My Paper Creations

twinkle, twinkle little star

Hi Everyone!  I have another cute baby card to share with you today.  I used the adorable Sleeping on the Moon image illustrated by Penny Johnson for Stampavie.  I just love this image!  (I think I love all of Stampavie’s baby images! lol)

I colored the image with copic markers (I had them written down, but I seem to have lost the sticky note.  Sorry!) and used some patterned papers from My Mind’s Eye’s Miss Caroline Howdy Doody paper pad.  I thought this sentiment was perfect for this image.  It's from Verve Stamps.  I love using paper doilies lately so one of those made its way onto my card and I used some yellow stickles on the moon.  Then, I finished off my card with some flowers, pearls, and silver filigree corners from Wild Orchid Crafts.

Have a great weekend!

Niki

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star card supplies:
Stamps: Sleeping on the Moon (Stampavie), sentiment (Verve Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), white
Patterned Paper: Miss Caroline - Howdy Doody  (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Dies: cirlce  nestability die (Spellbinders)
Embellishments: flowers, pearl spray, silver filigree corner, pearls (Wild Orchid Crafts), paper doily, yellow stickles
Copic Markers

Special Addition

Hi Everyone!  It's my turn to post over on the Stampavie blog tonight.  When I was deciding what image to use on my card, I came across this adorable Sent from Above image from illustrator Tina Wenke.  Tina's images are always some of my personal favorite images from Stampavie.  I just love coloring them and creating cards with them.  I love creating baby cards, too.  I think they are my favorite type of cards to create (along with Christmas cards) and I have a hard time resisting adorable baby images like this one.

I colored the image with markers and used some patterned papers from My Mind’s Eye’s Stella and Rose paper pad. The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps'  Welcome Baby Sentiments set.  I finished the card off with some wooden buttoms and twine.  After masking the clouds, I used my air compressor to spray the sky with a BG52 copic marker while the image was still in the nestability die.

If you're looking for a store that stocks many of the Stampavie images, Lacey carries many of them in her store, Stamp and Create.  She even has the adorable baby image I used on this card (under the Tina Wenke section).

Have a great day!

Niki

Special Addition card supplies:
Stamps: Sent from Above (Stampavie), Welcome Baby Sentiments (Whimsy Stamps)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), white
Patterned Paper: Stella and Rose  (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Dies: petite oval nestability die (Spellbinders), clouds to make masks (My Favorite Things)
Embellishments: wooden buttons, hemp twine
Copic Markers:
skin: E000, E00, E11
hair: E33, E35, E37
bottle: N1, N3, (Pear Green Promarker)
diaper/balloon: BG10, BG11, BG13
sky: BG52

Happy Easter

I can’t believe it is already April!  The year seems to be zipping by already.  Since Easter is next weekend, I had to ink up this little cutie (Chirpy from Penny Johnson) this past weekend when I was creating my card for my Stampavie post.  It’s such an adorable image!

I stamped my image using tuxedo black memento ink on copic x-press it cardstock.  I chose some patterned from October Afternoon’s Sidewalks line and colored my image in coordinating colors using copic markers (listed below).  I stitched my patterned papers and added a white paper doily and some flowers and pearls from Wild Orchid Crafts.  Then, I finished off my card with a cute Easter sentiment seal from Catslife Press.

Have a great day!

Niki

Happy Easter card supplies:
Stamps: Chirpy (Stampavie), sentiment (Catslife Press)
Cardstock: X-Press It (Copic), cream
Patterned Paper: Sidewalks (October Afternoon)
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko)
Embellishments:  5mm pearls, white cherry blossoms, 15mm open white roses, 4mm closed white rosebuds (Wild Orchid Crafts), paper doily
Copic Markers:
chick: YR30, custom marker (half YR30 and half YR31), YR 31, Y35, Y38, YR15
egg: R20, R21, R22, R27, R46
ribbon: B91, B93, B95, B97
sky: BG0000
grass: YG13, YG17, YG67

Birthday Wishes

Hi Everyone!  Hope you all had a good weekend!  The weather here can't make up its mind whether it wants to snow or show signs of spring.  I think spring may be a ways off still with all the snow storms we've been having lately.  The weather makes it easy to stay inside and create cards, though.

Today, I decided to pull out this adorable Tobi with Love image from the Laurence Collection.   Isn't this such a cute image?!  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  I decided to do some paper piecing on the package and colored the rest of the image with copic markers.  I added some  shadows on the polka dot patterned paper using a marker.   I used some patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's Lime Twist: Life of the Party paper pad and finished my card off with some stitching, baker's twine, and a button.  The sentiment is from the Bountiful Baskets Additions stamp set from Waltzingmouse Stamps.  The sketch was inspired by this card by Sandra MacLean (you will only be able to see it if you're a Splitcoast Stampers fan club member).

Have a great week!

Niki

you're the best

Hey Everyone!  I've been busy with family stuff and haven't made any cards for a week or so now.  I thought I would share this card that I made for the Stampavie Creations newsletter.  It's a free magazine publication filled with beautiful samples from the design team.  You can download it here and subscribe to get an email when future issues are released.

I used the adorable Giddy Up image from Tina Wenke along with a sentiment from her Sweet Wishes set.  I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  I colored it with copic markers (the marker colors are listed in the newsletter).  I used some patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket's Wanted paper pad.  I sponged some antique linen, tea dye, and walnut stain distress inks around my papers before stitching and assembling.

Have a wonderful day!

Niki

Friends are Forever

Hi Everyone!  I have another sneak peek of one of the new stamps releasing at Winter CHA from Stampavie.  Today, I have a peek at the new Floating Down the River image from Penny Johnson.  Isn’t it such a cute image?

I stamped the image on Copic X-Press It Cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored it with copic markers.  I paired the image with some patterned papers from the Lost and Found Breeze and Blush paper pads by My Mind’s Eye.  I die cut the card base using a scalloped circle grand calibur die from Spellbinders.

I added some white roses and white pearl spray from Wild Orchid Crafts to the corner along with some greenery I punched.  I also added some pearls below the sentiment and some crocheted lace from May Arts.  The sentiment is from Tina Wenke’s new Sweet Wishes sentiment set.

Have a great day!

Niki

Happy Wishes

Hi Everyone!  I have a sneak peek from Stampavie to share with you today using the new Mouse and Poppy Seeds image from Tina Wenke.  It will be releasing later this month at the Winter CHA show and will be available at retailers before you know it.  The design team is sharing a new sneak peek each day over on the Stampavie blog so you can see more sneak peeks there.

I absolutely love this adorable image!  I started by stamping the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink and coloring the image with copic markers that coordinate with the Farmhouse patterned paper I chose from October Afternoon.  Then, I added some stitching and crocheted lace.  I finished off my card with a sentiment from Tina's new sentiment set called Celebrate.


Remember to check the Stampavie blog for my sneak peeks of the new releases.

Have a great day!

Niki

You Bring Out the Happy in Me

Hi Everyone!  Did you have a good Christmas?  It’s hard to believe 2012 is already here!  It’s my turn to post today over on the Stampavie blog.  (Can you believe this is the first card I have made in over a month?!)  I was trying to decide which image to use for my card today when I found this adorable Storybook Friends image from Tina Wenke.  Tina has some of the sweetest images and they are always some of my favorites from each new release.  Just wait until you see all the cute new images releasing at CHA!

I had this paper from My Mind’s Eye out on my desk from another project so I decided to use it on my card.  I love the pretty colors and patterns.   I started by stamping my image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then, I colored my image with copic markers that coordinate with my patterned papers.

I used these copic markers to color my image: W1, W3, YG61, YG63, YG67, R27, R46, R89, BG95, BG0000, BG000, Y35, BG53, BG18, R30, R32, R35, T3, T5, T7, T9, E33, E35, E37, E29, E53, E55, E57, E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02, colorless blender.

Then, I stitched my patterned paper layers together and added some crocheted lace.  I adhered my image with foam adhesive.  I added some roses from Wild Orchid Crafts (15 mm pink tone set b and 20mm 2 tone mixed colour open roses).  I used a sentiment from My Favorite Things' All Smiles stamp set.

Have a great week!

 

Oh Come Let Us Adore Him

I got the go ahead from Stampavie to share my cards I made for the newsletter so here is the first one.  This card uses the adorable Away in a Manger image drawn by Tina Wenke.  This is one of my favorite images from the Christmas release this past summer.  Tina has such a way with sweet images.

I used patterned papers from My Mind's Eye's I Believe line.  The embellishments I used are from Wild Orchid Crafts .  I used these items: 20mm deep red open roses, 25mm white wild rose, 4mm deep red close rose buds, 15mm white open roses, white pearl spray, filigree gold corner, 5mm white pearls.

I stamped the image on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  I colored the image with the following copic markers: G94, YG93, YG95, YG97, YG99, R27, E31, YR32, YR35, R30, E33, E35, E37, W1, W3, W5, W7, YR12, B32, B34, BG000, BG000, BG00, E000, E00, E11, E13, R12, colorless blender.

Have a wonderful day!

Niki

Happy Holidays

Hi Everyone!  It’s hard to believe it is already December.  Christmas will be here before we know it!  For my post today, I thought I would pull out another one of the Christmas images from Stampavie.  This image is called Gifts for You and is from Penny Johnson.

I used some patterned papers from Echo Park’s Season’s Greetings line and some crocheted lace from May Arts.  I added some buttons and baker’s twine along with a little Christmas tree charm.


I used a sentiment from Tina Wenke’s Holiday Wishes sentiment set.  I stamped the image and sentiment on copic x-press it cardstock with tuxedo black memento ink.  Then, I colored the image with these copic markers: R24, R27, R46, R89, Y35, E79, E31, E33, E35, E37, E29, E000, E00, E11, E13, R00, R02, BG10, BG11, BG13, W1, W3, YG93, YG95, YG97, E51, E53, colorless blender.   After coloring my image, I sponged some antique linen and tea dye distress inks around the edges of my image.


Then, I added some white fun flock to Santa’s cap and the cuffs of his coat using a Sakura Glue Pen.  I used a gelly roll pen (from Sakura) to add a little sparkle to the stars and snowflakes.  Then, I adhered my image with foam adhesive.

Have a wonderful week!

Niki