Flopsey's Thanksgiving Dinner

I have another fun card for you today. Since Thanksgiving is only a couple of days away, I thought it would be fun to show Flopsey cooking.

I first started by by stamping multiple backgrounds using the MFT set Branch Out, then sponging Stampin Up! pumpkin pie ink around the edges of the card and garden green layer. My main image was stamped twice on MFT perfect panels and colored with prismacolor markers, with only the pie, and chef's hat being cut out then popped up on mini pop dots.

Instead of having a ribbon bow across the middle, I pulled out a Martha Stewart Thanksgiving border punch that I bought at Michael's on clearance for just $4.00! So, punched out behind Flopsey is a complete Thanksgiving feast while Chef Flopsey holds the pie.

Here is a close up of our famous chef and his pie.

On the inside of the card I also punched out another part of the feast; this time pulling the pieces a little bit away from the card to make them stand out before stippling with pumpkin pie ink.

Stamps: MFT Sweetie Pie Flopsey, Branch Out

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green

Cardstock: Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Garden Green, MFT Perfect Panels

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Mini Pop Dots, Stipple Brushes, Martha Stewart Punches, Felt Pumpkin Ribbon, Dimensionals

Think Snow!

Hello again. Sorry it's been so long since I've posted, but I've been fighting a blasted sinus infection and it's just not going away. Definitely causing problems with my stamping life and sapping my energy.

The project I have today is one I made for my secret sister's reveal gift and just had a blast making. I used a stamp set from My Favorite Things called Cool Yule. The set is just too cute with a little polar bear, penguin, cardinal, ice cube, and a frozen pond with some sentiments.

First, I stamped the polar bear on MFT Perfect Panels for the card, masked, and then created snowbanks behind him before coloring with Prismacolor markers and stippling Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the edges then layering. To make my snow banks I tore a piece of scratch paper and lightly stippled Stampin Up! soft sky ink, moving the scrap paper around to keep the banks slightly irregular.

For the main layer of the card, I stamped the snowflakes from MFT's Baby It's Cold Outside in Versamark Aquatic Splash, again stippling Stampin Up! bashful blue around the side lightly before adding a ruffled ribbon and some bling to the centers of the snowflakes. The main image panel is then popped up on dimensionals with diamond ice stickles highlighting portions of the ice for added sparkle.

For the altered calendar I made, I stamped the images again in memento ink, masked, and then stippled the snowbanks just like the card before coloring the images. Since I was placing these images into a plastic sleeve, I decided against any bling or sparkle so the plastic didn't tear.

Both of these projects didn't take hardly any time at all to make, and the calendar would make a great stocking stuffer or Christmas gift for someone as well with the holidays approaching.

Stamps: MFT Cool Yule, Baby It's Cold Outside

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Soft Sky, Versamark Aquatic Splash

Cardstock: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, MFT SnoCone, MFT Perfect Panels, White

Accessories: Calendar, Prismacolor Markers, MFT Santa Bitty Brads, Dimensionals, Stipple Brush, Ribbon, Bling, Ice Stickles

To Krump or Not To Krump

According to the Urban Dictionary, krumping began as a form of clown dancing, but has developed into a non-violent outlet for anger and alternative to the street violence seen in many urban areas. The dancing style is fast and agressive involving physical contact between dancers that often looks like a fight. So how does krumping and stamping come together?

Well, that's what this week's So You Think You Can Stamp Challenge is all about: Krumping - Bling it out and make it shout. Well, I did both. I took the competitive nature of the "dance", so to speak, and incorporated it into my idea and design, then added plenty of bling. Since at the holidays, a lot of people try to out decorate their neighbors, or even in-laws, I decided that would become my competition. So I took out my yet un-inked Amanda Baird A Balanced Holiday set and paired it my un-inked Tree Trimming Flopsey set and designed a good old fashioned family feud - Baird's vs Rabbits!

I started by stamping my Balanced Holiday set on white cardstock in memento black ink and then my Flopsey set on MFT perfect panels also in memento black ink before coloring everything with prismacolor markers. Once everything was colored, I cut out the presents, Flopsey and his tree separately. Stampin Up! raspberry ink was sponged around the edges of the main image before gluing the presents down with a Martha Stewart 2-way glue pen. Then I sponged Stampin Up! glorious green ink on the edges of Flopsey's tree before popping it up on micro pop dots. Flopsey has Stampin Up! creamy caramel ink sponged on his edges before popping him up on pop dots.

Me And My Big Ideas gem stickers make up most of the bling on the trees with ice stickles being added to the stars and some of the ornaments. A green/gold organdy ribbon with a button in the center finished off my holiday "feud".

Here's a close up of Flopsey decorating his tree.

Stamps: MFT Amanada Baird A Balanced Holiday, Tree Trimming Flopsey

Cardstock: Stampin Up! Glorious Green, Garden Green, White,

Karen Foster Designer Paper, MFT Perfect Panels

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Glorious Green, Garden Green, Raspberry

Accessories: Sponges, Micro Pop Dots, Pop Dots, Ribbon, Bling, Button, Gold Cord, Ice Stickles, Prismacolor Markers, Martha Stewart 2-Way Glue Pen

Christmas In September - A Tad Late #3

Hello again. This is the third card for my September CCC09 submission over at Splitcoaststampers. I'm in love with this image from Pink Cat Studio. It's another digital image and I think Melissa had too much fun drawing this one.

Once I downloaded and re-sized my image, I colored with prismacolor markers and then stippled Stampin Up! bashful blue lightly around the owls before layering. I used my MFT Santa baby braddies for the corners and pulled some Stampendous Class-A-Peel bling stickers I've had in my stash for who knows how long. After adding an organdy ribbon with gold trim, my card was finished.

Here's a close up of my owls and the detail. Total time for the card - 20 minutes. Clean and simple quite often can be the best way to send greetings to family and friends.

Stamps: Digital Image Pink Cat Studio

Cardstock: Stampin Up! Glorious Green, Real Red, Black, White

Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue

Accessories: Stipple Brush, Computer, Printer, Stampendous Class-A-Peels, Prismacolor Markers, MFT Santa Baby Braddies, Ribbon

Christmas In September - A Tad Late #2

Hi! I have another digital image to share with you from Pink Cat Studio. This image is called Lily In Her Winter Coat. I wanted to have a "cool weather" feel so I kept everything in blues.

Once the image was downloaded and re-sized, Lily was colored with prismacolor markers with Stampin Up! soft sky ink lightly stippled around the edges. Using a Martha Stewart icicle border punch, I punched a background border, then stippled Stampin Up! bashful blue ink over it. Snowflakes were punched from additional scrap cardstock to use as embellishments with gem stickers in the center. I also used gem stickers to highlight the buttons on Lily's coat, then added a pre-made ribbon bow.

Here's a close up of Lily showing the detail of the coloring and embellishments.

Stamps: Pink Cat Studio digital

Cardstock: White, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue

Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Soft Sky

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brads, Martha Stewart Punches, Glue Dots, Ribbon Bow, Stipple Brushes

Christmas In September - A Tad Late #1

Hello. I'm playing catch up with the Christmas card challenge over at Splitcoast. Over the next few days, I'll be showing you some more of the cards I'll be sending out at Christmas this year.

This is another digital image I've found and am totally in love with. This one is from Pink Cat Studio. Once the image was downloaded and re-sized, the fairy was colored with prismacolor markers with Stampin Up! bashful blue ink lightly stippled around the edges. For some added texture, I dry embossed the card and brilliant blue layers with my snowflake cuttlebug dry embossing folder in my sizzix machine (yes the old red machine). I then pulled out some snowflake brads that have been in my stash for years and some platinum ice stickles to highlight the fairy's dress, wand and hair.

Here's a close up of the fairy.

Stamps: Pink Cat Studio digital
Cardstock: White, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue
Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Snowflake Brads, Ice Stickles, Stipple Brush, Cuttlebug Snowflake Embossing Folder, Sizzix

Secret Sister Pumpkin

Hi there. Isn't this little girl so cute? She's a digital stamp from Pure Innocence. I so love this line. My Favorite Things has introduced this line and has some wonderful stamps with it for sale too.

This little girl is going to my secret sister in her reveal package this week though. Once I downloaded and re sized her, she was then colored with prismacolor markers with Stampin Up! soft sky lightly stippled around the outside edges.

Using one of my Martha Stewart butterfly punches, I punched a couple of small butterflies from Stampin Up! pretty in pink scrap paper and glued them to the side. I decided to add some grass to the bottom of the card before layering and them some Micheal's bridal confetti flowers highlighted with platinum ice stickles.




Stamps: Pure Innocence ditigal
Cardstock: white, Stampin Up! Pumpkin Pie, Always Artichoke, Close to Cocoa
Ink: Stampin Up! Soft Sky
Accessories: Stipple Brush, Prismacolor Markers, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Confetti Flowers, Platnium Ice Stickles, Glue Dots