Monday, March 31, 2014

Charmaine Flannery's Inspiration Card

Hi to all our Sweet Pea Fans. Thanks for stopping by as I say a Sunny Hello here with my latest card. Today I am showcasing my DT Inspirational Card for Sweet Pea Stamps.


This beautiful stamp image is by artist, Charmaine Flannery's Rainbow Dream.   I do so love these images and decided this bright and cherry card would be perfect to help brighten someone's day.

I colored the images with my Copics and went all bright and cherry on it. I just started using this beautiful paper for stamp on, Cryogen White, and it is so nice.  It is definitely worth a try.  The paper is from my huge stash pile. The flower I made myself via the Cricut Art Philosophy Cart.

Hope you all have a great day.

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

Scrapbooking Blessing Club-Anything Goes
Pile It On-Flowers Fantasy
Hiding In My Craft Room-Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine-Flowers
Word Play Saturday-Anything Goes
The Doodle Garden-Anything Goes
Stamp and Create-Welcome Spring
Sister Act-Anything Goes
Crafty Catz-Anything Goes




Friday, March 28, 2014

Totally PaperCrafts-Think Pink

It is time for another challenge over at Totally PaperCrafts today. Now, on to this week's challenge the theme is
Think Pink
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This weeks fabulous sponsor is:-


 The Prize is:-
7 Digi's
 
I chose to pull out one of my old Sugar Nellie stamps I have and ink her up for this project.
 
I did some paper piecing to her dress. I used some papers from Authentique Lovely stash and the sentiment is from another stamp in my stash that I am not sure what the name is that I added to a diecut from my Cricut that I added some sponging too. The butterflies are from my bling stash
 
I will also be entering this one into the following challenges;
 
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Soccer Layout

I am back with something I have missed very much...a Scrapbook Layout page. My kids just love looking through the pages I make and I have fallen behind. Spring Soccer starts this week and figured it is about time I made an attempt to scrap last Spring Soccer picture season.  I have another page to do for my middle daughter but managed to finish this one of my youngest.


There is a variety of Cricut die-cuts here. The soccer ball/Kick this is from the Soccer Cart, the star border is from Storybook and the banner from First Few Years.  The Title is from a swap I received and think she has a Cameo so not sure where she got that one from.   The paper is a variety of stash papers I had in my possession (CTMH, DCWV and some stickers from Echo Park).

The layout is inspired by Grand Diva Creative Corner though I did alter some of it to fit the pictures I have but hopefully you can still get the original inspiration from the sketch. I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

GrandDiva-based on sketch
Scrap Our Stash-Hats and or Triangles (triangle banner and the bottom are large triangles.
Cut it Up Challenge-Anything Goes
Loves Rubberstamps-Use your Ugly Paper (not really a blue and orange fan but it went well with the uniform)


PS...here is a helpful tip if you use GIMP to edit your work. Since some of my shots may contain other people then my children I go to transform and select the area I want to blur via ellipse or rectangle. Then I go to the Filter tab and hit on the blur section and hit pixelize and it will blur your selected area. Hope that helps so you can show off all your pictures.

Have a great day.


Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Rose Fairy Card

Hello Everyone.  I am back with a recent card I made for a few challenges I have seen around.  This image is available as a one stamp from Sweet Pea Stamps called Rose Fairy 2 or can be purchased as a digi  directly from her Mitzi's Etsy shop, Aurora Wings, as well.




Been working on various darker shades of skin so this is not as nice as the others but I will keep working on it. This one was colored with my Copics

Skin: 34,25,23,21,R34
Leaves: YG11, G20,G21,G24,G28
Red: R39, R27,R24
Eyes: BV00, B00,B12

What amused me the most is how I used Christmas paper for this one..Authentique Festive papers...loving using seasonal paper out of season for non Holiday cards when I can.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Aurora Wings-Anything Goes
Digi Sketch Challenge-based on Sketch/Fantasy
Fantastic Tuesday-Anything goes
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
Copic Spain Challenge-Anything Goes
Crafts and Me-Anything Goes
Connie Can Crop-Green with Envy
 Natalie and Amy-Use Flowers
Brown Sugar-Anything Goes
Crafter's Café-Make a Square Card
Miriam's Crafting Blog-Shades of Green

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Mo Manning image

Hello Everyone.  If you have not already heard Mo Manning opened a new facebook page called Bella's and Bronte's Clubhouse and she gave this image in our coloring challenge of hair and face. 

I decided to colored this cutie up. I am still trying to capture black hair and struggling but I will get it.

 
I wrote down the skin combo though!!! Skin is E34,25,23,21 with a touch of R20 on cheeks.
Shirt is B04,2,01,00. Paper is from Bo Bunny-Prairie Chic and the embellishments are from my stash
 
I will be entering this one into a few challenges:
 
 

Friday, March 14, 2014

Totally Papercrafts-Shaped Cards

Time for another great challenge over at Totally Papercrafts. Today the lovely Suzette has chosen the theme
 
SHAPED CARDS
 
Our lovely sponsor is Crafty Sentiments so be sure to come on over on play.
 
 
I decided to do an Easter Theme Card.  I used my Cricut to cut the shape of the card (Art Philosophy) and for the trimming on the card.
 
The stamp image and sentiments are all from Sugar Pea Designs...love that you can customize the sentiments and the stuff in the basket. Colored the image with my Copics. 
 

I will also be entering this one into the following challenges:

7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
Crafting by Design-Anything Goes
Crafting with Dragonflies-Shaped Cards
Through the Craft Door-Anything Goes
Kaboodle Doodles-Anything but Square
Stamp and Create-Ready for Spring

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Sweet Pea Design Team

I am super excited to pop in quickly to let you all know that I have been chosen to be one of the designers over at Sweet Pea Stamps!! I am so excited and have loved their image and artist for some time.

Be sure to stop by for the monthly challenge, our friendly Facebook page and of course for all the fantastic images and stamps available.



Have a great and crafty day and see all of you soon (got a couple projects up my sleeve that I will be rolling out soon).

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Whimsy Card

I am back!! Got to finally make up another card with this adorable image from Whimsy stamps from the Cottage Cuties Series.  I have to admit I tend to just color and then my images just sit in a pile and it take me so much longer to actually get them into  a card.


I colored the image with my Copics and used paper from my stash. The sentiment is from a Make it Crafty Stamp set I have.

I will be entering this one into the following challenges:

Loves Rubberstamps-Anything Goes
Sentimental Sunday-based on sketch
One Crazy Stamper-anything goes with a Whimsy stamp
Stamp and Create-Spring
Whimsy Stamp Facebook page-Spring
Card Mania-Use a Sentiment
Crafty Bloggers Network-nature
Craft a Scene-Let it be Spring
Created with Love Challenge-Think Spring
Scribble and Scrap-Anything goes
Hiding In my Craft Room-Spring Colors
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

TGF card

Hello Everyone. I had some time and mojo yesterday to get some cards done. Here is a card I made with a few challenges in mind.

Colored up one of my Greeting Farm stamps called Gracie. 


I used my Authentique Everyday paper pad. I colored the image with my Copics.  I used my Spellbinders for cutting the stamp and a Fiskar border punch for the trim.


I will be entering this one into the following challenges

Loves Rubberstamps-Anything Goes
Farm Fresh Friday-use a die cut/punch
Fashionable Stamping Challenge-Anything Goes (stamp only)
7 Kids College Fund-Anything Goes
That Craft Place-Anything Goes
Sister Act-Anything Goes
Stemplesonnen Challenge-based on the sketch