Billie's Scrappetique

Friday, November 20, 2009

Sk8ter Dude Card – Feature Friday

I just LOVE a good sketch, don’t you? This week’s sketch was a super-simple one. And if you’ve been around here for very long, you’ll know that I just love super-simple when it comes to cards for boys or men! ;o)

Image – The Character Cafe
Sketch – Maria Bell of Pink Cat Studio
Patterned Paper – Heidi Grace Designs
Copics – E27, E37, B34, C1, C3, 0, E31
Skittles and Buttons – from my stash
Solid Paper – Craft cardstock

Please make sure you check out all of our other DT members blogs to see what they have done this week!

Thanks for stopping by! If you can, please check back again on Monday & Tuesday for my “debut projects” with The Rusty Pickle Design Team!

Billie

LiveJournal Tags: Copics,Pink Cat Studio,The Character Cafe,Skittles,Buttons

Friday, November 13, 2009

The Rusty Pickle DT Card

I am SO excited to have been asked to be a part of The Rusty Pickle Design Team! There will be a total of about 8 of us, but the list isn’t yet complete. We’re still waiting on answers from a couple of people. So very exciting!!!

I just love snowmen…I guess because I live in Texas where we rarely get snow and even then, not enough snow to build a snowman!? But maybe it’s also because snowmen are always so happy & cheerful looking! I don’t know, but they are a love of mine! So expect to see a few snow-person images between now and Christmas. And today’s image is a snow WOMAN! Isn’t she cute?!?! ;o)

Image – The Rusty Pickle
Copics – C7, 0, BG10, C3, 0, YR68, YR09, RV00, RV23
Bling – Star Dust Stickles
Sold Colored Cardstock – Stampin Up!
Patterned Paper – Nana’s Nursery
Sentiment – My Sentiments Exactly!

A bit of a different angle of this card. Look how the sparkle shows up? I know, I’m amazed too! ha!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you stop by again soon…

Billie

LiveJournal Tags: Copics,The Rusty Pickle,Stickles,Stampin Up,Nana's Nursery

The Character Cafe Feature Friday

Hello Bloggers!

Today is Friday, which means it’s time for a Feature Friday post for The Character Cafe!!! Today’s project is a Raffle Container that I made for our Fall Fair booth at the elementary school.

I used:

Image - turkey from Pilgrim Petra & Tom Turkey
Copics – YR09, R27, E27, E47, E99, E71, E31, YR07, C3, C1, E29
Martha Stewart Loop Punch
“Dirty” look - Memento ink pad in Rich Cocoa
Blue Paper – Heidi Grace Designs

Thanks for stopping by today and have a GREAT day!!!

Billie

LiveJournal Tags: Turkey Tom,The Character Cafe,Raffle Container,Fall Fair,Copics

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

BLOG HOP WINNER

Just a quick message to announce the winner of my Feature Friday blog hop!

Rhonda - Congratulations! You've won the Bernard Bear image I used on my project. Kendra or Kelly from The Character Cafe should be contacting you by email. If you don't hear from them, please let me know. :o)

Enjoy your image! It was such an easy one to color and so versatile too!

Billie

Friday, November 6, 2009

The Character Cafe BLOG HOP

Thanks for stopping by my blog today…the FIRST stop along the way in The Character Cafe Blog hop! Today, I am using “Bernard Bear”. Isn’t he just ADORABLE!? Kendra & Kelly have really outdone themselves the last 2 months! These images just keep getting better & better and I am very proud to be a part of this TEAM!!!

This is for a boy’s birthday, so I chose to keep it SUPER SIMPLE! Details of my project:

Image – Bernard Bear from The Character Cafe
Patterned Paper – Piggy Tales Tortoise & the Hare
Skittles – Dyed with Ranger Alcohol Ink in Lettuce
Copics – E33, BG10, B26, YR09, G82, G12, RV00, E99, YR67, B24, YR07, E57, C3, E31, B29

PS – I tried taking photos outside to make the colors look better, but instead, it just washed them out. The one paper is orange, NOT PINK! *sigh* One day I’ll get it right!

Please make sure you leave comments along the way for a chance to win some FABULOUS freebies!!! Here are the details of how to get free images and a super discount at The Character Cafe!

- Comment on all blogs to be entered to win the FULL RELEASE & become a follower (if not already)
- Discount code is "Remember" to receive 40% off from Friday (blog hop start) to Friday, Nov. 13 at noon
- Each DT Member will draw a winner from their comments to receive the image they worked with. I am giving away Bernard Bear!
- If you post about the blog hop on your blog or elsewhere, let us know and you’ll get an extra entry for the FULL RELEASE win
-All draws will be posted on Wed. Nov. 11th

And in case you get “lost” along the way, here is the order of today’s blog hop and the images that each DT member is using!

The Character Cafe
Billie - Bernard Bear (you are here)
Meredith - Izzy Elf
Angela - Tobogganing Twosome
Piali - Santa's List
Sara - Pax Penguin
Deanne - Remy Reindeer
Fink - Bernard Bear
Rachel - Izzy Elf
Diane - Tobogganing Twosome
Heather - Santa's List
Lola - Pax Penguin
Angie - Remy Reindeer
The Character Cafe Blog

And a FREEBIE for you!

YOUR NEXT STOP IS MEREDITH!

Thanks for stopping by!

Billie

LiveJournal Tags: The Character Cafe,Copics,Piggy Tales,Skittles

Thursday, October 29, 2009

TCC Feature Friday & Copic Color Challenge!!

For today’s Feature Friday card for The Character Cafe, I have chosen to do another Christmas card. I know it’s only October and it was 80+ degrees in Texas today, but WHATEVER! Christmas is coming whether we want it to or not, so we might as well get ready! ;o)

This card is also for the Copic Color Challenge blog!

This is a shot of what the card looks like opened up.

Make sure if you do one of these, you have enough embellishments, time and creativity because this one seems to take a lot of all of them…just ask my brain after doing this one!!! ;o)

Details:

Snowman – The Character Cafe
Card – Tri-Shutter Card (search You Tube for videos)
Paper – red is Heidi Grace Midnight Kisses and Green is Cloud Nine Design Luster Sprigs – both were from Big Lots!
Rub-on’s – last year’s after-Christmas clearance at Michaels
Vellum Quotes
Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (to make the image shiny)
Skittles
Prima Flowers – Garnet bottle
Snowflake - Recollections Brad with SU embossing powder
Copics – BG96, E33, BV20, YR68, BG10, C5, B60, YG03, R20
December Tag - Plantin Schoolbook cut at 1”

NOTE: I made the mistake of showing this card to my hubby! He asked if this was going to be our Christmas card. “Uhhhh, nope! It’s my DT card.” He says “Well, can’t it be our Christmas card?” Crud! One down…49 more to go! LOL

Please be sure to check out the rest of our DT to see what they have going on this week! And whatever you do, DON’T forget to check back next Friday for our new release blog hop!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Billie

LiveJournal Tags: The Character Cafe,Copics,Skittles,Primas,Plantin Schoolbook,Tri-Shutter Card

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

One-Word Answers

Answer the following questions...with just 1 word....

1. Where is your cell phone? table

2. Your hair? ponytail

3. Your mother? sweet

4. Your father? tall

5. Your favorite food? shrimp

6. Your dream last night? dunno

7. Your favorite drink? Coke

8. Your dream/goal? debt-free

9. What room are you in? kitchen

10. Your hobby? cardmaking

11. Your fear? snakes

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Hawaii

13. Where were you last night? home

14. Something that you aren’t? grandmother

15. Muffins? blueberry

16. Wish list item? Copics

17. Where did you grow up? Texas

18. Last thing you did? laughed

19. What are you wearing? jeans

20. Your TV? off

21. Your pets? two

22. Friends? funny

23. Your life? hectic

24. Your mood? bah-humbug

25. Missing someone? Grandmother

26. Vehicle? Durango

27. Something you’re not wearing? shoes

28. Your favorite store? Michaels

29. Your favorite color? unsure

30. When was the last time you laughed? 5:45 PM

31. Last time you cried? unsure

32. Your best friend? Mike

33. One place that I go to over and over? Michaels

34. One person who emails me regularly? Deanna

35. Favorite place to eat? Stingaree

I am passing this along to:

http://scrappinpatty.blogspot.com/ and http://heatherinfl.blogspot.com/

Friday, October 23, 2009

Fall Themed Basket

Okay, so I made a “Fall” themed basket yesterday and took it to the school today. I wasn’t terribly impressed, but several people walking past me made comments about how pretty, so I guess I was too harsh on it. Or maybe because it was a complete PITA and all I wanted to do was eat that chocolate that was in there to give me a reward for not throwing it across the house!!!!! Anyway, the photo above is the of the basket sitting on my staircase. I decided I’d show you this photo so you’ll know what that green stuff is by the bucket in the close-up photos! ha!

I think this photo is kind of cool because of the way the Jack-o-Lantern is reflecting on the wall. ha ha!!!

A kind of “odd” overhead shot. Makes me dizzy, how about you?

A closer look at the left side of the basket.

A closer look at the middle of the basket.

And last but not least, a closer look at the right hand side of the basket. Yeah, I realized that I should have embossed the apples AFTER I got the flower wire glued into the center of them! UGH! Oh well….

And in case you care about details:

Leaves - A Child’s Year
Jack-o-Lantern – A Child’s Year
Crow – A Child’s Year
Apple – A Child’s Year
Scarecrow – Paper Doll Dress Up
Sunflower – Walk In My Garden
Crow – Googly Eyes
Stazon Inks in various colors for shading and effect on the cuts

And so you can avoid MY issues, DON’T use floral wire! It’s not sturdy enough and they lean and flop over! I made the mistake of making them all and THEN sticking them down into the basket…therefore ALL of my cuts were “done” with the floral wire! I was ready to throw them all in the trash and call it a loss when Judy suggested that I wrap the floral wire around the skewer to see if that worked. I told her I loved her…I don’t think she really believed me! But it worked, so THANK YOU JUDY!!! :o)

Oh, BTW, my daughter’s teacher said that all the goodies were gone by the end of the day. So if nothing else, they enjoyed the goodies!

If you have any questions, let me know!

Thanks for stopping by…

Billie

LiveJournal Tags: A Child's Year,Paper Doll Dress Up,Walk In My Garden,Fall Basket

Feature Friday Color Palette!

Hi Bloggers! Thanks for stopping by today to check out my Joy Fold Feature Friday Color Palette post. (say that three times fast!) This week is a COLOR challenge comes to you by our Design Team Member Rachel. She has chosen the colors “tulip, juniper, creme brulee and pink” from the Close to My Heart markers. Since I don’t have any CTMH markers, I substituted for similar colors in the Copic markers.

This is what my card looks like when it’s partially opened.

Here is a closer view of Scamp. This is SUCH a cute image!!

And here is what the card looks like fully open.

The recipe for my card?

Image – Christmas Scamp by The Character Cafe
Joy Fold Card - main cardstock cut at 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 and scored at three and flap (part behind Scamp) is 3x8 and scored at 4
Scallop Circle – Marvy
Small Circle – Martha Stewart
Snowflake – Recollections Brads, with SU embossing powder to give them a shimmer
Button – from my stash
Ribbon – white ribbon colored with Copic BG96
Skittles dyed with BG96, B34 and R24
Copics – BG96, B34, R24, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9, R27, YG17, RV34, BG10, 0 and YR82
Patterned Paper – Heidi Grace & Cloud 9 Designs (Big Lots for $1 per pack of 25)
Bling on Scamp’s Hat – Star Dust Stickle
Snowflakes Embossing Folder (behind Scamp) and distressed

Please be sure to check out The Character Cafe Blog and our other DT members to see what they are up to this week!

Sarabeth

Deanne

Fink

Lola

Rachel

Angie

Sara

Donna

Piali

Heather

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have an excellent day!!!

Billie

LiveJournal Tags: Joy Fold card,Copics,The Character Cafe,Cuttlebug Embossing Folder,Skittles,Ribbon,Stickles,Buttons,Christmas card,Christmas Scamp

Friday, October 16, 2009

Feature Friday – Copic Creations Challenge #14

Hello and thanks for stopping by to visit my blog! I have prepared a birthday card today using:

Image – Cupcake Pewter from The Character Cafe
Patterned Paper – Pressed Petals Pack from Big Lots
Orange Cardstock – Cardstock Online
Copics – C5, C7, C9, 0, Y08, R05, B34, R30, BG10, R27
White detail – Sakura Souffle Pen
Black Ribbon – Offray from Michaels
Sentiment – Inkadinkado???

The card base was made using a full sheet of 8.5x11 cardstock, scored at 4.25 to make two A2 cards. Cut your front flaps on the diagonal to get the layered effect as shown above. If that doesn’t make sense, email me and I’ll see if I can explain it better. ;o)

This project was made for the Copic Creations Challenge #14 – coloring black!

Please be sure to stop by and see what my other team mates with The Character Cafe have prepared for you today!