Happy Birthday Stamp and Create!

This is my second post for Monday September 13, 2010. Scroll down to see my Critter Sketch Challenge Blog post.

It's Stamp and Create's 1st birthday! Happy Birthday! Congratulation Lacey on a great first year!  To celebrate, I made a Birthday Card using Popcorn the Bear! The challenge for this month is to use pearls/gems, so I added tons using flourish patterns.

I used Popcorn the Bear Birthday Hugs. I also used Basic Grey Green at Heart Paper, KaiserCraft Pearls, Clothesline Assorted Paper Doilies, Light Red Prima Mini Roses,  a Teddy Charm,  May Arts Pink Ribbon and SU Silver cord. I coloured the image with my Copic Markers. I used Smooch Illuminate over the Grey coloured portion to make it look like silver wrapping paper.

I am trying something different with my pictures. I didn't use a white backdrop. Please let me know what you think. I am still undecided if I like it or not.

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments.
Heidi

Vintage Baby Card

I made this for my cousin who just had her first baby. I am using this card for Bunny Zoe Craft Blog Monthly challenge #3 - Vintage and the 7 Kids College Fund Challenge #2-Strip it Down; Use no more than Two layers of design paper.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Popcorn the Bear, PTI Sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, PTI Vintage Touch Ink System

Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink

Paper: Basic Grey Capella

Accessories: Prima Ivory Trellis Roses, Pink Art of Life Roses, Maya Arts Brown netting, PTI Sweet Blush Ribbon, Charm from my charm stash, SU Oval, Scallop Oval, Wide Oval Punches, Circle Nestabilities

Thanks for visiting. I love reading your comments!

Heidi

Blog Candy Winners and Christmas Cards

I am so excited to have reached and surpassed my goal to have 37 followers by my 37th birthday! Thank you all for becoming followers and leaving comments. I truly wish I had candy to give to everyone. The random.org winners of the candy are:

Popcorn the Bear Xmas Collection: Magical Christmas Set: Dora

Popcorn the Bear Floral Collection Set: Mary Lou

Please email me with your snail mail address so I can mail your stamps sets.

I am using stamps from several Popcorn the Bear Christmas sets for my Holiday cards this year. I am still in the process of colouring, but I did take a break to make some cards for two card challenges.

This first card is for Friday Sketchers #110

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Popcorn the Bear, Sentiments Papertrey Ink
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: SU Choc. Chip, Gina K Pure Luxury White
Paper: Kaisercraft
Accessories: i-rock Rhinestones, MFT Felt, SU Choc Chip Satin Ribbon, SU Oval Punches

This second one is for Sketch Saturday #11. 

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Popcorn the Bear, Sentiment Papertrey Ink

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: SU Choc. Chip, Gina K Pure Luxury White

Paper: Kaisercraft

Accessories: SU Choc Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, SU Build a Brads, SU Oval Punches, Martha Stewart Border Punch

Thanks for visiting! Congratulaions again to the Blog Candy Winners!

Heidi

Critter Sketch Challenge # 20

Time for another fun sketch on the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog. Kelly Haberstroh provided the sketch again this week!

It's my off week as a Design Team member, but I am still playing along! I used Popcorn the Bear, some ribbon, some paper flourishes, a few flowers, and a charm to create this cutie.

The flowers sparkle because I added some Smooch Pearlized Top Coat!

Look at the Tiny Twinkle yellow bling I added to the center of the charm!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Popcorn the Bear Someone Special, Papertrey Ink Sentiment

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers

Cardstock: SU YoYo Yellow

Paper: Echo Park Sweet Summertime

Accessories: SU Big Shot Sizzlets, Charm from Beadsandcharms.com, Tiny twinkles from Taylored expressions, Prima Flowers and Prima Mini Roses, $1 Ribbon from Target, SU Word Window, Modern Label, Scallop Oval Punches

Want a chance to win a cute Popcorn the Bear set of stamps? Become a follower of my blog, and check out my blog candy post HERE.

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Don't over do the Smooch Illuminate Pearlized Top Coat!

I made this card for two challenges, Friday Sketchers #106 and Crazy for Challenges 41. I really love how it turned out except for one thing. I used too much Smooch Illuminate Pearlized Top Coat on the flowers. The flowers look sort of muddy now. Oh Well, lesson learned!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Popcorn the Bear, Papertrey ink Sentiment
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, SU Early Expresso (Sentiment)
Cardstock: SU Almost Amythyst, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Gina K Pure Luxury
Paper: SU Almost Amythyst DSP, Certainly Celery DSP, SU Sending Love Specialty Designer Paper
Accessories: Recollections Rhinestone Stickers(Michaels), Prima White Symphony Blend, The Art of Life Shop mini roses, May Arts Champagne Net Ribbon

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments.
Heidi

EXCITING NEWS!

I am so excited about today's post. I am pleased to announce that I joined my first ever design team! I am a very proud member of the Critter Sketch Blog Design Team. My first ever creation for a design team will be debuting next Monday June 7th. So please check back next Monday to see my card and meet our June Sponsor. It will be a real treat! In the mean time, please visit the Critter Sketch Blog and the blogs of all the other design team members by clicking on the links on the right side bar.

Since we are stepping out of spring and into summer, the challenge (#16) this week on the critter sketch Blog they want to see some beautiful flowers and to use the color purple somewhere on your creation. Since my responsibilties dont officially start until next week, I figured I could combine this card challenge with the Friday's Sketchers Blog challenge.



Supplies Used:
Stamps: Popcorn the Bear
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: SU Elegant Eggplant, SU YoYo Yellow
Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle
Accessories: Prima Roses, Felt-Thimble Creek Quilt Shop, Denami Designs Buttons, Taylored Expressions Ribbon, Papertrey Ink Blossoms 1,2,3 Dies, white DMC floss, 3M mounting foam

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments. And be sure to come back next week to get learn about the new challenge, the June Sponsor and see my creation!

Heidi

Cute Card Thursday-Popcorn the Bear

This week's challenge over on the Cute Card Thursday Blog (#114) is to NOT use any designer paper. AGHHHH, what's a girl with over SEVEN overstuffed 12x12 sized magazine holders full of designer paper to to. Time to look at my stamps. I have so many stamps to use as background stamps, but do I ever use them. That as a rhetorical question :-)

With a little bit of thinking, the arrival of my new Popcorn the Bear stamps, A great idea came to mind resulting in a very cute Father's Day card.

I stamped my sky, fencing, and grass. I coloured Popcorn the Bear with my copic markers. I carefully cut out the image. Arranged the sky, fencing, and grass in the appropriate earth gravity order. I added the image with 3M mounting foam and voila!

I coloured the newspaper pink so it looks like the Financial Times!



Supplies Used:
Stamps: Popcorn the Bear, Papertrey Sentiment, Taylored expressions Cloud Background, Papertrey woodgrain, SU Inspired by Nature
Ink: SU Certainly Celery, Close to Cocoa, Choc.Chip, Bashful Blue, Copic Markers
Cardstock: SU Choc. Chip, Brocade Blue, Gina K Pure Luxury White.
Accessories: 3M Mounting Foam

Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments.
Heidi