Birthday Challenge at 7 Kids!

Hey Kids! It's time for a new challenge over at 7 Kids! The theme is Birthdays, and the Design Team have all been posting our projects throughout the day. Pop over to the Customer Create group on FB to see them all and join in on the fun! 

If you're already in the group, you would have already seen my WIP (work in progress) shots, but I'll add several of them here so you can see how everything came together. My image is from Stamping Bella - isn't she adorable?!?! Our Stamping Bella stamps fly out of the store like hot cakes, so this particular stamp is no longer in stock; however, there are several adorable ones to choose from here!

I used Copic Markers, which you can get in the 7 Kids store here. You can also pick up refills for the markers you already have! I've just started running out of several of my colours and got my refills for a great price! The paper I've used for colouring is Catherine Pooler premium white cardstock, which is, happily, back in stock here. We were out for a little while because it's become quite popular. Personally, I find it works just as well as the Copic Xpress it paper that I also love!

It was really fun colouring up the pink frosting. It just looks so yummy! And here's the final project completed. The lighting is a little off, but you get the idea.  

Thanks for stopping by! What's your favourite kind of cake and/or frosting?

New Digital Stamps at 7 Kids!

I'm SOOOO excited to share that 7 Kids has branched out into digital stamps! The first few have already hit the store here. I've used Carl the Crab, Athena the Seahorse, and Clive the Clownfish on my card. The backgroung stamp Mermaid Castle is from Make it Crafty. The images and background are all coloured up with Copic markers.

Aren't they cute!? Swing by and pick up some sea critters of your own! 

P.s. the Ocean Challenge ends today over on the 7 Kids FB group.

7 Kids Ocean Challenge

My first challenge post for 7 Kids Craft Store! So excited! Our theme for the next 2 weeks is oceans. I chose Stamping Bella's Pisces from the Zodia series. She's so gorgeous, and perfect for an ocean theme! Also stamped on my page are Capricorn, which you can get HERE and Gemini, which unfortunately is no longer available in the store.  

I coloured the image with Copics, going for an ombre effect on the top. After she was coloured, I then fussy cut her with scissors that are WAY too large for fussy cutting LOL! If anyone has ideas of good scissors I could get... please let me know in the comments! 









Since I just got this EPIC planner from the 7 Kids Epic Weekend, I decided it would be fun to decorate a page. I used Distress Oxide inks to create the ocean and the sandy bottom, then I cut out and coloured some seaweed using miscellaneous dies from my stash. The bubbles I drew with a multi-liner and a white paint pen. The little fishy is from a Greeting Farm set that I can't remember the name of.

Here's one that's a little more close up. 

Thanks for stopping by! If you'd like to join the Ocean Challenge, click HERE. 

7 Kids Design Team and another ATC

Well, Gang! Lots of changes happening these days! As you probably already know, I "lost my mojo" there for a while: it wasn't a good time for me emotionally the past several months, but I'm back on track! I was able to go to Idaho for an EPIC crafty retreat, and that was what helped me get back to colouring and creating again.


Thank you SO MUCH to Kelly Neis and her company, 7 Kids Craft store, for putting on the retreat, and to Jammie Clark for having me at her place and letting me use all her crafty supplies! As a direct result of that weekend, I was asked to join the 7 Kids Design Team, beginning in July. I am so honoured and excited! 

My first project is an ATC created with this adorable kitty stamp by CC Designs called Cutie Cats. I coloured him up with my copics and then fussy cut him out for the card.

For those who don't know, an ATC is an Artist Trading Card and is only 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches in size. I used Catherine Pooler paper, which you can also get from the store (and there's a 30% off sale happening RIGHT NOW, but only until the 4th). I just noticed, however, that it's currently out of stock. It's fabulous paper for colouring with Copics. Personally, I've found it to be pretty comparable to Copic Xpress It card stock. 

First I pencilled in my background, then I traced it with my black multiliners and coloured with copics. And here's the final result! Thanks so much to Amy Young for inspiring me to try my own backgrounds!

Thanks for stopping by! If you'd like to join us for bi-weekly challenges over at 7 Kids, follow THIS LINK to our FB page! And don't forget about the 30% off sale going on right now until tomorrow, July 4th!