I'm Still Alive!

I am still alive! Yes, I am but I have returned to my past career as a Special Education Teacher. Things will get easier in a few months, but right now I am on a learning curve after being out for 11 years! I still have my store and Copic Club so life is REALLY busy for me. I do want yo find some time to play in my craft room soon, I miss it. I also miss all my online friends.

I will be back soon!

Hugs, Julie

Christmas Mail CASE

I made this card with a new stamp set from Crafty Secrets that I just added to my online store. This stamp set is very affordable with so many images to use!!! I did CASE this card from a Crafty Secrets DT member here. It is not an exact CASE but I was inspired by many of the elements on her card. Of course I colored with Copics (see color list on yesterdays post). The cardstock is AC and the paper I stamped/colored on was X-Press all from my store.

I think this will do it for Christmas in July (: With 100 degree temperatures here it was a nice escape from the extreme heat. I may have to get an iced mocha coffee at Mokka coffee shop today (:

Thanks for stopping by and Stay Cool!

Crafty Secrets Christmas Mail Card

It's Christmas in July! I LOVE this sweet stamp set, Christmas Mail, that we now have in our store. Of course I colored her with Copics (see colors below) and used Rich Cocoa and London fog Memento Ink. The paper is Basic Grey and AC Cardstock. The Primas are Christmas with a touch of white flower soft in the middle. I added white stickles to give a snow texture to the ground.

Not sure if you were ready to experience Christmas in July so let me know what you think!

Copic Menu:

hair-E55

face-E51, R20

Coat and Hat- R30, R20, R0000

Skirt and gloves-G000, G40, G24

Boots- N1, T2

Letter- N1, R0000 R29 heart

Mailbox- T2 N1

Flag-R20 R29 E55 to rod

Belt- E51, E55

Snow- T1 and clear stickels

Happy Hoppers Buzzy Friends Forever (BFF)

This is a card I made for SCS Teapot Tuesday. The destination Station is a lady recently diagnosed with cancer. I will be sending her this cheerful card along with some goodies taht I hope she will enjoy.

The Teapot challenge was to be about bees and flowers, so I was really excited to pull this cute stamp out! I used Summer paper by echo park all items from my online store. I used a white Prima so I could match the purple Copic colors found in the stamped flower. The button in the middle of the flower is basic grey. The word smile is an old $ stamp I picked up years ago.

I hope this fun card brought a smile to your face today and let's pretend I am sharing my flower with you (:

Let me know what you think!!!!!

I'm still here

Just a sad note that my Grandpa passed away this past week and I developed strep throat on top of all the stress. I am looking forward to next week and feeling better again so I can stamp and color my worries away (: Just wanted all my friends in Blogger Land to know why I have been MIA.

Patchwork Fun

I made this card for this weeks TLC challenge on Splitcoaststampers. I am having trouble shrinking my picture size to fit in the SCS Gallery, ugh. I used basic grey paper (patchwork type pattern), bg buttons, a house mouse stamp colored with Copics on X-Press paper all from my store.

I have had a crazy busy life lately with four kids, a dh, a business and housework out the roof! I thought I could catch up once the school year is over but between volunteering at various camps it is getting worse I think. I will be car-less tomorrow, so my hope is to do a little housework then do a little crafting all day long (: What is everyone else doing this summer?

Let me know what you think!

Fun with Bags and Basic Grey!

I created this bag for my Secret Sister from my D.I.V.A.S. group on SCS/FACEBOOK. I have to say I love those ladies and it was a blast to spoil my SS this round. I used a Basic Grey 12x12 Kit called Wisteria and of course I sell it in my online store (: It comes with amazing papers, beautiful alphabet stickers and as you can see very pretty stickers. The sticker sheet is 12x12 so I have many more stickers left.

I love decorating plain gift bags and making them into something extra special. I think this bag took me less than 5 minutes to complete!

Let me know what you think!!!!!