On the ABC Challenge Blog we are featuring the letter "G". G is for glitter! Such a great embellishment for snowy wintery cards! Our Sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp. Such an awesome store you can buy just about anything you need!
It's hard to see in the picture, the white paper is covered in glittery swirls. I also used a glitter snow writer to add glittery snow effects on the scene.
Happy Wednesday! We are up to the letter "F" in the ABC Challenge Blog. This weeks challenge F is for Flowers and is also Fun if you ask me! The sponsor for this challenge Wild Orchid Crafts, could not be more appropriate. All of the roses on my card are from WOC. I am in love with their flowers and they ship worldwide. I placed a huge order and got it in less than 10 days! WOC is located in the United Kingdom and I am half way round the World in California. Shipping costs are very reasonable and they just reduced them 25%. They sell lots of other cool embellishments like pins and pearls, though I didn't want to go overboard and add them to my card. I needed to make sure you could still see the oh so cute Rosie Rabbit by Stampavie. The current Stampavie challenge #34 is to you die cuts. I used the new Lacey Squares nestabilites.
I have been trying to explore other card making challenges out there on the Internet. One of my fellow collegues Jackie on Critter Sketch Challenge Design Team, is also the Sweet Sketch Wednesday design team. I thought I would try their latest Sketch Challenge. I must have ESP because I just read that Stampavie's Challenge #27 is to use DOTS! The paper I used is from the new Basic Grey Oliver line. It's great for boy/guy/man cards!
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.
I made this cute dream inducer card for the Friday Sketchers Challenge #107. The image is Stampavie Mouse in Hammock by Tina Wenke. I love this stamp because it reminds me of my own hammock sleeper. One of my cats Jar Jar, loves sleeping in my hammock. It's really cute seeing him softly step into it so it doesn't swing too much. I printed the sentiment from my computer and sponged the edge with Papertrey Chai ink from their Vintage touch set. I also sponged Chai ink on the the edge of the main image. I thought the Webster Pages would be a nice back drop with the tree braches. I titled the book that Mr. Mouse is reading Cheese, I Love You!
Happy week before Memorial Day Weekend. To me this means the start of summer. HA, I am still waiting for Spring to show up. That doesn't stop me from making spring time cards. Here is my card for this weeks Critter Sketch Challenge #15. It's a Sketch Challenge. 
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Stampavie, Papertrey Ink Delightful Dahlia Sentiment
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: Always Artichoke
Paper: Basic Grey Koshi
Accessories: Petite Oval Nestabilities, SU Small Oval, Oval, Scallop Oval Punches, Ribbon from Joann's.
Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments.
Heidi
The Challenge over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog is to create a card inspired by a verse in a well known children's nursery rhyme.
What are little boys made of?
Frogs and snails
And puppy-dogs' tails,
That's what little boys are made of.
I chose to create a card with a cute puppy-dog. The sketch comes from the Sketch Saturday Blog.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Stampavie Ruffles, Sentiment from High Hopes
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tangerine Tango, Bashful Blue, Taken with Teal
Cardstock: SU Taken with Teal, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Basic Grey Max and Whiskers
Accessories: Nestabilities, Prima Roses, Scallop Oval & Wide Oval SU Punches, Lace Trim from Joann's Fabric, Smooch-Illuminate.
Thanks for visiting! I love reading your comments.
Heidi
One of my favourite places to shop is StampandCreate.com. I discovered Lacey's store when I could no longer buy High Hope Stamps directly from High Hopes. I discovered a lot of other stamps I could buy there including, Stampavie, The Greeting Farm, Kraftin Kimmie. I can special order items such as the new Tim Holtz Dies and embossing folders. She also carries some great embellishments like ribbon, flowers, pearls, and charms as well. Just about everything on this card, I purchased from her store.
The Stamp and Create Store also has a blog. Lacey has recently started a monthly challenge on the blog. The first challenge is to use Ribbon.
Over on the cute card Thursday blog this week they want to see our creations that feature an element that we have made ourselves. It can be backing papers, flowers, fimo embellishment. I didnt do anything extraordinary, I made some tissue paper flowers. I cut the tissue paper using a stampin up flower sizzlet. I layered the different sizes and put them all together with a clear rhinestone brad. I spritzed them with Tuscan Sun shimmer mist. I sponged the edged with SU's So Saffron ink. I still need more practise making these flowers.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Stampavie Butterfly Bear by Penny Johnson
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU So Saffron
Cardstock: SU Lovely Lilac, So Saffron
Paper: Basic Grey Koshi
Accessories: Nestabilities, Tissue Paper, SU Rhinestone Brads, Satin Center/Reversale Ribbon - Mauve
Prima Jewels
Thanks for visiting!
Heidi
Here is another page for my recipe holder. You can see the first page I have made here. I got the sketch from this weeks Critter Challenge #11 The twist on the challenge is to use at least 1 button. The image is Lynette collecting her vegetables from Stampavie
This little cutey is for the Get Sketchy challenge #35. I used my Cricut machine and Sure Cuts A Lot software to cut the 1/2 oval shape and the scalloped tangerine tango base. I then stamped Ruffles and his little bandaged paw using Memento Tuxedo Black. I coloured him using my copics and airbrushed the background. The picture makes it look really splotchy but it looks better in real life.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Stampavie Helz Cuppleditch Ruffles Get Well Soon, Sentiment Masculine Motifs
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Cardstock: Stampin Up Taken with Teal, Tangerine Tango
Paper: Basic Grey Max and Whiskers
Accessories: Cricut Machine, Tangerine Tango Ribbon, Stampin Up Oval, Scallop Oval, Wide Oval Punches
