Moe's Digital Pencil

Hello and happy hot Tuesday!
We finally started getting some warm weather today and I loved it.
Time to stock up on some Ice cream...I have been exercising 3 days a week for the past year so I have to get the skinny cow Ice cream....its actually very good,  taste like an Ice cram sandwich and you can get them at Target for a great price.
I have been playing with my copic markers and really enjoying myself making cards with these digital images from Moe's Digital Pencil, I saw this web-site on Iris;s blog Crafting in Cocoa....she really does some gorgeous cards....anyway I am in LOVE with these images probably because Ive always wanted a little girl but I have 2 boys so I will have to wait for grand daughters...in the mean time I will color pictures of cute little girls...lol
I am slowly expanding my copic collection...kinda hard cause they are very expensive but I found great info on Suzanne Deans blog...Scrapbitz.blogspot.com
As far as which colors to try to get first.

Here are my cards for today

Work in progress

Hello and good evening,
Its been a while since I have been able to craft or blog....about a week or so....LOL that's a long time for me.
Alot has been going on, I cannot even begin to go over everything...Graduation week was very busy but so fun. My husband and I had four Grads in our families and I made cards for all.
I have my craft room half re-painted and that REALLY makes it hard to do anything in here...everything is all over the place.
I received my Cricut Imagine machine and I was so excited...I installed my pink end caps,  set up and calibrated my machine and played with it a day before it broke....lol
I am in the process of getting a new one from Provocraft...they were great with trying to help me over the phone and when that didn't work...made arrangements for me to get a new machine immediately.
I Have had a little time to play with my copic markers....I don't have very many yet so everything I color is pretty much the same colors....lol but great practise.
I really miss my challenges and am hoping to finish my craft room by this weekend and get back in the challenges next week..
Here is a pic of my 2 projects on my Imagine before it broke.

 I made the flower embellishment myself.

Copic Practice

Hello and Gooday!

I haven't been able to post anything in a couple of days...I have been busy re-painting my craft room and also playing with new toys (craft supplies)
I received my basic set of Copic Markers. and I have been watching tutorials and practising with my markers.
The copics  remind me of when I was young and how much I used to LOVE coloring .
I still remember how happy I was when I received the extra large box of crayons with the sharpener in the back of the box.....I was sooo happy.
I also remember my little brother trying to eat my crayons...lol
I have also been trying to learn how to make my own flower embellishments, the cost on these things can be high after a while.
So here is my first attempt with copic markers...I didn't complete the cards because I don't have the right paper and the markers bleed through.
I am ordering either Neenah paper or Cryogen White this week.
I am looking for a copic class in my area....wish me luck...lol

Kisses
April

Sweet

Hello and good day!

Lots of exciting things going on....I spent a good part of the day blog hopping for the Peachy Keen sneak peak stamp release.
OH MY GOSH....so many talented ladies.....my head is full of ideas I want to try....I had so much fun hopping around, I didn't do much crafting today.
Something else really exciting....I finally was able to order my Cricut Imagine!!!! whoooo hooo
I have been wanting The CI for a while now....Ive already bought a few Imagine cartridges and I even have my pink end caps for the Imagine...LOL so today I spent a little time making space for my machine that I should get next week.
I ordered some super cute stamps from Tickled Pink and Kenny K and  now I;m looking for a set of Copic markers but the choices were so many....I gave up for today, if anyone knows what set is good for a beginner....please help...lol
I went to Lowe's today to pick out new paint color for my bedroom and craft room, so I will be painting this weekend.
I went through a phase where I painted each room with a different paint technique (sponge, color washing,combing and faux bricks) same basic color but different styles...now I feel I have to tone down some of the walls...specially my craft room because its a busy room already.
Anyway I did make one card today using my Cricut 2 and the Imagine Yummy Cartridge.

Blessings for all
April

Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge # 53 w a twist

Hello and good day!
I went to the gym this morning to take my weekly step class but before I left I was able to make a card for the Challenge.
I really love the Challenges, they are so fun and since I am not currently working and my children have all left the nest.....I have plenty of time to play.
I used Pagaoda Cricut Cartridge
Dvine Swirl Cuttlebug folder(really starting to love these)
Tim Holtz Tea dye distressed ink
Versa Magic Pixie Dust

Throwback Thursday Challenge

Hello!
I guess after the long weekend, Im catching up on my crafting...lol this is my second challenge today...whoooo hooo..
I am having so much fun.
Since Im pretty new to card making, all my cartridges are new to me so I picked the Paisley cartridge for my card.
DCWV lemon Flower stack
Got Flowers from Micheals
My Pink Stamper punny-licious stamp...super cute!

Whimsical Wednesday Tag it Challenge

Hello and good day
I just had a really nice long weekend with the family, ate plenty of BBQ and went to a concert.
Luckily the weather held out nicely because the concert was outside.
I received two new Cartridges this weekend, I got Nursery Tails for my Cricut Imagine machine that I don't have yet...but hope to get soon...LOL
I also received The Best of Pixar this weekend, so I decided to use that one for the Challenge.
I am also going to attach that tag to a present for my little cousin Dejua, she is 6 years old and she is a very strong sweet little girl.
Dejua has been battling HLH (Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis)
  for the past year or so and is in the hospital right now.
I bought Dejua a butterfly in a jar from Walmart....it looks like a real butterfly fluttering around in a mason jar...its super cute!
Here is Dejua's Tag

Preserves

This card I made for my Cousin Ericka, she sent me the cuttiest little key chain with charms hanging on them and her key chain had little cherries and strawberries hanging on it....Ericka said that  if we were fruit...the strawberries were her and the cherries were me...lol....so I made this card for her.

I used Preserves Cricut Cartridge
Peachy Keen Laughy Taffy Face Assort
Recollections All girl paper stack
Tim Holtz crushed olive distress ink

Catch up

Hello and good day!

My blogging issues are all cleared up and Im back in business, I was down one very frustrating day but it gave me time to catch up on my graduation cards and get them all mailed out.
I also started a set of cards for my aunties a while back with the Florals embellished cartridge and I have four Aunties so I needed to cath up on those as well and get them all finished.
Florals Embellished is my go-to cartridge when I want something girl and pretty.....I LOVE the layers.
I was really proud of myself because I laid out all the paper for two cards on my cutting board at one time and I only had to re-cut one piece...Take a look

Blogging problems today

Not able to post comments on anyones blogs and keeps prompting me to sign in...No over the phone help from Google....UUrgggg.!!!! sorry guys frustrating.

Everyday Paper Dolls

Hello again!
Two post in one day! whoo hoo.
I made a card for a friend of mine her name is Janelle and she is currently in Air Force boot camp.
She is one of the most girly girls I know ( besides myself) so the uniform I made for my card has been embellished a bit ..lol

Whimsical Wednesday Challenge # 7

Here is my card not using the Cricut, which was very hard since Ive only used the cricut for everything...lol
I still wanted to play along.

I used a bunch of scrap paper I had left over and ribbon I got out of the 1.00 bucket at Micheals.
Got flowers from Micheals
Heidi Grace epoxy sticker
my old school element was I used a hot glue gun to attached petals and gems.

Preserves Practice Card

Hello and good day!
Actually its night right now...lol
I had alot of fun today playing with some of my new craft tools and supplies and I ended up making a card....its just ok but I had fun using some new stuff I have.
I used Tim Holtz Distressed ink for the first time....I love this stuff.
I also used Glossy accents for the first time....I didnt really see a huge difference but I think I have to try it again on a bigger project.
I think this will be a cool embellishment.

I also used my new IRock tool....this I LOVE because I am a BLING Bling girl....lol

Queen Bee

Hello and Good Day!
Every Day is a good day and especially when I get something new! Christmas for meeee..lol
Today I got  Kates ABC's Cricut Cartridge...its sooooo cute.
All the Cartridges are on sale at Joann Fabrics right now, reg price cartridges 89.00 on sale for 29.00
so the other cartrdige I picked up was Preserves ( cause you know I cant just have one)
The selection is mostly old cartridges but I am just starting to build my cartridge libarary.
I didnt think I would have time to play becuase I play on a Adult co-ed Kickball team and we had a game today the ended up getting cancelled because of the rain, so here is my first card I made using Kates ABC's
OMGSH...one other thing about Joann Fabrics....they have a section for 1.00 items and I got a ton of embellishments......score!
I really love Pink and yellow together....they are my favorite colors.

I used DCWV Lemon Flower Stack
Studio112 Adhesive Gem (1.00...teehee)

Peachy Keen Challenge #52

Hello and Good day!

Well me and my little buddy Chanel have been hanging out at the house for most part of the day.
The weather is still really ugly so we have not been able to play in the back yard today.
I love sitting out in my backyard and enjoying the weather, I  usually bring my laptop or my gypsy outside with me to play with... while Chanel runs around.
I REALLY love it when my Husband decides to BBQ....makes the backyard smell like summer but since the weather is not so pretty, we have been inside all day ( Oh but I did go to the gym this morning)
Ive  been trying to finish my graduation cards that I have to mail out soon but of course I got a little sidetracked with another challenge...lol
As Im hopping around to different blogs...I found the Peachy Keen challenge blog.
I actually have a few of the stamp sets from Peachy Keen, I had seen them used on  My Pink Stamper Website and thought they were super cute and since buying them I actually use them quite alot.
I consider myself a beginner and I think ALL beginners need to have these stamp sets....for sure.
Its really hard to decide what to buy when your first starting out....(what cartridges give you the most bang for your buck...what paper , which embellishments...ect, ect...of course I want everything all at once...lol
(what can I say???I am a girl)
I would definitly say the critter face set from Peachy Keen and paper doll face sets are a must have.
 I made a card today based off the Cow Jumped over the Moon...but I thought instead of the cow doing all that work...why not just hang out with the moon and watch the stars together....lol
I had too much fun with this one!

So I made this card today for the Peachy Keen Challenge # 52
I used Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge
Peachy Keen Critter Face set and Paper Doll set
DCWV Linen Closet Stack (Love Love this paper stack)

Blessings and Thanks for reading
April

Paper Cutz Challenge # 91 (Graduation Card)

Hello and good day!

I cant believe this weather!....last week I was sunning in my back yard and today feels like winter again...lol
I was busy for most part of the day with my Scentsy business but of course I still found a little time to check out some crafting blogs.( I have soooooo much fun doing this)
Even though Ive had my cricut for a couple of years, Ive only recently been able to enjoy it and actually spend alot of time crafting and learning with it and my Gypsy.
Im really new to blogging and networking and I'm finding that the crafing community is absolutly FUN and filled with some of the most sweetest people.
The more involved I get....the more encouragment and inspiration I recieve.....I am totally hooked!..LOL
I have 4 young adults in my family that will be graduating soon so I decided to start making my graduation cards and I entered another challenge.

I will be entering this card in Paper Cutz Challenge # 91
I used  Best Friends Cricut Imagine Cartridge
Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge
Me and my Big Idea Specialty Cardstock

Blessings and Thanks for reading
April

Whimsical Wednesday Challenge

Ok, I am entering my very first challenge....wooo hoo!
I have so much fun hopping around to the different blogs....the day goes by so fast.
Stepahine at Alwayscrafing.com  has some very very cute cards on her website...I love her Jar card and was very insired...so I learned how to weld on my Gypsy today!!!Stephanie suggested I try today the challenge blog.....and I thought, why not....so hopefully I did this right.
I entered this card in:
 Whimsical Wedneday challemge # 6 ....
I used Wall Decor and More Cricut Cartridge for the pear
Doodlecharms cartridge for the ladybug
Stickles distressed glitter
http://whimsicalwednesdays.blogspot.com/

Florals Embellished

Hello and Gooday!

Today is kinda cold Sunday Morning and I will be home alone for most part of the day....so you know what that means........Craft time!!!!
I actually made a couple cards last night but didnt get a chance to post them so I will start with those..
I bought some ribbon at Micheals that I just fell in love with....I think Im going back today to see if I can find more....it was just in the .99 cent bucket right by the registers...anyway I made two cards last night using the same ribbon.
I am not like some of the other ladies I see who design as they go.....I first have to think about what cartridge or image I want to use....then the fun part begins......I may be crazy but picking out the paper and co-ordinating paper Im going to use is kinda like shopping to me...lol
I actually love shopping and matching up outfits, colors, textures and shoes is a passion of mine and when I start picking out the paper patterns Im going to use is a similar feeling to me.....I know....crazy huh?
So the cards I made last night, I used Florals Embellished cartridge and Cindy Loo cartridge, I used My Pink Stamper stamps (you know I love those) and Recollections paper, I think this paper is great for beginners because it makes it very easy to co-ordinate colors for a project.
Please tell me what you think.

So....we will see what I can create to day!

Blessings and thanks for reading.
Pinkladibug

Best Friends

Hello and good day... I finally was able to make my first card on my new Cricut Expression 2.
I had to find out a few things the hard way...I knew the C2 would be able to use the imagine cartridges and cut layers but I guess I was thinking that it would give me the layer option with the regular cricut cartridges also....my error LOL
I also found out that you cannot put the Imagine Cartridge images anywhere on the mat (I think I had already heard this) but I thought if I used my gypsy with the imagine cartridges...I could place images on the mat where I choose....also my error...LOL
Anyway...I hope some of these issues will be corrected in the future sometime.
I am still VERY happy with my new purchase and actually since I recently bought a couple imagine cartridges to try on the C2.....I now want the Cricut Imagine machine..teehee....my poor husband thinks Im going scrappin crazy...lol and he is right! Ive just been having so much fun.
I also LOVE checking out the other scrappbookin and card making blogs, there is soooo much creativity out there, its really inspiring!
Well I contune to practice my craft and here is a look at my first card made on my C2.
I used Cricut Imagine cartridge best Friends and stamps from My Pink Stamper....her stamps are sooo cute, and good quality,sometimes I get ideas just from the saying on her stamps.
Here is my latest card.

I like your Style

Hello and Good day...Today has been a very busy day for me....I am a consultant for Scentsy Wickless candles and I will be setting up a table in my gym tomorrow, so I spent the whole day getting prepared and making little goodie bags and samples that I can give out.
I still had a little time to play in my craftroom and I wanted to post my card I made.
I think this is one of my best cards so far...I am still working on co ordinating colors but this one came out great....let me know what you think...
I used Wall decor and more Cricut Cartridge and My Pink Stamper Stamps.

Thanks
Kisses

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