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A couple cards from Jessica Fick

Good morning!

Today, I'm sharing a card I designed for this week's Outlawz Coloring Mediums challenge: Anything Goes!  We were given free reign to create a card for this week using whatever theme or supplies we would like to with the exception of Copic markers.  So, I pulled out my colored pencils, odorless mineral spirits, and blending stumps and colored these adorable kitty images from Penny Black's Purrfect Day stamp set - they crack me up!  I put the grouchy cat on the card front and the happy cat on the inside...

Card Details
Stamps: Hero Arts sentiment; Penny Black -
Ink: Versafine black
Card stock: DCWV patterned; PTI white
Other: Martha Stewart border punch; MFT die; colored pencils, oms, blending stumps; SU ribbon; Martha Stewart butterfly punch; rhinestones

and the inside view with the cuddly little kitty -

Hi there!

It's time for another 7 Kids College Fund challenge!  This time, I'm the hostess and have issued the challenge to make a square card - any size, just make sure it's a square.  For all the details on how to participate in this 2 week challenge, please visit the 7Kids Challenge blog.  We always love seeing everyone's projects - you are all so inspiring to us!

Here's a closer look at my 5.5" square card's focal image. I just love this Magnolia Tilda as a Butterfly image - she is so cute!  I choose to use a couple of patterned papers from October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker 8x8 paper pack for the color inspiration for Tilda.

Card Details
Stamps: Tilda as a Butterfly (Magnolia
Ink: Distress; Memento
Card stock: October Afternoon patterned; Neenah cream; SU textured
Other: Copics; Stickles; sewing machine; white gel pen; rhinestones; SU butterfly and flower die(for inside); Quikutz scallop border die; blending foam

After stamping and coloring Tilda, I took the Distress Blending tool and Distress Old Paper ink to distress the Neenah cream card stock a bit.  I also added some shading to the butterfly and flower die cuts.

and the inside view...

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you get a chance to play along with us in our 'square' challenge!
Jessica

You're the Bestest by Lisa Summerhays

 

I have pined over this Penny Black “Your the Bestest” stamp for months and months. I finally ordered it and inked it up as soon as it arrived. I must say I was right, it is fabulous! I colored the image with my beloved Copics and paired it with papers from Basic Grey Max & Whiskers mini deck and Cosmo Cricket Wanted mini deck. Although I colored the flowers with different markers they sort of blended together with the color of the cat. To rectify the situation I drew on a bit of faint glitter with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen. I then inked the background around the image with antique linen distressed ink. A few embellishments, some sewing, and voila!

Copics Used- YR12, E37, E39, E97, E99, 0, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28, Y35, YR15, YR18, YG91, YG93, YG95, Y38, W2, R32

Mary Giemza's got some awesome blog candy!!!

It’s so hard to believe that I have had this blog for TWO years!!    Wow, I guess it’s true  ~ time flies when you’re having fun!        It’s been such an amazing time here and I’ve met so many truly wonderful people!      

So, what’s a blogoversay without some blog candy??    I really want to do something special to thank you for your VERY generous support, patience and kindness throughout the past two years.   So many of you have not given up on me with my crazy life situations and seldom time to return your awesome and sooo inspiring comments!!   I wish I could give a little something to everyone!!  

 Without further ado, I’d like to give one of you a . . .

$50.00 Gift Certificate to 7 Kids College Fund!!

 

   

All I ask is that you add your name and blog address to the Mister Linky at the end of this post, and if you could include a link on your blog to help spread the word, I’d love it!    

CLICK HERE TO GO TO MARY'S BLOG AND ENTER TO WIN!

The winner will be announced in one week on August 3rd!!  

Ohhhh, and the winner will also receive this card ~ Details on the card can be found below.

 

 

Thanks again for all your amazing support and wonderful words – you always make my day!   

7 KIDS Supplies Used:  

• Penny Black ~ Thinking of you Slapstick Stamp
• Basic Grey ~ olivia
• Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Thirteen
• Pop Dots
• Smooch paint ~ moonlight
• Smooch paint ~ siren red
• Copics:   RV10, 25;  R20, 21, 30, 32, 35;  BG000, 10, 11, 13, 72, 75;   BV31;  E000, 00, 11, 13, 30, 50, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59;  W0, 1, 3;  T1, 3, 5

New stamp set from Penny Black

I just added the new clear set from Penny Black to the store: Betsy Bluebell. This is such a cute set. Get yours now!

New Sizzix and Penny Black

All these new items can be found in the ADDED THIS WEEK section of the store.

I just added a bunch of new Sizzix Textured Impressions embossing folders to the store.

 

I have also put the new Penny Black clear sets and Slapstick stamps in today!

 

 

Mary Giemza show us more Slapstick magic! Check out these two cards!

CELESTIAL HEART

Sooooo, have I mentioned lately how much I love these new Penny Black  stamps??!! NO? Well, I love em a lot!   If you’ve been following for the past few days, this is my third image from the awesome new Penny Black holiday images now available at 7 Kids College Fund. I just love each one more than the last. This one is called Celestial Heart.

I found this sentiment on the internet and thought it was pretty appropriate for this card. I actually would love to use this for our Christmas cards this year, just wish it were February or March so I could spend enough time on them!! Oh well, I might have to tailor this one down since it took quite awhile for me to finish it!   I think the worst part was that I had decided to do lots of layers with the image, not realizing that there are three little hearts that hang down off the trumpet. And when I say little, I mean REALLY little!   I was pretty proud that I actually got them colored, cut out and attached to some nylon iridescent string I had!! I won’t tell you how long THAT took!

Here’s a picture to show you the actual layers. I believe this is an EIGHT layer card!! Is that a record??   

This is the very first card I have ever done where the edges have been distressed! It was actually lot of fun ~  Although I think I may buy a distressing tool…my fingernail is still sore!  

I even made my own glitter buttons ~ just added some Star Dust Stickles to the back of a transparent button – pretty cool! The sentiment is computer generated.

SWEET NATIVITY

I think I used every single Copic marker I have to color this image!! Thank goodness I am able to get my Copics from 7 Kids College Fund since they have the best prices and selection around!    

This is another from the brand new holiday collection from Penny Black, called SWEET NATIVITY. My favorite part of this particular image is the adorable faces of the animals peeking their heads out on each side of the image!    

I also can’t tell you enough how impressed I am with this new stamp form they’ve come up with. It’s called Slapstick ~ if you’re interested, you can read about it on my post from a few days ago – here. 

In case I haven’t mentioned it ~ I just LOVE ALL these new images from Penny Black!!   You can take a peek at the entire collection at 7 Kids. 

I, of course, HAD to add some Stickles – in Golden Rod on the star and the star rays in the background.  No Christmas card is complete without some glitter!   I tied some gold metallic string to the side of the card and attached a wooden heart I had in my stash. 

New Penny Black on order

Penny Black just came out with 9 new clear stamps. I just placed an order for them. While going through my inventory, I realized that I never put up a new set that came out with the last release: GARDEN FRIENDS. I just put it up.