Bedtime Noel

Happy Friday!  We've made it through the week!  Today I'm sharing another card featuring MFT's popular Pure Innocence line using the Naptime image.  I had wanted to use some K & Company designer paper scraps I had found in my stash, so I turned this particular image into a holiday one.

After stamping my image twice on MFT's white Perfect Panels and coloring with prismacolor markers, I cut one of the images out to pop up later.  Pulling out some Queen & Company felt sticker ribbon and adding it to the main card, I then cut some of the smaller snowflakes off of the ribbon to help fill in some empty spaces.  Once my main image was layered, I then added the popped up one and MFT baby braddies to the layers. 

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend.


Stamps: MFT Pure Innocence Naptime, MFT Merry & Bright
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card stock: MFT White Perfect Panels, Stampin Up! Real Red, K & Company Designer Scrap Pack
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Queen & Company Felt Snowflake Ribbon, Bling, Holiday Fibers, Pop Up Glue Dots, MFT Baby Brads, Mini Pop Dots

January Blast From The Past Blog Hop!!

Hello again!  Welcome to this month's Blast From The Past Blog Hop!!  I'm thrilled to have been able to stamp for it this month since my migraines have pretty much kept me down and in the dark.  With the theme being love, I decided to pull out my Discover Your Wings set.  I recently rediscovered some Basic Grey designer paper in my "closet" and decided to make two cards using the same set, but different patterned papers.

The first card is really simple.  The sentiment is stamped directly onto the Sultry designer paper with the butterfly being stamped on white card stock and colored with prismacolor markers.  I then added some pink and white organdy ribbon, then some soft pink pearl stickers to finish the card off.

My second card is also a simple one and is stamped onto a white MFT perfect panel in various shades of memento dewdrop inks and then layered onto Stampin Up! card stock and a Basic Grey Euphoria designer panel.  Again gold brads, pearl stickers, and some gold cord are used to finish the card off.

Thanks for stopping by today.  If you would like to continue seeing some more eye candy today, make sure to stop by all of the participating designers blogs listed below for inspiration.







Stamps: Taylored Expressions Discover Your Wings
Ink: Memento Dewdrops, Memento Tuxedo Black
Card stock: MFT White Perfect Panel, White Card stock, Stampin Up! Marvelous Magenta, Certainly Celery, Basic Grey Sultry Designer Paper, Basic Grey Euphoria
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Gold Cord, Gold Pearl Stickers, Pink Organdy Ribbon, White Organdy Ribbon, Pink Pearl Stickers

No Hitting Or Biting

Kids say some of the cutest things.  Some of their quotes are just priceless like the one I'm sharing today.  I found this stamp by Inkadinkadoo at Michael's a year ago and never inked it up until now. 

I started out by stamping the quote in Papertrey's enchanted evening ink onto a die cut piece of Stampin Up! bashful blue card stock.  After that I stippled bashful blue ink around the edges of the die cut panel.  Once my panel was layered, I pulled out some die cut flowers and leaves I had received from a secret sister last year. 



Stamps: Inkadinkadoo, Stampin Up! Splatter Wheel
Ink: Stampin Up! Brilliant Blue, PTI Enchanted Evening
Card stock: Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue, Celery, Designer Paper
Accessories: Stipple Brush, Bling, Stampin Up! Top Note Die, Stampin Up! Flowers & Leaves Dies

Holiday Bedtime Story

Hello and happy Monday - I think. *wink*  I'm still playing around with some pre-colored images and finally assembling cards out of them.  Today, I'm sharing an image from one of MFT's most recent releases from the Pure Innocence line called Bedtime Story (which MFT seems to be out of right now). 

I started out by stamping the image in memento tuxedo black ink onto MFT white Perfect Panels and then colored with prismacolor markers using some Debbie Mumm designer paper as my color inspiration.  Once both images were colored, I cut out one and added some pewter baby brads to the knobs on the nightstand before adding to the layered image panel.  I then added some holiday fibers to the top and two MFT Die-Namic flowers to the bottom right hand corner with pop up glue dots.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Tomorrow, you're in for a cute quote by a four year old.  Kids say the funniest things.  Have a great day!


Stamps: MFT Pure Innocence Bedtime Story
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Card stock: MFT White Perfect Panels, Debbie Mumm Holiday Designer Mat Stack, Stampin Up! Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Fibers, Pop Up Glue Dots, MFT Flower Die-Namic, Baby Brads, Dimensionals

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

Oriental Garden Teapot Challenge

Hello again.  I'm still dealing with these freaking migraines, but at least I finally felt well enough (somewhat) to stamp today.

For this week's teapot challenge, I pulled out a set from Mark's Finest Papers called Lady Serene.  I love oriental images since there is so much you can do with them.  I started out by pulling out some handmade designer paper from Michael's I've had for "ages" in my stash as my inspiration.  I then stamped all of my images on white card stock in memento tuxedo black ink and colored with prismacolor markers.  Once my coloring was done, I cut out one of the Lady Serene images, added some gold cord for the sash and popped her up on pop up glue dots.  The flowers on the dress are highlighted with gold ice stickles. 

Thanks for stopping by today.

Stamps: Mark's Finest Papers Lady Serene
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue
Card stock: White, Stampin Up! Old Olive, Brilliant Blue, Rose Red, Handmade Designer Paper
Accessories: MFT Jumbo Scallop Die-Namic, Prismacolor Markers, Gold Pearl Stickers, Gold Ice Stickles, Pop Up Glue Dots, Prima Flowers, Mini Glue Dots, Gold Cord, Gold Brads

Time to.....Remember

Second post for me tonight.  If you're looking for my teapot challenge post, please scroll down.

This week's MFT Wednesday Stamp Club challenge is a sketch.  In fact, all of the Wednesday Stamp Club's are going to be sketches from here on out.  This way, newcomers can participate using whatever stamps they have, and if you use MFT stamps/products you have the chance to win a $20 gift voucher to the store.  Otherwise, the weekly prize is a $15 gift voucher.  Hey, either way it's free spending money thanks to Kim!  :)

I found this wonderful vintage clock paper at Michael's about a month ago and just had to get it since I knew it would go perfect with MFT's A La Mode Take Time (which Kim appears to be out of at the moment).  I stamped my a la mode in memento tuxedo black onto white card stock then colored with prismacolor markers.  Since I was going for a vintage look, I stippled Stampin Up! creamy caramel dye ink around the image and the layers.  Once I had added my Jumbo Scallop Die-namic and Texture Board Die-Namic layers, I had to figure out what to do for the saying on the sketch.  I finally remembered I had bought this itty bitty spool of ribbon at Michael's a couple of years ago and never used it that had a vintage look to it.  The only problem was finding that itty bitty spool.  Once I finally found it, I cut off just the "remember" part and added it onto the textured layers with some vintage brads.

Once my a la mode was in place, I added one of those K & Company page pebbles (remember those?) over the clock face and then stippled some more creamy caramel ink around the card.  The front still looked like it needed something, so I found some Michael's Recollections paper flowers, stippled creamy caramel on it lightly and added it with a glue dot.  The center is another page pebble.

The inside of my card was kept simple.  I only added one layer of the Jumbo Scallop Die-Namic and then another Recollections paper flower with a page pebble center.  Here's what the inside looks like. 

Yes, my Christmas tree is still up.  Between my migraines, my husband's stroke, and returning back to work, I haven't had time to take it down yet.  It does make an interesting backdrop though.  Don't you agree?  Thanks for stopping by today.



Stamps: MFT A La Mode Take Time
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel
Card stock: White, Stampin Up! Creamy Caramel, Summer Sun, Brocade Blue, Designer Paper
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, MFT Die-Namics, Vintage Brads, Stipple Brush, Pop Dots, Glue Dots, Recollections Paper Flowers, K & Company Page Pebbles

Winnie The Pooh & Friends

Sorry it's been so long between posts.  I finally returned back to work this last week, and between my work schedule and the migraines that have continued to come, I've not been feeling like being on a computer let alone stamping.

I did finally get a chance to assemble a card I had started a couple of months ago that fit with Mothermark's teapot challenge for the week.  I love Winnie The Pooh and this adorable image was stamped two months ago and only partially colored.  Well, this week it finally got done.

The background is Stampin Up!'s daisy field wheel (retired), and I used some scraps of ribbon plus odds-n-ends I had lying around.  That way I didn't have to go fishing for something out of my stash.  I just used what I had within reach.

It's not my best work, but I am happy with the way it turned out.


Stamps:  All Night Media, Stampin Up! Daisy Field Wheel
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin Up! Bashful Blue, Brilliant Blue
Card stock: White, Stampin Up! Brilliant Blue, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Prismacolor Markers, Stipple Brush, Dimensionals, Joann's Silk Flowers, Metal Sticker Dots, Brad, Glue Dots, Ribbon