CPS 233

Love those sketches... here's this week's sketch over at CPS.

Here's my take on it....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Celebrate by Michelle Coleman - Make Merry #642, Simplicity by Nancie Rowe-Janitz - Patterns #657
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lawn Fawn - Many Thanks
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard circles
Misc.: Twine from The Twinery

PDCC96

Here's this week's color challenge over at the Play Date Cafe (sponsored by Market Street Stamps - yay!)...

The colors are mint, ivory, and coral.

Here's my take on it....

This was very hard to photograph - the ivory paper is shimmery, and I haven't figured out, yet, how to fix it in photoshop. Hopefully you get the idea!
Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Paper Smooches - A Little Lovin
Cutting/Embossing: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Martha Stewart elephant punch
Misc.: Button from Michael's

CAS-ual Fridays - CFC17

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays....

And here's my card....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Craftsmart Pumpkin stamp
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard and scalloped circles
Misc.: Copic markers, sticker borders from Reminisce - I love candy, Jolee's Boutique sticker candy corn

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 116

Here's this week's fabulous sketch by Arlana from over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday...

Here's mine....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Provo Craft - Lacey Sky, Echo Park - Wintertime by Bella Road
Stamps/Inks: Inky Antics - Christmas Penguins, Memento - Tuxedo Black
Cutting/Embossing: Martha Stewart border punch
Misc.: Copic markers, stardust stickles, ribbon and button from Michael's

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

This week's challenge over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long is to make a holiday card with a monochromatic color scheme.

Here it is (in shades of blue green)....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Dear Lizzy+American Crafts - Christmas Snowy Sidewalks
Stamps/Inks: Versacolor - 21 Green, sentiment from Fiskars holiday set, CCS - Sugarplums - Polar Bear
Misc.: Stardust Stickles, twine from The Twinery

Market Street Stamps Block Party!

Market Street Stamps' new block party is perfect to kick off a little weekend card-making....

Here's what you have to do:

• Create a new project with MSS stamps! It can be anything (cards, layouts, altered items, etc.)- be creative and have FUN!
• Link your project below by Sunday, August 28th at 11:59 PM Central Time

Here's my card:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Imaginesce - 003338
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Market Street Stamps - Homegrown
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard petite ovals and scalloped ovals
Misc.: Twine from the Twinery, jewel embellishments from Michael's

Market Street Sketch Challenge

Hi, here's this week's challenge over at Market Street Stamps (yes, another fun sketch challenge!).

Here's my take on it...

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Imaginisce - 003339
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Market Street Stamps - Homegrown
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Dahlia
Misc.: Button from Michael's

Mojo Monday

Here's this week's sketch challenge over at Mojo Monday....

Here's my take on it....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Whipper Snapper Designs - Morgan
Cutting/Embossing: Cuttlebug - Swiss Dots, Martha Stewart and Fiskars border punches, Spellbinder's - Dahlia and Standard Circles
Misc.: Copic markers, button and ribbon from Michael's, twine from The Twinery

Some more of the Fruitastic Set....

I think the Paper Smooches stamps are just outstanding and vivid all by themselves. Here's another set of CAS cards that I will be giving away, using the Fruitastic set (as well as some other misc. sentiments from other Paper Smooches sets).

All are colored with copic markers, twine from The Twinery, Memento - Tuxedo black.

Just for fun...

I've been playing a little bit this evening (so glad the computer is finally fixed... hence the flurry of blog postings -- all cards were not done in one day, just finally had the means to post them all!).


Here are some for fun cards...

This one is from a fabulous class over at Scrapbooks, too, that my Mom and I just went to a week or so ago. We're gearing up for the big Intermediate Copic certification next month (or wait... two weeks from now!!).  We were focusing on coloring skin and hair with copics. Not wild about the paper combo, but fun class!

And, here is the start of another set of cards that I will be gifting, using some of Paper Smooches' Fruitastic release. (So excited for their next release!)

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Paper Smooches- Fruitastic, Memento - Tuxedo Black
Misc.: Spellbinders - Labels 11 (half), copic markers, new twine from The Twinery, Cuttlebug embossing folder

CPS #232

Here's this week's lovely sketch over at the CPS Sketch Challenge Blog...

Here's my take on it....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Best Creation Inc - Winter Wonderful
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lili of the Valley - Pretty Poinsettia
Misc.: Copic markers, stardust stickles

Sweet Sketch Wednesday

It's time for another fabulous sketch from Arlana over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday's challenge blog. Here it is...

Here's my interpretation....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, My Mind's Eye - Seaside Stripe Paper
Stamps/Inks: Onyx black versafine, ranger superfine clear embossing powder, memento - Tuxedo black, Inky Antics turtle and sentiment from Paper Smooches
Misc.: Twine from The Twinery, Copic markers

CFC16

Here's this week's challenge over at CAS-ual Friday's... (It's my favorite -- EMBOSSING).

Here's my take on it:

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lili of the Valley - Collecting the Tree
Cutting/Embossing: Cuttlebug embossing folder
Misc.: Copic markers, denim twine from The Twinery, stardust stickles

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long

The challenge over at Christmas Stampin' All Year Long was really tough this week... to use non-traditional colors in a Christmas card (no green or red).

Here's mine...

Materials
Paper: Misc. Bazzil cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Onyx black versafine, ranger superfine clear embossing powder, sentiment from a Fiskars set, Whipper Snapper Designs - A Warm Winter Drink
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's - scalloped ovals and rectangles, Cuttlebug embossing folder
Misc: Copic markers, stardust stickles, twine from The Twinery

PDCC95

Here's this week's fun color challenge over at The Play Date Cafe....

The colors are...navy, bubblegum, and green leaf.

Here's mine....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Simplicity by Nancie Rowe-Janitz, #657 Patterns
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Stamping Bella - Lulu's Garden of Daisies
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's - Labels 10
Misc.: Stardust stickles, copic markers, ribbon and jewel embellishments from Michael's, 

Sweet Stop Sketch w/a Spin

Fun! This week's sketch over at The Sweet Stop has the added spin of "fabulous fibers."

Here's mine...

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, Karen Foster Design - Pearly White Stripe
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Stamping Boutique - Tooth Fairy Cynthia, Sentiment is from Paper Smooches, ColorBox - Royal Blue
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard circles
Misc: Copic markers, twine from The Twinery, button from Michael's, stardust stickles

Bellarific Friday (on Sunday)!

Love, love the sketch for this week from Stampin' Bella's blog...

Here's my take on it...

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock, unknown DP
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, sentiment from Stamping Bella - Lulu's Garden of Daisies, Stamping Bella - Patsy Pixie
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard ovals, Labels 1
Misc.: Copic markers, twine from The Twinery

Mojo Monday 204

Here's this week's fabulous sketch over at Mojo Monday....

Here's my take on it....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Versafine - Black, Ranger superfine clear embossing powder, DeNami Design  - K74 Mom to be Mimi
Cutting/Embossing: Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Standard Circles, Pennants, Cuttlebug embossing folder
Misc.: Copic markers, ribbon from Michael's

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps Release Challenge

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps had their release party tonight, so I decided to participate in two challenges.

Here's a fun sketch from the Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps August release challenge....




Here's my interpretation....

Materials:
Paper: Misc. Bazzill cardstock
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Somebuggy Loves You clear set
Cutting/Embossing: Cuttlebug embossing folder, Spellbinder's Nestabilities - Labels 11
Misc.: Copic markers, stardust stickles, twine from The Twinery



And here's Harriet's CAS challenge.... to create a simple one-layer style card...

Materials:
Stamps/Inks: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps - Somebuggy Loves You clear set
Misc.: Prismacolor pencils + Gamsol, Stardust Stickles