Harry Potter

My grandson has been reading all of Harry Potter Books and he enjoys the books so I thought I would make his birthday card this year with Harry Potter on it. I found this wonderful drawing in the coloring book section for Harry Potter. Their are a lot of wonderful coloring book pictures so it was hard to choose. I do want to mention that it said the drawing was by Eruadan, what a stunning job. I just love the drawing.
We are having Challenge #27 at Color Me Creative and it ends September 30. The challenge is to color you card with copic markers doing it Sepia or Black/white and having one pop color. For the Sepia colors I used E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40.
Prize is a $20.00 Gift Certificate from Susana’s Custom Art and Card Design shop.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a great week.
Hug, Patricia

Fly with me

Happy Monday to everyone. I hope everyone had a wonderful week end. In a way it was a sad one remembering all that happened 10 years ago, the things all Americans have lost but then it is good to see that people have moved on with their lives. This will never be forgotten and I personally think they are doing a wonderful job in New York City to preserve everything so for generations to come they w8ill be able to understand what had happen. God bless everyone one of those families and all of our Soldiers.

It is time for our challenge at Cards for Men. This is Challenge #19 and this challenge is any thing but a square card. So I did Easel card. Our challenge ends September 25th. The sponsor is Pixie Dust Studio. I you can stop by and check out some of their images. The name of my image is Pearl Harbor. They also have a challenge blog so if you would like to do some of their challenges.
Copic markers I used. Sky B0000, B000, B00, B91. Boys outfit G99, G94, G85, G82. Skin E11, E00. Hair E37, E333, E31. Ground E44, E43, E42, E41. Shoes and Mask C7, C5, C3, C1 C00. Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great week.
Hugs, Patricia

Have a Magical Day

We are starting Challenge #26 at Color Me Creative Classroom and if you color your images with copic markers you are invited to join in on our challenge. We love to see all levels of work and our theme for our challenge is FALL OR HALLOWEEN. Our challenge will end on September 16, 2011 at 8pm.
Here are some samples for the FALL THEME and for the HALLOWEEN THEME. Our Sponsor for this challenge is THE STAMP FAIRY you can win a $15.00 gift certificate for her store and Suzanne is giving away a Package of Cryogen Cardstock. These are some great prizes.

The type of card I made is called a Spinner card. You can fine the directions here to make one yourself, they are easy to make and the kids just love them. What happens if you have never seen one is the sentiment spins around from side to side when you more the card and spins. The images I used are all from Stamp Fairy the house is called Halloween 2, Tommy Wizard was a Freebie sentiment, Tommy Wizard #1 and Pumpkin was also a Freebie. I had merged all my image together and after I did that The Stamp Fairy came out with the Pumpkins so I cut them out for the card.

To create the area for the spinner.
Stampin’ Up punch called Word Window.
Stampin’ Up 1 1/2 inch to punch out the sentiment.Stampin’ Up.
One Stampin’ Dimensional self adhesive foam mounts, they work really well because of the shape.
I also use one penny that gives a little weight so it moves real easy.

NOW WHEN YOU ARE PUTTING THE SPINNER TOGETHER.

You punch out the area were you want for the spinner to be then you put (I used my sentiment) on the front of the card and the pull the paper off the foam mount and stick that to the sentiment and now pull the foam mount off the other side and stick that to the penny. You are going to have to put foam tape all around your card so it is lifter up so your spinner has room to spin. You can more your card side to side and see the spinner spin. I only made a small area for the spinner you can make your area as big as you want. DONE.

Here is the close up of the images. Roof E17, E15, E13, E11. Front B14, B12, B000. Window and Sentiment Y15, Y13, Y11. Door and Owl E37, E35, E34, E33. Pumpkins YR68, YR65, YR61. Stem E34, E35. Grass, Leaf and Wizard shirt YG67, YG63, YG61. Wizard Jacket and Hat C9, C7, C5, C3, C1, C00, Pants BG75, BG72. Shoes E35, E31, E30. Hair E31, E30,YR21. Skin E11, E00. Background BG0000, BG000, BG10, B91.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope everyone had a wonderful Labor Day and got some need rest. We went from the 90’s over night to the 60’s the next day. I’ll take the 60’s anytime I love summer but I hate it when you can not enjoy it because it is so HOT and humid it is no fun. Have a great week everyone.

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Colors of Fall Ends Sept 8

Hugs Patricia

G is for?

Welcome to my blog! I have to tell you have been making comments on other blogs and I do have to said sometimes it is hard to see their card when they leave their card so small even when you click on their card to make it bigger the card does not get much bigger. So I glad I’ve been making my card pretty big so everyone can see all of the card. It is time for Squigglefly. I just love the image I used it is called “Teddy Garden”. The sentiment is from Sentiment 4 you.
Start date: 29 August 2011
End date: 11 September 2011
Theme: G is for...
Sponsor: Letraset
Website: http://www.letraset.com/
Blurb: ProMarkers are made by Letraset and are a twin tipped, dye based alcohol marker offering a high quality product at a great price. Available in 148 colors, they give incredible tonal range and can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper and card. ProMarkers produce vivid, bright colors right through to the subtlest pastel shades - the translucent inks can also be overlaid and blended, even further extending the range of shades and hues on offer. ProMarker's quality nibs and inks provide flawless color lay down with consistent coverage and no unsightly streaking.

The copic makers I used to color my image are: Tree G24, G21, G20. Hat E35, E33, Sunflower Y19, Y18. On his band, gloves in his pocket and the cuffs on his pants I used R24. Bear E55, E53, E51, E50. Fence E25, E23, E21. Jeans B95, B93, B91. Bird B14, B12. Grass YG67, YG63, YG61. Rake C1, C3, E25, E21. Sky BG000, C1.

Supplies: Copic Markers (Too.Inc.), OozakArchival Brilliance Pigment Ink (Olive)Printer ink to print out my digital images, Crygoen White 80# , DCWV (Die Cuts with A View), Was able to used some of my Scrapes. Zutter 1/2” “Round it all” corner rounder. Martha Steward “Frond Leaves” and “Grass”. Fiskars “Apple a day” and “Pumpkin”. Computer, printer and software to edit picture size. Paper Trimmer. Adhesive. Jumbo Sponge Dauber (Tsukineko) Diamond Glaze, Pearl Pen “Sunny Yellow”. Beads Glass Embellishment (middle of sunflower)Measurements:
Card Base 9.25” x 6.25” Score in half.
Base layer is 4.5” x 6”.
Top layer is 4.25” x 5.75”
Image size is 3.5” X 3”
Sentiment is 1.25” x 1.25”
Have a wonderful week everyone.
Hugs,Patricia

Tree that stands alone, Something different for me

We are starting now with Challenge #17 at Cards for Men, if you would like to join us the challenge is ANYTHING GOES  but you need to remember you need to make a MAN OR A BOYS CARD.  The challenge starts today and ends August 28th. Our sponsor for this challenge is Hope Jacare. The image is called “Bird in a Tree”. My background paper is from the Angel Company. My dots are made from the Pearl Pen color Sunny Yellow.  You can win 3 digi’s from her designs

 I'm a SAHM with three young children. I trained in Textile Design at the Glasgw School of Art and I love all things handmade, but especially papercrafts. I love to doodle ... and my doodles are available to purchase as digital images through Stitchy Bear Stamps.

This is how I did my card. I did a little tutorial for you to sow you how I made the frame around the tree.

I used my brayers to created the colors on my card. I used Kaleidacolor and the ink color I use is Melon Melody, if you have never used this ink it is an ink that you can slide a part after you open the top and it is raised it come in so many different shades of colors it is by Tsukineko.

I punched the edges with Carl Carla Craft corner punch. When you start with your thread you need to start on the back and tape it close to the edge. Very thin Metallic thread when I wrapped it around several times on one side to give it a thicker look.

Go to the next punched area and wrap it around several times for the thickness, and so fourth.

This is a picture of Carl Carla Craft corner punch.

Here is the finished framed card. I hope you enjoyed my simple card. We had a wonderful week end in Wisconsin the weather was perfect. I hope your week end was just as nice.

Hugs, Patricia

Autumn Blessings

I needed to do a fall card for a friend. This image is from Sititchy Stamps, I think she is so cute so I thought I would use her on a card. Stitchy is also having a challenge all you have to do is use one of the images they sell in the store. So the is challenge #74 for them. I also used her for one of Splitcoast Stamper challenges called Dare to get Dirty and that is how I got the sketch for my card.. This is the first time I have enter a card in one of Splitcoast Stamper challenges so that was fun. The sentiment I used is from Digi Doodles.

I used several punches one from Punch a Bunch called small maple leaf and the other one from McGill’s called flourishes. I used my Spellbinder Scalloped Oval to cut out the image, Stampin up circle punch to cut out the sentiment. Pearl Pen and added some Sunny Yellow dots. My paper is DCWV (Die Cut With a View). I printed my image out on Neenah solar white. Sponged around the top with Brilliance ink Sky Blue.

Copic markers are Shorts YG67, YG63, YG61. Shirt Y15, Y13, Y11. Skin E50, E00. Shoes C00, C1. Hair E35, E31, YR21, YR24. Leaves and Grass E07, E25, E31, YR12, YR09, YR04, Y35, Y32, Y38, G24, G21.

Thanks for stopping. I hope you are having a good week.

Hugs, Patricia

In my garden

Can you believe this I’m still working on getting better. I do not like this. My sore throat is better but I’m still horse when I talk so I try not to talk but still pretty weak. I take a medication for my arthritis that make it hard for me to fight off any kind of infections but this is the first time I have been sick since I have been on this medication. I’m not sure this is the right thing for me. I’m going to have to have a talk with my Rheumatologists. Enough about that.

Over at Color Me Creative we have a new Challenge #24 starting August 7 and ending August 19, 8:00pm EST. The challenge is FRIENDSHIP, we would like you to color you embellishments to match your card with your copic markers. This challenge is open to anyone who loves to colors with copic markers just stop by and check us out. Our sponsor for our challenge is Gilli, if you would like to stop by and see what stamps  Gilli Rubber Stamps has pleas do. The Gilli I used is called Renaissance Gilli.

My butterflies, they are called Exotic Butterfly (small) set of 3dies, Frangipani (Plumeria)  with leaves die, English Tea Party Doily die, are all from Cherry Lynn Designs. I have a circle cutter I used to cut out my image, sorry I do not know who makes it. The gems I used I colored them with B37 copic marker.

The ribbon I colored with B37 copic marker. I also made a pin using 1-10mm, and a pearl 1-5mm pearl with a 1-3mm Swarovski Crystal. My top bead is called a coin bead but I can’t remember what the name of that bead is. I do not have any of the cheep beads. I thought they looked nice together. This is a nice way to use some of my beads also.

The pearls I colored that are around her neck and on her ears, I used copic marker  B37 and these are just cheep beads. These are the copic I used to color my stamped image. First I stamped her on Cryogen paper. The other paper is from Stampin’ up.  Dress B37, B34, B32, E40,E41, E42, E43., Hair E31, E25, E50, E51. Skin E00, E000, E51. Floor E87, E81. I sponged around with distress ink color Tea Dye.

Have a good week. The weather man says it is going to cool down but that is what he said last week and it did not cool down. So we will see. Be safe everyone. Until next time.

Hugs, Patricia

My grandson and even Mommy did it, come see what

Remember this handsome young man. This is my grandson Aiden he has been doing something very special for a real long time. He has been growing his hair out. He wanted to donate his hair when it is long enough to locks of love so he can help all the children that do not have any hair. I took this picture in March 2011.

   

This picture was taken just before they cut their hair. Now another good thing came of Aiden’s idea Mommy said that she would grow her hair out as well. So Aiden is on the left and Mommy is on the right.

They both look like they did something wrong, put it was the other way.

 

This is the cut after it is all done. WOW!!! Look how long Jessica’s hair is and look how think Aiden’s hair is. Aiden’s was 12 inches long and Jessica’s was 24 inches long plus they cut a couple more inches off to make a style for their hair.

So mother and son look really good after it is all done and grandma is so proud. I could not ask for two more beautiful people to be in my life. I do have the most wonderful family anyone could ever want and bless then all. So proud to be a grandma♥♥♥

Thanks for sharing my story.

Hugs, Patricia

In the garden

Hello to all my friends. I do hope your week is going better than mine. I was hoping I would be feeling much better but I’m a little better today but not much. I did go back to the doctors yesterday and she give me a stronger medication and I can feel it is working a little so I do hope I will feel better tomorrow. I made this card, not for any reason and I wanted to share it with you. It is an image from Tiffany Doodles, if you look under flowers you will fine “Dogwood Branch Digital Stamp”. Tiffany has many wonderful flower images. I printed my images out on Neenah Solar white 80#. I really like Neenah paper.

The other paper is from K&G Company. It is called Purple Butterfly Glitter paper. This one of my favorite colors but I also know someone else that loves these colors so I might surprise her with a card for no reason. I know she love my cards. I hope you can tell I have Deco Art/Glamour Dust Crystals and I put some very lightly on the flowers, I wanted then to match the paper. If you would see the card it looks so much prettier then the picture. The embellishments I used I cut out of the paper I could not through any of it away. Around the frame of the flowers I put some Inka Gold color I used is purple. My pearl dots are from Pearl Pen,color “Ice White” and I make then myself.

Copic marker are V95, V93, V91, V25, V20, BV0000, YG67, YG63, YG61, Y15, B0000. I hope you enjoyed my card. It is going to get cooler here at least that is what the weather man says. I sure hope so. I would love to turn off the AC and let in some fresh air and take a nice walk but it has been so HOT a person can not catch one’s breath outside.

Hugs, Patricia