New Penny Black stamps

I won some stamps from Penny Black's new release and I just love them! When I saw this week's sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch, I knew exactly what stamps I would use! Since I need a new card for my sister's birthday, I thought this would be perfect.

I love the flow of this sketch.

 

The adorable bunny image is from the new Penny Black Garden Critters. I stamped them on some Neenah Solar White cardstock, coloured them with my Copics and cut the images out. I stamped several more butterflies and coloured and cut them out too. The sentiment is from another of their new stamp sets - Nature's Wishes. I added a few Copic-coloured gems to finish it off. No sentiment was needed for the sketch, but I felt I needed one on the card. :)

 

I am also entering my card in Penny Black's For Family Challenge (which ends on the 19th!)

 



and 4 Crafty Chicks Birthdy Challenge.

 



Penny Black For Family Challenge

Penny Black is having a For Family Challenge. Details can be found here.

I made this card originally for my sister's birthday, but decided to give it to my mother-in-law for her birthday. She works in the garden a lot and I liked this card better than the card I made for her. I used the adorable Penny Black stamp 1649k Mice Mail Letter.  I stamped it on Neenah Solar white cardstock, coloured it with Copics and cut it out. I stamped it again on the card base and then adhered the coloured image. The Happy Birthday sentiment is from Paper Smooches.





I am also entering my card in:
CAS-ual Fridays 100th challenge! I choose Birthday, Bling and Punches/Dies (I hope a corner chomper counts as a punch!)

and

Totally Paper Crafts - CAS.

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Hero Arts April Challenge...Last Day

I finished my card on Monday, and almost forgot to enter it! The week has gone by too fast.

I am entering this card in the Hero Arts April Challenge  - Sketch:

I needed to make some Thank you cards for my daughter to use Tuesday night. I really wanted to participate in this month's challenge, so I started with the sketch.

 

I used HA's Blossom Art CL495 and paper pieced the flower. The leaves are from Paper Smooches (stamp and die). I used the PS's border die to cut out the sentiment strip. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn (Home Sweet Home). The embossing is a Cuttlebug folder (sorry, don't have the name handy). After I embossed it, I rubbed over top of the embossing with my acrylic block to flatten it a bit. I wanted a raised pattern, but just a slight one.

 

I'm off to get ready for school - have to finish the Mother's Day gifts with the kids. :)

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You Are Awesome

A little while ago, I got some new stamps from Paper Smooches as well as their Notebook Basics die. I combined them with some patterned paper (I thought it looked too plain on a white card base.)

 

I really love the adorable Paper Smooches "cuteasaurus" stamp set. I am hoping to get the matching dinosaur dies - makes cutting them out so much easier.

The paper is from My Mind's Eye, and the banner die is from WPlus9.

I am entering my card in Charisma Cardz Challenge #11- Die Cuts.

Have a good night!

Happy Easter Tag

It has been a long time since I have posted. I have been fighting colds for most of the new year. I've missed a lot of challenges that I wanted to participate in, but I just didn't have the energy to be creative. Today, I was finally able to focus long enough to make and complete something - an Easter tag.

 

I used the colours from the Hero Arts March Challenge:

 



I decided to stamp and colour the images separately and then fussy cut them - so the Copics wouldn't show up on the back of the tag. Those flowers were tricky to cut out.

I am entering my tag in the following challenges:
A Blog Named Hero - Challenge 22 Free Style!
Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog - Easter/Spring
Hero Arts March Challenge

Supplies:
Hero Arts: Happy Day Animals, Celebrate Everyday
Inks: MementoTuxedo Black, Summer Sky; Tim Holtz Distress Ink Peeled Paint
Copics
Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Moxie Fab Camera Craze Challengee

This morning, Cath posted a new challenge over at Moxie Fab World: The Camera Craze Challenge. I had the perfect stamp for this challenge. It is from Penny Black, and is adorable with all the little mice. I stamped it on Neenah solar white, coloured with copics and cut it out. I adhered the camera with the three mice directly to the card base, and added dimensional foam under the fourth mouse.

 

I aslo stamped the lens portion of the camera again, coloured it and then added it to the camera with dimensional foam. I watched a video earlier from Julie Ebersole, over at 'the CLASSroom' and liked how she added dimension to her camera.

 



 

I think I should have coloured under the mouse though...

 

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Cupcake Inspirations Challenge 196

 

I just love the photo inspiration at Cupcake Inspirations Challenge blog. I couldn't resist this week's photo:

 

The colours, the layers...just beautiful. It inspired me to use my Memory Box Princess Dress die.

 

 

I decided to create layers to my dress, so I stamped a lace pattern onto neenah solar white cardstock (distressed with TH antique linen) and cut out two dresses. The third layer was cut from patterned paper. The colour doesn't quite look right in the photo, but it is more of a rose colour. I popped up the layers on dimensional foam and adhered the rest of the dress and the hanger directly to the card base. I made the bow on the dress by copying my bow die from MFT.  The hanger was die cut from a piece of a silver chocolate box. It was a good weight and I liked the addition of the silver to the card - tied in nicely with the gem on the bow.

 

I would also like to enter my card in Love to Create Challenge - Let's Celebrate!  They are celebrating 1 year!! Congrats! 

 

 

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Pillow Box Gift Card Holder

I made this pillow box for my niece's (33rd) birthday instead of a card. I thought she might find it cute...?? She liked the Chapter's gift card inside. 

I am entering the pillow box in Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes challenge.

Have a good day!