Hi Sprinkle

This week's TCPTuesday269  is an inspiration challenge.  For this challenge, I pulled out Flying By and stamped Miss Sprinkle in memento black before coloring her and her plane in prismacolor pencils, adding brads and layering.  I then pulled out a Stampin Up! cloud embossing folder, dry embossed a white panel of card stock, stippled some Tim Holtz tumbled glass distress ink lightly over the clouds before adding my layered panel at an angle.  After adding a butterfly and some handmade flowers, I made my own saying by just inking part of one of the saying stamps in the Flying By set.  The final embellishment was to spritz a little color from a pacific pointe marker over everything.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: TCP Flying By
Ink: Memento Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Stipple Brush, Big Shot, Stampin Up! Cloud Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Punches, Glue Dots, Brads, Color Spritzer Tool, Ice Stickles

Be The Change

Hello and welcome.  I finally decided to participate in a Unity Be Inspired challenge.  For the challenge, I chose to use the sketch as my inspiration and also decided to pull out a retired Unity stamp kit I had never used yet called Be Bold.

After stamping my rose in memento inks, stippling Tim Holtz tumbled glass around the edges and layering, I added some dusty brads to the corners and dimensionals before popping the image panel up over some ribbon and washi tape before making my own floral spray using punches and mini prima roses.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Unity Be Bold
Ink: Memento Dew Drops, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Ribbon, Washi Tape, Dimensionals, Martha Stewart Fern Punch, Prima Roses, Glue Dots, Brads, Stipple Brushes

Catch Up Stamping Post

Playing catch up on a couple of cards that I've finally gotten finished and can now post.  Both cards use digital stamps colored with prismacolor markers highlighted with prismacolor pencils as needed in small detail spaces.  Due to my migraine issues, I'm not posting any assembly details though.

First card:

Bugaboo Stamps

Second card: 

CC Designs Stamps

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Bugaboo Digital Stamps, CC Designs Digital Stamps

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Stampin Up!

Card Stock: Stampin Up!

Accessories: Prima Flowers, Glue Dots, Stipple Brushes, Prismacolor Markers, Prismacolor Pencils, Ribbon, Bling, Brads, Big Shot, Stampin Up! Cloud Embossing Folder, Pearls

Watercolored Koi

Hello again and welcome.  Today I am sharing a one layer card I made using some koi and dragonfly images from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company.

After stamping my images in memento tuxedo black, I pulled out my prismacolor watercolor pencils to color the images before blending using an alcohol marker.  I kept the card very clean and simple with no embellishments or additional layers.

Challenges entered:

Less Is More #177 - Watercolor
OSA #278 - Japan Sea Day Challenge

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Koi Fish, Dragonflies Mini
Ink: Memento Black
Card Stock: White
Accessories: Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, Blender Marker

I Couldn't Have Picked - NBUS #1

...a better friend.

Hello and welcome.  I found a new blog the other day belonging to someone I follow on Pintrest, and she's holding a monthly challenge as well as challenging followers to use their virginal or Never Before Used Schtuff.  The first challenge is based on friendship and I figured these challenges would help me get my mojo back.  So I pulled out a set I bought years ago from the now closed Clear Dollar Stamps store and had never used along with some never used pearl dew drops to create this card.

I stamped the background using the tools from the Bless My Blooms set using regal rose ink directly onto the card before sponging the background.  The main image is stamped in memento black then colored using prismacolor markers then cut out the heart flowers and popped them up on dimensionals before layering, adding brads, a floral spray made from scraps and Martha Stewart punches, and then the virginal white pearl dew drops.  My final touch was to spritz regal rose ink over the main image for some extra texture.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: CDS Bless My Blooms
Ink: Memento Black, Regal Rose
Card Stock: Stampin Up!
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Sponge, Martha Stewart Punches, Glue Dots, Dew Drops, Ice Stickles, Brads, Color Spritzer Tool, Regal Rose Marker

Thank You Flowers

Since I'm still trying to get my stamping mojo back from taking care of my hubby for a few months from his total hip replacement, then my own migraines going into overdrive, I decided to try my hand at Clean and Simple cards (CAS) with the Less Is More One Layer challenge.  I was able to make a couple of them for my daughter to use as thank you cards for gifts she's received for graduation.

The first card uses stamps from Mark's Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company's sets called Great Flowers and the Nature's Brushstrokes mini along with various memento dew drop inks.  The second card uses Nature's Brushstrokes, Big Cupcake mini, and Marsh Silhouettes along with the memento dew drops.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP Nature's Brushstrokes Mini, Big Cupcake Mini, Marsh Silhouettes, Great Flowers, Fall Apples

Ink: Memento Dew Drops

Card Stock: White

Accessories: None

Life Is Too Short

Hello and welcome to another TCPTuesday challenge.  This time we were given a color challenge of kraft, rose, and vanilla - definitely not my favorite colors, however, that's why it's called a challenge.  So I pulled out one of my favorite bunny sets, Lickable, and stamped it in memento black onto vanilla card stock before coloring with prismacolor markers.  Once my coloring was finished, I lightly stippled some Tim Holtz tattered rose distress ink around the edges before layering and adding brads, some vanilla lace ribbon adhered with glue dots, and some felt flowers to finish my card off.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: TCP Lickable
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Tattered Rose
Card Stock: Kraft, Regal Rose, Vanilla
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Glue Dots, Ribbon, Felt Flowers, Bling, Stipple Brush, Brads

Please Snow - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 1

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured June 10
Gears To You and Gear Up 

Featured June 11

Pretty Pears

 Featured June 12

Great Flowers and Flower Blocks

Featured June 13
Please Snow

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All six winners will be announced on June 14, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!). The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday June 13, 2014.

Here's the Design Team:

Lois

Kelli Jo

Karen 

 Kathy

Toni

Janine

Shirley Q

Vickie
Sandy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Today's featured set is perfect for upcoming Christmas cards, especially when paired with any additional Mark's Finest Papers Christmas sets you might have.  However due to my persistent migraines, I will not have a write up on my card today.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.  I hope you have enjoyed this week's blog hop and have been inspired.

Stamps: MFP Please Snow, Winter Scenes
Ink: Memento Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Broken China
Card Stock: Stampin Up!, Scraps
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brushes, Brads, Glue Dots, Bling, Martha Stewart Border Punch

Great Flowers and Flower Blocks - Mark's Finest Papers Blog Hop Day 3

Welcome to the Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Company

June Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured June 10
Gears To You and Gear Up 

Featured June 11

Pretty Pears

 Featured June 12

Great Flowers and Flower Blocks

Featured June 13
Please Snow

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the following blogs (don't forget this one), each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All six winners will be announced on June 14, 2014 on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win and comments on the MFP blog count twice!). The deadline for commenting is 10 PM EST on Friday June 13, 2014.

Here's the Design Team:

Lois

Kelli Jo

Karen 

 Kathy

Toni

Janine

Shirley Q

Vickie
Sandy

Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co.

Today I am sharing two cards made with today's featured sets.  Due to my migraines, I'm unfortunately, not going to be able to  have a detailed write up on them however I hope you are inspired.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day and don't forget to stop by the rest of the design team blogs to leave some love for a chance to win today's featured sets.

Come on back tomorrow for more creativity.

Stamps: MFP Great Flowers, Flower Blocks, Bring On The Sun

Ink: Memento Black, Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Stampin Up! Lovely Lilac

Card Stock: Stampin Up!

Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Martha Stewart Punch, Brads, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Bling, Stipple Brushes, Oval Punch, Color Spritzer Tool, Marker.