MOJO#269/PSPP - You Make Life Sweet!

 Howdy friends!  Today I have a group of thank you cards that I created for some friends, I used the Paper Smooches Picture Perfect Challenge for this week (see photo below) and the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #269 for my layout. Before I get to my cards, I had some fun news to share, last week I participated in the Paper Smooches Cool Shades Challenge and the other day I found out that my card won as the PS Pro Stamper.  I was thrilled and honored to have my card chosen.

For all three of the thank you cards that I created I use the Paper Smooches stamp set Sugar Rush and the colors and patterns inspired by the Picture Perfect Challenge photo below and either the round or square layouts from the Mojo challenge which I turned on it's side.  For this first card I used the little cupcake from the Sugar Rush set, colored it with Copic markers, added a touch of glitter to the frosting and some Glossy Accents to the cherry.

For the second card I mixed up the designer papers and colored the fun soda fountain drink and again added some glitter using a Spica glitter pen and some Glossy Accents to the glass (see close up photo below).

For the final card I used the class full of something sweet to drink and repeated with the coloring and accents to the image and card.  All papers are My Mind's Eye from various paper packs and each of the cards were cut using Nestabilities dies.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

CTD#220/PP#123 - Made of Snow Holiday Greetings

Good morning!  Are you ready for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge (CTD220)?  I hope so because you're going to love the colors for this week.  Wanda is our hostess and she chose this pretty inspiration photo and the great colors for us to create with.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp sets Wonderful Words Holiday and Made of Snow with the coordinating dies.  I also used the Paper Players Sketch Challenge #123 for my layout.

 

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge!

 

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Our November Guest Designer -
Lynn Mercurio - Stamperosity

Have a wonderful day!   

FSS/FTL#217 - Queen for the Day

Hi there!  Today I'm sharing my last Fresh Squeezed Stamps card as their November guest designer.  This month has flown by and I've enjoyed my time creating along with the women on the Fresh Squeezed team and the other guest designers. 

I used the the fun FSS set Games People Play to create a birthday card and used the Clean & Simple FTL#217 Challenge for my layout.  I started out with a black card base, then die cut the hot pink scallops and adhered them along the right side of my card.  Then I added my piece of corner rounded polka dot paper, a strip of black cardstock and the letters I stamped from the Games People Play set.  The Queen chess piece was paper pieced and popped up on an embossed white piece of cardstock and given a black scallop mat.  Then as an accent I added two Prima flowers with a button and rhinestone.

I'll see ya back here tomorrow with my card for this week's Color Throwdown! Have a great day!  

CQC#164/RS#39/Dilly Beans - You're the Best!

Hi there!  The card I'm sharing tonight is one I created using three different challenges, the colors are from the Colour Queen Challenge #164 , the layout is from the Retro Sketches Challenge #39 and the card it self is for the Dilly Beans Challenge which is Anything Goes this week.

I ended up turning the sketch so it would work better with the Dilly Beans digital image I was working with, this was so fun to color. 

Supplies: Dilly Beans digi image, Copics, Buttons, Twine, Embossing folder, Scallop border die, MFT sentiment, Glaze pen for the eyes, Foam tape.  

PS Cool Shades/RS#38 - Seasons Greetings

Hi there!  Hope all of you that celebrated Thanksgiving enjoyed your day!  The card I have for today was created using two challenges, for the colors, I used the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge which was to use the color pallet below and for my layout I used the Retro Sketches Challenge #38 and turned the sketch on it's side.

The Cool Shades for the PS color challenge were far from your traditional Christmas colors but I was determined to use them to create a Christmas card with the fun new Paper Smooches stamp set Swanky Snowdudes that I recently purchased.  My card came together with a mix of different My Mind's Eye designer papers, Copic markers for coloring this cute image, some glitter, silver twine and a punched out snowflake with button.  For colors I used basic gray, ruby red and brocade blue card stock.

 Thanks for your visit!

CTD#219/RS#38 - Swanky Snowdudes

 Howdy Ho friends!  I hope you're all doing well.  It's time for the Color Throwdown Challenge and our hostess for this week is the talented Tammy.  I'm in love with the colors Tammy has chosen for us this week, these colors are such fun colors to work with.  I really hope you'll take the time to play along with us this week. For my card I used the Paper Smooches stamp set Swanky Snowdudes and the Retro Sketches Challenge #38 for my layout to create a Christmas card.  I ended up flipping the layout from the sketch because my snowman was pointing in the other direction but overall I stayed true to the sketch.

Supplies: Swanky Snowdudes -Paper Smooches, My Mind's Eye dp, Copic markers, Glitter, Banner die (PTI), Corner rounder, Bakers twine, MS snowflake punch, Button, Foam tape.

Be sure to check out what the other design team members have come up with for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge!

 

Barbara Anders - Paper Pursuits

Broni Holcombe - Splashes of Watercolor

Joan Ervin - Stamping With Passion

Lori Tecler - Inking Aloud

Tammy Hershberger - Stamp Happy

Wanda Cullen - Cullen-ary Creations

Kerri Michaud - Cards by Kerri
Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Our November Guest Designer -
Lynn Mercurio - Stamperosity

  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving spent with family and friends!   

FSS - Home is Where Your Heart is

Hi there friends!  Today I'm sharing another card I created using the fun new Fresh Squeezed Stamps set Winter Wonderland.  For my card I started out with a garden green card base, then added a panel of real red with a piece of white embossed cardstock on top.  Each of the tree images were stamped on different designer paper and cardstock then cut out with two of them popped up with foam tape and the cardinal bird and nest were added.  Last a strip of green cardstock with a border and ribbon were attached and a button added.

Supplies: Winter Wonderland - FSS, My Mind's Eye dp, Snowflake embossing folder, Ribbon, Button, Bakers twine, Scallop border punch, Copics, Foam tape.   For more samples in using this Fresh Squeezed Stamps set and others please visit the Fresh Squeezed Blog.  

SSSC172 - Merry Christmas

 Good morning!  It's time for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge (SSSC172).  Karen has another fun sketch for all of us to create with and we hope you'll find the time to play along.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink Shape Up Snowman die and stamp set and used snowflakes positioned in the lower left corner of my card to represent the squares on the sketch.

Supplies: Shape Up Snowman dies & stamps, My Mind's Eye dp, Hero Arts sentiment, Snowflake punches, Clear snowflake, Button, Bakers twine, rhinestones, Glitter.

  Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using the SSS sketch!

Karen Motz: Paper Playhouse 

Sarah-Jane Kale': Janeybell 

Vicki Burdick: It's a Stamp Thing

Dana White: Dana's House of Cards

Karen Giron: The Sweetest Thing

Dawn Easton: Treasure Oiler Designz 

Jackie Pedro: The Scalloped Edge
Lori Tecler: Inking Aloud
Melissa Hubert: My Paper Obsession
Tracy Clemente: Eat Sleep Stamp
Carole Burrage - Mother's Little Helper - Our Sweet Sunday Guest Stamper

Thanks for stopping by!