It's Your Birthday

Two great challenges in one card! The Mojo Monday sketch was designed by Janette Olen this week. Betty chose Certainly Celery, Tempting Turquoise & Soft Suede for the Color Challenge on SCS - a fab combo! I cut out the ovals using Creative Memories oval cutter, then sponged the edges using Soft Suede ink. The leaves were cut out free hand on a fold of paper, run through a crimper, then the edges were sponged. The flower was colored with Copics, cut out & popped with dimensionals. A little bling flourish was added to balance out the card. So glad to get home from work safely...scary time in the community with a man on the loose shooting random people on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Three are known to be shot already...possibly more. Hope and pray this gets resolved quickly! Thanks for stopping by...

STAMPS: Verve 'Big Wish' & 'Love's Flower'
PAPER: Certainly Celery, Soft Suede, Neenah Solar White, My Mind's Eye Home Photo Mat Pink DP (Mike's)
INK: Soft Suede
ACCESSORIES: Crimper, Brad, Rhinestone flourish by Zva Creative Embellishments, CM oval cutter, Sponge, Ribbon, Copics (YG00, Y18, BG02, BG05, BG07), Scallop edge punch (SU)

Do Me A Favor

I took the idea of using 1/2 inch magnets that my SU demo, Deb Horst, showed our stamp club on Saturday and decided to create a table favor or place card setting (a name could easily be added) for today's challenge on SCS to create a favor. Using 2 magnets makes it top heavy, so if I did it again, I'd shorten the strip and only add one magnet. I punched out a butterfly and a flower from a piece of DP then adhered it to a clear pebble using Crystal Effects. I attached it to a circle magnet using Crystal Effects then adhered the magnet to the DP using glue dots. When you add the 2nd magnet to the back of the paper, make sure you have the correct positive or negative side facing the paper. Is that clear as mud? The base is simply a tent fold scrap of paper that I added a punched border, ribbon and some rhinestone stickers. TFL!

Stamps: Verve 'Easter Joy'
Paper: Lemon Tart (PTI), ? DP by SU, Certainly Celery
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Clear pebbles, 1/2 inch circle magnets, Circle punch, Scallop border punch (SU), Rhinestone stickers, Ribbon, Crystal Effects

Casing Theresa...

Lovely weather...special Easter service at church...dinner out with our daughter home from college for the weekend...even having to work Saturday and Sunday evenings made for a great weekend! Today's featured stamper on SCS is the very talented Theresa Momber...WOW, some acts are really hard to follow and she has such an awesome gallery! Love her awesome scenes with sponged backgrounds and knew I wanted to try my hand with that technique! I sponged a piece of Neenah Solar White CS using Yoyo Yellow all over; then adding Certainly Celery, then Cool Caribbean around the edges. I stamped some grass in Certainly Celery and the flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black. I changed images, ribbon color & card shape, but otherwise tried to CASE the elements Theresa used in her gorgeous card. The butterfly was colored with Copics and Diamond Stickles added for sparkle. Thanks for stopping by...hope your Easter was a blessed one!

STAMPS: Tim Holtz 'Nature's Moments', SU Inspired by Nature (grass) & Beautiful Butterflies
PAPER: Lemon Tart (PTI), Black, Neenah Solar White
ACCESSORIES: Diamond Stickles, Satin ribbon, Copics, Dimensionals, Shimmerz/alcohol mixture (used on butterfly), Sponge

April Viva La Verve

After a busy morning of errands, I wanted to relax by creating a card for the first week of the April Viva la Verve challenges based on Amber's sketch and a living room to inspire us. I may have cheated a bit in picking the 'purple room' as it looked more like a deep pink on my screen. I softened the shade of pink/purple so I could use this lily of the valley image...I know they grow in shades of pink, but never saw them in a fushia or purple color. That's where my tweaking enters in. :-) I colored with Copics and cut out 2 ovals with the Creative Memories oval cutter. I stitched around the panels and added some ribbon. It's so warm and beautiful in VA today...a great way to begin a very special Easter weekend!

STAMPS: Easter Blessings by ODBD, Miracles Blossom by Verve (sentiment)
PAPER: Gossamer DP by Memory Box, Inc.
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Copics, Janome sewing machine, Satin ribbon by PTI, Dimensionals

He is Risen!

I combined the Color Throwdown challenge (Yoyo yellow, Garden Green & Soft Suede) with Roxie's sketch challenge on SCS to create this Easter card. The flowers & leaves are MS punches; the cross is the only thing stamped. Quick and easy card before heading to bed...

STAMPS: ODBD 'He is Risen!'
PAPER: Origins DP (BasicGrey), White
INK: Chocolate Chip
ACCESSORIES: Copper brads, MS waterlily & frond punches, small flower punch in $1 bin at Mike's, Dimensionals

Paws I Care

Just had to play with another of the Paws I Care digi images from Whimsie Doodles. Today I'm feeling like the cat - lol! It's all about attitude, right? I colored with Copics, added Crystal Effects to the hearts and used Mercy Kerin's sketch for the layout. Thanks to all my cool cat blog friends who take the time to look and comment...love hearing from you!

STAMPS: Digi image from Whimsie Doodles
PAPER: My Mind's Eye Home Phot Mat Blue, White
INK: Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon, Scallop border punch (SU), Copic sketch markers, Crystal Effects, Sponge

CC & OCCC

I loved Betty's color challenge on SCS this week (So Saffron, Bermuda Bay, Basic Gray with any neutrals) and found the perfect plaid by My Mind's Eye to tie them all together...love when that happens. My scrunched flower is made from 5 scallop circles punched out, edges sponged with tea dye ink, then fastened together with a brad. Each layer was then crinkled, wrinkled & scrunched! Say that 3 times really fast - lol! The bird was also sponged to add a little more depth. The sketch was created by Silke Ledlow for Our Creative Corner's Challenge this week. I was able to combine the CC with the OCCC! :-) Thanks for looking and taking the time to comment!

Stamps: Verve Big Wish & Bountiful Backgrounds
Paper: My Mind's Eye Home Photo Mat Blue, Basic Gray, Bermuda Bay, So Saffron
Ink: So Saffron, Basic Gray, Tim Holtz Tea Dye distress ink
Accessories: Scallop punch (SU), Grosgrain ribbon (SU), 2-step bird punch (SU), Scallop border punch (SU), Large scallop punch (EK Success), Sponge, Kaiser black pearl, Corduroy brad, Dimensionals