DTGDsweetmissdaisy - Oh Crop...

Eeks!!! Isn't he cute??? I  borrowed this "Cowlik Sunflowers" stamp from Stampendous from Tobi Crawford recently and knew it would be perfect for one of the Dare to Get Dirty challenges at SCS.   You'll want to pop on over to SCS to check out all of the details :-).  I know, I'm a tease!!! That's what being a dirty girl is all about.

Guess what else is cool... Stampendous featured this card on their FB page earlier today.  Super excited about it!!

SSSC88 A kiss for you

Just a quick post today for you. It's been a busy few days with the final preparations for Stampin' Island Style underway.  Can I just say I'm SO EXCITED????  I get to meet fellow Trendsetters, Jessica Knutsen and Corinna McGregor and Kim Teasdale will be with us too.  4 Trendsetters in one place... Oh MY!!!  I get to meet Tobi Crawford as well which I'm excited about as I've always been a fan of her CAS style. 

Check back next week for pics from our event!!! Let the fun begin!

I made this card over the weekend for Karen Giron's SSSC88.  I stamped the image from Stampendous in Versafine Onyx Black, embossed with clear embossing powder and then watercolored with Tombow Markers. I used red rhinestones on their noses, an MS Punch, a bit of ribbon and a button and there you have it.

Have a great weekend!!!

SFYTT Thinking about the holidays

I'm surprising myself lately with some of my colors. I rarely use purple in anything but for some reason, the DP out there this season is inspiring me!!!  I'm loving it!  It's such a fresh color scheme for holiday cards.  Wanna know what else is inspiring me???  Jen del Muro's sketches are rocking and I tend to have a little bit of free time on the weekends so I sat down over the weekend and made this card.  The stamp is called Polar Gifts Cling from Stampendous that I bought at my Local stamp store, Crafty Capers.  The image has been watercolored with my Tombow Markers and a water brush.  I have to say (patting myself on the back) that I really like how my coloring turned out on this card.  See the snowflakes???  I made these using matching DP as the card as well as a MS Snowflake punch. Before punching the snowflakes out, I put some thick Scor-tape on the DP and then punched the flakes. I then added Dazzling Diamonds for a bit of glitz.  You know me... I love me some bling!! Each layer of DP has been dry embossed with various embossing folders and I've sponged the edges of each with co-ordinating inks.

Can I just say WAHOO??? Another Christmas card down!

Field of Flowers - Moxie Fab Style

Can you believe it?? Me?? I made a one layer card!!! It's not something I do very often at all but when I saw this stamp called Ranunculas Field from Stampendous, I had to have it!!! It wasn't a want... I NEEDED this stamp!! Ranunculas are some of my favorite flowers, they are gorgeous and always come in such wonderful colors. I made a card earlier in the week for the Moxie Fab Trigger Tuesday so I decided to make a second card using the same colors as inspiration. I've watercolored the image with my Tombow markers and then keeping it simple, I added some black sheer ribbon to finish it off.

And that's all there is to it...

MTSC74 You Rocket!!!

Hey there... Can you believe I'm posting two days in a row? This is becoming a habit - I think!!! As you know, I love Mercy's sketches and I've been trying to play along on a more regular basis. I had a bit of free time so I thought I'd whip up this card. This Changito Space set has been lurking on my shelves for months just waiting to be used. I came across it again the other day (having totally forgotten I even owned it!!!) so I pulled it out and started playing. I've watercolored the image using my Tombow Markers as per usual (please ignore the little ink mark close to the end of the space ship - I didn't even notice it until after the card was together). The DP I've used is from the Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride line and it's the first time I've used it. I've been using my Cuttlebug embossing folders lately and just had to do it again!!! I love the extra texture that it provides - just seems like another dimension to the card.

Hope you like it!!!

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Changito Space by Stampendous
Paper: Gina K White, Basic Gray, Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride, Watercolor paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: Tombow Markers, Nestabilities, Waterbrush, Clear Detail Embossing Powder, Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Cuttlebug

MTSC38 - Let it snow... Kidding!!!

You know it's Tuesday when.... Mercy has her sketch up at Lord Have Mercy. I didn't have a chance to play last week but I had to this week. I found this awesome DP at my LSS and wanted to play.... I'm definitely a non-traditional girl when it comes to Christmas colours.


Here is what I came up with!!! Isn't she cute?



I've stamped Changito Shovel in Versafine Onyx Black and then embossed with clear detail embossing powder. You know me... I've colored in Tombow markers. I'm getting excited because I'll be taking an Intro to Copics class later on this month with Sherrie Siemens. I'm not sure if I'll like Copics so I thought this would be a good way of figuring out if I want to invest the money into Copics. Wish me luck!

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Changito Shovel by Stampendous
Paper: Gina K Luxury White, Rich Razzleberry, My Mind's Eye DP, Watercolor paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories: MS Snowflake Punch, Nestabilities, Diamond Stickles, Tombow Markers, Aquapainter, Ribbon, Rhinestone Brad

FS120 Dance like no one's watching

Isn't she just so cute??? I love this Changita from Stampendous!!! We all know from a few posts back that I love these little monkeys. I've been so busy getting my CDS Sneak Peeks done that I haven't had time to make anything else once you combine work and life into the mix. I have a few days of down time now so I wanted to play.

I love Mercy's work (mkstampin74) on SCS - she's the featured stamper today. How to choose???? Her work is gorgeous!!!! This is the card I chose to case:
Cuppyland

As per the rules - these are the things I've changed: image, ribbon and the ribbon treatment, DP, no piercing, and my half back pearls instead of brads.

Hope you like it!!!

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Changita Ballerina (Stampendous), Sentiment is Stamping Bella
Paper: PTI White, Chocolate Chip, American Crafts DP, Making Memories DP, Watercolor paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Circle Nestabilities, Gingham ribbon, Button, Embroidery Thread, Chocolate Half Back Pearls, Clear Detail Embossing Powder

FS118 You Pick me up

Happy Mother's Day to all moms!!!!! I thought that this would be an appropriate card for Mother's Day. What can I say? I'm a little bit cheeky ;-) (So I've been told all my life!!!) I picked this Changito up at my local Stamp Store yesterday as I had ordered a bunch in. I must confess...... My name is Angela and I am a Changito addict. Hehehe.... I think they are just the cutest images and fun to color.

I made this card for today's Featured Stamper Challenge on SCS - dbdoodle. This is the card I chose to case called I don't Know. Things I changed include: image, DP, sentiments, ribbon, button shapes.

I hope you like it Mom! Love ya!!!!!!

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Changito Vacuum, You pick me up (both by Stampendous)
Paper: PTI White, Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, Cosmo Cricket DP, Basic Grey DP, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black, Close to Cocoa
Accessories: SU Markers, Aquapainter, Buttons, Linen Thread, Nestabilities, Ribbon, Stamping Dimensionals, Clear Embossing Powder

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

OCC All Blue for You

Wow!!!! I've been asked by Kim Teasdale to be the guest designer for this week's OCC Color Challenge. Pretty cool eh? Needless to say I was pretty excited and then that nervous feeling set in. Look at all the amazing ladies on this design team - they rock!!! So I knew this card had to be great - thank goodness for Basic Grey's Granola DP. This is where it all began - wait - actually it began with the challenge colors of Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy and More Mustard.

I've watercolored this Changito using my SU Markers and an aquapainter. See the puddle? I've used Crystal Effects on it to give it that wet feeling. Makes you want to jump in a puddle doesn't it? As you can tell I really incorporated the DP into my design - if you only knew how many layouts I went through before this final card??? 3, 4? Not too sure actually. All I know is that I have a number of scraps now because I kept on changing the configuration and layers of the card. The brads are Basic Grey as well (can you believe I bought a second pack of them just so I'd have two matching brads?).

Thank you to the OCC and Kim Teasdale for inviting me to play along this week.

Sparkle and Bling List:
Stamps: Changito Slicker by Stampendous
Paper: More Mustard, Bashful Blue, Not Quite Navy, Papertrey White, Granola DP by Basic Grey
Ink: Versamark, Basic Black
Accessories: SU Markers, Aquapainter, Nestabilities, Ribbon, Brads, Crystal Effects