Yes, Virginia....

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the ladies at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight, Lesley has chosen "Vintage" for our challenge theme.  Sounds good, right?  I went with Christmas...it's right around the corner, you know!

I've had this stamp and DP in my stash for quite awhile and had always planned on pairing them.  I distressed my papers and added some die cut holly spritzed with Glimmer Mist and tied with twine, some pearls, and glass glitter (love the chunky look of it...so pretty!).

Sentiment: Penny Black
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU! Cameo Coral, October Afternoon DP
Embellies: SU! Glass Glitter, PTI Twine, Spare Parts Pearls, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in "Pearl"
Extras: Sizzix Holly Die, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will hop on over to Ruby's Rainbow to check out the vintage creations; why not play along?

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Deep Ocean Challenge Blog: Christmas in July
Jellypark Challenges: Christmas in July
Ooh La La Challenge: A Step Back in Time
The Hobby House: Christmas
The Paper Girls: Glitter, Glitter, Glitter

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Good Tuesday morning! It's time for another sketch from Melissa at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Our sponsor this week is Tiddly Inks! Yay! I love Tiddly Inks images! Here is a link to their challenge blog, and here is a link to the online store. If you are unfamiliar with the images, check them out....

With the turn of the weather, I enjoy making cards with snowmen or snowflakes on them, so I chose this cute little guy. I think he's sipping a cup of hot cocoa (with marshmallows); that's just what I like to do to warm up on a cold day! The image is colored with pencils before lightly spraying it with some Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist. The snowflakes were also sprayed, before embellishing them with gold brads.

Image: Tiddly Inks Digital Stamp

Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Soft Suede, Carolee's Creations DP

Embellies: Glimmer Mist in Iridescent Gold, Spare Parts Brads,

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities and Snowflake Dies

I can't wait to see what the rest of the DT has made this week! I hope to see you play along too!

Have a great day!

Angela

It's Bellarific Friday!

Happy Friday! This week the theme of our challenge on Blogabella was monochromatic. It had me stumped a bit.... After looking through my stamps, I thought Violet Bittybloom would work well. I can't wait to see some real violets bloom!

The image is stamped, colored with Prismas/Goo Gone, cut out, and finally sprayed with some Glimmer Mist. It is hard to get a crisp picture, yet still capture the "pearl" finish. The lighter panels are embossed, and I embellished with some Bella Dots.

Image: Stamping Bella "Violet Bittybloom"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Smokey Shadow, SU! Elegant Eggplant and Lavendar Lace

Embellies: Bella Dots

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Cuttlebug/Embossing Folder, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in "Pearl", Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by; have a great weekend!

Angela

All bummed out?

I made time to do the SCS Bella Sketch Challenge today. I love to play along with those; plus one of the participants wins $15 in Bella Bucks! What could be better than that?

As I was looking through my stamps, I came across this one and decided I would do some paper piecing too. I found this paper on a recent shopping trip and just fell in love with it; it's so dainty! I thought it would be perfect for baby jammies. I included a close up so you could see the texture.

I had a heck of a time figuring out what to use for an embellishment. I searched and searched for a certain flower punch and after I finally found it, I didn't like it. I punched a bunch of different flowers and nothing seemed right. I finally settled on this flower; it was only after I crumpled it up that it seemed to work.

Image/Sentiment: Stamping Bella

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Melon Mambo and Garden Green, g.c.d studios DP

Embellies: SU! Sizzlits Dies "Floral Fusion" and "Little Leaves", Spare Parts Brad

Extras: Crayolas/Goo Gone, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in "Pearl"

I hope you had a great weekend!

Angela

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Melon Mambo and Garden Green, g.c.d studios DP

Embellies: SU! Sizzlits Dies Floral Fusion and Little Leaves, Spare Parts Brad

Extras: Crayolas/Goo Gone, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in "Pearl"

It's Bellarific Friday!

Happy Friday! The theme for Bellarific Friday this week was "Lovey Dovey". I chose "Phoebe Ketto"; aren't her little heart bouquets sweet? I also used more of my Bo Bunny DP; I've been using it a lot since it is so versatile with all the pretty colors.

Well, I learned a lesson the hard way with this one.... Don't try something new after your card is assembled! I had the "great idea" to use a black gel pen for Phoebe's hair. Well...I'm not loving it! I think maybe if it was more of a finer line, I would. I just had hoped to add some glossy lowlights. Maybe not.... I also had the perfect blue pencil for her dress, but I couldn't find it until after I colored it with a different blue! Ack! I think it was just not my day.....

Image: Stamping Bella "Phoebe Ketto"
Ink: Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Hibiscus Burst, and Dark Chocolate, Bo Bunny DP
Embellies: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in "Pearl", Sakura Black Gel Pen, Bella Dots
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you'll hop on over to Em's blog to check out all the other creations for Bellarific Friday.

Have a goodie!

Angela

PTI Swap Card: Welcome, Little One

Hello there!

Today I finished up my PTI swap cards. There is nothing like waiting until the last minute, since they are due 02-01-10! I have been swapping with the same group over on SCS and they are a great bunch! My return swaps are awesome and just seem to keep getting better.....

I used the new Baby Button Bits for my card this time. For some reason, I generally make a baby card; I guess I just like making them! The layout I used is much like the one I used for a Stella card not too long ago. The BG strip is paper pieced and I spritzed the main panel with some Glimmer Mist (see close up). It is becoming one of my new favorite "toys"! The shimmer is just awesome; I like that you can spray it on lightly for a subtle shimmer or heavy and you have more of a splotchy, obvious shimmer...I like it both ways!

I hope the other swappers like it!

Image/Sentiment: PTI Baby Button Bits

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Sweet Blush, Dark Chocolate, SU! Pumpkin Pie, My Mind's Eye DP

Embellies: PTI Orange Zest Grosgrain Ribbon, PTI Orange Zest Buttons, Glimmer Mist in "Pearl"

Extras: Crayola Colored Pencil, DMC Floss, Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by! Have a super day!

Angela

Lovestruck: 2 Challenges in 1

Since I was a bit short on time, I was happy to be able to do 2 challenges in 1! Usually for the MOJO Monday sketches I use my Verve stamps, but I thought this sketch would work well for the Valentine card challenge at The Cat's Pajamas too.

These adorable frogs were colored with Prismas and sprayed with a very light spritz of Glimmer Mist, before adding the pretty pink glitter eye shadow (I just couldn't resist!). See close up. Can't you just see that they are "lovestruck"? Indeed!

I used some new Bo Bunny papers; I like that they are distressed looking and I really love the text one. I like the look of mixing the distressed papers with clean lines and bling.

Image/Sentiment: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Hibiscus Burst, Dark Chocolate, Bo Bunny DP

Embellies: Glimmer Mist in "Pearl", Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Pink Smoothie", SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Fancy Pants Designs Stickpin

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Dies, Fiskars 1/16" Round Punch, Foam Tape
Thanks for stopping by; I hope you have a great weekend!
Angela

It's Bellarific Friday!

Happy Friday! That means today is Bellarific Friday and this week our theme is "Lovey Dovey". For my card I used the little "Love Bug" Huggabugg; I think she's pretty lovey!

Love Bug is stamped, colored, sprayed with Glimmer Mist, and last the glitter was added to her wings. All that shimmery goodness was a bit hard to photograph, so I added a close up. In real life, the image is crisp and so shimmery!

I paper pieced the the middle panel; it's a really fun technique and so great for using up those leftover bits of DP (or not, since I don't always use leftovers!). I just cut a strip of copy paper to size, glued on the DP with a glue stick, and trimmed. Super easy! (Does anybody else love glue sticks? My favorite brand is Ross, and now I can't find them.... I really like them because you have a bit of "wiggle room" before they dry. I can never seem to get things straight my first try.... If you know of a good one, please let me know. Thanks!)

With all the shimmer, I kept the rest of the embellishing simple and added some chocolate Bella Dots to finish the card.

Image/Sentiment: Stamping Bella's "Love Bug" Huggabugg

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Dark Chocolate, SU! Rose Red, G.P. White, Imaginisce DP

Embellies: Bella Dots, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Glimmer Mist in "Pearl"

Extras: Crayolas/Goo Gone, Cuttlebug "Floral Fantasy" Embossing Folder, SU! Oval Punch, Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day and a great weekend too!

Angela