Sent with so much love...

Hello!  I have a new card to share with you.

This digital image was drawn by Krista Smith

from Saturated Canary,

and is called "Hand Me Downs."

I love her sweet little dress and socks!

So adorable!!

I, also, added a cute little image

of bird carrying a letter.

I'm sorry, but at the moment I cannot

remember where it is from.

* click to enlarge *

The papers I used to create this card, were perfect, I think,

as there was a vintage bird cage imprinted on them.

So, I cut out the cage and layered it on the card

with dimensional dots.  I did the same with the

bird in flight.

Inside

Card ingredients:

Card size:  6" x 6"

Sentiment:  printed on my printer

Cardstock base:  from stash

Patterned Papers:

Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden 6" x 6" pad

Copic Markers used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E21, R20

Hair:  Y0000, Y00, Y15, Y17

All clothing:  G00, BG10, BG11, Y63, Y67, R0000, R01, R02, R22

Bird:  BG10, BG11, R22, Y13

Embellishments:

Kaiser half pearls colored with my Copics,

Hand dyed seam binding

Green flowers from stash

Punches used:

EK Success:  FLower Power

Punch Bunch (don't know it's name)

Tonic Studios corner punch

Fiskars Threading Water edge punch

Ink:

Ranger Antique Linen and 

Crushed Olive Distress Ink

Other:

Sakura Glaze Pen for buttons, heart

and dots on Butterflies

Thank you for taking a look at what I've

been doing and to those of you who

have left me such encouraging comments!!

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮

"Sugar and Spice"

Hello there!

I want you to notice that I've put up another page

for you to look at, above, where the tab reads:

"Gallery:  Cards For Sale." 

After being asked, several times, if my cards were for sale

I decided to post the current cards I have in stock.

IF interested, click on that tab above

and contact me.

I've got a new card to share with you today.

I probably should have done a Patriotic card

appropriate for July 4th, but didn't.

So let me wish you Happy July 4th!!  LOL

Yes, instead, it's another really "girly" card, with lots of 

pretties on it.  LOL  This sweet image is just too cute,

comes from Saturated Canary and is called "Baby Cakes!"

*click to enlarge*

She's just the sweetest thing, isn't she??  Look at those knobby knees

and the precious little romper she's wearing!!  :)

Krista's adorable digi images are always so much fun to color!

Inside:

Card ingredients:

Size:  51/2" x 5 3/4"

Sentiment:

A tag from the patterned paper pack

Cardstock use for base of card:

Bazzill with scalloped edges (thanks Sandi!!)  :)

Patterned Papers:

Best Occasions Cute World Collection 12" x 12" bundle pack

Copic Markers used:

Skin:  E000, E21 R20

Hair:  E40, E42, E43, E44

Eyes:  B0000, B00

Romper, shoes and socks:  R0000, R81, R83, R85

Bottle:  C00, C0, E00, E34, E55

Embellies:

Kaiser "Bliss" half pearls

Ribbon Trends Pink Organdy Ribbon

Bear Button from stash

Large Rose:  Prima

Small: Rose:  Wild Orchid

Leaves (from friend Cathy)

Punch used:

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Punch around the page

Dies:

Spellbinders Petite Ovales Large

Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Ovales Large

Other:

Sakura Glaze Pen for bows, button, bottle, and heart

Thanks for "popping" in to see what I've been up to!

Have a wonderful day!!

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮

LOTS OF LOVE

Hello friend!

I'm so pleased that you stopped by my blog

to see what I've been up to!

My wonderful PC up and quit on me this week,

so, I've been thankful that I still had my old one

around and could use it until we figure out

what's wrong with the other one.

I'm, also, thankful that a friend told

me about Carbonite last year!
Otherwise all the photos I've taken of my cards

would be lost (besides all the digis and everything else I had

stored on my PC).  :(

For the card I'm sharing today, I used

"Ragged Romeo" from Mo's Digital Pencil.

Isn't this digi just too adorable?  Look at all the detail Mo put into

their faces and clothes.  I think it's precious, and it

was so much fun to color!

Here's the inside of the card:

Card ingredients:

Card size:

6" x 6"

Sentiment:

Tiny {Everyday}Sentiments from Pink Petticoat

Cardstock used:

Bazzill (thank you Sandi!)

Patterned Cardstock used:

Pink Paislee Butterfly Collection 6" x 6" paper pack

Copic Markers used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E21, R20, R21

Girl's hair:  E31, E97, E99

Dress and shoes:  R0000, R01, R11, YG91, YG93, YG95

Boy's hair:  Y23, YR23, E35, E57

Boy's clothes and shoes:  E31, E40, E42, E50, E57

Socks and trim on jacket:  YG45, E35

Flowers:  R0000, R01, R11

Sky:  BG10, BG11

Embellishments:

Half pearls colored with my Copics; white lace from my stash;

pink Ribbon Trends organdy ribbon; pink roses from Prima;

tiny Vintage-Style Forget Me Not Millinery Flowers

from Popalicioustoo @ Etsy; pink heart button from my stash;

leaves, made by a friend. (Thanks Cathy!)

Cotton Candy Stickles used on roses,

the headband, the heart on the little girl,

and the little heart button;

Martha Stewart silver glitter pen used in the sky.

Dies used:

My Favorite Things Die-namics "Fancy Flourish,"

Tools used:

My sewing machine and Big Shot.

Thanks, again, for taking the time to stop by

and see my cards!

Have a blessed day!

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮

...to give you a future filled with hope

Something new from me today!

This card is constructed very differently than most

the cards I make, and it is much heavier,

because of the multiple layers

of cardstock used to build it.

I found a tutorial online done by "Tracy loves to scrap"

HERE, so if you want to make one

you can follow her instructions, as I did.

(She makes wonderful tutorials!!)

The above blog directed me to another blog with

some of the most beautiful cards I have EVER seen.
Marianne is from Norway and here's a link:  Marianne's Papirverden

I could definitely spend hours gazing at all her stunning artwork
and I'm sure you will as well!

Here's my attempt to make a card similar to her's.

I colored a "Tilda" stamp from Magnolia,

but I don't remember it's name!  (sowwy!)  I love to color

Tilda, as she's just so adorable,

even though she doesn't have a nose or mouth!!  ;)

Here's what you see when you open the card:

Above is a scripture:

"I know the plans

I have in mind for you,

declares the Lord;

they are plans for peace,

not disaster,

to give you a future

filled with hope."

Jeremiah 29:11

Here's a closer look at the inside,

to show you the "wings" on each side.

The blank space is for writing one's own sentiment.

Card ingredients:

Closed size:  7" wide x 6" tall

Sentiment:

  Scripture verse

printed on my HP PhotoSmart

Cardstock used to build the card:

Bazzill (thanks Sandi!)

Patterned Papers used:

Prima Botannical Collection

Copic Markers used to color Tilda:

Skin:  E000, E00, E21, R20, R21

Hair:  E40, E42, E44

Romper and socks:  V000, V12

Blouse and shoes:  E40, E42

Flowers:  V09, V12, V15

Leaves:  G000, YG91, YG93

Embellishments:

Kaiser "snow" half pearls (colored to match with Copic Markers)

Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts Roses

Leaves made by a friend (Thanks Cathy!)

 (and I hope to learn how she makes them in a class soon!)

Lavender Stickles

Inks:

Ranger Antique Linen 

Dies used:

Spellbinders

"Petite Ovales large and Scalloped Petite Ovals large"

Punch used:

Martha Stewart

"Eyelet Lace"

Other:

Martha Stewart Gold Glitter Pen

Thank you for stopping by my blog today,

to take a peek at what I've been working on.

I'm always thankful when you do!!

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮

You're Amazing!!

I hope you're having a beautiful Saturday!
The sun is shining and it's a glorious day on the Oregon Coast.

Like I said in my last post, I've been doing lots

of coloring since my trips, and I've made so many

cards that I'm going to have to post

more often to just stay ahead of myself.  LOL

So, here's today's share, an adorable image called

"Ice cream and pickles" from Saturated Canary.

I had great fun coloring her and even more fun matching her

to these colorful papers and embellishments!!

Here's the inside:

Card ingredients:

Card size:  6" x 6"

Sentiment:  Made by me

Cardstock for card base:

Bazzill (thanks Sandi!! xo)

Patterned Papers used:

Bo Bunny Vicki B. Collection 6" x 6" pack

Copics used:

Skin:  E000, E00, E21, R20, R21, R30, R32

Eyes:  YG03, YG11

Hair:  Y11, Y21, Y23, E25, E99

Shirt:  YG7, YG11, YG63

Skirt:  YG63

Pickle:  YG7, YG11, YG63

Ice Cream Scoops:  R11, R21, E25, E27, E31, E40, C0

Cone:  E25, E31, E35

Cherry:  R29, R89

Whipped Cream:  E40, C0

Embellishments:

Kaiser half pearls "Snow"

Flowers:  Prima: Petal Palette Pink and Calypso Tin

(Thank you Sandi!! xo)

Jewz in center of flowers:  from my stash

Butterflies:  K&Co.

 Ribbon:  "studio g"

Dies:

Spellbinders Nestabilities:

Petite Ovales Large and Petite Scalloped Ovales Large

Punch:

Fiskars "Threading water" edge punch

Other:

Tim Holtz edge distressing tool

Pop Dots

Before I close my post, I just want to thank all of you

who stop by and leave me very encouraging comments.

I can't begin to tell you how much they mean to me!!

Thank you!!!! xoxo

I hope you enjoyed your visit to my blog today,

I had lots of fun making this colorful card

and hope you enjoyed looking at it!

Have a blessed day!

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮

...hello!

I've been coloring up a storm for the last few weeks,

so I have another card to share with you today.

During my recent trip to Arizona, my Sister-in-Law, Sandi,

sent me home with tons of card making goodies. :D

In making this card, I used some of that stash.

Let me apologize, right now, for the not so good photos!  :(

I used a digital stamp image called "Alisa with Roses"

drawn by Mo Manning from Mo's Digital Pencil.

Here's a close up of Alisa,

so that you can see all the detail in the image.

Isn't she just precious?

I really enjoyed coloring her with my Copic Markers,

then attempted to set her in a garden scene.

I hope you get that feeling when you look at my card!

I fussy cut her out and mounted her with dots

and the rose papers behind her are also "popped up"

from the background paper

to give dimension to the whole piece.

Here's the inside of the card.

Card Ingredients:

Card size:  5.5 x 5.75 inches.

Sentiment:  Made by me.

Card stock used:

Bazzill, with scalloped edge (from my SIL, Sandi!)

Patterned Papers:

My Mind's Eye:  Lost & Found, Blush 6" x 6" Designer Paper Pad.

Copics used:

Skin, Lips:  E000, E01, E21, RV32, RV34

Hair:  E25,E31,E51

Roses:  RV32, RV34, R85

Flower Buds:  BG10, BG11

Leaves:  YG03, YG11

Basket:  E42, E31

Dress:  RV000, RV32

Sand:  E42

Embellishments:

White Kaiser half pearls

(some colored with Copics RV34)

Roses from Prima

Vintage-Style Forget Me Not Millinery Flowers

from Popalicioustoo @ Etsy.

Tiny pink glittery butterflies from K&Company

Punch:

Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page, Deep Cut

Double Loops (also from SIL Sandi!)

That cute little fence was cut

with my Silhouette Cameo.

Other:

Sakura "Glaze" Pen on image roses

Stickles Baby Blue on image flowers

Signage hanger from stash jute

Pop dots

Thank you for popping in to take a look at my card!

I'm so happy you did!

Have a blessed day...

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮

Carol's Crazy Card Class

I took a class at my favorite craft store,

Memories of Time (MOT), this past Saturday,

so I was excited to share with you the adorable cards we made.

They were so much fun to make using the

Little Yellow Bicycles "Hello Spring" line that

Carol chose to use to design the cards.  We

made 4 cards, in all, and what a blast that was!!

I used Carol's photo, so I wouldn't have to take the

time to photograph mine.  I hope that's OK Carol!!  :)

The cards are so colorful and, well, Spring-ish!!!  LOL

Everything used to make the cards was in the LYB line,

except for maybe the buttons and cording we used.

As you can see, two of the cards were folded cards.  One

was a tri-shutter fold card and the other was a center step card.

Well, this post will be short, because I don't have a long list of

ingredients to share with you.  LOL

Thanks for stopping by to take a look

at what I've been up to!

I hope your week is blessed!!

╰⊰⊹✿ Marilou ✿⊹⊱╮