SC314: Make it Stop!!

Woo Hoo! So glad I had time to play the SCS sketch challenge today! I really liked this sketch; I took a look before bed and had lots of fun ideas this a.m. The only problem is, there are so many cards to make with so little time!

I went with an old favorite, Changito. Pair him with some glitter and you've got one happy stamper! He's colored with pencils and accented with glitter; Martha Stewart Crystal Fine on the white parts of his outfit and Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Polar Bear" for the snow and snowflakes.

I am really loving PTI's Fine Linen CS; for some reason, the color reminds me of sugar cookies.... Anyway, I am finding it to be a great neutral. I paired it with some Crate Paper DP...I love the funky colors!

Image/Sentiment: Stampendous "Changito Snow Play" Clear Set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Fine Linen, SU! Soft Suede, Crate Paper DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Polar Bear", Making Memories Crystal Brads
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Dies, EK Success 3D Dots

I am also entering this card in Aly's Sunday Challenge which is "Anything Goes".

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

Tuesday Morning Sketches: #75

Good morning! Melissa from Tuesday Morning Sketches has a fun sketch to start the new year off right. This week our sponsor is Gingerloft and the digital stamp I chose is called "The Kiss". We also have a new guest designer for January: Imke of Crafting Creations by Imke.

I had a plan when I started making this card.... I had the papers layed out and wanted to print the image on cream CS with Chocolate Chip ink. I searched until I found the right color formula, programmed the printer, printed the image...only to find that it printed in black and white! Hmmm, I can print colored text but not an image! If anyone out there can tell me how to print a colored image, I would love to learn how! Anyway, I had to switch gears and change my plan. I thought this paper went nicely with the vintage type image as well, so I went with it. I chose vellum for the corner layers; I like how the DP shows through. I used some Swarovski crystals to accent the diecuts and finished it off with a black ribbon.

Image: Gingerloft Digital Stamp
Ink: SU! Black Marker
Paper: PTI Raspberry Fizz and True Black, The Paper Studio Vellum, Echo Park DP
Embellies: "Jet" Swarovski Crystals, Black Grosgrain Ribbon
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities

I can't wait to see what images the rest of the DT chose to use on their cards; you can check them out here! Also, I would love to see YOU play along!

Thanks for stopping by today; have a good one!

Angela

Happy New Year!!!

I hope you have enjoyed the holidays and have started the new year with a bang! The new year has brought cold weather for us...I keep thinking that we'll have only 3 more months of snow! Only 3...ack!

I have been hard at work organizing my craft area. I'm about finished and would like to enjoy my newly organized space, but I am finding myself with no mojo...sad but true! Since I have enjoyed looking at some bloggers' top picks over the last year, I thought I would do the same and hopefully gain a little inspiration too.

I choose 1 card for each month over the past year, starting with January. Some months it was fairly easy to pick and some months not. One thing I did notice is that through the year, my photography skills and editing have improved. Thanks to Jessica for telling me about photo editing.... Who knew? I sure didn't! LOL I am certainly not very "techie", although I am learning....

January: The Cat's Pajamas

February: Stamping Bella



March: All That Scraps


April: SU!

May: Stamping Bella

June: Stampendous

July: Verve

August: MFT Pure Innocence

September: DeNami

October: Pink Cat Studio

November: PTI

December: Stampendous

There you have it, those are my personal top picks!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

TMS#74

Good morning! This will be our last challenge of the year from Melissa at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog. Our sponsor this week is Soft Pencil...aren't these sailors adorable?

This card is pretty straight forward: the image is colored with pencils and the sailor's eyes are dotted with a black gel pen. The DP is by My Mind's Eye. I added some red brads for interest and scored a few lines with my Scor-Pal to add a bit of texture to the card base. The image panel is popped up.

Image: Soft Pencil Digital Stamp
Ink: Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Hawaiian Shores, SU! Ruby Red, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Scor-Pal, EK Success 3D Dots

I can't wait to hop on over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to check out the rest of the DT's creations! Please join us and give this week's sketch a try!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

A Christmas Thank You....

Good morning friends! Well, here we are...the big day has come and gone. I hope you all had a wonderful, safe holiday with your loved ones. I don't know about the rest of you, but now I can relax a bit and just enjoy Christmas break with the kids.... It's nice that the hustle and bustle is over....

I wanted to share the card my 10 year old son made for me last night after we got home. He worked on this for a loooong time! This morning he showed me 6 "re-do" cards too! I was very touched that he spent the time and this is so very special to me; it will go into my box of treasures. Just wanted to share some Christmas cheer through the eyes of a child....

Today I am cleaning up my craft area. It makes me a bit sad to be putting all of the beautiful Christmas papers away; I have decided that I will try to make a couple Christmas cards each month though. I know of some people who do this and then they have a nice collection by the time the next Christmas rolls around. I guess it is time to go to work on the Valentine's! I looove pink!

Holiday blessings to you! Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#73: Embellish It!

Good Tuesday morning! Melissa at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog has another challenge for us...this time no sketch, the challenge is embellishing! Specifically, use your favorite DP and add embellishments in a non-traditional way. Sounds fun, right?! Our sponsor this week is Paper Maniac and the prize is a $20 gift certificate!

One of my favorite Christmas DPs is last year's line from Making Memories; I was lucky enough to find more this year. My non-traditional embellishing would be the buttons used as tree ornaments. Funny thing is...there is no stamping on this card!

Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and True Black, SU! Cranberry Crisp, Making Memories DP
Embellies: Assorted Buttons (Foof-a-la, PTI), Black Grosgrain Ribbon (my stash)
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Tim Holtz Embossing Folder, PTI Tree Die/True Black Felt, MFT Green Felt, DMC Floss

If you hop on over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog, you can see what the rest of the DT came up with. I would also like to see your efforts, so please play along and show us your creativity!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

Merry Christmas to All!

Good Monday morning; I hope you had a great weekend! I am slowly plugging away at all the things that need to be done before Christmas...time is running out! One of the things that I didn't get done this year is mailing Christmas cards...that is pretty sad coming from a cardmaker! I stive to be like Martha and I always seem to fall short; maybe I need "staff"!

Friday night there was a wonderful package waiting for me when I got home from work. It was the "reveal" from the Secret Sister swap. My Secret Sister was no surprise to me, since I hosted this round, but the package sure was. What a wonderful assortment of goodies! A package like that can only be chosen by another stamper....

I have all the goodies layed out in my work area, and they distracted me this morning. Instead of working on my list, I "had" to dig in and make a card. I figure I was able to satisfy my urge to create and also to wish my blogging friends a "Merry Christmas"!

Sentiment: PTI Communique Curves
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: SU! So Saffron, Basic Grey "Jovial" Collection
Embellies: Hero Arts Poinsettia, Me & My Big Ideas Rhinestones
Extras: Scor-Pal, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, PTI Dressform Die/True Black Felt

Friends and fellow bloggers, this one is dedicated to you! May you have the merriest of holiday seasons and a happy, healthy new year!

Thanks for stopping by; enjoy your day!

Angela