CR84FN26 -- Celebrate Today & Every Day

Hello! It's time for another CR84FN Challenge! Thank you to all who joined us last week.. it was fun viewing all of your fabulous creations! For this week's challenge (CR84FN26), our color palette is Kraft, Pale Yellow and Gold. The lovely photos in the graphic above are courtesy of Martha Stewart.

This is our first challenge of May, so please welcome our new Guest Designer, Lin Brandyberry!

One of Sabrina's para aides (Elisa) has a birthday on Monday, so I made this for her.. she always goes the extra mile with Sabrina, so I thought I'd make her a "happy" card to let her know how much we appreciate her.. I used PTI's A Year of Flowers: Daffodils.. I random stamped the smaller daffodil on the Kraft cardstock base and clear embossed them. I stamped it a few more times on some pale yellow vellum and embossed in silver pearl. I cut the daffodil out and added a little of the gold color with a few Copic markers. My lace trim was tatted by my SIL, Mary.

For all the challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN blog HERE. I hope you will join us this week.. I can't wait to see what you create! For more inspiration, please visit my fellow design teammates:

Suzanne Czosek
Deborah Frings
Heather Jensen (not participating this week due to tornadoes/power outage - thankfully she and her family are safe.. I'm sure she would appreciate a visit :))
Lin Brandyberry, May Guest Designer
Sue Lelli
Andrea Matthews

Mona Pendleton

Lisa Somerville

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: A Year of Flowers: Daffodils (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Sweet Fairy (Prima), Kraft, Lemon Tart (Papertrey Ink), Vellum (CTMH)
Ink: Versamark Watermark, Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko); Mustard Seed Distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Markers (Copic), Clear and Silver pearl embossing powder, Tatted lace (Handmade by Sister Mary), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

Teacher Appreciation Gift

Hello! As promised, I am back with a Teacher Appreciation gift using the April Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit.

I need several gifts for Sabrina's teachers and para aides for next week. They all have been a tremendous help all year, and especially lately as she has finally gone back to school since having her toes operated on last Monday. I decided to treat them to a Starbuck's gift card as they all seem to like their caffeine fix! I started with a plain small hinged tin and decorated the inside and outside with supplies from the Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients Kit (paper, ribbon, rose, pearls).

Here's a side view:

If you are a fan of giving gift cards like I am, then this is a super easy way to add a handmade touch to your gift. I used the Gift Card Frame Die to cut out my patterned paper for the top and insides.. it's a perfect fit!

Here's a peek at the inside:

Edit, 5/2/11: Tomorrow is Teacher Appreciation Day, and I am finally finished! I thought I'd add a photo of all of them. I made 11 in all (the 1 prototype above and 10 to give as gifts). All supplies came from the original TE April Key Ingredients kit except the tins and red gingham ribbon (from my stash).

For more projects with the Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients Kit, please be sure to visit the April Key Ingredients gallery HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: It's a Banner Day 1, You're Appreciated from Extra Credit (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients Kit
Ink: Memento Lady Bug, Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Banner Day 1 Die, Gift Card Frame Die, Small Scallop Border Die, Small hinged tin, Foam tape (Taylored Expressions); Pearls, Rose, Ribbon from Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients Kit; Thread, Sewing machine.

TE Key Ingredients: As High As I Reach..

Hello! Quick post today.. I have a card that I thought I already shared (but I just realized that I hadn't).. I made this using the April Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit..

I have another project in the works with this kit and will share with you very soon.. Teacher Appreciation Day is next Tuesday, and I think this kit will be perfect for the little gifts for Sabrina's teachers and para aides.. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: New Beginnings (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients KitInk: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Angel Pink, Vintage Photo Distress
Accessories: Butterflies Die (Taylored Expressions), Classic Oval and Classic Scalloped Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Corner Rounder, Scalloped Scallop Border Punch (EK Success), Ribbon, Pearls, Flower (Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients Kit), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

SCRS Challenge #40 -- Inspiration Photo and Sketch Saturday

It's time for an all new Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge! Each week we will post an all new challenge at this time (9 PM PST on Mondays). For all the details, please visit the SCRS blog. This week's challenge is an inspiration photo challenge!

Here's a larger shot of the inspiration piece:

This is our final April challenge, so I'd like to give a big shout out to Suzanne Bier and thank her for being our fabulous April guest designer at Sparkle Creations! Thanks so much, Suzanne, for sharing your amazing talent with us!

I used Scooter Chloe for my card today.. I initially went bright and bold with my coloring on her, until I remember the challenge.. to us the pastel inspiration photo above.. ack! Above is my revised image, which I paired with some Prima Sweet Fairy paper.

Sparkle Creations is sponsoring the Sketch Saturday challenge this week, so I used the sketch for my layout. Be sure to visit the site to see the challenge details and what you could win!

For more SCRS inspiration and details, please visit the SCRS blog to see the design team's wonderful creations and their individual blogs for more details:

Suzanne Bier, our fabulous April Guest Designer!

Simonne Clay
Shaela Odd
Sparkle Smith
Alice Wertz
Kim Yu

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Scooter Chloe (Sparkle Creations), Sentiment from Mixed Messages (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Sweet Fairy (Prima), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah), Amethyst (CTMH)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Labels Fourteen Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Butterfly punch (Martha Stewart), Markers (Copic), Pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

Mojo 188 -- Grandma

Hello! It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch (#188).. It's round or square week.. I hope you will join us!

I really wanted to make a round card this week, but I was very limited on time, and this little square card (4.25" x 4.25") came together quicker for me. I used Verve's Love Deepens for my sentiment.. isn't that just the sweetest?! When I saw this for the first time during the new stamp peeks, it brought tears to my eyes.. combine it with Julee's wonderful font selections, this set has become one of my new go-to sets for special females in my life.. :)

This week's sketches are courtesy of Sarah:

I hope you will play along with us this week! Please visit the Mojo Monday blog for all the details and to see the wonderful creations by the Mojo Makers! You can also visit their individual blogs for more details:

Sarah Bigelow

Debbie Carriere

Mary Fish

Maria Gurnsey

Teresa Kline

Julee Tilman

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Love Deepens (Verve)
Paper: Vintage Whimsy (The Girls' Paperie), Raspberry Fizz (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah), Pink vellum (CTMH)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Spun Sugar Distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Lacey Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Scallop Sentiment border punch (Fiskars), Pearls, Rope Bow charm (Pizzazz Aplenty), Seam binding, Roses, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

CR84FN25 -- Because of the Brave

Hello! It's time for another CR84FN Challenge! Thank you to all who joined us last week.. it was fun viewing all of your fabulous creations! For this week's challenge (CR84FN25), our color palette is Red, Aqua and White. The lovely photos in the graphic above are courtesy of Martha Stewart.

This is our final challenge for the month of April.. a huge thank you to our wonderful guest designer, Silke Ledlow!

Again, I'd like to say a big thank you for all of your well wishes about Sabrina.. I'm still not able to get any free time to craft or visit blogs, but I hope to soon.. Here's the last card that I made before her surgery..

When I first saw the colors of this challenge, I immediately thought of some patterned paper from the Lily Bee Picket Fence collection. When I saw the stars, it also made me think of Verve's American Hero. This set was released nearly a year ago, and this is the first time I've inked it up (bad me!).. After I stamped the whimsical frame, I realized that the stars in the corner were the same size as the stars on the patterned paper, so I cut them out of the patterned paper and added them to my frame, then I added a tiny rhinestone (from Pizzazz Aplenty) in the center of each star. I went a little crazy with my distressing here, but I promise that my cardstock started out as white.. :)

For all the challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN blog HERE. I hope you will join us this week.. I can't wait to see what you create! For more inspiration, please visit my fellow design teammates:

Suzanne Czosek
Deborah Frings
Heather Jensen
Silke Ledlow, April Guest Designer
Sue Lelli
Andrea Matthews

Mona Pendleton

Lisa Somerville

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Stamps: American Hero (Verve)
Paper: Picket Fence (Lily Bee), Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah), Red mulberry
Ink: Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Versamagic Wheat (Tsukineko); Tumbled Glass Distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Square and Scalloped Square Nestabilties (Spellbinders), Rhinestones (Pizzazz Aplenty), Twine (May Arts), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

Quick Update

Hello friends! I am just popping in for a quick hello! Thank you to all for your well wishes for Sabrina! Her surgery went well on Monday.. Recovery has been tough, but she is doing much better now that we are home and settling into a routine. She is doing well and her pain level has been manageable, but she has to constantly be watched.. I've caught her several times trying to get up. It is critical that she does not bear weight, so I pretty much follow her around the house from room to room (or TV to TV as she has full control of all the remote controls..) .. oh, and I am also her personal slave. :)

I don't have anything crafty to show you, but I do have a couple of pics of Sabrina and some SCRS sale info to share..

Sparkle is having a sale this weekend in the SCRS store.

I have one more scheduled post -- my CR84FN card for Saturday night.. I am hoping to get a bit of crafty time this weekend.

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and Happy Easter! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Taylored Expressions April Blast from the Past Blog Hop!!

Hello! I'm excited to be participating in the April Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop! Each month, Taylor invites her customers to participate in this fun hop and feature Taylored Expressions Stamps! The theme for our hop is CLEAN & SIMPLE. I have to confess, though, that I completely forgot that this was the theme until after I made my card, photographed it and started writing this post.. a BIG oops on my part..

If you happened here by chance, please check the full list of participants at the bottom of this post!

Aside from the fact that have added a few layers, I did at least manage to leave some white space.. :) I stamped the leaf from Friendship Blooms and used the Leafy Branch Die to cut out the leaf. I popped this on my white label. For my flowers, I made a few flowers using the Friendship Blooms Dies (the 1.3" flower with 8 points). I left the bottom layer as is, curling the petals back with a tweezer. For the top flower, I snipped a couple of petals and glued them on top of the one next to it to create a raised effect, curled the petals, then attached the to the bottom flower with a pearl brad. My sentiment is also from Friendship Blooms.

I used Sankari's fun sketch for my layout:

Thanks so much for hopping by! I can't wait to hop around myself to see everyone's creations!





Supplies ~
Stamps: Friendship Blooms (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Dutch Mustard Soup (Jillibean Soup), Simply Chartreuse (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Memento Pear Tart (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Friendship Blooms Dies, Leafy Branch Die (Taylored Expressions); Labels Seventeen Nestabilities, Nested Lacey Pennants (Spellbinders); Round-it-All (Zutter), Pearl Brads, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

SCRS Challenge #39

It's time for an all new Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge! Each week we will post an all new challenge at this time (9 PM PST on Mondays). For all the details, please visit the SCRS blog. This week's challenge is to add a handmade embellishment to your project.

I used Cupcake Ruby today.. I'm not usually an orange person, but I thought I'd change things up a bit and color her dress orange instead of pink.. :) I added some diamond glass glitter to my cupcake. For my handmade embellishment, I made a rose using some thick mulberry paper.

Sparkle Creations is sponsoring the Cardabilities challenge this week, so I used the sketch for my layout. Be sure to visit the site to see the challenge details and what you could win!

For more SCRS inspiration and details, please visit the SCRS blog to see the design team's wonderful creations and their individual blogs for more details:

Suzanne Bier, our fabulous April Guest Designer!

Simonne Clay
Shaela Odd
Sparkle Smith
Alice Wertz
Kim Yu

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Cupcake Ruby (Sparkle Creations)
Paper: Vickie B (BoBunny), Dark Chocolate, Kraft (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah), Mauve mulberry
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Paper Blossom punches (McGill), Upper Crest border punch (Fiskars), Markers (Copic), Glass Glitter, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

Mojo 187 -- Easter Blessings

Hello! It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch (#187).. I hope you will join us!

By the time this posts, we will be getting ready to head to the children's hospital.. My DD, Sabrina, is having some surgery on her both of her big toes this morning.. :( Wish her (and us luck)! I have no idea what this week (or the coming weeks for that matter) will be like, but I do have a few posts scheduled for this week.. I will try to get around and visit blogs when we are back home and things have calmed down a bit.. As always, I appreciate your visits and sweet comments!

With Easter being so late this year (at least it seems late to me), I thought I'd try to get a few Easter cards made. I used Verve's Egg-stra Special today. I stamped the little chick in the egg, colored and paper-pieced, then I cut out the image. The chick is popped onto the Embossed Oval Die and both of those are popped on to the Classy Label Die. I colored some seam binding with a Copic marker and added some yummy twine from my last Verve order (Julee's packages are almost too pretty to open!).. I stamped my sentiment on the largest die in the Charming Oval Die Set and made it into a tag.

This week's sketch is courtesy of Maria:

I hope you will play along with us this week! Please visit the Mojo Monday blog for all the details and to see the wonderful creations by the Mojo Makers! You can also visit their individual blogs for more details:

Sarah Bigelow

Debbie Carriere

Mary Fish

Maria Gurnsey

Teresa Kline

Julee Tilman

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Egg-stra Special (Verve)
Paper: Blossom Soup (Jillibean Soup), Lemon Tart (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Embossed Oval Die, Classy Label Die, Charming Oval Die Set (Verve); Medium Scallop Die (Papertrey Ink), Swiss Dots embossing folder (Provo Craft), Markers (Copic), Seam binding, Button, Twine, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

CR84FN24 -- May All Your Dreams Come True

Hello! It's time for another CR84FN Challenge! Thank you to all who joined us last week.. it was fun viewing all of your fabulous creations! For this week's challenge (CR84FN24), our color palette is Light Blue, Aqua and Cream. The lovely photos in the graphic above are courtesy of Martha Stewart.

I started with a sheet of paper from The Girls' Paperie Vintage Whimsy collection, then I managed to cover up most of it.. :(  My sentiment is from Verve's Always on My Mind. I layered some scallops to the bottom of the card and added ink distressing all over. I pulled out one of my SIL, Mary's tatted cream flowers and spritzed a little Glimmer Mist on it to add a little subtle blue color to it and added a Prima rose to the center. Pearls and the pearl stick pin are from Pizzazz Aplenty.

For all the challenge details, please be sure to visit the CR84FN blog HERE. I hope you will join us this week.. I can't wait to see what you create! For more inspiration, please visit my fellow design teammates:

Suzanne Czosek
Deborah Frings
Heather Jensen
Silke Ledlow, April Guest Designer
Sue Lelli
Andrea Matthews

Mona Pendleton

Lisa Somerville

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Always on My Mind (Verve)
Paper: Vintage Whimsy (The Girls' Paperie), Aqua Mist (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Versamagic Wheat (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Labels One Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Notebook Die, Medium Scallop Die (Papertrey Ink); Round-it-All (Zutter), Pearls, Stick pin (Pizzazz Aplenty); Tatted flower (Handmade by Sister Mary), Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels), Rose (Prima), Seam binding, Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

TE April Key Ingredients

Hi there! Have you seen the new Taylored Expressions April Key Ingredients? The team has been showing some fabulous projects on The Key Ingredients Blog this week! Today is the final day of April projects, and it is my day to show what I've come up with..

Here's a little sneak peek of my project (if you'd like to see more, please visit the KI Blog!)..

If you're not yet a Key Ingredients subscriber, I hope you'll consider joining us! Take a peek around to find all the information you need to know about our kit club! Click here to learn more about subscribing or click here for our FAQ page!

Thanks SO much for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

Viva la Verve x 2 -- Birthdays!

Hello! I have a couple of cards to show you today.. I used the first 2 Viva la Verve sketches for April. All the details are in the Verve Splitcoast forum here (for week 1) and here (for week 2).

I checked the teacher birthday list and realized that there are 6 teacher birthdays in the next 10 days, so you may see a birthday theme here for a little while :)

My first card uses Circular Sayings. I stamped my sentiment, cut it out with a circle punch and popped it over a tatted flower (made by my SIL, Mary!). I added pearls to both cards (from Pizzazz Aplenty).

My second card uses Happy Days. Both cards use a lot of the same supplies (patterned paper - The Girls' Paperie Vintage Whimsy, colors and Sizzix embossing folder).

Here's a look at both sketches:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Birthday Wishes Supplies ~
Stamps: Circular Sayings (Verve)
Stamps: Happy Days (Verve)
Paper: Vintage Whimsy (The Girls' Paperie), Kraft (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah), Pink vellum (CTMH).
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Circle punch (EK Success), Twizzle Embossing folder (Sizzix), Pink pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Tatted flower (Handmade by Sister Mary), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.


Have a Happy Birthday Supplies ~
Stamps: Happy Days (Verve)
Paper: Vintage Whimsy (The Girls' Paperie), Kraft (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Classic Oval and Lacey Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Round-it-All (Zutter), Twizzle Embossing folder (Sizzix), Pink pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Seam binding, Rose (Prima), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

JustRite Cling April Release - Faith

Edited to add direct links and sale info:

Before I show you our last April Release set, I wanted to let you know that JustRite is having a Retirement Sale. The following sets are 50% off -- just $10.00 a set! Select Cling sets are 50% off! Be sure to click on the link to check out all of the sale items.. Happy Shopping!

Hello! Welcome to the Day 8 (the final day) of JustRite Stampers April stamp previews! Today we are introducing a new cling set, CL-02130 Faith. This set of 16 images and sentiments coordinates with JustRite JB-08950 Nested Frame Dies and Spellbinders S4-299 Lacey Squares. The decorative frame elements also coordinate with all the JustRite Original (Interlocking) 2" round and square sets, so the possibilities are endless! I have 2 cards to show you today...

My first one uses all stamps from the new Faith cling set..

I embossed the fancy label onto a sheet of pink vellum and layered it over some Melissa Frances 5th Avenue paper. I stamped my sentiment onto the same patterned paper and popped it on top of the frame. I added some lace, stitching and a Prima butterfly.

For my second card, I used another pattern from the 5th Avenue collection. This time I stamped the square frame with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and layered it over a Spellbinders Lacey Square die. My sentiment is from JB-09880 A Warm Hello Borders & Centers - Interlocking (also a new April release!). I clear embossed the corner motifs (also part of Faith) that go with the square frame.

Here's a look at the complete set, CL-02130 Faith:

and JB-09880 A Warm Hello Borders & Centers - Interlocking:

For more details, please visit the JustRite Inspiration blog for the official introduction of this set. Also, here is a complete list of links with projects using Faith that you will not want to miss:

Kellie Fortin
Becca Feeken
Stephanie Kraft (you are here)
Sankari Wegman
Heidi Blankenship
Sharon Harnist
Angela Barkhouse
Kazan Clark

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Each New Day Supplies ~
JustRite Stampers: CL-02130 Faith
Dies & Punches: Standard Circle Nestabilities-SM, die 3 (Spellbinders)
Paper: 5th Avenue (Melissa Frances), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah), Pink vellum (CTMH)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Watermark, Versamagic Wheat(Tsukineko)
Accessories: Silver pearl embossing powder, Lace, Butterfly (Prima), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

A Warm Hello Supplies ~
JustRite Stampers: CL-02130 Faith, JB-09880 A Warm Hello Borders & Centers - Interlocking, -09508 2" Square Clear Stamper
Dies & Punches: Classic Square Nestabilities-SM, die 3, Classic Square Nestabilities-LG, die 5, Lacey Square Nestabilities, die 4 (Spellbinders); Apron Lace border punch (Fiskars)
Paper: 5th Avenue (Melissa Frances), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah), Pink vellum (CTMH), True Black (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Watermark, Versamagic Wheat (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Pale pink pearls (Pizzazz Aplenty), Clear embossing powder, Ribbon (May Arts), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

JustRite Original April Release - Be Happy

If you are looking for my Sparkle Creations Challenge #38 card, please scroll down or click HERE.. Thanks!

Edited to add direct links.

Hello! Welcome to Day 7 of JustRite Stampers April stamp previews! Today we are introducing a new ribbed set, JB-098705 Be Happy Borders & Centers - Interlocking. This 2" square set has 4 lovely sentiments that you can use alone or with one of the 4 beautiful borders. I only used a sentiment today.. I also attempted to show you that you can use these sentiments in any way.. not just as a square.

I first started with one of the tags from Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three. I cut, embossed and stenciled, then I added a little sponging to the center of tag while it was still inside the die. Next I stamped my sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black. The tag is popped onto all of my layers with foam tape.

Here's a look at the complete set, JB-098705 Be Happy Borders & Centers - Interlocking:

For more details, please visit the JustRite Inspiration blog for the official introduction of this set. Also, here is a complete list of links with projects using Be Happy that you will not want to miss:

Sharon Harnist

Kellie Fortin

Stephanie Kraft (you are here)

Kathy Jones

Angela Barkhouse

Heidi Blankenship

I will be back tomorrow with the final JustRite introduction for April.. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
JustRite Stampers: JB-098705 Be Happy Borders & Centers - Interlocking, JB-09508 2" Square Clear Stamper
Dies & Punches: S5-031 Fancy Tags Three Shapeabilities (Spellbinders)
Paper: Daily Junque (Pink Paislee), Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah), Green vellum (CTMH)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko), Tumbled Glass distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Seam binding, flower, Candy Dots (Pebbles), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

SCRS Challenge #38 -- Hello

It's time for an all new Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge! Each week we will post an all new challenge at this time (9 PM PST on Mondays). For all the details, please visit the SCRS blog. This week's challenge is a sketch challenge (sketch designed by Kim Yu)!

Here's a larger view of the sketch:

And here's my interpretation:

I used Sweet Treats Emily on my card today.. I colored her with Copic markers and layered her over some Prima Fairy Flora paper. My sentiment is from Verve's Happy Hello.

For more SCRS inspiration and details, please visit the SCRS blog to see the design team's wonderful creations and their individual blogs for more details:

Suzanne Bier, our fabulous April Guest Designer!

Simonne Clay
Shaela Odd
Sparkle Smith (Owner)
Alice Wertz
Kim Yu

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Sweet Treats Emily (Sparkle Creations), Sentiment from Happy Hello (Verve)
Paper: Fairy Flora (Prima), Pink (Prism), Classic Crest Solar White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Double-Ended Banner Die (Papertrey Ink), Round-it-All (Zutter), Markers (Copic), Dyed seam binding, Rose (Prima), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

Mojo 186 -- You are Such a Joy

Hello! It's time for a new Mojo Monday sketch (#186).. I hope you will join us!

I started with some lovely Melissa Frances 5th Avenue patterned papers.. On my upper panel, I added some clear embossing to the polka dot paper using a stamp from Bountiful Backgrounds. For my image/sentiment panel, I lightly stamped the flower from Kind Words and added my sentiment (also from Kind Words) over it in black ink. I added a little stitching, a Prima flower, twine, seam binding and a pearl button from Pizzazz Aplenty to the center of my bow.

This week's sketch is courtesy of Teresa:

I hope you will play along with us this week! Please visit the Mojo Monday blog for all the details and to see the wonderful creations by the Mojo Makers! You can also visit their individual blogs for more details:

Sarah Bigelow

Debbie Carriere

Mary Fish

Maria Gurnsey

Teresa Kline

Julee Tilman

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: Bountiful Backgrounds, Kind Words (Verve)
Paper: 5th Avenue (Melissa Frances), Smokey Shadow (Papertrey Ink), Classic Crest Classic Natural White (Neenah)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento London Fog, Versamark Watermark, Versamagic Wheat (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Labels One and Labels One-SM Nestabilities, Big Scalloped Petite Borderabilities (Spellbinders); Flower (Prima), Pearl button (Pizzazz Aplenty), Seam binding, Twine (May Arts), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.

TE Key Ingredients and Exciting News!

If you are looking for my CR84FN card, please scroll down or click HERE.. Thank you!

Hello everyone! Happy Sunday! I am back with some exciting news! A little while ago, Taylor Van Bruggen invited me to join the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients Design Team.. and today I finally get to share my news! I love her Key Ingredients kits and am absolutely honored and thrilled to be working with Taylor and the fabulous design team including Taylor, Jen Tapler, Jessica Diedrich, Lynn Put, Melody Rupple and Barbara Anders!

If you aren't already familiar, Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients is a monthly kit club dedicated to bringing you the latest coordinating products for papercrafting! To learn more about it and how to subscribe, please click HERE!

To celebrate my good news, I decided to use the TE March Key Ingredients and make a Cuppie card! What first drew me to Taylored Expressions was sweet, whimsical Cuppie, which is just now one of many wonderful lines in the TE stamp collection.

My Cuppie image is from the A Year of Sweets 2 set. I stamped and colored the sweet image with Copic markers. I also used the Taylored Expressions Sketch #136 for my layout (flipped):

Be sure to visit the Key Ingredients Blog as we kick off the week with projects from the April Key Ingredients kit! You won't want to miss any of it!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies ~
Stamps: A Year of Sweets 2 (Taylored Expressions)
Cardstock, Patterned paper, Ribbon, Rhinestone brads: March Key Ingredients
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamagic Wheat (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Long Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Markers (Copic), Foam tape, Thread, Sewing machine.