BC143 - Spring is in the Air

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Spring has Sprung (almost) - Happy Friday, Today the Blogger Challenge theme is:

"Think Spring" and with the 1st Day of Spring arriving tomorrow (20th) it's very fitting that we honor this lovely season.  Spring is my favorite season of the year and since I was born on the first day of Spring I really love it!

For this card I chose another "no stamping" card.  I've had these wonderful fabric stickers (Hot off the Press) for a couple of years now and this one just shouted out spring to me.  Isn't it sweet.  I decided to pair it up with some Sweet Pea designer paper from SU and some soft colors (Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Pretty in Pink.  I stitched around the tag (it's a little uneven because my machine just won't work right. For some reason the thread bunches up on me.)
I frayed some Eggplant grosgrain ribbon and tied it on my tag, added some felt and prima flowers, a punched border and some pink jewels to complete my card.  I also embossed the pale plum layer with the Moroccan Screen embossing folder.  I chose to leave off a sentiment and let the tag speak for itself as to the theme.

Be sure to click on the BC icon on my sidebar and check out all the other members wonderful Spring cards/creations.  Have a great weekend and HAPPY SPRING!

I've included a picture of Coleen and her bouquet of Spring Tree blooms that she picked on our walk this week. 

Say it in Green n Blue

Hi,  Hope you are all having a wonderful week.  It's time for this weeks Annabelle Challenge and our theme this week is,

"Say it in Green and Blue."  I did double duty with this card as it's my very first time doing the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge on Karen Giron's blog (SSSC60).  I loved this sketch and thought it would work well with these fun flowers from the Annabelle stamp line (Floral Stems) The sentiment is from: (Flowers With Love). 

My card stock colors are: Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron and Very Vanilla.  The patterned paper is by (Cosmo Cricket).  I colored the flowers with Copic Markers (B21 Baby Blue, YR21 Cream, and YG00 Mimosa Yellow).  I added Olive Sprinkles to the flower centers.  The border strip is the Scallop Punch from SU) I added Olive Twill ribbon (SU retired) and some dark green embroidery thread tied in knots.

Please stop by the Annabelle Blog and check out the other DT members cards by clicking on their links.  Don't forget you still have 1 week left on the current Sketch Challenge and a chance to win the stamp set Flourishes available from Annabelle Stamps.

CIC50 Shamrock Wishes

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!  -  Even though I'm not Irish I still like to celebrate the day by wearing green.

Here is my card for this weeks Cupcake Inspiration Challenge.  What a fitting cupcake for St. Patrick's day.
I wanted to create a card that could be used for something besides a St. Patrick's Day card and I think this works.  I wanted a "linen" like feel to match the napkins and just had to include a shamrock of some kind. 
My little (Gnome or Leprechaun) is from Stampendous.  I colored him with Prisma Colored Pencils and paper pieced the hat.  I added some glitter (Sea from Art Institute) to the Shamrock.
My colors are:  Card Stock: Sage Shadow (SU) Light Beige is from a piece of Chocolate Box Core-dinations.  The patterned piece is one I've had in my stash forever and had no company listed on the back.  The (Wish) sentiment is a $1 find (Inkadinkado) and was stamped with Sage Shadow ink.  The eyelet lace is from my stash as well.  The brads are from Paper Hedgehog and the flowers are Prima's.
I distessed the edges with a paper distressing tool (SU).

BC142 - Songbird Birthday Wishes

It's Friday and time for the Blogger Challenge.  This weeks theme is, Birthdays (we all have them and we all need cards for them).  Since I was late getting started on my card due to hand issues (yes they get sore and some days they hurt more then others) I opted for a non-stamped card today.

I can't take credit for this design since it's largely cased from a card made by the fabulous Kim Hughes out of the current Stamp It Cards issues (Page 16).  She stamped a bird image, I chose to punch mine using the new SU XL Two-Step bird punch currently available in the Occasions Mini Catalog. 

The paper I used for this card is from the Sweet Pea Designer series pack also available in the Occasions Mini catalog as are the Sweet Pea felt flowers that I used.

The sentiment is a rub-on from the Chit Chat rub-ons (SU).  I did use 3 Olive Sprinkles available from Annabelle Stamps.   The ribbon is retired SU and the birds eye is a tiny Zva pearl from Hope Stamps Eternal.

I hope you enjoy this card as I think it's perfect for a Spring time birthday.  Don't forget to check out the other BC members blogs (click on the Icon on my sidebar) and check out their fabulous birthday creations.

A breath of Spring - absc17

Hi and welcome to the newest Annabelle sketch challenge. It's PRIZE time again and this time the prize is the set, "Flourishes" available here which is a fun set to use for adding "bling" to your cards.

For my card this week I chose the set, (Flowers With Love). I watercolored the floral image and added some shimmer with a Spica glitter pen. Doesn't it look pretty?  My card base is Regal Rose layered with Kiwi Kiss.  The designer paper (which I just love) is by, My Mind's Eye and is part of the Penny Lane collection.  I also used the Sanded BG stamp (SU) and added Blossom sprinkles for my bling.

Remember the contest now runs 2 full weeks so everyone will have plenty of time to play.  You can leave a link to your card via Mr. Linky at the Annabelle Blog We'd love to see your take on this great sketch.

BC141 - Shamrock Blessings

If you are here for the Annabelle, "Say it with...Cake" challenge look here

Now on to the Blogger Challenge this week.  This week was a "color" challenge:
Greens/White (Neutrals as needed).

First up I used "Black" as my neutral color.
I won this wonderful stamp set, (Shamrock Blessings) from Our Craft Lounge and just had to ink it up for this challenge.

I stamped the shamrocks with Kiwi Kiss ink on Whisper White card stock and stamped the sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Then I layered this onto Old Olive card stock cut with Labels 8 Nestabilitie Dies.
I added three 3mm Black Currant Sprinkles from (Annabelle Stamps)  These are so gorgeous you really need to see them in real life to truly appreciate how pretty they are.
My background papers are from Stampin'Up! I also embossed a piece of whisper white card stock with the Moroccan Screen embossing folder.  The ribbon is black velvet from a retired SU ribbon pack.

For my 2nd card I was inspired by a card from the current Paper Crafts magazine (March/April) issue made by Maile Belles (Page 63).

I liked the layout but changed a few things to make this card my own.

Again I used the Shamrock Blessings stamp set from Our Craft Lounge.

For this card I chose, Kraft card stock as my Neutral color.  I stamped the shamrocks in, Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive and Always Artichoke inks and punched them out with a square punch and mounted them onto matching card stock.  I embossed a piece of Kraft card stock with the Houndstooth embossing folder.  The sentiment was stamped with Kiwi Kiss and the "Lucky" portion colored with an Always Artichoke marker.  I added a piece of DP from SU and tied some Linen thread around it.  Then I used an Old Olive Felt flower, a White Flower and a Button (all SU) as an embellishment.

I really had fun with both these cards and hope you enjoy them.  Be sure to stop by the BC members blogs (click on the icon on my sidebar) and check out their great cards as well using this color scheme.

Say it With....Cake and CIC48

"Strawberry Fields Forever"

Hello!  It's time for this weeks Annabelle Challenge and we are doing something different this week.  Since we are now doing the "Sketch" challenge (bimonthly) on the opposite weeks we will be doing cards based on themes, color schemes etc...to start off we have the theme:  Say It With....Cake.

I'm also combining this challenge with this weeks Cupcake Inspiration Challenge on Hope Stamps Eternal.  Aren't those cupcakes divine!  What could be more yummy then ripe, juicy red strawberries.  Make's my mouth water just thinking about it.  Of course those who know me well know that I am a HUGE fan of the fruit and that I picked them to earn money every summer from the time I was 11 till I graduated from High School.  That's a lot of strawberry picking but you know I never got tired of the fruit even after spending my summers out in the hot sun or having to pick in a wet field after it rained.  I can't wait each summer for the berries to riped so we can enjoy delicious Strawberry shortcake.

My card features the awesome Annabelle Stamp set,  Jasmine's Cupcake.  I think she's perfect for both challenges. She's mainly colored with Copic Markers (the few that I have) and yes I need lots of work using them.  Her hair though was colored with an SU Marker (Creamy Caramel) as the only brown Copic I have was much to dark for what I wanted.  I paper pieced the dress with a piece of DP from (Cut-it-Up) called Green Salt.  To make the frosting fluffy I used Light Pink Puff Stitch by Color Point and some Candy Pink Glitter (Art Institute).  The bows were raised using foam mounting tape.

I punced 3 flowers with my SU punch and added yellow brads.  They go perfect with the blossoms from the inspiration cupcake.  I'm not sure who makes the red/white polka dot dp (wish I could give you the source) and I added dots to the Real Red piece with the Swiss Dot embossing Folder.

Other Colors, Pretty in Pink, Glorious Green, Whisper White.

Ric-Rac (isn't that pretty) from JoAnns for only $1 for 9 feet! 

Be sure to visit the Annabelle Blog as there is still time to participate in last weeks Sketch Challenge - Up for grabs is the fun stamp set,  I Can Fly  and you can also join in on our theme this week using any stamps you have as long as you use "cake" of some kind on your card.  Leave us a link via Mr. Linky so we can check out your delicious creations.

absc16 - Blooms of Pink

Hello,  Hey it's (Friday) well at least in Australia and by now you know what that means.  Yep, it's time for the Annabelle Sketch Challenge.

For my card today I chose stamps from, (Flowers For You).  The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and this time I colored them with Stampin Pastel Chalks (SU).  I highlighted the flower centers and edge of the circle with Frosted Lace stickles.  I stamped the vase on Designer Paper and layered it over the original with dimensional tape. 

PLEASE stop by the Annabelle Blog and see what the other DT members have created using this sketch.  Don't forget you can try this sketch yourself and leave a link (Mr. Linky) for us so we can check out your creation too.  There will be a prize involved: (I Can Fly) stamp set and you have 2 weeks for this challenge.  So Hop To it & create!!!

Card Stock:  Pretty in Pink, Baja Breeze (textured), Close To Cocoa, Whisper White.
Designer Paper: Afternoon Tea (retired SU).
Ink: Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip
Other: Nestabilitie Dies, Light Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Frosted Lace Stickles, Blossom Pink Sprinkles.

CIC47 These Mice are "sew" nice!

Oh YUM!...don't these sweet cupcakes makes you "sew" hungry! (Sorry couldn't help myself).  Of course you know what this means, Yep, it's time for this weeks Cupcake Inspiration Challenge from Hope Stamps Eternal. 

When I first saw these delightful looking cupcakes I immediately knew which stamp I wanted to use for my card.  It's one that I've had in my stash forever.  It's probably one of the first stamps that I ever bought so I'm guessing it's at least 15 years old.  The stamp is called, Crafty Mice and is from Great Impressions.

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Prisma Colored Pencils.   My card stock colors are:  Regal Rose, Baja Breeze (textured) and Whisper White.  Designer Paper Patterns:  Afternoon Tea by SU-retired and Allson Ellis Designs.  That is the pink patterned paper which I over stamped in Regal Rose ink using the Fine Lace BG stamp-retired SU.  Then I added few stitching with a White Gel pen.  The sentiment was stamped with Close to Cocoa ink and is from Hero Arts.

I also used some Prima Flowers and Button Brads to complete my card along with some Cream Grosgrain ribbon.

Be sure to stop by Hope's Blog and check out what other people are doing with this yummy inspiration photo and why not give it a try yourself.

BC139 - Hippity Hop, Easter's On it's way

If you are here for the Annabelle Sketch challenge click HERE    -  Today is also Blogger Challenge day and this month we had a sketch to use.  Isn't it a great sketch.  I didn't want to do a lot of stamping because my hand just can't handle it right now so I chose to use an adorable dimensional sticker (Sandylion Essentials) that I've had for some time now.

I paired it up with some fabulous Designer paper (SU) called, Sweet Pea.  I think it's so pretty and so spring like.  We could all use a breath of fresh spring air.  Since Easter is coming up I also decided to make this into an Easter card.  The Happy Easter stamp if from Holidays and Wishes by SU.

Card Stock:  Rose Red, Old Olive, Pretty n Pink

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Other:  Flower Punch (retired SU), Scallop Punch (SU), So Saffron Brads, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Foam Mounting Tape

Dimensional Sticker (Sandylion).

Nestabilitie Dies.

Don't forget to click on the BC icon on my sidebar and stop by the other members blogs to leave them some comment lovin.  Have a great weekend.

To Post or Not to Post...That is the Question

It's been a bit of a "trying" week for me due to my Carpal Tunnel issues.  I'm late posting for the Annabelle Sketch challenge and I wasn't even sure I was going to participate.  I went in yesterday and got my 2nd Cortisone shot (they only last me about 3-4 weeks) and this morning my hand was feeling halfway normal so I went ahead and finished my card. 

The sketch this week was hard for me.  Those scallops threw me for a loop but I managed to get them done.  I'm combining two challenges today.  Anymore I try to do that to save wear and tear on the hand.  Which by the way I'm scheduled for surgery on April 8th so hopefully once that is over and I heal up I'll be back to stamping without pain again.  I look forward to that.

This card also is for Hope's Cupcake Inspiration Challenge.  I love the Hot Pink/Chocolate color combo so that's what I drew my inspiration from for this card.   I used stamps from Annabelle's Floral Stems and Flowers with Love (the sentiment) for this card.               Card Stock:  Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Designer Paper by Bo Bunny.  I wrapped some chocolate ric-rack around my scallop, added Blossom Sprinkles for my "bling" and spritz my flowers with Melon Mambo ink using the Color Spritzer tool.

Ink used,  Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo.  I also used Oval Punches.

Please stop by the Annabelle Blog to check out the othe DT members cards.  They are really awesome!

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

absc016 - Easter Blessings

Hello!  Are you ready for another Annabelle Sketch?  Well the wait is over...here is the newest Annabelle Sketch absc014 - Isn't it fun!  I really liked this sketch and hope you do as well.
While summer is winding down in Australia it's still winter here in the USA and while we've had a pretty mild one here where I live there are plenty of people in the mid-west and back east that have had more then their fair share of SNOW and WINTER.  So for my card today I chose to use some brighter, cheery colors to help brighten things up for those longing for spring.
The stamp set I used today is called, (Flowers for You) and features a number of floral images, several vases and sentiments as well.  Since Daffodils are one of my flowers in spring I chose the for my card.  I paired everything up with my patterned paper from the Lemonade collection by Basic Grey.  I paper pieced the vase and sponged in some color around the flowers.  Then I added a bit of sparkle with my "Quickie Glue Pen" and some Baby's Breath Glitter (Art Institute).  For my "bling" I used 2 sizes of the gorgeous Blossom Sprinkles.  The ribbon was a little "thank you" from an order I had placed at Ellen Hutson's store.  It went so well with my colors I just had to use it.

Now don't forget to stop by the Annabelle Blog and check out what the other DT members have done with this fabulous sketch and don't forget to try it yourself and leave a link (Mr. Linky) so we can check it out too.

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.

BC136 Love Bot Birthday

Hooray it's Friday! - I've come to appreciate Friday's now that I have my weekends FREE from watching Coleen. Don't get me wrong as I adore my Granddaughter but it's nice just to have some kick back "me" time over the weekend. Since I haven't posted personal pictures on this blog in awhile I'm sharing 2 pictures today from Coleen's first "kids" party which we held for her last Saturday. The first one is her showing off a new dress that great-grandma (Granny) gave her. The other is her whacking her Dora the Explorer Pinata. She'd been telling us that she wanted a Pinata for her birthday since Halloween of last year! 

Now back to stamping...For the BC Challenge this week the theme was (Birthdays) and since I wanted to do another card for the CIC Challenge using a Robot Image I decided to combine the two challenges.  I found this fun (Digi) Robot image from JD Digi Designs.com and just couldn't resist purchasing it. 

The colors and papers are exactly the same as this card: since I am trying to use up my designer paper in a more efficient manner this year.   I did add Red Glitter (Art Institute) and some punched Yellow stars and Orange Brads to this card.  The sentiment is from SU.

What was really cute is that once Coleen saw this card she wanted to make one just like it for her little friend, Carter (He goes to the same Pre-school she does) so below is her version of this card.  She made it all herself.

I hope you've enjoyed this post and don't forget to check out the other DT members by clicking on the Blogger Icon on my sidebar.

absc12 - Just Because

Welcome to the newest Annabelle Sketch Challenge.  Isn't this a "fun" sketch.  I wasn't able to participate in last weeks sketch challenge so I'm happy that I was able to get a card ready for this week.  For my card I used 3 of the newest Annabelle Stamp Sets.  The flowers are from:  Floral Stems (ABS014), The sentiment is from: Flowers With Love (ABS016) and the border/bling is from: Build-a-Bling (ABS012). 

What's great about the Build-a-Bling stamp set is that you can use them as a "guide" for adding your bling but you can also use them for creating unique borders or mix and match them with the bling like I've done here on this card.

In keeping with one of my goals this year to use up my patterned paper I'm once again using the patterns seen in this post:

I love how bright and cheery the colors look and the sparkle on the DCWV paper is just wonderful. 

Don't forget to stop by the other DT members blogs and the Annabelle Blog and leave everyone some comment "lovin" because it's always nice to hear that you like what you are seeing. 

Card Details: Card Stock: Basic Black, Dusty Durango (which was incorrectly called Melon Mambo in the post I just mentioned.), Crushed Curry, Watercolor Paper and DP from DCWV and BoBunny.
Ink: Tuxedo Memento Black, Ink Pads and Aqua Painter from SU
Other: Oval Punches (Marvy), Black Currant Sprinkles 4mm from Annabelle Stamps,
Swiss Dot Embossing Folder, Embroidery Floss, Paper Piercing Tool, Faom mounting tape.

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.

BC135 Oh Lolli Pop!

Hello & Happy Friday.  I wasn't sure about being able to participate in today's Blogger Challenge but here I am.  This card is also for the Hope Stamps Eternal Cupcake Inspiration Challenge (CIC42)

Don't you just love how bright, cheery and fun those yummy cupcakes look.  I drew inspiration from the colors.  - For the Blogger Challenge we were to use Punches, Diecuts.  I've used Nestabilitie Dies, Flower Punch and Moroccan Lace Punches on this card.

I finally had a chance to ink up my Lolli Anya (The Greeting Farm) stamp that I purchased some time back.  I think she is so "sweet" and cute.
The sentiment is from SU.

Designer Paper, Die Cuts With A View.
Card Stock: Melon Mambo, Summer Sun, Paper Trey Select and Brushed Gold (SU)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Prisma Color Pencils
Other: Flower with button (Sassafras) Brads from Pink Hedgehog Crafts, Glitter from Art Institute, Spica Glitter Pens.

BE SURE TO STOP BY THE OTHER BC MEMBERS BLOGS (Click on the Icon on my sidebar) and see their fabulous punched creations.

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.

absc10 - "Bling it on!"

If you are here for the 3CT Challenge click HERE

Wow it's RELEASE DAY over at Annabelle Stamps
and you are in for a real treat.  There are 5 new stamp sets and lots of great (Bling) with new Sprinkles, Pearls & even Twinkling H2O's so be sure to check it all out.

Also don't forget to go to the Annabelle Blog to see the new sketch challenge and what the DT did with the sketch.  You won't be disappointed.

For my card I chose 2 of the new stamp sets.  The first set is Flowers With Love - It's a beauty with several whimsical style flowers and some great sentiments as well. 

Since my mom's birthday is this coming Monday I decided to use this as her birthday card so this week she doesn't get to see the Annabelle Sketch Challenge since I want her card to be a surprise.

Now take a peek at the lower left corner of this card.  Do you see all that gorgeous BLING!  Well there are two new sets designed specifically for using bling (in this case some lovely Blossom Sprinkles).  When you use these stamps they give you the perfect placement for whatever type of bling you might want to use.  I know one of the DT members mentioned using them as a guide for using Perfect Pearls (that sounds neat).  You could also use them for creating unique backgrounds as well.  The set I used is called, Flourishes.  I chose to only add my bling at every other dot so you can see the dots in the Kiwi ink showing along with the pretty blossom sprinkles.
My image was watercolored and I raised up one of the flowers using dimensional tape.  I also added a sprinkle and some glitter to the center of the flower.
My designer paper is from the Mimosa Line by S.E.I.  - I just love the colors.  You can see another card I made with this same paper HERE

Now it's your turn to try this great sketch out.  Be sure to leave a link on the Annabelle Blog so we can see your creations.  Hope you've enjoyed your visit and don't forget to head over to see all the new stuff at Annabelle Stamps.  Have a great day!

3CT47 - Baby It's Cold Outside and TESC97

Hello!  Well it's time once again for the 3CT Challenge.   This week Kerry chose the theme: "Baby it's COLD outside" or Winter themed cards.  Many of you have been experiencing severe snow storms, ice storms, and extremely cold weather and while we long for Spring let's just enjoy the season for what it is.  Me I'm not so much a fan of winter but luckily for us we've had very little snow this winter.  It's been cold though so I'm more then ready for some warmer temperatures.  In the mean time for my card this week I chose this sweet little cat image from Whipper Snapper Designs (Cozy Critters) designed by the fabulous Anna Wight.  I found some paper that I fell in love with today and based my color scheme around it.  The paper is called Alpine Fashion and is made by KI Memories.    I also chose to use this weeks sketch from Taylored Expressions (TESC97) but flipped the sketch to fit my design.

Don't forget to stop by Three Clover Designs and check out the other DT members cards.  Why not drop by their blog too and leave some comment lovin!

Other Details:  Card Stock: Chocolate Chip, Close To Cocoa, Baja Breeze, Shimmery White.  Stamps by Whipper Snapper, Designer Paper KI Memories.

Snowflake Punch by Martha Stewart, Chocolate Brad from Pink Hedgehog Paper Crafts, Swiss Dot Embossing Folder, Circle Nestabilitie Dies, Blossom Pink Glitter Pen (Spica), White Liquid Applique.

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.