Mojo Monday - Dad

I am  little late with my dad's Father's Day card. I decided to use the Mojo Monday #144 sketch, which you can see here...

...and here is my card...

Stamps: Wild West Alphabet, En Francais (Stampin' Up!)
Paper: Khaki green paper from stash, Basic Black, Mixing Masculine (Paper Pizazz)
Ink: Sahara Sand, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Off white brads, Quikutz Label die

Friday will be the Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop. I hope you will stop by to see what is new!

Happiness is a Journey - Friday Sketchers #107

This is the Father's Day card I made for my husband. I used the sketch from Friday Sketchers #107.

I turned the sketch to accommodate my stamp.

Stamp: Happiness is a Journey
Paper: Always Artichoke, Basic Black, digital papers from Digital Scrapbook Place.
Ink: Chocolate Chip Craft Ink
Accessories: Martha Stewart Lattice Punch, black organza ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardward ribbon slide, clear embossing powder.

I stamped my image in craft ink on my digitally printed paper and embossed with clear embossing powder.

I hope you have a wonderful week!

Ladybug Tilda / Basic Grey Challenge / Just Magnolia Monthly Challenge

Happy Monday!

The Basic Grey Challenge is a sketch by Martine. Here is her sketch...

...and here is my card...

Stamps: Ladybug Tilda (Magnolia)
Paper: Two Scoops (Basic Grey), Not Quite Navy, Pink Pirhouette, Mint Medley (retired).
Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink
Accessories: Creative Memories Cutting System (circles), lace (from Walmart), Cuttlebug Embossing Folders, Oak Leaf Punch, Branch Punch, mini roses, Sizzix Architectural Accents, flat-back pearls, pink 1/4" ribbon, jump rings, charm.

I am still playing with distress inks. I just love Ladybug Tilda in pink. She is so adorable!

The monthly challenge for Just Magnolia is a special technique presented by Mindy Baxter and is folded lace borders. I used this technique for my lace border around my circle. 

I will be on a break this week, focusing on coloring some images, but check back next week to see what is new.

Bathing Ring Tilda / Magnolia Stamp Lovers / Magnolia Down Under / Stamptacular Sunday

Summer is coming quick. The warmer weather is inspiring many challenge blogs to give summery challenges. The card I created is for the following challenges...

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Summer Theme
Magnolia Down Under - Flowers
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Life's a Beach
Just Magnolia - Hot and Spicy (just missed the cut off)

Stamps: Beach Tilda, Bathing Ring (Magnolia), Life's a Breeze (SU!)
Paper: Tempting Turquoise (SU!), DCWV Textured Cardstock and Citrus
Ink: Memento, Copics, Pumpkin Pie, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore
Accessories: Creative Memories Jazzy cutting tool, Flower Soft, Beads

I colored Tilda and her bathing ring with Copics. I should note that her hair has 6 colors in it, which was inspired by a friend's daughter who mentioned her hair naturally has 7 colors.

I used some beads that I found at Walmart to create a border for the card to rest against. They are strung together and mounted with Scor-Tape.

I used my retro flower punch to punch flowers out of my Citrus paper and added Flower Soft to create the Center.

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great weekend!

Belles 'n Whistles / Sketch Saturday / Flower Soft

This card actually covers several challenges. It started with the Belles 'n Whistles Challenge - DIY Flowers. I wanted a sketch for a base for my card, and chose the Sketch Saturday sketch, shown below...

In addition, I wanted to enter this into the Flower Soft Design Team call, so I decided I wanted to use this image and use Flower Soft for the flowers around the well. Here is my card...

Stamp: Wishes (Belles 'n Whistles)
Paper: Garden Green, Garden Party (DCWV)
Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink
Accessories: Flower Soft, MS Garden Trellis punch, flat-back pearls, Butterfly Embosslit (SU!), Retro Flower Punch, mini roses (Prima)

I watercolored my image with distress inks. I added Flower soft to the vine on the well and to the ground along the bottom of the well.

This picture shows a little more of the dimension that the Flower Soft creates.

I used my Retro Flower Punch to punch flowers out of my Garden Party paper, and used my embossing tool to emboss the flower, giving it dimension and curl. I then added mini roses to spruce up the flower and give it more oomph.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Swan Lake - Ballerina Tilda

As soon as I received Ballerina Tilda, I envisioned her dancing Swan Lake. My sister was a dancer, so I grew up around ballet. I love creating scenes with stamps, making them come to life. With this in mind, I created this card...

Stamps: Ice Ballet Princess, Ballerina Tilda, Park Pond
Paper: Basic Grey, Weathered (Stampin' Up! retired), Night of Navy
Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink
Accessories: Cricut Script, Stickles, Roses, rose leaf punch, branch punch, pink ribbon, rhinestones, flat-back pearls, white feathers, Scallop Trim Border Punch (SU!)

Once again, I colored my image with distress inks. The front of the card represents Tilda sitting on the edge of the stage with the curtains closed, dreaming about becoming a prima ballerina.

I had the idea of adding ballet slippers to my card. Then I saw Paola's card. This gave me the inspiration I needed to create my own ballet shoes. I used ribbon, a sewing machine, and put a small piece of cardstock inside for the base. I then wrapped then with small pink ribbon, like Paula did, to help secure them to the card.

I used Park Pond to create my Swan Lake background. Ultimately, I wanted to create a stage scene. Fortunately, I had some Weathered paper which included papers that look like wood, perfect for a stage. I had cut the curtains, and used by scallop border punch to create the valance across the top of the stage. I added some flat back pearls for "stage lights."

Oh my goodness, I ADORE this stamp! The feather theme started on her dress, and then carried up to the tiara.

To finish off my stage, I used mini roses to represent the lights along the bottom of some stages. The feather gives the feel of the fog that they sometimes use on stages to give the feel of water.

I hope you enjoyed this card. It was a challenge to bring these ideas to life.

Have a wonderful day!

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp - One for the Boys

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp dared us to make "One for the Boys" using digi stamps. I found this terrific stock car that I figured is perfect for a Father's Day card. My father-in-law is an avid race fan, so it will be ideal for him.

Stamp: Stock Car (Birds Cards), Sentiment from SU! (retired), flourish stamp
Paper: Basic Black, Red Riding Hood, DCWV
Ink: Ink jet printer, Copics, Red Riding Hood, Basic Gray
Accessories: Star punches, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, white gel pen

My father-in-law's favorite driver is Tony Stewart who drives for Office Depot and Old Spice. I added the number 14 which is Tony Stewart's number.

I added the flourish and stars to give the feel of motion and car exhaust.

Thanks for stopping by!

Snow White Tilda - Cute Card Thursday #113

Happy Wednesday! My card today is my submission for Cute Card Thursday #113. Here is the sketch...

...and here is my card..

Stamps: Snow White Tilda, Sentiments from SU!
Paper: Baja Breeze, Red Riding Hood, Organic (My Mind's Eye)
Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink, Copics
Accessories: Copics Airbrush System, Spellbinders Pendants Lattice Die, Rose Leaf and Branch Punch (MS), Prima's Roses, Metallic Rub-Ons,

I have been working on trying to create deeper shadows in my images. I looked up a picture of Snow White and tried to portray her dress in my coloring, including the red diamonds on the sleeves.

I started with white flowers and used my Copics Airbrush System to color my flowers.

I showed this picture because I was able to pick up a little of the shine represented in the metallic rub-ons, which I applied with a brush. 

This is the inside of my card. Nothing too fancy, but a nice effect.

I am sending this card to a friend of mine for her birthday. We were serious Disney fans when we were in junior high and high school. I thought this was all too appropriate.

Have a great rest of your week!

Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop

Welcome to the fifth installment of our monthly Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop. This group was created for Magnolia lovers who want to get a jump on the Christmas season by creating a Christmas card each month. If you are visiting this blog hop, I hope it will inspire you to get ahead of the holiday season and join us in our endeavor.

The blog hop will start at Christmas All Year Long Magnolia-licious Yahoo Group. If you get lost, the list of all players will appear on that blog. From here, you will go to Annabelle's Blog.

My inspiration for my card came from the lovely sketch at Friday Sketchers (#103). Here is the sketch...

...and here is my card...

Okay, I added a few flowers.

Stamps: Tilda With Vintage Roses (Magnolia)
Paper: All paper is from Stampin' Up! and is retired.
Ink: Staz-On, Distress Ink, Copics
Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch (SU!), MS Rose Leaf Punch, MS Branch Punch, Flowers from Wild Orchid, Copics Airbrush System, flat-back pearls.

I watercolored my image to match my explosion box.

Again, I changed the color of my flowers using my Copics Airbrush System.

Here is the set I will give as a gift at Christmas. It is so nice to have something done for Christmas and it is only May.

So, next in the blog hop, you will visit Annabelle's Blog.

Magnolia-licious is a great resource for Magnolia stamps! They have a great selection and great service.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great day!

Sassy Cheryl's Challenge - Buttons third submission

I am on a role with the button challenge. I have been making so many cards, I have decided I want to start scrapbooking more. So, I made another project for the Sassy Cheryl's Challenge, included the buttons, and came up with this scrapbook page. I have to admit, I love the way this turned out.

Stamp: Country Gal (Sassy Cheryl's)
Paper: DCWV, Garden Green, Red Riding Hood and Ivory (SU!)
Ink: Ink jet printer, Copics
Accessories: Lady Bug Buttons, red buttons, tree button, flat-back pearls, Spellbinders Curved Rectangle, Cuttlebug embossing folders, grass border die, George and Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge

This image is particularly appropriate for our family. We are all tall. My daughter is on her way to possibly 6 feet tall. I just love Country Gal because she is so long and lean.

I used my George and Basic Shapes Cricut Cartidge to cut out my sentiment. I added a pine tree to the title to make is more interesting.

I added an additional ladybug button to the top corner to carry the theme across the page.

I used little ladybug buttons and red buttons to the grass border. I added black dots to the red buttons with my Copics to continue the ladybug theme.

Thanks for stopping by today. Check back tomorrow for the monthly Magnolia-licious Christmas All Year Long Blog Hop.