I Like Big Books Card

Hello! My project today was to make my youngest niece a card for Back to School. She loves books and I found the perfect digital stamp and sentiment by Bugaboo, it's called Big Books Girl. The image was colored with my Copic markers and I used patterned paper by DCWV the Spring Mix stack. For the layout I used a sketch from the Sketch N Stash blog.  To add detail I used yellow doodle twine and six green iridescent gemstones by Recollections. I'm pretty sure she is going to love this card and that makes me happy. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My I Like Big Books Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Craft Your Passion: Add Yellow
• PDE Linky Party: Kids Theme
• Sketch N Stash: Sketch
• Come and Get It: Back to School

Cute Peacock Card

Good evening! I have a quick post to share this Cute Peacock Card. The peacock digital image is from Doodle Pantry. It came pre-colored and I used the coordinating digital paper. The layout is from this weeks sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. My crafty friend, Jessi Fogan at OneCraftyMama designed the sketch. The only change I made was to the twine area. My image is on the larger side so I had to make room for the three gemstones. I love the bright colors in this cute peacock and I intentionally didn't use a sentiment to keep my options open. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Cute Peacock Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch
• 4 Crafty Chicks: Anything Goes
• The Crafter's Cafe: Use a Digi

Pumpkin Panda Halloween Card

Good evening! Today I was in the mood to make something cute! On my list of cute animals is the Panda and this Doodle Pantry image is definitely a cutie. The layout for this Pumpkin Panda Halloween Card comes from this weeks sketch at The Sweet Stop. The patterned papers are by American Crafts and the Happy Halloween sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (128748 wood, 127802 clear) by Stampin' Up!. The final touches were some black and white twine and three gemstones. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week.

My Pumpkin Panda Halloween Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Sweet Stop: Sketch
• Pumpkin Spice: Pumpkins
• 2 Sisters: Anything Goes
• Digi Haven: Halloween
• Crafty Catz: Halloween
• Doodle Pantry: Any Digi Goes

Hello Card

I hope you're having a wonderful weekend! This morning I planted a flat of petunias in my front flower bed. Then I spent some time in my craft room creating this Hello Card. I used the BINGO challenge at Simply Create Too for the design elements of my card. I used the "I" row which called for: Green, Banner, Gems, Embossing and Circles.  I heat embossed the Lacy & Lovely circles by Stampin' Up! with Gumball Green and used Black and Melon Mambo as accent colors. The green patterned paper is from the Amy Tangerine collection by American Crafts and the sentiment stamp is from TPC Studios. The design is simple but I really love the bright green with the black contrast. Thanks for stopping by!


My Hello Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Simply Create Too: BINGO
• Creative Moments: Circles
• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes
• Sister Act: Anything Goes

Easter Greetings Card

Well, another weekend bites the dust. We did go to the movies to see OZ The Great and Powerful. It was definitely worth the price of a ticket. The colours and visual effects were beautiful. I didn't read the reviews or spoilers before I watched it, I just went and enjoyed the story. 

To finish off my weekend I made this Easter Greetings Card using a sketch from the Come and Get It challenge. The sponsor for this challenge is Fred She Said, so I popped over to their site and purchased this adorable Easter Chicky pre-colored digital stamp. I just loved it the second I saw it and couldn't wait to make this card. Well, thanks for stopping by and have a terrific week!

This Easter Greetings Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Come and Get It: Sketch
• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes
• The Squirrel and The Fox: Easter or Passover
• One Stitch At A Time: Use a Digi
• Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Easter Greetings Card Supplies: White card stock, yellow dots patterned paper by The Paper Studio, chevron patterned paper by American Crafts, certainly celery card stock by Stampin' Up!, and baby pink pearl card stock by Core'dinations. Easter Chicky digital stamp by Fred She Said and computer created and printed sentiment. Finishing Touches Edgelits by Stampin' Up!, Itty Bitty Flower punch by Stampin' Up!, brads and gemstones by The Paper Studio, and stampin' dimensionals.
 

Sympathy Card with Flowers

Today is a solemn day for me, it's a day that I remember the passing of my sister. She passed away two years ago, on this day. Her passing changed me and it changed my family. Last night I created this Sympathy Card with Flowers to commemorate the day. I used the sketch from Charisma Cardz that contains several lovely layers. I used patterned papers that my sister would have loved, and I coloured the sympathy frame stamp with my Copic markers. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to give your loved ones a hug today!

Sympathy Card with Flowers Supplies:

• Paper: Summer Starfruit, Midnight Muse, Baja Breeze and Whisper White card stock by Stampin' Up!, and patterned paper by American Crafts.
• Stamps: Sympathy Frame stamp by Inkadinkado and Secret Garden stamp set* by Stampin' Up!.
• Inks & Colouring: Classic stampin' pad in Basic Black, stampin' write markers in Certainly Celery, Gumball Green, and Summer Starfruit, Copic markers (B12, R22, R32, R35), and translucent pearl embossing powder by Stampendous!.
• Other Stuff: Secret Garden Framelits*, Big Shot, heat tool, circle dies, Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, stampin' dimensionals all by Stampin' Up! and gemstones by The Paper Studio. 

*Secret Garden stamp set and Framelits are sold in a bundle (wood stamps here and clear-mount stamps here).

Merry Christmas Kitty Card

Good morning! We are well on our way to Christmas. In three weeks it will be Christmas Eve. To help inspire you to create a Christmas card/project our challenge this week at Created With Love Challenges is Blue Christmas. Our sponsor this week is the Scrapbook Stamp Shop. My Merry Christmas Kitty Card was made using an image from the Pretty Kitty Christmas Blue coloured clipart set available at PJG Scrapbook Heaven. I hope you will join us this week and create a projected inspired by our Blue Christmas theme. Thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great day!!!

Merry Christmas Kitty Card Supplies:

• Paper: Light blue card stock, blue card stock, white card stock all by The Paper Studio, aqua glitter card stock by Recollections, and patterned paper by Doodlebug Design Inc.
• Stamps: Digital Christmas Kitty image by Cheryl Seslar Designs and Teeny Tiny Wishes by Stampin' Up!
• Inks: Royal blue die ink by Craft Smart.
• Other Stuff: Snow Flurry Bigz Die by Stampin' Up!, white gemstones and white glitter brad both by The Paper Studio, and stampin' dimensionals.

This Merry Christmas Kitty Card is linked to the following challenges:

1. Make It Monday: Anything Goes
2. Sunshine Creations: Snowflakes
3. Eclectic Ellapu: Santa Paws/Snowflakes
4. Sentimental Sundays: Non-traditional Christmas Colors

Raven Halloween Card

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I'm super happy to post my first design team inspirational card for the Created With Love Challenges Blog. The theme this week is 3 of a Kind. My card features a digital stamp image from our sponsor Delicious Doodles. The image of three Ravens immediately inspired a Halloween card. I sponged the background with orange and purple ink and then used the same colors to accent the card.  I hope this inspires you to play along and have a crafty day!

Raven Halloween Card Supplies:

• Paper: Black card stock, pumpkin pie card stock, Howlstooth & Scaringbone designer series paper by Stampin' Up!, and grape crush card stock by Bazzill Basics.
• Stamps: Digital stamp by Delicious Doodles titled Waiting.
• Inks: Orange dye ink by Craft Smart and lavender dye ink by Hampton Art.
• Other Stuff: Fiskars deckle paper edge scissors, black gemstones by The Paper Studio, and stampin' dimensionals.

This card is also linked to:
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Craft Your Passion: Power of 3
Paper Crafting Journey: Anything Goes

Ladybug Hello Card

Hello Friends!  Today was a wonderful lazy Sunday.  So, I took advantage of a couple challenges and came up with this Ladybug Hello Card.  The challenge combination came from a color challenge at CR84FN and a sketch challenge from Catch The Bug, also listed at the Bugaboo Stamps blog.  I adore the digital ladybug stamp from Bugaboo.  Can you see the little black rhinestone eyes? 

Ladybug Hello Card Supplies: Black cardstock, white cardstock, riding hood red cardstock by Stampin' Up!, Ladybug and Buttercups patterned paper by Over The Moon Press (EK Success, OTM141/C4, this paper has been in my stash for a couple of years), yellow patterned paper by Recollections (mom's diner, cone, 130011), Fiskars scallop edge punch, ladybug flower pot digital stamp by Bugaboo Stamps, various markers and colored pencils, sentiment stamp by Hero Arts (classic messages, CL414), ColorBox chalk ink in warm red by Clearsnap, yellow ribbon by The Paper Studio (887182), paper flower embellishments by Recollections (223382), red gemstones by The Paper Studio (rainbow asst., 317693), green leaves cut with Cricut machine (Straight from the Nest cartridge), little black rhinestones, and stampin' dimensionals.

I'm also linking this up to the Make It Monday blog.  Bugaboo Stamps is their sponser this week.  So click on over to any of the fabulous challenges to ignite your creativty.

International Bazaar Card

Today is Monday.  That means it's time for another great challenge from MOJO Monday.  This week features a great sketch designed by Mary Fish.  I was excited to open my new designer series paper and Lacy & Lovely stamp set from Stampin' Up! for this challenge.  The International Bazaar collection features beautiful rich colours and great design elements.  I debated on using a sentiment or leaving it blank, but I decided a Hello sentiment works great because you can turn it into whatever occasion you need.  I really love how the International Bazaar card turned out. 







International Bazaar Card Supplies:

• Paper: White cardstock, rich razzleberry, lucky limeade cardstock and International Bazaar designer series paper by Stampin' Up!
• Texture: Fancy fan embossing folder and rich razzleberry 1/4" stitched grosgrain ribbon by Stampin' Up! and Sizzix Texture Boutique.
• Stamps: Lacy & Lovely stamp set by Stampin' Up!
• Inks: Classic stampin' pads in lucky limeade, rich razzleberry, and early espresso.
• Bling: Rainbow gemstone assortment by The Paper Studio (item #317693).
• Other Stuff: Scissors, adhesive, Cricut machine, Cricut cartridge (George and Basic Shapes), and stampin' dimensionals.

50% Off Adhesive Gemstones

It's the small things which sparkle that can add dimension, texture, and pizazz to your cards.  The deal I found this week is 50% off adhesive gemstones from The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby.  There have been many times that I wanted more gemstones or rhinestones to choose from in my craft stash.  This week I added a rainbow of colors and some great jeweltones, now I have more to choose from.  The 50% off adhesive gemstones promotion runs through April 14, 2012.