Freedom... and Captain America's Shield

So yesterday I was busy, busy! I finished 2 card's and then I was inspired to start another before I lost my idea. So this card is a red, white and blue card for the Saturated Canary Challenge Blog and I also took some creative liberties with a sketch from Graphic Cat, I think that it still works but it's really up to them to say if it does or not. So hear it is...

My first time coloring with Copics, I just happened to have enough to use these colors. I think It looks pretty good for my first time and only watching online videos, but I'm sure that Taking a class is next up as soon as there is one in the area! I really like the embossed stars and hearts that I did behinde her! It was also my first time making a bundle with the flowers (using floural tape and what not) thought that turned out good to but I had to play with it for about 10 min or more to figure out how to put it together.

This last pic was just to show off the Captain Amewrica shields, I made my own temp-let's and really like how they turned out. I had bought a pack of Thresa Collins stars and they were all shiny/sparkly on the side that sticks out except one. I ended up using that one on CA's older shield, thought It turned out good for the over all effect!

Hope you all enjoyed!

XoX ~Sarah

For this card I used Plain red, white and blue card stock, Silver glitter(sparkly! lol) card stock, and a sheet of blue poke-a-dot Bo Bunny card stock. Red, blue and sliver embossing powder,  red and white striped and blue poke-a-dot  crafter's tape. Flowers from Wild Orchid. The stamps are a Forth of July set(pg 80-81) by Close to my Heart. and the image is a digi from Saturated Canary. Oh- and glossy accents was used on her sweat drop.

 Challenges entered:
Graphic Cat - Sketch #10
Saturated Canary - Challenge #20 Red, White and Blue
Paper Makeup Stamps - Challenge #42 Anything Goes
Totally Stampalicious - Red and White and?

One late and one early Birthday Card!

So I Promised another card by Sunday so hear I am with a very late and birthday card! In fact I don't know if I have ever been on time with a birthday card, I'm trying to get better with that but it's just not one of those things that I'm good at. 

This card was made for a friend who loves Snow White! She even wanted to make her wedding dress in Snow White theme but her grandmother who was going to help her is just too old to do all that close up and fine detail work. I'm sure I'll get this card to her eventually but between both of our busy schedules and her traveling it might not be until late summer.

And second  I have a Birthday card for my Best friends Husband. I feel kinda bad for always sending her things and not a one for him. So I decided that this time when I sent her a package that I would include a birthday card for him. Funny guy his birthday is on the 4th of July and so when he was a kid he thought that all of those fireworks were for him :)

This second card was kinda hard to make but I think that I like the overall effect! Enjoy The rest of your Sunday!

~Sarah

Product used...? Memory box die cut, Spellbinders romantic rectangles die cut, Saturated Canary digi, bakers twine, Tim Holtz distressed ink and pens, wood birds, white and yellow pearls, random flowers and paper (have no idea what the paper line is.), and fiskars punch. Oh- and the stamp in the second card is from Stamp Camp!

Brave(...ish)

Wow... Its been a while! I had no intention of leaving off up-dating for so long, but life gets busy and then you find that no matter how much you clean once you turn you back for 10 sec your clean crafting space is gone! It's been a battle but I finally have everything back in order and some cards to share.

This first card I'm posting I'm calling Brave(...ish). I know that she's a viking and not a Celt, she's holding a sword and not a bow and arrow, and I gave her brown hair instead of red. All that aside she still reminds me a bit of that girl in the Brave previews! ~ On a side note who is going to see that this weekend? I love just about everything Scottish so as soon as they started showing previews for Brave I just knew I was going to have to see it. ~ Back on track... While this girl is cute ribbons and lace, she can also tonce all those silly boys and look great doing it. Decked out in her leather armor and sword she is off looking for a Fae circle and is ready to tackle anything that comes her way. Hope she finds that circle but if not it looks like she has plenty of butterfly's to keep her company, or are those fairy's in disguise?

For this card I used a Bo Bunny's- Country Garden paper. Various boarder punches by Fiskars and Martha Stewart. Vicky the Viking; a Saturated Canary digi by Krista Smith. Some lace, rhinestones and pearls from my stash. As well as roses and rose buds from Wild Orchid Crafts. To color my image I used a variety of colored pencils and water color pencils.

This card is also my entry for the SCDT Call.

I will have another card posted by Sunday so keep your eyes open if your following! Enjoy your Friday, where ever you are I hope that your having good weather!

~Sarah

much happiness

     Wow, what a week! Even though spring has "started" we still had snow this last week in the Portland (Oregon) area. I haven't watched the news but I'm sure that this is the latest in the year that we have had snow, for the last twenty years at least. Over this last weekend I was able to go to the 'Heritage Rubber Stamp Show' at the Expo Center, it was pretty awesome.

    About 2 weeks ago we had the 'CKC Scrapbooking' Show in the Convention Center, but for as great as I thought it was last year, this year not so much. Maybe its more of the same product every year, but there were a some venders that did not attend this year and some vendors who just didn't bring the product that I had hoped to buy.

    I was really overwhelmed at the 'Heritage' show though, there were a lot of vendors that I had not heard about (ok so I have only been scrapbooking for 2 years now, so thats not hard but... still!). I was able to buy a handfull or so or rubber stamps, which made me happy since the ones I bought are not availible in stores near me.

    My mother fell in love with the last both we went to which had Eggimal's. I'll make some soon and show you what they are all about if you don't know already! So after a long day spent walking on concreat, spending too much money and a few hours longer than we thought, I came home and finished this card that I had been working on, off and on for the last few days. So Here it is!

     This card is a Sketch challenge for 'Graphic Cat' and product/image challenge for 'Saturated Canary'. I alredy had the image colored from a while ago when I bought my first batch (yes, batch) of Saturated Canary Digi, the image is 'Tressa the Princess'. Lucky for me It matched perfectly with the 'Konichiwa' paper by Basic Grey that I had just bought! I used the 'Kanji Phrases' stamp set from Close to my Heart for the sentiment and Spellbinders 'Fanciful Flight' (butterfly), 'Scalloped Circles' and 'Fleur De Lis Motifs' for my shapes. I have caught myself using the 'Clear Star' and 'Souffle' Sakura pens a lot, you can see this on her dress and a little in her eyes.

XoX ~Sarah

Challenges Entered:
Saturated Canary - Challenge #13 Twine
Graphic Cat - Sketch #4
Make It Monday - #82
Always Crafting - Creative Mondays CH#4

My 'Not quite St. Patricks Day Card'

Another card done! This one was really hard just because I couldn't find the right paper to go with the image after I colored it. Next time I think that I will pick out the paper and then color. Over all I was really Happy with how it turned out, I have been wanting to do something kindof St.Particks day-ish for a while. If I hadnt gone green though I might have gone with a steam punk theem. The Wings are a 'Unity' stamp and as soon as I added them to the Image I started thinking of gears, that might be a project I do soon.

The image I used for this card was a Saturated Canary Digi -The Tin Girl, A Ragamuffin. She is one of the 'Wizard of OZ' digi's that Krista Smith made for her shop.

XoX ~Sarah

Challenges entered:
Make It Monday - #80

Crafty Boots - Glitter

Craft Your Passion - Challenge 101 ~ Easel Cards

Graphic Cat Sketches - Sketch 3

Easter Egg Suprise

Another project done with a Saturated Canary Digi. I should use another line... maybe, but there so darn cute! This Project was in my mind for about a month, I just couldnt figure out what to do with thoes darn spools. I'm not sure I want to admit how long it took me to put it togeather but suffice to say a REALLY LONG time! My first time doing anything 'slider' style, it turned out a bit wobboly but now I know half of what not to do next time I try it.

The main part of this project was a challenge kit for Craft Warehouse Papercraft club. The in the challenge included: 2- wooden spools, a piece of paper (mine was blue dots), and a egg shaped chipboad piece.

Other challenges entered:
Saturated Canary -  Challenge #12 Doilies (image used Duck, Duck, Goose)
The Pink Elephant: TPE 139
Always Crafting - Creative Mondays Ch#3 Anything Goes
Cupcake Craft Challenges - Cupcake 183... Going Dotty
Make It Monday - #80

Thats it for now, hope to post another prject soon.
Sarah