Birthday Birds!

Happy Monday!  I have some springy cards for you today...the same card just done up with different coloring and papers...such fun!

 

Stamps:  CLR015A Blobby Flowers 2, D015 Blobby Flowers Die, GG0187 Black Capped Chickadees, DD0198 Happy Birthday To You

 

I embellished the flowers with a white gel pen and colored the image with Copic markers.  I did some fussy cutting around the image so that the window die was visible behind the birds. 



When I was typing up the post I see these were supposed to be Chickadees, and it looks like I goofed up twice...but I think they work nicely as any sort of little bird!

If you haven't yet, pop on over to the Prickley Pear blog and check out what the design team girls have been up to!  Don't forget to leave comments here and there for your chance to win some goodies!

From The Heart Stamps Sketch 56

It is another Double Post Monday...and time for a new sketch challenge on the From The Heart Stamps Blog!    Be sure to pop over there and play along for your chance to win some fun!

Here is my take on the sketch using the Birdbrain Snowman set.  These fellows are so much fun to color!  I used Copic Markers:  E47, B45, BG10, YR16, Y17, Y15.

I added a metallic snowflake brad, a few punched pieces and some doodling with a white gel pen to finish my card. 

Where Flowers Bloom....

Ooh, I took some *me* time today and made a card just because I felt like it!  I have a pile of new stamps from Stampers Anonymous and they just had to see ink!

This card features a fun border stamp U6-2403 that I stamped in milled lavender distress ink before embossing my white panel with a Couture Creations embossing folder.  Then I did some good ole' paper embroidery...I'm gonna love that stamp!

The flowers are from Art Gone Wild's Suzanne Carillo collection: D1-2568 Leaf and H1-2571 Daisy.
I colored them up with Copic Markers: V28, V17, V15, V04, G09, YG17, YG25, YR68, YR16, Y17 before fussy cutting them.  I popped a few of the flowers and one of the leaves up with foam tape. 

The sentiment is from a Studio 490 set; SCS117 Garden Art. 

Thanks for stopping by today!

CropStop Guest Designer Week #4!

Hello!  It's my last day this month as Guest Designer for CropStop and I'm playing with a whole pile of fun goodies from the store!

Supplies:
Couture Creations Nesting Dies: Fleur-De-Frame
Cart-Us Trendy Braiding Embossing Folder
Candi Dots
Scor-Buddy
Scor-Bug Embosser

I embossed the die after cutting it and then popped it up on foam tape over the beautiful embossed panel.  Images and papers on these cards are digital images from Fred, She Said Designs.  I fussy cut two sets of tulips and popped them on foam tape on top of each other for added dimension.

Supplies:
Couture Creations Nesting Dies: Fleur-De-Frame
Cart-Us Trendy Braiding Embossing Folder
Candi Dots
Scor-Buddy
Scor-Bug Embosser

For this card I switched out the images and then used the dies flat on the card.

Supplies:
Memory Box Catalina Wreath Die
Cart-Us Trendy Braiding Embossing Folder
Doodlebug Glitter Brads Multi-pak Pastel Sugar Coated
Copic Markers:  BG01, BG10, YG17, YG25

I flipped the embossed panel over on this card for an entirely different effect.  I cut the Memory Box Die and used it to frame my floral image which is colored with Copic Markers.  Love the Memory Box dies for their beautiful intricate designs.  They cut beautifully!   The sugar coated glitter brad is the perfect size and gives the flower some POP!

Supplies:
Memory Box San Marzano Border Die
Cart-Us Trendy Braiding Embossing Folder

This card is fun!  For a different effect, I cut the San Marzano Border Die and then attached it to a panel of the same cardstock for a great textural effect.  Notice the border along the left side of the card?  Well, save your scraps, ladies!  If you line up your die straight when you cut it, you will get a second fun border to work with!

I simply added a strip of the embossing to separate my die cut edges.  I just cannot get enough of the beautiful Memory Box dies!

Supplies:
Memory Box San Marzano Border Die
Memory Box Bamboo Shoots Die
Cart-Us Trendy Braiding Embossing Folder

This is also a fun card!  Remember me saying save your die scraps just a second ago?  Well, check out the flowers on this card! I used scraps from the San Marzano Border die cut on the previous card to make frames for my flowers on this card!  I did toss the rest of the scraps, but if you see an interesting shape, don't be afraid to think out of the box and use those precious little pieces up!

I planted my flowers by using the Bamboo Shoots Die  I did snip off a few shoots and moved one sprig to a bare spot on my card.  Here I go remodeling my dies, but I like to make them work for me!

I hope you have found some inspiration this month as I have puttered away with my CropStop products!  

When Someone You Love...

I have a card for you here today that features a new spring image as well as an older sentiment from the Prickley Pear collection. 

Stamps: JJ0043 Daisies In Boot, GG0111 Memory Becomes A Treasure

I colored the image with Copic markers and then fussy cut it and popped it up on foam tape for dimension.

If you haven't yet, pop on over to the Prickley Pear blog and check out what the other design team members have been up to!

All Bundled Up Sketch Challenge from From The Heart Stamps!

 

It's Sketch 055 on the From The Heart Stamps Challenge today, and here is my happy little card!

I used the Bundled Up set and paired it with papers from Crate Papers' Paper Heart Collection today.

Image is colored with Copic Markers:  E41, E42, BG0000, BG10, BG01 today and a variety of other Studio 2 alcohol markers that are no longer manufactured.  They had tinier tips, so I went with that!

My embellishments on this card are baker's twine and a few sequins.  

Be sure to pop on over to the From The Heart Stamps blog today to see the other inspiration and join us in the challenge for your chance to win some fun!

Peaceful Petals - Stampin Up!

It's been a while since Stampin Up! has popped up here on my blog, but it was time to re-order cardstock and it was Sale-A-Bration time, so a few more flower sets found their way to my studio!
This is a gorgeous set called Peaceful Petals. 

Flower is colored with Copic Markers:  R27, R22, R21, G43, E47, E49.  The background is stamped with Peeled Paint Distress Ink. 

The circular dies are D013 Scalloped Circle and D041 Scallop Circle Nesting Dies from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. 

This card is made with images from the same stamp set.  I did a SCS challenge that called for use of two stamps as borders.  I colored the images and then sent it through a SU! embossing folder for texture before using the Scor-Pal and Scor-Bug to add the faux stitching.  This is a very clean and simple card for me, but I kinda liked how it turned out!