MFT Getting Sketchy with Pure Innocence

Got another card using My Favorite Things Pure Innocence stamps that I wanted to share - this one is for the Sketch Challenge. Here is my take:

And here is the sketch: 

I used Basic Grey's Picadilly Collection again (LOVE it) and paper pieced my image. Used Copics for the hair and skin. 

The edge on the bottom of the image is cut with a Martha Stewart border punch, and the edges of everything are inked with Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Linen and/or Vintage Photo. I also pop-dotted the image piece from the background for some dimension. 

The cute little heart was cut on my Cricut using Plantin Schoolbook, inked, and covered with Diamond Glaze. Also added some PTI buttons to the bottom and some faux stitching around the edges. 

And when I was all done, it needed something more, so I stamped some hearts using the Peachy Keen Valentine Cupids set that I won recently - and colored them in with white gel pen.

Thanks for visiting!



I know it's New Years...but one last Christmas card?

Sorry! I know that Christmas is over, but I never got a chance to post this card for the Play Date Cafe color challenge! Here is my take:

And here is the inspiration photo:

I used one of my Unity Stamp Company Blossom Stackers to make the "wreath" and added a Baker's Twine bow. The sentiment is from Pink by Design, with a bit of bling added under it with my Jolee's heat set tool.  

Mounted it on kraft paper, inked the edges of everything with Tim Holtz distress ink in Vintage Photo, and added some faux stitching. The pictures don't show it very well, but the green of the wreath is darker than the bling, so I did get both shades of green in there! 

Thanks for visiting! Happy New Year!

I think my favorite card of all time!

Good morning! I made this card for the January My Favorite Things Guest Designer Contest over at Splitcoast Stampers to use paper-piecing - and can I just say, that I think this is my favorite card I have EVER made?!?!? I LOVE the Pure Innocence line of stamps - ADORE the Picadilly collection of paper from Basic Grey - and SOOO enjoy paper piecing with stamps! Here it is:

The background frame is cut on my Cricut using Elegant Edges, then Plantin Schoolbook for the center oval. I used LOTS of different papers to do the piecing with, then my Copics for the face, arms, legs, hair, and tiny heart flip in the hair. Used a white gel pen to color in the sprinkles on the cupcake.

When I did my piecing, I did a couple extra layers for the sleeve - so it looks like it is popped out from the rest of her dress. Not sure if you can see it in the pictures or not.  

All the edges are inked with Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Linen, and Vintage Photo for the base piece of cardstock. Finished off with a bit of Papertrey Ink Twine and one of their buttons, and pop-dotted the framed image off the background for a little extra dimension.  

Thanks for stopping by! And once again - in case this really IS the last thing I post today - wishing you a very happy and blessed New Year!!!

And...if you care to check it out, I have a new blog started, to chronicle my efforts at a "Project 365" - basically a picture for every day of the year focused on one of the ways I am blessed or what I am thankful for. (My hubby got me an awesome camera for Christmas, so I want to challenge myself to learn how to use it better throughout the year as well!) It is called Seeing the Blessings Around Me if you want to check it out and let me know what you think! Blessings to you!



Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger - Stripe-tastic!

Good morning! Hard to believe that it is the last day of the year already!!! I will have to get used to writing 2012 already...just in time for NEXT year to be over probably! Oh well...

So, today I wanted to share the card I made for the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger - Strip-tastic! Here is what I came up with:

And here is the inspiriation photo:

I loved the way the stripes on the wall and shirt matched, and also the way the girl was kind of "camouflaged" into the wall, therefore the sentiment "I miss SEEING you" - kinda cheesy I know, but it worked!

I used the chevron background stamp from the Unity December KOTM and colored in the stripes with Copics. Matted it on stripes of paper from an Authentique 6x6 paper pad. Finished off by stamping the sentiment from the same Unity Kit on a little strip of paper, with a hand-cut banner edges, and pop-dotting it from the background.

Thanks for stopping by - and I wish you all a VERY happy and BLESSED new year!



Basic Grey Sketch Challenge -

Hello! Popping in real quick with a layout for the Basic Grey Sketch challenge! Here is my layout of my youngest daughter when she got her ears pierced for her 6th birthday:

And here is the sketch - which I of course altered to fit an 8.5 x 11 layout:

Here is a close up of some of the details. I used Basic Grey Out of Print collection, and a bit of Indie Bloom (the green paper), as well as some white, black, and pink cardstock.  

The notebook stamp on the white cardstock is from Market Street Stamps - LOVE this background, and the sentiment on the green cardstock is from My Creative Time Stamps. The pink border along the side is cut with my Cricut from Paper Trimmings cartridge. Alpha letters are from October Afternoon, and the buttons and twine are from Papertrey Ink. 

Thanks for looking - sorry about the pictures! I still have not figured out how to take a great picture of a layout...I will keep working on it!

Unity Friends with Flair

Good morning! It's Friday, and that means it's time for this weeks Friends with Flair over at the Unity Stamp Company Blog!!! Make sure and check out the details on how you can win some free stamps as well!!!

For my card today, I used my brand new Blossom Stackers Kit that I was lucky enough to win!!! I inked several of them with different colored ink, and stamped randomly on white cardstock.

 Added a sentiment from the same kit, and some bling with my Jolee's heat set tool. Finished off by using pop-dots to attach it to the card base! 

Easy as can be, right? I think this is the closest I have come to clean and simple - and actually liking it! LOVE these bright fun colors!

Hope you have a wonderful day, a fantastic weekend, and a very happy New Year!!!

Market Street Stamps Block Party!!!

Good morning! Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!!! I am off to celebrate with the other half of the family today, but I had a few minutes this morning to sneak a quick card in for the Market Street Stamps Block Party!!! I used the free digital image they made available, as well as one of their background stamps:

Isn't that digi adorable? I printed it on Kraft paper, then colored with Copics and my white gel pen. 

The paper is from one of Authentique's Free Bird 6x6 paper pads. I used the reverse side of the green polka dot paper to stamp the Punched Tin background on. The edges of all the papers are inked with Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Photo. 

Did some hole punching with my new Tim Holtz ruler - has these perfect holes for perfectly spaced hole punching! So cool! Finished off with a Baker's Twine bow, and a hand cut tag with a sentiment from Unity Stamps (since I didn't have an appropriate one from Market Street stamps!) 

Thanks for stopping by - make sure and head over to Market Street Stamps Blog to find out how to join in on the fun - and get the free digi to play with!!!