Monday, August 23, 2010

I'm Certified!

Today, I got certified!  In what, you ask?  I'm a Copic Certified Designer!!!  How cool is that?  Pretty soon you will see my "blinkie" over on the right of my page... I had a really good time, talked to craft enthusiasts like myself, networked, and learned lots of techniques.  It was a fun day and I'm hoping on getting better and better with my coloring...



  This is one of my favorite cards.  I think she's so cute!  I loved, loved, loved the background paper and I had already colored the image and noticed that they went perfectly together.  The paper is Citrus from... heck, I seem to have lost the front of the paper packet.  Sorry!! 

I had to add a little bit of sky, so I took my Memento Ink and sponged a white piece of paper with the three shades of blue.  The "SplishSplash" came from Hobby Lobby on one of their sticker sheets.  And it matched the blues perfectly as well.   I trimmed it out roughly because I didn't want the card to be too formal.  I'm not sure if I like that look, but I "stuck it down" pretty good on the card and didn't want to ruin it.  It's one of those  "live and learn" moments....I had hoped that I could add the sticker without having to use a white background, but it got lost in the background.  Tilda is popped up on pop dots. 
The water is glossy accents and I totally love the effect it created. 















Sunday, August 1, 2010

Happy Birthday to Me!

Well, today is my birthday!   I will miss my son and oldest daughter not being here today.  Michael is in England and Jessica went to the beach with her boyfriend's family.  On the agenda today is: I have a final project for class to finish and my hubby and youngest daughter are planning on taking me out to dinner.  My hubby even took the night off from work just for me!!!  See, you can be treated like a Princess, even at my age!  It will be a good day, once I get it started!

This card is a napkin that I purchased at Ruby Tuesday's.  If you've never heard of the encaustic wax process, take a look on YouTube to see if there is a video on how to do it.  I really love the technique and love the results.  This napkin is actually waxed onto my card base.  I think it turned out so pretty!  In my last post, I stated that I was making cards for my 2nd cousin.  This is one of the Thank You cards that I'm sending her.  I hope you like it!