Sheena's Floral Fantasy Sneak Peek

Are you ready to do a complete U-Turn from what I've been showing you the last few days?  Well hold on, cause here it comes...

Today I'm showing you a sneak peek from a beautiful new release from Crafter's Companion.   The new collection is from Sheena and it's called Floral Fantasy.  I knew when I saw all four new sets they would be MUST HAVES, but the violets are the stamps I picked up first.  I colored them with my Spectrum Noir markers (see colors below).  Before you ask, YES, I did cut out each violet!  I don't usually do all that fussy cutting, but I really wanted to use that gorgeous Lattice Embossalicious Folder for the background.

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Crafter's Companion (Sheena Collection ~ Floral Fantasy Violets set).
Sentiment Stamp ~ Crafter's Companion (Stamp It Australia Sentiment Swirls)
Spectrum Noir Markers ~ Violets: LV1, LV2, LV3, CT2, CT4; Leaves: DG2, DG3, DG4
Ink ~ Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Embossing Folder ~  Lattice Embossalicious Folder 

PS Sparks Color Challenge goes Nautical

Yup...still on the Paper Smooches kick!  I decided to play along on the SPARKS Color Challenge this week with my Word Salad and Digits stamp sets and Digits dies.  The color challenge has a nautical theme this time ~ kraft, red, navy and teal.    Here's my super simple CAS card!

Have a great day!

{PS} ...i love you

I've been on a Paper Smooches kick lately so I decided to title my blog post {PS}...i love you for Paper Smooches ... haha, get it?

For today's card I used the Reflections & Word Salad stamp sets along with the matching flower and leaf dies that match the floral set.   For the embossed background, I used the new Wire Fence Embossing folder from Crafter's Companion.  For the ink colors, I used my Memento Dew Drops (Rich Cocoa, Angel Pink, Rose Bud and Pear Tart).   For the finishing touches, the ribbon is from May Arts and the gems are from Kaiser.

Class of 2013...

Graduation season is once again here & I'm finding that as my daughter gets older, she has been invited to more and more graduation parties.  This year we have several for Concord (our school), but also have a few friends and family members at other schools so I made these cards based on each graduate's school colors using the new Digits stamp set & dies by Paper Smooches.   The "Good Luck" sentiment is also from Paper Smooches in the Word Salad stamp set.  I also added some texture for the background using the Embossing Folder from Crafter's Companion called Notebook.

But this one is my favorite because it's for Concord ~ Go BIG Green!

The cards in mass production.

A Friend...

Happy Saturday Friends!

Just popping in today to share this bright card using some sets by Crafter's Companion.  Both are part of the Sheena Collection ~ Ageing Beautifully (ink splatter) and Through the Rain stamp sets.  I stamped several colors of Memento Inks using the ink splatter image and then stamped the sentiment in Tuxedo Black.  Added some ribbon & cardstock and VOILA ~ all done!

Memento Ink Colors ~ New Sprout, Bahama Blue, Tangelo, Love Letter, Dandelion, Grape Jelly, Tuxedo Black.

Another Teen Boy Card...

For today's card, I made another teen boy birthday card using the new Paper Smooches dies and set called Digits.  I totally LOVE this set!  I also played along on the Paper Smooches SPARK challenge.

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Paper Smooches (Digits)
Dies ~ Paper Smooches (Digits); Spellbinders (Circle & Pinking Edge Circle)
Ink ~ Memento
Embossing Folders ~ Cuttlebug (numbers); Crafter's Companion (Chevron)
Pattern Paper ~ Pebbles Inc
Cardstock ~ Bazzill

Vintage Butterfly Love Note ...

Hi Friends ~ I have a fun new project for The Rubber Cafe today, both here and on the TRC Blog.

For the background of the main card base and the angled card panel, I used several images from the Vintage Treasures stamp set. I also used the Paris Nights Background image for the angled card panel & stamped everything tone on tone.  I stamped the butterfly on the card panel in Memento ink (Tuxedo Black) and then stamped the same butterfly again on another piece of kraft cardstock and cut it out.  I added a light tan marker to the butterfly for a little bit of color so it would stand out and then used my Wink of Stella Glitter Brush in clear and painted glitter on the wings. The "Love" sentiment is from the Fabulous Phrases stamp set and then I added some Black Soot Jellie Dots using Scrap Happy Glue.  The last touch to add is some May Arts kraft twine and a big black button.  Then I added the card panel to the card base with some Kool Tac foam adhesive.

Supplies:
Stamps ~ The Rubber Cafe (Vintage Treasures, Paris Nights Background , Fabulous Phrases 
Ink ~ Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Glitter ~ Wink of Stella Glitter Brush
Embellishment ~ Black Soot Jellie Dots 
Adhesive ~ Scrap Happy Glue , Kool Tac foam adhesive

Scooting by...with a new release

Hey There Peeps!  Today Crafter's Companion is coming out with a new 4 set collection called Camden Town.  There are two girly sets and two that are perfect for the guys!  The set I'm using today has a great scooter in it ~ which really could be used for guys or girls.

Here's what I used for my card: First, I stamped the image with Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black) on Kraft cardstock.  Then I colored it with an EB2 Spectrum Noir marker so it would stand out a bit. I paired up the image with pattern paper from Studio Calico (Here & There Collection) and I used the Embossilicious Gun Metal Embossing Folder for some texture.  A few wooden buttons with twine and the Camden Town sentiment finished off this very simple card.

FYI ~ the new stamps sets should be up on the website at about 9am (ET).

Hambo Stamps & SCS Sketch Challenge

Hi Friends!  I'm popping in today with some "Hogs & Kisses" for you ~ just because it's Tuesday.

For my Hambo Stamps card this week, I'm using the Mud Pig (1901) image along with the Hogs & Kisses (1919) sentiment.  I also played along on the Splitcoast Stampers sketch challenge this week.

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Hambo Stamps (Mud Pig; Hogs & Kisses)
Ink ~ Memento (Tuxedo Black)
Spectrum Noir Pens ~ CR4, CR5, CR6, EB3, EB5
Pattern Paper ~ Lily Bee (Sweet Shop)
Sparkly Fluff ~ Coffee Bean Brown
Embossing Folder ~ Crafter's Companion (Grande Dots)

Teen Boy + Paper Smooches = The Perfect Birthday Card!

I know a lot of people struggle to make cards for teenage boys... I am no exception!  This week I had some fun with new Paper Smooches stamps and dies that arrived in my mailbox & I easily figured out what I wanted to use for my nephew's birthday card.  I really LOVE this card!

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Paper Smooches (Digits)
# Dies ~ Paper Smooches (Digits Dies)
Ink ~ Memento (Morocco, Pear Tart, Rich Cocoa)
Pattern Paper ~ Studio Calico (Here & There)

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Supplies:
Stamps ~ Crafter's Companion (Sentiment Swirls ~ shoe & sentiment)
Ink ~ Memento (Tuxedo Black), White pigment ink
Spectrum Noir Markers ~ PP6, BP7
Embossing Folder ~ Embossilicious (Floral Frenzy)
Gems ~ Kaiser

around the garden...

Just a few spring pictures from around our house & our neighbor's garden

and a few pics of my pretty girl after her friends curled her hair

with Jazz...

See you tomorrow...

Paper Loft May Sketch Challenge

It's been a crazy, crazy week ~ so I say, TGIF to everyone!  Today's project is a page for the monthly Paper Loft Sketch Challenge.  I used the In The Zone Collection of pattern papers and Alphabet Stickers.  The sketch will be posted on the Paper Loft Blog today & if you play along, you might win a guest spot on our team this summer!

Here's a close up of my focal point ~ my sweet boy enjoying the view of the crater at Mt. Etna (Sicily).

Other supplies ~ Unity Stamp Company SMAK kits (May 2012 & February 2013), Memento Ink (Rich Cocoa, Pistachio)

Dragonfly Palette Blending

Hi Peeps ~ today I have a card using a pretty set from Crafter's Companion called Flying Colors.  I love this ginormous dragonfly ~ it's wing span is 4" wide!  I colored it using my Spectrum Noir pens using a technique called Palette Blending.  Jennie Lin Black has a fabulous tutorial online ~ I know you'll want to watch it and learn this very cool technique. I even used the same colors Jennie used because I wanted to compare my dragonfly at the end.

Spectrum Noir Pens:
Body ~ GB8, GB10
Wings ~ DG3, CG2, CT1