Sponged Sky

Hi all! Quick post today because I seriously need to get crackin' on work for this week....I'm so behind! I wanted to try Jeanne's Sponged Sky Technique and I thought these new dandelions and silhouette's from my OCL Dandy Days set would be perfect for it. I added some Waterfall Stickles randomly on the dotted parts of the images. The white panel with the ribbon is up on foam tape, and so is the large sponged panel that's sitting against the card base.

Here's the inside:



Have a GREAT day, all!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Dandy Days
Paper: White
Ink: Ballet Blue, Certainly Celery, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: ZVA Mini Rhinestones, Diamond Glaze (to glue down the rhinestones), Foam Tape, Waterfall Stickles, PTI Black Gingham Ribbon

Brand New Sketch Challenge

Hey all! For all the sketch junkies (like me), there's a brand-spankin' new challenge you can join in on. Every Friday on the OCL Blog, there will be a sketch posted with a Mr. Linky box at the bottom for you to link all your creations. Sound fun? I think so!



Our first challenge was just posted today and here's the card I made for it. It was a fun sketch that Broni came up with. My bunny and sentiment are from Hoppin' Into Spring, one of the most recent sets released at CHA. The bunny panel, scallop mat panel behind it, and the sentiment are all up on separate layers of foam tape. I colored the bunny with Copics and added little accents with my Diamond and Waterfall Stickles.

See the *leaves* (or maybe you think they look more like bunny ears??...yeah, I think they could pass for bunny ears) behind the button and sentiment? I used one of those sparkly white flowers from Michael's, you know those flowers that are found in the wedding isle? Hehe, I thought they made cute leaves (or bunny ears) behind the flower button.

I hope you'll join in on the OCL sketch. If you do, be sure to add your info to the Mr. Linky box. Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Hoppin' Into Spring
Paper: White
Accessories: Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, Oval Punch, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Foam Tape, Diamond and Waterfall Stickles, White Flower Button, Blue Thread, Die-Cut Flower from Mike's, PTI Summer Sunrise Ribbon, SU Bashful Blue Ribbon

Smell Like Dirt

Hey all! Here's a card I made for today's SCS Color Challenge and Karen G's Sweet Sunday Sketch. The image and sentiment are from my new OCL Hoppin' Into Spring set. I colored the image with Copic markers and added a little bit of Platinum Stickles to the dirt. I can't wait 'til it's time to plant flowers again....c'mon spring!

Thanks for stopping by and have a GREAT day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Hoppin' Into Spring (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Soft Suede, Ivory
Accessories: Platinum Stickles, PTI Ribbon, Circle & Square Nesties, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Card Size: 5" Square

Chocolate Cherries

Hey all! So, was that THE longest NASCAR race you ever saw yesterday or what? I thought for sure my boy Kevin was gonna win but it just didn't happen....oh well, it was definitely a fun race to watch regardless. My valentine's day was wonderful too....DH bought me my beloved chocolate covered strawberries from Gertrude & Hawk....yumo! What a good man he is!



Since I guess I'm still in *chocolate mode* I thought I'd play with my Sweet Chocolate set and Espresso Liquid Pearls again. One set of cherries is stamped in Memento Cocoa on the ivory circle and a second was cut out and popped up on dimensionals. I also added some Eucalyptus Stickles to the leaves. I followed Fall-to Layout 78 from the CAS blog.

Have a great day!

Surprise Blog Hop for Michelle

Hi all and welcome! Tosh had this awesome idea to surprise Michelle with a blog hop today to send her some get well wishes. Surprise, Michelle! We love ya and hope you're recovering well.

If you've come here by way of Cammie's blog, then you're right on track with the hop. To start at the beginning, head on over to Tosh's blog.



I stamped my Just a Note sentiment and Breath of Spring image in black craft ink, then heat embossed them with clear embossing powder. The leaves were watercolored with a #249 Hunter Green Tombow Marker, the petals and bow were watercolored with Melon Mambo, and the blue highlighting was done with Bashful Blue. The oval is up on foam tape. I stamped, embossed and watercolored an extra bow from the tulip stamp, cut it out, and added it to the main panel with another layer of foam tape. The ivory panel was embossed with my Spellbinders Butterfly Impressabilities die. The card base is Prism Baby Pink Light.

Okay, next up in the hop is Miss Cindy! Head on over and check her out!

Just in case you get lost along the way, here's the full order of the hop:

Tosh
Cammie
me
Cindy
Silke
Amy
Laurie
Becca
Dawn

Have fun hoppin' !

Lotsa Snow!

Yay, we love all this snow!

...I love it so much, I think I'll give it a hug...



My favorite thing to do is slide down the "mountains" that Daddy made with the snow blower...



{taps paw impatiently}...hey, when will you be done taking pics so the kid can play again? Hmm?

Chocolate Strawberries...

....oh my word, if there's ONE treat that I go absolutely nutsy over, it's chocolate covered strawberries. Mmmmmmm, so good! Well, Michelle sent me this ADORABLE new Sweet Chocolate set from My Cute Stamps and I couldn't wait to play...especially with this chocolate strawberry stamp. She also sent me some Espresso Pearls, which were just perfect (and fun!) for the chocolate.



Today's CCEE Challenge from Charlene is an inspiration challenge using photos from the Imagekind site. I chose this picture as my inspiration:



For my card I put the embossed polka dot panel on foam tape, the square strawberry panel up on a second layer, and a third strawberry was cut out and put up on a third layer. I threaded some green waxed thread through the large square panel and stamped some extra hearts in the corners in Memento Cocoa. The Sweet Wishes sentiment is stamped in Versamagic Spanish Olive. The hearts, strawberries, and leaves were colored with Copics.

Here's the inside:



Here's a close-up of the Espresso Pearls. Love this stuff!



Thanks for stopping by!

JR Thank You Cards

Hi all! Boy, are we getting HAMMERED with snow. It's CRAZY! We woke up to about 8 or 9 inches and they're calling for a total of 18 inches by this evening...this is all on top of the 18 inches we got in the last snowstorm this past weekend. In case you're wondering, I do NOT like snow, lol! Anyhooo...

I made 25 of these thank you cards using my Just a Note 1-5/8" set from Stamper's Dream. I was inspired by this pretty card that Dawn made. I love the simple layout with the rounded corners and focus on the circle sentiment. I love how she did her ribbon too. Next time when I don't have so many cards to make, I want to try a ribbon treatment like she did.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: JustRite 1-5/8" Just a Note
Paper: Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence, White, SU Pattern Paper
Ink: Orchid Opulence
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Corner Rounder Punch, Foam Tape, Razzleberry Ribbon

Poofy Flower

Yesterday's Featured Stamper on SCS was Barb Anders (whoo-hoo, love her!) and this is the gorgeous card of hers that I chose to CASE. I loved the big poofy flower and have been dying to make one of these, the polka dots, and the use of kraft. I switched out the green for red, did some background stamping on the large kraft panel, used different stamps, and added sewing.

You can see Dawn McVey's video tutorial HERE on how to make the poofy flowers. Fun!

Have a great day, everyone...and CONGRATS to Barb!





P.S......Michelle is making another exciting Stamper's Dream announcement on her blog today! Be sure to stop by and check it out! {big smile}

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Flourishes Thank You Tulips
Paper: Kraft, Ivory, Dark Chocolate, My Mind's Eye Be Loved DP
Ink: Memento Cocoa
Accessories: Sewing Machine & Thread, SU Scallop Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, Red Button, Brown Twine, Foam Tape

Simple Pleasures

Whoooo-hoooooo! Kevin Harvick won the Bud Shootout last night. Very exciting! Okay, back to card talk {smile}...

Laurie Schmidlin (who is such a huge inspiration to me) always does the coolest things with angles so I thought I'd give it a try today on the layout for my card. The Vanity Table and Fill Your Day stamps are by Impression Obsession and they're available at Stamper's Dream. I added some silver Stickles to the earrings on the table and on the mirror.

Here's the inside:



Enjoy your Superbowl Sunday!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Vanity Table, Impression Obsession Fill Your Day
Paper: Kraft, Ivory, My Mind's Eye Be Loved DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Silver Stickles, Piercing Tool & Guide, Ivory Crochet Ribbon

Inkspirations Sketch

Oh man, did we ever get SNOW last night!....and it's still coming down. There HAS to be over a foot of snow out there. It's a perfect day to stay inside, drink hot chocolate, stamp, and watch the Bud Shootout later tonight.



I saw this FUN Inspirations sketch on my friend Dawn's blog and just had to try it...and she totally inspired me to use my Farm Fresh DP again. Love what she does with the DP! The polka dot panel is up on foam tape and the chicken, from Anna Wight's Crazy For Chickens set, was colored with Copics.

Here's the inside:



...sorry for the bad indoor photos. You know that spot on my deck where I take pictures of my cards? Well....



I won't be taking pics out there anytime soon, lol!

Here's *Suzy Chapstick* and our dog from earlier this morning. I think it was only 7:30 and she asked to go out in it, lol!



Have a great day! To all my fellow race fans.....enjoy the Shootout!




SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Crazy for Chickens (Whipper Snapper Designs)
Paper: Real Red, Ivory, October Afternoon Farm Fresh DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, So Saffron, Copics
Accessories: Red Ribbon, Red Brads, Foam Tape, Circle Nestabilities
Card Size: 5" Square

NoBunny Like You

Hi all! Wow, here we are at Friday already. Where did this week go? This sweet set from OCL is called Hoppin' Into Spring. Adorable!! I distressed the edges of all the ivory panels and put the sentiment up on foam tape.

Don't forget to stop by the OCL Blog to see previews of the remaining new sets. Have a great day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Hoppin' Into Spring
Paper: PTI Ivory, SU Perfect Plum, My Mind's Eye 29th Street Market Pretty Petals DP
Accessories: Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Plum Ribbon, Sponge, Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Sewing Machine & Thread, Foam Tape

Howdy Ewe

Hehe, gotta love OCL and their clever little sentiments. The sentiment is from Barnyard Banter, a set of great sentiments to go with two of the new farm sets, Barnyard and E-i E-i Hello. The ewe image on my card is from Barnyard.

Hope you're enjoying all the sneak peeks this week. I had a ton of fun making them. I'll be back tomorrow to show you another one.





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Barnyard, OCL Barnyard Banter
Paper: Real Red, PTI Ivory, October Afternoon Farm Fresh DP
Accessories: Red Ribbon, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Sewing Machine & Thread, Spellbinders Circle & Scallop Circles, Word Window Punch, Prisma Pencils & Gamsol

Moo-chas Gracias

LOL, that sentiment cracks me up. The sentiment and adorable cow are from OCL's new Barnyard set. This set is so much fun, and I love it with the Farm Fresh DP!

Here's the inside:



I'll be back tomorrow with another Barnyard card (hehe, that rhymes). In the meantime, be sure to stop by the blogs of my fellow OCL teammates (links are over there in the sidebar) as well as The Lounge for more sneak peeks.





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Barnyard
Paper: PTI Ivory and Black, October Afternoon Farm Fresh DP
Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon, Bow Easy, Sewing Machine & Thread, Prisma Pencils & Gamsol