Sunday, June 28, 2009

RAK's

I have been HORRIBLE about posting my RAK's lately so brace yourselves, there are a few to see,lol!! I have posted smaller pictures of them since there are so many, but you can click on them to make them bigger. These are all "mostly" cards that were sent to me when I was going through my divorce. The first one is not though, it is one that Danielle sent me cause she is awesome, LOL!! See those gorgeous flowers, she MADE those for little ol me!! What a PEACH!!
From Danielle Lounds
Danielle Lounds again!!

Denise Marzec

Kathy Jones

Melanie Muenchinger
Jodi Collins

Jessica Knutsen

Joanne Basille

Blessings

Hi everyone!! It is super late, actually way early, but I decided to take a nap today(Saturday) and accidentally slept for over 4hrs...yikes!! Now I am finally tired again, but before I go to bed, I wanted to share the card that I made for this week's Featured Stamper challenge. This week's FS is Dawn L...and she has a FABULOUS gallery, not to mention that fact that she is super sweet and a total riot!! I got to spend time with her behind the scenes with the Dirty Dozen, and she is just the sweetest, funniest person!! I chose this card of Dawn's to CASE, and I changed the colors, image, DP, added gold cord, changed punches, and added a couple of layers. For my card, I used the Blessings set from the Little Paper Shop. I needed a Christening card for my nephew, so I thought this would work perfect. I stamped the solid cross in Brocade Blue, then stamped the decorative cross with Versamark and embossed it with Gold EP. It was then layered with Brocade Blue CS, DCWV Gold CS, and Gina K. White. The DP is from the Prestwick DSP pack. My edge punch is from SU, as well as the Gold Cord. I used SU punches to do my sentiment, which was also embossed with Gold EP.
Well, that is it for me now, have a great day!!

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Bloom With TSG!!

Welcome to today's There She Goes New Release Blog Hop!! This month we have two super FABULOUS new sets for you, and you won't want to miss out!! As always, be sure to start the hop at Jessica's Blog. As you go along, leave a comment on all the Trendsetters blogs, and when you are done go BACK to Jessica's blog to enter your name to win today's preview set, Bloom. It might quite possibly be my favorite TSG set EVA!!!!
For my card tonight, I used this GORGEOUS flower from the Bloom set...and believe me, it is GORGEOUS!! I stamped the image on an MFT Perfect Panel, and then colored it in with my Copic markers. It was then cut out, along with it's Summer Sun and Kiwi Kiss layers, with my Cuttlebug and Circle Nesties. I added a spiral clip with White Satin Ribbon from SU. The brads are from Creative Express. The sentiment was done with my SU punches and the DP is from the Good Morning Sunshine DSP pack. I used this week's Weekend Sketch Challenge for my inspiration. I can't wait to see what the other girls have done with this GORGEOUS set!!
Well, that is it for me now, the next stop on the hop is Joanne's blog!! Just in case you get lost along the way, I am including a list of all the Trendsetters. I also want to give a big SHOUT OUT to our Guest Designer for this month, Sandra!! Your work is amazing!!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Jessica

Friday, June 26, 2009

Life's A Beach- TSG Blog HOP!!

Hi, and welcome to this month's There She Goes New Release Blog Hop!! This month we have two super FABULOUS new sets for you, and you won't want to miss out!! As always, be sure to start the hop at Jessica's Blog. As you go along, leave a comment on all the Trendsetters blogs, and when you are done go BACK to Jessica's blog to enter your name to win today's preview set, Life's A Beach. Believe me, it is SO worth it!!
For my card today, I used Wednesday's SCS Sketch as my inspiration. I stamped my image on an MFT Perfect Panel and then colored it in with my Copics. I then added the sentiment, layered it with Pacific Point , and did some piercing. The DP is from the Good Morning Sunshine DSP pack. I layered it with Pacific Point as well. The base of my card is Gina K. White, then Kiwi Kiss, and Creamy Carmel. The Carmel layer was run through my Cuttlebug with the Swirls folder. All my brads, and hemp twine, are from SU.
Well, that is it for me now, the next stop on the hop is Joanne's blog!! Just in case you get lost along the way, I am including a list of all the Trendsetters. I also want to give a big SHOUT OUT to our Guest Designer for this month, Sandra!! Your work is amazing!!
Thanks for stopping by!!

Prettie Friday

Hi all, it has been a hectic two days, so this post is gonna be short and sweet. I needed a gift tag for a present I was giving my nieces, so I made a cute little ATC using the Paper Pretties set, Soakin Up The Sun. I colored my image with my Copics. The DP is from the SU pack, Pink Flamingo. My circles were punched out using my SU circle punches and my ribbon is also from SU.

See, I told you, short and sweet!! Have a great day!!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

It's a Bella Blog HOPAROO!!

Welcome to the Birthday Blog Skip, Hop & Dance sponsored by Stamping Bella! If you've just happened upon my blog, you can CLICK HERE to start from the beginning at Bloggabella.

I signed up for this hop awhile back, and I knew it was coming up....but for some reason I kept thinking Friday Friday Friday! Well, I had PLANNED to make my card last night, but that didn't happen due to some health issues in my family. Everything is okay, but it was a long stressful night and I didn't feel like stamping when it came time for it . So, as not to miss the hop, or be a party pooper, or break the chain, here is a card I made awhile back with the super cute Latte Bella. Most of you will probably be new to my blog, so you won't have seen it anyway-hopefully!! I am sorry for slacking, and when I get home, I think I will make a card and update this post, or post a new one...don't know. But I will make something new I PROMISE!!




Thanks so much for stopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to http://www.davisfamilydoodles.blogspot.com/!! Have a great day!
How about a prize? In addition to the fabulous eye candy, we have decided to hide a prize somewhere along the hop! One pre-selected blogger will draw a random winner from the comments on her post, and the winner will receive a $40 Gift Voucher to Stamping Bella!!! The fun part is...we're not telling you who it is! So as you hop, make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! We will announce the winner on Monday in the Splitcoast forum. MWAH!If there is a mistake here, please let me know so I can fix it! Thanks to everyone who is playing with us!

Owl Be There...

It's time again for my FAVORITE sketch challenge, the MFT sketch challenge!! This week's sketch was drawn up by the UBER talented Cindy Haffner!! For more details on this challenge, and this week's My Favorite Challenge(paper piecing), check out the new weekly challenge thread in the MFT member forum. It will be stickied up at the top of the forum, and as soon as I can edit this post, I will directly link it!! Now onto my card!! For my card today I used my new Razzleberry Lemonade DSP from SU. I paired it with Kiwi Kiss(I am gonna miss this one), Melon Mambo, and Rich Razzleberry. The ribbon is also new from SU. My image is from the Owls and Bluebells set by Stephanie Fizer. It is part of the MFT Presents line. I stamped it on an MFT perfect panel, and then colored it in with my Copics. It was then cut out, along with it's layers, with my Cuttlebug and Oval Nesties. I did a bunch of piercing, and it was done!!
That is it for me now, be sure to check out the weekly challenge thread at MFT for more details and have a great day!!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Prettie Wednesday- Animals

Well, two weeks ago, Julie(jmasse), challenged the Prettie Girls, and all of YOU, to make a card using your favorite animal on the front. I don't really have a favorite animal, but I have a favorite animal stamp from Paper Pretties- Surf's Up!! I decided to knock out a few other challenges with this card so the color combo was yesterday's SCS color challenge-Pacific Point, Summer Sun and Tangerine Tango, and this week's Mojo Monday sketch. I started by stamping my Surf's Up image on an MFT Perfect Panel. I then colored it in with my Copics, except the surfboard which was paper pieced with some Good Morning Sunshine DSP. I used more of the DP for the base, SU brads and ribbon, and did a bunch of piercing. The sentiment was punched out using my new Modern Label punch from SU. If you can't tell, Snowflake was stamped, colored and cut out separately and then popped up.
Well, that is it for me for now!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! Be sure to check out the other Pretties and see what they have been up to!
Julie Masse
Charmaine Ikach
Jana Weaver
Danielle Lounds
Jodi Collins
Jackie Rakoski
Jessica Diedrich
Christi Thorsen
Frances Byrne

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Thank You!!

Here is a card I made for the last There She Goes release and TOTALLY forgot to share...silly girl!! I LOVE this new set from There She Goes, Acts of Kindness, but as you may or may not know I struggle with solid images. I have the hardest time using them, and because I never do use them, when I do...it always feels forced. With that said, this card was SUPER easy for me and I LOVE the way it turned out! The card base is 3x6. I stamped the leafy branches from the set with Chocolate Chip ink directly onto some Bella Birds DSP from SU. I then stamped the flowers separately with Bashful Blue ink and then cut them out. To attach them to the panel, I used some silver brads from Creative Express. I directly stamped the sentiment onto the DP panel as well. The ribbon is Chocolate Chip taffeta from SU, and the other color besides Chocolate and Bashful is So Saffron.
Well, that is it for me now!! Wish me luck today...the A/C was broken at work yesterday and the PO I work in is in a VERY old block building. By the time I left last night, it was 90 INSIDE the PO. It was like spending the day in your own personal sauna!! YUKK!! The repairmen are SUPPOSED to be there first thing today with a replacement....but I am not holding my breath!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge

Hello everyone and welcome to another Little Paper Shop Monday Challenge!!! Today's challenge is a sketch challenge, so be sure to head over to the LPS blog to participate!! Wanna play along? Just make a card and upload it to your chosen gallery using the keyword LPSC21. A winner will be chosen from the entries and that winner will receive 2 free Digital Images of their choice.
For my card I stamped my Katie Cupcake image on an MFT Perfect Panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I then stamped it on two different pieces of Delicate Dots DSP. and used those to paper piece her dress, hair bows, and the base of the cupcake. I used my Copics to color the rest of the image. My ribbon and brads are from SU. The colors on this card are SO Saffron, Bashful Blue, and Certainly Celery.
Well, that is it for me now, thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!