The Queen's Scene

Sunday, March 31, 2013

SSSC#181 - Happy Birthday

Happy Easter! It's time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge! For the next two week's Karen has given us a tillty paneled sketch to create with and we'd love to see what you can come up with using it.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Embroidered Blooms to create a happy birthday card. Instead of using a banner in the upper left corner of the sketch I decided to go with a die cut flower to give my floral scene more dimension. I also used the Turning a New Leaf dies and some small Stampin' Up die cut butterflies with a touch of yellow Stickles for the center of each flower for some sparkle.

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

Please welcome our guest stamper:

Alyssa Scritchfield - ACS Paper Creations

I hope you have a blessed day!

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

CTD#235 - Celebrate Today

Hi there friends! It's time for another Color Throwdown Challenge! Our hostess for this week's challenge is Denise who selected our yummy color palette and inspiration photo.

For my card I used the Papertrey Ink stamp set Cupcake Collection along with the coordinating dies. Since I didn't have the colors Primrose Petals or Raspberry Ripple (which would have been perfect for this) I used the closest thing I had to those colors and used regal rose and melon mambo.

Be sure to visit the other Color Throwdown design team members for more inspiration using this week's color 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 (taking some time off)

Denise Marzec - The Paper Landscaper
Our March Guest Designer -

Kim Howard - Basement Stamper

Monday, March 25, 2013

Penny Black - You Make me Smile

Hello! Today I'm sharing a gift set that I created a few week's ago for a friend of mine. I wanted something sweet and spring like and chose this cute Penny Black stamp Flowers for Mimi that I had. I stamped my image using Palette ink and colored it using my Copic markers. The little birds were stamped twice with their heads colored and popped up using foam tape, then sponged in some clouds, added her paper pieced dress and some glitter to each of the flowers.

The clear candy bag was filled with Easter M&M's and tied up with ribbons and bakers twine with a tag attached. I stamped one of the little birds from the main image then colored him, added glitter and punched him out using a tag punch.

Supplies: Flowers for Mimi - Penny Black, Sentiment - Hero Arts, Copics, Circle Nestabilites, PTI flower and banner dies, SU tag punches, Rhinestone, Ribbons, Bakers Twine, Button, Glitter, Foam tape. Hope you're having a great day!

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

CTD#234 - Thought of You Today...

Howdy folks! Are you ready for this week's Color Throwdown Challenge? I hope so cause it's a fun one! The colors and inspiration photo for this week were chosen by Kerri and have a relaxed kick-back-on-the-porch summer feel to them.