My Hero

I have a cute little kid card to share with you today!

My super hero is a digi imge from Mo's Digital Pencil called 'Ta Da' from the Super Kid set. Don't you just love his skinny little legs in the grey wrinkled tights??!!  My sentiment is from Half Pint Heroes by Waltzingmouse.


I colored the image with Copics, die cut it with a circle Nestability, sponging it with Mustard Seed distress ink before taking it out of the die. I layered it to a pinking circle Nestability.  I cut the red star patterned paper with Tim Holtz Rosette die and layered it over the bottom strip. The background is embossed with Square Lattice from SU.

I'm entering this card in Mo's Digital challenge #130 - "I see SPOTS with a Mo Image."  My spots are actually stars so I hope this counts!!
Hope you're all having a great weekend!

Thanks so much for dropping by!
Stamps: Mo's Digital Pencil - Ta Da from the Super Kid Set, My Hero from Half Pint Heroes Set - Waltzingmousee

Paper: white, harvest gold, pure poppy , DP Text Style 2008 Bitty Star Basics - PTI, night of Navy - SU
Ink: Ranger Distress Mustard Seed, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: thick foam tape, square lattice embossing folder - SU, circle and Pinking circle Nestabilities, Copics - B29, R20, T6, E35, E00, R29, Tim Holtz Paper Rosette Die, small oval punch - SU,

I'm a Guest Bar-Tender at the Raise the Bar Challenge #100!

I had the honor of being chosen a Guest Bar-Tender over at the Raise the Bar challenge blog last week for this card.

This week's Raise The Bar Challenge  is a wonderful sketch by the ever talented Wanda Cullen!  As you can see - they are celebrating their 100th challenge this week.

And here is the card I created

I used Kraft card stock as my base as well as behind my patterned paper scallop panel and circle.  I went literal with the 100th challenge and die cut numbers 1-0-0.    So this card says  "100 Birthday Wishes" -  which could be for a person turning 100, or just a LOT of wishes for a younger person!!  The scallop die and number dies are from Papertrey Ink.

I used two embossing folders on this card - for the back panel I used Square Lattice by SU and for the numbers I used Swiss Dots by Provo Craft.  I sponged the edges with Simply Chartreuse Ink from PTI and added some rhinestones for a little shimmer!  My sentiment is from Fancy Phrases by Waltzingmouse.  I stamped the sentiment first - and then embossed the panel.

So take a look at all of the Design Teams' Inspiration over at the Raise the Bar Blog and join in by linking your sketch card over there -   you could be chosen the Guest Bar-Tender too!!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Fancy Phrases

Paper:  Kraft, Simply Chartreuse, DP Simply Chartreuse Pattern Pack - PaperTrey Ink

Ink:  Archival Ink - Coffee, Simply Chartreuse - PTI

Accessories:  number and scallop die - PTI, circle and pinking circle Nestabilities, swiss dots embossing folder - Provo Craft, Square Lattice Embossing Folder - SU, foam tape, rhinestones - Kaiser Craft.

WMS Christmas Card Challenge for April - Birds and Trees

Lynn has the Waltzingmouse April Christmas Card Challenge up in the WMS Forum.  Her challenge for us this month is Birds and Trees.

And I used the April 7th WMS Sketch for my card -  turning the sketch upside down - using trees instead of banners!

For those of you who sometimes ask how I did one thing or another - I thought I'd show step by step pictures on how I created my card.  First I traced around one side of an oval Nestability with a light pencil line on the bottom of my card to guide where I'd stamp the trees from the WMS set Teeny Trees.  (be sure to use a good artist eraser when you erase the pencil mark so you don't leave any marks)

Then I die cut the oval out of a piece of Eclipse Tape to use as a mask.

I placed the mask over the area I wanted to keep white and then sponged over the rest of the card starting at the outside edges and moving in towards the center in a circular motion using the Inkssentials blending tool and Ranger Distress Ink.

When you remove the mask - you have a snowy white hillside!

I placed the panel inside my Swiss Dots Embossing Folder and ran it through my Cuttlebug.

And now we have 'snow' in the sky!

For the final steps -  I stamped the sentiment on white, die cut it with a Spellbinders Ribbon Banner sponging the edges before taking it out of the die.

Here's how it looks all sponged - leaving it lighter in the center.

And when you remove it from the die - you  have a lovely white edge!

I adhered the image panel directly to the white card base and layered the sentiment banner above it using foam tape.

I was really  happy with how this came out -  it went from vision to card exactly how I thought it would  - sometimes it doesn't work out that way!

I hope you'll join us in the WMS forum for the Christmas challenge each month!  You'll be glad you did when November rolls around and you have all your cards made!!

Thanks for coming by today!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Teeny Trees

Paper:  white - Papertrey Ink

Ink:  Archival Ink - Coffee, Memento Lady Bug, Cottage Ivy and Bamboo Leaves, Ranger Distress Weathered Wood.

Accessories:  Oval Nestabilities, Eclipse Tape, blending tool & non-stick craft mat - Inkssentials, foam tape, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder - Provo Craft,  ribbon banners - Spellbinders.

ColorThrowdown #187 - Week #2 as Guest DT

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome last week given to me as April Guest DT for the Color Throwdown challenges!

This weeks' colors are from Joan Ervin -  another wonderful stamper (and blogging friend) who always inspires me!  Here is her challenge to us!

and here is my card!

My image is from LaBlanche stamps called Spring Birds -  I recently purchased several LaBlanche images and I'm really loving how they color up using Cut-n-Dry Pen Nibs and ink pads.    I added some Lavender Lace ink to the colors of the birds even though that is not how they appear in nature! (artistic license, right?!)  I sponged the edges of the image and the sentiment with Ranger Distress Scattered Straw.

Here's a link to a great You Tube Video on how to color  LaBlanche stampings.

They recommend using LaBlanche paper to get the best impression with LaBlanche Stamps - it's like glossy paper but not quite as shiny.  I used it on my project today.

It was a little easier for me this week using 4 colors -  by the end of the month I'll be a pro!  Bring it on girls!!

I hope you'll join along in the Color Throwdown challenge this week -  you can check it all out here.
Thanks for visiting me today!

Stamps:  Spring Bird - LaBlanche, Greetings from Vintage Labels 25 set - Waltzingmouse.

Paper:  White - PTI, Lavender Lace - SU, LaBlanche Specialty Paper, DP - Simply Chartreuse and Dark Chocolate Pattern Packs - PaperTrey Ink.

Ink:  Coffee Archival Ink,  So Saffron, Lavender Lace & Certainly Celery - SU, Ranger Distress - Scattered straw.

Accessories:  foam tape, Cut-n-Dry nibs - ,  wrinkled seam tape - Prairie Bird Boutique Etsy Shop, gradient jewels - Creative charms, Large oval and large scallop oval punches - SU.

Thank You with a Butterfly

When did life get SO busy?  Are you feeling it??  I used to stamp every single day - now there are days that I just don't have time -  although I am always thinking about the next thing I'm going to stamp!!  Soooooo - what do I do?  I combine challenges!!   This card combines three.  AND somehow I still made it CAS!

I used the colors from the Split Coast Color Challenge -  Mary's choices for us were Daffodil Delight, Tangerine Tango and Old Olive.  Not having these exact colors - I used a patterned paper that looked to me to have all three in it!  I added the large scallop punched panel for the SCS CAS challenge - which was to use scallops.  My Thank You is from Join Us by Waltzingmouse.

And the sketch I used is this weeks JUGS #131 challenge.  A great little sketch isn't it?!

 Thanks for stopping by today!

Stamps:  Waltzingmouse - Join Us

Paper:  So Saffron - SU, Ripe Avocado, DP Textstyle First Fruits - PTI.

Ink:  Old Olive - SU

Accessories: mega rectangle - Nestability, foam tape, glue dot, large scallop punch - EK Success, butterfly punch - Martha Stewart

An Inspired Thanks

I made this card for the Inspiration Challenge over on Split Coast last week.   I was inspired by this wonderful apple tree dish cloth sponge on the Inspiration web site - Harabu House.

 I immediately thought of the Arboscello Tree die by Memory Box and thought I could use some red Stickles on the leaves - and when I tried it, it looked just the way I hoped it would!

I embossed the white panel with Forest Branches embossing folder. I adhered the tree to the panel by applying glue just to the trunk up to the top to leave the branches loose on the card. (and miracle of miracles -  I didn't smudge the Stickles with my fingers while taking the picture of this card!)

My sentiment is from the Rescue Remedies Additions Set by Waltzingmouse. 


Oh-   and I wanted to let you know - I've been invited by PouchMart to do some postings of my bag creations on their new blog.  Pouchmart is a web store that sells all kinds of bags - that I use often for my crafts -  and my first posting came up over the weekend.

I'd love if you would check it out here and maybe leave a comment?!!
Thanks for coming by today!

Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Rescue Remedies Additions

Paper: white, true black - PTI

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Accessories: glue pen, Arboscello Tree - Memory Box, Xmas red stickles, foam tape, Forest Branches Embossing Folder - Provo Craft.

A Bottle of Easter Eggs

I wanted to share an easy - oh so cute - Easter treat I made this year.  I found these sweet little bottles at Michaels (near the wedding area)  They come in a box of 18 for $24.99 but they were 30% off so that made them about $1.00 a piece!

I adhered a die cut row of grass of green tissue paper (grass die from MFT) and filled the jars with Cadbury Eggs.  The sentiment is from Compact Sentiments by Waltzingmouse and it's punched with the Keytag punch by SU.

I looped some wrinkled seam tape through a hole in the tag and tied it around the bottle.  Each one takes about 2 minutes to make.

Won't these look festive at each persons' place setting at the Easter Dinner table?!

If you are looking for more Easter card/craft inspiration check out these other posts on my blog here.

I wish everyone who is celebrating the Risen Lord - a very Happy Easter!