Happy Birthday

Happy Monday,

I know Mondays are usually slow, no-motivation days so I thought I would share this little cute with you :

Doesn't she just brighten your day? I hope so!!

I used the current sketch at CPS

And a little close-up :

I am also entering this card in the following challenges :

Paper Sundaes - clean and simple

Sundays With Crissy - Birthday

Well, I hope your Monday just got a little brighter.

Have a good day

Alexis



Sketchy Sunday

Hello Crafty World!!

I had a productive/ creative morning and I wanted to share some of my creations. I seem to have followed alot of sketches this morning so that is what I am going to show you. First I will start with the sketch and then I will show you my interpretation.

** warning, this is a photo heavy post **

I hope you enjoy the eye candy as much as I enjoyed creating them.

Sketchbook Saturday Sketch :

and mine :

This little cutie was created with my Cricut.

I did some faux stitching and some real stitching.

I am also entering this card in the

Crazy 4 Challenges - Child's Birthday Challenge

The next sketch is from

The Sweet Stop

 (I didn't realize it was supposed to be Valentine's - OOPPS)

and my interpretation :

Sketchy Time

Good Morning Fellow Crafters

It's Saturday, the sun is shining and it's a long weekend (in Canada) - what more could a girl ask for?

Not much really!!

Last night I had some crafty time and decided to play along with a sketch challenges.

The card is for the sketch at :

CPS

I did a square card so my dimensions are a bit different :

And a close up of the coloring :

What do you think?

Hopefully you like!!

I am off to enjoy the beautiful day.

Take care.

Hugs

xxxxxxxxxx

Alexis

One Of A Kind & Hello Friend

Hello everyone,

Just in case you missed my exciting announcement this morning,

You can read about it here.

But for this afternoon I have two cards to show you that I threw together last night. I had the pre-colored images just sitting on the table - begging to be used. So this is the result.

Card # 1

I used the sketch at CPS

I flipped it to make it vertical

Cute, hey??!

Card #2

I used the colors from : Color Q

I am submitting this for the Wee Memories - Party Time challenge, as well

Well, I hope you enjoyed popping by. Thanks for coming.

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Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. ~Norm Papernick

~Alexis

Birthdays are the Best!

Birthdays really are the best, don't cha think?

I love birthdays - I always have. From as early on as I can remember - I have always loved my birthday. My mom always made each of us kids feel so special on our big day. Being the youngest of 5 it was always so nice to feel like the "STAR" for the day. Growing up we didn't have alot of money but our birthday parties were always the best!! They weren't fancy or expensive, but they really were memorable!!

Thanks mom for all the great birthdays!!

Anyways, on to the card du jour.

I created this little cutie using the following challenges :

Sketch from CPS - love this sketch because it provides a great inspiration for multiple patterned papers (all on the same card- which can be a little tricky...)

Lily of the Valley - green and peach

Make it Colorful - coloring backgrounds

Isn't she darling!! I had so much fun coloring her. I LOVE the unsual color combo. It's right up my alley.

For the Make it Colorful background challenge I decided to draw in a room horizon. I just took the Copic multi-liner and hand drew the wall and floor. It made it easy to fill in the background.

 I am also going to include a snap shot of the copic markers I used :

Well, I hope you like!!

See - green and peach really can go together.

Don't be afraid to try unique color combos - you may be surprised at what the outcome will be!!

Have a great day.

this card is for all of you out there in blog-land with April birthdays!!

Happy Birthday!!

It Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Christmas cards, that is!!

I am putting together an order for my sister who doesn't live by me. She will be visiting us around Easter and she has gathered her list of cards for the next year, so I am trying to get them all done before that!!

Today I am showing a little set of Christmas thank-you's.

My inspiration was the current sketch at : Card Patterns

and the CCAYR Challenge : ovals

I know, I know - you are all probably thinking "Christmas cards already???". But it's better to be prepared than be scurrying at the las minute. What can I say - my sister is a planner. ;)

If you want to play along with the Christmas Card All Year Round challenge, you can check out all of the details here. And you have a whole month to get your cards in!!

Okay, well, I am off to enjoy the sun while it's still showing it's beautiful face.

Have a good day.

~Alexis



You Make Me Smile!

Hey Everyone,

This afternoon I was browsing through some of my favourite blogs. One of my friends had posted a card she made using some of her new buttons.  And I remembered that I had also bought some new buttons and it sparked the need for me to want to break them out!!

 I created a card using the new CPS Sketch and some new Nikki Sivils patterned paper.

Love this little turtle.

Well, my computer has been giving me troubles and it has taken me over an hour to post this, so I gotta run!!

Have a great night!!

~Alexis

Summertime In Winter

Evening Ladies,

Tonight I have a card to show you that is very bright and cheery.

This week over at Copic Oz they have challenged us to create a 'Summertime" card using yellows and greens. I was thrilled to join in. Here on the west coast of Canada - we are full swing into winter - and with Christmas having just passed - a summertime inspired card is just what I needed.

I decided to use this little cute bear holding an ice cream. Ice cream totally reminds me of summer. (It's one of my daughters favorite treats) The copics I used for the bear are : Y32, Y35 AND Y38. The ice cream is a combo of : YG11, YG13 & YG63 YG67 (with a little touch of RV29)

I also used the current challenge over at : CPS

which is to pick a past sketch a create a new project.

I chose CPS #120

Hope you enjoy this Sunshiny Inspiration!!

Thanks, Alexis

CPS & Color Q - Halloween

Happy Sunday Everyone,
And a happy Sunday it is!!
I finally had some time to just play with my paper and stamps!!
It's been a while and man - way overdue!!
I feel like I could sit there all day and create!!

But it's Sunday and that means laundry, cleaning and groceries, and on top of that I have a class to teach this afternoon. But it's a beautiful fall day and I'm looking forward to it!! My husband is going to cook and roast dinner while I'm at class (a rarity that he is cooking) and I get to come home to a home cooked meal. Yum! Yum!

But for today I have a halloween card. My niece loves Halloween so I think I will send it to her. She'll get a kick out of it.

I used the sketch at CPS and the colors from Color Q. It also qualifies for the Papertake challenge this week - 3 For All!! I included 3 bats, 3 sentiments, the pieces of patterned paper and 3 purple rhinestone. Hope you like.

And I LOVE these sparkly bats. I used a die cut from the LCS and paired it with the sparkly paper from American crafts. I die cut 30 of them and will also use them in a project for my daughters classes halloween treats. Stay tuned for that project!!

Well, have a fabulous Sunday. Get out and enjoy the beautiful weather if you live on the West Coast of Canada!! It's gorgeous!!

~Alexis



Crazy For Challenges & CPS

How is everyone?!! Hopefully your week has gotten off to a good start. You know what's great about Mondays? They only come once a week. lol!! ; )

Anyways, on to the good stuff. Here is a card I created with 2 different challenges in mind. I used the current sketch over at CPS #175.

And the current challenge at :

 Crazy 4 Challenges is to use :

RED, WHITE AND BLACK.

Here's my take :

This little cutie is a stamp from one of my all time favourite companies : Whippersnapper Designs. Her name is Missy Mouse. I colored her with Copic markers. Here is a close-up of here :

Well, I'm hoping everyone's week goes by really quick and we can get back to enjoying our weekends!!

I'll be back to post some more cards later.

~Alexis

Who Loves A Fat Cat? I Do!!

Hello, hello!!

So I was busy coloring away the other night and I was working on some images from - who else - Penny Black. I love these lttle guys. I purchased a whole acrylic set and haven't really had much time to make any cards with them. I wanted to use some striped paper I got - on clearance - the other day. Here's what I came up with. They are all similar but I use different sketches to put them together.

(side note - I'm thoroughly happy that I made atleast 5 of each of these cards so now I have some for my stash.)

Card # 1

I used the current sketch challenge at Card Patterns (its a good one!!)

Card # 2

It's using the sketch from The Sweetest Thing

 

and a closeup of the coloring :

Card # 3

for the sketch at CPS

 

another close-up:

HAPPY FAT CAT!!

Card # 4 

I used the sketch from I{heart}to Stamp -  A Sketch for You To Try

yet another close-up

and

 Card #5

I just made these with the scraps on my table.

For the fun of it!!

I told you they were all similar but each a little different. I love these little cats!! I have colored more so I'm sure you'll see more in the future!! And I also picked up a few Whippersnapper Stamps and can't wait to use those, either!! Maybe I'll start right now!! Gotta run...

Hope you enjoyed!!

~Alexis

Tempting Tuesday Trio

Good Morning,

I had grand plans of continuing on my roll last week, but the weekend came - we went away and so my posting was non-existent. I did take a few projects away with me to work on, so I wasn't totally craft free, but I mostly worked on upcoming classes so I don't have anything to show from that. I do, however, have a few cards to show you from last night. I was busy creating and I will have more to post later... but here is what's on the menu this morning :

Card # 1

This is a simple card I created for the sketch over at Simple & Clean -

Card # 2 :

I know, this next card is a strange color combo and a bit of a different layout but I really like how it turned out. My mom has just bought a new trailer and site to put in on and is very excited - so I'm going to pop this little card in the mail for her. It fits into a few challenges :

1. Saturday Spotlight : slick -

 the clouds and all the tiny windows are slick. I used diamond glaze on them to create this "wet" effect.

2. The layout is from CPS

3. The color combo is from Color Q

Card # 3 :

This card was made using the sketch from : EBTKS

and the color combo was taken from : Curtain Call Challenge over at Stacey's Stamping Stage

This was the first time I've actually used my "fence" border punch from Martha Stewart and I think it looks really cute!! What about you?

Okay, well, I off to check out everyone else's blog (which I LOVE to do) and I'll be back later to post some more!!

Ta ta for now!!

~Alexis

4 for Thursday

Don't forget to click here for the blog candy giveaway!!
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Today I have 4 cards to show you. The first 3 are kind of similar but with thier own quirks. I have to admit... I think I've made more valentine cards this year than any other year!! And I'm in depserate need of a change of holiday!! But here are a few more for all my mushy, gushy friends.

This one is for the sketch challenge over at CPS 

The second is for the Papertake sketch challenge :

The third is for the Jacksonbell blog challenge : LOVE

 

and a card using scraps from my table -

JUST FOR THE HALIBUT!! : )

I actually made 3, as you can see from the picture. Like I mentioned, I'm kinda valentine'd out so this birthday trio was a welcome change. And the springy paper from Imanginsce is so refreshing!!

Have a great day!!

~Alexis