MFT sketch

Hallo,
It has been awhile since I got a sketch card done for the wednesday challenge with My Favorite Things - not only got it done but on time this time, if barely :).
All the stamps are from My Favorite Things and colored with copics.
I ended up with very similar colors with both - feeling a bit like spring :)
The rose on the first card started out white but I dadded on some of the matching copic marker and then spritzed it with a bit of alcohol to blend the colors a bit (the alcohol works better than water to blend the copics...).
Well am posting this for Monday which is when I had ointended to get it done.....but my sleep got all messed up yesterday and, well, it didn't get done until today....and after being up most of the day yesterday, even though I slept good last night - it usually takes me a day to recover from an "all dayer" (opposite of all nighter for you day shift folks :). And to make it more fun - I got talked into an extra shift this am (tuesday am.....backposting...) so I am going to try and get a good long nap early, as late day just hasn't been working lately.....blah, blah, blah.... :)
Take Care - I might get some craft time after my nap so I can post in real time wednesday am before bed but we will see....
Tera

Steampunk Robot

Hallo,
I am back posting again today - I hate holes in my blog....
I made this following this weeks sketch challenge from MyFavorite Things but alas was a couple hours too late getting it loaded for the challenge...sigh....
I had a few ATC's left from my weekend trip to the stamp convention so I thought I would use one on a card :)
The stamp is from MFT - embossed with silver onto black and highlighted with a gold mettalic pencil. It is cut out with a Spellbinders die.
The first layer is silver cardstock that I ran through a gears texture folder and then highlighted with black ink.
The next layer is plain silver paper and the corners are a coredinations paper (black with a gold core) also ran through a texture folder - a different gears folder, and sanded off to reveal the gold.
I used a gold viva decor pen for the corner pearls and mettalic foil cut with a Spellbinders die for the flower accent.

Sunday when I got back I didn't do too much...unpacked and sorted my goodies and then went to a Superbowl party for awhile with DH..
All for today - Take Care
Tera

Christmas boxes

Hallo,
Just a quick post before I head for work tonight. I have been making boxes like crazy the last few days....I am making these for my nieces (with boy ones to follow). I plan to fill them with a nail kit and some nail polish to follow the theme of a spa day - and maybe some candy too.
I am hoping to have them all done to get them in the mail early this week.
The stamps are from My Favorite Things and colored with prismacolor pencils.
I am pretty safe showing these here as noone in my family except my Mom ever looks at the ol blog :)
I have really had fun with these - I had 7 cigar boxes all of the same size so it really made the cutting paper times quick. Showing the first 6 today - one more girl one to finish and then 3 boy ones to do....
All for tonight - Have a great weekend!!!
Tera

Rose Bear

Hallo,

I have a sweet Valentines day card for you today that I am entering in 2 challenges.

First was for this month's Guest Designer spot for My Favorite Things.

The challenge was for - only 1 designer paper, 2 different cardstocks (in addition to a neutral base) and 3 different embellishements (not just 3 embellishments - 3 DIFFERENT ones...)

Well my 1 DP is my paper pieced bear with a really pretty rose flower paper.

My 2 cardstocks are the 2 hearts cut from 2 different 'Coredinations' paper - cut and embossed with 'Spellbinders' dies and then lightly sanded to show the core color.

My 3 different embellishments are 1-ribbon (I used 2 layered on top of each other), 2-the slider that says 'in love' and #3 are the pink rhinestones.

Check out the MFT forum over at SCS for more of the challenge results and check out the MFT blog and shop for the newest release (as of last night :) - lots of yummy stuff!!!

www.mftstamps.com/blog/

The second challenge I am using this for is this weeks FTTC103 at Flourishes for a Valentines card - I am planning on some stamping time today to make another Valentines card with a Flourishes set but will enter this one too.....

Check out lots of great Valentines ideas at Flourishes here - www.flourishes.org/blog/

I colored her with copics and layered everything to kraft cardstock.
Now I am off to get groceries and do some housework and then reward myself with some crafting time!!!!
Take Care
Tera

Little bit o everythin

Hallo,
Did these 2 cards yesterday on my 1 day off - when I should have been doing chores....I was tired and had a slight sore throat, and plugged up head, and I didn't wanna (picture a grown woman stomping her foot like a 2 year old :)....
Anyway back at work today and tomorrow and then I get a couple days off to catch up on chores...and maybe play some more :)
I did this card for 2 challenges - first was for My Favorite Things Guest DT challenge and to help me along I used this weeks CPS sketch.
I used several TJ (Technique Junkie) techniques - including cuttlebug highlights, paper piecing, and out-of- the-box (or in this case out of the circle...).
All for today ....
Take Care
Tera