Look for Me at MFT!

Hello there! I have another fun card for you all at the MFT Blog. I hope you'll hop on over and check it out.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

A Little Teaser

Good morning! I have a little something fun for you over at the My Favorite Things Blog today. It would make me so happy if you would hop on over and take a peek.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

HB 2 U {SSSC274}

Hello friends! I'm back with a card for this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. Here is a peek at the sketch:

I started by creating the polka dot background by cutting a sheet of patterned paper to 3-3/4" x 4-1/2" and then cut it at a diagonal about 1/3 of the way up from the bottom. That gave me a 1/2" space to stamp my sentiment. I used more patterned paper from the same Echo Park paper pack to make the balloons, which I popped up over both sides of the diagonal. I realized when I edited my photo that I forgot to add strings! Oh well. They'll just be floating in space here.

Be sure to stop by the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Blog where you can see more inspiration from the design team and link up your project too!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: birthday bash sentiments (pti)
paper: primitive white (mft), all about a boy 6x6 (echo park)
ink: blueberry (mft)
accessories: balloons stax die-namics (mft), foam tape

Hello, Sunshine {SSSC273}

Good morning and happy Sunday! I'm back with a new Sweet Sunday Sketch and I even broke out my Copic Markers for this one.

First, take a peek at this week's sketch:

And here is my take on it:

Please excuse my phone photo here - my computer, with all my photo editing software and watermarks is in the shop for the time being, and so this will have to do. It bugs me. A. Lot.

Anyway - I loved coloring this sweet Birdie Brown image from Sunflower Sweetheart. She just oozes summertime. I flipped the sketch so that the image was facing towards all the fun little elements. I stamped her in Black Licorice Hybrid ink and then colored her with Copics (haven't used them in a LONG time). I tried to make her hat look like with was woven. Did it work? Meh. Sort of. Ha!

I stamped the sentiment on one of the Conversation Bubbles from W Plus 9, which I shortened up just a bit to fit the sentiment a little better.

Please hop on over to the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge blog for a peek at all the cards the design team made this week - you can also link up your creation there as well!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: sunflower sweetheart (mft)
paper: x-press it blending, razzleberry (mft), green room (mft), berrylicious (mft)
ink: black licorice hybrid (mft), copic markers
accessories: pierced rectangle stax die-namics (mft), stitched circle stax die-namics (mft), conversation bubbles die (w plus 9), berrylicious button (mft), white perle thread, foam tape

Sunshine In My Soul {SSSC272}

Hello there! After a much needed break from stamping, I am up and running this week! The end of the school year with added dance practices/recital and soccer tournaments really packs a punch, and I needed to give myself more room to breathe, so thank you so much for being patient with me *wink*. I've seen so many gorgeous techniques out there that a want to try too! I feel left behind. Ha ha!

It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch:

My card is pretty basic and clean - I let the die cuts do all the talking, which makes a quick and easy card and hopefully I will catch up to my creative mojo soon.

The card base is Summer Splash (SWOON) and I added the Floral Fusion Die-namics over the top to add a little texture and interest. I was going to stamp a background, but I liked this better today. I used  a Vertical Stitched Strips Die-namics in Lemon Chiffon, but I shortened the strip about 1/4" so it fit my card layout a little better. You can see this technique here.

For the sentiment panel I used the Inside & Out Diagonal Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics (I can't wait to use this one more - yum!) and added the sentiment from Cheerful Blessings in Smoke ink and a Persimmon butterfly from the new Flutter of Butterflies - Lace Die-namics set. I'm so glad it's summer!!

That's it for me today - please be sure to stop by the Sweet Sunday Sketch blog to see all the beautiful cards the team has made this week. You can also add your project there as well. I hope you'll play along!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: cheerful blessings (mft)
paper: smooth white (mft), black licorice (mft), persimmon (mft), lemon chiffon (mft), summer splash (mft)
ink: smoke (sss)
accessories: flutter of butterflies - lace die-namics (mft), floral fusion cover-up die-namics (mft), jumbo fishtail banner stax die-namics (mft), inside & out diagonal stitched rectangle stax die-namics (mft), sno cone buttons  (mft), foam tape

A Blessing to Me {SSSC267}

Hello there! Happy weekend to you. It is time for another sketch from Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge - here's a peek:

For this one, I changed up the star element to the Hibiscus Die-namics from MFT. I cut out the blossoms from Persimmon and Orange Fizz card stock and then added some Green Room card stock leaves. I used a stylus to round out the leaves and petals so they have a more dimensional look to them. The flower center is Lemon Drop along with a few little black enamel dots. I stamped the sentiment from PTI's Signature Greetings in Black Licorice ink, and left it at that. I feel like it needs more, but my procrastination on this one is making me leave it as is. Ha! It will have to do.

That's it for me today - please stop over and visit the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge blog, where you can find card samples from the team and you may link up your project there as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: signature greetings (pti)
paper: smooth white (mft), persimmon (mft), orange fizz (mft), lemon drop (mft), green room (mft), summer splash (mft)
ink: black licorice (mft)
accessories: hibiscus die-namics (mft), black enamel dots (doodlebug designs), foam tape

Big Dreams {CTD340}

Hello again! I cannot believe it's already the last Wednesday in April and my time as a guest designer for Color Throwdown is over. Sigh. I had a blast working with all of these amazing color palettes!

We have another pretty palette for you all this week - pretty pink petals and gorgeous green leaves!

Ever since the My Favorite Things team debuted Modern Blooms, I've had my eye on it! And then once in the store, I had to buy some new colors of ink and card stock too. That's how I work. Like when you go into Target for, oh, I don't know - gum - and you come out with a new stackable organizational cubical system. You all know what I mean. Anyway... I was itching to ink up my new pretty petals and this challenge fit the bill!

I started off by stamping this big beautiful sentiment from Chalkboard Greetings Too in Black Licorice ink and then added the Cotton Candy flowers in a scattered patter. Then I added the Limelight leaves and adding all the darker accents last. I'm telling you, go grab a flower building set - they are SO easy to work with and look ridiculously gorgeous when you're all finished.

I popped the panel up with foam tape on to a Summer Splash card front and then added a few enamel dots for dimension.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Color Throwdown team created for you today:

• Barbara Anders 
• Broni Holcombe 
• Joan Ervin 
• Jodi Collins 
• Lori Tecler 
• Monika Davis
• Tammy Hershberger
• Vickie Zimmer 
• Wanda Cullen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: chalkboard greetings too (mft), modern blooms (mft)
paper: smooth white (mft), summer splash (mft)
ink: black licorice (mft), razzle berry (mft), cotton candy (mft), limelight (mft), green room (mft)
accessories: enamel dots (mme), foam tape

Happy Birthday {CTD339}

Hello and happy Wednesday! It's time for another Color Throwdown challenge and this week it a dramatic color palette - take a peek!

Gorgeous, right?! I loved the daisies on the cell phone cover and wanted to use those on my card too. I cut out a few of the Plentiful Petals Die-namics in Smooth White card stock and then added some shimmery yellow card stock in the center (with some black enamel dots too, of course). I stamped the sentiment in Sweet Tooth pigment ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder. Love the look of the white lettering on black. Yummy!

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Color Throwdown team created for you today:

• Barbara Anders 
• Broni Holcombe 
• Joan Ervin 
• Jodi Collins 
• Lori Tecler 
• Monika Davis
• Tammy Hershberger
• Vickie Zimmer 
• Wanda Cullen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: big birthday wishes (sss)
paper: smooth white (mft), black licorice (mft), yellow pearl shimmer (crafters companion), sunshine yellow (sss)
ink: sweet tooth pigment (mft)
accessories: plentiful petals die-namics (mft), black enamel dots (doodlebug designs), white embossing powder, foam tape

Hello {CTD338}

Hello there, crafty friends! I'm back with a card for this week's Color Throwdown. This week the team has this beautiful color palette for you:

Doesn't it just scream spring? I have forgotten how much I love using kraft card stock. It's such a delicious neutral and now I'm needing to use it again. Lots.

I went all kinds of flower crazy today - I used Flower Medley Die-namics from MFT in Blu Raspberry and Summer Splash card stock. I added the Leaf-Filled Flourish and some Layered Leaves in Jellybean Green card stock underneath. I really love this leafy vine combo! The sentiment is one of the Happy Hellos Die-namics in Smooth White. I used the negative of the die cut to help me place the letters nice and neat. I also added a few white enamel dots to the flowers to help balance out the white.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Color Throwdown team created for you today:

• Barbara Anders 
• Broni Holcombe 
• Joan Ervin 
• Jodi Collins 
• Lori Tecler 
• Monika Davis
• Tammy Hershberger
• Vickie Zimmer 
• Wanda Cullen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
paper: smooth white (mft), kraft (mft), jellybean green (mft), blu raspberry (mft), summer splash (mft)
accessories: flower medley die-namics (mft), leaf-filled flourish die-namics (mft), layered leaves die-namics (mft), happy hellos die-namics (mft), white enamel dots (doodlebug design), foam tape

It's Your Day {SSSC263}

Good morning! You might want to put on your sunglasses for this one - wow, that background paper is crazy bright! I have a new card for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and this sketch is really great. There are so many possibilities with this one - use die cuts, big sentiments, bold images - it's endless!

Here's a look at the sketch:

I cut out the Smile Die-namics from some Primitive White card stock and then added some Blu Raspberry card stock underneath. The sentiment is from Delicious Birthday and I stamped it in Smoke ink. I also cut out one of the Washi Tape Die-namics from a piece of patterned paper and added it for a little pizzaz. And of course, threw in a few enamel dots.

That's it for me today - please stop by the Sweet Sunday Sketch blog and find out all the details for this sketch and you can add your card to the Inlinkz as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: delicious birthday (mft)
paper: primitive white (mft), grout gray (mft), smoke (sss), orange fizz (mft), blu raspberry (mft), snap life 6x6 (simple stories)
ink: smoke (sss)
accessories: smile die-namics (mft), vertical stitched strips die-namics (mft), washi tape die-namics (mft), birthday girl enamel dots (doodlebug designs), birthday boy enamel dots (doodlebug designs), foam tape

You Were Missed {CTD336}

Hello there! I'm so excited to be guest designing in April for Color Throwdown!! Here's a look at this week's color palette - so warm and welcoming, right? Love them! Makes me ready for summer -

I rummaged through my paper packs and found the perfect colors and patterns from Simple Stories' 24/7 6x6 pack. I used one of the dies from the Happy Hellos Die-namics set in Smooth White card stock and then heat embossed the sentiment from The Welcome Wagon by Paper Smooches. I had to hunt around my craft space for something light green and found some Lucky Blend sequins from Avery Elle - those did the trick!

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Color Throwdown team created for you today:

• Barbara Anders 
• Broni Holcombe 
• Joan Ervin 
• Jodi Collins 
• Lori Tecler 
• Monika Davis
• Tammy Hershberger
• Vickie Zimmer 
• Wanda Cullen

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: the welcome wagon (paper smooches)
paper: smooth white (mft), persimmon (mft), 24/7 6x6 (simple stories)
ink: versamark
accessories: super fine white embossing powder (sss), happy hellos die-namics (mft), lucky blend sequins (avery elle), foam tape

You're My Hero {SSSC262}

Hello and happy, happy weekend! I'm here with another fun card for the new Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. Here's a look at the sketch:

There are so many possibilities with this one. I happened to flip it horizontally in order to work with the image a little better. I inked up You're Super from My Favorite Things and actually colored with my Copics again! What? Yep.

The card base is Sno Cone card stock and I added a little strip of X-Press It Blending card stock with the Diagonal Stripes background in Fog ink. I also cut out the girl and the fun sentiment element in X -Press It card stock and then stamped the image in Black Licorice Hybrid ink. The Pinking Edge Circle Die-namics is sponged with Tangy Orange, Orange Fizz, Lemon Drop and Banana Split inks an then I stamped the buildings in Black Licorice ink for the silhouette. The little enamel dots are from the Birthday Boy assortment by Doodlebug Design.

Hop on over to the Sweet Sunday Sketch Blog to take a peek at all cards from the design team and you can link up your project there as well. Happy stamping!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: you're super (mft), diagonal stripes background (mft)
paper: x-press it blending, sno cone (mft)
ink: black licorice hybrid (mft), black licorice (mft), fog (sss), tangy orange (mft), orange fizz (mft), lemon drop (mft), banana split (mft), blu raspberry (mft)
accessories: you're super die-namics (mft), pinking edge circle stax die-namics (mft), birthday boy enamel dots (doodlebug design), copic markers, foam tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 259 - and a CHANGE

Hello and happy Sunday! I have an exciting announcement for you today - as of this very moment, the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge has moved to its very own blog!

I am so very grateful to the SSSC team for all of their help in getting this move completed smoothly and I do hope you will enjoy the new space. Hop on over and check it out HERE. You will be able to post your challenge cards and projects over there.

Since we have a new place for the SSSC, you will be able to see all of the Sweet Sunday Stampers' designs all in one place, which will certainly inspire your creativity through the week.

We will also be showcasing some of our favorite cards each Wednesday, so be on the lookout for that new feature! We are very excited about that.

This week, the challenge is to create a new card using a sketch favorite from all of the past sketches. It's SO difficult to choose just one! I thought I'd go way, way back and use sketch SSSC83.  You can find all of the past sketches at the SSSC Flickr page.

I have always been a complete sucker for flower and leaf dies, so this sketch is one of my absolute favorites.

The card base is 4-3/4" square and I'm using patterned paper from Cut & Paste "Adorbs" and "Presh" by My Mind's Eye. The sentiment is from Cheerful Blessings and I stamped it in Nightshift Blue ink. I used the Flower Medley Die-namics set for the blossoms and the Leafy Branch die for the greenery. Love that combo!

Don't forget to stop by the Sweet Sunday Sketch Blog, where you can find all the details and the link-up for your project.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: cheerful blessings (mft)
paper: smooth white (mft), fog (sss), cut & paste "presh" and "adorbs" 6x6 (mme)
ink: nightshift blue (mft)
accessories: stitched circle stax (mft), simply scallops medium die-namics (mft), flower medley die-namics (mft), leafy branch die (te), enamel dots (mme), foam tape

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 254

Good morning! It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! Want to play along? Here is the deal: make a card with this layout and use the InLinkz button down at the very end of this post to enter your card. Be sure to link directly to the blog post or gallery image which features your card. You may post a picture of the sketch on your blog, but please save the image to your computer first. Use the keyword SSSC254 if you plan to post your card in an online gallery.

I got a little crazy with texture for this card -

I used some Smooth White, Berrylicious and Sno Cone card stock and glued the negative of the Polka Dot Cover-Up and created an ombre background. I added a little strip of card stock across the top to create the split in the sketch. I also used some embossing paste (which I colored a bit with a Sno Cone ink refill) and created the stenciled background underneath the butterfly.

The rest of the Sweet Sunday Stampers have much more for you to see this week - please stop over and see:

• Barbara Anders
• Dana White
• Jenny Peterson
• Jodi Collins
• Lisa Henke
• Lori Tecler
• Lynn Put
• Sarah-Jane Kalé
• Tracy Clemente
• Vicki Burdick

Thanks so much for stopping by!

recipe -
stamps: blissful butterflies (mft)
paper: smooth white (mft), sno cone (mft)
ink: black licorice (mft), orange fizz (mft), lemon drop (mft), sno cone ink refill (mft)
accessories: blissful butterflies die-namics (mft), polka dot die-namics  (mft), yellow sequins (avery elle), abstract petals stencil (mft), embossing paste, foam tape

An InLinkz Link-up