Fantastic Friday Challenge is Red, White and Blue!!!

The challenge over on Korin's blog was to use the colors Red, White and Blue to celebrate our Nation's b-day!! I know that the challenge is over today but I made this card the day I got this stamp in the mail but wanted to wait until it was actually the 4th of July to post it!!! But I did send it to Korin to look at!! (LOL) As soon as I seen this image I wanted it!! I think it is darling and my parents are big on (sail)boating so I thought I could make some cards with her for them. After I had finished the card I thought her hands looked weird so I wanted to put a sign in her hands. Didn't know what but then seen this USA stamp I had from a July 4th set and it was the perfect size!! The flower and corner stamp is from Stempelglede's grunge collection!! (I love it!!)

Paper: DCWV matstack, Cryogen white CS
Ink: Brilliance graphite, distressed inks by Ranger
Accessories: Silver dots ~ JoAnn's, Flower ~ Prima

Well thanks for stopping by and have a great day!! For the few Americans who read my blog have a great day today with your friends and family and best of all enjoy your fireworks!!! (Must admit that is my favorite part of the day!!)

A Fantastic - Friday Sketch!

There is a new blog featuring a sketch challenge every friday called Friday Sketchers. They have a neat concept of having a design team member representing different countries to see differences and maybe trends that are elsewhere in the world!! Here is what I came up with using there sketch. I also had to incorporate the colors green, blue and orange for the Fantastic Friday Challenge over at Korin's blog. Also there is a prize at Friday Sketchers that Sweet 'n Sassy stamps is sponsoring and that is a May stampset release called Sweet Gretchen. Here is my card I made utilizing that set. It comes with several sentiments, too!! I made this for my husband for our anniversary so I couldn't go nuts with the cutesy embellishments. Paper is MME, flower is prima and rub-ons are from Creative Imaginations.

Well thanks for stopping by and have a great night as well as a very Happy Mother's day!!!!

Fantastic Friday "Motherly" challenge

Finally getting to Korin's Fantastic Friday challenge! It is to create something motherly. I just got my new Rachelle Anne Miller stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy stamps and had to use one of them. This is for a good friend of mine that is celebrating her first Mother's Day. I almost forgot she had a boy and had to come up with one fast because I have to mail it and hope it reaches her in time! I used the MME papers again. (I really love this paper) I used hero arts flowers and some bling. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and the ribbon is all I have left so that is why it looks frayed but it gives the card some character. I colored the image in with prismas and gamsol. It was easy to color in because the lines are really think. (Think coloring book). I kept looking at it thinking something looked different then realized the lines are thick!! I added some stickles to her dress to give it some flair.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great night, again!!

Fantastic Friday color challenge

Korin has posted her new challenge for this friday! It is to use the colors pink, yellow and orange! I am excited because I won last week's winged creature challenge! Yippee!! I think I am having a streak of good luck! First I was runner-up in Marlene's blog candy, then Korin's and then I was asked to be a guest designer but you will have to wait to see for what!!!
Anyway here is my card and I decided to use the very cute Olivia who is a sneak peek for Sweet and Sassy designs april release!! I think she is just the cutest little owl I have ever seen!! I decided I wanted to put her on something so I put her on papertrey's branch from out on a limb. I paper pieced her belly and added some stickles. I added some paper flowers from Micheals. I colored them in with markers to get them to match my paper. I went over the edges with my glitter pen. Rub-on is from Me and My Big ideas. I don't remember where the paper is from, I had it in my scrap bag!! I hope you like her as much as I do and keep an eye out for her toward the middle of the month!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great night!!!

Fantastic Friday Challenge

This is a new challenge being held at Korin's blog!! She is the owner and artist of Sweet 'n Sassy stamps!! Her next release has the cutest owl in it that can be seen on her blog!! Anyway the challenge is to make a card that has winged creatures on it!!! I was in luck because just as I was finishing this card I got the email and I already had put a bird and a butterfly on my card!! Yippee - that worked out great!!
I used paper from a Making Memories paper pack that I picked up from Micheals. I wanted to create a scene like I see on so many wonderful cards so I used a couple different ctmh sets for the gate, flowers, butterfly and bird. I got the main image and the sun in a swap!! (I am still hesitate to color the sky in blue because I am afraid I will totally ruin it!!) I have to take baby steps!! (LOL) But I am still pleased with how it turned out!!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week-end!!