Catch the bug / Sunday Stella Sketch #141 - What's Up?

Sunday September 8- 2013

 

Welcome back to Sunday Stella Sketch #141 at Catch the bug  We are back with a new sketch every week. So get out those images and sentiments or not and play along.

 

 

 For my image I chose to use this darling bunny. Bunny Blocks  I love this little bunny and all the funny faces he has in the choice of digis, this is the face I chose out of the group of images. I thought this sentiment that I have was perfect for the cute face. What's Up? Doesn't he look like he's saying that?  I again used scraps from my stash for the die cuts and the blue is from my box of scraps. I have three box's (really four) with light, med and dark paper scraps in each so before I go to cut up more paper I check out the box's first. The fourth box is full of strips. you know those 1/2 - 2 inch long strips. Well that's the fourth box. I love being able to use of those scraps.

Stampin Royalty #192 - pattern paper
Simon Says - animal antics
Happy Camper #21 - use a stamp /rubber or digi
Word Art Wednesday #96- anything goes
recipe: bunny blocks/ctb, choco chip SU, club scrap, bg Lucille, spellbinder, corner chomper, su punches, mft dies, viva pearl pen, copics, words/rubber baby buggy bumper

Unscripted Sketches #221 / focus on what's important

Saturday September 7, 2013

 

Unscripted Sketches #221 challenge.

We are back in the swing of things with our sketches. I hope you had fun with our flashback summer prize challenges.

 This is the card I made using the image above. I kind of wanted to keep it masculine so kept with the earthy colors and images in the photo frame. I do not make enough masculine cards but know I have people asking for masculine cards and thought this was a good one.

challenges:
Whimsy Stamps #63 - masculine
Word Art Wednesday #96 - anything goes
Happy Camper #21 - use a stamp / rubber or digi
recipe: te oh snap! and die, embossing folder, bazzill, scraps, memento ink, diamond glaze, stickles

Catch The Bug - Anything goes / Sending you a Little Christmas

Saturday September 7-2013

 

Catch the bug Saturday challenge is Anything Goes.. Woo hoo that's always a fun challenge. I decided to make a Christmas card. I love this little image Wee ones Hapbee birthday image, but I made her a Christmas card. I love how you can do that it's just a matter of changing out the papers and of course the sentiment.

 

challenges:
Stampin Royalty #192 - pattern paper
Word Art Wednesday #96 - anything goes
Whimsical Design - something old, something new (old is the papers and image, new bg chipboard brads
Happy Camper #21 - use a stamp /rubber or digi
C.R.A.F.T. #223 - Christmas
Cutie Pie #52 - cute Christmas
recipe: image/ctb, very vanilla su, bella blvd winter skies, bg chip board, su red, glitter, copics, ribbon, mft words

Paper Pretties #274 - Paper PIERCING / Dancing is Dreaming

Wednesday September 4, 2013

 

Paper Pretties challenge #274.  The challenge for this week is

Paper PIERCING - not piecing but PIERCING.. holes.....    I had to look at the theme a couple of times to make sure I was reading it right..

 

I used this darling little Ballerina Sophia for the image and PIERCED a frame around her and the sentiment. I really like the gray and pinks together and hay look at the left side of the framed girl. I used a zig zag and wove it onto the side. I love this look and will have to remember to use this again. I also used on the right side the negative part of a die, and the heart ... all out of my scrap containers. I am loving those little scrap containers and go to them before I go to my dies.. I am sure there will be times I actually have to use a new embellishment but for now the scraps are the way to go.

 

Make it Monday #156 - anything goes
The Paper Nest Dolls #112 - CAS
Bearly-Mine #102 - anything goes
Papertake Weekly - anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps #68 - anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #285- pretty in pink
recipe: ballerina Sophia/pp, bazzill, su dp, qq scraps, su piercing template, mft die, memento black, ranger pink, stickles, copics

Catch the bug / BOO new release

Tuesday September 3, 2013

Tuesday New Release day Catch the bug 

September and yup Halloween is just around the corner. I don't usually do Halloween cards but this is the new release at Catch the bug, BOO GHOST. He is a cutie if ghost's can be cute. They are easy to color. At lease they way I colored it. Just a touch of light C1 gray in a couple of places. I loved coloring the BOO with the purples.

 

challenges:
Make It Monday #156 - anything goes
The Squirrel and the Fox #51 - spring or autumn (autumn)
Challenges 4 Everybody #28 - anything goes
The Paper Nest Dolls #12 - CAS
Bearly -Mine #102 - anything goes
PaperTake Weekly - anything goes
Loves Rubber Stamps #68 - anything goes

recipe: boo ghost/ctb, copics, wood stars, stickles, bazzill scalloped card, su die

Tombow 100 day celebration / Color in a picture is like

Sunday September 1, 2013

 

I was asked by Tombow to participate in the "100 Day's of Tombow" and they sent me the color markers/ retro, Irojiten / vol.6 light grayish color pencils and runner/dot adhesive.  I love these products. I already use the Tombow runner, not this one but a smaller one for those tight places that a ATG can not do. I love this runner and the option for a dab of adhesive or a full run.

Tombow has been creating innovative products for the past 100 years.

They are raising money for the Council for Arts Education, a national nonprofit dedicated to promoting and supporting art education and quality art programs nationwide. I am so happy to be a part of this awesome program.

 

So this is the card I made using the above products from Tombow.. (of course you know it's all held down using the Tombow runner.) believe me it is and it's holding strong.
I used the Retro color Markers to color the sentiment. I like that the pens are nice a juicy and gave me time to color the COLOR in separate colors and then do the rest of the sentiment and still stamped good (of course I huffed on it) and the colors are so vibrant.  I then  stamped the butterfly in Memento ink and used the Irojiten color pencils to color the butterfly. The colors blend wonderfully and cover really well. I will have to try some of the other volumes. There are 9 volumes.
I then used a shimmer mist in couple of colors to spritz the background to give some depth. I used stickles in various spots to give a little shimmer.  Tombow, Thanks so much for letting me participate in this awesome 100 day celebration.

challenges:
Pumpkin Spice - anything goes
Allsorts #222 - it's all about the sentiment
Eclectic Ellapu - it's sentimental
Sister Act #22 - anything goes
Jelly Park Friends - things that fly!
Challenges 4 Everybody #28 - anything goes
Cute Card Thursday #284 - things with wings
Make It Monday #156 - anything goes
The Crafty Blogger - things with wings

recipe: Tombow - runner/dot adhesive, Tombow - Retro color markers, Tombow - Irojiten Vo.6 color pencils,  su white, bazzill blue and green paper, stamp scape butterfly, sentiments?, stickles, tattered angles spray mist.

To My Friend / thank you card

Sunday September 1, 2013

 

Hello everyone, I wanted to share a sweet card I made for my friend Jan Hunnicutt at Simply Handcrafted. She makes awesome cards and  awesome homemade soaps, lotions, bath products. I have been buying soaps from her for Christmas presents (and personal use) and I wanted to send her a card.  If you follow her on Face book which you will find in her link above you can follow along there too and see the awesome products she makes. I wish my computer had a smell button, I am sure her home smells awesome with all those fragrance's. I hope you visit her blog/face book and if you're interested in her products message her. You will not be disappointed.

 

I saw the technique for this design on Dawn O blog she has a video file showing this tech. I loved the idea and made a couple of cards. It's quite simple and gives a great look. So many choices and way to use those scraps, which I did.

 

challenges:
Cupcake Inspiration #226 - color challenge
Eclectic Ellapu - it's sentimental
The Squirrel and Fox #51 - spring or autumn (spring)
Challenges 4 Everybody #28 - anything goes

recipe: su white and dp, club scrap blue scrap, dolphin song words, pizzaz a plenty flower, bg brad, ribbon, memento black ink