To Ewe...

Hi Everyone! It's Wednesday and time for a reminder to join us as All That Scraps Challenge! The current challenge is CAS - clean and simple... and here's my take on it...

This is Ornament Ewe and a matching sentiment from last year's release. Used a Spellbinder's Reverse Wonky Rectangles, and cut a couple of banners from the xmas scrap pile. To add some metallic sparkle, used the Clear Star pen around the edges of the ornament and the frame of the wonky rectangle. Found a metallic silver button and some silver elastic tie for the bow.

Here's a pic of the inside...

yup... another gift card holder! stamped with a sentiment from Amy R's Winter set.

Please stop by the ATS Challenge blog to see more from the team. You still have plenty of time to link up and the prize this time is 3 CC Design Rubber Stamps!!!

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D  


Stamp and Create - Sparkly Christmas or Winter
CMC - Metallic Gleam

Gift card holder

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I'm back again to bring you All That Scraps Challenge reminder! It's Anything But a Card this week, so I made a gift card holder for the upcoming holiday...

Having so much fun with the new ATS releases. This time I used Santa Lulu on the front of this gift card, added some jingle bells, and an Amy R's Winter Sentiments on a fishtail banner.

the gift card holder just slides out from the sleeve...

can easily add a message on the inside or the back of the outer sleeve.

Please stop over to the ATS Challenge blog to see more amazing projects, and you still have plenty of time to play along! You could the lucky winner of 3 CC Rubber Stamps!!

card supplies:

stamps - Amy R. Winter Sentiments, Santa Lulu; CC Cutters Die Cuts - Bells; paper - Echo Park Everybody Loves Christmas; Copic markers, Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Chalk, EK Success border punch, Stickles Crystal, Sakura Clear Star, MS flocking powder, Twinery Blossom, misc ribbons, pink cardstock

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a fantastic day! ;D   

Challenges:

Whimsy Stamps - #52 All Things Sparkly

Stamp and Create - Winter Wonderland

Oozak Challenge- #7 Die Cuts

ATS Challenge Anything Goes...

Happy Hump Day! Today I'm here to remind you there's still plenty of time to play along with All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge... ANYTHING GOES! and while you're there check out the ATS blog for preview review of all the cute new April releases!

Here's one of the cuties, Umbrella Lula...

Followed the April sketch from Kim, and finally used some papers that I bought during last fall season. The whole paper pack is really more autumn colors, but this particular sheet has some pretty blues and greens that seem just right for what I wanted. I haven't done much paper piecing, but I'm starting to like it!!! :o

So, now it's your turn to create something and link it up HERE! Be sure to read all the deets, cuz there's a really awesome prize for one lucky winner!

Card Supplies:
Image - Umbrella Lula (ATS), Sentiment (Inkadinkado)
Paper - MMBI (Autumn Layers), MME (Life of the Party), DCWV (colored cardstock)
Copics - skin: E50 E51 E11 R20 hair: E31 E34 E57 other: B000 B00 B02 YG00 YG03 YG06 RV52 BG000 duck: Y00 Y02 Y08 Y1 Y23
Other - Memento Ink (Rich Cocao), VersaMagic (Sea Breeze), ek Success edge punch, gems/pearls, flowers, ribbons


Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D     




Challenges:
Kimbee's Creations - April Sketch
Stamp and Create - April Spring
Scrap-Creations - GGSC110 April Showers

Happy Valentine's Day

Hello everyone! Hoping you all get to spend time today with those who are special to you... sending BIG HUGS to all my family and friends... and that includes you too... and of course my hubby and kids!

My card today features Sweet November's Jilly's Candle, but I've altered it so that Jilly is holding a heart stick with a couple of flowing keys. After I finished the card and thought about it... should it only be"one" key to my heart? Oh well, my two keys are for my wonderful hubby and my awesome children!

Here are a couple of pics that show the dimensions of the card...

Supplies:

Image - Sweet November Fairwees (Jilly's Candle), Recollections Sentiments (Celebrate Spring)

Paper - DCVW (Glitter Stack Mat and cardstock)

Punches - MS Heart & Key, Recollection tag, Fiskar small flower

Copics - skin: E50 E51 R20 hair: Y21 Y23 YR24   dress/shoes: Y00 Y02  BV000 V22 V28 0BLENDER

candle: YG00 YG03 B00 B21 YR00 YR02 R20 R22

Misc - Baker's Twine (blossom), Stickles (StarDust), Recollections (small white flowers), dew drops

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a Happy Valentine's Day! ;D   

Challenges..........       

ATS Wednesday - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - #203 Pink Valentine

Simon Says Stamp - Love is in the Air

Stamp and Create - Valentine's Day/Love

Summer Fun with Meljen's

Today at Lollipop Crafts, we are shining our spotlight on

 Meljen's Designs!

Here's a little about the company:

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical digital images inspired by her kids and family. The Meljen's Designs store officially launched on April 1 and is steadily growing! Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, freebies every Monday and a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog. Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at the WHIMSY STAMPS STORE to browse and enjoy Melissa's wonderful images!

Today my card features the darling "Little Fish" image which I've had colored for awhile now. Originally I was going to make a post-it note holder with it, but time has never been on my side . LOL! So it sat patiently in the drawer waiting and waiting....

until today! I found a great sketch over at Sketch N Stash... aside from my image, other stash items include the scrap papers used for the swirl and bottom dp. It's great to be able use them! The warm summer colors are just what I need to try to stay relaxed this summer.

Now let's see what you can come up with for this week's CELEBRATION challenge at Lollipop Crafts. One lucky random winner will be awarded a prize of 4 digis of choice!! Isn't that SWEET?!?!

Thanks for stopping by! ;)

Challenges:

Stamp Something - Summer Fun

Sketch N Stash - #67 Sketch

Stamp and  Create - August Critters

C.A.T.S. July

Hey everyone! My missing mojo is making a small comeback and so finally got a chance to complete one of my projects for this month... for my C.A.T.S. July partner Linda! The theme for this month was to use red, white, and blue - since I'm way past July 4th holiday, I tried using different blues on my project. This darling stamp is called Lil' Bug Emma from CC Designs' Sugarplum line, and it was part of my SS swap goodies from Linda! I just love this cutie and had to use it and make something for her.
Here is the card...

Colored with Copics, added white flock on the wings (can't really see it), and stickles all over her red leotard! Sentiment is from Studio G clear stamp set (from Kris P.), stamped onto the smallest scalloped rectangle Nestie set. I love the postage stamps that I see everywhere, this is pretty close to it!
Next is my matching tag...

front view

back view

and this is the cute card and tag set I got from Linda...

She used the darling Kiyomi from the brand new line Sister Stamps!

Ok...now that my mojo is slowly creeping back, i've got a few more projects to finish up this week!

Thanks for stopping by! ;)

Challenges:

Stamp &Create - July Ribbons & Bows

Emerald Faerie Garden - #5 All Things Nice

7 Kids College Fund - #26 Texture 

Stamp Something - Something Embellished

Butterflies are here...

Did everyone enjoy their weekend? Mine was WET! and the forecast is for rain all week! :q  To look on the bright side of it, when the storm rolls over, we'll be left with fresh spring air and soon butterflies will be  fluttering about! But wait, over at Lollipop Crafts, the BUTTERFLIES have arrived early!! Denise is challenging you to create with butterflies on your project. Our fabulous sponsor this week is Robyn's Fetish and they have an amazing prize for one lucky winner!

Head over to the Lollipop Crafts challenge and see the pretty creations the DT made this week!

For my card this week, I chose Marci with Rose from La-La Land Crafts. She is so pretty and the butterflies love her sweet rose!

I've had this digi for a while now, but never had a chance to color her until now. But I think I'm in LUV!!!

She is adorable and her outfits are so fun to color and the newest release is super cute! I'll have to try Luka next! Both Marci and Luka is available here.

Challenges:

Flutter by Wednesday - #146 Sketch/Green (followed both)

Stamp and Create - #9 Spring Break

Papertake Weekly - Triple Tastic (3 butterflies)

La-La Land - customer gallery

ABC DT Challenge - Birthday

Simon Says Stamp - Birthday

Thanks for stopping by! ;D

LOVE is everywhere...

Guess who I found hiding. . .Miko from TGF's Roll Call Kit. Don't you think she's the perfect cutie for a valentine card?  This week at Club Anya's Mystery Monday is a gorgeous card by Linapyssel! Here's my version of the fun layout. . .

Using one of my favorite color combos, pink and green, I colored Miko in copics and just gave her a slight shimmer on her dress and bows with Sakura clear stardust pen. The heart and key punch is from Martha Stewart, perfect for the journal paper called Love Letters from Little Yellow Bicycle. Used a strip of hearts from Basic Grey's Olivia papers, pink cardstock is embossed with a cuttlebug folder, background cardstock is randomly stamped with AmyR's sentiment set, and the hearts and stars banner is a border stamp from Recollections (found at Michael's).

Here's a little tip for those who don't have many colors of floss or baker's twine. . .I used a kraft colored hemp cord and inked it with green chalk inkpad. Now I have the perfect twine to tie my buttons!

Challenges:

All That Scraps - Anything Goes 

Simon Says Stamp - Love is in the Air

Club Anya - Mystery Monday

Papertake Weekly Challenge - Have a Heart

Karber Monthly Challenge - Love and Friendship

Sundays with Chrissy - All About Love

Stamp and Create - Love

Thanks for stopping by! ;)

You Take The Cake...

Is it Saturday already? How time flies when you're having fun!!  Today I have a card for the Tiddly Inks Challenge. It's a sketch challenge designed by the fabulous Betty Boo.



This adorable cutie and sentiment are from the set called Cherry on Top. I love the cupcakes, but have a tough time coloring them! Just can't seem to get it to blend right. Maybe it's time to get more copics in the same color groups.  hehee!

I added some swirls on the bottom corner. Wish I had some "real" pearl swirls, but I don't...so this is drawn with Sakura Stardust Clear pen, then added Lavender Lace liquid pearls. The pearls came out lighter than I wanted... you know what that means... gotta get more colors!

Challenges:
Tiddly Inks - Sketch by Betty Boo
Karber Weekly Challenge - Food/Beverage
Stamp and Create - Pearls & Gems
Flutter by Wednesday - Open, all winged things

Have a great weekend...and thanks for stopping by! ;)