Meet Simona...

Welcome back to another day of Sister Stamps June release preview! My post today features Simona...

I wanted this card to have a more natural look, so I chose only couple of colors to compliment the browns. The starfishes were fussy cut and layered on top of her beautiful hair. Used a star tag and turned it into a starfish charm tied with twine. The green leaf-like border is part of an old ribbon pack from Michael's Recollections, and finally added some flowers and seashells at the bottom corner.

I have to admit, Simona's hair was a challenge to color. This is the third try that you see here. First try, the markers started to make ugly streaks. Then tried to color her hair only and  paper piece it on, but NOPE, that didn't work. So finally, I decided to re-stamp and color her entirely with different hair color than the original one. I have to fix those darn markers!

Okay... if you haven't yet, stop over at Debi's blog and Sister Stamps blog to see more cute stuff! One more day tomorrow to share the last of the mermaids!

Thanks for stopping by...
Have a wonderful day! ;D  

Challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps - Anything Goes

Celebrate with Josie

Happy Wednesday! Just popping in to remind you that there's plenty of time left to join the All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge! This is the second week of ANYTHING GOES!

Today I have the Sweet November Fairwee Josie with Cupcake stamp. She's simply adorable, sitting atop a fluffy pink cupcake! Used paper from Echo Park and followed the Deconstructed Sketch #102.
Also the flower is cut with CC Designs Phlox Flowers die, held together with a purple brad in the center.

Be sure to stop by the ATS Challenge blog for more inspiration. Hope you can join us for a chance to win an awesome prize!

Thanks for stopping by...
Have a wonderful day! ;D

Challenges:
Deconstructed Sketch - #102
Whimsy Stamps - #59 Anything Goes

Follow Your Dreams

Happy Wednesday!! It's time for a new challenge at All That Scraps... it's everyone's favorite...

ANYTHING GOES!!!

This week I'm featuring Drozy's Darlings Missing You, which was part of the recent new May releases at the ATS store. She's such a sweetie, and there's more adorable images in this collection.

Followed the current Deconstructed Sketch, used papers from BG Out of Print and colored cardstock. The black base is embossed with a Cuttlebug star embossing folder, and lightly dusted with white chalk ink. Sentiment is from an alphabet block set from Studio G.

Head over to the ATS Challenge blog for more inspiration from the team. This challenge is open until June 4th, and the awesome prize this week is 2 CC Design Digi stamps! Be sure to follow the simple rules to be eligible for the prize.

Thanks for stopping by...
Have a wonderful day! ;D  


Challenges:
Deconstructed Sketch 101
Whimsy Stamps - #59 Anything Goes

Just saying hi...

Happy Wednesday!! Today is the start of a brand new challenge at All That Scraps, this time we want to see your SHAPED CARDS!

Have you seen the new Sweet November Fairwees? I have Josie's and Jilly's Chat here on my card today, and they are so adorable! I found this awesome older sketch from Deconstructed Sketch #92 

that is just perfect for these two little sweeties! The papers are from BG Konnichiwa collection... love the colors!!

Stop by the ATS Challenge blog to see what the team has come up with! The challenge runs for two weeks, and to qualify for the prize, please follow the rules cause we hate to see your beautiful work be deleted. ATS is also previewing the new May releases this week, so be sure to check them out, and they are already available at the store.

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D   

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Things with Wings

Loves Rubberstamps - #51 Anything Goes

Whimsy Stamps - #59 Anything Goes

Enjoy your day

Hi everyone! Happy Wednesday! Today's post is a reminder for you to come join us at All That Scraps Challenge... it's everyone's favorite theme... ANYTHING GOES!!!

Here is Katsura from Sister Stamps colored with Copic markers. Followed an old sketch from the Sweet Stop SSS187.

Other card supplies:

Sentiment: Whimsy Stamps Birthday Seals, name stamped with Studio G Alphabet set

Paper: MME Lime Twist Out of the Blue, Recollection Kraft cardstock, DCWV color cardstock

Visit the ATS Challenge blog to see more from my team-mates! There's plenty of time to link up your project for a chance to win 5 CC Design digi stamps!!


Thanks for stopping by...

Have a fantastic day! ;D


Challenges:

Time to Laugh

Welcome back! This is my second post today, if you're looking for Lollipop Crafts sponsor spotlight, please scroll down, or click here.

It's a new challenge today at All That Scraps and this time we want to see C.A.S. - clean and simple! I made a gift card/money envelope using C.C. Designs Gnome.

Colored him up with Copics, then fussy cut him out and added a embroidery floss for the fishing line. Also added a double layer of grass borders from CC Cutters. One piece of paper from the Me&My Big Ideas Autumn layers paper pad, and stamped sentiment from Hero Arts.

Here's a look at the back side

sentiments are from Amy R Birthday Sentiments and Whimsy Stamps Birthday Letter Seals.

Hop over to the ATS Challenge blog to see more from the team. Hope you get a chance to play along!

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a fantastic day! ;D

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Oozak - #9 Anything Goes plus Red

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

More treats...

Happy Wednesday!! It's All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge reminder today, and I'm still in the mood for more Halloween treats!

Using two images from Sweet November Pumpkin Fun set (click here to see the third),  I made some real simple, quick and easy treat holders. But as you can see, it wasn't that easy for me on the embossing! LOL! It didn't turn out too clean, but used them anyways cause they are too cute to throw out! Guess I need more practice on embossing! and maybe watch a quick "how-to" video would help! hahaa! 

here's a pic of the back and little peek from the side...

This little candy tote was pretty easy to make. Just a few pieces of scrap paper, punch two sets of holes (or you can use eyelets), and add a piece of twine. The candy can slip in and out pretty easily, so add a small glue dot to secure it.

Take a moment to visit the ATS Challenge blog to see more inspiration from the team, and if you haven't checked out the new October release from ATS! and you still have until Oct. 9th to play along our "Anything Goes" Challenge!! 

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful week! ;D


Challenges:
Whimsy Stamp-#51 Anything Goes
Ribbon Carousel-RCC73 Halloween Spirit
Papertake Weekly-Anything Goes
Catered Crop - Halloween

Heidi and Kitty...

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Happy Wednesday!! It's Challenge Reminder time over at All That Scraps. You still have until next Tuesday to join us in the current color challenge... RED, BLUE, BLACK and KRAFT....

Here I have Heidi with Kitty. She's simply adorable and Kitty is super sweet! Can you see her pretty blue eyes? You can get them at the ATS store, and while you're there take a look at all the new September releases! Followed a fun sketch from Card Positioning Sketches... just love how I can use up some scraps on the layout. I recently got this corner punch by EK Sucess from Michaels at a really awesome price... about $3! It really came in handy for this challenge, cause I was kinda of stumped on adding in black. Then I found some old black buttons... so yay!!

card supplies:

Image - Swiss Pixie Heidi with Kitty; Paper - Pinkpaislee; CPS sketch 283

Copic markers; Memento Ink; Colorbox Chalk Ink; EK Sucess corner punch; misc-buttons, hemp cord

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a great day! ;D


Challenges:
CPS - Sketch 283
7KCF - Ch#56 Easy 1,2,3
Whimsy Stamps - Ch #51 Anything Goes

Summer fun...

All That Scraps Challenge Reminder - click here

Lollipop Craft's summer month long challenge continues this week with another spotlight on our sponsor this month, Sparkle Creations...

Ukulele Josh making your heart sing! He's so handsome and adorable with the ukulele. His tropical outfit sure makes me think of the warm tropical breeze on a nice quiet beach! Wish I was there! LOL! Patterned paper is from Pinkpaislee (thanks Donna!), and the little scrap piece is BoBunny. Strung a few buttons on hemp cord and tied it on! Pretty clean and simple layout.

Hope you can stop by LC blog and join in on the fun challenge... it's on for the whole month!

Thanks for stopping by...

Have a wonderful day! ;D

Challenges:
Papertake Weekly: 3-2-1 Challenge
3 buttons, 2 designer papers, 1 hemp cord
Paper Shelter - #68 Anything Goes
Whimsy Stamps - #43 Buttons & Bows

Princess Twins...

Hello! Oh my... it's been awhile since my last post! the days are just flying by... there just aren't enough hours in a day! hehee! now... how many more days until Christmas?!! O-M-G!!! :{
Today I want to share a card, or two, that I made over the weekend for a pair of twin girls' first birthday.

Princess Tia from SOG is so adorable, and is perfect for little girls birthdays! I colored her up in different shades of green but kept the pink for both cards. Used papers from  BG Olivia, and picked the cardstock to match the skirts. Added some gloss on the crowns and some shimmer with the stardust pen in her hair, crown and outfit. Sentiment stamp is from Birthday Letter Seals from Whimsy Stamps, and colored it up to match the outfits.

Here are pics of the cards separately:

 















The front of the card follows a sketch from The Sweet Stop... (forgot to take a pic of the card closed) and SOG current challenge is to make an easel card.

Well that's it for today. Be sure to stop by later this week for Lollipop Crafts' sponsor spotlight. The team will be taking a short break, so we are having our last challenge of the year, ... check out the deets here... hope you can play along!

Thanks for stopping by...  


Challenges:
SOG - Show us your Easel
The Sweet Stop - Sketch 138
The Paper Shelter - It's A Celebration
Basic Grey Challenges - #59 Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

                                                                 Have a fantastic day! ;D

Wee Stamp on Sept C.A.T.S.

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving weekend! with lots of good eats with your family! and for my friends not in the US.... hope your weekend was a wonderful one too! Today I'm kinda going backwards to share this card/tag set I made for my Sept CATS partner, Leanne. If you haven't seen her awesome creations, pop over to visit her here... where you'll find an inspiring groove! ;D
For Leanne, I used my new Wee Stamp that I won from one of the Whimsy Stamps release hops. She is so, sooo cute!!!

The card followed an old sketch from Papertake Weekly:
 colored the cute Winter Fairy with Copics, used BG Eskimo Kisses paper, flowers from Joy, sentiment stamp from Inkadinkado, snowflake punch from MS, ribbon from my stash, and loads of stickles! Here's a close up of the card...

It was fun to make this matching tag

which was inspired by Mariska's amazing bottle tag here... if only mine turned out half as gorgeous as hers!! lol! OMGosh... all her projects are in 3D! just check out her amazing blog! Anyways, the image was cut and framed with a round nestie and eyelet circles nestie.  The little sentiment tag was cut using a nestie ribbon tag die, but cut in half. Ribbons, flowers, and pearls are all from Michael's.
ok...that's it for me today. check out Leanne's and Mariska's blogs... they are awesome!

Thanks for stopping by! ;)

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp: Tag You're It

Paper Sundaes: Ch#97 Winter Wonderland
Sundays with Crissy: Non-Traditional Xmas Colors

Thanks for...

Hi All! Hope everyone had a great weekend! Ready for a brand new challenge at Lollipop Crafts? We have both teams creating for this week's theme ...  ANYTHING GOES!   That's a perfect fit for my project that I finished this weekend...

The "Thank You Tiles" stamps are from Whimsy Stamps, which is where my inspiration to make this set of cards came from. Followed this tutorial at SCS, but changed the size to fit the 4x4 cards. The dp is from K&C's Julianne paper pack, and ribbon is May Arts. Cut the stamped tiles out in a square nestie and framed it with another nestie (labels 3).
Here are a couple more pics of the cards and box...

So what am I going to do with this? Well, it's going to my Nov. Secret Sister! Hope she likes it and can use it too! This month's theme is "Thanks" ... we have alot to be thankful for these days. Including a big THANK YOU to our fabulous hostess of Secret Sister Swap, Kris P! (if you want to join in on the fun, click HERE.) and thanks to all my Secret Sisters for the gorgeous fun swaps that I have received!

Well, that's it for today. Remember to stop by Lollipop Crafts to see all the wonderful projects by both teams members... and hope you can play along!

Thanks for stopping by! ;D         

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Thanksgiving/Thank You

       

Happy Birthday Kim!!

Today the Lollipop Girls are celebrating a very special birthday...

Kim Y., we wish you a very sweet HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

My card for Kim has the new Fairwee Jilly from Sweet November Stamps and Swiss Pixies "Big Cupcake", both can be found here at All That Scraps. These two adorable stamps are from 1LUVNMAMA, just got them in the mail... couldn't wait to use them!! The pretty flowers are from Kris P... I was the lucky winner of her blog candy! Sentiment stamp is one of my faves from from Whimsy Stamps Raindrop Echo Collections... use them all the time!

Be sure to make sure to pop over to Lollipop Crafts to see the sweet eye-candy the Girls have made, as well as Kim's blog, to wish her a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Thanks for stopping by! ;)  



Challenges:

ATS Weekly - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle & Bling

TGF Birthday Card...

Hi everyone! I've been working on this card for my DH, took me wayyyy tooo long!! I decide to make a birthday card at the last minute ~ which means it is now late.. :(  But I'm happy how it turned out! There are four panels on it, one for each of us...first up is me!

Fleur Anya in my fave colors! Followed the MM Challenge which this week is to CAS a fabulous card made by Joni. She makes adorable cards, visit her blog and you'll see for yourself! I'm also entering this to the Outlawz Monday card challenge, use your favorites. 

Next up, my DD...

I had each of my kids pick which TGF Sprout they like to be, and DD picked Summer! She's a real cutie and just love her little giggle! For this panel, I followed the CAF LAST Saturday Sketch {sniff!}. But not to worry, cuz there's a brand new challenge blog, just take a look at all the new excitement!!

OK,next is DS...

DS picked Dylan and Paul, so I had to alter him. Used his fave colors and followed a Friday Sketchers layout...but I didn't finish in time for the challenge, and I just found out they've closed their blog {sniff again!} But I love how the banner turned out! The stars and banner flags were all hand cut, turned out better than I thought!

Finally, my DH with all of us surrounding him...

I picked Jeremy...he so well dressed! Kept the layout pretty simple, just a ribbon and a sentiment from Whimsy Stamps. Used my new nesties to pop up "DH"! so i think it'll qualify for the NEW FFChallenge!
Here's a pic of the four panels all opened up

and we each had a tag with a birthday message...
 {will have to add that in later...still need to take a pic of it...} ETA...here are the tags...

This was so much fun to make, next time I'll know better to start earlier (maybe...LOL!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Be sure to come back soon for a surprise!! ;D