Look whoooo's in the house!

The new Stampin' Up owl punch is in the house! Lol! This adorable punch was in the new SU! catalog, and I couldn't resist it! All the pieces are in one punch, so it makes it super easy to use. The branch is from the birdie punch that SU! makes. This was Sara's birthday card this year, and I thought the owl was just perfect for her! The patterned paper is from Basic Grey's June Bug line, and I cut the scallop squares from my nesties and Big Shot.

Here is a close-up of the adorable owl:

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Color Combo Fun!

Hi! It's been awhile, but life has been incredibly hectic lately! This week Color Combos Galore launched their new re-vamped site, and I just fell in love with the beautiful color combo! I used some photos from last summer of my friends Joan and Katie, when we celebrated my birthday down in Point Pleasant. The colors were blue, yellow, green, and cream. I pulled papers from the Girl's Paperie, Scenic Route, and Webster's Pages to use on the lo. I just bought these Spellbinders Nestabilities die cuts from the convention a few weeks ago, and I used them to make the layered flowers. I topped the flowers with a brad from my I-top tool using fabric.

I also used Jenni Bowlin's butterfly banner stickers for part of my title, as seen below:

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Bird Houses

These are the favors that Christine and I made for her and my brother's engagement party.  I found the template for the birdhouses on Nichole Heady's blog.  The roof and the base are made with  scallop nesties.  All dsp is from SU!.  We made 40 of these birdhouses, and at the end of the party only 6 were left! Our guests loved them, and they were the perfect favor to complement our spring theme.

We purchased the tree branches, and buckets at G and G (a florist outlet store), and filled the buckets with sand, and then covered the sand with some river rocks.

Hope you enjoy seeing our favors!

Some Love and Happiness

We've been planning for the past 2 months for my brother's engagement party, which is finally tomorrow! I made this card this morning for him and his fiance to go along with my gift.  I bought them these adorable plates and bowls from Pottery Barn with a fruit pattern (shhh...I bought them for myself too!).  

This card follows Taylor's Cupcake Challenge for this week (TECC61).  I featured this adorable Bittybloom by Stamping Bella, who was colored and paper pieced.  I used my new Nesties that I just received in the mail yesterday to cut her out.  The dp is by Stampin Up! called "Sweet Always".  The sentiment is also SU!.  I used a new EK Success border punch for the scallopy scallop border.

Thanks for stopping by! I am off to make one more card for tomorrow for my Mom to give.

Mr. Bunny

Hello out there! I know it's been awhile, but unfortunately sometimes life gets in the way of stamping! I made this card for the TECC60 challenge on Taylor's blog.  I received my new spring mini catalog pre-order, and this adorable bunny was one of the stamps I ordered.  He is from the set "An Egg-cellent Easter".  The bunny was colored with Copics, and cut out with nesties.  I added some machine stitching around the bottom layer.  The dsp is an oldie from SU! called "Sarah".  My sentiment was stamped and then punched out with the word window punch, I used some linen thread to attach it to the ribbon.

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Hello Princess!

Hello again! Squeezing in a quick post in between Dancing commercials!  I made this card using "Good Night Ellie" which is an adorable set!  I used SU! dp available during sell-abration right now.  For Ellie, I paper pieced her pajamas, and then masked her to stamp the stars from this set behind her.  I stamped and cut out the moon, and then used pop dots to adhere it.  I used the Sizzix top note die cut behind Ellie, and a piece of Sahara Sand that I ran through my Cuttlebug embossing folder.  On the main panel, I added a sentiment and then a bauble on top.

I'll be sending this card off to my little cousin, a true princess at heart!  Thanks for stopping by tonight!

MFT Idol!

Good evening! I realized I've been neglecting my MFT stamps for too long, so I pulled some out a few days ago, and went to peek at the MFT message boards on Splitcoast.  I discovered that they are holding a MFT Idol, and that anyone can enter by submitting a MFT creation.  I made this card tonight for the challenge.

I used the stamp set "Retail Therapy" along with dp by Making Memories called "Sabrina" which just so happens to feature MFT colors: pink, white, and black.   On the main image, I did a lot of paper piecing with the dp on one of the girl's dress and on some of the shopping bags.  The rest was colored with Copics (and some SU! markers since I didn't have any gray Copics).  I added the sidewalk with a ruler and pen, and colored it in with a gray SU! marker. On two of the shopping bags, I added some Kaisercraft flower rhinestones.  I added some machine stitching around the bottom panel, and on the right side panel.  I used a Martha Stewart edge punch for the adorable lace border.  For my sentiment, I used 2 SU! oval punches, layered on top of each other, and added some MAMBI rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

Prettie Party

Good evening! I've been having fun tonight participating in some of the challenges on the Paper Pretties Pajama Party.  I thought I'd share my creations with you all!

The first challenge was to use colors inspired by your favorite cartoon. I chose The Little Mermaid, and pulled out the colors red, green, and purple.  I paired these colors with the Raspberry Tart dsp from SU!, and used the stamp set "Flutter By".

The next challenge was to make a set of 3x3 notecards, and I used Cuddle Me for the cards, as well as the Sell-a-bration "Delicate Dots" paper, along with the ribbon bundle.  

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A New Darling!

Good afternoon!  My cousin just had a baby girl, so I knew I just had to make a girly new baby card to send to him and his wife!  I used the sketch from the OCCC for today as the basis for my card.  The stamped image is an Elzybells Stamp called "Peace, dream and wishes," and the sentiment is from a SU! set. I used my nesties to cut out and mat the main image, and colored her in with Copics. I added some glitter on the stars and her halo.  The dsp is a combo of "Bella Birds" and Pink Pirouette prints pack.  I used the in-color buttons threaded with some cute polka dot ribbon.  I also punched a heart out of acetate with my SU! heart punch for the heart underneath the Pink Pirouette flower button.

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Magical Mermaid

Good evening! I finally got a chance to sit down and stamp tonight.  I just got the Bella order I had placed when there was a free shipping promotion, and she was perfect to use on my card tonight! I paired her with the BSC69 on Splitcoast, and some new SU! dsp, called "Pink Flamingo".  I colored underwatergoddess-abella with my Copics, and then added some Doodlebug glitter to her starfish and the flowers in her headband.  I then cut the image out with my nesties, and used my sewing machine to add some stitching around the outside.  I also added some stitching to the rectangle panels, which I tried to make look like waves.  The sentiment is included with this bella, and was stamped on vellum.  I added some primas to top it off!

Thanks for stopping by tonight!

A Birdie Monday

Hi everyone! It's Monday again, and it is the start of my week of vacation!  I was able to make a card for the Mojo Monday sketch, and card just for fun featuring a new stamp set.  I used "Trendy Trees" for the card, and the dsp "Good Morning Sunshine".  I tore a strip of Kiwi Kiss paper, and stamped a tree top from the set to add some "grass" to the bottom of the image.

For Mojo Monday #74, I used the stamp set "Cheep Talk" along with the "Flock Together" dsp. I stamped the branch and birdie, then inked with a dauber and Tempting Turq ink around the outside.  I added some Martha Stewart glitter to the birdie's wing.  I chose to omit the circle piece, because I stamped my sentiment right onto the ribbon with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

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Just Another Mojo Monday!

Hi! I have a Mojo Monday card to share with you today. I can't believe I am actually getting this done on Monday, when the sketch is posted!  I made this card with the SU! set Eastern Blooms, and the dsp "Urban Garden".  I stamped the flowers from Eastern bloom in Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, and Not Quite Navy, and then cut some flowers from the Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy pieces to lay over the Kiwi Kiss vine.  I also added Crystal Effects to these 5 cut out flowers.  For the flower in the left corner, I inked it in Baja Breeze, and then "rocked" the edges in Not Quite Navy before stamping it.  The sentiment is from a CTMH set called "Annotations".

Thanks for stopping by!  Oh yeah, my new SU! order comes tomorrow! Yahooooo!

Always

Good evening! Yay, it's Friday! I could really use a weekend after a full and busy week.  I just keep telling myself it is 1 more week until winter break!  I made this card this evening for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge (TECC 54).  I used the SU! set "Always" along with a retired dsp, "Afternoon Tea".  This paper features some of the older in-colors, but I substituted Soft Sky for Baja Breeze, and it matched pretty well.  The bird was stamped in Close to Cocoa craft ink, and embossed with clear embossing powder, and then cut with my nesties.  The ribbon feature has a new button from the Latte set, which has some twine threaded through it.  The groovy guava flowers are from a SU! flower punch, and feature a Kaisercraft pearl.  I machine stitched around the bottom 2 layers.  

Thanks for stopping by tonight, have a great weekend!

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.

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Cupcake Sketch

Would you believe this is like the most popular sketch week ever!?  There are so many sketches out in blogland this week, and so many prizes to win!  This card is for Taylor's cupcake sketch challenge (TECC52TV).  I used a Hanna Stamps Riley stamp that I've had for quiet some time now, but never used.  I colored him with copics and watercolored his face because I didn't have a lighter shade of brown in my Copics.  The dp is The Sweet Stack from Die Cuts with a View, again.  I used a Sizzix flourish die cut for the Baja Breeze flourishes under my main image, and some SU! buttons in Pink Pirouette.  The "Got Cupcakes" sentiment is from my Flopsey Cupcake set from MFT.

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Hugs and Kisses Bella

Good Morning! I have the day off today in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.  I am spending the afternoon with some college friends, but I did have time to finish up a card this morning that I started yesterday.  This is for the BSC #63, on the Splitcoast Bella boards.  I used topiarybella, who is colored with Copics, and has some Sakura glitter on her hearts.  I used my nesties to cut out Bella and the scallop mat.  I added some dots on the scallop mat, and around the dp underneath her with my white gel pen.  The dp is "Sweet Always" by SU!.  I used my heart punch by SU! for the hearts in the bottom corner, along with some brads and a sentiment from a SU! set, which was stamped on vellum and cut out with a circle punch.

Thanks for stopping by this morning!

Need a Cuddle?

Happy Snowy Sunday! I woke up to about 2 inches of snow outside (yes, on my newly washed car!) this morning.  I started to make this card yesterday afternoon, but got side tracked, and finally finished it this morning.  It follows the Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #51 (TECC51), which is actually a sketch challenge that doesn't require cupcakes, unless you want it to!  I used a paper pretties stamp called "Cuddle Me" for my card.  I thought she was adorable, and I think I'll be sending this particular card to my Grandma, who is in major need of a cuddle or two right about now.

Here are some card details:  I used the designer prints packs from SU! in Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, and Pink Pirouette.  The felt flowers are also from SU!, and the brads are Basic Grey, which I picked up in Michael's clearance section last week.  I stitched around the card with a zig zag stitch.  

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Warm Thoughts

Warm thoughts are key on these frigid days! It has been so cold and snowy around here lately.  I took my car to the car wash this morning to get it sparkly clean, and it sure is pretty now!  I spent some time with some old friends this morning.  I think there is some kind of saying about how old friends are the best friends, and that sure rings true for me!  I met with my cooperating teacher from when I student taught 2 years ago, as well as a friend who did some field work with me during that semester.  On these chilly days, it's important to keep warm with close friends!  One of our buddies couldn't make it because of a cold, so I thought I'd send her some warm thoughts in the form of a Flopsey card!

This card features "Snow Bunny Flopsey" holding a yummy mug of hot cocoa.  I made this card to follow the SC211 on Splitcoast, as well as this week's OCC challenge which was to do the technique Embossing Resist.  This is a fun technique I hadn't used in awhile, and the results always look so pretty! The panel that Flopsey is sitting on was first stamped with some snow flurries in Versamark (on Whisper White), and then embossed with clear EP.  Next I sponged Soft Sky ink on the paper, wiped off the excess and voila the stamped images 'resist' the ink!  Flopsey was colored with Copics and his belly was paper pieced, plus some glitter was added to his mitten cuffs and hat pom-pom. I zigzag stitched around the resisted panel which was mounted on a nestie rectangle.  I also straight stitched around the brown panels.  I added the buttons which were tied in a bow with linen thread.  All paper is from the SU! print packs in Pink Pirouette, and Close to Cocoa.

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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!