Sunshine in my pocket

Can’t Bear to be Without You

September 18, 2017 Paper Crafting

Hello! Today I’m trying my hand at another MFT Superstar Challenge! This time the coloring Virtuoso category.

When I originally got these Polar Pals, I thought they could easily become a grizzly bear. I’m always needing bears for cards for my Dad (bears are his favorite)….so this one is for him. I started out stamping this bear near the center of the card, and colored him with bear-ish fur using Prismacolor Colored Pencils. Then I thought to myself…I need a background. Here’s how it all started:

It’s pretty intimidating to look at a blank white card and decide to make your own background with pencils. Enter Bravery! I actually created this background!! EEK!

Here’s the start of the background, and adding shading & different colors to the bear’s fur:

I also used Distress Oxides to help me out a bit. Oh, and I used a few MFT stencils to help me out with some shapes! I turned the TEARDROP stencil upside down to help out with some of the leaves…and I used the COWPRINT stencil to help create some of those stones. Isn’t that awesome!?

Now, let me show you the finished card. I ended up adhering it to a black card base for some contrast.

This card took me a LOOOOOOOONG time to color, but I’m happy with how it turned out. I hope you like it, too!

Wish me luck 🙂

May your days be filled with sunshine,

The Seagull Strikes Again

September 18, 2017 Paper Crafting

Hi! I’m sharing another reason I had to have the Seaside Seagulls from MFT.

This is a card I made for my husband. I was feeling a little snarky, and well….nearly EVERY time we go to the beach, a seagull targets my husband. It’s actually become a little joke now. So I gave this card to him and he couldn’t stop laughing!!

I’m sorry…is this too terrible?! Has it ever happened to you?

I used Distress Inks as watercolors to make the splatter, and to color up that sneaky seagull!

So I’m entering this into the MFT Stamps Superstar challenge for the Clean and Simple category. (Although I don’t know if this card should belong in a category that starts with “Clean”…. Lol.)

May your days be filled with sunshine,

You Are Mermazing

August 29, 2017 Paper Crafting

Oh, how I love mermaids. My sister & I used to watch the Little Mermaid all the time when we were kids. But we would watch an animated version of the movie, Marina was the mermaid’s name and the little fish’s name was Fritz, instead of Flounder. I think it is the one based on the Hans Christian Anderson story. It had a very sad ending (she turned into the foam on the waves of the ocean), but we loved it!! Have you ever seen this version?

Anyway, I was so happy to win the Mermazing Stamp Set from My Favorite Things! Here is the first card I have made with this set:

I used Modeling paste in pearl white, and colored it with Distress Inks for the background. Then I colored the mermaids with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. There is so much shine on this card! Notice the glittery mermaid hair. My mermaids would all have glittery hair, of course!

Entering the MFT Color Challenge here.

May your days be filled with sunshine,

You Lift Me Up

August 26, 2017 Paper Crafting

Everytime I see this stamp set I start singing “You Lift Me Up, to walk on stormy seas…You lift me up, to more than I can be.” Do you know that song? It’s beautiful. Although, I could have the words all wrong!

So of course, I love this set by Reverse Confetti. My granddaughter loves it too. She adores anything with giraffes. Or lions. Or monkeys! 🙂

I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and used some bright colors, and fall colors. I think I’m ready for fall around here. Lol.

I’m entering the current SFYTT Challenge with Reverse Confetti. I think this is my first entry ever! So fun.

May your days be filled with sunshine,

Make Your Own Sunshine

August 26, 2017 Paper Crafting

I’m a big fan of bright colors and sunshiney days! And this new challenge from Ellen Hutson here reminded me of that.

I had a great time inking up the background with bright Distress Inks (picked raspberry, peeled paint, and scattered straw). Then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers to watercolor up that bear and his lemonade.

Can you just see that bear hula dancing away as he sips on his lemonade? It’s a great day!
Entering the Ellen Hutson Pin Sights Challenge.

I hope this made you smile. 🙂

May your days be filled with sunshine,