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

Pure Innocence Sweet Treat

I was able to combine 2 challenges with this card today. The MFTWSC18 and WT331 at SCS; I am always excited when a card can do double duty!

The little gal is colored with pencils and her dress is paper pieced. I wanted to mimic the white flowers in the DP and after trying a bunch of different punches and combos, I went to my flower bin and found these flowers in my stash...I thought they worked rather well. I finished the card off with a bit of pink bling.

Image: MFT Pure Innocence

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: G.P. 110, Gina K Designs Pure Luxury, SU! So Saffron and Pink Passion, Doodlebug DP

Embellies: American Crafts Flowers, MAMBI Bling, White Grosgrain Ribbon

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

That's all for now; I am hoping to make time to get crafty this weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

MFT Wednesday Sketch Challenge: "I Miss You"

Hello! I have the MFTWSC14 card to share today. I started this last Friday night and finished it up this morning; I was too tired to craft after work this weekend. It took me a lot longer than it should have; I was fiddling around with the bow and I'm still not happy with it.... The rest is okay though. The little gal is colored with pencils and I paper pieced her dress. I like the vintage style DP, so I used a PTI doily die and buttons for embellishing. Image/Sentiment: MFT Pure Innocence "Making a List" Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Black Marker Paper: PTI Kraft and True Black, October Afternoon "Schoolhouse" DP Embellies: PTI Buttons, Black Grosgrain Ribbon (my stash) Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, PTI Doily Die, DMC Floss That's all I have for today; tomorrow is Tuesday, so I will be back with a new Tuesday Morning Sketches card. Thanks for stopping by; enjoy your day! Angela

I Love You With All My Heart

Hello! Today I have a card to share which took me way too long to make.... Now that I'm done, I'm not even so sure that I like it! Don't you hate it when that happens?

I used the sketch from MFT's Wednesday Sketch Challenge and one of the adorable Pure Innocence images. I love the DP; it's from TCP Studios and I used 4 patterns...I tell ya, that is not easy for me to do! The little gal is colored with pencils and her dress is paper pieced. Her barette and heart are coated with glitter...I think it's such a pretty shade of pink!

Image/Sentiment: MFT Pure Innocence "I Love You With All My Heart"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Sahara Sand and Regal Rose, TCP Studios DP, The Paper Studio Vellum

Embellies: SU! Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Pink Smoothie"

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Dies, MFT Die-namics Die, EK Success 3D Dots

Thanks for stopping by; that's all for today, it's time to do some chores and then maybe I can stamp a bit later.... Are you getting crafty today?

Angela

Pure Innocence Birthday Card and Box

Hello! Hope your weekend is going well! I was unexpectedly put on call today; I'm crossing my fingers that the phone doesn't ring.... We are having a winter festival in our town today, so there are lots of fun things to do. Later today they are having the "Polar Bear Dip" where you can watch the brave take a dip in the lake for charity. It's fun event; sometimes the groups of dippers have a theme. One year some were dressed up like characters from the Wizard of Oz.

I thought I should put my time to good use and finish up a card my Mother asked me to make for her friend's birthday. It's a lot like the one I made for her birthday; I just changed up the layout and DP. I really like the Pure Innocence images; they are just so sweet...and fun to paper piece too!

Image: MFT Pure Innocence "Birthday Princess"

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate, My Mind's Eye DP

Embellies: Cream Organza Ribbon, PTI Dark Chocolate Twill, PTI Buttons, DMC Floss, Ranger Distress Stickles in "Antique Linen"

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, QuicKutz Blossom Alphabet, EK Success 3D Dots

I made a quick box to present the card it, using my Scor-Pal. The inside is lined with some Warm and Natural batting to cushion the card. This one is going all the way to Washington DC.

Thanks for stopping by today; enjoy the remainder of your weekend!

Angela

Tuesday Morning Sketches #67

Good morning! Melissa has another sketch for us over at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Our sponsor this week is Tiffany's Doodles; you can check out the online store here.

I thought the sketch this week was a fun one; I chose to flip it. I colored my image with pencils and paper pieced her dress. Since I had used a lot of scallops, I embellished the card simply with 2 buttons stacked upon each other and tied with twine. The crown is embellished with Distress Stickles for a subtle sparkle.

Image: MFT Pure Innocence "Something Special Just For You"
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Fine Linen and Dark Chocolate, K & Company DP
Embellies: PTI Buttons, PTI Button Twine, Ranger Distress Stickles in "Antique Linen"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations and play along with us this week. I would love to see what YOU come up with!

Thanks for stopping by; have a good one!

Angela

Pure Innocence Birthday Card and Gift Box

Hello! Did you enjoy your weekend? This is our last "free" weekend; school starts tomorrow for DD and Tuesday for DS. Where did the summer go? We had a busy, fun-packed day which included celebrating my Mom's 65th birthday. This is the card and gift box I made for her. The box is 1" deep and is lined with warm and natural batting. I really like making these little boxes; they are simple and it's fun to personalize them too. My Mom had seen one I made not too long ago and made a big fuss over it, so I knew I needed to make one for her.

Here's a closer shot of the card. (The quality of the pictures isn't very good; they were taken in the breezeway and the lighting wasn't the best.) I used Jen del Muro's SFYTT and a Pure Innocence image that I hadn't had the chance to ink up yet. The little gal is colored with Prismas and I paper pieced her dress. I really had fun with the crown; it is cut out and has 2 coats of the "Antique Linen" Distress Stickles. It has a great textured finish. I embellished the card simply with buttons and a fun "garment pin" from Making Memories Vintage Findings. I am liking the quirky combo of the rose and orange....

Here's a close-up to show the crown and fun pin. I was going for a shabby-chic look here, but I still can't seem to master it.... Even though I am pleased with this card, it is frustrating!

Image: MFT Pure Innocence "Birthday Princess"
Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, SU! Close to Cocoa Marker
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Dark Chocolate, K & Company DP
Embellies: Buttons (my stash), Distress Stickles in "Antique Linen", Making Memories Vintage Findings "Garment Pin"
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, QuicKutz "Blossom" Alphabet. DMC Floss, EK Success 3D Dots

Thanks for stopping by today; enjoy the coming week!

Angela