Fairy Laila

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The challenge this week at Wags ‘n Whiskers is to create a card or project using Lavender and Lace. I used Fairy Laila on my card and thought it was a great combination to use with flowers.


DT Challenge: Wags ‘n Whiskers – Challenge #40
Main Stamp: Fairy Laila (WnW)
Patterned Paper: Koshi (BG)
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E00, E11, R20, R22, E04, B91, B97
-hair/wings: V12, V15, V17, BV000, B000, B91, B93
-clothes: G12, G14, BG72, BG75
-other: R24, YR16, YR21

Did you know? The Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie is a Scottish folk song about a thwarted romance between a soldier and a girl. Like many folk songs, the authorship is unattributed and there is no strict version of the lyrics. The song is also known by a variety of other names, the most common of them being “Peggy-O”.
[Bonnie Lass o’ Fyvie, Wikipedia.org]

Jolly Josie

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The Kranks tried to skip Christmas and I’m going to try skipping Thanksgiving. Well, not completely but I plan to make more holiday cards than fall ones. ;D I made this card using cute little Jolly Josie from The Stamping Bazaar designed by Marina Neira. I combined her with corduroy buttons, lace and ribbon for a heartfelt Christmas Blessing. The challenge entered was anything inspired by Christmas.


Challenge: Digi Stamps 4 Joy – Challenge #6
Main Stamp: Jolly Josie (TSB)
Patterned Paper: Winter Pretties (WoJ)
Dry Embossing: Sizzix Basic Gray Embossing Folders Plaid & Snowflakes Set
Copic Colors:
-molly: E41, E42, E44, E47, E49
-other: R20, R22, R24, R27, R29, C1, C3, C5, G21, G24, G28, YG63, YG67

Did you know? Skipping Christmas is a comedy novel by John Grisham and the book was later adapted for the 2004 film Christmas with the Kranks. The story focuses on how Luther and Nora Krank try to avoid the frenzy traditionally experienced during the Christmas holiday.
[Skipping Christmas, Wikipedia.org]

Lil Christmas Lolita Willow

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The challenge this week at Lil Lolita Boutique is any Anything Goes Christmas theme! I made this card with the new Lil Christmas Lolita Willow and went with a non traditional color scheme for Christmas. Her dress was so much fun to color! The other challenge theme was “Baby it’s cold outside…”


DT Challenge: Lil Lolita Boutique – Challenge #24
Challenge: Delightful Sketches Challenge
Main Stamp: Lil Christmas Lolita Willow (LL&L)
Patterned Paper: Signature Christmas (MME)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Eleven & Seventeen
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R21
-hair/eyes: C1, C3, E57, E59
-clothes: B91, B95, R35, R37, R39, C1, C3, E41, E42, E43
-other: R21, R27, G21, G24, B28, YR21, YR23, E44, E47

Did you know? Marshmallows first came into being as a medicinal substance, from the mucilaginous extracts of the root of the marshmallow plant, Althaea Officinalis, as a soothing remedy for sore throats. The use of marshmallow to make a candy dates back to ancient Egypt, where the recipe called for extracting sap from the plant and mixing it with nuts and honey. Modern marshmallows came about from the invention of an extrusion process by the American Alex Doumak in 1948 which produces the cylindrical shape we’re familiar with.
[Marshmallow, Wikipedia.org]

Betty

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Here’s another Halloween project that I converted into a card. This one was originally a bottle Gift Tag that I had and I placed it on a simple background sketch. Aside from seeing another idea, the bonus of these quick projects is getting another “Did you know” tidbit. 😀


Main Stamp: Betty (SBS)
Patterned Paper: Toil & Trouble (The Girls’ Paperie), Blackbird (MME) and unknown
Metal Die: Whiff of Joy Whimsical Tag
Copic Colors:
-skin/eyes: E00, E11, R20, G24, G28
-hair: W2, W4, W6, W8
-clothes: R22, R24, R29, W2, W4, W6, W8, YR12, YR16, YR18, E42, YR21, YR23

Did you know? In weaving, weft or woof is the yarn which is drawn through the warp yarns to create cloth; sometimes referred to as the “fill”. The words woof and weft derive ultimately from the Old English word wefan, to weave. The expression “warp and woof” is sometimes used metaphorically as one might similarly use “fabric”; e.g., “the warp and woof of a student’s life” means “the fabric of a student’s life.” The expression is used as a metaphor for the underlying structure on which something is built.
[Weft, Wikipedia.org]

Itzie Inkies Halloween Candy

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I’m wrapping up a few Halloween projects before putting all my extras away for next year. This card was created as a reincarnation of a Gift Bag I never used. I figure it’s easier to store cards than miscellaneous projects.


Main Stamp: Itzie Inkies Halloween Candy (CCD)
Patterned Paper: Halloween (K&C)
Copic Colors:
-cat: W1. W3, W5, W7, W9, R21
-clothes: R22, R24, R27, R29
-other: YR12, YR16, YR18

Did you know? Velvet is a type of woven tufted fabric in which the cut threads are evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it a distinct feel. It is woven on a special loom that weaves two pieces of velvet at the same time. The two pieces are then cut apart and the two lengths of fabric are wound on separate take-up rolls.
[Velvet, Wikipedia.org]

Dance Girl

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I made this card using Dance Girl from InStyle Stamps for their InSpiration Challenge. This time I used the orange and yellow glow from the pumpkins and incorporated into the background of the dancing wall. This is the third card in a serieries where I’ll combine these images and embossing folder on a white background… so more to come! The other challenge was an Anything Goes with lots of Red.


Challenge: InStyle Stamps – October InSpiration Challenge
Challenge: Dottie’s World – Anything Red Challenge
Main Stamp: Dance Girl (IIS)
Dry Embossing: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Grace’s Frame
Copic Colors:
-skin/hair/eyes: E000, E00, E11, R20, G82, E55, E57, E59
-clothes: R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, R59
-other: E43, E44, Y35, Y38, YR16, YR18, N1, N3, N5

Did you know? Slinky or “Lazy Spring” is a toy consisting of a helical spring that stretches and can bounce up and down and can perform a number of tricks. In 1943, Richard James, a naval mechanical engineer stationed at the William Cramp and Sons shipyards in Philadelphia, was developing springs that could support and stabilize sensitive instruments aboard ships in rough seas. James accidentally knocked one of the springs from a shelf, and watched as the spring “stepped” in a series of banana spilts, to a stack of books, to a tabletop, to the floor, where it re-coiled itself and stood upright.
[Slinky, Wikipedia.org]