Paisley Pixie

Welcome back! Today's card features Paisley Pixie from Stamping Bella's most recent release. Isn't she cute! My photos unfortunately never do the colours of the cards any justice, this one is so bright and pretty IRL. I used the Stella and Rose Hattie papers from MME and the CS is Tempting Turquoise and More Mustard from Stampin'Up! The crochet lace is something I picked up at a fabric store close to home and the little rhinestones are from Dollarama.

Well, I'm off to collapse on the couch now. I have my first head cold in a long while and feel less than great...

Come back soon!

Vavavoom Samantha!

Well, it's been a shamefully long time since I've posted anything...It's not that I haven't been stamping, although, truth be told, I go through fazes (with all crafts). But, I have been taking part in some more challenges lately, and I just got an order in from Kraftin' Kimmie. This is Samantha...isn't she tha bomb! The sentiment comes with her too! I did this card for my best friends birthday this week. The challenge this week at Kraftin' Kimmie was to use flowers. I used my new Die-namics Flower Trio and Leaf. All my CS is from Stampin' Up! and my PP is an old deck from Making Memories called Sabrina. My little pearls are from Dollarama. I coloured her in using my Prismascolour Pencil and blending medium. I added some sparkle with my clear Atyou Spica pen. Hope you enjoy!

You're Tea-riffic!

Hello! Again with the no posts for a while...I had a card made, but didn't want to post it until my Mom had recieved it. It's Scarlett the Teacup Girl from Stamping Bella. Cute! I used her for a Mother's Day card with the sentiment "You're Tea-riffic" also from SB because my Mom loves her tea.
All the cs is from SU and the PP is from DCWV and is called Nana's Kitchen. I coloured her with my prismas and stamped the image twice to layer the flower on the cup for some dimension. I used some rhinestones, ribbon and a button from my stash and popped the circle up. I also ran the pink plaid paper through my CB with the Swiss Dots embossing folder for some more dimension, and I put a strip across the middle using my Martha Stewart Loopy border punch.


Hope you like it, and have a great weekend!

Shannon

Birthday Bash!

A friend of mine requested a card for her little nephew's 1st birthday. I don't own a lot of "boy-ish" stamps, but I thought Monstah Bash from Stamping Bella would do the trick.
These cute fuzzy little guys are stamped in Versafine ink onto SU ultrasmooth white cs and coloured with my prisma pencils. The sentiment is also from Stamping Bella and stamped using a Baroque Burgundy marker from SU. I used Certainly Celery and Not Quite Navy also from SU. I'm unsure of the pp, sorry. The colours don't match as well in the photo as they do in person...
I ran the blue layer through my CB using the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder. I also, by some divine intervention found the eyelets in a box the other day that I haven't unpacked since moving ( I won't even admit to how long it's been), and they matched the colours I was using! Yay! I haven't used an eyelet in ages. Then, apparently, the card matches the gift she is making for her nephew! Spooky...

Shannon

The Meadow

Have I mentioned my love of all things "Twilight"? I recently discovered a digi stamp company called Pixie Dust Studio and what did I find there..."Love Sparkles "How cute are they?

I stamped Edward and Bella onto some SU ultra smooth white cs and coloured them with my prisma pencils. I should also mention because it can't be seen in the photo, that Edward does indeed sparkle. I coloured his skin with my clear spica pen. I layered them onto some pp from Kaiser craft (that I ran through my CB using the Stylized Flowers embossing folder) that I've been hoarding for a while :) and all of that onto some Going Gray from SU and a purple from Bazzil. The sentiment is from "Fictionally Inspired" by Artful Inkables and it's stamped with Going Gray also. I finished my card off with some pretty purple ribbon that I picked up from Micheals.

Hope you like it and I'd love to hear from you...


Shannon

Time has flown...

Wow, I can't believe it's been a week since I last posted! I've been on vacation and spending time with my Mom who came to stay for the week. We've been pretty busy, hense, no posts. I did manage to make a card for the Bellarific Challenge today though. Todays was a sketch challenge.

I love sketchs, they are so much easier than straining my brain trying to come up with my own layout. And, I got to make it on my new table! So glad to not be hunched over my coffee table anymore...Anyway, back to the card...

I stamped my cute little Turtle Tots Baker from Stamping Bella onto my bella's bestest paper in white. I coloured him up with my prisma colour pencils and added a little sparkle to his shell with my melon atyou spica pen and my clear glaze pen got added to the yummy batter he's stirring up. Sadly, neither can really be seen in the picture...
I got this great paper on my cross border shopping trip, it's called Nana's Kitchen and it's made by DCWV. It's so pretty and glittery. Everything is layered on SU cs in Certainly Celery, Barely Banana and Pretty in Pink. I tied a bit of white polka dotted ribbon from my stash around the top in place of the flowers that are shown in the sketch.

Thanks for stopping by...

Happy Birthday Little Sister!

March 28th is my youngest sisters birthday. She's a full 10 years younger than me, and I think I'm starting to feel jealous of her age...Regardless, I made her a card...lol! This is Twisted Tea, a digi stamp from The Greeting Farm. I love her! She makes me think that if Tim Burton ever got a hold of Gwen Stefani, this would be the result...lol. I have to admit, I saw a card on another blog that I liked so much I copied the idea, so I won't take credit for the design of this card.

She is printed on US white CS from Stampin'Up! and layered on basic black. I tossed in a little Pixie Pink (punched with my new Martha Steward Loopy Border punch) and some PP from Chatterbox. She is coloured with my Prismacolour Pencils and topped off with some flowers and rhinstone brads from my stash of goodies. I also added some faux stitching around the top with a white gel pen.

I'd love to hear what you think!

Shannon

Bellarific Challenge

This card was done for a challenge on Bloggabella. It was a sketch challenge this week. I'm pretty pleased with the way this one turned out. Good thing, I ended up making 2 of them. I stamped Missmatch Ketto on my Bella's Bestest white paper and coloured her with my Prismacolour Pencils. The CS is Pumpkin Pie from Stampin'Up! and the PP is from my DCWV Citrus Pack. I really am loving the papers in that one. I used my oval and scalloped oval nesties to cut out the little lady and popped them up off the page. I also got to use my new Martha Stewart Loopy Border punch that I picked up when I went to Stamping Bella last Saturday. I was begining to think this punch was a figment of my imagination, I've never been able to find it before.I added a little felt flower and blue rhinestone brad, both from the Dollarama. You can find some good stuff there for crafting...This one is for a birthday that's coming up soon, I'm not going to say who, just in case she's reading this...hope you like it!

Book Lover

I recently got a library card for the Toronto Library. I've been putting a lot of books on hold, and they all seem to be coming in at once! I have a lot of reading to do! So, on that note, I'm posting a card I made a few weeks ago using Betty the Bookworm from Stamping Bella. Betty is stamped on US White layered on Real Red and Barely Banana CS, all from Stampin'Up! She is coloured using my Prismacolour Pencils and a blending medium. I'm not sure of the PP as I've had it in my stash for a while...I ran the red circle through my CB with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and added some ribbon that I picked up at Dollarama. The button and white ribbon are also stuff I've been hoarding...lol. It's a sickness that a lot of stampers/scrappers have, no? I need to find a better spot to photograph my cards, not the best quality, sorry :( Enjoy, and please leave a comment.

Shannon

Cheeky little thing...

Well, it's a rainy day here in Toronto, but it was my day off, so, it was still top notch! I spent a little time stamping today, but I really have to get a new table to craft on. Crouching over my coffee table is not the epitome of comfort...ouch...

Todays card features Cheeky Rockabilly
from The Greeting Farm. Isn't she cute? So sassy...She is stamped on US White and layered on Tempting Turquoise (card base is also TT) all from Stampin'Up! The patterned paper is The Citrus Pack from DCWV. I coloured her using my Prismacolour Pencils and then added some gloss to her hair with Crystal Effects. I popped up the layers and added some flowers and a rhinestone brad from the Dollarama. I added a little sparkle to her outfit with my clear Atyou Spica pen. Hope you like her!

Easter Chick

Hi,and welcome back! Today I have a cute little card that I ended up making several of for some co-workers who needed some Easter cards. The little chick is a stamp from Imaginisce that I think is maybe retired now. I used Barely Banana for the base, with a layer of Orchid Opulence, the image is stamped on Whisper White and the scalloped circle is Pretty in Pink, all from Stampin'Up!. The PP is from a stack that my Mom gave me and it was perfect for an Easter card! I ran it through my CB with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and sanded it to give a little "umph"...lol.I coloured my chick with my Prisma colour pencils and added some sparkle with yellow Stickles. To top it off, I added some ribbon and flowers and a yellow brad from my stash. Thats it for today,I have to start getting ready for work and maybe I'll spend a few minutes out on the balcony enjoying this glorious weather before I'm trapped inside for the rest of the day...Have a great day!