Stampin' In Alaska

This week's Art Impressions Challenge: Anything Goes - Masculine was the perfect inspiration to create this masculine scrapbooking page of my husband and his first experience on a paddle board. I have combined various papers and stickers with three fun Art Impressions images: Surfer Dude Surfer Surfs Up! sentiment   The images were heat embossed with CTMH black and fussy cut then colored with copic markers.  A light chalking was added for the "sunburn". The layout inspiration is from  Sketch~N~Scrap Challenge #55 This was a lot of fun to put together and was really a quick project.  I'm so glad for the inspiration to get caught up on my much neglected scrapbooking projects! Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

Hello!  I'm stopping in with a quick clean and simple card for a couple of challenges. I bought this sweet digital image from the Mo Manning shop and had it  partially colored on my craft desk. This week's DP2 clean and simple challenge was perfect. The image is called " Retriever " and was colored with Prismacolor pencils and Copic markers. It was fussy cut and layered on an embossed panel. Of course, I have two "pups" and they were both wanting attention this morning while I was putting this card together. I tried to get a photo of Bud, but he saw the camera come out and he ran!! I actually got a sweet photo of our girl, but Blogger is being naughty and not uploading.  Boo-Hoo! I'm also entering my card in the following: Simon Says Wednesday:  Keep it Clean and Simple That Craft Plan Challenge:  Anything Goes Crafty Little Fairies: Furry Friends Creative Knockouts: #34 Anything Goes Thank...

I'm back to share another fun card with Friends With Flair . I recently ordered "Array of Bottles" and knew I wanted to watercolor the image. I've used Tim Holtz distress reinkers and markers to color the image after stamping on heavyweight cold press watercolor paper. I'm really happy with the finished result.  I can't wait to color this image again! The color inspiration came from this month's {be Inspired} Challenge : The sketch is from the weekly MFT sketch : Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at winning a fabulous Unity prize.

Happy Friday to my Unity Friends! I look forward to Friday especially to take part in the Unity's Friends with Flair   customer linky party. Here's the card that I am sharing with you this week: This is such a fun image and the paint splatters are in keeping with that theme! The fun image is called " Good Times All Around" . and I've added a die cut ticket from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps called " Ticket sentiment ". You know what to do... leave a comment for your chance at winning some fabulous Unity rubbah!  Unity is so generous with their fun contest and fabulous prizes.  I'm sure  there is something fun awaiting the random winner this week. Oh, and don't forget to check out the fabulous sales and new releases over on the Unity shop this weekend! Thanks for hopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

Welcome to a new challenge with Meljen's Designs . This week we are challenging you to pull out your metal embellishments. My project includes a metal concho that  I found in my stash.  I thought it worked perfectly with the sweet " Get Along Little Doggie " image from Meljen's Design. Isn't this the cutest pup?  He was colored with Copic Markers.  The hatband and kerchief were paper pieced. I hope you've been inspired to play along this week! Don't forget that you must use a Meljen's Designs  digital image.  Be sure to add your link to the challenge blog for your chance at winning two free Meljen's digital images. I know that my team mates have something fabulous to share with you as well.  Please stop by the challenge blog and leave them some love as well! I'm also sharing my card with the following:   Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Challenge #143 . Crafty Little Fairies Challenge - Furry Friend...

A couple of week's ago I received a fabulously detailed Lily Die-namics free with my purchase from My Favorite Things . It has been sitting on my craft desk because I was a little intimidated by the many pieces and the intricacy of the design. My Favorite Things post fabulous "How-To" Videos and I found one showing me how to assemble the floral die.  Here's what I came up with using this week's MFT sketch #172 : I inked the edges of the die cut pieces to give a little extra dimension.  The die cut base is Spellbinders Fancy lattice and the sentiment is from the Precious Poppies set by Sweet 'n Sassy. I am also submitting my card for this week's  Sweet 'n Sassy Challenge #8 Mother's Day.

I'm stopping in to share a quick card for this week's " Animal Antics " challenge over on Simon Says Wednesday Challenge blog. This may not be the best photo, but I was SO  excited to take a picture outside IN THE SUN! I bought this digital stamp set from Create with TLC a couple of months ago. It's called " Life is Better with a Puppy ". We've had a new puppy join our family recently. My mom and dad got a beagle pup. She's four months old and they've named her Jewel. Isn't she the cutest thing?! I wanted to send them a little note welcoming Miss Jewel to the family. I hope they like it! Thanks for stopping by. I always enjoy reading your comments!

I am sneaking in one more card for this week's Friends with Flair Challenge ! I received the " Berry Sweet Moments " SOTW and couldn't wait to color the strawberry image. I have combined it with this month's {be Inspired} sketch challenge : Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win some fabulous Unity rubbah! Also, check out the fabulous sales promotion that Angela has going on over on the Unity website .

Happy Friday! It's time to hop along with Unity's Friends with Flair linky party. I won " Harrison Hedgehog " a couple weeks ago and couldn't wait to ink him up! I was actually inspired this week by a couple of Unity ladies: Heather's adorable card  HERE and Joslyn's fun CAS design HERE Here's my card using this month's {be Inspired} sketch as inspiration: I'm also sharing my card with this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Animal Antics and Unity's {be Inspired} Challenge Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments. Have a great (and creative) weekend!

It's time for a new challenge over on the Sassy Cheryl Challenge blog. This week's theme is  Showers and/or flowers with a Sassy Cheryl image, of course! I recently received Cheryl's rubber stamp set " Down on the Farm 2 ". I just couldn't resist the adorable images and coordinating sentiments in this sweet set! In keeping with the challenge theme, I have used a Spellbinder floral die for the card base.  Dimensional Daisy sticker accents were also added. I am also sharing my card with the ladies over on Cheryl's Show Me Challenge blog . It's a fun and easy challenge... just link up a post to whatever you have going on in your part of the world. You might win a free Sassy Cheryl digi image! Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

I'm sneaking in a fun card for a couple  of the Bugaboo Challenges Stella Says Sketch #207 and April Anything Goes I {Love} this April release called " Happy Spring to Ewe " and wanted to create something fun with it right away. I just love the scene and the priceless expression on their faces!  It just makes me smile. The image was colored with Copic Markers and the sky was sponged with Memento ink and a scalloped die template. This will be going in the mail tomorrow to my 89 year-old grandma.  I hope it gives her a smile as well! Thanks for stopping by and I always enjoy reading your comments.

Happy Friday and welcome to a new challenge with the Jellypark Friends . This week's challenge is to create something with the theme of Easter in mind. Easter brings to mind bunny rabbits, chocolate  and Jelly Beans!  So, I captured two out of  three with my treat bag.  I'll save the chocolate for another day!! I used one of the new images from the March release called " Bunny Rabbit ".  The digital image was printed on Stampin' Up white card stock and colored with Copic markers.  Three Spellbinder nestibilities were used for the tag layers. I hope this has inspired you to join us this week! Don't forget to link up your project on the  Jellypark Challenge blog . You don't have to use a Jellypark image, but we love it when you do! I am also submitting my project to the following challenge: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Happy Easter and/or Sweet Treats Thanks for stopping by!  I always en...

Welcome to another fun challenge with Meljen's Designs . The 4th Anniversary Celebration Challenge was so much fun and we really appreciate everyone who  got a chance to play along. The best part?  Everyone was a winner as Melissa generously provided a free image  for the celebration! So, on to this week's fun... We are asking that you use the following color palette as your inspiration this week: Here is my card for the color inspiration challenge this week: I have merged two adorable Meljen's digital images for this  sweet scene:  " Garden Fence Background " and " Little Hummingbird ".  The sentiment and sun die cut are from Lil' Inker Designs .  The scene was colored with Copic Markers and the sky was sponged with chalk. Don't forget about the fabulous Anniversary Sale that's running over on Meljen's Shop . Through today all images are 50% off! NO COUPON is required. Jus...

Sharing with this week's Friends with Flair. I couldn't resist sneaking in one more card for this month's Unity {be Inspired} Challenge . Unity is also hosting a Facebook challenge featuring their Itty Bitty stamp line.  I decided to this was a good  opportunity to get a head start on some Birthday cards using " Candles and Cake ". I took my inspiration from this month's color combo. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! {Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at winning some Unity rubbah!} I'm also squeeking in a last minute entry for Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Happy Birthday

This week's Sassy Cheryl Challenge is  " Just Foolin' Around ". Dawn is hostessing this week and she has asked us to use a "silly" Sassy Cheryl image for our project.   The first "silly" image I could think of was one of Cheryl's vintage images called "Sassy Opinion".     I kept the design clean and simple to focus on the silly image and coordinating sentiment.  A paper border from Basic Grey Olivia Paper pad and twine finish it off.     The sentiment is continued on the inside.  It's so perfect for this image, don't you think?  The digital sentiment is from Create With TLC . I am also sharing this card with the ladies over on the Sassy Cheryl Show Me Challenge #142 . Be sure to check out both challenges this week!  Cheryl hosts a fun and easy challenge every two  weeks that only involves your camera and a blog post. It doesn't have to be about crafty project...

I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend! I'm popping in with a fun card for this week's Art Impressions Challenge to get girly. I went with one of the Girlfriends sets " Pedal Pushers " for my girly image.   Don't they look like they're having fun? The card fold is called " Bendi fold " and I've been seeing a few around on blog land lately.  I thought this image would be perfect and tried to give the impression of riding  through a field of flowers. Of course, these things always look better in my mind!! The image was colored with Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils. It was fussy cut and adhered with pop dots for dimension. I used two different emboss folders for the grass and ground. The Memory Box Spring border die was used for the flower border. Here is a photo looking down onto the card so that you can better see the dimension and flaps. Thanks for stopping by!  I am also enterin...

Wow, can you believe it?  I'm back with a second card to share with Friends with Flair !  I am also sharing this for Day 4 of the Facebook Itty Bitty Challenge. Unity Itty Bitty stamps are perfect little sets for all occasions AND for the right price!  Shamefully, I have many which have yet  to see ink.  This week was the perfect excuse to get them out and PLAY! This cute set is called " Wheely Fun ". Unity has a fabulous sale going on this weekend. 50% of Store Wide!! Angela sure makes it tough to pass up her sales. So, be sure to hop over and check it out! I am also entering my card into the following challenges: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Happy Birthday Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

It's Friday again!  That means a new Friends with Flair blog hop.  I look forward to Friday FWF each week. This week's card is also for the fun Facebook Itty Bitty Challenge. I have several Itty Bitty Stamps that need a little inky love. What better way than to join the fun! I kept it pretty clean and simple focusing on the fun birthday Itty Bitty image " Candles and Cake ". The sketch was inspired by this week's MFT sketch : I am also submitting this card to the following: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge: Happy Birthday Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Anything Goes Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at winning a fun Unity prize.

Welcome to a new Meljen's Designs Challenge ! I'm so glad that you've stopped by because this week we are celebrating  the 4th Anniversary of Meljen's Designs  with a free image, BIG sale and a fun challenge. The challenge this week is super easy! Create anything using the adorable freebie digital image that Melissa designed especially for the Anniversary Celebration. I decided to create a window card with the image: The image was colored with Copic Markers and shaded using charcoal pencil. The window scene was built using the following: PoppyStamps Grand Madison Window die Memory Box Grand Oak tree die Memory Box Resting Birds die Spellbinder Nestibilities were used for the sentiment and a Tim Holtz emboss folder was used for the base. Now hop over to Meljen's Designs shop,  grab the freebie and start creating! I hope you can join the fun this week!  Don't forget to link your project...