RI Sketch Challenge- Beary Cute

I am back to share another Repeat Impressions Sketch Challenge with you.  Wendy has created another awesome sketch for us to use this week.  Be sure to check out her The House That Stamps Built blog for the sketch and a chance to win a fabulous prize.

I stamped the adorable RI Belle #701K in black ink onto white cardstock and colored her with markers.  I added the image circle to a burlap circle layer and a pink scallop layer using Tombow's new Xtreme Glue Tape. I added some Crystal Stickles to the rose on her hat for a little bling, bling.  Isn't she cute?

We would love for you play along?

Be sure to stop by each of the design team blogs to see how they used Wendy's amazing sketch!

Cheri 
Deonna 
Joy 
Joyce  
Karen  
Geri
Brenda

Melissa (you are here)

Want to play along and have a chance to win?  Click here to be taken to The House That Stamps Built blog where you will find all of the details.

Spring Damask

Hi!  Wow, we have had some nice days this week and that makes me a happy, happy girl!  

Today I am sharing a Spring card with you.  I just love the chartreuse and pink together, it screams Spring.  

I used the pretty Damask image from the Gourmet Rubber Stamps Rustic Floral Appetizer set and the sentiment is also from GRS and it is called Create The Future.

I started with a top fold pink card and added the white embossed panel and print panels with Tombow Stamp Runner.  Next I wanted to pop up the decorative panels but I didn't want extra height so I used Tombow Power Tabs instead of Foam Tabs.  The Power Tabs are about 1/3 of the height of of the Foam Tabs which makes for a great option to have.

The wrinkle ribbon and beaded trim are from May Arts.  For a finishing touch I added a paper flower to the knot of the bow with another Power Tab.  

Power Tabs are thin and very strong so I am sure this card will reach its destination with no problem.

BLD Tuesday-Just Saying Hello!

Hello, I can't believe it has been a whole week since my last post.  Crazy, isn't it?

Today I am sharing a card I created with the Charlotte's Flowers digi image from By LORi Designs.  

The print papers for this card are from the Pebbles Family Ties collection.  I just love the pretty spring feel to this card.  We are supposed to have some awesome sunshine here today, that always makes for a happy girl :)

 Be sure to head on over to the BLD blog and check out what the rest of my teamies have created this week.

BLD Tuesday-Lollipop Ella Valentine

Hello and happy Tuesday.  I have finally come down from all of the CHA trip hoopla and am getting back into the swing of things.

Today I am sharing a card I created using the Lollipop Ella Valentine image from By LORi Designs.

I have been trying to use up some of my scrap stash so I pulled out these pretty pink and green scraps and built my card around them.  I colored this sweet Ella Valentine with Copic markers.  The dots on her bow and the heart are pretty and sparkly with the help of some Diamond Stickles.  I finished off the card with some buttons and twine.

Be sure to head on over to By LORi Designs and check out the amazing creations by the rest of the team.  

There is still time to play with the latest BLD Challenge, you will find it HERE.

{ho ho ho and merry christmas}

I have been working on some Christmas cards and decided to share them with you this week.  All month long the Tombow team is partnering with Art Institute Glitter so you will see a bit of sparkle on Santa. :) 

Both of the image stamps are from Inky Antics and the sentiments are from Hero Arts.  

For this card, I stamped Santa in Memento black ink and gave it a quick shot with my heat tool to set the ink a bit.  I colored Santa with Tombow Dual Brush Pens in #845 Carmine and #847 Crimson and added a little bit of #491 Glacier Blue around all of the white portions of the snowman and Santa's outfit.  #850 Flesh was used for his face and his boots are a combo of N65 Cool Gray 5 and N75 Cool Gray 3.  I used Tombow Mono Adhesive Dots to adhere the Doodlebug print cardstocks to the red card base.  I die cut Santa with Spellbinders Petite Classic and Scallop Oval dies and added him to the scallop oval base with Tombow Mono Adhesive Dots.  To pop him up a bit, I added some Tombow Foam Tabs.  To add the Ultrafine Crystal glitter from Art Institute, I put down some Tombow Mono Aqua and then sprinkled the glitter over the top.  I shook off the excess and let the card sit for approximately 15 minute to let the glue dry.  

This card was created using the same Tombow Dual Brush Pen colors with the addition of #195 Light Green for the ornament.  Again, I used Tombow Mono Adhesive Dots to adhere all of the flat layers and some Tombow Foam Tabs to pop the ornament and sentiment up onto the card.  The same process was used to apply the Ultrafine Crystal glitter to Santa's hat.  Be sure to let the Tombow Mono Aqua set for a few minutes as this will allow the glitter to set really well.

{warm thoughts}

Hi Y'all! 

 It's BLD Tuesday and this month we are going to be showcasing some of the wonderful fall and holiday/winter images that are in the By LORi Designs Digi Shop.

The card I am sharing with you today used the adorable Puddle Jumper Katie and Grace image, go here and scroll down toward the bottom of the page.  Watch out, you will find a ton of other cute images that you will have to have...just sayin' ;)

Recipe:

Image(s):  Puddle Jumper Katie and Grace-By LORi Designs, Warm Thoughts-Paper Smooches

Cardstock:  PL Pumpkin Pie, PL Green Apple-Gina K. Designs, Madison Prints-Penny Black, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White-The Cat's Meow

Ink(s):  Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Dandelion, Adirondack Caramel

Coloring Medium:  Copic Markers

Adhesives:  Tombow Dots Adhesive Roller, Tombow Foam Tabs, Tombow Mono Aqua

Extras:  Button, Ribbon, Flowers, Spellbinders Dies

Be sure to head on over to By LORi Designs and check out what the rest of the team has come up with to inspire you.

It's Tea Time

Hi there, happy Wednesday to each and every one of you!  I hope you are having an awesome day.  

I created this card using a couple of my favorite stamp sets from Our Craft Lounge.  I used Tea Time for the adorable cup image and the sentiment is from Thankful Flourishes.  The beautiful print paper is from SEI.  The flower was colored with Tombow Dual Brush pens and the sentiment is stamped on a Spellbinders Fancy Tags diecut.

If you would like to see several more beautiful card creations using this set, head on over to the Our Craft Lounge blog and check out some amazing work by my fellow design team members.

Saddle Up

Hello!  So the title of my post is "Saddle Up" and I bet you are wondering where in the heck is her saddle?  

This week on the Tombow blog, my teamies and I have been sharing awesome projects using adorable fabrics from Samantha Walker's Saddle Up line from Riley Blake Designs.

I decided to gussy up an unfinished wooden mirror that I had picked up at the craft store some time ago.  I started by spreading down an even coat of Tombow Mono Aqua to the unfinished frame and laid the Flower Brown fabric over the top, smoothing out any wrinkles and set it aside to dry. While I was waiting, I decided to create a pretty fabric flower with some of the other adorable prints.  I chose to use:  Medallion Yellow, Vignette Blue, and Gingham Brown. 

 I used my Spellbinders Blossom Three die set to cut the flowers.  I cut six each of the yellow and blue and four of the brown and folded them in half and then in quarters and added a tack stitch at the bottom of each flower petal.  To assemble the flower I punched a 1 1/4" circle out of scrap cardstock and added some Tombow Mono Multi and set it aside to dry to a tacky (aka repositionable) feel.  I added the six yellow petals and then a bit more of the Tombow Mono Multi and repeated the layering process with the 6 blue petals and again with the four brown petals.  The flower was finished with a metal button and some twine and is resting on a bed of foliage created from two tones of green cardstock.  The larger fronds were cut from my Silhouette Cameo and the smaller branches are punched from a Martha Stewart punch.  For the small blue flowers on the branches, I punched 1/4 inch circles and then cupped them using a #3 ball stylus and mouse pad.  I used Tombow Mono Multi to adhere all of the greens and the tiny blue flowers to the frame.  The fabric flower was attached using Tombow Power Tabs.  

As a finishing touch I added a tiny dot of brown to the center of each of the bitty blue flowers with Tombow Dual Brush Marker in #977 Saddle Brown.

Decorative M Plaque

Whew, I am sure glad that the end of the week is here.  Tonight my dear hubby is taking me out to eat and I am looking forward to that for sure.  

This week on the Tombow blog the gals have been sharing projects created using one of Tombow's Correction Tapes.  I chose to use the Mono Correction Tape-Pen Style, Fine Line for my project.  I have to say I was beyond stumped when I started.  You see, this week is also an ABC week on the Tombow blog so that meant I had to create "anything but a card", I am such a card girl and had originally thought I would try to use the correction tape to create a resist background for a card but had to adjust the wind in my sails and this is what I came up with.  

 I started by lightly sanding this pre-finished letter so that the adhesive would have a nice base to adhere to.  I added a layer of Tombow Mono Aqua and then covered it with some 12 x 12 print paper from Kaisercraft and let it sit overnight to make sure that it was stuck down really well.  I used the Tombow Correction Tape to create the line and faux stitching around the edges of the plaque.  The correction tape is bright white, so I sponged on some Adirondack Aqua ink to tone it down a bit.  I created the main flower in the floral spray using the Blossom Three Spellbinders die and then added some foliage using punches and dies.  The smaller tulle flowers are from Prima.

Wishing you a beautiful weekend.

Miss Daisy

Hello, today I am sharing the card I created for the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge.  This week we were to create a card with "Lots of Layers".  Well, I did a happy dance when I found out we were going to use my favorite style.  

I have used Prismacolor pencils many times over the last 20 years but I had never stamped an image on kraft cardstock and then colored it.  I was inspired by one of my color pencil heros, Dorcas from Dorcas Designs. This gal is a master with colored pencils and she often colors on kraft cardstock and I love how it looks and decided to give it a try with this sweet little mousie image from the Inky Antics Teacup Mousies #2 Clear Set.  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then I gave the image a base layer of white Prisma and then started adding colors.  I am really happy with how it turned out for my first try. 

Now we would love for you to join in on the challenge with us this week.  You might even win a prize!  Check it out HERE. 

I am also entering this card in the DYSU Challenge Blog as this weeks challenge is Layers, and you all know how I love me some layers!

Sweet on You

Hi there, today I have joined up with the rest of the OutlawzTwisted Thursday team to bring you Valentine cards.

I went a little "die" crazy on this one as I used the new heart dies from Lifestyle Crafts and the TClassic/Scallop Rectangle Nesties.  The design was inpired from the FTL172 layout.  The sentiment is from the new MFT Pure Innocence Berry Sweet set

Be sure to pop over to the Outlawz Twisted Thursday challenge and check out what the rest of the team has created.  We would love to have you play along as well.  You could win some nice prizes too! 

Happy Birthday

Hi there, today I have joined up with the rest of the Outlawz Twisted Thursday team to bring you birthday themed cards.   

When I sat down to create this card, I had lots of scraps left over from this card on my desk so I decided to use them up.  The base card is Bubblegum Pink from American Crafts.  To create the main panel I stamped the Big Fabric Background from Hero Arts onto some Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock with Orchid Brilliance ink and then trimmed it down to the size I wanted.  The image panel was layered onto GKD PL Chocolate cardstock.  The sentiment (from GKD) was stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa ink and cut out with Spellbinders Fancy Tags die and layered to a Spellbinders Petite Oval Scallop die cut piece.

For the finish I tied some chocolate/cream striped grosgrain ribbon (May Arts) into a ginormous bow. 

This card came together very quickly and was easy peasy!

Be sure to pop over to the Outlawz Twisted Thursday challenge and check out what the rest of the team has created.  We would love to have you play along as well.  You could win some nice prizes too!

CSS Blog Hop

Hi there, I am so happy that you have decided to join me and some of my pals from the Gina K. Designs CSS Alumni Design Team as we take you on a journey through our Treasure Chest.

Tonight we have dug into the treasure chest looking for lots of wonderful Holiday Treat Holders using either a Christmas or New Year's theme.  We hope you will find some great ideas for creating sweet little gifts for the special people in your life.

You should have arrived at my blog from Tera's blog, but if you didn't you can go back to StampTV and start from the beginning.  

My little treat holders are fast and easy to make.  I started with a 6" x 8" piece of print cardstock and folded it in half to create a 3" x 4" pouch.  Add strong adhesive (I used Scor-tape) to the bottom (3") and the side (4").  You should have a pouch with a 3" opening at the top.  I used stamps from the GKD Winter Mittens set to create the decorative piece on the front of each pouch.  Embellish with your favorite ribbons and trims. 
 See, I told you they were fast and easy! =)

Make sure to leave a comment as you hop along because on Tuesday morning (December 13), we will randomly choose one of the comments from all the blogs and that person will receive a huge grab bag of fabulous Gina K. Designs Stamps! 
 Free stamps = Christmas Happiness!

While I am thrilled that you stopped by for a visit, I am going to send you on your way to Lori's blog so that you can check out her amazing creation.

Snowflakes make me smile!

The top two pics were taken this morning just after the sun came up. We have had snow off and on since Monday. We are expecting some more snow through the weekend.

I had created the snowflake background that I used above quite some time ago and when I saw the snow this morning, I couldn't wait to pull it out and use it. All of the cardstocks used were from my stash. The snowflakes are from my Cuttlebug Snowflake die and a Martha Stewart punch. The small snowflakes are covered with Art Institute Glass Glitter. The stamped snowflakes are from a clear set by Gelatins. The sentiment panel was cut out with my nesties. The phrase is from Inky Antics.

Have a great day,

Mojo Monday #60

So I am a few weeks behind in sharing my Mojo Monday #60 project, but that seems to be what my life is about these days...............always running a bit behind. I have the day off today and my list of things to do is long, but I hope to check a few off of the list by the days end.

Now for the deets on this card. First, let me say that I a love, love, love snowflakes! I have really been into the brown/aqua colors alot lately also. For this card, I used brown Madeira cardstock from Amuse for the base and half circle at the top of the card. The next layer is aqua cardstock with Bo Bunny's Winter Whisper Frost print paper cut slightly smaller ( I love a teeny tiny solid edge around the print layer). The ribbon is Ivory Satin from May Arts.

For the snowflake image, I cut the Cuttlebug Snowflake die out of a piece of Thermo Web double sided adhesive. First, I attached the adhesive to white cardstock and then cut the snowflake out with the "bug". Next, I peeled back the top sheet to reveal the sticky and poured on some Twig Art Institute glitter. I then layered that over the ribbon on my card and used a glue pen to color inside of the open snowflake and poured Crystal Art Institute glitter inside. I cut the half cirlcles with my Spellbinders dies and layered to the card with foam tape. I finished off the card with some little half pearls from my stash.

I am off to have a little breakfast..........have a great day!