Chloe the Coffee Mug Girl

Here is a card I made for a good friend's birthday. We often have coffee or tea together so I thought Chloe from the Stamping Bella would be perfect! I made this card for this week's inspiration challenge over at Splitcoast. I love the bedspread that was highlighted and I pulled the greens, florals, and polka dots into my design.
I also made this card for the Saturday sketch challenge at The Sweet Stop. I had to move the sentiment up to the top because my bow was too big! It fit in the top corner quite nicely.
I colored Chloe with copics and had originally chosed a different background paper, which is why her headband is blue! I still think she's too cute and who ever matches their coffee mug anyway?! I embossed the background with Swiss Dots to carry the polka dot theme through.
TFL and have a great day!

Items used:
Stamps - Stamping Bella Chloe the Coffee Mug Girl
Paper - SU Rose red, regal rose, glorious green, white, SU dsp Raspberry Tart
Ink - Black Momento, regal rose
Accessories - Copics, grosgrain ribbon, Cuttlebug EF, brads, dimensionals

Greeting Farm Contest

Here is a card I made for the CHA Rally over at The Greeting Farm. Ian as a mermaid is too cute! I colored him with copics and was able to find this masculine paper from Cosmo Cricket that went perfectly. This was a fun challenge to sneak in during the day. Vacuuming can wait!!
TFL and have a great day!

Items used:

Stamps - Digital Mermaid Ian from The Greeting Farm; SU Birthday Whimsy
Paper - Blue Bayou, Prism Green, GP white, Cosmo Cricket Apron Strings
Ink - Blue Bayou
Accessories - Copics, Stitched grosgrain ribbon, brads, dimensionals

Flowers of Tomorrow

Here is a card I made for the featured stamper challenge today, honoring Karen. What a great gallery to look through and a great stamper!! I love her style of making her own designer paper and her beautiful use of ribbons and bows. I chose this card to case:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ga...;ppuser=138472
I added another strip of ribbon and some horrendous stitching on the background panel!! Fabric I can sew easily but my sewing on cards needs a little work!! The bottom is so crooked!
I colored the flowers with copics and added some white gel pen accents. I also drew some faux stitching on the sentiment panel.
TFL and have a great day!

Items used:
Stamps - There She Goes Garden of Friends
Ink - Momento Black, SU Elegant Eggplant
Paper - Elegant Eggplant, Almost Amethyst, Vanilla
Accessories - Copics, Grosgrain ribbon, Spellbinder Nestibilities, Cuttlebug, white gel pen, sewing machine

Savannah

Here is a card I made while visiting my SIL at the stamping chalet. I just love going there! I colored this adorable Savannah by the Greeting Farm with Copics. I cut the image out with oval Nestibilities, embossed the edges and sponged a bit of cantaloupe Momento around the edge. Also tried to keep with the black scallop mat for each panel.
TFL and have a great day.

Item used:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm Savannah; MFT What's Up Cupcake (sentiment)
Ink: Black and Cantaloupe Momento; SU Taken with Teal
Paper: White; So Saffron, Taken with Teal, Black, Basic Grey Urban Prarie Weathervane
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders Nestibilities, EF, sponge, dimensionals.

Laundry Time!

Here is a card I made for today's sketch challenge at SCS. I had been working on coloring this Hope and Grace image from the Greeting Farm and was happy to see it would fit in today's sketch! She really fits my mood today!!
The image is colored with copics. I moved the main panel over just a bit to fit my sentiment. The beautiful flower was crocheted by my SIL's mother.

TFL and have a great day!


Items used:
Stamps: Greeting Farm HG Laundry; Inky Antics Princess Turtle (sentiment)
Ink: Momento Black, SU Choc Chip
Paper: Choc Chip, Cameo Coral; Papertrey Ink Summer Sun; Basic Grey Nook & Pantry Rolling Pin
Accessories: Copics, Cuttlebug EF, Crocheted flower, twill ribbon, dimensionals

Miracles Bloom

Here is a card I made for this week's sketch challenge at The Sweet Stop. The challenge added a twist to use a sentiment as the main image. This is not my usual style, but I am happy with the results (with the exception of the crooked top panel but please don't notice that!!) !
I chose this beautiful sentiment from the Verve set Miracles Blossom. Thanks to Jodi for letting me borrow! My design was driven by this paper from Cosmo Cricket. I've been using pinks and greens on most of my cards lately and wanted to try a different palette.
TFL and have a great day!

Items used:

• Stamps: Verve Miracles Blossom
• Paper: Prism brown, yellow; Papertrey Ink Vanilla; Cosmo Cricket Earth Love Remember
• Ink: Close to Cocoa, River Rock
• Accessories: Brads, grosgrain ribbon, scallop punch, dimensionals, sponge

Always

Here is a card I made for the Ways to Use It challenge at SCS, which was to use a bird in your design. I immediately thought of the bird from SU Always. I also used the Birds and Swirls embossing folder on the background and on the green panel. This is more of a clean and simple card for me, and I love the red and white together. TFL and have a great day!

Items used:

Stamps: SU Always

Ink: Red Riding Hood

Paper: Papertrey Ink green, red, white

Accessories: Cuttlebug EF, Circle punch, grosgrain ribbon, brads

Thank You

Here is a card I made for the color challenge at SCS to use Pretty in Pink, Chocolate Chip and Rich Razzleberry. I also used the design from the sketch challenge at The Sweet Stop. The adorable image is from Motivet, and I colored her with copics. The background paper, from Basic Grey, was a perfect match for the color challenge.

TFL and have a great day!

Items Used:

• Stamps: Motivet Doraline all bundled up; SU Beautiful Borders (sentiment)


• Paper: Pretty in Pink, Choc Chip, Rich Razzleberry, white, Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses Starry Night


• Accessories: Copic Markers, Primas, Grosgrain ribbon

Upsy Daisy

Here is a card I made for the sketch challenge at SCS. They are always a good inspiration. I used Stampin Up's Upsy Daisy set, which my dear SIL was kind enough to lend. The designer paper from Basic Grey was the basis for this card and led me to the bright color choice. Some Swiss Dots and a bit of grosgrain were the final touches. TFL and have a great day!

Items used:

• Stamps: SU Upsy Daisy


• Paper: Bermuda Bay, Rose Red, white; Basic Grey Urban Prarie Petticoat


• Ink: Bermuda Bay


• Accessories: Cuttlebug EF, Grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals

Life is a Bowl of Cherries

Here is a card I made for the Featured Stamper challenge at Splitcoast. This card features my first attempt at sewing a card! What an easy accent to add. My sewing machine has now become a stamping accessory!!

I love this set from Taylored Expressions, one of those had to haves for me. It's a lot of fun to color and the sentiments are so sweet.

I colored the bowl of cherries with copics and cut it out with the Labels Nestibilities. That panel and the sentiment panel are raised up on dimensionals. The red from the designer paper was really the entire inspiration for the card.

TFL and have a great day!

Items Used:

• Stamps: Taylored Expressions Berries and Cherries



• Ink: Black Momento and SU Red Riding Hood



• Paper: Papertrey Vanilla, blue, yellow, red; Cosmo Cricket Early Bird Cherry Pie and Apron Strings



• Accessories:Spellbinders Nestiblities, Cuttlebug, Grosgrain ribbon, twine, button, copic markers

Happy Birthday Jimmy!

Spent the day with family today to wind down the holidays. Got home in time to finish up this card I made for this past Monday's Mojo challenge 120. I made this card for my nephew who is turning 9. He's too cool so I thought this image would be perfect! This little man from Stamping Bella is colored with copics. The panel behind him is embossed with swiss dots, all to coordinate with this cool designer paper from Cosmo Cricket.

TFL and have a great day!

Items used:

• Stamp: Stamping Bella SK8R Boy


• Paper: Prism yellow, green, red; GP white


• Ink: Momento Black, So Saffron


• Accessories: Copic Markers, Spellbinder Nestibilities; brads, dimensionals, Cuttlebug EF, sponge

For Baby

Welcome to my new blog! Finally jumped aboard! Here is a card I made for my cousin who just had a baby girl. I chose to highlight my new Nestibilities for the Ways to Use It Challenge this week. The challenge for me is to use the nesties correctly!!

I colored the bunny with copics and sponged some pink around the edge of the panel to soften the white. I added a ribbon with a button in the center.

Items Used:

Stamps - Stampin Up- A New Little Someone, Papertrey Ink Bitty Baby Blessings

Ink - Black Momento

Paper - SU Creamy Caramel, Bella Rose dsp, GP White

Accessories - Copic Markers, Spellbinders Nestibilities, SU Grosgrain ribbon, SU twine, SU pink button, Dimensionals