cqc#68 - poppies

Oh boy,

we had a rough week here at the Hartmann Ranch! I was home sick and so was oldest boy. The youngest one seemed to have more energy than ever and my hubby was preparing for a 3-week-training in Poland ***phew***. But now we are doing better. I still have the feeling that I could go to bed at 7 pm :) but I really need to spend more time with my goodies and camera and blog and so on ... , right?

Back to today's colorQ-challenge. I LOVE th colors Arielle chose for this week. When I saw the inspiration photo I knew that I wanted to play with this poppy stamp set from ThereSheGoes. So I grabbed my Copics and went ahead. I really like the result but I still need to practice a lot more. The cardbase was dry embossed with one of my PTI Impressions Plate (forgot to write down the name - sorry). Everthing else is pretty self-explaining.

Thank you for stopping by today and bearing with me

Hugs Tanja

cqc#58 - special

Hi there,

another week flew by and now it's time again for the colourQ-challenge. This week Arielle brought to you this great color combo - so fallish-y!

I wanted to use one of my newest Lori-Boyd-digis (go and check out her new release - jaw-dropping-cute!) and I decided to play with Jen Tapler's sketch.

So, here we go. Enjoy!!!!!

Hugs and kisses

Tanja

P.S. will post the deets later as I'm running out the door ***waving***

Wedding-Day???

Hi everybody,

no, it's not wedding day over here but I thought I share this card with you today. I created it with one of Lori Boyd's digis "bride and groom" available in her shop - love it.

The sketch is from Sweet Sunday Sketch - so perfect to combine a bunch of scrap paper (here all from Boxer by Basic Grey).

And just in case I really need to give it away for a wedding I can add the initials of the bride and groom on the hearts ... we will see!

I'm off to prepare dinner now :)

Hugs and wish y'all a wonderful weekend

Tanja

Supplies:

stamps: Bride and Groom from Design by Lori Boyd (digi image), short and sweet sentiments SU

paper: night of navy, riding hood red, PTI white, DP Boxer from Basic Grey

others: Circle and scalloped circle nesties, label and designer label punch, heart punch SU, Copic markers, clear rhinestone stickers, stardust stickles

remember to smile - by Lori Boyd digi

Hi there,

what do yo think of this cutie??? I just LOVE her. I have "her" sitting on my desk colored in 3 different ways and waiting for the next matching sketch :).

This image is called "Peekaboo Baby" and can be found here. Lori Boyd is one talented designer, I tell you. She makes the most cutest images ever. When I first saw her Puddlejumpers I fell in love *happy sigh*.

For this card I didn't wanna make a typical baby card. I used the sketch from Jen del Muro and played with the challenge from Claudia and Company ( use 1 flower, 2 DP and 3 buttons - I actually figured out that it was NOT the challenge from Claudia an company - but I have no clue which one it was.... ) and made kind of an encouragement card. And since there is always somebody who can use one of those ... :)

Thank you for stopping by today - and a special thanky to all you who left this encouraging and sweet comments on my last posts. They all mean so much to me - huge hug to everybody

Tanja

Supplies:

stamp: digi image "Peekaboo Baby" from Lollipop series by Lori Design, Sentiment is from Hope and Grace by TGF

ínk: Momento tuxedo black

paper: soft suede, PTI white, perfect plum, DP Origins from Basic Grey

others: Copic markers, PTI buttons and white twine, white gel pen, MS punch for leaves, white flower from my stash, corner rounder punch, Label 8 Nesties

Sugarbowl! Sitting Gorjuss

Hello everybody ...

and a quiet Sunday to y'all!

I'm just popping with this little card for the Sugarbowl challenge. I had her sitting on my desk waiting for just the prefect sketch to be put on . :)

Thank you for popping in today - and sorry for the tiny post. Will be back tomorrow *waving*

hugs Tanja

Supplies:

stamps: Sitting (what's her name) from Gorjuss Girls by Sugarnellie, Baroque Motifs SU (background), Sentiment is from Hope and Grace by The Greeting Farm

ink: Momento Tuxedo Black, Fresh Snow PTI

paper: bermuda bay, PTI white, basic black, real red, DSP is a scrap from retired SU pack

others: sewing machine, black threat, black buttons PTI, red stickles, 2 lable punches SU, red bakers twine PTI, dimensionals

TPE#77 and ballons

Hi there,

we ares still buried under tons of things that need to get packed away.... But well, it's kind of an early christmas - you find things you've never known you had 'em ;).

I managed to sit down and play a little bit with some goodies that I couldn't touch in the US anymore before the move. Actually I'm playing the whole week long already but still haven't found a good place to take the pics ..... (insert rolleyes here).

For this card I used the sketch from The Pink Elephant and went ahead. And I have to admit I really like the result :)) . Have I told you already that my friend Arielle was asked to join the DT over at TPE? Arielle, you rock, girlfriend. I wish I could just drive down the street and check out your creations :( soooooo sad!!!!! But you are the best!!!! HUge hugs!!!!!

Thank you for stopping by today and visiting me

Hugs Tanja

Supplies:

stamps: Up up and away - PTI

ink: Momento black, tempting turquoise, riding hood red, crushed curry, Antique Linen Distress

paper: kraft, early espresso, PTI white, Fly a Kite October Afternoon

others: Mat Stack I die PTI, Up and away die PTI, Copics, red rhinestone sticker, paper piercing tool, choc chip marker SU

In love with Copics ...

Hi there,

here is another "In bloom" card I made the other day. Coloring was done with my Copics - boy, I really like them. Even coloring on kraft cs is easy and the colors are still rich and popping ( is that a word???).

Thank you for visiting me today! This is just a short post - we are in the middle of laundry and packing for a "hideout-weekend" somewhere ... ;-)

Hope to see you back on Monday

Hugs Tanja

Recipe:

stamp: In Bloom , sentiment from Everyday button bits - PapertreyInk

ink: Momento Tuxedo Black

paper: kraft cs, Vellum

others: white gel pen, Copic markers, clear rhinestone stickers, stardust stickles

a personal challenge

Hi there,

how was your weekend? Way too short, too? But at least we had gorgeous weather and the kids feel better - so, no complains here ;-).

Since I started my new coloring adventure with some Copic Ciao markers and discovered that I really like what you can do with them I ended up ordering a couple more Sketchs so I can color skin and jeans and leaves :-)). And I figured out that I'm just scared when it comes to coloring .... weird, huh?

So, I challenged myself over the weekend and sat down and colored and colored .... I chose "In bloom" from PapertreyInk and tried different colors. After studying a bunch of great online tutorials I was kind of pleased with my flower - hey, it was the first time I really worked with my Copics !

Here is one of my projects. I kept it simple because I wanted the flower to stand out. Background was stamped with "Turning a new leave" - also PTI. Paper is from SU : rich razzleberry, blush blossom, DSP rich razzleberry, and PTI white. Added some stickles and that's all.

Thank you for visiting me today and thank you so much for cheering at me - I'm always so amazed about all you visiting me and leaving comments - HUGS!!!!

Tanja