Hello Sunshine

I was so honored and delighted when A Jillian Vance Design ask me to guest design using their new "Hello Sunshine Stamp Set".  Perhaps Jillian knew I had a weakness for sunflowers as they are so bright and bold and they just make me smile.

Well, let's just say, this set rocks!  I had such a great time creating with this set.  Not only are there great images to use, but the sentiments are just awesome and there is such a variety.

Let me share the cards that I made using Hello Sunshine:

Stamps:  A Jillian Vance Design "Hello Sunshine"

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  X-Press It, black cardstock, American Crafts

Accessories: Copic markers, detailed scissors, Pop-Dots

 Stamps:  A Jillian Vance Design "Hello Sunshine"

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black

Paper:  X-Press It, black cardstock, kraft

Accessories: Copic markers, ribbon

Stamps:  A Jillian Vance Design "Hello Sunshine"; A Jillian Vance "Sunset Swirl Background Builder"

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Adirondack Sunshine Yellow dye

Paper:  X-Press It, black cardstock, Lasting Impressions

Accessories: Copic markers, sponge,  Pop-Dots, Dress-It Up "Button Fun"

Who knew one little stamp set could have so many possibilities?!  I had a blast creating with it!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today.  And a VERY SPECIAL THANKS to everyone at A Jillian Vance for giving me this honor.  It was a pleasure! 

Remembering with a Dream

It's Tuesday!  This week's challenge on the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog is to use the colors of lilac and lavender.  Play along with us to win two free digi images of your choice from Sassy Cheryl's!

I printed the Sassy Cheryl's digital image the image of "A No. 2 Pencil & a Dream" onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  Once finished, I framed the image panel with black cardstock and a piece of purple cardstock.  The purple cardstock was stamped with a Hero Arts background stamp called "Circle Pattern" with Whispers Whisper Lilac.

Sometimes cardmaking can be therapeutic.  It elicits emotions.  Making this card was one of those times.  I guess using the shades of purple to meet the challenge, made me think of pancreatic cancer (purple is the color of pancreatic cancer awareness).  I lost two friends to pancreatic cancer, one in December 2012 and one in July 2013.  I traveled many miles, many times across the midwest with these two friends going to Buckeye away games for over ten years.  With the onset of Buckeye football, they are both on my mind.  And most certainly in my heart.

So with the flood of these emotions, I added an awareness ribbon image from Outlines Rubber Stamp Company to the card.  My dream would be for this terrible, terrible cancer to be eradicated because a diagnosis pretty much means a painful fight to the end.  I'm glad these two amazing ladies are free of pain, and are watching the games this year in their new preemo seats. 

Thanks for visiting my blog today. 

Oh, Nuts!

'Tis the season and my Sloopy is having conniption fits every time a squirrel enters our yard, LOL.

To make this card, I stamped images from Lawn Fawn's "Critters in the 'Burbs" onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the tree, squirrel and acorns with Copic markers and cut around these images with my detailed scissors. 

Using my Cuttlebug, I dry-embossed a panel of light blue cardstock and sponged a little Distress Ink Tumbled Glass around the edges.  Using a MFT die-namics die, I cut some green cardstock into grass and lightly sponged the grass with Distress Ink peeled paint. 

I assembled the scene and added a sentiment from Simply Stamped using Versamark Onyx Black onto a flag cut with another MFT die-namics die.  A transparent brown button and some hemp cord complete this card.  The entire scene is framed with black, white and brown cardstock.

Inspired by this challenge at Lawnscaping:

Two posts in one day?  Go me!  (And, of course, Go Buckeyes!)

Favorite Veggie

 

 

Sadly, this statement rings rather true for me.  I'd much rather eat some sugary, sweet candy corn than some green veggies.  I totally relate to this sentiment, LOL!

 

To make this fun card, I cut yellow cardstock with a Nestabilities die.  I then stamped DRS Designs "Lines of Plenty Background" with Adirondack Sunshine Yellow dye randomly over the card base.  I framed with black cardstock.

 

I then used the same Nestabilities die and cut white cardstock.  I trimmed the bottom and the top portion and framed with black cardstock.  I placed this strip onto my card base.  I added black dots around my card base with a black marker.

 

On the strip, I stamped DRS Designs "Favorite Veggie Candy Corn Greeting" with Versafine Onyx Black.  With Memento Tuxedo Black, I stamped "Candy Corn Border" from DRS Designs several times onto a scrap of X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the candy with Copic markers and cut with my detailed scissors.  I randomly placed the candy corn onto my card.

 

A sheer black ribbon completes the details on this card.

 

This card is totally making me crave my favorite vegetable.  Better get them while they are in season. ;-)

 

 

Have a great weekend!  Go Buckeyes!

Silhouette Haunted House

This week on the DRS Designs Blog we are being challenge to use bright colors.  The challenge is called "It's So Bright In Here".  Sure hope you'll play along because a $10 voucher is up for grabs.

This truly was a quick and easy card to make.  Sometimes, that's really what you need when things get a little busy in life.

I stamped the DRS Designs image of "Silhouette Haunted House" with Versafine Onyx Black onto white cardstock.  Then I sponged the following dye ink colors onto the scene:  Adirondack Sunshine Yellow, SeaShells Seashell Pink, Vivid Raspberry and Vivid Lavender. 

I framed the scene with black cardstock, added some sheer white ribbon and then placed on a white card panel.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!

Put On Your Game Face

New in the Sassy Cheryl's digital image store, "Put On Your Game Face - Sally".  I am so pumped to have this image because I've been waiting a good long time for an awesome football image.  Sassy Cheryl sure has delivered this time. And notice that the sample in her store is dressed in scarlet and gray.  LOVE!!!!

This week's challenge over on the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge blog is "Off the Page", meaning some element of the creation must hang off the page.  Easy enough.  Join us this week for your chance to win two free digital images. 

I printed "Put On Your Game Face - Sally" onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored her with Copic markers and added the letters OSU with a Tuxedo Memento Black marker.  I cut the image out with detailed scissors.

The Block O is cut from red cardstock (we Buckeye fans prefer to actually say scarlet) with an emerald cut (die)mond nesting die set from Spellbinders and a jillian vance design.  I also cut some silver cardstock for the backing with the same die. The Buckeye leaves were also cut with this set from green cardstock.  I sponged a bit of Distress Ink Peeled Paint around the edges of the leaves.  A brown button serves as the Buckeye, and is tie with Buckeye Blend Divine Twine, also from a jillian vance.

I stamped the words Ohio State and the sentiment Go Bucks! with the Ohio Game Day Stamp Set, also from a jillian vance design, using Versamark Onyx Black.

All elements of the card were placed on a white square of cardstock, paper pierced and faux stitched.  I framed this with black cardstock and more of the silver cardstock.

Sometimes, I just have to admit it.  I LOVE THIS CARD.  I enjoyed every minute it took to create it.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today.  GO BUCKEYES!

Beach Gumball Machine

Today is the unofficial last day of summer.  Kind of has me bummed because I do really love summer. 

I thought I'd better share this card.  I made it way back in July and for whatever reason didn't share it. 

"Gumball Machine" is an image from Impression Obsession.  I stamped it with Marvy black dye ink onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers and did some shading with a white Prismacolor pencil.  I then painted the glass portion with white diluted acrylic paint.  I cut around the image with detailed scissors. 

I placed the gumball machine onto a larger panel of white cardstock framed with black cardstock.  Patterned paper from The Paper Studio was cut with a MFT die-namic die.  Sheer yellow ribbon, clear yellow button, and a small piece of Baker's Twine was added to the flag.  Using a Memento Tuxedo black maker, I inked a portion of "Have a Ball" sentiment from Hambo Stamps.

It's been a great summer.  Much better than last summer (for those of you who have been following me for a while).  Here's to the summer of 2014!