Papertrey Ink January Blog Hop

Hello!

Today is the PTI January Blog Hop and I am just getting a chance to post my card....it has been a busy weekend!

Here is this month's inspiration:

I decided to make a Valentine's card for my hubby and went for more of a masculine look. Here it is:

I used my PTI Happy Hearts stamps and coverplate. I die cut the hearts, stamped them with some Versamark and then brushed them with some red chalk. I have never used chalk before but had bought some MANY years ago and decided to give it a try! I stamped the sentiment in the middle and mounted everything on some Echo Park patterned paper.  

Thanks for visiting!

~Megan~

JANUARY SKETCH FOR YOU TO TRY

Hello,

Have you seen this month's Reverse Confetti SFYTT? Here it is:

And here is my card:

I started putting these colors together and thought it would be great for my niece's 9th birthday. Her birthday isn't until June but since that little nine fit so perfectly in the little circle I figured I might as well go with it! I used tons of Reverse Confetti Confetti Cuts including: Love Notes, Circle Garland Pretty Panel, Circles and Scallops and Tag Me. I also used my Label Me stamp set. I have been really enjoying making square cards lately, this one is 4.25 x 4.25. I have also been trying to find a good location in my house to take pictures...this one is in my kids playroom, I think it turned out pretty good!

Thanks for visiting!

~Megan~

CAS(E) this Sketch #106

Hello,

I am playing along with this week's CASE this sketch. Here is the our sketch:

And here is my card:

I flipped the sketch on it's side and stamped these monsters from Lawn Fawn's Monster Mash in a variety of SU inks. We have had lots of kid birthday parities lately and I thought it would be good to have a few cards on hand. I added a strip of patterned paper that happened to be lying on my desk and wiggled the sentiment into a blank space on the bottom.

I hope you are having a good week! I just registered my oldest for kindergarten starting in September.....eek! Time flies!

Thanks for visiting!

~Megan~

Freshly Made Sketches and My first Copic Coloring!

Hello!

I had a chance to make a card this morning while the kids played downstairs...it was nice! I decided to play along with this week's Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. We have a birthday party for a family friend who is turning two next weekend so I decided to make a card for him.

Here is this week's sketch:

And here is my card:

I pulled out my PTI Trucki' It stamps and dies and decided to give Copic coloring a try. I recently purchased 10 markers as I wanted to make sure I liked coloring before I purchased more markers. I have always loved the way colored images look but was unsure if I could achieve anything close to what I have seen so many others do. I know this is far from perfect, but I am happy with my first try! 

I used my three red markers (R24, R29 and R39) to color the fire truck. I also used a  Lil' Inkers Stitched Circle and a PTI Double Ended banner which I trimmed and finished off with a tiny clothes pin. Everything is mounted on a piece of Echo Park Patterned paper. 

Well it is just about time to put my little one for a nap. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

~Megan~