Elf

Hi everyone. I paired two challenges to get this card and I think he turned out pretty darn cute.

Elf is from My Favorite Things and colored in Copics.  I specifically chose blue and green to go with the color challenge over at Less is More. This will be mailed out to one of my friends who is a huge Seahawk's fan.

The sentiment is from WPlus9 and Merry is the word this week over at Just us Girls.  I used the stitched square die from My Favorite Things to cut this little guy out and then layered a bit of elf green cardstock (also from MFT) behind him. I did pop him up off the white card base with foam tape to give this a bit of dimension.

White satin ribbon is colored with the mistletoe green Copic marker then tied into a bow using the Bow Easy.


Here are the Copic markers I used:
Hat/pants/shoes: G40,43,46
Skin: E51,53 YR00
Shirt: B93,95,97, White sharpie paint pen for buttons
Bell - Brass marker from Studio G
Hat band- C00, C1
Ground - W00, W1

That is it for now, thanks for stopping by.

snowflake wonder

Hello. Here is my take on this weeks Fusion Card Challenge. 

These colors seem to be the "in" colors this season. I personally really like them. Anyway, the snowflake is a really old die from Sizzix that I had to figure out how to run through my new Platinum. The normal sandwich just wasn't working.

I used a pierced die to create the envelope like flap based on the sketch. It's popped up using foam tape.

Sentiment is from Verve stamps and studio G ink used to stamp it. It's a little soft but matches well. I'm thinking that maybe it should of been stamped in a color that stands out a bit more. What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by.

Hello

Hi everyone! It's sketch week over at Less is More and this is what I did with it.

Kept everything very clean and simple. I ended up using vintage cream cardstock as the base of the card as it went very well with the recycled shopping bag that I used. I left the tattered top of the bag alone as it added interest since I turned it up side down.

Butterfly die is from Memory Box. I wanted a very subtle yellow for my butterfly and couldn't find any light yellow in my stash of cardstock. So, I got out my Studio G light yellow stamp pad and went direct to paper with the color to get this final result.

The "hello" sentiment is from Stampin Up! Endless Birthday Wishes set.

OK, off to finish laundry while still fighting this cold/flu. I'm about done with it! Thanks for stopping by!

Father's day card

Hi everyone! I bought the Gina K stamp set By the sea 2 because I saw so many wonderful cards made with it. Here's what I did.

I cut out a circle using my nesties and sponged on some canary and marigold ink from colorbox.  The crane is stamped in Versafine ink and then I took a black prisma color pencil and added the shadow.

Water is done using Studio G blue inks. I tore a piece of printer paper and used that as a guide for the waves. Using a white sharpie paint pen I added a few "white caps" to the water. The sky is sponged with pink grapefruit, pixie pink and sky blue ink.

I decided to keep the layout of the card pretty simple since it's for my dad for Father's day.  Lastly, I added tiny black rhinestones from Kasiercraft to the corners.

ETA: This card was entered into the Simon Says Stamp masculine/father's day challenge found here.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Winter sunset

Hi everyone! Wow, what a week this has been! I can't wait for the weekend so I can get into the studio and create. The rainy weather should help there! I just got a few new stamps from Just For Fun and had fun playing with this one.

I stamped the image in Versafine ink and then heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Next, I dug out my sponge daubers and created the sunset with pink and yellow chalk inks from Studio G and summer sky from Memento.

As you can see the stamped image is pretty big, so I cut it into thirds and then layered it with black before attaching it to a white card base.

I think I need to add a few small birds in the branches to give it a bit more interest. Thanks for stopping by and have a creative weekend!

ETA: entered into CAS Challenge blog.

White space

Hi everyone! Here's another clean and simple card that I left a lot of white space on.

Stamps are from the PTI Green Thumb set. I used Wild Wasabi and a lime Green chalk ink from Studio G to stamp the rubber boot. Layered with green cardstock from Bazzill after being cut out with a rectangle nestie.

The tag die is from Spellbinders and I found that I had the perfect color of brads in my stash to match the greens in the boot. I haven't used a brad in years, they've been collecting dust - ever since I found self adhesive pearls in so many colors.

Thanks for stopping by!

Chalk board thank you!

Hello everyone! With the recent fascination with the chalk board technique, I'd thought I would give it a go. However, mine uses real chalk board paper!

I stamped the sentiment and the flowers in light yellow chalk ink onto chalk board paper that I picked up at my LSS. It's from Canvas Corp. and it came in a small artist trading card package. Stamps are from The stamps of life.

The designer paper is from Making Memories and the yellow cardstock is from Bazzill. I used dies from MFT for the long pennant, and the notebook die is from Papertrey.

The little yellow flowers are punched from a tiny punch bunch punch. I added some tiny white pearls for the flower centers. A white paint pen from Sharpie is used to add the white center in the stamped flowers on the chalk board.

Thanks for stopping by!

Viva la Verve December challenges

Hi everyone! I had a chance to play in the challenges over at SCS for Verve. Here are the sketches for weeks 1 & 2.

Here is what I did with them.

Stamps from Verve. The stars are colored with a yellow stardust gel pen. Designer paper is from Making Memories and the pearls from Kaisercraft. Sponged on some yellow ink (Studio G) around the sentiment panel so that it would stand out a bit more.

Again, stamps are from Verve. Cupcake is stamped with Studio G chalk ink. Polka dot paper is from PTI and the pink DP is from TAC. Pink rhinestones were added for a bit of bling! I really like how this color combo turned out!

Thanks for stopping by!

White on White PTI blog hop

Hi everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas with family and friends! Here is my take on the PTI blog hop challenge this month - White on White. I did add a pop of color!

I used the stamp set Wishing You from PTI to create this wedding card. Which will come in handy in May when I have a wedding to attend.

I stamped the tulip and its stem in chalk ink from Studio G. Sentiment is stamped in Archival ink. Dies that were used on this card are: Banner from MFT and the mat stack is from PTI which I layered using a soft yellow cardstock from Bazzill.

The lattice embossing folder was used as texture and I punched out the corners using the ticket punch to sort of match up with the mat stack die. White pearls added in the corners and the white satin bow was tied using the bow easy.

Thanks for stopping by - what do you think of my White on White card? Love to hear your feedback!

Soft and Subtle

Hi everyone! Here's a card I completed for this weeks sketch challenge over at Split Coast Stampers.

Tree stamp is from TAC and stamped in a light gray ink in the back from Studio G which created a shadow effect. Then I used a darker gray in the front from Memento. The front trees almost look like blue spruce trees.

Next I sponged on some summer sky blue ink with a dauber and then used the dot stubby stick from Stamps By Judith to stamp the snow in white ink from Colorbox. You'll have to click on the picture to make it larger to see the effect.

Designer paper is from Memory Box and the light gray/green cardstock is from American Crafts.  Sentiment stamp is from Studio G. Square and long rectangle nesties used to cut out the main image and the sentiment panel.

Thanks for stopping by!

Pretty in pink birthday card

Hello! Here is another card made from the Stamp TV kit from Gina K Designs. Only more more to show you after this and I'll wait a bit to post it. =)

The flower is stamped in pink chalk ink from Studio G randomly all over white cardstock. I cut a square out and stamped the birthday sentiment in Ranger Archival jet black ink and layered in with black cardstock.  The pink cardstock that was used as the base of the card is from SU, but I wouldn't know the color. I purchased some pre-cut samples a few years ago and I'm still using them up.

Kaisercraft back rhinestones used in the points of the diamond and black gingham ribbon is tied to the right hand corner. 

This is a pretty CAS card, but I like how the color combo turned out using these stamps! 

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

One in a melon!

Hi everyone!

I made this quick CAS card for a co-worker (of sorts) who has really taken a beating this last week. She heard from all ends of the spectrum and kept her head about her!

The lime green cardstock is out of a 5 x 7 pack from DCWV and it's a color that is so in now! As a matter of fact, I just found some nail polish in this shade and had my toes painted with it! LOL!!!  OK, back to the details...

Stamps are from Wild Flower stamps which I've had for a few years, and they seem to be out of business now. Nothing is coming up when I searched for it using google. I used Studio G chalk inks to stamp the watermelon and Archival jet black for the sentiment and seeds.

Black satin ribbon tied on before adhering the cardstock to the card base. I haven't used that corner punch in such a long time that I actually forget what it's called. But I like the look.

What do you think? Have a wonderful day and thanks for dropping in!

Miss you

I actually get to participate in PTI's monthly blog hop this time around! WooHoo!

Here is the challenge picture.

Here is what I created.
Stamps are from the Botanical Silhouettes Anniversary set. I inked up the flower stamp in two separate colors to get the look. Studio G yellow chalk ink and Cantaloupe ink from Memento used.

I cut out a piece of white cardstock with the Mat stack 3 die, then ran it through the lattice embossing folder. To get the Aqua color I used ink from Colorbox direct to paper using a very light hand! I popped up the circle sentiment using foam tape and added a yellow pearl from Kaisercraft for the center fo the flower.

Yellow cardstock was rescued from my stash of scraps. The ticket corner punch was used on the corners and then I added tiny white pearls as a point of interest. Doily was added as an after thought and I love what it does for the over layout of the card. White satin was used to tie the bow using the Bow Easy.

What do you think?

Spring Birthday

Hi all! I had a chance to whip up this card for the Mojo Monday sketch this week. Really like the sketch and this came together pretty quickly except for.......

where the flower is. I tried several butterflies, didn't like! They were either too big too small. Finally settled on the light yellow paper flower, with button center to match. Added some greenery around and finally had something I liked!

Stamps are from Papertrey, Ink. Designer paper is from Making Memories and Hot Off The Press. Butterflies are stamped in light yellow chalk ink from Studio G.

Thanks for stopping by! What do you think?

2 you

Hey everyone! Since it's St. Patrick's Day, I thought I'd share a green card that has nothing to do with the Holiday except it's green.


All stamps are from Papertrey, Ink. I used a lime green chalk ink from Studio G to stamp the center of the coffee cup. I also used the same green to stamp on the argyle to the black cardstock.

Cardstock is from DCWV and the designer paper is from Autumn Leaves. Spellbinders rectangle and square nesties used to cut out the main image and sentiment.

Thanks for stopping in and make sure you wear green today!

VO color challenge

Hi everyone! the net challenge up over at Victorine Originals is a color combo. Use the following colors in your card or project. Green, white and/or Black. Here what I came up with.

Very much a clean and simple card that can be whipped up in no time. Vine stamp and sentiment are from VO.

The vine is stamped in a limeish green color in ink from Studio G. I have to tell you that those little $1.00 ink squares are awesome and worth more than a dollar in my mind. Sentiment is stamped in Jet Black Archival ink.

Green cardstock is from Bazzill. I rounded the corners off using the corner chomper from crop-a-dile. Black grosgrain ribbon is taped on behind the white panel then tied into a knot in front.

So, head on over to the Victorine stamps blog and enter your color combo creation for a change to win some great unmounted stamps.

Wishing you a happy birthday

Hello! I had an opportunity today to put together a card for the Papertrey, Ink 5th anniversary celebration card sketch. Here is the sketch I used.
Here is what I did with it!


Stamps are from the set Wishing you and stamped in Studio G chalk ink. Sentiment is also from the set and I used jet black archival ink to stamp it over the flower stems.

I embossed the cardstock with a rectangle nestie prior to stamping the images. Bazzill light green cardstock used to layer. The grosgrain ribbon is spring green from Ribbons and Bows Oh My. Lastly, the light yellow buttons are from American Crafts.

Hoping this gets randomly picked for a prize package!!!! My finger and toes are crossed for good luck!

Chalkboard Birthday

Hi everyone! I found something recently at my local craft store and had to try them. It's called chalkstock which is made by Canvas Corp. and came in artist trading card size. It came 10 to a pack for $3.95 which is kind of spendy but fun to play around with! Here's what I did with it.

The daisy stamp is from TAC and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. Both are stamped in yellow chalk ink from Studio G. I did also experiment with writing on it with plain old fashioned chalk and it works wonderful. I just didn't like my handwriting!

I added a small self adhesive white pearl to the center of the flower, small enough that the black still shows through. Black gingham ribbon is tied to the yellow cardstock prior to it being adhered to the white card base.

Real clean and simple but doesn't it make a statement?