Sweet Summer Fun

This is a card I made for TGF's DT call. They wanted to see summer colors. Orange and yellow specifically. This image is from "Wonderland", one of the few rubber mounted images I have from TGF. I made the "oranges" by punching a piece of CS halfway down. I drew/colored the lines. The little jewels are from HL. I distressed the edges and stapled a small scrap of yellow ribbon to the white CS. I colored the image with my PrismaColor pencils. The sentiment is from the SU set "Very Punny".

MSB's First Ever Challenge and A Mother's Day Card

Modern Sugar Blvd is hosting their first ever challenge today! Yaaaa! Here is the card I made for the big event! I stamped the turquoise paper using my VersaMark ink pad. I cut the big, pink flower by hand. The smaller green flower I made using the SU scallop circle punch. The jewels are from Hobby Lobby. The sentiment and swirl images are from the SU set "I Like Your Style". The colored the cutie girl with my Bic markers and pop-dotted her. All the paper is SU.

The card is based on this sketch:You can join in too. You don't have to use an MSB image but they are too cute not to have anyway!! And right now the digi stamps are 50% off! You cannot beat that! The sale runs until tomorrow night. Here's the link if you want to check it out: http://passemoncardcompany.com/?code=MamaDay. Get all the details on the MSB Blog.

And just in time for Mother's Day; I finished a card using one of the beautiful new "Mama" images at MSB. The great thing about digital images is that you have your product immediately. So if you still need a card for Mother's Day, grab one of these and you'll have it finished in no time!! If you're looking for some last minute gift ideas or just some fun, check out MSB. You can get some awesome inspiration from the other DT members or upload your own amazing work!! Ok, that's enough plugging for one day! :)

Tomorrow is the big day! The grand opening of the Modern Sugar Blvd online store! Whooo! How exciting! Cruise on over there and check out all the amazing digi stamps! There is a little something for everyone!!

Here are some projects I created for the second round DT call using some of the very images you can purchase tomorrow! :)

Circle Card:

Image: Blogging Gal (MSB)

I threaded around the edge of the card with yellow floss. Then I embossed the white cardstock layer with the "Spots and Dots" Cuttlebug folder. The flower with flourishes is a cardstock sticker. I colored the image with Bic Write-It markers. I printed the sentiment from my computer.

Post-It note holder:

Image: Cake Gal (MSB)

This is one of the post-it note holders I am so fond of making lately! :) I used some Stampin' Up DSP (designer series paper) for the background. I will have to look up the name of it. I colored the image with my Bics.

Recipe card box/holder:

Image: Cake Gal (MSB)

I made the recipe box from a template I found on SCS. The background paper is "The Sweet Stack" from DCWV. I made the border with SU's scallop border punch. The chocolate chip cookies I made using a large circle punch and normal hole punch. Then I took a smaller circle punch and made bite marks.

MSB will be rockin' all week! Check it out for some great stamps, deals, ideas and more!! While you're at it take a look-see at the work of all the other amazing DT members. "The Sugars" are stock full of talent!!

Impatiently waiting!

While I sit here stalking the MSB blog and waiting for the announcement of the DT winners, I will post some cards. :)I made this card for the CAS challenge on SCS. The challenge was to make a monochromatic card. I love green and I thought the white would really pop with it. I ran the background cardstock through my Cuttlebug with the "Textile Textures" embossing folder. The image is one of the free stamps I got from Inkadinkadoo. (See a few posts down). I traced over the flourish lines with a glitter dust pen to make them stand out a bit more. It can be somewhat challenging to make things "pop" on a monochromatic card. I liked this challenge though. At first I thought it might be impossible for me. It turned out to be super simple and fun!

This is a card I made as another open house sample. My party is this Saturday so I'm starting to feel the crunch. In reality I probably have enough samples, but my inner lunatic is screaming "make more, make more!!!".

This was a very simple card to make as well. The flowers were the hardest part, and that's saying something! I just cut them out and pop-dotted them above the wheelbarrow. I colored the wheelbarrow with PrismaColor pencils and glittered the flowers with clear stickles. The cardstock I used: Orchid Opulence (SU) and Creamy Caramel (SU). The stamp set is also from SU and it's called "Blooming with Love".

Well, that killed a little time. Not enough I'm sure, but it's something! Right!?

Quick and Cute

I just wanted to post a quick, little card. I've spent a wonderful day at church and with my family. A day of blessings on the most blessed day! :)

Happy Easter!

Hip Spring Skeleton!

While trying to make cards using my current SU sets I decided to pull out "Just Jawing". I usually use black and red with this set. I decided that I wanted to try some new colors this time. This is what I came up with: I'm still undecided on whether it's cute or creepy. :)

I used my VersaMark pad to stamp the flowers on the background. I used my pokey tool (yes, that's the technical name) to do the pierced border around the skull. The buttons are from a stash I have. I'm not sure where they came from.

So, it may be creepy but I still like it! Who says spring can't have a few skeletons?

Flower Pot Card

I got the idea for this card on SCS. It was for a technique challenge. The card itself was insanely easy to make. The flowers were easy too, just time consuming. I realize now that my card actually looks nothing like a flower pot. Except maybe the color. Alas, it's too late now. I am not going to drive myself mad trying to peel up sticky tape! :)

Here is a link to the original challenge:

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=430471

I used the SU set "Fifth Avenue Floral" to make the flowers. I colored them using Prisma Color pencils. The ribbon is also from SU. I glued a the little green button on top of the yellow button and attached it to the sides.

After looking at all the amazing cards on SCS from this challenge, I want to make another and really go all out on it! Of course, with no time and even less patience...I doubt I will. :)

Hot and Happy Easter!

I made this card using a free digital stamp from Dustin Pike. I never would have imagined I'd be using dragons on my Easter cards, but...here it is! :) This isn't the main card I made for the blessed season. It's the one I made for my little cousin who is celebrating his 1st Easter.

The card base is Acetate. (Transparency sheets). I ran the pink card stock through the Cuttlebug with the "Swirls" embossing folder. I colored the image with Bic Write-It markers. I hand wrote "Happy Easter" with a white gel pen. Which, by the way, has become my go-to tool. I use it ALL the time. After wasting tons of money on junk gel pens I bought this one and it's worked great! It's from the Souffle line. I don't know off hand what the brand is.

So, I pray everyone who reads my blog has a blessed Easter touched by the love of Jesus Christ! What more reason can we have to rejoice? He is risen!!

Modern Sugar Blvd. Design Team Call

This is the card I made for the Modern Sugar Blvd DT call! I just read about the call today so I was racing to my craft room as soon as my son laid down for his nap to get to work! :) Here is the card I made:It is a gift card holder, actually. I used the free digi stamp from the MSB blog and printed it onto cardstock. I must say that I am really getting into digital stamps. I just discovered them a few months ago and I am a big fan. You can adjust the size right from your computer which makes a huge difference in your crafting!

I embossed the background with the Cuttlebug folder "Traffic Jam". The "Thanks" and "For you" sentiments are from the SU set Flexible Phrases. The tag on the gift card is a punch, also from SU (Tab Punch).

Click the link at the top right of my blog to see what Modern Sugar Blvd is. You can get the digi stamp above for free! If you've never tried digital stamps, give this one a shot. I have a feeling that digital stamps are going to be the next big thing! Even if they aren't, I will still enjoy them! :)

King ATC

It feels like forever since I've posted for the HHN09 challenge. I really enjoy doing this challenge. The crafting part is a lot of fun, but the bible study is great too. This week's name is "King". Pretty much everything on this ATC was done by hand. I drew the crown and stickled it with green and gold. Then I wrote the verse and I drew "King" with a white gel pen.

This was probably the quickest ATC I've made. They usually take a long time for me to think up. I'm either getting the hang of ATC's or I've let clean-and-simple take over my life!! :)

Simple Birthday Wishes

I made this card for a friend who is celebrating her 50th birthday! I figured she might not want bold reminders of the milestone, so I made this a clean & simple card. :)Stamp: Stampin' Up - Crazy for Cupcakes (sentiment), Stampabilities (Tree)
Ink: Stampin' Up - Garden Green, Brilliance Pigment - Black, Bic Write-It markers
Technique: Dots with a white gel pen

I am definately a big fan of CAS (clean & simple) cards. I cut the tree out and popped it up with Pop Dots to make it stand out a little more. It really is just as simple as that! So, hopefully this card will help make my friend's birthday a little brighter!

A little birdie...

Stamp: Inkadinkadoo
Ink: YoYo Yellow (SU), Certainly Celery (SU)
Embossing Folder: Stylized Flowers (Cuttlebu)
Ribbon: Michael's
Technique: Sponge inking on the embossing, Dry embossing, Heat embossing (Clear powder)
Paper: Archiver's

It was a little time consuming to sponge ink the embossed image, but worth it for the overall effect. I used the little fingertip sponges and Stampin' Up ink. I experimented with other inks that were definately "juicier", but in this case SU's less than inky ink worked better.

I embossed the bird with clear embossing powder after I had stamped it with a brown pigment pad. I don't know what I'd do without my clear embossing powder. It's awesome!!

I LOVE Inkadinkadoo stamps. They are so embellished and pretty! The set this bird comes from is called: Birds Galore. I also bought some Halloween Inkadinkadoo stamps last year that are just as cool! They are one of my favorite brands!

This card is a good reflection of my personal taste. It's very earthy and clean. Kind of like me! Minus the clean part...thanks to a very active two year old!! :)

Spring is...springing! I hope!

We had a few days of "better" weather and it has me all geared up for spring. I thought I'd post a card I made a while back that is very appropriate!