Resting up...

Hello again,

I know, 2 posts today, what's up with that? Well, I was so anxious to use this new Stampavie stamp that I bought from Hope Stamps Eternal (I actually got another mousie stamp too and I don't think that it will be too long without getting inked up ;)

This card is for the Card Patterns Sketch60, found here. Julia S. is offering up a very lovely prize! Good luck to all!

I stamped the image on white and coloured with Copic markers and then used a circle Nestability die to cut out. I stamped the image again on a Basic Grey Lemonade scrap from the 6 X 6 size and paper pieced the hammock. Cute lady bugs one. All the rest of the papers on this card are from the 12 X 12 Lemonade pack.

I added some buttermilk Spica pen on the daisy centers and the mousie eyelid and nose. It is obvious that mousie's whiskers are a little thick...my fault.

There is stitching around the circle, I am gaining a little more confidence on this little machine that I am using, but it is a totally different feel from my big ole Singer.

I have not added a sentiment yet to this little one, but I was thinking of using something like "Hope you are resting up and feeling better" Any suggestions?

Thanks for visiting!

Chriss

Simple and Romantic Wedding Bouquet

1 card, 2 challenges...

I am still organizing my craft room, but really wanted to make this card for a couple of challenges that are nearing deadline.

The 1st challenge is to "make your very best wedding card" and have a chance at being published over on the Caardvarks blog here. I have only ever submitted for a publication 2 times...and no luck. Maybe third time is a charm? I know that I have read to keep submitting and it could take a long time to ever get selected, so I guess I have to be a little more persistent and patient ;)

The second challenge is a sketch challenge, # 153, over on the CardPositioning site here being sponsored by Papertrey Ink!!!

For my card I decided to use a beautiful JustRite image, newly released from the Breath of Spring collection. I am using them as Hydrangeas. (even though I know that they are violets! they have the same shaped petal so...let's just pretend) I started my card by stamping the image twice onto Papertrey Vintage Cream card stock in SU Always Artichoke. I then coloured with my Copic markers and cut out with the Spellbinder Label one die and I also embossed it. I used a chiffon Copic (one of the new lights from Copic that I just bought from Ellen Hutson)to colour the cream spaces on the embossed panel, taking care to follow along the edges.

I also coloured some extra flowers and cut them out and added dimensional foam to the backs and placed these in the bouquet adding some "Buttermilk" sparkle from a newly puchased Spica pen. I added some sparkle to the bouquet's ribbon too. The card base is made with Papertrey Ink Vintage Cream card stock and to the front of this I added a brown Bazzil textured layer and then a cream Bazzil textured layer. The designer paper front is a double sided sheet from K and Co. from a new (and gorgeous collection)designer mat pad from Tim Coffey. I cut the front panels to suit the square size I was making (5 1/4 square) and adhered to the front. Over that is a strip of the same Bazzil card stock

that I used the new SU punch on. I wrapped some lace around the strip and adhered to the card front. The rhinestones are a flower cluster that I cut up from a Say it in Crystals pack that I have been hoarding. I used these because they were a complimentary colour and a good size for the scale of the punched scallop. The edges of the main image was sponged in Ranger tea dye ink (as were the other designer paper edges)and placed onto a larger size Label one panel that I cut from another piece of the same K and Co. paper.

Hope you like the card, I had a lot of fun making it! I may have another post today...Have a great day! Thanks for visiting.

"Cranberry and Lattice" embroidered heart

Here is my take on the Card Positioning System sketch # 148. I kept this very simple, and like the result. I took my cue from the sketch, of course, and this strip of Basic Grey pattern paper from last year's Bittersweet collection. This is from the 6 X 6 paper pad. The two other textured card stocks are Bazzil, a soft chocolate and a deep cranberry colour. The focal image is simple a heart punched with a MS lattice heart punch and I did some stitching around the edges with a "pretty darn close enough" cranberry coloured embroidery thread. I like the different texture that this brings to the paper world ;) The heart was then placed onto a rounded corner square of the cranberry and then onto the chocolate scalloped square. The two little hearts on the right side were stamped with a sentiment from SU and punched out with another older MS hearts punch and layered onto the same cranberry colour card stock that I punched out larger hearts from. I placed a little cranberry heart in between the two in place of the "&" symbol. The background cranberry panel was embossed with my Retro Diamonds EF. Very easy card!

I like easy.

Thanks for peeking in again,

chriss

Elegant pumpkin

Here is my interpretation of the sketch from Card Positioning Systems.  I have had this elegant pumpkin image from Impression Obsession for over a month now and have just got around to inking up and posting.  A very simple card, both in design and putting together.  I first stamped the pumkin onto ivory cs in a craft brown and clear embossed.  Colouring in was very simple with the Copic markers and I cut the image out.  The background and card cover was embossed with the Pumpkin Swirls CB folder on a pumkiny colour cs and I used the corner rounder on the edges.  The pumpkin was placed on another (textile) embossed piece of River Rock and cut with the Labels 3 Spellbinder.  I sponged the edges with pumpkin pie.  The buttons were tied with a pumpkin embroidery floss that I had and I punched out some leaves with a MS frond punch in the same textile embossed River Rock cs for a tone on tone effect.  That's it, I told you it was a simple one!

Cheers!

Chriss

CPS111 Happy Mother's Day Tea Card

I like the sketch for the CPS #111 so much, that I decided to make another!  This time with a tea theme.  Here it is.

~recipe~

stamps Impression Obsession, SU sentiment

paper BG Sugared, K & Co. polka dots, SU old Olive

ink Tux. Mem. blk

access Copics, champagne dew drops, long scalloped rect

Thanks for taking a peek!

ch{{rs, chriss