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Good morning!  We have a new sketch for you at From the Heart Stamps; the twist this week is to make an easel card.  You can play along with the sketch, the twist, or both...here it is:

I really would like to keep making snowman cards (this sketch would be perfect to embellish with pretty snowflakes!), but decided to go with a spring image since (hopefully) it's on the way!  The image is colored with pencils and I've done some simple layering.  I've embellished with buttons (shanks removed) and mini brads (to mimic the ladybug's spots).

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Ladybug Parade" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Stamper's Select and Harvest Gold CS, SU! Poppy Parade CS
Embellies: Favorite Findings Buttons, Recollections Mini Brads
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Glue Dots

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details.  We do hope you will play along!  Also, we will be back Friday with the monthly Blog Hop; see you then, have a great week!

Challenges entered:

Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs: Button Up
Crafting When We Can: Use a Digital Stamp      
Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes
Polkadoodles: Tic Tac Toe (wings, nature, sentiment)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Flurry of Wishes

Good morning!  It's Monday so that means we have a new sketch (and twist) for you at From the Heart Stamps...here it is:

I had to use one of Faith's newest images...Flurry!  (It is so appropriate for the weather we are getting here.  For the last 4 weeks we have had snow or blizzards at the beginning of the week...thankfully it was just snow on Sunday, I think it will be okay getting to work Monday.)  I think this is one of the cutest snowmen ever!  I've colored it with pencils and added just a touch of glitter to his heart.  I kept it clean and simple with minimal layering, and added some paper piercing and brads for interest, along with a die cut snowflake.  Here's a close-up:

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Flurry" Digital Set
Ink: Printer, Signo Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110 CS, PTI Stamper's Select CS, SU! Baja Breeze CS, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS, Echo Park Patterned Paper
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Polar Bear", Recollections Mini Brads, Spare Parts Brad
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Corner Chomper, The Cat's Pajamas Die (snowflakes), Lasting Impressions Piercing Template/Piercing Tool

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details.  We hope you will play along!

Challenges entered:

A Snowflake's Promise: Anything Goes with a Winter or Christmas Theme
Sweet Stampin': Clean and Simple

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

flyin' by to say hi

Good morning sketch fans!  We have a new sketch for you at From the Heart Stamps, along with a twist..."Use Stitching".  Check out the sketch:

I have to admit that I was a bit stumped by the sketch, so I flipped the image panel.  (I am also just realizing that I forgot the twist!  Ugh!)  I love this Birdbrain witch...she's cute, not spooky!  Shc's colored with pencils and her eyelids have a bit of glittery green "eye shadow" (of course I couldn't resist that!); I've cut her out and adhered her to the image panel.  I've embellished simply with a sentiment banner adhered with mini brads.

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Broom Flying Birdbrain" Digital Image

Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker, Signo Black Gel Pen

Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Perfect Plum, PTI True Black, We R Memory Keepers Patterned Paper

Embellies: Martha Stewart "Sour Apple" Glitter, Recollections Brads

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's cards here, along with the challenge details.  We do hope you will give the sketch a try!

I am also sharing this card in the Splitcoaststampers Hope You Can Cling To card drive.  (Can I Get a Ride" HYCCT1511)  There are challenges for every day this month; at the end of the event I will ship the cards to the MD Anderson Cancer Center for distribution to their patients.  This is an awesome cause, if you aren't familiar with it you should check it out!

Challenges entered: 

A Gem of a Challenge: Spots and/or Stripes 

Animal Friends Challenge: Halloween 

Aud Sentiments Challenge: Halloween Sentiment

Chocolate, Coffee, and  Cards: Halloween 

Crafting By Designs: Halloween

Crafty Gals Corner: Witches, Ghouls, Gobblins

Glitter 'N' Sparkle: Halloween (Cute or Spooky) 

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

FTHS March Blog Hop

Good morning!  Welcome to our From the Heart Stamps March Blog Hop; our theme this month is "Going Green"...hop along for some fabulous inspiration from the DT!

As you hop along, please leave a comment on each entry.  One random commentor will be selected on each blog to win an image of choice from the store.  In addition, one commentor on the From the Heart Stamps blog will win a $15 gift voucher to the store!  

If you have arrived from our Guest Designer Sarah's blog, you are in the right place!  My card today features Hamlet Pigwit Think Spring.  With St. Patrick's Day right around the corner, I went with an Irish theme.  I pulled some fun papers from my stash and did some simple layering; the layers are adhered with mini brads in the corners.  The image is colored with pencils, accented with glitter, and layered on diecuts; I've  added a sparkly shamrock for embellishing.

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Hamlet Pigwit Think Spring" Digital Image
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Garden Green, PTI True Black, Reminisce Patterned Paper
Embellies: Recollections Brads, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, QuicKutz Hand Tool and Shamrock Die, Foam Tape

Now head on over to Calypso's blog to see her fabulous creation!

Thanks for hopping with us today; the hop will end on Monday, March 9th at 6:00 a.m. EST.  Winners will be posted, on the From the Heart Stamps blog, on Wednesday, March 11th.

Angela

Sketch Saturday #349

Good morning!  Saturday means a new sketch at the Sketch Saturday challenge blog!  As always, it's a fun one!   Our sponsor for the week is A Random Fan; they have some adorable images!   Here's our sketch:

I picked some patterned papers and colored my image to match, but I just wasn't liking the finished result....  Then I had the idea to go with an all white card base; it turns out that I like the simplicity!  I've used textured vellum for the slanted panel and white brads to secure the banner.

Image: A Random Fan "Summer Scent" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select and Vellum
Embellies: Recollections Brads
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone

Please stop by and see what the Saturday Girls have created, along with the challenge details.  We hope you will play along!

C.R.A.F.T.: CAS

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Inching By To Say Hi

Good morning!  It's time for a new sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches; not only is there a great sketch, but a great twist as well...flowers!  Melissa is our sponsor for the week; here is the sketch:

I went with a fun, springy, pre-colored image from Doodle Pantry and paired it with a sentiment and patterned paper from the set.  I've done some layering and put my dies to use; for embellishing I've used some ribbon, and mini flowers with a pearl center.

Image/Sentiment: Doodle Pantry "Spring Critters" Digital Set
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Berry Sorbet and Blueberry Sky, Doodle Pantry Digi Patterned Paper
Embellies: PTI Berry Sorbet Dotted Satin Ribbon, Stamping Bella Flowers/Recollections Pearls 
Extras: Spellbinders Nestabilities, MFT Die-namics Border Die, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's creations here, along with the challenge details...we do hope you will play along!

Challenges entered:

Created with Love Challenges: For the Love of Critters
Love to Create: Friendship
The Ribbon Girl: Add Pearls

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Friends to the End

Good morning!  We have a new challenge for you from Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight Denise has chosen our challenge and she would like to see "Pearls, Flowers, and Charms".  Hmmm, I do have to say that this was indeed a challenge for me!  I had to think "out of the box" a bit....

I went with a fun set from Doodle Pantry, Snowman Pile-Up; it includes line art, pre-colored images, sentiments, and DP...everything you need!  I went with a pre-colored image, a sentiment, and 2 of the DPs.  After printing the elements, I did a bit of layering and added my embellishments; a "flurry" of pearls for snow, a white felt "loopy bloom" flower embellished with a snowflake charm and pearl.  It was fun to see if I could make this challenge work for a winter card!  I also added some glitter to the image, but I didn't capture the sparkle with my photo...it is pretty in real life!

Stamp Set: Doodle Pantry Snowman Pile-up
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select and True Black, Doodle Pantry DP
Embellies: Recollections Pearls, Making Memories Snowflake, Doodlebug Glitter
Extras: MFT Loopy Bloom Die-namics Die/White Felt (my stash), Spellbinder's Nestabilities, EK Success 3D Dots

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations here.  I would love to see what you come up with using pearls, flowers, and charms!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge: Any Sentiment
Clear it Out: Anything Goes, Add a Snowflake
Crafting When We Can: Winter
Paper Crafting Journey: Bling it Up
Party Time Tuesday: Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays: Winter Wonderland
Shopping Our Stash: Christmas or Winter (stash item: metal snowflake)
The Crazy Challenge: Snowy Winter
The Sweetest Thing: Sketch
Use it Tuesday: Anything Goes (hoarded items: metal snowflake, pearls)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Love Grows Here

Good morning!  I've got a card for the new Crafty Friends challenge; our sponsor is Cedar Chest Designs and we would like to see bling on your card.

I picked the image "Love Grows Here" to use today...thank you to Cedar Chest Designs!  I've colored the image with pencils then spritzed it with chocolate ink to shabby it up a bit.  The papers are distressed and I've added some subtle bling.

Image: Cedar Chest Designs Digital Image
Ink: Printer, SU! Chocolate Chip Marker 
Paper: SU! Soft Sky, PTI Dark Chocolate, Bo Bunny DP
Embellies: Recollections Bling
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Border Die, SU! Ink Spritzing Tool, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations.  We'd love to have you play along; the prize will be $10 to spend at the Cedar Chest Designs web store!

I have used the sketch from I Heart Sketches today.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Snappy Holidays

Good morning!  It's time for Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps) December release...I always look forward to seeing and working with the new sets and this month was no exception!  The sets I'll be showcasing today are Cute Critters and Flower Garden.

First, I have used the fun set "Cute Critters"; it includes outlines, pre-colored images, sentiments and a selection of papers.  It isn't a holiday set, but I wanted to show the versatility of the images and created a Christmas card.  The turtle is colored with pencils and accented with glitter...I imagine even turtles like to get their glam on!  I distressed my papers a bit, added a silver bow, lots of silver brads and a computer generated sentiment.

Image: Cute Critters Digital Stamp Set
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Pure Poppy, SU! Soft Sky, Carta Bella "Merry and Bright" DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Glitter in "Cherry Popsicle", Recollections Brads (mini), Spare Parts Brads, SU! Silver Cord
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: Anything Goes (Holiday/Sentiment)
Charisma Cardz: Christmas Makes
Crafting For All Seasons: Green and Red with Glitter and Sparkle
Moving Along With The Times: Christmas Crackers (Funny)
Stampotique Designers Challenge: Non-traditional Christmas 

Next, I have used an image from Austin Owen's "Flower Garden" collection.  I like to go clean and simple with Austin's images, so the image will shine.  The iris is printed, colored with pencils, accented with some bling, and layered onto a white card base.

Image: Flower Garden Digital Stamp Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select
Embellies: MAMBI Bling
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Oh Baby!

Hello there!  It's time for our fortnightly challenge at Creative Card Crew; our sponsor is Simon Says Stamp and our theme is "Stars".

I had a bit of a struggle coming up with a "star" plan, but then I came across the Retro Sketch and I was set. I decided to go with a baby card...no stamping involved here...I let the cute paper and dies do all the work!  I embellished with a bit of this and that...mini brads, sparkly CS, a button, and a snippet of ribbon.  I think I may try a girl version of this....

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Doodlebug DP, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Embellies: Recollections White Mini Brads, PTI Blueberry Sky Button (DMC Floss), Felt, and Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: MFT Onesie and Stacking Stars Die-namics Dies, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's creations...would love to see you play along too!

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Pile It On: Embellishments
Retro Sketches: Sketch
Stampin' With the Dragon: Oh Baby

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clearly Digi Stamps November Release

It's that time again...time for the newest stamp release from Clearly Digi Stamps (Clear Dollar Stamps)!  I'm working with 2 fun sets today...Jolly Joy and Corvette.  Both sets come with outlines, pre-colored images, and papers to match.  I decided to go with the pre-colored images this month.

First up is Jolly Joy...I love the fun images and colors of this set!  I resized and printed the image, along with one of the DPs.  The DP is matted and the image panel is cut with a Spellbinder's die and popped up.  I added some ribbon and Swarovski flatback crystals for my embellishments.  The sketch is from Create with Connie and Mary.

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Image: Jolly Joy
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and SU! Real Red
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals, PTI Pure Poppy Satin Ribbon
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Second, I made a clean and simple card.  I resized the image, trimmed it, and popped up the panel on the cardbase.  The holly is cut out, adhered, and I gave the berries a bit of glitter.

Images: Jolly Joy
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select
Embellie: Martha Stewart Glitter in "Candy Apple"
Extras: The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Next I went out of my comfort zone and made some "man cards"....  The Corvette set has 4 different colored cars along with 2 DPs to match each color.  The sentiment is from the new set Cool Ride.  I did a bit of layering and added some brads for embellishing.

Image: Corvette
Sentiment: Cool Ride
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Poppy Parade and Basic Black
Embellies: Spare Parts Black Brads, Recollections Black Mini Brads
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities

I combined the image and sentiment for this one, and added some black mesh...I like the way the colorful DP peeks out from under the mesh.  I also like that I have a couple of "man cards" for my stash!  (Yay for me!)

Image: Corvette
Sentiment: Cool Ride
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Basic Gray and Basic Black
Embellie: Black Mesh (my stash)
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head on over to Clearly Digi Stamps to check out the rest of this awesome release.  The DT has been working hard to give you lots of eye candy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps October Release

Hello!  It's release time at Clear Dollar Stamps and it's a big one...there is something for everyone!

First, I'm using Romans' Road Rainbow and I went for a clean and simple look.  I re-sized and combined the image and sentiment, then colored the image with pencils.  The panel is framed with black and I've added tiny black brads to the sun's eyes.  This set comes with outlines, pre-colored images and many coordinating sentiments.  I love the cheery, colorful image!

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps Romans Rainbow
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Lemon Tart, and SU! Basic Black
Embellies: Recollections Mini Brads
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Songbird Challenges: Build Me Up Buttercup (yellow)

Next I'm using Eat More Ham, which features a turkey on the run plus funny sentiments; this set also comes with pre-colored images or outlines.  The image is colored with pencils; I've printed, colored, and cut out extra tail feathers to add a bit of dimension.  The patterned papers are distressed  and crumpled to add a bit of texture.  For embellishing I turned a sentiment into a banner and added some coordinating buttons.

Image/Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps Eat More Ham
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Tangerine Tango, and American Crafts DP
Embellies: PTI Buttons/DMC Floss
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craft Us Crazy: Children and/or Fall
Scrappy Frogs: Fall or Halloween
The Crafty Pad: Distress It!

I hope you will head on over to Clear Dollar Stamps to check out the new sets; there are many to choose from including some neat calendar options.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

Happy Birthday Theresa!

Good morning!  Today is a special day as we are celebrating a couple milestones of one of my teamies at Tuesday Morning Sketches; not only are we celebrating Theresa's 50th birthday, we are celebrating the fact that she is a cancer survivor....  So, Theresa, "Happy Birthday to you...and many more!"

I'll bet Theresa would love it if you stopped by her blog, My Sassy Cards, and wished her well!  

These lovely ladies are also wishing Theresa well today:

Bonnie at Grandma Bonnie's Place
Cheryl at Ink Up
Dawn at Paper Paradise
Debbie at Debbie's Dash of This and That
Jessi at One Crafty Mama
Jessica at Jess' Obsession
Jessica at There She Goes
Kathleen at Will Stamp for Wine
Laura at The Crafty Sister
Marie at Ink'd Wings
Melissa at Stamp It, Scrap It, Share It
Shelby at Color of Happy
Silke at My Life

This challenge will run all month at Tuesday Morning Sketches with the winner for the blog candy to be drawn on November first.  Here are the details: The challenge is Pink and Birthday; optional are Breast Cancer Awareness and Theresa's favorite color combo of Pink and Green.  Well, what are you waiting for?  Get busy and play along!

For my card, I wanted to go with Theresa's favorite colors; I used a Stampendous Calendar Chick and colored her with pencils.  I did a bit of distressing to add some texture, and I embellished with ribbon and pearls in 3 groups of three.

Image: Stampendous
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and New Leaf, SU! Melon Mambo, Echo Park DP
Embellies: Recollections Pearls, SU! Melon Mambo Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, EK Success Circle Punch, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am entering my card in the following challenges:

Bunny Zoe's Crafts: Distressing
Crafty Boots: Three (3 groups of 3 pearls)
Cupcake Craft Challenges: Think Pink
Dream Valley Challenges: Go Pink
In The Pink: Pink Plus One
Mojo Monday: Sketch
Opus Gluei: A Little Sketchy (sketch from Mojo Monday)
Papelitos Stamps: Flowers
Paper Pretties: Flowers
The Paper Shelter: Distressing
The Stamping Boutique: Pink, Pink, Pink

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy your weekend!

Angela

Loads of candy....

(Click here for the goodie giveaway!)

Good morning Tuesday Morning Sketches fans; I have a new sketch to share!  Our sponsor for the week is Raisin Boat and they sent me an entire set called "Sheet Happens"...the set is full of fun images and sentiments.  Thank you Raisin Boat!

This is the sketch.  I stamped and colored the image, then added googlie eyes and tiny brads for the knobs on the washing machine.  I paired the image with some new Doodlebug Halloween papers (love!) that I bought when we went out of town last weekend; I did a bit of distressing to shabby it up a bit.  I finished with some sparkly black bats, which are popped up.

Image/Sentiment: Raisin Boat
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Simply Chartreuse, and Royal Velvet, The Paper Studio Black Glitter Paper, Doodlebug DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellies: Recollections Brads, Crafts Etc. Googlie Eyes
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Martha Stewart Bat Punch 

I can't wait to see all of the DT's cards...we were each given a different set to work with!  I hope you will play along this week...one lucky participant will win a prize from Raisin Boat!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Creative Mondays: Kids
Creative Belli: Winged Things
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy: 2 Patterned Papers

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

I Miss You!!!

Good morning!  It's time for another challenge from the Creative Card Crew; for this fortnight, our challenge is  Maps/Newsprint/Sheet Music and our sponsor is Simon Says Stamp.

I decided to go with the map theme and made an "I Miss You!!!" card.  I thought this might be nice to have in my stash.  I did some simple layering and the words are computer generated.  I used mini brads to hightlight "You" and "Me" on the map, and added Bella Dots to the corners.

Sentiments: Computer
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Kraft and Raspberry Fizz, SU! Basic Black, Paper Pizzazz DP
Embellies: Recollections Brads, Bella Dots
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head on over to the Creative Card Crew to get a bit of inspiration from the DT.  If you play along, you may be the lucky winner of a prize from Simon Says Stamp!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Creative Card Crew: Fantasy

Good morning!  It's time for another Creative Card Crew challenge; this fortnight our theme is "fantasy" and our sponsor is Michelle Perkett.  Michelle has some beautiful fairies, but I couldn't resist this whimsical mermaid; I think she's a doll!  Thank you, Michelle!

When I was working on my card, I couldn't decide whether I should go with birthday or water themed DP.  I finally settled on these cute fish....  The DP was already distressed, but I distressed the edges further to give it a bit more texture; I like the shabby look paired with the crisp white cardbase and image panel.  The image is colored with pencils and accented with glitter and mini brads.  I pierced a circle, added some brads and popped the image up.

Image: Michelle Perkett  Digital Stamp'
Ink: Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Fancy Pants Designs DP
Embellies: Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Pink Smoothie", Recollections Brads
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Crafter's Workshop Template, Dimensionals

I have seen some peeks at the rest of the DT's cards; you won't want to miss peeking yourself!  Better yet, why not play along for a chance to win this fortnight's prize?  (Michelle Perkett's "Lily" image.)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#100

Good Tuesday morning! It's time for another challenge from Melissa at

Tuesday Morning Sketches...can you believe it's week 100! Wow, how cool is that?! Our sponsor this week is Stamping Boutique; they provided me with this darling basket image. I love it...it's so summery!

The image is colored with pencils and I added some subtle glitter to the centers of the flowers. (Click on the image to get a larger view.) I pierced my circle and then added some brads and a message to finish it off. I like the simple layout.

Image: Stamping Boutique

Sentiment: Hero Arts

Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Stamper's Select and Kraft, Basic Grey DP

Embellies: Recollections Brads, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter

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

I can't wait to see what the rest of the DT has done with this sketch; here are some links for you to check them out and leave a bit of love.

Dawn

Jackie

Jessica

Kathleen

Melissa

Theresa

Thanks for stopping by today; have a good one!

Angela

Shopping Stella Card/Gift Box

Good morning! My Mom asked me to make a card for a friend of hers who is embarking on a new adventure; she is opening a shop on Main Street. I was pretty much able to make whatever I wanted; however, my Mom wanted the card to be purple since that's her friend's favorite color. I DO like purple, but I was a bit worried because I knew I didn't have much in my stash.... I was able to find some pretty Basic Grey and when paired with purple CS, it worked perfectly. I love it when it all comes together so easily!

Stella is colored with pencils and her wand and crown are accented with a touch of yellow glitter. I made sure to give her bold, red lips since that is another favorite color of the recipient! I went with one of my "go-to" layouts and embellished with ribbons, a die cut flower and some bling.

Here's a close-up of the card only. I think Stella rocks! I love her crown and wand...they give me the opportunity to break out the glitter!

Image: Stamping Bella "Stella's Goin' Shoppin"

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, Basic Grey DP

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Embellies: PTI Plum Pudding and Dark Chocolate Ribbons, Recollections Bling, Doodlebug Glitter

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, The Cat's Pajamas CutUp "Button Flower" Die, PTI Label Die (box), The Paper Studio Sicky Doos

That's it for now, although I do hope to work is some stamping later today. It's been a busy week, so there is a lot to catch up on at home. Also, my daughter would like to do a bit of geocaching if the weather holds out. Thanks for stopping by; have a great Sunday!

Angela