Happy Easter!

I have three Easter cards for you today!  This first one is my attempt at a Clean and Simple card.  The bunny is stamped on an Inchie square and matted with a shimmery aqua paper and the pink patterned paper from Imaginisce.  The bottom section was dry embossed using a Spellbinder's Elegence M-Bossabilities folder.  The sentiment, button and twine are from Papertrey Ink.

 

The Fluffles the Cat Easter basket stamp on this card is from Stampendous and was colored and airbrushed using Copic markers.  The patterned papers are from Imaginisce and the mat layers are Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles and Labels Ten. 

And last, but not least, is a Pure Innocence image from My Favorite Things' Basket of Eggs set.  The patterned papers are also from Imaginisce and the image was colored and airbrushed using Copic markers.  The mat layer was cut using a Spellbinder's Decorative Labels Eight die.  This card was made using this week's sketch from Raise the Bar (Challenge 137).

Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy Easter!

Stitched Thanks

Today I have a thank you card that I made recently using images from Papertrey Ink's Stitches and Swirls set.  The image was colored and airbrushed using Copic markers. The sentiment is from the Mega Mixed Messages set.

The patterned papers are from Memory Box and the corner punch is Victorian Lace from EK Success.  For the inside I used some scraps from the patterned papers and stamped another of the stitched flower images in grey ink.

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MFTWSC61 - One of a Kind

Hello! Today I have a card for this week's sketch challenge over at My Favorite Things (MFTWSC61).   I turned the sketch vertical and used the Pure Innocence Paper Dolls set.

 

The image was colored using Copic markers and paired with papers from Basic Grey's Blush collection.  For the inside, I used the Framed Greetings Die and Stamp set to create the sentiment panel and then added a sentiment from the More Essential Sentiments set.  I popped the sentiment up on a Spellbinders' Labels Eighteen panel.

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Papertrey November Blog Hop Challenge

I took advantage of my day off today to get started on my Christmas cards and decided to play along in Papertrey Ink's November blog hop.  This month's theme is base your project on this inspiration photo.  I drew a lot of inspiration from the photo - the color scheme, the checks, the greenery and the toile paper.  I made two of each of the cards shown above, which makes it a pretty productive day.

This first card has holiday toile-style paper from The Paper Studio on the bottom half and I embossed the top portion using a Cuttlebug folder and then used a brayer to add Fresh Snow ink to the snowflakes.

The striped layer is decorative masking tape from 7Gypsies, and I added May Arts red twine.  The stamps are from Tiny Treats Christmas set.

The plaid paper on this second card is also from The Paper Studio and the bottom Pure Poppy section was embossed and inked with Fresh Snow using a brayer.  The white stitched ribbon is from Stampin' UP! and I added a red twine bow. 

For the last card, I used another embossed and brayered layer, as well as more paper from The Paper Studio.  The music layer is also masking tape from 7Gypsies.

The stamped plaid background is also from the Tiny Treats Christmas set.  All images were colored using Copic and Spica markers.
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RI DCC Challenge - Snowflakes

We are starting a new Designer's Choice Challenge over at The House That Stamps Built today and this time the challenge is to use snowflakes in your creation.  I have snowflakes on my patterned papers, there is a snowflake in my sentiment and my image is a snowman, so I think I have it covered! 

I have used 3813-M, Snowcat and Friends for my main image.  I used Copic markers to color the birds, birdhouse and cap and filled the snowman in using Viva Holo Iridescent Glitter liner.  The snow on the ground is Polar White Flower Soft.  The sentiment is 2006-H, Let It Snow and the patterned papers are from Memory Box's Yuletide collection and LilyBee Designs' Jingle collection.


I based my layout on this week's Sweet Sunday sketch (#144) and it also fits this week's Technique Lover's Challenge (TLC352) over at Splitcoast Stampers, which is 'Let's make it snow'!
Please be sure to head over to The House That Stamps Built to check out the rules for playing along and to see the great Snowflake cards the rest of the team has made!

Thanks for stopping by and have a Happy Thanksgiving!

MFT Sketch Challenge - Baby Yourself

I had a chance to play along with this week's sketch challenge over at My Favorite Things and made a birthday card using the Pure Innocence Lather, Rinse Repeat set.  The image was colored using Copic markers.  I paper pieced the bathtub and the shower cap and used Polar Ice Flower Soft for the bubbles.  The rubber ducky is popped up on a small foam square.  The mat panel was cut out using the Oval Decorative Doily die.  The patterned papers are from October Afternoon's Thrift Shop and Ducks in a Row collections.

The Birthday Girl sentiment is from the Pure Innocence My Balloon set.  Both sentiments were stamped on card stock that was cut out using the Oval Tab die, but I cut off the ends on the Birthday Girl panel using scallop edge scissors to make it fit better. I cut the three scalloped layers on the right side using the Scalloped Scallop die and staggered them.

I repeated the scalloped layers on the inside and used the Happy Birthday image from More Essential Sentiments.    I also repeated the rubber ducky from the front and colored it using Copic markers.

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MFT Sketch Challenge - Too Sweet

I decided to play along in this week's sketch challenge (MFTWSC44) over at My Favorite Things and made this card using Pure Innocence Lollipop Girl.  She was colored with Copic markers and her dress was paper pieced.  The image is matted using Oval Decorative Doily die and the horizontal strip was cut using Faux Crochet Border die.  The patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Two - Blush collection. 

I added some Viva Glass Effect Gel - Crystal Clear to the lollipop and her barrette.  The bow was made with seam binding and I added a flower button, tied with pink twine. I drew a border around both stamped panels while they were still in the die and then colored the edge using a pink Copic marker.

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RI DCC Challenge - Recipe Challenge

It's time for another Designer's Choice Challenge over at  The House That Stamps Built!  This time our challenge is a recipe challenge, from design team member Lynette Neus - use 1 image and 1 sentiment, 2 die cuts and 3 embellishments. (The die cuts can be Spellbinders, etc.). 

Here are my recipe 'ingredients':

1 image - Under the Sea (2423-L)
1 sentiment - Quartet Complements (8607-D)
2 die cuts - Spellbinders Labels Nine and Eighteen
3 embellishments - Ribbon, twine and charms

The image was colored with Copic markers and the background was airbrushed.  My papers are from Pink Paislee's Nantucket collection.  Please make your way over to The House That Stamps Built to get the details for participating in the challenge and to see the great samples the rest of the team has made!

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Outlines - Birthday Bash!

This week's challenge over at Outlines is Birthday Bash - make a birthday card!  For my card I have used Tall Presents (F-810) and Tiny Happy Birthday (AA-839).  The presents were colored using Copic and Spica markers and were paired with Jillibean Soup's Spotted Owl papers.  The sentiment tag has some Caribbean Teal twine tied in a bow.

Please be sure to look up the details for playing along with this week's challenge over at the Outlines blog and also check out the great cards the rest of the team has made:

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Kecia Waters - Stamping Deets
Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff

Thanks for stopping by!

MFTWSC41

I made this birthday card for a friend this week and based it on My Favorite Things' current sketch challenge (MFTWSC41).  I used stamps from the Pure Innocence Mud Buddies set and colored the image using Copic and Spica markers.  The trowel and pot in the image were replaced with metal charms and her outfit was paper pieced using papers from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Sunshine collection.  The other patterned papers are from My Mind's Eye Stella Rose Hattie collection and I added Swarovski crystals to the centers of the flowers for a little sparkle.

Hope you're having a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Halloween/Fall

We have a new challenge over on the Outlines blog starting today.  This week's them is Halloween or Fall and for my sample card I am using one of Outlines' new Fall Serendipity images - Apple Basket (I-1197).   I colored it with Copic markers and paired it with some Jillibean Soup Apple Cheddar papers.

Please be sure to look up the details for playing along with this week's challenge over at the Outlines blog and also check out the great cards the rest of the team has made:

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Kecia Waters - Stamping Deets
Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff

Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Scarecrow and Friends

We have a new Stamp of the Week for you over at The House That Stamps Built!  This week's half-off special is on this great Fall image - Scarecrow and Friend (3309-K).  I colored it using Copic markers and have paired it up with a Happy Halloween (1139-F) sentiment (currently available for 25% off in this month's specials!) and some Cosmo Cricket Matilda papers.  The layout I used is from this week's sketch challenge over at Just Us Girls Challenge (JUGS104).

Please make your way over to The House That Stamps Built to find out the details for getting Scarecrow and Friend for half price and to see the cute cards the rest of the team has made using it!

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Outlines - Halloween

This week's challenge over at Outlines is to make a Halloween card - it's that time of year!  I started out by stamping the Web (H-762) image twice using Versamark and embossing with black embossing powder (which qualifies it for this week's Pal's Paper Arts challenge to use heat embossing!).  Next I stamped the Spooky Kitty (G-1102) image and coloring it using Copic markers.  I added some Smooch Top Coat to the moon and stars to give them a little glimmer!  The Happy Halloween (B-1106) sentiment was stamped with Adirondack Terra Cotta ink.  The patterned papers are from Cosmo Cricket's Matilda collection.

Please be sure to look up the details for playing along with this week's challenge over at the Outlines blog and also check out the great cards the rest of the team has made:

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Kecia Waters - Stamping Deets
Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff

Thanks for stopping by!

RI DCC Challenge - Animals

We have a new Designer's Choice Challenge starting up over at The House That Stamps Built today and yours truly is your hostess!  The theme for this challenge is animals, one of my favorite subjects!  For my sample card, I have used Mister Goof (6205-M), one of  Repeat Impressions' great cat images, and I have colored it using my cat Saba for my inspiration.  The layout is from this week's sketch over at The Paper Players blog (PP65).

Here is a picture of her sitting on her very own coffee table book!  The sentiment I paired the image up with is from the Quartet Complements series and fits her perfectly - she is special!  Finally, I added a little black kitty button to my bow.

Please stop by The House That Stamps Built to check out the details for playing along with us for your chance to win some stamps from Repeat Impressions and to see the wonderful cards the rest of the team has made!

Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Pick a Flower

It's Monday and that means it's time for another challenge over at Outlines!  This week's challenge is Pick a Flower - pick a flower(s), any flower, and feature it.  I have chosen to feature the Round Posy flowers (E-1039 Round Posy Med. and D-1040 Round Posy Sm.), which I stamped, cut out and colored using Copic markers.  Each layer is popped up on foam tape.


I also used Solid Flower Swatch (H-688), which was stamped with Adirondack Rust ink directly on the Cosmo Cricket Social Club patterned paper.  I added Bye Bye Dragonfly (D-1186), which was stamped once on card stock and once on vellum and then colored.  The body portion of the vellum layer is glued to the card stock layer and its wings are bent up.  I used Posy Greeting Center (F-1049) for the sentiment. 

The color scheme I used is from this week's challenge over at The Play Date Cafe (PDCC100).


Please be sure to look up the details for playing along in this week's challenge over at the Outlines blog and also check out the great cards the rest of the team has made:


Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Kecia Waters - Stamping Deets
Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff


Thanks for stopping by!

RI Sketch Challenge - Happy Pumpkin Day!

We have a new sketch challenge going on over at The House That Stamps Built and we would love for you to play along for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate at Repeat Impressions!  For my card, I used this great Prize Pumpkin image (514-I), which I colored using Copic markers, and paired it with the Happy Pumpkin Day sentiment (2313-G).  The patterned papers are from BoBunny's Forever Fall collection.  I am so very much ready for Fall, how about you?

Be sure to make your way over to The House That Stamps Built to check out the sketch and the details for playing along.  While you're there, check out the great cards the rest of the team has made using the sketch!

Thanks for stopping by!

RI SOTW - Swan

We have a new Stamp of the Week over at The House That Stamps Built!  This week's half-off special is on this pretty Swan (4319-H) image.  I decided to create a little pond for the swan, so I started out by stamping it on a piece of patterned paper from Webster's Pages WonderFall collection.  I masked the swan and added Calm Water (4522-G) and Grass (3413-C) and then I colored the scene using Copic markers.  For the sentiment, I used Find Beauty (8614-D) from Quartet Complements.

Make your way over to The House That Stamps Built to get the details for picking up this beautiful Swan for 50% off and to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team has made showcasing it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Outlines - Loving Lots of Layers

It's time for a new challenge over at the Outlines blog and this week's challenge is Loving Lots of Layers - Outlines has so many images that are great for layering!  For my card, I used Flower Square Large (E-522) which I stamped twice and colored using Copic markers.  I cut the center section out of one and layered it on top of the second using foam tape.  I then layered that on three separate mat layers that were all cut using Spellbinders Nestabilities dies. 

For my sentiment I used Tiny Happy Birthday (AA-839) which was cut out and layered using a set of Spellbinders Blossom Tags and Accents Shapeabilities dies.  The patterned papers I used are all from Jillibean Soup (Homemade 6 Bean Soup, Apple Cheddar Soup and Watermelon Gazpacho).  I also used a bunch of Swarovski Crystals on my stamped image (Olivine SS7 and SS12, Clear SS16, Light Colorado Topaz SS12 and Sun SS7 and SS12).

Please be sure to look up the details for playing along with this week's challenge over at the Outlines blog and also check out the great cards the rest of the team has made:

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Kecia Waters - Stamping Deets
Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Sue Kment - Sue's Stamping Stuff

Thanks for stopping by!

RI DCC Challenge - One Layer Card

We are starting a new Designer's Choice Challenge over at The House That Stamps Built and this time the challenge is to make a one layer card.  Well that's a challenge alright, at least it is for me!  One that I suppose I technically failed since I have layered my patterned paper onto some card stock to give it some stability.  I hope the challenge police don't come after me!

I used Webster's Pages Lullaby Lane patterned paper for my 'one layer' and stamped  Toy Train (628-I), which I colored using Copic markers.  I added some teeny tiny buttons for the train's wheels and wrapped the blue velvet Webster's Pages ribbon around the bottom because it reminded me of railroad tracks!  The sentiment is It's a Boy (1816-E) and it was stamped directly on the patterned paper using Adirondack Stream ink.

Please stop over at The House That Stamps Built to check out the cards the rest of the design team has made for this challenging challenge and to read the rules for how you can play along!

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RI Sketch Challenge - Life's a Beach!

Today brings us a new sketch challenge over at The House That Stamps Built. For my card, I used one of my all time favorite Repeat Impressions images, Under the Sea (2423-L), and colored it using Copic markers.  I added some glitter to the sea grass and bubbles using Spica markers and I stamped the Life's A Beach (2407-G) sentiment directly on the palm tree patterned paper.

Here is the inside of the card - don't forget to decorate the inside of your card to go with the card front!

Please stop on over at The House That Stamps Built to get the sketch and find out the details for playing along on the challenge for your chance to win a $25 Repeat Impressions gift certificate. While you're there be sure to check out the cards the rest of the team has made using the sketch!

Thanks for stopping by!