PP675 - To the One I Love and NBUS#59

 Welcome. - I finally got around to working on a card for one of the challenges this week.

Today I'm joining the Paper Players for PP675 theme challenge.

 

 NBUS #59

Here is the card that I made:

 

 

 For this card I used a new die (Cats) that I received as a gift and I don't know the company name.  I also used a sentiment stamp from Hero Arts (love, stamp & cut - DC175) for the first time.

Details: Card Stock: Basic Black, Basic White, Real Red and Pink

Cat Die, Heart Die Border (SU-Many Hearts Die set). Designer Paper from my stash, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Puffy Heart Stickers, Swiss Dot Embossing Folder & Foam tape.

 

I hope you like this card as much as I do.  Of course being a cat lover this one just made me feel good.

 

 

Flourishes Heavy Metal Challenge

Today I am sharing a card I made for the Flourishes Heavy Metal Challenge.

I won the stamp set, Tokens of Affection and had yet to ink it up so I thought why not do so now. I've been doing a lot of fall related cards lately so it was a nice change of pace to do something different.

Here is my card:

I embossed the little "love machine" robot with VersaMark ink and Detail Silver Embossing Powder. She was colored with Copic Markers (Y21, YR24, R59 and BG23)I added some sparkle to the hearts with a Lipstick Spica Glitter pen.
I masked the image and sponged on some Cool Caribbean ink, added some Prima flowers and a heart gem then mounted it on Black card stock.

The sentiment was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
I used Brushed Silver Card stock and Silver Cording along with some Pewter Heart to complete the look of Metal on my card.

The papers are from My Minds Eye - Stella & Rose pattern.
Card Base is Bermuda Bay.

I'll be saving this one back to give to hubby come next Valentine's Day. Nothing like being prepared huh!

BC199 - Love is in the air

Hello and Happy Friday!
Please take a moment to scroll down and view the AnnaBelle Challenge (Say it with Polka Dots) cause I really like how my card turned out! - Pop back by on Sunday as we begin "Sneak Peeks" for the next Release this coming week.

Now it's time for the Blogger Challenge and our theme this week is: LOVE....What says "Love" more then a Valentine Card!

For this card I dusted off an old SU set: Loving Hearts and created this funky little Valentine.
Card Base: Whisper White
Layered with, Basic Black, XOXO DP-DCWV
Next up a Distressed panel of Whisper White and a Punched Border of Real Red on which the heart border was stamped in Basic Black ink.

The sentiment is retired SU and was embossed with Black EP.
Punch SU
The main heart was stamped with Real Red ink, distressed with Basic Black ink and mounted with foam tape.

I even did the inside of the card:

Pretty quick and easy to make.

You can give this challenge a try yourself by linking up here:



Have a great weekend.

BC197 - Black, Red and White Color Challenge

Welcome to the Blogger Challenge. As you can see from my post Title today's theme is a color challenge (Red, Black and White). This is one of my all time favorite color combo's.

For my card today I chose another of the images from There She Goes (Love Birds) set.
I plan to give this card to hubby for Valentine's Day. Good thing he never visits my blog.

It's all pretty self-explanatory so if you have any questions feel free to email me.

Card Details:
Stamps: Love Birds - There She Goes clear stamps
Card Stock: Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White
Designer Paper - Source Unknown - Borrowed this scrap piece from my mom.
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers - I really would love lessons on how to use these properly. I also need better cs to color as SU's Whisper White really doesn't work that great with Copics.
Loopy Punch - Martha Stewart
Heart Gems - Hero Arts
Heart Button
Black Grosgrain Ribbon - SU
Black Thread
Paper Distressing Tool
Black Thread

Check out the other BC members blogs and see what they did with these colors. You can find their enteries here:

BC138 - A Valentine for You

HAPPY FRIDAY! - It's Blogger Challenge day and today we are sharing cards/projects with a Valentine theme.

For my card today I chose this adorable turtle digi image which I received for FREE from Karen's Doodles  I just love how cute this image is.  Karen has a bunch of wonderful digi images so if you haven't checked her site out yet hurry on over, it's worth checking into.

I colored my image with Prisma Color pencils, blended with Gamsol.
For this card I once again chose the Basic Grey Lemonade DP.  I liked this pattern because it reminded me of the patterns on the turtle's shell.  Card Stock Colors:
Melon Mambo, Kiwi Kiss, Regal Rose, Whisper White.
Accesories: Ribbon from Ellen Hutson, Nestabilties Dies, Love Charm from Making Memories.

Don't forget to click on the BC Icon on my sidebar to check out the other members blogs and see their wonderful Valentine's.  Have a great weekend and don't forget to show some love to those you care about.  God Bless

CIC44 - Hugs and Kisses

Whew I made it and with time to spare.  I wasn't sure I'd get this done in time to participate in this weeks Cupcake Inspiration Challenge but I did it!

Wow there's a lot going on with these cupcakes.  I really liked Hope's comment...
looks like Valentine's Day blew up, right???  That really made me chuckle.  I wasn't sure how I was going to pull this one off as it's really hard to find DP that matches that explosion of color.

I did find a piece of DP in my stash from KI Memories that I felt was pretty close so I went with that.

My focal image is from a retired SU set (Alphabet Soup) which I had yet to ink up.  I colored the letters with various SU markers to match the colors of the inspiration photo.
The sketch I used is an old TECC sketch

 I embossed the Lavender Lace panel with the Hearts Embossing Folder and added some ribbon from Papertrey ink and a heart charm (Making Memories) to complete my card.  I think it turned out pretty cute (if I do say so myself).

Card Stock: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Lavender Lace, Whisper White, Pink Passion.

Ink: Lavender Lace, Pretty in Pink, Yoyo Yellow, Certainly Celery, Real Red

Other: Scallop Border Punch (SU), Nestabiltie Dies, Heart Embossing Folder, Heart Charm, Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Mounting tape

BC137 - Red Bird

Hey it's Friday!  We all know by now that means it's time for the Blogger Challenge of the week.  This week is a color scheme challenge...Red, Black and White.  This happens to be one of my favorite color combo's.  I always find these 3 colors to be very striking to look at.

My card this week features absolutely NO stamping at all.  Instead I chose to use my new bird punch from SU as the focal point of my card. 

The details are pretty much self explanatory so I'll just list the card ingredients and you can figure the rest out.  If you have questions you can always email me.

Don't forget to click on the Blogger Icon on my sidebar to check out the other members blogs to see their creations using this color scheme.

Card Stock: Basic Black, Real Red
Designer Paper, Flower pattern by Doodlebug design.  Dotted pattern (source unknown)
Punches by SU - Bird Punch and Scallop border
Chilli Heart Sprinkles and Black Current Sprinkle from Annabelle Stamps
Red Ribbon - Offray
Swiss Dot Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Provo Craft)
Foam Mounting tape.

absc13 - Valentine Roses

 Hello!  How has your week been?

                                                                                      

Mine hasn't been to bad all things considered.  I've been having some issues with my left hand and ended up needing a Cortisone shot to ease up the burning pain that I was having.  I am however doing okay and hoping the shot will last for awhile.  This is pretty much the same thing I went through last year with the Carpal Tunnel problems in my right hand so I'm pretty sure that sometime this year I'll probably be having another surgery.

But you didn't come here for that...So let's move on to today's Annabelle Sketch Challenge (absc13).  When I first saw this sketch I was like...What am I going to do? I don't own any large heart punches or Dies so I opted to use a different shape for my card.

I love how soft and delicate this card looks.

As you can see from the sketch this weeks, "bling" is the Flourish part of the sketch and what could be more perfect for creating these lovely flourishes then the stamp set, (Flourishes) which shows you how you can add the perfect placement for your bling.  On my card I decided to use it as a background stamp and only added a few gorgeous Blossom Pink Heart Sprinkles for my bling. 

I also used the Rose trio stamp from (Flowers for You).  I colored the flowers with markers and added some subtle sparkle to them with a Blossom pink Spica Glitter pen.  My sentiment was computer generated. 

Card stock: Kiwi Kiss (SU retired), Regal Rose, Gable Green, Whisper White

DP - DCWV

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Kiwi Kiss

Other: Nestabilitie Dies, Sprinkles, Scallop Punch SU, Paper Piercing Tool.

Don't forget to visit the Annabelle Blog and check out what the other DT members created using this sketch.

3CT48 - Luv Bug

Welcome to 3CT Challenge. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage, kick back and enjoy the view.  For this week's challenge Kerry asked the DT to create a card using 2 different images (words don't count).  I wanted to use one of my new $1 stamps from Inkadinkado that I picked up at JoAnn's.  They are all so adorable and just perfect for Valentine's Day.  With that in mind I decided to combine this challenge with the current CIC43 over on Hope's Blog brought to you this week from Bake Inc.  That little Robot is just so cute and adorable.  Wouldn't you know it I don't own a single Robot related stamp (shocking huh?) What's a girl to do...go with that bright cheery color scheme instead.

My papers are from BoBunny and Imaginisce (Green Polka Dots)  The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils.  I also used my new SU Scallop Trim punch and some jewels from Zva Creative found here:

My card is a bit off the norm for me and I'm not entirely sure I like it but as they say, "It is what it is." so that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Be sure to check out Kerry's Blog and see what the other DT members created this week.  Also stop by Hope's blog and see who was chosed for the new Sweetie's DT.

BC134 along with some MojoMonday

Wow another week over!  I've been slowly but surely recovering from a horrible case of Bronchitis this week and while I'm still not 100% I'm feeling much better then last week.                     For today's Blogger Challenge Lise picked a color theme: (Pink/Brown/White) - Pretty easy right? Well let's just say I had ZERO pink & brown patterned paper and had to go in search of some for the challenge.  The LSS had none (image that) so I ended up trying JoAnn's and found a pattern that I thought would work.  It's one by Colorbok.  I chose to use this weeks Mojo Monday sketch as my starting point.

Once again I've used another $1 stamp from Inkadinkado that I bought at JoAnn's.  I hope you aren't tired of them yet as I still have several more that I plan to use.

I colored the Beaver with Prisma Color Pencils and added some subtle sparkle to the heart with my new Blossom Pink Spica Glitter Pen.

Other Details:
Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Close To Cocoa, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.
Ribbon: Flirty Desinger Series (SU retired)
Heart Punch, Circle Nestabilitie Dies, Pink Heart Sprinkle (Annabelle Stamps).

Be sure to click on the Blogger Challenge Icon on my sidebar and check out what the other members created with this color combo.  Hope you have a wonderful weekend.

CIC41 - Monkey Love

Are you ready to be "inspired!"  Take a look at these delectably delightful cupcakes brought to you by Snowy for this weeks Cupcake Inspiration Challenge over on Hope Stamps Eternal.  I just love the wonderful color these cupcakes have so I pulled my inspiration from the colors and the lines in the frosting/cupcake wrappers.

I wanted to use another of the cute $1 stamps from Inkadinkado that I found at JoAnn's.  Isn't this Monkey just adorable!  The paper I picked is from S.E.I.'s Mimosa line.  I think the colors in this pattern (Margarita Glitter) match the colors of the cupcake's icing pretty darn close. 
I chose this TESC sketch as my starting point. 
The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Prisma Colored Pencils.  I raised the monkey's head up with dimensional tape for some added interest. 
At the bottom I added 3 small punched hearts and 3 gorgeous pink gem hearts (Annabelle Stamps).

I hope you'll visit Hope's blog and take a try at this fun cupcake challenge (Use of cupcake stamps not required) and be sure to leave some comment lovin to those who participate as well. 

BC133 - Love Grows

Edited to add that this challenge also fits one on the Clearly Delightful blog

Hello and Happy Friday!  Can you believe we've already concluded the first week of a New Year.   I've been sick for most of it having come down with Bronchitis just shortly after Christmas and no chance for medication until the 4th since my doctor was out of town.  I'm slowly starting to feel better but am so tired from all the coughing and just in general not feeling so chipper.              This week the Blogger Challenge is a SKETCH challenge.  If you're like me these are always fun to do because they give you a jump start on your card creating.  I think this one is really fun and lends itself to some great ideas.

For this card I chose to do a Valentine theme.  I recently purchased several $1 stamps (Inkadinkado) at JoAnn's and they are just so cute I had to start using them.

Isn't this little bunny sweet.

Since I'm trying harder this year to use up my Designer Paper in a more efficient manner I picked up some of the scraps left over from this card and went with the same color scheme.  I colored my bunny with Prisma Color pencils and paper pieced the heart.

The sentiment is from the same set only I left off the two little hearts that were on both sides and just used the (Love Grows) portion.  I hope you like this one as much as I did making it. 

Don't forget to check out all the other BC members blogs and see how they used this wonderful sketch.  If you would like to try this sketch yourself leave a link so I can check out your card.

Card Stock: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Barely Banana, Textured Green (Bazzill), Whisper White & DP by Basic Grey (Lemonade line).

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Color pencils

Other: Lace Punch MS, Heart Brads (source unknown), Word Window Punch,

Heart Embossing Folder.

absc009 - Love Blooms

    CLICK HERE TO SEE THIS WEEK 3CT Card:

           Hello & "Good Day" to you.  It's time once again for this weeks Annabelle Sketch Challenge.  I really liked this sketch.  You're in for a treat today as I am showing a "sneak peek" of some new Annabelle Stamps and products.  These will be released on January 15th and you're going to love them.

The set I'm previewing is called, (Flowers With Love) and features several different flowers that are whimsical and fun along with 5 Sentiment stamps for various occasions. I chose the Large and Small Rose images to use on my card. 

For my card I decided to use some patterned paper from Basic Grey (Eva) and based my colors off the paper.  My card base is Basic Black layered with Old Olive.  I stamped the Rose repeatedly on Watercolor Paper and watercolored the roses using Regal Rose, Rose Red and Old Olive ink pads and an Aqua Painter.  I stamped 3 seperate roses and cut them out and mounted them over the top of three of my roses.  I added a punched piece of Pretty In Pink, some ribbon by (Heidi Grace) and the designer paper.  Then I used the small rose image and the Love Blooms sentiment along with some new Sprinkles (Blackcurrant 3mm) and one Pink Heart (also new to the Annabelle line) and mounted these using circle Nestablities Dies. 

So now be sure to stop by the Annabelle Blog and see what the other DT members have created with this sketch.  You never know there might be some more "sneak peeks" of the new stuff.  You can also participate in the Sketch Challenge by using the Mr. Linky link on the Annabelle Blog.  We'd love to see what you come up with.