Simple But Cute Cards...

Happy Friday to you! Steve took the day off from work, the girls had the day off from school, and I reserved tickets at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science's new Expedition Health exhibit. On the page I linked, you can learn more about the exhibit. It was fascinating because it's interactive. You get a pass and there are several stations where you use the pass to record information about your heart, your walking stride, your height, etc. You can even see your blood pumping through your veins! There was a station that showed how sunscreen protects your skin. You could even do experiments. But we didn't do any of those. We were in that exhibit alone for over an hour and a half before Jessica had had enough. At the end, you sign out and get a printout about your health. Cool. I'm glad we went and look forward to going again. I'm glad it's a permanent exhibit. Unlike the Nature Unleashed, where they had information about earthquakes, volcanoes and hurricanes, and it ended on May 3rd, so Steve never did get to see that one.

I was hoping to create a little today and was successful! Yippee! This past week All That Scraps released some super cute new stamp sets and digital images. You really need to scroll through the past several days on their blog as the design team did a great job showcasing these new images. I fell in love with those Emmas and the Bugg-a-boos. Here's what I was able to create today...

This image is C.C. Designs Digi Emailed Sugarplums Polka Dot Emma. The paper I used is from DCWV's new Summer stack. The flowers are Primas that I received as a gift from Archiver's for NSD. The brads are from Hobby Lobby's Spare Parts line. Two are glittered and the large orange one is flocked. The metal pieces are beading spacers picked up in the jewelry/beading aisle. I adhered them with glue dots and stuck the brad through the centers.

This is the ladybug Bugg-a-Boo. I added lots of tiny black rhinestones and some tiny red ones. The flowers are a Punch a Bunch punch. The paper is also from DCWV's new Summer Stack. I used the Fiskars Apron Lace border punch.

Both images are colored using Prismacolor pencils, except for the gray (which is Koh-i-noor) and blended with odorless mineral spirits. I used my Nestabilities ovals as well.

Feels good to finally get something created. *Ü* Oh, and I wanted to thank you so much for all your lovely comments about my coloring recently. It means a lot! I have been firmly convinced that I cannot color. Not sure what the Koh-i-Noor pencils do that is so different, but I've had more success in coloring with those than anything else. That and reading up on coloring techniques on the internet may be sinking in. LOL

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have an awesome weekend.

Jeanne