Paddy Bear

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Hope you had a fun one. I didn't get a chance to post this at the beginning of the day. But here is PJ from The Cat's Pajamas. I used a SFYTT sketch from i{heart}2stamp blog. The pattern paper is My Mind's Eye and the ribbon is A Muse stitched ribbon. I sent this card to friends who were celebrating all day! Too bad I had to work :).

Big Sunny Flowers

I just got this new clear set from Hero Arts (CL374 Big And Small Flowers). Stamping Around has a color challenge that I used to make this card. Find it here. I happen to have the PTI colors so it was perfect! I took this picture in the evening so I apologize for the terrible photos.

I tried something new with this card - I had bought some Martha Stewart 5x7 notecard/envelopes on sale so I mounted the kraft "card" onto this flat panel. I also decorated the inside, which is rare for me. :) I stamped the flowers on Berry Sorbet and also shaded it with some Copic markers. I used some liquid pearls and white pen to highlight the flowers.

Have a great day!

Hugs from Hugh

Here's another card with Hugh and some Cosmo Cricket Early Bird paper. The sentiment is from Hero Arts. I worked soooo long on Hugh's hair with the Copic markers :). I really want to get the beautiful shading I see on everyone's cards. I'm still trying to figure it out so bear with me ! I got more TGF stamps so I'm very excited!!

Bright Lace

This card features the beautiful Circle Lace stamp from Hero Arts. I embossed it with clear embossing powder on black cardstock. It looked so pretty, but was really hard to see (maybe I'll try a different color cardstock next time). So I sponged some Versamagic silver metallic ink to really make the image stand out.

I really do love this lace and doily trend - so many beautiful stamp sets out right now. It's hard not to want more and more of them!! I don't make many vintage-y cards, so I tried to used bright colors to make it more modern.

I am entering this card to the Moxie Fab World Challenge - look at the inspiration on this post!! You still have time to enter your card! Have a great day!

Anime Birthday Birds

I got to play with these Quickutz die - Anime Birds I think they are called! Really cute! I made this for a special friend whose birthday is today!! The pattern paper is Cosmo Cricket Early Bird. The sketch is from Card Patterns Anniversary Sketch 53. Go and play along - they have a fun blog hop too! I decided to play along with Color Throwdown #83. I have a lot of SU! papers and they always have great color combos to try. You still have plenty of time to play! The sentiment is from Hero Arts clear set and the eyes are their gems as well. Thanks for stopping by today!

Krafty Suzette

 

 Here is Suzette Ketto from Stamping Bella. I hadn't inked her up yet and thought she'd be perfect for Joanne's Blogaversary Week Two Challenge - Sew Krafty. I drool over all the cards she makes - esp with the sewing. Maybe one day when I have a house I can buy a sewing machine :). For now, I did some faux stitching and used some Hambly rubons (on the sentiment). Actually, the pattern papers are from Studio Calico kit from last month. Thought the colors would be pretty with the kraft card stock (SU!). I paper pieced her dress and used some Prima pearls. The sketch is from i{heart}2stamps's SFYTT. 

Have a great day!

Birthday Bear

 

Here is PJ again - this time celebrating a birthday! I used a sketch from i{heart}2stamp Jen's SFYTT from this week. Check it out here! I broke into some Cosmo Cricket Girl Friday paper. Sometimes I think I need to add more layers to my cards or something....? But if I think too long, a card will never get made :)

What's Up Hugh?

 

Look at this cutie Hugh! I definitely went through a phase where I loved that floppy-haired Englishman Hugh Grant!!! Anyways, I used some Basic Grey Junebug papers (that I hadn't even broken into yet) and some chipboard stickers. I had never tried those stickers before, but the pieces are huge! I think they are more for scrapbook pages or maybe for altered art. I paper pieced his shirt, bandanna, and patch on his jeans. I used a sketch from Club Anya blog. They have multiple challenges per week so you can always be creating :). Thanks for looking!

New Banner

I created a banner for my blog! I used some free digital kits from Two Peas (there are quite a few on their site, just go to Digital Kits and sort by Price). I've seen some really beautifully layered ones on people's blog. I am still learning - so I started with something simple!

Happy Blogaversary Bunny-Zoe!

Nikki at her Bunny-Zoe's Blog is celebrating her 2 year blogaversary! Go wish her well - she has a BIG celebration giveaway! Congrats Nikki!!