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coloring with my copics and have taken up cas in some of my stamp images especially on a card like this one a simple design surrounded by ornate die cuts created a balance i was pleased with these images are from our daily bread design s the bee balm flower and hummingbird are simply colored with copics i ll try to get back into the habit of keeping track of which colors i use odbd also has a die for the hummingbird making it so easy to cut it out scattered on the scrolls are tiny clear rhinestones the cardstocks are red bazzill and simple georgia pacific white 110 and that s all there is to it my version of cas project parts images our daily bread designs paper bazzill and georgia pacific tools spellbinders radiant rectangles clear rhinestones copic markers spellbinders grand calibur die cutting machine thank you for stopping by today as long as health home and family issues stay in check i plan to be back more regularly posted by barbara at 4 39 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels farewell odbd saturday may 10 2014 graduation day for a cool guy celebrating graduation with his mustang a friend of mine asked for two graduation cards for high school grads this is the first of the two the young man loves his red mustang so the card just had to pay tribute to the stang too the images are all colored with copics lots of red below i will reveal the secret to this image the photo doesn t show it well but the card base is a shiny black almost like black patent leather i used spellbinders wacky squares for the pieces on the front one in red glitter paper and the other silver metallic embossed with the cuttlebug diamond plate embossing folder close up of car after coloring from sketch sketch made with photoshop from a photo i didn t have rubber or digital stamps of a mustang and to take the time to draw one would take till his college graduation so i went surfing for a photo i could turn into a sketch i ve used this technique before with photoshop the photocopy effect will take it to a pencil drawing then i erase all but the essential lines to keep the basic form then i start to color happy grad this happy grad image is from kenny k and was a perfect reflection of this happy occasion in a young person s life inside of card headed for the future inside i used another kenny k digital image to top off the whole theme of the card the young man hasn t seen the card yet but i hope he likes it i made it 5 x 7 so it can slip into a frame if he chooses thanks again for stopping by it s been a busy week but i do have a couple more cards to post soon happy graduation to your special high school and college grads may they all find much success in the future for themselves as well as their communities project parts image kenny k paper shiny glitter and metallic papers from my stash tools spellbinders wacky squares dies copic sketch markers cuttlebug diamond plate embossing folder posted by barbara at 11 13 am 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels graduation guy cards kenny k saturday may 3 2014 aurora wings peacock masquerade maybe i wasn t blogging the past year but i was reading favorite blogs and discovering new favorites one of my new favorite digital stamp designers is aurora wings i love the fantasy details and romance of these images it just so happened that a friend of mine wanted a card made for someone who loves peacocks masks and the peacock s blue color i found the perfect image peacock masquerade and went crazy finding all kinds of embellishments i actually bought more than i could possibly use on one card so i see more peacocks in my future creations detail of the mask inside of card this was a fun card to do i love the image and the colors the black glitter paper added drama and i love the spellbinders die i went a little crazy with the glitter and embellishments but i am happy with the results so was my friend project parts image aurora wings peacock masquerade paper jewel colors from dcwv black glitter paper by best occasions glitter art accents bluebird martha stewart white gold oriental trading co turquoise embellishments spare parts by the paper studio satin medallions and swirls hobby lobby peacock feather tools spellbinders majestic labels 25 thank you for coming back to visit my blog it s good to be back posted by barbara at 8 49 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels aurora wings friday may 2 2014 my return to blogging again last year i tried to return to card making and blogging not long after my mother passed away in fact i had made a couple of attempts to get back to some of my favorite activities the depth of grief was unanticipated as was the lack of awareness of the passing of time needless to say mr mojo could not survive in such a desolate environment to he disappeared completely as they say life does go on and some very fabulous things have been going on during the past year so mr mojo the door is once again open and you are most welcome and needed if you follow me on facebook you probably know that i became a first time grandmother on july 16 2013 adam scott is now 9 months old and absolutely rocks my world he was born in omaha nebraska at the university of nebraska medical center which sits on the site of the old clarkson hospital where i was born a loooooonnnng time ago that was very cool for me this week adam and his parents moved to the washington dc area where scott will carry out his last navy deployment before he retires in december 2016 it is so hard to think of them 1100 miles away instead of only 400 but with skype and as many visits as i can muster i will be able to watch adam grow he is delightfully funny and a very happy baby so for this post i am going to shamelessly post a timeline of photos of the little angel that has brought so much joy to my life this past year adam scott at 14 days old he actually slept through the whole photo shoot my first visit with adam one month old two months old three months old four months old five months old six months old seven months old eight months old nine months old happy family my favorite photo eight months old needless to say i am very proud of my little man i got a new camera in september so i have lots more photos those will be posted in the near future on one of my other blogs which i will link in later this is after all my blog dedicated to my cards and paper crafts so the next post will be of one of my latest creations i ve been blurking in the background looking at my favorite blogs and keeping up with my friends you are all amazing as always and definitely my greatest inspiration i m looking forward to catching up with everyone thank you for stopping by today and i will see you again soon posted by barbara at 7 53 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels grandson friday june 28 2013 now that google reader is going away you can follow my blog on bloglovin thank you for visiting made for keeps posted by barbara at 2 19 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday june 25 2013 dp2 challenge 190 bright colors it s been quite awhile since i posted a card for the dp2 challenge so i m happy to be back with this cheerful image of mummu s roses i had made this a couple of weeks ago with no specific purpose in mind except just to get my mojo back it would make a nice birthday or mother s day card my usual practice of taking photos with natural light doesn t work well when it s late in the day and the light coming in through the window is so low my shadow is cast on the lower right corner but the large flower is a bright pink and the assorted roses are shades of pink to rich red the paper is from the prima madeline collection with has lovely old fashioned patterns in cheerful colors mummu is colored with copics and surrounded by swirls of rhinestones thank you for stopping by today there is still time to post in this week s challenge so color up one of your favorite mo manning images and join in with all the other talented paper crafters posted by barbara at 9 12 pm 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mo manning wednesday june 19 2013 vintage mother s day card in my last post i vowed to get busy again and i did but not so much with cards as i had hoped i actually went to work parttime at a lovely boutique here in branson three days a week on my feet for eight hours took more out of me that i was prepared for and i still struggle with the loss of my mom nothing in my life has been so hard the support from online and real life continues to remind me how blessed i am when mother s day came along i was missing mom so much i knew she would want me to keep busy and to celebrate the day in her memory and with our dear friend norma my other mother so this card was for norma i wanted something with lots of flowers and a vintage feel a variety of one of a kind flowers blended better than i imagined they would the image is from my collection i ve acquired from many sources over the years i found the poem on the web and it was just perfect to express how i feel about mama norma last week i made a few other cards which i will be posting in the coming days thank you for coming back and taking a look at my new creations i just hope i haven t lost my touch despite my absence from my own blog i have been visiting all of my favorite bloggers and you all continue to inspire me thank you for that posted by barbara at 1 30 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mother s day vintage saturday february 16 2013 amidst the sorrow comes a time to get busy again the year 2012 is past and hopefully the challenges that came with it my neck injury from the april car accident is better and the case is now in the hands of the attorney the pain persists at times and i guess will for awhile yet i had gotten back to my favorite thing copic coloring and cardmaking but then came the worst day of my life when mom passed away on january 9 our world stopped it s been five weeks already yet it s been only five weeks perception of time has a way of getting all twisted it seems like her passing was so long ago yet the memories and even the scent of her are still so fresh the suddenness of it the urgency of trying to revive her with cpr and the finality of the emts picking up their gear tears at my heart every minute the sorrow and depression has been so deep i haven t been able to put my mind to work on anything else there s much to do but so little energy knowing my mom she would be diving head first into her favorite activities or redecorating the house i m not much like mom that way though i have begun the huge tasks of going through her craft room and photos we are alike that way i know mom would be disappointed if i didn t get busy with the cards again she always expressed how proud she was of my creativity and talents so getting back to my passions seems the right thing to do and more joyful than cleaning or packing away her clothes i just can t do that yet last summer i started combining my copic coloring with photography when i created a sketch from a photo then colored that sketch with copics mom was so enthusiastic about this and she came up with a new name for this project omg it s me because when the subjects looked at these portraits on their cards their first response was oh my gosh it s me the last one i did before mom passed was her favorite it is a portrait of a dear friend harold hidden behind a santa face using my cricut i created the beard and hat then did some tricky positioning to make sure harold s eyes and nose were partially revealed harold s daughter ginger is also our friend and i wanted to see how quickly they would recognize the man behind the beard neither of them knew i was making this for them for christmas they and all the friends around us instantly recognized harold in the card whew inside the card was this matted frame ready portrait i really need to stop taking photos with artificial light the photo i used was taken by a mutual friend on harold s 90th birthday last year what a good looking man the previous cards with this technique are so mom this post is for you i am going to get busy again every portrait and every card will have a piece of you in them because my talent came from you posted by barbara at 5 05 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mom omg it s me photo to sketch to art saturday january 12 2013 on the loss of my mother my wonderful mother best friend passed away suddenly on january 9 it is still so hard to grasp the reality of it and the ups and downs of the emotions makes it feel as though time has stood still we have had so much love and support from friends and neighbors the generosity is beyond belief i ve had my sister and one of my brothers with his wife here for the past few days my son and daughter in law are also here and my god mother just arrived last night and so many friends via email and facebook have provided even more comfort i have already heard from so many of you and my family and i appreciate the thoughts and prayers very much i woke very early this morning with the urge to write so over the next few days weeks or however long it takes i need to record this incredibly sad yet spiritually rich time of my life rest in peace mom i love you and miss you posted by barbara at 9 11 am 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels mom friday december 7 2012 odbd his gift twice one of the loveliest spots of color this time of year is the red poinsettia i like the white ones too but the red is my favorite when i saw the gorgeous his gift set at our daily bread designs it quickly became my favorite poinsettia stamp and i just had to have it for this year s card collection i used this set for two commissioned cards but couldn t decide which one to use in this post so i am showing both of them the cards are nearly alike but like all handmade cards should be there are some differences his gift 1 this one stays true to vintage with an off white doily and ivory pearl swirls his gift 2 i ran out of off white doilies so this one is white and the pearl swirls are white and placed differently than the first card the verse inside both cards is part of the set the coloring is done with my favorite copic reds golds and pine tree green here s the question to ponder for this post as the christmas season approaches what song is it that you just can t wait to hear for me that would be o holy night have a wonderful weekend posted by barbara at 4 01 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels christmas our daily bread designs older 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