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Happy Wednesday

All of my blogging friends.

I have been pretty busy this past week. I finally seem to be falling back into the regular routine. Summer kinda threw me off a bit - and I didn't even know it. But it's nice to have my daughter back in school and back to a regular schedual. Hope everyone else is doing good aswell.

Today is new challenge day at : Fab 'n Funky

This week's challenge is a recipe challenge.

1 - Ribbon

2 - Patterned Papers

3 - Buttons, brads or gems

Here is what I came up with :

Isn't he sweet??!!

Love this little fella...

I used the sketch this week from The Sweetest Thing :

And I am also entering this card for the Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes challenge

Well, I do hope you will join us over at : Fab 'n Funky

We would love to see you!!

Have a great day!!

Big Hugs

~Alexis



Bonsai Bear

Happy Wednesday,

It's challenge day at Fab 'n Funky

this week we are doing a bingo challenge.

I went with : Embellishment, Digi Image and Flower(s)

This week the sponsor was Just Some Lines

I decided to play along with the challenge using Bonsai Bear

I used the current sketch over at The Sweetest Thing

Here is a detail shot of the little tulle trim on the bottom :

and the Copics I used :

I hope you like this little baby card.

Have a great day!!

We hope you will go over and join in the fun!!

Fab 'n Funky



Back to School - Cool Blue

Hello lovely ladies (and gentlemen - if there are any...)

Today I am going to show you a fun and cute card that I made for my niece. She lives in Alberta, Canada and has already gone back to school but I haven't mailed this off yet. What can I say, better late than never.

I always like to get my nieces a little something for back to school. This year was no differrent. I phoned my sister and asked what she thought I should get for my niece this year. She is 9. She said that the best thing I could do was to make her some beaded bracelets and send them up. (I was with my niece in the summer and we made beaded stretchy bracelets and apparantly she has not taken hers off since we saw her. LOL) So thats what I did. I made about 10 of them and they are going in the mail today.

Here is the card that will accompany them :

Blue is my niece's favourite color so I hope she likes this.

Here is a quick snapshot of the inside :

I used the sketch from The Sweetest Thing :

(flipped on it's side)

I am also entering this card in the following challenges :

Wee Memories : Back to school

Totally Gorjuss : As you like

Stamp Something : Back to school

Okay, well I better run!!

Have a great day.

~Alexis

Seeing In Sepia

Hello Everyone,

I haven't had the chance to share yet today so I thought I would pop in with a little card.

Today I made a card for the Delightful Sketches challenge : Celebrate

I also used the challenge at Make It Colorful blog : monocramatic

and I used the sketch at : The Sweetest Thing

(I flipped it on it's side)

It also qualifies for the distressing challenge at Paper Sundaes

I haven't taken the time to dabble with sepia coloring in a LONG time. But it really is one of my favorite looks. I'm a suckers for sepia photos so it's no surprise that I like the look of sepia coloring.

And I love this crazy little girl in her frilly dress and static hair!! Too cute. She is one of my favorite from the Mo Manning stamps found at Stampin' Bella.

Thanks for taking the time to pop by. I hope you liked this little card.

Have a good great day!!

~Alexis

A Little Peak...

Good Evening,

Tonight I have a quick little peak for you...

Upcoming class available at Precious Memories.

Keep your eyes peeled for the February calendar.

Enjoy the eye candy :

I hope you like these little cuties.

Stamps are Sealed With A Little Kiss stamps

colored with Copic Markers.

I can't wait for this class. I love these little ladies.

I am submitting this card for the Sweetest Thing sketch this week.

And this one for the Papertake Weekly challenge : Anything Goes

and the Anything Goes challenge : "C"

C - IS FOR COPICS AND CUTIES

And the third card is being submitted for the

Crazy for Challenges : celebrate something challenge

This card celebrates friendship. The inside reads "It take a long time...to grow an old friend"

&

the Stamp Something challenge - glitter

(the burgundy paper is glitter. I added glitter to the flower centers and there is celery bling rhinestones around the image)

Hope you enjoyed!!

Have a good night.

Thanks, 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

A Little Trio For You!!

So, when making cards I don't often stray from my usual A2 (4 1/4" X 5 1/2") size. But the current challenge over at the Cards blog is to create mini cards. I thought this would be fun to try. The stipulation on the size is : NO BIGGER THAN 3".

In the first photo I will show the cards with a typical 500ml bottle of water - just so you can get a feel for the actual size. I REALLY enjoyed making these and I think they turned out adorable. I used digital images from Dustin Pike. If you haven't seen his images - you NEED to check him out and he often releases freebie downloads too!! And all his images are too cute for words. This is a great way to get images for different sizes of cards. All I did was resize it before I printed it off. Too easy.

 Anyways, here they are :

I used the current sketch over at Card Patterns for the first one I'm going to show you.

And it also fits in to the Stampin' Royalty challenge : GREEN

Card # 2 used the sketch over at 2S4Y :

and a close-up of the image :

I really like the effect that the soft feather gives. Stay tuned for other "feathered" cards. (I picked up some great ones the other day and haven't had a chance to use them yet - but I will soon!!)

and Card # 3 used the sketch from The Sweetest Thing

and a closeup of the image, again

I colored all of the images with Copics.

Told you - the images are SO cute. You REALLY need to hop over and check out Dustin Pike's blog!! I'm a huge fan of his work!! And you can be sure to see me use other images, soon. I bought the whole March 4th release. (and think it's all adorable) If you want to see another card I made using images from Dustin Pike

- click here -

Well, I hope you like all of the cards. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think!! I love reading everyone's comments and then I usually end up purusing your blog, aswell!! I love new inspiration and ideas.

Have a good Wednesday!!

~Alexis

Made from a cereal box!!

Don't forget to click here, to be eligible for a huge blog candy loot!!

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So this first creation was triggered by the
Everything but the Kitchen Sink challenge,

(which is to use a box top or cereal box to create any project)
 fun, right?!!

I have been wanting to do a project for myself for a while but I never can find the time. Well, this morning was a time for creating for me. I enjoy playing along with various challenges and my pathetic form of remembering the challenges has been post-it. Post-it in my purse, post-its beside my computer and post-its scattered over my crafting table. It's been a mess. I came across a package of memo pads that my mother-in-law had found when cleaning out her office.

I decided to make a cover for the pad and now I have an adorable note keeping package. And it can live in my purse or wherever and it still looks cute!! When one pad is full, I can just grab another and put it in the cover.

I used a beautiful paper from Basic Grey and green ribon (my favourite color). I love how it came out. My husband wants me to make him a manly one for his medication routine journal. Stay tuned for that!! 

And with the left over scraps I made a cute card for The Sweetest Thing sketch challenge

I will be posting more soon, so come back and check for more inspiration!!

Have a happy Saturday!!

I Survived!!

So, as I stated in my previous post, last night I had my to teach my first card class at a local craft store (Precious Memories). I was a little nervous before I went but there was no need. The ladies were wonderful and we had a great time. The class was a glitter class, so of course, I came home covered in little glitter spots. I had a great time!! And I'm sending a
~ BIG THANKYOU~
 to all of the ladies who came out and joined me for my first class.

Later this month I am doing a Whippersnapper Meets Watercolor Class. (So excited!!)
And for February there are a few more classes :
(come out and take one - it's a blast!!)

If you want to join click here.
Here are the photos of the card we will be creating :

1 Stamp - 4 Ways

(you even get to keep the stamp for yourself!!)

Copic Critters

Fluffles Fun

Money Madness

And now on for my Personal Creations. I had made these a few days ago but I was running short of time last night and only a few cards made it on to the post. Here are the rest :

For the Mojo Monday Sketch :

And the colors chosen were for the current There She Goes Challenge :

I turned the sketch horizontal instead of vertical and here's what I came up with :

I just love this card. I picked up these cute little rain dots, in red, and I think they add a little detail that's too cute :

And of course I colored the little bear with Copics.

And for the second card :

It's the current sketch for The Sweetest Thing :

And the Color Q challenge colors

Here's what I came up with :

I hope everyone has a great day!!

Thanks for stopping by!!