Copper mermaid

Hallo,
  A couple months ago I played around with doing some acrylic pour paintings. I really liked the colors in this one and decided to add this wonderful mermaid image to it.
  This mermaid is a digital image from Holly Durr and I colored her with prismacolor pencils and added her to the painting along with some seashells and a little fish.
  She is looking for a home too BTW - she is up on my Etsy shop - www.stampqueen.etsy.com
   Have a great day!!!
      Tera

Baby Boy gift box set

 Hallo,
   A quick post this evening as I am winding down for the night. I finished off this baby box set for a coworker today.
  I covered a wooden box from JoAnn's in pretty papers - boy style and did the memory book and card to match.
  I have one more box in the works and then I may have to take a break and get my Christmas cards done, and tomorrow I will show you the last of my Halloween projects.

  The weather here in NW Florida has been absolutely AWESOME!!!!!
I love the cool weather!!
  I pulled weeds today for about 2 hours and only have a little bit to go to get my flowers beds all caught up on the weeding from my lack of weeding over the summer.
   Its been a bit of a challenge to do yard work as I am back to using a cane - I am getting my left knee replaced in January and it has been pestering me a lot lately(If I use the cane I don't limp as much, and if I can keep from limping my hip and back don't ache as much.....) And to top it off I jammed the big toe on my right foot yesterday and it is pretty swollen and bruised. And Yes Klutz is my middle name.....
   All for today - Take Care
          Tera

Another baby gift set...

Hallo,
  Back with another baby gift set - box, memory book and card that I made for a coworker.
  I used an image I found on Etsy from 'pattiescreations' and colored it with prismacolor and polychrome pencils.
  I don't do black skin tones very often so its not perfect but I liked how it turned out!.
  I have 2 more baby boxes in the works - both boy themed so should see them soon. Also will have a day in the studio on Saturday and hope to accomplish something there too.
 
  I am really enjoying the cooler weather here in NW Florida - hope it stays around awhile!!!
   All for now - as the saying goes, I didn't win the lottery so back to work I go....
    Take Care
      Tera

Its...another baby box...boy style

Hallo,
  Giving you a break from Halloween cards for today. Another of the many baby gift box sets I have been making lately. A lot of babies coming in my little corner of the world lately.
  The image is from 'A Day for Daisies' printed onto cryogen white cardstock and colored with prismacolor and polychrome pencils.
  I  decorate a box - old cigar box, plain wood or sturdy cardboard from the craft store  - whatever I can find big enough, and then make a matching card and memory book for inside.
   All for today. Take Care
        Tera

Baby box - girly pink

 Hallo,
   Well maybe I am getting back in the swing of things...this is the first of 5 total baby boxes that I want to make for friends and coworkers with new babies on the way. I made this one for my daughter to give to a friend of hers.
  The digital image is from 'A Day for Daisies' and is colored on cryogen white cardstock. I used both prismacolor and polychrome pencils.
   The first 2 pics are of the box and the top of the box and the last pic shows the inside of the box with the matching memory book and card.
  All for today - have to head off to work soon and I am so glad it is Friday, even if it is a busy weekend!!!
    Take Care
                                                                                                                   Tera

Steampunk Valentine's

 Hallo,
    Just a short one today as it is about time to get some dinner on the table....
   I had this image colored up for awhile now and decided it needed to be a Valentine's Day card.
   The image is a digital from Rick St.Dennis and it is colored onto 'cryogen white' paper with prismacolor pencils.
  All the paper in this card is from Paper Temptress - the cryogen white is one I use for almost all my coloring, whether pencil or markers.
The red layer is from the 'incandescent line' and is called 'russo' and the base cardstock is another of my very favorites from the 'mica metallic line' - gold. It is very sparkly, smooth and has a really nice weight.
  I added a few little clay roses that I did from a mold.
   All for today - Take Care
      Tera

Wedding gift box

 Hallo,
    Enjoying a holiday Monday off, loves the long weekends. Course we didn't do too much this weekend due to Nate raining and blowing on us Saturday night and all day Sunday but other than a ton of leaves and sticks in the pool no damage here. We didn't even loose power although some in our area did.(we just happen to be on the same power grid as the county sheriffs department - handy dontchsay :)
   Showing you a wedding box I finished off yesterday for a friend from work who got married last weekend.
   The paper I used for the digital image - from 'A day for daisies' is my old favorite, 'cryogen white'. Colored with prismacolor and polychrome pencils.
   The base cardstock for the card, memory book cover and the top of the box is called 'silver luster' and is from Paper Temptress , as is the cryogen white. I also used a piece of vellum from Paper Temptress with a really nice shimmer to it, but I cannot remember the name of it.
  I added some clay roses that I made using a mold and some ribbons and rhinestones, 2 rings with doves on them and a charm that says 'To love and cherish' on it.
   The box is an old cigar box and it is big enough to hold both the book and the card.
   All for today - gotta a few errands to run and maybe do some cleaning around the house.
        Take Care
               Tera

Summer daisies

 Hallo,
   Another Monday  morning and I am off to work in a few minutes - stopping by to show you one of the cards I got finished over the weekend!!!
  The main image is from Flourishes and colored with prismacolor pencils. I edged the main panel with gold metallic pen. The paper is 'cryogen white' of course from Paper Temptress. I really use almost nothing else for my coloring - nice and smooth, picks up colors and makes them easy to blend and hold s them well!!!
   The base cardstock is 'jelly bean green' from Paper Temptress also and is a perfect medium green.
  I accented the corners with some garden stickers and it really came together quick!!
  I have a whole stash of colored images that I am trying to get made up into cards and such.
  All for now - have to head out for work today.
   Take Care
      Tera

Pretty Fairy

 Hallo,
   I really had fun with this card!!! My 2 favorite colors are purple and teal and that's what I used here.
  This sweet fairy digi is by Janice Cullens (Scrappers Delight) and colored onto cryogen white with prismacolor and polychrome pencils. I then fussy cut her out and layered her onto 'violet' from the Mica metallic line over at Paper Temptress.
  For the corners I used an overlay from PT for one (off the black vintage frames sheet) and rhinestones on the other corners.

    The shimmery purple paper is just gorgeous!!!
     Well I got a bit of cleaning done monday and stopped on my way home from work to get a few groceries yesterday and did dishes,  got everything prepared to go in the crock pot this am and got laundry put away....
   Too hot out there for a walk last  evening - pups wanted  to go but even they would be ready to get back inside within a few blocks.
  Our AC has been acting up - the compressor is shot but it still manages to keep things reasonable so far - the hubby has the AC guys getting us an estimate on cost and when they could replace it so lets hope our old one lasts long enough!!!!
   All for me today - working a bit late today to make up for taking off a bit early next week for a doctors appointment.....
   Take Care
      Tera
  

Steampunk Angel

 Hallo,
  A quick post this am as I head off to work - our AC has been acting up and it looks like a new unit is in order (afterall the one we have is over 20 years old and wasn't technically big enough for the size of our house as it is - we knew it was coming but hoped to get one more summer out of it.....)
  A quick card I did with fall colors and a steampunk theme. The stamp is by Meredith Dillman and colored with prismacolor pencils onto Cryogen white paper.
  I used 'mango orange' from the Treasures line at Paper Temptress for the base cardstock as well as the cryogen white.
  I managed to get some housecleaning done yesterday and today after work I will get a few groceries for a crockpot super on Wednesday - I may like these 8 hour shifts better than I thought I would - but it is still nice to work the 10's and have that extra day off every week....
   All for today - Take Care
       Tera

Teal Mermaid

 Hallo,
   After a hot but productive weekend (at least for me in the arty/crafty department) its Monday and back to work.
   I am working 8 hour shifts this week so should be able to catch up on the house cleaning I didn't do this weekend(and maybe a bit more time for crafting :)
  I am showing you a card made using  a sweet mermaid digi by Julia Burgess colored with prismacolor pencils.
  I printed her out using cryogen white from Paper Temptress - this cardstock is my all time favorite for coloring - either pencils or markers work beautifully on this cardstock!!!
  The base cardstock is  teal from the basics cardstock line at PT and the pretty silver overlay is called silver bohemian again from Paper Temptress.
  I used a silver metallic pen to edge the main image and some pretty gold seashells for accents.
   All for today - Take Care
      tera
 

Blue Pearl

Hallo,
  What a busy day - up early for a staff meeting at work, take the pups for a walk, take one cat to vet for shots, and then I spent a few hours in my studio playing with wax - now that I am home I haven't the energy to do much.....
  Showing you another Tarot/reading card today with an image from Sweet Pea Stamps artist Charity Dunhauer.
I colored her with prismacolor pencils and added some gold pearl drops and gold stickers.
  I layered her to a pretty gold shimmery cardstock that was stamped and embossed with black using stamps from Papertrey Ink.
 All for today - better get off the puter before I fal asleep :)
   Take Care
        Tera

White Lepard

Hallo,
  Well my day was a bit busy - got off work and took one cat to the vet (just checkup and shots) and then took the pups for a walk before trying to get a nap - got about an hour and 50 minutes before the Lowes guys (who was sposed to come at 1 pm) rang the doorbell at 1050 am - told him to come back at 1  but then couldn't get back to sleep....
  So he comes back at 1 when the hubby was here too and between that and picking up cat from the vet and only less than 2 hours sleep I completely forgot I had made an appointment for a massage - so I missed that and I am sure they werenot happy with me!!!
  Anyhow - I managed to do some much needed house cleaning - mainly because I knew if I sat down I would fall asleep - seem to have gotten a second wind now, for a bit anyhow....
  Well showing you 2 more cards for the Tarot/reading card series both done with the same image from  Sweet Pea Stamps artist Teresa Sherman.
  I colored both with prismacolor pencils and layered them to pretty shimmery gold cardstock and edged both panels with a gold metallic marker and then added some gold corner stickers.
  The back is decorated with stamps embossed in black from Papertrey Ink!!
   All for today - time to move again or I will be asleep :)
       Take Care
           Tera

Fox Fairy

Hallo,
  Ahhhh Sunday morning in the rain......
Yesterday was a busy one - up and running early, got the pups for a walk and headed over to Stone Soup to set up for the 'Fairy Fair' (arts, crafts, jewelry, readings, meditation ect...) The weather was nice to us - not too hot and it didn't rain - well we got some sprinkles about 330 but I had already packed up by then.....
  I didn't sell much at the Fairy Fair but met and talked to a lot of great people so it was fun.
  The hubby helped me set up and take down the big stuff - my display shelf and the tent....
  And from there I went over to the grand opening of HH Arts - the new art gallery in town and where I have my studio space (and a few pieces of art hanging on the wall too :)
  This morning it is cool and rainy so a cup of hot tea and listening to the rain ....
  Todays project is another in the Tarot/reading card series with another image from Sweet Pea Stamps. She is called 'The Protector and is by artist Rebecca Sinz.
  I colored her with prismacolor pencils and edged both panels with a gold metallic pen and then added some gold corner stickers.
  All for now - I am headed into the craft room for a bit and see what I can get finished up today....
     Take Care
         Tera

Blossom Fairy

Hallo,
  A short post this am as I am headed to the craft room :)
  Showing you another couple from my Tarot/reading card series today.
 I used a Sweet Pea Stamps image called 'Blossom' by Teresa Sherman and colored it up 2 different ways with prismacolor pencils.
  I layered the main image to a piece of gold shimmery cardstock that I stamped and embossed with black - some stamps from Papertrey Ink .
  I added some glitter to the butterfly, her eyelids and bracelet, and added some gold stickers.
  Have a great day!!!
    Tera

Owl Friend

Hallo,
  Well the pups got me up about 7 after being awake half the night and now I am getting sleepy again - grr so a quick post here and time to get a move on because if I take a nap I just wont be able to sleep again tonight...
  Another of the tarot/reading card series I am making for a customer this one with a tangle image from Norma J Burnell called 'Estella Avery' Image from Sweet Pea Stamps.
  I colored her with prismacolor pencils and layered her to a heavy, shimmery gold cardstock.
  The back of the card is stamped with stamps from Papertrey Ink and embossed with black.
   All for now - Take Care
      Tera

Sweet pea Stampers - Thinking of you.

 
Hallo,
  Welcome to another Sweet Pea Stampers challenge - this time we are doing a 'Thinking of you/Sympathy' card.
  I chose an image from Norma J Burnell called "My Deep Love" and colored it with prismacolor pencils.
  This image is available as a rubber stamp as well as a digital image.
  I added a silver die cut in the background and the tag of the same silver paper, framed the image with some pretty seed beads and added some pretty flowers in matchy matchy colors, and lastly 2 small metal charms from my stash.
  All for me today - tons of errands and fun stuff on my plate today!
  Hope your day is busy, happy and healthy!!!!
                                                                                                       Tera