Friday Sketchers # 79 and Wags ‘n Whiskers #3

Happy Friday Everyone! I have another Two-Card-Special for you today, so brace yourself for a long post!

I am hosting the Friday Sketchers Challenge this week. I hope you like the sketch that I have prepared and I really hope you get the chance to try it out and participate in the challenge. We have an amazing prize of TWO adorable stamps from Michelle’s Scrapbooking & More. Thank you so much Michelle, they are gorgeous!

I was in the need of a Magnolia fix so I decided to use one of my favorite stamps for my card. I love this cute stamp “Tilda with Birdcage” and although she isn’t a Christmas stamp, I thought with the right papers and coloring she would be perfect for the holidays! I know that Heidi has this one as well as the brand new Christmas ones at her store: The Stamp Shoppe.

• Stamps: Magnolia Tilda with Birdcage available at The Stamp Shoppe
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Red Riding Hood, My Mind’s Eye DP, Metallic sheen paper from LSS
• Coloring: Distress Inks & Twinkling H20s
• Embellies: Sentiment is a SU Rub-On, Bling and flower from stash, May Arts ribbon, K&Co Adhesive pearls

Here’s my sketch:

My next card is for the Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenge. This week our diva Tina, chose the theme of buttons. I had my image all colored, the cardstock all cut out and then, horrors, the buttons that I wanted to use were not the right shade of green. EEK! So, I am a very naughty Diva and have added brads instead….they are pretty and the EXACT shade of green. I hope my fellow Divas forgive me, just don’t follow my example….follow the challenge! LOL! I used the sketch from the Create4Fun Challenge. Love all the layers!

• Stamps: Sweet Danni & Bella available here
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Black, White, Making Memories DP (Fa La La from last year), DCWV glitter pack (snowflakes)
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Spnging with VersaInk in Bamboo
• Embellies: Brads Making Memories, Su Taffeta Ribbon, Stretch Ribbon Stamp & Create, Snowflakes made with Sizzix dies.

That is it for me today! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get the chance to play along in these challenges!

November Angels Landing Blog Hop

Happy Wednesday and welcome to the November Angels Landing Blog Hop!

I was the Guest Designer for Angels Landing for the month of October and Judi very graciously invited me to join in their November Hop as they release 2 new digital image sets: Polar Bear Cubs and Button Bugs.

So, if you just happened by my blog you have missed the beginning, so head over to Judi's digital stamps blog and follow the links, I don’t want you to miss any of the amazing DT’s creations! There is also some candy along the way, so make sure you visit everyone!

I decided to create an easel card (aren’t they just the rage lately?) and use one of the adorable polar bear cubs from the set. I cannot believe how cute they are! I set him on top of this gorgeous sentiment which is also part of the set.

I used my copic markers to color the image and airbrush the background. I printed an extra copy of my image on regular paper and cut it out to use as a mask when I was airbrushing. I held it in place with some Scotch Removable tape. I purposely did not make the airbrushing uniform to give the illusion of some clouds in the background. For an extra touch, I painted some Shimmerz on the cub and added some stickles to the icicles and the snowdrifts on the sentiment.

Here is the card opened up…..

….. and a side view:

• Image: Angels Landing: Polar Bear Cubs
• Paper: SU! Pacific Point, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Imaginisce DP – Polar Expressions
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Pixie Dust Shimmerz
• Embellies: Imaginisce Polar Expressions Ribbon, Snowflakes from Michaels

So, now you need to hop on over to Mel’s blog to see some more of the new release.

If by any chance, a link is not working or you get lost along the way (hey it happens to me sometimes), then go and check the master list on Judi's digital stamps blog.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the hop!

Stamp & Create DT Card and Birthday Sale

Hi Everyone! Happy Tuesday!

Today I want to show you a DT card I made for Stamp & Create. I used the sketch from this week’s Mojo Monday. It is a great one. Love the different layers. The theme of my card is Baby’s First Christmas which fits A Spoonful of Sugar’s Challenge for this week!

This adorable image from Stampavie was in my Stamp & Create DT package. It is such a dream to color. I didn’t use too many colors because I wanted to match the DP. I added Shimmerz (Candlelight) to her dress. It is so stunning and the effect is so easy to create. All you need is a paint brush and the little pot of Shimmerz. I took a picture at another angle so that you can see it better.

• Stamps: My Sweet Lili by Stampavie available at Stamp & Create, Sentiment from Stampin’Up
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, Cosmo Cricket DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Copic Airbrushing, Candlelight Shimmerz
• Embellies: SU Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Ruffled Ribbon and Pewter Spacer from Stamp & Create

Yesterday was Lacey’s birthday and she has decided to celebrate by having a 20% off everything sale at her store Stamp & Create! Just use the discount code BIRTHDAY when you check out! The sale will run until November 23rd!

Oh my gosh! Hurry before she runs out of all her goodies! She carries the bow easy, Shimmerz, stamps from Wags’n Whiskers, High Hopes, The Greeting Farm, Stampavie, and Kraftin’ Kimmie. That is just naming a few things! Check it out at Stamp & Create! I don’t want you to miss out! I have linked all the items that I used in my card so you can find them easily!

Have a great day! Tomorrow I will be participating in a fun blog hop for Angels’ Landing!

The Stamp Shoppe

Hi Everyone!  I am so happy today! Living in Canada, especially since I am in Québec, it is often a little harder to get my crafting goodies. I sometimes have problems getting my beloved Magnolia stamps. So I was really interested to find out about a new store dedicated to having fair and competitive prices alongside a real commitment to excellent customer service.

The Stamp Shoppe is a Canadian on-line store selling all things Magnolia. They ship to Canada & the US! They were having a DT call and I applied and I am so excited because they have asked me to be part of the design team. You all know how I love Magnolias so you must also know how happy I am today!

I thought I would show you one of the cards that I submitted for the DT call.  I used my copics to color and did a little distressing on my DP which is from My Mind’s Eye. The pearls and snowflakes were part of the stash that I picked up last week at Michaels.

Have a great day and thanks so much for stopping by. To my dear friends who leave such sweet comments, I send you a big hug. You really make my day!

High Hopes Challenge

Happy Sunday Everyone! Today I have my card for this week’s High Hope Challenge to show you! This week is was Karen’s turn to host and she picked a recipe for her challenge:

3 flowers, 2 brads, and a sentiment.

If you are going to say that I have only 2 flowers on my card, then you have to take a closer look! I counted the flower in the lion’s mouth as one!  This has got to be one of my favorite High Hopes images and I love the matching sentiment!

• Stamps: High Hopes
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU!, Papertrey and Basic Grey Marrakesh
• Coloring: Copic Markers & Copic Airbrushing
• Embellies: Prima Flowers, SU Gemstone brads, Papertrey Ribbon

High Hopes Stamps can be purchased at the following places:

• Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia
• Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe
• Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US

I hope you get a chance to play along in this challenge. There is ALWAYS a fab prize every week and this week is no different! I am so jealous of whomever wins this one. I LOVE it and I DON’T have it!  The DT have all created gorgeous samples for you to drool over so don’t forget to head over to the challenge blog!

Sketch Saturday #

Happy Saturday! Today I have my card for this week’s Sketch Saturday to show you all. Once again, Jo has come up with something fun and guaranteed to make a great card! Our sponsor is:

They have a wonderful prize for one of our lucky participants…..a $25 gift certificate! Hope you can join in the fun!

Oh my gosh, when I opened my DT package from Stamp & Create and saw this cute little Gillian Roberts stamp, I fell in love. What a sweet little image! I paired it up with one of my Whiff of Joy sentiments because it was such a great match.

My image was colored with Copic Markers and then cut out with one of my Spellbinders circles. I added Shimmerz to the background and then because I wanted even more bling, Stickles around the edge and then some on the girlie mouse’s shirt.

The rest of the circles were punched out with my old CM circle punches. I ran the white cardstock through my cuttlebug with a snowflake embossing folder. The added Shimmerz and stickles.

Because there was so much going on with all the circles, I didn’t add anymore embellies except the red taffeta ribbon and the sweet little snowflake charm!

This image gives a better idea of how the shimmerz looks IRL!

• Stamps: Stampavie Gillian Roberts Mistletoe and Mice available from Stamp & Create
• Sentiment: Whiff of Joy Winter Love
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Red Riding Hood, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Shimmerz, Stickles, May arts Ribbon, Snowflake charm from Stamp & Create

That’s it for me. Thanks for stopping by and have a look over at the Sketch Saturday blog to see the gorgeous creations of my DT sisters! I just love how we all start with the same sketch and our cards are all completely different.

Friday Sketchers & Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenges

Happy Friday Everyone! My first card that I have to show you today is my card for this week’s Friday Sketchers. This week it is the amazing Jacque who is hosting and she has come up with this fun sketch for us all to play along with. We have a gorgeous prize this week from Susana's Custom Art and Card Design so I hope you’ll find time to play along with us!

I used some of my new stash for this card. The lattice is made from a new MS punch that I picked up. I believe it is called Garden Trellis and it is a pretty big punch but the ends fold in and that makes it easy to store. I added little dabs of liquid pearls for a little something extra and wrapped some ribbon along the periphery as well.

The image is one of WOJ’s new little Gnomes and was colored with copic markers and then I sprayed the whole panel with shimmerz spray. I just love the effect that it gives although I could so without the way the shimmerz smells……pretty icky. I am just glad it doesn’t smell once it is dry. Can you imagine opening an envelope and getting that odor?

• Stamps: Whiff of Joy Uru and Bird
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Papers: SU! Red Riding Hood, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses
• Embellies: Liquid Pearl, Snowflakes form Michaels, MS punch, Papertrey Ribbon

My next card is for this week’s Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenge. We have another yummy prize up for grabs! This week it was Tina’s turn to pick a challenge and she chose “stitching” real or faux. I went with faux. I pierced all around the edge of my card and then with a ruler and a black fine tip sharpie, I just made a line. I think it looks pretty realistic although not true to my sewing abilities. If I had actually sewed it, the lines would just be wonky! I can’t get the knack of sewing on paper. With fabric I am pretty good so I don’t know what the problem is.

I added some Twinkling H20s to some of my coloring and you can see it better in this photo. I couldn’t resist adding the cute crown to Bella’s head and I just had to attach the  gorgeous spacer and adorable purse to the pink ribbon! They can all be purchased at Stamp & Create. Lacey has a great selection of wonderful charms and ribbons.

• Stamps: Wags ‘n Whiskers Furry Friends
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Su Sahara Sand, Basic Grey Sugared
• Coloring: Copic Markers & Airbrushing, Twinkling H20s
• Embellies: Metal crown, cap, purse, ribbon from  Stamp & Create

Okay, that is it for me! Please go see each challenge blog; Friday Sketchers and Wags ‘n Whiskers to see the wonderful and inspiring creations of my fellow DT! Absolute eye candy!

Thanks for stopping by!