Chocolate....

Good morning!  We've got a new sketch for you at Bugaboo and it's a fun one!  Check it out:

I love making baby cards...this one is a bit sassy...JJ, zebra print, and humor...such fun!  JJ has the right idea...chocolate makes everything better!  Right?!  The image is colored with pencils; I've added some dry embossing, ribbon, and baby buttons.

Image: Bugaboo "JJ Pregnancy-Back Pain" Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Marina Mist, PTI Dark Chocolate, The Paper Studio DP
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Buttons/DMC Floss
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Foam Tape

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations here.  I can't wait to see what you create with our sketch!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Card Makin' Mamas: Stack it Up (layers)
Di's Digi Designs: BINGO (digi-sentiment-embossing)
Jellypark Friends: Chocolate and/or Cake
Oldie But a Goodie Challenge: Buttons (buttons have been in my stash for years)
Sweet Stampin': Humour

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#98: Inspiration Challenge

Good morning! Today we have a bit of a different challenge for Tuesday Morning Sketches...it's an inspiration challenge! Our inspiration is a photograph of a scent I recently bought; not only does it smell wonderful, it's packaged beautifully!

I will have to admit, I am not one who usually likes this type of challenge...I have a hard time thinking out of the box. One look at those beautiful flowers though, and I was hooked! It was fun to make something totally different; for instance, I would have never came up with the unusual color scheme on my own and I rarely use gold brads.

I colored my image with pencils, added a bit of texture with an embossing folder and kept the layout simple to keep the focus on the flowers. I used the EK Success "retro flower" punch and rolled the petals of the larger flowers under, and added gold brads to the centers. I popped them up for added dimension.

Image: Stamping Bella "Daisybella"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Blushing Bride and Summer Sun

Embellies: Spare Parts Gold Brads

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Sissix Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Now it's your turn; I would love to see what you come up with using the inspiration photo! Be sure to stop by the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to see what the rest of the DT has created too.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge #99

Hello there! I thought this week's CAS sketch would be perfect for the baby card I needed to make. I toyed with adding ribbon or a felt flower, but it just didn't look right.... I stuck with the simplicity of the alphabet beads. The image is colored with pencils and I paper pieced his jammies; the cardbase is dry embossed. Super simple! Image: Stamping Bella Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Black Marker Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Marina Mist Embellie: Alphabet Beads (Hobby Lobby) Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, DMC Floss I went to check out the details on the Midnight Madness blog and for some reason, I can't gain access to their site. I get a pop-up that states operation aborted...does anybody know anything about this or how to fix it? I had the company we obtain our virus protection though run a scan and they said the computer was clean. This is happening to a lot of the blogs that I frequent; not all at once, just gradually. It's so very frustrating! Thanks for stopping by today! Angela

Cocoa Birthday Chick

Good morning! I was able to do the SCS sketch challenge yesterday; I really look forward to those every week. After I printed the sketch, I was trying to make a plan to incorporate some other challenges as well.... This card works for Aly's Sunday Sketch too; the challenge was to use flowers.

The Stampendous Calendar Chicks are some of my "go to" stamps, along with Changito. After I found an image that would "fit", I next looked for paper. I have had this DP for a long time and I really like the colors; I think this is the first time I have paired in with Close to Cocoa. SU! is retiring this color too; I guess I need to use it up so I can add some new colors to my stash. Is anybody else out there excited to see the new SU! catty on July 1st? I can't wait!

I have colored the image with pencils and added lots of glitter. I didn't have the right color blue for the flower center, so I scribbled on a piece of paper with a pencil before cutting it out and adding glitter...it matched perfect! Sometimes you just need to improvise!

Image: Stampendous
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Close to Cocoa, and The Paper Studio DP
Embellies: Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter, MFT Felt
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Sissix Hello Kitty Daisies Die

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you are able to enjoy some crafting time as well....

Angela