Oh Christmas Tree!

I wanted to make a simple card with the beautiful Christmas Tree from Mo's Digital Pencil.  It may not look that simple but it really is:

The tree is colored with copic markers and the ornaments are colored with Atyou glitter pens.  I have red, green, gold, silver, and clear.  In person this is a very sparkly card, just doesn't show up as well in a photograph.

The glitter is MS glitter called snow.  I used stickles white to add snow to the branches and while it was still wet I sprinkled the MS snow glitter on.  I used the MS glitter glue to add snow to the ground cover.  The snow glitter is fairly large flakes and looks like freshly fallen snow.  The snowflakes falling from the sky are also stickles sprinkled with snow glitter.

I mounted the main image, which I sponged around the edges with distress inks in weatherd wood and vintage photo, was mounted on brown cs and then that was mounted on a weathered beige cs from a Christmas paper pack called A Country Christmas by Hobby Lobby.  This layer was mouned on a blue mounted on brown. 

I added a real bow I tied around the middle layer with brown checked ribbon.

Hope you like my simple card with lots of glitter.

Be sure to check out Mo's Digital Pencil as she has added some incredible images this week-end.

I will have a new Riley image for you tomorrow so be sure and stop by.

Happy coloring!!

Cathy

Celebrate! Merged 3 Mo's Digital Pencil images on one card!

When I saw Aaron Celebrating I knew that I wanted to merge that image with Abby Celebrating that Mo's Digital Pencil offered for sale last week.  Even though Bronte appears to be Bella's dog, I inclouded him in the celebration to hold the sentiment"Party Time"  (I'm sure Bella is at the party somewhere!!! )

I hadn't merged any images in Photo Shop Elements 7 for a couple of weeks and it took me a while to remember how I did it :)

The images that I merged were all from Mo's Digital Pencil and they are:  Abby Celebrating, Aaron Celebrating and the Bronte was cropped from Making Cards.  I hand wrote the sentiment "Party Time"

All images were colored with copic markers...shocking I know LOL.

The dp is from my Cosmic Cricket Delicious paper pack.

The ribbon was dyed by me using SU reinkers and white grosgrain ribbon.

Prima flowers and button were from my stash.

Thanks for stopping by.  I may be a little lax in posting some this week as I have to get ready for company next weekend which follows a quick trip to Kansas City for Thanksgiving Dinner with family hosted by my daughter, Michelle,her husband Roger and kids Cheyenne, Hayden and Sierra.

My son, from Oklahoma will be coming to KC and then coming on up to Omaha to spend a couple of days with us.  We don't get to see him and the girls often enough because of distance and our busy lives, so try to make the most of the little time that we do get. 

I am 99 percent positive that Riley and Company is open for business as of today.  Tanya from Stampers Ink has asked the DT from Hanna Stamps to be on the DT for Riley and Company and we have all accepted and are very excited to get Riley and Sophie started in their new home.

I will catch you later.  Gotta watch the Nebraska game tonight...Go Huskers!!!

Cathy

Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge--You're my Best

Okay, I have no clue where I lost a day but I thought last night was Tuesday night and not Wednesday night so I didn't bother to post my Mo's Digital Challenge last night URGHHHHHH!!!  I had added it to the DT file to post but not here on my blog.  Here you go:

The challenge this week by our hostess Caryn was called 3-2-1.  3 papers, 2 ribbons, and one fancy edge.

Yeah, I followed a challenge correctly..it happens :)

The darling little boy and his Best Friend blue dog were colored with copic markers.  Take a close up look at the dog and see the fun fur copic technique that I used on it. 

I have to go check out the rest of the DT cards and if my memory serves me correctly this is the Dream Team blog hop Thursday.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Cathy

So Jazzy What a Cool Cat?

Okay, I promised the Mo's Digital Pencil new image, So Jazzed, featuring none other than Bella and Bronte jazzing it up. 

I thought Belle should be dressed up Beatnick style in mostly black with just a touch of red to keep it fun!!
My husband plays the saxaphone and my two oldest girls also played the sax in grade school but gave it up for sports in middle school, so this was a must have image for me.
Copic markers were used to color the image and the saxaphone is highlighted and edged with a copic Atyou gold glitter pen.
In keeping with the black/white and red theme I found this black dp with a diamond shape white lined design that I thought would be perfect for this image.  I mounted the dp, main image, and solid black cs with Red Riding Hool cs to make it pop. 
The musical notes are a cuttlebug die that I got on sale at Michaels a couple of years ago.  I have only used it one other time, but see...I needed it!!

This will be my last Mo image until the Challenge card on Thursday as tomorrow I will have a couple of new Riley cards and some exciting Riley news.

Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow.

Cathy

Sugar Plum Fairy

Last night Mo's Digital Pencil posted this awesome very detailed image called Sugar.  I had to have it...I know I have to have them all :)  I had so much fun coloring it last night but decided to wait until today to make her into a card.  I got off work early, darn the bad luck, so here she is!

Lots of copic markers got to play on this card.  I added sparkle to her wings and tutu with my Copic Atyou clear glitter pen.

I sponged around the edge of the image with Pixie Pink SU classic ink. Added a flower in the upper left hand corner and a white grosgrain ribbon knot bow on the right side of the matte's.

Isn't this just perfect for a girls Birthday card or even a Sugar Plum Fairy Christmas card.

Thanks for stopping by to look. 

Later I will have Bella and Bronte So Jazzed card for you so be sure and stop by.

Hope you are all having a great day!!!

Cathy

White Christmas with Snowy Woods, Artistic Outpost

It's about time to really start creating some Christmas Cards.  My favorite Christmas set for elegant, gorgeous Christmas cards is Snowy Woods from Artistic Outpost.  For this card I have used the boughs and door from this set. 

The images were stamped onto the dark blue card stock using a versamark pad.  I then sprinkles white embossing powder and used my heat gun to set the embossing powder.
I added some sponged white around the bottom and sides to give the appearance of wind blown whisps of snow, you have to use your imagination a little :)
I added MS glitter to the snowflakes which were punched with a MS punch.  A Plaid Christmas ribbon tied in a bow in the upper left corner of the door image and a band of ribbon under the embossed panel.
I love the Snowy Woods stamp plate to color but tonight I decided I wanted to do my favorite Christmas card technique of simple embossing.
Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow when I will share a super cute Cupcake Fairy called Sugar that Mo added to her store tonight.  I couldn't wait to color it but too late to finish the card so will do that as my project to show you tomorrow night.
See you later,

Cathy

Hanna Stamps Pre-Party Blog Hop

Welcome to the Hanna Stamps night before the Release Party Blog Hop.  If you came to my blog from Lauri's blog you are in the right spot.  If you came because you frequent my blog, I really appreciate your visit, and if you want to view the Hanna Stamps DT cards begin at Sandra's blog and I will see you again in a little bit :)

I have a couple of cards for you tonight first being a beautiful but simple Hanuka card using the Hanuka Hanna set that was released last week.

 I used the Star of David stamp and the Menorah.  I colored the Menorah  parts that would be metal with my silver Atyou glitter pen and colored the candles dark blue to match the Hanuka Expressions dp that I found at Archivers.

My second card is from the Spa Hanna stamp set.  I created a card that expresses the sentiment to Relax and enjoy the Spa:

The bathrobes and head scarves along with the Spa gift basket that are included in the Spa Hanna set would be perfect for an invitation to a Girls' Night Out, a Birthday gift card, Mother's Day...the possibilities are endless. 

Doesn't Hanna look relaxed in her Spa setting:

I have added a scalloped edge with my new MS border/corner punch set.  I added a double row of ribon and a bow for the only embellishments.

Hope you have enjoyed the projects that I have created using two new sets from Hanna Stamps.  Be sure to come to the Release Party tomorrow night at 8:00 Central Time on SCS Hanna Stamps Forum. 

Now you are ready to head over to Jeanne's blog to see what she has created for you to see...  You know it will be great. 

Be sure to leave a comment on each blog you visit along the way as you don't know which blog will be offering a wonderful prize to Blog Hop visitors who comment!!!

Thanks for stopping by the Hanna Stamps DT Blog Hop!!

Cathy