Prettie Tuesday

Here is my card for today's color challenge over on SCS. Now I know I said I would be back with something pretty today, but Cooper says that he isn't pretty, maybe cute, but definitely not pretty!!LOL!!! So anyway, I stamped my Cooper on watercolor paper and colored him in using my ink pads, markers, aqua painter, silver pen, and Prismacolor cool gray marker. I paper pierced around the edges and then layered it with Real Red, Soft Sky and Blue Bayou. Cooper is available in the Paper Pretties store, and he and his sister Sophia look so good together. My sentiment actually says Look Out World, Here I Come, but I only wanted the first part of it, so I just colored what I wanted with my marker. I think this sentiment is awesome, because it could be used for a birthday, first day of school, graduation, you name it!! I then punched it out with my word window punch and layered it with other papers cut out with the word window punch and attached it with a red brad. I then popped the main image up on a piece of Blue Bayou DSP which was layered with Blue Bayou CS. The base of the card(which is 5 1/4 square) is Real Red, then layered with Soft Sky and Whisper White which I ran through my Cuttlebug with the Paisley folder. Since the folder doesn't cover the whole paper, and I am too OCD for the paisley not to match, I added a piece of wide red grosgrain and then added some other ribbons to match. Did you know that Paper Pretties has Gift Certificates now? No, well now you do!! Go and check it out!! Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

stamps- Look Out World

paper- Whisper White, watercolor, Soft Sky, Real Red and Blue Bayou CS and DSP

ink- Black Stazon, Soft Sky and Blue Bayou

tools- red brads, red grosgrain and gingham, soft sky and bayou striped ribbon, Cuttlebug, Paisley folder, SU markers, aqua painter, Prismacolor marker

MFT Monday

Hey Everyone!! I am back with my card for the My Favorite Things sketch challenge hosted in the members forum on SCS. The sketch challenge is hosted by Cindy Haffner, and is always amazing!! Speaking of MFT, have you seen the sneak peeks for this weeks release?? They are amazing, and I can't wait for the party!! You can find all the info about it here, including info about all their new things they are doing this month. All I can say is that I picked the wrong month to win the Guest Designer contest, but don't think I won't be playing this time!! My card was made using the mini set How Sweet It Is, and I just love this one. Most of the teasers I have seen, have had some sort of sweet in them, so when I went to do this sketch, I automatically thought of this set. The DP on this is some Cosmo Cricket Honey Pie paper, and I just LOVE IT!! The brads are from the stylized silver hardware from SU. I colored my main image in with my markers. It was stamped on some watercolor paper that I picked up at Walmart. I just happened to be in that section and thought I would try to find something that isn't so yellow. It isn't as good a quality as SU's, but definitely a better color. The flower is from Petaloo and the ribbon is from SU. Thanks for looking and have a great day!! I will be back tomorrow with something Prettie for you!!
stamps- How Sweet It Is
paper- Ruby Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Cosmo Cricket DP and watercolor paper
ink- Black Stazon
tools- Su markers, aqua painter, hardware, chocolate ribbon, petaloo flowers, Cuttlebug, nestabilities

The Whole Enchilada

When I looked at today's Technique Lover's Challenge, I wasn't going to do it. The challenge was to make a set of 3x3 cards and a box for them to go in, or The Whole Enchilada. Now, I am not much on making boxes and sets of cards, and honestly, I have no idea why but my pal Jodi(kharmagirl) convinced me that I needed to give it a try, so I decided I would. I originally bought this set after seeing some of her fabulous creations, so I decided that I would use it to make my set. The box was made first using one of the patterns linked to the challenge. I decided that I wanted my box covered with DP, so I cut a piece the same size as my card stock and glued it on. I made the band using another piece of the Summer Picnic DP and then wrapped my ribbon around it. I stamped all my fruit in Real Red once and then in Wild Wasabi, and cut out the different pieces. I then covered my fruit with crystal effects to make it shiny. I tried to do a different layout and ribbon on each one, but I put silver brads on all of them, because you know I love my brads!! That is all for me for now. I am off to try to do the My Favorite Things sketch for today!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!
stamps-Tart & Tangy
paper- Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue, Whisper White and Summer Picnic DSP
ink- Wild Wasabi and Real Red
tools- silver brads, wasabi and red striped ribbon, red gingham, corner rounder, circle punches, and crystal effects

GSGC07 Another Sketch

It is my week to host the Great Swaps Girls challenge, and since I love a sketch challenge, that is what I decided to do. This is the sketch that I drew in my paint program. It is a little rough, but I bet you get the idea. If you would like to participate, just make a card using the sketch and post a comment with a link on the GSG blog. If you upload to SCS, use the keywords GSGC07. I still had the stuff from my Featured Stamper challenge card that I made out, so I decided to make my sketch card with it. I just love this Basic Grey paper that Jodi sent me!! My main image is from She's All That and is stamped in Brocade Blue. The flower is covered with some of the Basic Grey Cupcake paper too, and has a stylized silver brad in the center. I hope you like this sketch, and my card, and I hope you decide to play along!! Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

stamps-She's All That

paper- Ruby Red, Barely Banana, Whisper White and Basic Grey Cupcake

ink- Brocade Blue

tools- maya road blossoms, stylized silver hardware, cuttlebug, nestabilities,

A Bella Sketch For You To Try

Happy Sunday everyone!! I hope your Sunday is going as fabulous as mine is!! I spent the whole morning putting together a couple of shelves for my bed room and talking to my mom(who is staying here between shifts at work to save money on gas), and catching up on my blog surfing. While blurfing around, I stumbled upon Jen del Muro’s Sketch For You To Try. I always love her sketches, but never get around to doing them for some unknown reason(we all know I stamp enough). I decided to take some time away from the computer and participate in her challenge. The SFYTT design team had challenged themselves to use a Bella imagefor this sketch, so I decided to also. I have a bunch of Bellas, and they never get inky, so I decided to pick one that I have never used before. I stamped Jammybella in Black Stazon on watercolor paper and colored her in using my SU markers and aqua painter. The paper is from the retired SU Dots and Dashes, and I added a scalloped strip at the top. The rhinestone brads are by Making Memories and have a larger card stock circle behind them. I attached a silver spiral clip with some yummy sheer polka dot ribbon that I got from Embellish Online. I wasn’t sure what to do with all the white space, so I pierced a few holes in each corner to break up the white. Be sure to go to Jen’s blogand check out her other designers creations, they are fabulous!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!
Stamps-Jammybella and sentiment by Stamping Bella
Paper-Watercolor, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Green Galore, Dots and Dashes SU
Ink- Black Stazon
Tools- SU markers, spiral clip, sheer ribbon, rhinestone brads, aqua painter

Sunday's Featured Stamper

This weeks featured stamperis non other than my fellow GSGer Maren(mmbc)!!She is super sweet, super talented, and has a fantastic blog and galleryfor you to drool over!! I decided to CASE this card of Maren’s and then realized that it was one that she had CASEd from a previous featured stamper. I really try not to do that, so tomorrow, when I am not so tired, I will try again. But for now, this is my card for the FS challenge. I HAD to use some of the yummy new Cupcake paper by Basic Gray that my SCSBFF Jodisent me!! I used it for the card as well as the Maya Road chipboard blossom that I used. The hardware is from the stylized silver hardware. My main image is from the set She’s All That, and it is stamped in Brocade Blue. Maren’s card was sewn all around the edges, so I decided not to do that as one of my changes. The other changes were the stamp set, embellishments, and the colors. That is it for me now!!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! I also, before I go, want to give a shout out to my good friend Laura(scrapnextras), her birthday was yesterday(5/31)!! Happy Birthday girl!!
Stamps-She’s All That
Paper-Barely Banana, Ruby Red, Whisper white and Basic Grey Cupcake
Ink-Brocade Blue
Tools-stylized silver hardware, circle Nestabilities and Cuttlebug

Saturday's Inspiration Challenge

Do you ever have a day where it is astoundingly obvious that you should be doing something else? Before I went to work this morning, (by the way, thank you all for the well wishes, my feet are better today, and I love my job) I checked out the Inspiration challengeover on SCS. It was to make a card around a dress you have seen in a movie. The whole time I was at work, and even during lunch with my DH, I tried to think of a dress that I loved from a movie. All I could think of were big frilly dresses. I thought about dresses from Pride and Prejudice, Ever After, Pirates of the Caribbean, you know, frilly dresses.( oh how I would have loved to live then)!! What’s so funny about this, if you know anything about me, I am NOT a frilly person, I just think they are beautiful. So I decided after lunch to Google some of my favorite movies to see if I could find one in particular that inspired me. Some how I ended up with something from Gone With The Wind. I was inspired by the colors and the pattern on the dress. Of course that was when I started, and now, this is where I am. Not even close at all!!LOL!! Everything that I tried to do, ended badly. I finally got this thrown together, and I am pleased with it, but not completely. That is not to say that it is a bad card, because it isn’t, but it isn’t what I intended, so I have a hard time accepting it. Do you know what I mean? I was gonna write an explanation for this card, but I really don’t think it needs one, so here it is, in all it’s glory!! Now, I am off to take a nap, or clean, I can’t decide( but I definitely think the nap is gonna win)! I leave you with a package of joy that I received in the mail today. My SCS BFF Jodi(kharmagirl) sent this to me, and I was so excited to get it!! It has some yummy Basic Gray Cupcake paper, some Cosmo Cricket ribbon, flowers, a notebook, tons of Lizzie Anne stamped images and a gorgeous card. Doesn’t she ROCK!!
Stamps-Fresh Cuts
Paper- Old Olive, Basic Black, Whisper White, Enchante DSP
Ink- Black Stazon and Old Olive
Tools- Black brads and organdy ribbon

Triple Play

So, I started my new job today, and my feet are KILLING me!! I guess taking a year off wasn't such a good idea. Note to self: take first paycheck and buy better shoes.LOL!!! I have been thinking about the Limited Supplies Challenge since I saw it this morning, and had a super awesome plan cooked up. By the time I got off work, I couldn't remember what I had planned on doing.:( On the way home from work(a .2 mile walk), I got a message from my friend Sharon who wanted to let me know that she was a great grandma now and that totally got babies on my brain. Since 3 of my friends are having boys here soon(and today apparently), I decided to use the LSC to make them all baby cards. The challenge was to use the exact same tools, embellishments, hardware, colors, and stamps on three cards, but have different layouts. How stinkin fun is that!!! I started with the Bundle of Joy set and stamped my Hippo in Black Stazon on watercolor paper(just so you know, I finally got smart and bought some non SU watercolor paper- that SU stuff is just way to yellow for my taste), and my sentiment on Whisper White with Black Stazon, and then I colored them in using my SU markers and an aqua painter. The base is Green Galore on all three cards and it is layered with Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, and Dots and Dashes DSP(retired-sorry). I stuck some silver brads and spiral clips on all three, and used the same three ribbons on all three too. I really like the way they turned out!! That is it for me today, I will be back after work tomorrow to tell you if I still like it!!LOL!!
stamps- Bundle Of Joy
paper-Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Whisper White, watercolor paper, and Dots and Dashes DSP
ink- Black Stazon
tools-silver brads, spiral clips, orange/turquoise/green grosgrain, SU markers, aqua painter, corner rounder

Isn't She Sweet!!

I have to say that there is nothing better than getting some goodies in the mail to brighten your day!! I received my very first order from Sweet n Sassy stamps today, and I am super excited about it. For the past couple of days I have been racking my brain trying to figure out how I ended up at their website in the first place, but I am so happy I did. I ordered some super cute StampAvie(Lily and Milo) sets, pre-ordered some Sarah Kay stamps, and got a bunch of dew drops and Cosmo Cricket paper. I was super excited too when I opened up my package and there was a free stamp set!! I honestly didn't even know that I was getting one free and super excited that I did!! This card was made using some of my new Robins Nest Hydrangea dew drops and one of the free stamped images that they sent with my order( super smart of them, because now I totally need this stamp)!! This card is also for the Great Swaps Girls challenge for this week to make a card using a layout from the Occasions Mini Catalog(the best one we ever had in my opinion). I chose a card from page 18 and added one layer, but kept the same layout. The base is Not Quite Navy and I put some of my rub ons that I got during Sellabration on it. I colored my image with my SU markers and layered it with some Two Scoops paper by Basic Gray. Then I added some dew drops in place of the flowers and put a clip with ribbon on it in the corner. Isn't she cute!! I start my new job at the Post Office tomorrow, so wish me luck!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!
stamps-Lily-My Little Friend by StampAvie
paper-Regal Rose and Not Quite Navy
ink-Black
tools-spiral clip, pink and white taffeta, SU markers, aqua painter, Love and Happiness rubons

Going Places

Today's ways to use it challenge was to make a card that has something to do with packing. It could be something using packing materials, or a travel themed card. I decided to use my My favorite Things set, Going Places. I stamped the girl on watercolor paper and colored her in with my SU markers, ink pads, and aqua painter. I found this super old SU paper in my stash and decided it would work perfect with the image. The hardware is from the Aged Copper hardware and the ribbon is from the SU Twill Tape(it was sponged to change it's color). I sponged all the edges with Chocolate Chip ink. I am not too enthused(I like it, I just don't feel good I think) about this card, but it is made, and I am posting it!! I have a monster headache today, so I am going back to the couch as soon as I am done posting this!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
stamps-MFT Going Places
paper-True Thyme, Bayou Blue, Chocolate Chip, watercolor and SU DSP
ink- Black Stazon, True Thyme, Chocolate Chip, Blue Bayou, and Cranberry Crisp
tools-hardware, twill tape, markers, aqua painter, word window punch and silver pen.