A Moose For All Occasions I

Greetings! Today my post features MORE moose stamps. I have tons and I decided to put them all together for my aerobics instructor. Merilee celebrated her 61st birthday on Monday. She loves all the "junk" I make and well, who doesn't like to do a few less push-ups in class. (If you know Merilee you know what I'm talking about.)
I am splitting up the images into two posts, it just makes things a little more exciting for you.
On Saturday night, I got together with my good buddies from Archiver's to craft but also to play and EAT. (Shelly I am still working on the whole leaning thing for Hula Hooping:)
That brings me to my next subject....OREO CAKESTERS. OK I do exercise A LOT and try to eat my fabulous 5 everyday (fruits and veggies), but MAN are these babies good. Some of my friends are on NO SUGAR diets and well....good for them cuz I'm going to indulge a wee bit.
If you have not tried these Cakesters I speak of, you MUST. They are seriously the best thing ever! Shelly Behr emailed me yesterday to tell me that they now offer a 100 calorie pack for those of us who CANNOT control ourselves. I told her that she made my wildest dreams come true. (Remember from Napoleon Dynamite PEDRO says, "Vote for me and all your wildest dreams will come true.") Yep, that's how good Cakesters are. SO TRY THEM. (enough said)
So back to cards- Today I am posting the cute little exercising moose and my baking guy moose.
I used Sassafrass papers for the exerciser and my Copic markers. I suggest paying a little visit to You Tube when you have some extra time. There is so much you can do with these markers!
The second card is my delicious moose. On this creation, I used papers from my good ole' stand by Basic Grey. One just has to love the 6x6 packs. I added a little half circle and stamped delicious with my Hero Arts cupcake stamp set. So fun! Enjoy!

Billy & Lily

Greetings! I have a new line of stamps I'd like to show you today. Pink Cat Studio has these cute little kids named Lily & Billy. I saw the images on one of my favorite blogs and went to check them out. These images just scream Copic markers. LOVE IT!
Not only will these be great for Valentine's Day but year round too! There are tons of images in this set and I will post more as soon as I put some together.
For the Together Forever card, I used the Serendipity "Hog Heaven" line from Sassafras. I did a little Swiss Dot Cuttlebug embossing and added my lace die cut from QuicKutz. The button is from Foofala and I also added a little string from Martha Stewart. Coloring done with my Copic markers. Colors used:
Dark Pink, Lipstick Red, Buttercup Yellow, Spring Dim Green, Skin White, Sand, Jungle Green and Warm Grey No.2 for the shading. TOO CUTE! Enjoy!

My Paige the Card Maker

Greetings! I've been busy finishing up my Valentine cards and so has my daughter. Paige is one of the most creative 7 year old girls I know. Each year, since she had been in preschool (3 years old), she had made her very own cards. This year (in 1st grade) she came up with a way to incorporate stickers vs. adhesive on her work. She even made a cute little flap-how interactive. I LOVE IT! So here it is....
Enjoy!

Welcome to Moosehood

Greetings! Gotta love the moose stamps. I'm back today with another post featuring
Hanna Stamps Sophie the Moose. Look, Sophie is expecting and that's good for the Minnesota moose population (it's down in case you didn't know). On one card, I colored with my Copic markers and on the other I paper pieced the little moo-moo onto the moose. (Try saying moo-moo and moose really fast three times.)
I used Making Memories papers Sabrina 6x6 pack and some paper flowers from Prima. The sentiment was computer generated by ME!
I will be posting some new things from Pink Cat Studio soon. The images are super cute!
Enjoy!

The Japanese Dolls Are Back

Greetings! OK usually I don't post the same type of card twice but my Hero Arts Japanese Doll stamps are some of my favorites. This time I used papers from Amy Butler (Lotus line) and colored the dolls hair in with my black Copic marker. The sentiments are from Hero Arts. I believe from last years line of stamps.
There are some really great Copic tutorials on copicmarker.com . In the sidebar, you can click on the "how to" section. There you will find a video to watch some of the techniques in coloring images. Check it out! Enjoy!

All I Need Is Chocolate

Greetings! I have been busy working on my Valentine cards today. This year I decided to use one of my Hanna Stamps images. Riley the Moose is one of my favorite to use. Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday. I love the colors and the whole love thing. But more than anything else, I love that you can make cards for people. My friends and co-workers at Archiver's will just love these little creations. One of my co-workers, Jennifer, has kept all of my Valentine cards since the first year I've worked with the company. This is my 4th year making cards for everyone. She even managed to keep the chocolate heart I attached to the card from last year....DUDE EAT THE CHOCOLATE!
The cards were colored with Copic markers. Papers used: We R Memory Keepers -Adore Collection. Scallop Dollie Punch: Martha Stewart-EK Success. Dry embossing of the hearts was done on my Cuttlebug. The sentiment was created by me on my computer. Enjoy!

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