Make-a-Card Monday: A Teeny Tiny Hello

So, I fell in love with this Summer Suits set from Doodle Pantry when I had the opportunity to use it for the latest 'Summertime' Pile It On challenge. (Go check it out and join us.) This is the second card, as of right now anyway. Since I write my posts early, I may have already made a hundred cards with this set. :)  You can see the first card HERE.

I used a Sahara Sand card base and Tempting Turquoise mat. My image is colored with my Prismacolor pencils. The sequins are from an old Simon Says Stamp card kit (small) and Joanns. My image and mat were diecut with my Nestabilities circle dies.

I punched out my sentiment with my Stampin' Up oval punch.

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CASe This Sketch #85 - Sketch
Inky Impressions #140 - Summer Fun
The Stamping Chef #38 - Anything Goes
Scrapper's Delights #27 - Anything Goes w/ Cute and Girly
Tuesday Throwndown #204 - Vacation
The East Wind #11 - 'Hot'
Your Next Stamp #14 - Sketch and/or Photo Inspiration
A Creative Need #21 - Vacation/Travel
Craft for the Craic #6 - Favorite Color Combo (Rainbow!!!)
Crafting by Designs : July - Anything Goes
Crafting at the Weekend #3 - Anything Goes
Natalie and Amy's Challenge #22 - Summertime
The Crazy Challenge #176 - Diecuts/Punches
Hobby Cutz #57 - Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Challenge #260 - Summertime
Digi Makeover #150 - Dies/Punches
Love to Scrap #34 - Color Scheme (Ombre Rainbow)
Crafty Boots - Summer Holiday
Make My Monday - Vacations
Crafting From the Heart #28 - Anything Goes
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Scribble and Scrap #23 - Anything Goes
Inkspirational #61 - 'Splash'
Open-Minded Crafting #15 - Vacation
Eclectic Ellapu : Purple - Anything Goes
Di's Digi Designs - Dies/Punches
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #38 - Anything Goes
Aloha Friday Challenge #28 - Favorite Color Combo (Rainbow!!!)
Crafty Catz #240 - Hot Summer and/or Hot Colors
Brown Sugar #103 - Sea and Sand
QKR Stampede #97 - Vacation

Make-a-Card Monday: Wear Sunscreen!

I was really inspired by the color challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations this week. This card is for my blond on the first 'real' day of summer, June 21st. I made another for my brunette that I will share later. :)

I used this Wags N Whiskers 'Water Babe' image with DCWV Baby Girl stack. This paper is great for all sorts of things...not just baby girls. I colored my image up with Prismacolor pencils and added Glossy Accents to her goggles. I created my own sentiment with glitter letters and added the rhinestones and ribbon from my stash.

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you healthy and happy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge - June
Imagination Crafts: June - All That Glitters
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Craft for the Craic- Summery or Flowers
2 Sisters #177 - Make your own Embellishments
Fairies Challenges #27 - Summer
Sparkles #57 - At the Beach/Summer Fun
Lia Stampz #67 - Summer Fun
Word Art Wednesday #137 - Anything Goes
Scrapper's Delights #25 - Anything Goes w/ Sentiments
Aud Sentiments #109 - 2 Word Sentiment
MilkCoffee - Summer Fun
Crafty Ribbons #94 - Spotty
Moving Along with the Times - Seaside
Penny's Challenge #182 - Use Your Favorite Embellishment (rhinostones, ribbon, glitter letters)
Cute Card Thursday #326 - Beside the Seaside
Creative Corner - Summertime
FairyTale #94 - Lazy Summer Days
Fun Day Friday #55 - Summer Fun
Splendiferous Creations - Summertime
Di's Digi Designs - Lots of Layers
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #33 - Anything Goes
The Shabby Tea Room #224 - 'Party Time' Inspiration

Make-a-Card Monday: My Superman

I made this card for my husband (from me) for Father's Day.

Colored my image with Prismacolors and distressed the edges. The mats and card base are Stampin' Up's Real Red. The designer papers are from Recollections 'Comic Book' stack. I used my Nestabilities ovals and stars to create my diecuts.

I created my own sentiment on the inside using small glitter letters I got a million years ago from Michael's, I think.

This card measures 5.5 by 5.5 inches.

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Aud Sentiments #108 - Sentiment for a Guy (Sentiment credit)
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
Stampin' Royals: June - Anything Goes
Left of Center #33 - Inspired by the Movies (Superman, of course!!)
Eclectic Ellapu: Purple - Card for a Man
Digi Sketch - For a Man and/or Sketch
The Stamping Chef #33 - Anything Goes

Make-a-Card Monday: Happy Summer!

So my BFFs don't live in our area and, while we've been out a week, their kids' last day of school was Friday. So today is their first official day of summer!! Yea for SUMMER!! I had to make a girl and boy version. :) 

This image is Swimmy Sally by The Doodle Garden and she's been colored up with Copics. The paper is Down by the Shore by Fancy Pants Designs and the card base is Neenah Desert Storm. The embroidery thread is Martha Stewart. The charm is from the 'Sea' collection my Zibbet Shop.

The sentiment is from one of my favorite sets Stampendous's Happy Everything. I inked it up in Versafine Black Onyx. The middle 'happy' is thicker than the other two, it's made that way. :)

Thank's for looking! I hope this finds happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
The Doodle Garden #4 - Summer Lovin'
Friday Mashup #163 - Sketch and/or Use Pattern Papers
Simply Create Too #63 - Celebrate Your Country (Red, white, and blue)
Crafty Catz #234 - Inspired by a Song (My Wish by Rascal Flatts)
Friday Fun Challenge #53 - Anything Goes
Digi Choosday #21 - Spots and Stripes
Crafty Creations #264 - 'S' (Stripes, spots, swimsuit, seahorse, summer)
Art by MiRan #7 - Anything Goes
Get Inky - Summer**
Crafty Hazelnut's June Challenge - Pattern Paper
One Sweet Challenge: June - Hit the Beach
Glitter N Sparkle #87 - Cute
Just Inspirational: June - Summer
V's Sweet Ideas #24 - Summer Fun
Use Your Stuff #138 - Patterned Paper
Pin-spirational #110 - Photo Inspiration
City Crafter #214 - Nautical
Creative Card Crew #63 - Nautical
Loves Rubberstamps #106 - Anything Goes
Fantastic Tuesday #38 - Summer
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes w/ Summer
Deep Ocean #79 - Inspired by a Song (My Wish by Rascla Flatts)
WordArt Wednesday #135 - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Red, White and Blue
Crafting by Designs - Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef #32 - Anything Goes
DTBST #232 - Summer Lovin'
Send a Smile 4 Kids - For the Girls
Digi Galore - Nautical or Blue
Di's Digi Designs - Ribbons and/or Bows
Stampin' Royals June Linky Party - Anything Goes

Make-a-Card Monday: I still love you...

...no matter how old you get.  

Pretty simple card but I love it. I used DCWV's Birthday Wishes Stack and dyed my seam binding to match. Stamped my sentiment with Versafine. That's about it. :)

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Artistic Inspirations #88 - Anything Goes w/ CAS
Hobby Cutz #44 - CAS
Dream Valley #80 - Say it with Words
Send a Smile 4 Kids - Child's Birthday
The Stamping Boutique #13 - Birthday
Totally Papercrafts #215 - Tags
Crafty Catz #227 - B is for...(Birthday, Bow)
4 Crafty Chicks #190 - Sentiment Only
Crafty Ribbons #85 - Anything Goes w/ Ribbon
A Song in Your He(Art) #5 - "Happy" Pharrell Williams
WordArt Wednesday #128 - Anything Goes
Crafting for all Seasons #75 - Ribbons and/or Lace
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Pause Dream Enjoy #8 - Anything Goes
The Eastwind #5 - Humor
Cards Und More #104 - No Flowers

Make-a-Card Monday: Ballerina Birthday

So, the girls and I went to a ballet-themed birthday party this weekend. My mommy friend went all out with the decor. She transformed her home into a little girl's dream house. There was a "back stage" with a make up and hair table and some arts and crafts. Her living room was the "stage", complete with curtains! She even hired her friend's daughter, who happens to dance for the Houston Ballet, to give the girls a lesson. She started by showing them what she has in her dance bag, all the different ballet shoes she has and what she wears them for, and then trying on the pointe shoes for them. I thought the girls were going to wet themselves. The floor was too slick for her to wear them long (we didn't want anything to happen to those precious Prima feet, ankles, or knees :)) so she moved on the her "class" shoes and taught the girls some moves. It was super cute. And a lot of fun. And an amazingly cool idea.

Anyhoo, this is the card I made for the birthday girl's gift card.

I am using an image from Bugaboo called Brat Ballerina. I have no idea why they call them "brats" because I think they are super cute. And I don't think brats are cute. At all. I colored her up with my Prismacolor pencils and used my Copics for the floor and her outline. The sentiments, both inside and out, are from My Favorite Things Birthday Girl stamped in Melon Mambo. I also added baubles; haven't used those in FOREVER. Rounded all my corners and let the girls have at it on the interior. :)

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Catch the Bug #207 - Sketch
4 Krafty Girlz #15 - Anything Goes
The Paper Girls #53 - Photo Inspiration
Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
Creative Moments #40 - Anything Goes w/ Girly
WordArt Wednesday #127 - Anything Goes
Deep Ocean #75 - Inspired by a Movie (Center Stage)
Paper-Crafting Journey - For a Special Lady
Art Impressions #133 - Best of Friends
Aud Sentiment #104 - Sentiment for a Friend
Open-Minded Crafting #8 - Easter or Pastel Colors
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge #24 - Anything Goes

Make-a-Card Monday: Going Green

So, this is the card that I went on and on about HERE. This is for my neighbor's Irish (like FROM Ireland visiting) mother. I think she will appreciate the gesture.

I used Hamlet Pigwit Think Spring (and the sentiment) from From the Heart Stamps. I colored him using my Prismacolor pencils. I die cut him using my Nestabilities and Stampin' Up punches. The striped designer paper is no name that I had hanging around my scrap bin. The cardstock is SU's Garden Green. It's been the perfect green for the last couple cards I've made. The inside sentiment is from SU's Teeny Tiny Wishes (forgot to take a picture of the inside).

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sweet Stamps #160 - Lucky
Snarky Stampers #3 - P is for Paddy
From the Heart Stamps - March Challenge
Come and Get It - St. Patrick's Day
The Corrosive Challenge #195 - Go Green
Sentimental Sundays #198 - Cute and Cuddly
Sketch Saturday #301 - Sketch
The Paper Girls #52 - Lucky Charms

This next card is for the same neighbors as above. The Irishman got married on St. Patrick's Day. I love it!! Lucky 13!!

I used Whimsie Doodles Holding Hands. I used Copics and Prismacolor pencils, the same unknown striped paper from my stash, and vellum stamped with the Teeny Tiny Wishes set. Loving how it came out!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CMC Copic Challenge #89 - Show Some Skin
Whimsie Doodles - Seeing Spots
4 Krafty Girlz #13 - Anything Goes
ABC Challenge - H is for Hair
Glitter N Sparkle #76 - Some Green
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Lucky

Then the smart @$$ in me just had to make this one...

First of all, I am VERY disappointed in the pictures I ended up with. They are terrible! And I couldn't figure out a spot that would make it any better. The colors look so good together on the actual card. I'm so mad about these pictures. I took the ones above at the same time and they came out great (or so I think.). :P

I used a Studio G Dollar spot set. The inks are all Stampin' Up in Old  Olive, Wild Wasabi, and Certainly Celery. I stamped each color once and then again to create a shadow-ish effect. Did the same with the sentiment on the inside. The vellum is stamped with the Old Olive. The paper is unknown from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
CAS-ology #86 - Roots
4 Krafty Chicks #185 - Trees
RetroSketches #106 - Sketch
A Creative Romance #20 - Seeing Double
Craft Your Passion #205 - Go Green

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

Make-a-Card Monday: I count myself lucky...

I am well aware that St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and, being half Irish myself (maiden name of McCormick), I do recognize it by wearing the customary green. But when it comes to actually sending out cards for the day, not so much. I have close friends that have a St. Patrick's wedding anniversary (which is made funnier by the fact that the husband is from Ireland) and so I will be making them a card in celebration. The coolest part about this day this year is that Irishman's mom is in town...from IRELAND! So I'm going to go all out for her. All that being said, that is not this card. :)

I made this card with St. Patrick's in mind but subtly. I feel like I could send this next week or a month from now and it would be okay either way.

I used an image from ArtbyMarin called Fashionista. Love her. I colored her using both Copics and Prismacolor pencils. Shakin' things up a bit. :) I fussy cut her out and added her back on my Nestabilities oval dies cut in white and Green Galore. The embroidery floss is from Terri's stash and I combined all three greens to create the bow. I used Green Galore ink to stamp the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp 'Card Exchanging Friends' set. I continued the clover on the inside. Didn't want to go overly St. Patrick's Day but the card is about being lucky.

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Scrap Creations #25 - Go Green
3 Girl Jam: March Challenge - Green, Yellow, or Orange
The Sketchy Challenge #68
Open-Minded Crafting #5 - Use Green
Sunshine Mail - Anything Goes with a Shamrock
That Craft Place - Anything Goes
Colour Q #231 - Basic Black, Basic Gray, Gumball Green, Glorious Green, and White
Ruby's Rainbow #74 - Monochromatic Green
Fab N Funky #206 - Heat Stroke
C.R.A.F.T. # 249 - Mother's Day/For a Female
ArtbyMiran #1 - Anything Goes
Catch the Bug: March - Feelin' Lucky
Red Carpet Studio #65 - The Lucky One
613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes with Irish sentiment
Aud Sentiments #101 - Any Sentiment for a Girl
The Pink Elephant #241 - Photo Inspiration

Make-a-Card Monday: Are you positive??

Again, my 'something new' this week is pregnancy. I have a couple friends that are trying to have a(nother) baby and I thought this would be a fun card for encouragement. I'm not one to sit a dwell on this subject. In fact, I would rather give it as little thought as possible. But I couldn't resist this...

I think that it could be taken two ways; "Good luck with that." as in "I'm glad it's not me." or "Good luck with that." as in "I hope you get your positive soon."

This card was made with the latter intended. This might be the only time I use it but it was well worth it. :)

This is another stamp from Unity Stamp Co. I used Midnight Muse and Pixie Pink (didn't have any Rose Red left) and kept everything simple. I added a little shading to my test with Copic Markers and then matted part of the sentiment on Midnight Muse. This picture makes it look uber bright but it's really not. I liked the idea of using pink and blue for a card like this. 'Cause you never know what you're gonna get!

Thanks for looking! I hope this finds you happy and healthy (and in some cases, PREGNANT!!).

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Addicted to CAS #33 - Baby
Dynamic Duos #92 - Rose Red and Midnight Muse
Freshly Made Sketches #125

Make-a-Card Monday: Something New

Since there are so many 'Something New" 's happening in the lives of my friends and family that I think a series is in order. The first on the list is...

A new pregnancy:

This is a stamp I found at Unity. Love it. Simple and perfect. I stamped it in Stampin' Up's Real Red ink and tied a baby pink (can you guess what my guess for gender is?) ribbon around the whole front. I meant to Glossy Accent the hearts but I guess I failed to do so.

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this challenge into

The Crazy Challenge #165 - Red and White (+1 color)

Make-a-Card Monday: Lacy Sunshine

Better late (in the night) than never... So this is one of my first Make-a-Card posts for the year. I've really dropped the ball on these. I'm trying to get better. Thanks for bearing with me. :)

I created this card using a Lacy Sunshine digi stamp. This is the first time I've worked with a Lacy Sunshine image though I have coveted them for a while now. I colored her up with my Prismacolor pencils. I thought it would be a fun change to put her in a blue dress, matching the blue paper, instead of the customary pinks and reds.

I started with a 5.5 by 5.5 Sahara Sand card base. All my Crate Paper's Paper Heart Collection pieces and die cuts are matted on Raspberry Ripple. I used buttons that I got in the Michael's dollar aisle years ago and embroidery floss from Martha Stewart. (I'm such a hoarder.) I even pulled out my Walnut Stain distress ink that I haven't used in forever; didn't realize how much I missed it. :) Haven't decided yet if I want to add a white die cut circle to the inside to stamp my sentiment and write on...do you think that blue paper is neutral enough to write a note on?

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Challenges 4 Everybody #30 - Anything Goes
ABC-Challenges - F is for Flowers
Lacy Sunshine #27 - Lots of Layers
Creative Knockouts #24 - Spots and Dots
Oldie But Goodie - Buttons
Suzy Bee's Bloomin' Challenge Blog #14 - Sketch
Make It Monday # 179 - Anything Goes
MilkCoffee Challenge - Girly

Make-a-Card Monday: My Style Stamps

This Monday is all about My Style Stamps. (Did you know that I am on the design team for the month of November? :)) I was playing around with my stamps and created a couple of cards that I wanted to share with you.

I used a Mojo Monday sketch for this card. I cut, by hand, corrugated paper (from the sleeve of a Starbucks cup) into the shape of a tag, added the ribbon from my stash, and the image popped up on foam squares. I colored the image using my Copic markers. The pendant was cut out of Crate Paper's 'Random' paper collection. I used the Little Yellow Bicycle canvas stickers that Nicole sent me in my DT package for the sentiment. On one of the larger sizes, I swiped my SU Chocolate Chip ink pad over it until I had the coverage I wanted. Then on the smaller one, I stamped the sentiment with the same ink. My faux stitching was made with the same ink.

After I clear embossed the sunflowers from the set, I used that adorable scarecrow as my focal point. I colored him up using my Prismacolors and tied some thick natural thread around him for his belt. I die cut a Pumpkin Pie Label 9 and added faux stitching. I popped everything up on dimensionals. On the inside I used Chocolate Chip and Really rust to stamp the image and sentiment.

I entered this card into the following challenges:
The Pink Elephant 225 - Photo Inspiration
Loves Rubber Stamps - Anything Goes

This card was simply done by adhering the My Style Stamps leaf sequins to my card front. I stamped the sentiment in SU Chocolate Chip ink. Forgive the simplicity of this card; I had just gotten my DT package and wanted to make something right away. I didn't have time for much more than this but I love the way it came out. :)

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy. 

Make-a-Card Monday: SSS October Kit Club Cards

I get the Simon Says Stamp monthly card kit and, lately, I have been having trouble "killing" it. "Killing" a kit means using up all the products provided. Really, I shouldn't be having any problem with this because the kits seem to be made for me but with everything going on in life, I have fallen behind. Anyhoo, I finally killed the October kit! Here are the cards I created.

 

These cards I CASEd (copy and share everything) from the design team idea sheet that comes with the kit. As soon as I get my kit open, I turn this sheet over and don't look at it until I've created a couple, three cards on my own because I get their gorgeous cards stuck in my head and then that's all I want to make. :)

Thanks for looking! Hope this finds you happy and healthy. :)

Included in the kit...