Your Pad or Mine

Hoppy Saturday friends.  I have another card for y'all this afternoon.  I picked an image from Anne Fenton to make this card.  This is Frieda.

She's sittin' on her pad waiting for her man.  She's all dressed and fabulous.  I used my Chromatix pens to add the color to this image which was printed on Neenah card stock. I trimmed it down and matted the image on a panel of Basic Black card stock (SU).  For the background, I trimmed down two DPs from DCWV to 2.5" squares.  I matted them on the same black card stock and added them to a card base made from green Colorbok card stock.  I hand wrote the sentiment and matted it on the black card stock.  In order to follow the sketch from I {heart} Sketches, I took a black sharpie and added dot circles to the corners of the red panels.

Thanks for visiting me.  I appreciate it.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
I {heart} Sketches--#13
Craft Your Passion--#157 Water, water everywhere

Bombshell

Well, it's great to "see" y'all here at Em's Thoughts.  I truly am so grateful to y'all for keeping tabs on me and leaving such wonderful comments.  I love reading each and every one.

The card I have for you this time features a Kenny K image.  Yep, I do believe he is quickly becoming one of my favorites.  I used this one before, but changed her up quite a bit for this card.

I used black and white for this image.  I'm not good with black hair  yet or she would have had it.  So, she has to suffer with being a brunette.  I used my BIC markers to add the color to this image after printing her off on Neenah card stock.  I used black and gray to get the color of her dress.  I added a bit of white gel pen for highlights.  I like using the white pen to give highlights but sometimes it's just a bit too bright.  I found out that if you take your colorless blender and run lightly over the line made by the gel pen that it lightens it without removing it.  One of the challenges I am entering this card in is for distressing.  So, I took the image, tore the edges and inked it heavily with DI Vintage Photo.

I made the card base from SU Basic Black and it measures 6" square.  The back ground paper I made myself by inking up the D'vine Swirls embossing folder with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and running it through my Cuttlebug.  It gives it a Letterpress pattern.  Thank God for youtube.  I learn alot by spending hours on there.  :)  The DP is from DCWV.  

Adding some white pearls, flowers from Petaloo and some black lace finished off the card.  I didn't add a sentiment to this one because I wanted the sketch to show through as well as the focus be on the image.

Thanks for stopping by today/tonight.  Have a wonderful Friday.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
I {heart} Sketches--#8
Love to Create--#55  Pick 2
Kenny K's--#133  Lace and Pearls
Muse --#7  

New Every Morning

Hi there.  Thanks for stopping back in.  I have a sweet card for y'all today.  This one uses a Paper Craft World freebie called New Every Morning.

I don't think I have ever made so many pink cards as I have lately.  The one thing I can say is that they do look nice.

I started out with a Chocolate Chip 5.5"x5.5" card base from SU.  The DPs are from Cardmaker Magazine and were free for the month of January when you bought the magazine.  There was also a very nice stamp set in the package.  I printed out the image on GP card stock and the pink card stock is from Recollections.  I inked the edges of the image with DI Vintage Photo.  I added two different ribbons from my stash and the die cut rose if from K and Co.  I used my BIC markers and a red glitter gel pen to add some color to the flowers.

Thanks again for stopping in.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
I {Heart} Sketches--#7
Created with Love--#30 Bright and Cheery
Clear It Out--Use 2 Ribbons

Eccl. 3:1

Moving right along this morning, I am posting a card that is a little different for me.  Even though I love the Shabby Chic look, I don't make them alot.  I love adding elements to my cards, but sometimes I think they look too cluttered.  This card turned out perfectly.

The image is called Shabby Chic Birdhouse and is from Beccy Muir. I printed it off on Cryogen White card stock and  I used my new Chromatix pens to add color to the image.  I also highlighted some of the flowers and leaves with a white gel pen.  I never thought of doing that until I happened to see a card made by Jenn Leeflang. I have been following her work since I first saw it on The Outlawz.  She is one talented lady.  Thanks for the tip Jen.  I made this one 6x6 card using a white card base from Colorbok.  I used Mint Green, Olive and Pink card stocks from Recollections as mats.   The DP is a freebie from Cardmakers Magazine.  All of the flowers are from my stash and I get them at AC Moore.  I added some white pearls from Queen and Co. and the sentiment is from Doodle Pantry.

Thanks for stoppin' in this morning.  I hope you like this card.  God bless y'all.

Challenges:
Perfect Sentiments--Floral Fantasia
Fab N Funky --#159 Flower Power
Sentimental Sundays--#143 Flowers, Flowers and Flowers
Sweet Stampin'--Mother's Day or a Special Lady