Where does time go?

Hello everyone and welcome back! The new year is moving right along. Before we know it, it will be Christmas again! LOL! Do you notice how quickly time flies? I especially see it in children and how fast they grow up. Today I am sharing a birthday card that was made for a little girl that it seems was born just yesterday, but she is already at the age where she is getting into make-up and walking around in mommy's high heels. LOL! For this card I decided to use this delightful image from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop called "Ella in Trouble". Isn't it just adorable?


The image was colored with Copic markers, my favorite coloring medium. For the background of the card, I used two different pieces of patterned paper from the My Minds Eye "Simple Delightful" paper stack. The sentiment is a "Happy Birthday" stamp from PSX and I printed her name right alongside the image. Since this little girl has obviously gotten into mommy's make-up, I decided to make her lips extra red and applied some pink chalk to her cheeks so we will all know what she was up to with that brush she is holding in her right hand. LOL! And if I was brave enough and not afraid of ruining the card, I would also apply some make-up to her eyes. I bet she will look really funny with a lot of purple eye shadow and mascara! LOL! But I was not in the mood to experiment today, so I played it safe. You can bet the next time I use this image on a card I will go all out with the make-up. LOL!


Here is the inside of the card. I made it very simple as the recipient has not even reached reading age. LOL! The image of the little girl is from the Stampin up set "Charming Children" and the sentiment is from the Stampin up set "Happy Everything."


Hope you enjoyed this project. As always, thanks for visiting and until next time, Happy Crafting!

A Moment on the lips...

Hi everyone and welcome back! I should be back to my regular posting schedule as of today. LOL! Things were a bit slow with the holidays and all, as I tried to catch up on my sleep. I am telling ya, it's hell getting up at 5:00 am to go to work when you have gotten used to getting up at 11:00 for the past four days! LOL! And... I don't know how I am going to deal with a full work week with no holidays in between to provide some relief! LOL!

Today I am sharing a card with you that I think is really appropriate for this time of year. January is usually the time when we all think about and make New Year's resolutions. The top resolution for most us us is probably to lose weight. It's usually right there at the top of my list. When I saw this image from Squigglefly called "Up a few pounds", I knew I was going to use it in a card at the beginning of the year. What I did not realize was the number this card was going to play on my head. LOL! By the time this card was done, all I could think about was going to the gym! LOL!


I thought this was going to be an easy card to make, but it was hard. At least it was difficult for me to come up with the perfect words to accompany this image. I was talking with my friend Kay while making this card and she suggested the words "A moment on the lips. A lifetime on the hips". Hubby had suggested the words "A New Year. A New Me" but I was not sure how to follow those words up on the inside of the card. So I went along with the words Kay chose. Once I got the words all figured out, the rest was easy.

Below is what I did with the inside. you might want to click on the image for a larger view. For the inside left, I generated and printed some words from the computer and added a stamped image from Art Impressions called "Gigi & Monique". The sentiment on the left was also computer generated and printed and the stamped image is from Humorous Seniors called "Rare view Ruth".


Below is the first incarnation of this card. I figured I would create a background full of lips to go along with "A moment on the lips" but hubby did not like it. He said these lips were too sensuous for a card like this and clashed with the message of the card. So this card was trashed! LOL! But I thought I would share my mistakes with you as well so you can see what my crazy mind goes through in creating some of these cards. LOL!

Well that is it for today. I have some neat projects planned for the rest of the week so be sure to check back. Thanks again for visiting and until next time, Happy Crafting!