Delight

I combined the yummy color combination from the Color Throwdown, CTD85, with the Mojo Monday Sketch #131 for this card tonight. Gotta love those spring-like colors...can't wait to see the grass green up out there:)






Stamps: Spring Blossoms (Verve)
Paper: Certainly Celery, Garden Green, Whisper White CS, Flock Together DSP
Ink: Baja Breeze, Garden Green, Certainly Celery
Other: retired ribbon, Soft Subtles Brads

Easter Wishes ~ MTSC66, OCC & cQc25

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge #66 and the Colour Q Challenge #25 were the foundation of my card...match those up with a cute Easter image and sentiment, and my card also fits the bill for The Shabby Tea Room Week #2 - Spring Inspired with Stitching theme and Our Creative Corner's Think Easter theme.



I finally inked up this darling little bunny...wow! The magic really happens when he is clear embossed onto Chocolate Chip cardstock...looks like the real thing:)






Stamps: Chocolate Bunny, All Holidays
Paper: Barely Banana, Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White CS, Shades of Spring, Flock Together & Pink Flamingo DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft & Classic
Other: Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain, Chocolate Chip Corduroy & Epoxy Brads, Mat Pack & Paper Piercing Tool, Scallop Trim Punch

Happy Together ~ Laura's #48 & Color Chef #44

A quiet night at home tonight....and I was able to sneak in my stamp room and whip another challenge card! This card combines two challenges, Laura's Sketch #48 at 2 Sketches 4 You and Kelly Jo's Color Chef Challenge #44 with Bright Pink, Turquoise, Black & White.



I grabbed a few of pieces of DSP from the Pink Flamingo, Razzleberry Lemonade and Night & Day packs. I love mixing dsp patterns to bring new life to a card! The sweet image is from the Happy Together stamp set and was inked up in Tempting Turquoise, then marked with Basic Black marker on the feet and beaks. The Scallop Trim punch was put to good use to create some depth to my card and coordinates with the Basic Black Grosgrain ribbon around the center and Vintage brads in the corners.



Hope you like it!



Stamps: Happy Together
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Whisper White CS, Pink Flamingo, Razzleberry Lemonade, Night & Day DSP
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black Stampin' Write Markers
Other: Scallop Trim Punch, Mat Pack & Paper Piercing Tool, Vintage Brads, Basic Black 5/8" Grosgrain, Oval/Scallop Oval Nestabilities (non-SU)

Happy Easter ~ SFYTT

I was inspired by three different challenges to make this Easter card this evening...Jen's Sketch for You To Try, Our Creative Corner to think Easter, and the Shabby Tea Room Challenge #2 required a spring theme with stitching. My mom asked me to make her a couple of Easter cards to send to my neices, so this is the first one I came up with. I love it, but I'm not sure how much a 16 or 18 year old will love it...LOL!



The different layers of Jen's sketch inspired me to break out the Pawsitively Prints Designer Series Paper pack that coordinates with our Build-a-Bear stamp sets and dies. The DSP pack has some patterns that are perfect for a spring/Easter motif. I've forgotten how much I love working with this fun little Easter set, A Good Egg... How stinkin' cute is that hatching chick with patterned shell? The chick was colored in using two shades of yellow, Barely Banana & So Saffron...with a little touch of Pumpkin Pie on his wee beak.

So all of you shabby chic artists, please share some tips for this shabby chic wanna-be? Stitching? ...got that one...LOL!



Have a happy stamping day!



Stamps: A Good Egg
Paper: So Saffron, Old Olive, Whisper White CS, Pawsitively Prints DSP
Ink: Black Stazon, Barely Banana, So Saffron & Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Markers
Other: Pretty in Pink Corduroy Buttons, Certainly Celery Satin, Circle/Scallop Circle Nestabilities (non-SU)

My Fab Friend ~ Sweet Sunday & Cupcake Inspiration

I combined three fun challenges for this card tonight...the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #61 at The Sweetest Thing, the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge #51 at Hope Stamps Eternal, and the Flutter By Wednesday Challenge #101 to include green & a butterfly.

I had fun with these...go check these challenges out and get inspired:) Happy Sunday!





Stamps: Really Retro (sentiment)
Paper: Kraft, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White CS, The Write Stuff Specialty & Bella Bleu DSP
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Other: Butterfly Punch, Natural Hemp Twine, Rich Regals Brads, Mat Pack & Paper Piercing Tool, Playground Designer Buttons