Life is Sweet (& Sassy)!

Here is one of my BFF's daughter, A, with Mattie in Hawaii. I had forgotten to make her a card for her birthday in September so I made her one & will be mailing it with her Christmas gift.

The stamped image on the card reminds me of her (or at least an older version) so I thought it'd be perfect. I got the image from the Copics Certification class -- it looks so familiar but for the life of me, I do not remember where she's from!

A is so very girly-girl, but is shy & sassy at the same time. I included the big bow and doily for that ultra-femme side. And thought the crown would highlight the sassiness part! Hehe!

Hope you're all having a great Saturday so far! I'm working all weekend (boo!).

Copic Creations' Brown Challenge

Yup, I finally did it!

Made a Christmas card with traditional colors! Except the sentiment isn't! :)

I'm entering it for Challenge 38 over at Copic Creations. Make a scene or use earth - browns (E Copics).

It was fun coloring these wooden deers, an image I obtained from the Copic Certification class back in September.

Hope you all have a fabulous Friday!

Wild & Crazy stuff.

Good morning, everyone!

My card today is for my crazy co-worker and friend, MM. She is fun, the kind who would start a pillow fight with the nurses to get the patient to laugh! I wanted to make her a card that is as wild as she is! She is heading to Chicago to be with her boyfriend.

The stamp is Lola from Simply Betty. These emo kids are so cute, cool, and coloring them is so much fun! I decided to leave out Lola's friend, a rat -- I am NOT fond of rats! Ugggh, I shudder and get goose bumps just thinking about them.

I tried my best to remember Amy's basic pointers for coloring straight hair on her video at Color Me Copic. I should've re-watched it as it didn't turn out right and strand-y. Whoops! :)

Supplies-
CS - Taylored Expressions KI kit, October '10.
B&W PP - Teresa Collins.
Polka dotted & colorful PP - Crate Paper (Restoration) from Taylored Expressions KI kit, October '10.
Markers - Copics.
Stickers - Cosmo Cricket (Joyride).
Brads- Making memories.

And speaking of fun and crazy, I went to the San Francisco Giants' parade yesterday. For those of you who aren't familiar with baseball, the Giants won the World Series against the Arlington Rangers on Monday. It had been our first title since 1952, when the Giants moved to SF from NY.

Can I just tell you, even explain how great it feels to be in the Bay Area right now? There is just this wonderful sense of camraderie, victory, hope. That a bunch of misfits and previously labeled underdogs have come together to truly work as a team. And did I mention how cool and cute those players are? Hehe!

I am not a hardcore fan by any means. But I've always loved the Giants and supported their games. I am beginning to truly like being into sports. I think it started when I was preggo and became really intrigued with basketball and watched almost every game of that year. It must've been all that testorone in my body :).

Here are some pictures from yesterday's parade:







All taken via my iPhone. There were over a million people there. I didn't want to bring my big camera, but I regretted it. There were so many opportunities for good pics! Did I also mention that I went by myself? The people I was supposed to go with got called in for work and one went into labor the night before (the nerve! hahahaha!). I was scared I'd get trampled or look like a loser, but I made friends and it was so WORTH it! I was also on-call at work and had to come back in at 3 pm. I almost didn't make it. So I think those things kinda make me semi-hardcore, right? :)

Here's a lay-out I wanted to share with you from many years ago. I think it was 2006, a baseball game with my co-workers. Could've sworn I blogged about it but I can't find it. I may have labeled it wrong.



Anyway, enough rambling! Have a great day! Yay, Giants!

Cartwheeling Chickies

Decided to leave this pic uncropped. Thought the black-ish background was kinda cool!

Made this half card, half tag for a friend who's expecting her first baby this month.

I always thought these Cartwheeling Chickies were cute ever since I first saw them on Jo's blog.

Paired them with some Dear Lizzy and Teresa Collins and voila! The ultimate girly-girl card!

*hugs*

Bringing you a bunny and some love.

Does anybody else feel like putting up their Christmas tree today and singing carols??

Haha! Cuz I do! I LOVE Christmas! And I also wanna make the most out of my decorations this year :).

Anyway, back to my post. Can you believe I actually colored a stamped image? Hehe, it's been so long that neither can I! This cutie is Scooter Chloe from Sparkle's store.

Please pardon the coloring of the scooter -- I'm a bit rusty with my Copics. Just pretend it's a little vintage ride so it's not supposed to be all smooth :).

And look what I found in our backyard yesterday:



Have a great Monday!