Baaah Humbug Gift Tags for Butterfly Reflections Ink!

Hello there!  

Today, I am over on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog with a herd of sheep!

Here is a little peek:

Click here to see the entire project!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Sending a Smile {Sunny Studio Stamps}

Hi there!    I am so sad that this will be my last post as part of the Sunny Studio design team.  I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on the team and have had so much fun!

Today I am sharing a card using the Bundled Up stamp set and Birthday Smiles stamp set.  I stamped the balloons from the Birthday Smiles stamp set on the top of my white card base, followed by the balloon strings.  I stamped, colored and fussy cut two penguins from the Bundled Up stamp set and grounded them on a piece of black cardstock.  To add a fun pop of color, I added a strip of cardstock that was inked with distress inks in a rainbow of colors, and then along the left edge, a piece of polka dot paper.  I added a black and white twine bow along the bottom, and stamped a sentiment from Birthday Smiles in the top right corner.  It didn't pop enough for my liking, so I outlined it with a white gel pen, a trick I learned from a fellow stamper, Kelly.  Finally, I added a scattering of clear sequins in various sizes.

That's all for me today!  Thanks for stopping by!! :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio Bundled Up, Birthday Smiles

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Lawn Fawn Celery Stick, Peacock, Plastic Flamingo, Juice Box, Fish Tank

Paper: PTI White, True Black, Lawn Fawn Let's Polka in the Dark 6x6 pad

Other: Copic Markers, Lawn Fawn Black Tie twine, Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins, white gel pen, foam tape

Lawnscaping Challenge #120

Hey there!!  Can you believe that today starts the last Lawnscaping Challenge of 2015?!  Where did the year go?!  This challenge is Christmas themed!

We are sponsored by the super fabulous Lawn Fawn!

If you have visited my  blog before, you know that I am obsessed with the Making Frosty Friends stamp set.  It was my first Lawn Fawn purchase... the set that started it all! ;)  I love Christmas time because I know I get to pull them again again after a year-long hybernation,  Pairing them with the Snowy Backdrops die makes me giddy.  I wanted to try out my FUSE tool (that has been collecting dust since I bought it in July), so I created a fun, glittery shaker as a backdrop for my snowmen (or in this case, snowladies).  I stamped, colored and diecut the snowmen and a few of the cute bunnies from the Snow Day stamp set, and popped them all up on the shaker piece with foam tape.  I added a sentiment from the Critters in the Arctic stamp set on a Stitched Circle Tag and adhered it to a white card base that I layered with a pink diecut Snowy Backdrop.

Be sure to stop by the blog to get all of the challenge details and to see lots more inspiration from the design team!

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Making Frosty Friends, Snow Day, Critters in the Arctic

Dies: Making Frosty Friends, Snow Day, Stitched Circle Tags, Snowy Backdrops, Stitched Hillside Borders, Stitched Rectangles Stackables

Paper: Lawn Fawn Let's Bokeh in the Snow 6x6 pad, PTI White, Raspberry Fizz

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Other: Pretty Pink Posh Sparking Clear sequins, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, PTI Raspberry Fizz Satin Ribbon, Glitter, FUSE tool, foam tape, silver pearls

Spreading around a little Pixie Dust for Butterfly Reflections Ink!

Hello there!  

Today, I am over on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog sharing a little pixie dust! :)

Here is a little peek:

Click here to see the entire card!

I'm going to enter this in the AEIheartU Challenge for December - Metallics

Thanks for stopping by!! :)

Santa's Helpers {Sunny Studio Stamps}

Hello there!!   Today I have a card to share with you using the little kitten in a stocking image from the Santa's Helpers stamp set by Sunny Studio Stamps!  I had my distress inks out, and I was playing around with making my own watercolor-esque patterned paper.  I used a bit of Barn Door, Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover to create my striped background.  I intended for this card to look a but like a Christmas package, wrapped in pretty striped paper, with a cute tag hanging from it.  I stamped, colored and diecut the stocking image using the coordinating Santa's Helpers dies.  I used Lucky Clover ink to add some color to the bottom right of the tag for a little more interest,  Then I mounted the image the tag with foam tape, and punched a hole to thread my twine through and tied a bow.  I wrapped the twine around the back of the watercolor piece, and taped it down with scotch tape, and popped the tag up with foam tape before adhering the panel to a red card base.  I felt like something was missing, so I added some tiny googly eyes to the kitten.  I think his wide eyes add a bit of whimsy and it works well with the playful, whimsical striped background.

That's all for me today!   Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio Santa's Helpers

Dies: Sunny Studio Santa's Helpers, Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles, Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangles

Paper: PTI white, Pure Poppy, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor paper

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx, Distress inks in Barn Door, Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover

Other: Copic Markers, googly eyes, white gel pen, foam tape, Lawn Fawn Peppermint Lawn Trimmings

Sparkle and Shine Challenge #20

Hi there!  It's time for our final Sparkle and Shine Challenge of 2015!  Where has the year gone?!  Here is the inspiration photo for this challenge:

We are sponsored by our friends at Winnie and Walter!

Here is my card!  I just love non-traditional colors for Christmas cards, and this inspiration photo is perfect for that (but there are also traditional colors in the trees if that's what you prefer!)  I started off by ink blending several colors of distress ink to create a rainbow background to mimic the pattern in the striped wrapping paper in the inspiration photo.  Then I dropped some water on the cardstock to bleach out color in some areas.  When it was dry, I diecut the panel with the Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables to add a stitched edge.  I used the Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud borders cut from white cardstock to create puffy snow for Santa and Rudolph to stand on.  Aren't they just the cutest?  They are from the Reverse Confetti Jolly Holiday stamp set.  I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set on white cardstock and then hand cut a banner end, and to finish things off, I added a scattering of 4mm, 6mm and 8mm Sparkling Clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh before adhering the panel to a white card base using foam tape.

That's all for me today!  Be sure to visit the blog to get all of the challenge details and see lots more inspiration from the design team!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Reverse Confetti Jolly Holiday

Dies: Reverse Confetti Jolly Holiday, Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangles, Lawn Fawn Puffy Clouds borders

Paper: PTI White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Onyx Black, Distress Inks in Twisted Citron, Mermaid Lagoon, Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry

Other: Copic Markers, Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins, Foam Tape

I Chews You {Lawn Fawn}

Hello there!  I'm over on the Lawnscaping Challenges blog today with a punny watercolor card!  I actually used Lawn Fawn inks in Lobster and the new Plastic Flamingo (which happens to be the most perfect shade of pink!) to watercolor my background using the ink smooshing technique.  I tapped the ink pad on a piece of clear acetate, spritzed it with water, and pressed it into my watercolor paper, moving it around until I was happy with the ink distribution.  I started with Plastic Flamingo, and then dried that layer before adding small amounts of Lobster ink.  I stamped, colored and diecut the gumball machine and gumballs from the Sweet Smiles stamp set, and then added a piece of polkadot patterned paper from the Let's Polka Mon Amie 6x6 paper pad, topped with a Stitched Scalloped Border.  I created a custom sentiment using Violet's ABCs, and then matted the panel on a Scalloped Rectangle cut from red cardstock.  Before adding it to a red card base, I tied a bit of Peppermint Lawn Trimmings in a bow in the top right corner.

That's all for me today!  All supplies are listed and linked above!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! :)