11 Month Till Christmas!!

Hello and Happy Friday!  Did you know it is only 11 Month Till Christmas!!!???  Again this year I have decided make a goal to complete 2 Christmas cards a month so that i can stop the stress of completing all my cards in time for the special season at the last second, and my addition to this goal this year is to complete the inside of the card as well. 

This year I am going to continue the fun little Christmas Hop like last year, but with a little twist.  Each month I give my Design Team ladies a "Theme" to follow, and they are to make any two Christmas projects as long as it follows the theme of the month.  You could see cards, decorations, tags, anything the Design Team dreams up!  Are you excited???  I know I am! 

This month we have most of our DT ladies joining in as well as a Special Guest Deisgner, Nikki.  I will have a list of the hop order at the bottom of my post so that you can follow along to see what fantastic projects the DT has made for you =)

This month our theme is: SNOWBOUND!!

I am the first stop on our little hop and I have made two Christmas cards to share with you today following our "Snowbound" theme, here is my first card using the adorable "Heidi" from Wee Stamps....

Here is a picture of the inside of the card....

SUPPLIES USED:
* Image: Wee Stamps, Heidi
* Copic Xpress Paper
* Copic Markers
* Memento Inks:  Tuxedo Black & Nautical Blue
* 5x6.5 Kraft Card & Envelope
* Patterned Paper: BoBunny 6x6 Snowfall Collection
* Spellbinder Nestabilities:  Large Deckled Rectagles
* My Favorite Things Embelishments:  Buttons-Kraft, Sweet Tooth & Night Shift Blue.  Ribbon: Kraft
* Stampin' Up Jewlery Tag Punch
* Outside Sentiment:  KaiserCraft Christmas Sentiments
* Cardstock: Michaels 8.5x11 Paper packs
* Snowflake Punches:  Martha Stewart
* ColorBox Chalk:  Creamy Brown
* Inside Sentiment:  Close To My Heart, Festive Thoughts
* Glue Dots
* ATG

Here is a close up of the gorgeous Heidi to show you the Copic colours used....

COPIC COLOURS USED:
* Skin:  E11,E00, E000
* Hair:  E29, E27, E25, E21
* Blues:  B99,B97, B95
* Browns:  E47, E44, E42, E42, E41, E40
* Snow:  B91, 0

Now on to my second card where I used a High Hopes Image called "Bearly Swooshin'"....

Here is a picture of the inside of the card....

SUPPLIES USED:
* Image: High Hopes, Bearly Swooshin'
* Copic Xpress Paper
* Copic Markers
* Memento Inks: Tuxedo Black & Teal Zeal
* 5x6.5 Kraft Card & Envelope
* Patterned Paper: CartaBella 6x6 Winter Fun + BoBunny 6x6 Snowfall Collection + Echo Park 6x6 Winter Park
* KraftCardstock: Michaels 8.5x11 Paper Pack
* Memory Box Dies: Frostyville Boarder
* Spellbinder Nestabilities:  Standard Circles Large + Classic Scalloped Circles Large
* My Favorite Things Dies:  Fishtail Flag Stax + Fishtail Flag Layers Stax* ColorBox Chalk:  Creamy Brown
* Outside Ssentiment: My Favorite Things, Merry & Bright
* Inside Sentiment:  Penny Black, Hello Winter
* Glossy Accents
* 3D Pop Dots
* ATG

Here is a close up of the fun skiing bear to see the Copic colours used....

COPIC COLOURS USED:
* Bear: E42,E41, E40
* Nose:  E44, E43, E43 + Glossy Accents
* Blue/Greens:  BG78, BG75, BG72, BG11, BG10
* Snow:  BG10
I hope that I may have inspired you to get a head start on your Christmas cards this year as well, now if you are following our hop you are to head over the the super tallented (and my BFF) Heather's Blog.

Here is the full list of the hop order in case you get lost along the way....

1.) Shari: http://sharispinkpalace.blogspot.com/ (me!!)

2.) Heather: http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/

3.) Mary: http://www.maryshappyplace.com/

4.) Sara: http://sarashobbyistapartment.blogspot.com/  

5.) Kerry: http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/

6.) Tara: http://tarashomemadehappiness.blogspot.com/ 

7.) Georgiana: http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/ 

8.) Sally: http://sallyastill.blogspot.co.uk 

9.) Nikki (Guest Designer): http://graphixanddesign.blogspot.ca/

I would like to enter these cards into the following challenges:

* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Cupcake Inspirations, Challenge #194 - Colours: Pool, White & Chocolate (Ends January 26th)  - WON TOP 5!!! Yeah!

* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Cards For Men, Challenge #2 - Transport (Ends February 3rd)

* Entering my Heidi card: Paper Playtime, Challenge #2 - Use some Brown (Ends February 3rd)

* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Clear It Out Challenge - Theme: Circles Stash: Anyting Goes (Ends February 4th) - WON TOP 3!!! Yeah!
* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Top Tip Tuesday, Challenge #94 - Lavishly Luscious Layers (Ends February 4th)
* Entering my Heidi card: The Paper Shelter, Challenge #96 - Anything Goes (Ends January 29th)

* Southern Girls, Challenge #61 - Get Krafty (Ends February 6th)
* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Fussy & Fancy, Challenge #81 - Circles (Ends February 7th)
* Entering my Heidi card: Jellypark Challenges - Button Up (Ends Febraury 7th) - WON TOP 3!!! First Place!
* Entering my Bearly Swooshin' card: Raise the Bar, Challenge #128 - Message Me (use paper with text on it) - My LIFT TICKET is cut out from a piece of 6x6 paper =) (Ends January 31st)

Thanks for visiting, and I hope to see you again soon =)

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!

Hugs;

Shari

Sally and Bella, For You

Hello and welcome to my blog!  Did you get a chance to see my post earlier today? If not check it out below this post!

Today I have a card to show you that I made for one of my blogger friends that won one of my Christmas Candy prizes - Shelby from Color Of Happy - check out her blog, it is absolutely amazing what she can do with card making supplies & Copics!!

Here is the card that I made for Shelby when I sent out her Christmas candy. I find it very hard to send a card to someone with Shelby's talent as I don't feel I compare, but I wanted her to know that I was thinking about her in a special way, and I hope it made her feel special receiving it =).....

SUPPLIES USED:
* 4.5x5 Card and envelope
* Image:  Sassy Cheryl`s Digis, Sally Meets Bella
* Copic Xpress Paper & Kodak Hero Printer
* Copic Markers (colours listed beow)
* Papers:  First Edition Paper 6x6 Paper Pad, Up Up & Away
* ColorBox Chalk:  Lime Patel
* Ribbon: from my stash
* My Favorite Things Die-Namics, Layered Roses
* Flower Center: Michaels Recollections Sticker Bling Embelishments
* My Favorite Things Clear Stamps, Pure Innocence All Occasion Sentiments
* Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa
* Glue Dots (to put layers of lowers together and attach flower to card)
* 3D Pop Dots
* ATG

Here is a closeup of the image to see the Copic colours used....

COPIC COLOURS USED:
* SKIN:  E11, E00, E000
* HAIR:  E23, YR24, Y26, YR21
* DRESS:  YG05, YG03, YG01, YG00
* SOCKS , BOW & BELLA`S COLLAR:  B45, B41
* SHOES:  C9, C7, C5, C3, YG05, YG01
* BELLA:  E47, E44, E43, E42, E40, E01
* BENCH:  E53, E51, E50
* LADYBUG:  R24
* HEARTS:  R83, R81YG67, YG63,YG61
* GROUND & GRASS: 

Keep visiting my blog as you never know when more candy will show up for grabs =)

Thank you for visiting today, I would love to hear from you and I hope to see you again soon =)

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
* Sassy Cheryl's, Challenge #149 - Thinking of You! (Ends January 21st)

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!
Hugs;
Shari

My New Copic Holder!!!

 Hello and Happy Friday, and since it is Friday I am here to show you my One Crazy Stamper DT post =)

Today I am doing something a little different and not showing you a card!  I know, shocking isn't it!  Today I am going to show off one of my Christmas presents that I got from my wonderful girlfriend Sara along with my Copic hand chart that I have decorated using Color Me Janette from the Kenny K Collection.

My very good friend  Sara and I exchanged Christmas presents this past year and OMG I was sooooo happy when I received my gift!  Sara's father made both her and I a Copic marker holder, and it is soooooo amazing!  I love it so much that I wanted to share it with you all!  The below picture is to show off my new holder and also my Copic hand chart with the lovely Color Me Janette. 

Here is a better look at my colourful hand chart.... as you can see I have all the BV's, not a big fan of the V's (sorry not a fan of purple much), and I have all the other colour families except the T's, N's and FV's - I am sooooo in love with Copic Markers, can you tell LOL!

Here is a close up picture of Color Me Janette so that you can see the Copic colours I used....Please note, on the marker I hand wrote "Copic" using the 0.03 Copic Black Multi Liner....

 COPIC COLOURS USED:
* Skin:  E11, E00, E000
* Hair:  E25,YR24, YR21, E50
* Eyes:  B97, B93, C9, C7
* Lips:  R83, RV10
* Jeans:  W9, B99, B97, B95
* Shirt:  C3, C1, C00
* Sweater:  RV19, RV17, RV14, RV13
* Shoes:  RV19, RV17, RV14, C3, C1, C00
* Copic Marker:  C3, C1, C00, 0.03 Multiliner, R83, RV10
* Book:  C1, C00, R83, RV10

The picture below is usually how I have my table set up when I am playing in my Pink Palace - Markers in front, Memento Inks on top of my Markers, 2 x Ott lites and hand chart to my left =)  this is my favorite spot in my house LOL!

I hope that you enjoyed today's post and maybe I have inspired you as well to do something a little different from the usual =)  Keep in mind that you still have 12 days to enter this months challenge at One Crazy Stamper Challenge blog  -Anything Goes!

I would like to say THANK YOU to Sara again for my AMAZING Copic Marker Holder!!!  I LOVE IT SO MUCH!

I would like to enter this project into the following challenges:
* Cupcake Craft Challenges, Challenge #225 - Anything But a Card (Ends January 20th)
* Sweet Stamps Blog, Challenge #100 - Anything Goes (Ends January 21st)
* Inky Chicks, Challenge #1 - Anything Goes (Ends January 22nd)

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!
Hugs;
Shari

Cinnamon Sugar, Happy Birthday Card

Hello there and Happy Friday, thanks for visiting me today!  Since it is Friday it is time for my DT post for One Crazy Stamper. 

I have a darling card to show you today that I made for a co-workers birthday.  I had so much fun colouring this image, especially her hair love how it turned out =)

SUPPLIES USED:
* Image:  Cinnamon Sugar by Elisabeth Bel (Whimsy Stamps)
* Copic Xpress Paper
* Copic Markers (colours used listed below)
* Memento Inks:  Tuxedo Black & Lady Bug
* Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze Pen - Clear
* Self Adhesive Pearls - Snow
* Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - Clear Star
* Patterned Paper:  Echo Park 6x6 Paper Pad, This & That Graceful
* Cardstock:  Michaels 8.5x11 Paper Pack
* ColorBox Chalk: Rouge
* Inside & Outside sentiments:  MIchaels $1.50 bin
* 4x5.5 white card & envelope
* Scotch ATG
(all links listed above are for product avaialbel at One Crazy Stamper)

Here is a lok at the inside of the card....Yes it is true, I finished the card outsideand in LOL....

Here is a close up of the beautiful Cinnamon Sugar to see the Copic colours used....

COPIC COLOURS USED:
* Skin:  E11, E00, E000
* Eyes:  E59, E25 + Sakura Gellyroll Clear Glaze Pen
* Hair:  E49, E59, E25, E50
* Reds:  R24, R22, R21, R20
* Apron:  C3, C00, 0
* Cupcakes:  E77, YR30, R24 + Sakura Gellyroll Clear Glaze & Clear Star pens
* Basket:  E33, E31, E30

Well that is all for me today, hope to see you again soon.

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:
* Inky Chicks, Challenge #1- Anything Goes (New Challenge Site!) (Ends January 21st)
* By The Cute And Girly, January Challenge - Cute & Girly (Ends January 31st)
* The Pink Elephant Challenge #181 - Celebrate! (Ends January 13th)
* Card Makin Mamas - Anything Goes! (Ends January 18th)
* Charisma Cardz - Happy Birthday! (Ends January 16th)

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!
Hugs;
Shari

Lulu with Bithday Wishes

Hello and Happy Friday!  From January to June this year, every Friday I will be posting something special to share with you on behalf of my new Design Team - One Crazy Stamper! 

Today I have a birthday card to show to you using Kraftin` Kimmie Stamps, Birthday Lulu set.  OCS has many Kraftin Kimmie stamps that I am sure you will love, my all time favorite is any stamp to do with Lulu - she is just so darn cute!!

 SUPPLIES USED:
* Image & Sentiment:  Kraftin Kimmie, Birthday Lulu set
* Copic Xpress Paper
* Copic Markers (colours used listed below)
* My Favorite Things Die-Namics: Upsy Daisy
* Patterned Paper: My Minds Eye 6x6 Paper Pad, Everyday Flair
* My Favorite Things Ribbon: Bubblegum
* My Favorite Things Buttons: Blue Raspberry
* Spellbinder Nestabilities: Small Deckled Rectangles & Lacey Circles
* Creative Memories 1" Circle Punch
* ColorBox Chalk: Pink Pastel
* Twine: JillieBean Soup Bean Stalk - Pink
* 3D Pop Dot (For sentiment)
* Glue Dots (to put flower & button together)
* ATG

Here is a close up of the My Favorite Things Die-Namics Upsy Daisy for you to see the layering effect....

 
Here is a close up of the beautiful Lulu to see the Copic colours used....

COPIC COLOURS USED:
* SKIN:  E11, E00, E000
* HAIR:  E23, YR24, Y26, YR20
* BLUES:  B16, B14, B000
* PINKS:  R56, R85, R83, R81, RV10
* YELLOWS:  Y04, Y02, Y00, Y0000
* SHOES:  W9, W7, W5

I hope you enjoyed today`s post and Lulu made you smile =)

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!
Hugs;
Shari

OCS January Challenge: Anything Goes

Today is a very special day for me, this is my first post on my new design team - ONE CRAZY STAMPER!!! 

One Crazy Stamper is a FANTASTIC store that I actually visit regularly, but if you are not in Canada and cannot get to their Brick & Mortor store, they also have an on-line store that you can check out with AMAZING prices on anything you would need for Stamping and so much more - Check it out!!!

This months challenge at OCS is soooooo easy I hope you all can make someting to join in, the theme is ANYTHING GOES.  Here is the card I made to show you using a KennyK Collection  stamp that I got from OCS....

SUPPLIES USED:
* Image:  KennyK, Dowload Diva
* Copic Xpress Paper
* Memento Inks:  Tuxedo Black & Nautical Blue
* Copic Markers
* Whimsy Sentiment Stamps, Celebration Circle Pennants
* Self-Adhesive Rhinestones -Silver
* Whimsy Shapeology Dies, Circle Pennants Die Set
* Patterned Paper:  Echo Park 6x6 Paper Pad, Times & Seasons
* Cardsotck:  Michaels Recollection 8.5x11 Paper Packs
* Spellbinders Nestabilities: Long Classic Rectangles Large
* Spellbinders Nestabilities: Long Classic Scallopped Rectangles Large
* Music Background Stamp:  Michaels Recollections
* Dew Drop Chalk Ink: Night Sky
* 3D Pop Dots
* ATG

Here is a close up of the cool Dowload Diva....

COPIC COLOURS USED:
* SKIN:  E11, E00, E000
* HAIR:  E49, E59, E25, E50
* EYES:  E27, E23 + Glossy Accents
* LIPS:  R59, R56 + Glossy Accents
* SHIRT:  W3, W1, W00, R59, R39, R56
* PANTS:  W9, B99, B97, B95
* SOCKS:  R59, R56
* SHOES:  B99, B97, B95, W5, W3, W1, W00
* MP3 PLAYER AND EAR BUD:  Silver Pen + Glossy Accents

I sure hope that you enjoyed today's post and will be able to make a project to enter into the One Crazy Stamper Anything Goes Challenge this month.

Until Next Time, Keep Crafting!
Hugs;
Shari