Cute Peacock Card

Good evening! I have a quick post to share this Cute Peacock Card. The peacock digital image is from Doodle Pantry. It came pre-colored and I used the coordinating digital paper. The layout is from this weeks sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches. My crafty friend, Jessi Fogan at OneCraftyMama designed the sketch. The only change I made was to the twine area. My image is on the larger side so I had to make room for the three gemstones. I love the bright colors in this cute peacock and I intentionally didn't use a sentiment to keep my options open. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Cute Peacock Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch
• 4 Crafty Chicks: Anything Goes
• The Crafter's Cafe: Use a Digi

Reach for the Stars Winner

Wow, July went by super fast!  I want to thank the participants who played along in our Reach for the Stars Challenge. There were so many different ways to use stars and I found inspiration in each of your designs. To select the winner the top five selections were numbered and placed in a bowl and hand drawn the old fashioned way. The winner is...

Valerie Ward from Val by Design

Valerie's card highlights a fun summer activity in her beautiful and colorful card. The starry sky over the camping scene is just perfect. Thanks for sharing your creation with us Val! In the next few days I will send you an email to request your mailing address for the challenge prize.

Check back tomorrow for the start of our August Photo Inspiration Challenge. 

Blended Bloom Take Two

It's always fun to see how using the same design details in different colors changes the look of a card. So, last night I decided to play around with the Blended Bloom Card I made for The Paper Players and use different colors. To see the other card scroll down to my last post or click here. I used the Flowerpot dsp but I selected different papers. Using the Stampin' Blendabilities I colored the Blended Bloom focusing on Daffodil Delight with the center Calypso Coral. I changed my sentiment to Hello from the Lacy & Lovely stamp set and I used the sketch from The Paper Players challenge. I hope you enjoyed seeing the differences in my cards. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This Blended Bloom Card is entered into the following challenges:

• The Pink Elephant: Anything Goes
• 613 Avenue Create: Anything Goes optional use a sentiment
• Craft Your Passion: Flower Power
• The Craft Place: Anything Goes

Blended Bloom for The Paper Players

Hello and Happy Sunday! I do believe the summer months go by faster or it seems that way the last few weeks. This is my fourth week as a guest designer at The Paper Players and we have a sketch challenge for you! The hostess this week is Ann and I must say the design team have created some marvelous inspiration for you! When I first looked at the sketch I pondered on the oval space trying to figure out what I wanted to put in it's place. Then I decided to play around with my new Stampin' Blendabilities and the Blended Bloom was the solution I needed. Hopefully, you have time to play along with the sketch challenge at The Paper Players (click here). We would love to see what you create! The challenge is open until Noon (PST) on Friday August 1st. Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous day!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

• Paper: Garden Green, Crushed Curry and Whisper White cardstock. Flowerpot dsp and discontinued Night of Navy dsp.
• Stamps: Blended Bloom and Sassy Salutations.
• Inks: Stampin' Blendabilities in Calypso Coral and Daffodil Delight. Classic stampin' pad in Garden Green.
• Other Stuff: Paper snips and dimensionals.

Beautiful Bloom Miss You Card

This morning a few of the local Stampin' Up! demonstrators got together for some stamping fun! For my project I made this Beautiful Bloom Miss You Card. I used the sketch from Create with Connie & Mary. All supplies are by Stampin' Up! and include: Whisper White and Lost Lagoon cardstock, All Abloom paper stack, Beautiful Bunch stamp set, Lacy & Lovely stamp set (sentiment), Daffodil Delight and Mossy Meadow stampin' pads, white emboss powder, heat tool, Fun Flower punch, paper piercing tools and stampin' dimensionals.

The main thing I wanted to try today was paper piercing. It's really sad that I've had the tools for months and this was the first time I've used them on a card. Every time I see it on other card creations I really like it but I always forget to incorporate it into one of my designs. So I'm happy I finally tried something new! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Beautiful Bloom Miss You Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Create with Connie & Mary: Sketch, CCMC313
• Crafty Catz: Anything Goes
• The Crafter's Cafe: Anything Goes 

Candy Cane Bear Christmas Card

July is almost over and I wanted to make at least one Christmas card for all the Christmas in July challenges. I decided to rescue an image that I printed too large last year. This cute Candy Cane Bear image is by Bugaboo Digi Stamps and I colored the image with my Copic markers. I sacrificed a big portion of the worded patterned paper to make the candy cane words fit just right at the bottom of the card. Then I decided to add a strip of blue polka dot paper to add some color. The Candy Cane paper is from The Paper Studio and the Happy Holidays sentiment is by Stampabilities. The cardstock colors are Crumb Cake and Real Red by Stampin' Up!. I added a little sparkle red circle with a sparkle white brad next to the sentiment to add some detail. That's about it! Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Candy Cane Bear Christmas Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Creative Knockouts: Christmas in July
• Aud Sentiments: Christmas in July
• Southern Girls: Christmas is a-coming
• Crafting for all Seasons: Christmas in July
• Little Red Wagon: Christmas in July

Circles Thank You Card

Good afternoon! I have a quick post to share my newest card. This Circles Thank You Card was made using the colours from the current challenge at ColourQ. The only problem was I didn't have stamp pads that even closely resembled Concord Grape or Pretty in Pink. For that reason I decided to play with patterned paper. The layout comes from the sketch challenge at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  I ended up with what I think is a fun card and the only thing stamped was the sentiment. All patterned paper and Sassy Salutations Thank You sentiment is from Stampin' Up!. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

My Circles Thank You Card is entered into the following challenges:

• ColourQ: Colour
• Try Stampin' On Tuesday: Sketch
• Party Time Tuesdays: Anything Goes