Sketch Saturday #151

I used one of my new Belle's 'n Whistles stamps for Sketch Saturday #151

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Belle's 'n Whistles Little Friend, PTI Sentiment

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

Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride

Paper: My Mind's Eye Tickled Pink Fine and Dandy

Accessories: Pearl Lace Ribbon from Joann Fabrics, SU Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Recollections Pearl Swirls from Michaels, Lacey Cirlce and Circle Nestabilities, SU Tag Die, SU Modern label and word window punches, Whimsy Shapology Double Scallop Border Die.

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Heidi

Sketch Saturday Milton with Lily

I have a fun bright card I made for Sketch Saturday Challenge #150.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Wild Rose Studio Milton with Lily, PTI Sentiment

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

Cardstock: SU Melon Mamba

Paper: SU Ice Cream Parlor

Accessories: May Arts White Pleated Ribbon, SU Melon Mamba Ribbon, Flower Spacers from Stamp and Create, Brads from my stash

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Heidi

Sketch Saturday

Isn't this little guy so handsome! I am really trying to work on making nice cards for men/boys/car enthusiasts. It's a little tough when it comes to embellishments. I am exploring using stickers, gear dies, wheels used in model building. This one has some car wash stickers. The sketch is from Sketch Saturday #148.

Stamps: LOTV Pride and Joy, PTI Sentiment

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

Cardstock: SU Night of Navy, Bravo Burgandy

Paper: Basic Grey Oliver

Accessories: Tim Holtz Gears Embossing folder, Spellbinders Ribbon Die, Jollees Car Wash Stickers

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Heidi

Sketch Saturday #4 - Feel Better

I made 4 cards for the Sketch Saturday Challenge #147.

This is the fourth (and last)

Supplies Used:

Stamps: LOTV Little Nurse, PTI Sentiment

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

Card Stock: SU Not Quite Navy

Paper: My Minds Eye, Stella and Rose

Accessories: Mustard Felt from my local quilting shop, Twine lace from Zoe Bunny crafts

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Sketch Saturday #3 - A Friendship Recipe

I made 4 cards using the Sketch Saturday Challenge # 147.

This is the third. I love all the strawberries!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: LOTV Sprinkled with Sugar, Recipe Sentiments

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

Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip

Paper: Basic Grey Nook and Pantry

Accessories: Heart Embellishments by Jolees, Whimsy Scallop Border Die, SU Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon.

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Heidi

Sketch Saturday #2 - Love

I made 4 cards using the Sketch Saturday Challenge # 147.

This is the 2nd.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: LOTV Blowing Bubbles, Whimsy Sentiment

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

Cardstock: SU Basic Grey, Blushing Bride

Paper: Basic Grey Sugar Rush

Accessories:  Sizzix heart embossing folder, Martha Stewart Heart Punch, Whimsy Double Scallop Border and ticket dies, Wild Orchid Craft Flowers, Flower Spacers and Pearl Brads from Hobby House UK, Heart Charm from Stamp and Create.

Sketch Saturday #1 - Just Because

I made 4 cards using the Sketch Saturday Challenge #147.

This is the 1st.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: LOTV Bunches of Love,  PTI Sentiment

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

Cardstock: SU Bermuda Bay

Paper: We Are Memory Keepers

Accessories: Whimsy Double Scallop Border Die, SU White Grosgrain Ribbon, Mulberry Flat Flowers, Flower Spacers and Pearl Brads from Hobby House UK, Charm from my Stash.

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Sketch Saturday-A Christmas Card

For some reason, I seem to be on a Christmas card kick. Here is one for the Sketch Saturday Challenge #141

Supplies Used:

Stamps Whipper Snapper Bristol and Friends, LOTV Sentiment

Cardstock: SU Old Olive

Paper: Basic Grey Jovial

Accessories: Martha Stewart Snowflake Punches, Icles Stickles, Pearl Brads from Hobby House, Flower Spacers from Stamp and Create, Nestabilities - Circles and Tags

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Heidi

Penny Black Saturday

The first stamping products I was introduced to were Stampin Up. The first non-SU stamps I fell in love with were Penny Black Hedge Hogs!

I made this card for the following challenges
Penny Black Saturday #134 - Card Buffet: I have Patterned Paper, Ribbon, A Charm, 3 flowers
Sketch Saturday #138
Cute Card Thursday #147 - Monochrome
Crazy 4 Challenges #70 - Thank You

Supplies Used:
Stamps Penny Black Slapstick Garden Visit
Stamp Paper: Copic X-Press It Blending Card
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Dusty Durango, Copic Markers
Card Stock: SU Dusty Durango
Paper: SU Dusty Durango
Accessories: Prima Marketing Flowers, Flower spacers and pearl brads from Hobby House UK, White May Arts Silk Pleats ribbon, SU Dusty Durango Ribbon, Charm from my stash.

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Heidi

High Hopes Spots or Dots

High Hopes has moved their weekly challenge to Tuesdays! Challenge #88 is Spots or Dots. I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday #120.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes Sitting Snowy with Flake, PTI Sentiment
Stamp Paper: Neenah Solar White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, Tim Holtz Distress Old Paper, Copic Makers
Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip
Paper: Basic Grey Jovial
Accessories: Square and Snowflake Nestabilities, SU Circle and scallop circle punches, Eucalyptus and Icicle stickles, Distress tool, American Crafts Pearl Brad, SU Brads, SU Linen Twine

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Heidi

Love makes me all teary eyed!

This little Sweet Pea Dragon is so sweet with a tear flowing down his face. He is so happy his little friend is back. At least that is how I interpret the image. The Sketch is from Sketch Saturday Challenge #118 and added some of my own flowers for the Magical Monday's Challenge #3. I made the flowers with several of my SU punches, sprayed them with water, cruched them up and then let them dry. I added some K&Company Pearl brads for the large flowers and Kaiser Craft Pearls for the small flowers.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Blue Dragon -Lisa Victoria Sweet Pea
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Stamp Paper: Neenah Solar White
Cardstock: SU Pacific Point, PTI Stampers Select White
Paper: Crate Paper Recollection
Accessories: SU Flower and circle Punches, SU Scallop border punch, Distressing tool, K&Company Brads, Kaiser Craft White Pearls, Tim Holtz Wordstick, Tim Holtz Pin, Butterfly from my stash, sewing machine.

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Heidi

Got Pink....a lighter shade

I made this card for the daughter of some family friends. Three challenges for this cutie:

Sketch Saturday # 115
High Hopes #84: Ribbons and Bows
Magical Modays #2: White and Pink

The Not so Good pictures.

The pictures aren't the best. I am not sure what settings I had my camera on, but I decided to go ahead with posting these and figure out my camera problems later.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Lenny's Love Me Nots, Sentiment PTI Just the Ticket

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Pink Pirouette, Copic Markers

Cardstock: SU Pink Pirouette, Papertrey Ink Stampers Select White

Paper: SU Pink Pirouette DSP

Accessories: Reflections Rhinestone, Pink flowers by The Art of Life Shop, White Flower-Prima White Symphony Blend, Charm from Stamp and Create, Ribbon from ribbon retreat, PTI Ticket Die, Scor pal tape, 3M foam.

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Heidi

Got Pink?

This weeks challenge for High Hopes (#83) is to use your favourite embellishment. Do you remember that feeling of when you learned how to ride a bike, you got that excited thinking about it and couldn't wait to do it again? Right now, that is the feeling when I think about charms! Of course my charm would feel lonely by itself, so it got some friends...some of my other warm feeling favourites;  felt flowers and homemade brads made with my i-Top brad maker. I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday #114.  Lastly, 7 KidsCollegeFund is starting a new challenge blog. It's another every 2 week challenge blog. I love these, it gives one time to think about the challenge. The theme of the first challenge is pink and polka dots.

 

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Toadstool Buggies, PTI Sentiment Mega Mixed Messages

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Melon Mamba, Copic Markers

Cardstock: SU Melon Mamba, PTI Stampers Select White, Gina K Pure Luxury White (image & sentiment)

Paper: SU Melon Mamba DSP
Accessories: PTI Razberry Fizz felt, MFT Pink Felt, i-Top small brads, i-Top Brad maker, Lace from stamp and create, SU Melon Mamba Polka Dot Ribbon, 3M foam tape, Charm from brads and charms.com, SU Oval punch, SU Scallop Oval Punch,  Spots & Dots Cuttlebug folder.

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Heidi

New Challenge Blog-Magical Mondays!

There is a great new challenge blog called Magical Mondays. It runs every fortnight (that is two weeks to American English speaking folks). The challenge blog is aimed at showing cards and projects that carry a magical image, ie Fairies, Angels, Mermaids, Pixies, Dragons, etc. I love dragons so I’ll be participating in this challenge a lot! The first challenge is Glitter. I used the sketch from Sketch Saturday #113 and the photo inspiration from Crazy 4 Challenges #47 to come up with this cute birthday card

The image is Birthday Wishes by High Hope Stamps. I used paper from the Little Yellow Bicycle Boardwalk line. I cut the flames out using a flame font I found on dafont.com on my cricut with my sure cuts a lot 2 software. I have tons of glitter in my stash, but I really dread using it due to the mess. One of these days I will get over my fear, just like I will one day get over my fear of sharks swimming in my pool at night. My explanation that a great white can swim through the pipes from the San Francisco Bay and through the house plumbing is VERY reasonable! Yes, I have a glitter cloth that magically picks up glitter and yes, I have all the tools to keep it from spreading everywhere, but I prefer to use a cleaner method. Time to break out my hardly ever used Crystal Stickles! I added crystal stickles to the birthday cake, the dragon’s flames and cut out flames. Speaking of supplies I hardly ever use, one day I will take pictures of all my nicely labeled boxes of supplies and show you my collection.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Birthday Wishes by High Hopes, PTI Sentiment Just the Ticket
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Tangerine Tango, Ballet Blue, Copic Markers
Cardstock: SU Ballet Blue, Tangerine Tango, Gina K Pure Luxury White
Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle Boardwalk
Accessories: Happy Birthday Cuttlebug Folder,PTI Ticket Die, Rectangle Nestabilities, Grey Organza Ribbon from $1 bins at Target, Doodlebug Grey Glitter Brads, Crystal Stickles, Bow Easy
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Heidi

Sketch Saturday & Cute Card Thursday

This little Holiday cutie is for Sketch Saturday Challenge #112. I also used this weeks Cute Card Thursday Challenge #121 of make a Christmas Card. This card is for one my non-Christmas celebrating friends! I added some frosted lace stickles on the Snowman and the edges of the girls coat and boots. I added coordinating Baja Breeze and White Stampin’ Up Felt snowflakes. I made the brads using my i-Top Brad maker and small brads. I couldn’t resist adding a snowflake charm to the Poppy Red Papertrey Ink Ribbon.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Elzybells, PTI Sentiment 2009 Holiday Tag Collection
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Baja Breeze, Copic Markers
Cardstock: SU Baja Breeze, PTI Poppy Red, Gina K Pure Luxury White
Accessories: PTI Poppy Red Ribbon, SU Felt Snowflakes, Frosted Lace Stickles, Snowflake charm from beads and charms online store, SU Circle Punches, circle Nestabilities

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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

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Heidi

Sneakin' Up

After seeing the film, How to Train Your Dragon, I am in love with dragons more than ever! Dustin Pike created more images of his cute dragon engaging in fun activities in the latest High Hopes release. This cute creation uses the following challenges:
High Hopes Challenge #81-Anything Goes
Sketch Saturday #108
C4C42-Paper Flowers

Stamp and Create Challenges #2 - Charms

Supplies Used:

Stamps: High Hopes Sneakin' Up, Sentiment Papertrey Ink Mega Mixed Messages

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Papertrey Ink Vintage Touch System-Chai ink

Paper: My Mind's Eye So Sophie Collection

Accessories: Mulberry Paper Handmade flower, Charm from CharmsandBeads.com, SU Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Expresso Button Denami Designs, Basic Grey Opaline Half Pearls, SU Circle Punches

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Heidi

Sketch Saturday & Crazy for Challenges # 42

I love Stampavie stamps. First, they stamp so well.  There are some acrylic stamps that stretch and seem to loose their shape when moving them from storage to acyrlic block. These stamps don't. They are so sturdy!Second, they are so cute! I just want to cuddle every animal in their images.  Just like the bear in this Penny Johnson image! I had a hard time selecting the designer paper for this card. I knew I wanted to use Cosmo Cricket Delovely paper, but it is really bright. So I decided to balance the brightness with white.  The Sketch is from Sketch Saturday Challenge #108. I added some paper flowers for the Crazy for Challenges #42. I added a cute little pink butterfly to the flowers to match the butterfly in my image! Scroll down to see some close ups.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Butterfly Bear and Sentiment Stampavie
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: SU Melon Mamba, Whisper White
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Delovely
Accessories: Prima Mini Roses,  Basic Grey Opaline half pearls, SU Oval, Scallop Oval, Wide Oval Punches, White Satin Ribbon from my stash, Butterfly from Taylored Expressions

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High Hopes - new releases keep on coming!

I was super excited last week knowing that High Hopes was having a new release this past Monday. Monday came and went, order placed. Time to wait patiently for my new stamps to arrive. THEN....High Hopes announces that Melissa Jenkins has joined the High Hopes family. High Hopes will be releasing their first MelJen designs with a Blog Hop on Friday June 18! That isnt all, there is going to be a SECOND Dustin Pike release on Friday too! WOW.  Click on the Blinkie on the Right Side of my blog to go to the High Hopes blog and find the links to see some sneak peaks by High Hopes Design Team.

This weeks High Hopes Challenge 80 - Colours Blue, Kraft/Brown and Cream.  I am working with papers that I have in my huge "Buy and Forgotten About" stash. I added an Ivory Prima Trellis Rose that I painted with sky blue shimmez.  The sketch for this card is for this week's Sketch Saturday #107 Challenge

Supplies Used:
Stamps: High Hopes Stretch, Stampin' Up Sentiment
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, SU Crumb Cake, Copic Markers, Sky Blue Simmerz
Cardstock: Kraft, Baja Breeze
Paper: SU Parisian Breeze Texture
Accessories: Baja Breeze Ribbon, SU Wide Oval, Scallop Circle, 1 3/4 Circle Punches, Papertrey Ink small scallop Die plate.

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Heidi

Sketch Saturday

Here is my entry for this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge # 115.

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink-Up,Up & Away
Ink: SU Choc Chip, Tangerine Tango, Crushed Curry, Baja Breeze,, Close to Cocoa, Papertrey Ink Chai & Camomile Vintage ink
Cardstock: SU Choc Chip, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Webster Pages
Accessories: Felt-Thimble Creek Quilt Shop, Papertrey Ink Dies: Medium Scallop, eyelet lace border, Up, Up & Away Die, Buttons-Denami Designs, SU Linen Thread

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Heidi