Just Magnolia Challenge ~ The Stamp Shoppe

Happy Wednesday! Thanks for stopping by today! Just a quick post for me. My card today is for the Just Magnolia Challenge which is to go vintage. I am not sure really how well I have done but I didn’t have much free time and my Mojo has disappeared! My friend Claudia had a wonderful sketch on her blog yesterday and that saved me!

• Stamps: Magnolia Fairytale collection Lady Tilda, Sentiment from SU!
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Bashful Blue, Whisper White, DCWV Once upon a Time DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Papertrey ribbon, Magnolia Flower, Wilton Doily

Hope you have a lovely day and if you see my MOJO….tell it to come back home to me! LOL!

Sweet November Product Spotlight at Stamp & Create

Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was sunny and bright and that you enjoyed yourselves. Summer is flying by! Today is my baby’s birthday……………..he turns 5 today. I cannot believe it. My sweet little baby boy has grown up too fast.

He woke up to balloons at the end of his bed and tied to them were Woody and Buzz Lightyear. If you have little boys then you know exactly who I am talking about! His brothers were so sweet and they also had little things for him…….the staples of childhood………..playdough, bubbles and little toy cars. His  smiles warmed our hearts!

Stamps & Create’s product spotlight this week is Sweet November stamps! They are my new addiction! LOL!  All Sweet November stamps will be on sale for 25% off through Sunday, August 1st. Get yours now before they fly off the shelf! Lacey made sure to restock them all but they sell out fast!

 

I used my Bind-it-all to create a 6x6 book for myself. I created a little pocket for the inside front cover and the book is filled with Neenah Solar Crest cardstock and I will use this to  keep all my copic color combos at hand. Once I work on it, I will show you what I mean!  I decided to use Shimmer Redkelp on the cover and created what I hope is an ocean feel. I had to make sure that any embellishment that I added was relatively flat so that it wouldn’t interfere with actually using the little book!

• Stamps: CC Designs Shimmer Redkelp
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Olive Cardstock, Cloud DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Shimmerz Angel Wings (sand-dollar belt)
• Embellies: Swirl Gems from $ store, SU Taffeta Ribbon,Felt flower & filigree, Papertrey ribbon, pearl brad from stash

The last few weeks, I have been using a different paper. It is Cryogen White Iridescent and I got mine at Paper Temptress. It has this gorgeous subtle shimmer worked right into the paper and I LOVE the effect it gives! You can see it in this picture above.

Lacey is on a much deserved vacation until July 31st so orders will go out after her return on Aug 2nd. However, all orders received from Friday, July 23rd-Aug 1st will be entered into a special drawing for a $25.00 gift certificate (this is separate from the regular July Customer Rewards drawing - so if you order during this time, you will actually be entered into both drawings)!!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to catch up on all my emails and comments later today!

Life’s a Beach ~ Sketch Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday! I was so happy that my gorgeous Whiff of Joy DT package arrived the very day after I returned from my beach holiday! The image that I used for today’s card is from the Store Kit Life’s A Beach and I knew that it would be perfect to use for the Sketch Saturday Challenge.  Lacey is carrying this kit in her store ~Stamp & Create~.  Another wonderful kit and I LOVE that it co-ordinates so well with the Fun in the Sun kit! Look soon for some scene cards that I will be creating!

I took my color cue from this wonderful Webster’s Pages DP ~ Seaside Retreat~ and I really love this color combo. I thought that the numbers printed along the side of the paper were like a little thermometer……whoo hoo……….it can get HOT on the beach. Good thing the ocean is there to cool you off! The image was colored with copic markers and the sand effect was made by added dots with various shades of brown and then coloring over them with the blender pen. The air was sponged with SU Baja Breeze ink. I ended up distressing the image panel. It looks a little more rustic that way. The buttons are SU!

Here is the two-part tutorial on how I did it:

 

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you will be able to get a little inky and join our fun challenge. Our sponsor this week is MelJen designs! Don’t forget to check out the amazing creations of my fellow DT sisters! They amaze me every week with their gorgeous cards!

Double Friday Challenges

Happy Friday! Hope it is sunny and warm (but not too hot) where you are! I am slowly getting back into the swing of things after our time away!

The Quebec strawberries are ripe and plentiful at the moment so that meant that it was time to make my strawberry jam! I spent the afternoon hulling the strawberries that I bought from the farmer’s market and turning them into sweet yummy jam. Jam making is something I never did growing up. My Mum never made jam but a few years ago I decided to try it out and became instantly hooked on the whole process!

My first card today is for the Friday Sketchers Challenge which I am hosting this week by our generous monthly sponsor Simon Says Stamp. My sketch is nice and simple and I hope you can find a little time to try it out!

I made my sketch a while ago but when it came time to create a card with it, I knew that I wanted to use this Sweet November mermaid and create an underwater scene. I used some vellum which I ran through my cuttlebug using this swirl embossing folder. I lightly sponged over top of it with some Bashful blue ink.

• Stamps: Sweet November  Ocean Wavedancer  (I bought mine ~here~ at Stamp & Create)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Bashful Blue, Black, Bazzill Shimmer cardstock, Basic Grey Wisteria DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Gem adhesives and ribbon from stash

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration.  We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog.

Aud, Bea, Carole, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque,  Jacqueline, Janneke, Inge

My second card is for the Wags ‘n Whiskers challenge which is to use stitching on your project. Mine is there…you just have to look hard for it! LOL! See the four little cross-stitches……that’s it ……although one is almost hidden by the elephant’s foot.

I LOVE, LOVE these new images by Emma Metcalf. They are sweet and lend themselves to some nice CAS cards. Here is mine:

Stamps: Wags ‘n Whiskers Ellie & Squeak available ~here~ in either digital or rubber format, Sentiment from Papertrey

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: SU! Bashful Blue, Whisper White, SU DP from scrap drawer

Coloring: Copic Markers

Embellies: DMC floss for stitches (can you believe no ribbon, flowers or bling?) Martha Stewart punch set, Papertrey die 

Please visit our Wags ‘n Whiskers blog to see the gorgeous creations of my fellow divas As always there is a lovely prize up for grabs for one of our participants! That is it for me! Have a wonderful day and I hope you find the time to get a little inky!

The Beach

Happy Thursday Everyone! We returned home after our short holiday and it has been super busy around here. We went to the beach and I do believe that we imported a few tons of sand home with us! LOL! Funny thing about sand. I absolutely adore it on a beach. There is nothing that compares with walking barefoot in the sand with the waves splashing your feet. But, I do not enjoy the sensation of sand on my feet in my home!

The kids had a FABULOUS time and so did my hubby and I. Their joy is infectious and so is their energy and so I think that this is where the inspiration came for my card today.

Here is a simple card that I made using the Whiff of Joy’s Fun in the Sun kit:

This paper from Webster’s pages Seaside Retreat was perfect. You can’t get more simple than this. One piece of DP adhered to a card-base. Can you see what I added? There is Oakley and the sandcastle but the little crab in the bottom left is also from the kit! I love all the sentiments that are already printed on my paper but I couldn’t help adding one more from the kit: “Splish Splash”. It is right beside Oakley’s head and it filled in that empty space perfectly.

Please click on the banner above to see the new Whiff of Joy stamps as well as take advantage of the big Summer Sale!

Thanks for stopping by! I will be back tomorrow with my card for Friday Sketchers Challenge!

More Sweet November Mermaids

Happy Monday! This is the last of my scheduled posts! We have been away on a spur of the moment beach holiday for a few days and before I left, I scheduled all my posts! Fingers crossed that it has all worked and I will respond to any questions that have been left  in the next few days! :)

This week, the Stamp & Create product spotlight is all things “Summer Themed”. You will be able to receive up to a 25% discount on all summer themed stamps and products!  I couldn’t resist creating another explosion box to showcase more of these gorgeous Sweet November stamps! I had to really modify it from the original dimensions so that the mermaid would fit inside!

 

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• Stamps: ATS Sweet November mermaids:  Pearl & Seamor and Fanthom & Lio.
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Whisper White, Papertrey Ocean Breese, Crate DP
• Coloring: Copic Sketch Markers , stickles , adhesive pearls from stash
• Embellies: prima flower , delicate crochet lace, champagne net.

Inside the box, Fanthom is set amongst some swirling coral which was made using champagne net and strips of acetate. I didn’t have time before I left to create a tutorial but if you want one, please let me know and I will create one for you all! The only thing that I don’t like about the project is that I tried using a crafters glue that was recommended to me and after it dried, it has warped the paper a little. Oh, well, live and learn!

Some Close-Ups:

 

Don’t forget about our Stamp & Create challenge this month which this to use stitching. You can find out all the details and where to enter right ~here~. You could win a $20 gift certificate!

Remember that each month during the summer, all orders of $30 or more will be entered into a drawing for a $25.00 gift certificate to Stamp and Create!!

Thanks for stopping by my little blog and I hope you have an “inky” day!

Coloring Hair on Whiff of Joy Image

I receive many questions regarding how I color the hair of my Whiff of Joy images. I have a video tutorial showing how I colored this one. You can find it on the Whiff of Joy Tutorial and Inspiration Blog.
The tutorial on how I created this cloudy sky background can be found ~here~ and ~here~. It is a two-part one!
Hope it helps!