Only awesome people can see Unicorns..

Good Morning Dreamerz..

This morning I bring you a fun and whimsical watercolored digital image from Digi Box Designs called Stuffy Unicorn

This is the perfect card for any occasion but as for me I think it will go in the card stash to be used later for a "you are a great friend" kind of card.

Card Recipe:

Stuffy Unicorn from Digi Box Designs

Sentiment from Jaded Blossom ~ Unicorns and Glitter stamp set

White card layer die cut from Craftin Desert Divas ~ Fancy Frames Dies

Blue card layer die cut from Wonky Stitches Die

I watercolored the Unicorn with Faber Castell Albrecht Durer pencils and a water brush filled with Ink Potion #9, gave eyelashes using pilot precise V7 pen, white gelly roll pen to apply dots to cheeks, iridescent stickles applied in thin layer on horn then glossy accents applied to give extra shine and a bit of dimension, silver stickles applied sparingly to hooves for sparkle, enamel dots in turquoise for an extra pop of color.

Bee Happy..

Good Morning Dreamerz..

I am back with a POP of Color card this morning and this was really easy to make

Card Recipe:

White cardstock embossed with Honeycomb folder from Darice.

Yellow cardstock embossed with Bee Happy border folder from Darice black chalk ink inside folder to create background and to have the yellow really pop.

Bee is from the Busy Bees stamp set from Craftin Desert Divas stamped on white cardstock and colored with copics then fussy cut and adhered to top of card with foam pop dots.

Finally yellow/gold sequins applied randomly to left side of card to add a bit of sparkle and really draw your eye to the "Bee Happy" sentiment.

Thanks for looking and liking Dreamerz, have a great day!!

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Simple Orchids

Good Morning Dreamerz..

This morning I wanted to share with you all a very pretty all occasion card.  I am trying to get my "Card Stash" back up as I am always needing a card for one occasion or another.  This card is still following in the footsteps of my previous postings on using minimal amounts of color to create a card or project.

I really like the way this one turned out.  The picture does not do it justice!

Card Recipe

Digital stamp from Tiddly Inks (BTW this is free go grab it now!!) colored with a soft copic marker in a lavender shade.  Stems, leaves and pot colored in various shades of grey copic markers. once I was happy with the coloring I used my Fancy Frames Die to cut the layer.  Now this may not show up unless you actually click the image to get a close up of it, but take a look at the stitching on the layer.  It appears as if truly punched through to the black layer below right? Yet this is not the case, I took a black copic marker and on the backside I just went over the stitched edge.  I think it adds a nice extra touch.

Black Woodgrain cardstock from American Crafts die cut using My Favorite Things Stitched Wonky Die, wrapped in purple and white bakers twine I picked up from the dollar bin at my local Target.

Orchid layer adhered to top with foam pop dots and then finished off with a thin layer of Gloss Accents applied to just the Orchids to add a bit of sheen to them.

Thanks for looking, liking and commenting Dreamers.. 

Have a great day!!!

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Wishing you a day that Sparkles..

Good Morning Dreamerz...

This morning I wanted to share a very fun card with you and keeping with my obvious obsession over the last week or so of using only 1 color as the main focus of my cards this one is no different..  Again this card really came to be on my weekly craft day with my Crafty BFF Heather Ferguson from 
SuperFox Designs

Card Recipe
Unicorn from The Greeting Farm stamped and fussy cut by Heather for me, edged with a black copic marker. Silver Stickles applied to tail and mane along with Red Stickles for the Unicorn's horn. Blue copic marker for eyes.
Star Border from Across The Borders stamped in red then die cut using
Fancy Frames Dies to add a nice stitched edge.
Black layer die cut using American Crafts wood grain paper and My Favorite Things Stitched Wonky dies, again courtesy of Heather.
I took a strip of red cardstock from a previous project and cut it the width and stamped it using a sentiment from Magical Wishes 
Silver cording applied on star border stamped layer.
Unicorn adhered using foam pop dots.




If you get a moment stop on over at SuperFox Designs and take a peek around..

Thanks for looking, liking and commenting Dreamers.. 

Have a great day!!!

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Hibiscus any occasion card

Good Morning Dreamers..

This morning I am bringing you a card that I think turned out rather pretty.  I am on this kick lately to keep the colors simple, yet with something eyecatching. 

Card Recipe

I printed off a digital image of 3 Hibiscus Flowers then fussy cut close to the edge, colored the center flower in a couple shades of pink copic markers, the outer 2 flowers colored in grey copics. I then used pebbles chalks to apply a layer of pink to give a lil softer look to the center and the same technique applied to the grey flowers.  When I was happy with my colors I took a black copic and went all the way around the edge to frame the cut. Tiny dots of red stickles applied to the stamen to add just a hint of sparkle.

Wood Grain paper in white from American Crafts was die cut using My Favorite Things "Stitched Wonky Dies" courtesy of Heather Ferguson over at 

SuperFox Designs

I used the same color grey pebbles chalks to brush over the wood grain to add a shadow effect under the flowers and to really highlight the texture of the paper.

Silver cording applied in various wide circles to top of wood grain paper.

Finished off the card by using foam pop dots on the Hibiscus Flowers.

If you get a moment stop on over at SuperFox Designs and take a peek around..

Thanks for looking, liking and commenting Dreamers.. 

Have a great day!!!

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All That Glitters is not always Gold...

Good Morning Dreamerz.. Again!!

I just had to make one more huge post filled with lots of pictures. I have some pretty Ah-Mazing women in my life. They have been there for me thru some of my roughest times with boxes of tissues in hand, shoulders to cry on, and ears to hear my troubles.  They have also been a part of the happiest times in my life and I count my blessings each and everyday that when I think of a fond memory they are always a part of the thought that made the day!! So here is a post dedicated to some amazing friends..

So you might be thinking here is Mary giving over this blog post in honor of her friends yet the title says "All that glitters is not always gold" right?? Well sometimes it's Unicorn Farts!! I am sure you will get the idea as this post goes on in pictures.  So join me in taking a trip down the glitter filled highway!!

And lastly not a Unicorn at all but a tribute to the most beautiful woman that ever graced the earth and now graces the heavens.. She gave me the courage to fly, to fill my life with color, love and to realize I was not perfect, and that, that was o.k...

So thank you all my Unicorns for being a part of this Crazy, Stupid, Silly, and sometimes Weird life with me..

CAS Get Well Card

Good Morning Dreamerz...

This morning I am showing off my CAS Get Well Card.  For those that may not know CAS stands for Clean and Simple.  The name implies that it was fast, easy, and does not have a lot of extra schtuff on the card.  You like that word "Schtuff" me too.  When crafting with friends we often sit around and our conversations seem to have their own crafty language.  To an outsider this sounds odd but trust me when a word like schtuff is tossed out we all know what it is..  So this card came to me as I was having a much needed weekly craft day with Heather Ferguson over at SuperFox Designs. Truly a great Crafty BFF to bounce ideas off of and provide oodles of inspiration, I admit to a bit of a "Crafty Girl Crush" on her.. 

Card Recipe:

Tim Holtz Crazy Cat stamped and die cut on white 

Lawn Fawn "On The Mend" little bugs (cooties) stamped and die cut then colored in red copic

Sentiment also from Lawn Fawn On the Mend set

Grey layer die cut using My Favorite Things Wonky Dies courtesy of Heather Ferguson over at SuperFox Designs

If you get a moment stop on over at SuperFox Designs and take a peek around..

Thanks for looking, liking and commenting Dreamers.. 

Have a great day!!!

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