Turtles in Love

I'm up over at Dare 2B Artzy today with these fun-filled turtles - the Dare 2B Artzy Turtle Couple!

Those turtles are SO much fun to color!  Here are the Copics I used:

YG03, YG06, B93, B95, R81, R83, YG61, YG63, BG53, BG57

They are stamped with Dare 2B Artzy Totally Black Ink, and I added a couple scraps of the Dare 2B Artzy In Bloom Papers.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Special Cards for a Friend

I recently applied for the Tiddly Inks Design Team.  Once I started coloring up those images, I just had to do a few more.  I love to color, and these images are so cute!

I have a friend who is going through a rough patch right now.  I decided to make her a few cards that I'll leave for her on her desk randomly.  Here's the first one using Tiddly Inks Genius.  I usually write down the Copic numbers as I'm coloring, but I forgot to do it on this one!  The paper is from Basic Grey Recess.

And I purchased another of the new Molly digital stamps, Molly Shares.  Her hair is SO pretty!  The paper is from Heartfelt Creations.  She is colored with the following Copic markers:
Skin:  E000, E11, E02
Flowers:  RV66, RV69, YG61, YG63
Clothes:  RV52, RV55

Finally, I colored one of the mermaids from Amy and her Mermaid Friends.  The paper is from Heartfelt Creations Peacock Paisley.  She is colored with:

Hair:  YG03, YG06, YG07, YG17
Skin:  E000, E01, E11, BV20
Outfit:  YG03, B93, B95, B97, G24, G28

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Karen

Dare 2B Artzy July Challenge

Our challenge at Dare 2B Artzy this month is "Lots of Layers."  How fun is that?  Join us.  You can win a crafty goodness prize!  Here's some inspiration using Dare 2B Artzy's This Won't Hurt a Bit stamp set and some Dare 2B Artzy In Bloom Paper!

We can't wait to see what you create!  Be sure to check out all the Dare 2B Artzy products in the store (here) and like us on Facebook (here).

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Tiddly Inks

It's a little hotter than 100 deg F outside here in No California.  Tooooooo HOT!  So, my solution - staying in my craft room obsessively coloring!  Gosh, I love it!

Yesterday, I saw that Tiddly Inks was doing a DT call.  I've always loved their images, so I decided to apply.

I downloaded a few of their adorable digi images and got to coloring.  This first one, using Tiddly Inks Molly, is my submission to their DT and to their current Tingo Challenge (using dies, a Tiddly Inks Image and some ribbon):

Isn't she fun??!  I used some Heartfelt Creations, Sugar Hollow Paper.  I also used some lace and some purple seam binding ribbon.  The girl is framed by a Spellbinders Labels 10, and I added a Tattered Lace doily die cut.  The flowers are die-cut Tim Holtz rolled flowers, and I finished the card off with some twine and pearls.  I love how she turned out.  Here's the Copic colors I used:

Skin:  E000, E01, E02, BV00
Hair:  E31, E33, E35
Clothes:  V12, V15, V18, YG00, YG03, G14, RV63, RV66
Shoes:  E43, E44, E33, E35

I wanted to do something a little different, so I used Tiddly Inks Girl's Best Friend, some Spellbinder's Celebra'tions paper, some twine, pearls and a button to make this card:

I really love her curly hair!  She is colored with these Copics:

Skin:  E50, E01, E11, BV00
Hair:  E41, E43, E44, E47, E49
Clothes, BG53, BG57, R81, R83 (and a Molotow White Acrylic Paint Pen)
Doggie:  C1, C3, C5

Thanks for hanging with me through this long post!  And thanks for stopping by!  I'm going to have to straighten up the craft room a bit since I only have about a 5 in square to work on!  hehe

Craftily yours,

Karen

Birthday Girl

I'm just hooked on coloring.  I love everything about it.  I recently picked up a few stamps from Paper Nest Dolls.  Love these girls to color!  They are super cute!

AND I took a day off work, so I colored up this cutie; her name is Candle Avery.

I colored it with the following Copic Markers:
Skin:  E51, E21, E11, R21
Hair:  E50, E31, E35, E37
Clothes, YR12, YR14, YR15 (with accents from W0 and W2)
Candle:  R81, R83, BG11, BG12, Y13, YR14

The paper is from an old stack I had in my stash from Amy Tangerine.  Because I shopped from my stash, I am entering this into the Shopping Our Stash, Dress Challenge.  I am also entering it as my second entry into the Paper Nest Dolls Anything Goes Challenge.

Other items used:  Joy! Crafts Flower Die, Pearls, Timeless Twine, Spellbinders Medallion 4 and Labels 4

Craftily yours,

Karen

Bow WOW (Thanks for the Walk!)

Hi Everyone!  I'm posting up at Dare 2B Artzy today with a fun card that's perfect for me to give to the fabulous people who watch our dog when we have to kennel him - like when we go see fireworks.  Poor pup is terrified of fireworks!

I used Dare 2B Artzy Puppy Talk and Pet Lover Stamp Sets as well as their gorgeous Artzy Doodles paper.    To color him, I used the following Copic colors:
Dog:  E31, E33, E35, E4
Collar:  B95, B97, RV66, RV69

To add some texture to his fur, I spritzed a piece of a wash cloth with some blending solution and dabbed the colored image.  Neat effect, huh?!

And I decorated the inside with the absolutely perfect sentiment!

Have you "liked" Dare 2B Artzy on Facebook yet??!  You should!  There's beautiful inspiration there.  Be sure to check out all fo the Dare 2B Artzy Products here!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Sweet Butterfly Girl

I've recently completed my Intermediate Copic Certification!  Woo hoo!  I needed some MORE fun images to color, so I bought a mystery box (filled with amazing goodness) from Paper Nest Dolls and a few more dolls from Firefly Crafts during their grand opening.  I could not wait to color them up!

Here's Paper Nest Dolls, Butterfly Friend Avery!

I used the following Copics:
Skin:  E000, E21, E11, E13, R21
Hair:  Y21, E33, E35
Overlay Dress:  V12, V15, V17
Under Skirt:  R81, R83, YG03, YG07
Butterfly:  V15, R81, R83, YG03, YG07, E41, E43
Grass:  YG17, G17
Basket:  E31, E33, E35 and Flowers RV69, Y18

So much fun to color!  The paper is from Heartfelt Creations, Sugar Hollow.  I made the flowers with HC Birds and Blooms stamps and dies and some pearls.

It's been way too long since I've entered a challenge, so I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Firefly Crafts, Anything with Wings
Paper Nest Dolls:  Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Heartfelt Creations Sugar Hollow

I recently purchased a bunch of the elements of the Heartfelt Creations Sugar Hollow Collection.  Gorgeous.  I decided to play with it for a Cut@Home Design Team post.    I'd also received the Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms Stamps and Dies, so I made flowers for my cards today.

Here's the first one I made.  I sure to love the purples!

Then, I made a tri-fold card:

Here's a couple pics of the inside:

Such a pretty collection!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Graphic 45 Altoids Mint Can Mini-Album

I finally get to share my Altoids Mint Can Mini-Album.  What?!  Yes indeedy, I made a mini-album that fit into an Altoids Mint Can.  It was a Cut@Home Design Team project, but I was waiting to share it here because it was a gift to my beautiful and smart niece for her graduation!  I used the re-released Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutants Collection.

Without further ado, here's my short video showing you the mini-album and how I made it:

I covered the can with chipboard and paper from the collection and added some twine and ribbon.  I also adorned all of the pages with UmWow Studio Butterfly Confetti.  Here's a pic of the outside of the can.

And when you open the can, this is what you see!

She's gorgeous, right?  I then cut some kraft cardstock into 2" x 3.25" pieces and made a tiny "scrapbook page" for each side.  I adhered them together with small paper hinges.  Here's a view of one side.

I used pictures from all phases of her life.  Here's a close-up of a few pages from the other side.

I really loved making this mini so much, that I'm going to do it again.  It's a perfect size for her to display on her dresser or tuck in a drawer.  I think she liked it.

Craftily yours,

Karen

Let's Party

Hi Everyone!  I'm posting up at Dare 2B Artzy today!  I have been itching to ink up my Dare 2B Artzy Tangle Thanks Set.  It is seriously SO much fun to color.

Cool, huh?!  The sentiment (and box around it) are from the Dare 2B Artzy Fun Titles Set. I fussy cut out the box and popped it up to add some fun dimension.  See the close up:

The Copics I used to color this fun card are:

BV00, BV02, B93, B95, B97, V04, V06

Have you "liked" Dare 2B Artzy on Facebook yet??!  You should!  There's beautiful inspiration there.  Be sure to check out all fo the Dare 2B Artzy Products here!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Graphic 45 Communique

Father's Day is coming.  No time like the present to get some cards done for pop!  I made the following cards for a Cut@Home blog post using Graphic 45 Communique Collection.

To see my complete supplies list and my video on these cards, be sure to check out my Cut@Home blog post!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Be Bold

Welcome Dare 2B Artzy fans!! 

Dare 2B Artzy has so many fun stamps with so many fun styles.  There's something for everyone!  For my card today, I decided to get super inky using the Dare 2B Artzy, Totally Tracy, Be Bold Stamps!  Here's what I did:

  

I love the fun and bright colors!  My niece is graduating high school soon and will be heading off to college.  This card is going to her to congratulate her on making her choice of colleges.  She is a great kid - over 4.0 GPA, cheerleader, track, etc.  So smart.  I'm very proud of her.  To create this card, I cut a watercolor cardstock into two pieces using Spellbinder's Curved Borders.  Then I used Color Burst inks in orange and yellow on the top and in green and blue on the bottom.  I then stamped that gorgeous flower using Dare 2B Artzy Totally Black Ink (great ink for watercolor or alcohol ink processes) onto another piece of watercolor cardstock.  I used Color Burst inks in pink and purple; then I fussy cut it out.  Here's a close-up:

 

  

I really love the splatter-y effect.  I finished the card off with some seam-binding ribbon, sequins, a button and a twine bow.

Have you "liked" us on Facebook yet?!  You should!  There's all kinds of beautiful inspiration.  Be sure to also check out all D2BA's products here!

Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Whooo Loves You??!

Welcome Dare 2B Artzy fans!!  

Today's post is all about love.  And I sure do love Dare 2B Artzy's Wedding Owl Stamps!  And I sure do love this month's Dare 2B Artzy Purple and Teal Challenge!  Combine the two, you say??!  Well, ok, here's what I did:

I love the colors, and I really love the Dare 2B Artzy, Artzy Doodles Papers.  (They are definitely my current favorite!)  The owl is colored with Copic Markers:

 Owl Body:  E31, E33, E35

Band, Eye Shadow, Accents:  BG53, BG57

Apron: RV93, RV95

Flowers and Baubles:  RV66, RV69

Nose:  YR07

Here's a close-up:

Isn't she the cutest??!  The stamp set says wedding, but this set can be used for a lot of different reasons.  I'll give this one to my husband just because :)

Have you "liked" us on Facebook yet?!  You should!  There's all kinds of beautiful inspiration.  Be sure to also check out all D2BA's products here!

Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Graphic 45 Botanicabella

I've got a post up over at Cut@Home today sharing some cards that I made with the beautiful Graphic 45 Botanicabella Collection.  This is one of the fabulous collections that Graphic 45 has released in "Special Collection" editions.  I'm so glad they did!  Look at these pretty cards:

To see my full supplies list and my video (where I made one of these cards), please check out my Cut@Home blog post!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Dare 2B Artzy May Challenge

Welome Dare 2B Artzy fans!!

I am excited to be sharing a card for the Dare 2B Artzy May Challenge.  This month, we are challenging YOU to create something with turquoise and purple.  That's definitely one of my favorite combinations!  You have about a month to join us, and you could WiN a fabulous Dare 2B Artzy Prize.  Wowzers!!

My inspiration card for the challenge uses the super fun Dare 2B Artzy Dream Big set and  Dare 2B Artzy, Artzy Doodles Paper. Here's what I made:

Copic Markers Used:  BG15, BG18, BG45, BG 49, RV52, RV55, RV63, RV66

I stamped and colored the "circle" part of the dream catcher twice.  I fussy cut the flower out of the center and covered it with TH Rock Candy Crackle Paint.  The strings to the feathers are drawn on with a black thin marker.  And finally, I poked holes (free hand) around the end of the image and added some twine and sequins.  Here's a close-up:

Love the sparkly effect!  I also used the stamp stamp-set and paper (along with some Dare 2B Artzy Premium Ink in Paradise) to decorate the inside:

Have you "liked" us on Facebook yet?!  You should!  There's all kinds of beautiful inspiration.  Be sure to also check out all D2BA's products here!

And please - join our challenge!  I can't wait to see what bright things you create!

Thanks for stopping by!  

Craftily yours,

Karen

Turtle Notebook

Welcome Dare 2B Artzy fans!!

Are you a list-maker?  I am.  I have lists in notebooks, lists on my computer and lists on post-it notes.  They are everywhere!  I decided to try to organize my crafty-notes....so I made a crafty notebook!  I used the sweet girl from the Dare 2B Artzy Turtle Couple stamps, the heart from the same set, and some fun and fabulous Dare 2B Artzy, Artzy Doodles Paper.

Isn't she fun!?!? Here are the Copic markers I used to color her.  

Shell/Heart:  Y00, Y02, Y15, Y18, BG02, BG45

Turtle Body:  YG03, YG06, YG61, YG63

After coloring her, I fussy cut her and layered her up. I stamped with used Dare 2B Artzy Totally Black Premium Ink. I used a Sizzix Alphabet die to cut the letters and added some twine, lace and pearls.

Here's a close-up of that fun, dolled-up turtle:

Have you "liked" us on Facebook yet?!  You should!  There's all kinds of beautiful inspiration.  Be sure to also check out all D2BA's products here!

Thanks for stopping by!  

Craftily yours,

Karen

Distress Crayons

I had a chance to play with the new Tim Holtz Distress Crayons for Cut@Home this week!  I used them to make backgrounds for my cards.  Here's my video showing you how I used them:

And here's my cards...  For the first one, I added some Tim Holtz Spiky Flowers and some sequins.

I embellished the next one with big flowers (colored with Copics) from Dare 2B Artzy.  I also splattered some ink on the page.

I then mixed some of the crayons with Gesso and used an UmWow Studio butterfly stencil.  (The background on this one is Distress Ink.)

And finally, I embellished this one with some Tattered Lace

For more information and to see my supplies list, be sure to check out my Cut@Home blog post!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Karen

Live What You Love

Welcome Dare 2B Artzy fans!!  Karen N here from Craftily Yours!

When I saw this FABULOUS Dare 2B Artzy Totally Tracy Stamp - Hearts & Swirls, I couldn't WAIT to ink it up!  I absolutely LoVe the heart with flower wings.  Super fabulous.

I decided to stamp it twice on watercolor cardstock.  On one version, I painted the heart red (with white polka dots done with a Molotow Acrylic White Paint Marker) and painted the leaves green.  I fussy cut both out and fussy cut out just the petals on the flower.  To color, I used Ken Oliver Color Burst powders mixed with water.  On the other version, I created a background using the Color Bursts as well.  I colored up a second yelow heart from the Hearts & Swirls set and fussy cut it out.  Then I layered it all up.  The red heart and green leaves are glued flat and the petals are popped up on the ends.  I also covered the yellow heart with Glossy Accents and used pop tape to stick it in the middle.  Here's a close-up:

With the polka dots, it'd be perfect for this month's Dare 2B Artzy Polka Dot challenge!  (Have you joined us yet??!)

And I decorated in the inside with just a wee bit of color burst and another heart from the set.

Have you "liked" us on Facebook yet?!  You should!  There's all kinds of beautiful inspiration.  Be sure to also check out all D2BA's products here!

Thanks for stopping by!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Dare 2B Artzy Celebrate Blog Hop

Welcome Dare 2B Artzy Fans!!

We are so excited to have another blog hop!!

The design team has some inspiring projects to share with you!!

Our theme:

Non-Card

&

Celebrate

You should have arrived here from the fabulous Kel's blog!  If you haven't and would like to hop along with us, please go back to the Dare 2B Artzy Blog to start at the beginning!

Be sure to follow each blog and leave comments along the way for your chance at winning!  We will randomly choose a winner from one of the blogs, so the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!! Winner will receive one stamp set and an ink pad!!

Our Blog Hop will end Sunday evening at 7:00pm Central.  We will then post a winner!!

I used the Dare 2B Artzy "Artzy Doodles" paper line to create a party favor with a Sizzix Die I have. The box holds a few chocolate chip cookies....and is decorated with a flower from the Dare 2B Artzy Happiness Blooms set. 

 I stamped the flower three times onto different colors of the Artzy Doodles paper and then fussy cut them out and layered them up.  The banner stamp is from the Dare 2B Artzy Fun Titles set.  

Here's a close up of that fun layered flower!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Your next stop in the hop is marvelous Chris's blog! 

Here's the whole hop line-up in case you get lost:

Cindy - Dare 2B Artzy

Tracy

Tonya

Monica

Kendra

Kel

Karen <-- You are here

Chris <-- Go here next

Cindy - Dare 2B Artzy

We hope you are inspired all along the way! 

Check out all D2BA's products here!

Happy Hopping!

Craftily yours,

Karen

Bokeh Technique for Cards

My crafty mentor, Sharon, taught me a new-to-me technique called Bokeh.  Bokeh is typically a photography term referring to points of light that are blurred.  I am sharing this technique over at Cut@Home today. It uses Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Hero Huges Unicorn (white) pigment ink.

The video shows it best.

And here's the final products:

To see the full supplies list, be sure to check out my Cut@Home Blog Post!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Craftily yours,

Karen