Merry Mondays.......Merry Christmas

Merry Monday Peeps!!

So happy to be back with a card for the Merry Monday Challenges, I took a couple of weeks off cos I was feeling a bit overwhelmed. Things are still hectic but I am trying to make more time for crafting, I do miss it when I don't get to make a card for several days.

This week Lesley at Always playing with Paper has a great color challenge for us:

I reached for one of my favorite sets, Stampin Up's "Beautiful Season". You can just never go wrong with this set in my opinion, it is a must have and a never get rid of set.

I stamped the bird and holly image onto some confetti cream card stock with black stazon and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads.

The base if the card is the same confetti card stock and then the next layer is cherry cobbler and then the DSP is from a retired pack. I added an embossed flag piece with the always artichoke 

The main image is cut out and matted using my circle and scallop circle nesties. I added it to the base with dimensionals. I then made a triple bow with some cherry cobbler seam binding ribbon and added a antique brad to the middle. The sentiment is from the "Open Sleigh" stamp set.

The rest of the Merry Makers have some awesome samples for your inspiration:

Allisa Chilton
Bonnie Klass

LeAnne Pugliese

Nina Forsyth

Wendy Aungst

Narelle Farrugia

Sue Joyce
Sherry Eckblad
Margaret Moody 

I hope you can find some time to play along with us, 

Thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

Sweet Sunday....Ears to You!

Happy Sunday Peeps!!!

It is Sweet Sunday Sketch Day.

Here is the Sweet Sketch Karen has for us this week, (designed by yours truly):

I really wanted to use this new single stamp from Stampin' Up called "Ears to You", so cute huh??

I love the sweet little patterned bunnies!!

I stamped the images with Summer Starfruit, Rich Razzleberry and Pool Party ink and then fussy cut them out. I added them to my circle piece with some dimensionals. I used one of the delicate doily sizzlit dies in rich razzleberry under the white circle. 

The base of the card is rich razzleberry and then a layer of white and then the DSP is from the Sycamore Street pack that is a free Sale-a-bration item.

I added some Summer Starfruit ribbon and the little flags is a couple more peices of the DSP and a little piece of Summer Starfruit card stock. 

The sentiment is from the little single stamp, I just masked of the bunnies and stamped the words using some black ink. I then cut it out, flagged the ends and curled it up a bit to add to the card under the bunnies. 

I added some tiny pearls to the bunnies for eyes.

I finished off the card with some basic pearls in the top corners.

Be sure and check out what the rest of the team has made with this sweet sketch:

 Dana White-Dana's House of Cards

Dawn Easton-Treasure Oiler Desingz

Jackie Pedro-The Scalloped Edge-taking the week off

Karen Giron-The Sweetest Thing

Karen Motz-Paper Playhouse

Lori Telcer-Inking Aloud

Lynn Put-The Queen's Scene

Melissa Hubert-My Paper Obsession

Sarah-Jane Kale-Janeybell

Tracy Clemente-Eat Sleep Stamp 

and this week's Sweet Guest Stampers:

Heather Dennis

Thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

Dynamic Duos...Birthday Wishes

Happy Saturday Peeps.

Time for a new color challenge at the Dynamic Duos Blog

I pulled out my much loved but retired Stampin Up set called "Abundant Hope". I love these daffodils, they say spring to me and so do these colors.

I decided to make a Birthday card using these flowers instead of the usual Easter card that I have made in the past.

The DSP I used is from the Floral District paper pack.

I added a embossed garden green flag and then a small strip of embossed daffodil delight and then some pearls for my final touches.

The flowers are stamped twice and colored with my aqua painter and ink pads. I cut out and added the flowers to the main image with a few dimensionals. 

The rest of the Dynamo Design Team have some wonderful examples with these colors so be sure and hop on over to Dynamic Duos Blog for some great inspiration!!

Thanks for stopping by today and 

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki