Impression Obsession Challenge - Snowball Fight

This is not just another snowman stamp. This is pure fun! I absolutely rolled on the floor laughing my buns off when I saw this image. I knew I just had to have it!. I mean, duh.... if there is snow we have to throw it at each other.... right? I don't know why we have not seen more snowball fight images! LOVE it! I wish you could see the nose. I added orange stickles and it pokes up just like a carrot! Too fun!!

I had a lot of fun making this card this morning all bundled up in my flannel jammies, drinking my hot chocolate! Winter is coming! Whew Hew!

Check out the other fun winter fun cards on The Impression Obsession Blog! Enter the challenge yourself for a chance at free stamps.... Oh Yeah! Here is the link.... IMPRESSION OBSESSION

Ingredients to make this card are.....

Stamp: Impression Obsession - Snowball Fight F8155

Snowflake punch: Martha Stewart

Colored with Copic Markers: YG01, YG03, YG67, W1, R22, R27, R59, YG68

Printed Paper is all by Bo Bunny

Letters: Sizzix sizzlits die

a bit of ribbon, stickles, glitter and red rhinestones finish it off.

CHA Supershow - Copic Techniques Class Fri July 30th

(photo of me and my wonderful son Austin)

Join me at CHA

Rosemont, Illinois July 30th

Copic Techniques class.

We will learn:

How to understand the Copic color wheel & how to pick natural blending Copic colors

What ink & paper works best with Copics

Basic Copic coloring - color smooth even images without streaks

Basic Copic Blending - smoothly blend two or more colors together

Shading & shadowing - introduction to shading and shadowing with Copics

Tip to Tip Blending

Palette Blending

Basic tips on coloring images with hair

We will all color images together in a workbook made specifically for this class, with images selected for each of the above techniques. Additional images will be included to continue practicing techniques at home. This reference book has instructions for all of the above techniques. Workbook becomes a wonderful reference tool for future use.

Registration opens Monday! Please sign up as soon as possible. When the first class fills quickly, we will open a second class. (will be listed under education/workshops)

http://http//www.craftsupershow.com/eweb/StartPage.aspx

Turquoise Penguins.... Monthly challenge

Our Craft Lounge Monthly Challenge
Here is the Penguin card I made for Our Craft Lounge Monthly Challenge

Go Here for details on how you can do the challenge and earn a free new stamp set of your choice. http://forum.ourcraftlounge.com/viewforum.php?f=12

Penguins a Plenty!

Can't get enough of these cute little guys from Our Craft Lounge - they are the easiest little guys to color and so versatile. They can be used all winter and not just for Christmas! They were both done for the OCL birthday bash challenge. http://www.blog2.ourcraftlounge.com/

Be sure to go to OCL and check out all of the fun things happinging this week to celebrate the release of 13 new stamp sets and their first birthday.

http://forum.ourcraftlounge.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=481

Blue Penguins: Monthly challenge
Pink Penguins: Black/pink/white challenge

Fairy Dust is a Must! New Stamp Set by OCL

FAIRY DUST IS A MUST is my favorite new release by Our Craft Lounge. These cards were made for their one year celebration challenge.

Pink fairy:
I added bling by adding pink sparkle fluff the the flower that was punched with an old SU punch. More bling was added with OCL crafty sparkles to her wings.

Blue Fairy
Bling added with Our craft Lounge crafty sparkles - it is awesome glitter.. teeny tiny bits of glass crystals - beautiful on all creations.


These two cards were made Christmasie just by coloring with the traditional Red & Greens. I actually used two OCL stamp sets on the last card. The presents came from Sea-sons Greetings (another favorite set of mine because it has bubbles my fav turtle).

Our Craft Lounge Monthly Sketch Challenge

Free Stamps! Did you know Our Craft Lounge has a sketch challenge every month. One lucky winner will get to pick a OCL stamp set of their choice as their prize...

If you don't have a blog to post it to.. no problem, post it to Splitcoast stampers. SO FUN. I won a few months ago and won the OCL Coastal Wishes set.. I love it!

Each month the challenge card is based on a card made by the last months winner. This month we are doing a challenge done by Etha... oh dear this was by far the hardest for me yet. As you all know I tend to use tons of layers on my cards. Well, this one only had three! Yikes, I tried and tried to go by her sketch and ended up adding a few layers and a ribbon. Sorry Etha, you can do the simple beauty better than me! All in all it was based on Etha's card and that was the idea in the first place. To make my own card, based on Etha's layout! Everyone should try it... who knows you might win a free stamp set.

go here for the instructions & August sketch! Good luck everyone!

http://forum.ourcraftlounge.com/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=396