Dear friend

Good morning!  I'm have a card and some exciting news from Clearly Digi Stamps...not only is today a new release, but it also opening day of the new store!  Woo hoo...I can't wait to check it out!  I hope you will check it out too, along with the new creations the DT have designed to inspire you.

Today I am working with a new set called Coffee Cup Greetings.  The set includes line art, pre-colored images, sentiments, and DP.  I used a line art image, as I thought this cup would be so fun to paper piece....  It was too...no tricky detail cutting!  Love that!  I pulled out some papers that I thought coordinated perfectly and I also used some bling from my stash that I have been hoarding.  Sometimes I really have a hard time using the stuff that is "extra pretty"!  Does anyone else have that problem?  I simply had to make myself do it!  (I even used one of the gems on the sentiment...to "dot" the "i".)  The sentiment is tied onto the cup handle with twine.

For the next month, Clearly Digi Stamps will be giving away free digis on Thursdays and Sundays.  Click here to see the current offering!

Image/Sentiment: Clearly Digi Stamps "Coffee Cup Greetings"
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Little Yellow Bicycle DP
Embellies: Zva Creative Bling, Divine Twine in "Oyster"
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge Blog: "G" is for Glitter and Gems
Clear it Out Challenge: Anything Goes, Stash Item: 2 or more patterned papers
Crafty Catz: 3-2-1 Challenge (I used 3 DPs, 2 die cuts, 1 tag.)
Crafty Blogger's Network: O's and X's Challenge (I went diaganol---die cut or punch, stamps, tag)
Creatalicious Challenge: For the Girls
Deep Ocean Challenge: Let's Sparkle
Use it Tuesday: You Can't Touch This---My item is bling!  (Oh my, now I will be singing MC Hammer all day...too fun!  LOL)

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#132

Good Tuesday morning!  It's time for another fun sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches; today Theresa has done the the honors and our sponsor is Paper Pretties.

We went out of town this past weekend and I had the opportunity to shop at 2 stamping/scrapping stores.  I'm always excited when I get this kind of opportunity because the only stores I have close are big box stores.  So I was like a kid in a candy store!  Even though Valentines is so close and there's not a lot of card making time left, I couldn't resist some of the lovely papers I found.  This line is from Echo Park and is called "Yours Truly".

I stamped my image on CS and DP; then colored the image, cut it out and pieced it.  I like the subtle text in the background.  I added a bit of glitter to the pink hearts.  I also tried something a bit different embellishment-wise.  I love the swirly bling I see used on cards, but don't use it myself so I thought I would give it a go.  I tell you, I had that bling here, there, and everywhere before I was happy with it!  LOL  Good thing it is not overly sticky!

Image: Stampendous
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Ruby Red and Basic Grey, Echo Park DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellies: Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Pink Smoothie", Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Zva Creative Bling
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Dimensionals

You can check out the rest of the DT's creations here; be sure to leave them a little love for their efforts.  Would love to see what you come up with using this fun sketch too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela