Mimi in the Skies

The challenge at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog this week is to use red, white and blue.  So here is Mimi, all decked out in her red, white and blue balloon! Perhaps she is flying over London to take in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration!!

I've paper-pieced the balloon and basket and colored Mimi with Copics. Some stitching, some clouds and blue pp background and she's all set.

I did spend some time watching the Jubilee events on television. I was a little girl when Queen Elizabeth was crowned and was fascinated by the process! Now I realize how young she was at 25 to assume such an important role even as she was grieving the loss of her father!

We have a cloudy day with little showers now and then; just enough bad weather to keep us from finishing our power-washing chores!!

Hope your Sunday is a mix of relaxation and stamping time!! Thanks for stopping by!

Pampered Mimi

This adorable Penny Black stamp was a birthday gift from a dear friend! I couldn't wait to ink it up. I agree with Mimi, there is nothing like a warm bubble bath to escape the day's stresses!

I colored the image with Copic markers, using a tissue dampened in rubbing alcohol to go over the bathtub after coloring it. I like the effect! I used the rubbing alcohol to clean up the markers with spots of smeary inks and it worked like magic!

I made the duckie and the ruffle on Mimi's cap three dimensional, using pop dots. I used Diamond Stickles as trim on the bubbles and ruffle; Tim Holtz white enamel on the candles.

Hope you have a chance to relax in your favorite way sometime this weekend! Thanks for stopping by.

Bonjour!

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Mimi has gone to Paris where she met up with our dog, Cooper!

This is the first time I've used the new Brick Wall background stamp from Penny Black and I know I am going to use it a lot! I have the "Mimi in Paris" transparent set from Penny Black and the Brick Wall will provide a great setting for Mimi and her adventures in Paris!

I think I will declare today "Dedication Thursday" in honor of a former co-worker who deemed Thursdays to be the day to catch up on anything he'd neglected during the first part of the week. That fits my situation perfectly today!

Hope your Thursday is dedicated to anything you meant to do earlier but just didn't get around to it!   Since today is the last day of the month, it's a perfect day to complete those May projects before June arrives tomorrow.  Thanks for stopping by!

Clean and Simple Manly

The challenge at CAS-ual Fridays this week is to make a manly card including the use of patterned paper.

I've used the Hero Arts Vintage Car as the focus of the card, added some Washi tape for the "road" and included a Hero Arts sentiment, "arched" to fit the circle. The patterned paper is from my "stash" and was designed by Carolee McMullin.

Since I have a husband, two brothers and four sons, manly cards are put to good use in this family!

It was a good holiday weekend, now it's back to the regular routine.  Since this is the last Tuesday of the month, it's a bridge-playing day!   Thanks for stopping by!

Penny Black Tom and Tilly

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This image really touched my heart the first time I saw it!! To me, it represents love that has stood the test of time and romance knows no age.

I paper-pieced the clothes and used Copics to color the rest of the image. There are gems in Tilly's bouquet.

It's been a good mix of household chores and time for hobbies at our house this weekend. Summer has landed here in Alabama and outdoor work and walking the dog takes place either in the early morning or the late evening.   I hope you are enjoying this long weekend, the official start of Summer!

Of course today we are flying lots of flags in our front yard to honor those who have died serving our country. They are a reminder that we must never take for granted the life we enjoy in this country.

Thanks for stopping by!

Clean and Simple Die Cuts/Punches

My goal this week was to enter more challenges. Originally, I chose five that I thought were possible. I ended up entering three, including this card for the CAS-ual Friday challenge to use die cuts or punches on your project.

I have used two Tim Holtz dies; one for the "label" and one for the butterfly. I have used a Cuttlebug embossing folder and Hero Arts Lattice stamp behind the sentiment.

I have run out of weekend and there are several chores that did not get done as planned!! My improved vision has brought with it the ability to see dirty corners that have so far gone unnoticed.

It is a warm and sunny day here in Alabama. The air conditioner is running and I am grateful for it.

Have a great Sunday and Thanks for stopping by!

Dusting it Off!

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I dusted off this 2007 stamp from Hero Arts titled Pattern Flowers in order to enter the challenge at A Blog Named Hero where the challenge is to "dust off" an older stamp and create with it. This stamp, Pattern Flowers,  has been one of my favorite stamps since I bought it in 2007!

I used the technique Cheiron demo'd in her video at ABNH: embossed the image, then used the Distress Markers as watercolor paints. After that had dried, I went over parts of the image with the markers themselves.  I like the soft look that mixing the Distress Markers with water provides.

The pretty gingham trim is from the package of beautiful embelli's sent to me by Sally! As much as I love them, I decided not to hoard them, but enjoy using them! The pp is a digi of Hero Ats patterned paper.

I've had a fun day stamping! Hope you found some time to plaly today! Thanks for stopping by.