You Make Me Happy

Ahhh it's Wednesday night, the weekend is almost here along with the warm sunny weather!

I have stuck to my guns and am continuing to make cards that are more general and can be used for a variety of occasions. I must say that I just adore this card...the image is too cute.

I started with a card base of Old Olive and Very Vanilla. I got the DP as a gift so I'm not sure who it is by but I will find out and update...I just loved it though. My image is Meredith the Tea Cup Girl by Stamping Bella. I thought she was going to be hard to color but she really wasn't. She was stamped in Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink and colored with copics. I used Memento ink in Melon and sponged the background to blend in with the DP.

Once again I used a rub on for the sentiment, I have really found a new life in these. I also used some shimmerz on the butterflies.

Happy Day

So happy Friday everyone!!! So I must say that I am probably just as shocked as you to see a new card up but late yesterday afternoon I went to switch some laundry and I thought I was going to proceed upstairs as usual when all of a sudden I had this pull towards my stamps and I put this card together in no time. Maybe the baby used the Jedi mind trick on me-lol!

Because I have depleted my card stash so much these past few months I really need some general cards that can be used for a variety of occasions. I thought today's could be used for a birthday or mothers day or just inspiration.

I started with a card base of basic Black, White and Groovy Guava. I ran my GG through my CB embossing folder. My DP is Recipe Box by October Afternoon. My image is Camille by The Greeting Farm and she was a limited release digi. I used my copics to color her, she is so fancy!! My sentiment is a rub on by SU as are my white and groovy guava ribbon. Just a simple card. Have a great weekend!!

Sorry I've been missing

Hi everyone!

As some may have noticed I have not posted in quite a while. To be honest I haven't stamped in quite a while. But I do have a good reason.....my husband and I are having a baby!! It is our first one so we are very excited, but since we found out in mid February I do nothing but sleep!!! My stamping has taken the biggest brunt of the toll..lol! I have missed you all, and missed seeing everyone's work. I'm hoping that my mojo will return with a gusto! Wishing you all a happy spring!!

xoxo

SSSC58...Thinking of You

Good Monday afternoon!! Hope the weekend was kind to everyone, I spent Saturday having lunch with an old friend and then hitting the movies to finally see Avatar with the hubby. Sunday was just a day of hanging around waiting for the USA vs. Canada hockey game to start.

I used the sketch from Karen Giron's (The Sweetest Thing) Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, SSSC58.

I started with a card base of Lemon and White by PaperTrey Ink and my DP Hippity Hoppity by We R Memory Keepers. My stamp set is Trendy Trees by Stamping Up.

I used my square punches and stamped the tree trunks and then stamped the leaves onto a seperate piece of white cardstock and used my circle nessties to cut them out and then poped them up on dimensional. I also rock and rolled by leaves in Pink Passion and Certainly Celery Ink by Stamping Up. The last two things I added were the white ribbon and the green sugar coated brads.

Enjoy!!

SSSC56 Greetings!

Good Saturday morning!!! Hope you are all having a wonderful start to your weekends! I have plans to have lunch with an old friend today so I am looking forward to that!

It snowed all day yesterday here in NY so I was able to spend my time crafting!! Even though this is a more complicated layout than I usually attempt I surprisingly had fun putting this card together and I love the finished product.

My layout is the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge from two weeks ago, SSSC56. over at Karen Giron's blog The Sweetest Thing. I started with a card base of Night of Navy, one of my favorite colors ever. My DP is Marrakech by Basic Grey, I just love the blues and greens in this paper. I also matched it with White and Ocean Tides cardstock, both by PaperTrey Ink.

My image is Dressy Ebony by The Greeting Farm and she was one of the limited digital releases that they had in December. She was printed onto White cardstock and colored with my copics. I have to say that this is the first time that I made her hair a color other than black and think she is too cute!! I used my circle nesstabilites to cut and layer, added the white ribbon underneath and then stamped the sentiment, which is from Mailbox Greetings by PaperTrey Ink, in the right corner.

Karen thanks for a great sketch and hope everyone has a wonderful day!

Bellarific Friday... Just Chillin'

Happy Bellarific Friday my friends!!! Can't believe that I have gotten another card done, I think my mojo is started to come back...yeah!! Another great challenge by Stamping Bella, all the details can be found over at blogabella.

I started with a card base of Ocean Tides by PaperTrey Ink and Choice Buttercream. My DP is the ever delightful My Beloved by My Mind's Eye. I just picked up two sheets at the stamp store a few weekend's ago. This weeks challenge was in honor of the Winter Olympics and I thought, who better to use than miss fabulous Snowbunnybella. Can't you just picture her at all the events and hanging in the lodge?

Bella was stamped onto Choice Buttercream cardstock in Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink and colored with copics. I used my Shimmerz in Candle Light to give a little sheen to her fur on the coat, hood and boots. I used my CB embossing folder for the circles on the bottom layer and added the bows with my Sahara Sand ribbon by SU. my sentiment is from the TSG set Penguin Love. Thanks so much for checking her out and have a great day!!

Best Wishes

Wow it has been so LONG since my last post, my mojo just wasn't there so I took a break. Hope all is well with everyone and happy Tuesday!!!

My card today actually came together over the past two weeks, my image was stamped and colored first and then just put to the side and then finally last Saturday I put it all together. Now I am finally getting it uploaded- talk about dragging out the process!

I started with a card base of Pale Plum and White. My DP is Cherrywood Lane by Heidi Grace. My image is Teddybella by Stamping Bella and I have had her for at least two years now and this is the first time I inked her up.

She was stamped onto White cardstock in Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink and colored with my copics. I used my circle nessites for both the image layer and to create the scalloped border. The last two things I added were the white taffeta ribbon and the my self created sugar coated brads. i made the brads by first taking plain white brads and coloring them with my copic, then covered them in dazzling diamonds.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and hopefully I will get another card done sooner!