You're Picture Perfect

Hi again,

Today's card is made using the MFTGUESTDT sketch for March. I made it for the new Recipe Swap challenge at Linda's Catered Crop blog. The challenge is called Framed. I thought this cute little PI girl in the picture frame would fit.

My PI girl is stamped on X-Press It Blending card stock and colored with Copics. Her dress and boots are paper pieced. The solid back ground piece was dry embossed with the new SU clouds EF. Some stitching helps to finish the look.

Supplies
Stamps: Pure Innocence Picture Perfect set by My Favorite Things
Paper: SU Pale Plum and Whisper White card stock, X-Press It Blending card stock, and Suga Pop by  Kaiser Crafts patterned papers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Copics
Other: Classic circle Nesties, SU Clouds embossing folder, green rhinestones, white pearl, sewing machine, the Big Shot, and dimensionals.

Thanks all,
Colleen

Hello

Hi and Happy Tuesday,

Here's my card for Karen G.'s Sweet Sunday Sketch #179. I used a cute, new to me, set from Paper Smooches. I was in a spring mood and went with some bright colors.

The little bee and butterfly are stamped with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored with Copics. I popped the bee up on dimensionals then coated his wings with yellow Stickles. I replaced the circle with the hexagons from MFT.

Supplies
Stamps: Flap Happy set by Paper Smooches
Paper: TE bright yellow and choice snow white card stock and Fresh Goods by Pebbles patterned paper
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU Night of Navy and Copics
Other: Die-namics hexagon STAX dies, yellow Stickles, SU red ribbon, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

Thanks for looking today,
Colleen

Mimi In Paris - Ooo la la

Hi again,
Thought I'd do one more post tonight. I made this card for Jen's Deconstructed Sketch #91 late this afternoon. I bought some new stamps last week and one of the sets was this Penny Black set called Mimi in Paris. The images are super cute and fun to color.

During the same shopping trip I picked up a new 6x6" paper pack from Kaiser Crafts. It's got some bright, springy patterns. This tree back ground with the bright colors made me think "Paris In the Spring".

I stamped Mimi, her little poodle and the tower on TE choice buttercream card stock. Mimi and her poodle are colored with Copics.

Supplies
Stamps: Mimi In Paris set by Penny Black
Paper: SU blue (retired), TE choice buttercream card stocks and Suga Pop by Kaiser Craft patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU soft suede, Copics
Other: Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX dies, sewing machine, the Big Shot and dimensionals

I must go pack now. Thanks all for coming by,
Colleen

Sew Happy

Hi,

A new Paper Players challenge starts today, and it's brought to us by LeAnn. She has a sewing theme going for us to have fun with. I started by pulling out some old patterned papers from Cosmo Cricket called Material Girl. From there, I went looking for a sketch, and lastly, my stamps. I managed to keep it all on track with the sewing theme. I even added stitching on the "seams." My card is somewhat CAS (other than the layers of paper) and I rather like the way it turned out. The sketch is the current Freshly Made sketch #75.

Supplies
Stamps: Sew Suite set by Stampin' Up and Sew Happy set by Taylored Expressions
Paper: SU very vanilla and poppy parade card stock and Material Girl by Cosmo Cricket patterned papers
Ink: SU poppy parade and Memento tuxedo black
Other: Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX dies, sewing machine, silver gel pen, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

I'm off to Colorado Springs again tomorrow for the week. Should be the end of the project. Looks like I'll be lucky in the weather department. The Weather Channel has sunny days all week with temps in the 50s. Can't beat that!

Have a wonderful week all, and thanks for coming by,
Colleen

Hoppy Easter

Ah, Friday afternoon. I finished my office work early and now I get to do some stamping. But first, I wanted to blog this card that I made last night. I didn't even start it until after 10 pm, but it went together pretty fast. (I'm usually a fairly slow stamper).

While on a lunch break this week, I went by a local paper crafting store and found some new patterned papers by Kaiser Craft. They are very "springy" and they are perfect for this Easter card.

The image is colored with Copics. As I was coloring away, my marker leaked a blob of ink right under her face. I tried to push it back with colorless blender, but I never seem to get good results. I decided to leave well enough alone. I don't think that whoever gets this card will mind. The egg is paper pieced with the background paper. FYI-I love this week's MFTWSC113 sketch!

Supplies
Stamps: Pure Innocence Bunny Ears set by My Favorite Things
Paper: SU card stock, X-Press It Blending card stock and KaiserCraft Suga Pop patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, SU pink and Copics, E50, E01, E11, E93, E000, R01, R11, R12, YG03, YG93, YG95
Other: Die-namics Hexagon STAX and Traditional Tags STAX dies, Crystal Stickles, TE Impressions Plate, Michaels ribbon, heart brad, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

Have a wonderful weekend all and thanks for looking in,
Colleen

Sending Big Hugs and You're My Cup Of Tea

Hello again,

Here are a couple more LOVEFEST 2013 cards.

The first one is for the Day 7 challenge hosted by My Favorite Things. The challenge is to make an encouraging card. This one is for my sweet niece Rachel, who is away at college.

The sketch is Mojo Monday 282.

Card 2 is for the Day 1 challenge. This challenge is to use supplies that spell out L.O.V.E. Mine are:
L: layers, O: orange, V: Verve stamps, E: embossing folder.

I'm loving the orange and gray colors on this card for some reason.

Supplies Card 1
Stamps: Big Greetings set by My Favorite Things
Paper: SU pumpkin pie and pretty in pink card stock and Studio Calico Here and There patterned papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Other: Circle Nesties, Die-namics Fishtail Flags STAX dies and Heart die from the Homespun Birdhouse set, pink rhinestones, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

Supplies Card 2
Stamps: Better With You set by Verve stamps
Paper: SU gray, whisper white, and pumpkin pie card stock and Crate Paper Acorn Avenue pattern papers
Ink: Memento tuxedo black and SU Pumpkin Pie
Other: Sizzix embossing folder, circle Nesties, TE small scalloped border die, SU ribbon, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

Thanks for looking,
Colleen

My Sweet Friend

Happy Wednesday evening,

Or maybe I should say night as it's pretty late. I just finished posting my final LOVEFEST 2013 challenge cards over at Splitcoaststampers. I managed to get all 11 completed, WOOT-WOOT!

This card is the last one that I made. I just finished it in fact. It's for the Day 11 challenge hosted by The Greeting Farm. The challenge is to make a love-themed card with dies. I pulled out many Taylored Expressions dies to fulfill the challenge requirements. When I say many, I mean it, whew! Even though that's the case, I wanted the overall feel to be Clean & Simple.

The colors are SU Pool Party and Pacific Point. I wanted something other than red and pink since the theme is "hearts".

Supplies
Stamps: Banner Day 3 by Taylored Expressions
Paper: TE kraft, SU Pool Party and Pacific Point card stocks
Ink: SU Pacific Point
Other: TE Hearts Impressions plate, TE Curly border die, TE medium and small layering doilies, TE Banner Day 3 die, TE Handmade charms die, the Big Shot, and dimensionals

Only two more work days, something to be excited about. We are supposed to have temps in the high 70s tomorrow and maybe 80s on Saturday. The joys of living in San Diego!

Thanks all,
Colleen