SSSC55 You're too Kind

Good Sunday Morning Peeps! It is one of my favorite times of the week, time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Here is this weeks fun sketch:




I am still playing with the fun "A Rose is a Rose" stamp set that I borrowed from a friend. I really love these roses.

I started my card with a base of chocolate chip and followed that with some whisper white and the DS paper is from the retired Bella Rose pack. The roses are stamped with pretty in pink and riding hood red ink. The leaves are stamped with kiwi kiss and old olive ink. The large rose is stamped twice and cut out and popped up a bit with some foam tape. The sentiment is from the SAB "Whimsical Words" set. I added some piercing and mini white brads and the new scallop trim punch which is also from the SAB catalog.

Well, that is it from me, I hope you can find some time to play along with us. Come join in on the fun and create a card using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch, then go to Karen's blog and link your card using Mr. Linky so all of us can see your creation!




Be sure to visit each of the Sweet Sunday Stampers below for more samples using this weeks sketch!



Karen-the Sweetest Thing

Jen-JenTapler Designs

Karen-Paper Playhouse

Laura-Scrapnextras

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Nancy-iStamp

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell


Thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Do You subscribe?

Hi Peeps!!

I have recently had an e-mail from a person saying that are not receiving e-mail notices when I update the ol' blog a roo here.

My question for you, If you are a subscriber and receive e-mail notices or not, please leave me comment and let me know you do or don't.

I don't really know how all this stuff works so I was un- able to help the lady who e-mailed me about not receiving updates.

If any of you know or could be of any help with this, please let me know. Thanks so much!

Vicki

Petal Card Die Heart Box

Good Saturday Morning Peeps!

Today I am sharing a Heart Shaped Box that I made with the sizzix Card Petal Die. When I saw this cute heart box I wanted to try one myself.

I started by cutting out two of the petal card dies with real red card stock and two with some of the DS paper from the Sending Love Speciality Paper. I cut a strip of red card stock 2-1/2inches by 5-1/2 inches and covered that with the same DS paper and then scored it at 2-3/4 inches. I cut two of the flaps of the petal die down to about 1/2 inch or so and used sticky strip to attach the front and back heart shapes to the scored strip. I used my new MS double edged punch for the handle. I used two white jumbo brads to attach the handle.




I used the "Love You Much" Stamp set to decorate the front of my heart box. I stamped and paper pieced the birds. I used some DS paper from the SAB 6x6 paper pack. I used the heart to heart punch for the small heart that is pop dotted above the birds. I used my circle and scallop circle nesties for the main image and mats. The ribbon comes from the Mistletoe pack.

Well, that is all from me today thanks so much for stopping by today and be sure to come back tomorrow for another Sweet Sunday Sketch sample.

HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Live, Laugh & Love

Hey there peeps!!!!

Today I am sharing a card that I made with three, yes count em, three challenges!!! The first one is the sketch, which I found at the Just Add Ink Blog, this is a fairly new blog as this is just their third challenge. The next is the color challenge at Pals Paper Arts The color challenge is Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Black, with neutrals being added at your discretion. The last one is for the Stampin Up Late Night Stampers Yahoo Group to use butterflies.

The base of my card is Melon mambo I followed that with some whisper white and the DS paper is from the Sweet Pea DS pack. The stamp set I used is "On Your Birthday" stamp set. I stamped the sentiment with black stazon and used my circle and scallop circle nesties to cut out. The two butterflies are cut with the Sizzix Bigz Beautiful Butterflies die. I cut two one in melon and one in black. I used my swirl embossing folder on both. I added some melon ribbon across the middle and added some sticky black pearls.


The inside:



Well, that is all from me today, thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

A Rose Is a Rose

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!!

The card I am sharing today is not made with any sketch or challenge at all........gasp, I know, but I had borrowed this set from a friend and wanted to use it so I would know if I wanted to get it myself, well I DO NEED it and I DO WANT it.......LOL!!!

I do have to tell you tho, if you don't like to use the stamp a ma jig, this set might not be for you. Also, on this card anyway, I did alot of cutting. The base of the card is chocolate chip and that is followed by some whisper white. The regal rose DS paper is from a retired hostess print pack.

I cut a top note die with whisper white to mount the flowers on. I used pretty in pink and regal rose ink for the roses. The leaves are stamped with old olive and always artichoke ink. I stamped the sentiment, from the sale-a-bration "Whimsical Words" stamp set, with regal rose ink. This would be a great "mailable" card because I didn't add any bling or ribbon, I don't think it needed it, those flowers are amazing all by themselves. I also finished the inside of the card, I usually do, with some white card stock and DS paper that matches, nothing to interesting but I thought I would show you this one:

The inside:



I left it blank to add a sentiment later or a personal message depending on how I decide to use it.

I think the roses are very "vintage" looking.....don't you?

Well, that is all from me today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

MTSC59 Hello

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps! Still cold here and the snow, altho melting somewhat, is still piled high and now not so pretty!

Today I am sharing a card made with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge.






I started my card with a base of whisper white and followed that with some chocolate chip card stock. The pumpkin pie DS paper is from "Welcome Neighbor" SAB paper pad. The chocolate chip DS paper is from the retired "Good Morning Sunshine" pack. Both squares are matted with chocolate chip card stock.

The stamp set I used for the flower image is from the "Close As a Memory" set and the sentiment comes from the "Hello Again" set. For the flower I used my pumpkin pie and really rust marker to apply ink directly to the stamp. I then used my old olive marker for the stems and leaves. I stamped the sentiment with chocolate chip ink and used my small oval punch to punch it out. I mounted it the image panel with some foam tape after piercing along the bottom edge a bit. I also pierced all around the pumpkin pie BG layer. I finished by adding a some white satin ribbon onto the back square.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!!

Vicki

Mojo 124 Blessings

Good Monday Morning Peeps!

Today I am sharing a card with you that was made with the sketch on the Mojo Monday Blog.

I started the card with a base of always artichoke. I followed it up with some white that I had done some scoring for the BG. I used some DS paper out of some retired hostess packs in always artichoke and so saffron. I matted each piece of the DS paper with some card stock in the same colors.

I wasn't sure where I was going to go from there. I thought about it awhile and looked through some of my stamps to find something that would fit the circle element in the sketch. I finally choose the "Herb Expression" set. I don't know my herbs that well, so I don't know what color the flower heads of this herb, Basil, should be. Probably a good thing because not knowing frees me up to use the colors I want. I stamped the herb onto some white card stock with black stazon. I first masked off the name of the herb with a bit of post-it note. I used some always artichoke and so saffron ink to color in the herb image with my aqua painter, using a light touch. I also brushed a bit of so saffron over the "Blessings". I used my circle and blossom circle nestie to cut out the image and it's mat.

I used some so saffron and always artichoke ribbon across the bottom and added three silver sticky rhinestones.

Well, that is all for me today, thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki