Simple Hello

Hi everyone!

Here's a quick and simple card for you today!
Hello stamp is from The Angel Company and is colored with a Copic Marker. This set comes with all kinds of little images to stamp in the middle of the "O" but I decided to use a button instead.

The button is from Oriental Trading Company that comes in one of their mega buttons in a box sets. I used some glue dots to attached it and added a bit of scrappers floss.

The blue cardstock is from Paper Pizazz. It's an 8 x 8 set of different colored paper that I got on sale a while back. The colors are really rich and have a slight texture to them.

Used the EK Success corner rounder on two of the corners just to be different. So, what do you think?

This Saturday May 1st, The Digi Shack is celebrating their One year Birthday and your invited to attend the party! Toni will be hosting challenges, giving away some prices, free digital images, etc. So join us over at SNR at 3:00 PM PST! Here's the link.

TDS Sketch Challenge

It's Wednesday, and you know that means another sketch challenge over at The Digi Shack. Here is this weeks challenge.


Here are my two examples.

The designer paper is from DCWV Old World Mat Stack. The flowers are colored with Copic markers and the sentiment is from PaperTrey Ink. I added a few small butterflies that I punched out with the punch from Martha Stewart. Labels 4 dies and circle nestabilites used to cut everything out.

The center of the flowers are blinged out with a stardust yellow gel pen from Sakura. The black cardstock is from TAC and the green is from Bazzill.

This next one is done with the newest paper line Vintage Shabby from Tim Holtz. Dark brown card stock is used to layer the circle and rectangle.

Again, the flower is colored with Copic's and this time the sentiment is from TAC. I distressed the pink polka dot back ground paper to be a bit different.

The clear buttons have been altered with a bit of the new dp and some glossy accents. Copic's are used to color the scrappers floss that I tied onto the finished buttons.

Make sure to visit the rest of the deign team blogs to see what they did with this weeks sketch. We would also love for you to participate! Just log onto TDS and use Mr. Linky so that we can all see what you created.

Thanks for stopping by!

Manic Monday Freebie Funday

Head on over to The Digi Shack to get your free image today!

Here's the link.

Victorian Element

Hey everyone! Here's a quick card I put together while playing around with the Victorian Elements stamp set from The Angel Company.


I used Memories Chalk ink in Angelic Pink to stamp the back ground panel and the main image. However, I embossed the center image with clear embossing powder.

The sentiment is from Enjoy Nature which is a hostess level A set that is retiring. Black and white gingham ribbon is added right above the sentiment and I tied a small bow to finish it off. This card is really soft and subtle in real life and didn't want to over do the embellishments.

So, what do you think?

I've been busy in the studio creating the last few days and having a blast! It's great to have some free time in order to play! Now, back to laundry! Have a great day!

G Thanks!

Hello! Here's a card I did for Victorine Originals a while back. A lot of dots and circles going on here, but so fun and different.


The varnished alcohol technique was used to create the papers in the center. Using Aqua and pearl alcohol inks and simple solution on regular printer paper. See tutorial here. I used the same paper under that clear button with some glossy accents.

The embossing folder is from Quickutz and versamagic sea breeze was sponged on after running it through my cuttlebug. The grosgrain ribbon is colored with B00 Copic Ciao Maker, which made it a little stiff and I could bow it a bit while adding it on the card. Scrappers floss is also added to the button.

Spellbinders Nestability circles and labels 4 were used and layered as the center focal point. The "G Thanks" is from Victorine Originals and stamped in Palette true black.

I'm itching to get into the studio and create. I haven't stamped since Monday and I'm going through withdrawals!

Have a great weekend and let me know what you think of this card!

TDS Wednesday Sketch Challenge

Hey everyone! Here is this weeks sketch challenge from The Digi Shack.


Here is my take on it!


Image is only one buck over at The Digi Shack which includes the sentiment. The original image is a set of three ties in a row and the Happy Father's Day on top. I did the sentiment as a stand alone and layered the ties on top of each other to use for the back ground on this sketch.

They are colored with Copic and Marvy LePlume markers. I added the tie tac's (mini self adhesive gold pearls) as an after thought and just love how it looks. I also did a bit of color enhancing to the tie panel using a stipple brush and some creamy brown chalk ink.

So, what do you think? Check out the other DT blogs and see what they came up with for this sketch! We would also love to see what you can do with it! Using Mister Linky's at the TDS blog, link your card so that we can see it and leave you some blog love!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!



Supplies:
Copic Ciao Markers
Marvy LePlume II markers
Brown cardstock from American Crafts
Designer paper from Paper Pizazz
Self adhesive gold pearls from Reflections
Label die from Spellbinders

Hello everyone! Here's a card I did for the SCS Wednesday sketch challenge.

The basket and tulip stamps are from Papetrey Ink and colored with Copic Markers. Bazzill green cardstock was used to layer everything. The designer paper is from Basic Grey - two scoops.

I actually changed out the Birthday sentiment to a thank you and sent this out to my Administrative assistant for being so wonderful! Administrative professionals day is this coming Wednesday.

I really like how this turned out - so springy and colorful. What do you think?