Have a Beachin' Birthday!!

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! I hope everyone is having a great day so far. I am a little under the weather this week. I managed to catch my 6 year olds sinus infection and was in bed for 18 hours yesterday. I am feeling better today, but still totally stuffy and resting.

7 Kids has a brand new challenge out today!!

Sketch with A Twist!!

Here is the sketch:

The twist is to make is Beach Themed!!

I decided to use Henry the Mouse with Cocktail from Whiff of Joy for my card. Doesn't his shirt scream beach??

This sentiment has to be one of my all time favorite sentiment by Stampendous. It's for adults only - a little too edgy for kids don't cha think? I don't use it nearly enough either. The papers are from a Junkitz travel set I have had for years. I inked all of the edges with some Really Rust ink (SU) and added lots of Stickles to Henry's concoction and around the image and sentiment. I added some Glossy Accents to his glass and his glasses. Die cuts are Nestabilities and the shell border punch is EK Success. Not sure where I got this charm, but 7 Kids carries some cute beach ones here.

Be sure to stop by challenge blog to see what the other talented 7 Kids ladies have cooked up!

Supplies:
Stamps - Henry Mouse with Cocktail (WOJ), sentiment (Stampendous)
Paper - PTI, Junkitz DP, Bazzill,
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Nestabilities, Glossy Accents, PTI ribbon, charm, shell border punch (EK success)

Sparkly Day 7 Kids Challenge No. 21

Happy Wednesday, y'all!! It's another 7 Kids College Fund challenge day and I am so excited to used something other than a Magnolia stamp on a card. Don't get me wrong....I <3 my Maggie's, but 7 Kids has tons of fabulous other stamps in stock waiting to be loved too!! (sounds like a puppy at the pet store, eh?)

Our challenge this week is

Circles!!

**Create a circle card or use circles on your card.

I used one of the stamps in the Aladdin set from Whiff of Joy. This is such a perfect set - 14 stamps (including awesome sentiments I use on other cards all of the time!!) The sentiment on this card is from the same awesome set!

I could not resist making another Scalloped Easel card, this time using Circle Nesties. I airbrushed 2 doilies with some G24 and YG21 Copic Markers and then layered them under some Sultry DP from Basic Grey and some SU cardstock. I distressed all of the edges and then added Stickles all over. I swear I went through 1/4 of a bottle of Star Dust (my fav) on this card!

Copics Used: E11, 00, 000, RV11, 10, 000, 0000, C9, 7, 5, 3, G24, 21, 20, YG00, Y21, 26,

Here is the inside of the Easel card. I left it blank for a message.

Supplies:

Stamps - Aladdin Set (Whiff of Joy)

Paper - SU cardstock, Sultry DP (Basic Grey), Gina K. 120# paper

Ink - Memento, Copics

Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, Distresser Tool, WOC Flowers, Doily (Michael's), Leaf Punch (Martha Stewart)

New Valentine's!!

2nd post for the day!! I have made a bunch of new Valentine's that I wanted to share with you.

This is Henry Mouse Hugging Heart from Whiff of Joy. I used some Bittersweet DP (Basic Grey), flowers and pearl hearts from WOC. I used a heart Nesties for layering and my fave Fern Punch!

Copics used: R39, 37, 35, 32, 01, 00, 000, W7, 5, 3, 1, 00

Here is another card using the same stamp and paper stack The sentiment is from PTI and the cardstock is SU.

I used these Copics: E37, 35, 33, 31, 30, R39, 37, 35, & 32.

Card #3 uses Jam Tilda and Sugar Bag.

These bright papers are from We R Memory Keepers. I like non-traditional colors for Valentine's! The sentiment is from PTI. I airbrushed a heart doily with some BG11 Copic Marker and layered the images on top. Flowers are from Prima and the fern punch can be found here.

All card supplies:
Stamps - Jam Tilda, Sugar Bag, Henry Mouse Hugging Heart, sentiments (all PTI)
Paper - Bittersweet (Basic Grey), We R Memory Keepers DP, PTI and SU cardstocks.
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Stickles, Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Fern Punch, swirl punch (EK Success), Heart Doily (Michael's), Flowers (Prima and WOC)

Brrr......Pass the Cocoa!!

Happy Tuesday! I am trying to stay warm today - it is super chilly in FL right now....Brrrr! It got down into the 20's overnight - very cold for this area, considering I live about 2 miles from the Atlantic Ocean!!

I feel just like Willow - curled up in my comfy jeans and sweater with a hot cuppa cocoa, so I thought this was the perfect stamp to use!

I used the Willow with Hot Cocoa stamp from Whiff of Joy. I just bought this cute stack of DP from MME last week and have been itching to use it! The pink and green are so great together. The snowflake embossing folder is by CB. The image and sentiment were cut out using Nestabilities. I airbrushed the sentiment panel with some RV00 Copic Marker.
Supplies:
Stamps - Willow With Hot Cocoa , sentiment - Unity Stamps
Paper - Wonderful Winter (MME), cardstock (SU & PTI)
Ink - Memento, Copics
Accessories - Copic ABS, Nestabilities, Snowflake punch, pearls, Embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Ribbon (PTI)

Stay warm! I am headed to a Christmas Cookie exchange today, so I will have yummy cookies to nosh on with my cocoa! LOL!

Warm and Toasty......

Happy Friday!! I am so glad it is the weekend, but it will be another busy one! My daughter's high school band is going to STATE tomorrow!! Good Luck Panther Pride Band!! The only prob....she has to be at school tomorrow morning at 3:30 AM!! Eeekkk! Not looking forward to getting up so early to take her!

I have a new Whiff of Joy card to share with you today. I just love Henry the Mouse.I chose the Henry Mouse with Hot Chocolate stamp. I pulled out some Figgy Pudding by Basic Grey - I {heart} this paper!! It goes perfect with Cherry Cobbler and Always Artichoke cardstock from SU. The snowflake punches are Martha Stewart. I took the large bling and colored it with some BG13 Copic Marker to match my project - easy peasy and dries instantly! I used my Copic ABS system to airbrush the sentiment with BG 13 also.
Here is a close-up of Henry. I used a little Liquid Applique to his marshmellows and some Stickles to his steam and the berries on the mug. Henry was colored with the following Copics:
W00, 1, 3, 5, 7; BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG13, R30; E30, 33, 35, 37; YG95, 93, 91, & 21.

Supplies:

Stamps - Henry Mouse with Hot Chocolate (Whiff of Joy), sentiment (Unity Stamps)

Paper - SU Cardstock, Figgy Pudding DP (Basic Grey)

Ink - Memento, Copics

Accessories - Tag Trio Nestie, Oval Nesties, Copic ABS, Snowflake Punches (Martha Stewart), Bling, Stickles, Liquid Applique, Ribbon (Creative Imaginations), sewing machine

Have a wonderful weekend! Hugs,

Scallop-Shaped Easel Card Tutorial

Happy Hump Day, y'all! Hope everyone is having a nice week so far! It has been a whirlwind for me with all of the end of the year parties, field trips, etc. I cannot believe Summer is almost here!

How's this for a teaser??I have a brand new tutorial posted over at the Whiff of Joy Tutorial & Inspirational blog and would love for you to check it out! Hop on over there and check it out and if you have a minute, hop back here to let me know what you thought!

Be sure to stop back by tomorrow for some new PCS digi's too! ~Toodles!

A Special Wish...

Happy Saturday, y'all!! I am off to my last set of soccer games today, but wanted to share a new Whiff of Joy card with you.

This beautiful princess is part of the Aladin 1001 Nights store set from WOJ. The sentiment comes from the Scheherazade1001 Nights set released in April. I used some Basic Grey Sultry papers along with some Pretty in Pink and Kiwi Kiss card stock. The image was stamped and colored on Gina K. 120 lb paper. The leaf punches are Martha Stewart and the flowers are Prima. I added lots of clear Stickles to her clothes and the flowers. The button and twine are PTI and the bling is KaiserCraft.
Here is a close-up of this sweetie. Love all of the sparkles on her. I airbrushed the oval panel behind her with some R83.
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you are having a fab-o weekend! ~Tori

Creating Custom Embellishments Tutorial over @ Whiff of Joy

Hi folks! I have a tutorial posted today over at Whiff of Joy's Tutorial & Inspiration Blog showing 3 techniques for creating your own custom-colored embellishments! Be sure and stop by over there to check it out.

I used stamps from the new Aladin 1001 Nights Store set for this card. The papers are from MME's Bloom & Grow DP and are paired with some Teal Bazzill and some Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla. I sponged some Bermuda Bay around the Vanilla panel. I colored her with my Copics and added lots of clear Stickles to her clothes. The punches used were from Martha Stewart & EK Success. I created my flower & dew drop embellishments using the techinques in my tutorial.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a nice weekend. ~Tori

Chicken Soup for You!

Happy Friday, y'all! I had an awesome time at the Tim McGraw concert last night!! It was the first time I have seen him in concert and boy was it worth it! (oh, and he's some nice eye-candy too!! LOL!)

I have a new Whiff of Joy card to show you today. This is Willow's Hot Chicken Soup.

I think she could be used for lots of other types of cards - house warming or gift giving where food is involved. Any way, you want to use this stamp, she is very sweet! I know this My Mind's Eye DP is not new, but it is new to me! I just found it at HL recently. I paired it with some Kiwi Kiss and Pretty in Pink. The sentiment is from PTI's Autumn Abundance set. I airbrushed the circle with some YG93 and then stitched around the circle with my sewing machine. The curvy border and flourish punches are from EK Success, the flowers are Prima and the pearls are KaiserCraft.
Here is a close-up of Willow. She was colored with Copics and cut out. I added some white dots to her apron with a gel pen? Do you wear an apron when you cook? My Mom does just about every time she cooks - me, not so much! In this month's Southern Living magazine, there is an article (last page of the mag) about how southern women used to wear aprons all of the time. They wore a cooking apron to cook and a party apron to 'serve' the food. It was a cute article that calls for southern women to pull out those aprons once again. I love the last page of Southern Living. It always has an article about an observation or cute anecdote about the south. When I get a new issue, I flip to the back and read that page first!! As a native Texan and now Floridian (who even had a short stint in Charleston, SC), I am truly a Southern Girl!

Okay, back to the task at hand....
Here are the Copics I used.

Hope you have a wonderful rest of the day! ~From a proud Southern Girl! :)

Nurse Willow Easel Card

Happy Saturday, y'all. I am pre-posting this Friday night as I am off an running to soccer games this morning!

Today, I have a new release from Whiff of Joy to share with you. Nurse Willow and the other Get Well series of stamps are available beginning today over at Whiff of Joy.

Isn't she so sweet? I would love to have a nurse that sweet taking care of me if I were sick! I created another Easel Card - not sure why it took me so long to try one of these. They are almost as easy as making a regular card, but are so much prettier! I airbrushed a doily (Wilton) with some G000 and the circle with some R21. I am steadily using up my Kioshi DP stack from Basic Grey. I have yet to use up a whole stack, but have already made a big dent in this one. I used some Sweet Blush card stock from PTI and some Gina K. White 120 lb. paper for my stamped image. This is really my favorite paper to use with Copics. It blends very well and does not bleed through the back. I distressed the edges of my papers with my Heidi Swapp distresser - it looks like a pink Pacman! I dipped into my pink Prima stash and used lots of light pink ones along with some Dew Drops for the centers. The sentiment was computer generated and punched and layered with SU punches. The border and fern punches are from Martha Stewart. Lastly, the ribbon is PTI - Aqua Mist.
Here is a close-up of Willow. She is taking such good care of her dolly. I colored her with Copics and cut her out. She is layered on top using 3-D foam tape.

Here is a quick look at the inside. Left a blank spot for a note.

Here are the Copics. I am trying to get back into the habit of picturing/listing them as many people on the Magnola-licious yahoo group have requested it. Frankly, it is how I learned what colors went nicely together and what colors I still needed to purchase. I still love to look at what colors others are using and make notes in a notebook I keep on colors for skin, wood, nature, etc.

Hope you have a great weekend. It is supposed to hit 90 here in FL this weekend, so I am thrilled we have early soccer games! I coach my 6 yr old's team and they play on a turf field instead of real grass. You can add about 5-8 degrees to the the outside temp. when you are standing on that turf field! The heat radiates off of it making it much warmer. I would not trade it for a moment, tho. This is my 5th season coaching soccer. I coached when my daughter, now almost 14, was 5 & 6 and now I am on my 3rd season for my son's team. Who knows, maybe I will coach my 5 yr old's team one day too! I just love the sport!

Sorry for the tangent....Have a great weekend! ~Tori

Sweet Little Sick Mouse

TGIF, y'all!! I tell ya, I am so glad the weekend is here! I am growing a little tired of soccer & lacrosse practices 5 days a week and games 2 days a week! At least my daughter's soccer game got re-scheduled on Sat - that means we only have 2 soccer games on Sat! She does still have her lacrosse game on Sunday and a team party afterward - if it's not one thing, it's another! How many more days of school?? I am getting so ready for summer.

Okay, back to Earth....I have a new image from Whiff of Joy to show you today. The Get Well Collection will be available starting May 1st.

Isn't she the sweetest little sicky? I used some Basic Grey Lemonade DP along with some Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Purely Pomegranate. The sentiment is a free digi image from Pink Cat Studio. I inked the edges of the image and sentiment with some Kiwi Kiss. The roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the other flowers are Primas. Of course I used my MS fern punch - as I do on all of my cards. This sketch came from Jacque. It just fit this image perfectly!Here is a close-up of my little mousie. I colored her with the Copics listed below. On a side note, I wanted to share with you a decoration I made last night for my daughter's school band. Each year, her school band sponsors a dance. This years theme is Fiesta since it is 2 days after Cinco de Mayo. It measures about 13" in diameter and was made using squares of tissue paper. I cut the tissue paper into 2" squares and glued them all over the circle. I cut the letters out using my Cricut. Good to finally put it to some more use! Thanks for stopping by! ~Tori

Make a Wish!!

Happy Saturday! I am off and running to soccer games today, so this is a pre-generated post. I am back today with another card from Whiff of Joy's 1001 Nights set. There are so many pretty images and some wonderful sentiments that go along with it.

I used the genie image, but cut the lamp off to create some space between the images. I used my Nesties and airbrushed the centers of each cut panel - one with V12 and the other with Y26. I am in love with this new Basic Grey Kioshi DP. Every time BG comes out with a new release, I tell myself I don't need it b/c I have too much paper all ready. Of course, you can see how well that rationing works with myself - LOL! No will power whatsoever when it comes to scrappy stuff. I paired the DP with some Pale Plum and Crushed Cherry SU cardstock. Other embellishments I used are fern punch (MS), brad (BG), Pale Plum ink, flourish punch (EK Success), Lace border punch (MS), and machine stitching.
Here is a close-up of Ms. Genie. She was colored with Copics (colors are below), cut out and popped up with some 3-D foam tape.

Here is a close-up of my tissue flower. I airbrushed it with some V12 Copic Marker. Here are instructions on how to make your own tissue flowers.

Here are the Copics I used.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great weekend! ~Tori

Shopping Willow Birthday

Happy Wednesday, y'all! Hope your day is going well. It is beautiful here in FL, just wish I felt better. I have been battling allergies this past week and now feel as if I am getting a sinus infection - yuk! I don't even have a cold, just woke up with my sinuses burning and my upper jaw hurting... Oh well, too much to do today to worry about it!

I have another Willow card to share with you today. I am really loving the Whiff of Joy images. They are so intricate and fun to color. This is Shopping Willow.I thought this little diva was perfect with this sentiment from Amy R stamps! I know y'all are probably sick of seeing me use that set of birthday stamps, but they are my favorite birthday sentiments! I used some new Basic Grey Kioshi DP along with some Bashful Blue and Pale Plum cardstock. I found these small doilies on the cake isle at Walmart. I airbrushed it with a V12 Copic marker and my Copic ABS. I remember at one time thinking I would never need to airbrush anything, now I wonder how I ever managed without my Copic ABS and compressor!! LOL - funny how we change our minds! Oh, before I forget, this sketch is a Basic Grey sketch.
The mini roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the larger ones are from Prima. I did not have the color of primas I wanted, so I airbrushed some off-white ones. I also added some dew drops from Robin's Nest and some machine stitching around the DP.Here is a close-up of Willow. I airbrushed the panel behind her with some G20 & G24. Willow is cut out and popped up. Here are the Copics I used.

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tori

Whiff of Joy Tutorial!!

Hello all,

Today I have an airbrushing tutorial posted over at the Whiff of Joy blog. Would love for you to stop and check it out! :)

Hope you stop by and check it out! :) Have a great day! ~Tori

Sending Magical Wishes!

Hi there! How are ya on this fine Friday? It was a little stormy this morning, but it is glorious outside now and about 73 degrees! Who could ask for more? Well, if someone could make & ice my remaining 2 dozen cupcakes needed for my sons b.day party this weekend....that would be great! :)

I am back today with another Whiff of Joy card. I know 2 posts in consecutive days!! I am trying to hard to keep cranking out the cards!

I used the 'Jasmine-like' & flowers images from the 1001 Nights set from Whiff of Joy. I think this is the first card that I have not put a sentiment on the front, but I could not find a place for it!! LOL! I found some retired SU DP (Bali Breeze) that seemed kind of Moroccan to me. I paired it with some Pumpkin Pie & Taken with Teal. I used a newer CB embossing folder for the teal panel. The flowers are Prima, the button Basic Grey and the flourishes are QK.
Here is a close-up of this sweetie. I colored her with Copics and cut her out. She is popped up with some 3-D foam tape.
The sentiment is on the inside of the card! I could not leave one off entirely...The sentiment and shoe images are from the same set. I cut the shoes out and popped them up too. Here are the copics I used for this card:

Hope you are having a nice day! Gotta run - more cupcakes to make and ice! :)

hugs, Tori