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April Shower Bring May FLOWERS ~ SBP Blog Hop!

2011-05-26T18:24:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Scrapbook Place's monthly blog hop! Our theme this month is "April Showers Bring May Flowers" so you will see FLOWERS featured in all of our creations.

I am the first stop on the hop, so be prepared to be dazzled by all the gorgous creations along the way =)

Here is my FLOWERY card! It was super-easy to make and I love it =) I used my favorite color combo (pink and green) and added a layer of sparkly flower petals and a sparkly center to the flower.

~*~ DEETS ~*~

DP: The Paper Studio Glitter Matstack, Misc. patterned paper.
Embellies: Sunflower Nestie Dies.

Have fun hopping along with us and if you get stuck, hop on over to the Scrapbook Place's blog where the entire hopping list will be posted.
Thank you for joining us in more inspiration!

In the group:

Lindsy
Leti
Allie
Annette
Shannon
Linda
Debbie
Teresa
Diane
Donna Pat M Anna
Rhonda
Holley
Jinky
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March Blog Hop at Scrapbook Place!

2011-03-27T03:16:00.000-07:00

It is time for our monthly blog hop at Scrapbook Place. This month was "wild card" month, meaning you can create anything you want =)
If you came to my blog first, you are going to want to go back to Linda's fantastic blog and start from there. If you hopped here from Donna's creative blog you are on the right track.
So, since today is my sister's birthday ~ her golden birthday at that...27 years old on March 27th! And tomorrow is her hubby's birthday, I am featuring the cards I made for them =)

The first card is for my brother-in-law. He coaches high school football and baseball, but since baseball season just started this past month for him, I decided to get Kip out and make a card for my brother-in-law. (yes, in case you are wondering, those are what their baseball uniforms look like, and I drew a B on the orange hat, so it looks like their hats).
The card for my sister has one of my favorite girls on it ~ Bella! And of course since it was birthday, I got out some of my sparkly paper and got busy ~ I even paper-pieced a gift to add a little pizzazz to her card =)

~*~ DEETS for brother's-in-law card~*~
Stamp: Kip the baseball fairy
DP: Crate Sweet Branch
Ink: Memento Tuxedo ink, Copics (E00, E0000,Y23,RV11,R27.RV10, YR07,E37)
Embellishements: Star Dust Stickles.

~*~ DEETS for sister's card~*~
Stamp: Curly Surpriseabella
DP: The Paper Studio Birthday Extravaganza
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, BV02, E37, RV04, BG05, B95)
Embellishments: Bazzill "just the edge" cardstock.

To see some more marvelous creations, hop along to fabulous Anna's blog!

*******WINNER FROM LAST MONTH'S HOP*******
MARY K! Please take a stroll through the Funshine Vault and pick out something lovely on us. And THANK YOU for commenting on the blog hop last month =)
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
This month, one of the uber-talented ladies who participate in the blog hop will win something special! =) This is a thank-you for all the time and effort you guys put into the blog hop to make it successful! =)

March Magnolia-licious Blog Hop

2011-03-24T16:29:00.000-07:00

Yes, it is that time again ~ the 25th of the month, which means it is time for the Magnolia-licious Blog Hop!

If you arrived here from the Lauren's beautiful blog, you are on the right track! If you just happened upon my blog, you are going to want to start at the beginning, so you don't miss a single one of these lovely cards! And if for some chance you become lost along the blog, you can always head to the main blog which will have ALL the addresses of the participants =)

Now, onto my Christmas card of the year ~ which yes it still DOES feel like wintery Christmas around here (we are SOOOO ready for spring!). I decided to go with a simple sketch and tried to use minimal colors with some accent (can you tell the red is the accent?) I had originally planned on paper-piecing Tilda's dress with some beautiful glittery cardstock, but wouldn't you just know it (and yes, knowing MY luck.....), I cut my finger at pretty much the *end* of the paper-piecing endeavor and bled on the beautiful cardstock. So I ended up putting some stickles on her white dress and giving her gold wings instead =)

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Christmas Angel
DP:The paper Studio Simple Elegance with Foil
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (E00,E17,E18,E19,R37,RV10) Lemon Spica pen
Embellishments: Stardust Stickles, Snickerdoodle Smooch Accent Ink.
Thanks so much for stopping by ~ now hop onto the talented Monique's blog to see her Christmas inspiration =)

Feb. Scrapbook Place Blog Hop!

2011-02-26T14:36:00.000-08:00

I'm so glad you decided to join us for our Feb. Scrapbook Place Blog Hop!
The theme for this month's hop is L-O-V-E {and it doesn't have to be the ooey gooey kind either ;-) }

If you happened upon my blog by chance, you are going to want to check out the beginning of the hop, which starts at the fabulous Pat M's blog!
If you arrived here from Diane's creative blog, you are on the right track!

Now onto my card!
If you click on the picture below, it will make it larger and easier to see.

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: I Do Love
DP: BG Sugar Rush, The Paper Studio Glittered cardstock (which I think is SERIOUSLY fabulous! Some of the most gorgeous glittered cardstock I've come across)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Spica pen in pink
Embellishments: Nesties

One lucky commenter will WIN a PRIZE! So be sure to leave a little love on each blog you visit and maybe YOU will be the lucky winner! =)

Now hop onto the uber-talented Teresa's blog to see what delicious eye candy she has for you =)

This Is The Stuff Lyric Video

2011-02-09T12:50:00.000-08:00

This is a great song....I love it when it comes on the radio when I am driving to and from class.....always makes my day go brighter....lately there have been quite a few "dim" days.

Manly Card

2011-02-02T09:12:00.000-08:00

I'll admit it.....I'm not real good at making "manly cards" ~ all my cards tend to be sparkly, flowery...you get the picture =)
But then I saw the Corrosive challenge to use buttons and it worked oh so perfectly with the sketch from Sketch Saturday and I found some not-too-sparkly paper that I could pass off as manly =)

Yes, crappy scanner picture, I know ~ if anyone has a good idea of where to look for my camera battery charger (that has been MIA since right after Christmas) I'm ALL ears! =)

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Mark Twain
DP: DCWV The Linen Collection
Inks: Memento Chocolate
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon, Misc. buttons, brown waxy floss.

Mojo Monday ~ on Wednesday!

2011-02-02T09:04:00.000-08:00

Yes, it is Wednesday ~ and since we had a lovely 18 inches of snow fall overnight (yup, we most definitely had a blizzard!) the boys don't have school today, I don't have school today and my husband doesn't have work today! You know it is bad when the snow plows are getting stuck!
So, while I am "stuck" at home, I thought I'd create some cards! Heaven knows that I don't have much time for "me" this semester.....that is what taking Microbiology does to you....the only pretty colors I get to see are the bacteria I am staining and examining under the mircoscope!
I used the sketch from Mojo Monday to create my square card =)

I promise you it looks much better in person....but until I can locate my blasted battery charger, I have to keep using the scanner =/

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Where flowers bloom so does hope.
DP: Bazzill, BG Kioshi
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Hero Art Pearls.

First Valentine's Card of the year!

2011-02-02T08:54:00.000-08:00

On the Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge, the challenge was to make a Valentine's card with NO pink and NO red! Sounded pretty good to me....until I realized just how many DPs have pink and/or red in them! Oh my!
I did finally find some DP I liked, so I paired the challenge from Fussy and Fancy with the Sketch from Scrapbook Place Challenges blog~ and ~ voila! My first Valentine's card =)

Sorry about the picture.....I STILL haven't found my camera battery charger (ARGH!) so I am having to scan everything, and the scanner just doesn't do as good of a job as a camera =( The hairbows, skirt and heart are paper pieced with the prettiest glittered cardstock, but unfortunately it is really hard to tell.

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamps: Priscilla, I just love you
DP: BG Kioshi, The Paper Studio glittered cardstock
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black, Palette Black, Colorbox Fluid chalk inkpad in Wisteria, Copics (Eoo, E57, G21)
Embellishments: Nesties, Kaiser Rhinestones, Prima flowers.

First Ever Scrapbook Place Blog Hop!

2011-01-27T03:44:00.000-08:00

I'm so glad you decided to join us for our first ever Scrapbook Place Blog Hop!
The theme for this month's hop is Birthday! So put on your party hat and get ready to see some fabulous birthday inspired creations!
This is your FIRST stop along the hop, so if you ever get stuck or (heaven forbid) a link doesn't work, just head back here and I'll have the blog order as well as links to those blogs at the end of this post =)
I decided to make a Birthday card for the hop ~ after all my birthday is in January =)
One lucky commenter will WIN a PRIZE! So be sure to leave a little love on each blog you visit and maybe YOU will be the lucky winner! =)
If you click on the picture below, it will make it larger and easier to see.

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Sneaky Tilda
DP: BG Kioshi
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00,E11,E35,E37,E39,B32,B91,B93,B95,RV11,R29,BV00,BV02,BV04)
Embellishments: Diamond Stickles, misc. ribbon.

Thanks so much for hopping by! Now it is time to see what the fabulous Leti has to share!

And remember, if you get lost along the hop, just come back here and click on the name and that will take you to the blog =)

Lindsy

Leti
Anna

Teresa

Tricia

Donna
Allie
Holley

Diane

Pat

Annette

Linda

If you like what you see on the blog hop, you will want to check out the Scrapbook Place Blog for more inspiration and challenges!

A Couple of "Just Because" Cards

2011-01-26T07:00:00.000-08:00

These are two cards that I created a couple weeks ago ~ they are going in my "just because" bin of cards that I can pull out to send a little note along to someone special =)

~*~ Deets ~*~
Stamp: Coffee Kiki

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Dryabella

Sorry for the lack of details ~ for some reason I never wrote down what I used. Also, I had to scan the cards (as my camera battery is dead and the charger has been MIA since Christmas ~ YIKES!) and I'm not real wild about scanned cards ~ I think the camera does a better job =)

Sketch For You To Try

2011-01-25T20:00:00.000-08:00

Over at SFYTT they have the January sketch posted.
I decided to ink up a new stamp ~ well, sadly enough I've had her for awhile, but this is the first time she has gotten some inky love!

Isn't she cute? I can relate to her, as I feel like all I do is laundry....it is amazing the amount of laundry three little boys can make!
I paper pieced her hair band and a couple pieces of laundry.

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Hope & Grace (I can't find the exact stamp, but she is from that line)
DP: BG Nook & Pantry, DCWV Glitter matstack
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00,E35,E37,YG00,YR23,RV02,B29,BV02,B32)
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Doodlebug jewels.
Sketch: SFYTT

Magnolia-licious Blog Hop!

2011-01-24T08:17:00.000-08:00

Yes, it is that time again ~ the 25th of the month, which means it is time for the Magnolia-licious Blog Hop!
If you arrived here from the talented blog of Lauren, you are on the right track! If you just happened upon my blog, you are going to want to start at the beginning, so you don't miss a single one of these lovely cards! And if for some chance you become lost along the blog, you can always head to the main blog which will have ALL the addresses of the participants =)
Now, onto my first Christmas card of the year (yes, it does seem a little crazy to be making Christmas cards when Christmas was *just* a month ago...but in the long run, it will make my life sooooo much easier when December rolls around again).

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Snowman with Snowflake

DP:Crate Snow Day, DCWV Glitter matstack
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (E000, BG10, E59, RV29)
Embellishments: Polar White Flowersoft, MS snowflake punch
Sketch: Fussy & Fancy Friday Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by ~ now hop onto Monique's beautiful blog to see her Christmas inspiration =)

Happy Birthday to Me!

2011-01-06T13:15:00.001-08:00

Yes today is my birthday...but it isn't just ANY birthday, it is my 29th birthday (really it is!) ~ next year will be the "decade" year for me ~ I'll celebrate my 30th birthday, celebrate my 10th wedding anniversary and become the mother of a 10 year old son! Oh boy!
But how I decided to celebrate my birthday was by creating a card! I haven't had much free time as of late since I'm back in college and I watch a couple extra kids (for a friend) in the mornings, but today at naptime, I decided it was ME time!
I decided to use the sketch from Mojo (love it!) and make it really sparkly and bright (I love sparkles and bright colors!) ~ and I paper pieced the cherry and cupcake paper.
So without further ado, here is my latest and FIRST creation of the year!

~*~ DEETS ~*~

DP: DCWV glittered cardstock, DCWV Birthday Extravaganza, Bazzill "Just the Edge"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Palette black, Copic (E0000)
Stamps: PMS Cherries and Sprinkles
Embellies: Diamond Stickles, Prima Pearls, Nesties

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Scrapbook Place Blog Hop

2011-01-06T09:42:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Scrapbook Place Blog Hop. If you just happened upon my blog, please go to Teresa's beautiful blog and start there, if you arrived here from Linda's blog, you are on the right.
As you hop along make sure you leave a comment because ONE lucky person will win a free snag from the Emerald board!

~*~ PICTURE GOES HERE ~*~

~*~ DESCRIPTION OF CARD AND DEETS HERE ~*~

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my creation! Now hop onto to Lelia's fabulous blog!

One Last Christmas

2010-12-09T08:16:00.001-08:00

This is not scrapping-related at all, but it is something that I truly believe EVERYONE needs to see. You will be touched beyond words and emotion.

Have a blessed Christmas.

PMS Blog Hop!

2010-12-06T17:14:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Paper Makeup Stamps December Fan Blog Hop (whew! That is a mouthful!)
If you are coming from Lisa Kind's beautiful blog you are on the right path. If not, start at the PMS Blog and work your way through all the amazing creations.
My card is very simple ~ it is my "prototype" for my Christmas cards...I wanted it to be nice, but not too complicated because with finals this week (yup, I'm *still* in college) things are very hectic around here...and next week is Christmas parties at the boys' school...how can December be flying by THIS fast?!?

I absolutely LOVE this stamp ~ I decided to emboss it, so it is a sparkly gold.
Now that you have viewed my contribution to the hop, it is time to send you on your way to the fabulous blog of Michelle!

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Wisemen still seek Him
DP: DCWV foiled paper
Embellishments: Gold embossing powder.

October Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

2010-10-24T17:04:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the October edition of the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Leonie's fabulous blog, you are on the right track =)
I used my newest Tilda stamp ~ I love this stamp because it is so versatile ~ you can use it for Christmas, birthdays or other special occasions.
The sketch is from Cute Card Thursday.

Thank you so much for stopping by ~ now it is time to hop on over to Lori's beautiful blog for your next stop =) And if you get stuck on a blog, you can always go to the Magnolia-licious Christmas blog for the complete blog hop list =)
Happy Hopping!

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Sneaky Tilda
Paper: Cosmo Cricket ~ Jolly by Golly, Pink Paislee, Bazzill Bling
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (E00, E17, E18, E19, Y21, Y23, RV10, RV21, RV23, B91, B93, B95, B97), Lemon Spica pen.
Embellishments: Misc. snowflake, Prima Pearls,

Happy Anniversary!

2010-10-18T16:52:00.000-07:00

I made two anniversary cards. One is for my parents, who have been married 31 years as of October 13th and the other is for one of my college roomies who has been married 6 years as of October 16th.

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: KissieFace
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, E57, E59, Y21, Y23, YR31, YR04, G21, B63, B21, RV10)
DP: BG Kioshi (seriously LOVE this line!), DCWV Glitter Matstack

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! =)

The Corrosive Challenge #86 ~ Get Rid of the White

2010-10-18T16:46:00.000-07:00

The Corrosive Challenge Blog has a very interesting challenge up...no white on your card! It took me a little bit of thinking to decide WHAT I wanted to do....then I remembered that I have my FAVORITE nestie just sitting there not getting any love. In case you are wondering, my favorite nestie is the sunflower one because sunflowers are my most favoritest flower EVER!

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Paper: Bazzill Bling cardstock, Bazzill cardstock
Embellisments: Sunflower Nestie, misc. ribbon.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Makeup 4 the Weekend #46

2010-10-18T16:29:00.001-07:00

The theme for this weekend's Makeup is to make a card based on a song.....here is my card:

Can you guess what song inspired this card? Click HERE to see if you are right =)

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamps: Sentiment stamp is from The Will to Daydream Card Kit Rainbow is from the Rainbows and Raindrops set
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black ink and Copics (YR04, R37)
DP: Striped paper is from The Will to Daydream Card Kit Bazzill cardstock, DCWV Glitter matstack

PMS release party!

2010-10-02T08:01:00.001-07:00

You can check out the PMS blog to find out all the deets!
There is a release party too! It will be loads of fun! Hope to see you there!

September Edition of the Christmas All Year Long Magnolia-licious Blog Hop

2010-09-25T05:15:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the September edition of the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Kathy's blog you are on the right track =)
It feels like it has been forever since I was able to get a card created for the blog hop.....silly me thought I'd have more time during summer break....and now with two of my three littles in school....ummm yeah, that didn't work...instead I took on a friend's kids, so I have four extras in the mornings....and in the evenings I go to school (finishing my BSN). But I decided I was going to MAKE time for me to do something I love to do =) So, here is my simple Christmas card.
The layout I used came from Friday Sketchers
I used flowersoft on Frosty's hat and the snow at the bottom of the image. There are Crystal Stickles on the snowflake (no sun here for over two days, so it is hard to see the sparkles) and a dabbed a few stickles here and there on Frosty (because we all know how beautiful fresh clean snow is!)

Thank you so much for stopping by ~ now it is time to hop on over to Monique's blog for your next stop =) And if you get stuck on a blog, you can always go to the Magnolia-licious Christmas blog for the complete blog hop list =)
Happy Hopping!

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Snowman with Snowflake
Paper: Cosmo Cricket ~ Jolly by Golly, DCWV Holiday Collection glitter matstack, Bazzill cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (R7,E0000,E29)
Embellishments: Polar white Flowersoft, Crystal Stickles, Kaiser Pearls, Just the Edge Bazzill

Awesome Blog Candy!

2010-09-17T11:40:00.000-07:00

Here is some blog candy to get EXCITED about! Lelia is giving away this AMAZING stash....I know it would satisfy my "sweet tooth" for awhile =)

Head on over to her blog to get all the deets!
Hopefully I'll get more time to dust off my crafting supplies and my blog. Right now I'm watching some littles (aka small children) from 7am - noon, five days a week, studying in the afternoons during my youngest son's naptime (which falls between picking up my second son from kindergarten ~ he's done at noon and my oldest son from first grade ~ he's done around 3:30pm) and going to school two nights a week! I am sure missing my craft room =(

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

2010-06-24T06:55:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the June edition of the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop!
If you have arrived here from Lauren's Blog you are on the right track =)
I created the Christmas card this month using a simple sketch and decided to "pop" Tilda off of the card (I've tried the masking technique and for some reason the Christmas tree NEVER turns out ~ very frustrating! So I decided to give it a 3-D effect using some foam adhesive dots.

It's kind of hard to see, but I used stickles on her wings and some ornaments and on the Christmas tree I sparkled it up using a clear spica pen and an olive spica pen.
Thank you so much for stopping by ~ now it is time to hop on over to Lisa's blog for your next stop =) And if you get stuck on a blog, you can always go to the Magnolia-licious Christmas blog for the complete blog hop list =)
Happy Hopping!

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamp: Decorating Christmas Tree, Christmas Tree
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Fluid Chalk in Rouge, Copics (EOO, E11, E18, E19, E25, E29, RV11, RV34, G24, G28) Spica pens (Clear, Olive Green).
DP: BG Eskimo Kisses, DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Crystal Stickles.

Mother's Day

2010-05-04T11:02:00.000-07:00

WOW oh WOW! I can't believe the last time I updated my blog was MARCH! Oh how embarrassing! I guess that is what happens when the scrap room is "under construction" ~ HA!
I did dig out some of my scrappin' goodies though to make a couple Mother's Day cards ~ one for my mom, one for my mother-in-law and a spare one (hey ~ with three kids and a puppy, *things* tend to happen to my cards ~ grrrr! For one, my youngest has become a pint-sized Picasso and LOVES to help me color my images...)
Here are the cards:

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Me Time Anya
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (can't remember the exact ones)
Paper: BG, DCWV Glitter MatStack, Bazzill Bling.
Embellishments: Liquid pearls, Sizzix BIGZ 3-D flowers.

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

2010-03-24T20:19:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the March edition of the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop!
If you have arrived here from Leonie's blog you are on the right track =)
I created the Christmas card this month for a friend ~ when she saw this stamp she asked me to make a Christmas card for her friend whose daughters all play the violin *very well* =) This darling Tilda image was a promotion offered through the Magnolia-Licious Store so I don't believe she can be purchased.

I made an easel card ~ I tried to snap a picture in the sun so all the sparkles would show, but the pictures just don't do a card justice if it is glittery and sparkly ~ Tilda has sparkles on her dress, violin and wings =)
Thank you so much for stopping by ~ now it is time to hop on over to Lori's blog =) And if you get stuck on a blog, you can always go to the Magnolia-licious Christmas blog for the complete blog hop list =)
Happy Hopping!

~*~ Deets ~*~
Stamp: Promotional stamp through Magnolia-Licious store
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Chalk in Rouge, Copics (E00, E11, E17, E18, R20, G17), Copics (clear, red, gold, olive).
Layout: Whimsical Wednesdays
DP: Karen Foster, handmade white sparkle paper.
Embellishments: Daisy Bucket rub-ons, Stickles (Stardust), Prima flowers, Queen & Co. rhinestone, misc. ribbon and Christmas light shaped button.

You are Unique!

2010-03-13T12:39:00.000-08:00

Tuesday Morning Sketchers posted a great sketch ~ one that I found rather challenging.....until I remembered I had *the* perfect stamp to use!
The Sketch:

My card:

~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: You are UNIQUE
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, E18, E19, E25, B21, B29, Y21, G14, C9, FV2, B63, R29, RV23, RV06), Spica pens (pink, red, turquoise)
DP: DCWV Pocket full of Posies, Bazzill Bling
Embellishments: Bazzill Just the Edge

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch

2010-03-13T12:24:00.000-08:00

I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch for something that is near and dear to my heart ~ comforting a babyloss mom. I, myself am a babyloss mom so I know the complete devastation of losing a child ~ how your soul shatters and is never quite whole again. My hope is to bring a little comfort into the darkness and to let her know there are other mamas, just like her, who are in this heart-breaking club, and we are there for her, to help her in anyway we can.
The stamped image is from Paper Makeup Stamps and is a charity stamp, meaning all the proceeds go to Kayleigh's family ~ you can go here if you would like to meet Kayleigh.
The sketch:

My card:

~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: Kayleigh's Fairy
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (Y21, YR23, E00, BV02, BV04, E17, E18, E25, E00, R20), Spica pens (purple, yellow)
DP: BG, Bazzill Bling
Embellishments: Diamond stickles, Bazzill Just the Edge, Kaiser Rhinestones

Papertake ~ Sketch #36

2010-03-11T14:39:00.000-08:00

I've recently discovered the Papertake blog and decided I'd play along with the sketch for this week. I just got in a couple new stamps today and I could NOT wait to ink this little guy up!
Sketch:

My card:

You can't help but smile when you see poor Sourpuss!

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamps: Sourpuss, Bad Day?
DP: BG and DCWV Glitter matstack
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (C-1, C-3, E97, R22, B93, YR23)

Mojo Monday.....on Thursday!

2010-03-11T14:30:00.001-08:00

I was able to make a card using the Mojo Monday sketch ~ YAY! I won't mention how many times I've copied the sketch down and not had time to complete it =/ And I'm even uploading it to my blog in a timely fashion! =)
Here is the sketch:

My card:

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamps: Betty the Bookworm (one of my favorite stamps! I think it is because I am a bookworm) Read a Book
DP: BG, Bazzill
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, E17, E18, RV06, BG05, YR04, Y02, YG11, G14), Red Spica pen.
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon and button, Karen Foster's Scrapper's Floss in pink, Nesties.

Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch #92

2010-03-09T12:42:00.000-08:00

I was finally able to finish this card today ~ I started it yesterday, but as usual was interrupted by a child (or two) and had to put it on hold until today.
The sketch on Friday Sketchers blog is here:

And this is my card ~ which also happens to be card #90 for me! I'm trying to make 365 cards in 365 days =) So far I'm doing a pretty good job of staying on target ~ YAY!

~*~ DEETS ~*~
Stamp: Rose Edwin
DP: DCWV Pocket full of posies
Ink: Copics (E00, Y23, TR23, E57, E17, E59, G17, B93, B97, RV11, RV34, R20), Memento Tuxedo Black, Clear spica pen.
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon and button, Karen Foster's Scrapper's Floss in pink.

JUGS sketch challenge

2010-03-08T09:30:00.000-08:00

Sheesh ~ it has once again been FOREVER since I updated my blog....this time I have a good excuse though (I really do!) ~ our card reader does NOT like the *big* memory cards (aka 4GB) so it won't read the blasted thing (GRRRR!) so I've had to figure out how to attach the cable thingie to the camera and the computer and then figure out what "setting" the camera had to be on to get it to download to the computer....you get the picture (ha) =P So SHOCKINGLY enough I've done quite a few challenges ~ I just haven't gotten to pictures stuck on my blog before the deadlines...oh well!
So, this morning I hopped over to the JUGS blog and found a sketch challenge (YAY!) ~ here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

~*~ DEETS ~*~

Stamnp: Courage is not
Paper: Basic Grey, Bazzill cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishements: Bazzill Just the Edge, Misc. ribbon.

Christmas ALL year long Magnolia-licious blog hop!

2010-02-24T18:18:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the second Magnolia-licious Christmas all year long blog hop!
If you just happened upon my blog, you can start the hop at Julie's blog ~ if you arrived here from Leonie's blog, you are on the right track =)
Without further ado ~ here is my Christmas creation =)

I just love this stamp of Tilda! I used Smooch accent ink on her wings and paper pieced her dress ~ which was a little trickier than I anticipated since I wanted to keep the dress in one piece =) I don't think the picture shows it, (since it wasn't sunny out) but the dress and the paper that Tilda is matted on are both from the DCWV Glitter matstack, so they are *very* sparkly =)
And in case you are wondering, yes, that is real snow next to the card ~ when I went outside to snap a picture it was snowing! I can't say that I was all that happy to see it.....I'm ready for some weather that is sunny and ABOVE 50 degree ;-)

~*~Deets~*~

Stamp: Christmas Angel
DP: Fancy Pants Holly Jolly, DCWV Glitter matstack
Ink: Copics (E25,E00,E31,E29,B91) Spica pens (yellow, clear) Smooch accent ink, Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Chalk ink in Rouge.
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon and button, Karen Foster Scrapper's floss.

Thank you so much for hopping by! Your next stop is the talented Lori! I hope you enjoy the blog hop with all the wonderful Christmas images....maybe it will inspire a few early Christmas cards =)

Tuesday Morning Sketchers

2010-02-18T06:41:00.000-08:00

Tuesday Morning Sketchers posted another great sketch (can you tell I love sketches?!?) =)
Sketch:

My card:

~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: Plant your own garden
Paper: BG Wisteria (I just had to use a flowery paper with this quote!), DCWV Glitter matstack, Bazzill Bling
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishements: Misc. ribbon and rhinestone, Prima flower.

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge

2010-02-18T06:34:00.000-08:00

Over at Lord Have Mercy! a new sketch was put up on Tuesday....and I found the perfect word art stamp to use with this sketch =)
Sketch:

My card:

~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: Twenty years from now
Paper: BG Junebug, Bazzill bling, DCWV Glitter matstack.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Lime colorbox chalk ink.

Friday Sketchers

2010-02-18T06:26:00.000-08:00

Once again it seems like it is taking me FOREVER to blog the challenges I've been doing during the week!
At Friday Sketchers this is the sketch for the week:

And here is my take on the sketch:

~*~ Deets ~*~

Stamp: Because you are my friend
Paper: K&Co., DCWV Glitter Matstack
Ink: Tuxedo Memento Black, Rouge colorbox chalk ink
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon and button, Karen Foster's Scrapper's Floss

LOVE ME DO Blog Hop!

2010-02-13T04:00:00.000-08:00

~ Welcome to the LOVE ME DO Blog Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! ~

If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.
If you hopped here from the amazing Dawn's blog ~ you are on the right track! =)

I couldn't decide which ONE stamp to use, so I inked up two of the new lovey-dovey-valentiney stamps =)

Starring in the first card is Valentina!

Her ribbon and the bow on the box have been paper-pieced using DCWV Glitter matstack...nothing like doing a little paper-piecing to make you FULLY appreciate those little sharp tipped scissors! =)

~*~ The deets ~*~

Stamp: Valentina
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, RV11, E18, E19), Spica (pink)
Paper: K&Co., DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon
Sketch: Just Us Girls

Up next is the ever-so-sweet ELOISE has a heart basket!

~*~ Deets ~*~
Stamp: ELOISE has a heart basket
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, Y23, Y21, RV11, BG10, B63) and Spicas (turquoise, pink, purple, red, clear).
Paper: K&Co. DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Kaiser Pearl, Karen Foster Scrapper's Floss, Misc. ribbon and button.
Sketch: Lord Have Mercy!

How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $25 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Friday in the Splitcoast forum. MWAH!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to the *very* talented Michelle's blog!

Love & Hearts

2010-02-11T10:57:00.000-08:00

I loved the sketch that was posted on the JUGS blog ~ I don't use a lot of circles in my cards, so it was fun to dig through my stash of stamps to find *the* one that would work perfectly =)
The sketch:

The card:

Valentina's bow and the ribbon on the box have both been paper-pieced with DCWV glitter matstack paper (LOVE it!) ~ I've discovered the more I paper-piece the more I appreciate a good sharp scissor with a sharp point! =)

~*~ The deets ~*~

Stamp: Valentina
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, RV11, E18, E19), Spica (pink)
Paper: K&Co., DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon

A Little Love!

2010-02-11T10:47:00.000-08:00

Today I combined two challenges to make this card ~ I used the LOVE theme from Cute Cards Thursday and the sketch from Lord Have Mercy!
Here is the sketch (I rotated it for my card)

And here is my lovey-dovey (hee hee) card =)

~*~ Deets ~*~
Stamp: ELOISE has a heart basket
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, Y23, Y21, RV11, BG10, B63) and Spicas (turquoise, pink, purple, red, clear).
Paper: K&Co. DCWV Glitter Matstack
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Kaiser Pearl, Karen Foster Scrapper's Floss, Misc. ribbon and button.

Favorite PMS stamp

2010-02-07T14:55:00.000-08:00

I don't know if I can pick just *one* image that is my favorite, so I''m going with my favorite quote stamp =)

Deets ~
Stamp: I do love
DP: BG Bittersweet, Bazzill Bling
Ink: Tuxedo Memento Black, Copics (black and pink)
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Kaiser rhinestones.

Makeup for the Weekend #15

2010-02-07T14:46:00.000-08:00

The challenge for the weekend on the PMS blog is to create a card with pink and lots of bling (talk about my kind of challenge!)

Deets:
Stamps: I used one of the January release stamps ~ Isabella (she is so sweet!)
DP: K&Company, DCWV glitter matstack
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (RV11, RV34, Y23, TR23, R20, E00), Spicas (pink).
Embellishments: Crystal Stickles, Misc. butterfly shaped rhinestone, misc. ribbon.

Round or Square?

2010-01-28T08:20:00.000-08:00

The challenge at Mojo Monday is to create a round or square card ~ so I decided to make a 4x4 easel card =)

Deets:

Stamp: Beauty is Looking
Paper: BG and Bazzill
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Ebmellishments: Misc. flower-shaped brad, misc. shaped rhinestone, Bazzill Just the Edge.

Christmas ALL YEAR LONG blog hop!

2010-01-24T14:09:00.000-08:00

To start at the beginning of the Magnolia-licious hop, please go here ~ if you came from Lauren's blog, you are on the right track =)
I thought that this sounded like such a GREAT idea ~ each month on the 25th we are doing a blog hop featuring a Christmas Magnolia image ~ here's hoping I can stay AHEAD of all the Christmas cards this year =)
So for the first card, I decided to use my favorite Tilda Christmas stamp ~ it is Tilda as Lucia. This is my favorite stamp because my grandfather came over from Sweden with his parents when he was 2 years old ~ and Lucia is a Swedish celebration is an annual festival of medieval origin, observed on the 13th of December. On this day, the darkness is brightened by Saint Lucia, a creature of goodness and light who opens the door to the Christmas season.

Sorry the picture is so dark ~ I take pictures outside and unfortunately it has been stormy here lately ~ but I'm not complaining too loudly because it was 48 (!!!!) degrees here today ~ for the middle of January in West Michigan that is pretty unheard of!
The red berries in her wreath are colored in with a red spica pen to make them sparkle ~ I also used a clear spica pen to add sparkles to Tilda's white dress.

Deets:
Stamp: Tilda as Lucia
DP: BG Eskimo Kisses, DCWV glitter matstack.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (E00,E18,E13,E17,E19,YR04,R37,G24,B21), Spicas (red, clear)
Embellisments: Doodlebug sugar-coated brad, CTMH pearls, Prima flowers.

Thanks so much for hopping by ~ next swing by Lori's blog and check out her beautiful Christmas card =)

Whimsical Wednesdays

2010-01-24T13:57:00.000-08:00

Whimsical Wednesdays posted another sketch for this week =)

And here is my take on the sketch:

I moved the ribbon down below the image so you could see it...otherwise the image and the flowers covered it up...and it is practically a crime (at least in my world ~ ha!) to cover up ribbon! =P

Deets:

Stamp: Maisy Ketto
DP: Autumn Leaves MOD, Bazzill Swissdot cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (Y23,E00,B91,E25,E35), Clear spica pen.
Embellishments: Crystal Stickles, misc. ribbon, Kaiser rhinetones, prima flowers.

Makeup 4 The Weekend

2010-01-24T13:49:00.000-08:00

The PMS Makeup for the weekend challenge is a sketch!

And I just love this sketch! I have added it to my file of "I like" sketches to pull out when I need some inspiration =)
Here is the card I created using the above sketch:

Deets:

Stamp: Sprout
DP: BG Lemonade
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Copics (E00,E99,E59,RV23,R20,G14) Spicas (pink, melon, gold, clear).
Embellishments: Kaiser pearl, Prima flower, misc. shaped rhinestone butterflies, crystal Stickles.

Thanks for swinging by! =) Have a wonderful week!

16 of 365

2010-01-16T15:06:00.000-08:00

Today is January 16th and shockingly enough here is my 16th card! I'm doing my best to keep on track with the 365 cards in 365 days...some days are definitely more creative, productive days than others! =)

Deets:

Stamp: Dandelion Bunches
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper: Pebbles Inc., Bazzill cardstock
Embellies: Prima flowers, misc. mini brads.

Friday Sketchers

2010-01-16T14:54:00.000-08:00

The sketch this week for Fridays Sketchers looks like this:

So I decided to make an anniversary card using that sketch...I have lots of friends with anniversaries just around the corner, so I thought I'd try to get a head start on them =)

Deets:

Stamp: KissieFace
Paper: DCWV Gliiter matstack, 3 Bugs in a Rug Coco
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E00, E33, E37, RV11, Y21, R59, G21).
Embellies: Misc. ribbon and button, icicle Stickles, Karen Foster Scrapper's Floss in pink.

Make-up for the Weekend

2010-01-16T14:42:00.000-08:00

Over on thePMS blog the challenge for the weekend was to make a birthday-themed card. So I got out my favorite (so far!) PMS stamp and got busy. I tried something new...something I hadn't done before...I've seen others do it, but I just couldn't bring myself to do it....and then I tried it ~ and I liked it! =) What in the world am I talking about? I stamped an image on a nestie even though the image was bigger than the nestie, so I picked which part of the image I was going to show =)
Here is my PMS birthday card ~ Wishing you a happy birthday!

Deets:

Stamp: Kirsten
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (Y21, E00, E29, E37, E99, G02, R20, RV11, B21) Spicas (clear, lemon and pink).
Paper: DCWV Sweet Stack, DCWV Glitter matstack.
Embellies: Misc. ribbon, Icicle stickles.

Magnolia Stamp Lovers Sketch Challenge

2010-01-16T13:36:00.000-08:00

Over on the Magnolia Stamp Lovers blog, there is a sketch challenge posted! And boy oh boy was this sketch a challenge for me! I don't think I have spent so much time on a card before, but I am so pleased with how it turned out, I think it was time well spent =)
Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

This was the first time I've made a 5x7 card (I usually stick with the 4.23x5.5 size) and the first time I've cut out an image (those cutterbee scissors paid for themselves right there! Ha ha). This is one of my favorite Tilda images ~ she reminds me Shirley Temple =)

Details:
Stamp: A Little Yummy for Your Tummy ~ '60s Tilda
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (R37, RV11, B21, E29, E25, E00, RV10). Colorbox Chalk inkpad in rouge and blue.
Paper: Fancy Pants Sweet Pea, Bazzill Cardstock.
Embellishments: Bazzill "just the edge" cardstock, misc. ribbon and button, Karen Foster's Scrappers Floss in pink and square Nesties.

Pink & Grey!

2010-01-14T14:48:00.000-08:00

That is the theme for Cute Cards Thursday
So I thought I'd make another birthday card....figure you can NEVER have too many birthday cards ~ For some reason I always seem to be short on them! And that is NOT a good thing! =P
I thought I'd try a "clean and simple" type card. I've been seeing quite a few "simple" cards and I really like the look of them.

My middle son said that this was his FAVORITE card and he wanted to eat the cupcake (HA! Which is very typical of him, he once told me, "Mommy, I am ALWAYS hungry!" Which that statement in itself makes me afraid (very afraid) of what the teenage years will hold ~ YIKES!)

Deets:

Stamp: Cupcake (From Magnolia...can't find a link for it)
DP: DCWV Sweet stack, DCWV glitter matstack.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (C-1, E29, RV11, RV34) Spica pens (silver, pink).

Three Clovers and a bit of Whimsy

2010-01-14T14:29:00.001-08:00

The Challenge for Three Clovers is "Baby It's Cold Outside" ~which shockingly today I think we got to 38 degrees...practically a heat-wave for mid-Jan! =)
So I paired the Three Clovers theme with the sketch from Whimsical Wednesdays:

And here is my creation =)

I absolutely LOVE this stamp ~ I think he (or she!) is one of the CUTEST little snowmen (or woman) that I have ever seen!
Deets:
Stamp: Frosty with Snowflake
DP: BG Eskimo Kisses
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (E0000 R37) Spica pens (red, sky blue, black and clear).
Embellishments: Polar White Flowersoft, ultrafine glitter, CTMH rhinestones, misc. tiny ric rak.

Mojo Monday....even thought it is Thursday!

2010-01-14T09:10:00.001-08:00

It seems to be my trend lately to actually be ON TIME making a card, but it takes me FOREVER to get it uploaded to my blog!
The sketch for Mojo Monday is this:

And here is my card:

I made this birthday card for my of my sistahs who has a birthday in January! =)

Deets:
Stamps: Cosmobella
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Chalk in Rouge, Copics and spica.
DP: Bazzill Bling and Fancy Pants
Embellishments: Kaiser Rhinestones.

Three Clovers Challenge!

2010-01-11T06:59:00.001-08:00

I finished this card over the weekend, but am just now getting time to post it =)
The Challenge at Three Clovers was to make a card that represents your New Year's resolution!
So, one of the things I'm going to be working on this year is to be THANKFUL! I'm going to try really hard to get beyond my current, ~I hate life, life sucks ~ mood/mentality and start to heal and be thankful.....yes, definitely easier said than done!
Here is my card! The inside says, "Thank you" =)

Deets:
Stamp: Jugglabella
DP: BG June Bug
Ink: Copics (GB01,E00,RV11,E25) Spicas (red and pink).

Thanks so stopping by and taking a peek =)

Warm Hugs

2010-01-08T14:05:00.000-08:00

Here is card 8 of 365! I'm slowly plugging away at my resolution to make 365 cards this year =)

This card was created for a challenge over at SCS. I don't think the picture shows it, but the white berries on the coffee cup are colored in with a clear Spica pen, so they are glittery ~ and the candy cane stripes have been colored with a red Spica pen to make that glittery =)
Details:
Stamp: Minty Coffee
DP: Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly
Ink: Copics (RV11 G17) Spica pens (red and clear)
Embellishments: CTMH charm, misc. snowflake-shaped brad.

Friday Sketchers!

2010-01-08T14:00:00.000-08:00

Since it is Friday that means there is a new sketch posted over at Friday Sketchers (YAY!) ~ and this was quite the challenge when it comes to sketches!
I think this is the first card I've made WITHOUT an image on it! I guess that is something NEW for the New Year! =)

There is my take on the sketch.
Details:
Stamp: Daisy Bucket
DP: Fancy Pants Crush, DCWV glitter matstack
Ink: Colorbox Chalk ink in Rouge, red Spica pen
Embellishments: Misc. ribbon, misc. button, Karen Foster's Scrapper's Floss in pink.

Mojo Monday!

2010-01-05T09:01:00.001-08:00

Mojo posted their sketch for the week yesterday ~ and shockingly enough I was able to sit down and create a card before too many days passed.

This was a different card for me ~ I usually have images that I color in, so it was a little strange for me to make a card without having to color anything in!
Details:
Stamp: Dandelion bunches
DP: Pebbles Inc ~ Make A Wish, Bazzill cardstock
Ink: Memento rich cocoa
Embellishments: rhinestones from Kaiser, misc. ribbon, scalloped circular nestie, icicle stickles, bazzill "just the edge" cardstock.

5 of 365

2010-01-05T06:54:00.001-08:00

Here is card #5 of my 365 cards in a year challenge! Also today is my husband's birthday (HAPPY 32nd Birthday!)

Details: Scarlett the Teacup Girl
DP: The Sweet Stack (DCWV) and the glitter matstack (DCWV)
Ink: Copics (E25 E00 RV11 Y11 G02 BG01)and Memento Tuxedo black ink pad
Embellishments: Diamond Stickles.

Just Us Girls

2010-01-05T06:33:00.000-08:00

JUGS aka Just Us Girls posted a sketch challenge for this week ~ which just happens to be my favorite kind of challenge =)
Here is my take on the sketch:

I just love this stamp! Stamping Bella came out with some DARLING boy stamps right before Christmas....as a mom of three rambunctious little boys I'm always on the look-out for cute boy-ish stamps =)
Inside of the card says, "Just dropping you a line" which I thought was absolutely too perfect for this image. I had previously purchased that sentiment and was rather puzzled as to watch to use it on.....well I now have the perfect stamp to use with that sentiment =)

Details:
Stamp: Catch of the Day
DP: Pebbles Inc., Bazzill Cardstock
Ink: Copics (E00 E25 E37 E29 C-1 R29 B93 G21 Y11) clear Spica pen, Memento Tuxedo black ink pad
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Kaiser red pearl.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! =)

3 of 365

2010-01-02T11:37:00.000-08:00

Here is my third card! I had a lot of fun making this card. I paper pieced Bella's phone (sparkly pink of course!) and her skirt (glittery violet). I made this card for a challenge over at SCS ~ we had to use any combination of the *new* colors for the year released by Pantone (which just happens to be owned by X-Rite...and that just *happens* to be my husband's employer). The colors I used were pink champagne, violet and dried herb.

Details:
Stamp ~ Gossipabella
DP ~ The Sweet Stack and Glitter MatStack by DCWV
Ink ~ Copic markers, Spica pens, Memento Tuxedo black, Palette black, Colorbox rouge ink
Embellishmets ~ Prima flowers and Kaiser purple rhinestone.

Cute Card Thursday and Happy Birthday

2010-01-02T11:24:00.001-08:00

Here is card #2 of my 365 cards in 365 days resolution =)
I found this cute sketch on Cute Card Thursday and decided to use it to make a card for my husband...who will be 32 on January 5th!

Details:
Stamp: Birthday Boy and the sentiment is also from Stamping Bella.
DP: Bazzill cardstock and Fancy Pants "About a Boy"
Ink: Copic markers, Spica pens, Memento Tuxedo Black ink and tangerine Colorbox ink.

Thanks for swinging by! =)

Three Clovers Challenge and 365 cards!

2010-01-02T11:10:00.000-08:00

Well the old year has gone (and good riddance to it...seriously the.worst.year.ever! for me) and the new one has just begun! So in the grand tradition of New Year's Resolutions (which I usually don't do) I decided to make a "crafty" resolution....what is it? To make 365 cards this year and 50 lay-outs for each of my children ~ right now it seems quite do-able....but we'll see what I think come next December (HA!).
So to start it off, I checked out the challenge at Three Clovers for inspiration for card #1 of my 365 challenge =)
Here is my CELEBRATE card =)

Details:
Stamp: Birthday cake with a STELLA in it and Celebrate
Ink: Copics and Spica pens
Paper: The Sweet Stack and Glitter MatStack by DCWV

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!
Happy New Year!

Something FUN!

2009-12-14T09:17:00.000-08:00

I decided to try making ornaments for Christmas gifts. On my side of the family it is stricly HOMEMADE/HANDMADE gifts ONLY this year. One of my sistahs on SCS had an excellent blog post about how she made her ornament, so I gathered up my supplies ~ here is my first attempt:

Details:
Stamp: Betty the Bookworm
Paper: Transparency
Ink: Palette black and Sharpie markers

Three Clovers, Friday Sketchers and the Corrosive Challenge!

2009-12-13T08:36:00.000-08:00

Can you believe it?! I was able to get one sketch and two challenges into ONE card! I still can't believe it myself, I am not very creative when it comes to meshing challenges!
Anyway, at Three Clovers the challenge is to make a card using Blue, Silver and White, the Challenge over at Corrosive Challenge is Walking in a Winter Wonderland and the sketch is from Friday Sketchers (I rotated the sketch to fit with the image I used).
Since I was able to get so much accomplished with one card, let's hope I'm as fortunate to get many lay-outs done for my sister's wedding album! My goal is to have everything scrapped by her first wedding anniversary....which is December 20th! YIKES! I'd better get busy!
Here is my card:

Details:
Stamp: Snowman with Snowflake
Paper: BG Blitzen and Bazzill Bling
Copics: E29, E0000, BG01, YR68
Embellishments: Stickles (on the snowflake punches), Polar white flowersoft, ultrafine glitter (on the snowman's hat) Smooch accent ink (on the snowflake).
Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek at my latest creation =)

Friday Sketchers

2009-12-10T10:49:00.001-08:00

Over at Friday Sketchers a new sketch is posted as well as some amazing cards from the DT.
This was a fun sketch to work with ~ I decided to make a 4x4 easel card.

Our "blizzard" inspired the theme ~ we've been in a blizzard warning since yesterday at 1pm ~ and last night it started to snow! And boy oh boy do we have snow! My two oldest boys have been out building an "igloo" but since it is a *balmy* 6 degrees out, they've been making frequent trips in to get some hot chocolate! =)
Details for the card:
Stamps: Agnes Ketto, Beautiful definition block
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly and Bazzill cardstock.
Copics: E25, E00, RV34
Spicas: Pink, gold, turquoise
Embellishments: Stickles Star Dust, ultrafine glitter, Heidi Swapp snowflake ghost shape, Doodlebug sugar-coated brad in pink.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAMPING BELLA!

2009-12-05T05:29:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Bella Birthday Bash Blop Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella. If you just headed over here from Lisa's lovely blog you are on the right track =)
To wish Stamping Bella a HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY I made an easel card using CAKEABELLA and the CELEBRATE definition block is also from Stamping Bella (because today is a big day worth celebrating!) Yes that is SNOW in the background of the picture....over 13 inches fell in about 12 hours! My oldest son was thrilled that he had no school on Friday =)

This is the second easel card I've made and I have to admit ~ they are fun to do ~ not quite as intimidating as I first thought they were =) Although making a 4x4 card was a little challenging...I'm used to have a little bit more room to work with.
I added a little shimmer to the cake using liquid pearls and a spica pen (because Bella needs some sparkle and shine on her cake).

Deets:
Stamps: Cakeabella and Celebrate Definition Block
Cardstock: Bazzill Bling
DP: 3 Bugs in a Rug COCO line
Copics: E00,E99, RV11,E29,B39
Embellisments: Petal pink liquid pearls, ruby red liquid pearls, Smooch accent ink, pink Spica pen, Doodlebug sugar coated brads, misc. flower brad.

And I saved the best for last! =)
Three gift certificates for $100 in Bella Bucks will be hidden along the hop, but we’re not telling you where so be sure to leave some love as you hop!!! Make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! The winners will be announced on Monday, December 7 at the Stamping Bella Blog. MWAH!
Thanks so much for hopping by!
Now it's time to hop on over to the talented Michele's blog and see what she has created!
Have a BELLARIFIC day! =)

Just Us Girls Challenge 8

2009-11-26T05:32:00.000-08:00

JUGs (Just Us Girls) had a color challenge this week ~ the colors weree: Pumpkin Pie (which speaking of....guess what it going to be going in the oven in about an hour?? Yup TWO pumpkin pies!), Really Rust and Bashful Blue. In addition to the colors we needed to have a sentiment showing thanks (since today *IS* Thanksgiving) =)
So, here is my thankful, colorful creation =)

I paper pieced Tilda's dress using pumpkin pie, really rust and bashful blue colors (which also cordinate with the DP at the top of the card) ~ then I colored the rest using Copics (RV10, E25, G17, BG01, E00, E33, Y21, YR23) and added a little sparkle here and there using a lemon and gold Spica pen. I think this is probably one of my favorite Tilda stamps (if not my favorite) ~ sunflowers are my favorite flowers....that is one thing I miss.....there are no sunflower fields around here like there are back home where I grew up.
Hope ya'll have a VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Scent with Love Stamp Giveaway!!!

2009-11-22T11:59:00.000-08:00

Want to see some of the *best* blog candy?? Head on over to this blog and check out the details! Seriously ~ how amazing is that?! I LOVE these stamps =)

PMS Blog Hop

2009-11-20T05:44:00.000-08:00

PMS is having a blog hop ~ you can go here to see the list of participants and *hop* along to the different blogs =)
My "I'd like to participate" email must've lost in cyberspace somewhere....so even though I'm not on the list, this is the card I made for the blog hop =) ~ Awwww They just added me (talk about feeling LOVED!) ~ so after hopping here, hop on over to Lisa's blog and see her totally adorable card =)

This is one of my favorite PMS stamps I have ~ probably because I like dandelions (yes I'm one of those *odd* people that don't see dandelions as weeds)

Details:
Stamps: Kirsten
Paper: BG lime Rickey (one of my favorites if my *the* favorite BG lines) =)
Copics: E00, E25, E33, RV10, RV23, Y11, G17, BG05
Embellishments: Spica pens (pink, gold, lemon), Diamond stickles.

Bellarific Friday!

2009-11-19T10:17:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow is Friday ~ and what does that mean?? Why it is Bellarific Friday! This week the challenge was to create anything using any of the "Bella" stamps. So I thought it would be fun to do a "Black Friday Bella" ~ and this is what I came up with:

It looks like Bella has a start on her Christmas shopping huh?! =) I paper pieced the bag to give it a little extra something.
Details:
Stamp: Elizabella
Paper: 3 Bugs in a Rug ~ Color Me Pink
Copics: RV11, E00, E33, G21
Embellishment: Icicle Stickles

JUGs Challenge!

2009-11-19T09:57:00.000-08:00

Just Us Girls (aka JUGs) posted a challenge to use dry embossing on a card and the twist was to make it a BIRTHDAY card!
So here is my dry embossed birthday card =) ~ I also paper pieced the gifts =)

Details:
Stamp: Curly Surpriseabella
Paper: BG Obscure
Copics: E00, E33, E25, RV34, B97
Embellishments: Prima flowers, Kaiser Rhinestone, Cuttlebug Happy Birthday Embossing Folder.

Friday Sketchers!

2009-11-15T13:20:00.000-08:00

A new sketch was posted on Friday over at Friday Sketchers
When I first saw this sketch I was intimidated! I didn't even know where to start with it! So I finally decided if I could pick out a stamp, then the rest of the sketch should fall into place ~ and it did! I used a punch to make the snowflakes and then covered with with stickles so they would sparkle.

Deets:
Stamp: Tilda and Edwin Skating
DP: BG Blitzen
Ribbon: Bo Bunny
Copics: RV10, E25, E00, Y11, R29, B95, B97, G17, C-1
Embellisments: Diamond Stickles, snowflake punches.
Thanks for stopping by! =)

Whiff of Joy Challenge #55

2009-11-14T11:06:00.001-08:00

On the Whiff of Joy blog they issues a challenge for this week ~ it was to make a card using the colors brown, orange and ivory! (and yes, this was a challenge...I don't use orange a whole lot!)
Here is my card using those three colors:

Deets:
Stamp: Whiff of Joy Willow with Hot Chocolate
DP: Fancy Pants Fancy-Free collection
Cardstock: Neenah and Bazzill Bling
Copics: E00, E25, B95, E33, YR07, E57
Embellishments: Spica pens (gold, orange, olive, Prima flowers and Kaiser Rhinestones.

Makeup 4 The Weekend

2009-11-14T07:58:00.000-08:00

Over at the PMS blog a new sketch was posted for some weekend inspiration!
Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Deets:
Stamp: Penelope
DP: BG Phoebe
Cardstock: Bazzill and Bazzill Bling
Copics: G21, RV11, RV34, E33, E00, RV10
Embellishments: Misc. rhinestone flowers, Spica pens (pink, lemon, lime), Crystal Stickles.

The Corrosive Challenge!

2009-11-13T06:53:00.001-08:00

Over at The Corrosive Challenge Blog there is a sketch challenge posted (I'm not even going to say how long it has been since I've been saying, "I'll do the challenge this week".....it's been awhile! Eeek!)
Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

For some reason I have a hard time doing cards with ovals ~ don't know why, but I do! In fact I find it easier to use circles instead of ovals =P
Deets for the card:
Stamp: Whiff of Joy Willow with Hot Chocolate
Copics: E00, E33, R29, B21, G24, B97
Embellishments: Spica gold pen, Kaiser rhinestones.
DP: BG Blitzen.

Cute Card Thursday =)

2009-11-12T12:45:00.000-08:00

Over at Cute Card Thursday, their challenge is to "Glitter Me Silly" ~ which is a challenge I LOVE! I'm always up for a little glitter, sparkle and bling =)

The stamp I chose to use is from Paper Make-up Stamps ~ her name is Katie. Katie is colored with copics (RV11, BV00, E00, G24, Y21, E57) and has been glittered and sparkled with Spica pens (I used the lemon spica pen in her hair, the purple spica pen on her clothes and her compact is completely sparkly thanks to the pink spica pen) and Stickles ~ her wings have crystal stickles on them, making them sparkle and glitter in the sun =) The DP is BG Wisteria, the flower is a prima flower that has some crystal stickles on it and a Kaiser purple rhineston in the center and the inside of this card says, "You are beautiful inside and out"
Thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my latest creation =)

3 Clovers Thursday Challenge #39

2009-11-12T11:42:00.000-08:00

The Challenge at 3 Clovers Thursday this week is Birds or Bugs ~ and it was definitely a challenge for me! I don't own very many bird or bug type stamps, but I DID remember my sister picking up this stamp and asking me to make her a card with it...and guess what?? It was a BUG stamp! So it all worked out in the end =)
Here is my bug card:

DP is BG June Bug paper, stamp is from Daisy Bucket and the bug was colored with Copic markers (G24, RV23, R37) and the black circles were colored in with a black Spica pen to give them some sparkle =)
Thanks for looking!

Mojo Monday

2009-11-12T08:47:00.001-08:00

Here is the sketch this week over at Mojo ~ I have to admit, this one took awhile for me to decide what I wanted to do and how to do it!
Since it is almost the middle of November, I decided that it wouldn't be *too* awful if I made a snowflake card (even though I'm hoping we don't see any of that white fluffy stuff until well into December.....hey a girl can dream can't she?)
So ~ this is what I came up with!

I didn't make the snowflake (although I wish I did!) ~ it was a gift from a friend =)
The paper is BG Blitzen, and both the ribbon and button are misc. ones I had stashed away just waiting for the *perfect* card =)

Card Patterns & Bellarific Friday!

2009-11-12T08:32:00.000-08:00

I was able to combine 2 challenges into one card (which is unusual for me) ~ here is my creation using the sketch from card patterns and the "anything goes" theme for the Bellarific Friday Challenge.
Here's the sketch:

Ahd here is the card:

The deets for the card are ~ DP = BG Lemonade and the copics used are: E25, E32, E57, E00, B21, B97, G24, RV34, RV10, Y21. The ribbon is misc. ribbon I had in my ribbon box. The image and sentiment are from Stamping Bella.

Dashing Through the Snow

2009-11-10T07:32:00.000-08:00

Here is a lay-out that I just finished ~ the pictures were taken last year on Christmas Day when we bundled up and went for a sled ride. It was so much fun and I think the boys had a blast ~ even though it was c-c-c-cold out!
The DP is BG ~ the rub-on title is also from BG, and the snowflakes and felt snowflakes from Queen and Co.

A Kiss To Build A Dream On

2009-11-10T07:27:00.001-08:00

This is another wedding lay-out for my sister and her husband.
I love that the picture is in black and white =)
All the cardstock on this lay-out is Bazzill Bling ~ I'm not sure if you can see it or not, but there is a soft shimmer to the whole lay-out because of the bling =)
The rhinestone heart is from BG and the black pearls are from Kaiser.

Some Recent Cards

2009-11-10T06:51:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in a few months....well, OK almost 5 months ~ a LOT has happened in those 5 months and unfortunately that means very little crafting and creating has been done.
But in the past couple weeks I've started to work on cards and lay-outs again.

Queen For A Day is such a fun stamp from Stamping Bella. The inside says, "You deserve to be...queen for a day" =) The image has been colored with Copics (B21, E00, B97, Y11, RV23, E35) and Spica pens (pink and yellow) to add a bit of sparkle. The DP is BG Obscure, and cardstock is Bazzill cardstock that I embossed using a cuttlebug embossing folder.

Here is another Queen card ~ this one was made using the BG Lemonade line, the image was colored with Copics (B21, BG05, E00, Y11, E99, B97, RV34) and Spica pens (gold, yellow and pink). I had fun making a couple cards using a round image instead of the usual square or rectangular ones =)

Flowahbella is the star of this next card. She was colored with Copics and the flowers have been embellished with flowersoft and a spica pen. The DP is BG Obscure.

I did some paper piecing on Suzette's skirt ~ once I realized how simple it was to paper piece, I want to paper piece EVERYTHING (ha!). Suzette has been colored with Copics and Spicas. The paper is BG Wisteria line.

This is one of my newer stamps ~ and I LOVE it....I guess it is probaby because I can related to Betty the Bookworm ~ I LOVE to read! =)
I used Lime Rickey paper from BG (one of my *fave* lines!) ~ and Betty has been colored with Copics (B21, E99, E00, R29, RV10, Y11, YR07, YG11, B39) and her glasses were colored with a red spica pen ~ I thought she needed a little sparkle =)

This is another newer stamp ~ isn't it darling? Her name is Presley and she is part of the Lollipop family. She was colored with Copics and Spicas and the DP is BG Bittersweet.

This stamp is from Paper Make-up Stamps (aka PMS) =)
Her name is Sprout and she has been colord with Copics and Spica pens and has stickles on her wings to make them glittery. I'm trying to remember which DP I used....I think it was from the BG Junebug line.

Card Patterns

2009-06-26T10:45:00.001-07:00

Card Patterns put up a new sketch on Monday and I finished up my card last night.
I used one of my favorite stamps ~ Women's Delight by Whiff of Joy (isn't this line of stamps so sweet?!?)

Both the image and sentiment are from the Women's Delight line. And the image has been colored with Copics (E00, E25, E33, BG01, R37, Y11) and sparkle was added using Spica pens (Red, Gold & Turquoise). All the DP is Fancy Pants, the flower is a Prima flower and the rhinestone is a misc. rhinestone.
I had to hop on real quick and get this posted before the deadline passed ~ now I have to get back to decorating cakes! I've been baking cakes all morning and now I am to the frosting and assembling stage....we are having a birthday party tomorrow for my youngest two sons, who celebrate birthdays one day apart! (well, three years and one day).
Hope ya'll have a wonderful weekend! Stay cool (if you can!) :o)

Bella's Birthday Blog Hop!!!!

2009-06-25T05:25:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the Birthday Blog Skip, Hop & Dance sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.
If you hopped onto my blog from the lovely Emily's blog you are on the right track :o)
In honor of Bella Em's birthday I made a birthday card using Curly Surpriseabella ~ I think she is my favorite birthday bella (shhhh ~ don't tell the other bellas though!)

The sketch is from Friday Sketchers. Curly Surpriseabella has been colored with Copics (G14, E33, E00, RV02) and some sparkle has been added with the Melon Spica pen (I took this picture in direct sunlight hoping to capture the sparkles) ~ The DP is all from 3 Bugs in a Rug Color me Pink line ~ and all three of the gifts have been paper pieced using the same paper :o). The flowers are Prima flowers and the cute little lime green gems (LOVE lime green!) are from Doodlebug.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to the very talented Dana's blog!

Oh ~ how about a prize?!?!?!?! In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $40 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Monday in the Splitcoast forum. MWAH!

Have a wonderful bellarific day!
~ If for some reason there is a gap in the blogs ~ you can go HERE to find the master list ;-) ~

Stamping Bella Bellarific Friday!

2009-06-23T11:28:00.000-07:00

Stamping Bella has listed a new sketch!
This is the other card that I finished up today while hibernating in the coolness of my scrap room, which is in the basement....although once I finish posting this I have to head outside to fill the boys' little pool so they can splash around some.
Sooooo ~ I'd better get a move on it!
Here is the sketch:

Aaaaand my interpretation of it :o)

I took this picture in direct sunlight (because today we have a LOT of sun!) and I was able to capture some of the sparkles in Sake's hair from the black Spica pen :o)
She has been colored with Copics (E00, Y02, BG01) and paper pieced using Baic Grey's Lime Rickey paper. All the DP used is Basic Grey and the patterned paper is from the Lime Rickey Collection. The lime green cardstock is from Bazzill and everything has been distressed using Colorbox Chalk in Rouge.
So there is my summery take on the Stamping Bella sketch :o)
Hope you are enjoying the sunshine and staying cool! :o)

PMS Monday

2009-06-23T11:11:00.000-07:00

Over at the Paper Makeup Stamps blog aka PMS blog a new sketch was put up yesterday.
So today since it is a bazillion degrees out (well, maybe that is a *slight* exaggeration ~ it is 92, but FEELS like a bazillion ~ HA!) I decided it would be a good day to hide out in the basement in my scrap room and work on some sketches.
Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

I took a picture in direct sunlight, so you can see the Smooch Accent Ink on her wings :o)
The stamp is Katie and she is colored with Copics (RV02, RV10, RV23, Y11, Y21, G14, E00, C-1) and the glitter is from a silver Spica pen and a pink Spica pen. The DP is all from 3 Bugs in a Rug Color Me Pink line and the rhinestones are from Kaiser.
Thanks for stopping by ~ hope you are staying cool! :o)

It's Mojo Monday Again!

2009-06-15T17:31:00.000-07:00

And this time I was able to get the sketch done in a timely manner :o)
Here is the sketch that was posted:

It was definitely a challenge for me because I am used to making the "regular" sized cards, so this required me to think and work outside of my "normal" cardmaking mode.

This is what I did with it. All the DP is from 3 Bugs in a Rug 'Color Me Pink' line ~ the paper is a little wilder than what I normally pick, but I had fun getting it all to work together.
Two of the gifts have been paper pieced using the 3 Bugs DP ~ the image and the sentiment are from Stamping Bella and Curly Surpriseabella has been colored with Copics (RV10, G14, B95, E00, Y21) and a little bling has been added to the green bow thanks to the lime Spica pen :o) The ribbon is misc. ribbon and the pink brad is a Doodlebug sugar covered brad (love 'em!).
Thanks so much for swinging by for a peek :o)

Card Pattern 19

2009-06-15T12:37:00.001-07:00

Card Patterns has a new sketch up for this week.
I had a lot of fun with this sketch ~

I got out Tilda and inked her up for a Father's Day card that I will be popping in the mail this week for my dad :o)

Tilda's scarf and one pocket are paper pieced with Autumn Leaves dp ~ actually all the dp I used was from the Autumn Leaves MOD line. She has been colored with Copics (Y21, E25, E57, E37, C-1, B93, B95, RV10, R24) and her wings are painted with Smooch accent ink and given a little sparkle with Star dust Stickles. The ribbon and red heart button are misc. ones I had around my scrap room and I can't remember where the flower-shaped eyelets are from (it has been a LONG time since i last used eyelets!)
Thank you so much for stopping by :o)

Mojo Monday

2009-06-14T11:51:00.000-07:00

Mojo Monday once again had a great sketch up ~ you can swing by their blog to have a peek at it as well as to see some amazing cards created by their DT.
Here is my take on their weekly sketch:

I used Sake Ketto from Stamping Bella (isn't she cute?) ~ the sentiment is from Stamping Bella as well. She is inked up with Memento Tuxedo Black (which works fabulously if you use Copics...HIGHLY recommend that ink pad!) and colored with Copics (E00, YR07, G14, E33, B93). The dp is Chatterbox and the cardstock is Bazzill Bling (love the slight shimmer it has).
Thanks so much for taking a peek at my latest creation :o)

I have a CASE of PMS

2009-06-13T08:47:00.000-07:00

Don't you just love the title?? LOL! I finished another challenge for the PMS release party. This challenge was to CASE one of the PMS cards on the Splitcoast Stampers forum.
This is the card I CASE'D.

I don't have any PMS stamps yet, so I used Suzette Ketto instead.
Both Suzette and the sentiment are from Stamping Bella. Both are inked with Memento Tuxedo Black and Colorbox Chalk Rouge ink. All the dp paper is Basic Grey Lime Rickey (have I mentioned how much I *love* this collection?) and Suzette has been colored with Copics (RV06, BG01, E00) and paper pieced with BG Lime Rickey paper. The petals on the flowers have been colored with a turquoise Spica pen (so they are sparkly!), the flower is a Prima Flower, the pink rhinestone is from Kaiser, the button is a misc. button that has been tied with Karen Foster's Scrapper's Floss (another product I love).
Sorry the picture is so dark ~ we have been lacking in the sun dept. quite a bit this week :o(
Thanks for stopping by to check out my CASE of PMS :o)

2 Challenges ~ 1 Card

2009-06-12T13:51:00.000-07:00

I am not that great at combining more than one challenge into a card ~ I don't know why that is, but it just is! :-P
So I am feeling mighty proud of myself that I was able to squeeze two challenges onto one card :o)
The challenges are paper-pieceing from Three Clovers Thursday Challenge and the Bella Twisted Challenge on Splitcoast Stampers, which was to use a specific sketch and the colors red, white and blue (in honor of Flag Day).
Here is what I came up with ~

I took a picture with and without flash. The stamp I used is Suzette Ketto from Stamping Bella. She is inked in Memento Tuxedo Black and edged with Colorbox Chalk Prussian Blue. She is colored with Copics (R29, B95, E00) and has some sparkle on her flower petals (in her hair) thanks to a red Spica pen.
The dp is Basic Grey and Autumn Leaves (her dress has been paper pieced with AL and the pinwheel was made using AL dp also) and the red cardstock is Bazzill. The bling at the center of her pinwheel is a Kaiser rhinestone. Oh, and the sentiment is also from Stamping Bella. :o)
Thanks for stopping by and having a peek at my latest creation! :o)

Sketch 18

2009-06-09T17:57:00.001-07:00

Card Patterns posted a new sketch for the week.

When I saw this sketch I *knew* which stamp I wanted to use!

I got out my Javabellas stamp and inked it up! I had the perfect paper to go with it (Flair Designs)~ it has coffee cups, coffee beans and coffee sayings all over it! And to top it off it is scented with Coffee Scent My Cards ~ so it smells just like the real deal :o)
The image is colored with Copics (E00, YG09, B60, B95, E33, E57, Y11, RVo6, RV23, R29), the dp is Flair Designs, Bazzill and Dream St. (one Bella has been paper pieced with Dream St. paper), flower is Prima and the pink brad in the center is a Doodlebug Dugar coated brad. Bling has been added to the card using Spica pens (yellow, red and silver) and Kaiser rhinestones. The ric rac belonged to my husband's great grandmother :o)
Thanks for stopping by :o)

Bellarific Friday Sketch

2009-06-09T17:46:00.000-07:00

Over at Stamping Bella they have the Bellarific Friday Sketch posted. So I took advantage of two of my three boys being gone today and worked on a few different challenges :o)
Without further ado ~

The Sketch ~

My Card ~
I used Lucy Ketto and inked her up with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and stamped her on some lovely Neenah paper. She is colored with Copics (G14,E00, Y02), paper pieced using Lime Rickey paper (which is also the dp paper used for this card) and her wings are painted using Smooch accent ink. The sentiment is from Basic Grey and the rhinestone flower is from MAMBI. I highlighted her hair using a black spica pen and her yellow clips in her hair have added sparkle thanks to the lemon spica pen. The ribbon is misc. ribbon from my ribbon bin :o)
I had a blast making this card....probably because it is mostly yellow (my most favorite color) and lime green (another favorite color). :o)

PMS Challenge

2009-06-09T17:31:00.000-07:00

Yes, you read correctly ~ PMS challenge....and no it is NOT what you are thinking ~ LOL! Paper Makeup Stamps (aka PMS) had a release party this past weekend and during the party three challenges were posted. So far I have finished one of the three challenges ~ and here it is!

The Sketch

The Card :o)
This is going to be a Father's Day card ~ My husband is giving it to his dad for Father's Day.
I used a Magnolia stamp (Edwin sitting), embellished his wings with Crystal Stickles and colored him with Copics (C-1, B95, B93, Y11, E25, E57, E0000, E00, B60, RV10) and the dp is Dream St.
Now I just need to get the other two challenges done :o)

Mojo Monday (a little late)

2009-06-04T13:02:00.001-07:00

Over at Mojo they posted a new sketch on Monday ~ but as you can see I am running a little late.
Here is the sketch for this week:

And here is what I did with it:

The image is a Huggabugg from Stamping Bella and she has been stamped with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored with Copics (E00, R29), her wings were painted with Smooch accent ink and the little black dots were filled in with a black Spica pen (so they sparkle and glitter). The ladybug brad is from Around the Block, the ribbon is misc. ribbon, cardstock is Bazzill and the sentiment if from Basic Grey and the DP is Basic Grey ~ Lime Rickey collection. I have to admit, out of the entire collection of Lime Rickey, this paper was my least favorite and it has taken me quite awhile to find just the *right* image to go with it. But I think the circles on the ribbon and paper work with the little black dots on this Huggabugg.

Puff

2009-06-04T10:18:00.001-07:00

Stamping Bella has a new Bellarific Friday Sketch up!

Here is my take on the sketch.

I used Puff (from Stamping Bella) ~ I just love him, he is such a cute dragon!
He was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers (BV00, BV02, G14, G17). The DP is 3 Bugs in a Rug, the cardstock is Bazzill, the sentiment is from Stamping Bella, the rhinestones are from Kaiser and the glitter is from a lavender Spica pen.

Sketch 17

2009-06-03T07:06:00.000-07:00

I just finished Sketch 17 for Card Patterns

Here is the sketch (isn't it great?)

And here is what I did with it! I decided to go with a non-pastel route for this card (ever notice how new baby/pregnancy cards are almost always pastel?) ~ I had a ton of fun using lime green (one of my favorite colors) with aqua and pink.
The image is Pregabella from Stamping Bella, the cardstock is Bazzill and the DP is Basic Grey Phoebe. The little pink flower is a Prima flower, the rhinestones are from Kaiser, the sentiment is a CTMH stamp and the ric-rak is from my husband's great grandma (my MIL brought over a bunch of ric-rak and other sewing notions, so I had a blast picking out ones that I'd use).
Pregabella has been colored with Copics ~ BG01, E57, RV06 and E00 and the card has been scented with Oh Baby! from Scent My Cards :o) All I have to do now is write on the card and get it in the mail :o)
Thanks so much for stopping by!

Magnolia-licious DT Sketch for June

2009-06-01T13:06:00.000-07:00

Over at Magnolia-licous Highlites they posted the DT sketch for June. It just so happens that I was looking for a nice little sketch for a thank-you card for my eldest son's kindergarten teacher :o) So....I decided to give it a whirl!
Here is the sketch:

And here is what I came up with:

What is used on this card:
BG Phoebe patterned paper, misc. ribbon, Kaiser rhinestones, the image was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and distressed around the image with ColorBox Chalk in Rouge. Edwin has been colored with Copics (0, E00, G02, C-1, Y11, E0000, B93, B95, Y21, E37, RV10). I also used Atyou Spica pens to accent the yellow tulips and a thin line on his shoes (I used Lemon for the tulips and turquoise for his shoes).
I wish you could smell the card :o) I found these GREAT card scents called, "Scent My Cards" . After sniffing the scents that I have, my son decided that he liked Pina Colada the best, so we scented this card with that and now all that is left for him to do is write on it and give it to his teacher :o)

KETTO Blog Hop!

2009-05-30T05:38:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the first Ketto Blog Hop sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.

Here is a card made using Suzette Ketto (from Stamping Bella). The patterned paper is Basic Grey ~ Gypsy and Bazzill cardstock. Suzette has been colored with Copic markers (E00, RV02 and BG15) and paper pieced with Basic Grey Gypsy paper. The ribbon is from MIss Elizabeth and if you look closely you might be able to see some "bling" on her flowers ~ the aqua rhinestone is from KaiserCrafts and the sparkles on the flowers in her hair are Stardust Stickles. The sentiment is a Basic Grey stamp.

This card was made using Charlotte Ketto (Stamping Bella) and the Lime Rickey collection from Basic Grey (LOVE that line!!). Charlotte has been paper pieced (using Lime Rickey paper) and colored with Copics (E00, Y11, YR07, YG09 E37). The "bling" is a MAMBI birthstone flower, ribbon is misc. ribbon I had laying around, Bazzill "just the edge" was used, Stardust stickles are in her hair and the sentiment is from Stamping Bella.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to My Little Stamping Place :o)
Have a great day!

Friday Sketchers

2009-05-29T07:08:00.001-07:00

Friday Sketchers has a cute new sketch posted as well as a fabulous prize that one lucky person will win! So hop on over and try your hand at the sketch and maybe YOU will be that lucky person :o)

Cute Card Thursday!

2009-05-28T13:30:00.000-07:00

Hope on over to Cute Card Thursday and check out their Challenge #63 ~ it is MY kind of challenge! I'm going to get creative and work on it tonight, and hopefully post my creation tomorrow!

~*~ Dandelion Bouquets ~*~

April Shower Bring May FLOWERS ~ SBP Blog Hop!

March Blog Hop at Scrapbook Place!

March Magnolia-licious Blog Hop

Feb. Scrapbook Place Blog Hop!

This Is The Stuff Lyric Video

Manly Card

Mojo Monday ~ on Wednesday!

First Valentine's Card of the year!

First Ever Scrapbook Place Blog Hop!

A Couple of "Just Because" Cards

Sketch For You To Try

Magnolia-licious Blog Hop!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Scrapbook Place Blog Hop

One Last Christmas

PMS Blog Hop!

October Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Happy Anniversary!

The Corrosive Challenge #86 ~ Get Rid of the White

Makeup 4 the Weekend #46

PMS release party!

September Edition of the Christmas All Year Long Magnolia-licious Blog Hop

Awesome Blog Candy!

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Mother's Day

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

You are Unique!

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch

Papertake ~ Sketch #36

Mojo Monday.....on Thursday!

Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch #92

JUGS sketch challenge

Christmas ALL year long Magnolia-licious blog hop!

Tuesday Morning Sketchers

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge

Friday Sketchers

LOVE ME DO Blog Hop!

Love & Hearts

A Little Love!

Favorite PMS stamp

Makeup for the Weekend #15

Round or Square?

Christmas ALL YEAR LONG blog hop!

Whimsical Wednesdays

Makeup 4 The Weekend

16 of 365

Friday Sketchers

Make-up for the Weekend

Magnolia Stamp Lovers Sketch Challenge

Pink & Grey!

Three Clovers and a bit of Whimsy

Mojo Monday....even thought it is Thursday!

Three Clovers Challenge!

Warm Hugs

Friday Sketchers!

Mojo Monday!

5 of 365

Just Us Girls

3 of 365

Cute Card Thursday and Happy Birthday

Three Clovers Challenge and 365 cards!

Something FUN!

Three Clovers, Friday Sketchers and the Corrosive Challenge!

Friday Sketchers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAMPING BELLA!

Just Us Girls Challenge 8

Scent with Love Stamp Giveaway!!!

PMS Blog Hop

Bellarific Friday!

JUGs Challenge!

Friday Sketchers!

Whiff of Joy Challenge #55

Makeup 4 The Weekend

The Corrosive Challenge!

Cute Card Thursday =)

3 Clovers Thursday Challenge #39

Mojo Monday

Card Patterns & Bellarific Friday!

Dashing Through the Snow

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