Whimsy and Stars Autumn Card

Happy Monday! Our power is still on, so I figured I better get my card blogged for Jen delMuro's SFYTT for October. They are saying if the power goes, it may be a while before they can restore it.

I've used this sweet little Acorns Pumpkin Teddy from Mabelle RO at Whimsy and Stars Studio. I've textured the fur with a washcloth and colorless blender. Love the look it gives, like a well loved and slightly worn bear. Just adore this cute little teddy!

Thanks for dropping by today. Hope everyone on the east coast is staying safe.

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Acorns Pumpkin Teddy
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Dark Choc., Kraft, Pine Feather, Scarlet Jewel, Orange Zest, BoBunny Forever Fall
Extras: copics, Tim Holtz leaf dies, Queen and Co pearls, dimensionals

Corrosive Challenge

We've got a fun challenge for you this week at the Corrosive Challenge blog! It's called Know When to Fold Them. Make a card or project with more than one fold. I've made a round easel fold card for today.

Sassy Studio Designs is our sponsor for this month. Play along for a chance to win some images! They have lots of new releases that are perfect for Halloween.

I've used this adorable little angel image from Emma Canning available at Polkadoodles. 

Hope you will join the challenge this week over at the Corrosive Challenge Blog. Stop by the challenge blog and check out all the inspiration from the talented DT!

Card Recipe:

Image: Emma Canning Angel, PTI sentiment

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, SU Regal Rose, PTI New Leaf, scrap of patterned paper

Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, MS snowflake punch, Recollections rhinestones, card candi

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. Our challenge this week is Pumpkins (cute or scary). Plus, as always, don't forget that sentiment.

 Whimsy Stamps and Papercrafting World are the sponsors this week! Hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from them.

For my card I used this sweet little Alex's Pumpkin from Whimsy and Stars Studio. I love this little guy! There are lots of fall images available now in the Etsy store, so check them out. 

Thanks so much for dropping by today. Make sure and pop over to the Sentimental Sundays blog and check out all the fun creations from the DT.

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Alex's Pumpkin, Verve sentiment
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: copic xpress, Kraft, MME print
Extras: copics, cuttlebue embossing folder, PTI border die, button and twine, sewing machine

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. In honor of October being breast cancer awareness month, our challenge this week is Pink Christmas (or winter holiday). Use some pink on your holiday creation this week. You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances if you do. Hope you will check out the DT creations and play along!

My sketch comes from Sketch N Stash #99. I always enjoy their sketches. My card candi and MFT border die are new, and for stash I've used an older image, hoarded papers from Echo Park last Christmas. Funny thing is I almost couldn't bring myself to use the pink houndstooth, because it had a really pretty flip side (what in the world am I saving this stuff for?!).

Card Recipe:
Image: Sassy Studio Designs Frostina
Ink: printer
Paper: PTI Raspberry Fizz, SU Pink Pirouette, copic xpress, Echo Park prints
Extras: copics, stickles, MS snowflake punch, MFT border die, card candi, SU corner punch, PTI ribbon, sewing machine

Flutterby Wednesdays

Welcome to a new Flutterby Wednesdays challenge. This week we have a sketch for you tor try out. I hope you will take some time and play along with us. Just include a fairy or butterfly along with the sketch to play along. Stop over to the blog and check out the gorgeous samples the DT has created.

My card used this sweet image from A Day For Daisies called Wings for a Cause. I printed it three times. The bottom white layer is embossed with a cloud design. I cut out and popped up the wings and the ribbon. I'm playing along in the ADFD Pop it Up challenge this week.

Card Recipe:

Image: ADFD Wings for a Cause

Ink: Printer

Paper: PTI ssw, SU Pink Pirouette, MME print

Extras: copics, nesties, MFT border die, SU ribbon, Kaiser pearls, Darice embossing folder, dimensionals

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. This week our challenge theme is Halloween. Don't forget to add your sentiment! 

And Designed2Delight is the sponsor, this week! So much fun to have Faith sponsoring. She released some awesome new digis yesterday.

Make sure and pop over to the Sentimental Sundays blog and check out all the fabulous creations from the DT.

For my sketch I've used the Sketch 24 from Seems a Little Sketchy.

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Scaredy Cat, sentiment from PTI
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI True Black, New Leaf, DCWV pattern, copic xpress blending
Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, MS web punch, Trendy Twine

Designed2Delight Monthly Blog hop

Welcome to the Designed2Delight monthly blog hop for October. Faith has released several new winter images and two adorable football kids this month, really great new images. They all are so gorgeous, it was hard to chose which to use. 

My first card using Missing Cookie. This one is so funny. Love the little faces peeking over the table, priceless. Would make a fantastic Christmas card, but I went more general today to show how versatile it is. The image is colored in copics and matted with nesties. Patterned paper is from Colorbok, and I've embossed the light blue with a baking embossing folder. Papertrey ink ribbon and Kaiser pearls finish it off. I stitched the edges for a homey feel. 

My sketch comes from Freshly Made Sketches #57. I made mine a square instead of a rectangle, just stretched it out a bit.

My second card uses Little Quarterback Boy, he is so cute showing off his muscles. He's colored with copics and mounted on PTI cardstock, football paper from AC Moore, Twinery twine, and a Jesse James button finish it off.

The sketch for him comes from Tuesday Morning Sketches #168. I flipped it to a vertical layout.

Thanks so much for joining the hop. I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Thanks so much for blog hoppin' with D2D! We hope you will join our FREE Stamp of the Month Challenge. Remember, all New Release Digital Stamps will be on SALE until Oct 23. Details HERE.

For more inspiring ideas from this new release, please visit the other designers' blogs:

Whimsy and Stars Treats

I've finally opened up the MS test tubes I bought last fall. They are so cute and fun to use. I've filled them with some candy corn flavored M & Ms, yummy!

I found several tutorials on line to make holders , this one comes from Lisa Somerville's blog. She has several different tutorials for holding one, two or three tubes. Very easy to follow.

Here is the front view, it is free standing. I was wondering if it would really stay upright, and it does.

I've used the adorable little witch image called Halloween Girl from Whimsy and Stars to decorate the front. Mabelle has lots of sweet fall and Halloween images in the store right now. I think this will go to one of the teachers at preschool. Here is a close up of this super sweet, not very scary witch.

Some challenges I would like to enter:
Delightful Challenges - 1E, SIO – Halloween treats
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - 2E, C8 – Buttons & bows
Little Miss Muffet Challenges -  2W, 1E, SIO - (ends Oct-31) Halloween colours
Papelitos Stamps 3E - #16 Witches
Shopping Our Stash - C13 - #73 Trick OR Treat
Eureka Stamps - 3E, F - Halloween and/or Spooky
Hooked on Craft - M, SIO - (Oct) Halloween
Lexi's Creations - 2W - (1st week) Halloween
Love to Create - 3E - Trick or Treat OR Something Sweet
The Cutie Pie Challenge - 2W, cards, cute - (1st week) Halloween
The Pink Elephant - Treat Holders
There's Magic in the Air - 2W, SIO - (1st week) Orange & Purple
Victorine Originals - 2W, SIO - (1st week) Halloween

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Halloween Girl
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI Royal Velvet, True Black, Orange Zest, Cosmo Cricket print
Extras: copics, nesties, PTI ribbon and button, Trendy Twine, stickles, 1 inch hole punch, MS test tubes

Bugaboo Halloween

I won some images from Bugaboo recently and this was one of the cuties I picked. I love how she has her candy opened up, that's my kids, wanting to sample the loot while still trick or treating. This one is very CAS. I based it on the recent Stella Says Sketch #121 layout.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Halloween Brat Kitty
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress blending, PTI Orange Zest, True Black, DCWV pumpkin print
Extras: copics, MFT lg. scalloped border die, Trendy Twine, dimensionals, crystal effects (on chocolate and pumpkin)

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

Happy Thursday! Our DTBST challenge this week is Halloween Spooktacular. I was excited to color this new Grimm Reaper Sassy image. Her eyes are so spooky aren't they? She was just released last weekend along with a few other great Halloween images. Hope you will play along with us for the chance to win some images. You don't need to use a SSD image, but you get to enter twice if you do.

My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday #176, another great sketch this week.

Card Recipe:
Image: SSD Grimm Reaper Sassy
Ink: printer
Paper: copic xpress, PTI True Black, New Leaf, SU Rich Razzleberry, DCWV stripe, MME word print
Extras: copics, stickles, MS drippy goo border punch, SU ribbon, PTI button, Trendy Twine, Sakura stardust pen, Recollections rhinestones

Flutterby Wednesdays

Time for the weekly challenge over at the  Flutterby Wednesday challenge blog! Our challenge this week is anything with wings (not necessarily a butterfly or fairy). So, have fun with this challenge, it's pretty open!

Some exciting news this week is a sponsored challenge, we have Susana's Custom Art And Card Design sponsoring us. The winner will get a $25 gift certificate! You definitely want to play along fot the chance to win, have you seen the papers Susana stocks??? Wow, they are fabulous!

My sketch comes from Graphicat Designs sketch #18. 

Card Recipe:

Stamps: SCAACD Hey Birdie Peeker, Verve sentiment

Ink: Memento

Paper: Xpress blending, SU Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, MME prints

Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, SU ribbon, unknown crinckled ribbon, MS butterfly punch, Kaiser rhinestones, Cherry Lynn doily die

Corrosive Challenge

We've got a fun challenge for you this week at the Corrosive Challenge blog! It's called Treacherous Treats. Make a fun treat container for some Halloween goodies. I've made a 2-4-6-8 box and decorated it with a cute little Bugaboo image.

Sassy Studio Designs is our sponsor for this month. Play along for a chance to win some images! They have lots of new releases that are perfect for Halloween.

Hope you will join the challenge this week over at the Corrosive Challenge Blog. Stop by the challenge blog and check out all the inspiration from the talented DT!

Card Recipe:

Image: Bugaboo stamps

Ink: printer

Paper: PTI True Black, Copic xpress blending, MME print

Extras: copics, nesties, MS border punch, stickles, white paint pen, scrap of purple ribbon

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. This week our challenge theme is Black and White plus one. For my plus one, I've used pink. Don't forget to add your sentiment! 

And Bugaboo is the sponsor. They very graciously allowed us to pick an image. I selected this super cute Pink Ribbon Girls Ruby image and sentiment combo, isn't she a hoot? She reminds me of a celeb on the red carpet. 

Make sure and pop over to the Sentimental Sundays blog and check out all the fabulous creations from the DT.

For my sketch I've used the Sketch N Stash sketch #98. My stash are the b & w papers, I've had forever, my new item is this fun image.

Card Recipe:
Image: Bugaboo Pink Ribbon Girls Ruby
Ink: printer
Paper: Copic Xpress, SU Pink Pirouette, MAMBI patterns
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, sewing machine, Card Candi, Kaiser rhinestones, Cherry Lynn corner die, dimensionals

Sassy Studio Designs Release blog hop

Happy Saturday, and welcome to the Sassy Studio Designs release blog hop. If you arrived from the SSD blog you are in the right spot! Lindsay has released  three new fantastic Halloween images this weekend. We are hopping today and tomorrow to celebrate.

My card features the Sassy Witch image.

We are playing bingo for this release. Here is the board. I've used the fourth line across. Hope you will join the fun and play along with us.

My sketch comes from Seems a Little Sketchy#23:

Thanks for hopping. Next head over to the very talented Jacki's blog and check out her fantastic creation. Make sure you leave comments along the way, there are always prizes to be won! And tonight we will be chatting at 9pm EST in the chat room. Stop by and join us!

Card Recipe:
Image: SSD Sassy Witch, sentiment from Graphicat
Ink: printer, SU Eggplant
Paper: copic xpress, PTI New Leaf, PTI True Black, MME orange print, ghost and plaid from DCWV
Extras: copics, stickles, MS border punch, WOC flowers and rhinestones, nesties, Sakura stardust pen, dimensionals

ADFD and Sweet Sketch Wednesday

This is one of my newer images from A Day for Daisies. LOL, if you notice it's another one with a view from the back, don't know why I love that view so much, I just do. I'm playing along with the challenges on SCS during October for the annual HYCCT card drive and this one will go for the Music Soothes the Soul challenge.

My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday #175. This one is a repeat for them, and I can see why, it's very easy to work with and so well proportioned. I'll definitely come back to it!

Card Recipe:
Image: A Day for Daisies Almost There, Verve sentiment
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Paper: Copic xpress, SU Regal Rose, Daffodil Delight, MME prints
Extras: copics, Verve dies, MFT rolled flower die, PTI felt, SU ribbon, Kaiser pearls

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

 It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. This week is our sketch challenge. I think this one is pretty easy and versatile, hope you like it and will give it a try. You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances if you do. Check out the DT creations and play along! Sassy Studio is sponsoring the Link Up for Pink challenge until the 14th of this month, and this cute Pink Ribbon Sassy is offered as a freebie here (I believe it's only until the 14th, so get it while you can).

Card Recipe

Image: Sassy Studio Designs Pink Ribbon Sassy

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI kraft, Raspberry Fizz, MAMBI patterns

Extras: copics, MS border punch, Copic spica pens, Tim Holtz ticket sentiment, nesties, SU organdy ribbon, dimensionals

Flutterby Wednesdays

Time for the weekly challenge over at the  Flutterby Wednesday challenge blog! Our challenge this week is to use kraft (along with a fairy or a butterfly on your card). 

For my card I used this beautiful butterfly image and sentiment from Designed2Delight called Hope 2011 Cancer Awareness Set.

My sketch comes from Kimbee's Creations October sketch #9

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Make sure and stop by the Flutterby Wednesdays blog and see what my talented teammates came up with this week.

Card Recipe:

Image: Designed2Delight Hope 2011 Cancer Awareness Set

Ink: print

Paper: PTI ssw, Kraft, Hibiscus Burst, MME Breast Cancer Awareness prints

Extras: copics, stickles, cuttlebug embossing folder, Recollections ribbon, stickles, Verve dies, Recollections rhinestones, dimensionals, Sakura Stardust pen

Never Give Up

Just a quickie, CAS card for the Hope You Can Cling to Challenge over on SCS. This one was to use strips. I found this sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesdays #86 and paired it with some scraps I had on my desk.

Also entering the 2nd Annual Link Up for Pink Challenge.

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Verve Believe
Ink: Palette Noir 
Paper: PTI ssw, Hibiscus Burst, Raspberry Fizz, patterned from scrap pile
Extras: sewing machine, nestie notched label die, corner rounder, MM black brads

Mojo Monday Sketch

I've been working on some of the Hope You Can Cling To challenges over on SCS. One challenge was tu use shades of gray with a pop of color. I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch #261 for my card layout.

Thanks for dropping by today. Hope you had a fantastic weekend!

Card Recipe:
Stamps: Verve Brighter Days
Ink: memento
Paper: PTI and SU cardstock, Authentique patterned
Extras: copics, nesties, sewing machine, dimensionals, WOC flower, Cherry Lynn doily die, Hug Snug seam binding, Kaiser rhinestones

Sentimental Sundays

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. Our challenge this week is Anything goes. Plus, as always, don't forget that sentiment.

My Favorite Things is the sponsor this week! Super exciting, I love MFT stamps and own many of them, the Pure Innocence ones are my favorites. They generously sent us some stamps to use for our project. My set was called Clearly Sentimental about Art. Worked perfectly with the PI You Color My World set I had. I used the MFT weekly sketch on SCS for my layout.

Thanks so much for dropping by today. Make sure and pop over to the Sentimental Sundays blog and check out all the fun creations from the DT.

Card Recipe:

Image: MFT PI You Color My World, sentiment from MFT Clearly Sentimental about Art

Ink: Memento

Paper: PTI ssw, Hibiscus Burst, SU Tempting Turquoise, Echo Park prints

Extras: copics, nesties, SU ribbon, dimensionals, PTI button, Twinery Twine

Happy Birthday Theresa

One of our friends is celebrating two things this month. A special milestone birthday and 5 years of being free of breast cancer, what a reason to celebrate! Tuesday Morning Sketches is throwing a cyber party for Theresa Winslow! So a huge Happy Birthday and a big Congrats are in order for Theresa today! Enjoy your day and celebrate to the fullest Theresa! If you get the chance stop by Theresa's blog and wish her well and while you are there, you can check out her fantastic crafty creations, too.

For my card I've used Boobie Love from Saturated Canary (it's a freebie from Krista, she's so very thoughtful and generous). My sketch comes from Sweet Sketch Wednesday #174. As usual a fun and versatile sketch from them!

Hop over to the Tuesday Morning Sketches blog and check out all of the beautiful cards celebrating Theresa. And there is a challenge going on, too. Join the fun and make a pink birthday card (Breast Cancer awareness theme optional). And just an FYI, Theresa loves pink and green, so I went that route.

Thanks so much for popping in today. Hope you have a fantastic weekend!

I'm linking my card up in the second annual Link Up For Pink challenge.

Image: Saturated Canary Boobie Love, sentiment from PTI

Ink: printer, Palette Noir

Paper: copic xpress, SU Green Galore, SU Gable Green, PTI HIbiscus Burst, unknown pattern

Extras: copics, stickles, crystal effects (on eyes and lips), WOC roses, card candi, PTI pennant die, PTI ribbon, cuttlebug embossing folder

Dare to be Sassy Thursday

It's Thursday again, that means time for a Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenge at Sassy Studio Designs. In honor of October being breast cancer awareness month, our challenge this week is "Think Pink". Use some pink on your creation this week. You don't need to use a SSD image to enter, but you get two chances if you do. Hope you will check out the DT creations and play along! We have some new DT members joining us, too!

My sketch comes from Addicted to Stamps #40: 

Card Recipe:
Image: SSD Pink Ribbon Frame, Verve Believe sentiment
Paper: PTI True Black, Raspberry Fizz, SU Basic Gray, Copic xpress, unknown pattern
Ink: printer, Palette Noir
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, Verve dies, MFT flower die, PTI felt and ribbon, Cuttlebug embossing folder, sewing machine, MS leaf punch, WOC rhinestones

Flutterby Wednesdays

Time for the weekly challenge over at the  Flutterby Wednesday challenge blog! Our challenge this week is Pixie Dust (along with a fairy or a butterfly on your card). So make sure you add lots of sparkle and glitter to your project. I wish the glitter on the flower centers and butterfly would show better in my photo, it's very sparkly in real life.

Some exciting news this week is a sponsored challenge, we have Sweet n Sassy stamps sponsoring us. The winner will get three images. They provided the DT with some images to use. Both the coneflowers and butterfly and sentiment were from them.

Challenges:

A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge - 2W, 3E, SIO - #33 Flowers 

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - 2E -  Fall Flowers

Papelitos Stamps 3E - #14 Flowers

The Cutie Pie Challenge - 2W, cards - (1st week) Use a Digi

Digi Makeover Challenge - SIO, must use digi - Sketch

Card Recipe:

Image: Sweet n Sassy Coneflowers and Butterfly sentiment from Everyday Miracles

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI Dark Choc, SImply Chartreuse, Prima Madeleine prints

Extras: nesties, copics, stickles, sewing machine, Queen and Co pearls, sewing machine, dimensioals

Whimsy and Stars Release Day

Mabelle is releasing this sweet new digi today over at Whimsy and Stars Studio. She is called Autumn Angel. Stop over to the Whimsy and Stars blog and check out the DT creations. I've used some fall papers with a bit of an untraditional color scheme, I think the light orange, green and blue are fun together. 

My sketch comes from Anything Goes challenge blog.

Challenges:

Catered Crop - 2W - (1st week) Halloween (Fall/Harvest)

Catch The Bug - 3E, SIO -  Seasonal / Fall Harvest

Crazy 4 Challenges - #C4C155 Leaves

Just Some Lines 2W, SIO - 2ndW Lets Celebrate Fall

My Sheri Crafts  -  2W - 1stW #95 Apple or Pumpkin

Clearly Inspired - 2W, 1E, SIO - Week 2, Fall

Delicious Doodles - 2W, 1E, SIO – Autumn Colors, Autumn Scenes

Simply Create Too - 2W - Week 1, Autumn, Fall 

Totally Gorjuss -  #151 Punches & Dies

Card Recipe:

Image: Whimsy and Stars Autumn Angel

Ink: printer

Paper: copic xpress, PTI Orange Zest, New Leaf, Hawaiian Shores, DCWV prints

Extras: copics, nesteis, TH leaf die, Cherry Lynn doily die, PTI ribbon, sewing machine, stickles

Flat Friends First Challenge is Here!

Today is a big day over at the Flat Friends Challenge Blog, the first challenge is up! The challenges will run monthly and the prize is four Flat Friends digi images to one random winner. You can find all the details on the challenge blog. 

If you haven't seen these fun images from Emma Canning yet, check them out at Polka Doodles, they are just so cute and hip and fun to color.

Our first challenge is tic tac toe. Here is the board:

For my card I used the diagonal line of dies, pastels or pinks and a sentiment. This image is called Snow Race, she is in the Christmas line of stamps. I went a bit overboard with the pearls, but they make me think of snow.

I've used the sketch #42 from Christmas Cards {with Sketches}, this was last week's sketch, for my layout here. I always like all the different layers they have on each sketch.

Pop on over to the Flat Friends Challenge blog and check out the creations from my design teamies (I've had a peek and they are amazing). Hope you will take some time to play along, you've got the whole month!

Some challenges I would like to enter:

Gingerloft - 2W - (1st week) Stitching (Real or Faux) 

Robyn`s Fetish - Sewing (Real or Faux)

Colour Me Creative Challenge -3E, 2W - 1st W #53 Bright, Fun Colors*

Jingle Belles - Christmas - Week 2, Snow

Crafts and Me - #103 Favorite Color (pink)

Just Keep on Creating - F, M - Christmas

Card Recipe:

Image: Emma Canning Snow Race

Ink: Printer, Palette Noir

Paper: copic xpress, SU Garden Green, PTI Aqua Mist, Raspberry Fizz, Echo Park Patterns

Extras: copics, nesties, sewing machine, WOC flowers, PTI snowflake die, pearl pen