Happy late Easter!

It's been awhile since I've posted. Time just seems to get away from me. Here are some Easter cards I made. This one was a free digi and the card was for my hubby:

I felt a little like I cheated since I used a digi that was already colored lol. There isn't much bling to it since it was for a guy. The pot the bunny is sitting on says "Black Jelly Beans."

I did several variations on the next cards. I colored the cupcake papers with Copics and had to add some ribbon as well. There's a little white pompom for the tails and some little pearls for the noses and accenting the ribbons.

I originally only planned to make 4 of these cards, but I was at my STDiva stamp group and forgot my acrylic block, so I borrowed one. I got distracted and ended up stamping 22! So I went ahead and made all of them. We even managed to use them all lol.I enjoyed making these, but my hand was so sore after rounding all those corners! 

Last, but not least, a birthday card for one of my favorite little girls who is turning 5 this week! It was colored with Copics. I used Stickles on the hat, flower and heart since she loves glitter. The ribbon ruffle was a first for me. Next time I'll use a stronger adhesive and hopefully I'll get that ruffle a little straighter.

Happy birthday, Allison! We love you bunches!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful week!

Cherie

Covers and VCMP

Happy Sunday! It's been mostly a lazy day here today. Brunch with Dad and his wife. A stop at Joanns to use some coupons. Yay! Two more Nesties to add to my collection. Then home to relax and finish a few things.

We celebrated the parents' birthdays today. A couple of movies for Dad (Red and Despicable Me). A couple of crossword books for Chris. I'm never sure what to get her, but I know she loves crossword puzzles. So, I decided to decorate them to give them some extra flair. Here they are:

At first she thought they were just writing journals. When she realized I'd decorated them, she was thrilled. It was the first time I'd done the pressed flowers in the Cuttlebug. I love how they turned out. What do you think?

OWH had a VCMP yesterday. That's Virtual CardMaking Party, in case you were wondering. It was my original plan to play in all eight challenges, but I ended up only doing Challenge 5 - Embossing. Things just happened and my day got busy. Here's my card:

The embossing turned out really pretty. Hubby said it was the best card I've done in a long time. I know he meant that as a compliment, but had me wondering what my other cards have been looking like!

On a side note, I highly recommend the movie "Paul." It was so funny!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend,
Cherie

Saturday is filling up!

So my hubby asks me last night, "Is it ok if I take you to see the first showing of "Paul" on Saturday and then take you for a pedicure?" Silly man! Who am I to say no to a movie and pedicure?! We've been waiting and waiting for "Paul" to come out. Are you going to see it?

Then, of course, there's the OWH Virtual Cardmaking Party. I've never participated in one of those. It should be fun! If you haven't heard about it, check it out here: http://www.owhstarsandstamps.org/2011/03/virtual-cardmaking-party.html. Their FB page will be covered with ideas and inspiration. I can't wait!

I hope the week is treating you well. Sunday is the first day of Spring. I'm so ready for it, aren't you?

Happy Thursday!
Cherie

OWH MWT

Happy Tuesday, everyone! I hope everyone is having a good week. So far, so good here. We're getting lots of rain and wind. I'm choosing to think of it as Spring, not winter. It makes it seem a little brighter. After all, I'm not driving to work in the dark anymore!

This week's Midweek Throwdown at Operation Write Home http://www.operationwritehome.org/index.html is "Get Creative with Ribbon." Here's my card:



I've been practicing with my Bow-Easy the last couple of days. The directions that came with it weren't all that helpful, so I looked up a tutorial on youtube. I love youtube! You can find so many helpful videos on so many crafty things. The stamp is from DeNami and I colored with with Copics. I adore their little chickies. The flower and leave have Crystal Effects on them that don't show up in the picture. I'm thinking it still needs a little more. I'm going to try adding my "hey chickie" sentiment below the bow. Hubby said it should go in the upper right corner. I explained to him about focal points and how that distracts from the real focal point of the card. He just kind of rolled his eyes lol.

This also goes with last week's Throwdown, which I thought was really this week's about using dots, or was it polka dots. Don't you hate it when you get behind?

Here's another card I did this past weekend while hanging out with my STD's:

All of the stamps are DeNami. I colored it with Copics used some Crystal Effects on the plane to make it pop. It needed something to make it shine a little more. There are 16 of these headed over to Sandy in a couple of weeks for OWH.

That's it for now. Thanks for stopping by!

Cherie

OWH Bunny Hop

Wow! What an amazing blog hop this weekend for Operation Write Home. I found a lot of inspiration among the 137 blogs. I'm hoping I can get some cards done soon.

Here's a card I did for a friend who recently lost her beloved cat:

The sentiment says "friends to the end, you and me." I've had that patterned paper for awhile and decided a bit ago that's it time to stop hoarding it. The cat is a digi from Bugaboo colored with Copics. I'm slowly learning how to use them. The card will, as most of mine do, get donated to Operation Write Home.

This coming weekend is our STDivas get together. I'm crossing my fingers that the mojo will be flowing!

Enjoy the rest of your week,

Cherie

Cute little things

Here a couple of cute cards I made yesterday. I'm discovering that I really enjoy coloring with my Copics. It's like giving yourself permission to revert back to your coloring book days!

The blocks look like Legos to me and were embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The baby dinosaurs are a free digi I found on the Free Digital Stamps blog (http://freedigitalstamps.blogspot.com/).



New craft area

I've been crafting quite a bit lately since I have a new little crafting area at home. I'm already spilling out of my designated space. I guess that means I'll just have to get busy and use some more of my supplies!

Here are some of the St. Patrick's Day cards I finished today. I started working on them last night at Impress Craft night last night, but didn't have all of my supplies with me.

Every month a group of us women get together and spend the day creating. We call ourselves the STDivas. It's a funny story, the name stuck and it creates smiles, so we use it. This month I made over 20 cards at our meeting. Here are a few of them.

I just love those aliens. They're actually magnets I found in the Joanns dollar bin. Most of these cards will go to Operation Write Home. A few will be given as gifts and I might even mail a couple.

I'm really enjoying my new Cuttlebug that I got for Christmas. I'm slowly collecting embossing folders and Nestabilities. Do you have a favorite tool to use?

My favorite color combo

Purple is, by far, my favorite color. I even had a purple car for years, but it got old and unreliable. Here's a card using my favorite color with a SU die and stamp.

In the beginning...

As most people say in their first posts, I'm new to this! I certainly never thought I'd have a blog, but I figured it would be an easier way to post some things, like cards I've made and challenges or sketches I've completed. Or pictures I've taken or events that happen.

I was married in October 2010 to a wonderful man I've known for over four years. He treats me like a princess and I enjoy every minute of it! We were married in Las Vegas and had several friends and relatives make the trip to join us. The minister even commented that he rarely sees so many guests. It was a wonderful time.

Then we were off to Disneyland for our honeymoon. I LOVE Disneyland and it was only his second time being there. The weather was warm and sunny. We couldn't have asked for better. We went in search of Hidden Mickeys all over both parks. And watched an amazing water/light show. I've decided that we don't need to spend four days anymore, though. We only do a few of the rides and a lot of people watching. We're both completely addicted to pin trading. We even have a bulletin board at home with all of our pins on it. That's Ken wearing both of our lanyards. Mine was getting so heavy it was giving me a headache! This was taken in Mickey's house. I'm holding a ghost Mickey filled with popcorn. Ridiculously expensive, but too cute to pass up.

I've recently discovered a great group called Operation Write Home. Check them out here: http://www.operationwritehome.org/. I love making cards and was starting to outgrow the shoeboxes I keep them in. I was reading Paper Crafts Magazine one day and there was a blurb about OWH in the editor's notes. I decided to check it out and the rest has been a blast. I've met some amazing women and learned so much. I love being able to let my creativity flow and knowing the cards I make are going to such a wonderful cause. I firmly believe we can all support our military in some way; we just have to find the way that suits us the best. Here are a few of the cards I made for Halloween.

Whew! I think that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by!