Look Who's New

Yes, that's the sentiment on my card for the Get Your Diva On Challenge on the SCS Verve forum...BUT...it's also in reference to my good stamping buddy, Teresa Kline, who's a new dirty girl as of today! I can't believe I was just with her Sunday afternoon and she didn't leak even ONE BIT of a hint that she was dirty!! I'm so happy for her...it's a dream of hers to get that recognition and she deserves it! OK...let's get to my card. Charmaine posted a beautiful inspiration picture, so I went with the circular elements of the plate, napkin roll, etc. and the soft pinks to create this baby card. I just love sweet Emery the elephant and he's so easy to color with Copics! He's popped on a PTI mat stack die with coordinating stamp. The lower edge is a Tim Holtz edge die called Brackets. Check out the forum and join in the fun for a chance to be next month's guest Verve diva!
STAMPS: Plain Jane Emery (Verve), Mat Stack 3 Collection (PTI), Baby Button Bits (PTI) - sentiment
PAPER: Nana's Nursery (DCWV), Blushing Bride (SU), Neenah Solar White
INK: Blushing Bride, Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: PTI Mat Stack die, Buttons (SU), Blushing Bride ribbon (SU), Tim Holtz Brackets die, Sewing machine, Copic sketch markers (R81, R83, C1, C3)

Color Challenge

Peggy has some wonderful colors this week on SCS's Color Challenge: Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Pacific Point. This card came together quickly with a die cut lattice BG and die cut leaves which I sponged the edges using Wild Wasabi ink. The flowers were stamped in Pacific Point and cut out...using my trusty new Tim Holtz Tonic scissors...comfortable padded handle and cuts like buttah! Can't you just hear Paula Dean saying that? :-) The sentiment flag is from the set created by Laura Pryor (Lil Inker Designs) and I find myself using it quite often. The gemstone brads are by Recollections (found at Michael's). DP is Tea Party by SU. It's after midnight, so have to check out the new dirty girls on SCS!

Mojo Monday

Maria Gurnsey has a fabulous Mojo Monday sketch this week! I kept my card CAS and gold embossed the circular image from Verve's Happy Days set. The sentiment, also gold embossed, is from Verve's Feel the Sun set. The flowers were colored with Copics, cut out and popped with dimensionals. Hope you're having a wonderful Monday....it's already in the upper 50's and it's only 11:00 AM! Now that's some great February weather!
PAPER: Fine Linen & True Black (PTI), Neenah Solar White
ACCESSORIES: Simply Chartreuse ribbon (PTI), Copic sketch markers (YG91, YG03, YG93, Y18, RV02, RV06)

3 Challenges in 1

This card is for 3 challenges:
Crazy 4 Challenges - hearts
Play Date Cafe - picture inspiration
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge
I started by flipping Karen's sketch, so I could use this digi image by Mo's Digital Pencil - one of the images for the Katie Renz fundraiser. I colored this sweet image with Copics and added some twine to her pigtails. A punched border, some primas and ribbon finish up this girly card.
STAMPS: Mo's Digital Pencil
PAPER: Citronella pad (K&Co), Destination Paradise (Me & My Big Ideas), Pink Pirouette, Neenah Solar White
ACCESSORIES: MS heart border punch, Copics, Ribbon (Mike's), Twine, Primas

Lovely Lotus

It's a Saturday and I'm off work...that's a big YAY! The biggest down side of my job as a nurse is having to work every other weekend. I really treasure those when I'm off! This card had a rough beginning! I had to give the first go around the ax, but after a redo of the flower and the butterfly, it was acceptable - lol! This is for 2 different challenges:
Our Creative Corner - cut it out.
Inkspirations - sketch.
The stamp set was a bargain find at TJ Maxx as I was in the checkout line...an acrylic stamp set by K&Co for only $2.00! I colored the lotus with Copics (RV00, RV02, YG03, YG06, YG93), cut it out and popped it with dimensionals. Diamond Stickles were added to the center. The butterfly is a sticker by K&Co. I'm going to check out what's happening in Daytona next...should be interesting to see the new changes in Nascar this year.
STAMPS: Lotus Floral Stamps
PAPER: Gossamer DP by Memory Box, Neenah Solar White
INK: Memento Rich Cocoa
ACCESSORIES: Ribbon (Flourishes), Button, Baker's twine, Crochet trim, Diamond Stickles, Copic sketch markers, Oval Nesties

Last of the Valentines

I really didn't need another Valentine card, but it just seemed to work out that way when I saw Teresa Kline's great sketch for the Viva la Verve challenge on SCS's Verve forum. I found this heavy, glittery red CS at Mike's last week and wanted to die cut it using the Verve heart die. I kept it CAS, adding the sentiment on a banner die from Lil Inkers. This was the first time I inked up this little sentiment and I've had the set for over a year...qualifying this for Jessie Rone's Forgotten Stamp Friday challenge. This is also for the Free 4 All challenge on SCS to use a royalty theme using reds, purples or golds. I chose red and added pearl bling along with the sparkly heart to create the 'royal gem' feel to the card. Plus, it seems the queen is always holding roses in pictures, so this is a rose for the queen!
STAMPS: Hearts on Fire (Verve)
PAPER: Text Style In Bloom DP by PTI, True Black (PTI), Neenah Solar White, Glitter CS
INK: Versafine Onyx Black
ACCESSORIES: Verve heart die, Prima, Vintage button, Baker's twine, Sentiment flag die, Pom pom trim, Pearl bling

Last But Not Least

My friend and SU demonstrator, Deb, is hosting a new Last But Not Least challenge on her blog this year. January's challenge is elements of one - 1 mat, 1 stamp, 1 ribbon, 1 button, 1 sentiment. There will be a prize offered each month and this time you have a chance to win a bag of buttons. I wanted to make this a SU only card, so inked up the wildflowers image from Just Believe. The single mat is a top note die cut from textured Kiwi Kiss CS. The bow is retired Night of Navy sheer ribbon with the sentiment tag from their Tiny Tags set - one of my faves. I just realized that the twine to hold the button to the bow is not SU - it's from PTI. Well, it's almost entirely SU - lol! I scored a portion of the BG up to the die edges. Hope you stop by and play along with Deb! She'll post a new challenge on the last day of each month.
STAMPS: Just Believe (SU), Tiny Tags (SU)
PAPER: Kiwi Kiss Textured CS, White
INK: Pacific Point
ACCESSORIES: CB, Top note die (SU), Sheer ribbon, Button, Tiny tag punch, Baker's twine, Scor-Pal