The Scrappy Chick

Hello Cupcake!

 Happy Sunday!  Here is Kiki Kitty... one of the new releases from Pink Cat Studio last month.  Kiki comes in 8 cute little images plus bunches of sentiments :)

For this card I used Jen del Muro's  Sketch for You to Try from yesterday...plus the color combo challenge from Papertake Weekly  last Monday...Orange, Pink, and Brown...yum!!

I got to pull out some funky Sassafras Lass paper with just these colors!  The frame is created with a Technique Tuesday tile inked with Colorbox chalk ink.  and hard to see, but the heart candies on the cupcake are covered in clear glaze to make them extra shiny!

BTW, my computer FINALLY arrived back at the end of last week...yipee!!  Toodles for the night...thanks for stopping by!  

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Kiki Kitty (Pink Cat Studio)

• Paper: Serendipity pp (Sassafras Lass); Tangerine Tango, Chocolate Chip cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko); Pastel Pink, dark Brown chalk ink (Colorbox); White craft (SU!)

• Accessories: Swanky Frames chipboard t ile (Technique Tuesday); Cowboy Dewdrops; swiss dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); clear glaze pen (Sakura); markers (copic)

Willow with Sunhat...PCP sketch

I am once again quickly typing, as Perry is on his way to class in a minute.  And, Still no computer.  WHINE!!!

This is Willow with Sunhat,  another image from the Spring Kit at Whiff of Joy...now available for those of you who missed the kit as separate stamps!  I used the sketch this week at Papercraft Planet for the layout of the card.  The sentiment is another Amy R Stamps images.

The paper is all Making Memories...a purchase enabled by Amy Sheffer with her gorgeous cards using this line!  Willow is actually cut out and then adhered to a white piece of cs that was run through my Cuttlebug with Diamonds in the Rough, but it was really hard to get a good pic of that.  If you click on the photo to enlarge it, you can see it better :)

Ok, I have got to scoot and get P to his only Wed class.  Thanks for stopping in!  Have a great day :)  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Willow with Sunhat (Whiff of Joy); Boutique Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Chloe's Closet pp (Making Memories); White cs (PTI); Brocade blue cs (SU!)

• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Diamonds in the Rough folder (Cuttlebug); Blue tafetta ribbon, word window punch (SU!); orange brad (Queen & Co); markers (Copic); dimensionals

I am back...with Oakley and Melinda

 Still no computer, but I am sneaking some time in on my son's laptop...hehe.  I do have a number of things to share this week if I can get more computer time, a I found lots of stamping time in the last couple of days :)

The only new stamps that I have bought recently are a TON of  Whiff of Joy images...so guess what you will be seeing all week?!  The Spring Kit arrived last week, shortly followed by my Medeival Collection images.

  This is Oakley, from the  LE Spring Kit by Elizabeth Bell.  Isn't he just a doll?  He is perched on the tree stump, also from the same kit...but guess what?  All the images can be purchased seperately now...so you are not out of luck!  I used Katharina's sketch for the WoJ Guest DT call that can be found over at the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog.  (I was afraid I would never get adobe up, and pics in and edited and blogging time on Perry's laptop in time, but tadah!)

The pattern paper is all Basic Grey, Mellow collection...as are the buttons.  I pulled out my Copic Airbrush system for the first time in a while, it definately helped to tone down the white, but I still want more practice with it.  All the panels are sewn with a taupe thread, and that yummy skinny rust ribbon is by Martha Stewart.  The sentiment stamp is from Lizzie Anne designs.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Oakley with slipover, Treestump (Whiff of Joy); In the Treetop (Lizzie Anne Designs)

• Paper: Mellow pp (Basic Grey); Chocolate, white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko))

• Accessories: Curvy Rectangles, Oval nestabilities (Spellbinders); Scallop scissor; Brads (Basic Grey); Choc ribbon (SU!); Rust ribbon (Martha Stewart); markers, airbrush tool (Copic); sewing machine

Here is a card I made for a challenge about 2 weeks ago...just before my hard drive crashed, so I never posted it...but now I have no clue what it was originally for, sorry!

This is Melinda Reading Book, also a Whiff of Joy image,( although one of my older ones, but still a fav) from the Guardian Angel collection.  She is paired with some fun paper my friend Heather bought me, and some fun hardware from my stash.  The sentiment is an Amy R Stamps image( available at All That Scraps).

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Melinda Reading Book (Whiff of Joy); Amy's Wardrobe Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Urban pp (K & Co); Chocolate, white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Metal corners (making Memories); flowers (Prima); button (Basic Grey); ribbon (May Arts); Clear glitter pen , markers(Copic); distressing tool (SU!)

OK, so thats all you get today!  Hopefully more tomorrow :)  Thanks for all your patience and thanks for stopping in today!    -Cyndi

I am not dead...just lost

No seriously...The house went on the market this week, major house cleaning, plus I have been down with a nasty sinus thing...and to boot my computer is wigging out.  So, no, I am still here :)

But I am enjoying a few days to have a LOST marathon!  One of my new buds from work lent me her 1st season since I had never seen it, well, now I am hooked!

But, you probably want to see some eye candy, right?  Here's a couple of quickie challenges from last weekend that never got posted this week.   This is Pretty Head Lily from the Greeting Farm.  I used Jen del Muro's SFYTT for the layout.  The paper is old, old, old Junkitz from my stash...rubons are from SU!  I embossed the white strip with a line of my Cuttlebug Frills...here's a closer shot:

Lily is one of the digi images from The Greeting Farm ...some are stamps, some are digi-but they are all one OR the other.  AND she has just come out with new sets...go check it out HERE!

My other card is for the Pink Cat Studio challenge.  It is a recipe challenge...LOVE...something that begins with L, O, V, and E...I used Lily, Ovals, Vintage Violet paper, and Eva paper from Basic Grey.

Lily is from the Dress Up Lily set.  The layout is Amy R's sketch from Friday a week.

OK, so thats it for today.  I do have a layout for you for tomorrow for Scrappy Sunday so check back in!  Happy Valentines Day!  -Cyndi

Owl always Love you

 A quick post this morning before I head to work.  This is for last weeks sketch challenge at SCS...I didn't get it posted here before.

I used Treehouse Stamps Owlentine set...they are just soooo adorable!  The sentiment is from the same set.  The sketch turned out to be fun...I love how the heart and flower combo all work together for the itty bitty element Rox had for this part.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Owlentine (Treehouse Stamps)

• Paper: My Minds Eye pp; Bazzill; PTI ivory

• Ink: Memento Cocoa

• Accessories: Heart Nestabilities (Spellbinders); flowers (Fancy Pants & Prima); button (MME); jumbo scallop scissor; choc. grosgrain (SU!); markers (copic)

Have a great Thursday!  Thanks for visiting...please say hi!   -Cyndi

Whiff of Joy Challenge #17

 2nd post of the morning...I am on a roll!!  (This is really it for now though)

I just made this up right quick for the Whiff of Joy Challenge #17...sometimes mojo just hits!  I love how it turned out...I think some sewing on the panels would have added a lot...but hey, to get a card done that I am happy with in under an hour...WOW!

I used my Mouse Under Party Hat from Whiff of Joy  as the focal image.  I have been dying to color him in and poor guy, he keeps getting shoved to the bottom of piles :(  The layout for the card is todays challenge...a sketch by Donalda.  Lots of fun elements to the sketch...I re-arranged some just a tad.

I used lots of sparkle on this card.  The flower is painted with Celery Shimmerz (as is the bow on the hat).  His little ear is colored with a pink copic then painted over with pink Shimmerz.

  I also used my Spica glitter pens to highlight the dots on the hat and the bow.  Finally I added some bling on the tag with gems from Me and my Big Ideas...I love the color of these and have almost used them up...I need MORE!

Alrighty, I need to go and run a couple of quick errands.  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

 

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Mouse Under party hat; Party Sentiments (Whiff of Joy)

• Paper: Arctic Chill pp (fancy Pants); teal cs from stash (Bazzill); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo black (Tsukeniko); Ocean (CTMH)

• Accessories: Curvy Rectangle megabilities (Spellbinders); glitter pens (Spica); markers(Copic); Celery & pink paint (Shimerz); circle punches (SU!); jumbo scallop scissors; gems (MaMBI); chocolate tafetta

ribbon (SU!); Curvy Cutter (EK Success)

CC204: Lazy Stamper

  Good morning!  I got a bit of stamping time yesterday and finished up a few things including starting this Hanna card.  I have been in the mood for Hanna lately, but only have a couple of sets so I borrowed some from my friend Heather :)

This is for this weeks SCS color challenge: Tempting Turquoise, Lovely Lilac, Pink Passion, and Gable Green.  Hello, ba-right!!

This is Domestic Goddess Hanna, from Hanna Stamps.  The sentiment says: "A clean house is a sign of a lazy stamper"...hehe! Love it!  And have you seen all the new Hanna sets, OMG.  I have had to be so good lately, and haven't bought any like all year, but, geez there are sooooo many new cute ones!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Domestic Goddess Hanna (HannaStamps); Polka dot Big ol background (CC Designs)

• Paper: Gable Green, Pink passion, Lovely Lilac (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

• accessories: flowers (Prima); brad, buttons (SU!);  markers (copic)

Just Because

  Good morning!  This is Dottie:)  I found her at Charmed Cards & Crafts...a link from somewhere or another sent me there.  Its a British company that doesn't ship overseas, but they do have digi-downloads...and this one was the test download.

The layout comes from this weeks sketch over at Papertake Weekly.  Always great sketches and challenges:)

They have TONS of digi-files, some are MEGA-cheap so go check it out!  I am off to work...sorry for the short post!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Dottie digi (Chrmed Cards & Crafts); sentiment (CTMH)

• Ink: Palette Noir, computer

• Paper: pp (Scenic Route); cs (Bazill)

• Accessories: Labels 1 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); orange ribbon (stash); brads (Basic Grey); markers (Copic)

Challenge cards

I have 2 cards for you this morning...another for the Whiff of Joy challenge from last week, and todays Unity addicts challenge.

I loved Katharina's sketch last week and wanted to make another card with it before it got lost on my desk :)  I started this one days ago, but it still needed something...so a couple of extra layers and doodads this morning and its ready!

The adorable donkey is one of the Party Animals line from Whiff of Joy, this is Michelle celebrating Donkey.  She is just so happy!  I cut the bg layer from MaMBI pattern paper using a Technique Tuesday tile for the pattern...tracing and then cut out.  The main panel and layers are all done with my circle nestabilites.  Michelle is colored in with copics, then highlighted with my spica glitter pens.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Michelle celebrating Donkey, Party sentiments (Whiff of Joy)

• Paper: pp (MaMBI); white cs (PTI); Taken with Teal cs (SU!)

• Ink: Memento Cocoa (Tsukineko); Crystal Blue (CTMH)

• Supplies: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Tile shape (Technique Tuesday); circle ice rhinestone brads (SU!); ribbon (Michael's); markers (copic); glitter pens (Spica); key tag punch (SU!); sponge dauber

  And here is my card for the UNity addicts challenge.  I am not totally happy with it...a bit too simple.  But the challenge was to use red, pink, blue, and yellow and a theme of Valentine's day.

Yellow is always hard for me, so I chose a pp I like from my Urban Prairie Basic Grey pad...lots of yellow and pink and blue.  I added some Rose Red mats for the red...even though it looks more pink I think, its not cheating if the name contains red, right??!

Check to the right of my sidebar for the list of other Unity addicts and go look for more eye candy there!

Happy hump day:)  Thanks for visiting, please say hi!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: KOM (Unity)

• Paper: Urban Prairie pp(Basic Grey); Rose Red, Soft Sky cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Cocoa (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Labels 2 Nestabilites (Spellbinders); flower (Prima); ribbon (CTMH); button (Autumn Leaves)

Its Your Day

  I have been swamped lately with needing birthday cards...mainly for my kids' friends it seems.  So I am sooo glad that  got a few of these adorable Party Animals from Whiff of Joy! This is Henry Celebrating Mouse, again...I think he may be my fav of this line.  No shimmerz on him this time, just a tad of spica glitter pens over the copic marker coloring.

Half of the base of the card is cuttlebugged with the Happy Birthday folder.  The pp is bits of a Junkitz line that was in my scrap basket.  Layout is last weeks sketch from PCP.  The sentiment is also Whiff of Joy, Party setiments.

Toodles!  Thanks for the visit!  -Cyndi

Happy Owlentine's Day! (...and a plug for Memento)

(OK, so I actually have been working on TONs of layouts, its just that none are totally done and ready to share, yet.  Sorry!  I know when I polled you all a couple of weeks back a lot of you said...get back to the scrapping!  I am, I promise!  I will have a bunch to share in the next 2 weeks, promise!!)

I have been eyeing some sets at Treehouse Stamps for a while now...and I finally broke down and spent my birthday money on a combo order from Ashley  (TH owner and artist)...I got a couple of her sets plus a couple from other companies (a great way to get a bit of this and that and not pay shipping!!)...because shes now carrying TONS of new stuff from allover!  Thanks Ashley!  (and she is just the sweetest ever if you've never chatted with her :))

So, this is like my most favorite set she has ever drawn...I just love these cute love-birds and all their adorable sentiments!  The set is Owlentine.  I also got my Basic Grey Bittersweet paper and buttons from Treehouse Stamps with the same order:O

The layout for the card is Lauren Meader's  My time sketch from this last Saturday...I only cheated a bit...I left off one of the small elements where the flower is (there should be 2)...cause I just HAD to have ribbon and a sentiment {wink}.  I do think the layout is super cute and I know I will use it again!  

I used my Nestabilities Labels 1 for the mats for the owls, and for the right hand side panel...I put the edge of the paper in the center of the Nestie so I only got half of the largest label.  Hehe.  All stamps were inked with Memento ink, and all edges inked with the same.  This is my ABSOLUTE new FAVORITE ink!!!  The rep was in the store the other day telling us it was so great to use with copics, and of course I am like, yeah, whatever, you rep for them.  BUT, I have to say I pulled out that day 3 types of cardtsock, and a variety of inkpads.  The Memento was the only one that dried INSTANTLY with NO smearing...WooHoo!!!  Leave it to Tsukineko to come out with yet another gotta have pad!  Palette watch out!  There's a new sherriff in town!

OK, No more being chatty tonight...I have to get to bed.  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Owlentine (Treehouse Stamps)

• Paper: Bittersweet pp (Basic Grey); Pretty in Pink cs (SU!); White, Chocolate cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento (Tsukineko)

• Accessories: Labels 1 Nestabilites (Spellbinders); flower (Prima); Bitttersweet button (Basic Grey); Chocolate ribbon (CTMH); markers (Copic)

Challenge cards & Snow & CHA peek link

I have been a bad  blogger again this week.  Sorry.  There has been a lot going on here...including  a bit of SNOW finally!  Here's a peek at my 2 youngest yesterday, out playing in the whopping 2 inches we got...woot woot!!  (Hey, its NC...thats a LOT for us!)

  At least they had fun and I got a couple of snapshots to make layouts with!  But I know, thats not why you are here.  Wanna see some cards??

First up is my magical unicorn card!  There is a contest going on over at The Greeting Farm...just download the unicorn image and create a magical unicorn, then you could win 2 free sets!  Woohoo!!  (Only thing is, today is the last day so you better hurry!)

Here is my unicorn...I felt that green was a nice magical color, with blue hair, right??  She matches this adorable pp from heidi Grace.  she is cut out with circle nestabilites, and I added a touch of bling with some fun gems that I am TOTALLY addicted to right now.  The yummy ribbon is from my stash.

Here's a closeup of her.  Her name is Starpaw.  You can see here the shimmer of her mane...there is magical unicorn dust in her hair (kind of like pixie dust??)  That was created with a Stardust glitterpen from Gellyroll...a must have for all crafters!

I pulled out my handy dandy Prisma pencils for this one.  My shading isn't bad, (I used copics after for more variation) but I still have streaks where the pencil lines are in the center when I try to blend with the stump.  any suggesstions?

Here's the supplies:

• Stamps: Magical Unicorn digi (The Greeting Farm); Make a wish (Sandy Lion)

• Paper: Reagan's Closet (Heidi Grace); White cs (PTI); Cocoa cs (CTMH)

• INk: Palette Noir; printer

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); gems (MaMBI); Prismas; copics; Gelly roll glitter pen; ticket corner punch (SU!); jumbo scallop scissor (for tag); ribbon (stash); tape runner (Scotch)

  Next card is for the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog weekly challenge.  This week is a sketch by Katharina.  I did stick to the sketch, but It still needs something.  (More layers??) Darker color to ground it?  Can't decide.  This is what happens when I don't sit and look at a card over a couple of days before I finalize it.

I was trying to use up some scraps on my table from a Piggy Tales project from last week...BTW, did I show you that?  I will in a sec....maybe tomorrow...hehe.  This is almost the end of what I have of the Cinderella collection..but I may can eek out one more card another day with some bits :)

I used my fav of the newest Party Animals release from Whiff of Joy...Henry Celebrating Mouse (along with Party Sentiments).  Is he just stinkin' adorable??!  He is also all colored in not only with copics, but layers of Shimmerz paints on top!

Here you can see his sweet pink glimmering ears!  They just make me want to squeel!!  I love, love, love my Shimmerz!  I only have a handful of colors. My LSS doesn't have any of the new ones that I am coveting...Yet!

BUT, speaking of Piggy Tales earlier...the rep was in our store a couple of days back and the new PT lines coming out next month....eeeekkk!!  I can't wait!!  I love getting peeks:)  If you didn't follow my link the other day, check out the Piggy Tales blog for peeks at the newest 4 collections!

Supplies for this project:

• Stamps: Henry Celebrating Mouse, Party sentiments (WHiff of Joy)

• Paper: Cinderella collection pp (Piggy Tales); White cs (PTI)

• Ink: Memento Brown

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilites (Spellbinders); Celery, Pink, Buttercream paints (Shimmerz); markers (Copic); Christmas Red, Tiara glitter glue (Stickles); Key tag punch (SU!); brad (Basic Grey)

Thats it today folks!!  Have a geat hump day!  Thanks for stopping by:)

-Cyndi

SFYTT: Dorothy Anya

Last week I found a new fun company, The Greeting Farm , it was formerly Pink Poison.  I remember hearing about it a while back when it first started, but never went to check it out.  But ooooo...such cute images!!

The bonus was...there are a few digi-images which you can download immediately!  Coolness :)

I downloaded Dorothy Anya...I just love her adorable oversized head...hehe. Did you see the cute little tiny bows I tied on her piggytails??  She is all decked out in a pale blue frock to match the Bo Bunny Valentine's paper.  The sentiment is from Pink Cat Studio.  The layout for the card is based on Jen's SFYTT from last saturday...I am just now getting around to posting it.

I am off to the stamp room to do some more organizing adn purging.  I hope to have a new updated SALE list this week.  Thanks for popping in!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Dorothy Anya digi (The Greeting Farm); Winter Lily & Billy (Pink Cat studio)

• Paper: pp by Bo Bunny; Black cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; printer

• Accessories: Rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Circle punches, black gingham ribbon (SU!); flowers (Prima); brads (Basic Grey); markers (Copic)

Lily the Fairy

  Melissa over at Pink Cat Studio is having a contest to start off the new year before her first 2009 release (scheduled for next Thursday Jan 15th!) :)  She posted a downloadable digi image of Lily the fairy over at the PCS blog.  All you have to do is make a card using this image and then enter it for a chance to win a FREE set!

I made 2 cards with Lily.  The first I colored her like a little pixie...green hair and all!  She is perched over  a giant mushroom...which I hand-drew.  I added lots of little bling to this card...gems on the mushroom, the wand and the greeting, as well as some sparkle in her hair and on her wings.

All the panels were sewn on with white thread.  The make a wish sentiment is from elzybells.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Lily fairy digi (Pink Cat Studio); Make a wish (Elzybells)

• Paper: Prima pp; Tangerine Tango cs (SU!); white (PTI); Bubblegum (Bazzill)

• Ink: Palette Noir; printer cartridge

• Accessories: Curvy rectangle megabilities (Spellbinders); Curvy Cutter (EK Success); copics; spica glitter pens; white gel pen (Signo); jumbo scallop scissor, ribbon (Michael's); green gems (Doodlebug); pink gems (Hero Arts)

  My second card I matched Lily to this fun Heidi Grace paper that I just got at my LSS and have been dying to use!  for this one I used my labels 1 Nestabilites, tracing inside the edge for just a bit of border.  After Lily was all done I went back and painted on some Fruit Punch stickles...and made a discovery...stickles makes the ink from my printer run....urgh...it was all dry and fine for my copics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the inside:

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Lily the Fairy digi (Pink Cat Studio)

• Paper: Reagan's closet (Heidi Grace); pink & blue (Bazzill from stash); white (PTI)

• Ink: printer

• Accessories: Labels 1 Nestabilities (Spellbinders); primas; brads (Basic Grey); ribbon (May Arts); copics; Fruit punch stickles; pop dots

 

So don't forget to stop over to the PCS blogto see the contest and sneak peeks starting tomorrow!  Thanks for hopping by!  Have a great week :)   -Cyndi

Viva La Verve week 2

Happy Friday!  And its a special Viva la Verve challenge today...Amber asked me a couple of days back to do a special card ahead for the sketch this week so it can post with hers!  How cool is that?!  Glad you'd liked it last week chickie!  Hope this weeks doesn't dissapoint too much!

This was a fun sketch and the twist was to use a lot of BLING-baby!  I pulled out some fun rhinestone colors and matched them up with new paper I had then went through all my Verve stamps til inspiration struck with these fabbo hearts from "Wild Thing"...one of last years Verve Valentine sets.  Have you seen the new releases coming out tomorrow?  WOW!  Some great ones!  Head over to the Verve blog to see some great eye candy!

I also used Feeling Groovy for my sentiment.  The hearts from wild Thing are stamped twice...one stamp on the pattern paper...then the outline in black on black...then these were layered...and added some bling:)

The background of the main panel is white PTI cs, cut with the curvy rectangle nestabilities.  Pattern paper is new Bo Bunny...the pink pattern I ran through my Cuttlebug with the Paisley folder...then I sanded it to bring out the white core where the images were raised.  Gems are Me & my Big Ideas, ribbon from my stash.  Thats about it!  head over to SCS (link above for the challenge) and play along with us!  Thanks for popping by!   -Cyndi

Valentine Box, blog candy winner

First....random.org picked #10....Darlene L as the winner of my blog candy!  Darlene send me your snail mail and I'll get this out to you!

  Good morning!  I have a cute little box for you today:)  I needed a valentine goody of some sort for club and thought a box made from the heart Nestabilities would be cute.  I first tried doing it all as one piece for the base, but I needed a more substantial bottom to get it to sit up straight, so I ended up with a box bottom and then adhered my hearts to it.

I used the scallop and straight edge heart nesties...the kiwi heart was also run though with the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder.  The sentiment is from The Cat's Pajamas...Loving Mew.  Kitty is a Pink Cat Studiostamp, from the Kitty Christmas plate...I was inspired but one of the challenge cards at PCP...making the angel into a cupid...what a cute idea!  I cut out her horn and replaced it with the smallest heart from the nesties.

Inside the box is some starburst candy tied up in a cello baggie:)

  Also I have a cardfor you that I never got around to posting last week.  This is a Lizzie Anne Designssketch challenge card.  I used In the Treetop for the stamps.  PP is from Piggy Tales...is that cute paper or what??  (Cinderella collection)  Buttons are from My Minds Eye, paper is Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss, and PTI Chocolate.

 

Releases updates:

Not on any of these DT's, but here's whats going on with some of my favorite companies!

• All That Scraps: released this last Monday: stamps & digi-stamps

• Lizzie Anne Designs: new sets & singles tomorrow!

• Pink Cat Studio: releases 2 new sets  next week!!

• Treehouse Stamps: party at site & release tonight!!

• Unity: HIP HOP today! (and new releases always!)

• Verve Stamps: Friday night release party!

• Whiff of Joy:  new line released earlier in the week:)

 

 

OK, thats it for now...gotta scoot to work!  But check back tomorrow I have something really snazzy ready!

-Cyndi

Unity Addicts' SLIM challenge

I have 3 cards for you today...all Unity!  Its time again to start up the weekly Wednesday Unity Addicts Challenge!  This weeks challenge issuer was Kim and here is what she came up with:

A SLIM challenge:  S.ometimes L.ess I.s M.ore ....get it??  OK, well thats a challenge for me...thus why I have mutiple cards for today.  One or 2 layers and one stamp (& greeting) & one embellishment.....aaargh!!!

So...here you go...the mini Giggle Grove trees from a Kit of the Month...paired with some new Prima paper.  (I did sneak a few extra layers in...but no extra besides the main panel)

Next is my card for Amber's Unity sketch #8...and also this weeks color challenge at SCS...Garden Green (yuck), Brilliant Blue (ok) and Pumpkin (love that one).

So I pulled out some of last years SU! DSP and cheated a bit.  The pattern is actually Wasabi dots...but close enough.  I did use real Garden green for the mat.  I actually like the way it turned out!

Lastly...a real color challenge for me...not really a challenge...but I had gotten a pad of paper and wanted to use it...but the colors turn out so blah for me.  Oh well...still kinds pretty, just not my style.  This is more Unity though...Floral Fantastical, and last weeks sketch challenge.

SO, hop over to my sidebar to see the links to more Unity addicts and go check out their amazing eye candy!  Want to play with us?  The challenge can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping in!

-Cyndi

Sweetpea Cupid Preview

  Guess what??  I actually get to do one last preview for All That Scraps!  Christine had sent me digital files a few months back of Sweetpea and I asked her if I could post my samples today and she said yes!!  So here are 2 cards for you.  Be sure to go to the ATS blog to check out the details on SweetPea and to see what the DT came up with.  There is LOTS of new eye candy there this week...totally cute new sets coming out in a couple of days!

For my first cupid I printed her out larger AND reversed, since you can do that with digi...how cool is that?!!  I made this card a couple of months back so my memory on the deets may be a bit vaque.  The pattern paper was from my stash.  she was colored with copics, with a touch of glitter thrown in.  The "lovestruck" sentiment is from a Cat's Pajamas set.  The heart is a nestabilitie.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweetpea Cupid digi (CC Designs); Loving Mew (The Cat's Pajamas)

• Ink: printer!!

• Paper: pp from stash; White (PTI); Hollyhock (CTMH)

• Accessories: Circle & Heart Nestabilities (Spellbinders); white gel pen (Signo); glitter pen (Gellyroll); copics; ric rac (CTMH); buttons (CTMH); corner rounder punch (SU!)

 

My second cupid card I printed her as is.  She is again colored with copics...I love that they don't bleed at all, even immediately with my printer!  This card is also for the Featured stamper challenge at SCS, found HERE.  The FS this week is Julie Ebersole, and her gallery can be found HERE.  The rules are you have to change at least 2 things.  I loved the layout, so I changed the stamp and the colors (pp).

The valentine sentiment is from one of last year's CC Designs sets...Love Ya much.  Paper is new from My Minds Eye, which I also picked up at All That Scraps:)  OK< I am off to work at my local stamp store...gotta love it!  Thanks for popping in!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Sweetpea Cupid digi; Love Ya Much (CC Designs)

• Paper: Irresistible (MME); A Gift of Love (Bo Bunny); Riding Hood Red, Chocolate Chip (SU!); White (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Palette Burnt Umber; printer

• Accessories: Riding Hood Red ribbon; stampin' journaler (SU!); cowboy dew drops; copics; white gel pen; pop dots

Viva La Verve!

  A new Year brings new challenges and Verve stamps  has started a new weekly challenge...Viva La Verve!  This is challenge #1 from Amber...a sketch challenge with a twist...you must use hardware:)  see the original challenge in the SCS Verve forum HERE.

I chose some bright fun Bo Bunny paper and paired it with a few of my favorite Verve sets, LOL.  I outlined some parts of the flowers to mimic the pattern paper...and my hardware corners were originally white, so I changed them to black with a copic marker!  This ended up being a pretty easy and fun card to make, minus all the cutting of course!   

Thats it for tonight...check back in the morning and thanks for stopping by!   Viva la Verve!!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: anniversary Birds, Petals & Stems, Wild Thing (Verve Stamps)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Pretty in Pink, Riding Hood Red, Cool Carribean (SU!)

• Paper: A Gift of Love pp (Bo Bunny); Black, Cool Carribean (SU!); white (PTI)

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Paisley embossing folder (Cuttlebug); Hardware & brads (Queen & Co); copic markers; pop dots

Katharina's Sketch Challenge #37

  Katharina, owner of Whiff of Joy, presented a sketch chalenge on her blog HERE, and the winner receives a new Party animal stamp from Whiff of Joy.  Well, everyone knows I can't resist a good challenge, especially when there are FREE stamps involoved!  And that  little mouse under the party hat is a gotta have too:)  Have you seen all the new adorable images drawn by alison??  Too cute!!

I used my newest WoJ image, Herb with Baby for the sketch and paired it with some new My MInds Eye papers.  I also got to use my new Air gun for my copcs!  (all of these were Presents from my friend Julie who got me a gift cert to All That Scraps... thanks Julie!!)

Here's a closeup of the ribbon treatment.  I sewed the Soft Sky ribbon onto the chocolate cs corner piece, adding some ruffles for interest.  I think it turned out really neat!!  I didn't want too much going on, so I didnt put the ribbon on the other corner piece, just a tag instead, keeping it asymmetrical yet still centered, KWIM?

I also added machine stiching to all the mats on this card...I am loving havng my machine set up again...if I just leave it out I actually use it WAY more:)

(Yes, the corner was a bit unseemly, so I glued a bow over where the piece of ribbon is "mitered")

  And here's the other corner...the sentiment is from a Verve Stamps set, Starlight, Starbright remixed.  I thought this would be another great baby card!  So, thats the main ingrediants of the card...I also added some Glaze to the eyes and nose of each snowman, and to the berries, some highlights with a white gel pen, and some dew drops.

Thanks for visiting!  It feels so good to be stamping and blogging again!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Herb with baby (Whiff of Joy); Starlight, Starbright remixed (Verve Stamps)

• Ink: Palette Burnt Umber

• Paper: Irresistible pp (My Minds Eye); Kraft, White, Chocolate (Papertrey); Aqua (Bazzill)

• Accessories: circle punches, Soft Sky ribbon (SU!); copics & Air gun; pop dots; Cowboy dew drops; sewing machine; white gel pen (Signo); Glaze pen (sakura)

Whiff of Joy Challenges...

Guess What?? Whiff of Joy is having their first NEW RELEASE party over at the WoJ group on Papercraft Planet this afternoon (5pm EST)!  Cool!  I hate I will miss most of it :(  But Katharina also having a sketch challnge for a chance to win some of the new releases!!  Its a new birthday line by Alison Acton...and those Party animals are super-cute!!!

But, on to the cards!!   I have a couple of challenge cards for you this afternoon!  First up...the last challenge on the Whiff of Joy challenge blog for December was good for the whole month (thanks goodness).  The challenge was to do a Christmas card in non-traditional colors (no red or green).

So, here is what I came up with last week.  This is Charlotte with Reindeer from Whiff of Joy.  She is one of the first stamps I ever ordered from Katharina and ...still one of my favorites!  I chose to pair her with some old pp from my stash is Pinks and Turquoise.  I think the layout  was also a sketch challenge from somewhere a couple of weeks back, but now I don't remember!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Charlotte & Reindeer (Whiff of Joy); Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Paper: pp Autumn Leaves; White cs (PTI); Turquoise (SU!)

• Accessories: Oval Nesties (SPellbinders); circle punches (SU!); Swiss dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); ribbon (stash); pop dots; copics; silver spica glitter pen; white gel pen

  And another for you...this is Charlotte and cat, also from Whiff of Joy.  I played along with a sketch challenge from Papertake Weekly...this is Dawny's  sketch #5.  I used some colors out of my comfort zone....but wanted to use some of my Eva paper by Basic Grey.  I think the flowers turned out a bit bright...whaddaya think??

Did I mention that there are new WoJoy images being released tonight?? Yipee!!  Thanks for stopping by today :)  

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Charlotte & Cat (Whiff of Joy); Birds of a Feather (Unity)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Paper: Eva pp (Basic Grey); Elegant Eggplant (SU!); mint green?? (Bazzill); white (PTI)

• Accessories: flowers (Prima); Eggplant ribbon, oval punch, antique brads (SU!); Swiss dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); sewing machine; White flock (Doodlebug); copics

End of Year ATS DT Challenge

  This week the All That Scraps  DT was isuued a last Wednesday challenge for the year...to make snow themed cards...but no Christmas paper.  I actually took that to heart and didn't even use Winter paper...I used pp from the Basic Grey line Offbeat.  These were paired with some snowy friends from the new CC Designs set Snowmen.

The first card uses my favorite image from the set, the skater!  She is colored with copics then jazzed up a bit with some Tiara stickles on her blades.  The background mat is a curvy rectangle megabilities...I have GOT to get these!!  The sentiment for this card is from the same set.

  Here are more images from the same adorable set...Christopher and a couple of his snowmen pals.  I did this one as a tent card using the new Spellbinders label nesties as the topper.  The sentiment for this one is from one of Amy's sets...Christmas Sentiments...also available at All That Scraps.

I have to also say goodbye today to being on the All That Scraps team...sadly, my year is up.  It has  been a great year, full of adorable stamps, fun friends, new stamp srtists, and a wonderful gal to design for...the fab artist Christine Wooden...thanks for everything Christine!  You are the best!

ok, sniff...no tears...I will still see you all at the forum and on blog-hops,etc.  But for now, I am over and out.  Have a safe and happy New Year!  -Cyndi

• Supplies (for both):

• Stamps: Sugarplums Snowmen (CC Designs); Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Offbeat pp (Basic Grey); White, Chocolate cs (PTI); Baja Breeze cs (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir & Burnt Umber; Baja Breeze (SU!)

• Accessories: Oval Nestabilities, Labels 2 Nesties; Curvy Rectangle Megabilities (Spellbinders); Baja grosgrain, Chocolate tafetta ribbon, word window punch (SU!); Cowboy dewdrops; copics; Tiara stickles; snowflake brad (Making Memories)

Pink Cat studio Challenge 3

   

I was so happy this week to find time to start doing some challenges again!!  This card is for the  3rd challenge over at the Pink Cat Studio page at Paper Craft Planet.   Carolyn's challenge was to create something to do with the month of LOVE...so I used my newest Pink Cat Studio stamps, Lily & Billy winter and made them BFF with a little new Valentine's paper. 

The little heart stamp and the swirl under the skates is from CC Designs Snowmen.  Lily & Billy are colored with copics, then I added some Christmas Red stickles to the hearts and brads.  Pulled out the handy-dandy sewing machine again...do you believe it??

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Lily & Billy Winter (Pink Cat Studio); Snowmen (CC Designs)

• Paper: pp Bo Bunny; Riding Hood Red, Basic Black cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Basic Gray (SU!)

• Accessories: felt snowflake, silver hodgepodge, black gingham (SU!); red stickles; red brad (Basic Grey); sewing machine; copics

Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

Amy's Friday sketch #42

 I am back from another few days off from blogging...sorry!  This is  Lily and Billy  going out to play in the snow...  Here's wishing we had some snow here in NC!  (Maybe in April if we are lucky!! ) 

 I used Amy R's  Friday sketch from last weekend (she gave us 2 weeks :)  ) for the layout and new Lily & Billy winter stamps from Pink Cat Studio for my sledders...the sentiment is also from the same set.

Amy had flowers as her embellies around the circle on her sketch, but I tried buttons...do you think they look odd all stacked up??     I can't decide.  Oh well.   I pulled back out the fun Christmas pp line from Bo Bunny...I had gotten this to make an acrylic album with, which of course I still haven't gotten around to. but hey, the paper matches the Baja Breeze jumbo ribbon perfecto!!  OK, I am off for the night...gotta get the kiddo to bed...he has been staying up a bitsy bit toooo late.    -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Lily & Billy Winter (Pink Cat Studio)

• Paper: pp Bo Bunny; Real Red (SU!); white (PTI)

• Ink: Palatte Noir

• Accessories: Circle nesties (Spellbinders); scallop scissors; buttons (Basic Grey, SU!, CTMH); ribbon, circle punches (SU!); copics; pop dots

Gingersnaps Preview Review

  Merry Christmas!!  I hope everyone had a great and relaxing day...mine was spent listening to Guitar Hero World Tour all day...

I am posting a bit early since I have to work tomorrow...but on Friday morning the ATS DT crew is doing a Preview Review of the Gingersnaps stamps!  I have 2 cards for you from the newest Gingersnaps, Snow Bunnies (by CC Designs).  See more eye candy at the ATS blog!!

This is pieced with some Basic Grey paper that my friend Heather gave me for my bday...I also added some goddies from the SU! Pretties kit that I have been hoarding.

She is finished off with sentiment and snowflakes from the Reindeer games set (Also CC Designs).

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Snowbunnies, Rendeer Games (CC Designs)

• Paper: Mistletoe & Pear pp (Basic Grey); Bazzill green; SU! basic Grey cs; PTI white

• Ink: Palette Noir; Basic Grey (SU!)

• Accessories: Long Rectangle Megabilities (Spellbinders); blue tafetta ribbon, beads, pin (SU!); Eucalyptus stickles; copics; white gel pen

  Here's my other with the same set.  She is so cute just perched on the ribbon, eh??  I tried out my Peerless watercolor paints for the first time with this one...it will take a lot of getting used to....the colors are sooooo vivid and saturated!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Snowbunnies, Snowmen, Reindeer Games (CC Designs)

• Paper: pp by KI Memories & Chatterbox; cs Bazzill

• Ink: Palette Noir; Pacific Point (SU!)

• Accessories: Label 2 nesties (Spellbinders); blue ribbon from stash; Peerless watercolors; Eucalyptus & Waterfall stickles; key tag punch

Thats it for tonight!  I am off to spend a bit more time with the kiddos before I put the little one to bed:)  Have a great weekend!

-Cyndi

Memories

  I promised you more layouts and here you go!  First up is another Unity  page...this one was lots of fun to make!  I started again with the new Our Lives, Our Stories kit that I borrowed (I sooooo have to buy this one!!)  The memories title was embossed, as was the rememeber happiness quote (from a KOM).

I stamped the half-frame checkerboard around this and butted it up to the pp strip.  Owl and mushroom are from one of the KOM as is the scroll in the bottom corner.  I added some dew drops around the swirl and to all the scallops on the border (this started as a whole piece of edged cs from Bazzill)   More dew drops in the centers of the primas.

 

The owl journaling piece as well as the pull are from the OLOS kit.

When you pull on the pull tab, it reveals the hidden journaling underneath.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Our Lives, Our Stories; Remember HApiness; Its the Little Things; (Unity)

• Paper: Sassafras Lass & Bazill

• Ink: Palette Burnt Umber; kraft Vanilla, choc chip (SU!)

• Accessories: clear EP, cowboy & flame dewdrops; primas, copics, round tab punch

  One more for you...this was for 2 of last weeks challenges on Splitcoast Stampers  but I didn't get it finalized til this week.  The color challenge was Riding Hood Red, Taken with Teal and Baja Breeze.  Also the Scrapbook Variety challenge was to use LOTS of brads!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Worn Polka dot alphabet; Circle of Thanks; amazing Me (Unity); Vintage Pop alphabet (Pink Paislee)

• Paper: RHR, Taken with Teal, Baja Breeze, white (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Teal, RHR (SU!)

• Accessories: Curvy Cutter (EK Success); brads (Bazzill, American Crafts, Making Memories, Doodlebug); ribbon (SU!); pop dots

Thats it for tonight!  Have a great evening and thanks for the visit!    -Cyndi

Its Raining Love

  I am determined not to quit blogging for the next 2 weeks, but it is hard to get it all done!!  Here is a challenge card that I started last week and just now finished up:)

This is last weeks sketch challenge by Heather over at the Whiff of Joy Challenge blog.  I used the WoJ image "Willow with Umbrella"for the main panel.  She is colored with my copics to match the pp I chose...some Urban Prairie from Basic Grey.  I kept the card really simple, or nothing would get finished this time of year, KWIM?

Also used Circle nesties by Spellbinders, chocolate ribbon from CTMH, and some My Minds Eye buttons.

Sorry for the quick post!  Thanks for stopping by!  -Cyndi

Have a laugh on me

 Happy Tuesday!  Its a Unity kinda day, I am hanging out with me, my laptop, and some Blake Lewis on my ipod at the local Panera Bread.  I have to say, I really prefer Starbuck's, but I have been having horrible internet problems there lately, so my venue has changed.  Anywho... I have a couple of cards for you that I created over the weekend using the november Kit of the Month.  If you haven't checked out the KOM's you need to RUN on over there...don't miss out...this one is already gone in store, but I haven't received Dec's yet.

This has got to be of my absolute favs yet!!  I absolutely adore all the new images ...including new ones by fellow Unity addict Lisa Hetrick...go Lisa!!  She has a whole new line over at Unity from November and December!!  You can see the images HERE!  I think the frame here was a Lindsay design, but the tree beow is a Lisa image :)

This frame is just soooo stinkin' cute!!  Its all colored in with my copics, then I went back and hand-doodled some dots to match the outside of the frame around the border of my mat layers on the card.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: November Kit of the Month (Unity)

• Paper: Sassafras Lass pp; White cs (PTI); black, Celery cs (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: silver styled hodgepodge, label punch,  scallop border punch, bl/white gingham ribbon (SU!); jumbo scallop scissor, black journaling pen, markers (Copic)

More images from the Nov kit...including Lisa's fabbo tree!  I paper pieced the trunk with a distressed brown paper by Basic Grey...from the Urban Prairie pad...along with the strip on the card.  (The sketch is from SCS a week or two back??)

OK, thats it for the morning...I have more later I hope:)  Thanks for stopping in! 

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Nov KOM (Unity)

• Paper: Urban Prairie (Basic Grey); baja Breeze cs (SU!); cream, chocolate cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Burnt Umber

• Accessories: wide organdy black ribbon (SU!); beetle black brads (Doodlebug); jumbo scallop scissor; markers (Copic)

Gingersnaps Snow Bunnies!

  Happy Monday!  Here's a card made for you with the newest images from All That Scraps (by CC Designs)...called Gingersnap Snow Bunnies!  This is 2 of the 3 girls in the set...aren't they adorable?!  They are cut out and adhered onto a background stamped with snowflakes and swirls from the Reindeer games set (last  year from ATS).

The layout is based on Amy's sketch from Friday...find the sketch HERE.  Have a great day and thanks for popping in!  I am off to work:)    -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Snow Bunnies, Reindeer Games (CC Designs)

• Paper: Bo Bunny pp; Soft Sky, Riding Hood Red cs (SU!); White cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Soft Sky

• Accessories: Snow flurries felt (SU!); sugared brads (Doodlebug); ribbon (SU!); key tag punch, scallop border punch (SU!)white gel pen, markers (Copic)

Pink Cat Studio Challenge

Need some shades??  Here's a wild challenge from Heather for Pink Cat Studio...3 times 3, 6 by 6, and 1 of 3.  The challenge can be found HEREat the PCS forum in Paper Craft Planet.

The color combo ( the one of three part) I picked was Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise and Silver.  Didn't have any silver cs within reach, so I added a bunch of silver dots with a silver sharpie poster pen.  The 3 times 3...3 different elements, 3 different of each...

3 different circle punches...

3 different buttons (actually I used 4)

3 diffreent ribbons

The only hard part for me was the 6x6...not usually so hard to make a large square card...I love those...but all the PCS images that I have are kinda smallish.  I ended up with Lily from the Dress Up Lily plate.  Anywho...I think it turned out wild but fun!

Check back tomorrow...more in the morning!  Thanks for stopping by!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Dress Up Lily (Pink Cat STudio); Wardrobe Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Paper: Pixie Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Soft Sky cs (SU!); white (PTI); pp by Heidi Grace

• Accessories: Snowflake Dots embossing folder (Cuttlebug); buttons (SU!, Autumn Leaves); circle punches (SU!); ribbon from stash; silver sharpie; markers (Copic); Curvy Rectangle die (Spellbinders)

JOY

Once again, I have waited until the absolute very latest minute...Whiff of Joy  had the last Guest DT call due today...and I may have even gotten the time zone conversion messed up??  WHo knows.  Even if, I love how the page ended up so, whatever!!!

Here's the page...  The call for the Guest DT spot is over at Paper Craft Planet...just joined today, so come find me!

edited:  Yep, too late!  I thought I converted right, but I was rushing and had a HOUSE full of kids...as if my 4 aren't enough, try adding 3 more (plus my friends) :)

So...I used Katharina's setch for the challenge and decided to do  a page instead of a card.  I have been really bad about not scrapping as much lately...and here is an early resolution...I WILL scrap more this year!!

  Here's the first closeup of the page.  I stamped 2 Guardian Angels for the layout...Melinda blowing kisses and Matthew with presents (both are Whiff of Joy).  I added some swirls from the SU! set Season of Joy.  The large tile is actually one of many in a package from Technique Tuesday.  I inked it directly with a cats eye chalk pad, then stamped over that with Palette ink with the same swirl.

All images were colored with copics, then I added Buttercream Shimmerz to the wings of both angels and the hearts.

  On this closeup you can really see the tile, as well as some of the many buttons I added, the scalloped edge on the PP and the bg paper...it was traced with a larger tile from the same pack then I cut it out and inked the edges.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Melinda blowing kisses, Matthew lying down (Whiff of Joy); Christmas Verses (Amy R Stamps); Season of Joy (SU!)

• Paper: Chcolate(Bazzill); white (PTI); PP by Heidi Grace

• Ink: Noir & Burnt Umber (Palette); Chestnut, Pink Pastel (Colorbox); baja Breeze (SU!)

• Accessories: Tiles (Technique Tuesday); Buttercream paint (SHimmerz); ribbon (CTMH & SU!); buttons (CTMH, Atumn Leaves, Basic Grey); gold pen (Spica); markers(Copic); sponges; chipboard letters (CTMH)

Thanks for visiting today!  Have a great night and Sunday :)   

-Cyndi

Happy HOOOlidays!

 Happy Friday!  I just love this little bundled up owl ;)  He is one of the many adorable owls in the Q.T. Hooty Owl plate from Pink Cat Studio.  I got the set months ago but never got around to inky the winter owl, so it was high time!

Q.T.  was colored with my copics then cut out in my Cuttlebug using a Labels 1 Nestabilties die.  Nothing really fancy with the card, but I did use Lauren Meaders  My Time sketch from last Saturday.

Not too chatty today...gotta get to work!  Hav e a great weekend!  I have more to show you tonight and tomorrow so check back in!  (edited to add: just now posting, sorry!)  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Q.T Hooty Owl (Pink Cat Studio)

• Paper: pp by Heidi Grace; Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point cs (SU!); white cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss (SU!)

• Accessories: snow blossom, designer label, ticket corner, 1 3/8" circle punches (SU!); brads (Queen & Co; Labels 1 Die (Spellbinders); markers (Copic);

Unity Addicts' Challenge

Hip Hop!  This weeks challenge to the Unity  Junkies was from Joy Stagg...to create a scrapbook page!  Not a prob!  In fact I was so excited that I did this weeks challenge last week...oopps.  So, I got to make another page for this week!

This is a pic that my 15 year old son took of Michael (my 5 year old) this summer when we all went to the Cherry Orchard.  The black/white is even more phenomenal, but I wanted some color fpr this page cause I really wanted to use this paper I found in my stash for some reason.  I know its not cherry relatd at all, but sometimes you just have to go with it, ya know??

I used LOTS of Unity  kits for this one...

Distressed Dots, Best Friends, and 3 of the KOM...Enjoy your Story, Laugh; Friendship, Love, Miracles; and Its the Little Things.  Do I get extra points for that??  hehe

Here's the first closeup...I stamped the "5 things" sentiment then directly below the bracket from one of the KOM, masking off the top and bottom of the stamp.  I also added some Shimmerz paint to the deer's spots & nose, the 5 and the owl...but its kinda hard to see...its the pale tawny color, "Buttercream". 

Heres another shot, but still hard to see all the shimmer:

Wanna play along with us this week?  Head to the Unity forum at Splitcoast  to check out the challenge and link up your creation!  Plus look there for who is offering up some blog candy this week!

So, go head over to my sidebar----> and see what the rest of the group cooked up this week.  Also head to the Unity blog  today for a more complete list, Watch Out wednesday and of course tomorrow for Hip Hop Thursday's specials!!  See you on the blog hop :)

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Friendship, Love, Miracles; Its the Little Things; Enjoy Your Story, Laugh; Best Friends; Distressed Dots (Unity)

• Paper: pp by Sassafras Lass; cs Bazzill from stash

• InK: Palette Burnt Umber; Chocolate, Kiwi (CTMH); Baja Breeze (SU!)

• Accessories: buttons (Autumn Leaves & CTMH); chipboard from stash; sponges, Buttercream Shimmerz

My Sister, My Friend

  I am an idiot!  I read the challenges wrong forthe Unity Addicts group...I am a week ahead...urgh.  So, no red and white card this week.  But it looks like I have a random scrapbook page for you :)

{{Also...HIP HOP is a day early because of Thanksgiving...go check out the absolutely AWESOME sales at the Unity blog!! }}

This is an old pic that I love of my girls on the first day of school 2 years ago...I did pages for everyones book, but forgot that I had this enlarged print and wanted to do something with it.  so, here we go!

I started with new paper from Creative Imaginations, some flowers from Prima, buttons from Autumn Leaves and  bunch of Unity stamps!  I used the newest Kit of the Month (Nov..."Enjoy YOUR STORY....laugh"...which is only available for a few more days!!) and Best Friends & Circle of Thanks kits.  Closeups are below.

 

I used the cute new journal stamp from the KOM and inked the edge to decorate my title strip with.  This was stamped on Basic Grey PP and colored with copics, and guess what?  They didn't run at all!!  Cool :)

Oh, yeah, the velvet ribbon is from my stash from some scrapbook kit from a few years back.

 

Here are the circles from Circle of Thanks...great for journaling, but I also used one as an anchor for some of my flowers.  Added a "laugh" sentiment as well, also from the Nov kit of the Month.

Don't forget to head to the Unity blog to start HIP HOP Thursday, and also Angela is doing ANOTHER DT call!!  Details there :)

Happy Turkey day!  Peeks for All That Scraps will begin tomorrow!!  -Cyndi

Little Black Dress

 What does every woman need in her wardrobe?  A basic "little black dress" of course!  And Amy Rysavy'snewest sets have just that...a wardrobe, a little black dress, and much more! 

 Amy is releasing two sets tonight at All That Scraps... Amy's Wardrobe and Wardrobe Sentiments.  The wardrobe is absolutely adorable and it is HUGE...check out Amy's post HEREto see the size of it.

I started with Amy's sketch from Friday for the layout...see the sketch HERE.  I stamped the dress on PTI White then cut it out with new Megabilities labels (from Spellbinders) that I borrowed from Heather :)  Then I stamped the dress again on black from Urban Prairie Basic Grey, added the hanger (also paper-pieced) and did a lot of light distressing in Basic Gray ink.  The flower is new Aloha Blossoms by Prima, the brads are Bazzill.  The hanger and bg pieces of paper are Basic Grey Ambrosia.  Final touch of a bit of Tiara stickles (a gift from my secret sis Christine)

Thats it!  I had this post ready this morning before work, but my internet decided it didn't want to work anymore...arrghhh!   -Cyndi

Friendship, Love, Miracles

 Its Wednesday, which means its time for another installment of the Unity Addicts Challenge.  This week Michelle Shuman picked our challenge and it is an inspiration challenge with some gorgeous bedding.  To see the photo and to get the details if you want to join us, check out THIS THREAD in the Unity forum on SCS.

For my card I went mainly with the colors.  I interpreted them as Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, and Chocolate Chip.  I also wanted to mimic the background of the comforter in its symmetry of swirls, so I used the snowflake from Unity's September Kit of the Month.

I stamped them in Baja, then rock-n-rolled them with Pacific.  Then finally added some Celery shimmerz to each one.  The entire scallop border has been painted with the same shimmerz.

This is totally out of my normal style, but sometimes we have to challenge ourselves, right?  Thanks for hopping by my blog today.  Be sure to check out the other Unity addicts' blogs-----> over there in the sidebar.     -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Friendship, Love, Miracles (Unity)

• Paper: Chocolate (PTI); Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss (SU!)

• Ink: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point (SU!)

• Accessories: scallop border punch, square scallop punch, 1.25" square punch, chocolate satin ribbon, dauber (SU!); Celery paint (Shimmerz), Dbl end tag die (Spellbinders); square ice rhinestones (SU!)

Some late Unity challenges and last chance blog candy

First up:  Today is the last chance at my All That Scraps  blog candy from a Friday:  go to the Preview Review post to read the details and to leave a comment!  I will draw a name by 9pm EST tonight :)

Next, I have a couple of Unity  cards for you today.  The first is using the October Kit of the Month and I used a sketch by  ...a challenge over at the Mother and Daughter Creations Blog  from last week.  I used my new Labels die from Spellninders for the 3 panels and used my Prismacolors for the image.  Flowers are by Fancy Pants.  PP is Basic Grey.

  Next is my card from last weeks Unity addicts' Wednesday challenge...a kids card with yellow, blue, and red... a challnge from Tanis.  I stuggled with this a bit but ended up using images from Unity  Best Friends, Floral Fantastical, and Spring in the Mail.  Again I used my new Labels 1 Nestabilities and also the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder...colors are SU!: Pacific Point, Summer Sun, and Riding Hood Red.

Thats it for this afternoon!  Tomorrow is the Unity Addicts challenge again so stay tuned!

 -Cyndi

Digi Angels

  Last night was the release of 6 new sets at All That Scraps, as well as a new digi set...Angels Everywhere.  These digi images are really contagious...it is immediate gratification when you purchase the download..then just print that baby off...and NO bleeding when I color with my copics, woohoo!!

I made 2 angel cards yesterday.  They are absolutely precious...there are 7 to choose from...and you can get the details HEREat the ATS blog.  (While you are there I believe Amy will announce the new ATS 2009 DT today)

I colored this little baby angel in to match some new PP I wanted to play with from Bo Bunny...the colors are so soft and baby:)  I also added some sewing to this one, it just needed it and I haven't pulled out the machine in a few weeks.  I used Taylor V'sCupcake sketch for this layout...it was perfect...thanks Taylor!

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Digi Angels Everywhere (CC Designs); Boutique Sentiments (AMy R Stamps)

• Paper: Holiday Cheer PP (Bo Bunny); Soft Sky (CTMH); White (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir, HP printer cart.

• Accessories: sewing machine; silver styled hodgepodge, sm oval punch, ice circle rhinestone brads, scallop border punch, pink tafetta ribbon (SU!); Stardust glitter pen (Gellyroll); markers (Copic); white gel pen (Uniball) 

Here's another angel from the set.  I cut her out and left off the halo and I think she looks a lot like Japanese anime, yeah? (well, not the colors, but the piggy tales) Anyway...she is paired with some Basic Gray Urban Prairie papers and I used the Friday Sketcherssketch for this one.  To paper-piece her dress I printed her out again on the pattern paper...I printed her on computer paper, then adhered a small square of the PP over the image  and ran it back through the printer...thus not wasting my precious paper.

 

And hey!  guess what the challenge was at Cute Card Thursday?  Fairies & Angels!   Bam!!  OK, I am outta here to find some stampng time while all the kiddos are occupied :)   Thanks for popping in!

-Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Digi Angels Everywhere (CC Designs); Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps); Polka dot Big ol background (CC Designs)

• Paper: Urban Prairie PP (Basic Grey); Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze (SU!); Twilight (CTMH); white (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir; Twilight (CTMH); Sahara Sand (SU!)

• Accessories: Labels 1 Nesties, Dbl end tag die (Spellbinders); olive grosgrain ribbon, sponges (SU!); flowres (Prima); brads (Basic Grey)

All That Scraps Release Party tonight!!

  CC Designs is rockin!!  Christine has a TON of new sets coming your way tonight at All That Scraps!  The release party starts at 8pm EST in the ATS forum, and the sets will be released at 10pm!

-new Glam Girls III, North Pole, Christmas Around the world from CC Designs (Christine Wooden)

-Cupcake Occasions from Cookie Crumbs (Diane Zechman)

- Soccer Brandon & Sadie, Forest Friends from Stampin' Spot Studio (Jen Olfiana)

I haven't been blogging for a few days thanks to a bugger of a sinus infection and feeling super sluggish...so I have a bunch of cards to show you!  For now...here are 3:)

The first is using Glam Girls III.  I stamped the rocker girl on Vanilla then paper pieced her pants to get just the right denim blue.  The rest of her is colored wiht copics (of course) and then I added a bunch of rub-ons from Crate Paper (from the same kit as the PP...Static collcetion).

Next up is another Glam Girl...she is all decked out trimming the tree.  I pulled out some old Love, Elsie PP for this one from last Christmas.  The layout is last weeks sketch from SCS...which is actually an old one from Julee Tilman.    For the sentiment I masked it...stamping the first two lines on the circle, and the last line at the bottom of the card.  The border is hand-doodled.  I pulled out the glitter pens and glaze pens for this one...ornaments sparkle and shine, right??

My last card for you this morning is using images from the new North Pole set and the tree from last months Sugarplums Christmas Scenery set.  Christine sent me some digi-images of Twinks the elf and I've had this card to show you guys for like forever!  I'm glad she decided to go ahead and make him into a set...he is soooo cute! 

BUT...she is also releaseing some new digi-images tonight as well...some adorable angels...I will have samples of those later today along with my Forest Friends samples that I never uploaded (sorry!)

so, thats it for now on my catchup...I will be back later!  -Cyndi

Cupcake Occasions!

A girl can never have eough cupcakes!  Diane drew the absolute cutest Cupcake set for this All That Scraps release.  This set has toppers for every season, candles, bottoms, and sentiments...it all mixes and matches!

I finally found some more stamping time today and I have gotten a lot done...yipee!!  I have 2 more cards to show you now...both using the new Cupcake Occasions set by Cookie Crumbs, illustrated by Diane Zechman.  For the first one I used the penguin cupcake topper cause it matched this cute paper I had!  The card layout is based on Beate's WSCfrom last week (I think).  The sentiment is from one of Amy R's new sets.

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Cupcake Occasion (Cookie Crumbs); Christmas Sentiments (Amy R Stamps)

• Paper: Creative Imaginations PP; White (PTI); Black, Real Red (SU!)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (SPellbinders); markers (Copic); Christmas Red glitter (Stickles); Christmas Sugar coated brad (Doodlebug); scallop border punch, black gingham ribbon (SU!)

  The other card uses my favorite top from the set...the polka dots!!  I colored it in to match the last scraps of some Heidi Grace paper that I had (still on the red/green/pink kick).  The layout is using Lauren's sketch from this last Saturday.  I stamped the cupcake, then cut it out and popped it up on the white bg.

For more eye candy using this fun set head to the All That Scraps blog, and for a chance to win this set head over to Diane's blog!  I will have more peeks for you tomorrow...with another all new set by Jen Olfiana...think cute, animals, woods...

Later chickies!   -Cyndi

• Supplies:

• Stamps: Cupcake Occasions (Cookie Crumbs)

• Paper: Heidi Grace PP; Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette cs (SU!); White cs (PTI)

• Ink: Palette Noir

• Accessories: Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders); circle punches, pink tafetta ribbon, button bouquet (SU!); markers (Copic)