The Cat's Pajamas Tuesday #160

Good morning! I decided to play along with The Cat's Pajamas challenge this week; once I saw the sketch, I knew I had to make time! I used to play a lot, but just got out of the habit.... So many challenges...so little time! Leigh was the hostess this week and she designs fabulous sketches; you can check out her post here.

I make very few "man cards" so this was a challenge for me. I was about ready to throw in the towel and told myself to "just finish it already"! LOL I think the problem is, I don't really work with these colors a lot, so they were a bit out of my comfort zone. As you see...no pink!

The DP is from Bella BLVD and I bought it because the back of one of the sheets has the coolest crossword puzzle. I can't wait to use that for something! Meanwhile, I went for the colors.... The whale is paper pieced and I used a die for the waves. It's finished off with some Baker's Twine, a button, and a glittery star (more about that later).

Image: The Cat's Pajamas

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Black Marker, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Paper: SU! Basic Gray and Cherry Cobbler, PTI Enchanted Evening, G.P. 110, Bella BLVD DP

Embellies: PTI Pure Poppy Baker's Twine, PTI Hawaiian Shores Button, Distress Stickles in Brushed Pewter

Extras: Prisma/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilitie Die, The Cat's Pajamas CutUp Wave Die, EK Success Star Punch

Here's a close-up of the star. I applied a thick coating of Stickles, let it dry, then added more where it seemed sparse (the glitter glue "shrinks down" a bit when it's dry), then let it dry again. Let me tell you...it took forever to dry! I about cried when the kitty jumped up on my work space to look out the window; I ran over to the table and breathed a sigh of relief when I saw it sitting there unharmed. I could just see it sticking to her long white fur and me chasing her through the house to retrieve it! Not fun! LOL

All right, that's it for me today! I hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend...enjoy and be safe!

Angela

Changito Thank U

Hello! How's your Friday going so far? It's great that the weekend is almost here! Today I have some cards to share that my daughter requested for her track coaches and manager. Quite frankly, I was surprised considering she always acts like I am a bit "off" because I enjoy stamping so much! LOL Anyway, I sent her to my card rack to pick out a sample card for me to work with. We decided to make a different color for each person. The colors are from the color family SU! used to call "Bold Brights" and I used to work with these colors a lot...funny how our styles change over the years. I do think the bright colors look pretty all lined up.

Here's a close-up of the pink card (my favorite color). The green panel is embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, Changito is colored with pencils and the flower is accented with Doodlebug glitter.

Image: Stampendous

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Passion Pink, Yo Yo Yellow, and Only Orange, PTI Dark Chocolate

Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Doodlebug Glitter

Extras: Crayolas/Goo Gone, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Ivy took the finished cards to school, had the other girls on the team sign them, then presented them in clear envelopes at their end of the season pizza party.

Here is a picture of Ivy from this season. It's a bit fuzzy, since I took a picture of a photo. The girls had a fun season; it was their first, so they were practicing with the different events to find their niche. We were surprised to have Ivy switch to the high jump; we always thought she would stick with the long jump. My husband was a great long jumper and Ivy had previously won a gold medal in the long jump at an independent meet. Whatever she decides to do is okay with us; we just encourage her to do her best and have fun doing it!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

TMS#95

Good Tuesday morning! Since it's Tuesday, that means we have another fun sketch from Melissa at Tuesday Morning Sketches. Our sponsor this week is Digital Delights.

The seahorse is colored with pencils and cut out; last I added a bit of glitter. I really liked this DP, so I used vellum for the small panels and adhered it with mini brads. The image panel is Cuttlebugged and I added some waves cut with a die. I finished it all off with varying sizes of black brads just to add a bit of "pop".

Image: Digital Delights

Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Baja Breeze, PTI True Black, Imaginisce DP, The Paper Studio Vellum

Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Polar Bear"

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Cuttlebug "Bubbles" Embossing Folder, The Cat's Pajamas CutUpS Wave Die, Spellbinder's Nestabilities

I hope you will head over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to see what the rest of the DT has created...I can't wait to check them out myself!

Thanks for stopping by today; have a good one!

Angela

Bellarific Friday

Hello and "Happy Friday"! I decided to play Stamping Bella's challenge this week; I used to play every week and it has been a long time.... I just couldn't resist this CAS sketch. I think Daisybella is so cute and I love that I got to add some of the sparkly stuff! LOL

Image/Sentiment: Stamping Bella

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Hibiscus Burst, and True Black

Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, Doodlebug Glitter

Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Label Die

I think I may whip up some more of these, using different colors and sentiments.... Might be good to have on hand!

Thanks for stopping by today; enjoy your weekend!

Angela

Changito Birthday

Hello! Here's a card made with this week's SCS sketch challenge; I thought it was a challenging sketch. It showed squares where I used the circles, and the image panel was not tilted. I have to say this did not at all turn out like what I had planned! It just kept evolving along the way....

I received this set from a stamping buddy for my birthday. I LOVE Changito! He makes me smile and we all need a bit of that, right?! Changito is colored with pencils and his eyes are highlighted with a black gel pen. I used some Making Memories charms and brads for embellishing. Did you notice those tiny brads on the image panel? I think they are so cute!

Image: Stampendous "Changito BDay" Clear Set

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Blushing Bride, American Crafts DP

Embellies: Making Memories Charms, Spare Parts Brads

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

I am also entering this card in the Corrosive Challenge, which is birthdays.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

April Image Swap Card

Good morning! Today I have the card I made for the monthly image challenge I am in; notice it says April...I am a bit behind! A bunch of friends on SCS takes turns mailing out the image for the month, then we all make a card with it and post it. It's really fun to see what everyone creates. Our April image came from Joanna. The June image just arrived, so I really need to get going with my May card....

I used Jen del Muro's May SFYTT; love her sketches! The image is colored with Prismas and the eyes are dotted with a black gel pen. Instead of matting the layers, I sponged the DP since I was going for a shabby chic look. The rose is handmade with a MFT die; the edges of the felt were sponged before I assembled it (in real life the rose matches the ribbon on the bear...I don't know why the colors look off in the photo). I finished it off with some crocheted lace, ribbon, stickpins and a pearl.

Ink: Palette Burnt Umber, Sakura Black Gel Pen

Paper: PTI Kraft and Dark Chocolate, the girls' paperie DP

Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Wright's Crocheted Lace, Maya Road Stickpins, The Paper Studio Pearl

Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Die-namics Rolled Rose Die, PTI Blueberry Sky Felt, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

April down...May to go! Stay tuned....

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#94 Crayon Resist Technique

Good Tuesday morning! We have another challenge over at Tuesday Morning Sketches; this week it isn't a sketch, it's the crayon resist technique.

I chose to highlight around my image instead of coloring the image. I applied my white crayon, sponged on the ink, then wiped the excess ink off. It was kind of fun! I was going for a gradient effect, but had a had time achieving it...maybe because of the kraft paper...not sure.... The strawberry is from Unity and I paper pieced it. I found the stamp at Archivers and it also has coordinating paper from Jillibean Soup. How fun is that?

Stamp/Sentiment: Unity

Ink: Palette Burnt Umber

Paper: PTI Kraft, Dark Chocolate, and Bitty Dot Basics

Embellie: Spare Parts brads

Extras: White Crayon, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I hope you will head on over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog to check out what the rest of the DT has made. This week is a judged challenge, so it would be great if you could join us and play along too!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela