Oh Fudge!!

Good Sunday morning to you all.
Here I am again with another challenge for Mo's weekly. This week it is anything goes :o)
I have been wanting to use this image ( well - ALL of Mo's images for ages ) and finally found a reason to use it. She is called 'Two Jill'. Mo has a whole set of images of two year olds that can be bought either in a bundle or singly.
I found myself very busy this last while and I missed a birthday for my cousin in England. When we were young girls, into our teens and when we had young families we were Pen Pals. Then as life got in the way things changed as they always do. Even though I am late, I must send her a card and sure hope she gets a kick out of this one.

I rarely colour anything so brightly, but I just had to make a statement with this one and the paper I chose called out for it!
Details:
Card stock: Brocade Blue - Stampin'Up - Bright green - Brights DCWV
Design Papers: Penny Lane - My Minds Eye
Crystal Lacquer on her shoes and SU Dazzling Diamonds on the crowns on her dress.
Red Candy Dots: Pebbles, Sentiment: Oh Fudge from CreatewithTLc - digi site. Inside sentiment: I forgot your Birthday computer generated by me!!


Copics used:
Skin - E0000,E000,E00; Cheeks - R20; Hair - E35, Yr23, Y23; Clothes - Reds: R24, R27, R29 - Greens: YG23, YG17 - Shoes: C3, C5, C7
All paper has been inked with Tim Holtz: Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Hope to see you later today or early tomorrow with another card :o)
Love, Candy

Hi - Guess Who?

Now don't you all fall off your chairs!! I made a couple of cards today ~ about time, eh?

I am not posting the first one - but I do want to take a minute to say goodbye to a really good friend. I met Jack Washington online with my first computer in my very first group over 15 years ago. He was a fine gentleman with a loving wife, Helen, and a great family. He loved them all so much!! He sent me many pictures of them all and even himself. I am very sad to say that when my computer crashed a month or so ago I lost them all.
Jack and I corresponded all of these years and he was wonderful! He was an avid photographer, loved the outdoors, the wild animals, fishing and many more things. He was so proud of his children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He made life a lot more pleasant for me as I have few friends and I treasured his friendship. He was always interested in what my husband and I were up to and asked after my mom and my grandchildren.
Thank you, Jack, I love you!

June 17th brought another challenge to Mo's Digital Pencil and this week it is dry embossing. I finally decided it was 'do or die' time and made a card :o)
It couldn't be any plainer, but I have been away from card making for a while now and needed to start with something simple.
This is SOPHIE and she can be purchased HERE



The card is my usual size of 5 1/2" SQ. I have used SU's : Pretty in Pink and Bashful Blue. For the embossing on the pink I simply used my awesome Score Pal - from Diana Crick, and made lines every half inch in both directions. For the blue card stock I embossed it with a new folder to me by: 'Crafts Too', from a Stamping Store on Vancouver Island. Heart pin is from 'Close To My Heart'
The Satin Ribbon is from SU also, as is the sentiment and the punch I used to cut it out with. I put a hole in the sentiment piece and threaded it through the pin end before I cut it off. I used a glue dot to secure it.
I coloured with Copics as I do most of the time. The colours I used are:
Skin - E0000,E000, E00 and a touch of R20, cheeks and socks are - R20 ( socks also have a touch of Y15 and R32 ), Dress - Y15, Y13, Y11 with a touch of R32 and G24, Dolls dress - B97, B93, Doll body - E53, E51, Doll hair - E44, E41, Sophie's hair - YR04, YR18, E13

Here is a close up for you:


It is great to be back - hope I can stay back LOL
Thank you for visiting me :o)
PS: If anyone is interested in 'Close To My Heart' ink pads, markers and two marker towers I have them for sale. Please leave a comment in the comment section and I will email you with the information.
Love, Candy

A card for someone special.

Hello!!
I made a card today for a lady I know who has just found out she has life threatening cancer.
The image is from Mo Manning at
'Digital Pencil Too' and is called 'sorry Shana'.
I used Whisper White card stock from SU, brown card stock from Bazzil. The flowered design paper is an old one from Creative Imaginations called Grandma's Garden and the almost solid design paper is from SU.

I have seen this cute sketch around about on several blogs but don't know where it originated - sorry! The ribbon is from my stash as are the flowers. I sprayed the two white roses with the new SU Smooch Spritz called Vanilla Shimmer. I used a MS punch for the leaf fronds, and for the inside.
I coloured with Copics as usual and will have a picture at the bottom of the ones I used. Sorry for not writing what I used where tonight. I haven't much time. I coloured my image on Cryogen White ( so sparkly ) paper and used Crystal Lacquer on
'Shana's' boots and her tiny heart necklace.
Here are a few close ups:



The left side of the card is plain so I can write a letter in it - but have a picture of the right side with the verse from
'Papertrey Ink'.

Here are the Copics I used:

Thank you so much for paying me a visit today :o)
Love, Candy

My card for MOM

Happy Mother's Day to all of the mom's out there!!!
I made this card for my mother quite some time ago, but didn't want her to see it until she opened it and her gift today :o)
I have used 'Whiff of Joy' image this time 'Willow reading a story' because it looks just like me and my younger brother years ago and I so hoped it would bring back some great memories for my mom......
All the papers I used on this card were left overs so I am sorry I no longer know the names of them :o( This is my attempt at a Shabby looking card! The heart buttons are hand made by me and topped with Crystal Lacquer with SU Dazzling Diamonds sprinkled on top. I have tied them with scrappers floss. Sentiment is from SU - 'Messages For Mom'. All edges have been inked with SU 'Bashful Blue'. I have scraped the two pink papers on the front with a razor blade.
Here is the front of the card:

A few details for you:






The inside:

Copics used: Skin: E0000, E000, E00 ~ Cheeks: R20 ~ Chair: G0000, G21, G24 ~ Boys shirt and chair legs: E33, E35, E15 ~ Girls blouse: R81, R83, R85, B21 ( touch of blue ) ~ Girls jeans and socks: B93, B95, B97 ~ Boys pants: C1, C3, C5 ~ Patches on girls jeans: R81, V17 ~ Book: E50, E51, E53 ~ Girls hair: Y11, Y21, YR21 ~ Boys hair: Y11, YR21, YR24.
Thanks for taking the time to visit on your special day :o)
Love, Candy

My card for Magnolia-licious Contest - RIGHT THROUGH MY HEART

I am just pulling myself up off the floor after hearing from Diana that I have won the contest on her MAGNOLIA-LICIOUS BLOG. Last March Diana gave us a challenge to make a card with the Magnoilia stamp 'Right Through My Heart' #375.
Diana has had a few contests and for one reason or another I wasn't able to participate. This time I was determined to do so.
I am ashamed to say in my excitement at this moment I can't remember the name of the type of card that I made - head hanging down.....

I wanted my card to tell a little story.
Here are the details:
Stamps used: Right Through My Heart # 374, Arrow Through My Heart # 639, Bride and Groom # 138
: all card stock is from Bazzil ~ vanilla, green, pink (2 shades)
: Cotton fabric from local quilt store is sewn ( my first time ) onto a piece of 5 x 5" card stock
: Main card is 6 x 6" ( 12" x 6" scored at 6" with my Scor-Pal )
: small card is 4 1/4" x 4" ( 12" by 4 1/4" scored at 4" and 8" with my Scor-Pal )
: grass is hand cut
: small flowers punched with MS Hydrangea Punch and have green seed beads glued inside each one
: ribbon came from Diana in a surprise gift package
: top card has magnetic closers as well as ribbon across top part to close right side
: vanilla card stock has the edges inked with SU 'Pretty in Pink'
: all images are stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black
: Su Dazzling Diamonds
: rose on front by Magnolia
: pearl sprays are from Michaels
: pin is from CTMH


Here is the inside of the large card:

This is what the small card looks like opened up:

And here are some close ups of images 2 and 3:


Diana is one of the most generous people I know. The prizes she gives for her contests are the best in the world. The surprise gifts she tucks into our orders are always very precious and loved by all.
Thank you Diana for the opportunity to enter your contest and for the prize I have won.
I would like to say congratulations to the other girls who won prizes in the contest:
Rosemary Bridges - First Runner Up : Glenda Mollet - Second Runner Up : Sue Morris, Cissy Teeter and Tammy Schram - Outside the Box and Christina Cartenesen - Random Number Generator.
Also to the girls who entered the contest, the work you have all done is amazing.
Here are the Copics I used: all hair: Y11 - Y21 - YR21 - YR24 ~ skin: E0000 - E000 - E00 ~ cheeks: R20 ~ Edwin's Shirt and RTMH Tilda top: Co - C1 ~ Dresses and Heart and point of Arrow: R0000 - R01 - R81 - R85 ~ Tilda's Arrow Holder: R0000 - R35 - R39 ~ Leaves and feathers on arrows: G0000 - G24 - G28 ~ Sign and Edwin's suite: E0000 - E11 - E42 ~ Edwin's shoes and Tilda RTMH shoes and bow: E33 - E35 - E97 - E99
Thank you all for the congratulations I have been receiving :o)
Love, Candy

Hello - hello!

Hi everyone! I bet you thought you had heard the last from me?? I am sorry that I have been missing in action. I have been working on cards - just wasn't able to post any until the dates of the occasions had passed. So in the next week you should see a couple more.
This card I made for Glenda - those of you in the Magnolia-licious group will recognise her name. She is my friend and lives about 5 minutes from me :o) Glenda's Birthday is on May 4th, but she opened her card this morning as she won't be home next week.
This was a White on White Challenge from 'Sassy Cheryl's' group - but I really wanted to make a Magnolia card with it.
Details: Tilda with Gifts # 249 from Diana; Frosted Lace Stickles on apron lace - both sleeves and bottom as well as on purple dots on gift; various Cuttlebug Folders; razor blade on edge with image and on inside sentiment; white hand embroidery thread; SU small tag punch; SU white silk ribbon; MS white large and medium pearl, sentiments computer generated.
Here is the front of the card:
A peek at the details:






And the inside:

Copics used: Skin: E0000,E000,E00 ~ Cheeks: R20 ~ Knees: R30 ~ Hair: Y11,Y21,YR21, YR24 ~ Dress and socks: BV0000,BV01, BV02, BV04 ~ Apron and hair ribbons: R08, R27, R29 ~ Shoes: E30, E33, E35 ~ Bottom gift: YG11 - YG25, YG17, Y21, YR21, YR24 ~ Middle gift: RV02, RV06, RV09, V12, V15, V17 ~ Top gift: B0000, B01, B06, YR02, YR04, YR07 - Ground shadow: C0, C1, C3 and Shadow around Tilda is Y0000
I hope you like this one.
Many thanks for coming to look at it.
Have a great rest of the weekend.
Love, Candy

Happy Sunday!

Hi from sunny Port Alberni! Three days now of nippy but sunny weather. We have been working in the yard and I have been walking each day. Hope your weather is starting to get spring like too!
I am so excited to say I received a RAK from 'Sandy' of Cryogen White paper. It is the one with the sparkles in it. I have been wishing for some of it for a very long time. I wasted no time in making my card with it and LOVE the way it looks.
I have made a card for a dear friend who lost her husband in January. They were in our Wedding Party 41 years ago!

It is another fairly plain card - I just can't seem to make one with tons of layers, flowers etc. on it.
Card stock: SU River Rock - *YAY they are bringing it back!
Design Paper: All Digital from NITWITS - love it
Ink: Momento Tuxedo Black for Tilda and SU River Rock for all papers
Stickles: Crystal
Flower: Prima
Ribbon: SU Certainly Celery.
Colored with Copics ( picture follows )
Here is Tilda a bit closer:

Also the very pretty flower:

I am sorry I can't show you the inside - once again I wrote in it before I remembered I wanted to take a picture of it!!! This old head LOL
Here is a picture of the Copics I used:
Thank you for taking a look at it :o)
Hope to see you again soon ~ Love Candy