Little Lamb Basket

Happy Tuesday!  I have a few Eastery/Springy items to share with you this week so I thought I would start with this cute little basket.  I created the bottom of the basket using the same measurements from the bottom of  my Bunny Box in this post.  The adorable dot paper is from Memory Box.  The little lamb is from an old Salt Box Studio set that I had never used.  I stamped the little lamb in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then Copic C00 to add a little shading and then I covered her little body with microfine glitter.  Yep, I have been using that glitter alot lately.  Love that stuff.  I am not sure what is going in the box, but I do know that I will be giving this box to my favorite little lamby, even if she is 17 years old now! 

I'll be back tomorrow with an Oldie, But Goodie.

Wild Daisies

Hello and happy Wednesday!  Today I am sharing a card I created for two different challenges.  I used Monday's STVSKSP16 sketch challenge from StampTV along with Saturday's CR84FN18 color challenge . We were asked to use Kraft, Yellow and Orange.    The stamps I used are from two of my favorite Melanie Muenchinger illustrated sets for Gina K. Designs.  The adorable daisies are from the Spring Basket set and the sentiment is from the Wild at Heart set.  I have been having a blast designing for Melanie this month, if you want to learn a little more about me, hop over to Melanie's blog as we had a little Q and A session. 



Recipe:

Stamps:  Spring Basket, Wild at Heart-GKD

Paper:  PL Kraft-GKD, Yellow print-Memory Box, Orange Print-??

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Extras:  Rhinestones, Nesties, Copics

Cased Eiffel Tower



Several weeks ago, I came across this beautiful red/black Eiffel Tower card  that was created by Teneale Williams for the Case Study 23 challenge.  It was love at first sight!  I knew it was the perfect inspiration for when my creative brain needed a little lift.  Today was the day! 

I created my card using the same layout, but added my own little twist. I knew that I wanted to use the colors of Black/White/Coral from this weeks Outlawz color challenge.  I used a Nesties die for the background panel which I embossed with the CB Textile Texture EF.  I stamped the Memory Box Eiffel Tower with black ink onto the backside of a piece of Bo Bunny Double Dot cardstock and cut it out with my Petite Oval Nestie die. I created the frame with two Petite Oval dies and then ran it through the CB with the same embossing folder.  Instead of using a big, beautiful bow like Teneale did, I added a spray of flowers to the bottom.  You can't really tell in the picture of my card, but I covered the tower panel with a coat of Versamark Champagne Dazzle ink and two layers of clear embossing powder.  The whole image has a beautiful sparkle to it.  I finished off the card with some little layered butterflies from a Martha Stewart punch.  If you get a chance, please pop by Teneale's blog and check out her amazing work.  You are sure to be inspired too!

Recipe:

Stamp:  Eiffel Tower-Memory Box

Paper:  PL Black Onyx-GKD, White-Neenah Solar White, Porcelain Dot-Bo Bunny

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Champagne Dazzle

Extras:  Prima flowers, Sizzix Leaf die, MS Butterfly punch, Glitter Domes, Nesties Dies, CB Textile Texture EF

hugs,

Let Heaven and Nature Sing

Happy Wednesday!  Yesterday I spent some time in the studio working up prototypes for my Christmas cards.  This is one of them.  I have been making Christmas cards with pinecones on them for the last several years.  I can't tell you how many stamps I have with pine sprigs, pinecones, pine boughs...etc. The stamp I used for this card is one that I have had for several years.  It comes from Penny Black and I just love it!

I inked up the stamp with Tombow Watercolor Markers, spritzed it with a wee bit of water and stamped it onto some Prismatics cardstock. The edges were shaded a bit with Tea Dye Distress ink to soften the hard edge of the tan cardstock.  The print paper has a music them and lots of pretty glitter mixed in. It is from a My Minds Eye Glitter paper pad from last year.  I don't know if I will ever use it all up, I think there were over 50 sheets in the pad.  The sentiment is from Memory Box.  This saying is one that I used years ago on a Christmas card (long before there was a stamp for it), I wish I had this stamp then!  I layered everything up with some Hunter green cardstock that I have had in my stash for awhile, it could be Bazzil as it has some texture to it.  I added a twiney bow and a button and called it good!  The bow really isn't wonky, but it sure does look that way in the picture. :)



Have a great day!

Happy Anni-Verve-sary!

Welcome to the Anni-VERVE-sary Blog Hop! Verve turns three today and we’re celebrating with a hop, hop, hop! If you've already been hopping along, you arrived here from Jennifer Roach's blog. If not, head on over to Julee's Blog (owner of Verve), for all the info on how to win prizes (after all, what's a party without presents?), and to start hopping from the beginning. If there's a hiccup along the hop, you can always head to the Master Hop List to get the full list of links.

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I am thrilled to be hopping along and celebrating Verve's 3rd Birthday with you all.   For my card, I pulled out one of my very favorite Verve sets called Beautiful You.  I chose the Oprah quote to be the focus of my card. I think it is such a great quote.  I want to keep this short so that you have lots of time to hop around so I will  list the recipe below.  

Thanks for hopping by! Now it's time to hop on over to Julie Lacey’s blog, for a little more Verve-y goodness.



Stamp:  Beautiful You Set-Verve

Cardstocks:  Neenah Classic Crest Natural, Memory Box Seedling, Memory Box Stripe, Bo Bunny Double Dot

Inks:  Memento Rich Cocoa, Ranger Antique Linen Distress

Embellies:  Prima Flowers, Crochet Ribbon, Rhinestones, MS Butterflies Punch, Twine, Button

Friends

Happy Sunday morning to you!  It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day here today.  Any day when the sun is shining is beautiful to me.  Even when it's crazy hot here in California, I love to see the sunshine!



I made this card using Nina's fun sketch that she created for her blogoversary challenge and giveaway.  You can read all about it here. 



I started with a base card of PL Chocolate Kiss and then added some print cardstock from the Memory Box Frond 6 x 6 pack.  (I love, love this paper collection)  I stamped and embossed the flowers from the Spring Mix kit on a scrap of the Frond cardstock with Rich Cocoa Memento ink.    I added the image panel to a Choc Kiss petite scallop nesties panel and added a boatload of light blue rhinestones to add some sparkle and shine.  The sentiment and butterfly were stamped with Rich Cocoa ink as well. I took a little creative liberty and moved the bow over so that it wouldn't compete with the sentiment. 



Tip:  To emboss using Memento ink, first ink up your stamp with Versamark and then with your Memento pad.  This allows the ink to stay wet long enough to add the embossing powder.



I wish you all a lovely Sunday,

Sweet Tweet!

Today I have an adorable little candy bag that I made for three of the Dare to Get Dirty challenges on SCS. The challenges were: It's in the Bag, Flap Your Wings and Cut it Out. I just love this Bloom and Grow paper from My Mind's Eye. I paper pieced the little bird and tree with cardstock from the same collection. The second layer of leaves were coated with some Glossy Accents from Ranger to give them a little shine and stability. Then I added some Hershey's Nuggets to the little bag and I was done. Easy Peasy!

For those of you who come to my classes, be on the lookout for something like this with a Halloween theme. :)

Now, on to the ingredients:

Stamp(s): Memory Box--Bird in Tree

Cardstock: My Mind's Eye--Bloom and Grow Collection

Ink: Adirondack--Pitch Black

The Extras: Glossy Accents, Ribbon (PTI), EK Scallopped Scallop Punch

have a great Tuesday,

Friends Bloom

I created this card using Sketch 38 from the Clean and Simple blog. The print cardstock is from Memory Box's Homespun collection. The stamps are from Anna's Friendly Expressions and Blooming Expressisons sets from Whipper Snapper. The flowers were colored with Copics and sparkled up a bit with Spica Glitter pens. The adorable 1/8" ribbon was a gift and I would love to find some more just like it. (hint to my ribbon buyer--you know who you are) :)

Check out my new watermark, isn't it cool! It was made by Karen Giron, you can get one too. Just click here.

happy sunday,

Valentine Greetings--Mojo Monday #73

Wow, I love this sketch! I think it is my favorite so far. As soon as I looked at it I knew exactly what I was going to do. I know I will use it again and again. Thanks Julee!

The stamps used are from Memory Box and the print cardstocks are from the Making Memories Rouge Paperie collection. The enameled brad is from the same collection. The base cardstock is cream Bazzill and the red cardstock is from Worldwin. The wide pink ribbon is from May Arts and is really a favorite of mine to use. I stamped the birds with Espresso Adirondack ink and colored it in with a little pink on the tummys of the birds. I pulled out my Radiant Pearls (ok, I know this dates me) and colored the branch and the berries. When it was done, I decided it needed a little bling and added some tiny fingernail rhinestones to the berries. I can't wait to give this card to someone very special.

hugs,