Three Penguins and a Bear!

Hello Friends! I hope that you enjoyed your weekend. We went to Cape Cod for the long weekend and it was simply wonderful. Then I came home and realized that if I was going to participate in my favorite weekly challenges, then I was going to need to get stampin!. This week's TCP challenge is a sketch. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along too over on Alma's blog. I paired my image and sentiment from the TCP Good Friends set with some Stella and Rose papers. This fun little trio is colored up with Copic Markers (BG000, C3, E13, E15, E17, R29, Y32, YR16, YR18 and the Colorless Blender) and I paper pieced the rug with some more My Mind's Eye papers. I also used Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black card stock. The Pumpkin Pie layer is embossed with the Seeing Spots Embossing Folder. Some black twill and a Papertrey Ink button with a touch of Baker's Twine complete my card.

One challenge down and two more to go! This week's Blogger's Challenge is called, "Make it Shimmer" and I always LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the sketches that the Ladies over at MFT come up with each week for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. So, I decided to combine the two challenges and this is what I came up with.

I used some more Stella and Rose papers from My Mind's Eye. This time around, I used Papertrey Ink Kraft for my card stock layers. My friend, Fred Bear, is also colored up with Copic Markers (E30, E31, E33, YG13, YG17, YR16 and YR18) and I used Star Dust Stickles on the button, the butterflies, and the blossom for my shimmer. Fred is from the Fred Bear and the Butterfly set from My Favorite Things. I also used the Simply Scallops Die-namics from MFT. Then, I added lots of sewing and finished this one off with some sparkly twill from Taylored Expressions. Happily, I was able to fit all of the stamping in that I wanted to today. I hope that you enjoyed your day too. Thanks so much for stopping by to visit with me. Until next time...Toodles! :D

Swinging By To Say...

Happy Birthday! At least that's what the inside of my card says! This one is for my nephew. He's celebrating his birthday at the end of the week, so I wanted to get his card ready ahead of time. I used Sketch #20 from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find all of the details and the sketch here. My layers are little bit different, but for the most part, I stayed pretty close to the sketch layout. I started off with this sweet little guy and his furry friend from the MFT Pure Innocence - Tree Swing set. The sentiment is from the same set too. I just left off the "Hi" part. The images are colored up with Copic Markers (BG72, BG75, E000, E00, E01, E15, E17, E25, E29, E40, E44, YG63, YG67, YR14, YR15, and the Colorless Blender). All of my patterned papers are from the True Blue collection from My Mind's Eye. I used lots of stitching and Chocolate Chip card stock layers. I also used the MFT Die-namics Cloud Trio Die and their Simply Scallops Die-namics. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit! I hope that it is Spring-like in your neck of the woods! We are still waiting for the sunshine here in New England! See you soon! Until then...Toodles! :D

Together IS the Nicest Place!

Good Morning Friends! How is your weekend going? It has been quiet around here for the most part. Yesterday, we went to one of the local nurseries to get some more flowers and plants for our yard. Then I had the chance to go shopping with my Mom. It was a fun day! I had some extra time in the evening so I decided to give this week's TCP Challenge a try! This time around, we are to use stamps from The Cat's Pajamas with flowers! I can't believe that this is the only TCP stamp that I own with a flower...one itty, bitty, flower!! All of the patterned papers are from the Lime Twist collection from My Mind's Eye. The card stock is from The Paper Source. This color is Beet and I thought that it was a great match. I ran the layer through my 'bug with the Seeing Spots Embossing Folder. My main image and sentiment are from the Ewe Complete Me set from The Cat's Pajamas. I used my Copic Markers to color up the image (C1, C3, RV17, V05, and YG13) and Rich Razzleberry ink for the sentiment. I also used Jen Del Muro's May Sketch For You To Try for my layout. I love how it all came together! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! I'll be back tomorrow! Until then...Toodles! :D

Blogger's Challenge...Inspiration!

Happy Friday Friends! What a long week! We will be in school for most of the month of June so I have a feeling that the remainder of the weeks are all going to feel quite long! Let's hope not though! My card today is for this week's Blogger's Challenge. Lisa Somerville has given us some inspiration to come up with our designs this week. With summer just around the corner, she picked out some wonderful pictures to inspire us. If you would like to play along, just add your link to the bottom of this post. I would love to see what you come up with too!

Here is my card. My favorite nautical set in my collection is Stampin' Up's Along the Shore (retired). I paired that up with the Happy Birthday sentiment from the retired Warmest Regards set. The main image is stamped on a scrap of Confetti paper and it is accented with Sahara Sand and Basic Black card stock and ink. I also added one of my newest My Favorite Things Die-namics. This one is called the Stacked Open Scallops Die-namics. (It seems to be out of stock at the moment, but I'm sure Kim will have it back in very soon.) I added a few mini pearls to each scallop to dress it up a little bit. Very simple card, but sometimes that is the best kind.


Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit! Have a wonderful weekend and I'll be back very soon. Until then...Toodles! :D

Wish!

Happy Monday Friends! It has been raining here for two days and the rest of the week looks about the same. Hence the not so wonderful photograph...lol! This is my attempt at Sketch #19 from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along on Kim's MFT Blog. I started off with my furry friend...Fred Bear. He is colored up with Copic Markers (BG72, BG75, E33, E35, YR16, and YR18). All of the patterned papers are from the Stella and Rose collection from My Mind's Eye and they are layered with Chocolate Chip. My other accents include the Die-namics Hearts a Plenty die and the Die-namics Fishtail Banner die. The button and Baker's Twine are from Papertrey Ink. I thought that Fred looked a little bit like he was making a wish with his eyes shut and with his sweet bouquet of daisies. That is where I came up with the word for my banner. I'm not certain who will receive this card, but with the word wish, I can use it for birthday wishes or even get well wishes. I used the Coolvetica Alphabet set from The Cat's Pajamas for the letters on the Fishtail Banner. This is the first time that I've used a banner on a card, but it won't be the last! Thank you for stopping by for a visit. I'm off to finish watching DWTS. Enjoy the rest of your evening...Toodles! :D

Challenges!!

Happy Friday Friends! I hope that you had a good week! I'm thrilled that Friday is here and now we can have a couple days of rest. I combined two challenges for today's creation. This week's Blogger's Challenge is a fun sketch from Lisa Somerville. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along here on Lisa's blog. This week's TCP Tuesday challenge is a color challenge. You can find all of the details over on Alma's TCP Blog. Here is a peek at the color combination...Gray?? Oh my! This was a HUGE challenge for me! I couldn't find a single sheet of patterned paper with any gray of any kind on it in my stash! Mind you, I have lots of patterned paper! I couldn't find any gray buttons in my stash either...ugh! What's a girl to do? Well, with the help of my Copic Markers (or should I say marker...C3 to be exact) and a sheet of gray Core'dinations card stock, this is what I came up with.

The main image is from the Big Bear set from The Cat's Pajamas. The sentiment is from their Field of Pinwheels set. I made the flag with Laura Pryor's Sentiment Flag Die. The gray scallops were made with The Cat's Pajamas Icing CutUps. The circles follow along with Lisa's sketch and they were made with different sized Nesties. The plaid patterned paper is from the Campfire collection from October Afternoon and the green card stock is Papertrey Ink's Simply Chartreuse. It was the closest thing to Spring Moss that I had. I added lots of stitching, some ribbon, and a Simply Chartreuse button with a little bit of Baker's Twine (it had a touch of gray...yippee!) to finish this one off. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit! Have a lovely weekend and until next time...Toodles! :D

I Love Fred Bear!

Happy Monday Friends! I hope that you enjoyed your weekend. If you dropped by yesterday, then you knew that I'd be back today with something crafty. After school, I finished up my card for Sketch #18 from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club. You can find the sketch and all of the details to play along right here. I started off with Fred Bear and the Butterfly and I colored him up with Copic Markers (E30, E31, E33, Y21, Y32, YG13, YG17, and YR18.) I love my MFT a la modes and Pure Innocence girls, but Fred Bear is so sweet too. He is layered onto some Jillibean Soup papers and the MFT Die-namics Dainty Doily Die. In fact, all of the patterned papers that I used today are from Jillibean Soup. My other accents include some Making Memories brads and some sewing machine stitching. Short and sweet for today! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit...Toodles! :D

Buttons! Buttons! Buttons!

Hello Friends! We spent the day in Boston. The weather was wonderful and it was so nice to get away together as a family. After dinner, I headed up to my Stamping Room and decided that it was a good time to get my card completed for the TCP Tuesday Challenge. You can find all of the details here on Alma's Blog. This week's challenge is to use buttons. As you can see, I didn't get too creative, but I'm happy with how my card turned out. I've had this Ewe Complete Me set from The Cat's Pajamas for quite some time now, and today was a great day to use it. This card is for my sweet husband. I think that he will appreciate it. He did such a wonderful job planning today's adventure into the big city, so I thought that I'd slip this one into his brief case as a little surprise. The main image is colored up with a few Copic Markers (BG01, BG02, C1, C3, R37, R59, YG17, and the Colorless Blender.) The Pure Poppy card stock and buttons, the banner die, and the Beautiful Blooms patterned paper are all from Papertrey Ink and the die that the sheep are layered onto is the new My Favorite Things Decorative Doily Duo Die-namic. I did a little bit of sewing around the main layer to complete my creation. Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit. Hope that you had a beautiful day! I'll be back tomorrow. Until then...Toodles! :D

Nature Inspired

Happy Friday Friends! My card for today is for this week's Blogger's Challenge. The theme is Nature. If you would like to join in the challenge as well, just head on over to Lisa Somerville's blog. The link is here. I found this new Outlines stamp the last time I stopped by my LSS and I just had to buy it! It was so much fun to color up with my Copic Markers (B02, B12, BG000, G24, R81, R83, V12, V15, Y21, YR12, and YR21). The main image is mounted onto a layer of rose colored card stock. The yellow patterned paper is from Memory Box. I added some stitching, some Baker's Twine, and a rose colored button to finish it off. Thank you for visiting with me! Happy Mother's Day to all of the Moms out there! I hope that you enjoy your very special day...Toodles! :D

To My Favorite Teacher!

Happy Sunday Friends! It was a beautiful day here in New England. In fact, the whole weekend was lovely! We had a lot going on, but I still managed to squeeze some crafting time in. It is Teacher Appreciation Week at our school. To celebrate the occasion, my little guy always brings his teacher a bouquet of flowers, some chocolate, and a handmade card, of course. I combined the sketch from the My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club with this month's My Favorite Things Guest Designer Contest. The theme for the contest is "Blue Jeans and Bling". This sweet a la mode girl and sentiment are from the My Favorite Things You Rule set. She is colored up with Copic Markers (E000, E01, R20, YG11, YG13, YR21, E99, B95, B97, and B99). The denim flower blossoms were made with the MFT Die-namics Flower Trio and Leaf Trio. I added a rhinestone to the center. The leaf was cut out with some of the same gingham paper that I used on the vertical panel from the sketch. The two horizontal strips were also cut from denim. The flowered paper is from October Afternoon and the ledger paper is from My Mind's Eye. I added stitching around all of the patterned paper layers and they are layered onto some Night of Navy. One of the reasons that I love to participate in the My Favorite Things challenges is that I always find myself trying something new. I have always wanted to try these rhinestone flourishes that everyone seems to be using, and if "bling" wasn't part of this month's challenge, I probably wouldn't have given them a try! It's always fun to try new things, and I really like how this all came together. Thank you so much for visiting with me tonight. I'll be back soon with some more crafty things to share. Until then...Toodles! :D