SSSC92.......The Nicest Things

GOOD SUNDAY MORNING PEEPS!!! It's my favorite time of the week, time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Sample

This is the fabulous sketch Karen has for us this week:



I started my card with a base of Concord Crush card stock. I used the SU Scallop Square clear die for the next layer using pretty in pink. The DS paper I used is from the Lap of Luxury paper pack. I stamped the girls from the "The Nicest Thing" stamp set onto watercolor paper with black stazon. I colored with my aqua painter and ink pads.

I just received these fabulous prima flowers, a gift from a friend, and they were the starting point for this whole card. I was excited when I got them and knew they would match this paper perfectly. Aren't they purty??? I added a few small pearls and called it done. No sentiment on this one, which is something I rarely leave off, but when I was making this, it just came together without one.

I hope you can find some time to play along with us this week, I would love to see what you come up with, create a card or scrapbook page with this sketch and then go to Karen's blog and link up your project for all of us to see.

OK, let's see what the rest of the Sweet Sunday Sketch Team has in store for us this week:

Karen-the Sweetest Thing

Jen-JenTapler Designs is taking this week off, but go by and give her some love anyway.

Karen-Paper Playhouse

Laura-Scrapnextras

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Joanne Basile-just a little something....


Well, thank you for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Penguin gift Card Holder

Happy Saturday Peeps!! It is a chilly Morning here in southwest MO, but I love it!! Great weather for hot chocolate, snuggling and stamping!!! All, being some of my favorite things!

Today I have another gift card holder for the Late Night Stampers Group challenge to share with you, while out and about yesterday I came across a gift card holder similar to this, and knew right away I wanted to make one. The one I saw was made from felt but I used some bashful blue card stock. I added some faux stitching to emulate the felt one. I had purchased this penguin die cut from Peach Keen Stamps awhile back and had not used it yet, so this was the perfect time to pull it out and give it a try!

I added the Santa Hat, it is not part of the die cut. I used the wing from the XL bird punch for the hat and a modified word window for the brim. I used my 1/4 inch punch for the ball at the tip of the hat, I wished i had a small pom-pom but couldn't find one in my stash!!

I added some drippy-goo melty snow along the top and the snowflakes are some felt ones I had already. The top is done with a 3/4 inch circle punch and my crop a dial. I added a bit of bakers twine and it is done, VERY quick and EASY!!! Gotta love that!!

Well, thanks for stopping by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

MTSC.......Happy Holidays

TGIF Peeps!!! Hope you all had a great week and are looking forward to some weekend fun!!!

Today's card share is made with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. I again reached for some Deck the Halls DSP! I think I am hooked on that paper, I had shied away from this paper, but once I got into it I can't stop using it.....LOL!!!

The stamp set I used is Bells & Boughs from the holiday mini. I stamped the bells onto some very vanilla card stock with black stazon. I then used my aqua painter to color. I used more mustard, cherry cobbler, bravo burgundy and always artichoke ink. I sponged the edges with crumb cake ink. The sentiment is from the stamp set Four the Holidays. I added some always artichoke seam binding ribbon and a button from the Deck the Halls button pack. I threaded a bit of always artichoke card stock through the button and added to the bow. I finished it off with a few antique copper brads.

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

Vicki

Merry & Bright

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!

Today's card share is another try at vintage for me. I first saw a poinsettia made with one of the leaves in the French Foliage stamp set Here on Connie Babbert's blog, yes the same lady who inspired yesterday's pumpkin. She is going to think I am stalking her, but I do love her blog, she has amazing talent.

I made my poinsettia just like she did, but I did make a different card than hers. I wanted to try my hand at vintage again, something I am struggling with, but I do like this one. The base of the card is Crumb Cake Card stock and I followed that with a layer or Cherry Cobbler card stock. I then used another layer of crumb cake that I embossed with the vintage wall embossing folder. I trimmed off the bottom and added a plain strip of crumb cake and stamped the sentiment from the Bright Christmas set. I used Cherry Cobbler ink. I added some ribbon and a bow with the cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon. I then added a vintage brad to the bow center. I also sponged the base card and the top layer of crumb cake card stock with crumb cake ink.

I added three sticky pearls, that I had colored with my yellow copic marker Y15, to the center of my poinsettia and the flower is added to the card base with some foam tape.

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

Vicki

Punched Styrofoam Pumpkin

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps!!

Yesterday I spent part of my day making this fun little pumpkin. I first saw one like this HERE.

I thought it was so cute and clever, I wanted to make one. I had picked up a couple of Styrofoam balls when I first saw this and just never got around to making it til now. I used a 5 inch ball to make mine. I am not sure what size was used in the one Connie made, I just choose a Styrofoam ball that I thought would be a good size. It took ALOT of flowers to cover this ball. I didn't count but a punched them out, three different times, each time thinking I had enough. LOL!! The SU 5 petal flower punch is what I used. Each flower was sponged with tangerine ink and curled with my bone folder. I used some Super Fine straight pins to hold each flower in place.

I cut the bottom of the Styrofoam ball off flat so it would sit without rolling away. after covering the ball with the pumpkin pie flowers I used the extra large flower punch and some old olive card stock to make the top, stem. I added buttons to the top for the stem, I used my glue gun to hold the stack together. I also randomly added some orange buttons around the ball. I wanted to add some curly vines to the top and I had some of this small floral wire in silver, so I used it, I thought it would be OK it matches the straight pin heads!! I finished it off with a bow made of old olive grosgrain ribbon.

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

Vicki

Gift Card Holder

Good Monday Morning Peeps!!!

Today is my first official day as LateNightStampers Design Team Member, I was the guest designer last month and Mary Jo asked me to stay on and I happily accepted. This weeks LateNightStampers Challenge is Gift Card Holders. I spent alot of time last week messing around and looking at alot of gift card holders and I finally just winged it and made this one. I didn't follow any written tutorial but for this "Present Gift Card Holder". It was super simple, here is a pic of the inside:





I first used a piece of card stock 4 by 8 inches folded in half for the base. I used a circle punch to out a small opening at the top of one side. I then added a piece of DSP and some ribbon down the middle. I sealed the sides with some sticky tape. The top piece is a piece of card stock, 3 by 4-1/4 inch, folded in half. I attached it to the base just in the back with more sticky tape.

I added some DSP to the front of the flap and used some Velcro dots to hold it closed.



I made the "bow" with my small and large oval punches. I first punched three small ovals out of some red and baja card stock. I used the negative piece and punched the large oval out, giving me the pieces you see. I then layered them together. spreading them out and alternating them and used a small brad at the base to hold together. I slipped it under the edge of the DSP and glued.

I decorated the outside with a snowflake, a button and the sentiment is from the "Four Holidays" stamp set.

The gift card can just slide down inside or you can make a small "holder" for it like I did with some card stock and a slit punch. I think it turned out kinda cute!

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

Vicki