Sweet Sunday Sketch!

 

Happy Monday Friends!  I had the day off from school, so I squeezed in a little stamping time.  Over the weekend, I visited my sweet Blogging friend, Nancy Thomas' blog.  She used a wonderful Stampavie stamp on one of her beautiful cards and she inspired me to dig through my Stampavie collection.  I found this adorable birthday mouse from the Tina Wenke collection and decided that it was time to ink him up!  I used my Copic Markers (B23, B24, C1, C3, E11, E13, E15,G82, G94, R00, RV11, RV13, Y38, YR20, YR21, and the Colorless Blender) to color him up and then I fussy cut him up.  My other details include the Circle STAX Die-namics from My Favorite Things, the Fishtail Flag Die-namics from MFT, the Sentimental Strip Die-namics from MFT with a sentiment from an MFT Pure Innocence set, a button from my stash, some Shore Baker's Twine from MFT, the Seeing Spots embossing folder, and some machine stitching.  The patterned papers are from A Muse (gingham) and Simple Stories (green polka dot). 

 

I visited Karen Giron's blog to sneak a peek at her Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge and this week's sketch was just perfect for my image, so I used that for this creation. 

 

Thank you for visiting with me tonight.  Have a terrific Tuesday!  Until next time...Toodles!  :D

I Stamped!!!

Hello Friends!  I hope that you are well.  I managed to squeeze in a little bit of stamping time this afternoon.  A friend of mine needed some thank you cards, so this is one of the designs that I came up with.  I used Jen Del Muro's October Sketch For You To Try for the layout.  As much as I tried to stick to the sketch, I ended up replacing the two tilted panels with two Kraft colored buttons from My Favorite Things.  This sweet little mouse is from Stampavie.  I colored him up with Copic Markers (B00, B12, B95, B97, B99, E25, E29, E30, E31, E33, E35, R20, YG63, YG67, YR00, YR15, YR18, and the Colorless Blender) and I then I fussy cut him out.  The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and all of the papers are from My Mind's Eye.  The orange pieces were made with the Fishtail Flag STAX Die-namics from My Favorite Things.

 

Things continue to be very busy for us, but they are all good.  I have been planning a Pumpkin Math event for all of the first graders at school.  It will be this Monday afternoon and I am hoping that everything goes according to plan.  I have always been a "Nervous Nellie" and seeing that I'm new to the building, I'm praying that it all goes well.  Either way, the children will have a ball with all of the pumpkin activities, and at the end of the day, that is really all that matters to me!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit.  Until next time...Toodles!  :D

Blogger's Challenge!

Hello Friends! I have a card to share with you for this week's Blogger's Challenge (things with wings). This birdie image is from Stampavie. It is called Winter Birdhouse. I {heart} this image, but it took me quite awhile to color it up. I still have a hard time coloring with the red family, but I gave it my best shot. The Copic Markers that I used for this one are BG000, BG10, BG53, E23, R27, R29, R39, YG63, YG67, and YR16. The patterned paper is from Echo Park and the card stock is from Papertrey Ink. My other accents include the My Favorite Things Die-namics Simply Scallop die, Classic and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, red grosgrain ribbon, a PTI button, and some polka dotted sheer ribbon. I also added some Star Dust Stickles to all of the snowy areas and some machine stitching to the main layer.

If you would like to play along in Lisa's challenge, please click here. Thanks so much for visiting with me this evening. I hope that you enjoy your weekend...Toodles! :D

Double Duty!

Happy Friday Stampers! This is third time that I've tried to type this post...ugh! It keeps erasing on me and I have no idea why! So I'm going to try and keep this short. Our Blogger's Challenge theme this week is Halloween and I've combined that with Jen Del Muro's Sketch For You To Try. Hence, my title for this post.

I have a lot of polka dots on this card...lol! They are all from different companies too! The lime green paper is Cosmo Cricket, the orange is Bo Bunny, and the yellow paper is from October Afternoon. My Tina Wenke image from Stampavie is colored up with Copic Markers (B21, B23, C1, C3, E30, E33, E35, R20, R27, R29, V15, Y21, Y32, Y38, YG01, YG03, YG13, YR18, and the Colorless Blender). I used the Open Scallop Border Die-namic from My Favorite Things and then I added an American Crafts button with some Baker's Twine from Niki Estes' Etsy shop.

You can see what the other Ladies have come up with by clicking on the Blogger's Challenge logo in my right side bar. Thanks so much for visiting today! Happy Trick or Treating to you and yours...Toodles! :D

Sending You Birthday Wishes!

Good Morning Stamping Friends! What a fun, yet busy week we've had at our home and next week looks pretty much the same! Just a few more moments of summer and then BACK TO SCHOOL!!!

This week's Blogger's Challenge theme is Birthdays. Now, you may look at this card and notice that it doesn't exactly scream...Happy Birthday! However, there is a method to my madness...lol! I made this especially for the little girl that I have been tutoring this summer. Her birthday is just around the corner. We have spent the summer working on reading and writing skills. Each time we meet, we read from a series called The Cobble Street Cousins by Cynthia Rylant. If you have little girls (around ages 6-10), I highly recommend this series. The stories center around three cousins that live with their Aunt Lucy because their parents are touring the world with a ballet company. The girls are sweet and kind and have just good wholesome fun and delightful adventures. In fact, they have tea with their aunt every day. Hence the reason behind the card. Not only will it be a card to celebrate my little friend's birthday, but I know that she'll look at that teacup...think about our new friends from the stories and remember all of our fun times together this past summer. (So sorry for such a long-winded explanation...lol!)

Here are some details about my creation...I started off with Jen's Sketch For You To Try. (If you head over to Jen's blog, you'll see who won some new stamps!!!) I used Kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink with Cool Caribbean accents. The yellow patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket and the red polka dotted paper is from Bo Bunny. My little critter in the teacup in from the Tina Wenke collection by Stampavie. He's colored up with Copic Markers (BG000, BG10, BV11, BV13, C0, C1, R20, R27, R29, Y21, YG63, YG67 and the Colorless Blender.) The birthday sentiment is from Stampin' Up's Circle of Friendship (retired). My Nesties made the Kraft circle and I used Cool Caribbean with my Ric-Rac Die-namic from My Favorite Things along with some twine and an American Crafts button for the accent on the bottom of the sketch. The other button is from Doodlebug Designs. Finally, I added some Stardust Stickles to the purple blossoms to give it some sparkle.

For some more birthday inspiration, just click here to see what the other Ladies in the Blogger's Challenge group have come up with. I hope that you have a beautiful day! Thank you so much for stopping by...Toodles! :D

Blogger's Challenge Sketch!

Hello and Happy Friday! This week's Blogger's Challenge is a fantastic and quite versatile sketch from Lisa Somerville. I'm sure that I'll be using it again! Thanks Lisa!

I started off with a card base of PTI Kraft. The patterned paper is from October Afternoon and the Core'dination green layer is sewed on with my Janome Sew Mini machine. I added a few Foofala buttons to the upper left corner and then some mini pearls to each corner of the card. The Buttercream oval was cut with my Nesties and my sweet little critter is from Stampavie. He's from the Tina Wenke collection and I colored him up with my Copic Markers (B00, B12, B95, B97, B99, E15, E29, E30, E31, E33, E35, R20, YG63, YG67, YR00, YR15, YR18, and the Colorless Blender).

If you'd like some more ideas with this sketch, just click on the Blogger's Challenge logo in my right side bar. You'll be able to find all of the players there. Thanks a bunch for stopping by today! See you soon...Toodles! :D

Happy Birthday!

It's Friday...I'm so happy! It has been one long week, and I'm really looking forward to the weekend! This week's Blogger's Challenge is a Birthday theme. It could not have come at a better time for me because I have a bazillion birthdays to celebrate in March! This creation is for my little one who would love to have a dog, but at this point in our busy lives, this is as close as we are getting to having a furry pet...lol!

I colored up this Stampavie image with my Copic markers (B0000, B02, B12, C0, C3, E33, E35, E37, R27, R29, Y11, Y21, YG13, and YG17) and I used my Nesties for the rectangles. The sentiment is a Free digital one from Pink Cat Studio and I added a few buttons to dress it up. The card base is Stampin' Up's Real Red with a layer of retired, Stampin' Up designer paper.

If you are looking for more birthday ideas, then check out what the other Ladies in the Blogger's Challenge group have come up with HERE. It's our challenge Mom's birthday so I'm sure that they came up with something spectacular! Happy Birthday Lisa! Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today...Toodles! :D

Guess What I Bought?

I know that it's getting late, but technically, it is still Friday...lol! We've had major computer troubles over here at the Gajewski house today, so I am just now posting my Blogger's Challenge for this week. Lisa gave us a fantastic sketch challenge and I always LOVE those. Thanks Lisa!

My card base is Stampin' Up's So Saffron with Real Red accents and a layer of retired DSP. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink and I used a Helz Cuppleditch image from Stampavie called Surprise. Have you guessed what I bought yet...? I have finally invested in Copic Markers and I must say...I'm loving them! I definitely need to take a class to learn how to work with them more, but I am very pleased with my first attempt.

What I have learned about Copic markers has come mostly from three wonderful ladies...Debbie Olson, Kerry Donovan-Casey, and Suzanne Dean. You see, I've been stalking (in a good way...lol), reading, and studying their blogs constantly over the last few days to learn everything that I could about Copics before I made my big purchase. Their blogs are just a wealth of information and Suzanne even has You-Tube videos to watch. So Ladies, to you I must say THANK YOU! I truly appreciate all of your help. I also need to thank my friend Clara because she has been a huge help to me as well.

If you'd like to see some more creations with Lisa's sketch, just click on the Blogger's Challenge logo in my right side bar. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit...Toodles! :D