Tuesday Morning Sketches #342

Good Morning!  Thank you so much for stopping by.  The sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and I really enjoyed playing with this one.  Well, I love them all, but this one was really fun.  Our sponsor this week is DRS Designs and I am featuring a couple of their stamps.

Peeps happens to be one of my favorite things... not to eat, they're just adorable!  So I am using their Simple Easter Bunny stamp.  I colored them up with only one Copic color (each) and then covered them in Glossy Accents. While that was still wet I sprinkled quite liberally with Martha Stewart coarse glitter to sugar these little bunnies.

I really didn't need to take this second picture - the first one shows their glitter really well!  But hey, you can never get enough of sparkle!

My card features some of the last of Country Drive paper by Echo Park that I have.  The greeting is also DRS Designs that I cute apart.  The layering card stock is actually Elegant Eggplant - but it looks black in these pictures... I've never gotten this color to photograph well.

Thank you so much for your visit - please join us at Tuesday Morning Sketches and while you're there, please go out to each of the DT members blogs to leave them a little love.  Have a great day!

Just Playin' Around

Hello!  Happy Sunday evening.  So I decided between loads of laundry and cleaning out the front garden of old mulch and molding leaves, I'd play along with some challenges.  I made a Clean and Simple card to send to my friend Ana.

Here's what a I created... yes my card is white, not cream like it looks in the photo. It's night time and I don't have the best lighting.  But still - the card looks great.  And Ana won't judge it harshly.

I think it's bright and cheery and it says all I need to say to a friend. That's what a card is supposed to do, right?  My card features stamps from the Bloom stamp set by There She Goes Stamps (no longer in business).  The paper is from the Citrus matstack by DCWV.  A small strip of washi tape that I got for free from someplace I saw on Facebook.  The dots are from Itty Bittys (SU!) stamped with Memento Dandelion, Cantaloupe and Tangerine inks.

The challenges:

Just Us Girls - Flower
CAS on Sunday - Sketch
Less is More - Citrus Colors
Crafting when we can - Use Washi

Thank you for stopping by and allowing me to play along with your challenges.  Have a great evening and I hope you're week is a good one.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #341

Good Morning!  Thank you for stopping by.  The newest sketch is up at TMS and this one is by Debbie.  She's challenging us for sure!  I like this sketch - it could be great a movie night party invite.  But birthdays start next week, so I've got birthdays on the brain.

Our sponsor is Bugaboo and I am featuring Frame it Birthday.  I did modify the original stamp a little by drawing a line in the middle of image and using only what was above that line.  I just couldn't make the whole image work for my card.

My card base is Gable Green (SU!), paper from Hippie Chic (DCWV), banner die (CC Designs) and various Copics.  I did add a little shimmer with Wink of Stella on the balloons, and metallic Wink of Luna (purple and green) touches.

My son turns 21 next week Tuesday, I think he'll like it.  Not girly - just bright and fun.

Please be sure to visit my design team and leave them some love.  Thank you for stopping by and we'll see you over at TMS.  Have a great day.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #340

Good Morning!  Thank you for stopping by.  The sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's a lovely one inspired by Jessi.  Why do I say inspired?  Because Jessi creates cards and then sends them to me to "sketch-ify."  I love this one, it's definitely the sketch to use again and again.

My card features one of my favorite images from this week's sponsor, Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  This is Jubbly Giraffe and is sooo adorable!  It is absolutely perfect for a baby card.

My card features paper I've had for very long time by Basic Grey.  I tried a tip by Julie Ebersole to run a thin line of Stickles around the image.  I embossed the sentiment with gold on vellum and then hand-stitched the vellum to the pink strip.  The sentiment is from MFT Stamps.  I finished it with a few sequins from Pretty Pink Posh and Craft Medley.

Please join us over at TMS and be sure to visit my team's blogs - they work hard to inspire you week after week.  They deserve a little love.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #339

Hello!  Thank you for stopping by.  This week's TMS sketch is up and it's awesome!  This one is created by Debbie and it truly inspired.  Our sponsor this week is Sami Stamps, however, my card isn't featuring one of her images.  The other team members did great with her images and Sami is always so generous to give us stamps, I just don't want to get greedy.

So my card today features two stamps by Fun Stampers Journey.  I actually used, finally, the Grand Caliber that I got with my FSJ Coaches kit.  It's bulky.  Not a complaint - a learning experience.  I've used Cuttlebug for so long, this was.... bulky.  But I used it with a Spellbinders embossing folder because the folder wouldn't go through the Cuttlebug.

The stamp sets are Sweet You (SS-0099) (flowers) and Every Day (SS-0164) (sentiments).  I stamped the images with Black Licorice Fusion ink to test how well they stand up to Copic coloring.  Not too bad!  The paper I used is from a Botanicals paper pad I picked up on clearance at Hobby Lobby last year.  I did add some shimmer to the roses and leaves with clear Wink of Stella but the picture didn't capture it as well.

I hope to bring you more cards and projects sharing the beautiful images from Fun Stampers Journey, but so far, my wallet isn't allowing me to.  So I may end up overdoing the 3 stamps and 1 ATC stamp that I have.  Crossing fingers, praying and thinking happy thoughts that I'll hear if I get another promotion at work.

Thanks again for stopping by.  I do appreciate your visit and please be sure to visit my amazing team and leave them some love.  They deserve it.  Have a great week.  See you over at TMS.

Pretty Spring Card

Hello!  Happy Sunday.  I hope you're enjoying your weekend.  Mine has been pretty uneventful and I like it like that.  I've enjoyed my day so far - it's nearly 2:00 in the afternoon and I'm still in pajamas.  I've made a couple of cards enjoyed a favorite coffee this morning and then followed up later with a really yummy lunch.

So I haven't played along with challenges in a long time.  In fact, so long, that I hadn't realized that so many of my favorites had closed down.  :0(  I was glad to see some others still thriving.

My card today features the sketch from Catch the Bug challenge along with a Bugaboo image, Tulip Tag.  I'm also playing along with Just Us Girls (add a tag), Crafty Friends (girly) and Color Throwdown.

Color Throwdown said to use pink, purple/mulberry, hot pink and metallic gold.  My card features very little hot pink since I don't like hot pink, but it's in there giving depth to those tulips.  Mulberry, which is a reddish purple is in the ribbon and butterfly and the gold.... I foiled the outside edge of the tag using Zig 2-Way glue pen and foil by Thermo-Web.  This is not the best for solid coverage.  I like how this looks distressed.  I even used a metal tool to apply the foil in places to make it look like brushed gold.

Just us Girls said to add a tag - that was easy with this cute image from Bugaboo Stamps.  Crafty Friends said make this girly - not sure how much more girly and feminine this card can get!

It was really fun to play just for the sake of playing.  I'm not on anymore design teams, the last term just ended and Cut Cardstock keeps turning me down.  Maybe that's just how it's supposed to be for now.

Have a great rest of your day and thank you for stopping by.

Tuesday Morning Sketches #338

Good Morning!  The newest sketch is up at Tuesday Morning Sketches and it's so sweet!  I hope you love it as much as I do.

My card features mostly papers from The Delightful Stack by DCWV.  I made a 3D house out of this paper but I still have a lot left.... so I made birthday bag/card for my friend and since it was still out, I decided to make another birthday with the scraps.

The label looking image is an ATC stamp (Label It) by Fun Stampers Journey, the sentiment is a Penny Black stamp that I've had for probably 15 years.  I made the candles from a couple of scraps.  It's sweet, simple and will mail without any extra postage.

Be sure to stop by TMS blog.  We've added a fantastic member to the Design Team.  Her name is Lee and I think she's going to bring you lots of cool designs.  I love my team, they all have their own style which makes TMS well rounded and an inspiration to everyone.

Have a great day!  Thanks for stopping.