TMS#87

Good Tuesday morning! It's time for another fun challenge from Melissa at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Our sponsor this week is Doodle Pantry; I just love this adorable bird image! Cute, cute, cute! I have to say this sketch had me stumped! I ended up changing the shapes of the panels to fit my image and also cropped the image. I used some fun DP I found when we took a day trip over spring break; the backside is used to paper piece the bird. I really had my doubts, about my choice to paper piece, when I starting trimming.... Those feathers are tiny! My daughter told me the bird looked weird with the "spots" all over, but I think he is too cute...and original! Image/Sentiment: Doodle Pantry Digital Image Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Lemon Tart and True Black, 7 Gypsies DP, The Paper Studio Vellum Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Jet" and "Rose" Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Die-namice Rolled Flower Die, The Cat's Pajama's Cut-Up Die (leaf), PTI Felt (yellow), MFT Felt (green) I can't wait to see the fun cards the rest of the girls have come up with! You can check them out here...and maybe play along too! Thanks for stopping by; have a great day! Angela

C.C. Designs Birgitta

Hello there! I have a fun spring card to share that works for 3 challenges:

1. Monthly image challenge on SCS
2. Jen del Muro's March SFYTT
3. The Corrosive Challenge Blog challenge (3 DP's, 2 ribbons, 1 image)

It's not often that I'm able to combine challenges, so I was pretty excited!

This month our image came from Imke and she included the cute, little sun charm. I decided to make Birgitta's sunflower pink...just for fun! The image is colored with pencils and accented with glitter. I added some felt grass and finished it off with a bit of ribbon, cord, and the charm.

Image: C.C. Designs Swiss Pixie Birgitta
Paper: PTI Dark Chocolate, Pebbles DP
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, SU! Silver Cord, Doodlebug Glitter, Sun Charm
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, MFT Die-namics Grass Die, EK Success 3D Dots

I can't wait to see what image we will be working with next month!

That's all for today; thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#86: K.I.D.S.

Good morning! We have another fun challenge from Melissa at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. This week our challenge is K.I.D.S. which means "Keep It Delightfully Simple"! Sounds like a fun twist, doesn't it? I thought about what my kids would like and went with a Changito image. I kept the card to one layer and just added some glitter for embellishment. One never knows if they will keep the card, or just go for the gift card inside! Does this sound familiar to anyone?

I tell you, for such a simple card, I had a heck of a time getting this done.... I had planned to show 2 cards: a girl version and a boy version. I colored the original 2 cards only to find there were black smudges on the front. I have no idea where they came from! I checked my hands, the table, etc. I had the next set completed only to find that the girl version had black smudges! Good grief! By this time, I wasn't up for making another, so I just included a small picture of it. Now what do I do with 3 smudgey cards? It's not like I can take the image panel off, because it is 1 layer.... I guess they will go in the paper scrap box....

Image/Sentiment: Stampendous "Changito Hop" Clear Set

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select

Embellie: Doodlebug Glitter

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations and then come up with a kid friendly card so you can play along too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Red Hat Society 50th Birthday

Hello and "Happy Friday"! How about a silly card to get the weekend off on a good note? One of my bosses at work asked me to make a birthday card for her sister-in-law...she requested the "Red Hat" theme. I couldn't really find any red/purple DP, so I decided to go with CS ran through the Cuttlebug...I thought the paisley was perfect! I am hoping I don't offend her with the slightly risque image. I'm thinking she will get a kick out of it...stubbly legs and all! LOL

The image is by Bugaboo Stamps, but I purchased the clear set from Totally Stampalicious. It has a few cute sayings to go with it. I struggled with how to make this a birthday card (without a birthday sentiment), but finally decided to put the "50" on the front...I think that makes it birthday worthy. I die cut some numbers, stamped the sentiment on vellum, die cut it, and used bling to hide the glue. It seemed to work out well. Stella is colored with pencils and the bow on her hat and her jewelry are accented with glitter. I added some bling to pull it all together.

Image/Sentiment: Bugaboo Clear Set from Totally Stampalicious
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Royal Velvet, SU! Lavendar Lace and Real Red, The Paper Studio Vellum
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Me and My Big Ideas Bling
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Cuttlebug "Paisley" Embossing Folder, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, QuicKutz "Blossom" Numbers

That's it for today.... Thanks for stopping by; have a super weekend!

Angela

SC324: Life is a Journey, Not a Destination

Good morning and "Happy St. Patrick's Day"! My card today has just a bit of green, so all is well! Yesterday my daughter was talking about wearing green so she wouldn't get pinched.... Next thing I know, she shows me her lovely green manicure! Only it wasn't nail polish, but green Silly Putty...oh my!

On to the crafty stuff.... Yesterday I made time to play the SCS sketch challenge. It was a fairly easy sketch which showed a flower embellishment. At first all I could think of to use was a flower, but then I thought of the MFT kite die. As I was getting that out, I noticed the cloud die and went from there. The DP used for the kite is by Cosmo Cricket and was sent to me in a birthday package from my friend Patti; thank you Patti, Cosmo Cricket paper rocks! The sentiment is from PTI. For being such a simple card, it took me awhile to put it all together. I did have fun moving the elements around before I glued them down. I do like how this card turned out, so maybe I am coming out of my funk! Yay!

Sentiment: PTI "Year of Flowers: Gladiolus"
Ink: SU! Real Red
Embellies: PTI Felt and Baker's Twine
Extras: MFT Kite and Cloud Dies, EK Success 3D Dots

That's all I have for today; thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#85

Good Tuesday morning! We have another fun sketch from Melissa at the

Tuesday Morning Sketches blog, so let's get to it!

As I was looking for DP to use with the sketch, I couldn't really find any that was "just right", so I opted to go with plain cardstock. I have always liked the combo of pink/orange, so I decided to run with that.... Although the ribbons weren't hard to do, they took a lot of time...and glue dots! As I was finishing the card, I realized that I could have woven cardstock instead...I may have to try that.... The chick is colored with pencils and accented with a bit of glitter. I added some alphabet beads to finish it off. I may have to save this card for my daughter; she would get a kick out of "Superchick"!

Image: Stampendous Calendar Chick

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Pretty in Pink

Embellies: SU! Pumpkin Pie Grosgrain Ribbon (narrow), PTI Orange Zest Grosgrain Ribbon (wide), Doodlebug Glitter, Alphabet Beads

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, DMC Floss

This week is a judged challenge, so I would love to see you play along. Check out the sketch and creations from the Design Team at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Who knows, play along you might just win a fun prize?!

Thanks for stopping by; have a great day!

Angela

"Heartfelt Thanks"

Good morning! Today I have a card that I CASE'd from a PaperCrafts Card Creations magazine. I loved how bright and cheery it was, and just knew I wanted to make some for my stash. The colors...the fun buttons...it just made me happy!

The card was pretty simple to make; it probably took the longest to select the buttons and to "thread" the holes. It's so fun to search my button stash; I thought the avocado one with 6 holes was pretty unique!

Image: PTI "All About You Additions"

Sentiment: PTI "Everyday Classics"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Old Olive

Embellies: PTI Ripe Avocado Ribbon, PTI Buttons

Extras: Prismacolor Pencil/Goo Gone, DMC Floss, "Corner Chomper", Glue Dots

It's time to get moving here; the kids are part of the church service this morning and then we are going out for birthday brunch.

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day!

Angela