Mojo Monday

I got some stampy time in today too!!  Unfortunately, it was at the expense of dinner making time, but luckily hubby stepped in and fixed dinner for us.  Isn't he sweet!!  I really liked this week's Mojo Monday sketch and knew exactly how I wanted the card to look.  Here's how it came out:

Overall, I really like it.  I just wish I'd stuck with the label 1 nestie instead of changing it up.  The other shape looks kinda funny. 

That's it for today.  The PPRS blog hop started today and will continue through the end of the week.  Be sure and come back tommorow, for my portion of the hop.  Oh and don't forget to leave comments on the corresponding blogs for a chance to win some goodies!  Nicole has the details for today's prizes on the PPRS blog.

Tootles!

Miss You Much

Hi guys!  My stamping time has been at a premium lately and it's not likely to get better anytime soon.  Life's been busy, busy, busy.  So when inspiration struck last night, I gave in to it and came up with this:

Jolinne was previously colored with prismacolors and OMS and was patiently waiting for me to make her into something.  I wanted to use this image for a luggage tag and it's a big one at that, lol!  I tried to go for an aged, vintagey feel so I focused on browns and muted colors.  I also created a sleeve to slide the tag into.

The sleeve felt a bit bare, and I had an extra flower embellishment I made with the new PPRS dies and stamps, so I put the two together, and voila, a well balanced sleeve. :)  To make the flower, I die cut several flowers using craft cardstock and stamped them with the texted flower stamp.  I inked up the flowers with distress inks, sprayed them with pumpkin shimmer spray, crumpled them up and then flattened them out to dry.  I pierced a hole in each flower, threaded them onto a brad and shaped the layers to my liking. 

Don't forget to swing by the PPRS design team members' blogs this week.  Right now there's sneak peeks going on and starting the 18th we'll be hoppin' and giving prizes away!  See you then.

Prickley Pear Release Sneek Peak

Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps is releasing four sets of clear stamps with coordinating die cuts. The four sets, which include a Build a Bird, Butterflies, Hibiscus and a Build an Owl, will be available for purchase on May 18th, the launch day of our hop. Sold separately, these sets coordinate beautifully to create stamped images that can be die cut perfectly around the shape. How cool is that?


It’s so cool, in fact, that they want to give some away. So they’re hosting a Blog Hop, May 18th-21. You’ll have the chance to what you think of the new products and of course, the chance to WIN.

So come back on May 19 to see the stamps and die cut I’ll be featuring. You won’t want to miss it.

Ready to see my sneak peek? Ok, here it is:

I'll show you the rest of the card on the 19th, see you then!

Cased Mother's Day Card

Hi guys, TGIF!!  First things first, make sure you come back here on the 16th and again on the 18th for some sneak peeks and a blog hop for Prickley Pear's upcoming release.  There will be plenty of eye candy along the way and giveaways throughout the week. 

A while back I won some blog candy from Joanne Basile and she sent it to me with a beautiful card.  I've known for a while that I'd be casing the card, so I made the card for my aunt for Mother's Day.  Here's my card:

And here's my card next to Joanne's awesome card:

Can you see why I cased it?  It's got everything I love in a card: tons of layers, bright colors, and ribbon.  The image is from My Favorite Things called Tote-ally Fantastic.  I'm ashamed to say I've had it for a while and never inked it up.  But, now that it's nice and inky, I plan on using it more often. :)

That's all I've got for today.  Be sure to stop by this weekend.  Byee!

Playing Catch Up

I took a weekend trip to see my family and spend time with my mom for Mother's Day and I feel like I'm still playing catch up.  I made several cards last week, and I'll be posting them over the next few days.  Some are for Prickley Pear's seek peeks and blog hop!  Be sure and check in often on the PPRS blog and the design team members' blogs starting on May 17th for sneak peeks, plenty of ideas and cards, and of course giveaways! 
I've got a card for you today, too.  I made this one for my sister for Mother's Day.  Here it is:

I'm so proud of this card!  My sister loves most things vintage and this pin up girl is perfect for her.  I colored her with copics and added liquid pearls to the flowers on her swimsuit.  Don't you just love that ribbon?!?!  I got it at Anthologies, it's by May Arts.  I only got one yard, but I'm definitely going back for more.  The hat pin is from Maya Road.

That's all I've got for today, but I'll post the card I made for my aunt tomorrow.  It's a direct CASE of a card I recieved from Joanne Basile...

Thanks for stopping by!

PS.  Did you see, I've got 9 followers now!!!  Ack, how exciting!!!  Thanks for following me, I'm so honored.  :)

Sunday Sketch Challenge

Prickley Pear is hosting a sketch challenge on their blog this week.  One random winner will win a half sheet of rubber stamps of their choice!!  Be sure to stop by the PPRS blog for all the details! 

Here's my card for this week's challenge:

The stamp is from Prickley Pear's spring collection.  Be sure to check out the other DT's cards, everyone did an amazing job with their cards.  It still amazes me how two people can look at the same sketch and get a totally different take on it.

By the way, be sure and follow along the Prickley Pear blog, there's big news coming in the next few weeks and we are very excited about it!  I'm sure you will be too!!

Thanks for stopping by!

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!

Fairy Notebook

The Jolinne stamps have got to be my favorite MFT stamps right now.  I just love how cute and whimsical they are.  And, even though the fairy stamp is my favorite, I've only inked it up a few times.  So, the other day I made up my mind to just ink up the stamp and color it.  The next day, I decided that I wanted to make it into a notebook and here's what I came up with:

Jolinne was colored with copics and her wings were shimmered with a stardust pen and an aquapainter filled with rubbing alcohol.  I pulled out my beloved Basic Grey papers from the Eva collection and some wonderful crystal swirls to complete the look.  During my last trip to Xpdex, they had a clearance section filled with a huge assortment of paper.  I found a ream of resume paper for a dollar!!  So I cut some of the sheets up to make up the pages of my notebook.  And, to add some interest to the inside, I stamped everyother page with the fairy image in a light brown ink.

I think this is my favorite notebook yet!

Fly With Me

Today's card was made after I saw THIS card that was featured on Facebook.  I was just blown away by the impact of the blackout image against the sunset sky.  I immediately thought of THIS Prickley Pear stamp and decided to create my own blackout image against a night time sky.

Instead of brayering my background like the original card, I decided to sponge my night sky using various colored inks including: pinks, purples, greys, blues, and a bit of black around the edges.  Using blue ink, the words "fly with me" were stamped repeatedly across the panel.  The fairy was stamped with black ink making sure the stamp had a thick layer of ink on it. 

The image was just begging to be made into an easel card, and who am I to deny it's request, lol.  So into an easel it went and I used my MS star border punch to provide a base for it to stand on inside.  Although the sponging took a bit of time, I'm really pleased with the way it turned out.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Birthday WTG

I made this card a while back but am just now getting around to posting it.  I made it as soon as my Who's That Birthday Girl stamp set arrived at my door.  This set just begs for some paper piecing and along the way I also added some sewing, ribbon, and pearl swirls.  I used my favorite BG paper, Nook & Pantry for just about everything on this card (note to self: buy another Nook and Pantry paper pad ASAP, lol).  The two background panels were inked up with vintage photo and tea dye disress inks for an aged look and some cute crochet lace was added to the bottom of the card.  I love how the papers make it look like I'm taking a peek into my grandma's young adult life.

That's all I got for today.  See ya mañana, I've got a card that I CASE'd that I'm very pleased with :) now I just have to photoshop it and post it here.  Keep an eye out for it tomorrow.  Byee.

SFYTT - PPRS Sneak Peek

Okay, I'm on a roll 3 blog posts in one weekend!  This card came together quickly using Jen's SFYTT for this week.  I chose to keep the elements clean and simple and let the image be the focal point of the card.  I used a graduation image that Prickley Pear will be releasing this month.  I have a feeling this stamp will come in handy this year with all the graduations going on. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Green Boho Blossoms

Hi, I'm back with another card today.

I made this card using this week's WSC sketch that Cindy and Frances posted on the MFT forum at Splitcoast.  I finally opened my sampler pack of PTI cardstock and it is awesome!!  Beautiful colors and thick, high quality paper.  I also used my Origins paper pad by BG for this first time.  I sponged my patterned paper with Vintage Photo distress ink and threaded clear seed beads throughout the pattern.  The boho blossom was stamped with galazy gold Brilliance ink and embossed with gold detail powder.  After the image was die cut, I sponged the egdes with gold and vintage photo to make it look a bit grungy.  The center of the flower is also threaded with clear seed beads.

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.

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone!  I hope you got to spend it with your loved ones.  I've got another Prickley Pear card to show off today.  This one was made using a new stamp from their spring collection, Flourished Birdcage.  As soon as I saw this stamp, I knew I would want to emboss it with a pretty metallic color.  So, I stamped it with copper pigment ink and embossed it with clear detail powder.  I kept the layout simple and added some stitching around the panels using cream thread.  The flower embellishment was lightly sponged with copper ink and the petals were molded upwards. 

That's it for today.  I hope you have a wonderful week!

MFT Challenge and Mojo Monday

Today's card is a combination of the monthly MFT guest designer challenge and this week's Mojo Monday sketch.  Jessie challenged us to make a masculine card and use something metallic in it.  Since I don't really have any "boy" stamps, I used one Maid For You.  My reasoning is that most men would love to see their wives cleaning the house in cute maid's outfits :)  Here's what I came up with:

The vertical stripe was made by running a black metal sheet by Ten Seconds Studio though the Cuttlebug with an embossing folder and slightly sanding the raised portion so the metal shows through.  The clear round disk is the top spacer that comes inside most CD spindles.  The wording was stamped on with Staz On ink and the edges were inked up with black Staz On and Fresh Snow from Pallette.  Her dress ruffle was poufed up with some liquid applique and the background was paper pieced.

MFT is gearing up for another release this Wednesday.  If you haven't already, be sure and stop by the MFT lady's blog.  She's got plenty of sneak peeks that their DT put together.  That's it for today.  Have a good night!