Hope You Can Cling To Favorites

Hello.  Splitcoaststampers yearly Hope You Can Cling To challenges are now over and I thought I would share some of my favorite cards I made during this last month.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: MFP, Sassy Studio Designs, Digital Two For Tuesday, All Night Media, The Cat's Pajamas

Card Stock: Stampin Up!, MFP

Ink: Memento Black, Tim Holtz

Sitting By The Dock

Second post for me today.  If you're looking for my Sassy Studio Post, please scroll down one.

I recently found a new challenge blog called Digital Tuesday Challenges and have been wanting to give some of their challenges a try, however, my migraine issues have gotten in the way.  Yesterday however, I was finally able to participate in the boys challenge by using an image from Digital Two for Tuesday I had printed out a few weeks ago.

After coloring it with prismacolor pencils and a blender marker, I layered the image onto Stampin Up! navy card stock before stippling distress inks to finish filling in the sky and dock then adding some faux brads.  My designer paper is from a pack I had bought at Costco several years ago and have kept in my stash to use at a later date.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Digital Two For Tuesday Image
Ink: Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass, Brushed Corduroy
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Night Of Navy, Costco Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils, Blender Marker, Stipple Brush, Small Hole Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen

Vintage Thinking Of You

Hello and welcome to the weekend.  I am finally getting a chance to share a card I made for this last week's Splitcoaststampers WT419 Girls Rule challenge using an image I found on the Digital Two For Tuesday blog some time back.  I absolutely love this image too!!

After printing it off onto white card stock, I then colored it with Rose Art colored pencils before lightly stippling Tim Holtz old paper distress ink over and around the image then layering and adding some faux brads.  To keep with the vintage theme, I then added some GinaK Designs Wings Of Hope digital paper layered onto Stampin Up! card stock before stamping my saying in memento black to finish the card off.  Finally, I lightly stippled Tim Holtz tattered rose distress ink around the edges of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Digital Two For Tuesday Digital Image, Stampin Up! Sincere Salutations
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz Old Paper, Tattered Rose
Card Stock: White, GinaK Digital Wings Of Hope, Stampin Up! Regal Rose, Blush Blossom
Accessories: Rose Art Pencils, Stipple Brushes, Small Hole Punch, 2-Way Glue Pen, Computer, Printer

Cherish The Promise Of Spring - In Purple

Hello and Happy Sunday!!  I'm still trying to figure out if it's June yet here in the Central Valley, or is it March still?  This weekend we've had a winter like storm with rain at my house and snow (if you can believe that) in the mountains 1 1/2hrs from me.  What's up with that??

Today I'm sharing two different cards using digital images for the Stamp Something monthly digital challenge and a new digital challenge blog I just discovered - Digital Tuesday - Animals.  I just love using digi's since they're easier to store, especially on CD's, and they can be re-sized.  The first card I'm showing uses some digital's from Taylored Expressions that were freebies when Taylored Expressions became a Member Company at Splitcoaststampers.  Taylor wanted everyone on SCS to join in the first challenge she hosted in the Member Company Forum.  If you click the Member Company link to the forum, you should be able to find the thread with the free digi's.

After downloading these images, I colored the butterfly one to match some scrap designer paper I used on another project, layered, and then added ice stickles to highlight the wings.  After layering the sentiment, and popping up the main image panel, I added a couple of Recollection paper flowers from Michael's with a dew drop center. 

The second card I'm sharing, still using a purple theme, uses a free digital image from Digital Two For Tuesday.  This image was posted by Digital Two For Tuesday Mother's Day weekend and I'm in love with this hat image. 

I printed off the image twice and colored with prismacolor markers.  In order to keep with a slight vintage theme, I stippled Tim Holtz antique linen and old paper around the main image, and slightly over the popped up image too.  After adding MFT's Dainty Lace Die-Namic border, I adhered the main image panel at an angle so my primas would fit nicely next to it.  The Stampin Up! saying is punched out using Stampin Up's word window punch.

I'm pretty happy with how both of these turned out since I put them together while dealing with another freakin migraine.  Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day.



Spring Card
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Digital
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Summer Sun, Orchid Opulance, Designer Paper
Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Accessories: Stipple Brush, Prismacolor Markers, Recollections Paper Flowers, Dew Drop, Computer, Printer, Brads, Ribbon, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Ice Stickles

Cherish Card
Stamps: Digital Two For Tuesday Digital Image, Stampin Up! Wonderful Words
Ink: Stampin Up! Perfect Plum, Tim Holtz Old Paper, Antique Linen
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Perfect Plum, Mauve Mist, Lavender Lace, Almost Amethyst, Lily Bean Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Pop Dots, MFT Die-Namic, Brads, Primas, Glue Dots, Stampin Up! Word Window Punch, Stipple Brushes

Little Sailor Days

Remember, long ago, kids dressed up in little sailor outfits?  I don't remember if I did this to my kids or not.  Oh, that's making me old!!  I found this really cool free digital image at Digital Two For Tuesday a while back.  I finally got around to coloring and making a card with the image. 

After printing the image on white card stock, I let the ink dry for 20 minutes or so, then colored with prismacolor markers before stippling Stampin Up! creamy caramel ink around the edges.  (Now why did Stampin Up! retire this color?  Personally, I use it all of the time for beach, lighthouse, ocean, and especially vintage cards.  Now I have to find a new color to use - what a drag!)  However, I digress.

Once my image was layered, I die cut some wave borders in navy card stock using MFT's Wave Die-Namic.  After adding the wave borders over some Costco designer paper, I popped up my "kids" over the waves using dimensionals.  Here, I decided to be a bit different.  Instead of tying my twine horizontally like normal, I cut a small slit in the top of the card and threaded my twine through the top before tying it into a knot.  After adding a punched starfish to the center of the twine knot, I finished the card off by stippling caramel ink around the edges of the card to age it a bit more.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day!

Stamps: Digital Image Digital Two For Tuesday
Ink: Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Night Of Navy, Creamy Caramel, Kraft Scrap, Costco Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Computer, Printer, Twine, Dimensionals, Brads, Stipple Brush, Martha Stewart Starfish Punch, Glue Dot

Sitting By The Dock

Happy Wednesday!!!  The week is half over already.  Remember that song "Sitting By The Dock Of The Bay"?  I had this going through my head the entire time I was making this card.

Today I'm sharing a card with an image from Digital Two For Tuesday that qualifies for Stamp Something's digital challenge.  After printing it off, I pulled out my koh-i-noor pencils and blender marker to color it up.  Wow!  Did it turn out better than I thought it would.  After pulling out my stash of Costco designer papers, I found an old world map to match the digital image.  Once my image was colored, I lightly stippled Stampin Up! bashful blue dye ink around the edges and to fill in the background sky.  I tried to keep the stippling as light as possible over the water so it would give the appearance of the fog rolling back out to sea.  Hopefully I achieved that.  Some Stampin Up! kraft thread, vintage looking brads and a navy button from Papertrey Ink finish the card off.



Stamps: Digital Two For Tuesday Digital Image
Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Night Of Navy, Costco Designer Paper
Accessories: Koh-I-Noor Pencils, Prismacolor Blender Marker, Stampin Up! Kraft Thread, Vintage Brads, Papertrey Ink Navy Button, Pop Up Glue Dot

Fairy On Cloud Nine

Happy Sunday everyone!!  I have another digital image from Digital Two For Tuesday to share with you today.  I really love this fairy image because it's so whimsical, yet can be used in both bold and soft colors. 

Once my image was downloaded and printed out, I colored it with Prismacolor watercolor pencils and a blender marker.  After my image was layered, I stippled Stampin Up! bashful blue ink around the edges to help fill in the sky.  After my layered image was added to the card, I added some diamond ice stickles to the wings, gold ice stickles to the crown and one necklace, and then white pearl stickers for the other necklace.  The mirror is highlighted with Ranger Glossy Accents and a MFT flower Die-Namic was added to the bottom right corner.  I also used a retired Stampin Up! background stamp on the main card in bashful blue ink before stippling around the edges of the card as well.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great day!


Stamps: Digital Two For Tuesday Fairy, Stampin Up! French Script (retired)
Ink: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Card stock: White, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Blush Blossom, Pretty In Pink
Accessories: Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils, Blender Marker, MFT Paper Flower Die-Namic, Ice Stickles, Pearl Stickers, Stipple Brush, Ranger Glossy Accents, Brads

Family Christmas

Hi there.  Are you having a great Monday?  It's my first day back at work after being off for a few months with my migraines.  So I'll see how "great" mine is at the end of the day.

Today I have another card to share using an image from Digital Two For Tuesday.  I just love these old time images since there's so many different ways to use them.  For this one, I decided to make it a traditional, yet old fashioned, Christmas card.  The image is colored with regular colored pencils again using different shades of the same color family.  I love using this technique since it's easy to transport the image and pencils anywhere.  Also, it's very calming after a long day or a rough week. 

Once my image was colored, I stippled Tim Holtz old paper distress ink over the entire image before stippling Tim Holtz walnut stain ink around the edges to "age" it a bit more.  Once I had the image layered, I added some vintage brads, thread, and Making Memories vintage paper flowers.  To add to the vintage theme, I added a brushed pewter "family" brad to the center of the table before popping the entire thing up over the thread.  For the final touches, red liquid pearls highlight the berries in the wreath and a burgundy ribbon embellie covers the colored wreath ribbon instead. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great day.

Stamps: Digital Two For Tuesday

Ink: Tim Holtz Old Paper, Walnut Stain

Card stock: White, Stampin Up! So Saffron, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Computer, Printer, Rose Art Colored Pencils, Thread, Vintage Brads, Liquid Pearls, Ribbon, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Making Memories Vintage Paper Flowers, Corner Rounder

Paper Angels - Musical Challenge 8

I've started participating in a weekly musical challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.  This week's challenge is to the song Paper Angels by Jimmy Wayne and the challenge can be found here.

I decided to use a cool new digital image from Digital Two For Tuesday, a part of the Clearly Vintage blog site.  I totally fell in love with this image from the October 25th post.  Isn't she just sweet?  I colored her with regular colored pencils using various shades of the same color family and then lightly stippled Tim Holtz old paper distress ink over the top when I was done.

Trying to keep a "vintage" look, I also used a Tim Holtz Alterations embossing folder for the main card and then some brushed copper brads as a finishing touch. 

Clean, simple and oh so sweet!  Thanks for stopping by.


Stamps: Digital Two For Tuesday
Card stock: White, Stampin Up! Sage Shadow, Lavender Lace, Almost Amethyst
Ink: Tim Holtz Old Paper Distressing Ink, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Accessories: Computer, Printer, Rose Art Colored Pencils, Brushed Copper Brads, Ribbon, Stipple Brushes

Vintage Santa Claus

Hi all.  If you're looking for my Wednesday Stamp Club post, please scroll down.  Thanks.

I recently found this wonderful web blog with some fantastic digital images called Digital Two 4 Tuesday.  I downloaded this vintage Santa onto white card stock and colored with Rose Art colored pencils.  After stippling some Tim Holtz old paper distress ink over the entire colored image to "age" it some more, I layered it on some Stampin Up! card stock and Costco designer paper from last year.  Just before adding the brushed copper brads, I over stamped a cracked background stamp from Rubber Stampede to add to the aging of the image.  After adding some vanilla and burgundy sheer ribbon, my card was finished.

Stamps: Digital Two 4 Tuesday Vintage Santa
Ink: Tim Holtz Old Paper Distress Ink
Card Stock: White, Stampin Up! Bravo Burgundy, Vanilla, Kraft, Costco Designer Paper
Accessories: Rose Art Colored Pencils, Brushed Copper Brads, Glue Dots, Ribbon