CAS Stars

Hi everyone. Is your weekend off to a good start? Kara has her very first soccer game today so we're looking forward to that later on. I wanted to make a CAS card with my Spellbinders stars. Here's what I came up with...



The silver brads are from Michael's, grey twine is from the Twinery, stamped sentiment is from Verve, papers are On the Bright Side-One by My Mind's Eye, and I added some machine stitching to the borders and then distressed them with my fingernail. The large white panel is up on foam tape against the base of the card.

Hope you have a really great weekend and thanks so much for stopping by. :)

Tiddly Inks Anniversary Celebration!

Hi everyone! By now you all probably know how much I love Wryn images from Tiddly Inks, right? (very much!) Well, I'm very excited to share a special card with you today to help celebrate Tiddly Inks' 2-year anniversary celebration! Thanks to Christy and Melissa for inviting me to join in on the fun! Be sure to check out the Tiddly Inks Challenge Blog and Christy's Blog for details.



The theme for the celebration is "Frame the Moment" and I got to color up this sweet Wryn Birthday Girl image. She's colored with Copics (0, W1, W3, W5, E00, E11, E13, E27, E31, E35, E51, R000, R00, R11, R20, R22, R24) and Stickles were added to her hair bows and the bows/ribbon on the gifts. For the frame theme I added a frame of machine stitching, a frame of DP, and a large frame using my polka dot Frameabilities die by Spellbinders. The polka dot frame is up on foam tape and so is the flag sentiment/paper button.

Thanks so much for stopping by, have a great day, and HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to Tiddly Inks!

Sweet Sunday Sketch Guest!

Whooo-hoooo, I'm so excited! I'm guest designing this week along with Karen Giron and her sketch team. How cool is that?! Karen's sketches are always so fun and this one is no exception. :) Here it is...


...and here's my sample...


The stamp is by Elzybells and it's called Daisy Canopy. It was stamped on white CS with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored with Copics (W1, W3, G20, YG03, YG63, YG67, Y21, Y32, YR04, YR68, YR21, YR24). Stickles were added to the egg and daisy. The scallop kraft matting and the large yellow die-cut tag are up on separate layers of foam tape. The sentiment was made on the computer with Pristina font and then cut out with the ribbon diet. The tag and ribbon dies are MFT Die-namics and the rectangle/scallop rectangle are Spellbinders. Papers are On the Bright Side-One and On the Bright Side-Two.
Here's a close-up of the dimension...



To play along in the sketch challenge, be sure to link your creation to Karen's blog and please be sure to visit the Sweet Sunday Stampers Design Team blogs...
Dana White

Jennifer Tapler

Karen Giron

Karen Motz

Lynn Put

Sarah-Jane KaléVicki Burdick

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you over at the challenge!

Flutterby Trio

Check out this COOL apple card by Melinda Spinks. Oh my word, LOVE it and it totally inspired me to make this card...



I used Verve's Flutterby Die and sentiment from Fluttering By. The three butterflies are up on foam tape on the card base. A second peach butterfly was added and popped up on a second layer of foam tape and then the wings were bent up on each side. Here's a close-up...



Papers are Howdy Doody by My Mind's Eye and I added some PTI buttons with silver cord.

Sweet dreams!

CAS Butterflies

Hello again. Here's another rainbow card. This time I went with a butterfly theme using one of my Martha Stewart butterfly punches. I'm really having fun playing with my dies and punches this week and making them the focus of my cards.



The three larger butterflies are up on foam tape, I added a border to the top and bottom using my EK Success wavy dot punch, some machine stitching, and stamped the birthday sentiment from Penny Black Critter Party. Here's the inside where I added more butterflies...

Thanks for stopping by. :)

Trio of Hearts

I'm back with another "heart card." This one was inspired by this card that I saw on Pinterest by a lady with the screen name "outsidechic." I loved the cluster of hearts with the line of sewing/faux sewing. Here's my spin on it....



Papers are by Stampin' Up, hearts were cut with MFT Die-namics, I drew in a light pencil line for the machine stitching and then erased the line, and added some small twine bows to the ends of the stitching. The sentiment (also from MFT) was stamped on the yellow DP and placed behind the kraft panel through the word window punch. The whole kraft panel is up on foam tape.

Here's the inside where I added more die-cut hearts...



Have an awesome Saturday!

Rainbows and Hearts

Hey there! Long time no craft, huh? Seems to be the norm for me lately. Priorities, you know?....seems like there's always something more important to get done than crafting.....but today I MADE time! I was totally inspired by this awesome card by Jen del Muro and couldn't wait to play with my MFT heart dies and make a card.



Actually I've pinned at LEAST four "heart cards" on my Pinterest board lately....so you may just be seeing more hearts and rainbow cards from me. :)

As I mentioned, the hearts were cut out with MFT heart Die-namics. The papers are a mix of Imaginisce, Stampin' Up, Cosmo Cricket, and (I believe) My Mind's Eye. The orange and blue hearts are taped onto the white panel with adhesive. The red, yellow, green and purple hearts as well as the punched sentiment (by Stampin' Up) are up on foam tape.

Hope you're having a great day!

More Nature Babies

Oh and how I LOOOOVE this raccoon and squirrel....especially the raccoon. He stole my heart!



The digi image is from Nature Babies 2 from Angel's Landing and the sentiment is from my MFT Essential Sentiments clear set. The main panel is up on foam tape and the punched sentiment is up on a second layer of foam. The animals were colored with Copics and I added the grass by hand. The Copics I used were G20, YG03, YG63, YG67, E31, E41, E42, E43, E51, W1, W3, W5, and W7. The layout is Sweet Sunday Sketch #154. Papers are On the Bright Side-Two by My Mind's Eye.

So how's your weekend? We went to see The Lorax (cuuuute!) yesterday and today Kara is having one of her friend's over for a play date. I plan to watch the race in the kitchen while I get some food prepped for the week (salads, hard boiled eggs, etc....we're starting a new diet this week so I just need to have stuff ready to grab and snack on).

Have a great Sunday!

Nature Babies

Hi everyone! Man, this week got away from me....again. I had planned to do lots of stamping on Sunday, but it didn't work out. I FINALLY got to my craft table last night after everyone went to bed and made this card. The digi image is from Nature Babies 1 from Angel's Landing.



Love this little duckling and chick! Too cute! Next up I want to play with Nature Babies 2....I think that raccoon is calling my name. :) The die-cut sentiment (sentiment from Our Craft Lounge and die from Lil' Inker Designs) is up on foam tape. The square and scallop square panels are also up on separate layers of foam tape. I added dots of Stickles around the image for some sparkle and the layout is Mojo Monday Sketch 232. Papers are Howdy Doody by My Mind's Eye. Copics were used to color the image, and I pretty much followed Judi's coloring guide on what Copics to use. I had to do a little substituting, as I didn't have all of the ones she mentioned, but I got pretty close. I used Y00, Y11, Y21, YR00, YR14, YR15, YR21, G20, YG03, YG63, and YG67.

That's it for me today.....short and sweet....I gotta get to work.

Have a really great day!

Floppy Bunny

Hi all! How's your Saturday going? I went to breakfast this a.m. with Carol (had a REALLY great time), came home and helped hubby strip the rec room floor, went to yoga, and now we're just going to relax for the rest of the night.



I've had this Whipper Snapper Floppy Bunny image colored up for about a week now and finally made it into a card this morning before I left for breakfast. The CAS layout is just something I threw together using scraps. Not sure if I'm totally in love with it, but it'll do. The sentiment is up on foam tape and I made it on the computer.

We just got some new living room furniture. We still have a plaid chair/ottoman and two plaid pillows coming (in 6-8 weeks), but this is what we have so far. I'm so excited!



...and last night we went to PetSmart to buy Rusty his OWN new piece of "furniture" so he stays off our new stuff. He's NOT happy about it.....you should see the dejected look he keeps giving us because he soooo wants to get up on the couch. He's been allowed on the furniture for 12 years....so this new "rule" will take some getting used to. :)



Have a great night!

Aww thanks!

Ahhhh, I'm lovin' today. It's been so productive! I went for a run, we had half of our furniture delivered (we have to wait 6-8 weeks for the rest....ugh, patience is not my thing), I banged out my work, did a 12-minute sculpting workout, AND made this card....



As soon as I saw this image, I had to have it! It's one of the Lilli Claire images from Tiddly Inks and it's called "Aww Thanks." She was fun to color! The layout is the March Sketch For You To Try, the sentiment was made on the computer with the Pristina font and it's up on foam tape, Stickles were added to the bouquet of flowers, and I added some machine stitching.

Looking forward to this weekend! I don't want to jinx anything, but I'm going out to breakfast tomorrow with Carol Longacre.....as long as Mother Nature cooperates. She has ruined our last TWO breakfasts with snow so I hope she behaves herself tomorrow. :)

What are you up to this weekend?

Fairy Sweet

Hey there! Did you see yesterday's race? Kevin was SOOOOOO close to winning. I hate when races come down to fuel mileage. Oh well....2nd place is still an awesome finish for him.



My friend Dawn sent me this stamp (ETA: here's the link to the stamp) a while ago and I finally got a chance to color it during the race yesterday. This morning while waiting for the doctor to call me back with an appointment time (Kara has ANOTHER ear infection....now in the other ear....oye!), I made it into a card. The layout is Deconstructed Sketch #41, the main panel is up on foam tape, and I added Stickles to the wings along with a little coloring with a BG11 Copic. Here's a close-up...



(I'm not happy with the "faux stitching" I added to the sentiment....but oh well.....by the time I added it, the whole card was glued down. There was no going back since I did that as the VERY last thing).

Have a great Monday!

Simply Wonderful Birthday

I made this card for Mojo Sketch #230 using stamps from MFT ("die-namics polka dot greetings"). The die-cut sentiment is up on foam tape and I added machine stitching all around the DP circle and the scalloped panel.

That's it for me this morning. Have an awesome Saturday!

Lucky Stars

Hi all! TGIF!



I made this card for the Week 4 Viva la Verve Sketch. The stamped sentiment is from Verve's Starlight Starbright Remixed, both stars are up on separate layers of foam tape, and papers On the Bright Side-One by My Mind's Eye.

So what are you up to this weekend? K has a sleepover to go to, so hubby and I are just going to have some relaxing time at home, maybe work on more stuff in the rec room, and I think I'll craft some more. :)

Have a great day!