Paint the Town

It's Day 3 of the bold and bright challenge on the Penny Black Blog. Today, I thought I'd go with the colors in my blog banner...red, blue and pink!



....and I even took it a step further and made loops with my ribbon and made my layout sort of the same as the banner. Hehe, definitely funky and fun! To get the ribbon to stay in loops, I just added little pieces of 1/8" Scor Tape in a couple spots. The matted main image is up on foam tape and I added Stickles to the paint in the paint can and on the paint brush. The main image is from 30-070 Paint the Town. The background stamping on the large blue panel was done with a stamp from 30-068 Trims. Penny Black Mix & Match CS colors are Rose Garden, Coral Reef and Blue Lagoon.

Here's the inside of the card using the same stamp sets and CS colors...



Thanks for visiting today and I'll see you tomorrow with one more bright and bold challenge card!

SUPPLY LIST ~ Penny Black Stamps: 30-068 Trims, 30-070 Paint the Town Paper: Neenah White, True Black Penny Black Mix & Match Papers: 14-002 Rose Garden, 15-003 Coral Reef, 09-001 Blue Lagoon Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ballet Blue Copics: G20, G21, G40, BG0000, BG11, W1, W3, W5, 0, R20, R22, R46, R81, R83, R85 Accessories: Spellbinders Circles, MFT Button Die-namics, Foam Tape, Stardust Stickles, Ribbons, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack

Fly with me

Here's another bright card I made for this week's challenge on the Penny Black Blog. I went with the same color combo as yesterday's card. The clouds, sentiment and an extra kite are all up on foam tape. I colored extra paws and feet, cut them out, and pieced them over the yellow kite string. I'll be back tomorrow with another color challenge card.

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: 40-061 Fly with Me, 30-014 Salutations Paper: Penny Black Clear Skies and Fall Festival Mix & Match Papers, Neenah White, Echo Park Little Boy DP Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: E41, E42, E43, B0000, B000, B00, B05, 0, Y00, Y15, YR15, YR21, YR23, YR68, R02 Accessories: MFT Cloud Die-namics, Circle Nestabilities, Spellbinders Tag, Kaiser Craft Pearl, Stardust Stickles, Yellow Thread, Foam Tape Card Size: 5" Square

Bright & Bold Color Challenge on the PB Blog

Hi all! I'm hosting the reader challenge this week on the Penny Black Blog and I'm challenging everyone to go bold and bright. Bold and bright isn't something I normally do...and after chatting with my blogging friend Andrea about styles, I realized I also usually stay away from three-color combos on my cards. I usually go with two colors plus a neutral. Soooo.....for this challenge, I'm going to try and break myself out of my own box by not only going bold and bright but also going with a trio of colors. So.....here's my first card for the week...



I went with bright blue, orange, and yellow! It's a 5" square card. I added Stickles to the water and in the centers of the flowers.

Hop on over to the Penny Black Blog and check out the details of the challenge. If you participate, link up your project on the Penny Black Flickr Gallery, you'll have a chance to win a little something! :) Have a great day!

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: 40-062 Hello Dear, 30-025 Sentiments Paper: Summer Sun and Clear Skies Mix & Match Papers by Penny Black, Echo Park Little Boy and Springtime DP, Neenah White Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: 0, E00, E11, E25, E41, E42, E43, W1, W3, W5, W7, G21, G24, G28, G40, BG0000, BG13, YR04, YR21, YR24, R59, B91, B95, B99 Accessories: Adhesive Rhinestones, Word Window Punch, Sewing Machine, Gingham Ribbon, Bow Easy, Stardust Stickles

Bedtime Story

Hey all and happy Easter! We're all hanging out in our jammies this a.m., lounging....and crafting! Yay! I made this card for this week's MFT sketch with Bedtime Story that I got from my sweet friend Michelle at Stamper's Dream (thanks so much, Michelle!). I do love these sweet PI girls!



The orange matting (fall festival) is mix & match CS by Penny Black and the DP is Little Girl by Echo Park. The orange circle and "and then some" sentiment are both up on foam tape.

It looks like it's going to be one GORGEOUS, sunny day here in PA today...perfect for an Easter Sunday. We'll be doing the egg hunt thing and visiting with family today so I'd better get a move on and get showered. Have a VERY Happy Easter!

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: MFT Bedtime Story Paper: Penny Black Fall Festival Mix & Match CS, Echo Park Little Girl DP, Neenah White Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: 0, E00, E11, E25, E27, E31, E41, E42, E43, Y00, YR15, YR21, R81, R83, R85 Accessories: Satin Ribbon, Word Window Punch, Spellbinders Tag, Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Pink Brads

Sweet Stop Sketch 105

Yay for Saturdays! It's time for this week's Sweet Stop Sketch!

I used OCL's Circus Circus for my card today and blinged it all up with Stickles and adhesive rhinestones.

Here's the sketch if you'd like to print it out and play along...

Have a great day!

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: Circus Circus (Our Craft Lounge) Paper: PTI Pure Poppy, Neenah White, Echo Park Little Boy DP, Penny Black Clear Skies Mix & Match CS Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: 0, E25, E33, E35, W3, W5, Y00, Y11, Y15, YR21, YR23, YR24, R22, R35, R59, B91, B95, BG0000, BG11, G21, G24, G28, G40 Accessories: Red Adhesive Rhinestones, Sewing Machine, Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Red Baker's Twine, Star Nestabilities, Stardust Stickles

Sweet Stop Sketch 104

Hi all! Here's my card for this week's Sketch with a Spin. Check out all the details on the Sweet Stop Blog. There will be a prize up for grabs if you play along!

I made a 5" square card with OCL's In Flight and Fancy Fringe sets. The flowers and butterfly were colored with Copics and the main panel with the butterfly is up on foam tape.

Here's the sketch...

Thanks for stopping by today!

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: Fancy Fringe and In Flight (Our Craft Lounge) Paper: Neenah White, Black, Echo Park Springtime DP Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: R81, R83, R85, BG0000, BG15, 0 Accessories: MFT Flower Die-namics, Adhesive Rhinestone, Foam Tape, Oval Punches, Word Window Punch, Paper Piercing Tool & Mat Pack Card Size: 5" Square

SNSS Birthday Blog Hop

Hi all! Today I'm hopping along in the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps customer blog hop.

This month's theme is to make a birthday project so I inked up and colored these sweet birds from One of a Kind and paired them up with a sentiment from So Frog-getful. I got both of those sets at the Allentown stamp show last weekend...thanks, Korin! Extra birds and leaves were stamped, colored, cut out, and popped up on foam tape. The clouds and Spellbinders leaves are also up on foam tape. Stickles were added to the leaves and curly limbs.

Here's a close-up of the dimension and a shot of the sparkle...

...and here's the inside of the card where I added some DP and more die-cut leaves.

I really need to get back to decorating the insides of my cards consistently again. I used to do that all the time.....then I guess I just got lazy or something, lol!

That's it for me today. Thanks for visiting and I'll be back tomorrow with a Sweet Stop Sketch card.

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: One of a Kind and So Frog-getful (Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps) Paper: Neenah White, Pacific Point, Echo Park Springtime DP Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: 0, B00, B02, B05, YG11, YG13, YG17, E33, E35, Y000, Y00, YR21, YR04 Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Spellbinders 12" On the Vine Border, MFT Cloud and Small Scallop Edge Die-namics, Foam Tape, Stardust Stickles, PTI Canvas/Linen Impression Plate, Blue Plaid Ribbon

Stamper's Dream Hidden Blog Candy!

Hey all! Turns out *I* was one of the blogs that had the hidden blog candy from the Stamper's Dream & Friends Blog Hop. How exciting!

Prize Package #2 goes to #219.....Sue from Oregon!!! Whoooo-hooooo! Congratulations, Sue! What an awesome package to win! Please send an email to michelle@stampersdream.com within 48 hours to claim your prize!!

Stamper's Dream and Friends Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Stamper’s Dream and Friends Blog Hop! I’m thrilled to be here hopping along with this super talented group of girls! Thank you so much for inviting me to play, Michelle! {big hugs!}

For my card today, I used this incredibly sweet Juliet in the Field of Nasturtiums stamp by Stampavie. The main image is colored with Copic markers, popped up on foam tape, and I added some Stickles to the centers of the flowers. The sentiment is from my Flourishes Strawberries set.

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: Sarah Kay Juliet in the Field of Nasturtiums, Flourishes Strawberries (sentiment) Paper: White, Pure Poppy, Echo Park Little Girl DP Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: 0, E00, E02, E11, E25, E27, E31, W1, W3, W5, BG0000, BG11, B91, B95, B99, G21, G24, G28, G40, Y00, Y11, Y15, YR15, YR21, YR23, YR68, R22, R24, R27 Accessories: Red Baker's Twine, MFT Cloud Die-namics, Stardust Stickles, Sharpie White Paint Pen, Tim Holtz Bricked Texture Fade, Foam Tape

Now....there's some awesome BLOG CANDY hidden along the way in today's hop. Michelle is offering not one but TWO prize packages from Stamper's Dream for two lucky winners. None of us know which designers have the blog candy so in order to enter, you'll need to leave a comment on each and every one of the designers' blogs. The winners will be announced on Michelle's blog on Thursday evening, April 14th as well as on the blogs that had the hidden candy....so be sure to check back to see who the two winners are....it could be you! Here are photos of the prize packages that are up for grabs...

...and finally....here's the list of amazing designers participating in today's hop....

Becca Feeken

Michelle Rodgers

Jerri Kay Jimenez

Amy Sheffer

Denise Marzec

Arlene Cuevas

Leslie Miller

Cindy Lawrence

Kellie Fortin

Tosh Leyendekker

Jeanne Streiff

Mariana Grigsby

Joan Ervin

Lea Lawson

Frances Byrne

Christina Fischer

Carla Murphy

Teresa Kline

Carol Longacre

Gabriela Divine

Have fun hoppin' !!

Sweet Stop Sketch 103

Hi all! It's time for this week's Sweet Stop Sketch #103.

I haven't inked up my Good News Puppy for a long time, so I decided it was high time to do it. Isn't he sweet? Love him! I paired it up with a sentiment from my Sentiments clear set. The main panel is up on foam tape and I added a bunch of Stickles to the image.

Here's Korin's sketch if you'd like to print it out and play along.

Have a great weekend!

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: Whipper Snapper Designs Good News Puppy, Penny Black Sentiments Paper: Kraft, Neenah White, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: 0, W1, W3, W5, W7, E41, E42, E43, E77, G21, G24, G28, G40, BG0000, BG11, BG13, R59, YR04, YR21 Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, 1" Circle Punch, Stardust Stickles, Sewing Machine, Baker's Twine, Tim Holtz Bricked Texture Fade, Embossing Folder

Birthday Cookie

The girls over on the Crazy For Cocoa Blog are having a birthday challenge in honor of Korin's birthday. I used the brand-spankin' new "Cookie" digi image that they had up for grabs yesterday...yay for freebies! {big grin!} Cookie was colored with Copics, Stickles were added to the red ribbon and bow, and I popped the whole matted oval up on foam tape. The layout is an old Sweet Stop Sketch (SSS88) from back in December.

Happy Birthday to Korin!!!

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: Cookie digi image from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Paper: Neenah White, Echo Park Little Boy DP, PTI Pure Poppy Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: R000, R00, R11, R22, R35, R59, 0, E41, E42, E43, W1, W3, W5, B000, B00, B91, B95, B99 Accessories: Red Gingham Ribbon, Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Foam Tape, MFT Small Scallop Die-namics, Stardust Stickles, Red Adhesive Gem Card Size: 5" Square

ATC Challenge

Hi everyone! There's an ATC Challenge on the Penny Black Blog this week. If you play along and upload your ATC to the PB Flickr Gallery tagged with “pennyblackatc” by Midnight PST on Sunday night, you'll have a chance to receive a brand new transparent stamp set and some Mix & Match cardstock!

I made this ATC (2.5" x 3.5") with my "To You" transparent set (which happens to be the stamp set that's up for grabs as a prize this week) and some dark 11-003 Periwinkle Mix & Match CS. The butterfly was colored with Copic markers and it's up on foam tape.

I decided to make my ATC into a full-sized card...

The ATC panel is popped up on foam tape and the butterfly is on a second layer of foam tape. The papers in the background are 11-001 Periwinkle Mix & Match and Echo Park Little Boy DP. The brick background was done with a Tim Holtz texture fade embossing folder.

That's it for me today. Thanks for taking the time to visit! :)

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: Penny Black 30-067 "To You" Paper: Neenah White, Echo Park Little Boy DP, Penny Black Periwinkle Mix & Match CS Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: B91, B95, B99, BV000, BV02, BV04, Y00, Y11, Y15, G21, G24, G28, G40 Accessories: Purple Adhesive Bling and Satin Ribbon from Taylored Expressions, Corner Rounder Punch, Foam Tape, Tim Holtz Bricked Texture Fade Embossing Folder

Sweet Stop Sketch 102

Hi all! Here's my card for this week's Sweet Stop Sketch #102. I turned the sketch on its side to accommodate my Scented Garden image. That main panel is up on foam tape and I added Stickles to the centers of the flowers, leaves, and on the mouse's cheek. Here's Korin's sketch if you'd like to print it out and play along.

Have an awesome day!

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: Penny Black Salutations and 4133J Scented Garden Paper: Kraft, Neenah White, Echo Park Little Boy DP Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Copics: BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG15, G21, G24, G28, G40, 0, W1, W5, E00, E02, E11, E33, E35, E41, E42, E43, Y00, Y11, Y15, YR15, YR23, YR68, R59 Accessories: Rustic Buttons from PTI, Baker's Twine, Foam Tape, Oval Nestabilities, Tim Holtz Bricked Texture Fade (thanks to my Carol!), Stardust Stickles

OCL Challenge #59

There's a fun color challenge on the OCL Blog today!...to use teal, white and brown. Check out the cool inspiration photo they posted...

I made a CAS card and went with the cake (the second photo down on the left-hand side) as my inspiration.

The entire white base panel is up on foam tape and so is the die-cut sentiment panel. Stamps are from OCL's In Flight and Fancy Fringe sets. The sentiment panel was sponged with sage shadow and cool caribbean inks, and everything was stamped with Memento cocoa.

Have an awesome day!

SUPPLY LIST ~ Stamps: OCL In Flight, OCL Fancy Fringe Paper: Neenah White Ink: Memento Cocoa, Sage Shadow, Cool Caribbean Accessories: Hawaiian Shores Ribbon, Chocolate Kaiser Craft Pearls, Corner Rounder Punch, Foam Tape, Labels 10 Nestibilities