I lied, lied, lied!

But I didn't mean to at the time, honest! I wrote about my relationship with Copics in a previous post and said I was just going to have fun with the Copics, my lack of talent be damned, who cares if people said "ew" when they looked at it. Well, it turns out that I care. I'm not really a let-it-go type of person. So, it bugged me. A personality quirk of mine is, I hate not being good at something, so much so, that if I'm not good at it, I won't even do it. Yep, I have no problem with quitting. Except in this case I couldn't quit. A big part of cardmaking is colouring images. And, not only would I miss creating immensely, I have quite a financial investment in supplies and I couldn't let that go to waste.

You're probably wondering if I found a solution to this problem of mine. Well, yes, my follow blogger-crafter, I did. After another frustrating, unproductive round with my Copics, I grabbed a box of Crayola pencil crayons.

Problem solved.



(edited to add: Hmmmmm, the right side bedposts photographed a lot lighter than they actually are. I might take another pic later, I can't right now as it's getting very dark and gloomy out.)

It turns out all the shadowing rules became clear to me and I obviously didn't have the Copic/computer ink problem. Now, I realize it's not perfection, but I am actually happy with it. I've since bought some Prismacolour pencils and I've been experimenting with them. I'm itching to get at some of the free digis on my computer that I haven't been able to use because of my Copic issues. Yipee!

Oh yeah, and the inside reads: Owl be hoping you feel better soon. (Of course that's what it says. What else could it possibly say? ;) )

For:

Taylored Expressions: sketch
Paper Cutz: critter
Paper Sundaes: things with wings
Practical Scrappers: stamps
Crafty Creations: owls
Pixie Dust Studio: swirls
EtsyInspired: for these owls.
Cupcake Inspirations: for their delicious photo inspiration challenge

Wedding Initials

Made this for a wonderful friend of mine. I got a big hug from her for it too. Not that that's a big deal from her, she hugs everyone. And, she's the type of person who can get away with hugging even the most unhuggable person, kwim? IMO everyone should have a friend like her. (And she doesn't even know I blog, so I'm not even writing this for her benefit. Yep, that's how great she is.)



For:

The Crazy Challenge: no ribbons or buttons
Crazy 4 Challenges: bling
Little Red Wagon: glitter
Delightful Challenges: make it sparkle
Creative Card Crew: bloomin' marvelous
A Spoonful of Sugar: spots & stripes
If the Shoe Fits...: flowers

With Sympathy

My first time trying paper pleating.



If I ever take a straight picture when I have to turn the camera it will be a miracle.

For:

Practical Scrappers: ribbon
Allsorts: plain and simple
Daring Cardmakers: sorry
If the Shoe Fits: flowers
Card Patterns: sketch
Tuesday Throwdown: paper pleating

Copics and Me

Yep, me and Copics have a funny relationship. First of all, I just can't seem to call them by their correct name. I always say it with a short "o" sound rather than long. Next, my printer ink and the Copics don't get along at all, (see this post) so I have to be careful not to colour over printer ink in pictures (like noses etc.) or I end up with a mess. Plus I don't have a very big collection. And finally, there's my lack of talent when it comes to using them. But....I've decided I'm not going to care about that so much anymore. So while yes, I know, there's all these rules like where the light source if coming from and how to colour properly and that there's some people out there in blogland who can colour with them so well it's incredible and my projects look more like something from a grade 4 student.....but I'm just gonna say, "Hey, wind. Here's my caution" and I'm going to try to enjoy myself with them.



The inside reads: Happy Hallowe'en

Digi is a freebie from Bugaboo Stamps.

For:

Ann's Creative Nook: Hallowe'en
Paper Sundaes: fall or Hallowe'en colours
The ABC Challenge: D for distressing
Creative Inspirations: 2 or more stamped images

The benefits of being old

Inside reads: Congratulations on reaching "that" age. Happy Birthday

Digi is from Bugaboo Stamps.

Geez, I hope I'm never that old.

For:

AiFactory: anything goes
Tuesday Taggers: it takes all sorts
A Spoonful of Sugar: anything goes
Charisma Cardz: anything goes

Fore.....

Here's the inside of the card.




People must hate me on their birthdays.

For:

2S4Y: sketch
Little Red Wagon: stars
Belli Challenge: "B" embellishments (button & brads)
Southern Girls Challenge: anything goes
Ai Factory: for the boys
Design Dollies: birthday

Okay, so the buttons aren't yellow.

Lots and lots of challenges out there are wanting a fall theme so I thought I would get a jump on my Thanksgiving cards. This is for my oldest, a John Deere fanatic. He'll make a comment about the "rims" not being the right colour, for sure. (Not to mention that the tractor isn't exactly John Deere green.)



For:

Crafty Creations: transportation
Paper Play: autumn is a comin'
Allsorts: colours of autumn
Speedy the Cat's Challenge: use fall colours
Cards for Men: transport
Pollycraft: autumn colours
Practical Scrappers: buttons
Creative Card Crew: fall
A Spoonful of Sugar: fall into autumn

Creating, just not posting

So, while I have been being crafty this last couple of weeks, I haven't been posting. I've been concentrating on projects that I entered in our local Fall Fair. I'll work on getting them posted in the next little bit.

This wasn't for the fair, but rather a birthday card for a friend. It had to go in the mail so I didn't put any embellishments on it.

Digi is from Bugaboo Stamps.



For:

Penny's Challenges: birthday
Cute Card Thursday: play on words (Not sure if that qualifies as a "cute" card.....)
Ann's Creative Nook: squares or scallops
EtsyInspired: For this book thong by Handmade Whimzy. (Okay, isn't a book thong something everyone should definitely own? I soooooo want one, just so I can say, "You wouldn't catch me wearing a thong, but hey look, my book does!")