More Celebrate Cake ~ FBW #204

Happy Wednesday!

Just a few more days til the weekend, yes I'm already counting down LOL!

Today I'm sharing my card for this week's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge. This week we have a birthday themed challenge - just remember to include a butterfly or fairy on your project!  You can enter HERE and check out all the DTs card on the FBW blog too!

For my card I used another from the large pile of SCACD stamps I cut apart on Monday ~ More Celebrate Cake, isn't it cool? I love it!

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I used the JUGS sketch for my card layout~

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: More Celebrate Cake (Susana Loves Stamps), Hooray for Birthdays (Scrappy Moms Stamps)
Paper: Copic xpress cardstock, Glitz Yours Truly 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: mini flag die-namic (not sure which set it came from), Smooch Gold, brad & ribbon from stash, Martha Stewart butterfly punch 

Sweet Christmas Wishes

As promised, I am back with my DT post for Daydream Designs!

For today's card, I am using the Sweet Christmas Wishes set, it comes with the cupcake and the sweet sentiment.  I just {love} cupcakes and this one is especially yummy.  I had a great time coloring it (except for discovering my R24 marker is bone dry!!) I added cut apart a second cupcake to add the holly leaves by themselves as an embellishment.

I started with today's Feeling Sketchy sketch and incorporated the following challenges as well:

Created with Love Challenges #7 - Christmas plus a die cut (circles were cut with MFT Die-namics)
The Pink Elephant #164 - Use patterned paper
Christmas Card Challenges #40 - Use 3 of something (2 sets of 3 rhinestones for the holly berries)

And with that, pj day is officially over!  I have to go get cleaned up and then clean up the kitchen before we head to my parents for an outdoor dinner. It's so beautiful here today!  I really enjoyed having some time in my craft room during daylight hours!

Mariposa Stamped Images Holder

Happy Monday! 

Today I'm sharing the first project I created for September.  Yesterday I started cutting apart all of my rubber stamp sheets from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design.  While I've used several stamps I bought from there, most of the stamps I bought on sheets just stacked up (I know shame on me!!)  The ones I cut apart so far have been stamped and then filed into a 3 ring binder (my new method of stamp storage).  I had a pile of stamped images on my desk this morning and decided to make a holder for them using the Slip Cover template from My Time Made Easy.  I made one a few years ago and it's starting to show its age from being toted to crops. 

First I stamped Mariposa from the Eyes of Beauty and Dreams Collections on a piece of Copic Xpress cardstock.  I then stamped the flowers from the Fall Flora Fairies and Spring Flora Fairies collections.  Next I stamped the butterfly (not sure which collection this came with).  I colored all the images and made the grass with my copic markers.  I finished off the images with Crystal Stickles. I added ribbon and buttons from PTI along with some brads in the button holes from my stash.

Below is a view of the open box~

I'm entering my holder into this challenges:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge #38 - Lots of Bling

Amusing Challenges - markers

Anything But a Card #1 - must use a stamp

Tammy's Scrapin Corner #26 - Anything with Wings

Totally Stamplicious - Anything But a Card

Crafty Cardmakers #74 - Winged Things

Stamps + Fun = Creativity #115 - Anything but a Card

Thanks for looking! I'll be back later with a DT Post for Daydream Designs!

Flutter By Wednesdays #202

Happy Wednesday!

I'm here to share my card for this week's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge.

The challenge is to create a friendship card using a butterfly or fairy.  It's a sponsored challenge this week! One lucky winner will win a prize from Saturated Canary.  You can enter your card HERE and check out the DT cards on the blog too.

Each team member was provided an image to work with - I chose Pigtails. Loved the little doggy in the basket :)

I added a friendship sentiment from a rubber stamp set from Paper Makeup Stamps and added a few butterflies using a Martha Stewart butterfly punch. The dp is Basic Grey Sweet Threads.

Thanks for fluttering by today!

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

Freshly Made Sketches #39

Last post for tonight!

This is another image from the batch I colored last week. Isn't this skunk adorable?! It's from The Angel Company - can't recall the set name though. I used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches since it was perfect for a smaller image.  

I punched the skunk out with a Marvy circle punch and then the red panel was punched with a Marvy scallop circle punch.  I added the dots with a white Signo pen.  The cardstock, patterned paper and buttons are all from an old kit.

Here is the sketch~

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: The Angel Company
Paper: Bazzill, MME So Sophie Clever 
Other: copics, buttons from kit, Marvy punches, white Signo pen

A Penguin Birthday

Here's another card I made today!  Last weekend I colored 8 images to match a kit I got last year or the year before from Taylored Expressions. Having all the images pre-colored really speeds up my card making!

My niece is turning 4 this week so I will give this card to her. I know it's not pink LOL!  But it's a card done ahead of time for a change!  The end of the week will be busy for me and I know I won't have time to make a card then. 

I used the Techno Stamper Lunchtime Sketch~

TFL!

Supplies~
Stamps: The Cat's Pajamas
Paper: Bazzill cardstock, MME So Sophie Clever 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, copics
Other: MFT Chevron Stripes Die-namics, MFT Fishtail Stax, yellow stickles

Happy Father's Day!!

This is my 900th post!!!!!!! Wow!!! I began blogging in 2006 but it was only a handful of posts for a few years and then it became a regular part of my life in 2008.  Here's to 900 more! Woohoo!

I've been on a roll today with making cards so this is a first of 3 posts so that I can get all my cards in before the challenges end.  First up we have a card for my stepdad.  I had such fun making it this morning (don't you wait til the morning of when you need a card? no??  why not?!) I find I work much better under pressure :)

I am sharing this card with The Pink Elephant #152 - Masculine and I Spy Sketches #20 (whose sketch was based off a Lori Boyd card who is the TPE owner!)

Here is my card~

I made an absolute mess while creating this card. First I put together the base of the card and splatted it with Studio Calico Mister Huey's Mists in Manila. Then I masked the image panel with a rectangle and sprayed the mist over it. After that I colored the image, paper pieced the shirt and stamped the sentiment. Next up I cut these tools from MFT Die-namics using silver cardstock from PTI and spritzed them with the mist. Then I had to clean up my huge mess since the mist was everywhere!!

Here's a close up of the tools!

Here is the sketch from I Spy Sketches - I flipped it so I could hang the tools on the bottom of the panel.

TFL!!

Supplies~
Stamps: Moka Tim from Taylored Expressions, Hero Arts sentiment
Paper: PTI cardstock, Basic Grey Granola
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, copics (C9, C7, C5, E11, E00, B99, B97, B95, E59, E57, E55)
Other: ribbon from stash, brads from stash, border punch from Fiskars, MFT tools die-namics, Mister Huey's Manila Mist

Giraffe Girl

Good morning!

I'm popping in to share a card I made at the end of April and then forgot to post it (thus missing the challenge it was created for, oops!)

I buy a lot of stuff from MFT and it was my goal to use the stamps from the VIP package at least once before they were officially released. I did accomplish my goal but I was the only one to know LOL!

This cutie pie is Giraffe Girl from the MFT Pure Innocence line. I so love these little girls!

The sketch my card is based off of~

I'll be back tomorrow with that birthday card to share! Have a great day!

Supplies~
Stamps: Giraffe Girl by MFT
Paper: Bo Bunny Zoology
Ink: Memento, copics
Other: dienamics flower, pop dots

Card #2 for Sunday

I'm back with another card! By the way, This Means War was a great movie! I'd recommend it. Both my husband and I enjoyed it.

This one went together pretty easy once I picked out a sketch.

I changed the card to a standard size since my image was on the skinny size. The border piece is another negative I saved from the chevron stripes I cut yesterday. Some embossing finished off the background piece nicely! The pretty flower image is from Tiddly Inks, although it was a freebie from ages ago and I don't see it on the site to link up.

Now that I've turned the 6 images from last Sunday into cards, I counted to see what was left of the pad. I started with 13 sheets of 6x6 sheets and lots of scraps (I would say I had a little over 1/3 left of the pad).  I'm down to 7 sheets of 6x6 sheets and still lots of scraps!  I wonder just how many cards one can make from an entire pad LOL!  Tomorrow I'll make a few more cards with some of the scraps and then move on to another pad.

Here is the sketch from Cards & Things~

Supplies~
Image: Tiddly Inks digital image
Paper: Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter
Cardstock: PTI (Ripe Avocado)
Ink: copics
Other: Queen & Co Pearls, Cuttlebug Script embossing folder, diamond glaze

TFL!

Mimosa's Summer Flower

Happy Sunday! I'm so glad that I still have one more day ahead of me to enjoy!

Here is a card I created this afternoon~

This is Mimosa's Summer Flower from Bildmalarna and I paired her up with Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter (card #5 from this pad).  For the layout I used Freshly Made Sketches #33 (although I flunked the clean part of the challenge so I won't be entering lol). Instead of squares I chose to use my MFT Die-namics Pretty Posies for the die cut challenge at Hotshot Craft Challenge.

Here is the sketch~

Off to watch This Means War with my hubby. Love Reese Witherspoon!

Supplies~
Stamps: Mimosa's Summer Flower by Bildmalarna
Paper: Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black, London Fog), copics
Other: MFT Die-namics Pretty Posies, Scatterd Straw Distress Stickles (on the flower)

Odette for Mojo Monday #242

This is my 3rd post today. If you would like to see what else I've created, scroll down :) 

Hi again!

I am having so much fun creating tonight!  This is my 4th card using the Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter paper pad. 2 more images to go and I think I'll still have lots of paper left over. Thinking I should start making some 'scrap' cards with the leftovers. I've got a board on Pinterest dedicated to those types of cards.

I paired up Odette from The Greeting Farm with the Mojo Monday #242 sketch.

For the border piece under the image, I used a negative from the chevron stripes I used on my last card :)

Here is the sketch~

Supplies~
Stamps: Odette from The Greeting Farm 
Paper: Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter
Cardstock: green (PTI), red (misc. from my stash)
Ink: Memento, copics
Other: Kaisercraft pearl, MFT Die-namics Pretty Posies

TFL!

I Spy Sketches #17

This is my 2nd post for today. Scroll down if you'd like to see my wedding layout! :)

Today has been such a wonderful day!  We had a great time at my parents with my sisters and their kiddies.  Lots of food and fun!

I'm here to share card #3 that I've made with the Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter paper pad.  I used yesterday's sketch at I Spy Sketches. Their sketches are always fun and I hope to play along more often.  The sample card that the sketch was based off used chevrons so it was just the inspiration I needed to use my MFT Chevron Stripes Die-namics for the first time!

Here's the sketch~

Supplies~
Stamp: The Greeting Farm (sorry I don't recall her name!), hello from a Paper Smooches set (I added part of a line to the h since it looked like nello LOL!)
Paper: Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter
Cardstock: misc from my stash
Ink: Memento, copics
Other: Lemon Ice stickles, MFT Chervron Stripes Die-namics, cuttlebug embossing folder

TFL!

Fairy Fae

My 2nd card of the day!

Having images colored ahead of time really makes a difference in getting cards created quicker :)

This is also card #2 using the Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter 6x6 pad. I'm trying to see how many cards I can make from what's left of it! The image is Fairy Fae from Tiddly Inks. I've had her printed out for so long. Happy to finally use her!

I used last Saturday's sketch from Utah Divas International for my card layout. It was perfect to showcase the image as well as include a few other elements, like the embossing and border dies.

Now I'm off to scrap a layout for a few challenges on a Yahoo group!

Supplies~
Image: Fairy Fae by Tiddly Inks
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Paper: Basic Grey Scarlet's Letter
Ink: Colorbox Chalk Ink in Olive Pastel, copics
Other: cuttlebug embossing folder, Scalloped Eyelet Border die from Taylored Expressions, Recollections pearls, Frosted Lace stickles

You Sparkle

TGIF and Cheers to a long weekend!

I got out of work early today so I decided to start putting cards together with the images I colored on Sunday.  There are so many layers on this one that it took me awhile! 

In addition to trying to use my Basic Grey stash this week along with Danni, I also need to start using more cardstock and my tools like embossing folders and dies.  I was able to use all those things on this card, go me! I picked out several shades of cardstock that matched this paper pad and will see how I do using it over the next 5 cards that I have images colored for. For my layout, I used this week's CPS sketch (shown below). 

Here's another look so you can see the dimension~

And here is the sketch from CPS~

Supplies~
Stamps: Twinkle Fairy by Stamping Bella, Happily Ever After by Scrappy Moms Stamps (sentiment)
Cardstock: red (misc. brand), green (PTI), black (DCWV)
Paper: Basic Grey Scarlett's Letter
Ink: Memento, copics
Other: sizzix embossing folder, Queen & Co. rhinestones, pop dots, star dust stickles, Die-namics Scallop Ribbon border

Tweeting By...

to say hi! (I think that's what the inside of this card will say, not quite sure yet!)

Over a month ago, I spent an afternoon coloring and I still had two images on my desk just waiting to be put on cards. Here is one of them~

I looked through all my saved challenges for this week and thought the Deconstructed Sketch would be fun to use :)  and I also incorporated Flutter By Wednesdays #197 which is an open challenge this week, all that's needed is a butterfly, angel or fairy on your creation.

Supplies~
Stamps: PI You're So Tweet by My Favorite Things
Paper: PTI cardstock, Bo Bunny Ambrosia (on sale now at Susana's!)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: Martha Stewart punch, Recollections Rhinestones, MFT border die

TFL!

FBW #195 - Open challenge

Sigh...I'm having a hard time starting this post.

Today marks my last challenge with Flutter By Wednesdays....after being on and off the team a few times over the last three years, I have decided to step down permanently.  I've needed to make some changes in life and this is one of them.  I want to thank Danni for having me on the team for so long, it's my favorite challenge and I will still be playing along when time permits (which I hope is often)! To all my FBW teammates, it's been a pleasure to design with you and I'll still be fluttering by your blogs!

On to the challenge...this week's is open! Just be sure to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation. Click {HERE} to enter your project. For more inspiration from the rest of the team, please visit the links on my sidebar or on the FBW blog. 

Here is my card~

I colored this image weeks ago and finally got her on a card.  This is Lily from the Spring Flora Fairies from Carmen Medlin for SCACD. Since I colored her early, I was able to use lots of stickles :)  The paper is Bo Bunny Ambrosia, love these colors and I still have 1 or 2 more images to put on cards that match this paper. The sentiment is from Color Me Happy by My Creative Time. I didn't use it when I got it last year, but I've now used it on the last two cards I've made.

The layout is from this week's Techno Stamper's sketch~ love it and was so happy to play along again. It's been awhile!

Thanks for fluttering by today!

Tiddly Inks Challenge #81

I was on a roll last night and made three cards. This is the third one and I created it for the current Tiddly Inks Challenge - Best Friends Forever.  This cutie, Girl's Best Friend, was in my printed files for quite some time. She's thrilled to be colored and on a card now :)  I just love how the doggie turned out!

The layout of the card was based on a sketch from Digital Tuesday's challenge a few weeks ago. 

Supplies:

Stamps: Girl's Best Friend from Tiddly Inks, sentiment from Scrappy Mom's Raining Cats & Dogs

Paper: Copic Xpress Blend It cardstock, MME Stella & Rose Gertie

Other: copics, prima flowers, Queen & Co pearl

TFL!

Midweek Magnolias #2

I have been wanting to play with my Magnolia Stamps, so I looked through all of the current Magnolia challenges and found a sketch from a newer challenge blog called Midweek Magnolias.

Here is the sketch~

 

and my take on it~ I found this cutie in my stamped image pile, not sure of her name.

Supplies~

Stamps: Tilda from Magnolia Stamps, sentiment from Color Me Happy by My Creative Time
Paper: MME Stella & Rose Gertie
Other: copics, prima flowers, Queen & Co. pearls, MFT Oval Open Scallop Doily

TFL!

Animal bday card using Retro Sketches #3

I finally sat down at my desk today...and sat...and sat.  I flipped through oodles of stamped and printed images and picked out this adorable Birthday Cup Mouse. I found a new to me challenge blog called Retro Sketches and I used this week's sketch for my card layout, except I changed my card to a square since my image was on the larger size.  This is also my challenge card for Birthday Sundaes #48 to use an animal on a birthday card.

Here's the sketch~

Army Wives starts in less than an hour! I am so excited to see Susan Lucci on tonight's episode. I miss All My Children so much!

Supplies:
Stamps - Birthday Cup Mouse by MelJen's Designs, sentiment from Scrappy Moms Stamps
Paper - Happy Days by Simple Stories
Other - copics, buttons from stash, Cappucino twine from The Twinery, ribbon from my stash

TFL!