SC325.....Happiness Shared

Hello Peeps!!

Today I am sharing a card I made with last week's sketch challenge on splitcoaststampers.

I have to admit I had a bit of trouble with this sketch and my triangle panels are not quite symmetrical, but I still like the card! he he! I used this awesome Stampin Up stamp set called Happiness Shared, I love the flower in this set! I stamped it with black stazon onto some very vanilla card stock and colored it in with my aqua painter and ink pads. The little "friend" sentiment is from the Tiny Tags stamp set.

I used some DS paper from the Vintage Springtime paper pack. I also used rose red, soft suede and very vanilla card stock. I cut a top note die piece with the rose red card stock for the back piece in the sketch. I added some basic pearls and seam binding ribbon in crumb cake and rose red colors. Love that seam binding, you really need all of the colors of this ribbon!!!

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

Vicki

Color Challenge.....Take Care

Happy Hump Day Peeps!

Today I am sharing a card I made with the Color Challenge this week on SplitCoaststampers.

The colors to use are Marina Mist, Baja Breeze and Certainly Celery. I added in whisper white and crumb cake to my card. The base is crumb Cake and the DS paper is baja breeze. I used the stamp sets Inspired by Nature and Butterfly Prints. I stamped the grass with Certainly Celery and the butterflies are done with Marina Mist. I double up the butterflies and added some gold half pearls to the middles of the butterflies.

The sentiment is a retired hostess set and I don't know the name. I added some Marina Mist satin ribbon and made a pretty bow.

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

Vicki

Paper Crafters Sampler--Easter Bonnet

Hello Peeps!!!

Toady I am sharing an Easter Bonnet I made from a template that was in the Paper Crafters Sampler in February of 2010. This template is available to purchase at a discount now with an instant download. Check out the Paper Crafter's Sampler Library for this and many more templates. Be sure to use code PCSVB if you decide to purchase this sampler. Over the next few weeks I will be showing you a few more of the templates that are still available.

This Easter Bonnet template is easy to use, just print it out on the card stock of your choice, cut put together and decorate.

I decide to make my Easter Bonnet to look like a straw hat, like the one my Grandma wore when she worked in her garden, well sort of. I used Crumb Cake card stock for my hat and embossed with the square lattice EF. I decorated with some daffodil delight satin ribbon and then made a nest for my blue bird. I used some Spanish moss, a few leaves and some curly strips to make the nest. The bird was punched with some bashful blue card stock and embossed with withe embossing powder. The stamp is from the Easter Blossoms stamp set.

Well, that's all for now, thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

SSSC110......Thanks

GOOD MORNING PEEPS!!! It's Sunday which means it is time for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Sample

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



Awesome sketch Huh? I know lots of people won't love this one because of the tilted panel, but I don't mind them, in fact I kinda like them!!! LOL!

I started this card with a base of basic black and then for the next layers I used more basic black, some newsprint DSP and another piece of basic black. I ran all these layers through the square lattice embossing folder with my Big Shot.

The main panel is from a set I just got, just got for free I might add! Nothing much better than free rubber!! I stamped the truck image onto some watercolor paper with black stazon. I used my aqua painter and my ink pads to color it. I used Pacific Point ink for the truck and some crumb cake for the sign and baskets and then real red and cherry cobbler for the apples. I colored in the grass and ground with old olive and soft suede. I matted this with basic black and the DSP I used is from a retired pack. The sentiment comes from the Thank You Kindly Stamp set and is stamped onto some watercolor paper and punched out with the wide oval punch. I mated this with more of the DSP. I added some silver pearls to the sentiment piece and to the card base bottom and side.





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

Karen-Paper Playhouse

Lynn-The Queen's Scene

Sarah-Jane-Janeybell

Dana-Dana's House of Cards Dana will be playing along later in the week when she is feeling better.


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

Vicki

OCC...ATC's

Good Morning Peeps!! It is Saturday and that means it is time for another new challenge at Our Creative Corner.

This week our challenge hostess is Rebecca Ednie from Eclectic Endeavours and her challenge for us is:

Let's make ATCs! These mini pieces of art measure 2.5x3.5" and are fun and quick to make! Show us your ATC as is or incorporate it into another project. Here's the Twist. You have to use Kraft plus cream or white, black or chocolate and ONLY ONE other main colour.

I chose to incorporate my ATC into my card and show it to you that way. The ATC is easy to spot on here, it is the middle piece. I had never made an ATC until this challenge, so be easy on me. I too, mis-read the instructions, (Hey, it happens!), when making mine ATC. So when I started making this I thought I needed to use cream, my watercolor paper, and to use Kraft or chocolate or black, but it really was yo use Kraft plus chocolate or black. But by the time I realized my mix-up I wasn't in the mood to start over, so my black comes in the form of the stamped outline of the flowers and leaves. Sorry about that, but after the week I have had it just has to be that way! LOL!!!

My one color on here is Pacific Point, love that color! My base is crumb cake and then I used pacific point for the next layer. I embossed that layer with the tulip frame EF. The middle piece or the ATC is made up Crumb Cake, Pacific Point and my water colored piece. I added the flower heads to the piece with some foam tape. The flowers are from the Stampin' Up Sweet Summer stamp set. The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. I used a bunch of small silver pearls on the flowers and added some very vanilla seam binding ribbon.


I hope you’ll play along this week and have fun with this challenge! Be sure to check out the rest of the OCC design team creations! To play along, upload your creation to your blog or gallery, then leave a comment linking to your project over at Our Creative Corner so we can check it out. If you upload to SCS, remember to use keyword: OCCC.


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

Happy Easter Cart

Good Thursday Morning Peeps!!!

Isn't this little cart the cutest thing ever? It was designed by the fabulous
Heather Klump and was featured in the February issue of the Paper Crafters Sampler. I had the urge yesterday to make myself one. I did change it just a bit, made mine a bit smaller. Heather's pattern is so easy to follow and came together very quickly. Gotta LOVE that.

I also used an idea from fellow DT member Rosemarie Diehl from the same sampler for the eggs decorating my cart. She had made some similar and used on a card and I wanted to try those too! Of course, mine are a bit different too. I used some oval nesties to cut out the "eggs" and decorated them with some strips cut from the tasteful trim die and pretty basic pearls. I added a sentiment flag, "Happy Easter" from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.

I stuffed mine with some paper grass and added some Cadbury Creme Eggs, my DD's favorite Easter candy. This cart is so versatile, not just for Easter, I can see it decorated for fall with some pumpkins, and for Christmas with poinsettias or ornaments......oh the possibilities!



Check out the Sampler, you will love the projects in there, if you purchase it be sure and use my code: PCSVB. Thanks so much!

HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Color Challenge....Because I Care

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!!

Today I am sharing a card I made with the color challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers.

This color combo is so pretty, pear pizzazz, regal rose and so saffron. They are so springy!!! So I decided to make some daffodils, I saw this on some one's blog recently and now I can't find it, if you know let me know so I can give them credit and a link. The flowers are made from the Stampin' Up Growing Green stamp set. I stamped the flower onto some very vanilla card stock and colored in with so saffron and daffodil delight ink. The centers are 1/2 inch circles of so saffron and the are crumpled and pleated and then added to the center with a bit of mono glue.

The leaves behind the daffodils come from the Just Believe stamp set and the sentiment is from the Because I Care Hostess set. I used pear Pizzazz for my base and followed that with some very vanilla and the DS paper is from the Hostess prints pack. I added some regal rose card stock that was embossed with the square lattice and the perfect dots EF. I matted both with very vanilla card stock.

I added some regal rose ribbon and crochet trim ribbon across the middle and some basic pearls for accents in the corners and centers of the flowers.

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

Vicki