Road Trip

I finally had a little time to squeeze in a project. I used Stampin Up's 'Under the Stars' set for this one because it was the only image that I could find that wouldn't cover up too much of the designer paper. The card design is from Splitcoaststampers Card Sketch Challenge SC208. For some reason I had a hard time coloring the bear with my Copics (can't seem to get it right) so I 'cheated' and used ink pads and a sponge dauber. He almost appears fuzzy that way. I'm sure I'll use this sketch again. If you are interested in trying out the challenge you can find the sketch below.



Stamps: Stampin Up - Under the Stars, Inkadinkado0 - Road Trip
Paper: Bashful Blue, Chocolate Chip, White, Around the Block
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Bashful, Blue, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Twill Ribbon, Dimensionals

Splitcoaststampers Card Sketch SC208

Quick and Easy Valentines

With the kids being home more often and the holiday I haven't had much time for making projects. Its now time to get started getting in Valentine mode. I found this awesome designer paper at my local scrapbook store. Its by Fancy Pants Designs Inc. and has 12 different valentines day pictures on each sheet. The back of the paper has To and From on it so you could cut out each rectangle and use them as valentines day cards. I chose to add a layer or two and a little ribbon to jazz them up a bit. Here's the first two:




Paper: Taken with Teal, Real Red, Fancy Pants DP
Accessories: Organdy Ribbon



Paper: Real Red, Fancy Pants DP
Accessories: Silver Brads, Organdy Ribbon

Hello Winter

With all the snow and ice we've been getting in Iowa lately I thought I'd channel winter and make a winter themed card. I thought it would be fun to go pink since I've been using a lot of chocolate chip lately. Its a welcomed change even if I still can't help myself and have to use the Cuttlebug yet again. What can I say I just love the added texture and its a lot easier than trying to find the right background stamp.


Stamps: Pink Gem Designs - Mimi with Snowman
Paper: Regal Rose, Bashful Blue, Wild Wasabi, White, Best Creation DP
Ink: Copic
Accessories: Copics, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Organdy Ribbon, Dimensionals, Gemstones, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, CB Embossing Folder

Christmas is here

I put off making Christmas cards so long that I ended up making something ultra simple and without ribbon *gasp*. At least these won't require extra postage. I'm still in the process of writing them out but plan on mailing them first thing Monday morning so they should reach the majority of people in time. I really need to start making Christmas cards throughout the year to make things easier. I used supplies I had on hand this year but hope to plan ahead next time. Soon I'll be able to focus on Valentines Day cards and a kindergarten activity. If you have any simple project ideas for a school activity please let me know.



Stamps: Stampin Up Sidekick Sayings, Season of Joy (inside sentiment)
Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, White, The Paper Studio DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Garden Green
Accessories: Copics, Silver Brads, Dimension

The Sweetest Day

I have some good news to share. I am now a part of the Cutting Cafe Design Team. If you are not familiar with them you should check out the link above or click on the Cutting Cafe Design Team Logo. Regina has just released 2 sets of printable stamps for New Years. She also has a special going on. From now until midnight (pacific standard time) on December 21 you can purchase both sets for the price of 1. How great is that?



Stamps: The Cutting Cafe
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Kraft, White, Bo Bunny DP
Accessories: Copics, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, CB Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Misc. Ribbon, The Paper Studio Pearls

Here's a close up of the cupcake:

Pink Papery Studios - Weekly Challenge

Today's Challenge was to create designer paper using stamps. I decided to make it easy on myself and to use just one digital sentiment. I used Photoshop and created a text only patterned paper and created a scene using other digital stamps from Pink Papery Studios as the main image.




Stamps: Pink Papery Studios digital images
Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Basic Black, White
Accessories: Copics, Spellbinders, CB Embossing Folder, Striped DU Ribbon, Misc. Snowflake Charm, Silver Cord, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Whiff of Joy - Lizzie

Here's my very first Whiff of Joy card. I couldn't have made it without Janna. We recently swapped images and I was the lucky recipient of this wonderful image. She even stamped it on Neenah paper. A first from me as well. I have to say that I can't imagine using any other paper with my Copics. Thanks so much Janna I love the images and plan on using more of them soon.



Stamps: Whiff of Joy - Lizzie
Paper: Wild Wasabi, Chocolate Chip, Neenah, SU Afternoon Tea
Ink: Copic, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Jumbo Eyelet, American Crafts Ribbon, Dimensionals, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Blogger # 3 Challenge # 2

My Blogger Sister Group #3 challenge this week was to make a flap card with a holiday twist. The card must focus on a winter holiday or summer holiday. My card doesn't exactly speak summer holiday but it does reflect summer. I thought it would be a refreshing project during this cold winter month.

Voting will begin today and end on 12/23/06. Check out this link for the rules: Blogger # 3 Challenge # 2. I'd appreciate it if you could help support my blogger sisters and vote. So please take a minute to vote for your favorite card even if it's not mine. VOTE HERE!

Stamps: Unknown -receive stamped image fro WRAK group
Paper: Certainly Celery, White, SU DP
Ink: Black
Accessories: Copics, SU Striped Ribbon, Velcro Circle

Tinkerbell

I needed a birthday card for a little girl who is turning 5. She adores Tinkerbell so I thought I'd make a card that matched her gift bag. I can't find the stamp anywhere around here but was lucky to receive a couple images from a fellow Wish Raker. Since the image was pre-stamped this card was a quick and easy one and took less than 10 minutes to make from start to finish. Which was great because I forgot to make it until early this morning.

Stamps: Disney

Paper: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, White, Imaginsce DP

Ink: Black, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Copics, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, 5/8 inch Pink Ribbon, Dimensionals, CB Embossing Folder

My 5 year old wanted to make a card as well.

Isn't it cute?

Stamps: Disney

Paper: White, Pretty in Pink, Imaginsce DP

Ink: Black

Accessories: Crayola Markers, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, CB Embossing Folder, Organdy Ribbon

A winter tag

Here are two projects using digital images from Pink Papery Studios. The stamp set is called Catch a falling snowflake. It can be purchased in digital or stamp form. One of the benefits of going digital is that you get the set right away and you don't have to pay for shipping and handling.


Here's the first project:



Stamps: Pink Papery Studios -Catch a Falling Snowflake digital images
Paper: Bashful Blue, White, Kiwi Kiss, Reminsce DP
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Copics, Organdy Ribbon, Silver Brad, Dimensionals, The Paper Studio Gemstones

Here's the second project:

The weekly Pink Papery Studios challenge was to create a tag with the following color combination: Purple, Blue, White and Silver. I ended up using green instead of blue because my internet connection was down for a couple of hours and I remembered the color combo a little differently than it actually was :)




Stamps: Pink Papery Studios - Catch a Falling Snowflake
Paper: White, SU Almost Amethyst DP
Accessories: Copics, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Misc. Ribbon, Simply Create buckle embellishment

Friends Forever

Here's a card I made with the Lily and Billy winter set from Pink Cat Studio. Coloring these little cuties is so much fun. I recently bought one of those big 12 X 12 pads of paper from Me and My Big Ideas and am having lots of fun with it. I also used my new curvy label punch from Stampin Up. Can you ever really have enough punches?



Stamps: Pink Cat Studio - Lily and Billy Winter
Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, White, Me and My Big Ideas DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Copics, Silver Brads, Dimensionals, Curvy Label Punch, Ticket Corner Punch, 5/8 inch Real Red Ribbon

Warm Hearts

It's very rare that I am able to complete Splitcoaststampers challenges on the same day that they are posted. I had the day off today so I've been getting a lot of stamping done.

This image is from Pink Papery Studios. Since its a digital image I was able to resize it to 1 inch circles-perfect for today's card sketch challenge (SC206). I wanted the card to have a warm feeling to it so I chose comforting colors such as chocolate chip and purely pomegranate. If you look closely at the card you'll see that I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder and to make it really pop I punched out additional CB circles with my 1 inch punch and staggered them on the card. Another option would be to sponge tone on tone ink onto the embossed portions of the pattern and on the edges of the card. Its a subtle way to add a little wow to your project.

Stamps: Pink Papery Studios - Be Merry (digital images)
Paper: Chocolate Chip, White, Basic Grey, SU DP
Ink: Ruby Red
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, SU Ribbon, SU Circle Punches, Slot Punch

Here's the sketch: