Cup & Pansies/ DT Announcement

Hello everyone. I am proud to announce that I have been invited to serve on the Design Team for
 Fred She Said Digital Design & Papercrafting Goodness Store. This is a new challenge for me, so I'm hoping I can do Tracey Lynn Miller's artwork justice.
I chose this Pansy digital to post for my "Debut" so to speak, LOL. I LOVE this design. It comes in pre-colored as well as ready to color, in the store. Mine are colored by me as i am hooked on my Copic markers! Make sure you go there and check all the beautiful things Tracey has to offer. This term I am serving will be for six months. Four showcased cards each month, blog hops and more! It should be lots of fun. I looking forward to all the other girls on the teams designs as well. This is definitely going to be a learning curve for me, Yah Hoo!!

OK, here goes for the elements used in this card.

Papers: DCWV, Best Creations and solid color cardstock from my stash.

Punch & Dies: Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch, CC Designs Butterflies, Spellbinders Parisian Motifs, & Labels Ten, Cheery Lynn Lace Corner Deco E, Marianne Designs LRo116 Flourish.

Sentiment is Whimsy Stamps Every Day Circle Post Marks

FSS digital stamp Cup and Pansies.

Ribbon, pearls, Viva liquid pearls & Diamond Stickles from my stash.

Copic markers used:

Yellows are Y17, 13, 11, 000

Pinks, R81, RV000

Pansy centers, BV08

Green leaves, YG67, 63, 61 & G20

Hope you've enjoyed this card & thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, Maureen

FRED SHE SAID DT SHOWCASE

Fred She Said is giving away a $25 GC to their store to a random blog commenter :)  Please leave a comment on this post for a chance to win.  ONE random winner will be chosen from one random DT Showcase blog post.  Please make only one comment per DT post  and please include your name.   For a listing of DT Showcase participants, please go to the Fred She Said Blog.  Commenting on all DT Showcase posts is not a requirement but increases your chances of winning:)  Please comment by Friday June 22.  The winner's name will be posted on the Fred She Said Blog June 23rd.  Good luck!

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Princess & the frog

Here's another darling from Saturated Canary. I could color these girls all day long!
I have another two to post in the next few days and then I think I had better move on to something else for a little while. :-)
I am still trying to figure out purples and lavenders in the Copic line. I have ordered three more to add to my collection and when I get & use them I'll let you know how they work for me, and post the number. I can easily see how one who colors becomes addicted to purchasing Copics, as I have become dependant myself. LOL
I told myself when my Pampered Chef carosel got full of markers I was going to stop buying them..........I lied!!
I have included a close-up of this card so you can see detail on the Princess & the little froggie, he's so cute!

Here are the elements for this card, as best as I can remember.

Copics used:

Skin- E0, 00, 000

Eyes- B91

Lips- R81, 30

Dress- V09, 04, 02, 00

Gloves & bustle- V15, 12, 000

Froggie- RV11, G20, YG61, 63

Cardstock is from my stash

Little bit of DP sticking out is digital

Stamps- Saturated Canary, Whimsy Stamps

Polka Dot ribbon is new ribbon tape at Creative Hideaway

Dies are from Magnolia Doohicky, Marrianne Creatable

Martha Stewart PAP Pansy

Stickles & Candi Dots from my stash

That's all for today folks, see you soon & thanks for stopping by.

Hugs, Maureen



Chipping Sparrow

Hello bloggers. It's been a while so I thought I'd better post so you don't think I died. It seems I'm always busy doing nothing, if that's possible, LOL

Here's a card I did for a friend to give for a birthday.
The reciepient was 100 years old last Friday!!! She still lives alone & manages by herself. But sad to say she has decided to move into a place near here that has small apartments that are in a community setting. They are nice though and she will have close neighbors to check on her. I would hope to do as well in my lifetime.
I noticed Blogger has changed their format, & I'm not liking it very much. I mean I was confused before and now I'm completely lost, yikes!
This image is out of the norm for me, but I do like to color flowers and animals, birds, etc. I just seem to gravitate to the girls and Fairies for no reason other than I like to color them.

This stamp is a new one I picked up at Creative Hideaway in Medford. It's from Stacy Stamps. I have a couple of her things and they are so pretty. Very lifelike. I've posted a closeup here so you can see the detail.
I didn't write down the Copics I used for this card as I was in a hurry to get it done, but I think I can remember most of them.
So here goes nothin'.
Flowers- R83, 81 & RV000
Leaves & halo- YG 67, 63, & G20
Bird-W5, W3, W1, E18, 17, 57, 11
Stamp & ink- Chipping Sparrow from Stacy Stamps, Whimsy Stamps Aged to Perfection Notables3, Memento Tuxedo black
Paper- DP, DCWV Mademoiselle, First Edition Isabelle, Core'dination whitewash pink, white cardstock from my stash
MS border punch
Dies- Spellbinders Labels Eighteen, Whimsy Notables 3 die, Magnolia Doohicky Doily Flowers, Die-Namics Fancy Flourish, Cherry Lynn Lace corner Deco E
All ribbon, rhinestones, glitter & charm are from my stash.

Well I think I've covered it all, but if not you can always ask me any question & I'll try my best to answer it. I'm not sure how to get a "contact me" button on here, I can't even seem to find my dashboard at the monent, but here's my email address for future reference,  maureenrussell@centurytel.net
Thanks for stopping by today & come again!
Hugs,
Maureen

Cinderellaaa

Hello there followers! Here's another card with an image from Saturated Canary.

I love this Krista Smith!! I have a few more digi's from her I'm coloring so I would imagine you'll see a few more cards on my blog with her dolls as my image. They are so much fun to color. There are lots of open areas to practice shading, and the hair, well what can I say......it's Divine!

I've noted a few boo boos now that I've got the picture posted and one great thing about Copics, you can fix anything at a later time. I either have to quit coloring at night, or get a magnifying light. Couldn't have a thing to do with my eyesight, now could it? Hee hee!

I have lots of elements on this card, and yes I had to get a few flowers on it, I missed them! I really love to make paper flowers, but there isn't always time to do so, so I sort of mix them up with the bought ones. I have ordered a new die from Spellbinders for making flowers. It's a new release from the last CHA show called Bitty Blossoms and comes from Donna Salazar's line. I can't wait t'il it gets here so I can play! I ordered it from Cut At Home with my 40% off coupon for March. You should check them out, and sign up for the monthly coupon. Even with shipping the dies are about six bucks cheaper than buying retail, yay!! 

Here's the supplies I used for this card:

Stamp: Saturated Canary Digi, Cinderellaaa (funny spelling) not me, Artist!

Paper: White & Navy cardstock from my stash, DP from Cloud Nine Design- Sparkle Brilliant.

Dies: Cheery Lynn DL106 Heart to Heart Lace Doily, B165 Lace Corner Deco E, Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork

Flowers, ribbon, rhinestones, Startdust Stickles (slipper) & Candi dots from my stash



Copics:

Skin- E01, 00, 000

Lips & Cheeks- R30, RV11

Hair- Y21, E31, 30, 50

Pumpkin & leaves- E15 R02, YR82, E02     YG63, 61, G20

Dress- B99, 95, 93, 91, B0000

Apron, socks, shoes- C1, 00

Mouse- C3, 1, 00, R91

Thanks for stopping in today & I hope you enjoyed this card.

Hugs,

Maureen

Whispy Fairy

Hello there all. I have a Saturated Canary digitally stamped card for you today. She is called Whispy Fairy, and since Fairies are my favorite I had a blast coloring her. I find that the more I like a stamp, the better I color the image, odd, but true. I saw this stamp on Bev's Rochester's Blog and of course, had to skip on over to Kristin's store and buy her. What an addiction!! Better than drugs and or alcohol, says me!

I went to a "Stampede" this past weekend and actually won a second place prize for this card, yay!

And did you notice what's missing?

NO FLOWERS!

I'm not sure how I managed to get finished with this card without them. I did use some lovely wrinkled, hand dyed, seam binding that everyone is so crazy about now. I ordered four different colors from

 Whimsy Stamps. It's something new they have started to carry. So I'll give it a try. I have issues with messy, but I'll try my best to work with it, in hopes it will grow on me. There are quite a few pretty colors and it comes in three yard lengths. This one is called Robin's Egg.

Here's a close up of Whispy, so you can see how cute she really is.

These are the supplies I used to put this card together.

Paper: Graphic 45 Once Apon a Springtime, DCWV Mademoiselle, K&Company Julianne, white card stock

Stamps: Whispy Fairy-Saturated Canary, Magical Mini Latter Seals-Whimsy Stamps

Punches: EK Success 1 3/8 & 1 1/8 circle

Flourish Die from Marianne Designs

COPICS:

Hair: E79, 57, 43, 40

Eyes: E57, 25

Skin: E01, 00, 000 (my favorite skin colors)
Cheeks & Lips: R20, RV11

Skirt, Shoes, Tights: E44, 42, 41, 40

Dress, Leggings: BG11, 10, 0000

Embellishments from my stash

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Maureen

Shower

Here's a card I did for a baby girl shower. I love this little stamp. I needed a baby stamp, and found this one at Picture This instead. I thought it was so sweet with the umbrella, made me think shower anyway.  I have to apologize for my photo's lately. It seems I'm always in a hurry to get a picture of them before they have to go out the door.
I'm learning how to use my Picasa program for some editing,, but there is only so much a computer can do. You have to give it something to work with in the first place. :-)
Maybe that new camera I've been wanting is in the not to distant future!

Recipe for this card
Ink: Memento
Paper: From an old DCWV matstack from Joann's
Stamp: Penny Johnson's Floating down the river, by Stampavie, sentiment computer generated
Dies: Spellbinder Labels Eleven, CC Designs Butterflies
Flowers, ribbon, pearls, etc. from my stash
Hope you enjoyed this card and thanks for stopping by.

Birthday Cardinal

Here's a card I was commissioned to do for a Birthday. The ladies favorite birds are Cardinals. Well, try to find a Cardinal that's not Christmas, but still looks real. Lord have mercy, did I have my work cut out for me. I looked at several shops and could not find anything I thought was suitable. So I remembered having this lovely digital stamp from Fred she Said. It really is a Christmas stamp, but I have hidden the holly leaves and berries at the end of the branch with flowers, leaves, a stick pin, etc. Clever, huh? I thought so. The sentiment is from Just-Rite Stamps. I had just picked up this die set at Picture This. LOVE that little Leann and her girls. If you ever want a great shopping experiance, check them out. I have searched for things in the past, and asked Leann to try and order them for me, and bless her little heart, she always comes through. You go girl!!!
This die is one of those things I had on my wish list.
In case your interested it is from Cheery Lynn Designs and it's called Heart to Heart Lace Doily. There are four dies in the pkg. but it cuts six shapes, cool, huh? I love it. I have several of this company's dies and they are really nice, but here is a little hint I learned from Leann. When I use my Spellbinders dies I use plate A, then plate B, paper, die face down, and the plate C in that order in my Cuttlebug. When you use these dies ( Marianne dies also) it's plate A, plate C, die face up, paper, then plate B. I'm not sure why but if you use the Spellbinder sandwich they don't cut well, but the other way they come out perfect, hmmmmmmm? It's a great thing to know.
Here's the recipe for this card:
Ink: Memento, VersaMagic Sahara Sand for shading
Paper: K&Company, 6X6 pad called Julianne (yummy!)
Stamps: Winter Cardinal digital by Fred she Said, Birthday Sentiment Set by JustRite
Dies: Heart to Heart Lace Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs, Flourish LR0116 by Marianne Designs
Copics:
Cardinal, R27, 24, 22
Beak, Y21, 26
Legs, C5, C3
Branch, E35, 33, 30
Flowers from I Brake for Stamps and a few from my stash along with the stick pin. I make those with Corsage pins and pearls glued on them.
Hope you enjoyed this card and thanks for stopping by.
Maureen