Cherry on Top

I was sooo tired yesterday after painting again (only one more gallon of ceiling paint left, thank goodness) that I wasn't going to stamp. But I had already coloured the cherries AND cut them out so I thought I can do this. I grabbed a sketch and am totally surprised that I had it done in no time at all! These beautiful cherries come in a fruit set from Clear Dollar Stamps that you can colour yourself OR there is also a pre-coloured set. Check them out!
I'm entering this into:
Totally Stampalicious must have food on it,
Digital Tuesday the sketch,
Paper Playtime project for a friend,
DYSU challenge make it pop(cherries are cut out and popped up),
Moving Along with the Times anything goes,
Cute Card Thursday use a sketch,(used Digital Tuesday's)

Stamps: Clear Dollar Stamps Sentimental Fruit
Paper: whisper white, cherry cobbler, Stampin Up hostess DP
Ink: cherry cobbler
Other: prisma markers, Stampin Up chaulk(bashful blue), ribbon, cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder, spellbinders deckle rectangles, pearls, foam dimensions

Yikes

Friday was my stamp day with Glenda and this is what we did, this nurse would scare anyone, lol! She is one of the stamps you get when you donate to Help Katie on Jak Heath's site. Jak is an amazingly talented designer who's helping a friend and fellow designer Katie, who was diagnosed with cancer. You can read about Katie and follow her progress but before you do take a look at Jak's site and what you receive for your donation. This is the second stamp I've used from the sets, the magnolia is another gorgeous card I made. I had a really hard time with the sentiment on the front and finally decided to put nothing at all. Glenda however had no trouble at all, hers is awesome. This card is for a friend who's having surgery on Valentine's day and I still might change my mind and put yikes on it but I'll have to think about it, lol! I've entered her into Jak Heath's make a card with one of the donated stamps, Papertake Weekly and Catch the Bug Challenge both which are anything goes, Moving Along with the Times which is to use red, Cute Card Thursday which is to banish the blues (use funny image), and Stamp Something which is to use a digi.

Stamp: Just Inklined Don't Mess Nurse
Paper: basic black, real red, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, crystal effects, cuttlebug candycane embossing folder, spellbinders large deckle

Herpy Derpy Birthday

My youngest son needed a birthday card for his friend who turned 22 years old, lol! These kids have a great sense of humour and I suggested this new image from Just Inklined, I love them! So once I coloured him I asked Steven what sentiment should I use and he said Have a Herpy Derpy Birthday. I have no idea what it means but Steven and his friends thought it was totally hilarious! I've entered this into Charisma Cardz, now this is sooo funny. They have a challenge to do a birthday card or celebration with a two in it. So far this week I've done two cards, one for a 32nd anniversary and now this one for a 22nd birthday. When would this ever happen again! Moving Along with the Times and Cute Card Thursday which is to use new and old stash, Stamp Something which is to use a digi stamp, Catch the Bug Challenge which is to emboss, and Top Tip Tuesday which is anything goes.

Stamp: Just Inklined Dick Van Duck Party, computer generated sentiment
Paper:Cherry Cobbler, yoyo yellow, whisper white, only orange
Ink: cherry cobbler
Other: prisma markers, MS border punch, ribbon, cuttlebug d'vine swirls embossing folder, oval spellbinders, Stampin Up oval punch, red stickles,

Tangled Christmas Kitty

This adorable little guy was just too cute to resist, a friend came over and brought him to play with! What a purrr-fect stamp for a Christmas card, lol! I've entered him into Sweet Sketch Wednesday, Cute card Thursday which is blast from the past, I've chosen challenge #37 snowflakes. One Stop Craft challenge is to use a Christmas cutie, and Marks finest Papers is to use a bow, its a small bow but a bow!
Stamp: Rubbernecker Tangled Kitty, Stampin up snowflake stamp (sorry don't remember the name its really old)
Paper: basic black, whisper white, green galore, real red
Ink: craft white
Other: white embossing powder, prisma markers, diamond stickles, ribbon, MS snowflake and snowflake border punch, cuttlebug snowdots embossing folder, Stampin Up ticket punch

Speeding Ticket

A neighbour asked if I could make a nascar card for a 50th birthday. I don't have any race car stamps and was surfing to see what I could find when I discovered this gem. Its exactly the same pic of the license plate cover my friends got for their brother-in-law. Its so perfect! I've entered this into The Sweet Stop sketch challenge, Cute Card Thursday which is anything goes, and Stamp Something which is to use a digi. Both the sentiment and image are digis.

Stamps: web image, sentiment Doodle Pantry Racing motorcycle
Paper: basic black, dusty durango, whisper white
Ink: dusty durango
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, brads, Stampin Up oval punch, cuttlebug diamond embossing folder

Congrats on your new home

This is the card I made on Friday with Glenda during out stamp-n-play day. Friends of my son are moving into their first home in December and I thought I'd get a head start on their card. I'm also making them a recipe book since Jeff's mom said neither of them can cook, sooo I'm making a totally easy, can't mess up recipe book of our favorites. I've entered this into the Stamping Vacation challenge which is to make a first time house card and Cute Card Thursday which is anything goes.

Stamps: Stampin Up Right at home, congrats
Paper: early espresso, summer sun, whisper white
Ink: ballet blue chaulk
Other: prisma markers, crystal effects, extra large modern label punch, ribbon, cuttlebug d'vine swirls embossing folder, brads

Congratulations

Friday I got together with a friend for stamp-n-play and we made a congratulations on your new home card, but not this one, lol! Yesterday my dad said he was going to a friends place to see their new house so I made a second card. I don't need a new house card for 2 years and suddenly need two in a row. Love this stamp set, totally gorgeous! I've entered this into the secret crafter Saturday challenge which is sparkle & shine, A Spoon full of sugar which is snow/snowflakes, Cute card Thursday which is anything goes AND Stamping vacation which is to make a card for a new house, imagine that!

Stamps: Christmas house by Uptown Rubber stamp, Stampin up warmest regards
Paper: always artichoke, cherry cobbler, whisper white
Ink: cherry cobbler, always artichoke, summer sun, crumb cake, close to cocoa, bordering blue, garden green, ridinghood red
Other: stickles, ribbon, crystal effects, stampin up corner tag punch, cuttlebug swiss dots

Welcome Home

The second shadow box is finally done. IRL you can see the 3-d effects, the ribbon on the door, the tree, the light and the sled. I put crystal effects on the string of lights and stained the frame. I also missed staining the back of the frame which you can see and I'll correct later, but not now I'm too tired! I had trouble getting the glue dots to stick because the stain was still wet, lol! I've entered this into Cute Card Thursday challenge which is anything goes and Stampin' B's which is to make a "home" card.

Stamp: Stampin Up Home for Christmas (enlarge by 40%)
Paper: whisper white, pacific point
Ink: river rock, going grey, ridinghood red, ballet blue, always artichoke, garden green, summer sun, basic grey
Other: fake snow, buttons, (snowman, lamppost, poinsettia, trees, crystal effects, cuttlebug distressed stripes, MS snowflake punch, string of lights, vine, wood welcome sign

Doodle Pantry New Releases

Its the 20th again which means new images from Doodle Pantry and I got to play with two of the stamps! The first one is called peaches and is perfect for my thank you card. I printed the peaches and leaves twice onto watercolour paper so I could cut them out and pop them up. I've entered this peaches card into Cute Card Thursday which is "what's buggin' you, (add a bug) love those butterflies.

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Peaches
Paper: Early Espresso, garden green, watercolour paper, Stampin Up hostess dp
Ink: morning marigold, garden green, bashful blue, creamy caramel
Other: stampin up ribbon and perfect dots embossing folder, MS butterfly punches, classic/scallop spellbinders circles, rhinestones, stickles

The second one is Saddle Up with two images of horses, this one and a silhouette, along with fantastic sentiments. I LOVE this sentiment its perfect for my brother-in-laws birthday. He's getting nearer to the big 50 so this tag is exactly what his card needed, lol. I've entered this Saddle Up card into the Cards for Men challenge which is to make a birthday card. Take a look at the new stamps at Doodle Pantry and take a look at what the other designers created by clicking the link on my side bar.

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Saddle Up
Paper: whisper white, basic black, bashful blue
Ink: bashful blue
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, brads, rectangle spellbinders, stampin up square lattice and tag punches, cuttlebug houndstooth embossing folder

Glass half full

Finally back to making cards! Those 40 thank you cards took a while to make and then a mini vacation, I missed creating. This hilarious guy is a digital stamp from Digishack. The inside says "I say, slam it down and decide later! Happy Birthday. The color challenge from Stamp TV was to use blue, green and pink in a card, so our sun bather gets a sunburn, lol! The Secret Craft Saturday Challenge is "its a man's world", yep nailed that challenge. Cute Card Thursday's challenge is "whatever", did that too! Stamp Something's challenge is a photo challenge. The picture is of balloons and birthday cake. Great challenges.
Stamps: Digishack digital, Rubbernecker sentiment
Paper: Glorious Green, brilliant blue, pretty in pink, whisper white
Ink: glorious green, brilliant blue, ballet blue, pretty in pink, blush blossom
Other: crimper, ribbon, stampin up oval scallop punch, oval classic/scallop spellbinders, stampin up square lattice embossing folder, brads, crystal effects

Strawberries

This card is sooo not my style but I thought I'd give it a try. I very rarely use design paper and when I do its usually just one piece! I saw a sketch I wanted to try on stamp tv. Melissa described using different patterned paper so I thought why not give it a try. Well, I now have lots of little pieces of dp in my craft room. I'm not very good at grouping dp together, so it took a lot of trial, lots of errors and two days of trying, lol! I do like how it turned out. Secret Crafter Saturday challenge is to use the theme of Strawberries and Cream. Cute Card Thursday is Lets get fruity.
Stamp: digital Strawberries by Beccy's Place
Paper: Early espresso, kraft, apricot appeal, wild wasabi, hostess pack dp by stampin up, whisper white
Ink: crumb cake
Other: prisma markers, ribbon, crystal effects(you can't see it but I put drops of crystal effects on the centres of the flowers and strawberry seeds, looks great IRL), spellbinders label 4, photo corner punch, pearls, stampin up embosslit butterflies, vellum