My Friend Sunflower

Hello and Happy Tuesday!!  Today I'm posting a card I made for the Speedy The Cat Birthday Swap over on Mark's Finest Papers.  I really love the sets I used ( Blackberries, Sunflowers & Bees and Daffodil and Anise), one because of the daffodils, and two the sunflowers since both grow really well around the Central Valley.

I started out by stamping the sunflower and bees on MFP Corn Husk card stock in memento tuxedo black ink before coloring it with prismacolor markers.  Once the coloring was done, I lightly stippled Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around to help fill in the blank spots before layering. 

Once the layering was done, I repeatedly stamped the anise flower on the card in Stampin Up! garden green to create a background.  Once that was done, I tied some vanilla ribbon around the card and popped up the main image and saying.  For the final touch, a dimensional bee sticker was added to the bottom of the sunflower.  The Happy Birthday is stamped on the inside with another bee in the bottom left corner.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MFP Blackberries, Sunflowers & Bees, Daffodil & Anise
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Garden Green, Bashful Blue
Card Stock: MFP Corn Husk, Stampin Up! Garden Green, Riding Hood Red, Summer Sun
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brads, Ribbon, Pop Dots, Bee Sticker, Stipple Brush

Synchronized Syd - MMTPT148

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Stamp Something challenge, please scroll down one post.

I'm finally able to participate in a Teapot Challenge thanks to my continued migraines.  This week our teapot challenge is all about synchronized swimming and the teapotters.  Teapotter Leigh Grady provided us again with a digital image to use.  It's a good thing too since I didn't have any stamps to match the challenge.

After downloading the image, and printing it off twice, I pulled out my prismacolor markers and got to work coloring.  Once both images were colored, I cut one out for popping up later and rolled Stampin Up's dot to dot wheel on the card itself.  Then I pulled out my MFT Wave Die-Namic and die cut three wave borders in tempting turquoise before stippling some of the same ink over them.  Once my image was layered, and popped up, I added some ice stickles and prima flowers with metal dot stickers in the center as the final touch.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Leigh Grady Digital
Ink: Stampin Up! Tempting Turquoise, Bashful Blue
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Tempting Turquoise, Orchid Opulance
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Die-Namic, Primas, Glue Dots, Metal Dot Stickers, Stipple Brushes, Ice Stickles

My Dad HERO - Happy Memorial Day!!

This week's Stamp Something Challenge is to use sentiments.  Once I saw this, I knew the sentiment and perfect stamp set to use.  Since today is Memorial Day, I pulled out my retired Stampin Up! set Godspeed and got to work. 

Stamping my background images in Stampin Up! brilliant blue, and then the main image in not quite navy with creamy caramel stippled around the edges, gave the card a "sandy" look as if it was written, and sent, from the desert. 

My sentiment is from My Time Made Easy's May digital release called For Dad.  Pulling out my prismacolor markers, I colored the DAD in a light blue and then the banner in a mustard yellow.  For the final touch, I stamped, colored, and cut out a yellow ribbon to place in the upper right hand corner of the card.

For all of our troops serving overseas, and here in the United States, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!  To my nephew's Matt and Alex, please stay safe on your deployments.  You will be in our prayers.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Stampin Up! Godspeed, My Time Made Easy For Dad Digital Set
Ink: Stampin Up! Brilliant Blue, Not Quite Navy, Creamy Caramel
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Brilliant Blue, More Mustard, Kraft, Garden Green, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Computer, Printer, Stipple Brush, Stampin Up! Earth Elements Brads, Mini Pop Dots

Pretty Pink Daisies

Hello and Happy Sunday.  Today I'm sharing with you another card I assembled last week using MFT's Pure Innocence sets.  I had some left over My Time Made Easy digital paper from a project and wanted to pair it up with this cute little Crazy For Daisies set.  After stamping my image in memento tuxedo black on MFT Perfect Panels, I started coloring her with my prismacolor markers allowing the digital paper to control the colors I used.

Once my coloring was done, I pulled out MFT's Daisy Die-Namic and die cut three layered daisies with matching leaves using scrap card stock.  After tying a double ribbon along the side, I popped up my main image panel and added my daisies, with ice stickle centers, to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great rest of the weekend.


Stamps: MFT Pure Innocence Crazy For Daisies
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card Stock: MFT Perfect Panels, Stampin Up! Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Green Galore, Garden Green, MTME Tea Parlor Digital Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Ribbon, MFT Daisy Die-Namic, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles

Little Daffodil Girl

Hello.  Sorry for the delay in posting again, however, I'm dealing with another bout of migraines.  Ugh!

Today I'm sharing a card I put together over a week ago and just never had time to post thanks to the migraines.  The image uses MFT's Pure Innocence Daffodil stamp.  I love daffodils especially since they are the flower of the American Cancer Society.  They remind me of new beginnings and of hope.

I stamped my little PI in memento tuxedo black on MFT Perfect Panels before coloring with prismacolor markers.  Once my coloring was done, I sponged some Stampin Up! barely banana around the image to help highlight it a bit.  Then, taking my MFT Dainty Dots Die-Namic Border, and die cut three borders to place under the main image panel.  Once my borders were cut and adhered, I sponged some Stampin Up! summer sun around the edges of the card before adding some silk daffodils with baby brad centers.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MFT Pure Innocence Daffodil
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Barely Banana, Summer Sun
Card Stock: MFT Perfect Panels, Stampin Up! Summer Sun, Black, Garden Green
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stampin Up! Summer Sun Marker, Silk Daffodils & Greens, MFT Dainty Dots Die-Namic, Sponge, Making Memories Black Baby Brads, Pop Up Glue Dots

The Birds And The Bees - MTME Pretty Pattern Sketch 11

Hello again.  It's time for another My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch.  I had so much fun with this sketch, I have two cards to show you today.  I'm really happy with how they both turned out since I made them while on medication for a massive migraine.

My first card uses the newly released set Bee-Loved and the new Bee Mine digital paper combined with one of my favorite color combinations: blue, green, and yellow.  Once I had printed off the Bee Mine digital paper, I allowed the paper to really choose the colors I used.

After stamping my images twice onto white card stock in memento tuxedo black and coloring with prismacolor markers, I took one set of images and cut them out to pop up later.  I made sure to lightly stipple Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the edges of the main image before layering and then stamped my card layers in Stampin Up! sage shadow, bashful blue, and pacific pointe.  Once everything was stamped and layered, my card was ready to be assembled.

Taking some pop dots, I popped up the main image panel over the stamped border strips, then popped up the daisy after adding a Making Memories page pebble to the center.  The leaves were popped up on smaller pop dots so I could achieve different layers of dimension.  Once I added the prima flowers, I found a small bee sticker in my stash from Michael's and then added that to the center of the primas.  Here's a close up of the card's dimension.

My second card features the Singing Silhouette set and Cheerful Chirps digital paper.  Again, I allowed the digital paper to choose my color scheme.  All of the images in the main panel are stamped using various colors of Versamark chalk ink, except the bird cage which uses memento tuxedo black.  I wanted at least three layers of dimension on the card, so I stamped the bird cage twice, and the bluebirds three times, cutting each out for their respective layers.  Stampin Up! bashful blue ink is again stippled around the main image panel to help fill in the white spaces.

While stamping the border strips, I again used various shades of Versamark chalk ink before adding the border strips to my card.  Once the borders were added, I adhered the main image panel using glue dots so it would hold better before adding the popped up birdcage, and then the popped up bluebirds.  Pulling out some green Michael's bridal confetti flowers, I added two layered over each other with a Stampendous class-a-peel bling center.  Since I can never really do things the easy way, I decided to add the same bling stickers very carefully to the birdcage after it was already popped up on my card. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  I really hope you participate in the My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch challenges.  They are a lot of fun, and really stretch the imagination.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MTME Bee-Loved, Singing Silhouette

Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Pacific Pointe, Sage Shadow, Barely Banana, Riding Hood Red, Mellow Moss, MTME Cheerful Chirps Digital Paper, MTME Bee Mine Digital Paper

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Various Versamark Colors, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Pacific Pointe, Sage Shadow

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Making Memories Page Pebble, Pop Dots, Mini Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Brads, Michael's Bridal Confetti Flowers, Prima Flowers, Bee Sticker, Stampendous Class-A-Peel Stickers, Stipple Brush, Ice Stickles

Blue Ribbon Dad

Welcome.  I hope you are having a great day.  Today, I am sharing a card with you from My Time Made Easy May 15th digital release called #1 Dad.

After downloading the image and printing it off, I matched up some DCWV Nana's Kids designer paper to the dots on the little girl's dress before coloring my image with prismacolor markers.  Since I was using soft colors for my card and image, I made sure to find my Stampin Up! soft subtles brads in my stash to add to the layered image.  Keeping the softer color scheme, I also found a pink flower sticker and clip in my stash to add to the card and help finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MTME #1 Dad Digital Image
Card Stock: White, DCWV Nana's Kids, Stampin Up! Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Apricot Appeal, Certainly Celery
Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Pale Plum
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Sponge, Ribbon, Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Clip, Silk Flower Sticker

Above The Fog - WSC20

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Stamp Something challenge, please scroll down one post.

I had these balloon images colored a couple of weeks ago and just had not assembled a card with them yet, so when this week's Wednesday Stamp Club sketch came out, I knew the time had come.  Pullin out some K&Company Brenda Walton designer paper to give the card a vintage look, I began assembling the images together.  Once I had my designer paper adhered to the card, I stippled some Stampin Up! creamy caramel ink around the edges and then did the same thing around the edges of the main image layer.  Oh why, oh why did Stampin Up! retire the caramel color??  It's my favorite to use for beach scenes, and making stuff vintage.  Argh!!

Once I had some scrap Stampin Up! sage shadow card stock die cut, using MFT's Jumbo Scallop Die-Namic, I also stippled caramel ink over those so the border would be aged a bit too.  Taking out some Tim Holtz antique linen, old paper, and tea stain distress inks, I began stippling the clouds to age them since I had die cut those on white card stock instead of vanilla.  Once the clouds were done, I stippled the same inks over the sun to age that before adding just a tad of distress inks to the popped up balloons.  For the final touch, I die cut a butterfly using MFT's Butterfly Die-Namic, stippled ink over that, and added some gem stickers to the body to make it stand out a bit.

I'm really happy with how this turned out since I put it together with a nasty migraine and meds.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.



Stamps: MFT Inspired By Balloons
Card Stock: Vanilla, Stampin Up! Lavender Lace, Sage Shadow, White, K&Company Brenda Walton Designer Paper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Creamy Caramel, Tim Holts Antique Linen, Old Paper, Tea Stain Distress Inks
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, MFT Die-Namics, Pop Dots, Stipple Brushes, Gem Stickers, Glue Dots, Brads

A Friendly Light

Hello again!!  This week's Stamp Something challenge is to use beachy colors with summer right around the corner.  Of course, last weekend, we were getting snow again in the mountains an hour east of me.  What's up with that??  So even though I have a major migraine going on again, I just had to participate in the challenge.

I pulled out a Stamps Happen D. Morgan lighthouse stamp that had not seen ink for a while.  Once I had my image stamped on white card stock in memento tuxedo black ink, I pulled out my prismacolor markers to color with.  Since we were to use beachy colors, I layered the image onto different shades of Stampin Up! blue, banana, sage, and caramel card stocks before stippling caramel ink around the edges of the main image.

Taking the scraps of the card stocks used above, I pulled out my MFT Catch A Wave die-namics and die cut several waves to use as a border, then stippled caramel ink over those as well.

Once I had my main image popped up over the wave border, the final touch was to pull out some silk Michael's seashell bridal confetti and adhere those to the card using pop up glue dots.  The card actually came together really well considering my migraine and the meds I was on at the time I assembled the card.  Of course, it's an 1/8 inch crooked, but that seems to be the running joke around the house between my husband and I.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

Stamps: Stamps Happen, Stampin Up! Sandy Shells Wheel
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Sage Shadow, Barely Banana, Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Pop Dots, Pop Up Glue Dots, MFT Catch A Wave Die-Namic, Metal Clip, Making Memories Sand Dollar Brads, Stipple Brush, Michael's Sea Shell Bridal Confetti

A Special HERO! My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch Challenge 10

Hello everyone.  Welcome to another addition of My Time Made Easy's Pretty Pattern Sketch Challenge.  This week our sketch artist, Tangii, came up with an interesting one.  One I really had to think about for a bit.  However, once I was done thinking, it was pretty easy to put together especially when I decided to use this month's new digital release. 

Since Father's Day is coming up, I decided to break apart the For Dad digital set and use one of my favorite sayings as the centerpiece: "Any man can be a Father.  It takes someone special to be a Dad".  Isn't that so true?  Once that was downloaded and printed off, I decided to use the HERO saying that comes with the set as my card's "sideburns".  LOL 

Once I had everything downloaded, printed off, colored and cut out, I pulled out some black card stock to layer the saying on, rounding the corners, and adding some Making Memories black baby brads.  Once that was done, I layered it over some graph paper from MTME Sensational Staples digital paper.  The HERO sayings were then popped up on pop dots at an angle, slightly covering the main layered image. 

Once that was done, I decided to add the Sensational Staples digital graph paper to the inside as well, using the "DAD" saying from the For Dad digital set.  For the final touch, I added a small colored image from MTME Super Dad digital set. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  If you haven't joined us yet at My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch Challenge, you really should.  If you participate in all of the challenges each month, you could win a Pretty Package of your choice.  So what are you waiting for?

Have a great day!


Stamps: MTME For Dad & Super Dad Digital Sets
Card Stock: Black, White, MTME Sensational Staples Digital Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, CTMH Markers, Making Memories Black Baby Brads, Pop Dots, Computer, Printer

May Blast From The Past!!!

It's that time again - Taylored Expressions Blast From The Past blog hop.  This month's hop challenge is to make a masculine card with no glitz, glitter or flowers.  I decided to use Taylored Expressions In The Park stamp set and focused on first time dads. 

I love that quote by Lance Armstrong.  Every new dad is nervous about holding their infant child for the first time even though they are filled with wonder and awe at the little bundle in their arms.  Mistakes will be made along the way while their child grows up, however, dad will learn from them and be a better dad for it too.  It's just like riding a bike.  If you never get on a bike, you won't have the risk of falling off.  If you fall, just get back on the bike and continue riding.   

There's lots of eye candy for you to see today.  Make sure you stop by each of the participating hoppers and leave them some love.







Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.


Stamps: Taylored Expressions In The Park
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Garden Green, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, PTI Buttons, Glue Dots, Brads, Stipple Brush, SU Celery Marker, SU Creamy Caramel Marker

Speedy The Cat Monochromatic Challenge

Welcome! I decided to finally participate in one of the Speedy The Cat challenges over on the Mark's Finest Papers Blog.  I love using the monochromatic technique and this week's challenge was "right up my alley", especially since blue was the color chosen for the challenge.

I decided to use the Grandma's Boudoir stamp set and some different shades of blue ink (Memento Bahama Blue, Paris Dusk and Stampin Up! Night of Navy).  I started out by stamping my images onto Bang Up Blue in Memento Bahama Blue dye ink to create a background border on the card.  Then I stippled Stampin Up! Night of Navy around the edges and then lightly over the card center.  Once that was done, I took some K & Company vintage die cuts, edged them in SU Night of Navy using a marker, before adhering them to the card.

Taking the cameo stamp from Grandma's Boudoir, I stamped it twice onto Corn Husk paper before using a Marvy Jumbo oval punch on one of the images and then cut the second image out for popping up later.  I then took both my Marvy Mega & Giga Scalloped Oval punches and punched out two different shades of blue card stock for layering.  After stippling some Night of Navy ink onto the smallest layer, I popped up the cut out cameo before adding some Stampendous Class-A-Peel stickers on each of the scallop layers.

To finish the card off, I added some more of the K & Company die cuts on the inside before stamping my sentiment also from the Grandma's Boudoir set.  I just love the sentiments included in the set.  Some of them make awesome punch lines for birthday cards. 

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MFP Grandma's Boudoir
Ink: Memento Bahama Blue, Paris Dusk, Stampin Up! Night of Navy
Card Stock: MFP Bang Up Blue, Corn Husk
Accessories: Ribbon, Pop Dots, Stampendous Class-A-Peels, K&Company Vintage Die Cuts, Ribbon, SU Night Of Navy Marker, Stipple Brush

You're Vintage! - WSC 19

I'm finally getting a chance to participate, and post, for the My Favorite Things weekly sketch challenge.  I decided to go with a vintage look and use MFT's Inspired By Spring set paired with the new Lily Bee Picket Fence designer paper.  I really chose to be a rebel this week, and totally took the sketch a different direction. 


After stamping my images in memento tuxedo black onto vanilla card stock, I pulled out my prismacolor markers and got to coloring before cutting one nest and bird out to pop up later. I stippled some Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the edges, and lightly in the middle, before I popped up my bird at the top of the sketch instead of using a tag like the sketch.  Once the nest was popped up, and flowers added to the side, I decided to add some blue dew drops over the circles in the designer paper for a different look.  Here's a close up of the nest and bird dimensions.

Taking the new Just My Type stamp and die set, I die cut some vanilla card stock before stamping one of the sayings onto the "paper" portion of the die.  I then stippled some Stampin Up! close to cocoa ink around the edges before adding some scrap designer paper to the bottom, and then a prima to finish it off.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.


Stamps: MFT Inspired By Spring, Just My Type
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, PTI Dark Chocolate, Stampin Up! Close To Cocoa
Card Stock: MFP Vanilla, Lily Bee Picket Fence Designer Paper, Stampin Up! Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, MFT Just My Type Die-namic, Silk Flower Stickers, Dew Drops, Mini Glue Dots, Stipple Brush, Pop Dots, Mini Pop Dots, Making Memories Baby Brads, Primas, Medium Glue Dots

All About Dad - It's A My Time Made Easy Digital Release!!!

Hello everyone!!!  Happy Sunday Evening!!  This month's My Time Made Easy digital release is just awesome!!!!  I had a blast making Father's Day cards using the new digital's and a month early at that!  I am never that organized for Father's Day.

First up is one of my favorites.  I remember growing up and thinking my dad was just like Superman, even after my parents divorced, so the new Super Dad Digi is perfect for the Super Dad in your house too.  I had this fantastic DCWV All About Boys designer paper pack that fit this image perfectly.  After printing off both of the digi's, and coloring with prismacolor markers, I cut one Super Dad image out to pop up for added dimension.  Dusting off my under used star punch, I punched two pieces of scrap paper and stamped some stars onto them before sponging matching ink around the edges.  It took forever to find the gold star brad I knew I had somewhere in the house, but I eventually found it and added the brad to the centers of the punched stars.  After adding some matching gold brads, and stippling some Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the main image, I popped up the cut out image before adding some blue sticker buttons I've had for ages. 

Next up is also a memory maker for me.  During elementary school, my dad and I were a part of the YMCA Indian Guides program.  Every year there was a fishing contest during the annual Awahanee Nation camp out, so this Let's Go Fishing image was perfect to remind my dad about all of our wins.  Our tribe, or clan, The Happy Palm Tree clan, always managed to win all of the spots in the fishing contest for some reason.  Us girls seemed to take turns winning first place.  I sure remember baiting the line, tossing it into the lake, and being totally awed by the size of the fish that could come out of that lake.

I paired the image up with DCWV All About Boys designer paper before trimming both of the lower corners for a different look.  After stippling Stampin Up! bashful blue around the edges and sky, I then lightly stippled almost amethyst to add a bit more color to the early morning sky.  After adding some aged copper brads and diamond ice stickles to highlight the water, my card was finally finished.  This one is going to my dad with a note "Thanks for the memories".  I had a blast with my dad during our time with the YMCA Indian Guides program.  I'm not sure if it's still operative, but if the program, still exists, you should really look into it if you have small children.  The values, time alone with a parent, and the friends I made back then have stayed with me for life, especially the values that were taught to us.

Another thing we would do at summer camp was hike, hike, and hike some more.  I loved exploring the woods with my dad and friends from The Happy Palm Tree clan.   I paired the Happy Trails Digital image with some DCWV All About Boys designer paper and some DCWV Going Green designer paper for a more rustic look.  Once everything was colored, and layered, I tied some natural hemp ribbon around the middle of the card twice before popping up my main image panel over them.  For the final touch, I stippled some bashful blue ink for the sky and then added some hand drawn birds with a black marker. 

Last up is my son's favorite sport - basketball.  Although I've never played the sport, my son is very passionate about it.  I think I'll have him give this to his dad for Father's Day.  I paired the A Great Team image with DCWV All About Boys designer paper and some dry embossed Stampin Up! baja breeze card stock.  After coloring everything with prismacolor markers, and stippling bashful blue ink for the sky again, I added some hand drawn birds to finish the card off.

If you have never worked with digital images before, all of this month's My Time Made Easy's digital images are a great place to start.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great evening.

Stamps: MTME Digital Stamps, Super Dad, Let's Go Fishing, Happy Trails, A Great Team

Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Summer Sun, Bashful Blue, Riding Hood Red, Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Going Gray, DCWV All About Boys, Going Green Designer Papers

Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Almost Amethyst, Always Artichoke

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Brads, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Button Stickers, Stipple Brushes, Sponges, Cuttlebug Circle Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Black Marker, Stampin Up! Handsome Hunter Marker, Stampin Up! Close To Cocoa Marker, Brocade Blue Marker, Natural Hemp Ribbon

Music Note Sketch - WSC 18

Second post tonight.  If you're looking for my Pretty Pattern challenge, please scroll down one post.

Hi all.  Two posts tonight after being nailed with a major, major migraine the last week.  In fact, the last couple of weeks have been horrible with my migraines.  I've been down more than up lately.

Here's my take on last week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Stamp Club.  I'm a bit behind thanks to the migraine.  However, I finally inked up my Who's That Musical Girl set and combined it with some scrap Stephanie Fizer Easter Daisies Collection with some scrap Stampin Up! retired mauve mist and pale plum card stock. 

After coloring my image, and punching it out with a Marvy Mega Scallop Circle punch, I used my heart and musical note die-namics before sponging pale plum around the edges.  I then popped up the hearts and added some mauve colored prima flowers with bling centers to finish it off.

Here's a close up of the details.


Stamps: MFT Who's That Musical Girl
Card Stock: MFT Perfect Panels, Stampin Up! Pale Plum, Mauve Mist
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Pale Plum, Mauve Mist
Accessories: Die-Namics, Prismacolor Markers, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Prima Flowers, Stampendous Class-A-Peels

Thinking Of You - My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch 09

Anyone know what time it is??  No not Tim Allen's Tool Time, but another My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch Challenge.  This week's challenge was perfect to showcase My Time Made Easy's Bee-Loved stamp set. 

After stamping my images in memento tuxedo black, I decided to stamped the same images onto some scrap card stock for popping up later. 

Pulling out my prismacolor markers, I got to work coloring.  Once that was done, and my additional images also cut out, it was time to assemble my card.  For one of the layers, I decided to dust off my Fiskars Sunflower scissors and cut a border for the top before tying a ribbon knot.  Once I had my card assembled, I added the cut out images using mini pop dots and then added some lace ice stickles to highlight the bee's wings and flower centers.  Here's close up of the dimension on my card.

If you haven't tried one of the Pretty Pattern challenges, I urge you to try. Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.



Stamps: My Time Made Easy Bee-Loved
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Ribbon, Fiskars Sunflower Sissors, Mini Pop Dots, Lace Ice Stickles

UR 2 COOL - MTME Pretty Pattern Challenge 08

Hello everyone!!  Sorry it's been a while since I posted.  I've been dealing with a nasty migraine again.

This week's Pretty Pattern challenge is so versatile.  I chose to use one of MTME's SK8R Boy digital image set and some splotched blue designer paper from my stash.  Once I downloaded the digital set, I printed the boy twice on white card stock so one could be popped up later.  I also printed off the UR2 COOL saying to replace the sketches tag with a circle. 

Once all of that was done, I cut out one of the boys, stippled some Stampin Up! bashful blue around the edges of the main image panel, then popped up the second image using mini pop dots.  Now I wanted something above and then to the side of my main image, so I once again printed off my skater image this time enlarging the image a bit so I could just use the skateboard.  After that was colored with my prismacolor markers, and cut out, I adhered it to the card, added some blue grosgrain ribbon and then some black sticker dots from Joann's.  Voila!!!  It was done in about 15min.  Not bad at all, especially for making a boy card which I do not have a lot of.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope to see you joining the My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern challenge.


Stamps: MTME Digital SK8R Boy
Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Soft Sky, Bashful Blue, Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Pop Dots, Ribbon, Glue Dots, Making Memories Baby Brads, Joann's Sticker Dots