DT Paper Sundaes Challenge #4- a sketch!

Hi!  Thanks for stopping by today!  This week, Paper Sundaes Challenge Blog is sponsored by PaperWorks Co again, and they have a fantastic prize for you!

This week, Shana has another great sketch challenge for you!  This is my card:

I used one of the super cute Little Loud Stamps from PaperWorks Co called "The First Date", and it's matching sentiment that comes with it.  The image is colored with Prismacolor Pencils using OMS.  The paper is Girl Friday, from Cosmo Cricket.

I am entering this card into a few challenges:
Creative Card Crew- Valentines
Charisma Cardz- I love you
Crazy for Challenges- Be My Valentine

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will play along with us at Paper Sundaes this week!

**~~Christine~~**

If Friends were flowers...

Today is my first official post as a member of Paper Jewels design team.  Paper Jewels carries Bildmalarna stamps, and they are so cute!  It's a Canadian company that just opened last week.  Here is my card:

Jenny is so nice, and her shipping is very fast!  If you want to see more design team creations, stop by our blog!

The layout for this card is from the current sketch challenge at Mojo Monday.  I am also entering this into the Blooming Gorgeous challenge at Cute Card Thursday, and the Friends challenge at Totally Papercrafts.  Lastly, over at Pile it On, the current challenge is "Enough of Winter Colours".

Thanks for stopping by!  Please check out the post below this for my other card this morning!

A Valentine for My Daughter

OK, I admit it, this card gave me fits!  First I decided the image wasn't quite right, then the papers... in other words, I started over from scratch!  LOL... But in the end, I am thrilled with how it turned out!

If only I could find nail polish in that button's shade of Robin's egg blue!  :)

Here is a close-up:

I even did up the inside!    (warning, bad photo ahead!)

And it only took me 2 days of cutting, painting, and starting all over again from scratch!  :D

I'd love to hear what you think, after all that angst!

I am entering this into a few challenges:  The layout is from the current sketch challenge at Roses On Paper.  At Ilona's Shop Blog, the current challenge is Love and Hearts.  At Just Magnolia, the challenge is to use flowers and hearts.  At Color Throwdown, the color challenge this week is Soft Sky, Pink Pirhouette and Kraft.  Finally, the challenge at Magnolia Stamp Lovers is Buttons or Bows or Both.

I have another card for later this morning, I hope you'll come back!

**~~Christine~~**

Makeup 4 the Weekend

Good morning!  Only 2 weeks until the Olympics, is anyone else excited?  I wish we were going!

Today I have a card for Makeup for the Weekend #14 over at Paper Makeup.  It is a photo inspiration challenge with blues and white.  Here is my card:

I was really going for a clean and simple card again, that seems to be a theme for me this weekend!

I am also entering this card into the Friends challenge at Totally Papercrafts, since the bird and girl are definitely friends :).  Also, over at Cute Card Thursday, the current challenge is Blooming Gorgeous.  Lastly, over at Stamptacular Sunday the current challenge is Winter Blues.

Materials used:
Paper:  GinaK, Lynx (base), bazzill
Medium:  Momento with Copics
Accessories:  Stickles, flowers from PTI, Cuttlebug Swirls folder

Thanks for stopping by!!

Paper Sundaes Challenge #3

Today is the start of Paper Sundaes Challenge #3.  The challenge is Valentine's.  This week Paper Sundaes is sponsored by PaperWorks Co, who provided our design team with some super cute stamps from Little Loud Stamps' Freckle Love Collection.  I was very impressed with the quality of these stamps.  They come pre-mounted and pre-cut on cling mount, and are made of very deeply etched red rubber.  They stamp beautifully!  Each stamp also comes with a matching sentiment.

My card today features Charlotte's Valentine.  She is colored with copics that a friend kindly let me play with this week.  I feel a big purchase in my near future!  :)

I really wanted to keep this card clean and simple, with no embellishments.  My daughter did NOT approve, lol...

The 'Happy' stamp on the kraft paper is from The Scenic Route, that I had in my stash, uninked.  It was stamped with ColorBox liquid chalk.  Charlotte was cut out with the Petite Scallop Nestabilities, and the sentiment with the long scalloped rectangle.  PaperWorks Co is a Canadian company, so prices are CAD, however if you prefer to pay in USD you can contact Peggy and she can accomodate you.

Peggy has generously provided Paper Sundaes with a $25 gift certificate to the winner of our Valentine's challenge, so I hope you will join us!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly- sketch
Caardvarks- hearts
Fussy and Fancy- hearts
Lexi's Creations- Valentine's
Corrosive Challenges by Janet- All you need is love

Have a Magical Day!

This past weekend, an online friend, Jenny, came up to visit myself and a good friend of mine, Shana.  She brought with her, her massive collection of stamps!  It would have taken me a week to make a dent in stamping her collection!  I did stamp a few of her Sweet Pea stamps, including this one called 'It's My birthday'.  These stamps are gorgeous, and so different from anything I own!  I coloured her while visiting my friend Shana, using her copic markers.  This was only my second attempt using them, but I do like them!

The layout is from the current sketch challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.  Hopefully on the closeup shot, you can see all of her glitter :)

I know that most people seem to color that piece by her face as an ear and hair, but I saw it as a piece of plant or seaweed :)

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Cute Card Thursday- Fairy Fantastic
Charisma Cardz- Fruity Colors
Raise the Bar Challenge- The gift that keeps giving (RAK image from Jenny)
Flutterby Wednesday #64- butterfly, fairy, or angel
A Spoon Full of Sugar- freestyle

Paper Jewels Now Open!!

An online and now IRL friend of mine has just opened her online store called Paper Jewels selling Bildmalarna stamps.  They are so cute!  Even better, she invited several of her online friends to be her design team, and I was one of them!  I couldn't be more thrilled!  Here is an example of the Bildmalarna stamps, if you aren't familiar with them!

This image is called Mimosa on the Fence.  Jenny has a ton of super cute images in the shop, you should go take a look!

I am entering this card into a couple challenges as well, including:
Papertake Weekly- sketch
A Spoon Full of Sugar- Free Style
Doodle Palace- Something New- New Bildmalarna stamp
Raise the Bar Challenge- The Gift that keeps on giving (image was from a friend)
Pile It On- Warm Wishes- Wishing for a warm day to sit on the fence!  lol
Stampin' Sisters in Christ-  A touch of green

Paper Sundaes Challenge #2

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!  Today I have a card for the second Paper Sundaes Challenge.  It is a recipe challenge, to use brown, pink, lace and flowers.  Our sponsor this week is Ildi Co, and they are providing this week's winner with their choice of 4 Ildi Co digital stamps.  This card uses one of Ildi Co's images called Cuddles Kuma Picnic.  My daughter's favorite song when she was little was 'Teddy Bear's Picnic', so I just had to have this image!

I am entering this card into a couple of challenges.  The sketch layout is from the current challenge at Dutch Dare.  Over at Etsy Inspired, they are featuring Sweetie Pie Tutus this week, and I used this tutu for inspiration :)  Lastly, I am entering this into the 'Add Dimension' challenge over at Totally Gorjuss, for the dimension on my flower, which is separated between each layer with pop dots plus the spacer.

Here is a picture of the inside:

Materials used:

Image:  Ildi Co's Cuddles Kuma Picnic
Paper:  Basic Grey- Nook and Pantry
Accessories:  brads- unknown, Spacer- from Stamp & Create
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black
Medium: Prismacolor pencils

Thanks for stopping by!   I hope you can join us at Paper Sundaes for our second challenge.

Weekly Christmas Card- Week 2

I am continuing on my quest to have my Christmas cards done early this year!  For my card today, I used an image I've had for a while, called A New Winter Friend, by Whipper Snapper.

The image is coloured with Koh-i-Noor's.  Paper is My Mind's Eye Colorful Christmas, and the sentiment is Pink Cat Studios.  The snowflakes are cut with Nestabilities Snowflake Wonder.  Over at All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge blog, the current challenge is Snowmen, ending today, so I am going to enter this there.  Thanks for stopping by!

Christine

Blog Candy Winner!

Sorry for the short delay!


The winner of my Sugar Nellie stamp as determined by random.org, is Angela aka Angelwood!  Congrats, Angela!  You can contact me via the link in my sidebar!


Thanks to everyone who entered!

Paper Sundaes Challenge #1

Thanks for stopping by!  Today I have a card for Paper Sundaes first challenge.   For this card I used one of the new Mo Manning clear stamps, End of Summer.  Isn't that image gorgeous?!

The paper is Bo Bunny Flutter Butter.  The stamp, flower spacer and pearl are all from Stamp and Create, our sponsor this week.  They are offering a $15 gift certificate to the winner of our first challenge, so make sure to play along!  They carry stamps, embellishments etc, and free shipping on orders over $55 to the US and Canada.

I am entering this into the layering challenge over at ABC Challenge blog, as well as the Going Girly challenge at Cupcake Craft Challenges :)

Please pop back tomorrow for the winner of my blog candy, sorry for the delay!