Tami's Challenge for Sunshine Stamps

I haven't created anything in awhile but I wanted to support Tami and Sunshine by doing this challenge. I created a gift card (decorated tin) and a matching card. I was inspired when I saw one of the football games this weekend and all the snow while it's cool here it's no where close to snowing. I used my new amuse sentiment that says Think Snow and Malcom is carrying a load of fresh snow in his truck.

Woo Hoo! I'm featured!

My friend Lori just not long ago pointed me to Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamps blog. I was looking for sketches to give me some mojo and I found it on Tracy's blog. It's so fun. Well this past Thursday my card was picked. I am so excited! Thank you so much Tracy! My card is featured on her blog. Go check it out! And while your there try her current challenge. It looks so much fun and if she gets 52 players their will be a great prize for one person.

Card for Paige

When I read Dustin's blog the other day about Paige it just hit home because I have a son that age. So I knew I was going to make a card for Paige. If you want to send Paige a card here is the blog that will give you the info (she has blog candy too) and if you link your card to Dustin's site he's offering up a free download to everyone who makes and sends a card to Paige. It's a worth while cause to make one little girl very happy!

TEBBLF Sketch Challenge

I pulled out my new Basic Grey for this challenge and used the leftover pieces of the new SU incolors.

Stamps: TE Sweet Celebration
Ink: Versafine, copics, stardust
Paper: SU Melon Mambo, Bermuda Bay, Basic Grey Lemonade

More Cuppies!!

Here is my submission for these challenges. TEBBKG, TEBBJC, TEBBSW, and TEBBJP. I wasn't sure about this color combo but I LOVE how this one turned out. I hope you enjoy it too!

Who doesn't love cupcakes?

I created another card for the Taylored Expression Birthday Bash Challenges. This time I incorporated a few challenges together some I already did but I just was having so much fun I wanted to do them again. This one includes TEBBTV (this is my inspiration), TEBBDB, and TEBBDE.

Taylored Expressions and Etsy Inspired Challenges

I combined a few of the challenges to come up with this card. The shabby chic was the challenge I thought I was going to have the hardest time with but when I combined it with the challenge TEBBDM and the Etsy Inspired Challenge and found this on Etsy. I knew exactly what I wanted to do and I'm really happy with this card. I've never done Shabby Chic. I also paper pieced and distressed for this challenge. I hope you enjoy.

stamps: Stamps by Judith, Inkadinkado
Ink: Versafine
Paper: Su Pirouette Pink, Basic Grey, GP 110
Accessories: paper distresser, nesties, white gel pen

Wrak Challenge Cards

Here are two of my favorite cards that I made for the Cards for Troops Challenges over on SCS. The first image is IO Epresso (Thanks Leigh Anne) and the second is Pumpkin Patch Heaven by Whipper Snapper (Thanks Leslie).

TEBBKM

Here is the card I created for a wrak challenge as well as the TEBBKM sketch challenge.

I love this little cuppie dracula.

Stamps: TE Trick or Sweet
Ink: Versafine, copics, stardust
Paper: SU Pumpkin Pie, black, gp110, purple
Accessories, black half pearls, nesties, cuttlebug

TEBBDE and ESS51

Here is the card I created for the layer challenge for the Taylored Expression Birthday Bash. I used the cute ghost cuppie and layered him three times.

Stamps: Trick or Sweet, Studio G Halloween sentiment
Ink: versafine, copic, stardust
Paper: unknown black and purple, GP 100, SU Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: MS web punch, nesties, pop dots

TEBBCI and Esty Challenge

So I created this card with two challenges in mind. First was Kerry's challenge from the Etsy blog hop. And this is also the color combo for the TEBBCI.

Stamps: Kim Hughes Spring Trees, Amuse Happy Day
Paper: SU Kiwi Kiss, Sunflower, PTI blue (??), GP110
Ink: Momento, Copic
Accessories: TE Tiny Twinkles in yellow, glaze pen, MS Loopy punch, Nesties

Simon Says Stamp Challenge #19

Here is my card for the Simon Says Stamp Challenge #19. This was my first time playing along with their challenges. I choose this super cute Tilda with ice cream (one of my favorites). I hope you enjoy.

Stamp: Ice Cream Tilda, Bella Have a Fairy Happy Birthday (masked)
Ink: Momento, copics
Paper: GP 110, Chocolate, Pink, Basic Grey
Accessories: Nesties, Pearls, PHH Ribbon

Inky's First TAC Challenge

My friend Ink is having a challenge on her blog (it ends tonight) but you still have time to enter! The prize is a super cute Halloween set from TAC.

This is the card I created for her fall challenge.

Stamps: Pick of the Patch by TAC
Ink: Momento and copics
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Nesties, Pearls from Mikes, PHH Ribbon

Stamp TV CC28

I created this card for the color challenge over at Stamp TV. I used two different Gina K Design sets.

Stamps: Warm and Fuzzy by Asela and Home Tweet Home by Rupa
Paper: The Paper Studio
Ink: Momento, copics
Accessories: Nesties, Basic Grey pearls

Christmas

Ok so I had planned to make Christmas cards throughout the year but that didn't exactly happen but at least I've started making some in August so it won't be a mad rush come November. This is a case of a layout I saw Markie's Mom use on SCS. I might redo it because I still feel like it needs something. Anyone have any input?

There's Magic In the Air Challenge Card

I fell in love this digital image as soon as I saw it. I knew it would be perfect for masculine cards. Nina (owner and designer) of There's Magic in the Air is providing this image for free for a very limited time so don't delay in getting your own. Her challenge this week was to use this image and create a gate card. I've never made one before and it was a lot of fun. Thanks Nina. I hope you like what I created!

Paper: SU Buckaroo Blue, GP 110, Kraft
Ink: printer ink
Misc: Prismacolor pencils, silver pearls, nesties, cuttlebug embossing folder (distressed stripes)

Gina K Color Challenge

Here is my latest Gina K color challenge card. This was Lee's brown, red, and cream sketch. I'm a little behind on uploading.

Paper: SU Red Riding Hood, PTI Chocolate Remix
Stamps: GKD A Year of Flowers
Ink: Versafine, copic, shimmerz
misc: Nesties, pearls

Penny Black Challenge Week 61

I can't tell you how excited I was when I first found this blog. Most of my stamping buddies who know me know how much I love Penny Black. So when I saw this weeks sketch I just had to play along. It's my first attempt at any of the Penny Black challenges but I know it won't be my last! I hope you enjoy my card.

Two More Cards

I made two more cards this weekend! I used the sketch from Limelight Paper Crafts and added some shimmer to each of the cards. Enjoy!

Still searching for my chocolate pearls. I swear they grew legs and walked away and I can't get anymore locally so I must find them! Ooh and if your wondering about my blog header saying ..... it's because I haven't decided on a name yet.

Sorry I'm so Behind

I have been creating!! And it feels wonderful. When I saw the color challenge at stamp tv this week, I just knew the image I wanted to use for it but I didn't have a sketch in mind. So my friend Lori sent me the link to Tracy's blog and I knew that was perfect. So off I went to create and I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I hope that you like it. I have another card that is almost ready to go but I'm looking for my chocolate pearls that have seen to run off as the finishing touch.

STVCC23 & CAS25 Yummy Ice Cream

I had so much fun making this card. I love the CAS layout that I did yesterday so I decided to use it again. This time also doing the Stamp TV color challenge. I just joined stamp tv recently and loved this color combo. I'm very pleased with how this card turned out! I hope you like it too.

Paper: white is GP110, the rest is SU Certainly celery and DSP (unsure of the name since it was Rak'd to me)
Ink: momento
buttons: Pink Hedgehog
stickles: lime peel & cotton candy
sukura clear glaze

Thank you to Tami and Misti who rak'd this adorable images to me!

CAS25 Chicken Soup?

Ok I have to get better at pictures but I'm am pretty happy with this card. When I saw the CAS challenge for this week I just knew exactly what I wanted to do. I've had this Inkadinkado stamp for awhile now. But I haven't make anything with it. So I masked it with tape so I could get the words seperate from the bowl and stamped them in momento. I used some SU DSP and CS that had been rak'd to me. The white is just GP110. I used black grograin. Colored the image with my copics. And for the final touches I used the copic spica on my spoon and some sakura glaze on my soup.

CAS 24

So I did my first challenge card today. It was for CAS 24 on SCS.

I still need to learn how to take better pictures but this was the best I could get today.

The challenge was to use yellow, orange, and turquoise. I used Gina K's My Cuppa Joe and stacked three coffee cups. Then stamped Thanks a Latte on the bottom with versafine onyx. Next I used my nesties to emboss the area. My original plan was to use a straight die but realized soon that that's the one I don't have yet. So I used my scallop rectangle instead. I hope you enjoy!

Introducing Angus Argus! This is a new line of digital stamps from Sunshine's Digital Stamps. Check her out here. Best of all he is free! I know if you are like me your always looking for great images for boy cards and Sunshine is providing that need for us! Yeah!

I printed him out and colored him with copics. Baby Blue, Lime Green, and Moss. Pop dotted him on the Kraft oval (you can't see that in my picture). The paper is SU Certainly Celery, Garden Green, and Kraft. I used my Nesties, Cuttlebug folder, and dew drops to finish this off!

My boys loved him when they saw him on the counter this morning! I can't wait to make more great cards with Angus!

Enjoy!

Ok.....so I jumped.

I'm now the proud owner of a blog. Hopefully I can keep it updated. No promises but I'll do my best!