A Beary Birthday

I created this card for another challenge from super TCP fan Linda on The Cat's Pajamas forum at Splitcoaststampers which was to make a banner or use a banner element on a card.

I didn't have time to make an actual banner so I decided to use them on a card instead. I re-used one of Leigh's sketches from March 2011 and you can see my original card version here. I went with a more masculine theme on this one, using the bear from A Beary Good Year set (now discontinued). I had to do a bit of masking to place the hat and cupcake. The sentiment is from the Admit One set. The background banners were cut using the Pennant CutUps.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamp and CutUps, Authentique, My Mind's Eye and Basic Grey dp, PTI button, Kaisercraft pearls, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: E51, E53, E55, E57, YR12, YR14, YR18, BG10, BG72, BG75, W00, E81


Have a great day. Thanks for stopping by.

Celebrate

I had a chance this afternoon to finish up a card for this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club sketch challenge (MFTWSC107).  This is the first one I've managed to create for the challenge in 2013. The image is from the a la modes Time to Celebrate set as is the sentiment although I parsed it down to one word. I colored with Copics and then used brown Liquid Applique for the frosting. I love that heating it gave it a "chocolate fudge" look. How can anyone resist fudge frosting?!

Products: My Favorite Things stamps and Die-namics, My Mind's Eye dp, PTI button, Liquid Applique, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E11; Hair-E50, E51, E53; Clothing-Y0000, Y11, Y21, R81, R83, R85; Cake-E25, E29, W00, E81

 I hope your Monday has been good to you.

Beautiful Moments

Happy Friday!

I have two cards today using the Carta Bella Beautiful Moments 6x6 pad which has been majorly underused. Both cards were actually created last fall but I just never got around to sharing on the blog.

My first card features a stamp from my "un-used" box which is Rabbit Watering Can from Stampavie. After cutting the image out with Spellbinders Nestabilities and coloring with Copics, I added some photo corners with My Favorite Things Die-namics and an additional banner in the opposite corner from the pre-printed portion of the dp.The banner pieces were cut using two different C.C. Designs Cutters Corner Banner and Mini Banners. A few jewels and buttons provided the finishing touches.

Products: Stampavie stamp, Carta Bella dp, C.C. Designs Cutters, My Favorite Things Die-namics, Basic Grey Jewels, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Main Flowers-R81, R56, R59; Tiny Flowers-R81, R83; Leaves-G40, G82, G82; Vase-W00, E81, Y21, Y23, Y26, W2, W5, W7; Bunny-W00, E81

My second card is super simple and features a stamp that was unmarked as to origin. I actually found it in my box of wood mounted that I've designated for sale or donation and is from my pre-Copic days. I thought if went perfectly with the Carta Bella paper.

Products: Carta Bella dp, PTI ribbon, Kaisercraft pearls, Stampin' Up punch, Copic Markers
Copics: Roses-E35, E37, E39, W5; Greenery-G40, G82, G85; Shadows-W00, W1

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great weekend.


My sale page.

Thankful for You

Good morning. I have a card today featuring the new C.C. Designs Teddy Bauregard stamp which was part of the January release at All That Scraps.  I paired this little cutie up with the new Pebbles Family Ties patterned paper which is a new favorite of mine. It's so sunshiny and happy and very much needed considering all the rain and gloom around here. The sentiment is also from a C.C. Designs set, AmyR Be Happy Sentiments. I followed this week's Deconstructed Sketch (84) for the layout.

Products: C.C. Designs stamps, Pebbles dp, PTI buttons, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Fresh Ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Skin-E000, E00, E21, R01; Hair-E34, E37, E29; Bear suit-BG10, BG11, BG23, W00, E81; Grass-G20, G21, G43, YG91

I hope all is well with you. Thanks for stopping by.

Thinking of You

I created this card for a challenge from super TCP fan Linda on The Cat's Pajamas forum at Splitcoaststampers which was to use an older or your oldest TCP stamp.

I definitely went retro back to the rubber stamp section. Meet Big Fifi! After stamping, I added some Liquid Applique for the curly cues for more dimension. I colored both the image and liquid applique with Copic Markers.The sentiment is from the Simply Said set and the heart behind it was cut with the Heart Trio CutUps. The paper is all from the Carta Bella Paris Girl 6x6 pad.

Products: The Cat's Pajamas stamps and CutUps, Carta Bella dp, Liquid Applique, Liquid Pearls, Stampin' Up punch, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: RV00, RV10, W00, E81

That's it for today. I hope Monday has been good to you.

You Make My World Go Around (and a Sunday driveby)

Anyone else having a hard time getting back to the regular routine after the holidays? It's been slow getting back to normal around here. Hopefully I get my bearings soon.

A CAS look today. I stamped this fun image from the Lawn Fawn Admit One set onto Copics X-Press It blending cardstock, colored up with Copic Markers and then cut out using Spellbinders Nestabilities. I generally followed the current Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC175) for the layout and the paper is all from the Carta Bella Paris Girl 6x6 pad.

Products: Lawn Fawn stamps, Carta Bella Blvd dp, Strano ribbon, Doodlebug jewel, Kaisercraft pearls, Basic Grey embossing folder, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: R81, R83, R85, N1, N3, N5, C00, C1, W00

A Sunday driveby:

• Finally got to see Life of Pi last week and I have to say, it was brilliant.
• We are on the look out for a church to attend regularly. Visiting a different church every Sunday for a while.
• It is ridiculously warm here but getting back to cooler temps Monday.
• Did you see the Alabama vs Notre Dame BCS Championship game? What a dominating performance. Roll Tide.

Hello

It's a gloomy Friday afternoon here and isn't expected to get much brighter for at least a week. Sigh. I so don't do well in gloomy weather. To counteract the gray of the day, I went with some bright and happy colors. I stamped yet another image from the Lawn Fawn Just My Type set for the main image and then colored with Copic markers. I stamped the dial portion of the image a second time, colored and trimmed and then attached with a dimensional dot. I generally followed this week's Mojo Monday sketch (MOJO275) for the layout. Now I can officially take this stamp set out of my un-inked box.

Products: Lawn Fawn stamps, Pebbles dp, May Arts ribbon, Doodlebug pearls, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Copic Markers
Copics: Phone-BG10, BG13, BG15, Y15, Y17, Y35, E81; Shadows-BG70, BG0000; Table-W00, W2, W5

Have a great weekend.