You Turn Me On

Hello friends!  Anyone besides me having trouble getting the hang of the new Blogger?  I like it but I have absolutely no muscle memory for it yet and it takes me forever to set up posts, lol!

Anyway, enough of that!  Today I have a card to share with you that I made with some new Paper Smooches stamps!  How cute are those little tv sets?!  And, that sentiment is just perfect!  I pieced the tvs, screens, and hearts out of three different papers and then adhered them to a third which I edge punched so the sentiment was easy to read.  I finished the tvs with some little pipe cleaner antennas.  Too cute!

Supplies:  Stamps (Paper Smooches), DP - Campfire collection (October Afternoon), Ink - Basic Black (SU!), Edge Punch (Fiskars), Pipe Cleaners (October Afternoon), foam squares, Corner Chomper

Baby

 

Hello friends!  Today is the first Sunday of the month and that means a new challenge from Rubbernecker Stamps!  Head over to the Stampin' Sisterhood blog for all of the details!

 

I started off with some papers from my Konnichiwa collection - loving these!!  I used the baby rattle stamp to stamp three rattles and popped the center one up with some foam tape for dimension.  I finshed the card with letter stickers to spell out "baby" and some twine.

Thanks for visiting and I sure hope you have a chance to play along with us this month!  The winner will win the Rubbernecker set of their choice!!

Supplies:  Stamp (RN), DP/Stickers - Konnichiwa collection (Basic Gray), Twine (Trendy Twine), foam squares, Cardstock - Select White (PTI)

 

Birthday Wishes

 

Hello friends!  I'm sorry for being away this week - it's been a combination of things from my sister visiting last weekend and not having much crafty time and that most of what I've been making has been set aside to submit to magazines!  I'll have a flood of things to share once I know what hasn't been picked up...  :)  Anyway, on to the sketch and this week at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge, we have this beauty from Kelly -

  

I'm a recent subscriber to the Studio Calico kits and everything from this card came in the April kit.  It is fun to get surprises in the mail - I love these papers but the colors aren't something I'd choose on my own.  I'm excited to see what's coming in the May kit - I just got my shipping notice the other day!  I started off with a couple of patterned papers from the kit and then lined the oval wooden frame with another.  I covered the seam with some washi tape and then used some butterfly stickers at the top of the oval.  I stamped the butterfly image from Nordic Spring using embossing ink onto some vellum and then embossed it with white embossing powder.  I stamped the birthday sentiment from Asian Gardens at the bottom of the card to finish it off. 

Thanks for visiting today and I sure hope you have a chance to play along!   I can't wait to see what you create with this sketch!!

Supplies:  Stamps (WMS), DP/Frame/Butterfly Stickers/Washi Tape (Studio Calico), Ink - Basic Gray (SU!), Big and Bossy (Ranger), Pearls (Beadaholique), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Vellum (SU!), Embossing Powder (SU!)

Life is Good

 

Hello friends!  Today marks the beginning of another great sketch challenge at The Craft's Meow!  Check out this beauty designed by Nina -

I started out with some new Studio Calico papers (I just signed up for the kit club and I'm so excited!), stamped the bicycle from Vintage Rides on to the white print, and colored it with some coordinating Copic Markers.  I used some Glossy Accents on the seat and then pieced some balloons and popped them up for some dimension.  Can you tell I flipped the sketch on it's side?  Can you see the clouds acting as my scallops?  I hope so!  :)

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:  Stamps - Vintage Rides (TCM), DP/Chipboard Clouds - Abroad Collection (Studio Calico), Copic Markers, Ink - Basic Black (SU!), Glossy Accents, Cardstock - Basic Black (SU!), foam squares

Merci

 

Hello friends!  Today is sketch challenge day at Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge and we've got another beauty from Karin!  I can't wait to see how you are inspired by this - 

 

I had a lot of fun with this sketch!  I started off by stamping a cream panel with the background stamp from Paris Nouveau and then stamped the corner with the "merci" sentiment.  I thought it needed a little something so I applied some champagne glass glitter around the edges and finished the card with a tag, felt flower, and that wonderful Eiffel Tower from the Paris Nouveau set.  

Link up by Friday for a chance to be crowned Top Mouse and remember, one lucky participant will win a set of their choice!  

Supplies:  Stamps - Paris Nouveau (WMS), Cardstock - Very Vanilla (SU!), Medium Kraft (The Kraft Outlet), Ink - Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake (SU!), Glass Glitter (SU!), Flower (Prima), Tag/Twine (French General)

Spread Your Wings

Hello friends!  Today I have a card to share that I made for this week's Tuesday Trigger over at the Moxie Fab World!  I took a layout class a couple of weekends ago taught by the fabulous Kelly Purkey where she taught me to fearlessly use spritz sprays - yikes!  Talk about out of my comfort zone.  Anyway, when I saw this fabulous photo, I decided to give it a try!  I thought the technique of the wet spritz was an interesting take on the watercolor look of the dress and I love the coral and pinks of the butterflies!

 

I started by using some butterfly stickers as a mask and then spritzed two colors of Mister Huey (Taxi and Boss Lady) over the whole white panel.  After it dried, I removed the stickers to reveal the silhouettes underneath.  Fun!  I finished the card with a sentiment and a few gems/pearls.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:  Mister Huey, Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Whisper White (SU!), Ink - Chocolate Chip (SU!), Gems/Pearls (Hero Arts), Butterfly Stickers (Studio Calico)

Cute as a Button

 

Hello friends!  Today is the day for the April blog hop with Papertrey Ink!  I can't believe it is the 25th already - where has the month (year?) gone??  :)

I love the colors of the inspiration photo and chose to make a tag using Button Boutique and some of my felt stash!  I stamped a few button images onto a piece of pink paper and embossed them with white embossing powder, stamped two button cards and distressed them with some dye ink.  I finished the tag with two felt flowers topped with vintage buttons from my stash.

Thanks for visiting today! 

Supplies:  Stamps - Button Boutique (PTI), Tag (Uline), DP - Pretty in Pink (Glitz Design), Embossing Powder (SU!), Ink - Bashful Blue, Basic Black (SU!), Tea Dye Duo (PTI), Big and Bossy (Ranger), Distressing Tool (Zutter), Cardstock - Select White (PTI), Felt (PTI), Flower Dies (PTI), vintage buttons, Twine (Trendy Twine), Ribbon (my stash), foam squares