Crafty Sentiments - punch challenge

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a great weekend! We lost power yesterday evening due to a transformer blowing nearby, so I'm afraid I am a little bit late with my blog post today. Since we've had nothing better to do with the power out, the hubby and I spent yesterday evening and most of today setting up a pool. Woo! I've been wanting a pool for ages, and was so excited about finally having one, that I actually got in when it was only half full and paddled around for a while until the ice cold water turned my toes numb.

On to today's Crafty Sentiments challenge. This week we are being sponsored by Debbie of The Crafty Pad Designs, and are challenging you to use punches on your card in some shape or form. Easy, right?

Today is my last day as a guest dt member, and I want to send a big Thank You!!! to Suzette for giving me the opportunity to work with her team for the past two months. It's been a lot of fun!

I've been in a summery mood lately, so for my project, I decided to use Amy from the April release. Isn't she adorable in her shorts outfit?

Amy was colored with copic markers, and has white dots added to her outfit with a Sakura Glaze pen in white.  For my punches, I used a corner rounder, horizontal slot punch, 1" circle punch, and a scalloped circle punch (to make the flower).

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Crafty Sentiments - Bride in Monochrome

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone has been having a good weekend. I managed to get some gardening done along with working on some craft projects.

Since it's Sunday, it's time for the latest challenge with Crafty Sentiments. This week, we are challenging you to make a project using the above sketch.

I used Bride2 for my card. Isn't she lovely?

I colored Bride2 with copic markers, and then used Smooch in Moonlight on the ribbon on her dress, and Smooch in Iridescent on her veil. My wedding dress was covered in lace, so I decided to try to recreate that effect on her dress. To do so, I used a white gel pen to draw in random squiggles all over the dress fabric, and then went back in with a Sakura Glaze pen in white (it has a raised texture when dry) and dotted in some "pearls". It didn't photograph all that well, but the finished "lace" looks lovely in person.

Copic markers used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:
Crafty Sentiments - sketch
Kaboodle Doodles - Monochromatic
Spoon full of Sugar - #104 cute & girly
Crafty Creations - encouragement / celebrations
Paperplay - wedding celebrations
Charisma Cardz - 3D
Secret Crafter - no patterned paper

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day! I hope everyone is having a lovely day and is getting spoiled rotten by your kiddos. We've been having awful high winds all weekend, so I am hoping it will settle down enough this afternoon that I am able to go see my mother for lunch. Keep your fingers crossed!

Being that it is Sunday, it means that it is also time for the new weekly challenge with Crafty Sentiments. This week, we are challenging you to make something with the above sketch.

I decided to use the sketch for the Mother's Day card for my mum. My sister and I both had long hair when we were kids, so I thought that Girl with Heart would be perfect for her card. Isn't she sweet?

She was colored with copic markers, and layered with circle Nestabilities. I decided to use a flower in place of the second circle on the sketch, and when I found these red daisies in my stash, I knew they would be perfect. (My mum LOVES red.)

Copic markers used:

Challenges I participated in with this card:

Crafty Sentiments - sketch
Polka Doodles - summer blossoms
By the Cute & Girly - celebrations
The Pink Elephant #65 - Mommy, I love you

Crafty Sentiments challenge 16 - buttons

I hope everyone is having a good weekend. We've had a pretty busy one so far. My in-laws were down yesterday, and brought a bunch of lawn & garden tools with them, so we spent most of the morning & afternoon pulling weeds and cutting down these awful thorn-covered berry bushes that had taken over the yard. I'm scratched and sunburned, but the yard looks 10 times better than it did before! I have some flowers to plant today if the rains holds off, and then plan to put my feet up and relax with a good book.

**Kitty Update: Felicity went to the vet on Thursday, and got a clean bill of health. Yeah! She yowled all the way there, and all the way back, but behaved like a perfect little lady while she was actually at the vet's. She's starting to fill out a bit, and has a lot more energy. She's been trying to sneak into the rest of the house, much to the displeasure of our two resident cats. They aren't too sure they like having a visitor, and sit outside of the front room whenever I'm in there with Felicity.**

Since it's Sunday, it's time for another challenge with Crafty Sentiments. This week, we are taking it easy on you, and just challenging you to use some buttons on your project.

I recieved my dt package with the new Wedding Amy stamps in the mail yesterday, so of course I had to use one for today's project.

I decided to go tone on tone for today's card. I think white on white is such an elegant and classic look for a wedding card, don't you?

Bride Amy was colored with copic markers, and carefully cut out for layering. I added stardust stickles to her veil, and Smooch Illuminate to her dress for some bridal glamour. She sparkles like crazy in real life! The top layer was cut out with a Nestabilites Labels 4 die. I left the die in place after cutting, and carefully traced the inner edge with a gold Spica pen to make a frame. The bottom layer was run through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder, and then had the outside edge traced with the gold Spica pen to make it stand out from the card base.

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Crafty Sentiments New Release Blog Hop Party!

Are you ready to party? Crafty Sentiments is having a new release today, and to celebrate, the dt is hosting a blog hop. Make sure to leave a comment on everyone's blog for a chance to win the entire release! If you came here from the Crafty Sentiments blog, you are right on track and will want to go visit Jacqui next. If you didn't come here from the Crafty Sentiments blog, then be sure to pop back there so you don't miss any stops in the hop.

For my project, I used one of the sitting Amy's to create a gift box filled with crafty goodness for a stamping friend.

Amy was colored with copic markers, and has a bit of stickles accenting her outfit. I carefully cut her out before layering her onto my die cut circle.

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Getting Sketchy with Crafty Sentiments

Are you ready for another fabulous sketch challenge? This week, Crafty Sentiments is challenging you to use the above sketch for your project with the added inspiration of also using flowers.

For my project, I used one of the new sitting Amy's, and paired her with a bench by Magnolia.

Amy and the bench were colored with copic markers, and Amy has a bit of white gel pen on her eyes and cheeks for a little emphasis.

I decided Amy needed a little glamour, so I went over her top with a clear Spica pen for some sparkle. My flower was made using both of the Martha Stewart hydrangea punches, and also has some clear Spica pen scribbled on the petals.

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Crafty Sentiments challenge #14

Happy Sunday! I hope you have been having a great weekend. Mine has been very busy, which is why I am a bit late posting my project for today.

This weeks challenge from Crafty Sentiments is to use the above sketch for your project with the added inspiration of also using your favorite embellishment.

For my card, I used the newly released sitting Amy. Isn't she cute? I love the sitting pose as it allows me to use some of my much ignored accessory stamps for her to perch on.

Amy and the swing were colored with copic markers, and Amy has a bit of white gel pen on her eyes and cheeks for a little emphasis. My favorite embellishment is glitter, specifically Stickles, so I added that to the ruffle on her shirt and to the roses on the swing.

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Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to pop on over to the Crafty Sentiments blog to see what the rest of the dt has in store for you!

So sweet of you...

Happy Sunday! I hope everyone is having a good weekend! The hubby and I have been looking for a half circle table for our entryway without much success, so we took a little drive yesterday to check out the stores in a nearby town. We didn't have any luck with the table, but I got to putter around the new Hobby Lobby while the hubby checked out Game Stop, so a good time was had by all. LOL.

Now that I'm done rambling, are you ready for another challenge with Crafty Sentiments? This week, we are challenging you to make a project based off of the above sketch with the additional challenge of using some blue on your card. Be sure to pop on over to the Crafty Sentiments challenge blog to see the rest of the dt's projects, and to find out what you could win if you decide to play along this week.

I decided to use Girl with Heart on my card. Isn't she sweet? I love her wavy hair!

I colored Girl with Heart with copic markers, and then added stardust stickles to the heart for a bit of glitz. I carefully cut her out and glued her onto my background paper. Then I ran the combined piece through my Cuttlebug using a Nestabilities Label 3 die so that the layers would have a smooth edge. The blue bottom layer was made by tracing the Lable 3 die with a pencil, and then cutting the shape out by hand.

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*Note that a W1 somehow sneaked into my cup. I guess it was feeling photogenic! LOL! It was not used on my project, so I edited it out of the photo.*

Challenges I participated in with this card:
Crafty sentiments - sketch + blue
ABC Challenges - R is for Red
Delightful Sketches - buttons & bling
Stampin for the weekend - ribbons and bows
Oh, Alice! - use flowers
Cooking it up with Katie - recipe - New (papers), Old (buttons), Sweet (image)
Meljen's - girly colors

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Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today is my MIL's birthday, and I thought I'd share the card I made for her.

I was the lucky winner of this adorable Teddy with Flowers image by Crafty Sentiments two weeks ago on the Crafty Sentiments challenge blog. It arrived yesterday, so I couldn't resist inking him up. Isn't he sweet? My in-laws live way out in the country, and often have bears come to visit, so I thought he would be perfect for her card.

I colored him with copic markers, and added some stickles to the flowers for a little sparkle. The pretty paper is For Peeps Sake - Pretty New Dress by Imaginisce. I've been hoarding it since last spring, and it kills me to cut into it - it's just so pretty!

The rose and leaves were airbrushed with the copic ABS, and also got the stickles treatment. LOL. The sentiment on the side of the image, "birthday wishes..." was hand written using a copic .01 multiliner pen.

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Challenges I participated in with this card:
Midnight Madness - sketch 44
Stamp with Fun - spring
Cupcake Craft - flower power
Kaboodle Doodles - Happy Birthday
Simon Says - Mother's Day / Girly

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