Sassy Steampunked

Sassy Studio Designs is giving this gorgeous freebie image and you have until tonight at 8pm PDT to create a card and enter it into their challenge which is to create a project with Steampunk Josephine using metal embellishments. IF you create a project you automatically earn a second free image it will be emailed to you. Then if you create a project and enter their challenge you'll earn a 3rd free image. It will be emailed to you and if you create a project with it and enter their challenge you'll earn a 4th image! Is that not awesome. Good luck, I'm entering her into:

Sassy Studio Designs: use metal embellishments

If the Shoe fits..Scrap it: where my girls

Shelly's Images: Terrifically Thrilling Thursdays: show us your layers

Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs Steampunked Josephine

Paper: early espresso, soft suede, kraft, natural ivory

Ink: craft chocolate chip, classic soft suede

Other: prisma markers, stampin up ticket punch, watch pieces, cuttlebug clockworks, stampin up crystal effects

Happy Father's Day

This is the card I made for my kids to give to my husband. Fishing is his favorite pastime and he can't do it this year (or golf, and curl) because his shoulder is still healing. Thank goodness its been so rainy and cold, lol, it makes him feel better about not getting out. Happy Father's Day Robin! I've entered this into:
Bows and Berries: masculine
Incy Wincy Designs: father's day/masculine
Papertake Weekly: Dads & lads
Craft Us Crazy Challenge: father's day/masculine
Crafty Sentiments Designs: Father's Day card
Catch the Bug Challenge: Its a man's world
If the shoe fits: For the Men
Crazy 4 Challenges: Add twine, string or floss

Stamps: Gina K Happy Camper(mountains), Gone Fishing(fish), Life is good(grasses)
Paper: handsome hunter, basic black, whisper white, always artichoke, sage shadow, bravo burgandy
Ink:bashful blue, ballet blue, pacific point,
Other: prisma markers, stampin up large and small tag punches, stapler, ribbon, recollections brads, wavy crimper, twine, foam dimensions

Up, up and away

This little guy is soooo cute! The card was very easy and fast, I stamped, added the sky and then stamped again and cut out the mouse and butterfly. I added the glitter to the butterfly and flowers with a sakura glitter pen and then the pearls. Lots of pearls! I've entered this into:
Do You Stack Up #17 - make it pop
Sarah Hurley challenge - Butterflies/things with wings
Stamp Something - Somethings with wings
If the Shoe Fits - Scrap it - things with wings
Crafts 4 Eternity - Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles challenge - Its the B's knees (bow, bling, butterfly, baby, bluebells)
House-Mouse & Friends - Way to go-Travel
Scrap-Creations: Bugs Life
Papertake Weekly challenge- anything goes

Stamps: Stampabilities Butterflight
Paper: whisper white, concord crush, Stampin Up Hostess DP
Ink: bashful blue, pretty in pink
Other: ribbon, pearls, sakura glitter pen, foam dimensionals

Love you always

I had a great afternoon stamping with Glenda and this is one of the cards we made. Aren't they just adorable! This could be a valentine card or anniversary. I brayered the background first and then stamped in black, used my prisma markers, then a sakura gel pen. Its very hard to see but IRL it has a nice glitter to it. I've entered this into the House Mouse & Friends challenges which is to use embossing, Lexi's Creations which is to say it with love, Stamp Something which is cute somethings and If the Shoe Fits which is friendship.

Stamp: House Mouse Together Under Moon
Paper: basic black, whisper white, gable green
Ink: bashful blue
Other: prisma markers, hearts embossing folder, ribbon, pearls, sakura glitter pen, spellbinders label 4

Cupcake anyone

This adorable gal was a freebie from Bugaboo stamps. She is cute and sassy at the same time, lol. After embossing the background with textile embossing folder I used a sanding block on it to give it a two tone colour. I've entered this into Totally Stampalicious which is to use a cupcake, the Sweet Stop for the sketch, Catch the bug which is to emboss and If the Shoe Fits which is to use ribbon and bows.

Stamp: Bugaboo Dottie cupcake, Stampendous marble cube
Paper: pink passion, whisper white, early espresso
Ink: pink passion
Other: prisma markers, diamond stickles, pears, scalloped oval and labels 4 , cuttlebug textile embossing folder, ribbon

Love Birdies

Aren't these two just adorable! Awww. These birdies are a new release from Doodle Pantry AND if you wish them for free all you have to do is play along with Doodle Pantry Digital Challenge #5 which is to use a Doodle Pantry image. Its easy since Doodle Pantry has free images in their shop here. Play along and get a great stamp while having fun. I made this card for the CES (Crafty Emmas Store) Challenge which Doodle Pantry is sponsoring! The challenge is All creatures great and small... I'm thinking these cute birdies would be part of the small creatures, lol. I'm also entering this into If the shoe fits scrap it which is to use ribbon and bows, Papertake weekly which is anything goes and Stamp Something which is to use a digi.

Stamp: Doodle Pantry Love Birdies
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, summer sun, melon mamba, whisper white
Ink:none
Other: Stampin Up chaulks, perfect dots embossing folder, ticket punch and ribbon, MS border punch, spellbinders label 15, pearls, sakura glitter pen, prisma markers

Get Well Worm

This poor, poor little worm is not feeling very well, he looks kinda green doesn't he, lol! This container was made from the Standing Drink or Treat Pouch Template which you can get from Doodle Pantry free here. Laurie designed this with PDF and SVG files included. With flu season in full swing this is the perfect pick me up. I've entered this into Creative Card Crew which is anything goes, If the Shoe Fits which is to add texture, Stamp Something which is to use a digi and Fussy and Fancy which is anything but a card.

Stamps: Doodle Pantry Get Well Worm, Stampin Up sentiment
Paper: brilliant blue, glorious green, whisper white
Ink: none
Other: Stampin Up chalk, perfect dots embossing folder and modern label punch, prisma markers, pearls, diamond stickles, crystal effects

The Stockings were hung

Today's a special post, I won Tuesday Taggers challenge two weeks ago and the prize was to be a guest designer, cool or what! The challenge this week is The stockings were hung... and you can interpret that any way; I chose a fireplace and stockings, a warm melt your heart Christmas scene. I've entered this into Critter Sketch Challenge which is to use NO patterned (or pre-printed) paper, If the shoe fits which is to add texture and Ann's Creative Nook which is to use non traditional colours.

Stamps: Rubbernecker Fireplace set, sentiment Stampin Up
Paper: Early espresso, very vanilla, creamy caramel, whisper white
Ink: river rock
Other: Stampin Up crystal effects, ticket punch, and dimensionals, stickles, cuttlebug textile embossing folder