MY {OTHER} BASKET OF EGGS / CQC #25 & TESC #105...

I just couldn't resist using this stamp again! She's SO CUTE!!!

The new colourQ is up, and it has a wonderful spring color theme! I paired it with this week's sketch by Taylor... I really wanted to play along with her sketch last week (it's been a while!) but I didn't get around to it... I thought this week's sketch was just as awesome!

The ric rac die, multi-colored dotted paper & buttons are all Papertrey Ink. The image is by Heather Ellis, My Basket of Eggs, exclusively at My Favorite Things. I paper-pieced her dress & colored the rest with Copics. I did forget to put a shadow around her, though... I may do that & re-upload it... I didn't finish this card until after midnight!

Bye for now...

A VERY YELLOW PRESENT / Act #22 & SSSC #61...

I was up very late last night stamping... too late, really! Now I have a stamping "hangover" - LOL! Do I know how to PARTY or WHAT?!?

When I saw these colors of Stacey's, they reminded me of another challenge she'd done, so I knew this was my chance to 'somewhat' redeem myself. My take on that previous challenge was not only dreadful, but embarassing as well - hah! I got a comment a few months ago basically telling me my stamping had gotten much better over the years... at first I was a little offended, but then I realized it was true. Next month will be four years since I've been blogging, and about 5 since I started stamping. I do still make ugly cards sometimes - lol! (But I'm starting learn that I don't have to post EVERYTHING I make! Especially if it doesn't turn out right...)

Karen's sketch is really cute this week, too! I altered it a little. She has great sketches week after week! I don't know how she does it... and doesn't it make stamping a little easier to be provided with great inspiration? Thank you Karen, you're awesome!

This card also qualifies for:
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge / Birthdays

Creative Card Crew Challenge / Going Dotty

Crafty Creations / Spots & Dots

The black & white polka dotted 'rosette' was made using a border punch & a crimper. Same concept as the eyelet flowers I made a few days ago. The image is from a retired Stampin' Up! set called Big Celebrations. I colored it with Copics & added white gel pen dots to the red ribbon. Oh, and on the right side of the ribbon is a yellow button that I glued a black & white polka dotted brad to. I did clip the back tines of the brad off first.

Have a happy Monday!

MY BASKET OF EGGS / USSIS #47, TPE, C4C #29 & OCC...

Thinking Easter & spring... tomorrow is the official first day of spring... makes me want to go work in the garden to get it ready for tomato plants & cucumbers!

Today's card was late to get into the DT slideshow on Unscripted... Maisie has been having some rough evenings the last few nights - VERY fussy & crying until after 9! Not sure what's going on there....

If you have some time to stamp this week, please join us at Unscripted! Starting this week, we're doing away with random winners & handpicking our winners. We'll be offering prizes occasionally, as well as new badges for the winner and top 3!!! I can't wait! There were a few other challenges that had either a theme of Spring or Easter; The Pink Elephant, Crazy 4 Challenges & Our Creative Corner.

This little sweetie is from Pure Innocence, the artist is Heather Ellis! You've seen this cutie on my cards before - I'm addicted! I got this one from My Favorite Things... everytime they got it in stock it sold out before I could get one! A week or so ago I was up around 2 am with Maisie & checked my email to find they had this stamp back in stock - I ordered it immediately - SCORE!!!

Part of the Unscripted Sketch Challenge this week was to use a paint chip, so I dug around in my papers & found some that 'almost' match it - Girl Friday from Cosmo Cricket. The paint chip was from Wal-Mart (lol!), and the cardstock is Stampin' Up!, Bermuda Bay, Baja Blue & Blush Blossom. I paper-pieced her dress & the rest is colored with Copics.

Have a be-a-utiful Saturday!!!

EYELET FLOWERS FOR MOM / PDCC #21 & 2S4Y #48...

As you can tell, I long for spring - which officially begins this Saturday...YAY!

When I saw the oh-so-delicious colors posted at the Play Date Cafe yesterday, I was super excited! I've been wanting to make some of these eyelet punch flowers since I saw them on someone's blog (was it yours? I know I left you a comment about them - thanks so much for turning me on to them!) and I fell in love! Just PERFECT for this challenge! I googled & found this awesome tutorial by Julie Davison. Unbelievably, I found my paper crimper & these flowers were easy as pie!

I used Kazan's sketch, from 2 Sketches 4 You. I made the yellow "brackets" by die cutting (nesties Label 1) both the solid yellow & the patterend yellow papers. I cut the solid yellow in half & glued it to the back of the patterned paper, letting it form a border on each side, & then I snipped off the points sticking out of the top & bottom. The center buttons were made by adhering a pink pearl brad to the top of each.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

WISHING YOU SUNSHINE / CTD #84 & MTSC #65...

Here's a funky card that I started before work this morning... I managed to finish it at lunch! Yay me!

On Wednesdays I do a happy dance as I check out Color Throwdown to see what I'll be working on that evening, but I got lucky this morning! Maisie & I were up at 5 & after I fed her she went back to sleep. Alex didn't wake up until 6:30 - so I had a small window of time to start playing with the latest colors AND Mercy's Sketch Challenge, which I flipped on it's side!

I pulled out some retired DSP from Stampin' Up! for the three panels. At first I was only going to use the teal side, but I really liked the flowery side, so I went for it. The flower was made with nestabilities, I just nested them - ran them through the Big Shot & then ran them through again in an embossing folder. Has anyone noticed I'm a fiend for texture & dry embossing? I used SU!'s 3 Flower punch for the orange part of the flower -hard to tell, but that's a black rhinestone brad in the center, as well. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink. The ribbon is SU!, but it's the current Dusty Durango... strangley it seemed to match the Tangerine Tango.

Bye for now & thanks for stopping by!