Hope Your Birthday Rocks!

Happy Sunday!  Our neighbors' son had a birthday last week and his party is today.  I made this card for him.  Kevin turned 15 this year!  I cannot believe how the time has flown since he was a little boy.  But time does go on.  I thought this would be a good teen boy card.  The stamp set I used is You're My Hero from Taylored Expressions.   I remember buying this set because part of the proceeds of the sale of this set were going to a charity.  Loved that!  I pulled out my new paper pad from October Afternoon called Sasparilla.  Love the patterns in this and again, I thought they worked well for a teen boy card.

I used the July sketch from Sketch for You to Try.  I haven't played with these sketches for a while.  So nice to be able to play this month.

Now here's Kevin's card from last year that I never posted.  I thought I had, but didn't.  How did that happen?  All these products are from My Time Made Easy.  The image is the Got Game digital stamp set and was colored using GIMP.  I added the "14" on his shirt (for his age then) and the "T" on his cap.  He was entering high school last year and that is the first initial of his school.  The paper is called Pop Some Fun digital paper.  The sentiment is from the acrylic set called Keep Strong.  I added the red star in place of the "o".

That's it from me for today!  Hope you have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

 

PMS Sneak Peeks - Color It Winter Tag Set

We are sneaking a new release from Paper Makeup Stamps for the next few days.  The sneaks actually started yesterday.  You can see the sneaks on the PMS blog. 

Today we are showing you a set which is a continuation of  seasonal stamp sets that Katie has been designing.  We currently have a Color It Summer and Color it Autumn set, and this one is called Color It Winter Tag set. 

The set, of course, has a cool tag that in digital form you can resize to any shape you desire.  There are several different images to put on the tag...this snowman, a cardinal, a stocking, holly, a mitten, a snowflake, and this sentiment and a to/from sentiment.  I love snowmen, so I had to use this little guy.  I printed the tag and sentiment onto this red paper from Nordic Holiday from Basic Grey.  Then I paper pieced the snowman onto the tag.  He's colored up a little with copic markers.  I added some ribbons and pearl flourish from Want to Scrap and was done.  The sketch is October's Sketch for You to Try.

Stop by the PMS blog for some more fabulous sneaks!  Our release day is Monday, November 7th.  We'll have our blog hop all day and Release Party at 9:00 pm EST in the PMS forum.  Lots of prizes and fun to be had!  We hope to see you there!  Have a great weekend!

Just Us Girls #98 - Color Challenge

Hi all!  This week's challenge over at Just Us Girls is a color challenge.  The lovely Elise has given us these beautiful colors to work with.

I used this image from SU's Forever Young stamp set as my focal point.  It's stamped in chocolate chip ink then fussy cut and popped up with dimensionals.  The sentiment is from My Time Made Easy's Sign It stamp set.  The paper is Origins from Basic Grey and the sketch is this month's Sketch for You to Try.  Love these colors together!

The girls have knocked it out of the ball park once again.  You can see them on the JUGs blog and you can visit them on their personal blogs.

Andrea

Dana

Elise

Kathryn

Maria

Pam

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great Saturday!

Pretty Palette #11

Hi everyone! My Time Made Easy has a great Pretty Palette challenge for you today! The colors remind me of a sunny day!These colors are so fresh and fun, don't you think? Here's my rendition of them.
I started with this month's sketch from Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try. The dp is from MTME called Bee Mine. This pretty image is from the newest MTME set called Bee-Loved. It's colored with copic markers. The sentiment is from Sensational Sentiments. I added the satin yellow ribbon tied with a Bow Easy.

The Pretty Palette design team has done another wonderful job with these colors. Check them out at their blogs and go to the MTME blog to enter your creation!

Laurel Seabrook

Lori Kalus

Lynn Mangan

Romaine Rancier

Sharon Gregory (Shaz)

Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Things We Love...Paper Makeup Stamps Blog Hop

Happy Monday everyone! Welcome to the Things We Love Paper Makeup Stamps VIP Blog Hop! Paper Makeup Stamps is celebrating it's 2nd birthday and to celebrate the occasion, we are having a super fun VIP blog hop with the theme "the things we love". The entire design team has invited special crafters to play along in this hop. You can see the list of everyone participating in this hop in the linky tool below. But you will want to stop by the Paper Makeup Stamps blog to enter yourself to win a super fabulous prize!

I was trying to decide what PMS image to use on my card today. I LOVE the Beautiful Day Fairies...they are what attracted me to this company, but I decided on a Moody Girl. I'll never forget when Katie revealed these girls to the design team with a warning "not to be afraid of them"! I was so intimidated to color one, but once I did I realized they are so fun to color and offer many options of color. So I chose Moody for Love. I thought she would be perfect for this love-themed hop.

There are a couple of other things in here that I love. First of all the colors. I love any colors that go with brown. This pink/red/brown/vanilla combo just makes me drool! The paper is from the Crazy Love pack by Bo Bunny. I just picked this up at my LSS last week...just yummy! I stamped the Moody Girl on white PTI paper, colored it, and cut/embossed it with a scallop circle nestie, then realized the white was too white for this paper. So I swirled some Pink Pirouette ink around it while still in the die. Then on the edges where you could still see white, I inked it up with tea dye distress ink...it made it look like vanilla cardstock! The XOXO sentiment is from the Hugs and Kisses stamp set. Another thing I love are my star dust stickles, which I used on some of the hearts. (Some of the hearts were stamped a second time and popped up for more dimension.) And the last thing in the picture I love is the chocolate covered cherry candy...LOVE them!

The sketch is the new one for February from Sketch for You To Try. The colors qualify for the CR84FN color challenge of light pink, bright pink, and brown.






And now I'm going to send you off to my good friend and very talented guest for today's VIP hop, Cheryl Rowley! She chose Bronto the dinosaur for her card because she loves the Dustin Dinos in the PMS store. Please show her some love...you will love her style for sure! Thanks for participating in our hop, Cheryl! :-)

Thanks for hopping with us today. If you just happened to stop in, please go to the PMS blog and start hopping along with us! Have a great week!

Paper Makeup Stamps - Fairy Sneak Peeks

Happy Tuesday! I've got another sneak peek for you from Paper Makeup Stamps. Today we are sneaking the new Beautiful Day Fairies. There are two new ones plus another in the new January kit (which you'll see on Thursday) that you will fall in love with. I have Sasha the Skating Fairy to show you today. I don't say this too often, but I really love this card! I wasn't sure of its outcome while I was working on it, but once I added that velvet ric rac ribbon and flower, I just went "ahhhh!" Did that ever happen to you? I'm sure it did!


I took the colors of light pink, yellow, and peach from Mona's CR84FN color challenge. The colors just grabbed me...I've always loved peach. My bridesmaids wore peach in my wedding (it was the '90s!) and I just love that soft color. So I used blush blossom cardstock and ran it through the swirls folder and paired it with paper from Basic Grey's Porcelain paper pad. I colored Sasha accordingly.

The layout is from Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try. She's going to monthly sketches (which makes me sad, but I know it's difficult to keep up with weekly demands) and just LOVE her sketches. I used a new tool on this card that I've had but have not used. It's My Favorite Thing's Die-namics rolled flower die (they must be out of stock because I couldn't find it in their store). It took me a while to figure out how to use it, but I managed to get it right. I cut it out of the blush blossom cardstock and added a pearl in the middle. I also addes star dust stickles around it...so pretty! The ribbon was gifted to me by Bonnie Sharp and it's from Sharon Johnson's store.

I'm also entering this in the Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #15 to use something new and ribbon. Well, the die, the ribbon, and the Sasha fairy are all new!

You can see more sneak peeks on the PMS blog. Randee, Jami (our newest PMS DT member!), Lisa M, Maria, and Simonne are all posting today, so stop over to their blogs as well. Don't forget the new release will be available on Friday, January 7th. We're having our blog hop that day as well as our Release Party starting at 9:00 pm EST. We'd love for you to join us in the PMS forum for some fun!

Thanks for stopping in today!

Recipe
Stamps: Sasah Fairy (PMS)
Paper: Xpress It white, blush blossom, Porcelain dp (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, wild honey ditress ink, various copic markers
Accessories: Nesties, die-namics rolled flower die, swirls cuttlebug folder, MS leaf punch, velvet ric rac ribbon, pearls, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Paper Makeup Stamps - Sneak Peeks Begin!

Today begins the first day of sneak peeks for Paper Makeup Stamps! We are sneaking some fabulous new holiday wordart today. Some great stuff!

Isn't this a beautiful sentiment? I wanted to go traditional with the colors...I think these are traditional! My starting point was this great paper from the Domestic Goddess Collection from Graphic 45 and the Sketch for You to Try from last week. I also used this beautiful seam binding I purchased from my friend Debbie Marcinkiewicz's Etsy store. I've never worked with it before, but it's so fun!

Stop by the PMS blog to see sneaks of what the other PMS girls have done! We're having sneaks for the next few days, then on Thursday, November 7, (release day) we have our blog hop all day and release party in the PMS forum. You are all invited to come and have some fun! Hope to see you then!

Recipe
Stamps: Wordart (PMS)
Paper: Vintage cream, garden green, so saffron, Graphic 45 dp
Ink: Garden green, wild honey distress ink
Accessories: Nesties, seam binding ribbon, bling, corner rounder, dimensionals

Paper Makeup Stamps Sneak Peek Day 3 - Home Matters

Wow! It's already Day 3 of sneak peeks of the August release of Paper Makeup Stamps! Have you been enjoying the sneaks so far? Today we have a set that was previously only in digi form. Remember Home Matters? Well, Katie had it rubberized and I, for one, am pretty psyched about that! I like digis, but I LOVE my rubber! Here's my card.
I'm just using the sentiment from the set, but as you can see it's large enough to be the focal point of your card. I also love the font on this! Isn't it pretty? I stamped it in Baja Breeze ink on vintage cream paper from PTI. The dp is from October Afternoon's Thrift Shop collection. I just love the vintage look and colors in this paper! I swirled some More Mustard ink around the sentiment and added the crystals. I punched a circle from the floral dp and added a page pebble on top to make an embellishment that matches. I used the SU scallop border punch on the middle piece. This sketch is this week's Sketch for You to Try from Jen del Muro (I just noticed that I didn't follow the sketch properly...how did I miss that little pink strip on the right?). Her sketches are always so great! My friend just bought a new house and I'm going to give this to her with a housewarming gift when I visit soon.

So do you want to see more? Then hop over to the PMS blog to see what the PMS DT have for you. Don't forget to grab the button on top of my sidebar on the left side to display on your blog. Then leave a comment on the PMS blog that you've done that and you'll be entered to win the entire August release! The Release Party is on Saturday, August 7 at 8:00 pm CST in the PMS forum and is always lots of fun! We'd love to see some new faces there! Everyone is very friendly, so don't be shy! There are always lots of laughs and contests going on! Hope to see you there!

Paper Makeup Stamps Blog Hop and Release Day!

Happy Sunday everyone and welcome to the Paper Makeup Stamps March blog hop! We have a "Monster of a Hop" for you today....we are sneaking our new monsters! You should have arrived from Dawn Knight's blog. If you just happened to stop by (thank you for that), you should go to the PMS blog to follow the hop and pick up the letters that will spell out a code to get you 15% off the entire March release! It's a great release, too!

The cute little monster I have to share with you today is Buzz.
This image just makes me smile! Buzz comes as one stamp with one bee and a trail. I cut the bee and trail off to be a separate stamp. Then I inked up the bee several times and then pierced the trails behind them. I chose this Basic Grey Lemonade dp because it sort of looked like a honeycomb pattern. I paired it with SU's Bermuda Bay cardstock and ribbon. The sentiment is actually positioned horizontally, but it didn't fit that way on my card, so I got out my Stamp-a-ma-jig and inked one word at a time to stack the words. It worked better for me. I guess I could have just cut it in half instead of going through all that! Oh well! I swirled some Bermuda Bay ink around both circles, and then added the silver pearls. This sketch is from Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try.

My letter for you to take with you on your hop is the letter "K". Your next stop on the hop is Katie's blog. She always has something fabulous to share.Don't forget the release party tonight at 8:00 pm CST in the PMS forum. Hope to see you there!

One more thing I need to remind you of: Canda of Canda Craft has the Sure Cuts a Lot (SCAL) software and is offering a 10% discount on it in her store. This software works in conjunction with you Cricut and allows you to cut files that are in the SVG format. It's really a cool software. Here's the information you'll need if you're interested:

Coupon code: JUGS315

Expiration Date: 3/15/10

Discount: 10% off ENTIRE purchase
http://www.candacraft.com/

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy the rest of your hop and your weekend!

Recipe
Stamps: Buzz and Lucky Me (PMS)
Paper: PTI white, bermuda bay, Lemonade dp (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, bermuda bayCopic Markers: BG11, 13, 23, 49; YG00, 03, 13, 23; Y15; W-3
Accessories: Nesties, ribbon, silver pearls, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Copic Creations-Snowpeople

My friend Cheryl Rowley is on the dt for the Copic Creations Challenge blog, and when I saw their challenge today I knew I had to play. The challenge is to color snowmen/snowpeople. I love snowmen...I have several. (And we got our first snowfall today just in time for December. But it's all gone already!) I just purchased two snowman stamps from my LSS, Buffalo Stamps & Stuff (they carry so many fabulous stamps) and had to play! I purchased this stamp for my avid golfer friends, Nancy and Brian. This will be sent to them this year.This image is called Golf Ball Snowman from DRS designs. I didn't do a lot of copic coloring on this one, but I did use a few. You can't really tell, but I shaded the golf balls with a YG0000 marker. I shaded around him with a soft brush first in Wild Wasabi, but it looked too washed out, so I took a chance and went over it with Real Red. It looks a little reddish-brown, but I think it's ok. I also colored his hat and scarf with green and red markers, again difficult to see in the picture. I colored his club with a silver Spica glitter pen, and added star dust stickles to him as well.

I used an older sketch from Jen del Muro, but left off the embellishment over the half circle. I ran that red piece through the cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder, but then attached it backwards so it looks more like a golf ball. We don't golf, so I don't know where these golf balls came from! I found them in a drawer...I knew they would come in handy someday, I guess!

I may do another one for this challenge because I need some Christmas cards and I love the snowmen! We have two weeks to get them done, so why not? Thanks for stopping in today!
Recipe
Stamps: Golf Ball Snowman (DRS Designs); Holiday Wishes (PTI)
Paper: PTI white, real red, old olive, Holiday Vintage Prints dp (PTI)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, wild wasabi, real red
Copic Markers: R29; YG0000; W-1, 5
Accessories: Nesties, swiss dots cuttlebug folder, PTI grosgrain ribbon, oval punches, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Artful INKables Winter Blog Hop

Are you getting ready for the snow? Or maybe you already have some (right Holly?)! Well it's coming, and we need to be prepared when it comes to stamping! So Artful INKables is having a winter blog hop! We're showcasing some of the great winter stamp sets in the store that deserve some love!

If you've come here from Joy's blog, you are right on track. If not, head on over to the Artful INKables blog and start there. If you leave a comment on everyone's blog by Sunday, November 1, you'll have a chance to win some AI blog candy! How easy is that?

Today I'm showcasing the set Snow Play because I just loved the little girl (and boy) in the set playing in the snow. They just looked like they were having so much fun! Here's my card.
I wanted to use some fun bright colors, so I started with SU's retired paper called Frosty Day. This little girl is colored with copic markers and I've put some star dust stickles on the snow, snowballs and her scarf. The sentiment (also from the set) says it all! Remember throwing snowballs at each other? Such fun! I used Jen del Muro's sketch from last Saturday, but changed the circle to an oval to accommodate my image.

Want to see the last one on the hop? Then hop on over to Deborah's blog to see her fabulous creation! Thanks for stopping by today! I have another post today, so please stop by for that one as well!
Recipe
Stamps: Snow Play (AI)
Paper: PTI white, bashful blue, chocolate chip, Frosty Day dp (retired SU)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Copic Markers: E00, 02, 15, 29, 37, 39; YG00, 13, 23, 25; YR07, 68; BG0000, 000; B21, 23; R32
Accessories: Nesties, felt snowflakes (SU), bling, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Tickled Pink!

Artful INKables has two new releases this month, and I have a card to share with you today from the set called Down on the Farm. It's a really cute set with some farm animals, scenery, and sentiments. I had this card designed in my head, and it took quite a while to pull it together for some reason! But it's finally done and I really like it!I wanted the card to be black/white/pink, so I started with the black polka dot paper from PTI's Black & White Basics. I colored the white dots with a pink copic marker. The white dots were too stark. The pink dp is from an SU hostess stack in pretty in pink. I used Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try from yesterday. I paper pierced part of the card because it just looked too plain! It's amazing how something like this adds so much!

Thanks for stopping in today. Enjoy your Sunday!
Recipe
Stamps: Down on the Farm (AI)
Paper: Neenah white, pretty in pink, black, Black & White Basics (PTI), Pretty in Pink dp (SU)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Copic Markers: RV0000, 21, 23; W-1, 3, 5, 7
Accessories: Nesties, primas, brad, paper piercer, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Artful INKables Blog Hop and Release Day!

Today is the release of two new sets from Artful INKables called A Bird's Song and Down on the Farm, and we are hosting a blog hop to preview these new sets. You should have arrived from Jen's blog. If not, please hop over to the Artful INKables blog and start there. You don't want to miss all the great projects the AI DT has for you to see!

I'm previewing A Bird's Song today. When I saw this, I was extremely excited! It's such a pretty set of two birds, some sentiments, and accent pieces.Isn't this bird just gorgeous? See, I told you it was a great set! I colored the image with copics, then sponged in some So Saffron ink in the background. The berries on the branch is a separate stamp that fits on there perfectly. All you need is your stamp-a-ma-jig to place them on there just right! I cut around them before I cut out the image with this nestie. Our very own Joy has a tutorial on how to do this technique on the AI blog here. I put star dust stickles on the berries and the bird and added the flower rhinestones in yellow and blue in the corners. The sentiment is also from the set. I used Jen del Muro's sketch from last Saturday. Artful INKables has a great sketch challenge for the Think INK Tuesday Challenge for you this week, however it just didn't work for this image I chose to use. I'll have one done with that sketch later...it runs for two weeks so I have lots of time to make something with the new sets!

Now you have to hop over to Sherry's blog and see her fabulous creation! Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy your hop!
Recipe
Stamps: A Bird's Song (AI)
Paper: PTI white, tempting turquoise, so saffron, Flock Together (SU)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, so saffron, tempting turquoise
Copic Markers: B0000, 00, 02, 04; BG05; E15, 29, 31, 99; Y0000, 17, 21; YR23, 31; W-3
Accessories: Nesties, cuttlebug folder, ribbon, word window punch, crystals, star dust stickles, dimensionals

PMS Sneak Peek Day 1 - Fairies

Let the sneaks begin, everyone! Today is Day One of the Paper Makeup Stamps sneak peeks. Today we are featuring the fairies...almost everyone's favorite! I have Melody fairy to share with you today.Isn't she beautiful? She's colored with copic markers that I matched to the color challenge on SCS this week...sage shadow, pretty in pink, and going gray (except that I used a basic grey colored ribbon). The dp is SU's Autumn Vine (sage shadow) and Parisian Summer (floral), both retired. The sentiment is an oldie but a goodie from Nature's Song. I thought it went really well with this image. The sketch is Jen del Muro's Sketch for You to Try from last Saturday.

There are three other fairies being released this month, including a boy and a holiday themed fairy. You can see cards made by the PMS DT girls using them on the PMS blog. And don't forget to stop by there for the next four days to see more sneaks! Release day is Wednesday, October 7 and we will be having our monthly blog hop all day and release party in the evening. Don't miss it! Loads of fun to be had!

Thanks for stopping in today! Have a great weekend!
Recipe
Stamps: Melody and sentiment (PMS)
Paper: Neenah white, sage shadow, pretty in pink, Autumn Vine and Parisian Summer dp (SU retired)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, pretty in pink
Copic Markers: RV0000, 000,21, 23; R32; Y15, 18, 38; G12, 21; E00, 02; B02, 04; W-3
Accessories: Nesties, swiss dots folder, scallop corner punch, taffeta ribbon, key tag punch, star dust stickles, dimensionals