2 Cute Ink Blog Hop: Week 3!!

Hi everyone!  Today is the final day of new releases for the 2 Cute Ink Valentine's Day digital stamps!  I colored up this cutie called "Bee Mine" with my Copics and added some Prisma glitter to her wings and the edges of the clouds.  I used my Nestabilities to cut the focal image and the hand cut the mat.  I used up some old patterned paper, paired up with some black and yellow cardstock to mimic the colors of her "outfit."  hehe :)  The chipboard hearts are from Little Yellow Bicycle (I can't seem to stop using these!) and I stamped "Bee" on the yellow heart to make a punny sentiment.  I believe the "Bee" stamp is from The Cat's Pajamas.  


Your next stop on our blog hop is Sandy!  Go check out her adorable card and make sure you comment along the way for a chance to win some digis!  Thanks for hopping by!


-Suzanne :O )

2 Cute Ink Blog Hop, Week 2!

Hi, hoppers!  Hopefully you've already been to the 2 Cute Ink blog, but if not, head over there now and check out this week's releases!  I chose to work with "Patches"- isn't he super sweet??!  I have a feeling he's being a little naughty opening that box of chocolates!  ;)  I colored him with my Copics and matted him with some blue cardstock.  The striped paper is some older DCWV and the chipboard hearts are by Little Yellow Bicycle.  It's a pretty simple card, but that's why I love when the image takes up most of the space!  :)


Your next stop on the hop is the uber-talented Melissa!  Have fun hopping and don't forget to comment if you want to win some free digis!  :D


-Suzanne :O )  

2 Cute Ink Blog Hop!

Hi everyone!  Hopefully you've made it here from Melissa's blog, and if not, head on over to the start of our hop at the 2 Cute Ink blog!  Heidi is releasing 3 super cute Valentine's Day images today, and I chose to work with this adorable "Owl You Need is Love" image!  I think I love cookies as much (or more than!) he does!  LOL  I colored my little friend with Copics and cut him out with my Nestabilities.  I used lots of scraps on this card and the SFYTT for this month.  The sentiment is from Studio G- pretty perfect for this image, huh?!  :)  


Be sure to check out all of the DT blogs, we've got some super cute inspiration for you!  Heidi is releasing 3 more images next Saturday.  One lucky person will have a chance to win one of the digital stamps, so make sure you check out the 2 Cute Ink blog for more details!


Thanks so much for hopping by!


-Suzanne :O )

Cookies and Milk

Hi friends!  Check out my post on the 2 Cute Rubber Stamps Blog to see the details on my card!  Hope you're having a great weekend, thanks for stopping by!


-Suzanne :O )

Monster Mash

Hi friends!  I think I mentioned before that I'm a little behind on my Halloween cards, so I'm using any opportunity I can find to "force" myself to get a card or two made.  Today's my day to share over on 2 Cute Rubber Stamps, so head on over if you're interested in the supplies I used or in purchasing the Monster Mash image!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!


-Suzanne :O )

Have an ice day!

Hi friends!  I'm posting today over at 2 Cute Rubber Stamps- click on the link for more details about the card!  Hope you're all enjoying the long weekend!


-Suzanne :O )

Just buzzin' by...

Hi everyone!  Just wanted to share the card I made for the Anything Goes challenge over at 2 Cute Rubber Stamps' Design Team blog!  I used this adorable bee digital stamp and colored her with my Copics.  I meant to add glitter to her wings, but forgot to do that before I took the picture and then decided to let it be.  Well, let it "bee", I should say.  ;)  I die-cut the image with my Nestabilities and matted it with black cardstock.  I pulled out some old Basic Grey papers and stamped the Hampton Arts sentiment next to the image.  It's pretty small, but it says "just buzzin' by to say hello..."  I had a tough time finding a coordinating sentiment, but with all the stamps I have, it would have been really disappointing not to have a bee-themed sentiment!  :)  


I hope you'll play along with us over at 2 Cute Rubber Stamps!  You have another week to link up your card and a chance at winning free stamps!  See the challenge here:


2 Cute Rubber Stamps Anything Goes Challenge


Thanks for stopping by!
-Suzanne :O )

Mr. Crabby

Hi friends!  Just popping in to share the card I created for the Sunday Inspiration over on the 2 Cute Rubber Stamps Design Team Blog.  Head over there for more deets! 


-Suzanne :O )

2 Cute Rubber Stamps Lace & Pearls Challenge

Hey there!  This is my first 2 Cute Rubber Stamps challenge as a DT member and I'm still SO excited to be a part of this team!  For this challenge, we were asked to incorporate lace and pearls so I started with this super cute butterfly-bear image and colored her with my Copics.  I die-cut the image with my Nestabilities and traced around the shape for the mat.  I used some coordinating scraps from my stash and matted them with kraft cardstock.  The crochet lace is from my Etsy shop and I added some pearls from Queen & Co. to finish off my card.  We'd love to see what you create, so head on over to the DT blog and enter your card!


Lace & Pearls Challenge


Thanks for stopping by!


-Suzanne :O )

Friends make life a little sweeter

Hi all!  I'm back again to share some more exciting news- I made the design team for 2 Cute Rubber Stamps!!  Heidi's images are adorable, and I am so honored that she chose me to be a part of her team!  This little cutie above is called "Penguin Fun" and you can purchase him as a digital image in her Etsy shop.  I have him in rubber but I don't know if there are any left.  I wanted to play along with the most recent challenge at 2 Cute Rubber Stamps, to use this picture as inspiration:

I really loved the purples, blues and greens, so I used lots of scraps with those colors, and a pop of yellow (seen in the light fixture).  I colored Mr. Penguin with my Copics and used a sentiment by Clear & Simple Stamps.  The rectangle, scalloped rectangle and grommet tag are all Nestabilities/Shapeabilities.  The sketch is this month's SFYTT:

I added a couple of glitter brads by Making Memories but otherwise let the patterns in the papers provide interest.  I hope you like this card and you'll be seeing lots of other super cute images when I post on Sundays. :D Thanks for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Eat something cute!

Happy Saturday, friends!  I'm excited to share this card with you today because I've found a new stamp company that has images right up my alley!  I stumbled across 2 Cute Rubber Stamps in my blog travels and I don't usually order on a whim, but Heidi's stamps are SO cute (2 cute, even! lol) that I had to place an order right away.  :)

I can't tell you HOW I got this little turtle (not for a few weeks, anyway) but he's a digital image and you can pick him up in her etsy shop.  I strongly encourage you to check out her shop if you like cartoonish images like I do.  :)  I colored my turtle friend with Copics (and you can tell when you zoom in that I used the wrong kind of cardstock, so some of the green ink spilled outside of the lines) and decided to go with a happy rainbow of sauces on vanilla ice cream.  :)  The sentiment is Darcie's and it just seemed to go really well with the image. 

The sketch is the most recent one from Clean & Simple Stamping:

The papers are all DCWV except for the pink cardstock and orange gingham which were in my scrap pile.  I added a few gem brads not only to balance out my card, but because the DT for 2 Cute Rubber Stamps has a challenge going on to use bling.  Here's another shot of the card- I was trying to get the gems to look lit up (that's always so hard for me!).

I hope your weekend is off to a great start this morning!  This afternoon I'm teaching a card class at the nursing home by request.  I went 2 weeks ago and couldn't get any participants because the activity that was concurrent with mine was to go outside and I couldn't compete with that, so I headed home thinking I would just go back to the nursing home in the fall- my card making class would be better for the cooler months since it's a good indoor activity.  I wasn't upset, I just wanted to offer this class if people were interested.  So anyway, I had resigned myself to coming back in October when my mother spoke to a woman who said she only had one card left and wanted to know when I was coming back.  LOL!!  I'm glad to hear she's been using her cards and she's a really sweet lady, so of course I agreed to go back- I just hope she doesn't have other plans when I get there!  hah!  Anyway, thanks for bearing with my babble, and thanks for stopping in!

-Suzanne :O )