Stampin' In Alaska

I hope you've had a fabulous and productive weekend! I'm stopping by with a fun card for this week's Jellypark Friends challenge: The Sentiment is the Key . I chose this sweet " Bear With Star " digital image from the Jellypark shop.  It's the perfect way to showcase a sentiment.  By the way, this set comes with three fun sentiments that you can include as your message. I kept my design clean and simple to focus on the sweet bear image holding his sentiment. Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

Hello Saturday! Have you every had one of those weeks where you were super busy but yet you thought the work week would never end?? That's where this adorable giraffe from Art Impressions comes in..... I saw this at Stamp Attic , my LSS, a few months ago and couldn't resist the purchase.  It just made me smile. I colored the image with Copic Markers then fussy cut and  applied to the base panel of my card.  The card size is 6.25 x 3.5 and I followed this week's CAS challenge on Splitcoast Stampers . I'm also entering my card into this week's Simon Says Challenge: Anything Goes . Their sponsor this week is Art Impressions who is giving a lucky winner a fabulous prize.  I would LOVE to add more AI stamps to my collection! I am also sharing this with the new Create With TLC " Show it Off Sunday ". A  place to share your creations and be inspired by other artists.  How fun is that?  Hope you get a chance ...

It's finally Saturday and that means another Fun sketch at The Sweet Stop . Fall colors and cooler temperatures have begun to appear in my area of the world. Although I'm a little early, that puts me in the  mood to begin creating my Thanksgiving cards for friends and family. This week I chose to use an adorable digital image from Sweet 'n Sassy called " Save the Turkeys ".  For those of you who prefer the clear stamp version you can find it HERE in the Sweet 'n Sassy Shop. Here's our inspiration sketch for this week: Just a few things to keep in mind as you play.... -You do NOT have to use Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps images to play along,     but we sure love when you do! ~You may flip or rotate the sketch, change or replace the shapes,  but please make sure the general layout is recognizable. ~Share a direct link to your creation, not just your blog Be sure to stop by the blog and check o...

This has been such a busy and long week for me.  I am so excited that it's Friday and time to hop along with Unity's Friends with Flair blog hop . If this is your first time to join the fun, here are the quick details.  Unity sponsors a weekly blog hop for anyone who wants to share their creation with Unity Stamps.   We get to hop and see all kinds of fun inspiration.  Then, Unity picks one participant and one blog commenter to win a Unity Prize. How FUN is that! So, here's my card using an Itty Bitty by Joslyn Nielson called " Hubba Hubba ". I've combined it with several of this week's challenges over on Splitcoast Stampers. Thanks for hopping by and I hope you have a fabulous weekend!

I got a chance to sneak over and check the new Bugaboo challenges  earlier this week.  I haven't been able to join the fun for awhile and I knew both challenges were perfect for the card I had in mind using " Stella Birthday - 29 Again ": Here's this week's Stella Sketch #142 that I used for inspiration: I am also entering my card for the   Bugaboo September Bingo Challenge : My card has a circle, homemade embellishments  (machine stitched and border punched), and rhinestone bling. This card is also being entered into the Simon Wednesday Challenge blog : Anything Goes. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

Happy Saturday and welcome to a new Sweet Stop Sketch ! So, grab your digital or  rubber stamps and play along this week. This week's challenge comes with a Spin and a Prize.   Include a school time theme with your sketch this week and you will be in the drawing for $15 gift certificate from  Sweet 'n Sassy .   I used a digital image from Sweet 'n Sassy called " Rhubarb Back to School ". The image was colored with Copic Markers and layers on designer papers from October Afternoon Cherry Hill paper pad.  Just a few things to keep in mind as you play.... -You do NOT have to use Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps images to play along,     but we sure love when you do! ~You may flip or rotate the sketch, change or replace the shapes,  but please make sure the general layout is recognizable. ~Share a direct link to your creation, not just your blog Be sure to stop by the blog and check out a...

I have to admit, this has been a LONG week for me. Friday's are always welcome and especially fun to participate with Unity's weekly Friends With Flair blog hop. Here's what I've created this week using Unity's Misplaced Chevron and an image from Authentic Man that I received in a grab bag. I used the sketch from this month's Unity {be Inspired} challenge . Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I hope you get a chance to join the Unity fun this weekend.

Welcome to another fun challenge with Meljen's Designs . I hope you will grab your favorite Meljen's digital image and "Take Five"  with us this week.  Well, we are asking you to use five of  elements on your project this week that are the same. I used " Piggy Bath " for my card this week and Five orange rhinestones : The digital image was colored with Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils.   I fussy cut the image and applied glaze to the nose for extra dimension. The sentiment is from Create with TLC . A couple of things to keep in mind as you play along this week: MelJen digital images are required to participate You will have one week to upload your challenge card to the linky provided on the challenge blog. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!  Please be sure to check out the inspiration provided by the rest of the MelJen's Design Team .  We always enjoy reading your comments!

I'm stopping in with a quick card using a new fabulous digital stamp set from Create With TLC called " Dear Food ". This set has 6 fun sentiments and two coordinating images.  I LOVE coffee so this set was perfect for me! I couldn't resist using the vintage  coffee pot and coordinating sentiment on my card.  The sketch is from this week's Sketch Saturday challenge week #276.   Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! Don't forget to stop by Create With TLC and check out all of the fabulous digital stamp sets, sentiments and graphic art.

When I saw the Sassy Cheryl challenge post for this week I thought to myself "this is going to be hard". Shades of purple are definitely not my go-to color!  But, I took the challenge and I must say that I'm happy with the creative result! I was one of the lucky winners of last week's Sassy Cheryl Show Me Challenge .  Being a big fan of Sassy Sally, I knew I had to get the newest " Rainy Day Blues " image featuring Sally and Bella.  Aren't they adorable?  They truly look so disappointed in the rain that has probably ruined some fun outdoor adventure that they'd planned! The digital image was colored with Copic Markers, Prismacolors pencils and blended with baby oil. The image was layered on Gina K Designs Pure  Luxury paper and Wisteria Lane designer papers. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!  I am also sharing this with the Sassy Gals over on the Show Me   challenge blog this week. 

Happy Saturday and welcome to a new Sweet Stop Sketch ! So, grab your digital or  rubber stamps and play along this week. For my card this week I layered two sizes of butterfly dies  from Amuse and embellished with pearls.   The designer papers are from Memory Box. The sentiment {{Love}} is from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps " Script Birthdays " clear stamp set.   Just a few things to keep in mind as you play.... -You do NOT have to use Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps images to play along,     but we sure love when you do! ~You may flip or rotate the sketch, change or replace the shapes,  but please make sure the general layout is recognizable. ~Share a direct link to your creation, not just your blog Be sure to stop by the blog and check out all of the Sugar Baby inspiration!  Cathy McCauley ,  Korin Sutherland ,  Ceal Pritchett ,  Marlena Peduzzi ,  Melissa Shultz ,...

I am so honored and very excited to  participate in the Unity Thursday Blog Hop!   It was so exciting to have my card chosen as  the winner from the August Unity {be inspired} Challenge. Not only did I get to chose several FABULOUS Unity goodies, but I was asked to join Unity's talented Design Team on today's hop.  Which begins  over on the Unity website.  So, grab your Unity stamps and get ready to create using this month's Unity {be inspired} Challenge inspiration: Here's what I created using this month's inspiration colors and Unity's Itty Bitty set " Matching Socks ". The socks were colored with Copic markers and fussy cut. The very subtle dotted background was sponged using a stencil.  LOVING the stencils right now! I decided to mimic the polka dots on the side border with two sizes of circle punches.  A little machine stitching  and gems finish the card. I also wanted to sh...

I have to admit, I have lost my coloring mojo these past few weeks! However, I really wanted to participate in this week's  Sassy Cheryl Challenge . This week's challenge is to create a project "off the page". My card is very clean and simple using a vintage image called " Crabby Surprise ".  I have cropped the  image and used only the crab image. The sky and sand were sponged using Spellbinder dies.   The sun was created using a MFT die-namics die and the Swissdot embossing folder from Cuttlebug. I am also entering this for Simon Says - Animal Antics Challenge. AND Sharing with the ladies over on the Sassy Cheryl Show Me blog . Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

Welcome to another fun Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge ! I hope you can grab your digital or  rubber stamps and play along.   Just a few things to keep in mind as you play.... -You do NOT have to use Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps images to play along,     but we sure love when you do! ~You may flip or rotate the sketch, change or replace the shapes,  but please make sure the general layout is recognizable. ~Share a direct link to your creation, not just your blog Be sure to stop by the blog and check out all of the Sugar Baby inspiration!  Cathy McCauley ,  Korin Sutherland ,  Ceal Pritchett ,  Marlena Peduzzi ,  Melissa Shultz ,  Robin Parker ,  Stephanie Serrano ,  Ann Tuck ,  Debbie Owens , and  Jamie Moore .    

Happy Friday! I am sneaking in with a last minute entry for this week's  Friends With Flair Blog Hop . Work is super busy, but I couldn't wait to ink up these Itty Bitty sets that I won recently from Unity's Be Inspired Challenge. A very clean and simple take on this month's Be Inspired Challenge sketch.  I've used " Paper Play Time " and " Do Not Bend " Itty Bitty sets. Don't forget to leave a comment!  Unity gives away prizes  to a random blog commenter and blog participant each week.  You gotta love Unity! Lots of fun prizes, great designs and fabulous quality stamps. As always, thanks for stopping by for a closer look! Supplies:  Georgia Pacific White, Stampin' Up! Lucky Limeade and Island Indigo Cardstock                 Adirondack Inks:  Red Pepper, Stream, Lettuce, Tuxedo Black

I'm stopping by to share a quick post of a fun birthday card for a couple of challenges. This week's challenge on Simon Says is " Animal Antics " Art Impressions is hosting a challenge to use chickens on our project. The chicken image on my card is from Crafty Secrets . Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!

I hope you will join us this week for another fun challenge  on the Meljen's Design Challenge blog.    This week our challenge is to use elements on your project that begin with the letter of your first name. Here's my 4x6 scrap page project  using Meljen's cute " Flashy Camera " digital image:     My first initial is "C" and below are my project elements: C amera C ork C ardstock C opic Markers A couple of things to keep in mind as you play along this week: MelJen digital images are required to participate You will have one week to upload your challenge card to the linky provided on the challenge blog. Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!  Please be sure to check out the inspiration provided by the rest of the MelJen's Design Team .  We always enjoy reading your comments!

Happy Labor Day everyone! I'm stopping in to post a few photos from our weekend trip to Seward, AK.   A pair of swans living down the road from where we were camping.  I caught this one and the  beautiful reflection as I was driving by one morning.  I drove out to Exit Glacier National Park and took a few photos.  Unfortunately, we ran out of time  and didn't get to go hiking. Our "accidental" sunflower.  Birds in our neighborhood have been"storing" peanuts and sunflower seeds in our flower pots all winter.  Now we have several very large sunflowers in pots and flower beds. Thanks for stopping by!  I'm sharing with the gals over on Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Challenge blog this week.  Check out the details, grab your camera and join the fun!