Stampin' In Alaska

  Shery Russ, owner of STAMPlorations, is hosting a Spring Fling blog hop and linky party .  What better way to celebrate the season than with creative inspiration, prizes and a challenge. My card features paper goods , stickers , and the Perched Bird die from STAMPlorations.  The bird die was cut with both black and white cardstock then adhered with dimension tape.  Stickles were applied to the flowers and a sentiment sticker finishes the card. I would like to share my card with the following: STAMPlorations:  Spring Fling Linky Party STAMPlorations:  May - Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp Monday:  Things with Wings Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Make It Colorful Word Art Wednesday:  Anything Goes

  Simon Says Stamp in celebrating their 14th Birthday this week.  I'm joining a couple of their challenges with an older/retired set from Simon Says Stamp called Birthday Treat. The image was colored with Copic Markers then die cut with a stitched circle from Pink and Main.  It was layered onto various patterned papers from American Crafts Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Paper Pad.  A coordinating sentiment from the set and enamel dots finish the card.  Enamel dots, Stickles and machine stitched border add texture for Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. I would like to share my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Happy Birthday Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge:  Add Texture We Love Stamping:  April Challenge - Birds or Animals Polkadoodles Craft Challenge:  Week 14 Anything Goes

  Happy World Card Making Day!  I hope you get a chance to be creative this weekend. I'm sharing a fun Fall card featuring Polkadoodles Gil Rabbit digital image.  This sweet image was colored with alcohol markers.  The background was masked and sponged with Memento inks.  It was layered with papers from Doodlebug. I would like to share my card with the following: Polkadoodles Craft Challenge Week 40 - Anything Goes Gem of a Challenge #20 - Anything Goes   Simon Says Stamp Wednesday:  Anything Goes Simon Says Stamp:  World Card Making Day Challenge  

Art Impressions is embracing the winter this week with a "Feeling Frosty" challenge. Although we don't have penguins in Alaska, I thought Penguin Pete (Sku G3060) would work perfectly for a frosty card. The stamp was embossed with CTMH Black embossing powder and colored with Copic marker then fussy cut. The snowy background was created using the Country Landscape die from Memory Box.  I tore a couple of strips from white cardstock then applied Stickles to the edge for snowy shimmer and dimension. Finally, I applied a line of glue to the edge of the base panel and sprinkled on Barbara Trombley's Art Glitter Faux Snow. I really like how this frosty card turned out! I'm also sharing my card with the following: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Bling it On! Thanks for stopping by! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Welcome to a new challenge with Meljen's Designs . This week is an easy one: Create something for the Holidays! My card features the adorable Cozy Little Chickadees Melissa is also having a fabulous 50% off sale now through December 15. Be sure to hop on over and check it out! Don't forget you can use any image to play along, but you get an extra vote if you use Meljen's. Three random winners will get to chose two Meljen's Designs images. I'm also sharing my card with the following: Sister Act Card Challenge #85 Anything Goes  Just us Girls:  #269 Wild Card (Anything Goes) Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Holiday Cards Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Christmas/Holidays Thanks for stopping by! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Good morning and welcome to a new  Stella Says Sketch challenge with Catch the Bug. My card features the adorable Bobblehead Greetings  - Beary Birthday I colored the sweet  little image with Copic markers. Hope you get a chance to play along with us this week! Be sure and check out the store here for some great images! Grab those Bugaboo images on your wish list with the fabulous 50% off sale. We look forward to seeing what you come up with this week!  Please post your project to Catch the Bug , by 12/13/14 at 6:00 AM EST to be entered a random drawing for three digi prize packs – ) 10 free images ( using a Bugaboo image only ), seven (7), or four (4) using any image! New projects only no backlinking please! Limit 3 per person please!! I'm also sharing my card with the following: Sister Act Card Challenge #85 Anything Goes  Digi Galore:  Birthday Time! Just us Girls:  #269 Wild Card (Anything Goes)...

I have missed playing along with Unity's Friends with Flair  the past couple of weeks. I needed a little fun time and decided this bright altered tag  was perfect for my mood tonight. It will probably end up as an embellishment on a scrapbook page in the near future! The Sun Ray stencil is from My Favorite Things. I used Color Box pigment inks with the stencil. {Love} this sentiment from Donna Downey! " Beautiful Place, Clear Head " You can get this sentiment right now at 50% off!! I am also sharing my tag with the following: Simon Says Monday Challenge:  Stencils and Stamps   and Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment! Unity picks a random comment each week to win a fabulous prize.

Welcome to a new challenge with the Meljen's Design Team ! This week's theme is Patchwork. (show patchwork pattern on your project) Here's my inspiration card using Melissa's fabulous Happy Fall Badge You may use any image on your project,  but if you use a Meljen's Designs image,  you will receive an extra entry for the random draw.. Each week THREE random participants win their choice of TWO digital images from Meljen's Designs . I'm entering my card in the following: Repeat Impressions DCC924 - Fall Simon Says Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes Thanks for stopping by! I always enjoy reading your comments.

I'm stopping in with a quick post for this week's Unity Friends With Flair . This clean and simple design started with the sweet airplane image from Unity's A Little Destination . (Sorry, the sentiment fit very snugly into the banner!) I heat embossed the cloud image from Epic Moments   with white detailed embossing powder on the Stampin' Up Crumb Cake Base. I'm also sharing my card with  Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Use a rubber or clear stamp Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at a fabulous Unity Prize.

When I saw the newest challenge on the   Art Impressions Challenge Blog I knew I had to play along! The challenge is to use a front and back stamped image on the card.  I recently bought the adorable " To the End Set " at my LSS.  I knew it would be perfect for the challenge AND as a birthday card for my aunt.  Front view Inside view. The shaped card was trimmed and a "roof" applied to a standard A2 card size.  The designer paper is from Simple Stories I {Heart} Summer paper pad. The tail end of the pup was adhered to a wobble spring. The inside sentiment was computer generated. I am also entering my card in the week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Use a rubber stamp Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments.

Happy Friday! It's time to hop along with Unity's Friends with Flair linky party. I won " Harrison Hedgehog " a couple weeks ago and couldn't wait to ink him up! I was actually inspired this week by a couple of Unity ladies: Heather's adorable card  HERE and Joslyn's fun CAS design HERE Here's my card using this month's {be Inspired} sketch as inspiration: I'm also sharing my card with this week's Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Animal Antics and Unity's {be Inspired} Challenge Thanks for stopping by!  I always enjoy reading your comments. Have a great (and creative) weekend!

Sharing with Friends With Flair ! Don't forget to leave a comment for the chance to win some Unity goodies! Also, check this weekends fabulous sales. 50% off this fabulous Phyllis Harris image AND $2.95 shipping!! I hope everyone had a nice start to the new week. Can you believe that March is almost at an end? Where did the month go? Well, a few inspirational challenges prompted this sweet card tonight.  Crafting is my relaxation and stress relief after coming home from my "day job". It was so much fun to put this little card together using Unity's " Happiness Is " by Phyllis Harris. The image was stamped onto dictionary paper and colored  with Copic Markers.  I sponged the cloudy background with Memento Summer Sky ink and a scallop circle die cut.  The lace and pink border were machine stitched. Finally, a Heidi Swapp Ghost flower (from my stash)  and button were added to finish the card. I used this month...

I hope you are having a great weekend! We've had a beautiful, sunny day here in Anchorage. We even managed a hike with the pups earlier today! I'm stopping in to share a card that I created for Mother's Day. The sweet image is from Sassy Cheryl. I searched my stash of digis this week and couldn't resist using " Pigtail Gabby " again for this card. This week's Sassy Chery challenge is "Lot's of layers ". The sweet Gabby image was colored with Copic Markers and Prismacolor pencils.  It was fussy cut and applied with foam  dimension tape.  The sentiment is from Create with TLC and  called " Happy Mother's Day to Everyone ". Here's a close up of the colored image.  So much fun to color!   Except for the freckles, I couldn't help but think that "Gabby" looks like my little niece!  Maybe that's why I've been drawn to this image  so much recently.  LOL! ...

This week's Paper Smooches SPARKS "Anything Goes" challenge was perfect timing for me as I needed a last minute  birthday card for one of the young men in my church. I created this card using the following Paper Smooches Stamps and dies: Sentiment Sampler Polaroid die Additional stamps were used from "Bear Hugs" The Kim Hughes Collection for Cornish Heritage Farms  and Wood Grain Backgrounder from CHF. The fun bear image was colored with Copic markers and fussy cut. The Polaroid frame die was cut from card stock stamped with the Wood Grain.  The card base was distressed with Rich Cocoa Memento ink and a dauber. The sketch was provided by Sketch~N~Scrap I am submitting this card for the following challenges: Paper Smooches SPARKS: Anything Goes Simon Says Monday Challenge: D is for Distress Sketch~N~Scrap: Card Sketch #21 Thanks for stopping by and taking a look! I always enjoy reading your comments.

Oh, how I have missed playing along with the Sassy Cheryl challenge these past few weeks! (So much crafting and so little time.) I purchased " Pigtail Gabby " a few  weeks ago ... she is absolutely adorable. Love those pigtails and wisps of hair  covering her sweet face! This week's challenge over on the  Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge blog is " Anything Goes ". I'm taking advantage to get a head start on  my Mother's Day cards. A clean and simple design focusing on the adorable image.  The top border is from Simple Stories, as well as, the die cut sun.  The Mother's Day sentiment is from  Create with TLC.  The digital set is called " Happy Mothers Day to Everyone ". I colored the image with Copic markers and Prismacolor pencils. Charcoal pencils were used for shading.  I had so much fun coloring this new image! I am also entering the card into the following challenges: ...

I am back to share another scrapbook layout. While the inspiration  is with me, I'll make the most of it! Today's layout is for this week's Sassy Cheryl " Anything Goes " Challenge and Inspired by Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge "Ice Inspiration" and Catch the Bug Challenge Blog " Winter Wonderland ". Sorry about the quality of the photo!  I haven't found a really good way to photograph the page except to lay them on the floor which generally causes a glare.  UGH! I recently took advantage Cheryl's sales and bought this adorable snowman for $1.  I knew he would be perfect with my ice sculpture layout. You can find " A Frosty Cup of Cocoa " in Cheryl's online shop. I colored him with Copic Markers and applied a light layer of glitter ink from a Wink of Stella Brush. The hat and scarf were paper pieced. I'm also sharing with the ladies over on the Sassy Ch...