How adorable is this bear?  He’s having a grand old time munching down a cool snack!  This image, the cone and words are part of the new C.C. Designs set called Sweet Treats.  It also includes a monkey and some more cute sayings.  Fun set!  I just love it!  All of the sets I’ve shared the past few days will be available to purchase on Monday.   And all of the supplies used on this card are available at All That Scraps as well.  Don’t forget to check out the ATS blog and gallery for more great samples.

stamps- Sweet Treats- C.C. Designs

paper- French Roast Core’dinations, Bazzill Bubblegum, Doodlebug Cherry Chocolate Paisley and Neopolitan Stripe, watercolor paper

ink- Choc. Chip, Caramel, Celery, Pixie, Black

accessories- May Arts Solid Fuchsia ribbon, Doodlebug Sugar coated brads- Bon Bon, Doodlebug bubblegum jewels 

Happy 4th everyone!    I hope you are keeping cool and having fun today… just like this cute monkey!  He’s part of a new stamp set soon to be released by C.C. Designs called “Summertime Fun”.  There are 3 super cute images and a few words to go with them.  It’s a fun set!  I had this paper and ribbon from All That Scraps laying close by that was leftover from another project and thought the polka-dots would go well with the dots on the monkey’s innertube.  I had to make his dots bright and colorful though to really stand out.  He was colored with Copic markers and I used the same colors from the innertube to make dots around the words.  I really liked how I ran the ribbon off the edge on a previous card and wanted to try it again. 

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!  

stamps- Summertime Fun

paper- Bliss, White, Black, dp- Piggy Tales

ink- Black

accessories- Copic markers, circle punches, brad, ribbon

OK, all you scrapbookers out there….please don’t laugh!  LOL.  I’m still a newbie at scrapping and I really am trying….really….I am!  ;)  This page just seems a bit busy doesn’t it?  hehe.  Well, I’ll try to learn from it.  What I really wanted to share with you is the stamped images.  C.C. Designs will be releasing some cute new sets next week and this is my first sneak peek.  This set is called Pretty Kitties and includes 2 cats, some words and a little mouse.  The words “Pretty kitty” and “one cool cat” were stamped directly onto the photos.  Another new set was used here called “All The Months” which is just what the title describes…all of the months in a super cute font!  When I saw the cat stamps and the month words, I thought it would be the “purr-fect” time to scrap some kitty photos!  Henrietta is no longer with us.  She lived to be about 13 and she was such a nice cat.  Well, she could get naughty too!  LOL.  She even managed to open the screen door!  The photo above shows one of her favorite spots that she liked to sleep.  I could never keep flowers planted in this little flower box because she would lay right in the dirt with them.  The flowers would die and dirt was dumped everywhere so I eventually gave up and let her sleep there.  The flowers look so pretty in the box right now and I think of her everytime I see them.   

Here’s the other kitty in the stamp set.  They sure have personality!  The brown mouse on the right was colored and popped up.  I stamped the crown from the first kitty and cut it out, attaching it to the photo.  How fitting…. she sure acted like a princess at times!  Some Stickles was added to the flowers and crowns for sparkle.  Gotta have some bling!  Check back tomorrow for another sneak peek and check the ATS blog for more great samples.

stamps- Pretty Kitties, All The Months- C.C. Designs

paper- Regal Rose, Apricot, Wasabi, White, Pumpkin, Bliss Blue

ink- Black, Pumpkin, Wasabi

accessories- circle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Arrows die, gel pen, Primas, Stickles, Copic markers

Before I get to the project I’m sharing today I want to let you know that July 11 will be my first blogiversary!  Wow- it hardly seems that a year has gone by already!  So keep any eye out in the coming days for some blog candy to celebrate. 

I made this name frame a little over a week ago for some friends who are moving away.  They and another family came for dinner one night to say goodbye.  We had such fun!  Anyway, I was inspired by the frames that Jenn (sarsam) did and created this one for them.  I purchased the frame at Walmart.  Our friend found a nest of baby birds that fell during a recent storm and he has been watching over them but only one baby survived.  So I decided to include the bird and branch along with a bible verse.  These name frames are fun to create- thanks Jenn for the little nudge I needed to make them!   

stamps- Rough Texture wheel, Headline alpha, Fresh Fillers, Spring Solitude, Refuge & Strength

paper- non SU!

ink- Brocade, Navy

accessories- eyelets, ribbon, heart brad, square spiral clip

Yesterday our church held a Family Bible Day Camp.  There were lots of fun activities for the kids.  In the morning the adults had a bible study and in the afternoon I was asked to make cards with the ladies.  We decided to make cards that could be donated to the troops that they in turn could mail back home to their loved ones.  Here are the two simple designs I came up with for the ladies to make.  The bee and words are by Stampendous and can be found at Eclectic Paperie.  And the second card is a Stampin’ Up! set in the current catalog.  I purchased it for this particular occasion but after working with it, I’m glad I got it.  It’s really a nice set.  Both cards were colored with colored pencils. 

stamps- Liberty Bee and Bee Free by Stampendous, Have A Ball, The Free and The Brave

paper- non SU!

ink- Black, Navy, Brocade

accessories- oval punch, star punch, pop dots, colored pencils 

I also supplied these 2 simple cards for the ladies to make and take home for their own personal use.  The card on the left uses the retired SU! set Best Blossoms.  I still love this set and enjoyed pulling it out to use again!  The card on the right was prepared ahead of time for anyone who wanted to just sit and color.  I embossed the bottom and scored some lines above it with the Scor-Pal.  We had a nice time making cards while the little ones were having a beach party, making sandcastles in kiddie pools in the parking lot.  That looked like fun too!

Enjoy your Sunday and have a great week!

stamps- Best Blossoms, Sweet Sniffs of Spring- Whipper Snapper

paper- Non- SU!

ink- Eggplant Envy, Lavander Lace, Moss, Black

accessories- Photo Corner punch, pop dots, ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder, Scor-Pal 

Happy Wednesday!  Today Jen issued a challenge for the All That Scraps Design Team to use glitter.  I needed a few teenage birthday cards this week so this is what I came up with.  (I needed one for a teen boy as well, but his will not be pink with ribbons…LOL.  I’ll share that one later.)  When I was making this card, I realized that I still haven’t used the cute lilypad in the Froggie and Friends set.  I’ll try to remember that for next time.  It’s such a cute set to work with!  I decided to make a little birthday parade and added the cupcake and words from the It’s My Birthday set.   It’s funny sometimes how a card evolves.  I knew I wanted it pink, so I set off looking for some cute pink papers.  When I decided to use the Making Memories papers here, I found two triangles that were left over from another project long ago.  I was making 4 of these to have some on hand, so I cut the triangles into 4 pieces and incorporated them in the design of the card.  The ribbons I had found at Michael’s on clearance and they are the perfect colors. 

OK, so back to the challenge…. I used Star Dust Stickles (my fave!) on the cupcake, party hat and balloons.  I also added some dots to the Celery Circle and left a little glittery trail behind the snail.  ;) 

stamps- Froggie and Friends, It’s My Birthday- C.C. Designs

paper- Regal Rose, Celery, White, Making Memories

ink- Black, Regal, Celery, Olive, Caramel, Summer

accessories- Key Tag punch, Circle punch, ribbon, Stickles  

Happy Sunday!  I just thought I’d pop on to share two cards I made recently.  The first one is a graduation card and was made with the graduate’s school colors…orange and black.  Diane617 made a similar graduation card for her shoebox at a recent gathering and I was at her table.  I thought this little owl set by Inkadinkado was cute and would be great for a grad card!  When you open it up, there’s a pocket inside to hold a gift card….see the thumbnail below.  Diane used the Word Window punch and a circle punch to create the opening for the gift card.  Thanks for sharing the idea, Diane…I’m sure I’ll use this again!  I actually didn’t have a gift card and didn’t have time to get one so I just put cash in the pocket.

stamps- Inkadinkado

paper- Orange, Black, Wjite

ink- Black

accessories- eyelets, word window punch, circle punch

This second card I made with a friend.  I have had this Surprise Pop-Up card on my mental to-do list for a long time.  My friend said that she wanted to try it so we had fun making one.  I picked her set of bugs to use because I don’t own it but keeping thinking that I *need* it.  Do you love this set?   My friend picked the Dots and Daisies background which continues the whimsical feel of the card.  I don’t know why, but I just love “stacking” images lately… it makes a fun card!  If you look closely, you can see that we goofed on scoring the pop up part but then turned the paper around and scored it properly in the other direction.  LOL.  It still works just fine but I bet next time I won’t make the same mistake. 

When you pull the piece of Celery cardstock at the top, the image slides to show the message hidden below.  This was a lot easier than I thought it would be.  I guess I put off making one because I was a bit intimidated.  LOL. 

I applied the white gel pen to the centers of the flowers on the background and then added some dots of black Stickles to the corners of the main image.  I have used the black Stickles a lot more than I originally thought I would- love it!  (But then again, how can you not love Stickles?)

stamps- Bugs and Kisses, Dots and Daisies

paper- Coral, Celery, Saffron, White

ink- Black, Coral, Rose Red

accessories- gel pen, Stickles, circle punch, Ticket corner punch, Tag punch

It’s that time again!  The 20th of the month rolled around and it’s time for the SCS Dirty Dozen & Alumni’s June challenge.  This month Jami took a break and I came up with the challenge.  I wanted to create some happy mail so the recipients of the cards smile as soon as they see it in their mailbox.  I LOVE to see decorated envelopes (and the inside of cards too).  So I wanted to see how creative we all can be decorating the “inside” and “out” to coordinate with our cardfront.  Here’s the rules I gave the ladies:

Challenge Focus: “Inside & Out”……stamp and decorate both the inside of your card AND the outside of the envelope. (any card size is ok) Please upload two photos.
Required Element: Patriotic element - interpret this any way you like (ex. color scheme, sentiment, image, whatever)

Restricted Element: No ribbon

Optional - Send your card to the troops so that they can in turn mail it home to family or friends (all themes and occasions welcome).

I made 2 samples this month….the first one is more for a woman in the service.  I have always loved this retired SU! Raggedy Ann set and recently I purchased it from someone who no longer had a use for it.  I thought it would be perfect for the red, white and blue theme!  The buttons were cut from a Sizzix die and the “thread” is actually a very thin sliver of cardstock.  This image was colored with plain old colored pencils. 

I added the same paper button to the inside along with a row of flowers.  I accented 2 with some Prima flowers.  Half of the envelope was wheeled with the retired Flower Power wheel.  I stamped and masked the heart first before wheeling. 

stamps- Old Friends, Flower Power wheel

paper- Non-SU Red, White, Blue, and SU Bliss

ink- Bliss, Black, Not Quite Navy

accessories- rectangle Nestabilities, colored pencils, gel pen, Primas, Stickles, Sizzix button die, and NO ribbon 

My second card was made while thinking of the men in our troops.  Cheryl Rowley sent me an awesome card with this Biker Bee and I just had to get him!  You can find all of the images used on this card from Eclectic Paperie.  And I’m not sure what the name of the paper is, but it came from All That Scraps.  Cheryl doodled stars on the card she sent me and I couldn’t mess with perfection, LOL, so I added some of the same doodles on the cardfront and the upper left corner of the envelope.  The Liberty Bee was stamped on the bottom right of the envelope.  He was colored with colored pencils instead of the Copic markers because I didn’t want the Copics to bleed through to the back of the envelope.  In hind sight, I guess I could have just inserted paper in the envelope while coloring.  I’ll have to remember that next time!   

And this is how I decorated the inside of the Bee Free card.  I added some more doodled stars and cut one of the stars from the patterned paper to place in the upper corner. 

I hope the troops like the cards we made.  And I hope they bring a smile to their loved ones back home!  I can’t wait to see what everyone else came up with.  Here’s a link to check out all of the challenge cards.  Have a great weekend!

stamps- Biker Bee, Liberty Bee, Bee Free- Stampendous

paper- Ruby, Black, Shimmery White, White

ink- Black, dp from All That Scraps

accessories- Copics, Word Window punch, Stickles

Here’s the last 2 cards I made when I was having a fun day stamping with my Whipper Snapper Stamps.  Isn’t the Bunny in Bathtub image too cute?  And I love the font on the matching words.  It’s just perfect!  I found the black background paper with the sparkly silver circles in my stash…and thought it would resemble the bubbles.  I also tried to incoorporate the bubbles into the doodling around the main image.  Wouldn’t it be fun to have a pink tub? 

stamps- Bunny in Bathtub, Another Grey Hare- Whipper Snapper

paper- Pixie, Gable, Bashful, watercolor paper, dp-DCWV

ink- Black, Gable, Bashful, Pixie

accessories- ribbon, Stickles, pop dots

Penny is one of my all-time favorite Anna Wight images!  She just cracks me up!  This time I put her in a pink bikini.  The fake dew drops were a gift from a friend….I hope I never run out!  LOL.  I like the sentiment on this one too.  “Splash it up!” could be for any occasion in which you want to say “celebrate!”  I watercolored the water with Cool Caribbean ink…I really miss having that color available!  I almost forgot how much I love it. 

stamps- Penny, Splash it Up- Whipper Snapper

paper- Saffron, Pixie, Celery, Shimmery White, dp- DCWV

ink- Black

accessories- button, faux dew drops, pop dots

First of all, let me say that I hope you all enjoyed Father’s Day with the men in your life!  It was a beautiful day here and I hope you had sunny weather wherever you are too!

Here are some more Whipper Snapper cards I made the other day.  I’ll share the last two tomorrow.  I just love how the first one turned out!  I was afraid that using the Bashful paper with this particular print from the SU Summer Picnic pack would seem too drab.  But when I added the red it really brightened up the card.  I love this Whipper Snapper image called Sweet Sniffs of Spring!  It’s just too cute!  The words on this one were printed from the computer and the curvy edge was once again inspired by Jennifer Ofiana.  Only this time I turned the card so the curvy edge would be on the bottom. 

stamps- Sweet Sniffs of Spring- Whipper Snapper

paper- Bashful, White, Red, Summer Picnic dp

ink- Black

accessories- circle Nestabilities, Copics, Word Window punch, gel pen, pop dots, ribbon

This second card is just a simple little notecard.  I left a sentiment off so I could use it whenever I need to send a quick little note.  I carefully placed the folded edge of my card just inside the edge of my largest rectangle Nestability.  It still has most of the scalloped border on the top yet the front remains attached to the back.  I stamped Anna Wight’s image called Chicken with Flower on Watercolor paper and added a single flower for embellishment.  This is a very simple card but I think it looks cute IRL. 

stamp- Chicken with Flower- Whipper Snapper

paper- Apricot, Watercolor paper

ink- Black, Apricot, Pumpkin, Ruby, Rust

accessories- Rectangle Nestabilities