DTGD There's snow place like home

Have you checked out the Dare to Get Dirty Challenges over at SCS?? Kim Teasdale aka blondie090277 came up with a great sketch that I just couldn't wait to play with!!!  You'll only be able to see the challenges and upload to the gallery if you are a Fan Club Member but you'll be able to see what people have made in the general upload section of SCS.  I bought this "Snow Gent" at my local stamp store, Crafty Capers, as part of the A-muse-a-palooza events and had been wanting to ink it up but couldn't think of a sketch and then bam... Kim had this one which worked perfectly.  I've used some October Afternoon DP (Fly A Kite Collection) and then I've watercolored my image (although there was incredibly little to color this time). I then pulled out my MS Snowflake punch, a cute green pebble and there you have it.  Not much to this one but I love it!!! And to think, 1 Christmas card down and how many to go... TOO many.... 

Have a great day and make sure you check out some of the challenges this week.

Live Laugh Love

I was blog surfing today and loved a card that Heather Pulvirenti made for the Fall To Layout Challenge #96 so I decided to play along. If you know me at all, you will know that I am not a CAS girl. I like my layers, my embellishments... I try to avoid white space... But when I see a CAS card, that's what draws me in!! All that white space!!! Crazy I know!!!  So I thought... why not try??  What harm would it do?  This card took about 5 minutes... Now I understand CAS.... It's nice and quick!  I bought this Marigold stamp by Amuse last month at my local stamp store and it's been waiting to see some ink so I brought out my Rose Bud Memento ink and inked away...  I know that with this challenge that the white space of the card should have had multiple images and that the sentiment should have been below the black matting section but you know me... I had to alter the challenge...to make it fit for me. The sentiment is an old one from Daisy Bucket Designs and I think it worked well for this card.  Hope you like it and remember... Live Laugh Love!! It's what life is all about.

Gone Fishing...

I went to my dad's for dinner last night, we got to talking about cards when my dad remembered a card I made using Fishing Fella from Stamping Bella well over a year ago. My dad has become an avid fisherman so he asked me if I'd make a "fishing" Christmas card for the gentleman who owns a Tackle Shop down island from where we live. I have the day off, so I got right on it and made the card. You know me... I'm normally all about adding the bling, ribbon etc but knowing this would be sent by mail I had to keep the card flat. I've stamped the sentiment "Gone Fishin" from A Muse on the swirly looking panel.

My list of goodies:
Stamps: Fishing Fella from Stamping Bella, Gone Fishin from A Muse
Paper: Gina K White, Soft Suede, Unknown yellow, Basic Grey DP, Watercolor paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Nestabilities, Stickles, Glossy Accents

MTSC41 Hang in There

Yeah!!! I found some play time this week although it be a couple of days late for Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. Life has been so insane lately with work and a variety of other things but as soon as I had the time I knew I had to play.


WOW!!!! This was a hard one Mercy! But I had to try to challenge myself. I must admit - I did alter the sketch a teensy weensy bit but not too much.

Didn't it turn out cute? I've had this Elzybell for about 6 months now but haven't used it as it wasn't time yet but with Christmas coming up, I wanted to pull it out. I've paired it with Clear Dollar Stamps' Hanging Out. The sentiment works perfectly if I do say so myself. I've used my Tombow Markers and an aqua pen. Diamond Stickles have been added to little Miss Elzybell's wings.

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Hanging Around (Elzybell from Amuse), Hanging Out (CDS)
Paper: Gina K Luxury White, Rich Razzleberry, My Mind's Eye DP, Watercolor paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Basic Black
Accessories: Tombow Markers, Aqua Pen, MS Snowflake Punch, Rhinestone Brad, Ball Fringe Ribbon, Clear Detail Embossing Powder

SC236 Give me limes....

MMMM.... Give me limes for a margarita. Oh wait? It's not 5:00 yet but it has to be 5:00 somewhere right? Hehehe.... That's the type of week it's been. I made this card for SC236. It was a nice easy looking sketch and I wanted to have fun with it. We all know that after a few margaritas we're heading to the floor. I've stamped the A Muse Margarita with Versafine Onyx Black and then embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder before coloring with my Tombow markers. I then used Crystal Effects on the glass and Diamond Stickles on the rim to look like sugar.

Sparkle and Bling list:
Stamps: Margarita and When life give you limes (both by A Muse)
Paper: PTI White, Wild Wasabi, Doodlebug DP, Watercolor paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Tombow Markers, Aquapainter, Diamond Stickles, Crystal Effects, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Long Rectangle Nestabilities

SC227 Need Coffee....

Do you think that coffee might help me find my mojo??? It's gone missing and I need it back! Yikes!!! I've been in a bit of a stamping funk so I took some time to get other things done and find inspiration. Work has been busy and life has been getting in the way of my time for stamping and cardmaking. Hopefully, I'm back now!

I've always LOVED Changitos and when I saw this one, I knew I had to have it. I swear this is me in the morning some days but for me it's a Mocha I want. I really like that Stampendous is bring the Changitos out in Cling Rubber rather than just wood. (I'm running out of room for stamps). He's just so cute! I've combined him with a sentiment from Amuse that I don't use often enough. I thought this could be a fun card for so many things.

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Changito Coffee from Stampendous, Sentiment from Amuse
Paper: PTI White, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Offbeat Collection from Basic Grey, Making Memories Houndstooth DP, Watercolor paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Detail Clear Embossing Powder, SU Markers, Aquapainter, Stamping Dimensionals, Espresso Half Back Pearls, Nestabilities