Hump Day Inspiration #5

Happy Hump Day everyone!  It's time for another sketch, so here it is:

Here is my card using this sketch:

I was having a crafty evening with my friend, Heather, on Friday night.  She was cutting some mats for me using her Silhouette and some free digital cutting files.  I thought it was amazing!  So after doing some homework, I ordered Make the Cut software from Designing with Die Cuts so I can use digital files with my Cricut.  They are having a great sale on the Make the Cut (MTC) and Sure Cuts A Lot (SCAL) which includes a free shopping spree for some of their digital files.

Here is a website called Mamaw's Legacy that Heather gave me that has TONS of free files (in SVG format for the Cricut).  The owner has made several files that are mats for the label series of Nestabilities die cuts.  I love using them but I never mat them because the difference between the sizes is too large for my liking.  These are perfect!  She also has a store, HERE, where she has 40% off her files until April 3rd.  If you have a digital cutter, I would highly recommend checking her out!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Miami the Seahorse
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Tempting Turquoise, PTI Aqua Mist, SU Rainbow Sherbert
Ink: None
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, SU Scallop Trim Border Punch (SAB), Ribbon, Prima Flowers, Brad, Cuttlebug, Nestabilities - Label Four, Cricut, Mamaw's Legacy Cutting File - Label Four #4

Birthday Celebration

A friend at work ordered a birthday card for her one year old niece for this past weekend.  So I went through my images and I thought that this one was perfect since there was only one candle on the cupcake.

Supplies:
Stamps: Penny Black - Cheesecake Party
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Lavendar Lace, Pretty in Pink DP
Ink: Cat's Eye Chalk - Wisteria
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stump, Baby Oil

Tiddly Ink Design Team Card

Hello everyone and Happy Monday to you!  Here is a card that I made last week for a design team position with Tiddly Inks:

The process that the owner, Christy, is using to select her design team is a little different than what I am used to.  She will be creating a gallery of all qualified candidate's cards and they will be voted on my members of the Paper Craft Plant Tiddly Inks Group.  If you have not joined this group, please do so and vote for me!!!  The voting will begin on March 31st and will end on April 10th.

Supplies:
Stamps: Tiddly Inks - Annie (Freebie when you join the PCP Group), Papertery Ink - Vintage Picnic (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, GP White, PTI Plum Pudding, PTI Raspberyy Fizz, SU Spring DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Cuttlebug, Circle Nestabilities (Classic), SU Mat Pack, Brads

Flower Soft Pot

I have been playing with Flower Soft lately.  I bought the wires, pots and urns and of course, more colors!  This is my first attempt at making a bouquet with a pot.  It was fun!  I am sending this to my little sister, in DSS on SCS.  I am getting her interested in it as well.  I know, I am an enabler!  LOL!

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Shapes by Design (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Perfect Plum, Mellow Moss
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Flower Soft - Spring Mix, Christmas Green and Nut Brown, Flower Soft Wires, Flower Soft - Garden - Pots & Urns.

Sincere Heartfelt Thanks

I needed to make some fancier Thank You cards so I broke out my Papertrey Ink sets, Giga Guide Lines, Guide Lines Two and Big & Bold Wishes.  I love making the patterned paper myself too!

Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Giga Guide Lines, Papertrey Ink - Guide Lines Two, Papertrey Ink - Big & Bold Wishes
Paper: PTI White, GP White, PTI Spring Moss, PTI Ripe Avecado, PTI Guide Lines 1 Grid Sheets
Ink: PTI Spring Moss, PTI Ripe Avecado, Archival Jet Black
Accessories: None

Feature Friday 3/26/10

Wow, where has time gone?  This is my last Feature Friday as a design team member for The Character Cafe.  I have decided to step down from this design team.  It was a tough decision but I think it is best so that I can dedicate more time to my other two design teams especially since I am the challenge coordinator for Inktegrity.  I have really enjoyed working with everyone for the past 6 months!  I will miss you guys!

So are you interested in joining The Character Cafe's design team?  For all the details, check out the posting HERE on Splitcoaststampers.  The deadline to apply is April 15th!

This week's challenge is to make anything but a card.  Now that's a challenge for me!

Here is my project:

I thought that this angel would make a great bookmark!  I really love the different shades of purple with the matching stitched ribbon as a tassel!

Don't forget to stop by and see the other design team members who are working on this week's challenge:

Angie E, Lola, Billie, Deanne and Rachel

And show some love to the rest of the team too:

Fink, Heather, Angie C, Sara and Piali

Also, to celebrate (and say goodbye) to this design team, all digital images are on sale for $1 each for a limited time.  So head on over to The Character Cafe store and stock up on some new digis!

Supplies:
Stamps: The Character Cafe - Precious Emmy
Paper: GP White, Lavendar Lace, Lavendar Lace DP
Ink: Cat's Eye Chalk - Wisteria
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Cuttlebug, Label Nine Nestabilities, SU Border Punch, SU Scallop Square Punch, Large Eyelet, 2 Different Ribbons

Vintage Baby Card

I think that I finally got the timing right to be able to participate in the One Stitch At A Time Challenge.  This week's challenge was to make a vintage card.  Here is my entry:

Do you like these images?  Then consider applying for a position on Cowgirl Up Stamps' DT.  Get all the information HERE on their blog.  Good luck everyone!  CJ is just wonderful to work with too!

Supplies:
Stamps: Cowgirl Up Stamps - Hangen' Out
Paper: PTI Rustic Cream, Brocade Blue, SU Bella Bleu DP
Ink: PTI Vintage Tea Dye Duo
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, SU Mat Pack, Brads, Ribbon (from Mary - Thanks!)

Hump Day Inspiration #4

The sketch challenge over at Inktegrity has a new blog, it is blog called Inktegrity's Design Team Challenges.  Please be sure to visit it and become a follower so you never miss a future sketch challenge.

Here is this week's sketch challenge:

Here is my card:

I thought that she would be perfect to use for this sketch.  Since most of Inktegrity's images come with a sentiment or two, I thought that I would incorporate it into this week's sketch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Ladybug Fairy
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Real Red, Basic Black, Real Red DP
Ink: Cat's Eye Chalk - Lipstick Red
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, SU 1-1/4" Circle Punch, SU 1-3/8" Circle Punch, SU Scallop Circle Punch, SU Striped Grosgrain Ribbon - Real Red, Button

Birthday Monkey

This was a freebie from Bugaboo Stamps back about a month ago.  I used Crstal Effects on the icing and the flame to help show them off.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Birthday Monkey - Cake
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Close to Cocoa, CM Cherish DP
Ink: None
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, SU 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Chocolate Chip, Prima Flowers, Brad

Good Times

Here is a Bugaboo Brat image.  For the background paper, I pieced scraps together to cover the back.  I might as well start using all those scraps that I keep saving.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Bugaboo Brats - Sean Dog, Unity (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI Kraft, Basic Black, SU Summer Picnic DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Tangerine
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil

Butterfly Bear

More Bugaboo Stamps to share with you today!  I know, I am totally obsessed with them but you can't blame me because they are so sticken cute!!!

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Butterfly Bear - Butterfly Bear 4
Paper: PTI White, GP White, YoYo Yellow, DCWV Paper
Ink: None
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Ribbon

Birthday Bear

I just love this bear with the backwards baseball hat!  He is just too cute!

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Jesse Bear - Sitting Cute, Papertrey Ink - Mixed Messages
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Basic Black, SU Summer Picnic DP, Bo Bunny DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Tangerine
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil

Feature Friday 3/19/10

This week's challenge over at The Character Cafe is a color combination.  It is to use blue, purple and yellow.  As you can see, I made my card before the colors were selected.  But that's okay.

I used this super cute freebie from the last release blog hop on this card.  I just love black, white and red!

Please be sure to check out the rest of the design team's cards today:

Piali, Fink, Heather, Deanne, Angie C, Sara, Lola, Rachel and Billie

Supplies:
Stamps: The Character Cafe - Fuzz, Papertrey Ink - Mailbox Greetings (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Real Red, Basic Black, Bo Bunny DP
Ink: PTI Fresh Snow
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Martha Stewart Border Punch - Lattice

Easter Wishes

Here is a super cute sheep named Shea from Cowgirl Up Stamps.

Supplies:
Stamps: Cowgirl Up Stamps - Shea the Sheep, Papertry Ink - Mailbox Greetings (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Pixie Pink, Elegant Eggplant, Lavendar Lace, Unknown DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Rouge
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Martha Stewart Border Punch - Lace Doily

Inktegrity's Hump Day Inpsiration #3

Top O' the Morning to You and

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's Hump Day once again!  Here is this week's sketch for Inktegrity's Hump Day Inspiration:

Here is my card using that sketch:

I thought that Rose Fairy would fit perfectly into the layers of circles.  Then I remembered that I had some rose patterned paper in a pad from DCWV to accent the roses.  I even recycled some ribbon that I received on a V-Day card (thanks Mary!).  I think that I have been using black way too much lately, I may need to slow down with it ... NOT!  Good thing I ordered another package in my last SU order!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Rose Fairy
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Basic Black, DCWV DP
Ink: Cat's Eye Chalk - Lipstick Red
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Cuttlebug, Circle Nestabilities (Classic), SU Ribbon from Mary!

Hi There

I am really enjoying coloring in all these great digital stamps I bought from Bugaboo Stamps. I fell in love with this guy when I saw him.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Rottweiler Puppies - Hello, Papertrey Ink - Mixed Messages
Paper: PTI Rustic White, GP White, Bravo Burgundy, Unknown DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, SU Large & Small Oval Punch

Daisy Fairy

 This week is Fairy Week over at Inktegrity!  Joni will be showcase a different fairy each day.  They are all so pretty and fun to use!

Here is the first new digital image of the week, Daisy Fairy!

Isn't she simply beautiful!?!  I love the casual flow of her dress!  I had to color it in red which then made me use black (my favorite color combination: red & black).  I love the font of the sentiment too!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Daisy Fairy
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Basic Black, Real Red DP
Ink: Cat's Eye Chalk - Lipstick Red
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Cuttlebug, Nestablilites - Label Eight, Heart Brads

Bugaboo Sketch Challenge

This week challenge over at Bugaboo is a sketch challenge.  I absolutley love these stamps, as you can tell since I have been posting card with them a lot.  I really love these Bugaboo Brats!

Here is my card for this challenge:

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Bugaboo Brats - Isabella, Papertrey Ink - Flower Garden (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI Kraft, GP White, Pixie Pink, Lavendar Lace, Basic Black
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Wisteria
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Martha Stewart Border Punch - Lace Doily, Adhesive Rhinestones

Gift of Spring

Thanks to my friend Elizabeth, I am now in love with and totally addicted to Stampavie stamps!  So I thought I would use them in their challenge, Stampavie Challenge #19 - Spring.  I had to buy this stamp as I love daffodils and dogs!

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampavie - Helz Cuppleditch - Ruffles Birdwatching, Papertrey Ink - Mailbox Greetings (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI White, GP White, YoYo Yellow, Only Orange, Bo Bunny DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Tangerine
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Cuttlebug, Ribbon Ended Tags, Flower Soft - Christmas Green, SU 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Only Orange (Retired)

Happy New Baby

Another great Bugaboo Stamp here today.  It seems like everyone I know that is pregnant has or is having a boy, so I have been making boy baby cards like crazy!

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Bugaboo Baby - Blanket, SU Sentiment
Paper: PTI Rustic White, Basic Black, SU Delicate Dots DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Ice Blue, SU Markers
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil

Feature Friday 3/12/10

This week's Feature Friday is being hosted by Deanne!  The challenge this week was to use this sketch which Deanne created herself:

Here is my card using it:

The design team members that worked with Deanne this week are:

Lola, Billie, Sara, Rachel and Deanne

But please don't forget to show some love to the rest of the design team:

Angie C, Fink, Heather and Piali

Supplies:

Stamps: The Character Cafe - Bernard Bear, Papertrey Ink - Birthday Basics

Paper: PTI Kraft, GP White, Unknown DP

Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Purrisan Blue

Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Star Brads

Thank You

Here is this great flower from Cowgirl Up Stamps.  I loved the way these colors came together.  I love the Really Rust with the image and with the patterned paper.

Supplies:
Stamps: Cowgirl Up Stamps - Flower, Papertrey Ink - Shapes By Design (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI - Vintage Cream, Really Rust, Fall Flowers DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Amber Clay
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil

Inktegrity's Hump Day Inspiration #2

It's Wednesday so it is time for Inktegrity's Hump Day Inspiration.  Thanks to everyone who participated in the first challenge last week to help us kick it off.

Here is this week's sketch:

Here is my card:

This was the free image from Inktegrity for playing along with our first ever sketch challenge.  I thought he was the perfect size and shape to use in this week's sketch.

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Turtle (Freebie from Last Week), Papertrey Ink - Shapes By Design (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI - Vintage Cream, Glorious Green, Unknown DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Lime Pastel
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Prima Flowers, Brads

Meet the Skelekinz

Here is another image from Bugaboo stamps, this is Skelekinz Love.  These Skelekinz look like a goth rag doll but are still cute in their own way!

I colored her using all the shades of Cool Gray along with light flesh, flesh and black in my Prismacolor pencils.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Skelekinz Love
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Prestwick DP
Ink: None
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Cuttlebug, Mosaic Tile Embossing Folder, Prima Flowers, Brads

Fat Mice

Look at this fat mouse from Bugaboo Stamps.  You just want to hug him so you can hear him sqeak!  LOL!  I used Flower Soft on the center of the flower to add some dimension to it.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Fat Mice Flower, Papertrey Ink - Vintage Picnic
Paper: PTI Rustic White, GP White, Close to Cocoa, Unknown SU DP (received throught Wish RAK)
Ink: Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Flower Soft - Nut Brown

Birthday Fun!

This tiger is simply adorable!  I thought that he would make a great kid's birthday card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Karen's Doodles - Tiger Fun
Paper: PTI Kraft, YoYo Yellow, Brilliant Blue, Unknown DP
Ink: None
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil

Flower Tags

Here is a digital image that I came across at Bugaboo Stamps that just happened to be on of the week's freebies.  They have really cute images so be sure to mark your calendar to grab the freebies each week.

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - FT Flower Tag 1, Papertrey Ink - Faux Ribbon (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI Rustic White, GP White, Real Red, Summer Picnic DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Prima Flowers, Brads

New Releases at The Character Cafe

Wow, it is the first Friday of March which means ... new releases from The Character Cafe! This is also our last blog hop as a team.  Boohoo!!  I cannot believe that six months is almost over.  So let's celebrate with an outstanding hop this month.

If you came from Deanne's blog then you are right on track. If not, please start off at The Cafe Store so you do not miss a single thing.

For this release, I am showcasing Bundle of Joy:

This card is going to our friends, Steve and Darlene, who has their little boy, Stephen Joseph on February 19th.  I made her the snowflake quilt for her baby shower so I will be giving this to her when I have her quilt label ready.  The ribbon and the pacifier charm were on the favors from her shower.  Note to self: Make the Label!  LOL!

Please be sure to leave comments along the way.  This month's winner will get the entire March Release & be asked to be Guest Designer for any or all the Feature Fridays this month.

Also, be sure to make something using a TCC image and link it with Mr. Linky on The Character Cafe's blog for a chance to win $10 gift certificate to the store and you will also have a chance to be Guest Designer for any or all the Feature Fridays this month.

We're having a freebie which will be hosted on the Cafe Blog at the end of the hop.

Make sure you check out the rest of the design team member's blog. Here is the list (in order):

The Character Cafe Store

Rachel

Fink
Heather

Piali

Sara

Billie

Deanne

Diane <~~ You are here!

Angie E

Angie C

Lola

The Character Cafe Blog

Next on your stop for this hop is the wonderful creation of Angie E!

Supplies:
Stamps: The Character Cafe - Bundle of Joy
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Brilliant Blue, DCWV Spring DP
Ink: None
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Cuttlebug, Circle Nestabilitites (Classic), Ribbon, Pacifier Charm

Oh No ...

... did I forget your birthday?  This little girl could be saying just that!  I hope I didn't forget but if I did, it was not on purpose.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampen' with CJ - Oh No
Paper: PTI Cream, GP White, Regal Rose, Basic Grey DP
Ink: None
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Prima Flowers, Brads

Inktegrity's Sketch Challenge #1

Today is a very special day for me!  Usually I have Hump Day Inspiration sketches here on my blog to share with you but now I am doing something different.  Joni, over at Inktegrity, loved my sketches and asked me to the her challenge coordinator for her new sketch challenge blog.  I will now be promoting her challenge here for you on Wednesdays.

Without further ado, here is the first sketch challenge:

Here is my card:

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Bunny Gift, Papertrey Ink - Mailbox Greetings (Sentiment)
Paper: PTI KRaft, GP White, Certainly Celery, DCWV Spring DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalk - Pastel Rose
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, SU 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Pretty in Pink, Brads

Hi There

I came across this girl when I was on a shopping spree over at Bugaboo Stamps.  I saw one of a design team member's card using a freebie and I had to make a visit.  Well after ordering 12 stamps on a Saturday morning, I had to color this as one of my first images.  Meet Desiree:

I just love the look of the primary colors and the tons of polka dots!  She rocks!

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps - Bugaboo Brats - Desiree, My Favorite Things - Essential Sentiments
Paper: PTI White, GP White. Real Red, Basic Black, SU Real Red DP, Bo Bunny DP
Ink: Archival Jet Black, Cat's Eye Chalkk - Lipstick Red
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, Prima Flowers, Brad

Inktegrity's New Releases!

Hello and Happy Monday to everyone!  Here is one of the two new images that are being released today at Inktegrity.

Meet Peeking Leprechan:

Isn't he is just the cutest with his orange hair and green hat?!

Supplies:
Stamps: Inktegrity - Peeking Leprechan
Paper: PTI White, GP White, Only Orange, Basic Black, DCWV Spring DP
Ink: None
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blending Stumps, Baby Oil, SU 1-1/4" Circle Punch, SU 1-3/8" Circle Punch, SU Scallop Circle Punch, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon - Green, 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon Black, Button