The Scrappy Chick

Club Anime Color Challenge

This months color challenge at the Club Anime Blog is an assortment of Christmas colors.  My colors are just a bit off, but this was the best I could come up with to match and still like the final product!  I used papers from Bo Bunny's St Nick collection and Dotted cardstocks and Sandy is colored in to match.

Sandy is available over at InStyle Stamps.  Isn't she absolutely adorable?!!  I added a bit of Polar White Flower Soft to the fur on her hat.  Ribbon is also by Bo Bunny.  The sentiment is from the set "Merry Messages" from Stampendous. 

My computer/printer connection has been acting up the last week or so and since I was running pretty last minute I kept the card simple, BUT I did manage to sneak in 2 cards!  The next one isn't for the challenge but I was just in the mood to do something with the cute Kitty-Cat image!

Kitty-Cat is also available from InStyle Stamps.  Mine is digi, so I blew it up quite a bit :)  The sentiment is from a different Stampendous set, this one is from "Festive Fluffles".  Papers for this card are from the Colorful Christmas collection by My Minds Eye.

Alrighty.  My first Saturday with nothing planned in months.  I have to get busy!  Have a great weekend :)  Thanks for stopping by, please don't forget to say hi!  (And don't forget to start reading and following  my new blog...click ---> HERE!)

-Cyndi

Club Anime sketch #4

I am finally back in town!  Whew, I forgot just how exhausting Disney can be.  Now I have to catch up on everything from laundry to blog posts!  Today is the 4th monthly installment of the Club Anime sketch challenge!  BUT this month is special!  Go over to the InStyle Stamps Club Anime blog and enter this challenge for a chance to be a January/February guest designer for InStyle Stamps!

Here is my card for the challenge.  You can also see the rest of the DT's cards over at the blog!  I used Crystal (a digi image from InStyle Stamps)  for my card...she will be released shortly!  All papers are from Crate Paper's North Pole collection (as are the brads and rubons)  Crystal was colored with copics and Spicas.  Border punch is by EK Success, ribbon is May Arts I think (from my stash).

So what are you waiting for?  Go create a card with the skecth and enter to win a guest DT spot!  Thanks for stopping by and Good luck!  Have a great week :)  -Cyndi

InStyle Stamps Blog Hop!

Its Black Friday.  Its my Birthday.  And hopefully I am in line at Magic Kingdom for Space Mountain!  BUT...its also the last Friday of the month which means its time for the InStyle Stamps blog hop!  and since I am first on the hopping order I won't make you wait any longer to get the eye candy started! (If you wandered here by accident, go start back at the ISS blog :) )

This months challenge for the DT was to create an ornament.  I had seen a really cute one made with the Bo Bunny treat packaging at someones blog.  I didn't have that, but I did have an empty button package from Bo Bunny which is basically the same thing! 

I hand cut a large circle from my first pattern, then cut out the inside with a Circle Nestabilites slightly larger than the raised area on the plastic.  I cut out a second pattern (the green) with just a bit of a border and laid that over the first.  Myron (one of the new Anime images from InStyle stamps) is stamped, then cut out and adhered to a third pattern.  This was cut to the same size as the whole ornament.

All of my pattern papers are from the newest Crate Paper Holiday collection...the North Pole collection kit.  The "jolly" sticker is also from the same kit.  I hand cut the top of the ornament, adding a hanger and a bow then attaching the whole thing with some brads.  Lastly I added some stickles on the edges for a bit of sparkle. 

OK, thats it here!  Next in the hop is the terrifically talented Lana...so go check out what amazing ornament she has to show you!  Enjoy the rest of the hop and don't go out and spend too much money on sales at the mall today...save a bit back and spend some on new stamps over at InStyle!  Thanks for stopping by!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Myron digi-stamp (InStyle Stamps)
• Paper: North Pole collection (Crate paper); Neenah Solar Crest White
• Ink: HP ink cartridge
• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); button packaging (Bo Bunny); Frosted Lace Stickles; brads & stickers (Crate paper); ribbon (Bo Bunny &  Michaels); copics: E11, E00, E000, R24, R29, BG02, BG05, YG05,YG17, E25, R20

Club Anime Color Challenge

OK, really fast post this morning!  I am late for work and have a BIG class this afternoon!  I will post my blog candy winner tonight!

In the meantime, this card is for todays color challenge over at the InStyle Stamps Club anime blog...kiwi, coral, and chocolate!  I usee one of the new Club anime images, not quite available yet...this is Jana!  Isn't she a doll?!  I will update my post tonight as well with a supply list :)  Have  a great one...be sure to head to the Club Anime blog for the challenge!  -Cyndi

OHBCGA

OHBCGA??  What on earth is that you ask?  Its "Over the Hump Day Blog candy Give away" over at the InStyle Stamps blog!!  So go check out all the Design team's samples and leave a comment for a chance to win!

Our theme today was "Snow".  So I used my new "Scarf Chick" image from InStyle stamps.  You all know how I love digi images because you can resize the, flip them, etc.  On this one I printed her twice...once on Copic paper to color, and once on pattern paper to paper-piece.  I used my new Icicles punch from Martha Stewart (adding of course a bit of stickles to that!) and also used Create a Flake 2 from Spellbinders for my snowflakes.  I picked up the new pp from Kaiser Kraft yesterday at a local store.  She couldn't get it out of the box fast enough for me!

OK, so head over to the ISS blog for your chance to win!  And while you are at it, scroll down for a chance at my Blog candy give away this week!  Thanks for visiting!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Scarf Chick (InStyle Stamps); sentiment (CC Designs);
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Bamboo (Versacolor)
• paper: Aqua cs (Core'dinations); white cs (Neenah); pp (Kaiser Kraft)
• Accessories: Create a Flake 2, Hexagon Nesatbilites (SPellbinders); Frosted Lace stickles; buttons (My Minds Eye); markers & Airbrush system (Copic); tab punch (SU!); Icicle border punch (Martha Stewart)

SFYTT: Phoebe

Before this and my last post, I can't even tell you the last time I did a challenge!  I have missed these :)  Jen del Muro's are some of my favorite sketches so I started back with her latest sketch challenge this week.  You can see the sketch HERE at her blog.

I used my new Phoebe Ketto (by Stamping Bella) that I got from Enchanted Cottage.  She's been colored with copics to match this fun paper from Fiskars that I found in the back room.  I added a touch of Grungeboard and colored it with Sugarberry Smooch!  Its a bit bright, but it really glimmers!!

Here's the copics I used:

Thanks for popping in!  I have a nasty cold that has moved to my chest so I feeling whiny and puny.  But maybe more tomorrow...I got a lot of stamping done a couple of days back :)

-Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Phoebe Ketto (Stamping Bella); Birthday Wishes (A Muse)
• Paper: pp by Fiskars; white cs (Neenah)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Wisteria & Aquamarine cats eyes (Clearsnap)
• Accessories: Labels 3 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Dotted Wave border punch (EK Success); Sugarberry Smooch; gems (Hero Arts); dog tag punch (EK)

Neverland

Happy Sunday!  This is an image that I colored weeks ago and never made into a card.  But I just had an urge to finish it today :)

I used this weeks Farm Fresh Friday sketch from The Greeting Farm's blog.  Wendy is from the set Never Ever by The Greeting Farm.  She is colored with copics to match this gorgeous paper from K & Co...and then airbrushed inside the nestie frame.

The flowers were misted with Glimmer Mist to give them some shimmer and then tied atop a silk ribbon bow.  The circle elements in the corners are the Blossom die flower from spellbinders, cut then embossed with a Impressibilites screen over the die.  I then inked the raised flowers with a cats eye pad...but its very faint and almost impossible to see in the photo.

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Never Ever (The Greeting Farm)
• Paper: Happy Trails (K & Co)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Ice Blue, wisteria cats eyes (Clearsnap)
• Accessories: Labels 4 & Blossom Nestabilities, Flower Impressabilites (spellbinders); flowers (Prima); Patina Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels); buttons (MME); ribbon (May Arts); copics & air brush system; oval punches (SU!)

I wanted to share a cute pic from our recent Florida trip.  This is so typical of my kids...Perry HATES to have his picture taken, and also "hates" hugs, so everybody gangs up on him :)

Have a great night!  Thanks for stopping by :)

-Cyndi

Happy 4th Stampendous Style

Happy 4th of July to all of my American friends!  This is a combo of a couple of different Stampendous stamps.  (BTW, did you notice that I was the guest stamper on the Stampendous Impressions blog a couple of days back??  Hehe)

The bees are a cling stamp called Bee Trio.  I decked them out in patriotic colors then added a sign to ones hand with a piece from "Freedom Cupcakes" a cling set.  Its popped up with a couple of dimensionals.  The background on the red layer is stamped with a background stamp from the same "Freedom Cupcakes" set in StazOn white, but it wasn't dark enough for me so I went over the image with my Signo uni-ball white pen.

The flower is also dotted with the same pen to add a bit of somun' somun' to it too.  The bees wings are covered with white ultrafine pearl glitter (also by Stampendous) and the antenae are dotted with Christmas red stickles  (I need some red glitter I guess)

Here's a closeup of the flower, the wings, and the enhanced background stamping.  Supplies are listed below.  Layout for the card is this weeks sketch over at Our Creative Corner.

Thanks for visiting today!  Have a great holiday weekend and try to stay cool :)   -Cyndi

• Supplies:
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• Stamps: Cling Bee Trio, Freedom Cupcakes (Stampendous)
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• Paper: Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Brilliant Blue cs (SU!); white cs (Neenah)
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• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Staz On opaque white
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• Accessories: white ultrafine pearl glitter (Stampendous); red stickles (Ranger); white gel pen (Sakura); markers (Copic); dimensionals; Prima flower; button (Basic Grey); ribbon (SU!)

Stella's Cupcake!

A quickie post for you!  This is a card I made for work with one of our newest Bella images.  This is "Stella's cupcake" from Stamping Bella.  The layout is this weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly.

I used papers from Bo Bunny and a sentiment from Stamping Bella.  Stella is jazzed up with a bit of bling and gloss...spica pens on her lipstick and bow, glaze pen on the cherry, and some bling it from Basic Grey on the sentiment panel.  Supplies below.

-Cyndi

• Supplies:
• Stamps: Stella's cupcake, cupcake thing (Stamping Bella)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo black
• Paper: Its my party pp (Bo Bunny); white, black, red cs (Bazzill); blue cs (Core'dinations)
• Accessories: Red, lemon, Melon spica glitter pens; markers (Copic); glaze pen (sakura); gems (Basic Grey); ribbon (stash)

Weiman Wranglers

A few days ago Melissa at Pink Cat Studio released some new digi-images of Billy and Lily called Weiman Wranglers.  Read on below to find out about these special stamps.

Here is what Melissa wrote on the PCS blog:

"Today we are releasing these new digital stamps to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation in honor of Ethan Weiman. Little Ethan passed away on June 12th from Neuroblastoma cancer. Ethan was a true cowboy and loved horses, balloons and Knock Knock jokes. By purchasing these digital stamps you will help brighten the day of a sick child as the money we raise will go towards making one of their dreams come true.

Please visit http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/Stamps/WeimanWranglers/WeimanWranglers.htm to purchase these digital stamps and help the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Last week Lauren Meader, a member of my DT, contacted me to ask if I could make some digi stamps to help raise some money in order to honor Ethan and the Weiman family. I thought that was such a wonderful idea and got right to designing. Lauren told me that Ethan loved my Cowboy Billy stamp so she suggested that I design a new Cowboy stamp for Ethan and one for his little sister Ava too. Ethan loved horses and balloons so that is how we came up with the design of the kiddies riding their horses and holding a balloon.

We would be so grateful if you would help us to raise some money in Ethan’s honor. All proceeds from the sale of the stamps, after Paypal fees are deducted, will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Illinois as requested by Alicia and Dave Weiman."

I downloaded the stamps and have a card with Lily to share with you today.

As I said its been a full week, so not too complicted.  I used last weeks challenge from Cute Card Thursday...to do a tag. And this weeks Papertake Weekly Challenge is to use a download!  Papers are from Creative Imagination, charm is Karen Foster.

So here you go :)  Be sure to check out the link and order these adorable stamps for a great cause.  So far PCS has raised over $1500 for the Make a Wish Foundation!

Thanks for stopping in today!  I will be scarce tomorrow....I finally get to go to Durham and get Copic certified.....WooHoo!!!!!!

-Cyndi

Soccer Billy

Hello!  I've been working a bit more lately and haven't had a chance to post this weekend, sorry :(

I have another Sporty Billy card for you.  This is Soccer Billy, part  of the Sporty Billy set,  new from Pink Cat Studio this month.  I used the sketch from Papertake Weekly for the layout of the card.  Papers are from my stash, some old but fun Scenic Route.

Thats it tonight, sorry!  But I have more planned for you tomorrow, promise!

Thanks for visiting!    -Cyndi

Some Rileys and Hanna

  I noticed Hanna Stamps was having a call for guest DTs for the next few months so I thought, why not?  Here's a few of my cards :)   (Link for the call is below)

This is Garden Riley Moose (actually I made him into Sophie Moose with the shocking pink gardening boots, snort!  I pulled my colors from this wild and funky paper from K & Co that I got at Michael's.  The background for the card is a piece of Core'dinations so the back is different than the front...so that means when its folded the inside becomes a different color.  Cool, huh?  So I let a bit of the inside show through by cutting off part of the top.  Sentiment is from Unity (but it was in with the wrong kit so I'm not sure which its from???).

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Garden Riley Moose (Hanna Stamps); sentiment (Unity)

• Paper: carolyn Gavin collection (K & Co); brown/teal cs (Core'dinations); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo black

• Accessories: Labels 2 Nestabilties (Spellbinders); flourish (Quickkutz); flowers (Prima); brads (Basic Grey); copics

Next up is Hammock Riley Moose.  He cracks me up...just hanging out with nothing better to do all day!   I have closeups below and you can see I added some green Smooch to the palm trees and Riley was stamped twice and popped up so he's really "swinging" from the Hammock.

At the bottom I placed the sentiment (from A Muse) over a couple of punches including one section of a new EK Success border punch.

Finally I added a bunch of loose Stampendous glitter to the card...both on top of the brad and then along the bottom of the top panel. 

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Hammock Riley Moose (Hanna Stamps); Life's a breeze (A Muse)

• Paper: pp (Reminisce); Green Galore , Temping Turquoise cs (SU!); white cs (SU!)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Green smooch (Clearsnap); brad (Basic Grey); glitter (Stampendous); flowers (Prima); Labels 3 Nestabilites (Spellbinders); oval & circle punches, turquoise ribbon (SU!); border punch (EK Success); copics; melon & orange glitter pens (copic); dimensionals

  Last I have  Rainy Day Hanna for you.  She is paired perfectly with the Piggy Tales paper "Rain, Rain go away"  I colored her in to match with copics, added a bit of yellow stickles to her funky rain boots and some Eucalyptus to the umbrella.

Ok, so thats it for now...my hand hurst from typing and I want to stamp!!  Check out the Guest DT call forum over at Splitcoast HERE for more Hanna samples and to enter for yourself...theres still a few more days!

Thanks for visiting today!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Rain Day (Hanna Stamps)

• Paper: Piggy Tales pp; Bazzill cs

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; blue (cats eye)

• Accessories: Labels 4 Nestabilites (Spellbinders); gems (Hero Arts); flowers (Prima); brad (We Are Memory Keepers); stickles; ribbon (stash); border punch (fiskars)

double challenge and new digi stamps

Happy Monday!  I have a couple of cards for you today from a new company called Whimsie Doodles.  Its all digi downloads...but don't be afraid...its the same as stamping you just don't have to store all that rubber!

Melyssa has designed some really cute images so far!  for  I'm excited to see what else she has in store for the future :)

My first card is for 2 different challenges. At Papertake Weekly the challenge was to do something with shoes.  So I used this cute beary witch with her adorable witchy shoes and the sentiment says: "if the shoe fits...buy it in every color!"  The layout for the card is using the sketch that Whimsie Doodles sponsored over at Inspirational Card Sketches. 

• Supplies:

• Stamps: If the Shoe fits (whimsie Doodles); Boutique sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: pp (KI Memories); black cs (Bazzill); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

• accessories: brads (Basic Grey); ribbon (stash); copics; yellow stickles; gold glitter pen (spica)

  Here's another image from Whimsie Doodles...this is Make a Wish Whimsie the Turtle.  She is so adorable!  I love that she's facing forward for a different turtle view!

  I made her into a tent card, hadn't done one of those in a while and I was in the mood :)  The sentiment for this one is part of the download, BTW.  If you haven't checked them out yet, what are you waiting for??  Head on over!  Thanks for visiting today!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Make a wish digi (Whisie Doodles)

• Paper: Its my party (Bo Bunny); Riding Hood Red, Pacific Point cs (SU!); green cs (Core'dinations)

• Accessories: button (Basic Grey); ribbon (SU!); copics; yellow stickles

100K Blog Candy & more Lily

Well...I can't believe my little ol blog has finally snuck up near 100,000 hits!  Holy cow!  So, in celebration of the milestone which I'll hit in the next couple of days I am offering up a bit of blog candy!

I have for one lucky winner a HUGE pile of 6x6 paper (all SU!...about 200 sheets), some cool chipboard by AMM, 2 spools of ribbon, a bottle of stickles, some scallop mini-envys with notecards, and a baggie of unmounted asst rubber stamps!

All you have to do is leave me a comment (with your comment # if possible) and I'll pick a winner after Friday night at midnight EST. 

Now onto my card:

I'm back with more Enchanted Lily (by Pink Cat Studio).  The Papertake weekly challenge  last week was to use up scraps...and these are the scraps left on my table from my last Lily card...so I used another Lily image!

I cut a Blossom Nestabilites out of the green pp, and I'll be darned, it looks like a lily pad...hehe!  The sentiment is also from Pink Cat Studio, same set.  The swirls are a Bo Bunny flourish set.

If you look close at Lily (see below) you can see the Shimmerz I used on the flower she's perched on and her wings.  All other images were colored with copics.

She's so shimmery and pretty I just love her!  Supplies are listed below. 

Thanks for visiting and don't forget to leave a comment on this post for your chance to win!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Enchanted Lily (Pink Cat Studio); flourishes (Bo Bunny)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Paper: Tiffany's (We R Memory Keepers); white cs (Neenah)

• Supplies: Blossom & Oval Nestabilites (Spellbinders); gems (Hero Arts); white ribbon (SU!); Shimmerz paints; Copics; white gel pen; dimensionals

Howdy Little Partner

Just a quick post for you today before I head out the door.  This is a card for Jodi's challenge over at the Pink Cat Studio blog. 

Here's the closeup of Sweet Pea that I used.  She's all decked out in her cowboy gear.  Hehe!  Don't know why I needed this set so much...I only have one pregnant friend right now...but all of the Sweet Pea images were just too darn tootin' cute!

The challenge is a Geometry challenge...to use one square, one circle...of 2 different pattern papers....and the card is to be a rectangle.  And of course you have to use at least 1 image from Pink Cat Studio.

Here's the full card.  I used some old cowboy papers from Creative Imagination...they were both double sided so I ended up with 3 patterns :)  The charm is Karen Foster.  Isn't Sweet Pea  just the cutest?!!

 

BTw, I went to see Star Trek again yesterday with my son...I may be a total nerd but it was awesome!  Can't wait for the next one:)

OK, off to run my errands. Thanks for stopping by today.  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweet Pea Plate 2 (Pink Cat Studio)

• Paper: white, chocolate (Bazzill); pp (Creative Imagination)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Rich Cocoa; Blush (CTMH)

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); circle punches (SU!); charm (Karen Foster); brads (stash); ribbon (SU!); sponge daubers, copics; hemp twine

Greeting Farm Friday

Happy Friday! Its been a good week, I have had more stamping time, my house isn't a disaster and my allergies aren't killing me. Woohoo!  I feel like celebrating, or shopping, but sadly I am broke.

So, in lieu of going shopping myself, I colored up this cute  Miss Anya with all her shopping bags.  (Anya is from The Greeting Farm)  I was in a pink & black kinda mood so I pulled out this really old yet fun paper from Urban Lily.  I also finally tried out my new "Smooch"...I used the pretty pearl white on her argyle socks and her eyeshadow...click on the image for a closeup!  (got the smooch from Betty).

The layout for the card is Dawny's sketch from this weeks Papertake weekly Challenge (I know I did one already, but I liked it!)  Sentiment is from Amy R Stamps (designed by Amy Rysavyand available through All That Scraps).

Ok, I'm wrapping it up tonight, but check back for a bit of news tomorrow!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Miss Anya (The Greeting Farm); Boutique Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: pp Urban Lily; white cs (Neenah); black cs (Bazzill)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Oval Nestabilites (spellbinders); sm & lg oval punches (SU!); pink gems (Hero Arts); white Smooch (Clearsnap); ribbon (stash); markers (Copic)

Unity Addicts Challenge

It has been a while since I have done one of the Wednesday Unity Addicts' challenges.   I have been so bad.  So many stamps, so little time.  Very sad.

 But I loved the color challenge this week....Tangerine Tango, Yoyo Yellow, and Tempting Turquoise...with lots of white.  This cute mushroom house (from a Unity Kit of the Month a few months back) just called out to me to get used for this challenge, so voila!  Here you go!

This is just a quickie post this morning, as you are reading this I am busy at work...hopefully stamping!  Have a great day and I'll have more for you tomorrow! 

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Kit of the Month (March??) (Unity)

• Paper: Tangerine Tango, Basic Black (SU!); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (tsukineko)

• Accessories: Labels 3 Nestabilities, Large Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Tangerine ribbon (SU!); button (Basic Grey); flower (Prima); markers (copic)

B is for Baby

Uh oh, I made this card days ago for this weeks Cute Card Thursday challenge, and its almost time for a NEW Thursday challenge!  So, just in time...

This weeks challenge was to use letters or numbers on a card.  I thought it would be cute to do a block, but instead I ended up just using the block as the beginning of the sentiment.  I got to use another of the images from my new Sweet Pea set :)  Sweet Pea is one of my newest from Pink Cat Studio.

Here she's perched on a flower playing with a ladybug...hehe!  Like my blue ladybug??

Sweetpea is colored to match some old Basic Grey papers from my stash...from the LilyKate line.  The chipboard B outline is from Close to My Heart.

Thats it for tonight.  My little guy is asleep and I get to read.  Have a great night and thanks for visiting!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweet Pea plate 2 (Pink Cat Studio); Doodle Alphabet (SU!)

• Paper: Lily Kate pp (Basic Grey); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Wisteria cats eye chalk

• Accessories: scallop border punch (EK Success); chipboard letter (CTMH); ribbon (stash); buttons (Basic Grey); markers (copic)

I still Believe

  A quick post for you tonight.  Here's my card for this weeks Papertake weekly challenge...it was a sketch challenge by Dawny, and a fun one!  I used one of my new images that I finally caved and bought from The Greeting Farm.  The images are from the set Never Ever.

Sorry, not so chatty tonight. But thanks for stopping by! -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Never Ever (The Greeting Farm)

• Paper: Love Shack (Bo Bunny); soft sky (SU!); brown (Bazzill); white (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Dark Moss, Aquamarine cats eye (Colorbox)

• Accessories: Labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Styled Silver Hodgepodge; sm oval punch, 1"circle punch, designer label punch (SU!); ribbon (May Arts); diamond border punch (EK Success); copics

Animal Antics...and LOST

This weeks challenge over at Papertake Weekly  is to make a card with an animal image on it.  well, easy!  I had these cute new Sweet Pea stamps from Pink Cat Studio that were dying to get inky...and look at cutie-patootie Sweet Pea riding on the giraffe... ca-ute!!  Melissa blows me away with her adorable and fresh images!!

This is from last months release, Sweet Pea plate #2 (yes, there are 2 whole sets of adorable baby images!!).  I colored her to match the Cosmo Cricket Girl  Friday line.  I also got to use my new Labels 4 dies that have thus far been hiding in the package??

ok, thats it for the card...scrolldown for supplies.  Are there any Losties out there?  OMG!!  LOVED the finale last night...tons of questions answered like there really is a Jacob!  I was seriously thinking they were all delusional.  and FINALLY we got to see what happened to Vincent, LOL. 

But, of course...the nuke.  Hmm, so many new possibilities, and a whole long summer to wait.  Sigh.  May just have to re-watch the last 5 seasons agin this summer.  Ok, I am off to work.  Have a great day!    -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweet Pea plate 2 (Pink Cat Studio)

• Paper: Girl Friday pp (Cosmo Cricket); Certainly Celery cs (SU!); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Warm red chalk cats eye

• Accessories: labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); white ribbon (SU!); Eva button (Basic Grey); jumbo scallop scissors; journaling marker; copics

My Time to Color challenge & getting Edgy!

Happy Saturday!  It has been beautiful and 85 here in NC today.  After baseball this morning we went to a Kids Fest.  Michael played on the slides and bouncy things and rode a horse, but guess what his favorite part was?  Holding the kittens!  He is soooo my son!

So, I snuck in a bit of stamping time today.  Laurens challenge for the day is a color challenge.  I didn't have some of the Papertrey colors. so I just converted it all to the closest in SU! colors and went with that.  I ended up with Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red, Bashful Blue, and So Saffron.

 

These colors are a bit subdued for me (well, a lot really if you know me) but thats what a challenge is supposed to be...a challenge!

I thought of this cute little Magnolia first cause sadly she hadn't been inked up yet.  I got her from Betty, but I can't seem to find her online to see what her name is??  I used the new Labels 3 again from spellbinders...a must have!  The background stamp and sentiment are both from an old SU! set.

I also distressed all the edges on this baby for an entry into the Cute Card Thursday challenge this week...Getting Edgy  :)

OK, I have to sneak back off the computer for now.  Check back in tomorrow for Scrappy Sunday!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Tilda, quilt (Magnolia); Polka dots & Paisley (SU!)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray (SU!)

• Paper: Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red, So Saffron (SU!); white (PTI)

• Accessories: Labels 3 (spellbinders); ribbon slot punch (Making Memories); flowers (Prima & Doodlebug); button (MME); markers (Copic); distressing tool (SU!)

Lauren's sketches!

Good morning!  I have 2 cards for you today...and they are very different so scroll down to see them both!!

Both use sketches from Lauren Meader...she is having a "My Time to create"  team call...and I love her sketches, so why not enter, right?  Plus shes changing her weekly sketches to add on an inspiration challenge, my timeless template challenge and more...how fun!  You can see the first post about her call and the sketches to pick from HERE.

First up is a card using a brand new set (to me at least) from Clear Art Stamps.  I have always wanted to cave and buy some of their images and Betty is carrying them in her store so its really hard to resist when they are right in front of you!

These images are from "Fairyland"...a large size set (their sets come in 3 sizes) with tons of gorgeous whimsical images!  This little beauty is colored in to match the gorgeous Zinnia paper from Little Yellow Bicycle.

Sentiment stamp and flourish used in upper right corner are from the same CAS set.

Heres a closeup lookie-loo at her so you can see all the glitter I added.  She's colored with copics (then touched up with Prismacolor pencils on top to really add some gorgeous pigmentation) and then I finished her off with some sparkle using my Spica glitter pens.  My favorite part of her is how pretty her silver hair turned out.

For the background circles I got to use my new Impressabilities by Spellbinders.  Beautiful embossing!  I used the Flowers stencil.  Here's a closeup of that part:

After I ran the cs through my Cuttlebug with the Impressabilites Stencil I inked the raised part with a chalk cats eye.  I tried sanding it first, but the look was really off for the card...but sanding will work great too!

On top of the ribbon I attached a prima flower with a brad.  didn't have the right color so I inked it up a bit with the same cats eye pad.  Here's the copics I used for this card, and the supplies are listed below.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Fairyland (Clear Art Stamps)

• Paper: Zinnia pp (Little Yellow Bicycle); color cs (Core'dinations); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Wisteria chalk cats eye (Colorbox)

• Accessories: Flowers Impressabilities (Spellbinders); circle templates (Coluzzle); Dog tag punch (Paper Shapers); Vintage Mix flower (Prima); white tafetta ribbon (SU!); brad (Basic Grey); scallop paper edger  (EK Success); markers & Lemon, Lime, clear spica glitter pens (Copic)

My second entry is from another of Lauren's sketches.  For this one I used Scuba Changito by Stampendous.  I think I am developing a serious Changito addiction.  He is just too stinkin' cute!

He's colored to match the brand-spankin new Lime Rickey papers from Basic Grey...LOVE them!!   I stamped him once and doodled a border around the panel.  Then for the small elements on the sketch I stamped the same little fishy from the big image 3 more times and punched it out.  (My elements are a bit off from the sketch, but hey, I have to interpret a sketch to fit my image, or mood, right??)

Here's a closeup at Changito's fishy friends.  I added a bunch of glitter with Spica pens to each of these babies too.   These elements are all raised on dimensionals.

The sentiment for the card is from H & M Stamps...its been die cut with a Spellbinders tag die. 

Here's the copics I used for this card:

 ARe you guys visual like me?  Does it help to have the photos of the markers or a list of the numbers for color combos?  I kinda like when bloggers show the photo for some reason.  Maybe its just that I love color, or am I just a dork??

Anywho, thats it for today before I am off to work this afternoon.  (Supplies for this card are listed below)  Hope to find some stamping time tonight, but I guess I really need to clean my house first.  Its been sadly ignored this week.

Thanks for visiting with me today!  Have  agreat weekend...its going to be sunny & warm here in NC for the next few days! 

-Cyndi

• Supplies: (Changito card)

• Stamps: Scuba Changito (Stampendous); Sea Life (H&M Stamps)

• Paper: Lime Rickey pp (basic Grey); color cs (Core'dinations); white cs (Papertrey)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Wisteria, Aquamarine cats eye (Colorbox)

• Accessories: 1" & 1 1/8" circle punches (EK); dbl end tag die (Spellbinders); brads (Basic Grey); ribbon (Stash); markers & Melon, Lavender, Turquoise Spica glitter pens (Copic)

Papertake Weekly Challenge

Happy Hump Day!  Sorry I haven't posted in a few days.  But I have another Magnolia for you today.  I made this card for this weeks Papertake weekly Challenge.  This week is a sketch by Dawny.  I used a stamp that I borrowed from my friend Heather (we both are growing  a Magnolia collection and have been sharing images).  This cute little baby is Alvin.  What a doll!!

I paired him with the new Little Yellow Bicycle Baby Safari papers...gorgoeus baby colors...not too pastel...I totally don't do pastel. 

The border under the panel that he's sitting on is one of the new paper edgers by EK that punches and embosses.  The border was punched from Core'dinations cs (non-solid core) so I sanded the raised embossed part which revealed the lighter color core inside.

He's colored with copics and highlighted with some stickles on his little wings.

So, thats it for now.  I'm busy working on lots of stuff though :)  Thanks for visiting my little corner of the blogosphere!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sitting Alvin (Magnolia); Nursery Necessities (SU!)

• Paper: baby Safari pp (Little Yellow Bicycle); cs by Core'dinations; white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Zig Zag paper edger (EK Success); Blue Bayou ribbon (SU!); Frosted Lace stickles; markers (Copic); brads (Basic Grey)

A little Hot Chocolate & Marshmallows

Hot Chocolate & marshmallows?  Am I nuts??  This was actually the challenge over at Cute Card Thursday  last week.  I made the card, then forgot to upload it before I left town...oops!!

But, I am in sunny Greenville, NC.  It is 75 degrees but feels more like 90 for some reson and I am having a cup of COLd choc...a Black & White mocha Frappucinno to be exact...mmmm! 

 Perry is participating in his forst organ competition.  We are at ECU for the weekend.  He was chosen to be one of 3 candidates for this competition...so wish him luck and I'll show him the comments!

So, on to the eye candy.  This is Tilda with Tulips.  She is perched on a bow in front of one of my NEW nestabilites!  These new floral jumbo nesties are just too cool!

OK, I am off to pick up Perry.  I'll be back with more tomorrow:)  Thanks for stopping in!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Tilda with Tulips (Magnolia); sentiment (CTMH)

• Paper: Tiffanys pp (We Are Memory Keepers); Choc cs (SU!); white cs (Neenah Crest)

• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Blossom & classic lg circle nestabilities (Spellbinders); Paper piercer & mat; olive ribbon (SU!); pink button (CTMH); Swiss Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug);  border punch (EK Success); markers (Copic)

Draco the Dragon

Good Morning...its Easter Monday, my kiddos are out of school but I am heading in to work.  Seems a bit unfair, eh?

Before I get to my card...I told you yesterday that we were going to see the Hannah Montana movie...I loved it!  I was sooooo determined that I would NOT cry during the movie, but, well, the little girl in me didn't cooperate.  If you have daughters (or not and are still young at heart) go see it!  It was Way better than any of the Disney movies released straight to the Disney Channel.

OK, you're not here for a movie review...but to see some eye candy, right?  Here is the dragon from Whiff of Joy's first Medieval Collection (The new Medieval stamps are out now, BTW).  I was determined to give the Twinkling H2Os another try...I just need to find my wc paper...it has gone AWOL.  The layout for the card is Katharina's sketch for the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog this week...go check it out HERE.

OK, I am flying off to work...wish I was on my own dragon (I am still having Earagon withdrawl).  Thanks for stopping in!  Please say hi!    -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Draco the Dragon, Fairy Useful Sayings (Whiff of Joy)

• Paper: Sweet Raspberry pp (K&Co); Choc Chip (SU!); White (Neenah Crest)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); oval punch (SU!); cowboy dew drops; Twinkling H2Os; ribbon (Martha Stewart); borders (K&Co)

Papertake Weekly...2 takes

IS she not the cutest little elf you've ever seen??  This is Alva, another Magnolia  stamp...sitting on her daisy.  (I borrowed these images from my friend Heather...we try to buy different stuff when possible)

I stamped this card for this weeks Papertake weekly challenge...I stayed almost with the sketch but of course had to veer just a tad...my 3 wavy accents at the top were a bit much so I took it down to 2.

She was such a fun little stamp to color!  I am so happy that Betty is carrying these little Sewdish babies!!   Where have I been???

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sitting Alva, Big Daisy (Magnolia Stamps); Great Expectations (Verve)

• Paper: Wild Raspberry pp (K & Co); Riding Hood Red (SU!); white (Neenah Crest)

• Ink: Memento Tuxdo Black (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: dbl end tags (spellbinders); batik flowers (Prima); circle punch, red gingham ribbon (SU!); gems (MaMBI); die cut borders (K&Co); black journaler (SU!); copics

And I did another version with this same sketch using the adorable stamp that I won from  a Cute Card Thursday  challenge a couple of weeks back!  This image is from the UK...by Pink Gem Designs...Pirate Mimi.  If you've never heard of them...go check them out!!  Adorable little Mimi, and Max and Milly stamps!!

So, thats it for today.  I get to go watch the new Hannah Montana movie with my girls!  (Saw Monsters vs Aliens with my little guy yesterday and we loved it!!)

Thanks for stopping in today!  Happy Easter!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Pirate Mimi (Pink Gem Designs); Thoughtful Florals (Verve)

• Paper: Whale of a Tale pp (Sassafras Lass); Riding Hood Red, Basic Gray cs (SU!); white cs (Neenah Crest)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Basic Gray, Riding Hood Red (SU!)

• Accessories: Word window punch (SU!); Beetle black brads (Doddlebug); markers (Copic)

April Magnolia Sketch

Here is my card for the Magnolia April sketch.  I used my new Tilda with Cowberry Muffin that I got from The Scrapbooking and Stamping Room in G'boro.  The paper is also from there ...Sassafras Lass...one of my latest favorite companies!

Image was colored with copics and then cut out and mounted on a label nestie die cut.  Sentiment is from Unity.  All bg panels were stiched on my machine with orange thread.

(Click on the image to get a closer view)

Thanks for stopping by!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Tilda with Cowberry Muffin (Magnolia); Birds of a Feather (Unity)

• Paper: Fawnd of You (Sassafras Lass); Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose (SU!); white (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Close to Cocoa (SU!) 

• Accessories: Labels 1 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); flower (Prima); circle punches, satin ribbon (SU!); sponge dauber, Swiss Dots Embossing folder (Cuttlebug); copics; Sakura clear glaze pen

Edwin wearing Glasses

  Its another Magnolia for you!  This little guy is Edwin Wearing Glasses...which I got at the Scrapbooking Stamping Room in G'boro.  Is he just adorable or what??  He is sitting on the tree stump that came in my Whiff of Joy spring stamp kit last month...I'm glad he's a great fit cause I don't have many Magnoia accessories yet...hehe, yet.

The layout is the March sketch found at the Magnolia-licious site.  I just spotted it a couple of days ago, but I may be too late cause April is already up!  Oh, well. Loved the sketch and I'm sure I'll use it again!

The paper is Little Yellow Bicycle...love this line!!  Paired with Kiwi kiss, run through my Cuttlebug with the Diamonds in the Rough folder (matches the argyle on the pp and the argyle on Edwin's sweater)

Hardware is from SU!...a hoarderd kit thats now retired.  All images are colored with copics and all panels sponged with daubers and classic inks.  Guess where I am off to today?  Stamp shopping with my friend :)  See you all later chickies!!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Edwin with Glasses (Magnolia Stamps); Tree stump (Whiff of Joy); A little Note (Elzybells)

• Paper: pp by Little Yellow Bicycle; Kiwi Kiss, Blue Bayou cs (SU!); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Blue Bayou, Kiwi Kiss (SU!)

• Accessories: Oval Nestabilites (Spellbinders); Styled Silver Hodepodge (SU!); Diamonds in the Rough embossing folder (Cuttlebug); sponge daubers; copics

Papertake weekly Challenge

  Here's Kings Jester Charlie (from Whiff of Joy)  again...this time in rich colors of oranges and blues to match the yummy Marakesh paper I was itching to use!  I just adore this Charlie image...one of my favorite Charlies yet for sure!!  I made this card for the Papertake Weekly challenge today...a recipe challenge...1 circle, 2 ribbons, and 3 stamps.

The circle is a Technique Tuesday tile covered with pp and then inked with chalk ink.  The stamps besides Charlie are a sentiment from Party sentiments (WOJ) and swirls from Lizzie Anne Designs.  All images were colored/highlighted with my copics, then I added a bit of gold glitter with my gold spica pen.

The layout is based on an old Mojo Monday sketch by Julee Tilman from a number of weeks ago.  Supplies listed below.  Thanks for blurfing by today!  See you tomorrow   -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Kings Jester Charlie, Party Sentiments (Whiff of Joy); In the Treetop (Lizzie Anne Designs)

• Paper: Marakesh pp (Basic Grey); raven cs (Bazzill); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamagic Pumpkin Spice (Tsukineko); French blue cats eye (Colorbox)

• Accessories: Curvy Rectangles (Spellbinders); ribbon (May Arts); key tag punch (SU!); Fundamental Rings circle tile (Technique Tuesday); markers & spics gel pen (copic)

 

Do you smell Carrots??

  My friend Heather came over this weekend and we shared some stamps...she brought a couple of sets that I didn't have and vice-versa.  I couldn't wait to use the images from this fun set by The Cat's Pajamas...Beans & Bunnies & Peeps, Oh my!  And this image just makes me giggle...that evil look on the bunny's face...snort!

I used this last weeks sketch challenge over at Splitcoast  for the layout...it was just perfect!  So, Easter is almost here...I go out of town for a few days this next week and them boom!  the Easter bunny comes and goes!  Where does time go?

ALrighty, off to work...I know where the time goes today!  Have a great one..avoid housework and go stamp!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Beans, Bunnies & Peeps, Oh My! (The Cats Pajamas)

• paper: white cs (Neenah); Gable Green, Black cs (SU!); Tangerine pp (SU!)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Kiwi (CTMH); Tangerine (SU!)

• Accessories: sponge daubers; ribbon from stash; copics; diamond emboosing plate (Spellbinders)

CC211

 Happy Sunday!  Just a quick post for now, but I do have a set of scrapbook pages for you later today...I still need to do some photo editing before I upload them :)

For now I have a card I made for this weeks color challenge at SCS...Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss, and Baja Breeze.  I used one of my favorite CC Designs stamps...one of the Gingersnaps Snow Bunnies.  She is colored with copics and cut out.  The layout for the card is from the Papertake Weekly challenge...a sketch this week.

So, check back a bit later today for Scrappy Sunday!!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Gingersnaps Snowbunnies (CC Designs); Wardrobe Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Berry Breeze, Hawaii papaya pp; Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss cs (SU!); white cs (Neenah)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Pretty in Pink, Kiwi Kiss, Baja breeze (SU!)

• Accessories: scallop punch (Fiskars); Soft Subtles brads (SU!); copics; sponge daubers; white gel pen

Last weeks challenge cards

  I finished up a couple of sketch challenges last night but my internet went bonky so I'm just now posting them :)

Today is Michael's 6th birthday...I can't believe my baby is 6 already!  He starts off the birthdays for the kids...before too long the others will be 13, 14 and 16!  Yikes!  I feel oooold.  so today though we are heading to daddy's restaurant for a birthday brownie, to Cici's for dinner (his favorite is spinach pizza...and yes, all my kids love spinach pizza!  Go figure....oh, and then maybe to see Monsters  vs Aliens.  should be a fun, yet rainy day.

So, first up is a bright one for you...this is my card for last Saturdays (oops) Our Creative Corner Challenge.  I used the adorable little chick from the Spring Whiff of Joy  kit.  I stamped and colored him in twice then cut him out and stacked them up.   The shadow underneath is the smallest AMuse oval that I have...and the saying is by Verve.  Pretty simple card, but I think it turned out really cute on the white background!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Chickie & Easter basket (WHiff of Joy); All about You (Verve); small oval (A Muse)

• Paper: pp by K& Co; Taken with Teal, white cs (SU!)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Summer Sun (SU!)

• Accessories: Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Lg oval punch (SU!); white grosgrain (stash); copics

And for the other card that I gave you a quickie peek of...this is for Wednesdays Whiff of Joy challenge blog...another sketch challenge.    I used Willow with Flowers (which was also a part of the Spring kit but is now available sold separately) and General Sayings.  I am still trying out the Neenah cs.  It really soaks up the color, and its easier to layer and blend, but it runs a bit under the lines for my taste.

The flower I'm still not totally happy with, but it turned out kinda neat.  I couldn't find the right color purple or pink and started to dye a white one, then I thought to use  stickles instead.  Its definitely prettier in person.

Ok, chickies, thats it for now.  I am off to play with my little man :)  Have a great saturday and thanks for stopping by!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Willow with flowers, General sayings (Whiff of Joy)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Paper: white cs (Neenah); pp & Hydrangea cs (CTMH)

• Accessories: Curvy Rectangles & Large Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders); small & large oval punches, Paper pretties (SU!); white ribbon (May Arts); copics

My first Magnolia!!

  I finally caved and bought my first Magnolias!!  some girlfriends found a new store in Greensboro a couple of weeks back...and I went in search of papers and found Tilda!!

They had just arrived, not even out of the box!  so I grabbed a few and this was the first image that I couldn't wait to get home and color!  This is Tilda with Rose.  Isn't she lovely?!!  Betty also caries Neenah cs so I had to try that too.  Way different from the Papertrey that I'm used to is all I can say so far.  But I think this is the best coloring with my copics that I've ever done!

Well, look forward to more Tilda and Edwin in the future!  I have to scoot to work this morning :)  Thanks for stopping in!  -Cyndi

Supplies:

• Stamps: Tilda with Rose (Magnolia)

• Paper: white cs (Neenah); Chocolate (CTMH); Sahsa collection pp (Prima)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); dark brown cats eye (Colorbox)

• Accessories: Curvy Rectangle nestabilities (Spellbinders); Love title punchout, rubons (Heidi Grace); brads (SU!); button (stash); copics;

Unity addicts' challenge

  Its Wednesday which means its time for the Unity Addicts challenge which I have been REALLY bad with not doing lately.  So, when Maria emailed and asked if I wanted to do this weeks challenge..I thought, sure!  Why not??

So, my challenge for the week is a color challenge.  I wanted to use this fun paper from sassafras Lass so I picked turquoise, orange, pink and brown...very retro!

I used the adorable mushroom from the Unity KOM Feb kit that I borrowed from my friend Heather.  Its colored with copics, and I pulled out my airbrush system (which you can see if you click on the image to get a closeup).  The background cs is Bazzill bling...fun and shimmery!

So, why not pull out your Unity stamps and join us this week?  You can see the challenge details HERE at Splitcoast Stampers in the Unity forum.  Thanks for blurfing by today!  Happy hump day!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: February KOM (Unity)

• Paper: pp by Sassafras Lass; chocloate, white cs (PTI); turquoise (Bazzill)

• Ink: Memento Rich Chocolate (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: button (CTMH); markers (Copic); chocolate ribbon (SU!)

Double Challenge

  Sorry I have been gone for a couple of days...I have a card for you today for 2 challenges.   The first is for Cute Card Thursday...and guess what?  I won an adorable stamp from last week's  CCT challenge from Pink Gem Designs!  Yipee!!  I had never heard of this company before...they are out of the UK and the stamps are simply precious!  Thanks guys:)

This weeks CCT challenge is a recipe challenge...rip something, 2 papers, and 4 embellsihments.  I also used the color green for the Whiff of Joy challenge blog weekly challenge.

The stamp is Blossom Fairy Charlotte from the Whiff of Joy Medieval Collection.  After I colored her with copics and Shimmerz I cut her out then raised up her wings and added a paper flower over the stamped flower for extra dimension.  The corner flourishes are from a CTMH set...did you see the peeks of the new Whiff of Joy flourish set designed by Sonja?  You can see the set on Katharina's blog HERE.  Can't wait for the new release this Sunday!

OK, thats it for tonight!  Have a great weekend, and thanks for stopping by! -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• stamps: Blossom Fairy Charlotte, Fairy Useful Sayings (Whiff of Joy); Doodle Alphabet (CTMH)

• Paper: Urban Prairie pp (Basic Grey); Hawaii Papaya pp (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); dark brown chalk cats eye(colorbox)

• Accessories: Curvy Rectangles Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Circle and scallop punches, Kiwi satin ribbon (SU!); markers (Copic); Celery paint (Shimmerz); gems (MaMBI); flowers (Prima)

Row, Changito, Row

  Hola Chickies!  I have a couple of Changitos for you today :)  This adroable paper from Piggy Tales came into work a couple of weeks ago and I have been dying to create something with it...well, look what showed up last week...some Rainy Day fun Changitos!  Oh yeah!!

The first card is using Row, Changito, Row from Stampendous.  (BTW, does Changito's friend have a name??)  I colored them in with copics and added a bit of stickles to the "river" and to the umbrella boat.  The layout for the card is based on the sketch from this weeks Friday Sketchers blog...I just kinda flipped it backwards.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Row, Changito, Row & Bail me Out (Stampendous)

• Paper: Its Raining, Its Pouring pp(Piggy Tales); Blue cs (Bazzill); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: corner rounder, journaling pen (SU!); ribbon (Bo Bunny); buttons (Autumn Leaves); yellow & Waterfall stickles; markers (copic)

  And a second one for you today...another Changito from Stampendous paired with more of the Its Raining, Its Pouring line from Piggy Tales.  He is also colored with copics, but this time I added a bit of yellow glitter pen.  The edges are inked with a blue cats eye.  Card layout is Lauren Meaders My Times sketch for the week.

OK, thats it for now..but I hope to have some stamping time this morning for challenges...so maybe more later??  Thanks for hopping over!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Changito slicker, Let it Rain (Stampendous)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); cats eye blue (Colorbox)

• Paper: yellow (Bazzill); white (PTI); Its raining, Its Pouring pp (Piggy Tales)

• Accessories: green ribbon (Bo Bunny); blue ribbon (MayArts); yeloow glitter pen & markers (copic)

Cute Card Thursday Charlotte

  Good morning!  I am going to try to get back on track with morning posts instead of evenings, that also gives me a chance to get them ready the night before..I was really good at this at one point, LOL, but when I lost wireless forever I couldn't sit in bed at night blogging.

This was an awesome card to make...it helps to start with a sketch from Katharina...she always gives them great twists!  This sketch is for the Cute Card Thursday challenge this week.  I used Maid Charlotte, from the Whiff of Joy Medieval Collection.

I pulled out my favorite Basic Grey line ever...Urban Prairie...the colors were just perfect with this version of Charlotte!  (PS I hear there are NEW peeks starting tomorrow of the newest WoJ line!)

You may have noticed, I found my Fairy Useful sayings...I had to clean my desk, but hey, too birds with one stone!

Here's the inside of the card...and I actually have a special someone in mind for this card:)

Thats it for today chicks!  Happy Monday and thanks for visiting!    -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Maid Charlotte & Fairy Useful Sayings (Whiff of Joy)

• Paper: Urban Prairie pp (Basic Grey); White cs (PTI); Chocolate Chip cs (SU!)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Hollyhock (CTMH); Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze (SU!)

• Accessories: Diamond border punch; Curvy Cutter (EK Success); circle punch, designer label punch, lg oval punch, Rose, Chocolate & soft Sky Ribbons (SU!); flower (Prima); button (CTMH);  markers (Copic); sponge daubers' uniball white gel pen

Calendar Chicks & The King's Jester

  Meet the Chickie Hop chicks from Stampendous...are they adorable or what?  These came in new at work and I wanted to make some samples for the store.

The layout is this weeks sketch over at Papertake Weekly.  I used some really old Bo Bunny papers from Enchanted Cottage, but loved the look of the yellow and purple together.  I cut the sentiment in half...the rest is on the inside...

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Calendar Chick Chickie Hop, Hoppin Over (Stampendous)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Paper: all pp (Bo Bunny); Yellow cs (Bazzill); white (PTI)

• Accessories: ribbon (May arts); flower (Prima); button (Basic Grey); markers & airbrush system (copic)

Next up...thats right, I have 2 for you tonight!!

This is King's Jester Charlie, from the Medieval Collection by Whiff of Joy.  He was really fun to color, with all the pleats and juggling balls and bells.  The bells are colored with a silver sharpie.

The layout is based on last weeks WSC from Beate's blog.  And again there is no sentiment, but not by choice this time..I have LOST my WoJ fairy sayings...they are buried somewhere in my stamp room...whine...

well, chickies, thats it for tonight...more tomorrow...check back for Scrappy Sunday!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: King's Jester Charlie (Whiff of Joy)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Paper: pp, RHR, Green galore cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Accessories: Ticket corner punch (SU!); ribbon (MayArts); markers (copic); gems (MaMBI)

Amy R Sketch...more Kiki Kitty

 I am back with more of the adorable Kiki Kitty from Pink Cat Studio.  I used Amy R's  sketch from today (can you believe I did a challenge on the DAY it was issued??).  It is her first sketch re-winded to last year...but actually challenge #53!  Go Amy, and keep 'em coming!!

Kiki is cut out with Labels #2 from spellbinders, inked with my Copic Airbrush system and colored with copics.  I chose to leave off the sentiment this time and have an ebveryday card with blank inside so I can decide later what its for :)  Its not intended to be a birthday card...but I find my kids constantly needing cards for parties lately (insert whine AND eye roll)

The card is pretty self-explanatory...supplies are listed below.  Have  a great weekend and thanks for stopping by! 

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Kiki Kitty (Pink Cat Studio)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Paper: Serendipity pp (Sassafras Lass); Close to Cocoa & Pink Pirouette cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Accessories: Labels 2 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); flowers (Prima); buttons (Autumn Leaves); pink tafetta ribbon (SU!); diamond scallop punch (EK Success); markers & airbrush system(Copic)

Thanks Fairy Much

  Today I have Lily for you from the Enchanted Lily stamps by Pink Cat studio.  I just ADORE this set!  Melissa gave us all a peek with a digi image a couple of months back, and we all loved Lily the fairy so much that she  created a whole set of Lily fairies!!

I used Lauren's sketch from sat for this layout...see the sketch HERE  at Lauren's blog.  I of course had to edit just a wee bit :0  I left off one of the circular elements on the top left.

Lily is colored with copics, then then flower is painted on top with pink Shimmerz.  The butterfly border is a rubon from Heidi Grace that matches the pp I used.

Have a great week!  Thanks for blurfing by!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Enchanted Lily (pink Cat studio)

• Paper: Reagan's Closet pp (Heidi Grace); pink, black cs (CTMH); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Reagan's closet rubon boredrs (Heidi Grace); scallop scissor; Pink Shimmerz; markers (Copic); black gingham ribbon (SU!); black brads (Doodlebug); flowers (Prima)