OCL Sketch #19

Yay, it's Friday! Time for another OCL Friday Sketch. I used the gorgeous Treasured Friend set for my card today and paired it up with some Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk DP. The sentiment and ivory rectangle are both up on foam tape. I added some Platinum Stickles to the sand and sand dollars.



Here's the sketch...

....we'd love to see you play along. If you do, be sure to head on over to the OCL Blog to link up your card/project. Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Treasured Friend
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities, PTI Twill Ribbon, Bow Easy, Platinum Stickles, Foam Tape, Scallop Edge Punch

Pretty Petals

Hi all! Here's a card I made a while ago but hadn't posted to my blog yet. The blooms are from my Pretty Petals set and the sentiment is from Giving Thanks. I added some Stickles to the centers of the flowers and put the green mat behind the flowers up on foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Pretty Petals, OCL Giving Thanks
Paper: Prism Vibrant Cobalt, PTI Vintage Cream, Certainly Celery
Ink: Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Green Plaid Ribbon, Spellbinders Polka Dot Frame, Fruit Punch Stickles, Yellow Stickles, Lavender Stickles, Foam Tape

OCL Sketch #18

Hi all, time for our OCL Friday sketch! I used my Whale of a Tale set for today's card, stamped the oyster twice on white CS, colored the one with Copics, and popped it up on foam tape over the other one. I added Diamond Stickles to the oyster. The Hawaiian Shores circle and splish spash sentiment are also up on foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you'll play along in the sketch challenge!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Whale of a Tale
Paper: White, Hawaiian Shores, Aqua Mist
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (BG10, BG11, BG13)
Accessories: EK Success Wavy Dot Punch, Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder, Circle Nestabilities, Sm. Oval Punch, Foam Tape, Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Diamond Stickles

CASE'ing LeAnne!

My fellow PA stamping friend LeAnne was picked as Sunday's Featured Stamper and I couldn't wait to CASE her. CONGRATULATIONS, LeAnne!



I chose to CASE her CAS26 Gingham Flower card....what an awesome CAS layout and I love how she paired a large flower with the gingham panel. For my card I used a bloom from my OCL Pretty Petals set and sentiment from Say It with Flowers. The bloom was stamped in Memento Black and colored with copics, I added some Fruit Punch Stickles around the edges, and popped it up on foam tape. The plaid scalloped square behind the bloom was cut from my Report Card DP and it's also up on foam tape.

Thanks for the inspiration, LeAnne! It was so fun to CASE you. You are bloomin' fabulous, girl!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Pretty Petals, OCL Say It with Flowers
Paper: Vintage Cream, Report Card DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Riding Hood Red, Copics (R22, R35, R46)
Accessories: Foam Tape, Fruit Punch Stickles, Scalloped Square Nestabilities, Wisteria Button, Waxed Linen Thread

CTD96 Octopus

As soon as I saw the CTD colors this week, I jumped on making this card. These are SOOOO right up my alley. Love them together! I used my OCL Whale of a Tale set. She's stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with copics, I added some freckles on her cheeks with a white gel pen, and added Stickles to her spots and in the center of the flower. The saffron circle and cool caribbean scallop circle are both up on foam tape. The stitches were done with a piercing tool, SU mat pack, and some white waxed linen thread that I colored with my YR04 Copic. I used Mercy's sketch #77 again...love it!

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Whale of a Tale
Paper: Cool Caribbean, White, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, SU DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics (YR04, YR21, YR15, BG10, BG11, BG13)
Accessories: Waxed Linen Thread, Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Lg. Oval Punch, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder, Pumpkin Pie Striped Ribbon, Bow Easy, Foam Tape, Orange Peel Stickles, White Gel Pen

OCL Sketch #17

Yayyyy! Time for our OCL Friday Sketch #17. This week, the layout is from Deb....and wow, what a fun sketch it is!! I used my Kona set again, colored him with Prisma pencils, and popped both tangerine rectangles as well as the sentiment up on foam tape.

Have an awesome day....dude! {sorry, couldn't resist} Hope you'll play along with us in the challenge!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Kona
Paper: Tangerine Tango, Bloom & Grow DP, White
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Foam Tape, Striped Ribbon, Wavy Dot Punch, Blossom Nestabilities, Rectangle Nestabilities, Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder

Aloha, Kona!

I just LOOOVE Kona....my goodness, coloring him totally makes me smile. Pretty straightforward CAS card...the Hawaiian Shores circle is up on foam tape, Kona was colored with Prisma pencils, and I added some stickles all around him and on the water drops.

I'll be back tomorrow with another Kona card for the OCL Friday Sketch!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Kona
Paper: White, Hawaiian Shores, Bloom & Grow DP
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Prisma Pencils, Gamsol, Hawaiian Shores Ribbon, EK Success Wavy Dot Punch, Circle Nestabilities, Waterfall Stickles, Piercing Tool & Mat Pack, Foam Tape

OCLDT Sketch #16

Hi all! It's time for OCL Friday Sketch #16.



I used Whale of a Tale and paper pieced the whale with On The Boardwalk DP. It's up on some foam tape along with the vintage cream rectangle and the little circle with the fish. I added some Waterfall Stickles to the circles on the whale and some Orange Peel Stickles to the fish. The colors are from yesterday's Cute Card Thursday Challenge.



Have an awesome weekend and I'll be back on Sunday with a Stamper's Dream card.





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Whale of a Tale
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, PTI True Black, PTI Summer Sunrise, Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk DP
Ink: Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Waterfall and Orange Peel Stickles, Foam Tape, Waxed Linen Thread, Circle and Rectangle Nestabilities

OCL DT Sketch #15

TGIF! That means it's time for another OCL sketch. This week's fun layout comes from Holly!



For my card I used Beach Days and the sentiment is from Whale of a Tale. The scallop oval behind the main image is up on foam tape. I CASE'd the ribbon/button idea from Dawn's card.

Here's a peek at the inside...



We hope you'll play along in the sketch. Stop by the OCL Blog to check it out.





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Beach Days, OCL Whale of a Tale
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, PTI Kraft, Cosmo Cricket Early Bird DP
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers
Accessories: Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Striped Ribbon, PTI Rustic Button, Foam Tape, Sewing Machine & Thread

Treat Yourself

Hi all! Someone emailed me and asked if I survived the final LOST episode...hehe, I'm still here and survived it! Still trying to absorb the ending since they're letting us make our own conclusions on some things...but I guess it is LOST after all and haven't they been doing that do us all along anyway? {wink} Today I have a card to show you using my Life's a Picnic stamps again. The circle and blossom are both up on separate layers of foam tape, and there's a little bit of fruit punch Stickles to the watermelon slice.

Here's a peek at the inside...



Hope you're having a great day!




SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Life's a Picnic
Paper: White, Dark Chocolate, My Mind's Eye Quite Contrary Jack & Jill DP "How Sweet it is"
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers
Accessories: Ribbon, Bow Easy, Circle and Blossom Nestabilities, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Fruit Punch Stickles, Sewing Machine & Thread, Foam Tape

OCL DT Sketch #14

It's Friday and time for our weekly OCL Sketch Challenge. This week's fun sketch comes from Heather. I used a couple different stamps for my card. The kite and cloud are from Beach Days, and the sentiment is from Life's a Picnic. The scallop circle and cloud are both up on foam tape.

We hope you'll play along in the sketch. You can check it out along with Heather's gorgeous sample card on the OCL Blog.

Have an awesome weekend!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Beach Days, OCL Life's a Picnic
Paper: Vintage Cream, My Mind's Eye Little Boy Blue "Rough and Tough" DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Yellow Ribbon, Circle & Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Rectangle & Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Kaiser Craft Pearls

Warm Wishes

Hi all! Here's another card I made with my Beach Days and Coastal Wishes sets. The deckled rectangle and sentiment are up on foam tape. I stamped and cut out and extra set of clouds and popped those up on foam tape as well. I also added some frosted lace Stickles to those clouds.

Enjoy your day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Beach Days, OCL Coastal Wishes
Paper: Crate Paper Blue Hill Collection *Sky* DP, Papertrey White and Summer Sunrise
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Cool Caribbean
Accessories: Sewing Machine & Thread, Deckled Rectangle Nestabilities, Foam Tape, White Brads, Frosted Lace Stickles, SU Word Window Punch

Dive in!

Hehe, I just love these cute ants and fun sentiments from my OCL Life's a Picnic set. The matted main image is up on foam tape and so is the large white panel on the card base. I added Fruit Punch, Platinum, and Eucalyptus Stickles to the watermelon, hot dogs, and grass.

That's it, quick post for me today. Have a good one!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Life's a Picnic
Paper: Papertrey White, Prism Blush Red Medium, Miscellaneous Gingham DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Sewing Machine & Thread, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Ric Rac Ribbon, Fruit Punch and Platinum Stickles, Foam Tape

Let's Do Lunch

Hi all, we just got home from kindergarten orientation for our 5-year-old. Can I just tell you how that HIT me like a ton of bricks that she's actually going to school.....real school....as in kindergarten with real curriculum, academic testing, lunch money, buses, guidance counselors and school principals? The funny thing is just this a.m. I was talking to another mom from preschool and I was saying how "I'm fine with it and I'm ready for her to go to kindergarten" and how I thought "my husband is the one who will be upset." NOPE....I'm the one that was sitting there fighting tears like you wouldn't believe. Oye! Some tough talker I am, lol!

Anyhooo, enough of my boo-hoo'ing and onto the card I want to show you today. It's for this week's OCL Sketch #12 from the sweet and talented Charmaine. I turned the sketch sideways to accommodate the image I wanted to use from my Life's a Picnic set. The sentiment was cut apart and popped up on foam tape. The image was stamped in black craft on watercolor paper, heat embossed with clear embossing powder, and watercolored with SU inks. The DP is Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety. Oh, and I added some stickles to the cherry, bandana, and pie.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Life's a Picnic
Paper: Riding Hood Red, Watercolor Paper, Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety DP
Ink: Black Craft, Riding Hood Red, Soft Sky, Wild Wasabi, Basic Black, Basic Brown
Accessories: Sewing Machine & Thread, Foam Tape, PTI Twill Ribbon, Red Button, Platinum and Candy Cane Stickles, Clear Embossing Powder

Ride the Big Wave

Hi all! It's Friday (whoo-hoo!) and that means it's time for another OCL DT Sketch. I'm so excited, today's sketch happens to be based on this card that I made last year. The matted main panel is up on foam tape. I added some Waterfall Stickles to the water, and Orange Peel Stickles on Kona's surfboard and the flowers on his shorts.

Here's the sketch...



Hope you all have a fantastic day! I'm headed down to Wildwood, NJ today to check out some rentals for our vacation this summer....whooo-hooo, road trip!






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Hangin' Loose with Kona (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: Vintage Cream, Hawaiian Shores, Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Hawaiian Shores, Copic Markers
Accessories: Hawaiian Shores Ribbon, Foam Tape, Square Nestabilities, Labels One Nesties, Mini Library Clip, Waterfall & Orange Peel Stickles, Dew Drops, Diamond Glaze (to glue down the dew drops)
Card Size: 5" Square

Sexy Tractor...

{giggle!}...this sentiment from Barnyard Banter cracks me up and I just HAD to play with it and pair it up with the tractor from my Barnyard set. I was up really early today (because I fell asleep EARLY on the couch last night, lol!) so I got to play along in the sketch challenge on SCS. I'm so excited that I actually got to play along ON the morning of the challenge.....that hardly ever happens anymore.

Now I'm off to get the kiddo ready for school. See ya!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Barnyard and Barnyard Banter (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: Certainly Celery, Bravo Burgundy, Vintage Cream, October Afternoon Farm Fresh DP
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Blue Brad, Burgundy Stitched Ribbon, Sewing Machine & Thread, Slit Punch, Foam Tape

Sending Hogs & Kisses

Hi all! It's OCL Sketch Challenge time! On the front of my card I used my Barnyard set and paired it up with some MME Be Loved DP. The Oink Oink sentiment is up on foam tape.

Here's the inside where I used this Hogs & Kisses {giggle} sentiment from my Barnyard Banter set:



Here's today's sketch:



Have an awesome day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Barnyard, OCL Barnyard Banter
Paper: Prism Classic Red, My Mind's Eye Be Loved DP, Papertrey Kraft
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Prisma Pencils & Gamsol, Circle Nestabilities, Square Punch, Foam Tape, Clay Red Brads from Pink Hedgehog Papercrafts, Sewing Machine & Thread, Paper Heart from Be Loved DP Pack, Clear Spica Glitter Pen

Utterly Fantastic

Good morning and TGIF! Friday means it's time for our weekly OCL Sketch. I used my Barnyard and Barnyard Banter sets on my card today. The images are colored with Copics and I added some clear Spica glitter pen on the cow's black spots. The deckled rectangle nestie, chick, and oval sentiment are all up on foam tape.

If you play along in the challenge, be sure to link your project(s) to the OCL blog so you can be entered to win that free stamp set!

Stampin Hugs,






SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: OCL Barnyard, OCL Barnyard Banter
Paper: Real Red, October Afternoon Farm Fresh DP, Vintage Cream
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: PTI Black Gingham Ribbon, Bow Easy, Deckled Rectangle Nesties, Lg. Oval Punch, Mini Binder Clip, Clear Spica Glitter Pen

Colors from a magazine

Have you ever stood in the grocery line, saw a magazine cover, and thought "WOW, I need to make a card with those colors!" Well, back in....I think it was the February issue, right?....I saw this Glamour Magazine cover and thought that very thing. Ever since, I've had that color combo in my head and finally got a chance to make some cards with those colors. Aren't they fun?

Anyhoo....onto the cards for today. {smile}

This first card is for today's OCL Sketch #7 over on the OCL blog:


I used my Vintage Roses set, stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black, colored the main image with Copics, and then added some clear Spica glitter accents on the fur on her hat, tassles, neckline, and on the flowers. All three nesties are up on separate layers of foam tape. On the Pink Passion and Brilliant Blue panels, I stamped some floral silhouettes with my Dandy Days set in Versamark and then added some sewing.

The next card is for last week's OCL Sketch #6:


I again used my Vintage Roses set but this time stamped it in Versafine Onyx Black and watercolored the image. The Blossom Nestie is up on foam tape and I added a blue rhinestone on the bow on top of the hat box. The colors on this card are Pacific Point, Bashful Blue, and PTI's Raspberry Fizz.

I think the colors on the first card are closer to the colors on the magazine cover....what do you think?

Have a GREAT day, and don't forget, if you play along in the sketch challenge you'll have a chance to win a free stamp set!






SUPPLY LIST (1st card) ~
Stamps: OCL Vintage Roses, OCL Dandy Days
Paper: Brilliant Blue, Pink Passion, White
Ink: Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Sewing Machine & Thread, Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Foam Tape, Clear Spica Glitter Pen, PTI Raspberry Fizz Stitched Ribbon

SUPPLY LIST (2nd card) ~
Stamps: OCL Vintage Roses
Paper: Pacific Point, Watercolor Paper, Textured Bashful Blue, PTI Raspberry Fizz
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Ballet Blue, Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Soft Suede, Basic Black
Accessories: PTI Raspberry Fizz Stitched Ribbon, Foam Tape, Blossom Nestabilities, Blue Rhinestones

Rosey Birthday

Hi all! My card today was totally inspired by this gorgeous card that my sweet friend Kimberly Crawford made. When I saw her card, it made me want to run and play with my Vintage Swirls set from OCL. I paired it up with some flowers from my Vintage Roses set.

The Nesties circle and both blossoms are up on separate layers of foam tape, and I added some fruit punch stickles to the roses.

Have a great day!





SUPPLY LIST ~
Stamps: Vintage Swirls and Vintage Roses (Our Craft Lounge)
Paper: PTI Vintage Cream, SU Certainly Celery
Ink: Certainly Celery, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copics
Accessories: Blossom and Circle Nestabilities, Ivory Lace Ribbon, Sewing Machine & Thread, Foam Tape, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Fruit Punch Stickles