Cupcake Fun

Join us in this week's challenge "Anything Goes" over on the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge Blog.  Since the theme is "Anything Goes" you really don't have any excuses now, do you?

So I'm on a diet my only vice for the sugar I crave is this adorable digital image from Sassy Cheryl's "Cupcake Fun" digital stamp set.  I printed the image onto X-Press It cardstock and colored with Copic markers.  I cut the image panel with a Nestabilities die and framed it with a scallop also cut from a Nestabilities die. I added some Polar White Flower Soft to the cupcake and a little highlights with Diamond Stickles.

The larger panel is pattterned paper from Lasting Impressions.  I added a sheer white bow and ribbon, a pink button and Baker's Twine for the finishing touches to this card. 

Now, back to my celery, LOL.

Have a great week and stay warm.

Yellow Roses

Santa (me) made sure I started the year with some new Derwent Inktense pencils that I've had my eye on for quite sometime.

I've been playing around a little bit with them.  There is a learning curve with them, and I am certainly going to need to work some more to get over that curve.  But, I thought I'd share a little something I made with them.

The rose image is from Stamps Happen.  I stamped it with Versafine Onyx Black onto Neenah Solar White.  I colored the image with the Inktense pencils and a waterbrush.  I cut around the image with detailed scissors, like a crazy woman.

I placed it onto a white cardfront, added a border cut with a MFT die-namics die, rounded a corner and called it done.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog today!  Stay warm.

That's a Wrap

One more post as we close out 2013.

Gonna squeak this card in for the current Impression Obsession challenge, which is "Quick and Simple Cards".  I'm thinking this one would qualify.

To make this card, I stamped the Impression Obsession image of "Beautiful Bow" onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the bow with Copic markers and cut around the image with detailed scissors.

I placed the bow onto a piece of patterned paper from Canvas Corp.  I framed this layer with black cardstock.  I stamped the word "Love" using a clear alphabet cling set from Impression Obsession (sorry, I can't seem to find it in their shop) using Versafine Onyx Black. 

So easy.  I love the "Beautiful Bow" because it is so versatile.  Can certainly be used for any season...fun to color too!

And that's a wrap for 2013.  See ya next year! ;-)

Let's Party Like It's 2014

It's time to party like it's 2014, because it is.  Gosh, I remember when we used to sing "it's time to party like it's 1999" and I remember when that seemed to be way in the future.  Time sure has a way of passing.

Hopefully, you'll resolve to play in this week's Sassy Cheryl's Challenge, "Sparkle and Shine".  One lucky participant will win two free digital images of their choice from "Sassy Cheryl's".

For my card, I printed the Sassy Cheryl's image of "Let's Party" (Sally) onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored the image with Copic markers.  I cut the image panel into a circle with a Nestabilities die, using the out-of-the-box technique.  The sentiment is from a Studio G dollar stamp. 

Layers were made with patterned paper from Doodlebug Designs.  Using numbers from My Favorite Things "Vanity License Plate Stamp Set", I stamped the "2014" with Versafine Onyx Black.  I added some Diamond Stickles to these numbers, and highlighted some of the image with Diamond Stickles.  All layers were framed with black cardstock.

A clear button and Baker's Twine put the finishing touches on this card.

Here's wishing you all a very sassy new year!  Thank you so much for visiting my blog this year, and I sure hope you'll continue into 2014.  I do appreciate you taking the time to look at my creations.

Relax to the Max

That's what I'm doing...relaxing to the max.  That's what winter breaks are for, right?!

I decided to ink up Whipper Snapper Designs "Relax to the Max".  Isn't this just the cutest image?  I stamped it with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto X-Press It cardstock.  I colored it with Copic markers and cut around the image with detailed scissors.

The layers of this card are made with patterned paper from Queen & Company, kraft, white and black cardstock.  The paw print was something I made with my Cricut that was just hanging out in my stash for the longest time and the flag was made with a MFT die-namic.  I added a button and some hemp cord.  Some of the corners were rounded with a corner punch.  A little sponging around the edges with Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy happened too.

Thanks for visiting my blog!  Hope you can find some relax to the max time too!

To the Moon and Back

Time to start with the Valentine cards.

On a black sheet of cardstock, using a negative of a circle cut from a Nestabilities die, I sponged on Brillance Moonlight White pigment ink.  Using Brilliance Platinum Planet pigment ink, I stamped a few of the circles from the DRS Designs "Interlocking Circle Background".  I did some shading with some gray colored pencils.  I added a heart cut with a punch.

I then randomly stamped DRS Designs "Splatter Background" onto the black cardstock with Brilliance Moonlight White pigment ink.  I also stamped DRS Designs "Love You To the Moon Greeting" with the same ink.

Then using a smaller negative of a circle cut with a Nestabilities die, I sponged Brilliance Platinum Planet pigment ink, along with a hint of Colorbox Bright Blue Mica Magic pigment ink.

I used a white color pencil to frame the card with a line.

Thanks for visiting my blog today!  Hope you have a pleasant day here on earth.

Majestic Pines

Feeling a little flaky?  If you are, be sure to join the challenge on the DRS Designs blog "Frosted Flakes".  Free rubber stamps to one lucky participant, so I sure hope you join us.

For my card, I created a resist background with the DRS Designs image of "Snow Background".  To do this, I stamped the background repeatedly with Versamark Watermark onto glossy white cardstock.  I applied heat with my heat gun, and then added Brilliance Pearlescent Purple pigment ink and Whispers Rio Purple dye directly onto the cardstock.  I used a paper towel to rub the ink off of the snowflakes.

Then using waterbased markers from Tombow and Zig I colored directly onto the DRS Designs stamp of "Silhouette Majestic Pines" and stamped directly onto the glossy cardstock.

Torn white cardstock was added for the snowy ground, and a white cardstock circle for the moon.  I framed this wintery scene with black cardstock.

On a white cardstock base, I stamped a portion of the the DRS Designs "Stepping Back in Time Greeting" with a Memento Tuxedo Black marker.