Paula's Poppies

Hiya everyone!  I've been a busy busy sister this week working on a deadline at the day job,  preparing for a girlfriend weekend and a 50th b'day celebration next week for the hubster. I am not quite a cougar, but I am a couple years older than him although you would never know that from looking at us! LOLOL!!!! Now I'll leave it up to you to decide whether I think I look younger, or he looks older! Haaahaa!

All kidding aside, I do have something be-uuuu-ti-ful to share today and that is another Paula image, this is the poppy from Paula's Framed Florals. I am so smitten with the simplicity and beauty of these little stamps.

I decided to let the poppies take center stage here and matched my patterned paper to the background colours I used on the image. I used a lot of pencil here so didn't keep track of my copics but I will say that I did start my background with copics. Feathering some BOOO from the flowers out, and some YG00 (or YG0000?) from the corners in. Then I added some BVO1 from the flowers out. After that was done, I did add some pencil to deepen the background shading. I really wish you could see this one up close and personal because the picture makes the poppies look a bit drab, but take my word...they just pop out off that card! This is also just a bit smaller than my normal 5.5" cards and I made this one 5 1/4" square.

I'll be back on Friday with the Bellarific challenge and remember, it's a sketch so NO EXCUSES, all the hard part is done for ya! Finally, for you AJ lovers, I don't think I'll be here Monday with that challenge because I have a busy weekend ahead of me, but the love is still there, and I'll still be stalking Emily's blog to see what everyone came up with.

See ya soon!

Say goodbye to Summer

Our challenge this was was to add some dimension to your card, pop it up, add some dimensional embellishment, just make it POP!
I don't often pop anything on my cards, I just don't think about it. But I did pop up my Adirondak chair, look, you see a shadow at the bottom so you know it's popped up there. Do you recognize that chair, it is another Summer Days image from Paula's Artist@Heart line available at Stamping Bella and what better way to say goodbye to summer. I'm not quite ready to see it go yet and I'm DEFINITELY NOT READY to face snow.

I paired it up with a piece of Basic Grey sweet threads and some random yellow gingham.....nothing says summer better than gingham! Of course I used copics and finished it off with some pencil.

BG000, 01, 02, 05, 07, 78

Y11, YR12, Y15, YG67, E49

Now that I have said goodbye to summer, it is time to welcome fall and our challenge is easy peasy....use some FALL COLOURS on your card and email your card to Emily by Thursday.

And don't forget, our AJ Monday theme is to include an actual PICTURE in your page and talk about it.. so it can be a picture of your daily routine, something you can’t live without and why.. a pet, a child.. your desk.. anything! and journal about it! Not sure how much I'll actually 'talk' about it, but I do hope to find time to play.

peace out, Linda

Doin' my friend proud!

I spent Sunday morning colouring up some of Paula's images that are NOW AVAILABLE IN RUBBER AT NONE OTHER THAN STAMPING BELLA!!!!

Do you have any idea how much love I poured into these images...I SO wanted them to be special and beautiful. And as much as I love flowers, I am kinda drawn to this SUMMER DAYS set because it reminds me of my family, my house and the simple pleasures in life. Who would not want to spend a lazy afternoon, or sipping a coffee after dinner sitting on the porch swing.

I actually have a porch swing that my brother made me. He also has one of his own but his is on his front porch, while mine was hanging off the pergola on my back deck. I grew up in a house with a large front porch and as much as it nice to have the privacy of a big backyard, nothing compares to sitting on the front porch and watching the world go by.

I paired this one up with Basic Grey's Pyrus paper and coloured with the following copic markers, using some pencil for shading and highlights.

E40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47
BG70, 72, B41, 95, 97, 99, YG25
Y17, YR24, W0, 1, 3, 6

Our challenge this week is to add some POP to your card, with dimensional foam, scrap dots, liquid applique...anything...JUST MAKE IT POP! I did pop this card with some foam squares but I'll be back on Friday with another Paula popped image!

Can't wait to show you the next one!