Birthday Girl!

I saw a lot of tutorials for hair colors using Copics on Pinterest.  I came across this one using the colors RV91, RV93, RV95 and RV99.  She called it “sugar plum”.  I really liked it and wanted to try it, so I dug out ‘Lavinia” by  Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps.  I needed something with lots of hair…lol.   It is a little hard to see the plum color in this picture but it turned out really nice.  Then I went with the color teal for her dress to bring out the color in her hair.  I am using the sketch from Sketch Saturday for the layout of my card.  I used a MS border punch for the background and added some ribbon.  The flowers I found at the dollarama ages ago and never had any use for them.  They look like paper in this picture but they are actually colored metal.  They had a very bright orange center which I removed and replaced with pearls.  Then I added a tiny little pearl for her ear-ring. 

Hope you had a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday – Sketch #300.

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps – #220 Stash It Up!

The ABC Challenge – G is for Girls.

Totally Papercrafts – #209 Female Birthday with Sentiment or number.

DL Art Challenges – #127 Image or Girl or Lady.

Little Red Wagon – #227 Punch It Up!

Through The Craft Room Door – Anything Goes.

Come and Get It Challenges – Ribbons and Bows.

Treasured Times Challenges – #13 Anything Goes with Layering.

My Time To Craft Challenges – #238 Frame It!

 

 

Head Over Heels Birthday Card!

Ever buy a stamp and then once you get home you are never quite sure what to do with it?  Well, that was my problem with this Penny Black Hedgehog stamp.  I have had it for ages, inked it up a couple of times but never knew what to use it for.  I think mostly it was trying to find a sentiment that would work with it.  So I just figured I would just use it as a birthday card and I am very happy with how it turned out.

I used the Simon Says Stamp medium tag dies and cut out the hedgehogs and attached them to the dies.  I made each tag stand out a bit more than the previous one using dimensional foam.  Then I added some ribbon to the tags and black ribbon to the background.  The doily is a Cheery Lynn Designs die called “French Pastry”. 

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp – Tag It!

Sister Act Card Challenge – #47 Anything Goes.

Fussy and Fancy Challenges – #109 Birthdays.

4 Krafty Girlz Challenges – #13 Anything Goes.

Shopping Our Stash – #133 (3 tags, 2 different ribbons, 1 doily).

Make It Monday – #181 Always Anything Goes.

Challenges 4 Everybody – #39 Anything Goes.

Seize The Birthday – Anything Goes.

2 Sisters Challenges – #174 Black, White plus one color.

That Craft Place – Anything Goes.

Happy Birthday To You!

Here is another cute little mouse from Penny Black stamps.  Found this one hiding in my box of forgotten rubber stamps!  I colored my image with Copics.  I added a bow on the balloon using black embroidery floss.  Then I used Stickles “star dust” to give the balloon some sparkle.  The card is mounted on red and then dark grey card stock from Simon Says Stamp.  The designer papers are from my March card kit from SSS.  I added some twine and a button for decoration and to finish it off black pearls to frame the stamped image.

Challenges:

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Challenges – Sketch.

Diva's By Design – Let’s Hear It For The Boys.

Crafty Creations Challenges – #258 Happy Birthday.

Top Tip Tuesday – #122 3, 5 or 7 of Anything. 7 papers, 5 black pearls, 3 embellishments –                                  button, twine, black embroidery floss.

Susy Bee's Bloomin' Challenges – #18 Make It Masculine.

Alphabet Challenge Blog – B is for Buttons and Bows.

The Sisterhood Of Crafters – One For The Boys.

Paper Crafting Journey – Make It Manly/Boyish!

Fan-Tastic Tuesday – #25 Anything Goes.

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenges – #93 Anything Goes.

  

A Hedgehog Birthday!

I found a bunch of Penny Black “Hedgehog” rubber stamps in my box of forgotten stamps.  So I inked them all up and showed them some love again!  This one is called “Hedgehog Joy”.  I figure this must be a pretty old one.  I used Copics to color the stamp.  The pretty papers are from the Echo Park “happy days” paper pad.  The tag is a die from Simon Says Stamp as is the sentiment.  I used the MS lace border punch to create the look of lace and then found a small piece of real lace and ribbon in my box of leftovers to add some more texture or layers.  The little butterfly is also an MS punch.   The twine is by Lawn Fawn and I used some glue to stiffen the curls in the ends of the bow.  Then to finish it off I added some light blue pearls. 

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday – Sketch #299.

Totally Gorjuss – #225 Happy Birthday.

The Pink Elephant Challenge – #240 Birthday.

Love To Create Challenge – #105 Recipe.

Craft Your Passion Challenge – #203 Birthdays.

Crafting From The Heart Challenge – Anything Goes/Use Dies.

The Ribbon Girl Challenge – Birthdays.

The Corrosive Challenge – #194 Animals.

Come And Get It Challenge – Flowers Galore.

Addicted To Stamps – #77 Lace and Pearls.

Simon Says Stamp Challenge – Anything Goes with Pearls.

Mouse Cuteness!!

Before I give you the information on my card I have to give a big shout out to Lorraine at Lorraine’s Loft for the inspiration for my card.  I so loved the shaker aspect of her card using the same House Mouse stamp that I cased her card, well the shaker part mostly.

I colored the image with Copics and then layered it on purple then green card stock from Bazzill.  I got an “ah ha” moment when it came time to making the shaker part of the card.  I think most of us use dimensional foam squares when making the shaker.  I find that some times the little bits that are inside get stuck to the sides of the foam squares.  So I decided to cut 4 layers of card board from a cake mix box and glue them together.  I used the two round spellbinder dies and they fit perfectly behind the frame.  Now no more sticking to the foam squares!  The little bits are from the MS flower border punch.  The little heart gems are from Crafts a great find at the Dollarama.  I made the card so that the frame would slightly hang off the edge.

Here is a close up of the shaker part.

You get to see the heart gems and the little bits better in this close up of the shaker.  Thanks so much for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Challenges:

Sister Act Card Challenge – #46 Anything Goes.

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge – #220 Anything Goes.

Stampin For The Weekend – Sparkly and Shine.

Totally Papercrafts – #208 Make It Shine.

Allsorts Challenge – week 248 Spring is coming.

Fantasy Stampers – #5 Spring Colors.

Sweet Stampin Challenges – Cute.

Crafty Calendar Challenge – Animal Antics.

Animal Friends Challenge – #12 Mouse.

Cards Galore Encore – #3 Use Stamp or Digi.

Thinking Of You…..

How about some nice spring pastel colors to block out that snow that’s falling right now…..I dream of spring…..lol.  I made this card using the Simon Says Stamp “happy” die and the SSS “Shoot For The Stars” clear stamp set.  I embossed the back card stock using the embossing folder “tied together” by Couture Creations and the pink panel using the “swiss dots” folder by Cuttlebug.  I framed the scalloped Spellbinder die with pink pearls.

Challenges:

Papertake Weekly – Special Sketchie.

Stampavie and More – #206 Anything but square.

Quirky Crafts – #4 Pile It High, Layer It Up and 3D It!

Little Red Wagon – #226 Yearning For Spring.

Crafting by Designs – The Colors Of Spring.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge – Anything Goes With Pearls.

Pile It On – #8 Thinking Of You.

Aud Sentiments Challenges – #101 Any Sentiment For A Girl.

Cute Card Thursday – #310 Springtime.

Through The Craft Room Door – Always Anything Goes.

 

 

House Mouse Love….

I know it’s not spring yet (oh how I wish it was), but I have been doing a bit of clean up in my craft room and came across this little gem by House Mouse in a box of rubber stamps that I had completely forgotten about.  I think it’s time some of these older rubber stamps see the light of day again!  I got so used to using digital that I forgot how I love using my rubber stamps.  I don’t know but there is something special when you ink up that stamp and hope for the best when you apply it to the cardstock.  Then you breathe a sigh of relief that it stamped beautifully….lol.  Guess I am just crazy that way!

Anyway this House Mouse stamp is called “Together Under The Moon”.  I colored the image with Copics then used Spellbinders oval and scalloped dies to mount it.  I got to try a new technique today and I loved it!  I used my very first stencil and embossing paste for the background paper.  The stencil is called “Falling Stars” and it’s a Simon Says Stamp product.  I mixed the paste with ink from the Hero Arts Shadow Ink pad.  The color was “pool”.  If you go to the Simon Says Stamp blog they always have lots of tutorials and techniques using different products.  This is where I got the idea to use the stencil and embossing paste.  The “love you” is a SSS die and the “forever” is from the SSS “Always & Forever” clear stamps set.

Hope you are having a wonderful day and hey if you come across some of those old stamps bring them out and play with them again!!

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenges – Use Paste To Create Texture.

House Mouse Challenges – #164 Anything Goes.

Make It Monday – #180 Anything Goes.

Love To Create Challenges – #104 Anything Goes.

Card Mania Challenges – #41 Use A Sentiment.

Tuesday Throwdown – #184 Anything Goes.

Through The Craft Room Door – Always Anything Goes.

Sentimental Sundays – #195 Make Your Own Background.

MarkerPOP challenges – #37 Anything Goes.

Make Something Monday Challenges – #8 Stamping.

 

 

 

 

Beach Babes!

Well I have finally used the last of my Art Impressions rubber stamps.  I have to say I always have a good chuckle when I am coloring the images.  This one had me humming the song “Beach Babes” by the Beach Boys the whole time I was working on it! The girls remind me, of me and my friends!  I intend to use this for a birthday card.  I still have to finish the inside.  I seem to always put it off and get stuck doing a punch at one time…..big sigh!

I used my trusty Copics to color the image and layered it on pink and then green card stock by Simon Says Stamp.  They have beautiful colors and the card stock is heavy weight.  It stands tall and doesn’t warp in the middle….I just love it!!  The flowers are cut using a Memory box die called “Petal Party”.   I used the MS leaf punch for the branches under the flowers.  The designer papers are from two different paper packs.  One is Mariposa Matstack and the other is Echo Park – Happy Days.  Brads and ribbon are both by Crafts. 

Challenges:

Sketch Saturday – Sketch #298.

Allsorts Challenges – Week 247 Ladies Day.

Crazy 4 Challenges – #224 Inspired By Music.

Sweet Stampin Challenges – Humour.

The Squirrel and the Fox – #64 Something Spooled.

Card Makin Mamas – #81 Stack It Up. (3 or more layers)

Crafty Ribbons Challenge – #77 Anything Goes.

The Paper Shelter – #146 Punches and Dies.

Crafting From The Heart – Anything Goes plus use flowers.

Divas By Design – Rubber Stamps Only.

 

 

 

Cup Of Tea!

I don’t know about everyone else, but I have a hard time with cards for men and really how often do we think to make them.  We try to stay away from ribbon and flowers so most of the time the cards are quite simple.  I think I need to make them more often!  This card features another “Golden Oldie” rubber stamp by Art Impressions.  The sentiment is a stamp from Simon Says Stamps.  The image is colored with Copics.  The designer papers are from scraps left over from other projects. 

Challenges:

A Little Bit Crafty – Man Up.

i heart sketches – #54

Artistic Inspirations Challenges – #79 Anything Goes Masculine.

Crafting By Designs – Just For Boys.

Crafty Little Fairies – One For The Boys.

Crafty Ribbons Challenge – #77 Anything Goes.

Love To Scrap Challenge – #24 Anything Goes.

Creative Corner Challenges – A Little Bit.

Sister Act Challenges – #45 Anything Goes.

A Creative Romance – Let’s Get Sentimental.

Happy Anniversary!

I got to try out a few of my new dies on this card.  I used the Simon Says Stamp “happy” die and their “mini hearts” die.  The sentiment is also a stamp from Simon Says Stamp.  I also used a Spellbinders Grommet tag for the sentiment and the heart and scalloped heart dies for the cut out center.  The center of the heart was embossed with the Cuttlebug “swiss dot” folder.  A little ribbon and a nice bow completes the card. 

Challenges:

A Creative Romance – Let’s Get Sentimental.

Crafty Ribbons Challenge – #77 Anything Goes.

Simon Says Stamp – Wedding or Anniversary.

Ruby's Rainbow – #73 Texture.

Handmade Harbour – #25 Ribbon.

Fab n Funky – #204 Spots or Stripes.

Paper Pretties – #298 Ribbon.

Crafting For All Seasons – #71 Sentiment as Focus.

Cuttlebug Mania – Let’s Feel It!

Pile It On Challenge – #7 Sentiment As Focus.

Use Your Stuff – #123 Hearts.