Sweet Sketch Wednesday #66

Good Morning!  It's time for another Sweet Sketch Wednesday and like every week, Arlana has another fabulous sketch for us to work with.  We are being sponsored by Meljen's Designs and Melissa is offering 4 digis to the winner!  Who could pass that up - her images are wonderful.

So here's the sketch...

Isn't this fun!  I absolutely loved this sketch and couldn't wait to play with it.  I was also given a very sweet image from Meljen's collection, so it was a huge pleasure.

So what do you think?  I love how this card turned out.  This could easily be a baby card or just a card to brighten up someone's day.  I also enjoyed mixing the patterns of the embossing and the polka dot paper.  So sweet!

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Bashful Blue
Paper:  Me & My Big Ideas
Copics:  B000, B02, B05, E00, E02, E53, E57, RV000, RV10, Y06, Y11, Y28, YR16, YR20
Tools:  Cricut/SCAL, SVG by Penny Duncan, Cuttlebug, Traffic Jam embossing folder
Embellishments:  satin ribbon (Offray), pearls (Recollections)

I hope my card inspires you to join Sweet Sketch Wednesday. As always, I do appreciate your visit.  Have a great day!

Tuesday Morning Sketches #58

Good Morning!  I have a really fun sketch for you today on Tuesday Morning Sketches.  It's really open to interpretation, I think you're going to like it.  We have Stef from Glitterbabe's Art joining us this week as our sponsor.

Stef was kind enough to share some images with me and my team.  I chose Floral Quilt which is such a warm and wonderful image.  I also used a great SVG cut from Wanda's Cards and Crafts for the 2nd layer on my card.  Since quilts are all about warmth, making this into a get well card was an easy choice.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Brocade Blue, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum (SU!)
Copics:  B95, B97, B99, E34, V91, V93, V95, Y11, YG63, YG67
Stamps/Ink:  Mini-Messages (PTI), Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Tools:  Cricut/SCAL, Cuttlebug, Perfectly Paisley embossing folder

I hope you like my card and that it inspires you to join the challenge.  Have a great Tuesday!

Happy Monday Challenge...

Good Morning!  Happy Labor Day!  I do hope you're enjoying this nice long weekend.

Deedee has another fun sketch on her blog Crafting with Deedee's Digis.  Its a great sketch!  I had a lot of fun making this card, but it made me sad, too.  Now that Labor Day is here, that's the sure sign (according to the calendar) that fall is just around the corner.  I am really going to miss Autumn in West Virginia.  It's gorgeous!  The colors are so brilliant and I love the days of warm weather with cool, crisp nights.

I did have a little trouble with the dimensions of the sketch when I created this card.  I didn't want to make a square card - they're not so easy to mail, in my opinion.  So in creating a standard A2 card, the dimensions had to be changed a bit.  I do love the way this card turned out.  The brilliant colors of fall and a happy scarecrow from the Sunshine & Sunflowers set are here.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Milled Ivory, Roasted Pepper (Core'dinations)
Paper:  Autumn Foliage (Chatterbox Inc)
Stamps/Ink:  Sentiment (CC Designs), Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Copics:  B97, B99, C8, C10, E29, E34, E37, E53, Y06, Y11, Y15, Y17, YG63, YG67, YR20, YR61, YR68
Tools:  Circle cutters (CM)
Embellishments:  button (Wal-Mart), gold grosgrain ribbon (Offray)

I hope you join the Happy Monday challenge.  Thank you for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day.

Stamps Only Sunday

Good Morning!  I hope you're having a fabulous weekend.  Mine has been rather quiet and you'd think I'd use that time wisely and get lots of crafting done... I have had card-making block all weekend!!  Thank goodness for thing such as my monthly card traders group that provides some inspiration.

This challenge was to use a herringbone technique.  It was pretty easy to do.  If you'd like to give it a try, here's a really good tutorial to follow.

Now I created a larger background than what was done in the tutorial.  I also didn't use carpet tape, I wouldn't even know where to find such adhesive.  I used a larger piece of card stock and my tape runner.  I would've used my Xyron, but I don't have an adhesive cartridge, so my tape runner did just fine.  I also made my own matching envelope.  My other inspiration for card came from Sketch and Stash which has a really great sketch.  The paper that you see that I used for the card and the envelope... talk about stash, it's been in my stuff for about 5 years!  The challenge for this week at {All That Scraps} Wednesday Challenge is to use lace, so I used the pretty lace flowers.

I really like this herringbone technique.  It reminds me of a quilt.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Black (Recollections)
Paper:  Girlfriends, Black and White polka dots (Michaels), rose paper (who knows!  LOL)
Stamps/Ink:  Spring Pixies and Spring Sugarplums sets (CC Designs), Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Copics:  B000, C8, E00, E02, E34, E37, E57, RV000, RV02, RV10, V91, V93, V95, YR16, YR20, YR61
Tools:  1 3/8" and 1 1/4" circle punches

I hope you enjoy my card, I had a lot of fun making it.  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Saturday Card Share

Good Morning everyone!  I had so much fun last month being the Guest Sugar Baby on The Sweet Stop blog.  Sweet n Sassy Stamps is one of my absolute favorite stamp stores.  I love that Korin offers both digital and clear stamps.  Anyway, I am thrilled to announce that I get to hang out with the SNSS talented team for another month!  I am the September Guest Designer for the Sweet n Sassy Digis blog!!

The card that I made to share with you today features a very special image to help a very special little girl.  Her name is Kate Thornton, you can read all about her story here.  And you can help her purchasing this very sweet digi stamp, 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Kate's family.  Just click on the watermarked image of Princess Kate in my sidebar to buy this very special stamp.

With the help of a couple great challenges, I was able to put this card together.  First, the sketch came from a blog called Create with Connie and Mary.  This was a really great sketch to work with.  The only thing I didn't understand about their blog is if the card had to be a holiday.  The other challenge comes from Charisma Cardz Challenge and their theme this week is to be Inspired by a Song.  I chose the wonderful song that Cinderella sings which was so fitting with this image.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest
Paper:  Linen Closet (DCWV)
Copics:  B000, B00, B02, E00, E02, E34, E37, Y28, YG63, YR20
Tools:  Cricut/SCAL, svg cut by Penny Duncan, Oval cutters (CM), Scallop oval nesties (Spellbinders)

I hope that you like my card and I really hope you can find it in your heart and wallet (a very small investment) to help Kate.  Thank you for stopping by.  Enjoy your holiday weekend.

Fabulous Friday

Good Morning everyone!  I hope you had a great week and are ready for a long weekend.  I have a real quick post for you all today.  If you've seen this card before it's because I posted it yesterday on Crafting with Deedee's Digis.

This week's Happy Monday challenge is all about pets.  You still have a couple of days to get in on this challenge if you'd like.  I used the help of Mojo Monday's sketch, so as you can see, it's easy to combine a couple of other challenges with Happy Monday.

I used Purr-fect Halloween which is a great set.  The kitty is actually sitting next to the pumpkin, but I cut that part out.  There are also 4 wonderful sentiments in this set.  I had so much fun coloring this little guy.  Coloring with dark colors takes a little practice and a huge leap of faith... at least it's that way for me.  I think he came out really cute.

Here's a close up of the kitty.  I used a white gel pen to add wisps of white fur and to highlight his whiskers.  The little paw prints along the bottom was created with a pencil eraser and a small dot stamp.  Super easy.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, Lemon yellow (PTI), Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie (SU)
Paper:  Paws and Claws Kitty Argyle (The Paper Company)
Stamps/Ink:  Polka Dot Basics (PTI), Rich Cocoa (Memento)
Copics:  C8, C10, RV000, RV10, Y15, Y17
Tools:  Scallop rectangle & circle nesties (Spellbinder), 1 3/8" circle punch, Cuttlebug, white gel pen, pencil
Embellishments:  satin ribbon (Offray)

Thank you so much for stopping by today.  I wish you a great, long and safe holiday weekend.

Thursdays with Lindsay

Good Morning!!  Today is a day to celebrate.  Lindsay and the team are having an online baby shower for one of our fellow members, Tamara Bennett!  Now at the time of this writing, Tamara has not had her baby yet.  If that little boy doesn't grace us with his presence very soon, Tamara will be induced tonight!  So we're having this little baby shin-dig in the knick of time.

Here's the card I sent to Tamara...

I really struggle with baby cards.  They definitely seem not to be my forte.  But I finally came up with one that is presentable.  With the help of the sketch I found on Everybody Art Challenge this card came together.  This was a really great sketch to work with.  I used a lot of mixed media with this card, too.  The onesie is from Lindsay's set On The Line.  I altered it all little by erasing the clothespins in my photo editing software and then drawing lines to complete the shoulders.  I printed a swatch of digi paper that I got from A Cherry On Top and then printed the onesie over it.  This makes for super easy paper piecing.  This digi paper pack also came with banners that before I printed I added little text boxes over the flags to create a sentiment.  Then using traditional stamps I created my own decorative paper.

Supplies:
Card stock:  Neenah Classic Crest, white card stock (JoAnns), Bashful Blue, Barely Banana (SU!)
Paper:  Digi Paper (ACOT)
Stamps/Ink:  Limitless Labels (PTI), Barely Banana, Bashful Blue (SU!)
Tools:  Circle cutters (CM), Cuttlebug, Scallop circle nesties (Spellbinder), Spots & Dots embossing folder
Embellishments:  tiny white brads (Queen & Co.), Buttons ($1 bin at Michaels)

I hope Tamara likes the card I made for her and I wish her all the best for labor and delivery and I pray for her baby boy to be healthy.  Thank you so much for stopping by.  Be sure to visit Lindsay and the rest of the team as we celebrate the miracle of life!