Stampin' In Alaska

I have printed one of my favorite From the Heart Stamps digital image for this week's I {heart} Sketches with a tWist Challenge. Birthday Candle Birdbrain  I printed the digital image onto Stampin' Up! Whisper White cardstock and colored with Copic Markers. The fun papers are from the Take Note  paper pad by Doodlebug  Design. I printed the sentiment directly onto the card base and a few sequins were added for a little "sparkle". Check out all of the fun coordinating  sentiments that some with this set! I {heart} Sketches with a tWist #146 I'm also sharing with the following: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Happy Birthday    Word Art Wednesday:  #224 - 225 Anything Goes   Little Claire's Designs:  #67 Anything Goes Aud Sentiments Challenge: #152 6th Birthday Celebration        

The current Art Impressions challenge to include a brad had me searching through drawers  for my brads!  My card features the fun Cathy Caffeine Set  with her slightly oversized cup of coffee. (some days I feel like Cathy!) The image was stamped onto Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake card stock and colored with Prismacolor pencils.  The pencil was blended with baby oil and a blending stump. LOTS of layers and LOTS of machine stitching. The sentiment is "hanging" by a brad. I'm also using this week's color challenge from Hiding in My Craft Room #255 I'm also sharing my card with the following: Word Art Wednesday:  #224 - 225 Anything Goes   Little Claire's Designs:  #67 Anything Goes Crafty Friends Challenge:  #28 Anything Goes  Brown Sugar Challenge:  #192 Anything Goes  Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

My Favorite Things has recently released their second card kit called Warm & Fuzzy Friends and I immediately  fell in LOVE!   Of course, I had to play with  all of the fun stamps, dies, papers and inks for this week's sketch challenge. You can check it out in the MFT shop HERE .   The images were water colored with distress inks  then die cut with the coordinating dies.   The grass die cut is from Sweet 'n Sassy and MFT jelly bean cardstock was used. I'm sharing my card with the following: My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #274 Little Claire's Designs:  #67 Anything Goes Crafty Friends Challenge:  #28 Anything Goes  Brown Sugar Challenge:  #192 Anything Goes  Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes       

This week is an easy Anything Goes Challenge at Catch the Bug! We can't wait to see what you create this week.  You don't have to use Bugaboo images, but we love it when you do.   My card features the adorable Elephant Topper I couldn't resist printing the elephant in this fun pink gingham designer paper. Cuttlebug brick wall embossing and Memory Box tall grass die cuts were used to create this fun little scene.   Please stop by the Blog for all of the challenge details, prizes and design team inspiration.   I'm sharing my card with the following: Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes Word Art Wednesday:  #224 - 225 Anything Goes   TTCRD:  Anything Goes    

This week's From the Heart sketch challenge is a really fun design. I went through a couple of design ideas before settling on this one. My clean and simple version features the adorable Flappy Birthday Birdbrain  I started by digitally cropping the image and printed onto Gina K Pure Luxury card stock. The image was colored with Copic Markers. The sponged cloud background works in this week's twist for sponging.   i {heart} card sketches with a tWist #145 Thanks for stopping by for a closer look! I'm also sharing with the following: Cute Card Thursday:  #419 Transport  Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

The current Art Impressions Challenge is Watercolor and White Pen. My card features the adorable Bird Brains Fainted Chicken and Haybale I started by stamping the chicken on watercolor paper then masking to stamp the haybale.  The image was watercolored with distress inks.   The sentiment was computer generated  and cut with dies from MFT. The finished card size is 6.25 x 3.25.   Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!  

It’s Tuesday so you know what that means  Bugaboo Stamps  usually has some new images for you, however for the next two plus weeks Jodie is taking some much need vacation time.      So each week Jodie is away we will have our New Release post and then a separate Flash Freebie post of 4 hours only. The new image then will be for sale on April 8 when Jodie has returned from her vacation.  I really had fun with this image! I began by printing the image onto X-Press it card stock and coloring with Copic markers. Stampin' Up! Calypso Coral designer paper  was used to paper piece the umbrella and for the base panel.  Although it looks black, the  coordinating cardstock color is Basic Grey. The clouds were cut from felt with an die cut from Memory Box then outlined with silver Stickles. Of course, the card is finished with a machine stitched border, rhinestone and enamel dots. Thanks for stopping by...