Holiday Puppy

 Good morning folks!  Here is another one of McMahon Five fabulous digital designs.  This one is called Happy Holiday Puppy and if you are interested in purchasing this cutie, you can find it here.
I printed her off my computer then colored the pup with my colored pencils.  She was cut out with Circle Nestabilities and sponged a bit before removing the die.  The DP is from a Christmas stack that I've had for a few years.  I cut the trees out using some of the paper and backed them with red card stock.  The inside uses the same DP and the sentiment is part of the digital design, Happy Holiday Puppy.

 

Thanks for stopping in,
Michelle

Telescoping Card

Hello bloggers!

Today's card is made using three layered circles connected by brads. Otherwise known as a telescope card.  You can find the directions here.  It may look difficult, but it's quite easy.  The images I used are from McMahon Five Designs and you can find those here. 

This is how the card looks when it's closed.

 

And this is how it looks when opened.  Isn't it adorable!?

Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle

Fiona's Felines

 Another gorgeous, well two gorgeous images from McMahon Five Designs.  This one is called Fiona's Felines and you can find it here. I chose this image because I love cats!  I would love to be holding all three of these, but I'm sure I'd get pretty scratched up in the process.

I printed the image and verse onto watercolor paper and colored it in using my trusty watercolor pencils and aqua pen.  I hope you can see that the cute cats have flocking on them and it looks quite fur IMO.  LoL

Acorn Border

Good morning folks!  Here is another one of McMahon Five fabulous digital designs.  This one is called (aptly) Acorn Border and if you are interested in purchasing it, you can find it here.
To create my border, I first colored the acorns and leaves using my Stampin' Up! markers then embossed the whole border using versamark and clear embossing powder. I then cut it out to create a border for my quote. The little scroll is from one of the new Spellbinders die called Twisted Metal Tags and Accents.  Keep an eye out for this one, it has some very cool dies included.
thanks for visiting!
hugs,
m

Girl's Paperie Altered Birdhouse

 Oh my my! Isn't this the cutest bird house you've seen in awhile??  Let me pat my own back :-)
This house started out as another $1 birdhouse - then I went to town using paper by Girl's Paperie.  I love all their products!  The roses are a mix of Walmart and Michael's finds and the Calla Lilies, by Prima, can be found at McMahon Five Designs.  The pretty little cameo is from Webster's Pages and the heart with wings was in a bag of buttons bought at Michael's.

 I added creme paint to the papers, and to some of the flowers that I thought were a bit too pinky.  I also added pink paint to some of the flowers that were too white.

 Here's a close up of the Lilies. You can also see where I made some spirals

 

 Oh!  and that base :-)  Well it's made using a candle stick and an upside down candy dish :-) Love it!!
Thanks for checking in.  I hope you enjoyed my latest creation.

Have a fabulous day,

Michelle

Baby Carriage

Another post..two in the same day! This is another gorgeous digital image from McMahon Five Designs called Baby Carriage.  And!  it's another Sketch Challenge from Splitcoaststampers!  This one is Sketch #346.  I am quite surprised at myself for not trying these skectches out earlier in my 'crafting career'  It cuts my crafting time in half, well not really since I make up the time by making more projects.

Again, thank you so much for stopping by to see what I'm up to.  I think that's it for today...promise :-)

Pre-Halloween

 I know it's a little early, but a few girls in my card class were asking to make some Halloween cards.  And if you know me, I aim to please. This is the first card I came up with.  It uses the Halloween paper from last years Target $1 bin and it came with the candy corn ribbon.  What a deal!  The layer that looks crackled is from the same stamp I had used on my Hello Pretty Kitty Halloween card. It's called Crackle Background by Delta. I love it because it gives the paper the unique look while toning down the bright colors.

 Here's a close up of the pumpkin and the accordion fold flowers which were not very easy for my class to do!  We needed four hands to hold them down..we had fun though :-)
 The card below is another Halloween card (obviously) that we created.  This one I designed around Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge #350.  For those of you who are not familiar with this stamp set, it's from Stampin' Up! and the inside reads a Haunting Halloween.

So that's it for now.
Thanks for stopping in :-)

Cornucopia

Todays card features another digital image from McMahon Five Designs, aptly named Cornucopia.  I colored the image using my water pen and chalk inks from Stampin' Up! I then cut the image out with my Big Shot using Spellbinders Label 16 and inking the inside with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink.  I then layered this on top of another die called Lattice Shapeabilities Pendant from Spellbinders.  The top background paper is from K & Company and the bottom is from Bazzill that was stamped using one of my favorite back ground stamps from Stampin' Up! with versamark.  The bow is from Celebrate It and for the last detail, three black dew drops.
That's it for now.
Thanks for stopping in :-)
Michelle

Cuteness!

 Oh my goodness, isn't she the cutest little girl!  She is a brand new image available over at M5D starting today. I paired her with some designer paper that I purchase last year from Michael's.  I added some adorable lace that reminded me of petticoats from Webster's Pages.  On top of that I 'stapled' Tempting Turqouis ribbon from SU.  And then a button to top it off.

Thanks for stopping in.  Have a great day!

It's beginning to look a little spooky

Happy September...eeek that means it's getting close to some holidays, starting with Halloween.  It's so fun to use colors that you wouldn't normally put together.  Bright orange and purple, wowsers!

The base of the card is Perfect Plum by Stampin' Up! I stamped with Dream Text by Stampendous.  Then a layer of black distressed a bit and scalloped on one side.  The next layer, the bright orange, was toned down by using a stamp by Delta called Crackle Background.  I also used the Dream Text on the flower made with the Tattered Flowers die from Tim Holtz.  Finally the gorgeous image from McMahon Digital Designs was colored with watercolor pencils.  You can find the stamp here.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Michelle

McMahon Digital Release

Today's card uses the butterfly image from the digital set called Sophisticated Phrases from

McMahon Five Design.com.  

I first changed the colors of the butterflies using Photoshop then printed them on plain old printer paper. I then coated all the butterflies with glossy accents and when that dried, I cut them out and covered the back with the glossy accents. This left me with some very sturdy but pliable little guys.

 

Here's a look at the complete set of Sophisticated Phrases. Click on the picture below for a quick link to the stamp set.

thanks for stopping by today
:-)