SC303 Baby Congrats

Howdy and good morning,

I played along with this week's Sketch Challenge - SC303- over at SCS. My oldest son's best friend from high school just became a daddy and I wanted to send him and his wife my congratulations. I turned the sketch onto it's side because I just had to use this adorable stamp that I finally got from SU! I love pachyderms and this momma and her baby are the just the sweetest! Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Baby Steps (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper White (SU!); pink (MS); pattern paper (DCWV)

INK & MARKERS: Regal Rose, Pear Pizzazz (Markers - SU!)

THE REST: Ribbon, dimensionals, two-step owl punch (SU!); Nesties (Spellbinders); Big Shot (Sizzix); Button, pink gems, embroidery floss (from my stash)

I inked up my stamp using markers. I stamped it a second time on scrap paper and cut out the ears and popped them up on dimensionals. The heart was punched from pattern paper using just the heart from the 2-step owl punch and is also popped up.

Welp, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

A Dozen Cards

Howdy and good morning! I spent about 6 hours straight on Tuesday and created a dozen cards using three designs! I wanted to beef up my box that I sent Tuesday afternoon to Operation Write Home! I also needed to get some more cards done for the challenges for Hope You Can Cling To to send off at the end of the month! This first set of cards I made for two challenges. I used the S & S sketch challenges #38 from the OWH Stars and Stripes Blog and also I used the HYCCT12 Challenge - Birthday's are a piece of cake - to use paper piecing! Supplies used:

STAMPS: Crazy For Cupcakes (SU!)

PAPER: SU!, Bazzill, Greenhouse by K&Co.

INK: SU!

THE REST: ribbon, faux brads (unknown from my stash)

This set of cards I made without any challenges in mind. I just wanted to use some of my Wild Asparagus patterned paper from MME. Supply list:

STAMPS: Garden From The Heart (SU!)

PAPER: SU!, My Mind's Eye

INK & MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: ribbon, brads (SU!)For this last set of cards I CASEd myself from a card I made a few days ago and really loved how it came out! Supply list:

STAMPS: Patterned Pines (SU!)

PAPER: Whisper white, real red (SU!); tinsel patterned paper (Making Memories)

INK & MARKERS: SU!

THE REST: Top Note Die and Big Shot (SU!); gems (unknown from my stash)

Welp! That's what I've got for this morning! I didn't do any stamping yesterday, but I hope to get some done today! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again soon!

Mojo Monday 156

Good evening All,

It's been a busy week as I got another box of cards to the post office for our troops through Operation Write Home. I sent 60 cards, half of which were Halloween cards! I just had to use this week's Mojo Monday 156 sketch for some of them!

I started off with watercoloring the pumpkin image on the first card I did and then I had the idea to paper piece the other 5! I love them both ways! The ones that I paper pieced I also used dimensionals to pop the pumpkins up! Each card is a little different, but they were all made using Stampin' Up!'s Autumn Harvest stamp set and Making Memories' Spook Alley designer paper that I have had since last year and have been hoarding!! lol!! I am really BAD! I used a mixture of cardstocks and ribbons, some from SU! and the rest from my huge stashes! I will try my bestest to post the rest of the halloween cards this weekend. I used some quick and easy layouts that may give you some inspiration for your halloween and fall cards! Thanks a bunch for stoppin' by! See you again real soon!

WT270 Be Yourself Framed Art

Good afternoon All,

We are having the most beautiful weather here in Las Vegas: Sunny and 95! I just thought I would share with you today this framed art piece that I created for my youngest daughter's upcoming birthday. I had already made her card using this CTMH stamp set and I was rolling this idea around in my head for a few days. I wanted to do something kind of 'shabby/chic/trendy' ish...if that makes any sense! I started this on Thursday to go along with the Ways to Use it Challenge to use an edge distresser. I used my edge distresser on all of the layers of designer paper. I stamped the images several times in different color inks and then cut the clothing out and paper pieced them. This was very tedious, but I like how it turned out! Kinda like cutting out paper dolls! One thing that I like about CTMH clear acrylic stamps is that I could bend the words to contour the images. I put this in a regular picture frame so I couldn't use too much dimension. I also sponged the mat with pretty in pink ink. Here is my supply list:

STAMPS: Be Yourself (CTMH)

PAPER: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Sahara Sand, Sweet Pea designer series paper (SU!)

INK & MARKERS: Chocolate chip, pumpkin pie, pretty in pink, sahara sand, so saffron (SU!)

THE REST: So Saffron wide grosgrain ribbon, punches (SU!); Nestibilities, Cuttlebug, edge distresser

Well, that's it for now! Thanks a bunch for swingin' by today! See you soon and Happy Crafting!!