Retro Sketch Challenge #19 - Orange Ladybug

Hello,
Today's post is for the Retro Sketch Challenge this week.  I used a free digi from Alley Way Stamps for my card. I wanted to have a bit of fun with the sketch and colours. I have always been drawn to circles and spots, so I am very happy that they are the in thing at the moment and this card is themed around them. Enjoy!

Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Very Punny (R), Alley Way Stamps Free Digi
Card and Papers: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Neenah White, Pumpkin Pie, Bo Bunny Barefoot and Bliss Collection
Ink: Pacific Point, Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Stazon Black
Finishing Touches: Black Pearls, Twine, Buttons
Tools: Big Shot, Provo Craft Seeing Spots EB Folder, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, EK Success Round Binding Edge Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Cutter Tool, Aqua Painter, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals
Thanks for visiting today.
Hugs,

Merry Monday Sketch for July and Alley Way Stamps #6

Hello Friends,
Today's post is for the Merry Monday Sketch Challenge for July and The Alley Way Stamps Inspiration Challenge #6. I used  Merry Monday Sketch #10 as my past sketch and a Free Digi from Alley Way Stamps for their Inspiration Challenge. It was fun to use the Digi as I am a bit challenged when it comes to my computer, but thanks to some instructions from Arielle Gordon I managed to create my card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Alley Way Stamps Digi Freebies

Card and Papers: Real Red, Neenah White, DSP Holiday Thyme (R), DSP Patterns Stack, Brights collection

Markers: Lucky Limeaide, Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz, Real Red, Old Olive

Finishing Touches: Heart Brad, Mini Crystals, Ribbon Originals Mistletoe

Tools: Computer and Printer, Martha Stewart Screw Punch, Dimensionals, Dble Sided Tape, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue, Tweezers, 2 Way Glue Pen

Thanks for dropping by today.

Hugs,

Dynamic Duos #10 - Flower Garden

Welcome,
Today's post is for the Dynamic Duos Bold and Sassy Challenge this week to use Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry plus Neutrals.  Lesley has prepared a colour swatch of the Neutrals that we can use for reference as shown on the Dynamic Duos blog and my sidebar. I was aiming for a CAS card this week, but it could be considered otherwise. LOL. I embossed 3/4 of the Whisper White mat card.  Cut out the Mini Royal Roses in white and sponged the edges with Rich Razzleberry.  Coloured in the Hello Blossom stamp with markers, attached the flowers and finished them off with some pearls.  Made the bow with my Bow Easy and stamped the sentiment using my Stamp-a-ma-jig.  For the inside I did some embossing with the Polka Dot EB Folder and the Scoring Tool on my Fiskars Trimmer.  Hope I have inspired you to give the challenge a go, Happy Stamping!

This card was featured on Tiffany Bauer's My Crafty Picks #71 on 8th July, 2012.

Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Hello Blossoms, Friendly Phrases
Card and Papers:  Old Olive, Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry
Ink: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
Markers: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry
Finishing Touches: Plum and White Pearls, Old Olive Scallop Dots Ribbon
Tools: Big Shot, Sizzix Polka Dot EB Folder, My Favourite Things Die-namics Mini Royal Roses, Carl CP-1 Daisy Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Bow Easy, Dimensionals, Dble Sided Tape, Fiskars Trimmer and Scoring Tool, Sponge, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue
Thanks for dropping in today.

Hugs,

Merry Monday Sketch #26 - Christmas Bell

Happy Sunday Everyone,
Today's post is for the Merry Monday Sketch Challenge this week.

Grateful thanks to Leanne for choosing this card to receive an Honourable Mention this week at Merry Monday Sketch Challenges.

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink Bells and Boughs by Maile Belles,  Communique Curves by Alli Miles

Card and Papers: Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla, Kaisercraft Belle Collection DSP

Ink: Versamark, Cherry Cobbler, Gelly Roll Pen

Finishing Touches: Crystals, Star Clip, Certainly Celery Satin Ribbon

Tools: Embossing Buddy, Gold EB Powder, Heat Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Dble Sided Tape

Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs,

Dynamic Duos #9 - Flower Outlines

Happy Weekend Everyone,
This week's Dynamic Duos Colour Challenge is to use Crumb Cake and a Colour of your Choice, Neutrals are Ok too.  I went with Black as my colour of choice.  I used a Reverse Image stamp from Papertrey Ink - Text Boxed and stamped with Versamark, using White embossing powder on Crumb Cake card.  I matted the three images with a fine border of black card. 

Supplies:

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink Text Boxed, S/U's Curly Cute

Card and Papers: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Basic Black, DSP Patterns Stack  - Neutrals Collection

Ink: Versamark, Stazon Black

Finishing Touches: Black Pearls

Tools: Embossing Buddy, White EB Powder, Black EB Powder, Heat Tool, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Square Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dimensionals, Dble Sided Tape 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Retro Sketch Challenge #17 - New Arrival

Hello Friends,
Today's post is for the Retro Sketch Challenge this week. I used the spots from the  main image as my design inspiration for this card.  I highlighted the embossed circles on the base card by sponging them lightly with Pink Pirouette ink. The rest of the design elements are pretty visible, just ask if you need to know any details.



Supplies:

Stamps: Kaisercraft C5904 Baby, Hero Arts Messages

Card and Papers:  Pink Pirouette, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White,  S/U's DSP Slumber Party (R)

Ink:  Stazon Black
Markers: Pink Pirouette, Pretty In Pink, Crumb Cake

Finishing Touches: Button Brad, Blushing Bride Pleated Satin Ribbon 
Tools: Big Shot, Provo Craft Seeing Spots EB Folder, Sizzix Edgelit - Adorning Accents, Corner Rounder Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Sponges, Martha Stewart Screw Punch, Aqua Painter, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Dble Sided Tape

Thank's for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Freshly Made Sketches #40 - Layered Flowers

Happy Monday Everyone,
Today's post is for the Freshly Made Sketch this week.  I changed the format to a Landscape design. I embossed the bottom layer, added the DSP, Punched out the row of Daiseys,  matted the ovals and stamped in black ink and coloured the image in with a White Gel Pen.  For the focal point I layered the whole flower and added parts of a Cheery Lyn Flourish, pierced the holes under the sentiment and added plenty of Pearls as my finishing touches.

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Bordering on Romance, Afterthoughts

Card and Papers: Marina Mist, Whisper White, Pacific Point, DSP Patterns Stack - Subtles Collection

Ink: Stazon Black, Pacific Point

Markers: Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi

Finishing Touches: Pearls, White Gel Pen

Tools: Big Shot, Sizzix Petals -A-Plenty EB Folder, Martha Stewart Floral Band Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch, Spellbinders Scalloped Classic Ovals Nestabilities, Spellbinders Classic Ovals Nestabilities, Cheery Lyn Tropical Flourish Die, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Aqua Painter, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen, Dble Sided Tape

Thank's for visiting today.  Happy Stamping!

Hugs,

Merry Monday Challenge #25 - Christ is Born

Hi there,
Today's post is for the Merry Monday Sketch Challenge this week.  I embossed the main image using Versamark and my Soft Suede Classic Stamp Pad. I left the Spellbinders Classic Circle Die attached to my circle and sponged So Saffron into the circle. The Star of Wonder was Die cut and sponged with So Saffron and a Crystal added to the centre.  The background was created by stamping off the Music image one and then stamping it onto the Vanilla card.  The words were stamped with Soft Suede and then I sponged around the edges.  The ribbon is the Dotted Soft Suede Ribbon in reverse.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Jemac R410A - Music, Stamp It 2103G Caterina - Silent Night Wording, Stamp It 1648E - In a Manger

Card: Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, So Saffron

Ink: Soft Suede, So Saffron, Versamark, Crumb Cake

Finishing Touches: Soft Suede Dotted Ribbon, Crystal

Tools: Big Shot, Memory Box Star of Wonder Die, Spellbinders Classic Circles Nestabilities, Spellbinders Lacey Circles Nestabilities, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponges, Fiskars Trimmer and Scoring Tool, Embossing Buddy, Clear EB Powder, Heat Tool, Dimensionals, Dble Sided Tape, 2 Way Glue Pen

Thanks' for dropping by today.

Hugs,

Dynamic Duos #8 - Falling Leaves

Happy Saturday Everyone,
Today's post is for the Dynamic Duos Challenge this week to use Always Artichoke, River Rock plus Neutrals. I stamped the Wonderfully Worn Background stamp on the base card with Always Artichoke.  Rocked and rolled some of the leaves from French Foliage and stamped off the words and splotches once in Crumb Cake.  The seam binding ribbon was dyed with Always Artichoke and after I attached the ribbon. I frayed the ends and added the corduroy button.

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's French Foliage, Wonderfully Worn BG, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card: Always Artichoke, River Rock, Very Vanilla
Ink: Always Artichoke, River Rock,
Finishing Touches: Kraft Corduroy Button, Dyed Seam Binding Ribbon, Linen Thread
Tools: Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Dimensionals, Dble Sided Tape, Sticky Strip, Fiskars Trimmer and Scoring Tool, Sponge
Thanks' for taking the time to stop by and take a peek.
Happy Stamping!
Hugs,

The Paper Players #100 and ColourQ #142

Happy Weekend Everyone,
Today's post is for The Paper Players 100th Challenge this week to use a challenge from the past. I used Challenge #4 to make an Easel card.  I love to make Easel cards, they have that WOW factor and always stand nicely when displayed.  I used the colours from the ColourQ Challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps:  S/U's Mixed Bunch, Bring on the Cake

Card and Papers: Island Indigo, Soft Sky, Cameo Coral, Very Vanilla, DSP Patterns Stack Brights Collection

Ink: Island Indigo, Soft Sky

Finishing Touches: Pearls, Brads, Island Indigo Ruffled Ribbon

Tools: Big Shot, Sizzix Square Lattice EB Folder, Blossom Punch, Cheery Lyn Designs B127 Tropical Flourish, Cheery Lyn Designs B152 Miniature Rose, Sizzix Sizzlits Lots of Tags Die, Itty Bitty Punch, Sponge, Dimensionals, Dble Sided Tape, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue, Dry Embossing Tools

Thank's for dropping in today.

Hugs,

Merry Monday Sketch Challenge # 24 - Snow Scene

Hello Friends,
Today's post is for the Merry Monday Sketch Challenge this week.  I cased an idea from my good friend Pat Carr for the main ornament, but  changed the shape and added the Snowman to make it my own little snow scene and repeated the ornament for the sentiment.  I sponged the sky and each layer of snow and the snow parts were embossed with the polka dot EB folder.  Cut out the trees and applied the White Gel Pen to make them look like they are covered in snow and dotted the sky with the white gel pen. Attached the snowman with Dimensionals.  The Sentiment ornament was punched out three times using the 1 1/4" Circle Punch and different card and then cut back to create it with the addition of the top of the Ornament Punch.

 
Thanks to Vicki this card was awarded an Honourable Mention this week.

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Jolly Bingo Bits, Petite Pairs
Card and Papers: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Pear Pizzazz, Night of Navy, DSP Patterns Stack - Regals Collection
Ink: Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Night of Navy,
Markers: Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi,
Finishing Touches: White Gel Pen, Silver Cord, Shiny Silver Pearls
Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Classic Circles Nestabilities, Sizzix Polka Dot EB Folder, Ornament Punch, Sponges, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Provo Craft Divine Swirls EB Folder, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen
Thanks' for visiting today.
Hugs,

Dynamic Duos #7 - Party Dress

Hello Friends,
This week we have a Black Tie Colour combination of Melon Mambo and Basic Black with Neutrals.  The Desert Option is to add Ribbon.  I used this Art Impression Dress Stamp for my main image which I have had for far too long and not used.  I resized the bodice as I felt the original looked too small, gathered the black tulle and added it to my dress. I used a ribbon bow at the waist and some black hearts on the dress to jazz it up a bit.  The Whisper White background was made using the hearts from S/U's Textured Impressions EB Folder.  Where the EB Folder overlapped and flattened the heart impressions when it was in the Big Shot I had to do a bit of extra hand embossing to bring the heart shapes back to life. I used the embossing folder to line up the impressions in the indented part of the embossing folder and a dry embossing tool. For my Finishing Touch I added some crystals on the sentiment. Enjoy! Hope you will join us this week.

 

Supplies:
Stamps:  Art Impressions U-3132 Skirt and Top, S/U's Warmest Regards, On Your Birthday
Card and Papers:  Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, DSP Patters Stack - Brights Collection
Ink: Stazon Black, Melon Mambo
Finishing Touches: Black Satin Ribbon, Black Tulle, Mini Crystals
Tools: Big Shot, S/U's Textured Impressions EB Folder, Sizzix Sizzlits Lots of Tags Label 1, Sponge, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Dble Sided Tape, Fiskars Heart Hand Punch, Fiskars Trimmer and Embossing Tool, Hand Embossing Tool, Sewing Machine, Dble Sided Tape, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen
Thanks' for stopping by today.
Hugs,