Tracy

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I altered this notebook using Tracy digi and Label 1 rubber stamp from InStyle Stamps., Tracy is also available in a rubber stamp. I experimented with animal skin patterns and had fun coloring the stool’s cushion and phone in a Zebra print. I think the contrast worked out well so I’ll be trying it again. ;D


Main Stamp: Tracy & Label 1 (ISS)
Patterned Paper: Just Dreamy (MME)
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, R21
-hair: E31, E34, E35, E37
-clothes: BG11, BG13, BG15, R00, R11, T2
-other: W1, W3, W5, W7, W9

Did you know? Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA, is a British theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific career spans over forty years. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and in 2009 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.
[Stephen Hawking, Wikipedia.org]

Town Girl

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I made this card using Town Girl by InStyle Stamps. The challenge is an anything goes theme and I experimented with a single-layer white card. Using the border embossing folder really adds the final touch to complete this card. I only wish the embossing folders were just a tad bit bigger as I always have to trim my card down about 1/4″ to fit the design.


All the Challenges Submitted:
Pile it On – Cute & Charming
Make it Crafty Challenge – Anything Goes
AiFactory Challenge #49 – Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz Challenge #38 – Anything Goes
Tuesday Taggers – Fall Colors by The Craft Barn
Stamp Something – Fall Colors
Anything Goes Challenge Blog – Week #17

Main Stamp: Town Girl (ISS)
Dry Embossing: Cuttlebug Embossing Folders Grace’s Frame
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, R21, R22
-hair: E55, E57, E59
-clothes: YR12, YR04, YR07, YR09, E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59
-other: W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, BG000, 0, G40, G82, G85, Y11, YR20

Did you know? Ice, technically, may be any one of the 15 known crystalline phases of water. It appears in nature in forms of precipitation snowflakes, hail, icicles, glaciers, pack ice, and entire polar ice caps. Ice is an important component of the global climate, and plays an important role in the water cycle. Furthermore, ice has numerous cultural applications, from ice cooling of drinks to winter sports and the art of ice sculpting.
[Ice, Wikipedia.org]

Update: “I topped it!” at Make It Crafty for this challenge!

Snuggle

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I made this card using Snuggle from The Greeting Farm. We’re hosting another challenge over at Lollipop Crafts starting today and the challenge is to create a card or project using Glitter, Sparkles or Gems. What could be better than snuggling a cuddly sparkly bunny!?


Challenge: Lollipop Crafts – Challenge #9
Main Stamp: Hope & Grace Snuggle (TGF)
Patterned Paper: Imaginary Friends Monster Mash (My Little Shoebox)
Metal Die: Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Four
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
-hair: Y21, Y23, YR21
-clothes: YG21, YG23, YG25, G40, G21, G82, R20, R21, R22, 0
-other: G40, G21, G82

Did you know? Dry ice is the solid form of carbon dioxide and is colorless, odorless, non-flammable, and slightly acidic. The low-sinking, dense clouds of smoke-like fog that is created is from a process called Sublimation. Sublimation is the transition of a substance from the solid phase to the gas phase without passing through an intermediate liquid phase!
[Dry Ice, Wikipedia.org]

Hope & Grace

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I made this card using Hope & Grace from The Greeting Farm. The challenge is to create a card or project using some of their older stamps. I don’t see Hope & Grace around very often so I though this would be a good reunion. I made the flower from felt wool and cut out three size circles, clipped the edges and bunched it together.


Challenge: The Greeting Farm – Kick’n It Old Skool
Main Stamp: Hope & Grace (TGF)
Patterned Paper: Best of K&Company (K&C)
Copic Colors:
-skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
-hair: E55, E57, E59
-clothes: BG72, BG75, BG78, E40, E1, E43

Did you know? Without ultrasound or other special tools, determining if a sheep is pregnant is difficult because ewes only begin to visibly show a pregnancy. However, by fitting a ram with a chest harness called a marking harness that holds a special crayon (or raddle), ewes that have been mounted are marked with a color.
[Domestic Sheep Reproduction, Wikipedia.org]

Sammy’s First Christmas

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I made this card using Sammy’s First Christmas from Whiff of Joy. I love these new little tykes – this image does a great job to capture the sheer joy of ripping wrapping paper! The first two challenges are a Christmas theme and the second challenge is for stitching (faux in this case).


Challenge: Aimee’s Challenge #12
Challenge: Christmas Card Challenges – Week 43
Challenge: Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays Challenge
Main Stamp: Sammy’s First Christmas (WoJ)
Patterned Paper: A Heart-Warming Holiday (TPS)
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Big Scalloped Rectangles
Copic Colors:
-skin: E11, E13, E15
-hair: W3, W5, W7, W9
-clothes: R22, R24, R27, R29, T1, R20, R21, BG93, BG96, BG99, E53, E55
-other:

Did you know? The Beothuk were the native inhabitants of the island of Newfoundland at the time of European contact in the 15th and 16th centuries. They were known for using red ochre which is derived from naturally tinted clay containing mineral oxides. Chemically, it is hydrated iron (III) oxide.
[Beothuk & Ochre, Wikipedia.org]

Dragon’s Little Friend

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I made this card using Dragon’s Little Friend by Meljen’s Designs. I thought it was so cute that I decided to make a simple card and draw the attention to the image. The challenge is to create a card or project with a baby theme and this card is specifically for a baby boy. I loved adding glitter after I colored this little guy.


Challenge: Penny’s Paper Crafty Challenge #38
Main Stamp: Dragon’s Little Friend (MD)
Patterned Paper: Paper Heart Daggle Dots (Paper Adventures)
Spellbinders: Nestabilities Large & Small Hexagon
Copic Colors:
G20, G21, G24, E51, E53, B91, B93, B95, B0000, B000

Did you know? Texas is the second-largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state in the contiguous United States. The name, meaning “friends” or “allies” in Caddo, was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in East Texas.
[Texas, Wikipedia.org]