Summer Somethings...

Happy Friday! Are you ready for the latest Stamp Something challenge? This week, we are being sponsored by La-la Land Crafts, and our theme is "Summer Somethings".

La-la Land Crafts was kind enough to provide the dt images to work with, and I got to play with Summer Bill and Maya. Aren't they fun? They remind me of summers at the beach with my parents, so I will be sending this card to them... shhh...

Bill and Maya were colored with copic markers, and cut out with a Nestabilities label 1 die. I gave Bill an interesting swimsuit by paperpiecing in a scrap of one of the dp's I used on the card. I added a red rhinestone to Maya's hat and a bit of crystal effects to the tube for a finishing touch.

The polka dot dp is by Bo Bunny, and the stripe is a no-namer from my scrap pile (sorry!). The flowers are primas, and were originally yellow before I used my handy dandy airbrush system on them (love that thing!). The leaves are a McGill fern punch, and were also airbrushed for a bit more dimension. I still haven't had a chance to replace my much beloved, and very empty, bottle of Stardust Stickles, so I used Stickles in Xmas Red and Orange Peel, and Studio G glitter glue in a lime shade on my flowers and ferns. (Gasp!)

Copic markers used:

Happy Somethings...

Happy Friday! Are you ready for the latest Stamp Something challenge? This week, we are being sponsored by Karen's Doodles, and our theme is "Happy Somethings".

Karen very generously allowed the dt to chose an image to work with this week, and I couldn't resist the adorable Princess Pony. Does she look happy, or what?

Princess Pony was colored with copic markers, and has diamond Stickles on her hat, skirt ruffle, and bridle. I decided she needed a little more sparkle, so I added iridescent Smooch to her skirt and shoes. I added a mini rhinestone to her hat and the pony's bridle for a finishing touch.

Copic markers used:

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Something - Recipe Challenge + candy winner!

Happy Friday! Are you ready for the latest Stamp Something challenge? This week, we are being sponsored by Paper Jewels, and have a recipe challenge for you. To play along, you will need to make something with designer paper, ribbon, a bow and a tag.

For my project, I decided to ink up Purple Comfort by Sweet Pea Stamps. Isn't she gorgeous?

Purple Comfort was colored with copic markers, and has stardust stickles on the lace of her gown as well as on the cat's wings. My designer paper is some SU from my stash, and my ribbon is a Big Lots find that perfectly matches SU Certainly Celery. I doubled over some of the ribbon on both sides of the center panel for a "bow" and also have bows in Purple Comfort's hair. My tag was cut by hand, and was outlined with a Sakura stardust pen for some shimmer. All of the pearls on the card were originally white, and were colored with a B34 copic to match the rest of the project.

Copic markers used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:

Stamp Something - recipe
Stamptacular Sunday - pearls and swirls
Everybody Art Challenge - fairytale
Charisma Cardz - going round in circles

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I hope everyone enjoyed our birthday blog hop this week! The lucky winner of my mini candy is...

#3 - Sylvia from Minnesota!

Congrats, Sylvia! Please email me with your mailing address to claim your prize!

Two of Something...

**Update** Candy is now closed!

Happy Friday! Did you have fun at the Stamp Something birthday blog hop yesterday? If not, be sure to go here to start the hop as you still have time to enter to win some fabulous prizes!

Seeing as it is Friday, it's time for our weekly Stamp Something Challenge. This week, we are being sponsored by Karen's Doodles, and are challenging you to make a project with "2 of something". Two buttons, two ribbons, two designer papers, two images, your choice!

I decided to stick with the birthday theme, and used It's My Birthday by Sweet Pea Stamps to make a card for my supervisor. (Happy Birthday Pat!)

She was colored with copic markers, and has lots of stardust stickles on her wings and tail. For my "two of something" I used two designer papers (SU in Lovely Lilac) from my stash. I received them in a RAK ages and ages ago, and keep forgetting to use them.

Copics used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:
Stamp Something - two of Something
ABC Challenge - U is for unused stash

Stamp Something Birthday Blog Hop!

Stamp Something is celebrating it's 2nd birthday today, and to celebrate, we are having a blog hop! If you came here from Janna's blog, you are right on target. If not, head on over to the Stamp Something blog so you can start the hop off right. Our monthly sponsor, Simon Says, has offered up a great prize for one lucky hopper, and several of my team mates are offering up candy of their own, so trust me, you don't want to miss any of the stops!

Since this is a birthday celebration, the team has been challenged to make something cake or cupcake related/inspired. I decided to make a masculine birthday card featuring a cupcake with some yummy frosting & sprinkles (more on that later...).

The cupcake image is from the Hero Art Cupcake set, and was colored with copic markers. The yummy frosting is Liquid Pearls in White Opal. While the Liquid Pearls were still wet, I sprinkled on some Twinklets Diamond Dust to mimic sugar crystal sprinkles. I thought it needed a little more color, so I made some custom red sprinkles by dumping some Twinklets in a jar and adding a few drops of SU Riding Hood Red reinker.

CANDY ALERT!!!

Would you like some custom red Twinklets of your own? I've added a bag of them to my birthday mini candy, so be sure to leave me a comment for a chance to win. Just for giggles, please share what your favorite birthday dessert is. Inquiring minds want to know!

The candy will close at 7pm EST on Thursday, May 27th, with the candy winner being announced in the following day's challenge post on the Stamp Something blog.

Now, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to Lols blog to see what she has in store for you!

Something to Celebrate...

Happy Friday! Are you ready for another challenge with Stamp Something? This week we are being sponsored by Motivet, and are challenging you to make something for a celebration - wedding, birthday, new baby, whatever you like!

Motivet was kind enough to donate images for the dt to work with this week, and I was lucky enough to get the oh, so sweet Summer Wedding. Aren't they adorable?

Summer Wedding was colored with copic markers, and has a bit of stardust stickles on the lace on her skirt for a little sparkle.


Copic markers used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:


Stamp Something - celebrations
Creative Card Crew - sketch
One Stop Craft Challenge - wedding wishes


Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Somethings...

Happy Friday! Are you ready for another challenge with Stamp Something? This week we are being sponsored by Whiff of Joy, and are challenging you to make something birthday related.

Tomorrow happens to be my sister and my grandmother's birthday, so this weeks challenge was an easy one for me. My sister used a Precious Moments figurine for her wedding cake topper, so when a friend stamped a few of the adorable "Love Blooms" image for me, I knew I'd have to use it on her birthday card. Isn't she sweet?

"Love Blooms" was colored with copic markers, and was cut out with Nestabilities oval dies. I used a simple and clean layout this time as I didn't want to detract from the image.

Copic markers used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:

Stamp Something - birthdays
Lili of the Valley #52 - here comes summer
Pollycraft #42 - sunshine (image and colors)
Kaboodle Doodles #30 - spring
Whoopsi Daisy - as you like it
C.R.A.F.T. #49 - birthdays / anniversaries

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamp Something sketch challenge

Happy Friday! We're getting sketchy at Stamp Something this week, and are being sponsored by Simon Says. To play along and enter to win a $20 gift certificate, all you need to do is make a project using the above sketch, and then link it up on the Stamp Something blog.

For my card, I decided to ink up Winterberry by Sweet Pea stamps. The colors are not ones I would normally pick, but I recently got some yummy dp by My Minds Eye and was itching to cut into it, so I decided to step outside of my color comfort zone.

Winterberry was colored with copic markers, and then had a ton of stardust stickles added to her hat and dress to dress things up a bit. I just love all the sparkle!

Copic markers used (the orange in the middle is YR02):

Thanks for stopping by!

Something Charming...

Are you ready for another challenge with Stamp Something? This week we are being sponsored by Bunny Zoe's Crafts, and are challenging you to make... Something with a Charm (your choice of store bought or homemade).

A dear friend's father passed away last week, so I made a sympathy card for him and his mother using SU's Thoughts & Prayers. Ed, my friend's father, was very much a nature lover, and could often be found out puttering in his gorgeous garden, so I thought a nature theme would be appropriate for the card.

I inked the tree up with a SU Basic Brown ink pad, stamped it on to my cardstock, and then colored over the leaves with Smooch in Green Apple. The leaves shimmer like crazy, which made the wood look a little dull, so I went over the brown with a Chocolate Spica pen for some added sparkle. I created a sky and some grass by using a piece of sponge to daub on some SU Soft Sky and SU True Thyme ink.

I found a pack of leaf-shaped gems in my stash and tied some copper cord around the stem to turn it into a charm. I thought it went perfectly with the rest of the card. Sorry for the lousy photo. I forgot to take a close-up of the charm, and the card is already in the mail.

Thanks for stopping by!

Something layered for Mother's Day

Are you ready for another challenge with Stamp Something? This week we are being sponsored by Karen's Doodles, and are challenging you to make... Something Layered!

Karen was sweet enough to allow the dt to choose an image from her store to work with for this challenge. She has so many cute designs, it was hard to pick just one! I decided to be good, and get a head start on my Mother's Day cards this year (instead of waiting til the last minute, like usual!), and so chose A Present for Mom. Isn't it perfect for a Mother's Day card? That little bunny is so sweet!

A Present for Mom was colored with copic markers, and has stickles in star dust and lemon ice on the flowers & ferns for a bit of sparkle. I used circle and scalloped circle nestabilities to cut out my layers, and adhered them to my card with pop-dots to add some dimension. The pretty ruffled ribbon is one of my Hobby Lobby purchases from last week's shopping excursion.

Copic markers used:

Thanks for stopping by!

Something Stitched...

*This is my second post for the day, so if you are looking for my Wags 'n Whiskers post, please scroll down.*

Are you ready for another challenge with Stamp Something? This week we are being sponsored by Paper Jewels, and are challenging you to make... Something Stitched!

For my card, I decided to use the lovely Winterberry by Sweet Pea Stamps. She's supposed to be a winter stamp, as the name implies, but I wiped the ink off of the snowflakes before stamping her to make her appropriate for any season.

Winterberry was colored with copic markers, and then had plenty of sparkle added with some (ok, LOTS) of stardust Stickles. I added more stickles to the flowers, and then some copper colored Studio G glitter glue to the branches. My paper is from the Once Upon a Time stack by DCWV, and also has glitter on it, so this card sparkles like crazy in real life!

Copic markers used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:

Stamp Something - something stitched
Creative Card Crew - vintage / aged
Paperplay - shiny happy people
Practical Scrappers - markers
Stamptacular Sunday - sugar & spice & everything nice
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!

Pink Somethings...

Happy Friday! It's time for a new challenge at Stamp Something, and this week, we are challenging you to make something pink. We're being sponsored by The Stamping Boutique, so be sure to pop on over to the Stamp Something challenge blog to see what you could win if you join us this week!

Tracey at The Stamping Boutique, was kind enough to let the DT each chose an image to play with for this weeks challenge. I picked "freeing the fairy". Peter Pan was one of my favorite stories when I was little, and this image makes me think of many happy hours spent pouring over my Peter Pan story book.

I had the bubble layout all planned in my head before I printed the image, so I separated the girl and the fairy to give me enough room around each to cut them out with a circle nestabilities die. The images were colored with copic markers, and have plenty of stardust stickles added for lots of sparkle.

I decided to keep the layout nice and simple so as not to overwhelm the image. The pretty pink designer paper is from my scrap pile. This is my last piece, and I can't remember who made it so I can buy some more. Waa!

Markers used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:
Stamp Something - pink
By the Cute & Girly - fairytales
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Digital Tuesday - scrap it
Crafts and Me - fairies or wings
Creative Cottage - pretty pink
Colour Create - your choice of pastels

Thanks for stopping by!

Something doodled...

Happy Friday! Are you ready for another challenge with Stamp Something? This week, we are being sponsored by Simon Says, and are challenging you to use doodles on your project. Be sure to pop on over to the Stamp Something challenge blog to see what the rest of the dt has in store for you!

For my image, I combined 2 digital images by the Greeting Farm, Freaky Flutter, and WS Dressy Camille. I think Flutter has the cutest face, but find the cake body a little disturbing, so I love that I can swap out the cake for any of the other TGF outfits. Isn't she just the sweetest thing ever?

I colored "Fluttery Camille" with copic markers, and then went over the underskirt and hair bow with a Spica pen for some shimmer. For my layout, I CASED this great card by Jen Shults. It's so frilly and girly, and worked perfectly with "Fluttery Camille".

For the doodle, I made a background with the doodles from the SU set Doodle This. First, I stamped it in Blue Bayou ink, and then I added a second layer with Versamark & embossed it with SU Iridescent Ice EP. For a finishing touch, I used a white gel pen to dot along the contours of the doodles stamped in Blue Bayou.

Copics used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:
Stamp Something - doodles
Crafty Catz - white + one other color
One Stop Craft Challenge - let it shine
Creative Cottage - sparkles
Anyone for Anya? - eggstra special 
Pollycraft - sparkly things
Quixotic - monochrome
Thanks for stopping by!

Something Distressed...

Oh, dear! That title just sounds awful, doesn't it? LOL. Well, not to worry, all it means is that this week at Stamp Something, we are challenging you to create projects with a distressed look! You can use inks, tear your paper, or any other way of creating a distressed look you can think of. This week, we're being sponsored by Stamp and Create, so be sure to pop on over to the Stamp Something Challenge blog to see how you can enter to win!

Stamp and Create very generously allowed each of the dt to chose a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp to play with. The adorable Thinking of You, reminds me of my cat, Emmalee, as she likes to drape herself over you when you are trying to do something, so I was thrilled for a chance to play with it!

I colored the image with copic markers, and then used a white gel pen to highlight the eyes (going back in with some white makes them pop). I carefully cut out the image, and used pop dots to layer it onto a frame made out of a nestabilities circle die and a labels 3 die. The pretty designer papers are from the Cocoa Mint collection by Cloud 9 Designs. The layered flowers, leaves, and gemstones were also colored with copic markers to make them match the rest of the project.

Copic markers used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:

Stamp Something - distressing
Wags 'n Whiskers - Pop it up
Midnight Madness - MMSC45 (sketch)
Cute Daisy May - anything goes
Creative Card Crew - going dotty (dots on papers)
Copic Creations - favorite technique (brunette hair, coloring embellishments, caucasian skin)
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - anything goes

Don't forget, my blog candy ends on Sunday, so be sure to head over here to enter if you haven't already!

Green and Cream Somethings...

Happy Friday! This week at Stamp Something, we are celebrating St. Patrick's Day a wee bit early by challenging you to make something Green and Cream. Be sure to pop on over to the Stamp Something challenge blog to see what the rest of the dt has in store for you, and to see how you can enter to win a great prize from this week's sponsor:

For my project, I used the adorable Madelynn by The Greeting Farm. I thought she looked like the perfect little Irish lass for a St. Patrick's Day card.

Madelynn was colored with copic markers, and had some sparkle added to her coat and scarf with copic spica pens in clear and sand.  I airbrushed two plain white brads to match the scarf, and used them in place of her buttons for a little interest.

I actually made the flower embellishment for her hat myself. All you need is a flower punch, paper of your choice, a brad or eyelet, and some stickles. Go here to watch Shaz's fabulous video tutorial. The tutorial itself is wonderful, and the comic relief offered by her young daughter will have you in stitches.

Copic markers used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:

Stamp Something - green and cream
The Pixie Cottage - green
Crafty Creations - make your own flowers
Copic Creations - green
Fussy & Fancy - green
Stampin Royalty - green

Thanks for stopping by!