Happy New Year!

Hello Friends!

Happy New Year!  New month-new year-New Challenge at Creative with Stamps! Let's get started!

Here is this month's inspirational picture:

The snow covered tree, the colors-what a great photo for inspiration!

So this is my card.  I had snow on my mind...

This cute snowman is from Bugaboo Stamps.  I think he is retired-but they have some other great snowmen that I have my eye on!  And if you like Bugaboo they are one of this month's sponsors!  So be sure you link up with us!

I embossed the white panel with a snowflake embossing folder.  I used frost lace stickles over the edges of the white panel.  For the snowman I used pop dots and colored him with Copic markers.  The sequins were left over from a kit so I glued some of those around.  Then I added a little bow because I'm not sure what sentiment should go for this.  And sometimes it's good to have cards that are not committed yet.  :)

Be sure that when you do join us at Creative with Stamps-you include our graphic:

Thank you for stopping by today!  Until next time my friends...have a wonderful new year! :) 

Autumn Blessings Card

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Can you believe it is already September 15?  How did this happen?  Where did September go?  Well, one good thing about today is that is time for some more inspiration from our Creative With Stamps team.  Here is my inspiration.

For this card I used a stamp from our generous sponsor STAMPlorations.  It is the Pumpkin-Large.  The sentiment is also from STAMPlorations.

I used copic markers for the pumpkin and the leaves.  I used Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey.  And then I added the leaf brads.  

The challenge this month is to use the colors or the picture for inspiration.  We can't wait to see what you make! :)

Be sure to include this on your post! :)

Until next time my friends...time to get a pumpkin something! ;)

Suitcase Card

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There's a new challenge at Creative With Stamps-and it's for Manly Cards!

For my card I used a Dina Wakley stencil on a gessoed book page.  I used fire brick and gathered twigs distress inks for the bricks.   The sentiment shape is a Tim Holtz mover shaker and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up.  I inked the edges with graphite black Dew Drop ink.  Also, I  got a new Sizzix die cut from Tim Holtz and that is on the corner behind the suitcase.

The Suitcase!  I love this suitcase!  It's a digi stamp from Stamplorations (one of our sponsors-thank you!).  And I have colored it with Copic markers a green and warm grey.  I had to be careful because I colored the suitcase first and then decided to do brick work and then realized I had green and red.  And it's not a Christmas card!  But I think I was able to make the bricks brown enough.  LOL I hope so anyways!

I really like how this card turned out.  I was going to do a miss you but with all of the graduating seniors-I thought this would be great for a guy who was graduating and leaving-like off to college or the service. 

We have two great sponsors this month so be sure to check them out!

Also, are Team has done a great Manly job making cards-so be sure to see them also! :)  When you link up be sure to put our Challenge picture (at the top of this post) on your post!  :)

Until next time my friends...Have a beautiful day! :)

A Card for Encouragement

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I am so excited to share this card.  I had elements of it already made but wasn't sure about the sentiment or how it would come together.  I knew the background from my gelli print session the other night.  That post is here.

And I knew I was using the butterfly from Cre8tive Hands--which I love!  I can't wait to use it again. Cre8tive Hands is a sponsor for this months's challenge at Creative with Stamps.  (There's a really awesome lion stamp to that I have my eye on!) :)

When I started this card I didn't know what type of card (sentiment wise) it would be.  Then I went to breakfast with some friends.  And one friend was really sad.  And she isn't normally sad.  So when I came home and sat at my desk I instantly knew this had to be a card of encouragement and love.  So the sentiment is from Tim Holtz's chit chat stickers (the larger ones).  I inked around the edges.

So here's my card:

I used some Tim Holtz rub-ons.  Here are some close ups.  This one has flowers.

This is a diamond design.  I also added some Recollections gems to the butterfly.  

This one says Handle with Care.

I used a border bunch and used it border as a mask to paint spots on the sides.  The paint from the monoprint was slick and so the paint took a bit longer to dry than normal.

So there is still plenty of time left to link up with us at Creative with Stamps.  This month we are using butterflies.  

Be sure to stop by the Cre8tive Hands shop for Digi Stamps. :)

Until next time my friends...Have a beautiful day! :)

Sunshine Inspiration

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How is everyone doing on the New Year's Resolutions?  Do you make resolutions?  I have a couple-1. To use more glitter!  and 2. To make more things to blog about!  I looked at the blog posts for last year and the years before.  Last year was a little low so I am going to work toward blogging more.  

So I didn't use glitter but I did use an image from a Day for Daisies digi stamp.  And I used watercolor crayons from Stampin Up that a friend of mine gave me.  Yay!  And it was a lot of fun to watercolor this image.

The sentiment is from Fun Stampers Journey and the polka dots on the reddish strip are from a Stampin Up stamp.  (I'm proud of myself for that.  Otherwise that paper would be plain.)

This card was inspired by the challenge at {Pin}spirational Challenges.  Here is the picture inspiration #157:

The background paper was totally inspired by this picture.  It came from Hobby Lobby.  :)

There is still time to play!  Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...stay warm-brrrr!

Side Step Card-CASED

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I wanted to show you the card I made today for Technique Time Tuesday!  It's a side step card that I CASED from the entries so far.

The card I CASED is from Heather G:

Isn't it just beautiful with those blossoms!  I like the way she did the sentiments and her color scheme.  And she used Doodle Pantry stamps.  I was so inspired that I pulled out my Doodle Pantry stamps (they used to be Clearly Dollar Stamps).  

I am linking this to the Doodle Pantry Challenge: Any Digi Stamp.

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next my friends...what's inspiring you? :)

Hello Everybody!

It's time for a new challenge at Clearly iStamp!  This time the challenge is to make Thank You Cards!

I used the Tulip Wreath Digi set.  I used Photoshop Elements to measure out the digi paper that comes with this set.  I actually made it a little bit bigger than my card measurements so that when I trimmed it I wouldn't lose the correct size.  I adhered the background to my card base.

So then I made a bouquet with the tulips (2 are together so I copied the layers).  Then I positioned the Thank You (same set) on the card also.  I printed extra tulips.  I cut out 2 full tulips with stems and pop dotted them.  Then I cut just the flowers out and filled in the bouquet.  I added a tiny bow with a glue dot.

Here is a side view so that you can see the popped tulips.

Here are the details for the Thank You Challenge #6 at Clearly iStamp:

Dates: Aug 30 to Sept 12 (11PM Central Time)

Fun: If you use a CDS Stamp you will be entered into the drawing twice.

Prize: The lucky random drawn person gets a $10 gift certificate! 

           There will also be a Top 3 Award!

Until next time my friends...Thank you for stopping by!  Can't wait to see what you create! :)

Fun Movies Birthday Card

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It's time for a new fun challenge at Clearly iStamp.  The challenge this time is to CASE the person in front of you.

Now let me tell you a little story-Kathy sent out a list so we would know who's blog to check out and find the project we wanted to CASE.  But guess who didn't pay close attention to the list-if you said me you win!  LOL  I read the email and then when on my merry way.  Then when I came back to the computer-I thought we were Casing the person in front of us on the Christmas challenge.  DOH!

So I CASED Jamie's card that you can find here.  I really like the tags along the side of her card.  I also like the overall sketch.  Here is Jamie's card:

Here is my card.  The reel circle is popped dotted.  The sentiment is a rub-on that I bought a looong time ago.  And then I printed out the movie tickets and used a charcoal cat's eye around the edges.  I added the rhinestones like Jamie has on her card.  It's such a great sketch!

Here's a side shot of the card and you can see there's a little depth on the reel.  I love this Movies digi stamp set.  I think if you have a movie lover and wanted to give them a movie gift card-this would be the perfect card for that!

On the inside I printed and adhered a popcorn and soda from the movies set.  

This challenge runs until August 15th at 11PM Central Time.  The winner will get a $10 gift code to Clearly Digital Stamps for digital stamps.  Since this is a drawing if you use a CDS stamp your name goes into the draw twice!  And there will be an award for the Top 3.  I can't wait to see what

you create!

**I am also submitting this to the Anything Goes! at Simon Says Stamp.

Until next time my friends...I'll have a popcorn with butter and a box of snow caps! :)

Christmas in July

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It's time for another fun challenge at Clearly iStamp.  This time it's Christmas in July! Here are the challenge details:

Challenge starts today and goes through Aug 1 at 11pm Central Time.
Theme: Christmas projects
Prize: $10 gift certificate to Clearly iStamp for digi stamps.  If you use a CDS stamp your name gets entered twice for the drawing.  There is also a Top 3!
Come back Aug 7th to see if you won!

I was so happy to work with this sweet little angel.    For the angel's dress I made it 3-D.

I printed the angel 5 times.  If you use Photoshop you can duplicate the layer and the size (everything) stays the same.  Then I cut out 4 of the dresses.  Now I did this backwards.  I colored her dress after I assembled it.  I couldn't commit to a color palette.  :)

Ok so since the dress is pretty symmetrical, I fold it in half.  Then I cut and folded another dress in half.  Then I glued them together using a glue stick.  Then I did it for the other 2 dresses.  Then I had to commit to a color palette because I had to color it before I adhered it to the main base angel.

For her halo I put some gold paint on my craft mat and used a toothpick to paint the color in.  I used a brushable glue and glitter on her wings.  For her dress I used the same gold paint from the halo and mixed it with a pearl paint.  Then I added gloss gel medium to thin it out.  If it is too opaque it covers up the hearts and lines from the digi stamp.  If there was a little too much white from where the dress pieces didn't match up right I colored them in with a black marker.  Just be sure it doesn't leak through to another panel.

I colored the rest with Copics.  The materials I used are at the bottom of this post.  I used the same paint mixture from the dress to frame the sentiment.  Then I used scattered straw distress ink for the inside.  I inked the edges with a gold pen.

Materials:
Angel and Senitment-Clearly Digi Stamps
Recollections Botanical Noel Papers
Tim Holtz-Tarnished Brass Distress paint, scattered straw Distress ink
Copic Markers
Sparkle N Sprinkle Brushable Glue and Cloud Nine Glitter
Krylon Gold Leafing Pen
Close to My Heart Create-a-shade Pearl Paint
Liquitex Basics gloss gel medium
Gold Ribbon 

Thanks for stopping by!  Can't wait to see what you make for this challenge!  Until next time my friends...Santa's coming to town (for a vacation!) ;)

Sweet Lil' Lady Bug

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Tonight I had fun coloring this cute little lady bug for a couple of challenges.  It's a Bugaboo image that I got from one of their Free Fridays.  

The pattern paper is from Doodlebugs and then I used some cardstock and ribbon that I had.  The sentiment is a sticker from Stickabilities (Hobby Lobby).  Here's a closeup of the coloring.  

Here is the inspiration for this card:

Inkspirational Challenge 28: I used the lady bug and blue flowers

Catch the Bug Challenge: Stella Says Sketch Challenge 139:

Yay!  There's still time to play if you are inspired by these things like I am.  Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends, have a good night! :)

Summertime Fun

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I am super excited to be a Guest DT for Clearly iStamp again.  The challenge this time is to do projects pertaining to Summer Time.  I made my card using digi stamps from the Happy Trails Camper Collection.

I added the oars to the canoe.  The tree paper is a digi paper that is included.  (LOVE IT, plus it comes with 3 more!)  For the sentiment I used scattered straw and rusty hinge distress ink and used jute on the outlined it with jute.  I used blue jeans around the canoe.  And the sentiment itself-just makes me happy!  There are other great sentiments in this collection, too.

Here are the Clearly iStamp Challenge details:
Challenge #2 Any Type of crafty project is allowed as long as it meets the Summer Time Theme
Starts: July 5th at 10AM (Central time)
Ends: July 18th at 11PM (Central time)
Prize: One Random winner will get the Featured Stamp: Happy Trails Camper (or if you buy it early you can play with it and you can pick one digi stamp of your choice) AND a Guest DT spot!
Winners Announced: Wednesday July 24th

I can't wait to see your summer projects!  Until next time my friends...get some water-it's hot out there! ;)

New Home Card

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This month at Sparkle N Sprinkle the challenge-SNSSC18-is to use a digital stamp.  This cute little mushroom house is from Sparkle N Sprinkle and the artist is Becky Muir.  I printed it twice so I could make some extra flowers.  One of the flowers I used a pop dot to make it dimensional.

I colored it with Copics and added some Martha Stewart twine.  New Home are words from the Tim Holtz chit chat collection.

Here is a picture of the dimensional flowers.

The challenge goes until the end of the month and you can play with whatever images you have!  Until next time my friends...have a good night!

Waving Bunny Card

Hello Again Everybody!

This is my second card for tonight.  This little waving bunny is from Bugaboo Stamps (Easter images at 1/2 off until Easter!)

I am submitting this happy bunny card into the following challenges:

Catch the Bug Challenge: Sketch

Simon Says Stamp Challenge:  Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...:)

Easter Card

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I am working on my Easter cards and I used the sketch at Unscripted Sketches for this one.  Here is this week's sketch:

Here's my take on the sketch.  I used a digi stamp from Bugaboo and colored her with Copic markers.  I embossed the purple panel with dots.  I couldn't find the pink twine so I used pink floss that changes from light pink to dark pink.  It still turned out nice :)  The tag is from an Easter set by Sparkle N Sprinkle.

Thanks for stopping by!  I have another post and maybe there will be another one-LOL :)

A Valentine For Ewe

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Valentine's is almost here!  I have a couple of more Valentine's in the works so for now here is this one.  I used the digi's from Bugaboo Stamps.  (I got it for free a few Friday's ago!)  You can find this stamp here and the sentiment is included too.

The heart paper is from Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby and the red paper is from Bazzill.

I made 2 copies of the ewe so I could make his head and wings 3-D.  I added a little glitter to his wings too. I used Copics to color the hearts, wings and his face.

I am submitting this card to the following challenges:

Catch the Bug Challenge: Affairs of the Heart

Digi Haven: Love/Valentine Challenge

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...lot's of love, hugs, and Candy! :)

Bird's the Word

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There's a new challenge at For Fun Challenges!  National Bird Day was Saturday-so in honor of that we must use a bird on our projects.  If you have more than one bird that is ok too! ;)  You can use eagles, flamingos, song birds, parrots, and I could go on!  I chose this little bird from the Girl's Paperie for my card.  The sentiment is from Mynnette Kitchen-I won it!  Yay! :)  Scroll on down, and I will share some more details!

I am also submitting this card into the following challenge:

Our Creative Corners: Color Challenge-Aqua and Pink Plus a Flower

The flowers and pearls are from Recollections.  There is a doily behind the pink circle (Core'dination Paper, Spellbinders circle) and a strip of tissue tape from Tim Holtz. 

Oh!  And the sentiment is a digi stamp so I printed it on glossy paper (along with some photos I was printing) and then I used Aqua Alcohol Ink around the edge of it.  

I can't wait to see what ya'll create!  Thank you to everybody that played last week!  Until next time my friends....Bird's the Word (hehe).

A Jolly Halloween Card

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I hope you had a great weekend!  The air has gotten cooler and the humidity has gone down--it's fall in Florida! :)  I love this time of year!  Pumpkins, mums, and Halloween!

I am entering this Halloween card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Eeerie Inspiration, Joy's Pinterest Inspiration Board

Digi Heaven: Happy Halloween Challenge (Thanks Mynnette for telling me about this!) :)

Here's my card.  The main image came from VintageFeedsacks which you can find here (for free). :)  I saw the jack o' lanterns in the inspiration picture and I remembered seeing this image in my blogger feed-I knew it was a perfect fit!

Other supplies include: orange cardstock embossed with a Tim Holtz fade, black cardstock, chevron paper from Hobby Lobby, and a grey/black ribbon.

Thank you for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...stay spooky! :)

Another Cute Halloween Card

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I am back with another cute Halloween card! I used the sketch from  Unscripted Sketches Challenge: #179.

The pattern paper is from My Mind's Eye.  I did spray some Fresh Lime Dylusions spray on the middle paper.  It would be black and white otherwise but I was trying to go for the wow factor! :)

This cute little bat and sentiment are from The Alley Way Stamps.  They are free digis and you can get them here.  I embossed the circles. And I used Purple Stickles for the bats polka dot wings.

I used orange Dylusions spray for the sentiment.  

Do you ever love some cards more than others?  That is how I feel about this card.  I don't know if it is the bat or the colors, but I just love how it turned out.  Until next time my friends--don't go batty! ;)

Candy Corn Witch

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I made this card for this month's sketch challenge at Sparkle N Sprinkle.  They have a new home-so go check 'em out!

I am also linking this to For Fun Challenges: Fall.  I don't know about you but I love all the different kind of candy corn candies in the fall! :)

Here is this month's sketch:

I am in total Halloween mode so I used this cute Candy Corn Witch from Sparkle N Sprinkle.  She is available as a digi stamp or a rubber stamp.  She is designed by Michelle Perkett.  They have a couple of other little witches too.  I have her in the digi form, so I printed her out and colored her with Copic Markers. I also used pop dots to give her some dimension.

The spider webs are a Martha Stewart border bunch.  And the I put Halloween stickers on the bottom.

I love this background.  I used a shimmer clear from Smooch for the white.  The masked the middle using Dylusions orange spray, and then I masked the bottom layer for yellow Smooch.  Then I sprayed a little more clear onto the orange so it would sparkle.

I was all about candy corn as you see that that is what the triangle is made out of.

Here's a close up.  I was trying to capture sparkle but I don't know if I achieved it.  (I am kinda thinking I didn't!)

Thanks for stopping by!  Until next time my friends...it's candy corn time! :)