January SFYTT

Hello there!  I usually don't do 3 posts in 1 day, but I needed to upload my card for Jen del Muro's January Sketch For You To Try.  I am just squeaking by!

My image is colored with pencils and accented with glitter.  I mounted it on the Heart Rosette CutUps Die.  So far I havn't actually used it to make a rosette...I like the looks of it used as a doily too.  For embellishing, I used a couple of Bella Dots on the upper vellum panel.

Image: The Cat's Pajamas
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Dark Chocolate, SU! Blushing Bride, The Paper Studio Vellum, KI Memories DP
Embellies: Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Bella Dots in "Chocolate"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, The Cat's Pajamas Heart Rosette CutUps Die, Dimensionals

I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

City Crafter Challenge: You've Got Mail
Craft Your Passions: Beary Sweet
Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge: Loves Me, Loves Me Not
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge: Love
The Cat's Pajamas: Hearts (last week's challenge)
The Stamping Boutique: Valentine's
Tuesday Throwdown: Hearts

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Tuesday Morning Sketches #131

Good morning!  (Again!  For Creative Card Crew post scroll down; thank you.)  It's time for another fun sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches; our sponsor this week is Doodle Pantry.

I like that this week's sketch was well suited for a CAS card.  I paper pieced my image, added some googlie eyes and popped up the image panel on a diecut.  I added some Valentine DP and a sentiment...voila', a quick Valentine card!

Image/Sentiment: Paper Smooches
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Black Marker
Paper: SU! Blushing Bride, PTI Dark Chocolate, PTI DP (dots), American Crafts DP
Embellies: Googlie Eyes (Hobby Lobby)
Extras: The Cat's Pajamas Die, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Dimensionals

Note:  I discovered that SU! Blushing Bride CS goes better with the PTI Sweet Blush DP than the PTI Sweet Blush CS.

I hope you will stop by to check out the rest of the DT's cards; you will surely not be disappointed.  I would love to see your take on this versatile sketch too!

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

Bellarific Friday

Good morning!  Did you all know that Emily is back at SCS as a Member Company?  How cool is that?  The weekly challenges are posted there and you can also email your creation to Emily to be posted on Bloggabella.

As I was looking through my stamps yesterday, I picked out several possibilities but decided I had to go with this cute Peep...that heart was just asking to be paper pieced!  Lately I really hate to cover up pretty DP, so I decided I would stamp the image on a cutout that I could "patch" back together.  I then stamped the heart on the script DP; I thought I would just be able to color the scallops, but the DP was too dark...same thing with Peep.  As I was cutting the scallops out of CS, I wondered to myself why I thought this was a good idea?!  LOL  I used some twill for the corner elements of the sketch.  I toyed with adding a felt flower, but thought it looked better plain.

Image: Stamping Bella
Paper: PTI Hibiscus Burst and Dark Chocolate, Bo Bunny DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Embellie: PTI Dark Chocolate Twill
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Dimensionals


I am also entering this card in the following challenges:

Charisma Cardz Challenges: Pretty in Pink
Corrosive Challenge Blog: I {Heart} You
Crafty Purple Frog Challenges: Valentine's Day/Show Us Some Love
Karen's Doodles: Paper Piecing

Thank you for stopping by!  Enjoy your weekend!

Angela

Cupid Bunny

I combined the SCS sketch challenge with some other challenges yesterday.  It was fun to break out my new The Cat's Pajamas stamps and play...I think this bunny is sooo cute!  The set has some really fun sentiments too, but I didn't know how to work them in with the sketch...maybe the inside of the card (sadly, I usually neglect the inside of my cards!).

Bunny is colored with pencils, his eyes and belly-button dotted with a black gel pen, and his wings accented with glitter.  I cut out his ear then ran it through my Cuttlebug with a Spellbinders die (see below for a tip).  I added a small sentiment and some acrylic gems and called it good.

Tips and Tricks:  My poor little bunny's ear was a bit worse for the wear after running him through the Cuttlebug.  My plates are a bit battered and left some ugly marks on the front, so I used my bone folder to burnish the backside of the paper.  I had to rub really hard, but it did the trick!

Image/Sentiment: The Cat's Pajamas
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, Pure Poppy, and Dark Chocolate, Bo Bunny DP
Embellies: Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Red Acrylic Gems ("Hobby Lobby)
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Dies, Cuttlebug "Swiss Dot" Embossing Folder, Dimensionals


I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge Blog: ToThe One I Love
Cupcake Craft Challenge: All You Need Is Love
Deep Ocean Challenge Blog: Sparkling And/Or Glitter
Inky Impressions: Heart You
My Time To Craft: Favorite Embellishment (Glitter, of course!)
Oldie But A Goodie Challenge: Have A Heart (DP is left from last Valentine's Day)
Paper Pretties Monday Challenge: Valentine
Ruby's Rainbow: Valentines or Red/Black
Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters: Stripes
There She Goes: Love Is In The Air

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TMS#130

Good Tuesday morning!  Jessica, from Tuesday Morning Sketches, has drawn us a fun sketch to work with this week.  Our sponsor is Stamp Fairy; Gerda has the cutest digital images!  I was going to get a new image, but the more I looked the more I found that I liked....  I just couldn't make up my mind, so I went with the image I already had....  Barry is really fun to color....

I went the clean and simple route with this card, but I would like to try the sketch again and take it up a notch.  Isn't versatility great?  Barry is colored with Prisma pencils and accented with glitter.  I wanted to let the DP shine, so I used just some simple beads for the sentiment.  Was thinking of adding some snowflakes, but I made myself stop...after all, the snowflakes on the DP are so pretty.

Image: Stamp Fairy Digital Stamp
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Orchid Opulence and Soft Suede, Crate Paper DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter (Barry's hat), Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Angel Dust" (snow), Alphabet Beaads (Hobby Lobby)
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, DMC Floss


I really can't wait to see everyone's take on Jessica's sketch!  I hope you'll check them out too and leave the DT a bit of love for their efforts.  I would also love to see your take on the sketch!

I am also entering this card in the Crafty Cardmakers challenge, which is to use beads.

Thanks for stopping by today; have a great week!

Angela

TMS#129

Good morning! (I'm back with post number 2 today; for my Creative Card Crew post, please scroll down or click here.)  We have another fun sketch for you  to try at the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog; our sponsor this week is Cupcake Creations.

I thought it would be fun to make a small card this week; this one is only 4 1/4 inches square...it's fun to do something a bit different for a change!  The image is stamped on DP, then colored with pencils and accented with glitter.  I put my Spellbinders dies to good use diecutting the circles; the image panel is popped up.  I finished the card with 3 brads; I had some ribbon out, but decided to just leave it as is.

Image: Stampendous
Paper: PTI Hibiscus Burst and Dark Chocolate, Bo Bunny DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen  
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter in "Pink Smoothie" and "Angel Dust"  
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I can't wait to check out what the rest of the girls have done with this sketch; I know they would love for you to check them out too....  Why not leave a little love on their blogs while you're at it?!

Thanks for stopping by; have a great week!

Angela