Try it out with a "T" #82

This week's challenge was a super easy one! Use 3 products from Susana's store as well as a stamp from her store!

Be sure to visit the store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see what the other design team members created!

I had to ink up another one of the new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Animapeeps! They are just too cute!! I chose Spot of Tea to work with today. I thought it also fitting to use the Tea at Elsie's Collection of paper too! I used some Prima flowers and then colored them with my copic and then sprayed them with Psstt Shimmer Spritz. I used my Viva Decor Cream Pearl Pen for the little pearls.

I used Sketch Saturday's Sketch for the week, Sketch #118.

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
• stamps: Spot of Tea, TAC sentiment,
• paper: PTI cardstock, SU cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Blush Blossom, SU Brilliant Blue
• others: copics, SU border punch, Prima flowers, Psstt Shimmer Spritz, Viva Decor Pearl Pen,

Oh my word!! You MUST see the new stamp line that Susana is carrying now!! Way too cute! I can not wait to order these! 
You can see the Pergamano Stamps- HERE!!!  Are they wonderful or what!!!

Spesch Designer Stamps- Stamp Sale!

Copied from the Spesch Designer Stamp Blog:

Sale

All clear stamps will be on sale from 31st August until

7th of September.

Prices will be $7USD each and the Engagement

stamp will be $6USD each. Be quick if you want them as

they will not be this price for long. 

Head on over to the store and get yours!!

I give up....

I have been trying to leave comments today on blogs but blogger is just not liking me as I keep getting an Error message so I am giving up for the day and will try again tomorrow or later. Just know I am looking at your creations and I appreciate you looking at mine!

Have a happy day!

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #5

Time for another Lollipop Crafts Challenge!! Before I get to today's challenge though I have some news~

I am now a full time design team member vs. a guest designer!! Yay! I look forward to designing for this fun challenge!

Onto the challenge for today~ Create a sympathy card. Hope you'll visit the Lollipop Crafts Challenge blog to see what the other team members have created and also to see how you can play along. 


I must admit this is not a favorite type of card for me to make but it is one we unfortunately must make from time to time. I kept mine very CAS (clean and simple).

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: PMS Faith, Hope, Love, and TAC With Sympathy for the sentiment
• paper: SU  cardstock,
• ink: SU Blush Blossom, SU Dusty Durango, SU Basic Brown
• others:

We are also sponsored this week by Fairy Knoll. The winner will receive 3 digis of their choice. The design team were provided with images to use, I didn't feel they were quite right for a sympathy card so here's a separate card using Magic.

supplies:

• card size: 5 x 5
• stamps: Digi Magic,
• paper: paper from my older than the hills stash,
• ink:
• others: copics, sizzlit primitive star die, bella baubles, Viva Decor Glitter liner, copic glitter pens,

Binkies Rule

This is another one of the super cute and sweet images from the latest release from Elisabeth Bell for SCACD! This one is Binkies Rule, how cute, right?

I was in a fun mood so I decided to color this little cutie pink. 

Here's the challenges I'm entering this into~

• Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #88
• Paper Cutz Challenge #56- use metal on your creations (a big congrats to my friend Kristie for making this DT!)
• CES Challenge Blog #1- Anything goes

Here's Mercy's sketch:

supplies:

• card size: 5x5
• stamps: Binkies Rule,
• paper: Cryogen white cardstock, Basic Grey Kioshi, SU cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Bashful Blue, SU Lavender Lace,
• others: copics, Queen & Co teeny tiny brads, Basic Grey brad, flowers from my stash, copic glitter pens,

On a side note, I treated myself to a birthday gift, a week early! I am now enrolled in Suzanne's, Color Me Creative Copic 1 class ! I decided that I wanted to learn more about these addicting markers and she is so talented! I must say, if you're on the edge about taking these classes, just do it! The amount of work that Suzanne has put into this is amazing!! I would recommend these classes to anyone!

Ahhh...Saturday!

I don't know why, but this week just really kicked my behind. I just couldn't "get it together". I didn't visit blogs, barely kept up with my card making and well, just was plain "out of it". 


I am so hopeful that this next week is MUCH better! Hehe! Especially since there are so many awesome things happening this week...be sure you check back often!!


But for today, I was looking at some challenges and spied a popular theme, back to school so I thought this Pure Innocence -You Make The Grade image would be perfect!

The challenges I'm entering this card into are~(I think this is a record number for me!! LOL!)

• Stamp Something: Back to School Somethings
• Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge #18: Back To School 
• Paper Garden Projects Fourth Friday Challenge: Falling For You- back to school and fall creations
• Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge: Back to School 
• Cute Card Thursday #127: Dying for a punch- no punches, nesties, or using Big Shot/Cuttlebug, etc. 

I paper pieced her skirt. Love the way the chalkboard came out! I had colored it and then stamped it with VersaMagic Cloud White but it didn't show up so I figured it needed to be darker, I colored over it and it faintly appeared so then I went over it with my white pen~ it looks just like chalk in real life. The sewing is faux as I was too lazy to move the sewing machine.

supplies:

• card size: 5 x 5
• stamps: PI You Make the Grade,
• paper: some from my older than dirt stash,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMagic Cloud White,
• other: copics, American Crafts White pen, Fiskars Ripple Decorative Scissors, TAC Angelee ribbon, buttons, SU marker, paper piercer, SU Mat pack,
  

Release day at SCACD!!

**this is my second post for today! Please scroll down to see my Makeup 4 The Weekend card**

Howdy!! Hope you all are having a fabulous Friday!! Today is the release day at Susana's store of the new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamps, The Animapeeps Collection! Such cute, cute stamps! Be sure to head on over and order yours today!!

Here's a few cards I made with these fun, cutie pie new stamps~

First up we have Just Ducky! Isn't she oh so adorable with her fun umbrella? (I know it's a frog or maybe it's a ladybug? Regardless, it is cute and fun!)

I stamped the umbrella twice and cut one out and put on pop dots for some fun dimension. I used my Tuxedo Smooch on the dots on the umbrella. 

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
• stamps: Just Ducky,
• paper: PTI cardstock, SU cardstock, DCWV Whimsy Stack,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, copic multiliner, nestabilities, Fiskars border punch, ribbon, Basic Grey buttons, scrappers floss, Tuxedo Smooch, 

Next I used the oh so sweet, Sweet Slumbers. Wish I could cozy up in a pea pod and take a little nap!!

This is the first card I've used my new nestabilities on and well, yup, I'm in love! LOL! I had difficulty photographing this but in real life it is really pretty with all the different textures from the embossing.


I also used my Viva Decor Ice White Pearl Pen on the flowers for a slightly pearly touch vs. sparkly.

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Sweet Slumbers, 
• paper: PTI cardstock, SU cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, nestabilities, cuttlebug embossing folders, Prima flowers, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, 

Now what are you waiting for? Go order your stamps now!! hehe! 

Makeup 4 The Weekend #40

The challenge this week for Makeup 4 The Weekend is from lil' ole' me! I set the challenge to make a birthday card in honor of my birthday that is fast approaching!

Be sure to check out the PMS Blog to see how you can play along and also to see what the other makeup artists have created!!

I decided to use my Oo La La Set as it has been unloved. What a fun set!!

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Oo La La Set,
• paper: Cryogen white cardstock, TAC Uptown Girl, SU cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Toile Pink,
• others: copics, nestabilities, stickles, Kaisercraft rhinestones,

Go say hi!

I recently was contacted by a sweet lady who follows my blog. I encouraged her to create her own blog and she did!! So please go say hi to her!! You can find her HERE! Not to mention she does wonderful work!!

See ya back here tomorrow for the big release day at Susana's!!

Billy The Cowboy Bear and Get Along Little Doggie

It's Thursday again so that means, new digital images from Meljen's Designs! Available at Whimsy Stamps!! I seriously LOVE these new images this week! Oh so cute and fun!!!

I feel like I'm swimming backwards this week! I just can't seem to get a grasp on things and am struggling to keep up! But I have hope that I'll get a handle on things soon!! So with that being said, I only managed to get two cards made with the fun images this week but be sure to check out the others as they are too cute and fun to miss!!


Here's my first card using the new Billy The Cowboy Bear~

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Digi Billy The Cowboy Bear,
• paper: SU cardstock, Basic Grey Ambrosia,
• ink:
• others: copics, nestabilities, punches, American Crafts Gold Glitter Gel pen,

Here's my card using Get Along Little Doggie~

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Digi Get Along Little Doggie
• paper: Basic Grey Granola,
• ink:
• others: copics, nestabilites, Zva Creative Pearls, pearls from my stash,

Be sure to head on over and check out the fun NEW images!! and don't forget that the 25% off sale is still on!!
 

Time for a peek!!

Did you check out the sneak peeks yesterday for the new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD Animapeeps release? You didn't? Well you best head on over and check them out, then come back!

Anki with TLC

Kim with Binkies Rule 

Jacquie with Spot of Tea

Marti with Spot of Tea

Okay, are they just the cutest new images or what?? I love that they are different and oh so cute!! Be sure to order yours this Friday the 27th!!

My sneak today is called Fab Friends. Just so adorable!! I kept the card pretty simple as I just adore the image and wanted it to stand out.

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Fab Friends,
• paper: PTI cardstock, Basic Grey Wisteria, SU cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Garden Green, SU Certainly Celery, SU Bashful Blue,
• others: copics, Prima flowers, Kaisercraft pearls, copic glitter pens, Smooch Illuminate, stickles,

Now be sure to enter the blog candy and also check out the following DT sisters today for their sneak peeks!!

Alex with TLC

Suzanne with Just Ducky

Aud with Sweet Slumbers

And then tomorrow~

Dianne with Just Ducky

Lori with Binkies Rule

Elaine with Fab Friends

And then be sure to go to Susana's on Friday and order yours!!!

FBW #119

It never fails, I get ahead on projects so I take some time off and then bam, I'm behind again. LOL! and so out of my routine!!

I don't have a project ready quite yet but hopefully later today I'll have something to share with you.

Until then, be sure to visit my flutter by team--links on the sidebar--for some inspiration! And check out the Flutter By Wednesday Blog for the challenge, if you've never played along, you might want to this week as something HUGE is coming next week and one of the requirements is that you've played along before!

Have a happy fluttering day!!

Kei with balloon

(If you're looking for the Try It Out with a "T" challenge this week, it's been delayed until next week due to the new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD release! Be sure to enter the blog candy and check out the other sneak peeks starting today!)

Have you seen the new releases at Spesch Designer Stamps?? Super cute!! I hope to have some creations using these new images soon but until then, here's a card I made with one of the other great images available at Spesch Designer Stamps, Kei with balloon.  

supplies:

• card size: 5 x 5
• stamps: digi Kei with balloon,
• paper: SU cardstock, Basic Grey Wisteria,
• ink:
• others: copics, CM cutting system, Martha Stewart border punch, Kaisercraft rhinestones, stardust pens, stickles,

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #4

Time for another challenge at Lollipop Crafts Challenge!! This week our challenge is to use ribbon and buttons! Easy peasy so I hope you can join in the fun and play along with us! 

Be sure to check out the Lollipop Crafts blog to see how you can play along and also to see the other design team members creations!

This week we are also sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs! This was the first time I had really looked at their images and they are wonderful! Be sure to check them out! The winner of this week's challenge receives 3 digi's from Fresh Brewed Designs of their choice.

Here's my card for the challenge this week~ I thought my Kraftin' Kimmie Goldilocks stamp needed some love. 

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
• stamps: Goldilocks,
• paper: PTI cardstock, TAC Catelynne,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Bermuda Bay,
• others: copics, buttons, scrappers floss, ribbon, Viva Decor Glitter Liner,

And here's another card I made using one of Fresh Brewed Designs images.

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: digi Have a Tweet Christmas,
• paper: some from my stash,
• ink:
• others:copics, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, Viva Decor Gloss Gel, Viva Decor Pearl Pen, Martha Stewart punch, CTMH ribbon,

Also wanted to wish my Mom a very Happy Birthday!! Love you, Mom!

There's a new release on the horizon...

So have you heard the news?? No? There's a new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD release on the way!! 

We're shaking things up a bit and will be doing sneak peeks this week and then the release is on Friday the 27th!!

What would a release be without blog candy?? Hurry on over to the store blog, Follow Your Heart and check it out!!!

Susana also has new goodies that have arrived~

• Spooktacular new Kraftin' Kimmie stamps
• New colors and packaging design-Scrappers Floss
• as always more goodies due soon!

I'm working on cards for this week so I'll see ya back here tomorrow with a new creation--or two! hehehe! Have a happy day!

Maybe later...

I was going on full steam and then poof....I stopped. Between allergies, not sleeping, not feeling the greatest and getting things ready for Matthew's birthday, I just didn't have the energy to create anything for today so I gave myself permission to take the night off. 

I hope to have something later today or tomorrow though!!

Have a happy day and if you need some thing to do...go shopping!!

Susana got yet more goodies in:

• August CHA Spellbinders!!! I must get some of these!! (more on the way)
• TonerTex Foils and Glitter--we will have tutorials on these soon but they are WAY cool and must have's!!
• Also more colors of my fav Scrappers Floss!
• more goodies arriving soon!!

**also remember the sale at Whimsy Stamps until the 31st!!**
 

Makeup 4 The Weekend #39

Time for another Makeup 4 The Weekend challenge! This week the talented Christi S. has given us the challenge of using 4 of any one embellishment and the main image must be on a circle. 

This challenge is in honor of her turning the big "4-0"!! Happy Birthday Christi S.! and also a big Happy Birthday to my sweet boy, Matthew who is turning 9 today!!

Be sure to check out the PMS Blog to see how you can play along and also to see what the other makeup artists have created!


For my creation I decided to ink up Maya Fairy as she's been neglected...so very sad. Isn't she so fun?? Makes me just want to jump for joy...if it wouldn't hurt my knees..hehe!


I used the paper, ribbon and buttons all from The Will To Daydream Card Kit. These kits that Katie is putting together are awesome!!

I added a few touches of sparkle in with the dots highlighting/shadowing her, is it too much sparkle? What am I saying? You can never have too much sparkle, right? 

I really like how this turned out...what do you think? 

supplies:

• card size: 5 x 5
• stamps: Maya Fairy,
• paper: PTI cardstock, The Will To Daydream Card Kit,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, ribbon and buttons from The Will To Daydream Card Kit, scrappers floss, stickles,

The Wild Flower Patch Challenge #29

I always want to play along with The Wild Flower Patch Challenge but rarely get to....this week I decided I was going to make time to do it!

The challenge this week is to use polka dots! How easy peasy is that!  


I looked through my digi images that I had printed already and found Crisanta Butterfly Fairy all ready to be colored up!

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
• stamps: Digi Crisanta Butterfly Fairy,
• paper: SU cardstock, DCWV All Dressed Up Stack,
• ink:
• others: copics, ribbon, metallic dew drops- on sale!, stickles, 

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Had to share that Susana got in some FAB new goodies~~

• New Prima Flowers and butterflies! Oh my word, I HAVE to get some of those butterflies! 
• Prima 6x6 paper--can we say gorgeous!
• New teeny Prima stamps and if you scroll down, new Prima Stencils too!
• more to come soon!! 

It's Thursday...that means....

It's time for new releases by Meljen's Designs at Whimsy Stamps!!

There are some super fun ones today! Cute Cooking Canisters, Little Cooking Utensils, Lovely Little Apron, I Heart You Badge and Oval Cherry Frame.

You can find them all HERE! Be sure to look around the store too...lots of wonderful stamps--both digital and rubber!!

For my first creation, I used the new Oval Cherry Frame with the cute Cherry Mouse to make a cute card. I'm not very computer savvy, yet, so I printed each image separately and then combined them. I know you can combine them on the computer before you print it out, but I haven't got that far yet! LOL!

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
• stamps: digi- Oval Cherry Frame, digi Cherry Mouse,
• paper: SU cardstock,
• ink:
• others: copics, Scor-pal, CM cutting system, buttons, stickles, scrappers floss,

Next I used the new I Heart You Badge to make a cute lil card.

I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch for this week, Sketch Challenge # 87.

supplies:

• card size: 5x5
• stamps: digi- I Heart You Badge,
• paper: Basic Grey Oliva, SU cardstock,
• ink:
• others: copics CM cutting system, black dew drops-on sale!, stardust pen, stickles, 

I have ideas for the other new digis~~ think recipe cards or tags to go on food items you give as gifts....hopefully I can get those made and share them soon!

JUGS and The Wild West

When looking through some challenges, I spied Just Us Girls (JUGS) Challenge for the week which is to create a card with a Wild West Theme. 

I have several stamps that would work for this but finally decided on one of my favorites that I don't use nearly enough, Taylor from Victoria Case for SCACD Hearts & Hugs Collection 2. Every time I see her I just want to say " Howdy Ya'll"!

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Taylor,
• paper: Cryogen White Cardstock, TAC Rustic Chic, SU cardstock,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU creamy caramel,
• others: copics, American Crafts white pen, SU markers, SU border punch, copic glitter pens, rhinestones,

FBW118

Woo-hoo! Wednesday means another Flutter By Challenge!! This week the challenge is a Flutter By Recipe~ 1 part sparkle, 2 parts designer paper and 3 parts buttons or gems. Of course you have to have a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation too!  Be sure to visit my Flutter By Team (links on sidebar) for some wonderful inspiration!!

Onto my creation~ I've been wanting to color up this new digi, Rose Butterfly so I thought today would be the perfect chance!! Isn't it gorgeous??

I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop~SSS69.

supplies:

• card size: 5x5
• stamps: Digi Rose Butterfly,
• paper: DeLovely,
• ink:
• others: copics, SU border punch, Kaisercraft rhinestones, SU marker, stickles, 

Also wanted to mention that there is a store wide clearance at Whimsy Stamps! Be sure to check it out!

Freebie Spesch Designer Stamps Genie!

Have you visited the Spesch Designer Stamps blog lately? No? Then you're missing out on the freebie that Tracey posted!! Better head on over there before it's gone!

What a fun image...this genie or Djinn (whatever you want to call her) looks so lost in thought to me...wonder what she's thinking about??


I used my Creative Inspirations Paint for alot of this image as it seemed to need that sheer, shimmer look. I sort of messed up one part too so to fix it I added sparkle..lots of sparkle. Hehe!

supplies:

• card size: 5x5
• stamps: Spesch Freebie Digi Genie,
• paper: some from my stash,
• ink:
• others: copics, Creative Inspirations Paint, stickles, Petaloo Dazzlers-on sale, stardust pen,

Try It Out with a "T" #81

**Please be sure to scroll down for my first post of the day! Thanks!**


Our challenge today is Stencil It! Use either Dreamweaver stencils or Crafter's Workshop Templates on our projects! So many fun ways to use them~ with embossing pastes, micas, Viva Decor products and etc.!

If in doubt, there are some great videos by design team member, Marti to give you some ideas~~ here,  here, here, and  here.


Be sure to visit Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart, to see what the other design team members came up with! I know they'll knock your socks off!!

I started by taking my template, taping one corner to hold it in place (as I knew I'd be cutting it down in size) onto my cardstock and then I sponged on several different colors of ink. 


Next I took my Copic 0.3 Multiliner and outlined all the "white" spaces. (Note-if you do this, cut down your cardstock first so you don't do some of this detailed work for nothing...take my word for it).

After I outlined the entire piece (note, very time consuming but it looks awesome) then I cut it down to the size I wanted for my card. (Would've made more sense to do this first but you know, sometimes we learn as we go!)

I decided on a 5x5 size as I just had to show off how pretty this looks!! Next I attached this piece to some black cardstock, sort of as a base/mat. Next came the really fun part...we all know I love sparkle so I took my Viva Decor Holographic Liner and went to town adding sparkle to parts of this background.


I must admit the next step was the hardest for me...hehe...setting the piece aside and letting it dry. Hehe! Once it had dried, I just couldn't bring myself to cover up any of the flowers so I just added some ribbon and some butterflies with Viva Decor Glitter liner on them as well to make a card. 

supplies:

• card size: 5 x 5
• stamps:
• paper: SU cardstock,
• ink: SU inks,
• others: Crafter's Workshop Template- Mini Flower Frenzy, Copic multiliner, Viva Decor Glitter Liner, CTMH ribbon, Martha Stewart punches,

Guest Designer for Party Time Tuesday #12

I am so happy to be a guest designer this week at Party Time Tuesday! This week is special because it's Kristie's birthday week!! Happy, happy birthday Kristie!! I hope it's a wonderful birthday for you!

The challenge this week at Party Time Tuesday is to use the colors pink, brown and white and of course, you must have a birthday greeting or sentiment on the front of you creation! 

Here's my creation~ I inked up my C.C. Designs Balloon Emma and had her sit on the Sugarplums bench. 

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Balloon Emma, Sugarplums Bench, PMS Birthday Cheer for the sentiment,
• paper: Cryogen White cardstock, Basic Grey Sultry,
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Bashful Blue,
• others: copics, SU markers, Kaisercraft pearls, Smooch Illuminate, stardust pen,

Winners posted!

The winners from the Paper Pretties hop are now posted HERE!

Teddy with balloon

**Be sure to scroll down for my first post of the day!!**

I've had this image on my table for awhile all colored and ready to be made into a card so I thought it was time to get it done! LOL!

The image is from Softpencil. I really adore their images...so very cute! 

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
• stamps: Digi Teddy with balloon,
• paper: Pink Paislee 365 Degrees-on sale!,
• ink:
• others: copics, SU marker, 

I also wanted to give a shout out to my design team sister, Lori and her awesome tutorial today! I can't wait to try this!! Check it out HERE!