Birthday Card

One of my oldest and dearest friends had a birthday recently so I had to get a card ready for her. We do not live that close anymore so we do not see each other a lot but this image reminded me of our college days of our get togethers so thought it would be perfect to use.

I think almost everything I used on this card may be retired by now. I used a stamp from Stamping Bella that I am not sure if still available but I always loved the Bella collection. I then used a sentiment stamp and die set from Taylored Expression.  The paper is from MME stash.  Of course colored the image with my Copics.


I will be entering this one into a few challenges as well:

Cupboard Trilogy-Birthday
Stamp and Create-Birthdays
Pumpkin Spice-Anything Goes
Treasured Times-Anything Goes
Fussy and Fancy-All about the Girls
Aud Sentiments-Anything Goes
Creative Moments-Anything Goes/Celebration
Colour Q-based on colors

Layout

Happy Monday. The girls have all started their summer camps this week and seem excited to have something else to do but "sit around". 

I was able to squeeze in some crafting recently for the family and decided to do a layout for my daughter's recent communion. So excited to get a layout done within the same year the event actually happened...WHOA.

For this layout, I was inspired by a sketch I saw. I used my die-cuts to create the flourishes (Cindy Loo Cart) by Cricut and also used a paper set I got at the craft store. Also used my border punches for the brown polka dot stripe on the bottom. 

Now I had to add some touches of blue because my daughter's favorite color was blue and she reminded me that I have to reflect her tastes too so I had the cross in my stash and used a label I made for the favor in the layout as well.


I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Loves Rubberstamps-Anything Goes
Anything But a Card-Anything Goes
Time for Scrap-Anything goes
Charisma Cardz-Show Us What else you can do (anything but a card)
Crafting by Design-Anything Goes
Through the Craft Door-Anything Goes
Simon Says Monday-I ought to use this more (my Cricut and punches)

Sweet Pea July Challenge-Red, White and Blue

Hello everyone. It is now July is it time for our new monthly challenge at Sweet Pea Stamps

 

The theme for this month is

 

Red, White and Blue.

 

 

I decided to go with one of the many gorgeous images available by Ching-chou Kuik

With this one I decided to color the image in the colors of Red and Blue and use white on the background.  I used my stencils to create the background.

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

Crafter's Café-Red,White, Blue
A Step in the Dark-Anything Goes/Dark Fantasy
Paper Time Tuesday-Red, White and Blue
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
Inky Impressions-Red,White and Blue or Patriotric
Crafty Sentiments-No Designer paper

Sweet Pea Stamps-Helena Basket Full of Cats

Today I decided to showcase another card using this adorable image by Helena Reis called "A Basket Full of Cats".

Since I got the bright colors of Summer on my mind this color set just made sense to me. I colored  the image with Copcs. The sentiment is from my sticker collection and then I used an online sketch I found. Added a mini bow I used for my bows I use.

Hope everyone has a great day.
I will also be entering this one into a few challenges as well

Sugar Pea Designs-based on sketch
613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey-Anything Goes
Suzy Bee Craftin Challenge-Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic-Summery or Flowers
4 Crafty Chicks-Stripes
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes

MFT-Pizza Box

Popping in with a quick box I did for my end of year gift boxes to the teachers yesterday.


I used the Splitcoast Stamper tutorial to create a Pizza Box to hold the gift for the teachers. The paper is from a paper stack I got at the Craft store.

I used the sketch from MFT sketch challenge and this adorable image from them as well via the Pure Innocence line but not sure if this one is retired or not as I am not seeing it on the site. Colored the image with my Copics.

The sentiment is actually from another stamp company, My Craft Spot, that I added in the middle of the chalkboard.


I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

MFT Sketch-based on Sketch
Stamp and Create-Thank you
All Crafts Challenge-Anything but a Card
Crafty Boots-Thank you
Sunshine Mail-Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge-Color Me Happy

Sweet Pea Stamps-Artist Weekly Connie Fong

Hey everyone,

Sorry for the quietness on the blog. The winding down of the school year encompasses lots of activities but we are all on summer vacation now!!!

Whoa though I wonder how long it will be before I hear "I'm bored" lol.

Today I am showcasing an adorable image by Conie Fong image. I used Butterfly Princess

 

I colored the image with my Copics and used paper from my MME stash as well as some bling. This lovely image is available in digi or rubber.

 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

 

MarkerPop-Use Yellow

Melonheadz-Use a Kidz Image

Glitter and Sparkle-Include Yellow

A Girl Who Crafts-Anything Goes

Reeves to Scrap=Anything Goes

SeemaCrafts-Make it Cute

Altered Eclectics-Anything Goes

The Cupboard Trilogy-Use Yellow

Kitty Bee Designs-Fantasty/fairytale Creatures

 

 

 

Variation Image-Norma for Sweet Pea Stamps

This week at Sweet Pea Stamps our team is using the gorgeous image from Norma Burnell image, Posy, for the Variations Week.  Today I decided to do a more colorful version of the image as fairy images seem to conjure lighter brighter weather and colors in my mind.

 

I colored the image with my Copics and used paper from my stash. The bling is from my Prima collection with some added colored gems I had.

 

I will adding this card into a few challenges as well:

 

Charisma Cardz-Sparkle and Shine

7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes

Crafting by Design-Anything Goes

Penny's Paper-Crafts-Anything Goes

MarkerPop-Anything Goes

Without Words-Femme Fatale

Imagination Crafts-All that Glitters

 

 

 

Mo Manning Card

Hello Everyone,

 

Popping in today to showcase a new card I made with an image with Mo Manning. Isn't she just adorable?? I adore this image and love the sentiment that came with the digi set too. Been working on  learning to merge and angle my sentiment together with my image.

I colored the image with my Copics.

 

Used:

Dress: BV00,01,02 (used BV04 to add the dots), Y19 for the trim

Skin: E23,21,11

Hair: E29,27,23

Flowers: R24,R22,20

Sky: B01,00

Grass: G02, G00

The paper is a mixture of papers I have in my stash from MME paper.

 

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

 

Love to Create Challenge-Make It For the Kids

Bella and Bronte Facebook Group-Anything Goes Contest

Ditzie Digi-Anything Goes

One Stitch at a Time-Anything Goes

Pile it On-Use Patterned Paper

A Creative Need-Anything Goes   

Marker Pop-Anything Goes

Art by Miran-Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly-Anything Goes

Crafting from the Heart-Anything Goes   

 

 

MIC Birthday Card

Today I am back with a card I made with my niece in mind. She loves anything to do with Paris so when I found this paper I thought it would be perfect for a Birthday card for her.

I combined it with this darling image from Make it Crafty called Tress Dancing. I colored the image with my copics and used paper from my MME paper pad I have. I added the leopard print pants cause she loves leopard print anything too.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Make it Colorful: Use Pink and Brown (easy Challenge)
Squirrel and Fox: Girly
Loves Rubberstamps: Anything Goes
Love to Create: Birthday
Jo Scrap Shack-Birthday
Oddball Art Stamp-Girly and Glam
A Creative Romance-Girly
Sketch Saturday: based on sketch # 255

Greeting Farm Sketch Card

Hey everyone,

I finally got to put a dent in my stash of colored images and get them into cards. I have a tendency to color and color and they just kind of stay in a pile sometimes.

Here is one I did for the Greeting Farm Sketch challenge in mind.

 The paper is from Fancy Pants-Park Bench collection. I used the sketch from The Greeting Farm challenge. I colored the image with my Copics and did paper piecing on the outfit. The sentiments is from my sticker stash.

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

Crafty Sentiments-Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps-Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly-Anything Goes
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
2 Cute to Ink-Yellow, Gray, Blue
Use Your Stuff-Patterned Paper
The Corrosive Challenge-Anything Goes
Greeting Farm-Farm Fresh Friday (sketch)
Kraftin Kimmie

Happy June Everyone-Sweet Pea Challenge

Happy June! I always love the approach of June since it means the end of school, warmer weather, beach days and a mega Birthday month here in this house so let the fun start.

 

Since it is the start of June, that means a new monthly challenge has started for One Sweet Challenge. This month our challenge is

 

Hit the Beach

 

I decided to use one of the adorable Mermaid image stamps by Elisabeth Bell in the Sweet Pea store.

 

 

 

 

I colored the image, Oceanessa with my Copics and added some Stickles to the background of the image. I used paper from my Echo Park stash.

 

I will also be entering this card into a few challenges:

 

CMD-Challenge- Summer

CraftyHazelnut Patterned Paper-Anything Goes

 The Squirrel and Fox-Girls

7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes

Open-Minded Challenges-Fairy Tale or Fantasy

Crafty Catz-Anything Goes   

Simon Says Stamp-Anything Goes

 

 

 

Happy Birthday-SOG girl card

Hey Everyone. I managed to quickly finish a birthday card with this adorable Some Odd Girl Stamp I have had in my collection.  This one is called Birthday Mae. I used some paper from my stash and colored the image with my Copics. The sentiment is from a Little Darlings Sentiment set and the doily I cut out on my Cricut

I will be entering this card into a few challenges: 

Some Odd Girl Facebook Group Challenge and May Linky Party

AllSorts-Birthday

Time for Scrap: Anything Goes
My Favorite Things-Wed Sketch Challenge

Brown Sugar-Anything Goes

Seize the birthday-Anything Goes Birthday
MarkerPop Challenge-Anything Goes
Corrosive Challenge-Anything Goes
Just Inspirational Challenge-Birthdays
Stamp and Create-Spring Colors
 

School Day Layout

Hey Everyone,

I am back again but this time with a recent layout I did for this school year. I am trying my best to get my pictures done in a timely manner.

 

The paper is from a recent pad from MAMBI I got at the local craft store.  I used my Cricut to create the circle #4, arrows and the tag (that is from the First Few Years cart).  The other die cut is also a Cricut cut.

 

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

 

 

Rhedd and Rosie-No Flowers

Sketch-N-Scrap-Tamika's # Challenge

Crafty Scrapper-Use Layers

Stick It Down-Based on their sketch

 

Sketches in Thyme-Anything Sketch from anywhere

 

Sweet Pea Stamps-Elisabeth Bell Cards

Hello everyone, Olivia here using one of my favorite stamps in the Elisabeth Bell Collection. This one is called, Music Box.

Colored this lovely image with my Copics and decided to distress it a bit with ink. I added the pearls and a sentiment from my collection. Be sure to check out all the lovely rubber stamps available by one of my favorite artists over at Sweet pea Stamps.

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

Cutie Pie challenge-Cute and Bling
Love to Scrap-Anything goes
The Squirrel and Fox-Girly
Send a Smile for Kids-Anything Goes
Craftitude-Use a Die
ABC Challenge-Lots of Layers
CraftyHazelnut Patterned Paper-Anything Goes
Natalie and Amy's-Rubberstamping

Happy Mother's Day

For all those who celebrate, Happy Mother's Day. Thought today would be a great day to show a card I made for my mother for today. 

 

I have always adored the images from A day for daisies and thought this one was just perfect for her.

As always I colored it with my Copics and used paper from the MME-Miss Caroline collection.

 

The doily is from a die, Valentines Lace die and did the bow from ribbon in my stash.

 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

 

A Day for Daisies-Use a Doily and/or Twine

Feeling Crafty Challenge-For the ladies

Fairies Challenge Blog-Mother's Day

My Sheri's Crafts-Mother's Day  

Sisterhood of the Snarky Stampers-Y is for Your Mama

Scrap It Girl-Mother's Day

Cut It Up-Mother's Day

Get Inky-Mother's day  

The Stamping Boutique-For Mom

Southern Girls Challenge-Dots & Spots

Frosted Design-Mother's Day (inspired by the color palette on Mood board)  

Some Odd Girl Card

Hey everyone. Finally got a chance to finish up a card I had this colored forever in my pile. 

 

Isn't this image so adorable!! One of my favorite digis from Some Odd girl called Pick a Posie Mae.
I colored it with my Copics and tried a new way of adding freckles. Both me and my daughters have freckles and thought it would be nice to incorporate that.

The papers are from Fancy Pants, Park Bench and I used the sketch from Deconstructed Sketch

I will be entering this card into a few challenges:

Deconstructed Sketch-sketch
Some Odd girl Facebook Challenge
CMD Challenge-Long Hair
Mema's Challenge-Flowers/Mother's Day
Kit and Chowder-Flowers
KraftyHands-Anything Goes
Pumpkin Spice-About a Girl
Fussy and Fancy-Spring Colors
Crafty Little Fairies-In the Garden
Simon Says Stamp-Spring Flowers
Digi Makeover challenge-AG with a digi stamp
Loves Rubberstamps-Anything Goes

Magnolia Spring Plaque

It is feast or famine on here huh lol. I am back again for another post for my Scrapyland GDT post.

Today I decided to do a Welcome Spring Plaque. I got the wood plaque at the craft store and went to work. 

 

Again I used my Mod Podge for this project. The paper is from Echo Park Beautiful Life except  from the Rosette which is from my stash.  The wording is also from the sticker set. I did paper piecing on Tilda outfit which is the stamp Tilda with Daffodils. Again used my Copics for everything else in the coloring. The flourishes on the side are from Die-Namies Floral Corner.

 

Thanks for stopping by again for another visit here. Don't forget to stop by Scrapyland's Mega Crop Weekend starting on Friday for some fantastic prizes.

 

 

 

 I will be adding this project to a few challenges:

 

Pumpkin Spice-Stamping

All Crafts Challenge-Anything but a Card

Timbro Scrap Mania-Spring In the Air

Pile it On-Rubber Stamping

Left of Center-Spring Fling

Eclectic Paperie-Wood

Fab and Funky-Paper Piecing

Marvelous Magnolia Challenge-Anything Goes

7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes

Tilda Town-Anything Goes

Magnolia-licious Challenge-Anything Goes

 

 

Phone Case-Sweet Pea Stamps

Hey Everyone. It is Olivia here. Super excited to showcase a 3D project I did for Sweet Pea Stamps.  This is my own personalized phone case I made for myself using Ching Chou fantastic image-Dark Lilies. This image can be found in rubber or in digi.

I have spring on my mind and thought a bright and sparkly case would be perfect to just welcome it in and celebrate the season.

Here is how I did it. First I colored my image on a separate paper.  I then used a clear blank phone case (I order my online from Ebay since I love to make these). My first step was to paint it with acrylic paint and then let it dry. Once dry I used Mod Podge to add the sparkle.  Once that layer is dry, I applied the image via Mod Podge. It takes about 2-3 coats to make sure it is adhered good and you need to wait between each layer (about 10-15 minutes between layers).  Then I added another layer of sparkle on it. 

My final step was the embellish around it with various gemstones and rhinestones I have in my stash. I just go crazy here and add them were I feel like it. I used E600 glue to add the pearls and rhinestones.

So there you have it! A fantastic personalized case that is one of a kind and with these gorgeous images can be suited to your taste and style. 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

Pumpkin Spice-Stamping
Crafty Sentiments-Anything Goes
All Crafts-Anything Goes but no cards
Love to Create-Pearls and Bling
Paper Crafting- No Patterned Papers
C.R.A.F.T-Anything but a card
Addicted to Stamping-Coloring
Craft Your Passion-Things that can Fly

Magnolia Card

Happy Monday Everyone.  Today I am showcasing a recent card I made for Scrapyland as my April GDT card.

 

Scrapyland has a fantastic selection of Magnolia stamps so I knew it would be perfect to pick one and use it in my card.

 

 

This image is called Tilda with Little Pockets from the With Love Collection. I colored the image with my Copics. I did go a little darker this time as I am still experimenting with my skin tones. The image is cut out with my Spellbinders. The paper is from Teresa Collins She Said Collection.  The sentiments is actually a digital sentiment from Tiddly Inks and I created the tag on my Cricut. 

My April GDT time is soon coming to a close but not before we go out with a bang for National Scrapbooking Day this weekend. Hope to see many of you over there.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

Marvelous Magnolia Challenge-Anything Goes
Sweet Magnolia-Lots of Layers
Kraftyhands-Based on Sketch  
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamping-Coloring
Tilda's Town-Anything Goes
A Creative Need-Signs of Spring
Magnolia-Licious Challenge-Anything Goes
Stamp and Create-Spring Flowers

Mermaid Card

Decided to pop in today with a recent card I finished. I have tons of this nautical paper I purchased that I am trying to make a dent in and I just love all of EB images available over at Sweet Pea Stamps.

 

This little beauty is called Little Splash and is available in rubber stamp form over at Sweet Pea Stamps.

 

I colored it with my Copics.  I will be entering this one into a few challenges:

613 Avenue Create-Anything Goes
That Craft Place-Anything Goes
A Random Fan-Anything Goes
Going Grey with Scrap-Creations-Anything Goes
Digi Bells GDT Call

Layout-Scrapyland GDT Post

Hey everyone,

I am back again with another layout.  Today I decided to feature one of the school pictures I have of the "middle one" who complains she does not have as many pages as her sister soooo lol. 

 

The paper is from Teresa Collins-She Said Collection. I had a bunch of scraps left from the last couple of projects and saw this layout online and thought it would be a great fit.

I also threw in some buttons from my stash.

 

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

 

Crafts 4 eternity-Use Your Scraps

Crafty Catz-Anything Goes

Docerela Creations-Anything Goes

Brown Sugar-Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T-Not a Card

Creative Knockouts-Anything Goes

Mema's Challenge-Anything Goes

Twisted Tuesday-At least 3 pattern paper and writing

All Crafts Challenge-Anything but a Card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrapyland Weekly Challenges.

For all my lovely followers who love challenges be sure to stop by Scrapyland's message board (link can be found at Scrapyland store website)

 Each week they host a challenge with a lucky person winning a prize. Since I love sketch ones decided to share the challenge on here as well. So here is the sketch and hope to see some of you over at Scrapyland's message board.

Also check out that Scrapyland is hosting a prize winning Crop Weekend-May 2-4.  The Grand Prize is $100 dollars to the shop. All the info is on the message board.

Mo Manning Card

Had some quiet time this weekend to get a few cards done so wanted to showcase this one that I recently did with a Mo Manning Image. I made this card primarily with the Digital Pencil challenge in mind of "Pink"

Again I used my Copics to color this one. Tried a bit of different color combo for the skin..E34,13,11 I did. I also just did a checkered patterned with my pink markers to make the shirt, RV04,RV06. 

The paper is from Simple Stories-Vintage Bliss. 

I will be entering this one into a few challenges:

Mo's Digital Pencil-Perfectily Pinkalicious
The Sweetest Thing-based on sketch
Lacy Sunshine-Girly
Scrapping4Fun Challenges-Use Digi/Stamped Image
Through the Craft Door-Anything Goes

Scrapyland GDT Card

Hey Everyone. Olivia here with one of my GDT post for Scrapyland.  I did a sentiment only card with is usually a stretch for me. The card is cut at 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 of Kraft paper.  I used the following products:

Whispers - Valentine Lace Die-the center doily on the card

Fancy Pants - 6 x 6 - Happy Go Lucky Paper  

Tombow Mono Adhesive

Glue Dots-Pop Up dots

 

The button, ribbon lace and pearls are from my stash

 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

 

The Squirrel and Fox: Use Die Cuts

Totally Gorjuss-Die Cuts and Punches

Simply Create Too-No digis or stamped images

Sister Act-Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks-Sentiments Only

Some Odd Girl Card

Hello Everyone. I got a chance to get a card done yesterday just for fun. Some Odd Girl recently switched their challenges over to their Facebook page and they are now every two weeks. This challenge ends today and the them is "April Showers".

I used the paper from Simple Stories-Vintage Bliss.  I decided to paper piece her outfit as well.  The image is from their stamp set, Umbrella Gwen.

I used the following Copics for my card:

Hair: 43,44,47,49
Skin: E18,15,13,11
Eyes: G42,E33

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Sweet Sunday Sketch-based on sketch
Whimsie Doodles-April Showers
That Craft Place-Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday-Paper Piecing
Inky Impressions-Dots & Stripes
Loves Rubberstamps-Easter or Spring theme
Love to Scrap-Anything Goes

My first Project LIfe style page

I know I am so behind the times but I see everyone talking about this PL stuff and decided to make my own style PL layout with some Halloween pictures from this past Halloween.

I really am enjoying it and can see why so many people love the quickness and simplicity of it. 

For this set, I used the Doodlebug paper set, Happy Harvest Set. I decided to use this since my kids are not really into scary costumes as you can tell and thought it was festive and matched well with their costumes. The embellishment are from my stash though.  

 

 

How do you think I did lol? May be popping by with a few other quick ones of these to capture some of those great memories and hopefully not take a year to do it.

 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

 

Paper Girls Challenge Blog (Daughters)

Scribble and Scrap-Anything goes

Loves Rubberstamps-Anything Goes

Crafting by Design-Anything Goes

Stuck on You Sketches-Use a Top Note on your Page

 

 

Sweet Pea Stamps-Monthly Challenge.

April is here and today is finally feeling like a Spring day with some sunshine and temp in the 60s here in Jersey!! The newest challenge over at One Sweet Challenge is 

Ringing in Spring.

 

So let see those beautiful spring projects!

 

I decided to showcase this beautiful stamped image: Ching Chou kuik's Soft Wind Blows

 

 

 The image was colored with my Copics, the paper is from stash. The flourish is from Cherry Lynn and the butterfly is from CC Designs.
 

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

 

Loves Rubberstamps-Anything goes

Fantastic Tuesday-Use Patterned Paper

PaperTake Weekly-Anything Goes

Kadoodle Doodles-Spring is Coming

Stamp and Create-Ready for Spring

Catered Crop-Put a Bird on it

Eclectic Ellapu-Wings

Polkadoodles-Spring Is In the Air

V Sweet Idea-Technique Challenge 

Charmaine Flannery's Inspiration Card

Hi to all our Sweet Pea Fans. Thanks for stopping by as I say a Sunny Hello here with my latest card. Today I am showcasing my DT Inspirational Card for Sweet Pea Stamps.

This beautiful stamp image is by artist, Charmaine Flannery's Rainbow Dream.   I do so love these images and decided this bright and cherry card would be perfect to help brighten someone's day.

I colored the images with my Copics and went all bright and cherry on it. I just started using this beautiful paper for stamp on, Cryogen White, and it is so nice.  It is definitely worth a try.  The paper is from my huge stash pile. The flower I made myself via the Cricut Art Philosophy Cart.

Hope you all have a great day.

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

Scrapbooking Blessing Club-Anything Goes
Pile It On-Flowers Fantasy
Hiding In My Craft Room-Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine-Flowers
Word Play Saturday-Anything Goes
The Doodle Garden-Anything Goes
Stamp and Create-Welcome Spring
Sister Act-Anything Goes
Crafty Catz-Anything Goes

Totally PaperCrafts-Think Pink

It is time for another challenge over at Totally PaperCrafts today. Now, on to this week's challenge the theme is

Think Pink

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This weeks fabulous sponsor is:-

BUGABOO STAMPS

 The Prize is:-

7 Digi's

 

I chose to pull out one of my old Sugar Nellie stamps I have and ink her up for this project.

 

I did some paper piecing to her dress. I used some papers from Authentique Lovely stash and the sentiment is from another stamp in my stash that I am not sure what the name is that I added to a diecut from my Cricut that I added some sponging too. The butterflies are from my bling stash

 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges;

 

 

4 Krafty Girls-Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey-Anything Goes

Creative Moments-Anything Goes/Things with Wings

Cuttin and Stamping-Paper Piecing

Amusing Challenge-Sponging

 

 

 

Soccer Layout

I am back with something I have missed very much...a Scrapbook Layout page. My kids just love looking through the pages I make and I have fallen behind. Spring Soccer starts this week and figured it is about time I made an attempt to scrap last Spring Soccer picture season.  I have another page to do for my middle daughter but managed to finish this one of my youngest.

There is a variety of Cricut die-cuts here. The soccer ball/Kick this is from the Soccer Cart, the star border is from Storybook and the banner from First Few Years.  The Title is from a swap I received and think she has a Cameo so not sure where she got that one from.   The paper is a variety of stash papers I had in my possession (CTMH, DCWV and some stickers from Echo Park).

The layout is inspired by Grand Diva Creative Corner though I did alter some of it to fit the pictures I have but hopefully you can still get the original inspiration from the sketch. I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

GrandDiva-based on sketch
Scrap Our Stash-Hats and or Triangles (triangle banner and the bottom are large triangles.
Cut it Up Challenge-Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps-Use your Ugly Paper (not really a blue and orange fan but it went well with the uniform)


PS...here is a helpful tip if you use GIMP to edit your work. Since some of my shots may contain other people then my children I go to transform and select the area I want to blur via ellipse or rectangle. Then I go to the Filter tab and hit on the blur section and hit pixelize and it will blur your selected area. Hope that helps so you can show off all your pictures.

Have a great day.

Rose Fairy Card

Hello Everyone.  I am back with a recent card I made for a few challenges I have seen around.  This image is available as a one stamp from Sweet Pea Stamps called Rose Fairy 2 or can be purchased as a digi  directly from her Mitzi's Etsy shop, Aurora Wings, as well.

Been working on various darker shades of skin so this is not as nice as the others but I will keep working on it. This one was colored with my Copics

Skin: 34,25,23,21,R34
Leaves: YG11, G20,G21,G24,G28
Red: R39, R27,R24
Eyes: BV00, B00,B12

What amused me the most is how I used Christmas paper for this one..Authentique Festive papers...loving using seasonal paper out of season for non Holiday cards when I can.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Aurora Wings-Anything Goes
Digi Sketch Challenge-based on Sketch/Fantasy
Fantastic Tuesday-Anything goes
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
Copic Spain Challenge-Anything Goes
Crafts and Me-Anything Goes
Connie Can Crop-Green with Envy
 Natalie and Amy-Use Flowers
Brown Sugar-Anything Goes
Crafter's Café-Make a Square Card
Miriam's Crafting Blog-Shades of Green

Mo Manning image

Hello Everyone.  If you have not already heard Mo Manning opened a new facebook page called Bella's and Bronte's Clubhouse and she gave this image in our coloring challenge of hair and face. 

I decided to colored this cutie up. I am still trying to capture black hair and struggling but I will get it.

 

I wrote down the skin combo though!!! Skin is E34,25,23,21 with a touch of R20 on cheeks.

Shirt is B04,2,01,00. Paper is from Bo Bunny-Prairie Chic and the embellishments are from my stash

 

I will be entering this one into a few challenges:

 

MarkerPop-Anything Goes Challenge

Mo Digital Pencil-Lots of Embellishments

ABC Challenge-H is for Hair

Crafts Galore-Use Stamp or digi

Digi Galore-Anything Goes

Open-Minded Challenges-Use Some Buttons

Pumpkin Spice-Anything Goes

Doodle Garden Challenge-Anything Goes

The Hobby House-Buttons

 

Totally Papercrafts-Shaped Cards

Time for another great challenge over at Totally Papercrafts. Today the lovely Suzette has chosen the theme

 

SHAPED CARDS

 

Our lovely sponsor is Crafty Sentiments so be sure to come on over on play.

 

 

I decided to do an Easter Theme Card.  I used my Cricut to cut the shape of the card (Art Philosophy) and for the trimming on the card.

 

The stamp image and sentiments are all from Sugar Pea Designs...love that you can customize the sentiments and the stuff in the basket. Colored the image with my Copics. 

 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
Crafting by Design-Anything Goes
Crafting with Dragonflies-Shaped Cards
Through the Craft Door-Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles-Anything but Square
Stamp and Create-Ready for Spring

Sweet Pea Design Team

I am super excited to pop in quickly to let you all know that I have been chosen to be one of the designers over at Sweet Pea Stamps!! I am so excited and have loved their image and artist for some time.

Be sure to stop by for the monthly challenge, our friendly Facebook page and of course for all the fantastic images and stamps available.



Have a great and crafty day and see all of you soon (got a couple projects up my sleeve that I will be rolling out soon).

Whimsy Card

I am back!! Got to finally make up another card with this adorable image from Whimsy stamps from the Cottage Cuties Series.  I have to admit I tend to just color and then my images just sit in a pile and it take me so much longer to actually get them into  a card.

I colored the image with my Copics and used paper from my stash. The sentiment is from a Make it Crafty Stamp set I have.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Loves Rubberstamps-Anything Goes
Sentimental Sunday-based on sketch
One Crazy Stamper-anything goes with a Whimsy stamp
Stamp and Create-Spring
Whimsy Stamp Facebook page-Spring
Card Mania-Use a Sentiment
Crafty Bloggers Network-nature
Craft a Scene-Let it be Spring
Created with Love Challenge-Think Spring
Scribble and Scrap-Anything goes
Hiding In my Craft Room-Spring Colors
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes

TGF card

Hello Everyone. I had some time and mojo yesterday to get some cards done. Here is a card I made with a few challenges in mind.

Colored up one of my Greeting Farm stamps called Gracie. 

I used my Authentique Everyday paper pad. I colored the image with my Copics.  I used my Spellbinders for cutting the stamp and a Fiskar border punch for the trim.


I will be entering this one into the following challenges

Loves Rubberstamps-Anything Goes
Farm Fresh Friday-use a die cut/punch
Fashionable Stamping Challenge-Anything Goes (stamp only)
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
That Craft Place-Anything Goes
Sister Act-Anything Goes
Stemplesonnen Challenge-based on the sketch