Paper Sundaes Birthday Challenge

Hello!  This week's challenge over at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is Birthday Cards and our sponsor is Stamp & Create.  You have all week to enter, so get creating...this is an easy one!

I used this week's Sweet Stop Sketch 62 for my card, and pulled out some Bo Bunny Shabby Princess papers that I've had forever.  I decided to go old school on the image and used my copics like I would regular markers...no shading on this image...I like it.  And, I got so involved in making my card, that I finished the inside too!

Yesterday was the first official day of Summer Vacation for our kids and they had a blast.  They spent the day playing with kids in the neighborhood and hubby helped a neighbor with fixing his deck.  Hubby laughed for the first time in a long time...it's almost like I have my hubby back. :)Supposed to rain all day today so I'll be doing some housework and hopefully spending a little time in my craft room.

Oh yeah, and have you heard...3 SLEEPS UNTIL I SEE ECLIPSE!

Stamps:  Stamp & Create, StampingBella Sentiments
Paper:  Bo Bunny Shabby Princess, CTMH Sunkiss Yellow, White
Ink:  Copic Markers, CTMH Black
Accessories:  Misc. Buttons, Prima Flower

2 Challenges in 1...almost.

Just when you think things are going to even out...all hell breaks loose!  LOL!  Oh, the things I could say about what is happening at our house!  Not only are we dealing with medical issues, but the kids are finishing up school and my parents have moved into the basement.  All of this has actually been a blessing.  My parents are around to keep the kids company and occupied when I cannot.  This has helped tremendously.   Now that I have started to organize life a little, and we're getting used to lots of doctors appointments and question/answer sessions, I have had to accept that lots of things in our life are going to change.  One of these is the way I create.  Currently, my scrap room is in the basement, away from the rest of the house.  However, I can't seem to get myself down there these days.  So, on the weekend, I brought all my Copics upstairs and lo and behold an image got coloured. 

There is still time to enter the i {heart} copics fabulous friday challenge, which is to make a card based on this image.

So, the image that I coloured was based on this inspiration.  This is the first time that I've inked up this Magnolia image...I got her at the beginning of May.

And, I chose this image, because this week's challenge over at Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is "Pretty as a Princess"  which means to make a Girly Card...and if I had found the time this would have been so girly...and still will be just at a later date!  LOL!  There is still time to enter the Paper Sundaes challenge this week, and I just read that we are looking for Guest Designers, so head on over there for all the details!

Of course, I couldn't leave without ap picture of the copics that I used.  The unmarked one is R00

Stamps:  Princess Tilda
Paper:  Neenah 110lb
Copics:  See picture
Accessories:  Diamond Stickles

Mono-tone card

This is a card I made a few week's back for the i {heart} copics challenge...to use all markers from one of the Copic Colour Groups.  I used all Y colours and am super happy with this card.  There is a sketch in here somewhere too, but it's been too long and I didn't write it down.

The image is Lily of the Valley and is actually a Christmas Angel, but it works so perfectly. 

The kids are going to be out with some friends on Saturday and I can't wait to have a few hours in the house with nothing but my crafting supplies, a big bowl of M&M's and some Pepsi.  It is amazing to me how much I crave creating when I'm doing it on a regular basis.  Somehow, I don't have the same cravings for laundry when it's gone too long between loads...go figure!  LOL!

i {heart} copics - Fabulous Friday June 4th

I'm sooooo behind on my posting...but I'm getting back on track this week.  I explain why below.

Today's card is for the i {heart} copics PCP group Fabulous Friday Challenge - Make a Father's Day card!  The only requirement is that you use Copic Markers somewhere on your card.  I had a lot of fun with this card.  I chose a Riley the Moose image and used a CTMH sentiment. All other supplies are from http://www.iheartpapers.com/  Have you shopped there before?  You should, Kate is super quick with shipping and she has a great selection of just about everything a papercrafter could want!

 The fun papers are from the Pink Paislee 365 degrees collecton...some great bold prints perfect for buy cards!  The sketch is from The Sweet Stop 58 and I have to tell you, they have some of the best sketches going!

I was super psyched to find that my Kioshi Buttons matched this paper perfectly, so I popped them on there too!  And, below are the Copic markers that I used on this card.

'k...here is why I have not been posting lately.  On May 20th we found out that my husband has a brain tumor.  He turned 37 last Friday.  We're sad.  Because information is so readily available on the internet, and for the most part it isn't positive information, I had to cut the internet at home a few days after we found out so that he would stop reading the horror stories.  Of course, I have been emotionally and metally drained each day, so making cards is difficult, and knowing that I have to reattach the internet each time (I'm the techie at our house) is just too daunting a task.  However, we finally have a plan of attack and so things should settle a little bit.  And, I am hoping to be able to hook up the internet again, which will help.

I didn't want to post about the tumor on my blog until we knew something and now we know.  At this point we are going to watch the tumor to see how quickly it is growing and watch for any changes in behaviour/motor ability/mental status.  The kind of tumor that he has is operable, but because it grows into the brain (and already has) it is impossible to remove it all, and it will grow back after surgery.  Surgery will not slow the growth or improve his prognosis.  Because we think he has been having seizures, his drivers licence has been suspended and he is not working.   The days are long and the nights are longer. 

However, I am a survivor...I will be made stronger by this journey.  Everything happens for a reason.  And, I stand by my favorite saying: "Everything will okay in the end.  If it's not okay, it's not the end."

Stamps: Riley, CTMH
Paper:  Pink Paislee 365 Degrees, CTMH Outdoor Denim, Crystal Blue, Olive
Ink:  Copic Markers, CTMH Outdoor Denim, Memento Black
Accessories:  Kioshi Buttons, CTMH brads