OCL Challenge #50

Today's challenge on the OCL Blog is a sketch! The only stamp used on the card is the sentiment, which is from Lava You. The sentiment oval and pink heart are both up on foam tape. I also layered up ribbons like we did in our challenge from two weeks ago...fun!

Have a great day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Lava You
Paper: Vintage Cream, Textured Pretty in Pink, Purely Pomegranate
Ink: Rose Red
Accessories: MFT Hearts Die-namics, Circle Nestabilities, Sewing Machine, Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware, Pink Crochet Lace Ribbon, PTI Vintage Cream Satin Ribbon, Thin Pink Ribbon, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Small Oval Punch, Foam Tape
Card Size: 5" Square

Love Antennae

Did you see the announcement on the Penny Black Blog about the brand new online shopping site?! You can now access and purchase the newest PB stamps right from the new website! Whoo-hoooo!

I wanted to play with my 4119J Love Antennae stamp and paired it up with 30-025 Sentiments. The center of the sentiment is up on foam tape to give it a curve. The main image was stamped on Cryogen irridescent white shimmer CS, colored with Copics, and I added extra shimmer to the wings with a clear Spica glitter pen. The main matted image is also up on foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: 30-025 Sentiments and 4119J Love Antennae by Penny Black
Paper: Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy, Thrift Shop DP by October Afternoon, Cryogen Irridescent White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, So Saffron (sponging)
Accessories: Corner Rounder Punch, Baker's Twine, Button Die-namics by MFT, Foam Tape, Yellow Ribbon, Clear Spica Glitter Pen

Sweet Stop Sketch 92

Hey all! It's time for this week's Sweet Stop Sketch. For my card today, I used this cute little hedgie from Penny Black's Stuck on You transparent set and paired it up with 3316F Hugs And... (I colored in just the word "hugs" directly on the rubber stamp with a brown SU marker and then stamped it). The scallop circle and sentiment are both up on foam tape, and I added some stardust Stickles to the rose and guitar strings.

Here's the sketch....



Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a good one!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Penny Black Stuck on You Transparent Set, Penny Black 3316 Hugs And...
Paper: Vintage Cream, My Mind's Eye Be Loved DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics, Chocolate Chip SU Marker
Accessories: Wired Lace Ribbon, PTI Vintage Cream Ribbon, Baker's Twine, Circle Nestabilities, Square and Scallop Square Nestabilities, Adhesive Rhinestones, Sewing Machine, Foam Tape, Stardust Stickles
Card Size: 4.25" Square

OCL Challenge #49

This week's OCL challenge is to make a CAS card with a heart theme.



Here's my card....



I used layout #122 from the Clean & Simple Blog. The sentiment is from OCL's Lava You. It's up on foam tape along with the textured pink heart and ruffled cream heart.

Join us for this week's challenge and link up your card on the OCL Blog for a chance to win a prize!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Lava You
Paper: Kraft, Vintage Cream, Textured Pretty in Pink, My Mind's Eye Be Loved DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: MFT Heart Die-namics, MFT Small Scallop Border Die-namics, Sewing Machine, Word Window Punch, Adhesive Rhinestones, Foam Tape

MFT Sketch #3

Yikes, I haven't posted anything since Saturday....that's just too long to go without stamping, I say! As soon as I finished up my work for today, I got right to playing with my Flopsey set that I got for Christmas and today's MFT Sketch! Ahhhh, playtime!



The sentiment, kite, and Flopsey panel are all up on foam tape. The DP is technically wintery (Eskimo Kisses), but I think these two patterns are cute for a springy card. I added sewing and distressed all the edges with my fingernail.

Hope you're having a great day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: MFT Flopsey Flies a Kite
Paper: White, Eskimo Kisses DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, W1, W3, W5, BG10, BG11, G24, G24, G40
Accessories: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine, Adhesive Bling, Corner Rounder Punch

Sweet Stop Sketch 91

Good morning, all! It's Saturday and that means it's time for one of Korin's new sketches over on the Sweet Stop Blog.....and this week it's also a Sketch with a Spin to add some dry embossing to our projects. Here's my card...



The stamp I used is from Penny Black (called Bold Love). The main matted panel, two white hearts, and small red heart are all up on foam tape.



Hop over to the Sweet Stop Blog to see what gorgeous projects the Sugar Babies have to show you and we hope you'll play along with us!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Penny Black 3571H Bold Love
Paper: My Mind's Eye DP, White, Pure Poppy
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: MFT Die-namics Hearts, Self-Adhesive Rhinestones, Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, White Crochet Lace Ribbon, Pure Poppy Ribbon, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

OCL Challenge #48

This week's challenge on the OCL Blog is a supply challenge to use two or more ribbons or trims.



For my card, I followed SCS Sketch #315 and used my Out for a Spin set. The cloud with the sentiment is up on foam tape and I added Stickles to the bicycle.

Have a great day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Out for a Spin
Paper: Vintage Cream, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, BG10, BG11, BG13, W1
Accessories: Aqua Mist Saddle Stitch Ribbon, Ric Rac Ribbon, Baker's Twine, Lemon Tart Button, Sewing Machine, MFT Cloud Die-namics, Square Nestabilities, Stardust Stickles
Card Size: 5" Square

Mimi's Heart

Hi all! Did you have a nice weekend? We did. I got to go out to breakfast with my girlfriends yesterday morning, went shopping for jeans with Kara and Dan in the afternoon, made this card for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, and finished reading Safe Haven (really great book, btw!). That's what I call a good day! :)



Stamps are by Penny Black. I stamped an extra heart and popped it up on foam tape over the first one. Here's a close-up of that...



HERE'S a list of Penny Black retailers.

Today, I have to work and take my youngest to the doctor. Looks like she might have pink eye....again. Oye!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: 4118H Mimi's Heart and 3578D Hug Me (both by Penny Black)
Paper: White, Pure Poppy, Kraft, Laundry Line DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Taylor's Twinkles (Taylored Expressions), Button and Small Scallop Border Die-namics (My Favorite Things), White Lace, Foam Tape, Stardust Stickles, Spellbinders Tag, Baker's Twine, Canvas/Linen Impression Plate (PTI), Corner Rounder Punch
Card Size: 5" Square

Yesterday's Inspiration Challenge

I haven't played in an SCS challenge for a long time, so yesterday I decided to head over there and check out the latest Inspiration Challenge. Here's my card....



...and here's the quilted cover I chose for my inspiration...



The umbrella and heart stamps are from Lola Love and the "xoxo" sentiment is from Notes of Love. The whole white panel is up on foam tape and I added stardust Stickles to all the hearts and umbrella.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Sunday!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Lola Love and Notes of Love
Paper: White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, W1, W3, W5, RV21, RV23, R22, R35, R46
Accessories: Pink Crochet Lace Ribbon by May Arts, PTI Pure Poppy Ribbon, Foam Tape, Stardust Stickles, Corner Rounder Punch

Sweet Stop Sketch 90

Here's a card I made for this week's Sweet Stop Sketch. The snowman stamp is from Sweet 'n Sassy stamps and I paired it up with Eskimo Kisses DP that Korin so generously gave me (thanks, girlie!). The main panel up on foam tape.



Have a great day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Snow Special
Paper: Rose Red, Kraft, Nina White, Eskimo Kisses DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Ribbon, Pink Twine, Sewing Machine, Adhesive Bling, Diamond Stickles, Foam Tape, Snowflake Embossing Folder

Butterfly Scrap Page

I love this photo. It was taken by my daughter's best friend and I finally got a chance to scrap it.



Papers and stickers are from October Afternoon. The black butterfly edge, orange and blue butterflies, and "enjoy life" sentiment are all stamps by Penny Black. I made the "beautiful as a butterfly" sentiment on the computer using Bradley Hand font. The orange and blue butterflies are popped up on foam tape and I added some yellow mini rhinestones on the black butterfly edge. Here are some close-up shots...







Click HERE for a list of Penny Black retailers.

Have an awesome day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: 30-032 Enjoy Life, 3648K Butterfly Edge
Paper: Vintage Cream, Kraft, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Blue Bayou, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: ZVA Mini Rhinestones, Diamond Glaze (to glue down the rhinestones), Sewing Machine, Foam Tape, OA Thrift Shop Shape Stickers
Page Size: 12" x 12"

Let your dreams soar

Hey all and happy Thursday! When I saw Dawn's fun sketch card this week for MFT, I couldn't wait to try out the layout. I started this card yesterday, added to it here and there as time would allow, and finally finished it up a few minutes ago.....do you have broken up card-making time like that?? Anyhooooo, I used my brand new (not so new to MFT but new to me) Flopsey Flies a Kite stamp that my MIL gave me for Christmas...my very first Flopsey! Yay!

The kite, rock, and sentiment are all popped up on foam tape, and I added stardust Stickles to accent the rock and kite.

Hope you're having a good day. My play time is over now.....I really gotta get to work. See ya!

SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: MFT Flopsey Flies a Kite
Paper: Kraft, Kiwi Kiss, Cryogen Irridescent White (Paper Temptress), Thrift Shop DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, W1, W3, E41, E42, E43, BG10, BG11, BG13, YG03, YG23, YG63, YG67
Accessories: Stardust Stickles, Foam Tape, MFT Small Scallop Border Die-namics, Oval Nestabilities, Spellbinders Tag, PTI Canvas/Linen Impression Plate

Monochromatic Penny Black

Over on the Penny Black blog, we were asked to make some monochromatic cards. For mine, I used this sweet Purr-fect Message image, which is a Slapstick stamp and sentiment from the new 2011 Amour catalog. Loved coloring this one...tooooo cute! The main panel is up on foam tape, and I colored in different parts of the main image with my clear Spica glitter pen.

Here's the inside where I added the sentiment....



Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Penny Black 40-040 Purr-fect Message
Paper: Vintage Cream, My Mind's Eye State of the Heart DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: 0, W1, W3, W5, R000, R00, R20, R22
Accessories: Lace Ribbon, Pink Adhesive Rhinestones, Foam Tape, Labels One Nestabilities, Sewing Machine
Card Size: 5" Square

Happy New Year!

Hope you had a fun New Year's Eve last night! We watched the ball drop at my brother and SIL. Fun times!

I have exciting news to share with you on this first day of 2011. I'm joining the Sweet Stop Sketch team!! I'm so excited because I've ALWAYS wanted to be a part of a sketch team...Yay! So fun!! Korin does a bangin' job on her sketches, too!

Here's my card for this week's challenge #89...



I used Chef Cocoa and Kitchen Sentiments (digi images from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps). The main panel with Chef Cocoa is up on foam tape and I added Stardust Stickles to accent the hat.

Be sure to stop by the Sweet Stop Sketch Blog to see all the gorgeous inspiration the new team has to share with you today, and I hope you get to play along with us, too!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Digi Stamps: Chef Cocoa and Kitchen Sentiments
Paper: Kraft, Misc DP from Mike's, White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Ric Rac Ribbon, Plaid Ribbon, Kaiser Craft Adhesive Pearls, Sewing Machine, Stardust Stickles, Sharpie White Paint Pen, Rectangle and Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape