Butterfly Birgitta

I almost forgot to post this card!  I made it on Wednesday and then life got busy and I saw it as I was downloading the rest of my new card pictures.

This is digi Butterfly Birgitta from CC Designs. Isn't she adorable? I had her colored up for awhile and when I saw the Anything Goes challenge at All That Scraps and the cool sketch at Sweet Sketch Wednesday, it was a perfect time to make a card to put her on.

and here is the sketch~ loved all the layers! I had so much fun making this card!

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: Butterfly Birgitta digi (CC Designs)
Paper: PTI cardstock, So Sophie Clever (My Mind's Eye)
Other: copics, rhinestones (Queen & Co), butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), ticket corner punch (Stampin' Up), embossing folder (Sizzix), Labels Ten Nestabilities (Spellbinders), star dust stickles

Going to the Pumpkin Patch with PaperCutz!

TGIF!

It's time for this week's PaperCutz Challenge!  We are "Going to the Pumpkin Patch"!  Make a card, LO or craft project for Fall using Cricut cut, hand stamped, or digital stamped pumpkins, and any colors you’d like!  You can enter your creation {HERE} and while you are there check out the samples from the DT AND see who is joining our team next week!  I am happy to see a few names on the list that I know. Welcome ladies! 


I decided to make a tag this week using my all time favorite fall stamp - Pumpkin Patch Riley. Tags are something that do not come easily to me but I keep 'pinning' tags on Pinterest so I thought it was time I made one. 

Supplies Used~

• Riley & Company - Pumpkin Patch Riley
• My Favorite Things - Dienamics Tag You're It and Stamp Set
• CC Designs - Amy R Autumn Sentiments
• Papertrey Ink Ripe Avocado cardstock
• Imaginisce - Apple Cider paper
• Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa
• bling & ribbon from a TE Key Ingredient Kit (Oct. 2010)
• Copics
• pop dots (used to pop Riley up)

TFL!

My card for Birthday Sundaes!

I have power again, yay!!!  It came back on about 9:30 pm last night but it was too late to start photographing & uploading pictures then.   We survived Irene with no real damage - just a huge mess to clean up in our backyard, luckily only parts of trees & limbs came down and missed our house thankfully! We lost the food in our fridge & freezer as well, we hope to restock once the stores around here restock their shelves. For now it's pasta, soup or takeout from places that are up & running.  There are still many, many people around the state with no power so I consider us to be very lucky & extremely grateful.

I did read 2 books and made 3 cards during the power outage, so at least I was a little bit productive! We tried to play UNO by candlelight after the flashlights died but it didn't go so well - it's quite hard to differentiate between blue & green with just a flicker of a flame!

Here is the first card that I finished - my DT card for Birthday Sundaes.

As a reminder, the challenge is to create a birthday card using this picture as inspiration (and include birthday wording on the card front).  With all the purple, you may be wondering how the heck I was inspired? I went with the dots & stripes on the flags, the green on the plate and naturally, the cupcakes :)  You can enter your card {HERE}!

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Supply List~

Stamps: CC Designs Swiss Pixie Cupcake Birgitta Digi

Paper: Papertrey Ink Stampers Select white cardstock, Basic Grey Eva

Ink: Stampin' Up Elegant Eggplant

Other: copics, Crystal stickles, Happy Birthday Cuttlebug folder, bling from stash, mini pop dots, Marvy scalloped circle punches

TFL! So happy to be back online!

Emma on Rock - ATS sketch challenge

When I saw the sketch at ATS this week, I just knew I wanted to participate!

I went through my pile of C.C. Designs Images and chose Emma on Rock since I wanted to make a summer card - summer seems to be almost over and I have quite a few stacks of summery paper that haven't even been touched yet! I opened up my 6x6 pad of Bo Bunny Barefoot & Bliss for this card. The empty space under the image threw me a bit, I dug deep into my stash for some clear dew drops to add, love how they look!

I have to confess, I almost threw this image out several times. I was not happy with how the coloring was coming out and it took me quite some time to realize that this image had been printed on Georgia Pacific cardstock ages ago and it's not great for copic coloring techniques (for me at least).  My husband told me to keep working on it and I'm glad I did - I think she turned out quite well after all! Below is the picture that captures the sparkle.

Thanks for looking! I'm off to color one more image before it's time for bed...Bachelor Pad is on tomorrow night. More crafting time for me while I watch it!

Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturday Challenge

Happy Weekend!

Any big plans for the weekend? I am hoping to pack for an all day crop that I am going to next Saturday. I am going to start on my wedding album! I already have all the supplies, now I just need the time to make page kits so I don't have to haul everything with me lol.

Today's SSDS challenge is a sketch one, sorry for the tiny picture!

And my take~
Yes more Pyrus! I love this line!! The big leaf flourish is from the Pops stickers, underneath the panel is a ribbon doily...what a pain to get all the holes poked out lol. The sentiment (from the Amy R Autumn sentiments set) was punched out with the SU designer label punch. Bling is from the $1.00 bins at Michaels.

To play along, please enter your sketch creation HERE and check out what the rest of the Design Team made.

Have a great day!

Paper Cutz Challenge #63

TGIF!

I can't believe it's been a week since I posted...well yes I can, last night was the first night that I went into my craft room since Saturday's card. Feeling a little better but I'm still coughing a lot. Anywho, you're not here to listen to me complain...it's time for another Paper Cutz Challenge!

This week's challenge is ANYTHING GOES! Make any card, layout or craft project!

I still had all of the Basic Grey Pyrus stuff out from the last card. This card was super quick. Both flowers are from the Pops stickers and the sentiment is from the Amy R Autumn Sentiment set.

To play along, please enter your project HERE and check out all of the Design Team inspiration!

Corrosive Challenge #83

When I was at The Big E the other day, I had to go see if the Sarasota Stamps booth was there. Every year that I've gone since I started stamping, I always buy a few stamps from them. I was so happy to see they were still there!

I bought quite a few stamps, among them 2 very nice pumpkin stamps. I wanted some realistic looking images since most of my stamps are cute and whimsical. I've been wanting to try the masking technique and was pleased to find it as a challenge at the Corrosive Challenge blog this week. Just the motivation I needed to get these stamps inky!

At first I stamped the 2 smaller pumpkins with the bigger pumpkin behind them...it didn't quite look right. So next I stamped the smaller pumpkin and masked the bigger one behind it , and then stamped a smaller one next to the bigger one. Love how it turned out!!

I went 'old school' with the embellishments and pulled out some leaf eyelets to use...the brads went missing lol, but at least I found a nice alternative. The sentiment is from the CC Designs Amy R Autumn Sentiments set.

Card Supplies:
Stamps - pumpkins ~ Sarasota Stamps; sentiment ~ CC Designs Amy R Autumn Sentiments set
Paper - images stamped on Georgia Pacific paper; dp is DCWV Amber Autumn stack
Ink - Memento
Copics - YR16, YR68, E55, E57, G17
Other: leaf eyelets from stash


TFL! I'll be back tomorrow night with an announcement!

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #6 - Monsters

Happy Labor Day! I hope that everyone who has had a long weekend is enjoying it!

Today's Lollipop Crafts Challenge is Monsters & Such. Please be sure to check out the Lollipop Crafts blog to see all the wonderful inspiration and details for playing along!

This week's challenge is sponsored by MelJen's Designs, the lucky winner will receive 5 images of their choice!

I used the Dragon's Little Friend card to create this Halloween card. I went to the LSS on Saturday and was inspired by all the Halloween stuff out :) The sentiment is from the Amy R. Autumn sentiments set.

Card Supplies:

Stamp: Dragon's Little Friend digi by MelJen's Designs, CC Designs Autumn Sentiments

Paper: Basic Grey Eerie

Ink: Memento

Copics: YG23, YG25, V05, V09, R20

Other: CM punch, button from stash, Scrappers Floss

You have until 8 pm EST on Saturday to play along! You know you want to :)

Have a great day!

Smile

Butterflies make me smile, so when I saw this stamp from the CC Designs line at All That Scraps, I just had to have it!


I paper pieced this cutie a few weeks ago and finally made a card using it today. The colors are for a challenge I hosted on one of the yahoo groups I belong to - purple, white & gray. It sounded easier than it was lol. The layout is the sketch challenge for this week over at For Fun Challenges, mine isn't exact, but I think it's pretty close :)


Card Supplies~
Stamps: Butterfly Baby Bunnies ~ CC Designs; Celebration of Thanks ~ Verve Stamps
Paper: Basic Grey Kioshi
Ink: Memento
Copics: RV32, V15, Y32, ROO
Other: MS monarch butterfly punch, Recollections pearls, Stampendous fun flock, cuttlebug folder, ribbon ~ Michaels, Marvy Extra Giga scallop oval punch, Zig writer, Tombow glue pen, lilac spica pen

I hope you all had a good weekend! It was great here, just too short!!!

Flutter By Wednesday #92

Happy Wednesday!

This week at Flutter By Wednesday, its an open challenge as long as you are using a butterfly, fairy, or angel on your creation.

I chose to use my Swiss Pixie Nora digi image from C.C. Designs. She's such a sweet looking winter fairy! I was playing around with scraps from Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses and then I saw this week's sketch at Mojo Monday and it all came together.

Here is the sketch:

I am also entering this in to the following challenges:
Stamp with fun - #41 Snowflakes
Everybody-Art #73 Snowflakes

Card Supplies:
Stamps: Nora ~ C.C. Designs, Snowflake Splendor ~ Verve Stamps
Paper: Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, PTI Sweet Blush
Ink: Rhubarb Stalk ~ Memento
Copics: E00, E02, R20, B01, B02, B04, E35, E37, N7
Accessories: Labels 8 Nestabilities, crystal stickles, Jolees snowflakes

Be sure to check out the Flutter By Wednesday blog to see what the rest of the Flutter Bys are up to this week!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

When I think about this last year, I get all teary eyed....happy tears, of course! I have so much to be thankful for this year...wonderful family and friends, without them I don't know where I would be...they have helped me become the person I am today. I am thankful for my new house and engagement. I am thankful that I am still working. I'm thankful for the wonderful online community of friends I have made and to those that have helped me grow as an artist this year. Your encouragement and support means the world to me!

Here are the last of the Thanksgiving cards to share:

Here is Riley with his turkey. The layout was a sketch challenge in one of my card groups. My favorite thing is the buttons, I finally bought some Scrapper's Floss to finish them off.

This is Indian Sadie from C.C. Designs. I used Unscripted Sketches #31 for the layout.

And last, but not least:

This adorable mouse is from Great Impressions. I bought him last year and never used him. I couldn't let another holiday go by without making a card with him. The layout is TESC91.

I hope you have all a blessed holiday!

Papertake Weekly #28

I'm remembering to post a card during the week that the challenge was issued, woohoo! I've created quite a few cards lately for swaps that qualify for challenges and then totally forget to post them. I'll still share them, probably next week since I'm on vacation and will hopefully have a little more time to blog post/hop.


I made this for a Letter M swap. Usually when I sign up for M swaps, its always a monkey for me, I love my Changito Monkey stamps! But the monkeys are currently hiding, so I had to come up with something different. While going through my images, I found this adorable Mushroom Friends image (by CC Designs) that I stamped ages ago. Glad to finally be using at least one stamp from that set.

I thought this week's sketch from Papertake Weekly was perfect for this stamp.

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Mushroom Friends ~ CC Designs
Paper: Basic Grey Ambrosia
Ink: Memento
Copics: E41, E57, Y35, R17, YG25, RV21, T3
Accessories: Nestabilities Labels 3, prima flowers, diamond stickles

Thanks for stopping by!