Happy Easter!

Did you realize Easter is only 1 and 1/2 weeks away?! Granted, I'll be in Disney World that day, but I still needed to get some cards made to send out.  I made this card this evening following Sketch Challenge #222 on Splitcoast.  I used a Gingersnap set called "Spring Things!" by CC Designs.  I stamped the fence, colored it in, and stamped the girl and bunny on separate paper.  I colored them and cut them out to lay on top of the fence.  I used Prismacolor pencils and Mineral Spirits to color all of the images.  There is a light blue sky on my fence panel, but it doesn't show up very well.  I used dsp paper called "Flock Together" from SU!, along with some G and G ribbon and a CTMH sentiment.  Her bunny ears are covered in glitter for that extra touch! :) I stitched around the bottom layer and the image layer too.  Thanks for stopping by!

Snowy Day

Wow! My 3rd post for the day.  I made this card in honor of my snow day today! I thought it'd be cute to send to some teacher friends, since this time of the year, we are all praying for snow days!  I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch (MTSC 28) for this card, as well as participated in the All That Scraps Design Team #34 challenge to use as many brads as possible.  I used 6, which I think is just about enough without going overboard!

I used the Itzie Inkies Stamp set called "Wintertime Fun" by CC Designs.  It's another set I ordered last month with my CC Designs order, and I hadn't used it yet.  I colored the image with copics and stamped the snowflakes, then added some glue with a glue pen and sprinkled it with glitter.  The dp is from the SU! holiday mini catalog, called "Ski Slope". I know it's a bit Christmas-y, but I thought it looked okay enough to pass for winter.  I punched a snowflake and layered it with a felt flurry in the corner. I actually moved my sentiment to the bottom because it seemed to fit better.

Thanks for stopping by!

Always Sweet Sadie

Here's one more for today, using Birthday Sadie from CC Designs.  I followed Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #26 for this card.  This is my first time participating, but I've been seeing cards in blogland with her sketches and I really like all the layers she incorporates.   For my card I used dp by SU! called "Sweet Always".  Sadie was colored with Copics, and her balloons were paper pieced with the dp (all except the brown one, I colored that and added dots with a white gel pen).  I used some machine stitching as well.

Thanks for taking a look!

Feeling the OCC Blues!

Happy Saturday! I made this card this afternoon for the OCC challenge this week, which was to use 2 different shades of blue and a neutral color on your card.  I made this card to match our current snow storm, which is said to leave about 4-6 inches of snow between today and tomorrow.  I chose the colors Baja Breeze and Soft Sky, along with creamy caramel and chocolate chip to make this card. I used another CC Designs stamp set called "Sugarplum Snowmen."  I cut my main image with my nesties after I colored her with Copics.  Her shirt and part of her skates are paper pieced.  The paper is from the Soft Sky and Baja Breeze prints packs.  For the sentiment, I cut a clear acetate snowflake with my Big Shot (which actually didn't cut all the way through, so I cut it out from the impression left), used a Felt Flurry, and rhinestone brad along with my sentiment cut from my Word Window punch.  The clear acetate snowflake is a bit hard to see in the picture, but it is layered on the bottom.

This was the first time I decorated the inside of my card. Since it's so difficult to write on Chocolate Chip paper I thought I'd give it a try. I showed my Mom and was met with enthusiastic approval, so it might be a new regular for me...

Have a great rest of your day!

More new stuff!

I just got my order from All That Scraps today, with my CC Designs stamps.  When I saw these images in blogland, it was love at first sight, and I knew I had to have them!

My first card is for SC210 on Splitcoast, and features the Gingersnap "Angels Everywhere" stamp set. I colored her with my Copics, and cut her out with my nesties.  I stamped her wings twice, and then cut them out and pop dotted them up over the original wings for some depth.  This paper came with the fancy cut around the edge, its from K& Co, called "Swell Noel".  I used my Curvy Label punch, and a oval bookplate from the Stylized Silver hodgepodge set for the sentiment panel.  I used my sewing machine to zig zag stitch and to straight stitch around the fancy edge of the paper.

My next card is for the All that Scraps DT challenge #31 over on the ATS blog.  The challenge was a to use the colors Lovely Lilac, Craft, and Pink Passion.  I immediately though of Valentine's Day.  I used another Gingersnap set called "Snow Bunnies".  I stamped the girl and colored her in with my copics, and then cut her out.  I mounted a bunch of hearts on the nestie oval and then stitched over them with my sewing machine. I mounted the girl on top of the heart mountain (almost like she had a heart-attack...lol).  The heart that is attached to the ribbon is an oldie from Making Memories. The border is made with a Martha Stewart punch, and I added the craft colored hearts polka dotted with glitter (of course!).  The sentiment is from SU! "Warm Words" and was stamped and cut out with my Curvy Label punch.

That's all for now. Happy almost Friday!