SSSC88....Because I Care

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:





The base of my card is Cajun Craze and The DS paper I used is from the Autumn Spice paper pack. I stamped the leaf from the Growing Green stamp set onto water color paper with black stazon. I colored the leaf in with my aqua painter and some more mustard and cajun craze ink from my ink pads. I outlined the whole image with some crumb cake ink. From the first time I spotted this stamp set in the catalog I have been imagining this leaf done in some glorious fall colors, I love it! After finishing the coloring, I ran it through my cuttlebug with the square lattice embossing folder. I matted it with cajun craze card stock. The sentiment is from the Because I care stamp set. I added some very vanilla ribbon and the center brad is from the antique brads. I used the scallop edge punch along the edge first with very vanilla and then with a piece of the DS paper from the same pack.


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 on vacation this week!

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

TSSC142.....Because I Care

Good Friday Morning Peeps!

Today's card share is made with this week's sketch challenge on Mary Jo's Blog. I am also using the LateNightStampers Challenge to use the in-colors. I used Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade on this card.

The base of the card is made with whisper white and I followed that with another piece of white that was embossed with the vintage wall embossing folder. The DS paper is from the Greenhouse Gala paper pack and is matted with pear pizzazz card stock. I used the Bigz Beautiful Butterflies Die to cut out a large butterfly and stamped the flower from Elements of Style onto the butterfly with black stazon. I colored it in with peach parfait, poppy parade and pear pizzazz using my aqua painter and ink pads. I sponged the edges of the butterfly with some peach parfait ink. I used some peach parfait ribbon and crinkle it a bit using some score tape. I added sticky pearls to the butterfly center and to the bottom corner. The sentiment comes from the Because I Care stamp set. I stamped it with black stazon directly on the designer paper. The butterfly is added to the base with some foam tape and the embossed piece is also added with foam tape.



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

Vicki

MTSC....Happy Halloween

Good Thursday Morning Peeps!!

You knew it couldn't last long.....I made another Halloween card, I do love me some "Halloween-y" fun!!!

This card is made with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. What could be more fun? Halloween and a Mercy sketch two of my favorite things!!!

My card is made with a base of Cajun Craze and I followed that with some DS paper from the Wicked Fun Speciality pack. I made the strips behind the main focal image with basic black that I had embossed with the spider web EF. I then rubbed a bit of Platinum Shimmer Paint. I dabbed a bit of the paint onto a sponge and lightly rubbed it across the embossed areas of the paper.





I turned the main image panel a bit from what the sketch showed, not sure why, I just thought it looked better. The little witch and the little Dracula are from the "Fang-tastic" stamp set. I stamped them twice, once on the narrow panel and once on some scrap white. I colored them with my aqua painter and ink from the ink pads. I also stamped the pumpkin and cat on the scrap and cut them all out. I added them to the panel with some dimensionals. I added some 1/8 inch rich razzleberry taffeta ribbon to both ends. The sentiment is from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" stamp set and is stamped with black stazon onto whisper white and punched out with the word window punch. It is added to the base with some dimensionals too.

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

Vicki

Part Mojo, Part Curtain Call

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!!

Today's card share is made with the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge and also with the color challenge on Stacey's Stamping Stage. The colors this week are more mustard, cajun craze, old olive and crumb cake. Those colors say fall to me, how about you.

The Base of the card is made with crumb cake. I stamped and masked the pumpkins from the Autumn Harvest set onto some watercolor paper. I colored the pumpkins with more mustard and cajun craze ink and my aqua painter. I added in the ground and the stems with old olive. The DS paper is from the Autumn Spice paper pack. I added some old olive ribbon and a few buttons from the retired earth element button pack. The sentiment is from the Sweetheart stamp set and I used some circle punches to punch it out and matt it with.

Well, that is all from me today, sorry for the short post but I have alot to do today, so thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!

Vicki

Monochromatic In Colors

Edited to add :The altered junior notepads was made with the directions found HERE, by the fabulous Nancy Riley!

I get my JR legal notepads at Office Max and they will cut them in half for a small fee, like a dollar, if I am remembering correctly.

Good Monday Morning Peeps!!! Today I have some fun little projects to share with you and a special announcement. Last week I received an e-mail from Mary Jo asking if I would like to be the first ever Guest Design Team Member for the month of October for LateNightStampers. I was thrilled and of course I said YES!! This weeks challenge is Challenge 90 -- They are in for 2010/11--use our new in colors.

I have to admit I haven't played with the new in colors much, I think with all the new color changes this year, I have just overlooked the incolors a bit, in favor of some of the other colors, so this was a good challenge for me.

I knew right away that I wanted to make some gift sets, I like to have some on hand for unexpected occasions, birthdays, thank yous, whatever. I have really been enjoying making these little altered junior legal note pads. I added a matching card and a bookmark/paperclip and you have a nice little gift set.

Inside pic with bookmark/paperclip tucked into the little pocket.


I went monochromatic with these and that fits the challenge this week at
The Paper Players Challenge Blog. I used three of the new in colors, Poppy Parade, Concord Crush and Peach Parfait. The designer series paper is from the Level 1 hostess 6x6 paper pack. I used the Cherry Blossom Embosslit for the flower on the notepad and on the bookmark. I added a sticky pearl to the center of the flower. The sentiment "just a little note" is from the Apple Blossom stamp set and the sentiments on the cards come from the Occasional Quotes hostess set and the Curly Cute stamp set.

Concord Crush Set:



Peach Parfait Set:



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

Vicki

SSSC87....Some things have to be Believed

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 used the fun little set, Jolly Old Saint Nick for my card and I have seen this sentiment from the Just Believe set used with him and thought it was perfect, so I had to team them up too.

The base of my card is a 5 inch square of real red and I followed that with some Baja Breeze card stock and the wonderful DS paper is from the Candy Cane Speciality pack from the Holiday mini.

I stamped the Santa onto some whisper white card stock and colored him with my real red marker and also with my aqua painter and some blush blossom. I added some star dust stickles to his hat brim and pom pom. I added some gray shading around his beard and around the whole image on the outside. I stamped the sentiment onto whisper white and used my scallop nestie with real red to cut the mat for the circle. I added a real red satin bow and some sticky rhinestones.

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

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

PPA Mojo Winter Wonderland

Good Friday Morning Peeps!! It is October 1st, which is a very special day in my household. 34 years ago today I married my dear sweet husband and 24 years ago today my dear sweet daughter was born. That's right, dear daughter was born on our 10th wedding Anniversary!!!!

I guess with all that, I should have an anniversary card or at least a birthday card to show you huh? Well, not so much, I have a fun little Christmas card!!! LOL!!

This card was made with two challenges in mind, first up I wanted to use the Pals Paper Arts All Buttoned Up Challenge and when I knew what I wanted to do for that I went looking for a sketch challenge to incorporate with my idea. I found the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge and with a slight change or two I made it work with my idea of the snowman button card.

The sketch could be either a round or square card, I chose the square but used the circle center element that was on the round card. I stamped the snowman from the Jolly Old Saint Nick stamp set with some black stazon onto my whisper white card stock. I colored him up a bit with real red and basic gray and baja breeze around the snow. I added more snowflakes, around the snowman with baja breeze.

The base of the card is real red and I followed that with baja breeze and the DS paper is from the Candy Cane paper pack that is the Holiday Mini. I used three of the smallest buttons from the Candy Cane Big Designer Buttons pack. I threaded, with great difficulty, some 1/4 inch real red grosgrain thought he buttons and tied a knot. I added the buttons to the card with my glue gun. I added some red stickles to the snowman gloves, scarf and hat band. The sentiment on this card comes from the Bright Christmas stamp set and is stamped with black stazon onto the DS paper. I used dimesionals to add the snowman piece and to add the square striped piece to the card.

I think my little snowman looks very happy on his card home! LOL!! I am really loving this Candy Cane paper and have made my Sweet Sunday Sketch Sample card with this paper, you won't want to miss it. Well, that is all from me today, thanks for coming by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki