Twisted Thursday--Summer Embellishments

Hello! Is it hot enough where you live? I know it is plenty hot here, definitely summer here in Tennessee. Aren't these just the cutest images? Perfect for  making you think of the cool waters of the ocean. Our challenge this week is to use some summer embellishments on our projects. I love that lime green ribbon, it is perfect for summer cards and projects. My other summer embellishment is that cool, sparkly sun button. Want to play along with us this week? Just create a project with your favorite summer embellishments and link it to the Shirley's 2 Girls Challenge blog. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit the rest of the DT for even more inspiration.

TWisted Thursday--Use ORANGE!

My favorite day of the week is here--it's another Twisted Thursday! This week the twist is to use the color ORANGE. Not hard for me at all since that happens to be one of my favorite colors. Want to play along with us? Create your own project and then link it to the Shirley's 2 Girls challenge blog so we can come see your work. Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT too!!

My maestro image is colored with Copic markers. I love that retro looking paper, that and the other papers are from DCWV. The music notes were die cut using some Sizzlet dies. I used a little orange Stickles on the star in the corner.

Copic Class card

This is a card I will be making in an upcoming Copic class. The stamp and papers are from The Angel Company. Thanks for stopping by!

Twisted Thursday--Use Water, Waves or Wet!

Hello!! It summer and the perfect week for a water inspired challenge with Shirley's 2 Girls. Our Twisted Thursday challenge is to use WATER, WAVES or something WET on your project. I just love sand castles and this one was a lot of fun to play with, and what a great sentiment too. I started by coloring my image with Copic markers. I used some papers from DCWV and I chose those papers because the mosaic one reminded me of a pool liner and the other one is actually a piece of paper with waves cresting on a beach. To complete my beach theme here, I added a shell button and some star border. Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT too, we all have some really cute summer images.

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Twisted Thursday--Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome to another Twisted Thursday! This week we have a sketch for you to try. I flipped the sketch on its side to accommodate my image. I used one of my very favorite images and colored it with Copic markers and then added a star shaped clip tie with a little ribbon accent. We hope you will join us this week--pull out your favorite Shirley's 2 Girls image and use the Sketch below to creat your project and then link it back to the challenge site. 

Don't forget to check out the rest of the Design Team's creations! All the links can be found on my side bar. 

We finally have the new carpet in place and I am trying to get the house back together. I am hoping to be able to work in the craft room this weekend, My supplies have been packed away for a couple of months now, I really miss them!

Twisted Thursday--SPARKLE!!

Wow, it is already Thursday again, I can't believe it is already July! Well it is my favorite time of the week because it's time for another S2G Twisted Thursday! Our twist this week was to add some SPARKLE to our project. I started with my Mermaid image and colored her with Copic markers. For the sea grass behind her, I added some bluish green glitter glue. I also added some glittery chipboard accents. We would love to see your projects that you create, just remember to add some SPARKLE and then link it to the challenge site so we can come and visit you.

We have five new additions to the Shirley's 2 Girls design team. Welcome to Chris, Laurel, Mae, Melissa and Wendy! Plus you can go and check out these DT blogs for some more amazing inspiration: Ann, Cat, Debbie, Georgia, Jane and Judy. 

Twisted Thursday--Something New

Welcome to another Twisted Thursday! We are continuing our wedding theme this week with more of the gorgeous new Bride images. Our twist this week was to use something NEW! Not only did I use my new Church image, I also used a new loopy border punch and those lovely silver buttons. I colored the image with Copics, using papers from Making Memories, a Fiskars border punch, and silver button accents from Joile's. We would love for you to join us in this weeks challenge. Don't forget to take a look and see what the rest of the DT has created.

BRIDAL BLOG HOP!!

Going to the Chapel... & we're gonna get married!
S2G DT is having a BLOG HOP! This one is all about that Special Day in a 'girl's' life! It's ALL about Weddings, Showers, Brides, & LOVE!  S2G has created a bunch of NEW Digital Stamps just the occasion.
They've got a "Bridesmaid"... "Church"..."The Couple" Digital Stamp  & so much more!   You seriously DO NOT want to miss  this Spectacular Blog Hop!   The DT has once again~outdone  themselves & we can't wait to share the 'sweet' creations with you.
S2G is giving away 2 Prizes for this BH. One will be the GRAND PRIZE...which consists of 3 of our NEW Bride Digital Stamps, some Bride Clear Stamps,lots of ribbon, inks, embellies, DPS,  glitter & some other fab girly-blingy things!   The second prize will be the pick of 2 of  our NEW Bride Digital Stamps.  

Hopefully you arrived here from Carlie's blog, if not, you will want to start back at the beginning on the S2G Challenge Blog.

And here is my card! Perfect timing for me too since I have a couple of weddings to attend in the next few weeks. For this one, I used the colors from one of the weddings I will be attending and the Congratulations image. Our twist was to use "Something Old" and I used the first embossing folder that I ever bought and some old ribbon that I have had for a while. I added some shading to my doves with a Copic marker and some sparkle to the flourishes with a Sakura Glitter pen. I used papers from DCWV.

Your next stop on the Blog Hop is the very talented Jane!

Kits Available!

Shirley's 2 Girls has some awesome kits available right now in the store, but hurry, there are limited quantities. There are several different styles to choose from but I have pictured a few of my favorites below.

Scene from Nature

Good Morning! I mentioned before, that in my last Copic class we were looking at different ways to color things in nature. We colored things, like sky, flowers, a bird and I wanted to find something where I could demonstrate grass and water. This stamp from Stampscapes fit the bill perfectly, I could demonstrate water, grass and more sky! I love these stamps, mainly because of how easy it is to create your own scenes and how the stamps came be used in different ways to create unique looking scenes. I think the nature feel to them makes them perfect for making those masculine cards. As with most masculine cards I make, I keep the embellishments to a minimum. 

Copics used: grass: YG03, YG06, YG 09, G09, sky: B000, Boo, rocks: C3, C5, C7, water: B32, B34, Boo