a least one or so more weekends before she goes home in mid Sept.

Anyways I am getting side tracked. The cards I made for Copic Marker Scrapbooking today are Tulip card and Mushroom Card.

So lets start with the details for the Tulip card and here they are:
Paper I used is: Animal Crackers - Ella DieCut flowers
Butterflies: Color Me Butterflies - these were coloured with LuminArts in the following colours: Razzleberry, Stargazer, Pink Grapefruit, and Jasmine...(Now these butterflies you will see on a piece that I will be adding as soon as I get all the info together on what I used and such).
Copic Colours: Tulips - Y00,Y113,Y15,Y38
Leaves and Stems - YG00, YG11, YG13, G29

The second card I made is the Mushroom Card and here are the details on that one.
Flowers - Iced Got Flowers?
Glitter - Studio G Glitter Glue
Paper - Stamping Up - Paisley and Dots I think it was called
Ribbon - Just some I had laying around from my own stock
Buttons - Dragon Flies and Bees were from the collection I got from my mom so anyone can guess where she got them from
Copic Colours: Flowers, leaves and grass - Y00 Y13, Y38, YR04, YR14, YR24, YG00, YG11, YG13, YG23
Mushrooms - BG02, BG10, BG15, BV17, BV20, R00, RV19, RV55, RV66.

So there you have it please go over to Copic Marker Scrapbooking head lady, Colleen's blog and check out all the fantastic work done by the girls.

Hope you have a great day
Diane

Jack and the Bean Stock set.

Good Morning All,

Let me start off by saying I am sorry I have not posted in so long but my basement had a flood in it a few weeks ago and I am still trying to get things back to the way they were. Phil has now put a sub floor in and I am hoping that is the end to the moving my craft room back and forth for awhile. This is the cause of me not having the list of colours I used on these cards. Also I am getting ready for surgery that I will be having on June 6th and between the pain and the doctors appointments I have had and of course work I have had little time to play around. But no more with the excuses I will be trying to post on a More regular bases from now on.

Now on to the new cards! These cards are from Copic Marker Scrapbooking set Jack and the Bean Stock. This set is available to get and if you follow this link to Colleen's website it will give you all the details. If you read the who blog you will see you have a chance to win some great prizes!! So go over and take a look, you won't be disappointed and you will love the new set.
Here are my creations for this set.

I hope you all have a wonderful day and I will see you again soon.
Diane

We Love Guy Gondron!! (Fundraiser)

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Colleen

If you’re a member of the CMS community, there’s no need to explain who Guy is. If you casually collect our freebies, allow me to explain.

Guy is our very talented resident artist. You can check out his work at protoguy.org, or his blog at Work in Progress. He has drawn most of our amazing digital stamps. (I’m to blame for the less than awesome ones.) Guy has been my best friend for the past ten years. He is without a doubt the nicest, most talented person I know. God broke the mold with him.

Guy is having a rough time now. He was recently diagnosed with throat cancer. You can read about it in greater depth on his blog if you like, he’s keeping a fantastic journal there. I cannot begin to explain how this has affected the CMS community. For most of us, Guy is our “Art Hero”. We love him to pieces and it breaks our hearts to know he has to fight this. We’re determined he will not be fighting alone.

So, we are having a fundraiser. We are selling a zip file with every single digital stamp Guy has ever drawn for CMS in it. That’s like a bazillion images. The zip file is affordably priced at $10. Every last penny paid for the zip file will go directly to Guy, so that he can manage his medical bills and living expenses through treatment. Please help us out.

The file is available here: http://shop.copicmarkerscrapbooking.com/STMP-Guy-Fundraiser-STMP-Guy-Fundraiser.htm

Here is my favorite ever stamp that Guy has drawn for CMS, enjoy it.

Double post for Copic Marker Scrapbooking Design Team

Good Morning All,

Before I head off to to work today I am posting my two cards I made for Copic Marker Scrapbook , you should head over there and check out their stuff!

My first card is Bunny with Flowers, this little digi guy is too cute! I can also say that I have started my Easter cards! Yeah me, this is a first normally I am rushing a day before to finish everything, hmmm this maybe a new trend for me... Probably not.
I used a Easter word paper that i got from Michaels for the background it seemed to fit with this little guy. The Copics I used are:
Bunny: R00, R20, E00, E11,E13, E35, E50.
Flowers: Y00,Y38, YR23,YG03, G24
Bows: BV00, BV08, BV11, BV17, BV31
and Background: W0, W1, W3

The Flower in a vase card I can not take full credit for my DH gave me a suggestion and I ran with it he told me to put the lines in on the flowers and the brown dots. I think it turned out very cool. The background paper was from a Christmas stack I received from my mother, it has a hint of glitter in it. The button and the ribbon was from the stash I have laying around in this mess I call my workroom. The copics I used for this piece are:
Flowers: E41, E50, E49, YG03, Y06, YR23
Leaves: YG00, YG11, YG63, YG67, G00, G11, G14, G21, G24
Vase: Y15,YR23,YR31

Well I am off to work I hope everyone has a wonderful day and I will see you all very soon.
Diane

Birthday Teddy

Good Morning All,

This morning I am posting my sisters birthday card. I found this adorable digi stamp at Beccy's Place it was a free download. There are a ton of images that are just to cute for words, You should go check it out.
The patterned paper I used is Birthday lingo by Sandylion that I got from Michaels. The metal flowers came from the Dollar store. I coloured the image with Copics. The colours I use are:
Bear: E00, E13, E15, E21, E35, E50, R20, R00
Cupcake: Y00, Y08, Y38, R00, R20, RV02, BV00, BV02, BV13 and BV31
I shaded around it with W00, W03 and N0
I hope my sister will like it.
Have a wonderful day and we will see ya soon!
Diane

I am a designer for Copic Marker Scrapbooking

Hi All,
Sorry it has been awhile since I have posted but I have been fighting a kidney stone... lately the kidney stone has been beating me and I was in the hospital Wed and Thurs morning only to find out that I have a stone in both kidneys... oh joy or bliss. Anyways that is neither here nor there I wanted to share the good new with you all I am now a design team member for Copic Marker Scrapbooking. The card I have done here was from the Fantasy Digital Stamp Set. I hope you like it. I love the this dragon it reminds me of Lord of the Rings.
Have a wonderful day I am off now to get some rest I will try and post more very soon.

All the best
Diane

Challenge #67 - Scoopy Scallops!!!

Hi All,
I hope everyone has had a great week... I am back again to post my latest Kraftin' Kimmie challenge, This week is Scoopy Scallops, here is the guidelines that we have to work with...Her theme for you is Scoopy Scallops! So just make sure you're using scallops somewhere on your card....with your Nesties or a border punch.....super fun scoopy scallops!! Seeing as I didn't have either I decided to use a scallop type of ribbon.

The stamp I used is Crissy's Cuties "Tree Fairy". The card is made of recycled paper and the background paper: Rose colour shimmer paper from a pack I got at the Dollar Store and the patterned paper is from K&Company Floral and letter plain paper. The pearls are from the Dollar Store as well they are Crafts Self Adhesive pearls The Copics I used are:
Wings: W0, W1, W5.
Dress: R00, RV10, RV19,RV34, YG03, YG11, YG67
Face, hand, legs: E00, E50, R20
Hair: Y00, Y06, Y08, Y11, Y15, YR14, E15
Tree Branch and Leaves and leaves in her hair: E15,E33, E35, E37, YR14, YG03, YG11, YG13, YG41, and YG67.

Well I hope you have a great night everyone see ya soon.
Diane

Challenge #66 - A Super Sketch from Elaine!!

Hi All,
I am now posting a card for this weeks Kraftin' Kimmies Challenge we have to follow the following layout that was supplied to use here it is:



For this one I used the beautiful Ophelia stamp, I just love fairies and this one was so much fun to do. The inside of the card says: Thanks for stopping by. The background paper is not black it is really hunter green.

Here is what I used to make this card. The paper was from a Valentines Stack that I got from Michaels last year and the stamp was from well Kraftin' Kimmies! I didn't use any embellishments because I thought the the image was enough. The copics I used to make this were:
Dress and leggings: G000, G05, G07, G14, G17, G28, BG10.
Wings, Bodice of dress, and ribbons: V000, RV000, RV02, RV34, R85
Skin and Hair: E00, R20, E21, Y00, Y11, Y21, Y38, E08, E16, R08
Bird: B01,BG15 and R20
Rocks: W0, W1, W3, W5, W7
Back ground: C1, YG11 and B60

I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.
Have a wonderful weekend!!
Diane

Challenge #65 - A Recipe!!!

Hi All,
Well do to the curve ball life throws at us I was unable to post my card for Kraftin' Kimmies Challenge, but I thought what the heck I will post it now. Here are the guide lines for this challenge: Recipe Challenge for ya: THREE main colours, TWO patterned papers, ONE ribbon and ONE button!! The stamp that I used for this is Puddles of Love. I just love this little cutie. I am hoping it will bring the spring on quicker, I know I am not holding my breath as it snowed again today...YUCK!
The card stock I used on this was from a school days stack and card stock I purchased at Michaels, the ribbon was from the vast collection I have accumulated over the years and the button came from my mom who gave me a bunch of new buttons. The copics I used on this piece were, for the Coat and hat: Y08,Y38, YR23 and R46. The skirt was done with V06, V08 and V17, the boots R29,R46,R59 V06 and V08. Flesh and hair: E00, R20, YR08, Y38 E15 and the background was done with B00.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day.
Diane

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #64 - Seeing Red!!!

Good Afternoon everyone,

Well I am back again this week I missed last week because of a sick husband. But I am back this week to take part in the Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #64 Seeing Red. It being so close to Valentines day I could not resist but to do Josephine, I just love her. I used Valentine paper that I got from Michael's Craft Store some years ago and The buttons I have been collecting for awhile with a little help from my mom who had a ton. I coloured her with copics. I don't have a list of the colours I used because I did her at work in my down time between calls. I will have to try and make sure to write them down in the future. Anyways I hope that you like her. Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.
Diane

Thanks a bunch

Good Morning All and Happy Sunday,

This morning I have done yet another thank you card for my cousin to use. This one is is popcorn bear from the Thanks A Bunch set. I just love him he is so cute. This little guys is going to be entered into the following challenges:
Stamp Something , Cute Something
Wee Memories , Challenge #40 FREE YOUR CREATIVITY and
Paper Cutz Challenge , Paper Cutz Challenge #75 It's your Choice

I coloured him with copics, and added a few flowers at the bottom to kinda jazz him up. All paper I used is pieces I had floating around my craft room and decided they seemed to follow the right colour scheme that I was aiming for. The copic colours I used on this piece are:
For the Bear: E00, E11, E15, E33, E35, E51 and R14
For the Duck: Y00,Y08, Y11, Y38 and YR 16
For the flowers: E37, E47, E49, E71, YG13, YG63, G21, G99, YG00, Y00, Y21, YR14, R08, R27, E08, E09.

Hope you have a wonderful day.
Diane

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #61

Hi All,
Well it is time for another Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge so here are the details on this weeks challenge:
Now this week's challenge is brought to us by our newest Krafty Girl, the Amazing ANGIE!!! The challenge is called Fancy Florals and Angie wants us to use flowers on our creations.....flowers in your paper, in your image, flower embellishments, flower charms, punches or die cuts!

I figured that I would do another fairy stamp not only because I love them so much but because it is going to be part of a set that I send to my cousin who was in the hospital through Christmas and was not released till New Years and still has a very long road to recovery. She has tons of people that she wants to send thank you cards to so this will be just one of the bunch I send for her to use.

Anyways this is a short post today as I have to be off and running into the universe to get everything done before the weekend. Hope you all have a great day.
Diane

Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge #60

Hi All,

Tonight I am finally done my card for Kraftin' Kimmies Challenge #60 Time to Unwind...
and that means NO ribbon, NO twine, NO string, trim or lace...no fibres of any kind! Eeek! That's quite a challenge for some of us, isn't it!?

This stamp of the fairy and horse is a really fun stamp to play with. I tried several different colour combos and finally this is the one I like the best.

I used copics with it and I have listed the colours that I used below. I used paper from a Christmas pack that I got from my mother. The gems were from the dollar store.
The copics I used are as follows:
Horse: E09, E15, E37
Mane: E35, E37, YR14, YR24
Girl: E00, R20, RV000, V12, V06, BG09, BG15, BG18, RV19, RV34
Hair: Y11, Y13, Y23, YR24
Shading: W0, W1, W3, W5, W9

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful evening.
Diane

Oriental Card

Good Morning everyone,

Today I am posting an oriental card that I made using stickers and rub-ons. I had these stickers for sometime now and could never figure out how to mount them up on a card so that would look different and cool. Till, that is, my friend Shirley gave me some oriental rub-ons to try. And here is the end result.
I coloured it with Copics and ran the paper through the cuttlebug. I think the hardest part of doing this card was getting the semi circle corners cut out so that they would layer up correctly.
I hope you like it.
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.
Diane.