Bestie with Sunflowers

I have a thought process going with this image, though, to be fair, my thought process doesn't always come to fruition.  What started out as a card, has turned into a tag, with thoughts of what else I can do with it.  My processes don’t always work out, to say the least, but the fun behind trying something new and exciting is always on my mind.  Such as with this little beauty from Sherri Baldy.  Isn’t she (Img830)just the cutest little thing popping up out of a barrel holding a hand full of sun flowers. 

Coloring her with my Prisma Colored Pencils, (my blending is getting better) my thoughts were to add sunflowers along side her to accent the flowers in the digi.  As you can see, that didn’t work out. So I thought, we will turn it into a tag, and use it with a larger project I have in mind.  Think burlap and more sun flowers and hemp twine!

For now, some simple fall leaves and burlap flowers complete this project. But look for more soon!   

A Happy Garden

Good Morning Everyone!!! 

I am back again with another fabulous image from Sherri Baldy's collection. Sherri has so many wonderful designs that it is impossible to decide which one to create with each time I make a card.  This little doll is so  cute, and was so much fun to color.  I thought it very fitting for this time of year as many of us are getting our gardens planted and ready to go.  

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This little cutie I colored with Photoshop, with lots of spring colors.   How fun is that big sun hat with a big bow and lots of flowers?   As you know, I do not add a sentiment to my cards until I need them. This way, any card I make can be used for any occasion.  With Sherri's images, they are perfect for card and any occasion.  

Here is what I have done with this fabulous image.  

Thanks for stopping in today.  

Start Each Day With A Grateful Heart

Today I have a card to share with you  I made from designer papers from Sherri Baldy Besties.   I sat and looked at this paper for a very long time before I finally got brave enough to cut it out.  The paper is digital, so even if I did mes it up, I would always have more to work with for the second take.  However, it was still so pretty, it made it hard to cut into it.

I have to say, the sit and wait, stare at the pretty paper worked well for me with this card, Though, I do not recommend it on a regular basis.    LOL

This is the paper I received this month to work with for this card. 

So here is the card I came up with this for my card.

I have started to use my Silhouette Cameo to help me create my cards and scrapbook pages.  I did the same with this card.  I love the fact that I can create a shape and add a pattern to it.  In this case, I was able to size and choose just the right part of the paper for my card, then cut it to the perfect size.  I am also able to pick a color from the image to use as my background mat.  In the end, I have a perfectly match card, with perfect sizes for my front piece and my mats.  I am also able to perfectly place my pieces on the mat to ensure I have the card I want.  

I have to say, this is one of the fanciest card I have made.  I really like it.  It is amazing what well design paper and a good cutting machine can do for creating cards.  Each layer is separate sheet of paper.   

Have a closer look at some of the elements of the card. 

Big Eyed Bestie ~ Spring Has Sprung

This is the perfect image for me to use right now.  Img510 is an adorable young lady just perfect for spring.  The last few days have been so nice here, and the trees have started to bloom.   I have really enjoyed working with this Big Eyed Bestie as I enjoy the nice spring weather.  

Just look how pretty these trees are.  I took these pictures while I was out on my walk today. 

These pretty trees really helped put me in the mood to make a nice spring card! 

I colored the bestie using Photoshop.  I always struggle with this, but I always have a lot of fun.  In this case, I struggled getting the right colors.  Once I was happy with the coloring, I saved the image and imported it into my SIL software and traced her.  Once I had her traced, I added an offset and cut her out.   Believe it or not, matching the colors in the digi with papers I had was much easier than I had anticipated.  Made for a quick and easy card.  I complimented my card with with three tiny roses and three small strands of pearls.   The end result a nice spring card ready for a sentiment when needed. 

I hope you enjoy! 

Kimberly  

Bestie Sling Shot Boy

I love working with Sherri's Bestie's.  I've not done much with her Bestie Boys but I saw this one and knew I needed to do something with it.  How cute is he?  I love the innocent look on his face. 

This cute little man was colored using my Prisma colored pencils, blended with Gamsol.  I also used my Micron pens to add a little bit of details in his hat, his shirt, and his cute little boots.

I used a new embossing folder I recently picked up at JoAnn's.  I love the wood effect behind him.  I completed the look with a simple brown button tied with brown and white trendy twine. 

You can find the Bestie Sling Shot boy here.

613 Avenue Create Bingo Challenge

Hello everyone, 

Here is a card I have created for the 613 Avenue Create Design Team Bingo Challenge. The challenge was to use three colors from the bingo board.  I chose to use pink, white, and blue. However, I do have a little bit of all the colors in the digi. 

The digi I used for this challenge is from Sherri Baldy Bestie collection.  I just love the fun digis she creates. 

I used a card sketch from Mojo Monday's to create this card.  Like I do a lot of times, I used Photoshop to color this fun image.  I then used Tim Holtz distressed papers as my blue background and my pink polka-dot paper.   I finished off the card by adding two paper flowers and some pretty bling. 

Make sure you check out the 613 Avenue Create blog and enter your own project in the challenge. 

I am also adding this card into the following challenges: 

• Mojo Monday 
• http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/2015/02/mojo-monday-383-contest.html 
• Party Time Tuesdays 
• http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/2015/02/party-time-tuesday-195-and-our-january.html 
• Sister Act Card Challenge
• http://sisteractcardchallenge.blogspot.com/2015/02/challenge-92.html
• Craftyhazelnut Patterned Paper Challenge
•  http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/

Steam Punk Bestie Candy Box

Today I want to share a fun project I made for Halloween.  I used this fun Steam Punk Bestie and created myself a fun candy box.  The candy box is an SVG pattern from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs called a Scalloped Gift Box. You can access both by simply clicking on the links. 

I have discovered a new love of coloring with my Photoshop application. While it is really fun for me, I do still have a great deal to learn with the application.  

This is a project that is so far out of my comfort zone that I required some input from my SIL and my SBFF.  Both were instrumental in helping me get the project completed. 

The coloring was easy, and putting the box together was easy, putting the design together was a wee bit more difficult.  There are some fun elements on this box.  The metal gears, the paper flowers, and even the hidden clock face with the metal clock hand peaking out.  

Once I completed the Scalloped box, I used the Stencils and purple ink to create a half clock face.  Unfortunately, once I added the rest of my elements, you cannot see the stenciled clock.  I added the tulle with some hot glue to hold it securely.  

I used the print and cut feature of my Cameo to cut out the digi, and add a black shadow behind her.  I then added her to my box with pop dots so she would stand off the box.  

I purchased white paper flowers, and used Tattered Angels glitter spray to color the black one, and Tim Holtz alcohol ink to color the purple one.  I was a little disappointed in the color it turned out. I was wanting it to be a darker purple. 

Sticking with the steam punk theme, I added some metal gears to go along with the gears in the digi, and a metal clock hand on the right hand side to support the stenciled clock face.  I finished off the candy box by adding some black lace around the outside of the lid. 

Here is what I used to finish this project:  Steam Punk Bestie, Little Scraps of Heaven Designs called a Scalloped Gift Box, Tim Holtz metal gears and metal clock hands. I also used I also used the Tim Holtz layering stencils Clock face.  Paper flowers and Tim Holtz inks. 

Kimberly 

Fancy Pants Call Me

Call Me . . . another one of  the adorable besties (Fancy Pants Call Me)  in the Bestie Collection. I have to also say this one of my favorite cards as well.  I am really pleased with the colors used and the awesome papers I found to match her super cute yellow and orange outfit.   I have not had much opportunity to work with burlap, and when my friend had this great orange burlap I could not pass up using it. Add a nice orange and yellow flower with a pearl center, and you have a completed card. 

I would love it if you would tell me what you think.  

Birthday Wishes

How does one chose between the hundreds of awesome bestiees that are created in the besties studio every day.  they are all so adorable, they make you smile from ear to ear. 

Since it is gardening season, I thought this was a perfect image for a Birthday Card. 

Do you ever have one of those days when nothing goes your way?  And when I say nothing, I mean nothing in relation to the project you are working on at the time. 

While creating this card, I had so many great ideas I wanted to try and use, and one by one by one, they all went by the way side.  Nothing, nada, zippo, seemed to go right for me while creating this card.  

A few little mistakes in coloring can be easily covered up, right?  But it seems like it is the embellishments that always cause problems for me.  I tried multiple different flourishes, I tried swirls, I even dug out the pretty lace doilies and I could not get anything to work my way. 

This is the result of a day full of struggles . . . I hope you like it!

Dance, Dance, Dance

I just love these Bestie designs!!!  This is another great one!  I have always wanted to be a ballerina, but just never had the skills, or the teacher in the small town I grew up in.

She did not turn out quite the way I had hoped when I started her, I had a few ooops along the way and had to start over once, and was able to hid a few on this one.   I still think it turned out pretty good considering.

I think looking at her, she needs a bow up in the top corner. and maybe some pearls or gems in the bottom. I guess this is what happens when you have to many start overs in one image, it just doesn't turn out the way you want it to.

I looked at her a little too long and decided she was a wee bit lonely dancing all alone on the card topper.  So I changed her up a wee bit. I tried to take the flowers off, but I used hot glue on them, so they were stuck as stuck can be.  So, I worked my flourish around the flowers.  

Better?  Some yes, but not enough for me! 

Birthday Wishes

I am back again today with a bright fun birthday card from Sherri Baldy's Besties collection .  This is just the cutest image and just screamed to be made into a young girls birthday card, so I had to use bright colors.  I had to hunt for a long time to find the right paper I wanted to use.   

To make this cute card, I first colored the image using my Photoshop program then I printed it out.  I used my cameo to cut her out, and add the scalloped edge.  I add lavender pearls and a sentiment, which I also cut out on my cameo and I have a card ready for any young lady. 

I am wondering now, if I should have also added a small bow to the card? 

Hello There . . . Sherri Baldy Bestie

Good Morning Everyone!

Today is my day to share a project with you here at Scrapbook Stamp Society.  today I created a card with one of the darling besties drawn by Sherri.  They are just adorable, aren't they?

The digi I used for my card is actually an Easter Bestie.  However, she has such an adorable little face, she just has that hello look about her, so I thought it would be perfect for a card I wanted to send to a friend I had not spoken to in a while.

Because I am mailing the card, I kept it as flat as I could to help keep the cost down!  I added some pink paper flowers around the sentiment.  I topped the flowers off with some small pearls.  I finished the card off by adding two pearls in the top right and bottom left corners of the card. 

I think it turned out darling, I hope my friend likes it. 

Chase Your Dreams ~ Sherri Baldy Stamps

Here is a fun card to share with you today.  

As you know, I like fast and simple and this one is pretty much just that. I used a fun image from the Scrapbook Stamp Society store and colored it with my favorite Prisma Colored Pencils. I just love the softness I get with these pencils.  

Once I colored this cutie, I used my Spellbinder die and cut her out.  When I did this, I also cut off some of the cup that she is sitting on while day dreaming.   I really like the cut and how this cut accents the beautiful face of the bestie images. 

I embellished the card with a cream colored rose tipped in Lagoon Close To My Heart ink, a beautiful ribbon bow, and then a nice line of matching pearls. 

The paper is really hard to tell in this image, but it is a nice floral light green and blue.  A pretty close match with the Lagoon ink. 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today.  I look forward to reading your comments. 

Kimberly 

Garden Child ~ Sherri Baldy Stamps

Good Morning,

 I am just in love with all of the fun Besties that Sherri creates.  I just wish I had more time on my hands to sit and color all of them.  It is so hard to pick and chose when I am ready to make a card.  I know you will find many you will also fall in love with when you visit the store.  

I am sharing with you a fast and simple birthday card I made.  With the rising cost of postage, I am finding it easier to keep my cards simple and flat.   This adorable Garden Child digi can be found here. 

I colored this beauty using my Prisma Colored Pencils and embellished her with golden pearls.  I used a Spellbinders die to cut the fun shapes. 

I think she would be pretty with some fun purple and lavender flowers around the outside of the frame, yet, for the sake of mailing, I refrained.   Off to the mailbox this Garden Child goes to brighten someone's birthday.

Princess Jasmine ~ SherriBaldy My Besties

 

 

 

Good Morning,

 

Today is my day to share on the Scrapbbook Stamp Society Blog.  Today I am working with another on of Sherri Baldy's great besties.  I just love these digital images and how fast and easy they are to work into a card or other project.

 

Today, I am using Princess Jasmine for my card.  This is a fun image to color, and even easier for me to put into a nice simple card. 

 

I
 colored Princess Jasmine with my Prisma colored pencils and blended softly with my Gamsol.  This is the best technique that I have found works for me.  While it is hard to see the details in the picture, I used my Jelly Roll sparkle pens to color her crown jewels and her eyes.   I also highlighted her best with the sparkle pens.

I topped the card off with a rosette made from the Tim Holtz die, added a button, then a gold gem.  I finished the card off with a beautiful pearl stick pin from Pinque Peacock and three small sapphire gemstones.

I hope you like my soft simple card.  I know I sure do.  I very seldom put sentiments on my cards until I am ready to use them.  This could easily be a birthday card, or even a good luck  card.  When the time is right, I will add a  quick sentiment.

As always, thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving me a comment.  Your comments help me continue to improve my designs.