Sprinklin' some luv...

Hi again!

I've been on a roll this week- blogging every day! I'm back again to share with you this super cute image that was released TODAY over at InStyle Stamps- just in time for Valentine's Day! 

Meet Kristina..



Supplies:
- Kristina (InStyle Stamps), Dots & flowers (Hero Arts), Sprinklin' Luv (Stampendous)
- Labels 1 nestabilities
- Making Memories patterned paper
- Ink: Printer, Versafine Onyx Black, Colorbox Frost White, Broken China & Peeled Paint Distress Inks, Copic Markers
- Other: buttons, string
She was released with a few other anime images: Lisa, Valentine Ava, and a few other Valentine's themed images you can find here.  Be sure go to to the ISS blog to check the other creations from the rest of the DT too!

Thanks for coming by.. Woohoo! Friday is almost here!

Christmas Card Catch-Up

Ok- One more post before I hit the hay...

I wanted to give the mail plenty of time to get delivered before I posted them on the blog-o. For my Christmas cards this year (well last year!) - I found this adorable "Snowy Short Stack" set by Stampendous during the summer and knew that I wanted to use it for my cards!

This was the basic layout of my cards..


Used a few different images from the set to add some variation: Elf, Eskimo, & Penguin!





Supplies:
- Snowy Short Stack (Stampendous), Holiday Dolls (Hero Arts)
- Snowflake embossing folder
- Snowflake punches (Martha Stewart)
- Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Copic Markers, white gel pen
- Other: buttons

Hope your New Year's weekend was Merry!

Good Night!

Twin Birthdays

Hi! A mid-week post for me! I had some time to stamp last night (mostly due to some procrastination on my part!) Tomorrow is the third birthday of our twin niece & nephew! I had to get these cards done to get them out to the mail in time!

I had this stamp set from Stampin' Up! for awhile- he loves "diggers!" I distressed the edges to rough it up a bit and make it more boyish!

Supplies: Little Trucks (Stampin' Up!), Botz Quotz (Stampendous), Jute string, Copic Markers

Now this one is for the little girl- I guess I enjoy doing girly cards more! Maybe it's all the fun embellishments I can add to it- the flowers, the bling & the glitter!

Supplies: Castle; Frog, Carriage (all Imaginisce), Scallop Square diecut Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scallop border punch (Stampin' Up!), Prima flowers, gems, Copic Markers

Hope the Twins have a fabulous birthday! Thanks for stopping in!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Ok- so I'm a day late but better late than never right?

Here are a couple of Valentine's that I made this year.
This one for my sister- (Gave my other 2 sisters the MFT cards previously posted)

Supplies: Skippin Bee, Sprinklin' Luv (Stampendous), Swiss Dots embosssing folder (Cuttlebug-Provocraft), Stickles, buttons, string, ribbon, Copics

This one for my husband:

Supplies: Whoo Loves You? (Hero Arts), Oval & Scallop Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Heart gems (A Muse), ribbon, Copics

Treats for my co-workers, I found this box pattern on Splitcoast and just had to try it, it was SUPER-easy which made the mass production a breeze! They are the perfect size to fit yummy Ghiradelli squares (3 filled or 4 plain):

Supplies: Whoo Loves You? (Hero Arts), Square Scallop Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scallop border punch (Stampin' Up!), Stickles

A co-worker had also ordered some special valentine's for her husband and her son's teachers.

Supplies: You're a Treasure, Don't Break it! (Penny Black), Just for you (Inkadinkado), Speech bubble from Jolly Christmas (Hero Arts), Little Valentine's Day (Hero Arts), Swiss Dots & Floral Fantasy embossing folders (Cuttlebug-Provocraft), buttons, string, Copics

This pattern for this box was also found on Splitcoast under "Gable box"

Supplies: Friendship Blooms (Stampin' Up!), Little Valentine's Day (Hero Arts), Prima flowers, Stickles, gems, ribbon, Copics

Thanks for stopping by- I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's day & weekend!

TECC53

When I saw this weekend's sketch on Taylored Expressions, I knew I had to find time to participate! It didn't hurt either that I made a trip to my LSS and found some new Changito monkeys to add to my stash!

Here is the sketch,


And here is my card:

Supplies: Changito Cake (Stampendous); Liquid Applique (Marvy Uchida), Glossy Accents (Ranger Industries)

Hope you all had a fabulous weekend, thanks for stopping by!

Pocketful of Challenges!

Time for another one of Taylor's cupcake challenges, and another for the Hero Arts 'pockets' challenge last week- squeezing both of them in before the deadlines!

First up is my card for Taylor's challenge:



I love this build your own robot set from Stampendous- the possibilties are endless!

Supplies: Hot Botz; Botz Quotz (Stampendous); Live it Up (Hero Arts)

And I still can't get enough of these Asian dolls from Hero Arts, just had to use it again for the pockets challenge this week!

Supplies: Four Dolls; Thoughful Messages (Hero Arts), Scallops border punch (Stampin' Up!), Felt embellishments (La-di-dah)

Possibly another idea brewing in my head for another pocket card... off to create!
Happy Stamping!

More Baby Stuff

As I mentioned in the previous post, on November 7th a new niece was added to our family! For my sister and especially the proud BIG sister, I made this card:

Supplies: Big on Spring (Stampin' Up!), Glossy Accents (Ranger - Inkssentials)

I also made birth announcements for the little one! These are the original pattern that I had tweaked to make the birthday party invitations in the last post. The pattern and tutorial are again from Lauren Meader, her blog link can be found over on the left and also here.



Supplies: Bee Secret (Stampendous); Little Girl sentiment (Hampton Arts- Studio G); Swiss Dots embossing folder (Provocraft-Cuttlebug), Circle & Scallop punches, Cotton Candy Pink Stickles (Ranger)

Thanks for stopping by- more posts to follow...

TECC #39

A quick post for the cupcake challenge only without the cupcakes- but how about some pumpkins instead? I've been on a Halloween mood this last week, and picked up a few "can't live without these" cute Halloween stamps- and just had to use them for the sketch challenge.

Here is the sketch, and my card:

Supplies: Jack-o-Lantern (Stampendous); ClearDesign Happy Halloween (Hero Arts); Inkssentials Glossy Accents (Ranger)

More Halloween cards to come!

TECC38 & More

As you can tell I had quite the productive week as far as card-making goes, maybe not so much in other things ;)

Why not end it with a card for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge & a few others! I hadn't participated in a TECC in awhile, but when I saw this sketch I just knew the cupcake chef was a perfect fit!



Here's a close up of the the chef & those yummy cupcakes!

Supplies: Cupcake Chef (Inky Antics); Liquid Applique (Marvy Uchida); Inkssentials Glossy Accents (Ranger)

This dandelion card, I made for a friend's birthday that's this week- I gave her the card already so it's safe to post - Happy Birthday Brynn!


Supplies: Dandie Trio (Stampendous); Birthday Messages (Hero Arts); Inkssentials Glossy Accents (Ranger); Pearl gems

And a few more cards that I included in the Hero Arts patterned paper challenge this week:
Supplies: Dandelion; Tree, Bird & Messages (both Hero Arts); Scallop circle diecut (Spellbinders-Nestabilities); Colorbok pattern paper

Supplies: SparkleClear Sweet Moments (Hero Arts); Inkssentials Glossy Accents (Ranger); Liquid Applique (Marvy Uchida); Colored Laquer; Smooth Clear Gemstones (Hero Arts); Scallop Circle diecut (Spellbinder-Nestabilities)

Thanks for stopping by!