Welcome Sweet Baby Card

Good morning! Today my card is for a sweet friend, Glora, from Glora's Crafts. She and her family welcomed a baby boy a few weeks ago. I knew it was going to be a boy and made this during release week but waited to post this card until they had the baby. I couldn't help but use Emma's, from My Creative Time new release. I LOVE this release!!! Her stamps and dies were just perfect for this card!  So funny that I am posting this today because Glora is filling in for Emma today!

As you can see the clouds, plane and banner are ALL from the My Creative Time June release. I wanted to make my clouds look a little whimsy, so I just placed them randomly. They remind me of Cumulus clouds . I also decided not to make all of my clouds white  ~ so I made some of them off white. For my little plane I knew I wanted to add a propeller so I took a brad and glued it to the front. My little windows I just paper pieced them in white to add a little dimension. I also added some hemp from my plane to the banner! The sentiment is from "All Star Baby" stamp set. I pop dotted the banner too for more dimension. I added this ribbon I saw from my local craft store ~ I knew it would be perfect for this release and card. Simple and easy but CUTE to welcome a baby Beardall!

Materials Used:

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me" ~ plane stamp

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me Dies" ~ dies

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me Sentiments" ~ banner die

My Creative Time ~ "All Star Baby" ~ sentiment on banner

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique ~ hemp

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink & paper from my stash

Brad

Ribbon from Joann's or Michael's

Archival Ink

Peachy Keen Challenge 25:: Chalk It Up!

Happy Monday everyone! Okay so I LOVE challenges for so many different reason but have you checked out this weeks challenge over at Peachy Keen Stamps??? Well if you haven't they are having a challenge using chalk! Yes ~ chalk! Well I have NEVER used chalk before to color ~ except for cheeks! So I found this not only challenging  (which I LOVE being challenged) but so fun!

So I decided to use the large flower stamp called Ginger! What an ADORABLE image! So I pulled out my chalk ~ the only colors ever used were the pinks. Thank goodness I had extra chalk applicators ~ why I had them ~ who really knows but so grateful I did! I did start off using all the light colors first then moved in with the darker colors. After I got done with the petals I thought I want it to stand out a little more. So I used my Stampin Up blender pen. You can dab this in the chalk then lightly apply it to your image! I think the blue stands out just a touch better after doing so! I did use my red jelly pen for the mouth and nose! The chalk just didn't show up enough. My leaves I just LOVE! I used 3 different color greens! I don't know who came up with this challenge but this was sooooo fun to do ~ THANK YOU!!!!

Materials Used:

Peachy Keen  ~ "Large Fun Flower Ginger" ~ Flower image

Peachy Keen ~ "Happy Flowers and Cheerful Phrases" ~ smile sentiment

Spellbinders

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink

Tim Holtz ~ fragments

Stampin Up ~ ribbon

Stampin Up blender pen

Glossy Accents

Sakura pen

Peachy Keen Stamps July Release Party Challenge #2

Hello again! I am so excited I actually have 2 posts in one day ~ that has NEVER happened! I just wanted to share a simple card for the Peachy Keen July Release Party Challenge #2 over at the Peachy Keen Connection. This challenge is sketch challenge that yet another design team sister and friend Amy from Scrappy Mommy has created for all of us to play along.
So I have had this ADORABLE little ladybug stamp forever and thought it would be CUTE for this challenge! So I, again used my Spellbinders and stamped and colored my image. I added some glossy accents to her spots. Added some rhinestones on her antennas and along the one side ~ just a touch of extra detail. For my scallops I used a die from Paper Trey Ink.  I LOVE gingham and thought of my sweet friend Janice when tying the bow! A simple and quick card to say "Thank You"! I hope you all get to play along too! The design team really has done a FABULOUS job with the new release!

Materials Used:

Peachy Keen ~ "Lady Bug Thank You!" ~ image and sentiment

Spellbinders

Paper Trey Ink ~ Circle Die Border

Paper Trey ink ~ paper

Queen & Co ~ rhinestones

Ribbon ~ Michael's

Glossy Accents

Copics

Peachy Keen July Release Party Challenge #1

Happy Sunday crafty friends! I hope you all had a chance to check out the July Release over at Peachy Keen Stamps! They are just so darn INCREDIBLE! Eeek! The design team did an AMAZING job showcasing them ~ that I really want them ALL!!!! If you didn't get to attend the release party over at the Peachy Connection they have two challenges going on! The first challenge is to create a scene! My sweet friend and fellow DT from My Creative Time ~ Miss Leanne from Created By Leanne came up with challenge. She used this ADORABLE new stamp with a tractor on it! Oh my son just LOVED it! He LOVES tractors!

So anyway I just made a real quick and simple card. I seem to be using a ton of Spellbinders lately but I can't help myself! I just LOVE how they layer! I used this cute little Potted Flower Die. I popped the flower up, curled the top layer of petals to add some dimension. I used the Cloudy Day Background stamp for my sky. This is a MUST have stamp! For my grass I decided to use my Martha Stewart scissors and MS micro beads for the soil. The sentiment is from My Creative Time  "Bloom Where You Are Planted" stamp set. 

Materials Used:

Peachy Keen ~ "Potted Flower Die" ~ flower, pot and stem

Peachy Keen ~ "Cloudy Day" ~  sky background

My Creative Time ~ "Bloom Where You Are Planted" ~ sentiment

Paper ~ paper Trey ink and paper from my stash

Martha Stewart ~ scissors and micro beads

Spellbinders

Memento Ink

Sakura Pen

Happy Birthday America!

Happy Birthday America! Today I will be filling in while Emma takes care of her family! Emma has ALWAYS told all of her design team and all of you ~ "Family ALWAYS comes first!" Well she is ABSOLUTELY right! So during this time the design team and some other wonderful crafters are going to take care of her! So keep sending the prayers and healing thoughts coming her family's way!!!!

Okay for my card today I wanted to celebrate America's Birthday! I still think our country is AMAZING! I salute ALL the men and women who continue to keep us safe and free everyday! The sacrifices that they and their families make are truly immeasurable! THANK YOU!!! I also know a few people whose birthday either falls on or around this holiday! So I decided to keep the colors traditional ~ I LOVE red, white and blue! I wanted to use the truffle image from "All Around Accessories" stamp set! This set comes with 6 big images for you to either color or paper piece! So I used my Spellbinders and layered them. I colored my truffle image using my Copic markers. I also wanted to use one of my FAVORITE My Creative Time stamp set and dies ~ "Teeny Tag Greetings w/ Teeny Tag Dies" .  This is a MUST have stamp set! It just adds that PERFECT touch to any card! I added some twine, ribbon, lollipop stick, a rhinestone and stickles ~ just to add that little bling! Simple, easy and quick to put together!

Materials Used:

My Creative Time ~ "All Around Accessories" ~ truffle image

My Creative Time ~ "Teeny Tag Greetings w/ Teeny Tag Dies" ~ sentiment & dies

Spellbinders

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink and Stampin Up

Ribbon ~ Paper Trey Ink

Twine ~ Twinery

Ink Stampin Up ~ Memento

Copic Markers

Stickles, Rhinestone and lollipop stick

"Heard You Need A Lift Card"

Good morning! I just wanted to share with you a card I made using My Creative Time  new June release stamps and dies.  The hot air balloon is from the "Fly Away With Me"  stamp set ~it is just the PERFECT size to paper piece or color! The "Fly Away With Me Dies"  comes with 4 dies that are so fun to play with! The "Fly Away with Me Sentiments Stamp Set" has variety of sentiments that can work so many different ways. This new release is a MUST have stamp sets because it is so easy to create a quick card.

So for my card I decided to stamp the hot air balloon image on Kraft card stock. Then I paper pieced the hot air balloons. I die cut the clouds out so I could stamp my sentiments on them. I just LOVE the way these sentiments fit on the clouds! I used some ribbon from my friend Liz's boutique. Click here to shop! 



Materials Used:

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me Sentiments" ~ sentiments

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me" ~ hot air balloon

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me Dies" ~ clouds

Liz's Paper Loft Boutique ~ faded twill ribbon

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink & My Minds Eye ~ Miss Caroline

Copic Markers

Memento Ink

Peachy Keen Challenge 24:: Color Inspiration

Happy Monday morning! I had a little time this weekend to make a quick and simple card for the Peachy Keen Challenge. This week the design team has asked up to follow the picture to be inspried by the colors in it! Well let me just say the colors are so bright, cheerful and reminds me of Summer!

 I decided that I need to pull out my Peachy Keen Cottage "Bugs" Die out! What an ADORABLE die! These bugs are so CUTE!!! So I really wanted to focus on the white and green in the color inpiration photo with hints of ALL the other colors. To give my bug a little dimension I layered the wings and pop dotted them! I also wanted her bottom wings to pop a little too, so I rolled the second layer just a tad! I added a few cheeks, some twine, the bow ( LOVE this ribbon) and the My Creative Time sentiment "Flying by to say..." .  I think that sentiment works PERFECTLY with these dies! See super simple but CUTE!!!

Materials Used:

Peachy Keen ~ CC~PK~4 x 6~ 002 Bugs ~ bug die

My Creative Time ~ "Fly Away With Me w/Die" ~ sentiment and banner die

Paper ~ Paper Trey Ink and Stampin Up

Twinery Twine

Memento Ink

Ribbon from my stash