Angel Wishes

I fell in love with this sweet Sugar Nellie image and just had to have it. I thought it would be perfect for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge this week.

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
  
• stamps: Angel Wishes,
• paper: some from my stash
  
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
  
• others: copics, copic glitter pens, sugar sparkly fluff, stardust pens, quickie  glue pen, CM cutting system, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, flower, stardust stickles, Heidi Swapp jewel, glue dots,
  

What I did:

• stamped image on cardstock with memento ink and colored with copics
• accented stars and wand with copic glitter pens and stardust pens
• used sparkly fluff on the trim and pom-pom of the hat
• picked my paper and cut my ovals with my CM cutting system
• added embellishments
• finished card by adding stickles to her wings and the snowflake
  

Be sure to also check out Susana's new products!! Awesome metallic markers and glitter paper, Kaisercraft paper and more fun goodies on the way!!

Basket full of happiness

One of my new goals is to USE what I have and buy minimal. I know, don't hurt yourself from laughing too hard. I'm really going to try though as I'm spending too much money and not using what I have. Sometimes you have to say enough, right?
In keeping with that frame of mind, I decided to use this cute Sugar Nellie stamp that has sadly sat un-inked. 
I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch #46 for my layout. Here's the sketch: 

And here's my card~ I was rather pleased with how it turned out.

supplies:

• card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
  
• stamps: Basket Full of Happiness,
• paper: DCWV Whimsy stack, SU cardstock,
  
• ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
• others: copics, Martha Stewart border punch, Prima flowers, Kaisercraft Blush pearls,   
  

Share some?

I'm not sure of the name of this image as it was shared with me in a RAK, but I do know it's by Sugar Nellie. That little dog just looks like he's saying "Share some?". LOL!
It seems like it's missing something but I like the more simple cards so I left it...hehehe!

supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
stamps: Image from RAK,
paper: SU cardstock, Basic Grey Granola,
ink: Palette Starry Night,
others: prismacolors, OMS, brads,

Spring Has Sprung

Yes, I know it's summer but that's the name of this sweet Sugar Nellie image. Another RAK image that was shared with me. If you're wondering why all the RAK images lately, it's because that's normally what I take with me to my friend, Jennifer's house to color.
I've had this paper forever and didn't know what I was going to use it on as it's so much softer shades than I normally use but it worked out perfect for this sweetie.

supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: image from RAK, TAC retired GWP,
paper: Luxe Cashmere Sweater,
ink: SU Basic Black,
others: prismacolors, OMS, bella dots,

Don't forget that the new Elisabeth Bell for SCACD stamps are available NOW at Susana's store!!!

Flutter By Wednesday #57

Is it me or do the weeks keep flying by so fast? Goodness!! Welcome to another Flutter By Wednesday! I'm glad you stopped by!
Be sure to check out all the fab cards from last week: here (at the bottom of the post in Mister Linky).
This week's challenge was an easy one. Use a quote or sentiment on your creation along with a butterfly or fairy. I'd love to see what you create!! Just leave a direct link in Mister Linky to your creation and if you upload to SCS or PCP, use the keyword FBW. Can't wait to see all the wonderful flutter by's!
Our featured team member this week is Nicola! I am so happy that I'm getting to know Nicola. She lives in Spain and is so talented. Be sure to stop by her blog and leave her some love! Here's her wonderful creation~

I'm also sad to say that we are saying goodbye to Kristie this week. She has so much on her plate right now that she is stepping down off the team but hopefully she'll return later in the year.
We are also welcoming two new team members! Christine and Lelia!! Please stop by their blogs and welcome them and then head on to the other team members blogs (links on my sidebar) and see their fab creations!!
Here's my creation for the week~I'm not sure where I came up with the colors I used at! Quite the mismatched look, huh?

Supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: Sugar Nellie Fingers Crossed, Paper Makeup Stamps sentiment
paper: I think it's from a My Minds Eye stack,
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black,
others: copics (blonde 2 copic bundle), pink copic glitter pen, Petaloo flower, oyster bella baubles,

**Don't forget to see the new puzzle piece for blog candy on Susana's store blog, Follow Your Heart, and don't forget to hop with us on Friday to see all the CUTE new stamps that Victoria Case has designed for Susana's store!! **

Copic Creations Challenge #2-jeans

Have you seen the new Copic Creations Challenge blog? Very cool! Not only do they have challenges but an awesome design team full of tips and inspiration!!

Their challenge #2 is coloring/shading/blending/designing jeans with your copics.

Ever since I created this card, I've hated it. Do you have those cards? Ones that other people like but you just can't stand? Well, that's this card so I decided to use that wonderful image again and see if I like it better!

So here's what I came up with for my remake and also for the Copic Creations challenge #2. Sam helped me choose the colors for the apron and butterfly. Not too shabby!

I used Jen del Muro's SFYTT for this week~ you can see it here! Well, okay I used it as a starting point! LOL! My oval is too big to add one of the layers.

I like this version much better. And I really concentrated on adding some embellies and a sentiment.....I like how that worked too. Cool! LOL!

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Catch a butterfly, TAC Flutter By, on the inside is a stamp a dear friend sent me~I believe she said it was from Unity,

paper: Creative Memories,

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Real Red

others: copics (including the Basic Blue Jean Bundle, and the Blonde 2 Bundle), Azure Smooch, CM cutting system, flowers, brad, MS branch punchies that was shared with me--gotta get this punch!!, periwinkle parfait bella baubles,

Sugar Nellie Kitty

Another image I colored (almost all of it) at my friend, Jennifer's house. I really like how the coloring turned out on this cutie. I used some of my SU Bella Rose paper with her too...gotta order me some more SU paper soon~ I really like it!

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Kitty, TAC Retired GWP on inside, TAC Hello Ewe-retired-on inside

paper: SU Bella Rose,

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Real Red,

others: copics, brads, CM fine tip pen,

Flutter By Wednesday #53

Happy Flutter By Day!! I'm so excited for today!! Why you ask? Because I get to introduce new team members!! Yay!! Thank you to all who emailed me, I couldn't add all of you but I've kept your info for later!!

So please be sure to stop by and welcome the following talented ladies to the Flutter By Team! Kim, Harriet, Nicola, Stef, and Chris!

Also be sure to check out all the great creations from last week here (at the bottom in Mister Linky)! I'm so happy to see more people playing along, so fun!

Starting this week our team members will also put their creations into Mister Linky so be sure to stop by and leave them some love! Their links are always on my left sidebar too! Several of them were under the weather this week so please leave them some love even if their creation isn't there!

The challenge this week is to create a card with a butterfly or a fairy (and just for clarification, we decided any person with wings can qualify as a fairy because it's too hard to judge some of the images out there) plus use punches or diecuts on your creation! I'd love to see your creations! Just enter the direct link to your creation in Mister Linky below. If you upload to SCS or PCP, please use the keyword, FBW. Also, just a side note, please make sure your creation has a fairy or butterfly on it...I've seen some awesome cards linked but no fluttering on them! Thanks!

Our featured team member this week is Kristie! Kristie and I met online several years ago in a scrapbooking yahoo group. Since then I tease her that she's my stalker as we always end up on the same groups. She is so sweet and I am so happy that I've been able to get to know her (and enable her) over the years. Hehehe!!

I was a bit overwhelmed when I sat down to make my card for this week as now that fairies are allowed there are so many choices, but that's a good thing. I finally decided I needed to use my newest Sugar Nellie image, Catch a Butterfly. When I first saw her I knew she had to come live at my house. Isn't she just so cute?
I've seen so many people on the web adding little crystals, rhinestones and pearls to the bodies of flutter by's so I just had to try it! Yes, I'm a follower! LOL!

Supplies:
card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4
stamps: Catch a butterfly, TAC Butterfly Bits on inside
paper: some I've had for-evah!
ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette French Lilac, VersaMagic Pretty Petunia
others: prismacolors, OMS, EK Sucess corner punch, copic glitter pens, CM punch, rhinestone stickers,

Have a happy fluttering day!!

Sugar Nellie Flowers

I was lucky enough to receive some Sugar Nellie images as a RAK, this one is called Flowers. I colored her at Jennifer's house one afternoon. Doesn't she just look too sweet?
I used a sketch from SCS, SC220.

supplies:
card size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
stamps: image from RAK
paper: DCWV Whimsy Stack
ink: Palette Ballet Blue
others: prismacolors, OMS, buttons, yellow scrappers floss, diamond stickles, red copic glitter pen,

Daisy

I have wanted this stamp for the longest time, it's Daisy by Sugar Nellie/Elisabeth Bell. I finally broke down and ordered her and one other one from Funky Kits. The service was awesome as was the delivery time.

Supplies:

card size: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

stamps: Daisy, TAC Little Things on inside

paper: Georgia Pacific, some from an old 6x6 Brenda Walton pad

ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Palette Iris

others: copics, Martha Stewart border punch, prima flowers, Pink Poinsettia Blingz Shimmerz, stardust pen,