Let's Get Together!

For this card I used the sketch for Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge 9. Check out her awesome blog candy offering! Someone is going to have a LOT of fun!

I'm still having fun with Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird Crafting Kit which can be purchased at Embellish-Online.com. The colors are fun and different from those I usually select. The image is Stampavie's Shopping Girl, which I stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored with Copics and highlighted with Prismacolor Pencils and Gamsol. I used the prismacolors since I really didn't have any Copics the right color, and it's a fun way to expand your color selection. I also added highlightes with Copic's Spica Glitter Pens and a white gel pen. Faux stitching and distressing add some detail and texture. I inked the edges of my distressing with a Fresco Chalk Ink Pad; Medici Marble. The sentiment is a metal sticker from Magenta. Base cardstock is SU's Riding Hood Red.

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Friday Challenge 50 - Wildflowers not Weeds!

This Friday's Challenge at Embellish-Online.com is mine.
The Challenge: Wildflowers, Not Weeds! Let's look at flowers and not the weeds. This week make a flower the FOCUS of your card, layout or project.

I used Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird line for these cards. This paper is double-sided. The tiny floral pice with the circle cut out of the middle (above) is actually a scrap from the 4U card I posted Monday, it was still on my desk, so I flipped it over and used it to frame my tea bag *flower!* I layered the medallion on SU!'s So Saffron cardstock and trimmed it with a tiny scalloped scissors.

Blue Bayou cardstock is by SU!, as is the photo corner punch. I also used Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder on the punched corner pieces. Brad is by Basic Grey.
This medallion uses the same basic kite fold as the previous card....but for this one I just alternated using them face down and face up. I love the way the same pieces can be arranged to look SO different! This piece has some dimension that is fun too.

Fred, She Said - 4U!

I'm playing catch-up on my cards after a weekend of family fun. This card is for the Digital Tuesday Challenge. I used images from Fred, She Said Digital Designs: Faux Foldy Flowers v1 editionA. I used two of the 10 colors for this card. I wanted a clean and simple summery birthday card.

This card rotates to open, and I've created a little pocket to hold a little note or gift of money.

Card base is an Archiver's scalloped circle. I used Cosmo Cricket's Early Bird Crafting Kit for my circle, and SU!'s Old Olive for my embossed pocket. I used the Swiss Dot embossing folder along with SU!'s Scalloped Edge punch for a fun finished look, along with the faux stitching. Basic Grey brads in two sizes fit my flowers perfectly. I'm not sure it's evident in the photo, but I have scored each leaf and petal for added dimension.

The letters are Rootbeer Thickers from American Crafts.

Happy Day!

Fourth of July just *screams* watermelon, doesn't it?! Embellish-Online.com and Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge meet again in this card!

~Card Base: SU! Chocolate Chip
~Designer Paper: American Crafts; Backyard Collection: Chomp
~Red Vellum (Marcos Paper from swatch book)
~Green Vellum (unknown source)
~Happy Day and Flower: SU! Rub-ons
~May Arts 1/2 inch Ric Rac
~Photo Corner Punch: SU!
~Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
~BasicGrey Brad
~Girl Image: High Hopes
~Ink: Memento, Tuxedo Black
~Markers: Copic

My Friend Lizzie

I did this card for the sketch challenge at Lizzie Anne Designs last week. I used the Glitter and Acetate technique...it is easy and always adds lots of pretty zing to a card! I cut the image out and then popped it up on a pop dot for fun dimension.

I used a Marvy scalloped circle punch (the pink one) and then dressed it up with piercing and white gel pen. For the stitching on the Sahara Sand layer, I did it freehand.

Ribbon: vintage (thanks Debbie)
Glitter: Art Institute
My Friend: Karen Foster Snap Stamps
Scalloped Border Punch: SU!
Photo Corner Punch: SU!
Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Embossing Folder
BasicGrey Bittersweet Designer Paper
SU! Chocolate Chip and Sahara Sand Cardstocks

Precious Moments....

Ok, these little ladies from Stampavie are SO fun to color....I have another card here!

I used American Crafts Designer Papers; Humpty-Dumpty and Jack be Nimble. I like their papers because they are white core and can be sanded to show the embossing. I used Cuttlebug's Paisley Embossing Folder. (NOTE: click on the Embellish-Online.com blinky on my sidebar and check out the Cuttlebug Embossing Folders! They are $3.50 while supplies last!!!! WHOOT! ...have fun shopping! Remember to use GLITTER in the voucher box at checkout and save 20% off your ENTIRE ORDER! WHOOT WHOOT! :)

Image is colored with Copic Markers and Spica Glitter Pens.

Flower is Prima and was stamped with a Prima Newsprint Stamp. May Arts RicRac, Sizzix Flourish Die, BasicGrey Brad and SU!'s Night of Navy cardstock for the card base.

Embellish-Online meets The Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge!

Today's card uses a sketch from the Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge. If you like sketches, check them out for lots of inspiration!

For this card I used my goodies from Embellish-Online.com:
~American Crafts Baby Collection; Humpty-Dumpty
~Stampavie; Picnics of Daisies
~Prima; Petite Fleur Vines Daisy
~Copic Sketch Markers
~Copic Airbrush
~Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Other items include:
~SU! Scalloped Border Punch
~Adhesive pearls
~Doodlebug flower
~Misc. ribbon
~Nestabilities