Today Christine at All That Scraps is having a Review Preview Friday of her new set Bear Hugs.  This set is just too stinkin’ cute!  Be sure to check out the ATS blog for more info.  Cyndi has a project for you to try and Renee will have some blog candy- an ATS gift certificate!

I really didn’t need a wedding card, but I thought the bears would make a super cute bride and groom!  So I’ll be ready when the next wedding invitation arrives.  ;)  I started with the Pink Pirouette card base and layered some white that was embossed with the new Cuttlebug Houndstooth folder.  The bears were cut out with Nestabilities dies and colored with Copic markers.  The flowers are from the C.C. Designs new Scenery set and the word is from the new Sentiment set.  You can check them all out here.  Which is your favorite?

In this close-up you can see the details of the bears a bit better.  I made the bow tie for the groom with some tiny ribbon.  I don’t think I’ll be doing that again anytime soon!  LOL.  It was fun though.  I had to cut the mini glue dots in half so they were small enough to stick the bow together.

The bride’s veil was made with a bit of sheer wide ribbon which was gathered slightly at the top and stuck down with a mini glue dot.  Then I added the flower from the Scenery set.  If you look closely you can see a bit of bling on her finger (Stickles- love that stuff!). 

Have a super fun weekend!

stamps- Bear Hugs, Scenery Set, Sentiment Set- C.C. Designs

paper- White, Black, Pink Pirouette

ink- Palette Black

accessories- Cuttlebug Houndstooth folder, circle punches, Copics, gel pen, Nestabilities, ribbon, glue dots, Stickles

Happy Wednesday!  I hope your week is going well!  I’m back with another card featuring the cute Olivia and her birds.  This is for Jen’s challenge over at the All That Scraps message board to make a suspension card.  What fun!  I think I only ever made one of these and it was so long ago.  I need to try this again!  You can find a tutorial on how to make one here.  When I saw this particular birdhouse image in the new C.C. Designs set, I thought it might be symmetrical enough to pull off putting them back to back.  And it worked pretty well.  I only needed to do some minor trimming.  Yay!  Then I found a Circle Nestabilities die to cut the openings in the front to hang my birdhouse.  I wanted the die big enough to fit the house inside but not too big that it would cut away a lot of the pretty paper.  I think this size worked pretty well!  Then I used some old SU linen thread to hang it.  The back of the birdhouse has a different bird on it but it looks pretty much the same so I won’t bore you with another pic.  ;)  On the left of the card is an embossed piece from one of the new Cuttlebug folders….check them out here!  And don’t forget that Christine has free shipping at ATS for orders over $25! 

stamps- Olivia’s Birdies by C.C. Designs

paper- Celery, Saffron, Pixie, DCWV Blossoms and Butterflies

ink- Black, white craft

accessories- Cuttlebug With Love border folder, circle Nestabilities, SU linen thread, Red Line tape, Copics, gel pen, Stickles

This Diagonal Double Pocket card was made using another new set by C.C. Designs- Olivia’s Birdies!  Directions for making this type of pocket card can be found here.  I thought it would be a fun card to make because there are several stamp images to work with.  This is another very versatile set! 

I decided to cut Olivia out because I didn’t want to cover up the gorgeous paper!  I added a Choc. Chip photo corner to “ground” her a bit and yes, those are the last of my Choc. Chip flourishes….sigh.  I think I need to make more.  I was planning to add some Primas in a more subtle color but I kind-of like the brighter ones here.   I added some Liquid Pearls to the centers to finish them off.  

This is the inside of the card and the tags which were removed from the front.  The words “You put a song in my heart” are in the Olivia set but the other words are from another great new set which will be featured on Sunday.  I’m not sure if I’ll have a sneak peek that day, so I snuck a few in here….shhh!  One tag obviously says “thanks”.  The other says “You are amazing”.  You can see more great samples of Olivia and her feathered friends on the ATS blog.

stamps- Olivia’s Birdies, Sentiment set- C.C. Designs

paper- Soft Sky, White, Choc. Chip, Afternoon Tea dp

ink- Palette Black, various for watercoloring

accessories- Tag Corner punch, QuiKutz flourish die, Photo Corner punch, gel pen, Primas, Liquid Pearls

Here’s another project using some long neglected supplies.  Besides the rub ons I used on the frame a week or so ago, I also pulled out my Scallop Circle notecards and tried one!  Actually, I had an extra envelope so I traced the scallop note onto Celery cardstock and cut it out.  It was embossed and pierced with the Pick A Petal brass template.  Then I used my Fiskars circle cutter to cut and layer the paper for the center.  I love those Choc. Chip envelopes!  I just had to decorate it to match the card.

Aren’t these images the cutest?  They are from the soon to be released C.C. Designs set called Bear Hugs!  I just love ‘em!  This set includes 2 bears, 2 bees, and a couple of fun sentiments.  Be sure to check out the ATS blog for more great samples.  And tomorrow I’ll share another super cute set.  They will be available for purchase Monday night!

I also used some more of those Choc. Chip flourishes I die cut.  But don’t worry…tomorrow’s card will finish up the last of them!  LOL.  I had a lot of fun with those… I hope you’re not tired of seeing them!  I’ll have to cut some more in another color.  ;)   

stamps- Bear Hugs- C.C. Designs

paper- Celery, White, Afternoon Tea dp

ink- Palette Black

accessories- Fiskars Circle Cutter, SU! Pick A Petal brass template, paper piercer, Copic markers, Stickles, gel pen, SU! felt flowers, brads, ribbon

I don’t know which is sweeter…the monkey or the ice cream.  ;)  I made this card for Holly’s sketch challenge today.  I also used up the last of the sweet paper in Christine’s card kit that goes along with the Sweet Treats stamp set.   I was a bit disappointed that the scrap of brown I had left wasn’t large enough to mat the entire image.  But I decided to die cut it anyway and see how it looked with a partial mat.  I think it turned out rather cute.  Sometimes the little curves that get thrown at you tend to stretch your imagination a bit and try new things! 

While you are checking out the challenges today, I have another link for you to check as well.  SCS is having a Non-Raffle for the Midwest Flood Relief.  All proceeds will be going to the Red Cross in the midwest.  You can check out the details here.  And….there will be prizes!  Several companies and individuals (including myself) are donating prizes to help out.  Isn’t SCS a wonderful community?  I’m so glad to be a part of it!  You can check out the gallery of great prizes here! 

stamps- Sweet Treats by C.C. Designs

paper- Pixie, Pink Pirouette, White, paper from the C.C. Designs July card kit

ink- Black, brown marker

accessories- gel pen, Oval Nestabilities, rhinestone from the card kit

Today I have 2 cards that I made for the Tuesday DD challenges.  The first one I made for both Michelle and Christine’s challenges.  It may be a bit of a stretch for a masculine card though.  I used some sparkly papers from the DCWV Summer Glitter matstack.  I tore the top edge of the beige one to resemble a sandy shoreline.  And I thought the surfboard paper would be perfect for this C.C. Designs image!  In the bottom left corner is a scrap that was left from cutting out the flourishes I’ve used lately.  I thought it would make a good accent. 

stamps- Summertime Fun- C.C. Designs

paper- Ballet, Galore, Choc. Chip, watercolor paper, DCWV- Summer Glitter matstack

ink- Black, Ballet, Galore, Real Red, Cocoa

accessories- QuiKutz flourish die, Stickles

My second card was made for JulieHRR’s challenge.  The card base is shimmery white cardstock.  This is one of those cards that looks so much better in person!  I hated to waste the vellum cardstock oval that I cut from my vellum frame on yesterday’s card.  So I stamped my main image (a new catalog preview) on it and colored the reverse side with Copic markers.  The bird was stamped, colored, cut out and layered onto the front of the vellum.  On the edge of the cardfront I used the SU! scallop edge punch that will be available in the new catalog as well.  To finish it off I added a bit of ribbon, a pearl embellishment, and some dots of Liquid Pearls.

stamps- Serene Spring

paper- Shimmery White, Vellum cardstock

ink- Black

accessories- Copic markers, Oval Nestabilities, pearl embellishment, Scallop Border punch, ribbon, liquid pearls  

 I made this set for Emily’s One Sheet Challenge.  Some of the Dirty Dozen who are missing the fun at CHA are having their own fun back home.  If you would like to play along, check out Emily’s challenge, Holly’s sketch, and my sketch.  We’d love to have you join us!

This challenge is similar to the One Sheet wonders but with no pattern.  She just said to pick an old piece of patterned paper and use it.  So I thought it would be a great time to get some Christmas cards done!  I cut my sheet of 12×12 paper into 9- 4″ squares so I could get 9 cards out of it.  This is an easy way to get a quick set of cards done!  I chose Lulu’s Sweet Delights for my image and words.  Then I added some Lizzie Anne Stitches.

Have a great weekend & stay cool!  

stamps- Lulu’s Sweet Delights- C.C. Designs, Lizzie Anne Shapes & Stitches

paper- Wasabi, Pomegranate, Cameo, Black, unknown cream, dp- Stemma

ink- Black

accessories- Oval Nestabilities, Copic markers, gel pen 

Here’s another card I made using the C.C. Designs Sweet Treats set.  I thought it would be fun to use the same images that I used with the card kit before and see how different the cards would look just by changing the design.  You can see my previous card here.  The only stamp I used that was different is the heart background.  I just love this bear and the look that he has on his face! 

stamps- Sweet Treats and Heart background- C.C. Designs

paper- C.C. Designs card kit, watercolor paper

ink- Black, Pixie

accessories- ribbon & gems from card kit, Square & Circle Nestabilities, gel pen 

Hi everyone!  I can’t believe that 1 year of blogging has passed by already!  To celebrate I made this journal with the C.C. Designs Summertime Fun and Sweet Treats sets.  I love the sentiment!  Life has it’s ups & downs but it sure can be sweet too!   Yes, I know…there’s too many candles on that cake!  LOL.  Hmmm…..that gets me in a baking mood.

I actually made 3 of these journals and I’m donating another one soon over at SCS.  More info. on that later.  I picked the journals and matching ribbon up at Michael’s a year or so ago and I’ve just pulled them out to alter them.  Sound familiar?  LOL.  I used the circle Nestabilities on them and the image was colored with Copic markers.

I appreciate all of your comments and visits the past year, so I put together the blog candy shown here including the journal to say “thank you” for stopping by!  All you need to do is reply to this post and tell me what you enjoy about my blog, what you would like to see, or ask any questions that you might have.  I really appreciate the feedback!  I’ll use random.org to pick a winner on Monday. 

Journal deets:

stamps- Summertime Fun and Sweet Treats- C.C. Designs

paper- Choc. Chip, Saffron, Pixie, White

ink- Mustard, Black

accessories- ribbon, Circle Nestabilities, clip, silk flower, buttons, gel pen, glue dots, red line tape

Thanks for stopping by! 

I have been wanting to try another shaker card…it’s been a long time since I made one!  I found some micro beads at my local Ben Franklin store a few months ago that were super cheap.  There were several colors and the tubes were 4/$1!  I used some blue and clear beads in this one.  The frame was cut out with my square Nestabilities which made it super easy!  I embossed the bottom portion of the card with the Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles folder.  Then I also embossed the Prima to match!  In the center of the Prima I dotted some Stickles and added some of the blue microbeads. 

Last night the new C.C. Designs sets were released so go check them out!  This image of Lulu is from the Summertime Fun set.   

stamps- Summertime Fun- C.C. Designs

paper- Bashful, White, Saffron, Celery, dp-DCWV

ink- Black

accessories- Copic markers, Square Nestabilities, CB Tiny Bubbles embossing folder, acetate, dimensionals, Prima, Stickles, Blue & Clear microbeads