January Class Preview

Although the class is sold out with over 40 people I thought I would share what we will be coloring...drooling is allowed.  If you couldn't get into the class you can make your own cards using my ideas.  Using 3 images from DoveArt Studios I am playing around with more of a "guy" theme.  I enjoyed making these cards and was surprised how quickly I could color them and still make a nice statement.

You can details under class schedule tab above or head over to DoveArt Studios blog for closeups on these cards.

Must Have's - Hot Ribbon

Well I had a fun few hours playing today.  I had a little pair of boys shoes that were red and wanted to turn them into girls shoes for my little one.  I had a fun idea running through my head.  I got to play with Imagination Internationals new Hot Ribbon and Clover Iron to create this little transformation.  It was such a fun and easy process.  What is Hot Ribbon you ask?

   

Hot Ribbon is a durable, 2 sided 1/8" iron-on polyester ribbon that is machine washable and perfect for creating your own iron-on patches and for embellishing appliqué.  It adheres to fabric and paper surfaces when heated with the iron.  Hot Ribbon has a glossy surface with a special adhesive on the other side.  It bonds when heated. 

 I slightly overlaid the pieces on a non-stick heat mat using the iron and then cut the preferred shapes.  Once the shapes were made I laid them on the shoes and heated a second time to adhere to the shoes surface.  

 There is a large assortment of color choices to choose from.  You can find them HERE.  The heat tool is just the right size for small spaces and you can find it HERE.

On a side note:  

Hot Ribbon Art is an iron-on, no sew, 1/8" wide ribbon that can be used to finish the raw edges of appliqué. Imported from Japan, Hot Ribbon is gaining in popularity with quilters who like to finish off their projects quickly and have a dramatic look. Each package of Hot Ribbon contains 2 yards (four 18 inch strands). Hot Ribbon Clover Mini Iron

It's sNOw Fun Without You

A few last minute wintery cards to make before my Winter stamps go back into their igloo.  It always makes me cold making snow cards as it brings back lots of memories of trekking through thigh deep snow in Alaska.  Of course you learn to dress for the weather but after living in a warmer climate you soon forget.  How about a fun wintery sledding card?  This is a new stamp from LDRSCreative and is called Winter Fun.  It was a quick and easy card to make.  Why can't snow be teal?  Who makes these rules anyways?

Winter Fun

Copic Colors:

E50 E51 E21 R01 R02

RV34 RV17 RV19

BG11 BG15 BG49

E31 E33 E35 E37 E79

C3

New Class - New location

Quick Christmas Fun

Nothing like having Christmas sneak up on you and you still have cards to make.  How about choosing to keep it simple and letting the sentiment and images be the focal point?  Here are some cards I created for an upcoming class.  I had fun with 5 new stamps from CCDesigns.  I grabbed my dies and embossing folders and BAM!! I was done (well not really cause tons of thought goes into the cards).  Didn't these did turn out "simply" cute!

R35 R59 B52 BG75 YR04 YR09 C1 E35 E57 100

YR04 YR09 R35 R37 R59 G24 G28 G29 BG10 E33 E57 C1 Y15

E50 E51 E93 B91 B95 B97 RV34 RV17 RV19 E31 E35 E57

E50 E51 C6 C8 C10 multiliner r24 R46 R59 YG25 YG17 YG67

E50 E51 E93 V12 V15 V17 E33 E35 E57 E79 BG15 BG49 C1

CCDesigns:

Winter Bunny

Stack of Snowmen

Snowflake

Winter Snowman

Happy Twila

Christmas Sentiments

Merry Sentiments

CCDesigns Cutter Die - Make a Card #11 Winter

Get Better

I have been busy lately with Copic Boot Camp and classes but took a moment to create this card.  I used one of the latest releases from LDRSCreative called "Winter Cuppa".  I thought it would be perfect for someone feeling icky and needed a little warming up.  I would love to chill out with a bear (just sayin')!  

Winter Cuppa

All Occasions Sentiment

Copics:

B91 B95 B97

YR31 E13 E15

E50 E51 E93

C1 C3 C5 R01

C6 C8 C10

E41 E43 E44

One Can Dream!

You know I am a sucker for a good challenge.  MakeItColourful.com has the new challenge up and its a doozy!  How about "AURORA AUSTRALIS/AURORA BOREALIS" for a fun challenge...took some thinking and researching.  Although I have been blessed with seeing the Northern Lights in person I was so much in awe all I good do it watch with my jaw dropped onto the snow.  It is one of the most beautiful things I have experienced.  Here is my rendition.  I made it using glossy cardstock and my handy-dandy airbrush machine.

I used a snowman and fun Chippes from MakeItCrafty to top it off.  You can find them HERE.  I colored the snowman with Copics (of course) and the Chippie word I colored with the new Copics Kirarina Wink which leaves a fun shimmer.

Whimsical Snowman

Chippies

Copics

YG11 BV20 BV23 BV25 YR23 R59 Snowman

 BV23 BV25 BV29 BG75 BG78 YG25 Aurora

Shout Out - Copic Boot Camp Sponsors 2015

I wanted to take time to thank all the Copic Boot Camp Sponsors for our last weekend retreat.  it was a HUGE success and everyone was so thrilled with all the love you poured upon them in form of products and gift certificates!  You were the icing on the cake!!

THANK YOU!!

CCDesignsRubberStamps.com

Copicmarker.com - Imagination International

Littledarlingrubberstamps.com - LDRSCreative.com

Littlemissmuffetstamps.com

Stampendous.com

Sandy McCauley - Iloveknk.com

oozak.com

Eric's Engraving

Lynn Harlow (Dreamweaver Stencils)

Makeitcrafty.com

Doveartstudios

1780 W. Ranch Road   Tempe, AZ 85283

A SPECIAL thank you to The Drury Hotel in Tempe for their undivided attention to details, delicious food, very helpful attitudes, clean environment, attentive employees and welcoming atmosphere!!  WE WILL BE RETURNING!!

Garden Bliss

Do you ever want to just go sit in a quiet garden, listen to the sound of the buzzing bees and the fluttering wings of a passing bird.  This is the perfect stamp to take you there.  I love the feel of relaxation when using this stamp.

I will be teaching a sold out class next month and this is one of the stamps I will be using.

Did you know I have another blog just for all the DoveArt Studios stamps inspiration?  I do!  You can visit DoveArt Studios Blog HERE for all the amazing inspiration for me and my team.

For this card I used the new release Garden Chair and the sentiment is from Perfectly Beautiful sentiments both are now available at CCDesignsRubberSamps as well as your local scrapbooking store.  Links of some places to purchase under the "purchase" tab on the right.

Copics:

B52 BG75

E25 E29 E79

YG91 YG93 YG97

YR30 YR31 Y26

R37

W3 W5

Must Haves...

I have heard lots of you saying "we want to color flowers".  Well someone was listening.  Copic now has a few NEW Coloring Foundations tutorial books for those wanting to learn new things and fun techniques.

I got to play with them today and wanted to share a little about them for those curious as to what is inside the sealed package.  You will find two Coloring Foundations books, "Coloring Flowers" and "Coloring Faces and Hair".  Both books come with line art tutorial images to color and a beautifully printed bound book.  Inside the books you will be inspired with step by step instructions and colored images.  The author Marianne Walker also shares tips and tricks that you can incorporate in all your coloring.

I thought I would see how easy it was to follow a tutorial.  I followed it exactly as they had it written. The hardest thing was to not grab others colors as I am not a pink person, but once I got past that, the image turned out amazing and I couldn't stop at just one image.  The book not only explains the color combos but a bunch of different techniques used in each image.

For those that are stuck in a rut, want to pick up on fun techniques that are new to you, or just maybe not used as often these are the books to grab!

You can find them through CopicMarker.com

Just Plain Scary!

So my buddy Zoe with Make It Crafty always challenges us to think outside the box.  This is an extraordinary challenge with her followers.  She gave anyone who wanted to play one of her cute digital stamps "Penny in Love" shown below and challenged us to turn her into a Zombie.  OH YAH!  This is what I came up with.  RUN and HIDE if this isn't your "thing"!

We call this "Creative Color Placement" as no lines have been altered.  in this case it is EXTREME Creative Color Placement.

Copics:

Zombie Skin W0 E81 YG61 E84 E87 W5

W0 - W7

Hair BV20-29 YG11

Shirt C1 - 9

Multiliner .05

More fun Zombie coloring on MakeitCrafty FaceBook page

DoveArt Studios NEW Release Hop

It's time for our latest RELEASE from CCDesigns and DoveArt Studios.

Here is what I created using Water Mill.  I fell in love with this stamp!  I would love to stumble across this landscape one of these days and just sit in the peaceful silence that surrounds it.

In this release you will find a selection of vintage, nautical and nature.  We are very excited about each of these new stamps and we know you will love them too!!!

Want a chance to win one of these new stamps?  Get ready
to HOP!

Each of our Design Team members (and Sue our special guest designer) will be sharing their
inspiration with gorgeous projects
that feature every one of these new stamps!

I hope you enjoyed this hop and seeing all the inspiration along the way.  We appreciate your love for the DoveArt Studios line and hope you continue to enjoy them for all times.

You can find all the stamps at CCDesigns

Here is how you play:

1.  Visit
each design team member's blog (Blog roll below). 

2.  Leave a
comment on each blog.

3. When you reach the end of
the hop, you will be at DoveArt Studios blog.  There you will leave
the name, or names of your favorite stamps in the release.  Come back on Sunday morning to DoveArt Studios blog to see if you won a stamp or two from CCDesigns.

We hope you enjoy!!  Get ready to be inspired!!

Jennifer Dove - you are here

Andrea
Rhea
Faye
Sue
Dorinda
DoveArt Studios

Be sure and leave some love!

Take Care

Ok, this was as project.  It might not look like it.  It took me days to draw the zipper.  Then I put it into photoshop and added a fun portrait digital stamp from Make It Crafty behind the zipper.  Then the indecisiveness of what colors to use making it an all day coloring project.  In the end I am totally thrilled with the outcome.

The inspiration for this was the newest challenge from MakeItColourful.com.  The challenge is "Bright Colours".   I am on the Design team and we were to come up with some inspiration for the challenge.  I hope you are inspired and come join in on the fun.

Make It Crafty Portrait image

MakeItCrafty.com

Makeitcolourful.com

Copic Colors:

(oodles and oodles)

E50 E51 E53 BV20 skin

Y13 Y15 Y19 YR04 R05 R24 R46 RV19 V06 V17 V09 BV08 hair

N0 - 10 BV01 BV02 BV00 BV06 BV08 eyes

R21 R14 R46 lips

Winter Warmth

I thought I would challenge myself to try something new.  Blending Copics into a white area. Leaving A TON of white...its hard to do.  You must make sure the last color blended is light enough, and use the blender marker to smooth it into the white.  I like the look but its not an everyday style for me.  I thought I would share the outcome with you and you can give it a try too.

This stamp is a new release from Little Darling Rubber Stamps.  The stamp is called Winter Warmth and can be found HERE.

Copics:

R20

E50 E51 E21 E23

BV20 BV23

E50 YR21 Y26 E44

B41 B45

G40 G82

C0 C2 C4 C6 C8 C9

On My Mind

I love Dustin Pike's illustrations.  His Buzzards are to-die-for!  This is another card for this month's class in Phoenix.  If you are not local you can pick up this stamp at your local store.  Just have them order it from CCDesignsRubberStamps or through their distributer.  I really had fun making this card.  I think it is a little bit of funny...and I like funny.  The fun banner die can be picked up at CCDesigns too.  We are going to have fun in this class!  Sorry to rub it in to all those that live afar...but you're always on my mind if that counts for anything.

Copics:

E31 E34 E35

Y35 YR04 YR07 YR09 E08

YG03 YG17 YG67

W1 W3 W5 W7

On My Mind - CCDesigns

Happy Turkey Day

Getting all geared up for the holidays?  Guess what comes before Christmas...Halloween and Thanksgiving!  How about a great card for Thanksgiving?  This image would also be great for a "I'm sorry you're down" card, or "hope tomorrow is a better day".  You can get this stamp at CCDesigns or your local scrapbook store.  This is one of next months cards for the class at The Paper Collage.

Copics:

E31 E34 E35

Y35 YR04 YR07 YR09

R24 R29

W1 W3 W5 W7 

E08

Happy Turkey Day -  by CCDesigns Rubber Stamps

Illustrator - Dustin Pike

Color of the Day 217

***Please note that I color using the lightest color first, dark, medium and back to light.  I only slightly blend the edge of the last color placed.  Then add the shadow. 

If you miss one of the combo's you can find it on the side of the blog labeled "Color of The Day".  Please realize that your computer screen and printer can change the way you see it or how the colors print, but if you try it yourself you will get some fun combos...promise!

Also, feel free to pin them.  I ask that you do not sell them printed out, do not place them on your personal blog but rather link to mine.  These are for personal use only.   Leave me some love if you want to see more!

Thank you to all my followers and fans from all over the world.

You are Nutty!

CC Designs has a new release that I fell in love with.  It has potential for so many different cards.  It's called Nutty Buddies.  Yup, I have a bunch of them....nutty friends that is!

Copics:

E40 - 47

C1 - 5

E31 E34 E35

W1 - 5

E93 E04

Nutty Buddies

Stencil for Background - Birch Trees

Enamel Dots

Snail Mail for your Birthday

So my friend Barb with LittleMissMuffet had a little booboo that happened and was good for a laugh.  A handful of stamps were made 6 inches x 6 inches instead of the smaller desired size she wanted.  So for fun she had some of us color the huge stamped image up.  It really was a blast.  I think we need more 6 x 6 stamps!  I was able to cut it down to fit on an A2 (mostly).  I stamped it in pink so the lines disappeared.  Fun right?!   LittleMissMuffet Stamps now has this wonderful stamp available in the store in the correct size...OR the Jumbo ones are for sale.  HERE IS THE LINK

Copics:

R24 R29 R59

YG11 YG03 YG25 YG17 YG67

E40 E41 E42 E43 E44 E49

C1 C3 C5 C7

Little Miss Muffet stamps

So Proud!

The moments that make you proud.   Here is the perfect stamp for one of those moments.  Look at the proud look on the horses face.  This is one of the new releases from Little Darling Rubber Stamps.  You can find it HERE.

Copics:

E31 E35 E57 E79

R46 R59

E31 R08 R59 hair

B23 B24 B26

C3 C5 C7 C9

E50 E51 E21

BV20 BV23

Little Darling Blog Hop

It's time for our 3rd Quarter 2015 RELEASE from

FEATURING 11 NEW IMAGES FROM

CandiBean and  Lisbeth

We are very excited about each of these new images and we know you will want them all!!!

We want to give you a chance to win several of these new stamps so let's get ready to HOP!

AND THAT IS NOT ALL!

You are invited to share in the Blog Hop Party

filled with more chances to win with games and a special coloring contest! 

by joining us on our  Facebook page and on one of our favorite sponsor's FB sites,  Passionate Paper Creations and Friends!

 First, let's begin with our Fall 2015 BLOG HOP!

Each of our Design Team members will be sharing their inspiration with gorgeous projects that feature every one of these new images!

Copics:

E0000 E000 E00 E51

YG93 YG97 YG99

R30 R32 R43

RV95 RV99 E49

E41 E43 E44 E47

What would a blog hop be without a fun game and some prizes? 

As part of our hop, we invite you to leave a comment on each designers blog, as you hop along! This will enter you for a chance to win!!!!
1st prize = 5 stamps from the NEW RELEASE!!!
2nd prize = $25 Voucher to the LDRS Creative Store!
Winners will be chosen by random.org.

When you are finished hopping along with us,

please JOIN US FOR AN ONLINE PARTY

at:

Little Darlings Rubber Stamps Fan Group

Passionate Paper Creations and Friends FB Group

ARE YOU READY TO GET THIS PARTY STARTED?!  LET'S HOP!

Little Darlings Inspirations Blog

Alexandra Morein

Barbara Grbec Rebersek

Becky Hetherington

Fabi Ormerod

Jennifer Dove

Rosemary Shaner Bridges

Ruby Montes

Lizzy Smith

Stéphanie Beauchemin

Linda Levoir

Tamara Potocnik

Best of luck to you all!!!!!