Distress'in' Style!!

Hello & Happy Friday Friends!!  Busy, Busy am I today I tell ya---oh my!  Today is my son's 12th birthday--Happy Birthday Riley!!  He has 4 friends coming over at 3 today for a sleepover and hubby is taking them laser tagging too.  We got Quizno's sandwich platter and pizza's for dinner---his 2 favorite foods and then chocolate/chocolate cake for dessert :o)  We did get most of his presents yesterday, but his big present which is an air hockey table is delayed and won't be here until next week, darn it all--I had wanted to get it set up so the boys could all play but no such luck.  He got lots of video games and extra controllers for his XBox 360 so he's set for the evening along with a stack of movies :o)  Hopefully my house will survive 5 12 year old boys, lol!

Happy 12th Birthday Riley!!

And it wouldn't be right if his momma didn't give him a "WoooHooo" shout out on my blog!  Twelve years ago I gave birth to the fattest and cutest lil' baby boy ever--he was a delight from the moment we brought him home.  He's always been so good, so laid-back and easy going that it's always a joy to be his mom!  He's a bit of a momma's boy but that's a-ok with me, he definitely prefers to spend time with his dad now but always comes around to me :o)  He loves action figures, Star Wars, war movies and history, video games and spending time with his ma & pa, LOL and he's a straight-A student too!  I can't believe he's almost a teenager--ack--where did the time go?  I love you baby boy and hope this year brings you lots of joy, fun and wishes come true!!

NewsBitz:

-I finished a 4 part video on "Coloring with Copics to look like Distress Inks" yesterday--whew it was a long one that I had to cut into 4 parts.  You can find them HERE or access them at the top of my blog under "Tutorials/Templates" header.

-Susana's Custom Art & Card Design will be having a NEW Elisabeth Bell Release next Friday, Feb 19th!  Blog Candy starts on the 15th!!  These are such lil' cuties!

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Warrior of Love

I'm sharing a card with you today using the image I colored in my new "Copic/Distress Inks" video--see link above.  This cutie is called "Cupid Tilda" (looks like Diana is out of this one, but see all the Valentine stamps at Magnolia-licious HERE)!  I had so much fun making this card and coloring this cutie--I  hope you find my videos helpful--if you don't want to invest in Distress Inks or learn to use them, it is possible to use your Copics in the same way.  My papers are a mix of cs, polka dot dp by PTI and the floral is by Anna Griffin. 

Lots of distressing with my distress tool and inking of edges--the sentiment is from a Heidi Grace set I have (find it HERE and it's on sale-bargain).  I bought these paper doilies awhile ago and I've been itching to use them--I inked it up to distress the white a bit.  The mini roses are by Prima--buy them HERE--and I just twirled the stems around a paintbrush.  I added a few stickles and some diamond glaze on the heart arrows and the bow was made with my fave Bow Easy!

See my video's to learn how to color this sweetie (link above) but I used these Copic Colors:

Hair: E27,E31,E41,W3/Skin: E13,E11,E00,R21,W3/Dress:R20,R00,R0000,W3,E42/Bow:E7,E25,E53,E41,W3/Arrows: C5,C1,C00,W3

I'll see ya back here tomorrow with another fun project and don't forget that Monday is the 15th which means Copic Creations Challenge, Blog Candy and the reveal of the new Dirty Dozen Gallery at SCS!!