a little CAS fun!

hello! 

this is about to be a busy week on the blog! stay tuned throughout the week for a newton's nook AND sweet stamp shop release! 

woo-hoo!

before all that i have two more cards to share that i created with super adorable, FUN, amazing and wondferful images by my friend Christine (all the same adjectives apply to her and then some!)!

the first card uses this incredibly cute parachuting penguin!! LOVE it!! ha ha!!

i colored it with copics, along with those super whimsical and awesome clouds! and popped everything up for dimension!!

i was going to color the penguins grey, but then i thought. no. no, this penguin lives life on the edge - make him aqua! ha ha!
so i did.

:)

and then i have a card featuring this super adorable little bird! 

he looks a little sad, so i popped him up over a background of yellow embossing paste (well, white embossing paste that i mixed with yellow mists)! the stencil i chose is a map, and i just love that the little bird is lost in the city! 

sorry birdie! it's so cute, though! :)

so that's it! 
head over to Christine's blog and become of a follower of hers, if you want! she even has a video on her blog today featuring her own images!

enjoy!

fun with friends!

hello there everyone!!
and happy mother's day to every mom of a fur baby or real baby, grandma, nana, or great grandma, aunts and Godmothers, and everyone who is a mother in their heart!! 

today i have two super FUN and excting cards to share!!

my super incredible, amazingly talented, all around awesome, and inspiring in everyway, friend Christine has come up with some awesome images and today i'm sharing some cards i made with them!!

you're going to LOVE them!!

my first card uses this super sweet fox image!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!! the fox has my whole heart and i wish i could give it more!! ha ha! that's how much i LOVE that image!!

i colored it in with copics, popped it up and added some tiny type for the sentiment! i really wanted the image to POP!

my next card could be used for christmas or birthdays! it's so fun!!

i colored the image with copics and popped it up over some embossing paste! 

a few splatters and a sentiment and it's done! 

so i hope everyone has a fantastic day! i couldn't wait to show off these amazing images!!!!
stop by Christine's blog and leave her some love, too!!
enjoy!

happy mother (to be!) day card

hey there all!
mother's day is coming up! and yes, i LOVE to make mother's day cards for grandmas and moms, but what about all the other  'moms' out there? like Godmothers or mother's to be?

so today, i a card to share that i created for that reason! it's a mother's day card for a mom to be! (either pregnant now, or adopting, etc!) this card has a very special recipient, for a very special occassion!

i used the sketch (um, incredible sketch!) from the poppy sketches challenge site! and fun bonus - it even has a color pallette! sweet! the work is basically done for you! ha ha!

so here's my card:
i used some older lawn fawn sets, as you know, lawn fawn never goes out of style!

the stork is from the incredibly adorable, plus one set! i lightly colored him in with very light greys, just so he would have SOME shading and color! 

the house is from home sweet home, and both the house and the stork are popped up for dimension!
i used a strip of vellum on the side of the card, and also some vellum for the sentiment. woah - vellum overload!! i know - but i wanted to keep it as soft as i could! ha ha!

i stamped the sentiment from happy everything and then added some glittered up wood veneers to create the 'X', like x marks the spot, dude! bring the baby there! lol! :)

so that's my card! i think this sketch is just TOOOOO fun! 
enjoy!

feeling stitchy with pinterest

hey there!
today i'm on the sweet stamp shop blog showing another card i found from pinterest that absolutly inspired me in every way!!

the card i found on the sweet stamp shop's pinterest page can be found here - and it's amazing!! warning - you're going to want to start crafting RIGHT after you see that card! lol!!

i made two cards, and i had a BLAST!
my first card is lots of layering, and stitching! LOVE stitching over those amazing alpha tabs! i think that's by far my favorite way to add FUNK and FUN to a card! lol! 

i paper pieced the sweet little peas from yummy love and popped up the peas for some dimension! :)

i really love how it turned out!

my second card is super fun! i did a tad more layering, but first i splattered on some watercolor drops!

the vellum clouds are stitched on, as well as the sentiemnt! and i popped up the fox from foxy (love that woodgrain fox!)

so those are my cards!! if you're ever finding yourself in a crafty slump - check out the huge variety of cards on the sweet stamp shop's pinterest page! you won't go wanting! :)
enjoy!

newton's nook inky paws challenge reminder

good morning!

today i'm sharing another card i made for the current newton's nook inky paws challenge!

the colors are so spring-y and happy and fresh!! i LOVE it!

so here's my card!

fun, right? i LOVE it! :)
everything was colored with copics.
i used the balloons from the http://www.newtonsnookdesigns.com/winstons-birthday/winston's birthday stamp set and popped them all up after a lot of wink of stella glitter and glossy accents! :)

the little kitty image is from newton's antics and then i created the sentiment by combining words from the holiday wishes and newton's birthday bash! 
lots of newton nook goodness on this card! :)

such a great little birthday card! i hope it makes the recipient smile! :)
so that's my take! what's your card look like? leave me a link below in the comments and i'll check it out! :) don't forget, you could win newton's nook goodies!

enjoy!

blue sky background!

happy cinco de mayo!! 
what a great way to start the week - it's a FUN day and a new challenge over at the lawnscaping blog! :)

this time, the challenge is to create your own background with lawn fawn! 
i accept this challenge! ha ha!

i used the clouds from the hello sunshine stamp set to create my own background. i stamped the clouds in distress inks (tumbled glass and peacock feathers) and then misted the card base with water! it looked really cool without the water spritzed background, and i wondered at first if i shouldn't add the water, but i added it anyway! lol! i mean, i used distress inks, after all! :)

the balloons are from the year four stamp set, LOVE that hippo there, but i stuck with just the balloons this time! all of the images were also colored with distress inks and then misted. i even added a tiny bit of shading to the images. 

lastly, i just popped up the bird and balloons and added some glossy accents to make the balloons shine! :) the sentiment is from starry backdrops and i stamped it right onto a vellum banner! :)

ok, so now it's your turn! :) i really hope you join in on the fun with this challenge!!
for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! they're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)
what's the worst that could happen? you could win a gift certificate to simon says stamp! hello!!

Butterfly Reflections Ink National Scrapbook Day Blog Hop!

hello again!!

are you ready to continue on the fabulous hop?
there are prizes, contests and discounts, oh my!! all of the information can be found on the butterfly reflections ink blog!
but one thing is for certain - you have to hop along and comment on the DT blogs for your chance to win! :)

this hop, we're working with this very lovely, very inspirational mood board below:

since we were celebrating national scrapbook day, i decided to make a layout!
here it is:

awww, yeah! it's my little menn, all happy and silly on their bikes! lol! :)

i used a stencil and some distress ink to add the browns to the background. so FUN! 

then i layered some paper from the uber trendy my minds eye 'mildred' collection under my photos! LOVE this paper - it has golds, aquas and pinks! swoon! 

i used lots of FUN little triangles to draw the eye to my title - and those super cool stickers are from the heidi swapp favorite things puffy shape stickers pack! these are NEON people - and clearly, they work well with non-neon projects too! so it's really win-win! i have to get a second sheet of these!

finally, i added some FREAKING AMAZING stickers to my layout that are from the simple stories DIY collection. THEY ROCK! they're super cool and add so much FUNK to my layout! i love it!

so that's my layout!
here is the order of the hop - incase you need a refresher! (remember - prizes people! ha!)

Butterfly Reflections Ink Blog

Samantha <-- font="" me="" s="" that="">

Kristy

Tiffany

Trish

Lisa

enjoy!