March 31, 2010

I just love this chocolate bunny stamp and I decided to use it again for today's splitocast sketch challenge.

I stamped the bunny and cut him out. I placed him over my sponged sky background, and then I added some grass and a few Easter eggs along the bottom.

I embossed my background using the Petals-A-Plenty embossing folder and then I colored each of the flower centers yellow with my SU marker.

Except for my ribbon, everything I used to make my card is from Stampin Up.

Thanks so much for dropping in, have a wonderful day!

Stamps: Chocolate Bunny, Flower Filled, Well Scripted
Card Stock: White, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery, Marigold Morning
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Marigold Morning
Supplies: Ribbon, Scallop Oval Punch- used for sponging my sky background, SU Marker, Cuttlebug, Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder, Scissors & Crimper- for the grass
Technique: Dry Embossing, Sponging

March 30, 2010

You should see the snow that we are getting today! I can't believe it, but I don't think this snow will stick around very long.

The weather forecast for this weekend is saying that the temperatures are going to be in the 70s! I certainly didn't expect this snow today and the roads are really bad. I had to pick up my son from preschool and I didn't even have a snow brush in the car because I had put everything away already. I'll be glad when winter is really over!

In hopes for some really lovely weather this weekend, here is a spring card that my daughter made and another Easter card that I made.

I've seen so many of these cute Chocolate Bunny cards lately and I wanted to try making one. I sort of cased myself using this card that I made a few weeks ago. I used the same fence border punch, grass, and Easter eggs.

I stamped the chocolate bunny and then I also used my mirror imaging stamp to get my image reversed. I used my scallop circle punch to 'bite' off the left bunny's ears. My eggs were stamped and then cut out. The fence is a Martha Stewart border punch and my grass was crimped and cut using my scissors. My background is sponged using bashful blue ink, a scrap scalloped circle and a sponge. The words Happy Easter and What are computer generated.

Stamps: Chocolate Bunny, Flower Filled
Card Stock: White, Close to Cocoa, Certainly Celery
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Apricot Appeal
Supplies: Martha Stewart Fence Punch, Large Oval Punch, Scissors, Mirror Imaging Stamp, Scallop Circle Punch, Crimper
Technique: Sponging, Mirror Imaging (or reverse stamping)

This second card was made by my daughter. She made this card almost all by herself (I helped her with the ribbon).

She stamped the flowers along the bottom and colored them using SU markers and then she added some glitter on the flowers and along the bottom, grassy area.

She sponged her background the same way that I did on my previous card. Then she stamped the bunny, colored his ears and nose pink and then cut him out and placed him in the lower left corner in the grass.

The last thing she did was to create her tag. She just stamped Hello Spring and punched it using the small tag punch and the larger tag punch was used on the Certainly Celery layer.

So what do you think? Do I have another stamper in the family? I'm sure she would love to receive some comments on her card, please ;)

Stamps: Hello Spring
Card Stock: White, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst
Ink: Black Stazon, Bashful Blue
Supplies: Ribbon, Large & Small SU Tag Punches, DD Glitter, 2 Way Glue Pen, Scissors- for cutting out the bunny, SU Markers, Stapler- for the tag
Technique: Sponging

March 29, 2010

I am so excited to tell you all that I have been chosen as a guest designer for Bugaboo stamps for the month of April.

Jodie has some really cute digi images and I love creating cards with them.

Bugaboo Stamps also has a blog and she will be offering 3 freebies once her blog reaches 300 followers. When her blog reaches 500 followers she will be offering some more freebies so be sure to spread the word around!

This is my submission for today's Clean & Simple challenge on Splitcoast stampers. Today's challenge was a sketch challenge based on this card made by Carly. I also thought this would make a perfect Mother's day card.

I stamped my flower image three times using three different color inks. I cut out the flower image squares and them placed them onto my black card stock. I punched both border edges of my black card stock using my Scallop Trim Border Punch.

My sentiment was stamped (it's only a portion of the stamp) and then I punched it using my word window punch and then it's layered using the SU Modern Label punch. Once my card was finished I decided to stamp and cut out two smaller flowers and I placed them along side my sentiment.

Thanks for taking the time to visit and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Stamps: For All You Do
Card Stock: White, Lavender Lace, Black
Ink: Black Stazon, Lavender Lace, Cameo Coral, Apricot Appeal
Supplies: Ribbon, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Scissors- for cutting out flower images

March 28, 2010

This is my card for today's Splitcoast Featured Stamper challenge. Today's Featured stamper is (Beedubya), Congratulations, Brandi! This is her card that I decided to case.

I kept her same basic layout, but I added a layer behind my flower image and another layer towards the bottom of my card. I also used a different flower stamp and I've added some paper piercing along the bottom.

I stamped my flower and flower stem and then I stamped two smaller flowers, cut them out, and then placed them over top of my first stamped image. My Apricot Appeal card stock is stamped using Apricot Appeal ink using the medium size flower from the same stamp set.

I also made this card for the Stamps R Us blog group challenge in which we were to create a card using the distressing technique. This sure was a challenge for me since I hardly ever use distressing, but I decided to give it a try. I distressed the edges of my purple card stock and my stamped image layer using my scissors.

Feel free to join our Stamps R Us blog challenge found here. You have until March 31 to enter.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps: For All You Do, Whimsical Words
Card Stock: White, Lavender Lace, Apricot Appeal
Ink: Black Stazon, Lavender Lace, Old Olive, Apricot Appeal
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Scissors
Technique: Distressing, 2 Step Stampin, Paper Piercing

March 26, 2010

TGIF! What a week for me and I'm so glad that it's over, but the Easter holiday will be coming up and that's another busy time for our family. I'll try to keep up and post everyday over Easter, but I might end up taking a few days off.

With Easter being right around the corner I am still in the process of making a few more bunny cards. This card might look a little familiar because I made one similar to it last week, but this time I have changed my coloring, my cardstock, and the ribbon that I used. I kept the same image and layout. Here is the other card that I made if anyone would like to see it.

I stamped my image and colored it using my SU markers. I added some paper piercing just above and below my stamped image; I also used some dimensionals underneath my image layer.

I decided to dig in my stash for some springy pattern paper. My plaid dp is from the DCWV Sweet glitter pack and my Certainly Celery DP is from a SU paper pack. My ribbon is from Offray.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! And if I have time I'll try to post a card on Saturday or Sunday.

I also wanted to mention that I am selling my Bloomin' Beautiful stamp set. I can't sell it on Splitcoast because it's a current set, so I thought I'd try here before eBay. Anyway, I'm asking $18 plus shipping. If you are interested you will find my email address located under my profile. Just click on the email link under the contacts section.


Stamps: Spring Gifts
Card Stock: White, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana, Plaid DP is from DCWV Sweet Glitter Pack, Certainly Celery DP is from SU paper pack
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Markers, EK Success Dotted Wave Border Punch, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Dimensionals
Technique: Paper Piercing

March 25, 2010

Hi everyone! My post has to be a quick one today. My son has preschool registration this afternoon and my husband's grandmother is coming over for a visit shortly.

I wanted to share with you my card for Wednesday's Splitcoast Stampers sketch challenge. I'm still not quite sure if I'm happy with this card, but here it is. I'm thinking that I should have placed another layered on top of the certainly celery cardstock.

Anyway, my main flower image was colored using my SU markers and then stamped. I also stamped the butterfly image and then cut it out.

My background is embossed using the Birds & Swirls embossing folder. I used the ticket corner punch on each of my background corners. I wanted to brighten up my card a bit so I decided to use my white gel pen and place some dots all around my scalloped circle.

My sentiment is tiny, but I didn't want it to be large and take away from my flowers. I stamped the words horizontal rather than vertical like the image is. On the stamp the word 'mom' is actually under the words 'to my'.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day! Wish us luck at kindergarten registration- I have a feeling that my son won't talk to anyone, he's so very shy especially around people that he doesn't know.

Oh, I have one more thing to mention today (for those of you who read this far....LOL) I am selling my Bloomin' Beautiful stamp set. I can't sell it on Splitcoast because it's a current set, so I thougth I'd try here before eBay. Anway, I'm asking $18 plus shipping. If you are interested you will find my email address located under my profile. Just click on the email link under the contacts section.

Stamps: Live Your Dream, All Year Cheer
Card Stock: WWhite, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Certainly Celery
Ink: Rose Red
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Markers, White Gel Pen, Ticket Corner Punch, Coluzzle, Corner Rounder Punch- for scallop circle, Cuttlebug, Birds & Swirls Embossing Folder, Scissors- for cutting out butterfly
Technique: Dry Embossing

March 24, 2010

Yesterday I mentioned that I would share a few more Easter cards that I made. The chick image was another one of those stamps from the $1 bin at Michael's.

Both of my cards were quick and easy, it took longer to color in the image than it did to assemble my cards.

My first card is pretty easy to figure out. I just stamped the chick image and then colored it using my SU markers.

The one thing that I did differently on this card was my ribbon. I didn't have anything even close to this green color so I decided to take a piece of white grosgrain ribbon and I colored it using my SU marker.

It worked and I've done this before, but my main problem this time was that I couldn't get any of my adhesive to stick to the ribbon once I colored it. On the ribbon part I was able to finally get my tape runner adhesive to stick, but on the bow part of my ribbon I tried everything and the only thing that finally worked for me was crystal effects.

On my second card I again, stamped and colored my image using my SU markers, but my layout is a little bit different than my first card.

It might be hard to see in my picture, but I wanted to point out that I used my scor-pal to create a few decorative lines on the upper portion of my background. I just felt that the top part was too plain and sometimes just a touch of dry embossing will do the trick.

Thanks so much for stopping by and tomorrow I'll post the splitcoast sketch card that I made for today.

Stamps:Bunny- $1 stamp from Michael’s, Sentiment- Studio G series 45
Card Stock: White, Green Galore, Gable Green, Yo-Yo Yellow, Pink Passion, DCWV Spring Glitter Pack
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, Scallop Border Punch, Coluzzle, Corner Rounder Punch- for the scallop circle, White Gel Pen, SU Markers, Scor-Pal,
Technique: Dry Embossing

March 23, 2010

This is the card I made for Sunday's splitcoast Featured Stamper challenge. Sunday's featured stamper was Mutnik, congratulations! This is her card that I decided to case.

I decided use make an ice cream cone card almost like hers. I used a different ice cream image and I added some ribbon on my card.

I stamped the cone and ice cream and then I cut out the images. The best way I have found to ink up the vanilla ice cream scoop is to use Very Vanilla card stock and then ink it up with my VersaMark ink pad. I've added a few decorative score lines on the background of my card. I also applied some crystal effects over my ice cream scoops.

For my ribbon treatment I decided to try and mimic the vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream scoops.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great Tuesday. Tomorrow I'm going to post two more Easter cards that I made using the $1 Michael’s stamps.

Stamps: Perfect Party, Crazy for Cupcakes
Card Stock: White, Very Vanilla
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, VersaMark, Pretty in Pink
Supplies: Ribbon, Scissors, Scor-pal, Crystal Effects

March 20, 2010

Happy Spring! Yep, today is the first day of spring and I almost forgot. I love this time of year, it's not too hot, not too cold and best of all, our snow is gone!

I wanted to post the card that I made for Monday's clean & simple challenge. The challenge this week was a color challenge. We were to use shades of green and brown plus white or cream.

My card isn't as 'clean' as I would normally make, but it was really simple. I colored the tree stamps using my SU markers and then stamped then onto my card. The deer and owl images were inked, stamped, and then I cut them out.

My grass is Old Olive card stock that I crimped and then I cut small slits. I guess I should have sponged the sky, but I thought I'd better stay within the colors of the challenge. I didn't add a sentiment on the front of my card because I figured the front was busy enough and I can always stamp or write something inside.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all had a great first day of spring!

Stamps: Thoughts & Prayers, Forest Friends
Card Stock: White, Old Olive, Chocolate chip
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Markers, Crimper, Scissors

March 19, 2010

Yesterday I said that I would share one of the Easter cards that I made. I have a few more that I am working on and I'll be sure to post them next week.

I have very few Easter stamps and I was thinking of how I could make some more Easter cards with the stamps that I already have. I was reading what Monday's Splitcoast Stampers technique challenge was and then I found this egg stamp and it gave me an idea. (Monday's challenge was to create a card using decorative paper that we made).

I repeatedly stamped the egg stamp all over my card stock in order to make my own pattern paper using several different colors of SU ink. Then I punched the bottom using my scalloped border punch and I layered it onto a piece of Pretty in Pink card stock (which is also punched along the bottom). Then I added my Happy Easter Sentiment and my ribbon and bow.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!

Stamps: Flower Filled, Sentiment- Studio G series 45
Card Stock: White, Pretty in Pink
Ink: Black Stazon, Pretty in Pink, Barely Banana, Certainly Celery, Lavender Lace, Bashful Blue, and Apricot Appeal
Supplies: Ribbon, Scallop Border Punch

March 18, 2010

Well, my husband really doesn't like this card, but I think it turned out okay. It's much prettier in person and super glittery. Sorry about the photo not being that great, I had a hard time trying to get a nice photo.

This is a large flower stamp that I have which hasn't seen any ink until now. It's a hard image to use because it's so large. I stamped the flower image and colored it using my SU Water Color crayons and a blender pen.

Once I was finished coloring I went over the lines of the flower petals with my VersaMark Marker and then I applied my Iridescent Ice embossing powder and heat embossed it. Sometimes I prefer to heat emboss the glitter because it keeps the glitter from flaking off of the card.

I wanted to add some ribbon on my card so I thought a nice organdy ribbon would work.

Thanks for stopping by! I've been busy making some more Easter cards and I will post one of them tomorrow.

Stamps: From the Garden
Card Stock: White, Black
Ink: Black Stazon
Supplies: Ribbon, Water Color Crayons, Blender Pen, VeraMark Marker, Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, Heat Gun
Technique: Water Coloring, Heat Embossing

March 15, 2010

Hi everyone! I found a sketch challenge on Bugaboo's blog and I wanted to play along.
The challenge was just posted a few days ago, so there's still time to play. Jodie is offering some of her digi images for a prize.

The image I used is a Bugaboo image. I printed out my digi image and then I colored it using my SU markers. Once I was finished coloring I decided to add a few white dots on the egg using my white gel pen.

The photo below is of the sketch that we were to follow. I did some faux stitching along the edge of my Summer Sun card stock. My Take With Teal layer was punched using my SU scallop border punch.



I wasn't quite sure what I wanted to add in the lower right hand corner, but in the end I decided to go with some small punched circles and one small flower.

My background is half embossed using my Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and just above my embossed area I added two decorative score lines using my score-pal.

Stamps: Bugaboo stamps Easter Chick Big Egg
Card Stock: White, Summer Sun, Pink Passion, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: None
Supplies: Ribbon, SU Markers, SU Boho Blossoms Punch, SU Scalloped Border Punch, 1/4" Circle Punch, Cuttlebug, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, SU Mat Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Scor-pal, White Gel Pen, 2 Way Glue, Pen
Technique: Dry Embossing, Faux Stitching