Marlene's Sketch #50

I love the stamps/images from Sugar Nellie. I had noticed that most of my stamps are spring/summer! I need to broaden my collection! This stamp is "Planting Some Love". I colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and cut it out with Nesties. The paper is DCWV Nana's boy. The pearls are KaiserCraft. The ribbon is from my stash. The cs is SU. I sponged around the image with chalk. That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Thoughts of school

I love fall, and I always enjoyed going back to school. I was raised in the country and we didn't have alot of activities to keep us involved. Swimming lessons was about it. So school was my social network.

I made this card for Belles n' Whistles Back to School and followed the sketch from CPS #182.

This little girl seems happy about the coming season (we'll pretend she's thinking about fall and school :-D). I colored her in fall colors (which I love) and sponged around the image with red chalk. I used a cute button from a stash I've had awhile. The little chalkboard says 1/2 = 2/4. The paper is K&Co. The stripes are on the reverse of the floral print. The ribbon is Offray.

I just love Belles n' Whistles stamps/images. (I think I've said that before!) Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Belles n' Whistles Warm fall colors

I love all things Elisabeth Bell, and her Belles n' Whistles stamps are no exception! This cute image was just about gone, and I snapped it up! It's just perfect for this challenge. I love scarecrows (that's probably why I wanted this image :-)), and I colored it with my Prisma color pencils and Gamsol. I cut the image out with my largest Nesties square. Then I sponged around the edge of the square with chalk. The flowers are Prima and the buttons are Basic Grey. The ribbon is Offray. The dp is K & Co, and the cs is SU. I popped the flowers up on foam squares.

That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

CPS 180 Part 1

This card was made for the following sketch for Sunday's CPS sketch challenge, 180 part 1. When I looked at this sketch, I couldn't quite figure out what to do with it. But when I looked at the DT's fabulous samples, I knew what I wanted to do!

I just felt like doing a fall card, and this image from Stampin'Up was just the right size for the challenge sketch and perfect for a fall card. I haven't used this paper before although I've had it awhile. It is by Karen Foster Design. I just picked up these flowers Sunday afternoon at Michael's 4 hour 25% off your entire purchase sale. And two of the ribbons. The Flowers are Recollections and Prima. The ribbons are Michael's and Offray. The cs is DCWV. I colored the image with Prisma color pencils and Gamsol and sponged around tht image with chalk. That stark white just didn't cut it! I cut the image with Nesties circle and scallop.

That's about it. Thanks for lookin'!

RoP/BnW #33 Easter Card, 2S4Y Laura's Sketch 47

Tuesday again! But this card is for Monday's Roses on Paper/Belles 'n Whistles Easter card challenge and 2S4Y Laura's Sketch challenge. I love Belles 'n Whistles stamps, and they are planning a new release soon, don't know when. And this Basic Grey Sultry! Isn't it gorgeous? Makes a perfect Easter card. I colored the sweet image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and shadow sponged around the image with pink chalk. The flowers are Prima and the white pearls in the centers are Kaiser, as are the pink rhinestones. I used Nesties circle for the mat and Label 2 to cut out the image. I wanted to show the inside of the card as well. I used Nesties Label 4 to cut the sentiment.

Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Whiff of Joy #69 Coffee and Cream color challenge

Whiff of Joy color challenge coffee and cream... well, for thinking brown and gold, this didn't turn out too bad! I used one of my new February images and colored it with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol. I sponged around the image with chalk and cut around it. The brown and dp is from Basic Grey and the cs is from SU. The flowers are Prima and the brads are Spare Parts. The scalloped circle is cut with Nesties. I popped out the scalloped circle with foam dots and also popped out the image. The flowers are also on foam.

I think that's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

Penny Black #90 a sketch challenge

Hi! I combined two stamps to make one image for this challenge. I wanted this little pooch to be watching this butterfly. I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and sponged around the image with green chalk. I used my MS pop-up butterfly border punch, and used the butterflies that punched out on the card above the image. The cs is all SU, and the stripe dp is Fancy Papers and the other is BG. I used dimintionals on the image and the butterfly panel to make them level.

That's it! Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

House Mouse, 2S4Y, Copics color challenge

Hi, again! I visited my daughter and her family over the weekend, and so I'm trying to catch up on my cards! I made this card for 3 challenges: House Mouse #62, 2S4Y #45, and Copics Color Challenge #49. The 2S4Y challenge was to make a round card. The challenge for House Mouse was a valentine, and the Copics challenge was to use: E00 Skin White, E33 Sand, and R02 Flesh. I had a three of these! Often I have one of the three, sometimes none, once in awhile, 2. But not all 3! I colored the mouse's ears, nose, tail, "hands" and feet with E00, the outline of the hert with R02, and the ground under the mouse with E33. I anso used R27 for the red of the heart. I sponged around the image with red chalk. I used Stampabilities Monica Romances HMER10104 for the image. I embossed the card with CB's Heart Blocks folder. The ribbon is from Michael's Valentine's Day. The sentiment is from Studio G Clear Stamps. I cut the card and image and mat with Nestabilities circles and scallops. I used Inkssentials white opaque pen to make white dots around the red scallop. The image and sentiment were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black.

That's it. Thanks a bunch for lookin'!

FTTC50

Hi, and happy Hump Day! It's almost over :). This card is for Flourishes Challenge #50, to make a scene using stamps. I used Flourishes Swing Set to create this happy swing. I love to swing even at my age, and really loved it as a child. I colored the stamped images with Copics, and used chalk on the grass, sky, sun, and faux tree. The girl and grass and flowers were cut out as a group and then popped out on foam dots to add dimintion. (I never know if I spell that word right!) Very simple yet fun. I had to think about it for a couple days before I could stamp the image and construct the card. Hope you like it!