An Easter Treat for the Kids

Today is my day to post over on the Waltzingmouse Team Talk Blog.

I made a sweet little carrying case for Easter

that opens up to reveal coloring cards and crayons tucked into clear pockets to entertain the kids after Easter Dinner!

I have a full picture tutorial over on the Team Talk blog -  I hope you'll check it out!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse
A Good Egg
Spring Baskets
L'il Buddies
Dies: Waltzingmouse
Good Egg
Digital Paper: Waltzingmouse
Clean Folk Art Medallion

Easter Eggs x Two

Well -  we are back to Monday again (where do the weekends go?!) and I'm back with two cards to share -  I needed a few more Easter cards - having sold most of mine at our church sale yesterday (!)  so here are two that I made.

This first card is clean and light - I used some eggs I had already die cut with my Nested Egg Nestabilities but then didn't use.  The paper is from the Sweet Sorbet pack by Stampin' Up with a piece of torn Washi tape behind them.  The two smaller eggs are popped up on foam dots.  I used my ever present Stitched Mat Rectangle die for the panel, layering it over a white card base.

For my second card I went colorful and bright using primary colors for my Nestie eggs, decorating them with a chevron die cut, Washi Tape and Liquid Pearls.  I made my flower with Buttons Stack die set from PTI, and the grass is a die from MFT - all popped up on foam dots.  I layered everything over a Stitched mat rectangle die cut of patterned paper from DCWV.

My inspiration for the design of both cards was the photo for this week's Addicted to Stamps Challenge

I'm also linking to the Cut It Up Challenge -  Easter and use a die cut 
and Cas-ual Fridays -  Good Egg - Use Ovals 

I'll be back tomorrow with more Easter inspiration for my monthly post for the Waltzingmouse - Team Talk Blog - I hope you can stop by!

Clean Eggs
Stamps: Happy Easter To You - Savvy wood mounted stamp
Paper:  White - PTI, DP Sweet Sorbet set - Stampin Up
Ink:  Archival Watering Can
Accessories:  Stitched Mat Rectangle Die - Lil' Inker Designs, Washi Tape - Michaels, foam dots.

Primary Color Eggs
Stamps:  Happy Easter to You - Savvy wood mounted stamp
Paper:  White, Pure Poppy, Orange Zest, New Leaf - PTI, green Bazzill basics
Ink:  Archival Watering Can
Accessories:  Nested Egg Nestabilities, Buttons Stack Set - PTI, Fresh Cut Grass die and Chevron Stripes die - My Favorite Things, Washi Tape - Michaels, Liquid Pearls, enamel Dots - My Minds Eye.

Wet Baby

Having missed the challenge deadline for yesterday's card - I wanted to be sure to get these posted before they were too late!  I have two cards to share.

I made my first card using a Tear Drops Stencil from MFT on a panel die-cut with a Stitched Mat Rectangle from Lil' Inker Designs.  I sponged only a portion of the stencil using Archival Cornflower ink.  The stamps are from Asian Garden Additions from Waltzingmouse.  I added 3 little dew drops to the stenciled tears (I haven't used these dew drops in years!)

I'm entering this card in the CAS-ology Cue Card - Wet challenge.

I have a friend who owns a sweet little baby shop in a neighboring town - and she buys baby cards from me to sell there.  I made this card to show her for possible purchase.  The blocks are from the Multi- Step Baby set by Kitchen Sink Stamps using 3 shades of pink ink  (see the baby shoes stamp on this card here)

Here you can hopefully see how 3D the image looks - it's really cool how the multi stamps work-  I die cut the panel the blocks are stamped on with a square Nestability.  The arrow is a die from MFT and the white panel was die cut (again!) with the stitched mat rectangle die from Lil' Inker Designs (I think I have used this die on almost every card I've made the last few weeks!!)

I made this card in 3 colors -  for girl babies, boy babies and for 'sex not known yet' babies!

For the design on these sweet baby cards I used the Wanna Sketch?

Into Every Garden
Stamps:  Asian Garden Additions - Waltzingmouse
Paper:  white - PTI
Ink:  Archival Cornflower and Watering Can
Accessories:  Tear drops Stencil - MFT, clear dew drops, Stitched Mat Rectangle die - Lil' Inker Designs, Glue N Seal - Ranger.

Special Delivery
Stamps:  Multi Step Baby set - Kitchen Sink Stamps
Paper:  White - PTI, Pink and Blue - Coredinations, Green - Bazzill Basics
Ink:  Pinks:  Memento Angel Pink, PTI Sweet Blush and Melon Berry - Greens: Memento New Sprout, Pear Tart and Bamboo Leaves, Blues: Memento Summer Sky, Teal Zeal and Nautical Blue
Accessories:  Stitched Mat Rectangle Die - Lil' Inker Designs, Enamel dots - My Minds Eye, foam dots, arrow - Lead the Way die - MFT.

Cherish

Happy weekend everyone!  Today I have a card that I made for the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge - Baby Booties (ETA I missed the deadline - bummer!)

This image is SO SO sweet and it instantly reminded me of the Multi Step Baby stamp set I have from Kitchen Sink Stamps.  I bought it way over a year ago - and today is the first time I've inked it up!  The set has lots of baby images - a mug, spoon, set of 3 ABC blocks boy shoes and girl shoes - plus lots of sentiment words - I, of course,  used the boy shoes today

I just love how the Multi Step Kitchen Sink stamps look so three dimensional - like a photo or a painting of the item.  For those of you who have never used these stamps -  there are 4 different shoe stamps that you use to stamp this -  for each stamp you use a different color blue - from light to dark -  each stamp has a smaller amount of detail than the one before it -  so you are layering colors and detail on top of each stamping.   

And here are the sentiments - from the same set - that I stamped on the inside.

I've got lots of plans for this weekend -  Friday night I babysat for my sweet little Grand Nephew and Niece - Landon and Mila while their parents went to a Boston Celtics Game.  Today I'm traveling to Mason, NH with my sister to have a gourmet lunch at Pickity Place -  and tomorrow 2 friends and I are having an Easter Cards and treats sale at our church after services!

Stamps:  Multi Step Baby - Kitchen Sink Stamps
Paper:  White - PTI
Ink:  Memento Summer Sky, Teal Zeal, Bahama Blue and Nautical Blue
Accessories:  stitched edge mat die - Lil' Inker Designs, foam dots.

Fusion Card Challenge - April 10th

To see my eclectic Paperie blog post - please scroll down

Well, stamping friends - it's Thursday and there's a new Fusion Challenge! We are SO HAPPY to welcome Jeanne Jachna to the Design Team with this weeks challenge!  And at the same time so sorry to be saying goodbye to Geri - we'll miss your wonderful creations and wish you the best!
  
With spring upon us we'll be getting our gardens cleaned up and ready for planting - and today's photo inspiration puts us right in that mood!  Aren't these rose backed chairs gorgeous?! Can you imagine walking into a wedding reception or shower and seeing these?!  Or maybe you're not a flower person and you'll be inspired by something else in the photo - or just the sketch?

I found inspiration in both for my card today.  I used watercolor paper for the oval and top panels.  My card base is Vintage Cream card stock.  The inked flowers look softer as the watercolor paper absorbs the ink a bit more, a nice look for a sympathy card I think.  The stamps are Petals and Posies from Reverse Confetti.

I scored lines on the panel under the lower half of the oval to represent the lines on the base of the chair in the photo.  You can see them much better IRL!

What inspires you most -  the photo or the sketch?  Or will you do both like I did this week?  Can't wait to see what you link up over at the Fusion Challenge Blog!

You'll find lots of inspiration from the other Fusion Design Team Members linked below:

Betty J
Cathy Weber 
Dannielle Robeson
Deepti

Jeanne Jachna

Julia Aston - Me!
Katie Brooks
Kelly Griglione
Kimberly Wiener 

Lyndal Higgins

Lynn Mangan 

Michelle Williams

Michelle Lupton

Sindhu
Stephanie Severin

Stamps:  Petals and Posies - Reverse Confetti

Paper:  Water color paper - Canson Paper Pad, Vintage Cream - PTI

Ink:  Archival Watering Can and Leaf Green, Adirondack Mountain Rose and Lemonade.

Accessories:  lucky blend sequins - Avery Elle, foam dots, oval die - Alterations Movers and Shapers, ScorPal.

 

eclectic Paperie Post - Art Parts Stencil Book

Today is my day to post over at the eclectic Paperie Blog - I made an Art Parts Stencil Binder to hold all of my new Wendy Vecchi stencils so they are handy and easily accessible.

I posted a step by step tutorial over at the eclectic Paperie blog - I'd love if you'd go take a peak and leave some love there!  It's my first posting as a member of the Design Team!

I'm also linking this up to the Moxie Fab World - Styling with Stencils challenge.
And Virginia's View Challenge - Stencils.

Stamps:  Ornate Dots, Large Collage Stamp, From A-Z Background - Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi
Inks:  Ranger Distress Peacock Feathers, Mustard Seed and Walnut Stain, Archival Watering Can, Cornflower  and Orange Blossom
Accessories: Art Parts Stencil Binder,  Black Embossing Paste, Metalic Gold Embossing Paste, Metalic Silver Embossing Paste, Crackled Texture Paste, Clearly for Art Blackout Modeling Film, Mini Lock and Key, Mini Flourish, Mini Bird and Cage - Tim Holtz Alterations Repositionable Magnetic Dies, Brothers P-Touch Label Maker - Staples, Stabilo Black Pencil, Ranger Ideology Borders, Glue N Seal - Ranger,  Wendy Vecchi Stencils - Create a Wreath, Bar Codes, Dots and Stripes, Checkmake.

A Perfect Day for a Happy Birthday

I'm squeezing in a couple more challenge cards that I had time to make this week.  First is a card I used some of my brand new Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi stencils on.  The background is Check Mate and the tree is Layered Tree.  The sentiment is from Sentimental Art by Studio 490 Stampers Anonymous.  I stenciled on a panel of watercolor paper so there is a nice texture on it.  I used Ranger Distress Bundled Sage, Archival Leaf Green and Tree Branch.

I'm linking this card to the Keep It Simple challenge - Stencil

 

As well as Virginia's View Challenge - Stencil
and the Moxie Fab World Styling with Stencils 

For my second card I used some pretty patterned papers I just got at a friends Stampin' Up Party.   The balloons are dies from WPlus9 Whole Lotta Happy that I added twine balloon strings to!   The sentiment  Verve.

My card design is from Seize the Sketch

and I was also inspired by the Cure for the Monday Blues - the colors and mix of patterns!

Tree card
Stamps:  Stampers Anonymous Studio 490 - Sentimental Art
Paper:  White - PTI, Watercolor paper - Ranger
Ink:  Ranger Distress Bundled Sage, Archival Leaf Green and Tree Branch
Accessories:  Stencils:  Check Mate and Layered Tree - Studio 490 Wency Vecchi

Happy Birthday to You
Stamps:  Verve
Paper:  White, Aqua Mist - PTI, DP - Sweet Sorbet Stampin' Up.
Ink:  Archival Jet Black
Accessories:  foam dots, square Nestability, Stitched Mat Rectangle Dies - Lil' Inker Designs, Caribbean Twine- The Twinery, balloon dies - Whole Lotta Happy - WPlus9.