Holiday Happiness

Good morning friends !  Just popping in quickly today with another card I made for VSN Mini Friday night.  This was for the first challenge, Warm and Cozy and all Bundled Up! You had to use an image of something you bundle up in AND you had to use felt.

I used Wings of Joy from Taylored Expressions - love that sweet line of warm winter woolies!! :)  The card measures about3.5" x 6"-ish.

After coloring the image I die cut two pieces of ric rac, entwined them together and then stitched down the center.  They sort of look like the ties on one of those fun knitted hats, don't you think?!

Thanks for visiting!!  Have a wonderful day friends! :)



Cardstock:  (Natural White) Neenhah - The Cat's Pajamas, Stamps: (Wings of Joy) Taylored Expressions, Ink: (Black) Memento, Accessories: (Felt) Papertrey Ink, Tools: Copic markers, (Ric Rac die) Papertrey Ink, sewing machine

Salt Challenge: Joy

Happy Christmas Eve my friends!  I know everyone is busy busy busy today getting ready as are we so I'll try to make this quick.  Our Salt challenge this week is Joy - specifically the joy that can be found in Jesus.  Please read Ruth's post on the Salt blog.

For my ATC today I just used the word "Joy" from the Wings of Joy set from Taylored Expressions.  I simple masked off the birdy when I stamped it.  I love the way the paper pieced letters turned out, even with all the cutting! :)  The dp is from Making Memories - so pretty with the foil berries!

Cardstock:  Green (Bazzill) Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink), Patterned Paper:  Making Memories, Stamps: Wings of Joy (Taylored Expressions), Ink: Memento, Accessories:  Copic markers, Nestabilities, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Taylor's Tiny Twinkles (Taylored Expressions), Ribbon (SU!), Clear Glaze pen, Spica pen

From Our House To Yours

I had some time this past weekend to play along with Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #94.  I love a great sketch and this was one lots of fun!  I've been wanting to play with this cute Wings of Joy set from Taylored Expressions - how cute are those birdies?!! This was the set we used at Stamping Around PA.  Oh and have you checked out the Stamping Around website and read about our fun sponsor challenge??  Play along for a change to win prizes from our sponser Sweet & Sassy Stamps!! 

For my card today I used some pretty My Mind's Eye dp from last season - it was perfect since it was bird/tree themed and I love the colors.  A couple things you may not be able to see from the photo . . . there is white flocking added for "snow" on the birdhouse and  I added Glossy Accents to the string of lights.  The image was colored with Copic markers.  For the birdhouse I was going for a "weathered wood" look, not sure if I totally achieved that or not.

Have a great day!

Cardstock: Ripe Avocado, Dark Chocolate (Papertrey Ink), White (GP), Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye, Stamps: Wings of Joy (Taylored Expressions), Ink: Black (Memento), Accessories: Copic markers, ribbon (Michaels), Twine, Button (Papertrey Ink), Fun Flock (Stampendous, Snowflake (??), Scalloped Scissors, Glossy Accents (Ranger), Word Window punch

Smooches!

Good morning! It's a beautiful, sunny day here! After yesterday's blizzard it's a nice change!

I have another project from The Crush (mini VSN) on SCS a couple of weeks ago to share. This was for Sarah's (SeattleStamper) Candy Topped Love challenge - to make a topper for a candy treat bag.

I found these adorable chocolate lips at the $$ Store and just knew they would come in handy! I love them paired with these stamps from Taylored Expressions, Love is Sweet! These little toppers are so quick and easy to make up - almost no time at all!! I added a bit of Crystal Effects to the cherry on the cupcake and also onthe heart chocolates.

Thanks for stopping by today - blog candy coming next week, stay tuned!! :)

Cardstock: Real Red, WW (SU!)
Stamps: Love is Sweet (Stamp a Sweet Impression)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Ladybug Red
Accessories: Heart Brad (Taylored Expressions), Copic markers, Crystal Effects, Red Gingham ribbon (SU!), Nestabilities, Clear bag

Some MFT Love

It's been forever since I've played with my beautiful My Favorite Things stamps! They are just all so fun!! I'm going to try to sneak over to my table tonight and play with the Oldies Plus Goodies challenge my pal Joanne and Amber host on the MFT SCS Forum each Friday! I have many "oldies" that are screaming to played with! :)

But for tonight I had a chance to play with Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #35 and it was a great chance to break out my brand new MFT set We're Not Scared! (sorry I am not finding it on the MFT sight - perhaps it is on backorder right now?). Some fun MFT Just Delightful paper also jumped into my cart so I used them too!

I just love the orange & purple color scheme and honestly everything for this card just came together quite easily! I know there's a lot going on here but I think it works?! Once I stamped and colored my scarecrow I cut him out and taped him on a Copic colored popsicle stick. Then I added Dimensionals to the rest of him and layered him over the 4 squares. Then I stamped the owls again and popped them up on Dimensionals.

As I thought about how to hide the end of the popsicle stick I remember this Doodlebug Paper Frills pack I had with the grass ribbon - even the color was perfect! Love it when that happens!!

The last thing I did was add some Crystal Effects to the owls' eyes and the scarecrow's eyes. My sentiment had to be moved but I used my Kitchen Sink Stamps Mix It Up alphabet set to spell out "boo!" which seems appropriate! :)

Thanks for visiting!! I don't say this enough but I appreciate each and everyone so much!!

Cardstock: Lovely Lilac, Basic Black (SU!), White (GP), Patterned Paper: Just Delightful (MFT), Stamps: You Don't Scare Us (MFT), Mix It Up Alphabet (Kitchen Sink Stamps, Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Accessories: Copic Markers, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals, Cuttlebug Tiny Mosaic Texture embossing folder, popsicle stick, Doodlebug Paper Frills, Pumpkin ribbon (SU!)

Cupcake Challenge

TGIF!! It's been just a beautiful day here in Maine - slightly cool but sunny, very Fall-ish! I'll post some pics tomorrow of our day apple picking along with a pic of the scrumptious apple pie the girls and I made this afternoon . . . delish!!

But for now, I have Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #34. I have been waiting for a couple of days to see the sketch because I had an idea I wanted to try - I wondered if I could take Taylor's adorable set Trick or Sweet and create a non-Halloween card with it. I'm tickled with the result!! I used the little witch cupcake but masked off her broom and finished her cape using a black fine tip marker. I also drew curls all through her hair and a ribbon flowing off her hat - viola!! A princess!! My daughters saw this and instantly had to do their own version - lol! They love this set and have colored a bunch of their own cupcakes already! :)

I think this would be a cute little birthday invitation for a girly girl pary. The floral paper is some fun Paper Salon paper, Petite Posies - and you have 1 more day to get this for 40% off over at Paper Pretties! There are also coordinating papers, alphabet stickers and rubons. The line is called Hip Hip Hooray. Use coupon code "Paper Salon" when checking out.

Have a great weekend everyone - get out and do something fun! :)

Cardstock: Pretty In Pink, (SU!), White (GP), Patterned Paper: Petite Posies (Paper Salon), Purple dot (Making Memories), Stamps: Trick or Sweet (Taylored Expressions), Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento), Accessories: Flower paper strip (Doodlebug), Nestabilities, sewing machine, Swarovski crystals, Dazzling Diamonds glitter (SU!), Copic markers, slot punch

Spooky Sweets!

Have you seen these cute little new stamps from Taylored Expressions? I think the the little cupcakes in costume are so adorable! And I really love the storage sheets they come attached to - such a smart plan!

This set is called Trick or Sweet. I made this card for Taylored Expressions Cupcake Challenge #33. Since the main panel in her sketch was an oval I thought it would be fun to make a little flip top card with holes for the little guys eyes to show through.

Another busy day ahead! I hoping to be back later with a new Kitchen Sink Stamps card and news about the upcoming release. Until then, head over to SCS and check out the banner ad running today for some detail on the festivities!!

Have a great day!

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Lovely Lilac, Basic Blackm Green Galore (SU!), White (GP), Patterned Paper: DCWV Glitter Stack, Stamps: Trick or Sweet (Taylored Expressions), Ink: Versamark, Tuxedo Black (Memento), Accessories: White EP, Nestabilities, ribbon (SU), hole punch, paper piercer