a couple of sweet cards

hey there!
today i'm over on the sweet stamp shop blog!! i'm all over there talking about different ways to color images! what's your favorite way?

this time, i colored the same image (that cutie-pa-tootie washing mashine! from the newly release press it wash it stamp set!) with three different mediums! here's the result:

FUN, right?!

and here's my card that's over on the sweet stamp shop blog too!!

super fun!! i used a copic colored image and some looooooovely, dark, woodgrain paper! i stitched it on, and then added some wood veneers - that i of course had to add a little shine too!!
(thank you wink of stella glitter pen! ha!)

but guess what?! there's more! here's a BONUS card i made that totally compliments the first card! they could be set!
this time i used the distress marker colored image and some ligther woodgrain paper!

loooove this! i stitched on the woodgrain panel again, and popped up the washer! 
then, i colored the wood veneers with some distress ink (vintage photo) and then *cough* added more wink of stella glitter to these as well *cough*.

so that's it! 
now go on your merry way today, and read about some FUN coloring techniques on the sweetest blog around!! 
enjoy!

you are awesome!

i made this super fun card last night! well, at least i think it's super fun! it's not exactly my usual style, but i'm still digging it! :)
i was completly excited to play along with the most recent challenge at the runway inspired challenge blog! LOVE that inspiration photo! 

the colors are so fun! and i love all of that white space! :)

so here's my card! (i tried to go with a minimalist, bokeh feel...what do you think?)

i feel i almost got it! lol!
first i colored some vellum with two different shades of reds, teals and yellow copic markeres. then i stamped the super adorable heart image from the new you + me stamp set from neat and tangled! (the sentiment is from that set also. LOOOOOOOVE the sentiments on this stamp set, by the way! i love the font, and the builiding your own sentiment capabilities and everything!! this is an awesome stamp set!) 

each heart was cut out and layered on top of a white embossing paste background of falling stars. then the sentiment was also stamped on a strip of vellum! and then the whole white panel was wonk-i-fied! read: turned topsy-turvy! :) and also popped up for dimension. :)

so that's it! simple, but fun, right? and maybe a little bokeh...? i though the overlapping vellum hearts might lend to that. i tried! :)
enjoy!

another lawn fawn winter 2014 CHA contest card

well, this will be a quick post, because unfortunately, i have a bad case of strep throat, and i'm really feeling gross.
but i had this card idea for a week or so, and between fevers and dr appointments, i was able to color, fussy cut and finally put together the card. :)
it's for the current winter 2014 lawn fawn CHA catalog contest! i already made one card for it, but i just LOVE this one, and i wanted to share it before time ran out. so strep has to wait! :)

here's my card:

i used critters down under and bannerific for this card! :) 
first i used some embossing paste and a stencil to create the very fun background. loooooooove embossing paste - no surprise there! :) i just love the white on white on white! 

all of the images were colored with copics, and popped up (except the 'nest' of leaves for the egg).
i think this card is so sweet! and totally not your usual baby card! lol! :)

hope it made you smile (who can't smile about a platupus?!). 
enjoy!

Newton's Nook Designs Deck the Halls with Inky Paws Blog Hop!

i hope you have your mittens on, your holiday music loud and some nice, warm hot cocoa (white chocolate for me!) on your desk - we're having a great holiday blog hop with newton's nook designs!!

you should have arrived here from jocelyn's blog (eek!! i can't believe i have to follow her! lol! she's absolutely so talented and amazing - i swoon!). if not, head on back to the newton's nook blog and get your barrings straight! there are prizes involved people! :)

ok, so my card is pretty simple, but lots of fun! i used the holiday wishes stamp set and made this super fun and festive card!

the sentiment was heat embossed so it could really POP on that warm wood grain. then the jingle bells...ahhh, the jingle bells...let's just say, they were touch a go for a while! i die cut them and then heat embossed them in silver! sooooo love that! they're hanging by some twine! fun, right?

then i added a strip of some peppermint-y washi tape to the bottom of the card for an extra holiday touch! :)

Would you like to win a $10 coupon for Newton's Nook Designs online shop?We will be choosing Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Sunday, December 8th at 9 pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Monday, December 9th.

Make sure you check out all the blogs on the hop to enter!

Newton's Nook Designs Blog

Jennifer Ingle

Tessa Wise

Jocelyn Olson

Samantha Mann

Shelly Mercado

Rachel W K

Jessica Esch

Chan Vuong

Ashley Marcu

Danielle Lounds

Alice Wertz

Danielle Pandeline

Kim Singdahlsen

next up is the uber-talented shelly!! (to say i was sandwiched between two amazingly talented ladies is an understatement! i hope my card can live up to their projects! lol!

enjoy!

sweet stamp shop's december release - and some exciting news!

so first of all, some news: i am on the sweet stamp shop winter design team! eek!! how FUN is that?! and i'm so thankful and excited and PUMPED to show off this new realease!! it's AMAZING! first of all, guess who's back with some of the cutest sets ever?! that's right, alyssa from alyssa lea designs has designed more stamp sets and they're AWESOME!
check out the official announcement of everything here!

there are 5 new stamp sets being released and also, some flair! who doesn't love flair?! lol!

i'm showing off 4 of the new sets and here they are:
full disclosure - LOTS of pictures in this post - LOTS of cards, and hopefully - LOTS of inspiration!

first up is cookie sprinkles! LOOOVE this super fun set!!

i have three cards with this set (and 1 is a shaker card!!):

fun fact - if you have 3/4 inch circle punch you can punch out those circle cookies seamlessly!! IT'S AWESOME!
i stamped the happy face from a different new release set onto some acetate for the shaker portion. the rest of the cookies have the 'sprinkles' stamped onto them in glitter! ooooo!  so happy!!

next up is super fun too - a plate full of cookies, and only crumbs left! lol! 

the cookies are all popped up on different layers of dimension and the plate was made with two circle dies! easy peasy!! looove this fun table scene!

lastly is my favorite card from that set:

the heart was watercolored with distress markers. the letters are from my allllllll time favorite sweet stamp set - alpha tabs, which were stiched on! the white panel was then popped up over some washi tape and a strip of the sentiment was added too. 
i added a wink of stella to the wood veneer arrow and some pearls and it's complete! so sweet, don't you think?

the next wonderful stamp set up is elegant sentiments, and it's PERFECT to pair with sweet stamp sets you already have!!

first up, i madea super cheerful distress inked background! 

the sentiment was heat embossed first and it just pops so much against that awesome...i don't know, paradise sunset, perhaps? i also added some pearls to up the pretty factor! :)

then i tried to do something totally out of the box with this set, and i made a masculine card - whaaaaat?? yes i did!

i stamped lots of the little sentiments onto some vellum tags that i die cut and stapled onto the base. then i added some wood veneers and it was done! so easy, and masculine too! elegant can be masculine!! :)

another stamp set in this release that i just LOVE is baking love - it's so CUTE!!!

i paired this set with the cookie from the set above because i couldn't resist!! 

all of the images were colored with copics and the little frosting guy was popped up for dimension. isn't this just the cutest christmas card!! and i WANT that lime green mixer! lol!! 

i had a lot of fun with the 2nd card i made - i splattered a lot of white mr heuy's all over (to look like flour!!) and then added my images to the card, clean and simple, like! the speech bubble is actually chalkboard, and i LOVE how it looks imperfect - it fits with the sentiment and the background of the card! win-win!

are you still with me, because i saved the best for last...the last set i have to share is called press it wash it, and it's SO COOL!!!

i made 3 cards with this one too! i couldn't stop!!

my first card is really fun - it's the washer with the cutest little face on the door, but what's that? it OPENS!! and inside is an extra special message! so cute, right?

my next card is my favorite!! eek!! 

ok, so i copic colored everything, blah ablah. then i sprinkled some white embossing powder randomly onto the card and heat set it. IT LOOKS LIKE DIRT! it was so fun to do! love this card, it's so sweet!!

lastly, is this card i LOOOOOVE!! and it totally makes me giggle!! 

doesn't that dust bunny look so cheeky hiding from the hardworking vacuum?! ha ha!!! random puffs of dust and the vacuum are popped up for dimension, and the flap was my favorite part! lol! :)


wow - DEFINTELY the longest post i've ever done!! sorry guys! but for sticking through it, you get a super sweet discount on these brand new sets!!! how does 20% off of these new stamps sound?! 
just use code DNR20 and you're good to go!!! 

so shop away! and check out the sweet stamp blog for the rest of the new winter design team annoucement!! :)
enjoy!

wild about Lawn Fawn's CHA 2014 Catalog Challenge!

well hello!

i have some exciting things happening on my blog later this week - i can't wait! but in the mean time, i have been dying to get in some crafty time so i could enter the latest lawn fawn CHA catalog challenge! i finally snuck a few minutes here and there together to make a card! (hopefully i will have time to make some more later...)

for my card, i used two stamp sets: critters in the savanna and admit one! 

i thought it would be so cute to tie a little red ballon onto the rhino's horn...he he he!!

let's see the background, the rhino and the birds were all colored with distress inks (not the markers, though that did cross my mind! lol). the balloon was colored with copics and then i added some blush to the little critters...because i can't resist that!! lol! :) they look so cute!

a few of the images are popped up for dimension, and that's all she wrote folks! 

hopefully you will enter (or already have!) too! what a fun contest! 

enjoy!

lawnscaping challnege - tags or treat bags

i hope everyone had a wonderful, family-filled and relaxing thanksgiving (if you're in the states, that is!). 
we're on our way back to south carolina today, and we're hoping to skip the traffic! lol!
in more exciting news - it's time for a new lawnscaping challenge! yahoo!!

and this is a super fun challenge - it's all about making bags or tags! how fun! and perfect for this time of year!

i decided to make a treat bag! i had a few ideas and they all came together like magic! lol!
i thought, wouldn't it be fun to have a rainbow yeti bringing sunshine to someone in need!
so that's what i did!

i paper pieced the yeti from yeti set go with some super FUN, bright and cheery papers!! then i popped him up on a handmade tag which i stuck on a slanted heart shaped doily!! super fun, right?!

 
i tied another twine bow at the bottom and stuck in some yellow pins (never used those before...but i have a ton! why?! lol!) i stamped the sentiment onto a banner from bannerific which i outlined with a copic and vwa-la! all done!

i think this is a super cute bag, and i love those little yellow gumballs of sunshine!

i hope this brightened your day, and inspired you to try your hand at creating a bag or tag for this challenge and for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! we're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)

get your patterned paper on and you could win a gift certificate to simon says stamp! hello!!