Down Under Stamp Release

Good day crafty friends!!! Today is the launch of a new stamp set by Jessica Lynn Original called Down Under. I had a lot of fun making my cards using the new stamp set. The images came out really crisp and were easy to color with Copic markers. You will definitely want to check out the design team inspiration! Jessica has some amazingly talented ladies who have created some awesome cards using the Down Under stamp set. Click here for the design team blog list.

My first card features the kangaroo image, I really wanted to use my sentiment that says "You are my sunshine," but it was too large for the sentiment area. So, I went with the sentiment "Hey there, Sunshine!" by Verve Stamps. The die cut stitched 1.5" sunshine is by Lil' Inkers and all the patterned paper is from the retired Cherry on Top paper stack by Stampin' Up!

For my second card I used the darling koala image. When selecting my papers I went with more earthy tones from the Autumn Crisp paper pad by American Crafts. The layout is simple and the Miss You sentiment by TPC Studios was stamped directly onto the patterned paper using Memento black ink. Three green sequins were added for some sparkle and that's it!

Jessica is having a giveaway, so make sure you check out the blog for all the giveaway details. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day! 

Daisy Cat Card

Happy Friday! It's laundry day at my house but I always have time to play in my craft room while the washing machine and dryer are busy. This Daisy Cat Card was made using the freebie image by IKEsART over at the Show Us Your Pussies Challenge. It's only available for a few more days to play along with the Floral Kitties theme. If you love kitties then you should definitely play along.

To create this card I selected patterned papers from the May Berry paper pad by American Crafts. A scalloped edge die cut was added for some detail along with twine and three candy dots. The Thinking of You sentiment is from the Wetlands stamp set by Stampin' Up! and the image was colored with Copic markers. That's it! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a lovely weekend!

This Daisy Cat Card is entered into the following challenges:

• Show Us Your Pussies: Floral Kitties
• Crafty Gals Corner: Anything Goes
• Kitty Bee Designs/Aloha Friday: All About Animals
• Crafting With Friends: Anything Goes

Miss You Card

Hello! I've got a quick post to share this Miss You Card I made using this weeks sketch at The Paper Players. My creative motivation is still on the fritz, so I used supplies from the Oh Happy Day Card Kit by Stampin' Up!. I added a piece of Daffodil Delight cardstock behind the yellow striped paper and three gold sequins for detail, other than that everything was from the kit. Easy peasy!!!

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Winner from 900th Post Giveaway

My apologies!!! This post is later than I intended but here it is... the winner for the giveaway for my 900th Post is KT Fit Kitty. Thank you for being a loyal follower of my blog! I really appreciate all your kind comments. I'll send you an email to request your mailing address.

Now to share this cute kitty photo of our darling Mr. Tazzy, he likes to help me take photos of my cards. I use the top of the stool to position paper and prop up my finished card for photos. It's pretty typical when I get the camera out and get everything situated he jumps on top of the stool and looks at me like "hey, pay attention to me." So this time we had a Tazzy photo shoot and took several pictures until I finally got one with his eyes wide open. He is a ton of fun and definitely has his own unique personality.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

Simple Hi Card

The last week my creativity has been pretty low. It seems I just can't get motivated! I'll look up challenges and check out my blog feed for inspiration but... nothing. I'm blaming the summer heat and maybe I just need a creative break.

This afternoon I was able to follow the sketch at Tuesday Morning Sketches. Everything on this card was already printed or punched and on my craft desk. All I had to do was cut some paper, adhere everything together and stamp a sentiment. Pretty simple! The patterned paper is from the May Berry paper pad by American Crafts and the Polka Dot Bella digital image from Paper Creator came pre-colored. This image reminds me of one of my baby pictures. My mom had tied a "do rag" on my head and handed me a couple of toothbrushes while I was sitting on a green washing machine (see below). The photo was taken when I was 14 months old in 1975.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This card is entered into the following challenges:

• Tuesday Morning Sketches: Sketch #361
• A Gem of A Challenge: Animals
• Let's Craft and Create: Four Legged Friends

Bold Birthday Card

Good day! Becca at The Damsel of Distressed is celebrating her 30th birthday with a photo inspiration and link-up on her blog. To wish her a happy birthday I made this Bold Birthday Card using the colors from her photo along with a circle element for the focal area. The background was made using watercolor paper, pink and turquoise glimmer mist, blue watercolor ink, sour apple sparkles dimensional paint by Tulip and Stickles. There is really a lot of sparkle on this card that doesn't show up in the photo. The center circle stamp is by Close to My Heart and the birthday sentiment is by Hero Arts. Bright yellow cardstock was used to mat the circle and yellow twine wrapped three times for detail. Three sequins were added for some extra sparkle and that's it! I had a lot of fun making this card and I hope Becca likes it.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!

This card is linked to the following blogs:

• The Damsel of Distressed: Birthday Celebration
• Seize the Birthday: Bold & Bright
• Craft Your Passion: Anything Goes

Inspiration Photo:

Butterfly Birthday Gift Tag

Hello! I have a quick post to share this butterfly birthday gift tag I made. This is only the second gift tag I've ever made but I do think I'll be making more. The digital butterflies are by Jessica Lynn Original called Winged One Butterfly and I colored them with Copic markers. Once the butterflies were colored I fussy-cut them and adhered them to the patterned paper by Stampin' Up! called Affectionately Yours. The happy birthday sentiment is by Hero Arts and it was punched with a 1 1/4" circle punch and layered with a slightly larger scalloped circle. I popped the sentiment up with dimensionals and then tied the Cucumber Crush lace to the top of the tag. That's it!





This tag is entered into the following challenges:

• Sweet Stamps: Anything Goes
• Through The Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of your day!