MFT Getting Sketchy #67

Good morning! Another week cutting it close - but I got it done in time! This is my entry for this weeks MFT Getting Sketchy Challenge:

And here is the sketch:

Obviously, I stuck pretty close to the sketch! I used one of the MFT al'a mode's line of stamps - the only one I own! I got it as a free gift in one of my long ago orders, and never inked it up. Now I can't believe I didn't do it sooner!

I colored it with Copics, and just paper-pieced the banner. All the papers on this card are from Basic Grey's Konnichiwa 6x6 paper pad. I am LOVING the colors in this line! So pretty! 

The border was punched with a Martha Stewart border punch, and I added a couple of stick on gems from Recollections. 

All the edges were inked with Tim Holtz distress ink, and I pop-dotted the stamped image. 

Thanks for stopping by yet again! Have a wonderful day!

New Peachy Keen face stamps!

I got my sets of these brand new Peachy Keen faces Saturday, and how sad is it that I didn't have time to play until today?!?!? Oh well...at least I had today! And I had lots of time to dream up ideas to use them - so there will be lots more to come! Here is my first project: 

I used the brand new 1 1/8" Here Kitty Kitty faces:

1 1/8" Here Kitty Kitty - $12.49

Aren't they the CUTEST?!?!? I just love them! So I pulled out my Silhouette Cameo and found a file in the Silhouette store. You can find the file I used HERE. I just didn't cut the eyes or nose pieces, so I could use my Peachy face. I also used it to cut out the background circle. 

All the papers are from Cosmo Cricket's 6x6 Baby Jane paper pad. I added some faux stitching on the edges of everything, and inked the edges of the kitty. I used Copics and a white gel pen to add to the face, then put Glossy Accents on the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.

The sentiment came from the Peachy Kit of the month (click HERE to find out more) - I curved it as I stuck it on my clear block so it went around the edges of the circle. Finished off with some bling, and some yellow twill ribbon from Ribbon Carousel (the paper actually came from there too!). This ribbon is so soft and nice to work with! I am definitely loving it!

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful evening!!!

Just a couple simple layouts

Just quickly sharing a few simple layouts I finished recently!

This first one I used a large Unity Background stamp for the gray dots, then just lots of stickers and embellishments.

This next one also used some Unity Stamps. The border is punched with a Martha Stewart border punch, and there is some inking with Tim Holtz distress ink.

The last one has a doily cut with my Silhouette Came (LOVE!) and some more Unity Stamps and Tim Holtz distress ink. The black swirl is a My Favorite Things die. Also added a bit of bling and ribbon.

Sorry for the short and sweet post today! Just wanted to get SOMETHING posted! Hope your Monday is fantastic!

Peachy Keen Post Day

Good morning! I have some Peachy fun to share with you - it's my day to post over on the Peachy Keen blog. I decided to use a bunch of different sets, and play a little more with my Silhouette Cameo and an SVG file that I found. This turtle is actually a free file from SVG cuts.com - HERE is a link if you are interested in checking it out. Anyway, here is what I made with it:

And here are all the Peachy sets I used! I used the newest Kit of the Month for the sentiments. There are so many versatile sentiments in this kit - as well as the expected cute peachy faces and all those adorable clocks:

PKSC-04 -April 2012 Kit of the Month

I managed to sneak this background on the bottom of the card - right on top of the pattern paper! This set is so perfect for a background, and I love that it works on masculine cards really well:

PK-298 - Grampa's Pajamas $11.95

Used this set to give my little turtle a hairpiece - so fun! This set adds so much character to your faces:

PK-150 - Accessories ONE Assortment - $25.00

And finally, I used one of the gnome faces from the March Kit of the month - these faces are great for so much more than just the characters that come in the kits! LOVE that! More bang for your buck is always good:

PKSC-03 March Kit of the Month

I also used an Action Wobble, that you can also purchase from Peachy Keen:

25 Action Wobbles - $10.49

Whew...okay - now back to my project! I used some Authentique 6x6 paper (the reverse side) for the turtle. Inked the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink in Antique Photo, and then attached some of the layers with foam adhesive for dimension.

I stamped his face and "hair," colored in the eyes with a white gel pen, added some "cheeks" and colored the nose with a Copic marker. Finished off by putting Glossy Accents on the eyes and nose.  

I curved the top sentiment when I stuck it to my clear block, so it would stamp in a curve to match the shape of the turtle. Also couldn't resist a few doodles with my white gel pen on the turtle. 

The background paper is all from an older Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad, Indie Bloom. I inked the edges of it with the same distress ink as the turtle. Then the background stamp I just stamped right on top of the pattern paper - I think it came out kinda fun!

And yep! Here are a couple shots of the turtle in motion with his Action Wobble! 

They really are so much fun!!! Anyway, I finished off with some Baker's twine and faux stitching around the outside edges.

Also... did you hear the news? Great time to stock up, and make sure and check out the new sets! They are ADORABLE!!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today! Have a wonderful day - and weekend!!!

Fun with Friends with Flair

I just love this cute little Ippity umbrella! I have been on a quest to ink up all the stamps I won from the last Ippity release - can't believe it took me this long to get this one inky! So I got it done this week, and am linking it up for Friends with Flair over at Unity:

I stamped and colored it with Copic markers, then ran it through my Cuttlebug with my Papertrey Ink Linen Impression Plate. LOVE the texture it added! 

Next, I distressed the edges a bit with a Tim Holtz distress tool, and inked the edges with Tim Holtz distress ink. I tucked a doily behind it, that I crumpled up a bit to add some texture. 

The paper is from an older Basic Grey 6x6 paper pad - part of my quest to use up some of my older papers! 

I finished off with some trims from October Afternoon's Sidewalks wrap pack, and a tiny bit of PTI twine tied around.  

Hope your day is happy today - although I hope that it's raining sunshine on you instead of the liquid variety!!!

Did you see?!?!?! You might want to check this out!

Peachy Keen is having a big sale starting tomorrow...and their are some new faces that will be available! Any guess on what one of them might be? 

Chick Challenges with Ippity

Good evening! I got this made early this morning, but didn't end up having time to post it until now. This is my entry in the current Chick Challenges {with Ippity}:

And here is the sketch for the challenge:

I used one of the new Ippity stamps I won from the new release last month and hadn't inked up yet. At first I wasn't really in love with this stamp...but I was determined to ink it up - and I must say it is kind of growing on me! I used papers from an older Cosmo Cricket 6x6 paper pad - I am starting to notice that in training myself not to hoard my newer papers, I am ONLY using my newer ones! So the old ones are piling up and need some love too! So I have challenged myself to try and do some of both now! We'll see how that goes! Anyway, I stamped the image on one of the pattern papers, and colored her in with my Copics. 

I added some Glossy Accents to the hearts, centers of the flowers, crown, eyes, lips, and cheeks! 

The glossy accents adds a little fun shine to it! I love that! 

I finished off with some green ribbon from October Afternoons Sidewalk wrap pack, and added a PTI button and some PTI twine bow. 

Thanks for stopping by to visit! Hope you are having a great evening, and will see you all again soon!

I am also linking this up with the Unity Opportunity Blog Linky Party.