To One of My Favorite Peeps

Good morning!  I was lucky enough to be asked to Guest Design for Sweet Stampin' this month!  How cool is that?  Today is my first post; the theme for this week is Easter.

It's no secret that I am a fan of chicks, so as I was looking through my stash of  Flat Friends images "Chicks" was an easy pick!  The chicks are colored with pencils; I've gone with a simple layout to keep the focus on them.  I've embellished simply with a sentiment banner and some Swarovski flatback crystals.  I love the colors in this patterned paper...they're so soft and pretty; I happened to find some coordinating glitter CS in my stash too, I love it when that happens!

Image: Flat Friends "Chicks" Digital Stamp
Sentiment: My Favorite Things
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Harvest Gold, Patterned Paper (my stash), Doodlebug CS (dots)
Embellies: Swarovski Flatback Crystals in "AB"
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the Sweet Stampin" DT creations here; I hope you will play along with the challenge this week!

Challenges entered:

Brown Sugar: Clean and Simple
CAS-ual Fridays: Good Egg (use ovals)
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards: Yipes, Stripes!
Totally Papercrafts: Pastels

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Friendship

Good morning; so glad you have joined us for From the Heart Stamps April blog hop!   Today we are showcasing "Friendship" creations to inspire you.  As you hop along, please leave a comment on each entry.  One random commentor will be selected from each blog to win the image that the designer used.  Additionally, one commentor on the From the Heart Stamps blog will be selected to win a $5 gift voucher to the store.

If you have arrived from Guest Designer Jo's blog, you are in the right spot...if not, you may want to start at the From the Heart Stamps blog so you don't miss anything.

I have used the image "Loving Thoughts Bouquet"...I think it has a lovley shabby-chic look.  The image is colored with pencils and the flowers and hearts are accented with subtle glitter.  The patterned papers are distressed and I've embellished simply with mini brads.

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Loving Thoughts Bouquet" Digital Image
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Harvest Gold, SU! Ruby Red, My Mind's Eye DP
Embellies: Spare Parts Mini Brads, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Next up is my teamie, Calypso...you will love what she has created for today!

We hope you have enjoyed hopping with us today!  The hop will end Monday, April 7, 2014 at 6 a.m. EST; winners will be posted on From the Heart Stamps blog on Wednesday, April 9, 2014.

Big News!!!  To celebrate friendship Faith has created a new line of stamps..."Faithful Friends"...they are adorable!  This new line will be available for 20% off for the duration of the hop; coupon code is:

FRIENDSHIPHOP

You can check them out here!

Challenges entered:

4 Crafty Chicks: Color a Stamped Image
Crafty Creations: Color Challenge (blue/yellow)
Crafty Hands: Shabby Chic
Crafty Little Fairies: Vintage/Shabby Chic
Deep Ocean Challenge: For a Friend
Sketch Saturday: Sketch (#230)

Sweet Pea Stampers: Distressing

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Humor Me Wednesday

Good morning; it's Humor Me Wednesday at Bugaboo!  Humor Me Holidays for this week are:

1st-April Fool's Day or International Fun at Work Day
3rd-Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day
4th-Walk Around Things Day or National Walk to Work Day
6th-Sorry Charlie Day

I decided to go with "Don't Go to Work Unless it's Fun Day".  As some of you know, I'm a nurse and I work on a Ortho/Neuro unit.  It's really hard, but rewarding work; most of our patient population are elderly and I love working with them...they are really neat people!  Healthcare can be crazy busy though, and sometimes you need just a bit of fun; this Stella image reminded me of a girl I used to work with 20+ years ago.  Connie had an amazing sense of humor and the patient's really loved her; one day she told a joke that I never forgot:

Question: Who invented the hospital gown?
Answer: Dr. Seymore Butt

Alright, I hope I havn't offended anyone with that....  Anyway, this card is for Connie!

Stella is colored with pencils and I've added a touch of subtle glitter to the dots/trim on the gown.  I paired the image with a fun sketch and embellished simply with a sentiment and brads.

Image: Bugaboo Stella Nursing-ICU Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Lemon Tart, SU! Cherry Cobbler, Jillibean Soup DP
Embellies: Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Basic Grey Brads
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the Humor Me Wednesday projects here!

Challenges entered:

Craft Room Challenge: Is This Humor?
Sketch Saturday: Sketch (#265 June 29, 2013)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Rainy Day Birdbrains

Good morning!  It's time for a new challenge at Ruby's Rainbow; for this fortnight, Jennifer has chosen our challenge and she would like to see "April Showers"...that's right, umbrellas or raindrops!  The challenge made me think of this new "Rainy Day Birdbrains" image from Faith, so I went with it and used this week's From the Heart Stamps sketch too.  Here is the sketch:

The image is colored with pencils and I've added lots of sparkly glitter (love the stuff!).  I figure that you need a little sparkle on a dreary, rainy day!  The sketch was a bit challenging for me, but I finally figured it out....  I coordinated some bright patterned papers and embellished with die cut clouds and buttons.  This was a fun one to make!

Image: From the Heart Stamps "Rainy Day Birdbrains" Digital Stamp
Ink: Printer
Paper: G.P. 110, PTI Hawaiian Shores and Berry Sorbet, Echo Park DP, Doodlebug Sugar Coated CS
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", PTI "Berry Sorbet" Buttons/DMC Floss
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, MFT "Flat Bottom Clouds" Die-namics Dies, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Foam Tape

Please check out the rest of the DT's cards here, gain a bit of inspiration, and play along!

Challenges entered:

Allsorts: Use Those Dies
Crafty Sentiments: Showers
Oldie But a Goodie Challenge: April Showers (PTI buttons)
Polkadoodles: Spring is in the Air
Top Tip Tuesday: Cute

***My tip for Top Tip Tuesday is this....  Are you afraid of mixing/matching patterned papers?  My tip is to just go for it!  Have some fun!  Chances are that if they are in the same paper collection, they will look good together.  I like to vary the sizes, patterns, and color of the papers.

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Cool Cash

It's the first of the month so that means it's time for a new release from Doodle Pantry!  I'm working with a fun set called Cool Cash; the set includes outlines, pre-colored images, sentiments, and patterned/plain colored papers.

As I was working on this, I was thinking of the new Muppet movie...I had asked the kids if they wanted to go, but they declined.  I guess at ages 13 and 15 the Muppets may not be too appealing!  LOL  I really did want to go....  I went with a pre-colored image and one of the patterned papers; I was channeling Miss Piggy and decided that I needed to add some feminine touches...ribbon and pearls....  Just for fun!

Tip: Since the background paper is fairly dark, you could see it through the ribbon.  I simply adhered a piece of vanilla CS underneath the ribbon on the left side; there is no need to add any on the right since I gathered the ribbon.  It's an easy fix and it really does give the finished card a more polished look.  Take a peek at the photos below to see the difference.

Image: Doodle Pantry Cool Cash Digital Stamp Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream and Smokey Shadow, SU! Pretty in Pink, Doodle Pantry Patterned Paper
Embellies: SU! Pretty in Pink/Cream Grosgrain Ribbon, Gray Ribbon (my stash), Spare Parts Pearls, Making Memories Brads
Extras: Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Glue Dots

You can check out the new release here; there's a little bit of everything...something for everyone!

Challenges entered:

Crafting When We Can: For a Child
Daring Cardmakers: Money Makes the World Go Around
Deconstructed Sketch: Sketch #144

Totally Papercrafts: Think Pink

Thanks for stopping by!

Angela

Easter Egg Chick

Good morning!  I have a new sketch for you from Tuesday Morning Sketches; this one is simple...it let's the image take center stage.  Here it is:

As you can see, I flipped the sketch and went with one of the Stampendous Calendar Chicks...doesn't she look like she is having a blast balancing those eggs on her head?  I sure do hope they are hard boiled!  LOL  The chick is colored with pencils and I've accented the eggs with glitter.  For the banner, I have added some mesh...I like the light, airy look.  For embellishing I have added a die cut flower and some brads.

Image: Stampendous
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Stamper's Select and Lavender Moon, SU! Pear Pizzazz, Patterned Paper (my stash)
Embellies: Art Glitter in "Angel Dust", Spare Parts Brads, Paper Mart Ivory Mesh
Extras: Prismas/Goo Gone, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Foam Tape, MFT Die-namics (flower)  

Please check out the challenge details here, along with the DT's inspiration cards.  We would love to have you play along!

Challenges entered:

Brown Sugar: Easter
Crafting From the Heart: Anything Goes/Cute and Cuddly
Crafty Boots: Easter
Creative Moments: Anything Goes/Things With Wings
Frosted Designs: Clearly Transparent (something sheer or transparent-I used mesh)

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela

Snap Me

Hello!  It's time for our monthly challenge at Flat Friends; this month Em would like you to use a sentiment on your card.  Sounds good, right?!

Hmmm, sentiments....  I rarely use one, so this was fun!  I loved Em's new images for March; do you notice anything different about this cutie?  She has a nose and a mouth!  How fun is that?!  This image made me think of this fun paper that I had in my stash; I used a bunch of the different patterns and went with a collage type card.  (I used a sketch from The Paper Players)I've colored the image, cut it out, and adhered it to a Polaroid-style image, then added a bunch of die cuts, brads, beads, and some fun, sparkly lips (found in my Valentine embellie bin). The sentiment "Snap Me" refers to the Snapchats that my 15 year-old daughter and her friends love to send each other.  I really had fun putting this one together!  I hope you will break out the sentiments and play along with our challenge this month!

Image: Flat Friends "Girl Selfie" Digital Stamp

Image: Bugaboo "Make it Snappy-Blank" Digital Stamp (Polaroid-style image)

Ink: Printer, SU! Black Marker
Paper: G.P. 110, SU! Baja Breeze, PTI True Black, Pink Paislee DP (5 patterns)
Embellies: Spare Parts Brads, Martha Stewart Crystal Fine Glitter, Alphabet Beads (Hobby Lobby), Lip 
Embellie (Hobby Lobby)
Extras: Prismas/Crayolas/Goo Gone, MFT "Lead the Way" Die-namics Dies, Spellbinder's Nestabilities, Foam Tape

I hope you will check out the rest of the DT's "Sentiment" cards.  Click here to visit Emma's shop and see her darling digis.  You will also find a set of mouth/nose combos to add to the digis you have already purchased...it's so fun to create different looks!

Challenges entered:

Allsorts: Use Those Dies
Alphabet Challenge Blog: "D" for Die Cuts
2 Cute Ink: Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers: You've Been Framed
Crafty Girls: Anything Goes
The Cutie Pie Challenge: Cute with Dies and Punches

Thank you for stopping by!

Angela