Mother's Day Inspiration #2

Here is another card that could be used for Mother's Day. It was created with a Memory Box die, Tombow markers and a clear Wink of Stella pen to blend everything.

 I added some Prima wired cord and a heart charm. The charm was originally antique silver but I did not like the color so I added some Ranger Cranberry Alcohol ink and I am happy with the new color. In real life the flowers and butterflies are nice and shimmery due to the Wink of Stella pan. In this close up photo I think you can see the shimmer a bit better.

 Hope this card kicks your mojo into high gear. Have a great weekend and don't forget Mother's day on Sunday!

Coloring inside the lines

I did a Tombow marker demo last weekend and had a few demo pieces done that I need to make into projects. Here is one such piece.

 I colored the flower image with Tombow markers and also used Tombow markers to stamp the sentiment. I used my Distress marker spritzer to create some dots also with my Tombow markers. I pulled out some Distress inks to use with the stencil though.

 The flower image is by Impression Obsession. The sentiment is by Stampers Anonymous (a Tim Holtz set) and I used a Crafters Workshop stencil for the background.

Stop by Crafty Capers to see the card in person. 

Tombow Marker Demo

I will be demoing Tombow Markers at Crafty Capers on Saturday (free event) from 10:30 am - 12:30. Stop by to see how to blend with Tombow markers as well as some other fun things you can do with them!
I was working on some samples for the demo today and got this card finished late this afternoon. All the coloring was done with Tombow markers and the flower image is by Impression Obsession. The sentiment is by BoBunny.
Hope to see everyone at the demo!

My cup of tea

One final, Peel Off demo card. This teapot was colored with Tombow markers (062, 452, 925, 476 & N00) then cut out by hand. I matted it on a square Spellbinder die then onto a Spellbinder Lacy Square die. I threaded some May Arts ribbon through the lacy holes then matted everything as shown. The Happy Birthday sentiment is another Peel Off.
Thanks everyone for stopping  by!

Tombow coloring

Happy Wednesday everyone! Hope everyone is having a great week. I am pretty excited because I am headed out on a "girls trip" tomorrow for a couple of days. Should be oodles of fun. Let's hope the weather is decent since we will be staying at a place on the beach (I know, I already live near a beautiful beach but this one is a different beach :) )

I was in the mood to color with my Tombow markers a few days ago and made this card. Thankfully, don't really need a Get Well card but the sentiment seemed to fit best with the card.
The Stampendous rose was embossed with Ranger Seafoam white embossing powder on a piece of kraft cardstock then I colored my Tombow markers being careful not to overblend or else the cardstock will warp and pill. I finished the coloring by using my Distress Picket Fence marker to add some highlights.
I matted everything as shown and stamped the Hero Arts sentiment. I also added the ribbon and some pink rhinestones for some extra interest.

Tombow Coloring

 I had this Hero Arts stamp (large Flower Background) stamped out on watercolor cardstock leftover from my Tombow marker demo last weekend and thought it would be fun to finish it up and make a card with it. It has been a busy week so far with lots of time spent on class prep so it was nice to do something just for fun. I finished off the card by adding some ribbon and 2 mats. The bottom purple border was done with a Spellbinder die called Romantic Rectangles. Thanks everyone for stopping by!

More Tombow Marker samples!

Don't forget the free Tombow marker demo is tomorrow (Saturday Feb 9 between 10:30 and 12:30). This card demos a resist technique with Tombow markers.
The main image (Penny Black) was colored on watercolor cardstock with Tombow markers.
The background papers are by Hero Arts and Bazzill. Sentiment by Hero Arts (and stamped with a Tombow marker).
Really like how this card turned out so bright and cheery! Love it! I've wanted to color this Mimi image for quite a while now...
Hope to see you tomorrow at the demo!

Tombow Marker demo next Saturday!

Just a quick reminder that the monthly FREE Crafty Capers demo is running next Saturday (Feb 9) between 10:30 am - 12:20 pm. Stop by anytime to see a bunch of neat techniques you can do with Tombow markers, they are not just for coloring!
Here is a card I did with Tombow markers and the "faux bleach" technique using clear embossing powder, Tombow markers and a Penny Black stamp on watercolor cardstock. This is just one of the easy techniques you can do with these markers.


The sentiment on this card is by Flourishes and was stamped on a Tim Holtz fragment, ribbon and twine by May Arts. Hope to see you at the demo!   Just a quick "heads up" all the Crafty Capers February classes are now full however we are taking a wait list for the Distress Ink class on Saturday Feb 16 please contact the store if you would like to be put on the list and we will try to get another class added if there is sufficient demand.

Happy Birthday BJ!

Today is my sister's 40th birthday! We had a nice party for her over the weekend and here is the card I made her. I colored the kitty image (Penny Black's Cat on Moon) using my Tombow markers on watercolor cardstock after I embossed the image with gold embossing powder. The pattern paper is by My Mind's Eye. I stamped the sentiment (Flourishes Taglines) on the smallest die from the Spellbinder Romantic Rectangles set. The button is from the Memory Box button die set. I finished off the card by poking some holes around the outside of the pattern paper and adding some Yellow Stickles to the stars.

Happy birthday BJ! Hope you have a great birthday and just wanted to remind you I look MUCH younger than you! Hee hee!!

Candy Canes and Epic Fail!

Had a play day over the weekend. It was loads of fun to just make whatever card I felt like making. I began with this card because someone had prestamped this image on watercolor paper and put it in my stash so thought I would pull out my Tombow markers and use it! Once I had finished coloring I cut out these guys using my scissors and craft knife. I took a piece of white cardstock and cut a Spellbinders Labels 1 window out of the middle and added a scrap of Graphic 45 Nutcracker Sweet paper behind. I used a SRM sticker leftover from my class on Friday night (I am soooo in LOVE with these stickers!! They look amazing on cardstock and not at all like a sticker). I used my black Tombow marker to add a black squiggly border around the edge of the cardstock then matted it to my main cardstock. I finished the card off with some Stickles around the window opening and some Glossy Accents on the Mice tongues. Super cute! Now comes the epic fail part! I had an already made card sitting on my table and somehow, I have no idea how this happened, I mounted the mice to the back of the already made card so this card does double duty - it is a thankyou card on one side and a Christmas card on the other!!! Very efficient of me!! Not! Of course I noticed this just as I was leaving the store so will have to fix this when I get back to the store Monday or maybe I will leave it and try to start a new trend!!
Thanks everyone for stopping by.

A rose

This card was a contender for my Mom's birthday card but did not make the cut.
The image is by Penny Black and I colored it with my Tombow markers on watercolor cardstock after embossing the image with gold embossing powder.
I cut out the image after it was dry. I embossed my main cardstock with a new Couture Creations embossing folder called Fireflies. I matted my rose image onto the embossed main cardstock and added some Hero Arts gems to finish things off.

More Hedgies!

Anyone who knows me knows I love a good Penny Black hedgie! Well here is another fellow getting ready for Easter. I bought this stamp last Easter and was excited to pull it out again this year. I used my Tombow markers to color the image on watercolor paper and cut the image apart so the hedgie and the card ended up on 2 different panels. I matted everything as shown but added some crotchet cotton that I colored with a red Tombow marker to attach the hedgie and the cart. I embellished the egg and chick with Stampendous Fun Flock and if I had been thinking I would have taken a better picture of the panel 2 of the card so you could see it. I stamped the sentiment (that comes in the hedgie set) after coloring the individual letters with the same Tombow markers I used to color the image so everything matches! I love the fun look of the multicolor letters. I must remember to do this more often! I used my Spellbinder scallop edgeability to add an edge to my designer paper by Upsy Daisy. To finish off the card I used some Hero Arts gems and a Martha Stewart butterfly punch. At the moment all supplies used to make this card are in stock at Crafty Capers so hurry in before anything is sold out.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hedgie Friends

As soon as the Penny Black order was priced and put on the shelves I bought myself a new transparent Penny Black set called Hedgie Friends. Given the less than excellent weather we have had the past few days (especially today) I HAD to use the umbrella hedgie first.
I colored the hedgie with my Tombow markers on watercolor paper then paper pieced the umbrella (My Mind's Eye) and rubber boots (Bazzill). I used my Spellbinder Classic Circles and Classic Scallop circles to cut out my circles. I used a Hero Arts sentiment. I finished off the card with some Crystal Stickles to simulate rain which you cannot see in this photo. The yellow gems are by Kaisercraft.
Here is hoping we have at least "ok" weather for the rest of the week!

Just a Hug

LOVE how this card turned out and it was a very quick card to make! I began by inking up the flower stamp with Versamark ink then applied my Tombow markers directly to the stamp. I stamped the stamp onto a scrap of white cardstock then embossed the image with clear embossing powder. I then took the sentiment stamp and stamped it 3 times with my Versamark ink and embossed it with clear embossing powder.
I a piece of Cut N Dry foam to apply Tumbled Glass and Weathered Wood Distress ink all over the white cardstock because the images were embossed they resisted the inks so stayed their original colors. I matted the image as shown.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Hero Arts This is Big & Wildflower Garden
Ink : Versamark, Distress Tumbled Glass & Weathered Wood
Coloring: Tombow markers
Other: Clear embossing powder
Cardstock: misc and Coredinations

A gift!

I've been a card making machine in the past two days 2 cards finished yesterday and 2 and 1/2 today! That might be a record for me! I probably should be working on upcoming class cards but I've felt like playing instead. :)

This card is actually for 2 challenges. Me actually getting a card done for 1 challenge is a record let alone 2!
1. Freshly made sketches
2. Hero Arts Friends monthly challenge

As soon as I saw this gal in the Hero Arts catalogue I fell in love with her! I embossed her on a piece of watercolor paper then I paper pieced the gal's dress with My Mind's Eye paper and colored with Tombow markers and Sakura Glaze pens. I embossed the sentiment with black embossing powder and added some highlights with my white gel pen and added a swirl on the rest of the grey cardstock because I thought it looked a bit plain then added 3 black pearls. I'm now wondering if you give someone a card like this does that get you out of buying an actual present??? LOL
Thanks for stopping by!

Card Recipe:
All stamps by Hero Arts: For You Gifts, Best Gifts & Fabulous Flourish
Paper: My Minds Eye and Bazzill
Other: Inkessential white gel pen, Tombow markers and Sakura Glaze gel pens, Hero Arts pearls, Spellbinder Labels 14 die

Time for a Challenge!

Lesley from the blog Freshly Made Sketches popped by the store the other day and challenged/hassled me to participate in some of the challenges since this week has been a bit slower than usual I found a bit of time to participate! I LOVE how this card turned out and I got to color as well! I colored my flowers with my Tombow markers on watercolor paper then cut them out. I used matted them on rectangles of designer paper. I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink in a shape in the Spellbinder Twisted Metal tags set. I stamped the main cardstock with a script stamp to jazz it up a bit. I finished the card with some Lemon Liquid Pearls.
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Script & Moments - Penny Black, Narcissus clear set - Stampendous
Coloring: Tombow markers 020, 062, 933, 946, N00 Blender on Strathcona watercolor paper
Paper: Kaisercraft, BoBunny & Bazzill
Other: Versafine Vintage Sepia, Spellbinder Twisted Metal tags, Lemon Liquid Pearls

Sweet Snowman

A quick card today. The main image (sweet snowman) is by Penny Black as is the sentiment (snowflakes). I colored the snowman with my Tombow markers on watercolor cardstock.
I cut him out and added regular and Distress Stickles. I mounted the snowman with foam mounting tape on a scrap of red cardstock which I had embossed with a Craft Concept embossing folder called Candy Cane. The snowflakes are part of a Sizzix/Hero Arts Stamp and die cut set. Ribbon by Offray and is 10+ years old. I hope to get rid of the roll of ribbon this Christmas.
Don't forget Big Hero Arts party next Saturday at Crafty Capers.
Thanks for stopping by!

Snowy Tree

I am getting my Christmas card mojo going and managed to get another card done over. The tree image was colored with my Tombow markers on watercolor cardstock. I edged the cardstock with Tumbled Glass, Broken China and Walnut Stain Distress inks. I mounted the tree at an angle on a piece of Broken China Coredination cardstock that I embossed with Satine Couture Creations embossing folder I edged this cardstock with Tea Dye Distress ink. I stamped the sentiment on a Spellbinder oval and attached it with some May Arts ribbon. I used a new Sizzix/Hero Arts Stamp and Die Cut set to stamp and cut out some glittery snowflakes for the upper left corner of the card. I sprayed the entire piece with mist made of Pearl Perfect Pearl and water in a Ranger mini mister to give the card a bit of shimmer. I used my Tombow glue pen and added some clear glitter to the snowflakes behind the tree. I finished the card by adding some pearls to the center of each snowflake. Thanks for stopping by!
Card Recipe:
Stamps: Sizzix/Hero Arts stamp and die cut set Joy Snowman, Joy of the Christmas Season & Get Merry clear sets
Ink: Versafine Onyx, Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Tea dye and Walnut Stain Distress inks
Other: Couture Creations Satine Embossing folder, May Arts Ribbon, Pearl Perfect Pearl powder, Hero Arts embellishments, Spellbinder classic oval, Tombow Glue Pen & Glitter Ritz Cool Highlight glitter

Coloring!

Sheree over at Vancouver Island Craft Junkie has been collecting get well/thinking of you type cards for a very nice lady she knows who was in an accident earlier this year. I hade been meaning to make up something for the lady but what with one thing or another... anyway at the last minute I managed to get something whipped up. I am really happy with how it turned out - love the color combo and it came together VERY quickly probably in an hour or so, that is a miracle for me!!

I began by stamping a Hero Arts Flower image randomly on a bit of watercolor cardstock. I embossed the images with gold embossing powder. I colored the images with my Tombow markers. I matted image as shown. I stamped my Penny Black sentiment on a label from the Spellbinder die set Parisian Accents using Adirondack Sailboat Blue dye ink.
Thanks for stopping by!
Stamps: Hero Arts Small Sweet Petals, Penny Black Feel Better
Tombow markers: 515, N95, 933, 847, 985

Fairy Queen

This Fairy Queen is one of Stampendous' brand new winter stamps and I must confess I did not mean to order her. I thought I had typed the code for a different clear set so imagine my surprise when she arrived! I was a bit worried when I saw her as I was not sure I liked her then I gave her a stamp and I guess she has cast a spell over me because she was very fun to work with!
I colored her with my Tombow markers on watercolor paper and cut her out  using Spellbinder Labels 8. I colored some extra flowers and popped them up at the bottom of the image for some extra depth. I matted everything as shown and used a Hero Arts sentiment and a bit of Hero Arts Lace then pulled out my yellow, waterfall and goldenrod Stickles to jazz her up just a bit more! Very happy with how she turned out! If you are interested in purchasing the fairy queen hurry in as we only have 1 set left!
Thanks for stopping by!
Tombows used: 026, 195, 245, 391, 515, 533, 850, 946, 977, 985, 991 and N00 blender pen