Pretty Amazing

Good morning sketch fans!  We have a great new sketch for you at Sketch Saturday, along with a new sponsor...Simon Says Stamp!  Here's the sketch:

I thought this sketch would be perfect for a sentiment so I pulled one from my stash and paired it with snowflakes.  The snowflake embellishment is 3 different snowflakes stacked together and secured with a brad; the top and bottom layers are glittered up.

Sentiment: MFT
Ink: SU! Elegant Eggplant
Paper: Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury CS, Bo Bunny Patterned Paper
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Polar Bear", Spare Parts Brad
Extras: Spellbinders Dies, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the Saturday Girls' creations here, along with the challenge details.  Play along for the chance to win a $25 gift certificate.

Challenges entered:

Addicted to Stamps and More: CAS
City Crafter: It's All About Winter (no Christmas)
Cute Card Thursday: Add Some Glitter
Fab 'n' Funky: Snowflakes
Mod Squad: All that Glitters
Tuesday Throwdown: Snowflakes

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Wishing You a Fairy Good Day

Good morning and "Happy Saturday"...that means we have a new sketch for you at Sketch Saturday...and it's a good one!  Our sponsor for this week is Sami Stamps...I love her whimsical images!  Check out the sketch:

I've colored the image with pencils and added some glitter accents.  I pulled some coordinating papers from my stash and did a bit of simple layering.  I've embellished with some handmade felt roses and ribbon.

Image: Sami Stamps "Mushroom Talk" Digital Image
Sentiment: MFT
Ink: Printer, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: G.P.110, SU! (card base, not sure of color), PTI Smokey Shadow, We R Memory Keepers Patterned Paper
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities and Labels, Martha Stewart "Sugar Cube" Glitter, MFT Mini Royal Rose/Leave Die-Namics , Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Black Diamond", Gray Grosgrain Ribbon (stash), Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's cards here, along with the challenge details...play along for a chance to win the prize from Sami Stamps!

Challenges entered:

Crafting For All Seasons: Things With Wings
Fussy and Fancy: Things With Wings
Sami Stamps: Add a Touch of Glitter
Stampin' Royalty: Color Challenge

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

To One of My Favorite Peeps

Good morning!  I was lucky enough to be asked to Guest Design for Sweet Stampin' this month!  How cool is that?  Today is my first post; the theme for this week is Easter.

It's no secret that I am a fan of chicks, so as I was looking through my stash of  Flat Friends images "Chicks" was an easy pick!  The chicks are colored with pencils; I've gone with a simple layout to keep the focus on them.  I've embellished simply with a sentiment banner and some Swarovski flatback crystals.  I love the colors in this patterned paper...they're so soft and pretty; I happened to find some coordinating glitter CS in my stash too, I love it when that happens!

Image: Flat Friends "Chicks" Digital Stamp
Sentiment: My Favorite Things
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Harvest Gold, Patterned Paper (my stash), Doodlebug CS (dots)
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "AB"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the Sweet Stampin" DT creations here; I hope you will play along with the challenge this week!

Challenges entered:

Brown Sugar: Clean and Simple
CAS-ual Fridays: Good Egg (use ovals)
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: Yipes, Stripes!
Totally Papercrafts: Pastels

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Celebrate

Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight Jennifer has chosen our challenge and she would like to see something "Birthday" related.  Great challenge, it is always good to have some extra birthday cards for the stash!

I went with one of my old favorites...a Stampendous Calendar Chick!  She is colored with pencils and I've paired her with some springy looking papers and buttons for embellishing.  (I'm looking at my card on the computer screen and it looks like the pink paper and button don't match the pink coloring....  The card is sitting right here and it matches great...weird!  Has anyone else ever had this happen?)

Image: Stampendous Calendar Chick
Sentiment: MFT
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellies: Buttons (my stash)/DMC Floss
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Foam Tape

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations here; we would love to have you play along!

Challenges entered:

Charisma Cardz: Birthday Girls
Melonheadz Friends: Girly
Papertake Weekly: For a Mum (or a girlie)
Party Time Tuesdays: Party Animal
Sentimental Sundays: Cute and Cuddly

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Survivor

I'm back again with a new challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches; our sponsor this week is Saturated Canary.  I love Krista's images!

I have dedicated my TMS October posts to Breast Cancer Awareness, so I pulled out this cutie from my stash to finish the month.  The image is colored with pencils and I have gone the clean and simple route with the sketch, keeping the SCS HYCCT challenge of "Flat is Fabulous" in mind.  I die cut some hexagons for the background and just slightly popped up the image.  I finished with a simple stamped sentiment.  This card can be sent with just a regular stamp; I don't know about you, but that doesn't happen too often!

Image: Saturated Canary
Sentiment: MFT "Have Hope" Set
Ink: Printer, PTI Smokey Shadow
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Pink Pirouette, PTI Smokey Shadow, the girls' paperie DP
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, MFT Chevron Die-namics, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Please check out the challenge details and the rest of the DT's creations here.  Why not play along?  The sketch is a fun one...you can go CAS or add lots of layers...the choice is up to you!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

The Squirrel and the Fox: Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
SCS HYCCT October 1, 2013: Flat is Fabulous Challenge

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

I'm Just a Phone Call Away....

Good morning!  I'm here with a new challenge from the ladies at Creative Card Crew...we would like to see some bling!

As I was contemplating what to make, I decided to go a bit understated instead of full blown bling.  I used glittery CS and just a touch of bling.  I used my all-time favorite...Swarovski flatbacks...they are so sparkly and gorgeous in real life!  I used a stamp/die set from MFT that I had in my stash and paired it with some vintage style paper.

Sentiment: MFT "Ring Me" 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, The Paper Studio Black Glitter CS, Cosmo Cricket "UPcycle"
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals
Extras: MFT "Ring Me" Dienamics Dies

I hope you will head on over to the Creative Card Crew to check out what the rest of the ladies have created.  Play along for a chance to win a prize from Scrapping Center!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Creative Corner: Clean and Simple
C.R.A.F.T.: I chose "Bling it Up"
Less is More: Sketch
Paper Crafting Journey: Add a Sentiment

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

TMS #187

Good morning; it's time for another sketch from the ladies at Tuesday Morning Sketches!  Melissa has created a versatile sketch this week...you can either go the clean and simple route or add more layers.  I went with a sentiment and layers.  I distressed my papers and added a flourish and crystals for embellisment. The pretty papers are from the Lily Bee "Handmade" collection, received from my stamping friend Heather...they are so pretty and springy!

Sentiment: MFT
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: SU! Blushing Bride and Poppy Parade, Lili Bee Designs DP
Embellie: Swarovski Flatback Crystals
Extras: QuicKutz Flourish Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head over to the TMS blog to check out the rest of the DT's creations, along with the challenge details.  I would love to see your take on the sketch!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Created With Love: Bright and Cheery
Dilly Beans: Pink and Red
Stampin' For the Weekend: Distressing
The Crazy Challenge: Use Pink and Gems

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

A Sentiment Only

Good morning!  I'm doing a quick post today; my daughter and I were gone on a weekend shopping trip and there is a lot of work to catch up on here at home.  This card is a re-make of this card, which I wasn't quite happy with...not sure if I am happy with this one or not...I do like the pretty papers and the sentiment.

Sentiment: MFT
Paper: SU! Crushed Curry, PTI Stamper's Select, Smokey Shadow, and Raspberry Fizz, My Mind's Eye DP 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Black Diamond" and "Rose", Pearl Pins (Wal-Mart)
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Rolled Rose and Royal Leaves Die-namics dies, PTI Smokey Shadow Felt, Raspberry Felt (Hobby Lobby), The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I used October's SFYTT and am entering this card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today...have a great week!  I'm off to tackle the mountain of laundry....

Angela

You're One of a Kind

Good Monday morning!  I wanted to play along with the MFT Sketch Challenge this week and decided to look through the challenge list to see which ones I could combine to make one card.  It makes it more of a challenge that way, right?!  I havn't done much crafting this week, so there were a lot of things I was interested in....  I was trying to combine "teacher's pet", girly but not pink, glitter/bling, flowers, shabby-chic/distressing....  Anyway this is what I came up with.

The image is colored with pencils and her dress is paper pieced.  My original plan was to diecut the row of paper dolls and adhere them.  Easy peasy, right?  Not so much!  The diecut paper dolls are a bit bigger than the stamp....  So I stamped the paper dolls on DP and cut them out.  Oh my, that was interesting!  As I was cutting I wondered what on earth I had gotten myself into....

Check out the size of the paper dolls!  Tiny!  I took a picture just for fun.  Actually this was the rough cut before I went and fine tuned it a bit.  I later realized I should have taken a picture after I cleaned it up.... After adhering the paper dolls, I gave them a nice coating of glitter...so sparkly!

To finish the card, I distressed the DP and added more paper dolls, a felt flower, some pearls and stick pins.  I even decorated the inside of this one, using graph paper to play on the "teacher" theme.

Image/Sentiment: MFT Pure Innocence "Paper Dolls"
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Ruby Red, My Mind's Eye "Stella Rose", Graff Paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Black Marker, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellies: Kaiser Pearls, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Maya Road Stick Pins
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, MFT Die-namics (Royal Rose, Sweet Stack Labels, Paper Dolls), Felt (my stash), Dimensionals


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

2 Sisters: Flowers
Card Makin' Mamas: Getting Girlie
Crafts and Me Challenges: 3-D Embellishments
Crafty Emma: Paper Piece It!
Crafty Purple Frog: Get Distressed
DYSU Challenge Blog: Glitter/Bling
Moving Along with the Times: Shabby Chic and/or Vintage
Paper Crafting Journey: 3 or More Patterened Papers (5)
Paper Pretties: 2 or More DP (5)
Pixie Cottage: Paper Piecing
Sugar Creek Hollow: Die Cuts of Punches
Sweet Stampin': Girly but No Pink
The Stamping Boutique: Distress
Tuesday Thowdown: Stick Pins

Thanks for stopping by; have a great week!

Angela