I'm Back with new Cards and Pictures too!

  And so excited to finally be back in my craft room and working on some cards.  It's been over a week since I have made a card and I could not wait to sit at my desk and start on some new challenge projects.
   
   All three of my cards today were created for new challenges at "The Outlawz" as well as some other fun challenges that helped to inspire me.   I'm sure happy to be back to creating and missed it so much.  Tomorrow, I plan to spend the entire day creating and I'm also very happy to be starting another class!   I'm taking the Level 5 - Copic Class over at Color Me Creative and I know it's going to be fabulous.  It's the only Level that I have not already completed, and now I can hardly wait to start back in.  After meeting Suzanne, (at last), this weekend I was more eager than ever to sign up.  Plus, you know me and I absolutely LOVE taking classes!


    Being back in Copic Classes has me back to coloring again and it's so much fun and oh so relaxing.  I could color away the day and that's exactly what I hope to do later and all day tomorrow.   I used my Copics to color each of the cards I'm sharing today.   My first card was created with two challenges in mind. -- The Paper a la Mode Challenge at 'The Outlawz' and also this month's Anything Goes Challenge over at CMC.  

    My cute little digi image is from Bugaboo Stamps and was colored with my Copics, along with some Glossy Accents.  The card base and the circle accents were both embossed in my Cuttlebug with some of my newest folders.   In looking at this now, I'm thinking it would be a sweet get well card, or an every day friendship card too.

   This next card was inspired and created for the new CAS Challenge, also hosted at The Outlawz.  The theme for this week is spring and spring colors and the challenge was to create a spring card using the colors - Pink, Yellow and Green.     This card again features another sweet floral digi from Bugaboo.  This card was also colored with my Copics and I used 3D Crystal Accents to add the look of water to the flower jar.  My checkered and polka dotted papers are some of my favorites from Memory Box.   

    I have one more card to share and this one was inspired and created for this week's Greeting Card Challenge at The Outlawz, where our theme to was use Strawberries as our inspiration.   I knew right away that I wanted to use this adorable Strawberry Cupcake digi image from A Day For Daisies on my card.   This too was colored with my Copics and for my frosting I added a layer of white chunky glitter.  The "Sweet" Sentiment is a digi sentiment and red bling is called Twinkle Goosebumps, which is new to me.  It's by Queen and Company and I bought it this weekend while down in Baltimore.   We had a great time taking a little field trip to do some shopping at Photo Scraps, which is Colleen's LSS.   

      And before I sign off, I'm sharing a few pictures that I took this weekend.  Please keep in mind that I'm not a great photographer, but I sure had a lot of fun with all these great ladies and I am already looking forward to being part of the next event which is already being planned for September 2013.  

Friday night Dinner (Table One)

Another View (Friday Night)

Friday Night (Table Two) 

Friday Night (Table 2)

Sunday Morning (Lobby)

Pat and me

Goodie Bags for ALL!

Sunday Afternoon - Advanced Copic Class

Sunday Morning (Lobby)

Sunday Morning (Lobby)

    As you can see, there were lots of smiles and laughs and we all had a wonderful time.   Every one is so friendly and kind and it's as if we've known each other forever.   I want to again say special thanks to Colleen for hosting this wonderful event!   It's the most fun I've had in ages and you can bet, I'll be there again next year!