You Rock My World

I made a Valentine's Day card for my hubby last week, but now I think I like this one better. I might just have to give him two! The stamp is from Verve. I stamped it in VersaMark ink and then embossed it. I cut the image out by hand. I ran the red cardstock through my Cuttlebug with the Modern Wallpaper embossing folder and then rounded the corners. The flags were cut with a Fishtail die from MFT and the edges are inked to give a little more depth. The patterned papers are from MME Tis the Season and MME Breeze.
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In the nick of time

This is my entry for Jen Del Muro's monthly Sketch for you to try. It is actually the November sketch, so I am just going to make it. The stamp is from Whipper Snapper and the paper is from a Christmas stack on my desk, I think it is Simple Stories. I colored my frosty friend with copics and then used an oval spellbinders die to cut him out. I ran the light brown/tan through my embosser with a cuttlebug seeing spots folder and cut the green with a MFT die.
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Fa-Boo-Lous

I love the new Halloween set from Taylored Expressions! I sat down over the weekend and made a bunch of Halloween cards. Each one a little different, but simple and quick! Love it when that happens!  On each card I colored the image with copics and then added some glitter and rhinestones. The black polka dot paper was laying on my desk--I think it is Jenni Bowlin but I am not certain.

I added some orange rhinestones to the buckles on the shoes and ran the green paper through my Sizzix with my Cuttlebug seeing spots embossing folder.

For this one I used a die to cut the Echo Park Chillingsworth Manor paper and then added a layer of tulle. I finished the shoes with a green spica glitter pen.
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S'Up Grill-Friend

This has got to be one of my favorite stamp sets this year! They are from the Alfresco set from Paper Smooches.  You'll be seeing more of this set soon. I had never heard of Paper Smooches until I saw some of the Alfresco stamps on a blog. Instantly I knew they had to be mine. I have made two different cards with the S'Up Grill-Friend sentiment. The first one using patterned paper from the Simple Stories Summer Fresh pad. I inked the edges and then added the flag of patterned paper and the sentiment. I finished it with the gorgeous hamburger.

The second card was made with the same stamps, but instead of the picnicky red and white checks I used black, white and red. I added some spica glitter to the smoke and grill. The ribbon and black brad are from my stash.
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Let's Fly Away

I pulled out my Take Off stamp set from The Cat's Pajamas for this very pink card. I colored the bunny with copics and then paper pieced the plane with polka dots from my We R Memory Keepers Love Struck papers. I cut the image out and then popped it up with pop dots after attaching the sentiment flag with baker's twine. I used a Cloud Border Cut Ups die from TCP and then ran it through my Cuttlebug with the seeing spots folder.  I added some bright pink tulle (I don't remember it looking quite so bright in the store!) and a black button to finish it off.

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Feeling Cupidy

Yep, the adorable bunny from The Cat's Pajamas is back. Just in time for Valentine's Day. He is all dressed up with all the cupid necessities, wings and a bow and arrow!
I colored him with copics and added just a little sparkle to his wings with a spica glitter pen. I kept the card pretty clean and simple, added a scalloped swag from my WRMK Love Struck pad and just a small blue square embossed with my Seeing Spots folder.

Close up shot to show a little more detail.
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Hibernating....

This furry fellow is from My Favorite Things. Fred Bear is enjoying a long nap. I stamped him with Memento ink and colored him with copics. Then I sponged just a small amount of chalk to add some dimension to the image.  I layered the image onto some red card stock and then added a pop of color with some patterned paper from October Afternoon's Campfire pad. I ran the green paper through my Cuttlebug with the Seeing Spots embossing folder.

I love the sentiment, included in the set. I stamped it onto white card stock and then used a SU corner punch. I left some solid green card stock on the inside for a note.
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Flippin Fabulous

This is a new Fred Bear stamp from MFT. I swear he just keeps getting cuter and cuter! I colored him with copics and then added some sparkle to his hat and grill with glitter pens. The patterned paper is more from the October Afternoon Campfire pad. I picked this pad up at Archiver's when I was in Omaha in July--boy am I glad that I did, it is my go to paper this week!
I used the seeing spots embossing folder on the blue card stock and added some twine and a button to finish it off.

I stamped the sentiment on the inside and layered more plaid patterned paper that was used on the front. Sure hope the lucky recipient (AKA Mom) thinks it is truly flipping' fabulous!
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Hey There!

This is another card I made using stamps from Taylored Expressions Green Acres set. I just love the little farmer! I colored all the images with copics and then cut them out. The haystacks and the farmer are popped up with dimensionals. The rolling hills I tore from a sheet of patterned paper. I think it is from My Mind's Eye but honestly it was sitting in a pile on my desk and I am not one hundred percent certain what pad it is from. The blue sky is some Bazzill cardstock and the clouds were cut with a cloud die from My Favorite Things and then embossed with the seeing spots cuttlebug folder. {The haystacks look a little crooked, not sure what is up with that other than the fact that I had to shove the card in my purse quick and scan it at work} In case you are trying to figure out where the Hey There blog post title came from, it is the sentiment that I stamped inside the card---but forgot to scan before I dropped it in the mail!
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...Swing

This is actually my first attempt at a sentiment only card. It took me a little while to get it all laid out, but I am very happy with the final result. Will definitely try this again. The sentiment is from an old stamp set of quotes from kids that I had never even opened. I love the baseball reference and decided to try to keep it going with the hand drawn red stitching on the circle as well as my red and white bakers twine. I layered it onto some bright green cardstock cut with a Nestabilities die. The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Fly a Kite. The aqua cardstock is embossed with a cuttlebug folder (think it is seeing spots but won't swear to it). The big red button and green rhinestones are from my stash.
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***This is my PCP color challenge week two project--would love it if you posted a project over there using red, white and bright green!!!***

My Little Friend Thank You

This is one of the gnomes included in the My Little Friend stamp set from There She Goes! He looks so darn cute holding that big flower! I wanted to keep this pretty clean and simple so I colored him with copics and then simply added some embossed cardstock and just one patterned paper.

For the inside I stamped the sentiment and then cut it with a Nestabilities die. Added some more of the embossed cardstock and the patterned paper from the card front and called it done!

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My Little Friend

I absolutely love this new stamp set from There She Goes! Cute little houses and gnomes and some of the funniest sayings! I am relatively new to TSG but I have definitely added them to my list of favs!

I decided to try out the TSG challenge, this week it is round and round. The card base has to be round or oval. I was a little concerned at first, but after my first successful attempt I will definitely be making more round shaped cards! I colored the adorable little mushroom house with copics and then added some patterned paper as well as pieces of colored cardstock to the front. The yellow I ran through my cuttlebug with a polka dot folder and the brown is actually the negative space from the picket fence die! I added different colors and textures to add depth to an otherwise small space. I Love how the picket fence finishes it off; I used some pop dots to add dimension (hard to tell in the photo). I stamped the welcome gnome in brown ink and then added a green rhinestone to finish it off!
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Ella

This little polka dot cutie is another adorable image from Lori Boyd.
I colored her with copics and then added some enamel accents to her shoes. I embossed my green card stock with my new seeing spots cuttlebug folder. Think it goes with the dots on her dress and bow perfectly. A little machine stitching and a pink ribbon to finish her off.
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Love you bunches

This little cutie is from Anita Be Stamping called Bears and Bunches. I just love her little skirt and bow. I have been following Jen Del Muro's blog for quite some time and recently she went to monthly sketches so this little cutie will be making her way there. I embossed the orange card stock with a Cuttlebug embossing folder, used a SU punch for the scallops and added the gems for a little twinkle. I stamped the inside with the Love you bunches sentiment that was included in the stamp set, but I forgot to photograph the inside!

If you have a chance, stop by Anita Be Stamping--some really cute stamps to be had.

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More Halloween Cuteness!!!

This is another card with my Count Dracula stamp. I used the flocking on his hair and again used onyx glitter on his cape.I cut the image and the green cardstock out with Nestabilities and sponged the edges with black ink. Then I ran the orange cardstock through my cuttlebug and added an orange heart brad to the black ribbon.

I think my nephew is going to love seeing him in his mailbox next month!

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Another Confirmation thank you

I used the Spotlight stamp set again on this second thank you card. I colored the image with Copics and layered it on a large scallop rectangle made of foam. I have seen foam appearing on other cards and handmade projects and like the added dimension it gives. It was easy to cut with a Nestabilities die in my Cuttlebug. I layered it with some patterned paper from the DCWV Songbird collection.

Another Birthday Card for Grace

In honor of Grace's first birthday I made a second card for my daughter Hannah to send to her. Hannah is not a big fan of pink (unlike her mom) so I used shades of orange and blue on this one.

I love the cake stamp from Whipper Snappers. I swear it looks good enough to eat!

I colored the image with Copic Markers and cut it out with a Nestablities large scallop die. Layered it onto a green scallop rectangle and added a layer of orange embossed with a Cuttle Bug swiss dots folder. The patterned paper is from a DCWV stack--sorry but I can't recall the name of it for the life of me! Added some ribbon and gems from my stash. What do you think?

Daisy Bugg

At first glance you are probably thinking this little cutie is from Stamping Bella--close. It is actually a digital stamp from Tiddly Inks, an Etsy store owned by Christy Croll. She is also a designer for Stamping Bella. Her digital stamps are exclusive to Tiddly Inks.
I simply uploaded Daisy Bugg into a MS Word document, sized the image and printed it. It doesn't get any easier than that!
I used Copic markers to color the image and glitter pens to add a little sparkle to her wings and the flowers. The pattern paper is Songbird from DCWV. I added some texture with my Cuttlebug Stylized Flowers embossing folder! I have a few more of Christy's images to color and will post those soon! Thanks for stopping by!