New Challenge Time!

Hi all!  You know what time it is - new challenge time over on The Card Concept Challenge Blog! I loved all the textures and neutral colors in the inspiration pic. I broke out some Lil Inker Designs dies and sets for this birthday card...

Thank y'all for stopping by! We would love for you to play along with us!

Hugs,

Angel

Happy Birthday, Cutie

HI all!  I made this card for the current MFTWSC419 sketch using their PI Birthday Cutie stamp set. I colored her with Copics. All cardstock, patterned paper and dies are MFT, too!

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Hugs,
Angel

Have a Beary Good Birthday

Hi all! I'm back with another card I made, this time using the MFT set Polar Bear Pals. This was made for their World Card Making Day challenge - ROYGBIV. I colored the bear with Copics, then used a star stencil (MFT - retired) and MFT inks for the background. I added a little shimmer with my clear Wink of Stella marker to the scarf and stars. I layered some MFT black and white patterned paper to break up all the white.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Angel

The Card Concept Challenge Time!

Hi all!  It's time for a new challenge over on The Card Concept Challenge Blog. I loved this inspiration pic and loved even more that I had this Reverse Confetti Unicorn Wishes stamp set and dies that matched it so perfectly! I colored everything with Copics.

We would love for you to play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Angel

MFT Card Design Supterstar Contest - 3rd card!

Hi all! Here's my final card for the Innovative category of the MFT Card Design Superstar Contest. I got the idea for this one after watching THE Jennifer McGuire's video for tunnel cards. This one was SO fun to make! :) I used the Bitty Bears, Birthday Bears and Up in the Air stamp sets. The black and white patterned paper is from MFT, as well as the cotton candy and black licorice cardstock. All images were colored with Copics. I did add a little shimmer to all of the birthday hats and banners with a clear Wink of Stella pen. I curved the sentiment so it matched the banner die-namic that is in a retired Blueprints set. I also stamped some of the cardstock with the Itsy Bitsy Polka Dots BG stamp using ripe raspberry ink.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Angel

Rainbow Birthday

HI all! Here's my take on the MFTWSC389. I used the new Moroccan Mosaic Stencil and my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens to create a watercolored look for my background. The 'happy' and 'birthday' dies are retired MFT. The card base is the fab Smooth White MFT card stock.  I added a few glittered YNS gumdrops around the word dies.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Angel

CAS-ual Fridays Inspiration Challenge

Hi all!  Here's to another Friday and better yet - a long weekend!  Wahoo!!  We're celebrating our 200th CAS-ual Fridays Inspiration challenge with a birthday theme! I created the background and also used one of the sentiments from the Whole Shebang stamp set. I added a little more interest with the Jumping Jacks Fri-dies and some glittered gumdrops.

Be sure to play along for your chance to WIN!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Angel

Have a Super Day

Hi all!  Here's my take on the latest MFTWSC381 using the You're Super set (I have the original released a couple of years ago, I believe). I colored her with Copic markers.  I did a tone on tone look with the New York skyline die-namic using Sno-Cone and Grout Gray cardstock.  

And if you're the praying type, I'd ask that you say one for my Aunt T (short for Tricia) - she is in very poor health.  She has had MS over half her life but it looks like cancer will be what takes her.  She is one of the sweetest people I know.  Thank you.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Angel

The Card Concept challenge time!

Hi all!  I'm a day late, but here it is - my card for the latest The Card Concept challenge!  Such a pretty picture!  And you would've thought I would take the flower-route because of the pic, but I was inspired by the sweet treats.  Plus these  Birthday Chicks were calling me.  :)  Everything was colored with Copic markers. I layered a couple of the stitched tag-corner square STAX to create the frame for the chicks.

We would love for you to play along with us!

A Monster Birthday

HI all!  Here's my card for the latest MFTWSC377 sketch using the Monster Sized stamp set.  These guys are super fun to color!  I used my Copics and a pointillism technique for interest and texture.  I sponged on some coordinating distress inks behind the general are of where I planned to adhere each monster, then spritzed with water.  The word dies are from the Blueprints 26.  I cut out 'birthday' from the black and white basics paper pad.  I added the clear YNS gumdrops because of a little oops on the paper - I'm sure you've heard before, mistakes are just opportunities to embellish! :D

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Angel

Happy Viking Birthday

Hi all!  Just poppin' in with a card I made for the latest MFTWSC376 using this cool guy, BB Viking stamp.  I colored him with my Copics, then layered him over a little scene I created using the Trees in the Forest die-namics and the Stitched Valley die-namics.  The sentiment is from the Bitty Bears set.  I also used up some patterned paper I've been ignoring.  :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Angel

The Card Concept Challenge time!

Hi all!  Yay for being halfway through the week!  We have a new inspiration pic for you on The Card Concept Challenge blog - and it's all about green!  I used distress inks to create a cool top layer then used the Birch Press Designs Fiori plate A to cut it out.  I used another of the Birch Press dies to layer underneath then adhered them both to a gumdrop green card base. The sentiment and 'birthday' die are from the BPD Make a Statement stamp set with matching dies. I added a few sparkly YNS gumdrops, too.  :)

We would love for you to play along with us!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Angel

The Card Concept Challenge Blog

Hi all!  It's time for a new challenge on The Card Concept Challenge Blog. The inspiration pic is so pretty and girly!  I used the MFT More Rustic Flowers set to stamp flowers to create the background.  The sentiment is from the Handwritten Happiness stamp set.  I used a few MFT die-namics for the sentiment and background layers.  And to make it even more 'girly', I added some clear sequins.

We hope you'll play along with us!

Hugs,
Angel

Happy embossed birthday

Hi all!  Here's my take on the MFTWSC370 sketch challenge.  I sponged some black licorice cardstock with a few different Ranger Distress Oxide inks, then gold embossed the Floral Fantasy BG stamp over it.  The sentiment is from the Bitty Bears set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Angel

Happy Flowery Birthday

Hi all!  I'm here with a very feminine birthday card using the Honey Bee Stamps set, Country Blooms.  I randomly stamped the flowers onto watercolor paper then embossed them with white embossing powder.  I colored them with my Zig pens, blending with water and a paint brush.  I then added some silver cord behind the sentiment from the Happy Everything stamp set.  I added the yellow background to make it work for the CTD457.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,

Angel

Happy flowery birthday

Hi all!  I'm here with some flowery-goodness using the Honey Bee Stamps set, Country Blooms.  I'm kinda totally obsessed with this set.  ;)  I colored them with Copics then used the matching dies to cut everything out.  I used the smallest of the Hexagon Layering Background Stencils to sponge in some color on the layer directly behind the flowers and sentiment.  The sentiment is from the Happy Everything stamp set - I loooove the mix of fonts!

Thank you for stopping by!

Hugs,
Angel

Your Next Stamp New Release Blog Hop!

Hi all!  I'm thrilled to be joining Your Next Stamp for their New Release Blog Hop!

There are lots of FUN new goodies for you to see and I'm sure you will love the Party Pets stamp set!  I colored two of the images with Copics then fussy cut them.  I sponged a background with pink and purple inks, spritzed it with water, then layered the images and a purple strip of card stock with foam adhesive.  This set also has some awesome sentiments!

Now here's more fun news:  ***Note, the blog hop prize is bigger $80.00!!!   AND there is a party game going on throughout the hop, participants are asked to count the gumdrops on our creations as they go and then input the total # in the special inlinkz on the YNS Blog at the end of the hop. All those with the correct # will be entered in a random drawing to win 10 packages of gumdrops. ****  Plus there's a SALE!!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Remember, hop around to all of the blogs to count up the GUMDROPS used on our creations!  If you get lost along the hop, just start back at the YNS BLOG.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs,
Angel