Rainy Day Bethany

Hello friends out in blogland!
Time for some Sweet 'n Sassy goodness!

Happy Wednesday, hope you are having a fabulous week so far.

I've been trying to improve my copic skills, and

I am really starting to feel a little more comfortable.

Bethany is so fun to color....she is perfect for all my practicing.

I've got plenty of her lying around all colored up right now!

Don't forget about the SNSS blog hop that starts Friday - info over on the left!

Here is my card -

Recipe  -

Stamps: Rainy Day Bethany

Paper: Kraft, black, white, EP Little Boy dp

Ink: Memento black

Misc: copics, dimensionals

Have a great day~!

Is it Moxie Fab???

I happen to get a glance of this weeks Tuesday Trigger over at

Moxie Fab.....and an idea flew into my  head!

That doesn't happen often, so I had to run with it!

The inspiration picture this week is gorgeous!

Here is the card I came up with -

I don't do too many techniques, but I love the look of the cracked glass technique, and thought it would fit this challenge perfectly.  Although it's hard to see, the dp has been embossed several times with clear embossing powder, popped in the freezer, and then "cracked".  The upper left corner of the main panel was just torn slightly.  I stamped the flower stem directly onto the cracked glass and then heat set it for a couple seconds.  The flower and the main panel are both popped up with dimensionals.

Card Info -

Stamps: Flower Fusion #1 from PTI, Fluttering By from Verve

Paper: Aqua Mist, Kraft, Black, First Edition dp from SU, White

Ink: Versafine black, So Saffron, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Avocado

Misc: twine, button, dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Raise the Bar and Unity Friends With Flair

Happy Friday!

Todays card is for

Raise the Bar and Unity Friends With Flair

The challenge over at Raise the Bar this week is to use a sentiment only!

Piece of cake if you have Unity/Ippity stamps in the house!

They have fabulous sentiment stamps!

You will want to start over at the Unity Blog

and see who all is joining in the hop today!  Look for the Unity

blinkie and you could win a ton of Unity rubber stamps.

You'll also want to check out what the full time bartenders have created -

Anita - Thanh - Joni

My card -

Details:
Stamps: Where You Should Be from Ippity
(I get all of my Ippity from JenMarie)
Paper: White, Marina Mist, Black
Ink: Versafine Black
Misc: ribbon, silver pearls, silver cord, button, scor pal

Hope you have a great weekend!

Polka Dots with Curtain Call and Card Patterns!

Polka Dot Silhouettes

I love this new set from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

As soon as I saw the Ways to Use it challenge at SCS today....

I knew I'd be making a card as soon as I got home!!

Here is my card for the challenge -



It is also for the following challenges -

Curtain Call

Card Pattern Sketch

Card Details:

Stamps: Polka Dot Silhouettes from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps, Masculine Birthday Digis from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Paper: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, More Mustard, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler dp

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, printer ink

Misc: Square punch from Creative Memories, silver blings, dimensionals

CASE Study

It's time for yet another CASE Study challenge

and another fantastic muse for the month of March...

to get your creative juices flowing!

This month's muse is the oh so talented

Julee Tilman

Isn't she just fabulous???

Here is Julee's inspiration card for this week -

Such a beauty!!!

Our sponsor today is -

Jay Gee's Nook is kindly offering 5 small bundles of bakers twine - winners choice of colours!

Now it's your turn, if you haven't played with us before, its very simple.

Just get some inspiration from Julee's card (above):

It can be the colors, layout, techniques, or whatever, and use it on your sample.

You could also CASE the entire thing. In other words, there really aren't any rules except to have fun!

Be sure to check out what the DT has done this week:

Iwona (Chupa)

Amy

Andrea

Cristina

Jean

Julie (you're here)

Lenet

Melyssa

Sue

Teneale

I love Julee's card so much, and I really got my inspiration from that little

pleated flower.  I had NEVER made one!  Crazy, I know.  I found a tutorial

and got to work.  I'm so glad I made it, and it won't be the last one I make.

Details -

Stamps: Thankful Accents and Wishing You from Verve,

Looks Like Spring from SU, and Distressed Dots from Unity

Paper: kraft, pretty in pink, pretty in pink dp

Ink: baja breeze, pretty in pink, antique linen, sahara sand
Misc: nesties, pearls, crocheted ribbon, cord, corduroy brad

As always, thanks for stopping by my blog today, I appreciate all of your lovely comments!



Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps News

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Lots of fun news at Sweet 'n Sassy today!

Korin has some fabulous new stamps for you to check out,

and we have 2 new additions to the design team

and 2 new guest designers for the month.

You can find all of the new stamps available here -

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps

Here are the new Designers:

Taylor Usry

and

Lorie Ames

and......the guest designers

Dina Kowal

and

Katie Skiff

I made a couple cards with one of the new sets....enjoy!

Details:

Stamps - SNSS Polka Dots & Silhouettes

Paper - kraft, white

Ink - summer sun, crushed olive, spiced marmalade, pacific point

Misc: nesties, dimensionals, bakers twine, silver bling

Details:
Stamps - SNSS Polka Dots & Silhouettes
Paper - White
Ink - summer sun, spiced marmalade, crushed olive
Misc - bakers twine

Polka Dots & Silhouettes are PERFECT for clean and simple cards!!!

Raise the Bar with Unity's FWF

Hello peeps in blogland!!!

WOO HOO - ITS FRIDAY!

Todays card is for the challenge over at

Raise the Bar

The challenge this week is to make something with

a mug on it, or someone holding a mug of something warm.

It's also for todays Friends With Flair at

Unity

You'll wanna start at the Unity Blog to see who all

is participating today

keep an eye out for the Unity blinkie,

you could be a winner of a ton of Unity stamps!

Here is my card -

Details -

Stamps: Sept 09 kom - Unity

Paper: Kraft, Very Vanilla, Elegant Souiree dp

Ink: Versafine black

Misc: Framed Tulips ef from SU, twine, button, dimensionals

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

CASE Study

Hello hello!!!!!

I sure hope you are having a happy Thursday so far!

Wow....there were so many awesome cards for last weeks challenge!

Today is our fabulous muse Eva's last day.

It has been such a joy to case her cards this month.

Thanks so much for joining us this week Eva!!

Here is her fabulous inspiration card for this week -

We are sponsored this week by the

The Stamping Boutique

(winner chooses 3 digi's)

Now it's your turn, if you haven't played with us before, its very simple.

Just get some inspiration from Eva's card (above):

It can be the colors, layout, techniques, or whatever, and use it on your sample.

You could also CASE the entire thing. In other words, there really aren't any rules except to have fun!

Be sure to check out what the DT has done this week:

Iwona (Chupa)

Amy

Andrea

Cristina

Jean

Julie (you're here)

Lenet

Melyssa

Sue

Teneale

....and here is my card -

Someone "very" close to me is pregnant....and I'm SO

excited for them!!!

So, if you are "very" close to me and you're prego.....you may be getting this card!

I seriously need to perfect my copic skills or they are going to have to go!

They are taking up space....and I just can't get the hang of them!

Details:

Stamps: Lattes for Two - Stamping Boutique

Paper: White, Kraft, Fine Linen, Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage dp

Ink: Versafine black
Misc: ribbon, EK Success border punch, modern label punch, copics

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!
I appreciate all of the wonderful comments you leave here for me!

Make sure to check in next week to see who the next muse is

There She Goes and Shabby Tea Room Challenges

After a weekend of absolutely NO stamping.....I needed to get

into my stamp room after work tonight.  I had picked a few

challenges that I wanted to combine and here they are!

There She Goes - their challenge is to make

a card Julie Lacey style!  I was ON IT!!!  I love her style!

I totally enjoyed pulling out my "inner Lacey style"

the other challenge is

Shabby Tea Room - to use buttons and bows!

What an awesome challenge for the image I had in mind!

here is my card -

Details -

Stamps: Rainy Day Bethany from SNSS, and an Amuse sentiment

Paper: kraft, white, Echo Park dp

Ink: Versafine black

Misc: SU border punch, ribbon, pin, button, bakers twine

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!



Raise the Bar

Happy Friday to ya - everyone out in blogland!!!

Todays challenge over at Raise the Bar is to make a card

using your favorite animated character as inspiration.

This stumped me....as I was never a super hero/animated kinda girl.

BUT....after discussing childhood with my little sis, I realized that I

freakin loved Smurfette.....like totally loved her!!!

Soooooo....my card was born...... blue and white to remind me of smurfette,

and the yellow to remind me of the purty flower in her hair!

Have fun with this one folks!

Details
Stamps: W+9 Mehndi Medallions, Fillable Frames #5 from  PTI

Paper: White, Harvest Gold

Ink: So Saffron, Ballet Blue

Misc: ribbon, button, dimensionals

Happy Friday to ya!