A Christmas SFYTT

Howdy bloggers, how's the holiday season treating you?  Surprisingly, I'm more than halfway done with my Christmas list and I already know what I'm getting for the rest of the people on my list.  Yay, me!!  So with a little bit of extra time on my hands, I decided to participate in this week's SFYTT.  Luckily, this week's challenge was to use one of their older sketches so I was able to pick the one that suits my pre-stamped image.

This cute little bear is from The Cat's Pajamas and he's colored with my copics.  I added stardust to both bows and crystal glaze to his honey jar and this candy cane.  I stamped my background with red barn distress ink on kraft paper using PTI's Polka Dots background stamp.  I die cut the snowflakes using an MFT die out of red cardstock and vellum.

Here's to a wonderful season with plenty of elves to help you complete your Christmas shopping!  Thanks for stopping by!

Chicken Soup

Howdy!  Today I'm sharing a card that I made using this week's TCP Tuesday challenge.  The Cat's Pajamas has a great sale last week and I couldn't resist picking up a couple of sets to add to my collection.  I've been asked a couple of times to make some get well cards and I don't have any stamps that really fit, so I picked up this set, thinking it's a must!  The images are just so darn cute!

I made the card using a SFYTT sketch from a few weeks back that I meant to use and never got around to.  The background paper is from my Cosmo Cricket paper pad that I picked up a couple of months ago and just haven't gotten around to using.  Note to self: create more stuff with your new toys! The craft panels were embossed with a cuttlebug folder and highlighted by lightly dragging a distress ink pad across the raised portions.  I wanted to keep my image nice and clean, so I just added some subtle shading with my gray copics.  The small button on the corner is mounted on an embossed grungeboard circle and threaded with twine. 

Have a great weekend!

Earth Day Fairy and TCP Tuesday

This week's MFT challenge is to create something that uses trees or is commemorative of Earth Day.  I decided to turn Jolinne into a woodland fairy in order to depict Earth Day.

Jolinne was colored using prismacolor pencils and OMS.  Her wings were shimmered with gold shimmer spray using a reverse mask.  The papers are from Basic Grey's Origins line.

I also had time to play along with this week's TCP Tuesday challenge.  This week's challenge was to use cork in your card.  It's the perfect opportunity to use that huge roll of corkboard that I purchased on clearance at Michaels with the intention of using it someday.

The cork was thin enough to cut with a nestie in order to layer it on the background.  Now that I've got the cork out, maybe I'll use it on more cards.  It was super easy to use and adds some great dimension to the card.

Thanks for stopping by!

TCP Tuesday

I finally got a chance to participate in a TCP Tuesday challenge again.  This week's challenge is to use a throwback sketch Carole created a while back.  I decided to make it a birthday card (since you can never have too many of those!) and add a cute maze toy on top of the main image.  Here's the results:

I stamped my image onto white cardstock, colored it with copic markers and cut the panel to fit the toy.  I adhered it to my card base with several pop dots to hold it in place.  I cut up and tucked in the sentiment around the toy.  I've seen several people do this and I've been so eager to try it! Lol. The inside is finished out to coordinate with the front panel.

That's all I've got for today.  Have a great weekend.