TESC129....Happy Birthday to You

Happy Hump Day Peeps!!

Here is the other card I told you about yesterday, made with Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #129. I have to admit I like yesterday's card the best, but this one is cute too with the big pumpkin pie bow from the satin ribbon. I stamped the cupcakes with black stazon and used my aqua painter and ink pads to color them in lightly. I cut the circle and blossom matt with my nesties. I used the Sweet and Sour Speciality paper and the matching colors are rose red, pumpkin pie and very vanilla. I added some sticky rhinestones too.

Well, that is it from me today, tomorrow I am back to a fun little Halloween card so be sure to swing back by. Thanks for coming by today and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

TESC123.....Merry Christmas

Good Tuesday Morning Peeps! Hope your week is going well so far!

Today's card share is made with this weeks sketch on Taylored Expressions Blog.

I wanted to use this little Vintage looking Christmas girl out of the "Greeting Card Kids" stamp set. I love how this card turned out, so sorry as I usually don't say that but I think she is sooooo cute. I stamped her onto watercolor paper and colored with my aqua painter and I used, real red, pink pirouette, old olive, early espresso and blush blossom. I added some stardust stickles to the ground and the fur on the little girls coat and hat. I used some Xmas red stickles on the tree and a touch of icicle stickles on the star. I used my rectangle and scallop rectangle nesties to cut out the image and the mat. I keep the nestie in place on the main image panel and sponged around the edges, I grabbed a sponge that I thought I had use with some crumb cake ink and when I started sponging I realized it was not crumb cake but probably crushed curry, but I think it looks alright, sorta vintage.

I used some crochet lace that i had in my stash and weaved a bit of rel red grosgrain ribbon through the top. I punched out a snowflake with very vanilla card stock and added some stardust stickles to it and a antique brad in the center. the sentiment comes from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" stamp set. I stamped with black stazon onto vanilla card stock and punched out with the word window. I matted it with some real red and the modern label punch and added some more vintage brads. The DS paper is from a retired pack, Dashing, I think. I haven't gotten any new Christmas paper yet. the base of the card is very vanilla, sponged with the same dirty sponge ans the image panel.

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

Vicki

TESC121.....Kind Thanks

Good Monday Morning Peeps!!!

Today's card share is made with this weeks sketch challenge on Taylored Expressions Blog.

I had such a fun time putting this card together. I used some retired DS paper, Raspberry Fizz and the card stock used is kiwi kiss, rose red and regal rose. I stamped the image from "Elements of Style" onto some watercolor paper, I colored with kiwi kiss and regal rose ink. I added a bit of crushed curry to the flower centers. I cut this out with my circle nesties and matted with some rose red cut with the blossom nesties. I cut another circle with some of the DS paper with the nesties as well. The sentiment come from the "Thank You Kindly" stamp set. I stamped on whisper white with black stazon and used the modern label punch to punch it out. I used some regal rose grosgrain ribbon and silver sticky pearls for accents. I added a kiwi kiss leaf branch, cut with the sizzix "Little Leaves" die behind the top layer.

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

Vicki

TESC Happy Easter

Hi again Peeps! I never post twice in one day, but I just had to get this card up! It is made with the sketch challenge this week at Taylored Expressions Blog.

When I first saw the sketch I thought about Easter Eggs for all those circles across the bottom. When I was putting my card together the eggs was just not working. So I ended up with a couple of eggs and then the fence with flowers, still cute huh?

I used the "Chocolate Bunny" stamp from the mini along with the "Well Scripted" from the mini too.

The base of the card is chocolate chip and I followed that with some pretty in pink and then certainly celery was used for mats. The DS paper is retired and I don't know the name because the piece I used was not in the pack, it was just floating around in some scraps. I thought it was perfect for this card. I used my oval nestie for the eggs. The fence is a MS punch and the flowers are from the Three flower Punch.

Well, that is REALLY all from me today, see you back here in the morning for another Sweet Sunday Sketch Sample!

Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

TESC Thank You

Good Saturday Morning Peeps! Sorry for the long silence from me this week, the power cord to my laptop quit working on Tuesday. I had to get a new one that had to be special ordered and even tho I paid extra for overnight shipping it did not arrive here til yesterday afternoon. In the mean time I did get alot of cleaning and sewing done, I have been making a ton of those rag purses that are wildly popular right now. They are alot of fun to make and oh so easy even tho I don't like sewing all that much, these are fun.

Well, on to today's card. I used this weeks sketch at Taylored Expressions Blog.

I used rich razzleberry and crushed curry card stock for this one. The DS paper is from the Razzleberry Lemonade paper pack. The flowers come from the "Kind & Caring Thoughts" stamp set which is a hostess set. The sentiment used is from the "Short & Sweet" stamp set. I think now that the card is done I should have used a sentiment that was a bit bigger, this one seems a bit lost on the panel, whatcha think? The button is from my stash and really does match the crushed curry, even tho the picture makes it look like it doesn't. I added a clip and a bit of razzleberry ribbon to the upper corner.

Well, that is all from me, be sure to check back tomorrow for my Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge Sample!




Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!

Vicki

Just For You

Good Saturday Morning Peeps!

Today I am sharing a card I made with the sketch on Taylored Expressions Blog.

I think this is first time I have participated in this sketch. This was a fun sketch to work with and I can see alot of possibilities with it. I again am using the "Asian Artistry" stamp set. The DS paper is from the retired "Haiku" paper pack, that paper just seems to me to be made for this flower!

I stamped the flower onto some watercolor paper and used my aqua painter and ink from the ink pads to color the flower. The sentiment comes from the "Teeny Tiny Wishes" set. I added some 1/4 inch grosgrain ribbon and some buttons to finish off this card.

I am keeping it short and sweet today as I have alot to get done before heading out to friends for some stamping. Thanks so much for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki

Fall Thanks So Much

Good Saturday Morning Peeps!!!

The card I am sharing with you today is made with Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge.

I am definitely into the fall/Halloween mode! I just love this time of the year! My card is made with the Autumn Days Stamp Set. It is a set I got back in June when we could pre-order from the catalog. I have used it once maybe! So it need to see some ink!!!

The base of the card is Soft Suede, followed by always artichoke and then three strips of the Autumn Traditions DS paper. I used a little bit of some always artichoke 1/4" grosgrain ribbon. The sentiment comes from the Trendy Trees Set and is stamped onto some scrap white with soft suede ink and punched out with the word window punch. That is then layered onto the always artichoke piece that wa punched with the Modern label punch.

I stamped the main image panel with the berries inked with really rust and then used my always artichoke marker to color in the stems. The pheasant is stamped onto some scrap white with soft suede ink and cut out and mounted to the main image with some dimensionals. I cut the circle and scallop with my cuttlebug and nestie dies. I, of course, pierced the scallop circle.

I finally cut out a couple of leaves from the DS paper and added them just under the edge of the main panel. I then added a few gold sticky rhinestones to the corners and to the sentiment piece.

Well, that is all for today, thanks so much for stopping by, I am off to the Farmers Market!

HAPPY STAMPING!!!!

Vicki