Here comes Peter Cottontail...

 ...hopping down the bunny trail!!  Tee-hee!  Hi hens!  Did you all have a good weekend?  Mine was very relaxing and I spent most of the weekend in my coop!  Woot-woot!  So you KNOW it was a good weekend for me right?  LOL!  So here is one of the cards I made for Easter.  This stamp is from Stamps by Judith.  I have always loved this line of stamps.  It was one of the first lines I acquired when I first started stamping.  Guess you could say that's how I got "hooked on stamping!"  {{{snort}}}

Ok, so I started my card by stamping the image onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored him with my Copics.  I mounted the image on some SU Early Expresso and ran my tracing wheel around the edges.  I picked this technique up from one of my idols "Anna Wight".  She's so STINKIN CLEVER!!  Ok, so then I adhered the image to this DP from October Afternoon, matted with both SU Very Vanilla and SU Early Expresso.  The card base is SU Crumbcake.  To finish, I tied on a cute brick colored button with some linen thread and added this sentiment that I printed on my computer.  Have a great day!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies: 
Rubber Stamps - Stamps by Judith; CS - SU Very Vanilla, Early Expresso and Crumbcake, Linen Thread; Button; Punch - Martha Stewart; Copics; Prismacolor Pencils

BLD Tuesday

Mornin' hens!  It's time for another ByLoriDesigns Tuesday!  Ahhhhh, I just LOVEEEE Tuesday's now, don't you?  I never tire of these images from Lori and Hannah.  They're SO SUPER CUTE!  Today's sweet little girl is from the Bug & Roo collection and she's called Ella Two.  I made this little card for my niece who I think is a twin to Ella Two!!  Tee-hee!  I showed this card to my DH and he said, "It's PERFECT for her!"  Yay!

Ok, so I printed the image onto some Neenah Classic Crest CS and colored her with my Copics.  I rounded the bottom edge of the image panel by inserting the CS into the oval punch from the bottom and only cutting the one side.  The DP is from My Minds Eye Dilly Dally collection.  Wanna see some more eye candy with these adorable images?  I thought so.....  me too!!  Let's hop on over to the BLD blog and check out what the rest of the BLD DT whipped up!!  Have a TEE-RIFIC Tuesday!!  {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Digital Image - ByLoriDesigns "Bug & Roo Ella Two"; CS - SU Whisper White & Basic Black, Gold; Copics; Ribbon - Michaels; Punches - Marvy Giga Oval, Martha Stewart Border Punch, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper   

BLD Tuesday

Mornin' hens! As you can see, I've been playin' with my Silhouette Cameo {snort} .... and I must say I LOVE this card. I used the Happy Easter Card Kit from the Silhouette Studio on line store and then backed the cut out front window with some pink card stock. (Sigh.. I'm SO lovin' this machine!)

Ok, so then it was time to gussie up the front with this fun image called "Bunny Girl Three" from the new Bug & Roo release over at By Lori Designs. I added some grass to the bottom using two different colors of green CS that I punched with my MS border punch and nestled some pastel eggs inside. I stitched around the top edge and sides, rounded the corners, and added a fun gingham bow to finish. SUPER simple card and I really LOVE the results!! Wanna see some more eye candy? Well be sure to check out the rest of the BLD Design Team here: Lori, Hannah, Krista, Simonne, Arielle, Tina, Cindy, Kadie, Karen, Sherie, Taylor, Mary, Kim, and Tracy

I hope you all have a BLESSED week and I'll see ya back in the hen house real soon! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Digital Image - Bug & Roo Bunny Girl Three from By Lori Designs; Card Kit Happy Easter by Lori Whitlock - Silhouette Studio On Line Store; CS - Neenah Classic White, Light Green, Dark Green, Pink, Yellow, Blue, Violet; Copics; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; White Enamel Paint - Ranger; Ribbon - Michaels

Happy 40th Birthday Stacey!

I know, I could have really done this up right and made my SIL a funny OLD LADY card, since it is her 40th birthday and all, but my SIL is like the sweestest person evah, so I decided to make her a sweet card using "soccermomabella" instead. Both my nephew and niece are avid soccer players so Stacey is a full time "Soccer Mom" on top of everything else she does. Hmmmmm, maybe this bella should have a big S on her chest for SUPER Soccer Mom! Ha-ha! Stacey will get a chuckle out of that! But needless to say, she IS SUPER in my book. I have no idea how she gets everything done, but she always does.

Ok, so today is Bellarific Friday and today's challenge was a sketch by YOURS TRULY! I can't wait to see what the Sistahood came up with using it too! Be sure to hop on over to Bloggabella and check 'em out as well as the ever so talented Bella Babes too!

Next week the Bella Babes have the week off and I do as well, so I'll see you hens back in the hen house the week of July 4th! The next Bellarific Friday challenge is on July 8th and the theme is ribbon! Woo-hoo! I'm lovin' it already!! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and a safe holiday next weekend to those is the US. {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - Kraft from The Kraft Outlet, SU Basic Black; DP - Jillibean Soup; Prismacolor Pencils; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Button; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink

Va-Va-Va-Voom!! Meet Veronica!!

Shoooweee, talk about CURVES!! WOWZER, I'll say she's got some CURVES, and then some! This here's Veronica! She's part of Tuesday's new release, over at Stamping Bella. {{{*sniff-sniff* I smell new rubbah! Woo-hoo!}}}

OMG, I'm SO in LOVE with this card. I think it turned out fabulous. My hubby says, "Why didn't you color her hair a little darker?" Pfffft! He's insinuating she has MY butt and legs! WHATEVER! He better WATCH IT, he might just get a bald spot carved in the back of his head the next time I cut his hair!! I'll be like, "Whooops! Sorry honey, it just slipped!" Bwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!!

Ok, so I stamped Veronica onto some of Bella's Bestest Paper and colored her with my Copics. Then I stitched her and the sentiment (which BTW comes with this image!) to some SU Basic Black CS and adhered her to this CUTE DP from Jillibean Soup.

I'm also entering this card into this week's Color Throwdown #135. I LOVE these colors, some of my favorites!

Ok, that's it for me today. Be sure to stop in over at Stamping Bella on Tuesday and check out ALL the new images in this release! I can't wait! Oh, and don't forget you've still got time to enter my That's Krafty Thursday #49 challenge. Just use Kraft cardstock on your project and enter your card on my TKT #49 post below by Wednesday at 7:00pm EST. YOU could be among those honored with the prestigious title of "KRAFTY CHICK" and can display Clara "The Krafty Chick" badge on your sidebar so everybody knows it! Nuthin' like havin' braggin' rights, huh? Tee-hee! Hope you hens are all havin' a SUPER Sunday! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Basic Black, Bella's Bestest Paper, Prism Cream; DP - Jillibean Soup; Copics; Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Feel Better Karen!!

Eeeeeek! Ain't she just the CUUUUUTEST?? Oh my goodness, do I ever love these Pure Innocence stamps from MFT. Ummm, so why have I taken so long to ink it up? Oh I dunno.... You know how that goes, "saw it, loved it, bought it!" and then it SITS!!! Go figure??? I suppose that's why they call it an addiction huh? Bwah-ha-ha-ha!!

So anyhoo, this card is for my BESTEST friend Karen who had surgery last Friday and came through it with FLYING COLORS!! Woo-hoo!! WAY TO GO KAREN!! She's a trooper alright, not to mention my inspiration to be as good of a person as she is. She's just the nicest, kindest, most thoughtful person EVER and I'm SO glad she's my friend. Yeah-yeah I know, so what happened to me, right? Hey, I never said I was a FAST learner! Pffft!!

Ok, so I stamped the image onto some Canson Manga Fanboy CS and colored her with my Copics. I matted her with some SU Night of Navy and Very Vanilla CS cut with my oval and scalloped oval Nesties. This DP is from October Afternoon's Detours collection and I finished with some cream colored saddle stitched ribbon tied in a cute bubbly bow! I'm entering this card in both the Friday Sketchers sketch challenge - here's the sketch:


as well as the Catered Crop Recipe Challenge FTR3 which was to use any of the ingredients or techniques Rachel used on her card. My card includes the following same ingredients:

Kraft CS, Ribbon, Copics, Momento Tuxedo Black Ink, and Sewing

I'm having a blast with these challenges lately.... Hey, speakin of challenges - have you entered mine yet?? Hmmmm??? You've got two more days so that's plenty of time to get that Kraft CS out of the pile and whup up somethin' for thuh 'ol hen!! Come on chicks, keep 'em cards a comin!! {{{hen hugs}}}

Supplies:
Stamps - My Favorite Things; CS - SU Kraft, Very Vanilla & Night of Navy, Canson Manga Fanboy; Copics; Border Punch - Martha Stewart; Nestabilities; Prismacolor Pencils; Ribbon - Papertrey Ink, Sewing Machine, Momento Tuxedo Black Ink

wish BIG!!

LOL!! Ok, is this image a hoot or what? I just fell in love with this goofy fish when I saw it. If you take a minute and really look at this image it has some REALLY funny characteristics to it. I doubt you can see all the detail in the photo but the little worm has this crazy "get away from me" look to his face and the fish's smile just cracks me up. Even the little dog on the boat has this little question mark above his head like, "dude, look at the size of this fish!"

Ok, so this GREAT stamp is called Here Fishy Fishy, from Class Act. ROFL!! They have a lot of really great stamps. You have to check them out!

I started by stamping my image onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored it with my Copics to flow with this great DP from Cosmo Cricket's Nutmeg collection. The paper behind the image on top, is actually cloud paper which worked well for the sky and then this striped paper had this large green stripe that I used as my water. I colored the image to match the water so it would somewhat blend into the water and sky. I rounded the corners and matted it with some SU Chocolate Chip CS. The woodgrain paper is part of this collection as well and I matted it with some SU Dusty Durango CS that I punched with my new Martha Stewart border punch. This punch reminds me of fish scales so I thought it was perfect for this card. I printed this sentiment onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and matted it with some SU Dusty Durango that I punched with my Marvy scalloped square punch. I stitched the DP onto the mat of SU Chocolate Chip and then adhered it to the cardbase of SU Dusty Durango. To finish, I tied on the matching SU Dusty Durango polka dot ribbon and there you have my "Fishy-Fishy" card for today!! Leave a cluck below and tell me whatcha think of him, ok? You guy's comments always make my day!! Have a SUPER DUPER Tuesday!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Class Act; DP - Cosmo Cricket; Copics; CS - SU Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Dusty Durango; Ribbon - SU; Punches - Martha Stewart, Marvy, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

It's release day at Stamping Bella.com!!

...not to mention her birthday too!! Woo-hoo!! It's a CEL-E-BRATION!! And to kick off the festivities, Em is releasing the most AWESOME new stamps today!! Ya gotta go check out all the new images at Stamping Bella!! **sniff-sniff* Smell the new rubbah??? Dudn't get any betta than new rubbah! Ahhhhhh!!


So whaddaya think of my new little Skater dude? Ain't he a cutie?? He's one of the new images being released today. I don't get to make little boy cards very often since I have a little girl, (well she's 24 - so not exactly little but you know what I mean) so little boy cards are a nice change of pace for me. My little guy is on SU Natural Ivory CS and is colored with my Copics. I cut him out with my circle Nesties and embossed the edges too! I added some little faux stitching dots along the embossed edge just for some interest and attached the sentiment, stamped on a tag, with a brad. I matted the image with some SU Real Red CS cut with my inverted scalloped Nesties and added a few dimensionals to the back so he'd pop off the card a little. The card base is SU Sahara Sand and I found this great DP from Crate Paper in my stash. When I saw the little monsters riding on skateboards I thought PERFECT!!! Oh, I almost forgot to tell you! Guess what I ordered off HSN?? Seriously, I NEVER watch this channel, no really - I'm telling the truth!! You don't believe me do you? Ok-ok, I do occasionally.. so when I saw this item, a "We Are Memory Keepers Corner Chomper" I thought - helloooooo!!! Is this thing cool or what?? Ok, so the UPS man (LOVE my UPS man! MWAH!!) pulls up and I'm standing outside like ready to attack him and he says, "been standing there all day waitin' on me huh?" and I say, "YUP", now give me my box and run along so I can go play!! No, I didn't say that part but that's what I was thinking... So I ran inside and started punching whatever piece of paper I could find. Bwha-ha-ha-ha!! I had to test it!! Geez!! I used it on the DP and the mats on this card and seriously, it's like cuttin' buttah!! Smooth as a babies butt!! The directions say it'll even cut through chipboard!!! Whoa!! I thought it might be too big and heavy but actually it feels really nice in my hands and it appears to be made really well too! Ok, so after playing with my new toy, I stitched the edges and finished with this cute striped ribbon from SU. What a cute little boy card, huh?

Be sure to leave a comment below and let me know what you think of him. I hope you all have a GREAT day today.

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Stamping Bella; CS - SU Real Red & Sahara Sand; Ribbon - SU; Nestabilities; Copics; Martha Stewart Tag Punch

This week's Bellarific Friday theme is "Bling It On!" Make a card using rhinestones, baubles, gems, glitter, etc. and a Stamping Bella stamp of course! What could be easier? If it sparkles, use it!! Love this one!!!

Meowy Christmas!!

Whoa!! Did you guys realize it's December already???? Holy cow, where'd November go??? Now seriously, doesn't it seem like Halloween was just last week? Oh the pressure to get these Christmas cards done.... Yikes!! {biting nails}

Aren't these little kitties the cutest?? Oh, can't forget the little mouse down in the front. I'm sure he's carrying his tune too!! This is the digital image "singing so beautiful" from Mo's Digital Pencil Shop. I printed them onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored them with my Copics. I matted them with some DCWV burgundy CS and stitched around the edges. The card base is SU Chocolate Chip and this DP is from Cosmo Cricket and matted with the same burgundy CS punched with my Martha Stewart border punch across the bottom edge. I stitched around the edges of this piece as well and tied on this striped ribbon from Stamp Simply Ribbon. To finish I added some gold Stickles to the little kitty's collar and that's Christmas card #42!! Be sure to leave a comment below and I hope you have a SUPER Tuesday!!

Supplies:

Digital Image - Mo's Digital Pencil Shop; CS - SU Very Vanilla & Chocolate Chip, DCWV Burgundy; Stickles; Copics; Ribbon - Stamp Simply; Martha Stewart Border Punch; DP-Cosmo Cricket

Oh, and don't forget Stamping Bella's Birthday Bash Contest and Blog Hop this Saturday. Em's got a ton of cool prizes you can win, so come join us for the fun. You can find all the details on the Birthday Bash Contest >here< and the Blog Hop >here<.

Christmas don't be late....

I SO wished I lived where it SNOWED. I know, everyone says I wouldn't say that if I had to LIVE WITH IT, but I can only imagine how neat it must be to have SEASONS!!!

This is Mary and Mr. Meow from Eat Cake Graphics and I stamped them onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored them with my beloved Copics! I added some Liquid Applique to the window snow and sprinkled on some Glamour Dust while it was still wet. Then comes MY FAVORITE PART, heating it up! Man, I'm just like a kid when I do this. It makes me smile every time when I see it puff up. I matted the image with some SU Real Red CS and adhered to the card with a few dimensionals. The card base is SU Very Vanilla and I stitched on this cute Cosmo Cricket paper. I cut the holly border from a coordinating sheet of DP and then punched a scrap piece of SU Very Vanilla with my Martha Stewart snowflake border punch and placed on top for a little contrast. To finish, I tied on this great ribbon from SU and there you have Christmas card #37. Be sure to leave a comment below and have a SUPER Tuesday!

Supplies:
Stamps - Eat Cake Graphics, CS - SU Very Vanilla & Real Red; Copics; Ribbon - SU; DP - Cosmo Cricket; Liquid Applique; Punch - Martha Stewart Border Punch

FREE Snowman Hugs

Happy Monday!! So are you all still tired from all that hoppin' on Saturday?? Whew, I sure am. My legs feel like rubbah. {he-he} But man was that fun! Can't wait for the next one.... Woo-hoo!

So whaddaya think of my little snowman here? My hubby really liked this card so it must be pretty good. He's a tough nut to crack! I'm trying to do some really different Christmas cards this year and I thought a little monochromatic card might be kinda neat. This is Christmas card #27 for those of you keeping track. I'm gettin' there... I picked this DP from Cosmo Cricket to start with and just went with the colors (or lack of) in it. I stamped Snowman Hugs from Whipper Snapper onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored him with my Copics. I used some distress ink around the edges and added some Diamond Dust to the snow and to the punched snowflake as well. I stitched around the edges and added a border using the reverse side of this DP, punched with the Martha Stewart border punch right below the ribbon. Oh and the ribbon, isn't it GREAT? It's from Stamp Simply Ribbon. Love, love, love this ribbon!! I used two sizes here and tied a button in the middle to finish. I think he turned out SO super cute, don't you?

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Whipper Snapper Designs; DP - Cosmo Cricket; CS - SU Very Vanilla, DCWV Burgundy; Diamond Dust; Button; Copics; Punches - Martha Stewart Border Punch & Snowflake, Marvy Snowflake; Ribbon - Stamp Simply Ribbon

That's Krafty Thursday!

I am officially declaring Thursday's on my blog as "That's Krafty Thursday". Ok, so each Thursday I will post a card using Kraft paper in one way or another. Whaddaya think? Ya'll know I LOVEEEE Kraft paper so this shouldn't be too difficult a challenge for me.


So here's my first card for That's Krafty Thursday! Aint' he cute? He's tryin' to hide from your oven!! {he-he} My hubby and I took a motorcycle trip this past weekend and as we passed a strip mall, I saw this design with these little squares on their roof and I thought, hey, I really like those squares turned on their sides!!! So I decided to incorporate that onto my card. I used a square Cuttlebug die that has this stamp edge along with this great DP from Cosmo Cricket and I adhered buttons tied with twine where the squares overlapped. I stamped Tucker the Turkey from Whipper Snapper onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored him with my Copics. I used the same DP to mat him with and used my Fiskars Stamp Paper Edgers to cut him out with. I thought he needed a little somethin' else so I did some faux stitchin' with a brown pen around the edges and around the edges of the card base too. I printed my sentiment onto a piece of scrap SU Very Vanilla and used my Martha Stewart tag punch to punch it out. Then to finish, I used this great new striped ribbon from Stampin Up and added my tag below. Now THAT'S KRAFTY, huh?

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Whipper Snapper Designs; CS - SU Kraft & Very Vanilla; DP - Cosmo Cricket; Copics; Buttons; Twine; Cuttlebug stamp die; Martha Stewart Tag Punch; Ribbon - SU

It's Minty Wreath Monday!

Good Monday morning!! Ok, so the Pumpkin Festival was AWESOME but I decided to pass on the elephant ear and go for the Pumpkin Ice Cream in a waffle cone.... Ooooooooh it was incredible!!!! *sigh* Ok, don't tell me how many calories there are in one, I don't want to know. {he-he}

I'm still working away on my Christmas cards - this is #23 if anyone is keeping track. Almost half way there!!! Woo-hoo!! This is Minty Wreath from Stamping Bella. I must say, I had all these ideas in my head for this card's design but when I tried them, they ended up in the garbage.... This is like the third image I colored!! I wanted to use some Crystal Effects to look like candywrappers but it just didn't look right. Then I tried adding white to the candy but that didn't look right either, so this was the third try and I decided to leave it as is. I stamped the image directly onto this DP from Provo Craft and matted it with a coordinating paper from the same collection. I used my Martha Stewart border punch along the bottom edge of two of the layers and used some dimensionals in between for a little 3D effect. I finished by adding some antique brads and some SU taffeta ribbon. Pretty SUH-WEET huh? Get it, minty - sweet??? {he-he} Ok-ok, have a great day!!!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp - Minty Wreath by Stamping Bella; DP - Provo Craft; Punch - Martha Stewart; Brads; Copics; Ribbon - SU Red Taffeta

It's SNOW time!

Well, not hardly but I can wish can't I??? This little penguin is from Inky Antics and he's Christmas card #11 for those of you keeping track. Oh yeah, I wanted to give you an update to those challenges I had in mind to catch up on this past weekend... guess what??? I finished them ALL! Waaa-hoooooo! I can't believe I got them all done! Whew! Ok, now back to my craft room... {he-he}


I stamped him onto some SU Very Vanilla CS and colored him with my Copics. Of course, since it's SNOW, I couldn't resist the urge to use my Liquid Applique to make some puffy snow under him. Yay! I do love using this stuff! I'm just like a kid waiting for it to dry so I can watch it puff up when I heat it. Oooooooh, too cooooooool!! The directions say for best results to wait overnight, phooey on that!! I can't wait that long! Ok, so after that bit of excitement, I stitched around the edges and mounted him onto some DP from My Minds Eye which just screams COLD doesn't it? I just think that aqua color is so perfect for winter. I know, you're thinking "what's a Florida girl know about winter?" You're right, but I bet you'd hear me whoop and holler all the way to your house if it snowed here. My hubby says it's nice to look at but you wouldn't want to live with it, "day in and day out". I don't know about that, I'd sure be willing to give it a try. Ok, back to the card, so I used my MS border punch on the bottom and matted it with some SU Cool Caribbean (I wished they still carried that color, I do love it so) and punched the bottom of it as well. I tied some new SU Polka Dot ribbon around the piece and matted it to the card base of SU Very Vanilla too! Hey, I bet you'd never guess my good friend JoAnn is a SU demonstrator. Hmmmmm, how'd you guess? {he-he} I mounted my little penguin with some SU dimensionals but he still needed something else, so I added the snowflake for the finishing touch! Here he comes..... swoooooooosh! Leave a comment below and I hope you have a great {COLD} day {somewhere}!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamp; Inky Antics, Copics, DP - My Minds Eye; CS - SU Very Vanilla, Cool Caribbean; Punches - Martha Stewart Border, Marvy Snowflake; Ribbon - SU Polka Dot Grosgrain

What's hiding under the bed?

Oooooh, isn't he a fright? Actually, I think he's SUPER cute!! This little stamp is from Recollections and I picked it up at Michael's. I bought several of these sets because they are so cute! Ah, who am I kidding, I'm just addicted to any stamp that can be used for Halloween. {sigh}

I stamped the sentiment with Versamark ink and then heat set some SU white embossing powder on top. This DP is from Flair Design and of course I couldn't help but whip out my Martha Stewart drippy goo border punch. LOVE this punch! I used it with some Bazzil Bling in slime green, I mean lime green, so it would look like slime. Ewwweeee! I stamped my little monster onto some Papertrey Ink CS and stamped the eyeballs separately. I colored the images with my Copics and cut them out with my circle Nesties. Leaving the Nestie in place, I sponged around the edges with some chalk ink and that finished him up! Agggghhhhh, it's alive, it's alive!!! Leave a comment below and tell me whatcha think? Have a terrific day!

Supplies:
Stamp - Recollections; Copics; DP - Flair Designs; Punch - Martha Stewart; Colorbox Chalk Ink; CS - SU Basic Black, Papertrey Ink, Bazzil Bling

Halloween Tip #25

Ok, do you not just LOVE this card??? Oh my gosh, I have this HUGE grin on my face each time I look at it. That's SO me and my BIG brother. What a little ANGEL I was {he-he}! Spoiled rotten is more like it. I'm the baby so my older brother and sister ALWAYS had to take me wherever they went and I know they hated it. I can remember them saying, "Mom, do I have to take her?" {ahhhh, the benefits of being the baby!}

This little image is from Eat Cake Graphics. I stamped it onto Papertrey Ink's Rustic Cream CS and colored it with my Copics. My daughter thought the little girl needed to look like she had a costume on, so she thought an Angel would be perfect. Ya know, like she didn't do anything wrong!! So I drew on some angel wings behind her. I added some Glamour Dust to them so they'd spah-kul too! I matted the image onto some SU Basic Black and stitched around the edges. The DP is from My Minds Eye (one of my favorite paper companies) and the dotted paper on the bottom is actually the reverse side of the skulls on the top. And of course I saved the BEST for last - check out that border punch would ya?? Is that AWESOME or what? I was so excited when I got this. My daughter found it for me at Michaels. Woo-hoo! It's just perfect on this card too! Loveeeee it! Leave a comment below and let me know what you think. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp - Eat Cake Graphics; Copics; CS - Papertrey Ink, Stamping Up; DP- My Minds Eye; Border Punch - Martha Stewart

Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge 78

Hi everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful relaxing Sunday. I made this little card today for the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge this week. Not too bad huh? This stamp is from My Favorite Things. The set is called "Can ya dig it" Such cute images in this set!! I have quite a few of their stamp sets and LOVE each and every one! I stamped the image onto some Papertrey Ink CS and colored her with my Copics. The DP is from Chatterbox and I used my Martha Stewart fence border punch on some white CS and placed it between the two layers of DP. Kind of gives it a "garden-ee" touch don't ya think? I stitched around the edges of both pieces and used a few dimensionals to lift the image off the DP. I finished it off with some simple 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and there you have it! Have a great rest of the day!

Supplies:
Stamp - My Favorite Things; DP - Chatterbox; Punch - Martha Stewart Border Punch; Ribbon; Copics

If the broom fits!!

Ha! Don't ya just love this card?? Oh my, as soon as I saw this set over at the Doodle Factory I just had to have it. Did I mention I LOOOOVVVVEEE Halloween? Isn't she a hoot!!


And do you see what I got over the weekend??? Yup, the new Martha Stewart spider web border and corner punches. I couldn't believe that Michael's had them. I got the last corner punch so I felt pretty lucky. They do make a nice mat, don't they? Oh, and if you have any of these punches, I found that in order to get them to make a perfect square or rectangle, you have to cut your paper at a minimum of 3 1/4" and go up in 1 3/4" increments from there. Example: 3 1/4" x 5" or like for my card, I used a 5" x 5" square.
For the card base, I started with a piece of purple cardstock and layered some lime green Bazzil Bling CS on top. Then I layered the SU Basic Black piece punched with my new spider web punches. The DP is from K & Company and I picked it up last year at my LSS. This paper is SO cool. It's flocked and it really looks like a night sky doesn't it? I stamped my witch with some Momento Tuxedo Black and colored her with my Copics. I added a little Stickles to the stars and then adhered a few dimensionals to make her pop off the sky! I stamped the sentiment from the set onto the same purple cardstock and added a button with some lime green thread and she's all set! Leave a comment below and let me know what you think of her. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - DoodleFactory; CS - SU Basic Black, Bazzil Bling; Copics; DP - K & Company; Punch - Martha Stewart Spider Web Border & Corner; Button

Bellarific Friday Sketch

It's Friday!! Hoot-hoot!! Don't ya loooovve Fridays??? I do, I do, I do!!


Here is my card for the Bellarific Friday Sketch. This sketch is by Paula and I think my design turned out FABULOUS! Don't you?



You gotta love Stella. She's my favorite image from StampingBella. I have just about ALL the Stella's. She's such a cutie! Ok, so I stamped my "Spoooky Stella" onto some SU Very Vanilla and colored her with my Copics. I used some chalk ink to sponge around the edges of her and cut her out with my square Nestie. The card base is SU Basic Black and the DP is from Flair Designs. I embossed the cardstock on the bottom half with my Cuttlebug embossing folder "spiderweb" and then used some light gray chalk ink to go over the raised embossed web so it would stand out more. You can click on the image and see the detail of the embossing folder. I also used my Martha Stewart border punch (fence) on the top edge of the same piece and then tied some Jillibean Soup ribbon around the middle. And to add a little bling to Stella, I added some Glamour Dust to her wand and crown. Can't have her going out without some SPAH'KLE, now can we?? The phrases are actually rub ons from Making Memories. On our way to CHA last week, my friends asked me about CB embossing folders and rub ons. I thought to myself, I haven't used either in I don't know how long. So, Linda and Cathy, this is for YOU! Nothing like dragging out some of those OLDIES but GOODIES, huh? Ok, leave me a comment below and let me know what you think of my first Halloween card and I hope you all have a GREAT weekend!

Supplies:

Rubber Stamp-StampingBella; DP-Flair Designs; CS-SU Very Vanilla & Basic Black; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder "Spider Web"; ColorBox Chalk Ink; Ribbon-Jillibean Soup; Punch-Martha Stewart Border "Fence"; Copics

See, I can make nice cards sometimes...

...it's just not that often. My friend JoAnn loves ANY and ALL flower stamps. It's so funny when we go shopping together, I head for the funny stuff and she heads for the frilly stuff. We always get a chuckle out of that.


These little Thank You cards are for my Mother in Law. I have the BEST Mother in Law in the whole wide world - she's such a SWEETIE. She recently needed some Thank You cards so I thought, "hey, I can do that for you." I love being able to help her with things. I picked up these Lockhart images over at Ellen Hutson, LLC. Ellen has a fantastic store and lots of Lockhart stamps. One thing about ordering from Ellen is, she ships FAST. I mean REALLY fast!! I ordered these Friday and had them on Monday. Wow! These cards are the regular A1 note card size and I used my Martha Stewart border punch on the bottom of the front panel. I printed a sentiment inside and then ran them back through the printer for the front sentiment. Then I stamped the images and colored them with my Lyra pencils. Since this is just a single piece of cardstock with no layers, you would see the Copics bleed through on the inside of the card, so I used the pencils instead. This is the first time I've ever used FlowerSoft. I really like the look. It's on the far back image, on the purple flowers (whatever they are!). Can you tell I'm NOT a yard person? Hate, hate, hate yardwork! This is about as close as I get to dirt. He-he! I made 20 of these little guys, so needless to say - I'm pooped!! Ok, let me know what you think and have a great day!

Here are a few close ups:



Supplies:
Rubber Stamps - Lockhart; Punch - Martha Stewart; Lyra Pencils; FlowerSoft