Wishing you...comfort

This card is for two challenges: Mojo Monday #80 and SCS Color Combinations #212: Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, and Pink Pirouette. Julee's sketches are always great and this one is no exception. And I love the color combination this week!

My card base is Chocolate Chip with layers of Riding Hood Red and Pink Pirouette. The first element is all three colors with a layer of DSP from the Bella Rosa collection. The second element is the same, with different DSP and a little 3/8" brown grosgrain ribbon tied around it. The focal image uses a stamp from Verve's new Plain Jane called Comfort, with Chocolate Chip ink on Whisper White and was layered on Riding Hood Red and Chocolate Chip and is up on 3M foam squares. The little flower uses a stamp from Verve's Abundant Blessings set, was stamped on Pink Pirouette with Chocolate Chip ink, and is also up on foam squares. Three red Dew Drops accent the left upper corner and it's done!

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~Recipe~
Stamps: Comfort, Abundant Blessings (Verve)
Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette and Bella Rosa DSP (SU!)
Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Accessories: 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); Dew Drops

Pink Bunny Slippers

This card was done for MFT Who's That Girl Challenge #28. The featured set was Bunny Slippers and the challenge was to use at least two punches on the card. OK, I can do that ;-) I'm using Jen Del Muro's SFYTT for this week, but I flipped it to accommodate my focal image.

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Basic Black, Pretty In Pink, and DP from the Sabrina 6 x 6 pad by Making Memories with a black satin ribbon tied around in a knot. The first element is more of the same. The focal image was stamped on DP with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and entirely paper pieced. These WTG images are so well suited for paper piecing!! Then it was layered on Pretty In Pink and Basic Black and popped up on 3M foam squares. I stitched around all of the card elements with my sewing machine before assembling. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and punched with my 1" circle punch, layered on a Pretty In Pink oval punch out layered on a Designer Label punch out. I added a black faceted jewel and tied it on with black Perle cotton. I like it!

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~Recipe~
Stamps: Bunny Slippers (MFT)
Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Pretty In Pink (SU!); Sabrina 6 x 6 pad (Making Memories)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: 3M foam squares, ribbon, jewel, Perle cotton (craft store); 1" circle, oval, and Designer label punches (SU!)

Happy Easter

This card is for Sharon Johnson's challenge for today--Stamp Simply #81 - The Incredible Edible Egg! The challenge is to use an egg in your project. Any kind of egg. Fun challenge and it made me get out this set that I'd never used--never even mounted, even! Thanks for another great challenge, Sharon!!

My base card is Whisper White with layers of Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink, and DSP from SU!'s Tea Time collection. I rounded two corners and added a So Saffron grosgrain ribbon and bow from the SU! Sale-a-Bration ribbon bundle. The layout is SCS Sketch Challenge #222. My focal image uses a stamp from a SU! set called A Good Egg and was stamped on Gina K Pure Luxury 80 lb paper with Memento London Fog ink. The chick was colored with Copic markers Y21 and Y32 and the egg was paper pieced with more DSP. I also covered the chick with Gold Shimmer Shimmerz Blingz and outlined him and the egg with Sakura glitter pens. It--and the Pretty In Pink and Certainly Celery mats--were then cut/embossed with my Nestabilities Labels dies and is mounted on 3M foam squares. The sentiment is from the same set and was stamped on Whisper White with Memento London Fog ink and cut/embossed with a Spellbinders label die. I then notched the end and attached a pink button from my stash with pink DMC embroidery floss and popped it up on foam squares, too. Three light green Dew Drops in the right lower corner and it's done!

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~Recipe~
Stamps: A Good Egg (SU!)
Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Pretty In Pink, and Tea Time DSP (SU!)
Ink: Memento London Fog
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, DMC floss (craft store); Copic markers; Dew Drops; button (personal stash); ribbon (SU!); corner rounder punch (EK Sucess)

Simple things...Sketches! {by Tamara} #89

Time for another Sketches! {by Tamara} challenge! Here's this week's sketch:


I had in mind what I wanted to do, but I had to flip the sketch to do it. My base card is Whisper White with layers of Yoyo Yellow and DP from the Offbeat 6 x 6 pad by Basic Grey, and has an orange satin ribbon wrapped around. The focal image is using the March stamp from Flowers of the Month (retired from SU!)--Jonquil. It was stamped on Gina K. Pure Luxury 80 lb paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic markers (see below). It was cut/embossed with a square Nestabilities die and edged with a gold paint pen. I then layered it on Only Orange and Old Olive and popped it up on 3M foam squares. The sentiment is also a very focal part of this card. It's from Flourishes' newest releases and is called Timeless Quotes. It was stamped on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink twice. One copy--and the Yoyo Yellow mat--was cut/embossed with oval Nestabilities dies and matted on Old Olive cut/embossed with a Labels Four die. I used the second copy to cut out the uppercase words and pop them up on foam squares. Then the whole thing is up on foam squares. Some Dew Drops finish off the corners and that's that!

Don't forget to check out the sketch at the Sketches! {by Tamara} blog and give it a try--we'd love to see what you come up with!

And be sure to check out the other team members' cards:
Alexandra--California Stampin'
Becky--Bouncy, Flouncy, Fun, Fun, Fun
Carol--Carol's Paperplayce
Jo--Here I Go Again
Krista--Krista be cardin'
Marley--Marley Blog
Olena--From My Hands...To Your Heart
Riley--Stampin' and Dancin' With Riley
Suzanne--Stamp In Style and Cut It Cute
Sylvia--Sylvia's Stamping Place
Tricia--Tricia's Treasures

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Timeless Quotes (Flourishes); Flower of the Month (SU!)
Paper: Whisper White, Yoyo Yellow, Old Olive (SU!); Offbeat 6 x 6 pad (Basic Grey)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Label Four and oval Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, ribbon (craft store); Dew Drops; Copic markers

Our Craft Lounge--Color Throwdown #36

It's Wednesday, so it must be Color Throwdown day! This is week #36--are you ready?! Several weeks back we passed the 100 followers mark so we're celebrating by giving away some stamp sets from Our Craft Lounge.



How cool is that?! Aren't these the cutest Easter stamps??!! Play along with us and you'll be in the random drawing for these awesome stamps! This week's colors combination is the Our Craft Lounge colors--pink, orange, and turquoise and this challenge is hosted by Tammy Hershberger.

OK, so on with my card :) I started with a base of Whisper White and added layers of Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, and DP from the Sasha Collection by Prima. The next element is Tempting Turquoise with a layer of Only Orange with some paper piercing going on. The focal image is from a set called Anna Mae. Isn't she just so stinkin' CUTE??!! She's colored with Copic markers (see below), cut out/embossed with a Long Rectangle Nestabilities die and is layered on a scalloped Tempting Turquoise layer. The cake is up on 3M foam squares, as is the entire focal element. The sentiment is from the Lil' Peanut set and was punched out with the small oval punch, layered on Only Orange and Tempting Turquoise ovals, and is up on foam squares. Three buttons, tied on with DMC embroidery floss accent the upper left corner. Some little girl is gonna LOVE this card, I'm thinking!

C'mon over to the Color Throwdown blog and play along with us this week. If you upload your card to a public forum, please use the keyword CTD36 so we can see your beauty all in one place. And if you play, you *could* be picked as our Featured Stamper and a guest designer! Hope to see you there!

Be sure to check out what the other team members have come up with this week:
Broni Holcombe--Splashes of Watercolor
Cathy Indelicato--Crafty Thoughts
Danielle Kennedy--Wild Dragonfly Designs
LeAnne Pugliese--Wee Inklings
Tammy Hershberger--Stamp Happy

Thanks for dropping by!

~Recipe~
Stamps: Ella Mae and Lil' Peanut (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange (SU!); Sasha Collection (Prima)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Cuttlebug/Long Rectangle Nestabilities; 3M foam squares, DMC floss (craft store); paper piercer/mat/template, small oval and oval punches (SU!); Copic markers; buttons (my stash)