Trick-or-Treat

Good Friday morning...the weekend is almost here!  I liked the sketch for Wednesday's SCS Sketch Challenge, so I thought I'd play along.  It took me 2 days to finish this simple card...between doing this and that, I was able to steal a few minutes here and there.  I will definitely use this sketch again; there were some really beautiful cards in the gallery to use as inspiration.

My little chick is colored with pencils and highlighted with a black gel pen and some glitter.  I've had the sentiment border set for years and this is the first time I've used one of them...I thought this one was perfect.  It's also colored with pencils and highlighted with a bit of glitter.  I like the contrast of the stark white background and the muted designer papers.

Image/Sentiment: Stampendous
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Cajun Craze, Fancy Pants Designs DP
Embellie: Embossing Arts Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

I combined the sketch with a few other challenges:

Charisma Cardz: Things With Wings
Crafting For All Seasons: Things With Wings
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Children
Crazy For Challenges: Anything Goes, With a Fall Twist
Inky Impressions: For a Child
Love To Create: Things With Wings
Papertake Weekly: A Hazy Shade of Autumn
The Crazy Challenge: Spots or Stripes

Thanks for stopping by; enjoy your day!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps Winner

Good morning!  We have a winner from our September Blog Hop; congratulations to Loll Thompson from Stamping With Loll!  Loll was chosen from Cassie's blog, A Day in the Life of a Homeschooling Mom.

I hope to get crafty today after my housework is done....  Thanks for stopping by; see you soon!

Angela

I'm with Genius

Good morning!  I've got another fun sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches to share with you today; our sponsor is Guylou's Inimitability, below is a peek at the sketch.

The cute image was picked by my stamping friend Joanna.  We have a group of friends who take turns picking what image to use each month, then we share our cards...it's fun!  The image is colored with pencils and accented with a black gel pen.  I used a bit of ribbon and Bella Dots to embellish.

Image: Tiddly Inks
Ink: Printer, Sakura Black Gel Pen
Paper: SU! Ruby Red and Basic Black
Embellies: SU! Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Bella Dots
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos


You can check out the rest of the DT's Creations here.  How about giving the sketch a try?!

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Opus Gluei: See You in September
Robyn's Fetish: Back to School (Won Top 3)
Scrappy Frogs: Back to School

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps September Blog Hop

Good morning!  It's time for Clear Dollar Stamps monthly blog hop!  For September our theme is ABC or 1,2,3; I chose to go the 1,2,3 route and used 1 image, 2 patterned papers, and 3 brads.

I'm using a set called "Spider Greetings".  I've enjoyed making Halloween cards lately, so this was a fun image to work with.  I did a bit of distressing on my papers to mimic the hairy little spider.  To embellish, I added 3 brads.

Image: Clear Dollar Stamps "Spider Greetings"
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select, SU! Cajun Craze and Basic Black, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Here is a line-up for the hop:

CDS Blog
Cassie
Lisa
Kathy
Angela...that's me!
Linda

One lucky winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on a DT member's blog...the prize is a $25 Clear Dollar Stamps gift certificate for digital images!  The winner will be announced on the CDS blog Thursday, September 20th.  I will also announce the winner here.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Clear Dollar Stamps September Release

Good morning!  Today I have a couple of cards to share using 2 new sets from Clear Dollar Stamps.  First up is a fun set called Harvest Punkins; it includes pre-colored images with coordinating papers, line art, many fun sentiments, and cute images for the back of your card.  I decided to go with a Halloween theme and created a little scene.  I printed the image on both DP and white cardstock.  I colored the image, cut it out and adhered it to the purple background.  I used a bunch of diecuts for embellishing...felt grass and clouds, along with a diecut moon and bats.  To finish, I adhered some Bella Dots.

Image: Clear Dollar Stamps "Harvest Punkins" Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Plum Pudding and Orange Zest, SU! Basic Black, The Paper Studio Black Glitter DP, We R Memory Keepers DP
Embellies: Bella Dots
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, PTI Cloud Dies (MFT felt), The Cat's Pajamas Grass CutUps Die (MFT felt), Martha Stewart Bat Punch, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Next up is a set called Scripture Occasions; it contains 8 verses in a lovely font.  I decided to make a shabby chic sympathy card.  I printed my sentiment on DP in dark brown ink, and embellished with ribbon, felt roses and Swarovski crystals.

Sentiment: Clear Dollar Stamps "Scripture Occasions" Digital Set
Ink: Printer (dark brown)
Embellies: SU! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "Smokey Topaz"
Extras: MFT Die-namics Rolled Roses and Royal Leaves Dies (MFT and The Cat's Pajamas felt)

I hope you will head on over to Clear Dollar Stamps to check out this month's release...there is sure to be something for everyone!

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Back-to-School BINGO

Good morning!  Ruby's Rainbow has a fun new challenge for this fortnight...Shaz has chose BINGO for our theme.  How fun is that?!  I love this kind of challenge...so many possibilities!  I chose to work with pearls-flowers-ribbon.

I pulled out this darling set from SU!...it has the cutest vintage inspired images!  The image is colored with pencils and I paired it with papers from Cosmo Cricket.  There are a lot of patterns going on, so I kept the embellishing to a minimum with a single pearl, a handmade flower, and a snippet of ribbon.

Image: SU! Greeting Card Kids
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU! Blue Bayou, Cosmo Cricket DP
Embellies: Kaiser Pearl, Satin Ribbon (my stash)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, MFT Mini Rolled Rose Die-namics Die, The Cat's Pajamas Red Felt

I invite you to check out the rest of the DT's cards here.  Why not take some time to get crafty and play BINGO with us too?

I am also entering my card in the following challenges:

Come And Get It Challenges: Tic Tac Toe (pearls, free, ribbon)
Crafting For All Seasons: School Days/For a Child
Jellypark Friends: It's All About the Children
Make It Monday: Anything Goes
Pile It On: Patterned Paper
Scrappy Frogs: Back to School
Secret Crafter: Back to School
Simply Create Too: So Old or Vintage
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge: Sketch #167

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

TSM #163

Good Tuesday morning!  Today we have another fun challenge from Tuesday Morning Sketches; this week Dawn was the sketch artist and since it is a judged challenge, we also have a twist..."Welcome Fall".

I will have to say that Dawn threw me for a loop with this one!  I guess that is why it's called a challenge...LOL  As I was looking through my paper stash, I came across these Doodlebug papers and stickers.  I ended up making my center circle bigger to accommodate the purple monster.  I don't know about you, but he reminds me of the Purple People Eater!  I added some Bella Dots and googlie eyes for embellishing.

Papers: PTI Royal Velvet, SU! Basic Black, Doodlebug DP
Embellies: Doodlebug Stickers, Bella Dots, Googlie Eyes (Hobby Lobby)
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, The Paper Studio Sticky Doos

Click here to take a look at the rest of the DT's take on this sketch.  Play along for a chance to win a prize from Designed2Delight.

I am also entering my card in Crafty Bloggers Challenge: Purple.

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela