Whimsy and Stars

Happy Wednesday! Where is the week going, it's just flying by! I realized today that it was now or never for the Eat Sleep Stamp Sketchy Thursday #171, so I got right to it. When I saw the sketch it looked really tough, to me, but I love Tracy's sketches and wanted to give it a go. I did flip the sketch to fit my image. And in the end, it wasn't that hard, lol. It's a great sketch to use up some scraps of patterned paper, too.

My super cute image is from the newest release from Mabelle at Whimsy and Stars, she is called Amelie, and is so sweet! Love to color and glitter up Mabelle's images.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful week.

Some other challenges I would like to enter:

Creative Craft Challenges - 2W, 3E - Anything Goes week 2

Paper Pretties - SIO - Use Ribbon

Totally Stampalicious - SIO - Sparkle

Card Recipe:

Image: Whimsy and Stars Studio Amelie

Ink: Printer

Paper: PTI ssw, Pure Poppy, Aqua Mist, SU Summer Sun. October Afternoon prints

Extras: copics, stickles, dimensional, PTI twill, Recollections pearls

Whimsy and Stars blog hop

This is my second post for today, please scroll down to see my Tuesday Morning Sketches card.

Welcome to the first Whimsy and Stars Blog Hop! If you've arrived from the very talented Debra's blog you are in the right spot. If not start over on the Whimsy and Stars blog, so you don't miss anything.

The Design Team has been busy  creating beautiful projects with the NEW Spring Release Sets. Make sure you stop at each blog along the way to check out all of the inspiration, and don't forget to leave a comment at each stop! Two random lucky readers will win this week's New Released Digi Stamp design!  We would also love it if you played long with us by creating projects with any of the Whimsy and Stars Studio designs, the more you enter the more chances you have at winning the prize.  Now if that is not enough, Mabelle released a new Digi today, be sure you check it out! Isn't she cute??!

    

For my project I used cute little LooLoo pig. She reminds me a bit of Olivia, from the children's book series. It's a favorite around here. I've used the sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp, Sketchy Thursday #170, I always love Tracy's sketches.

Now hop on over and see what beautiful creation Michelle has made for the hop.Thanks for hopping along with us today. Hope you will take some time and design a Whimsy and Stars card and play along with us!

Here is the hop order:

Cheryl 

Christine

Debra

Kathy 

Michelle

Tracy

Card Recipe:

Image: Whimsy and Stars LooLoo

Ink: printer

Paper: PTI ssw, New Leaf, Orange Zest, SU Rich Razzleberry, BG Green at Heart patterns

Extras: copics, nesties, dimensionals, stickles, sewing machine, Me and My Big Ideas rhinestones, SU ribbon

Whimsy and Stars

If this little Joyride Ducky from Whimsy and Stars doesn't say spring, I don't know what does! Isn't she a hoot in her bonnet and carrot mobile?

I've used one of my fave weekly sketches, the Eat Sleep Stamp Sketchy Thursday sketch # 165. All of Tracy's sketches are fun, check them out!

I'm going to enter a few other challenges, too:
Craft Room Challenge - 2W, 3E -  Bling & Glitter/Sparkle
Creative Card Crew - 2W - #7 Spring
Digital Tuesday - include a digital element - #153 Your Favourite Colour (orange)
Paper and Such Design - 2W, 2E - Spring Or Easter
Top Tip Tuesday - 2W, 3E - #73 Easter & Or Animals
Cheery Lynn Designs - SIR - Things With Wings (duck has wings, used Cherry Lynn border die)
Crafty Bloggers Network - SIO - (1st week) Happy Bird-Day
Creative Stamp Friends - 2W - (2nd week) Spring 
MyGrafico - 2W, SIO - (2nd week) Easter and Spring

Card recipe:
Image: Joyride Ducky from Whimsy and Stars
Ink: printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Spring Rain, Harvest Gold, Echo Park patterns
Extras: copics, stickles, sewing machine, Bellas Dots, PTI ribbon, dimensionals, Cherry Lynn border die

Whimsy and Stars

Happy March! Where did February go? Time is just zipping along for me!

Had some time to play with this cute Whimsy and Stars Lily's Cupcake image today. Love the sweet little kitty. I gave her fur some texture with a washcloth dipped in blender solution, love to do this on fur.

I played along with Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamp sketch (Sketchy Thursday #162). Wow, it was only posted today, lol, must be a new record. Check out her sketches, they are awesome. I flipped this one sideways to fit my image.

Card Recipe:
Image: Whimsy and Stars Lily's Cupcake
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Smokey Shadow, Berry Sorbet, Authentique prints
Extras: copics, blender solution, sewing machine, pearls, PTI ribbon, stickles, twinery twine, Cherry Lynn border die, dimensionals

Sentimental Sundays #91

Here is my weekly post for Sentimental Sundays. Our challenge this week is pearls and lace. Plus, as always, dont' forget that sentiment.

Saturated Canary is the sponsor this week! Super exciting, I love Krista's images! She very generously allowed us to chose an image, and I picked Pricilla Pie. Isn't she a cutie? Love her gloves and huge rock of a ring. Hope you will play along for a chance to win a prize from Saturated Canary. 

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.

I've used one of my fave sketch challenges for this layout. Tracy at Eat Sleep Stamp has a new sketch each week. This one is Sketchy Thursday #161.

Some challenges I'm entering:
Crafty Ann's - 2W, SIO – Week 2, Bold & Bright
Di's Digis Designs 3E 2W SIO - 1stW Lace and Pearls
Just Some Lines 2W, SIO - 1stW Girly Girls
Dilly Beans – 1E, C5 – In Stitches

Card Recipe:

Image: Saturated Canary Pricilla Pie, sentiment from PTI

Ink: Printer, memento

Paper: PTI ssw, Simply Chartreuse, SU Tangerine Tango, MME prints

Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, pearl pen, pearls, lace, sewing machine, MM brads, dimensionals

Designed2Delight New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Designed2Delight monthly release blog hop. Faith has created a bunch of wonderful new springy and Eastery images!  We are hopping to show all the new images today. If you arrived from Michelle's blog you are in the right place. Didn't she outdo herself this month with lots of gorgeous creations?! If you just happened upon my blog you will want to start at the Designed2Delight blog, so you don't miss anything. You can find all the new releases in the store right here.

For my first card I went with the Lazy Easter Bunny image. He's so cute! I've colored him with copics, and added some stickles. Papers are from PTI, SU and some patterns from my scrap bin. My sketch comes from Pal's Paper Arts (PPA129).

For my second card I used the Easter Egg Tulips image (think this is my favorite image from the release!). I love tulips and these are just stunning, really fun to color.  I've colored with copics, uses SU and PTI cardstock and some October Afternoon patterned papers. I've used Tracy's fabulous sketch from Sketchy Thursday#160 at Eat Sleep Stamp.

Now for some fun stuff! All new release images will be 20% for 3 days--sale ending at 7 AM Thursday, Feb. 23. Faith will be giving (2) $5 Gift Vouchers away. Contest will end on Wednesday night at 11:59 pm EST. All you need to do to be eligible for the prize is leave a comment on the D2D blog hop post here. And Faith has generously allowed us to give away an image to, so leave a comment with your fave new release image and you will have a random chance to win it. I'll announce the winner Wednesday morning.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Now hop on over to Pat's blog and she her fabulous creations!

Garden Friends

This fun image is a new release from Designed2Delight called Garden Friends. I keep needing cheerful masculine cards for the special assignments from the Chemo Angel program. I REALLY have trouble doing manly cards, I guess I'm just a very girly girl. I think this image made a cute manly card (try to overlook the glitter and bow, lol).  It was such fun to color up these cute litte animal friends!

I'm sneaking it in just under the wire to Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamp Sketchy Thursday #157. She posts a new sketch each week and they are always fresh and fun!

Card Recipe:

Image: Designed2Delight Garden Friends

Ink: Printer

Paper: PTI ssw, SU Blue Bayou, Tangerine Tango, PTI Dark Chocolate, BG Max and Whiskers

Extras: copics, nesties, EK Success border punch, Recollections bone brads, SU ribbon, dimensionals

Sassy Studio Release Day

Welcome to the release blog hop for Sassy Studio Designs. If you've arrived form Rachelle's blog you are in the right spot. If not, start on the SSD blog! Leave comments along the way, cause a random commenter will win one of the new images.

For my project I've use the new cupid. She is so pretty! Plenty of opportunity to glitter this one up. I went all out and used glamour dust rather than stickles this time, it is an ever sparklier sparkle.

And for my sketch......my blog pal Tracy is back with Sketchy Thursday #156 (I missed the first one of the new year, but jumped right in this week). If you haven't seen her sketches, run over to Eat Sleep Stamp and check them out, they are always fab!

The new SSD images will be up in the store this morning, happy shopping. And now go and hop over to Rebecca's blog and check out some gorgeous eye candy.

Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge – 2W, 1E, JFF – Week 1, Y … You Can Choose

Chocolate, Coffee & Cards – 3E, 2W – Week 1, Glitter

Annabelle Stamps Challenge - C8, SIO – Anything Goes

Clearly Inspired - 2W, 1E, SIO – Week 2, Valentines Day

Bloggers - JFF – Wings and Things

Just Add Ink – Just Add Crowns

Simply Create Too - 2W – Week 2, More than 2 Layers

Card Recipe:

Image: SSD cupid

Ink: Printer

Paper: PTI ssw, Pure Poppy, True Black, Echo Park Truly

Extras: copics, stickles, MS punch, nesties, sakura stardust pen, glamour dust, Kaiser rhinestones, PTI ribbon

D2D Harvest Basket

I love fall, it's just such a pretty time of year. This Harvest Basket from D2D is such a fun fall image. I wanted to get a few more fall cards squeezed in before I get going full swing on my Christmas cards.

I've used one of my fave sketch challenges for this. It is from Tracy at Eat Sleep Stamp, Sketchy Thursday #154. This is her last sketch for 2011 and I couldn't miss it. She is taking some time off to spend with family, but make sure and check out her sketches in the new year, they always rock!

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful week.

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Harvest Basket
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI and SU cardstock, MME patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, dimensionals, ribbon from Target

Cotton Candy

Just a quick post today, my dh is still recovering from his surgery and I'm just spinning my wheels trying to keep up with everything.

I managed to get Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamp sketch done again this week, wahoo! I love her Sketchy Thursday sketches and try to do them when I can.

Off to try and clean up a bit, today is Liam's 6th birthday and we've got a mess of wrapping paper and frosting in the kitchen. He had a blast, so that is all that matters. Every present was "exactly what I've always wanted!" Too cute!

Card Recipe:
Image: Mo's Digital Pencil
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Simply Chartreuse, Plum Pudding, SU Yoyo Yellow, Echo Park patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, dimensionals, MM brads, PTI ribbon, stickles

Hope 2011 butterfly

I haven't had the chance to play along with Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamp challenge for a few weeks now, so was glad I could squeeze in a card this week. This one is sketch 151.

This image is from Faith at D2D, it's called Hope 2011 Cancer Awareness Set. I love it, butterflies are so beautiful anyway, and incorporating the pink ribbon is perfect here. You can see the dimension a bit, I printed it three times and layered the wings, then the body separately on dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by today. It's my baby's birthday, she turns two. I can't believe it, seems like yesterday that she was born!

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Hope 2011 Cancer Awareness Set
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, True Black, SU Pretty in Pink
Extras: copics, stickles, sakura glitter pen, liquid pearls, EK success border punch, cuttlebug embossing folder, dimensionals, nesties 

LOTV swinging boy

Just a quickie post tonight. Last week I didn't have a chance to play along with one of my fave sketch challenges, so I wanted to make sure and play this week.

This is my take on Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamp Sketchy Thursday sketch #146 for this week. Love this sketch, definitely will be one I come back to. I kept it simple and fairly flat, since it it going in my OWH box to donate to the soldiers.

Just got back from taking Suzanne Dean's copic classes in Delaware this past weekend-good times for sure! Now I need to take everything I learned and practice, practice, practice!

Thanks for dropping by today, hope you are starting off your week well!

Card Recipe:
Image: LOTV, PTI senti
Ink: Printer, Palette Umber
Paper: PTI ssw, Kraft, Dk Choc., Orange Crush, DCWV patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, MM brads, dimensionals

D2D Stitched Pumpkin

I love this little mouse peeking out from behind the pumpkin, so cute. It is from Designed2Delight and is called Stitched Pumpkin. The set comes with one without the mouse and a cool border image as well.  I thought it would make a perfect "miss you" card to go in my OWH cards that I'll mail off.

I've used Tracy's Eat Sleep Stamp Sketchy Thursday sketch #144 for this layout. Another stellar sketch from Tracy, she really knows how to put together a sketch that flows well.

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Stitched Pumpkin, sentiment from PTI
Paper: PTI ssw, SU Choc. Chip, Wild Wasabi, Real Rust, retired SU patterns
Ink: Printer, Palette Umber
Extras: copics, nesties, ribbon, MM brads, cuttlebug pumpkin embossing folder 

ADFD My Little Cowboy

Happy Wednesday, we're halfway to the weekend!

I've got my latest take on Tracy's sketch from Sketchy Thursday #143 at Eat Sleep Stamp. Another fun one this week! I was burning the midnight oil last night to get this made, it's my favorite weekly sketch and I love to play along!

I also made it for the ADFD challenge #25 which is "it's a twine thing". I love twine and this sweet mom and son image (My Little Cowboy), had fun combining them.

Thanks for dropping by today. Hope you are having a lovely week.

A few other challenges:
DDH Challenges - 2W - (1st week) Dry Embossing (orange panel)
Paper Pretties - SIO - Colours: Blue, Brown and Choice (choice is orange)
Paper Sundaes - 3E, C10 - Green, Buttons, Banners and /or Twine (use a least two) (used button and twine)
Send a Smile for Kids - 2W 2E -  1stW -  Use a Punch or a Diecut or a mixture of both (border punch and label die)

Card Recipe:
Image: ADFD My Little Cowboy, sentiment from PTI
Ink: Printer, Palette Umber
Paper: PTI ssw, Dark Chocolate, SU Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, DCWV plaid
Extras: copics, Tim Holtz woodgrain embossing folder, MS border punch, SU brown grosgrain ribbon, PTI twine and button, MM brads, nestie label die

Cupcake Mouse

Is it really Wednesday already??? Another week is zipping by.

This little mouse, Cupcake Mouse, is the freebie this week for the progressive challenge at D2D, and since it is the first freebie of the month, you can still head on over and get your's. I think she is so funny, peering over that yummy cupcake.

The Design Team' s Weekly Challenge is still going on this week until Saturday. The theme  is bling this week, an easy one to play along with for a chance to win some D2D!

Funny thing is IRL (in real life) I'm really afraid of mice. In fact I rode the subway in NYC last weekend and was very nervous that I would see some roaming the tracks, I have in the past. I tried not to look down, lol! At my last job they had a bit of a rodent problem and I had to jump up on the desk more times than I'd like to remember! But my fears aside, this mouse is pretty cute!

I've use Tracy's fabulous sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp Sketchy Thursday #142, for the layout. This one was a bit tough, but once I got going it came together. She has the best sketches posted each Thursday, so check them out!

Card Recipe:
Image: Cupcake Mouse and Senti from Designed2Delight
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Hawaiian Shores, Raspberry Fizz, PTI prints
Extras: copics, stickles, nesties, K and Co Rhinestones, PTI ribbon, Bow Easy

D2D Christmas Snowman

This adorable snowman was the freebie at D2D last week for the progressive challenge. I think he is just so cute! He was fun to color and sparkle up a bit!

He is called Christmas Snowman and is available in the D2D shop. He is in the Snowfolk category with lots of cute friends!

I've used one of my favorite go to weekly sketches from Tracy at Eat Sleep Stamp. She always has a great new sketch each Thursday and is a very talented card maker, too, so check her out! This one is Sketchy Thursday #141. Great way to use up some scraps with this sketch, too.

Card Recipe: 
Image: Designed2Delight Christmas Snowman 
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI cardstock and patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, PTI ribbon, EK Success border punch, stickles, dimensionals

Dino-Mite Birthday

Another week is flying by!

Here is my take on one of my fave weekly sketches, Tracy's Sketchy Thursday #140, at Eat Sleep Stamp. Another great sketch this week. I changed it a bit and made a A2 size card instead of a square.

My image is the super cute Dino-Mite Birthday dragon from Designed2Delight, the sentiment is also in the set! Great set for kiddo birthday cards, the dino looks cute in pink, too.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful week! The heat wave has broken a bit here, so we are enjoying the nicer temps this week.

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Dino-Mite Birthday
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, Spring Rain, Simply Chartreuse. Jillybean Soup patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, Doodlebug brads, PTI buttons, Twinery twine, glassy glaze (on his eyes) 

Sassy Studio Release Day

It's release day at Sassy Studio Designs today. We are having a little blog hop. Make sure you comment along the way, there will be a drawing from a random commenter along the way for a prize. If you've arrived from the SSD blog you are in the right place. After you are done here, hop on over to Sara's blog, I know she has created something fabulous for today.

Lindsay has done a wonderful job with these Pirates of the Caribbean images. They are so realistic. I've used Syrena here, she will be available in the store today. Check out the details for the release party on the SSD blog. Hope you will join us for some fun and chatting tonight.

I've used Tracy's fun sketch from Eat Sleep Stamp for the layout here, Sketchy Thursday #139.

Card Recipe:
Image: SSD Syrena, CHF sentiment
Ink: Printer, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI cardstock, DCWV and Colorbok patterns
Extras: copics, nesties, stickles, KandCo rhinestones, Bellas Baubles, PTI ribbon

A Sassy Sponsorship

Sassy Studio Designs has lots of great challenges they are sponsoring again this month. Today's is for I love Promarkers. The challenge is 2 dsp, 2 buttons, brads or bling and one ribbon. Fun and pretty easy!

Check out all the challenge info on the SSD blog, along with the Dare to be Sassy Thursday challenges and sneak peeks this week. Many chances to win some sassies!

I used my fave weekly sketch challenge, Sketchy Thursday #138 from Tracy at Eat Sleep Stamp. Her weekly sketches are always fantastic!

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope you are having a great week.

Card Recipe:
Image: Sassy Studio Designs
Ink: Printer
Paper: PTI ssw, New Leaf, Blueberry Sky, Pure Poppy, DCWV summer stack
Extras: copics, stickles, PTI ribbon, EK success wave border punch, Michaels rhinestones, Sakura stardust pen

Red, White and Blue and/or Christmas too

The DT challenge over at D2D this week is red, white and blue, but since it is the last challenge of the month and that is usually our Christmas challenge, it has the option of adding Christmas, too. I thought this was a fun one. And I'm building up a nice little stash of Christmas cards for next year!

I went with the image Bear's Big Gift and colored him with red, white and blue. His gift is sparkled up with stickles and his boots are covered with glossy accents.

I've gone with one of my favorite weekly sketches. This is Sketchy Thursday #136 from Tracy at Eat Sleep Stamp. You've got to check out her sketches if you haven't yet, they are always awesome!

The weekly stamp of the month challenge and the DT challenge are still going on at Designed2Delight, so stop by and enter for some chances to win.

Thanks for dropping by today. Hope you are having a wonderful week.

Card Recipe:
Image: Designed2Delight Bear's Big Gift, sentiment Verve
Ink: Pritner, Palette Noir
Paper: PTI ssw, Pure Poppy, Blueberry Sky, October Afternoon print
Extras: copics, stickles, glossy accents, cuttlebug embossing folder, MM brads, sewing machine, Verve dies, nesties snowflake dies, PTI button and twine