Sweet Warm Ups

Good morning!

Today I'm sharing my Day 18 card for the Scrappin'-n-Chattin' 30 day Christmas card challenge. The prompt for that day was "sweets" - a yummy prompt for sure!

I created this card using an image from the Sweet Warm Ups set and the sentiment is from the Sweet Christmas Wishes set, both available at Daydream Designs!

I used this week's sketch from The Sweet Stop. This week was a sketch with a spin - use die cuts or punches. I used my EK Success Scallop border punch and a Spellbinders Ribbon Tag die cut. The "topping" was made using White Opal Liquid Pearls - my first time using them. Love how it looks :)  The paper is from the MME Be Merry 6x6 paper pad.

Here is the sketch~

TFL!

Words of Wisdom

Hi crafty friends!

We are halfway through the week!  Woohoo!  No baseball on tonight so I have some extra time to blog the cards I made over the weekend.

This is the card I created for the Sweet Stop Sketch #166.  I had lots of fun playing with my scraps making the double ended flags!  I also tried something new with a "homemade" light box set up - it's not perfected but it's a bit better than my hallway was.  One of these days I'll splurge on a nice box! The papers are all Basic Grey Paper Cottage from the Simon Says Stamp July kit.

Here's the side view so you can see how I popped up the quote panel and added the butterfly to that.

And here is the sketch~ 

TFL!


Supplies~
Stamps: Words of Wisdom (Verve Stamps)
Paper: Paper Cottage (Basic Grey), kraft cardstock (PTI)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Other: dies from MFT, butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), pearls (Kaisercraft), pop dots

Flutter By Wednesdays #171

Happy Wednesday!

It's time to FLUTTER! As a reminder all of the challenges this month are open, just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel.  We're also celebrating Danni's birthday month and she would love to see some of her favorites included on your project - pink, sparkle, bright colors, butterflies and fairies:)

This week we are joined by Guest Designer, Amy Young, and we have two very cool sponsors - Whimsy and Stars Studio/Mabelle Ro and Tiddly Inks! Please click {HERE} to enter your creation!

Here is my creation~

I used the fabulous Basic Grey Indie Bloom papes - love the bright colors!  I stamped my image in Memento Dandelion ink, it's a great Hampton Art stamp that I picked up at Hobby Lobby a few months ago. The happy birthday is from a Papertrey Ink set.

I also used this week's sketch from The Sweet Stop~

Thanks for fluttering by today!  I'll be back in a few hours with my Cooking It Up with Katie challenge post.

Celebrate with Flutter By Wednesdays!

*Please scroll down to see today's Cooking It Up with Katie challenge!*

Today's Flutter By Wednesdays challenge theme is Celebrate!


We are welcoming a new team member today - please join us in welcoming Mary to the team!

Here is my take on the Celebrate theme. I love birthdays so naturally I had to make a birthday card :)

I used Natalie Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps, isn't she sweet? I love how her dress came out. The most exciting thing making cards with no power was getting to use stickles. I had plenty of time to let them dry LOL.

I used a Sweet Stop sketch from a few weeks ago~

Don't forget to include a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation.  You can upload your creation {HERE}, please check out the rest of the DT's blogs to see their samples.  Links are on the FBW blog and my sidebar.

Next week we start a whole month of fun to celebrate Danni's birthday, you won't want to miss out!

Supply List~
Stamps: Natalie Fairy from Paper Makeup Stamps, sentiment from Verve Stamps
Paper: Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock, image was stamped on Copic Xpress Blend It cardstock, Basic Grey Hopscotch
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: copics, crystal stickles, Marvy scalloped circle punch, American Crafts ribbon, Prima flower

A Color Challenge for PaperCutz!

TGIF!!

Today's challenge at PaperCutz is a fun one!  We'd like to see a card, layout or project using the colors Pink, Orange, and White ONLY, a small amount of black may be used. Click HERE to join in the fun and to check out the rest of the team's samples!

It took me forever to pick paper to use for this card LOL!  I finally decided to use KI Memories Paisley Parade when I found THIS sketch over at The Sweet Stop Sketches.

And here is my take! I used my Verve Blue Skies stamp set for the first time.  I love how everything just pops on this card - the quote panel & butterfly with pop dots and the layers pop with the black. 

Supply List-
Stamps: Blue Skies by Verve Stamps
Paper: KI Memories Paisley Parade, CTMH black cardstock
Ink: Memento
Other: Smooch (on the butterfly), Stampin Up Ticket Punch, Basic Grey Bling It rhinestones, pop dots

TFL!

Natalie's Cake

I spent some time Monday morning stamping images from a bunch of stamps that I got from Paper Makeup Stamps. One of my favorites from this order is Natalie's Cake because I LOVE cake LOL! I used one of my favorite birthday sentiment sets, also from PMS, called Birthday Cheer.

I used last Saturday's Sweet Stop Sketch for the layout - flipped to accommodate my image.

I used Labels Eight to cut my image and the ribbons are from my overflowing stash!

TFL!  Stop back shortly for my PaperCutz Challenge card!
 

Trick or Sweet!

Halfway through the week, YAY!

Here's a quick post today showing another Halloween card from my crop~

I used a Sweet Stop sketch from a few weeks ago~

and incorporated these challenges~

CRAFT Challenge #73 - Spooky

Dutch Dare #89 - Halloween

Twisted Thursdays - Spots & Dots and things that go bump in the night

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Trick or Sweet ~ Taylored Expressions

Paper: Echo Park Paper Company, Prism cardstock, image stamped on Georgia Pacific

Ink: Memento

Copics: YG17

Other: Smooch Illuminate & Green Apple, buttons from the TE Project Pantry kit, twine, big scalloped circles lg nestabilities

TFL!

Same Set - 3 cards

This weekend Danni challenged the Weekend Crew to use a stamp or stamp set and make 2-3 cards with it. Since this will be a long post, I'll include the supply list of all cards at the end.

I chose my new Loads of Fun set from There She Goes. When I saw samples made with this set, I just had to have it because it was fun and made me giggle. I really love how clean and nice these stamps stamp!

Here is the first card -


This is the inside -

I used this week's Unscripted Sketches #42 for the layout.


Here is card #2 -


I used this week's Sweet Stop sketch for the layout. I used the Storybook cartridge to cut the scallop out.


And last but not least -

The sentiment on this one cracks me up! I used this week's Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge for the layout.


So which one is your favorite? I think I like the first one best :) I still haven't used all the stamps in the set, so I'm sure you'll be seeing many more cards in the future!

Supply List - all images stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black
Card #1
Paper: Basic Grey Origins
Copics: E31, E41, E27, YG63, E18, YG67, Y15, Y35, YG11
Other: Nestabilities Labels 1, prima flowers & brads from stash

Card #2
Paper: Basic Grey Sugar Rush
Copics: E41, YG25, R29, T3, E18
Other: Storybook cricut cartridge, spica pens, ribbon & flower from stash, brads from Making Memories

Card #3
Paper: Basic Grey Ambrosia
Ink: Memento
Copics: T1, T3, R29
Other: Fiskars threading water punch, glossy accents

Thanks for visiting! I'm off to clean off my scraproom before dinner, hoping to scrap a little after we watch a movie later (Dirty Dancing anyone?? One of my favorite movies ever!!)

2 more cards!

I'm on a roll today! I have 2 more cards to share with you and possibly one more later.

The first one is Birthday Cake with a Stella in it. I've stamped images of her so many times, but I think its the first time she's made it to a card.

I used the Whimsical Wednesday sketch and the Colour Q Challenge (hopefully you can see the orange, I went a little overboard on the pinks LOL!)



The second card is made with another of my all time favorite bella stamps, the Valentini! This is another one from my first order that I've used a bunch of times :)

I used this week's Sweet Stop Sketch


Card Supplies:
Card 1 -
Stamps: Birthday cake with a Stella in it ~ Stamping Bella, Birthday Greetings ~ Sweet N Sassy Stamps
Paper: Basic Grey Perhaps
Ink: Memento
Copics: Eoo, E27, R89, YR24, YR21, R81, R85
Others: Stampin' Up eyelet border punch, Kaiser rhinestones, glossy accents, diamond stickles

Card 2 -
Stamps: Valentini ~ Stamping Bella, Key to My Heart ~ Sweet N Sassy Stamps
Paper: Basic Grey Blush
Ink: Memento, Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink
Copics: G00, BG07, BG09, R24, R27, R89
Others: glossy accents, clear spica pen, prima flowers, brads from stash

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Be Mine

My first card of the day is using Be Mine Cocoa from Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps. Isn't he adorable? I won him as blog candy on Sandy's blog and couldn't wait to use him.

It's um...rather pink, I like pink and all, but I think it might be a bit overboard LOL! I used this week's Sweet Stop Sketch and flipped it so that the dp went the right way. I added some fun flock to Cocoa's nose and the heart of the envelope. So glad I found these mini heart brads in my stash to use! That's 20 brads in 2 cards...only 20,000 brads to finish using up! {giggle}

Here is the sketch -

Card Supplies:
Stamps: Be Mine Cocoa ~ Sweet 'N Sassy Stamps, Love of My Life ~ CTMH
Paper: DCWV, PTI Raspberry Fizz, Paper Co.
Ink: Memento
Copics: E41, T3, RV11, RV14
Accessories: Marvy Circle & Scallop Circle punches, think pink fun flock, zig 2 way glue pen, ribbon, flowers & brads from my stash

Thanks for looking! I'll be back later with more creations :)