true love

Over at there she goes clear stamps challenge this week we are following a sketch.  I used papers from my minds eye stella rose collection.  I colored up image and sentiment from chemistry 101 set.  I hope you come join us.

High hopes birthday card

Over at high hopes this week are doing birthday themed cards.  I used birthday bear holding a balloon.  I colored with copics and then paired it up with some fun summer colors.  I colored my image with copics and added a double bow i made using my bow easy and a nice martha stewart punched border along the bottom.

Surfing dragon style

This week over at High Hopes stamps the theme is fun in the sun.  I of course not resist using echo park splash paper to really bring out the summer feel in this card.  I also used the sketch from my favorite things this week.

Card supplies
Echo park paper
Image surfing dudley high hopes stamps
Sentiment unity stamp co beach days and sun rays set
Copic markers
MFT sketch #29
taylored expressions small scallop border die

cute with butterflies

It time for a new challenge over at the tickled pink blog and this week the theme is cute with butterflies.  I knew exactly which image i wanted to work with when i saw the theme i choose Lil Little Kellita. 

card supplies

grey cardstock

white cardstock 

pink cardstock 

echo park be mine paper 

image Lil Little Kellita tickled pink stamps

prima baby roses 

martha stewart butterfly punch

metal butterfly

martha stewart butterfly border punch

circle and scallop nestabalties

tsg color challenge

There she goes challenge this week is a color challenge to use yellow, brown and blue.  I of course could not resist using my favorite paper line with this adorable little girl.   

card supples

my mind eye find and dandy true blue

image there she goes 

martha stewart border punch 

brown brads

copic markers

smooch

butterfly hope

Over at the simon says blog it anything goes challenge time and i just love the look of using perfect pearls with butterfly stamps.  My sentiment for this card is from gina k stamp set hope for hati.  I followed the sketch provided over on splitcoast this week.  I used stylized flowers on the yellow paper under the main image.  Hope you have  a great day.

Life is ike a bike

Hi my dear friend Shaela Odd over at her blog Yellow Umbrella designs is doing a very sweet thing.  Is offering up a free digital stamp set every month that she designs herself.  I loved this month designs and of course i am one that has to use things she buys or gets for free.  So i made a card and i used this week Sweet Sunday sketch  for my card.  I hope you stop by shaela blog and also try your hand at this great sketch. 

card supplies

My minds eye fine and dandy 

pink brads

copic markers

image shaela odd yellow umbrella designs

stampin up trim border punch 

A zebra can't change it stripes

Fine and dandy from my minds eye is one of my favorite collection of papers this year, because the colors work so well with a variety of images.  I decided to make another cad showing off stripes the zebra from kraftin kimmie stamp company.  This image is designed by the wonderful and talented Crissy Armstrong.  I am entering into Crissy dt call which you can read about right here.

card supplies

fine and dandy my minds eye

martha stewart loopy border punch

yellow cardstock 

white cardstock 

corner punch 

copic markers 

smooch (used on butterfly)

zebra brad

sc341 sail away

I recently ordered a brayer and this stamp in up stamp called sailed away. When i saw the sketch this week at split coast sc341 i just new it be the perfect opportunity to try out my new toys.  I hope you enjoy my card. 

Let the fairy in you fly

On this card i am showcasing another of Crissy Armstrong wonderful designs.  This one i called Bird fairy and you can pick her up thru Kraftin Kimmie stamps.  I decided to go with a white and black color scheme with my papers so that the fairy would take center stage. I used two cuttlebug folders on my panels behind the fairy.  I used swiss dots and stylized flowers.  I added some black and white ribbon and a few flowers.  I also used lacey squares from spellinder nestabilities.  I also colored bird fairy with my copics.  If you like to design with Crissy Armstrong images then head over here and read all the info about her current design team call.  Good luck.

Carousel ride

I discovered a new to me challenge blog today and i decide to make a card following their sketch.  The challenge blog is the fussy and fancy challenge blog. I used spring forward by Crissy Armstrong for my card and you pick this stamp up from whimsy stamps. I used papers from dcwv flower power stack.  I colored my image with copics and used sparkle smooch on the mane and tail for added sparkle. My scallop border was created using the stampin up scallop border punch.  I am also entering my card into Crissy Armstrong design team call which you can read about here. 

Congratulations baby card

I saw the sketch this week over at deconstructing jen site and i just had to use this stamp my Crissy Armstrong called proud mama which can be purchased thru whimsy stamps.  I used papers from my minds eye find and dandy line.  My carousel horse charm is from karen foster.  I colored the image with copics and then hand cut it out.  I am also entering this into Crissy design team call which you can about here. 

Nose to nose

Good morning here i am showcasing another of Crissy Armstrong adorable images for her design team call. This time i am using a digital image from her Whimsy stamps collection.  This one is called nose to nose.  I decided to use a brown and orange them on her cause it makes the puppy stand out more and i love the papers i found in my stash.  I added some paw print brads and some prima roses.  I cut my image out using scallop oval and oval nestabalties.  I hope i have inspired you to color up some cute images today.  

 

Rose butterfly

If you have not noticed the badge on my sidebar then i hope all my posts direct you to pay attention to it.  Crissy Armstrong the creator of this beautiful butterfly rose digital stamp is having a design team call.  You can go here to read about it or click on the badge in my sidebar.   This card is a stair step card and i used my cricut and design studio to cut it out.  I colored the butterfly rose digital stamp with copics and then cut it out and added to scallop nestabltie die.  I used my cuttlebug swiss dot folder on the circle.  My papers are from dcwv lemon flower stack.   I hope you have a great day.

Strips the zebra

Sundays with Crissy Armstrong is having a design team call.  I love crissy armstrong images and i have quite a few from the various companies she designs for.   If you want the info on how to enter either click on the link in this post or the badge i have on my sidebar.   The image i used on this card is stripes the zebra and you can buy him thru Kraftin Kimmie stamps. 

card details
image stripes the zebra kraftin kimmie stamps
copics
smooch on butterfly
papers are from echo park be mine collection
butterfly border punch martha stewart
chalks used to create background behind stripes.

Gangsta Luca

Over at papertake weekly this week it is anything goes and since i not made a card using my newest addition.  I decided to ink up gangsta luca from tickled pink stamps.  I used papers from cosmo cricket circa 1934.  I also colored him up with copics.  I hope you have a great day.

Curly locks kiki

I recently won this little cutie curly locks kiki. She the newest addition to Elisabeth bell digital collection.  I colored her up to use in this weeks Bells and Whistles challenge which is to use pearls and flowers on your card.   I used papers from my minds eye adore collection, copics and my pearls are dew drops on my flowers.  I hope you have a great day.

Happy 4th of july

This week icopic lover challenge is of course with being 4th of july week Red, White, and Blue.  I choose to use kenny k troublemaker.  The copics i used on her where hood, shoes R22, R24.  Jeans B34.  Skin E53, E51.  Ice Cream cone E33, R22, B000 added white smooch for sparkle.   I used papers from dcwv 4th of july collection last year.  My minds eye complete boy is the main paper in the back.  Nestablties inked with tim holtz antique linen and my cricut cut is from the independence cartridge and it is cut at 1 3/4.   Have a great 4th.

Tilda with hawaii flower

Yeah i got time to do a card and enter it in a challenge. It seems like forever since i got to do that.  So this week i am doing the Just Magnolia challenge. Which just happens to be anything goes with the option of shabby chic if you wish.  For my card i used this adorable tilda with hawaii flower.  I just love her to pieces of course cause she got butterflies with her.  I choose to use my favorite stack for right night which is DCWV lemon flower stack, paired with copics to color my image in.   I used a dragon fly charm and some flowers to finish off the card.

Just having fun

 I have accquired some new goodies to play with.  This first card showcases perfect pearls.  Now i watched gina k video on using these and she said if you spritz with water it would set the perfect pearls so they won;t smudge. Well i did that and then i went swimming with my kid for a good 3-4 hours and came back and they still smudged.  I also try heat setting it with my heat tool but no luck.  So any good ideas would be helpful. 

 Second card shows my use of a brayer that a friend let me borrow of course now i have to get my own.  I used a palm tree i pick up in a trade on splitcoast.  The sentiment is from verve stamps.

My third card shows me using a brayer and then used a sticky note try and create a snowdrift under my penguin.  Not quite the way i wanted it to look but i think it turned out rather well and i inked up another of my stamps sets that i felt needed some love.  Any comments are always appreciated.   Have a happy 4th.