Good Day to you!! Hope you are enjoying your week so far. I have a card to share today.
I recently experienced a lucky streak and won Motivet's weekly comment to win draw, that's 5 unmounted stamps of your choice, and this was one of my picks!! Now, as the planets aligned and the sun shined right in my direction, I recieved a most delicious package from my blogger buddy Sue in the mail full of ladybug embellies, some bees and sunflowers, one which you can see right here, and a few handmade delicacies to boot. Thank you, Sue.
Combine all that with a fantastic Scrapbook store, ScrapFunattic, who went ahead and special ordered me this terrific JuneBug paper (back in June when BG released it, I mean) and we have the card you see today. All the perfect elements in my hands, and voila, I made a summer card, so as to play along with Sue's Monday Musings for her local stamp shop. Summer!!
I've taken pictures from a few angles to try and catch some twinkle off of the image. I crystalized Doralines eyes, teeth and MaryJane's, and Smooched the sunflower and leaves. I used Basic Grey papers, as you know, coloured with distress inks as well as distressing the image and papers with royal plum and antique linen. Lots of sanding, lots of distressing, been a rough time with the kids out of school, had to release some aggression on paper... My arm hurts, very rewarding... The gals at the Simon Says Challenge are feeling the pinch too, as this week is designated distress week, lol. Go and take a peek at the deliciousness the Design Team has made to inspire us, with a $25 shopping voucher for SimonSaysStamps up as bounty for one lucky participant. The challenge was to use distressing in our project. Check. Did some faux stitching, stuck some K & Company jewels on there, sentiment from the Inkadinkado Brenda Walton clear set, and the sketch is from Friday Sketchers, who is sponsered by Shimmerz this week, go take a look, the prize looks incredible!! The Design Team has fashioned up some great musings for us to gawk over as well.
You still with me after all that? I have a small brag before I go back to cleaning, my hubby suggested I take over the kids corner for my crafting!! Do you know what this means?!?!??! I won't have to haul my supplies back and forth from my bedroom closet anymore!! So tonight I will go and buy a cheap pantry while all the back to school dorm supplies are priced to sell, as well as pick out another treat to add into my Blogoversary Candy. I have decided that for every win, be it off of a blog, a random draw, a Top 5, etc., I will add something into the Candy. Now, the Blogoversary is quite a ways off, so for now, the loot stays top secret!! I was a Lucky Duck over at Simon Says Stamp blog this week and they are sending me the most adorable Cornish Heritage Farms stamp, thus, something yummy for the Candy is in order. Lucky streak, indeed!!
The post was LOOOONG, but if you stuck through it, I hope you'll have another minute or two to leave me your thoughts. Take Care, Stephanne
Hello to you!! I hope you've been enjoying your weekend. I had Saturday off work, so I got a little extra playtime, and this is what I came up with:
I wanted to play along with Colour Create this fortnight as their colours are blue and white, with the added challenge of adding vintage flair.
I also plan on submitting this one in the Penny Black Saturday Challenge This week, they have a recipe: 3 ribbons, 2 flowers, 1 charm I wound up adding to the recipe though, so if I need to be disqualified, then that's okay.
The fabulous Kellie Winnell recently hosted a sketch challenge on her blog and offered up some delicious Motivet stamps as the bounty. Unfortunately, I have missed the cutoff by AT LEAST a day, maybe two when you consider the time difference. But the sketch was fab and I already had the idea brewing, just needed the time. I hope to see her host another sketch or challenge, as this was very fun to use.
I have used K & Company Blue Awning papers, a PB stamp called Fragile, the sentiment is from a Brenda Walton Inkadinkado clear set, the flowers are a Bazzill/Prima combo, lace and charm are from my stash. Brads and blue "fiber" are Basic Grey. I coloured with distress inks on watercolour paper. Decided to layer colours instead of blending. I think I like it, still deciding...
Thanks for coming by, feel free to comment!! Stephanne
Hi there, I hope you are having a wonderful day. I have a card for a few challenges this week. Penny Black Saturday Challenge has asked us to make something soft and sweet. You are limited by your own interpretation and your range of PB images, basically. So here's what I came up with:
This card is one of those ideal creations, where as you put it together, it just keeps going right. I like that!! Usually, it's the latter... The Pink Elephant is asking us to use animals as our theme this week, so this pretty kitty is going to be joining the party. They're sponsered by Dustin Pike this week, and their DT has made some adorable creations with his images, go peek!!
Even got a pic of it's innards. I've used a stamp from a PB clear set, Purrfect Day and I added a leg to the kitty. Not sure if I am just not seeing the paw, or maybe there is a reason why, like a stamp in an armless cats honour... K & Co. papers, coloured with distress inks with a little bit of glimmer mist and stickles. The glorious MS punch, everything else is from my stash.
My blogger buddy Sue has been asked by her local stamp spot to host a Monday Inspiration Challenge and she has provided this sketch for them to use and I have used it as well. It really seemed to compliment the occasion of the card, thanks Sue!!
Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the rest of your week!! Stephanne
Hello. I feel a little nervous doing this, but I am going to throw my name into the talent pool for the Stampavie Design Call. It's a fantastic opportunity for one lucky lady to join a wonderous Design Team and get to create with a spectacular lign of stamps, so I figured, hey, won't hurt to try. Don't really know what they are looking for, as far as looks or creative ability, but I can certainly meet their criteria as far as productivity goes and it would be my pleasure to do it. So, without further ado:
And here is a closer shot of the flowers and beading. I've used K & Co. papers and pearls, Prima flowers, Making Memories ribbon, and I've coloured with distress inks. I've also used the wonderful Heather's sketch so that I could join in over at Truly Scrumptious I've added some beading around the flowers also.
And here is the sketch:
I have another card I've made to submit along for the ride:
I've used distress inks to colour and My Minds Eye papers, ribbons and charm are from stash and the sentiment is computer generated.
And here is the sketch that I've used so that I could play along with the Simon Says Challenge this week.
And here are a few pics of recent projects, just to have them handy for looking at:
Yikes, that's long!! It doesn't hurt to try, right? I have seen some of the entries that are being submitted and they are gorgeous, so good luck to everyone and happy crafting.
Hello to you!! Hope the day finds you well. I have a card finished that I would like to share with Blogland. It is for the bi-monthly Stampavie Challenge, the theme is "In The Garden." Well, this little cutie could certainly be spotted in the garden, I think, and much to many gardeners' dismay, so could the mushrooms...
This is a Rachelle Anne Miller design called Lily-Magic Fairy. She is absolutely FUN to colour.
I am falling deeper and deeper in love with Stampavie, every image I've had the pleasure of colouring has been a total treat for me, and when I look at the image after it's been brought to life with colour, I get a satisfied smirk on my face. And the images seem to outdo themselves in cuteness with each release!! You've seen the new Sarah Kay's, but have you gone by the Stampavie DT Blog and caught a glimpse of their new line of designers? Tina Wenke and Heltz Cuppleditch, Ohhhh man.... Too cute!! And of course, their DT is whipping up some of the most AMAZING cards with these cuties. Yes, yes, lovely. Back to my card though...
I have coloured with distress inks, toled her and the little 'shroomie and popped them with foam dots, applied Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist to Lily's wings, a little Stickles here and there, BG Wisteria papers, flowers are Prima and Bazzil, and pearls are Kaiser, the rest is from my stash. The sketch is from this weeks challenge over at Sketch Saturday I gave it a little turn though.
The DT has made some of the cutest things to guide us this week, and you might be interested in the SuperDelicious prize that Emma Lockley is sponsering. Looks yummy, cupcakes!!! Mmmmmmm......
Well, if you stuck it out through this lengthy post, then I applaud you. May as well stick around to comment at this point, don't you think? Enjoy the upcoming week. Take Care, Stephanne
Good afternoon, Firstly, we have friendly neighborhood rabbits. I love watching them grow and play. They burroughed beneath my apartments front step 2 Easters ago, and since then, well, you know what they say about rabbits, so there is a whole gaggle of bunnies now. Here is a picture I snapped of one of my bunny pals.
And with my muses hopping about, nearly letting my tot and I touch them, nearly.... I found a stamp that I wanted to use for this weeks House Mouse Monday Challenge which is to NOT colour **gasp** That's right, no colouring these little cuties in. We were welcome to use other means of adding colour to the image, like various inks or piecing card onto the creation, things of that nature, but NO colouring.
So I flocked instead. A little bit of stickles too. Hey, other means, right? I paper pieced the little frog and the umbrella. I hope my interpretation wasn't too loose.
A little bit about the card. The image is called Puddle Fun, the sentiment is a reworked Stampabilities stamp, and on the inside, I've added: On your birthday and everyday. the papers are K & Company and My Minds Eye, Stampendous Fun Flock, Waterfall Stickles & Martha Stewart pearls. Sketch from Carol's Sketch Fun
The super-talented Carol has started up a bi-weekly sketch challenge blog so if you are like me and really benefit from a great sketch, why don't you head on over and take a look.
Thanks for taking the time to check out my entry. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Stephanne
Hi there, I hope the day finds you well. I have made a card using a sketch from Sketch Saturday with the adorable Doraline, hope you likey:
I know you have seen these cuties around blogland and are thinking to yourself: "How cute are these? Where can I find them?" Go to The Motivet webpage and while you're there, stop by their Inspiration Blog and look over what their amazingly talented DT have been creating with these cuties. Really fast, fair shipping, I might add.
A little bit about the card, K & Company papers and pearls, the glorious Martha Stewart punch, Prima flowers, EK success fern punch, and coloured in distress inks.
And of course, here's the sketch. I rotated it and apparently, stretched it a bit.
Thanks for stopping by, hope you'll leave me your thoughts.
Hello there, I've got another card to share tonight. I've been in the house today, as it's been steaming hot, my pasty duff can't handle that sort of heat, so yay for me, I've been playing!! Hopefully, the weather was kinder to you, my blogging pals, and you were able to have a lovely weekend.
I've played along with Penny Black Saturday Challenge as their challenge was to use swirls on our creation. I lub swirls, so I wanted to join in. In fact, I had to stop myself from adding more swirly stuff to the card. I've used heat embossing on a flourish stamp, (from the Sketchy Flourishes Inkadinkado clear pack) I then outlined around the design with an embossing pen and embossed again, this time, with glitter. I've also used a stencil around the image, "Love Conquers"--Penny Black. Designer papers are My Minds Eye Webster's Pages and Anne Griffin.
Over at Simon Says Challenge they've asked us to paper piece. This is where the Webster's Pages paper comes in. I've stamped some flowers from the Penny Black T for Transparent Wonderful set onto that paper, as well as the snails shell. Everything is peiced over the stamped image, hedgies got 3 layers of paper on this project, althouth those are painted layers, not designer papers.
The snail charm is Jolee's, the "fibers" are Basic Grey, as is the sentiment stamp, and the gems are K and Company.
Hope you enjoy your upcoming week. Thanks for stopping by, please feel comfortable leaving a comment, I appreciate every one of them ;) Stephanie
Hello all, Finally a card!! This week has been something, my son has been representing the 2 year old reputation to the fullest, one of my stepdaughters has been sick, the unnerving heat has returned, and my, wait, wait, wait... No, I will not whine on my blog!! I have completed a card today:
This is a Rachelle Anne Miller image from Stampavie called My Little Friends featuring the adorable Lily. Love these stamps, they give a lot of room for colouring, and of course, they remind me of being a youngster, I used to draw and doodle kids and animals, flowers and stars, butterflies and bees, so Rachelle Anne Miller is right up my alley.
I have coloured with distress inks, used sakura gel pen for the white, stickles inside the swirls, designer paper is BoBunny, charm is Jolee's, and the sketch is courtesy of Heidi over at Friday Sketchers
I haven't played with Friday Sketchers before, but that Desigh Team is awe-inspiring and looks like lots of fun. I was looking through some of their older sketches last night and had to click on that lovely "Follow" button. Additionally, they are offering up a wonderful prize this week: 3 stamps of your choice from Motivet Surely you have caught a glimpse of Dexter and Doraline, and have likely fallen in love with them. I know I have, I feel like a stalker, I'm on their blog every morning checking out the delicious creations from their DT. Go see, you will love it.
Back to my creation, I gave this sketch a turn on it's side and went to work. I am really pleased with the way the card turned out. I have uploaded one more pic because it shows the crystals in the charm. The colour is off, but it shows the fun stuff, so onto the WWW it shall come.
I am hoping I will get to play a bit more this coming week. With a new bundle of challenges out, I am not without inspiration. Gonna start colouring a PB now while the boy is napping.
Thanks for stopping by, please feel welcome to leave me a comment. Then I can come visit you too ;) Stephanie
Hello, I hope this weekend is treating you well. I have been indoors safely tucked away from the sun, and the crafting is coming along now that my tot has fallen asleep. I have made a card for The Pink Elephant where the challenge was to create something using our favorite colour combination. This was HARD!!!! I have many favorite colour combos, in fact, there are only a few pairings that I don't like... So it came down to choosing, and I went with lovely muted hues of blue, moss and brown with a pinch of soft rose.
I have used a very lovely sketch for this card that you can find at Carol's Sketch Fun Carol sets a challenge for every fortnight and doesn't mind you co-mingling challenges, so for crafters looking for sketches to utilze, you ought to take your peepers over to this blog and see what the talented Carol has sketched up!!
I have also played along with the challenge at Charisma Cardz which is to use buttons on our project. Another tricky task for me, as I am not the biggest button user, but I am finding it's got more to do with the image you're using than anything else, and this darling Lili image seems like something that buttons could compliment.
As anyone who actually checks out my blog regularly must have noticed, I have been naughty and spent some $$ on a product line that is new to me, Stampavie. Now, I am not one to keep up with the times, I like what I like and that's how I go about purchasing supplies, but these are fantastic and I now know why I see these cutie patootie images all over the place in Blogland. They are phenomenal and so much fun to colour. I still need tons more practice, Lili received her first inking this evening, but it's practice I look forward to doing.
Thanks for stopping by, please feel welcome to leave me your thoughts, Whenever Blogger allows it, I return visits ;) Stephanie
Dear Buddy, In celebration of your birthday, I have made you this card!! I hope you have been enjoying your birthday week, and that you are being treated like Royalty, though somehow I think that might be the norm for somedoggy as golden and irresistable as yourself.
I hope you can sneak your way onto Kath's Blog in the future, as you are quite an eloquent story teller, and quite possibly, the most luscious golden pooch around!!
I coloured in your likeness, but nothing quite compares to a looker such as yourself!! Now, if it won't get you caught redhanded, or perhaps, red-pawed?? would you please tell your Mum that I said hello and that I am loving her new blog layout and header. Only if you can avoid suspicion, of course. I think I speak for all of your adoring fans when I say I'd like to see you on here again!!
Hello out there, I am pleased to tell you that I have finally given non-woodmounted stamps a go and what a discovery that has been. I very recently purchased a couple Stampavie images, and to say that I am impressed is an understatement. I know you avid stampers are wondering if I live on the moon or something, just discovering and embracing this company, but what can I say, thrilled to be on board.
So I have been toying around with one of the stamps, Rachel Anne Miller's Teddy's Travels and this is what I've come up with:
I've played along with the Stampavie Challenge which was a recipe: 3 flowers, 2 buttons, 1 ribbon, and embossing. And I gotta tell ya, I am not loving my embossing. Not to snivel, but it's just not bringing anything to my card. I started to tear it up, was gonna replace it, stick something over the top, add a zillion pearls to make it pretty, but I decided that there must be some reason I went for that pattern at the time, didn't want to ruin all the other components of the project and will just have to hope it grows on me. I wanted to stick to the recipe, no vanilla extract or cinnamon, just the recipe.
Squabbling aside, I had a lot of fun colouring Lily, and can see that growing as a crafter with these images will be a lot of fun. It is my first go at Lily, so I should stop beating myself up, total cuteness will come in time. Just sharing the journey.
