Stampin' In Alaska

Well, it's Thursday again and that means another "Show Me" over on Sassy Cheryl's Blog. My sister called me a few weeks ago and asked a "favor" of me. My niece will be turning 1 year old on May 29 and my sister was looking for party invitations. Of course, all she could find was the cheesy kind of invite at Wal-mart with Dora the Explorer, etc. So, she calls her big sis and asks "Can you make a few party invitations?" Well, I can't refuse my little sister AND my baby niece can I? So, this week I'm making 16 birthday party invitations. As you can see, I'm keeping it pretty simple and did most of the work on the computer. The main image is from Heather Ellis' Pure Innocence digital image line. The dresses will be paper pieced with green, orange, pink or yellow gingham card stock. A dew drop has been adhered to the cupcake cherry for additional dimension. The image is colored with Copic Markers and mounted on a coordinating...

This week's challenge over on the Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge blog is a sketch. I think sketch challenges are my favorite! For me, when I have the sketch everything else seems to just fall into place. And this is what I came up with using Dawn's sketch. I couldn't resist using one of Cheryl's new images " A Mother's Day Heart " for a card which will probably be for Mother's Day. I think she's so sweet! For this card, I decided to paper piece the dress, bows and heart with October Afternoon dp. The background is also from the October Afternoon Thrift Shop paper stack. The card base is Stampin' Up! Kraft and Ruby Red. I've added a bow of red tulle with a Stampin' Up button tied on with baker's twine. Such a fun card to put together! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

It's another week of sharing over on the Sassy Cheryl Blog . Each Thursday Cheryl challenges participants to show what projects we are currently working on. It doesn't have to be stamping (or even Sassy Cheryl) projects! Then she draws a random winner from all of the entries to receive a FREE Sassy Cheryl digital image. Woo-Hoo! Well, my project this week has been on my "to-do" list for some time now. I know many of you are pros at merging digital images. I finally came across a really easy tutorial over on Debbie P's Place using Paint.Net. So, I printed out the tutorial and downloaded the free program then went to work. Below is one of my experiments. I'm still not a "Pro" at this, but I think it has opened up a lot of fun possibilities with digital creations. I have included the final project from my first attempt at merging below. I used a free digital garden gate image with this sweet little boy and wagon from Cora over at her Digital T...

This week's challenge over on Mo's Digital Blog is " The Start of Something NEW !". I immediately thought of this sweet " You're Kinda Cute " image by Mo. It seems as though a new friendship might be developing here! The image was colored using Prismapencils, baby oil and Copic Markers. I added a couple of hearts which were cut from sticky backed felt with Spellbinders nestibilities. I added a couple of decorative straight pins to the hearts. The "Hello" sentiment is CTMH and stamped on cork. I just have to mention that this is my very first outdoor photo of the year! Yipee! It's so great to take these photos outdoors with natural light. The snow in our part of the country is still around, but things are starting to look like Spring ! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

For this week's Color Me challenge Cheryl offered two versions of this sweet Birthday image. I chose to color the Sneaky Bear Birthday Cupcake . He is so adorable! I used Prismacolor and Koh-I-Noor pencils, baby oil and Copic Markers to color the image. Stickles were applied to the candles, sprinkles and party hat. I don't usually make the easel card design, but thought he would be cute popped up for a Birthday Surprise! If you're a fan of the Sassy Cheryl images be sure to check out her current 20% off sale!! It may be time to stock up!! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

It's Thursday again and that means another week of Show Me over on Sassy Cheryl's Blog . It's a fun and easy way to enter and possibly win a free Sassy Chery digi. All you have to do is share your current project -- whether it's crafty, baking or even gardening! Cheryl and all of the Sassy Girls want to see what is going on. (including me!) I've already picked up some great tips over the past few weeks. This week I put into practice one of the main tips I've picked up. Several of the sassy girls have shown a work space filled with colored images. Well, I've always been kind of a one-image-at-a-time kinda gal. BUT last night I printed and colored three images! Baby steps, right? Well, I was pretty proud of myself and I thought "Wow, could I make three cards with the three images in one night?" Well, that remains to be seen....... If you look closely, you will see my recent winnings from Sandy Redburn, owner of Crafty Secrets ! I love th...

This week's challenge over on Mo's Digital Challenge Blog is " How Does Your Garden Grow? " The challenge gave me an excuse to treat myself to a little shopping at Mo's. I've been wanting this adorable little image (My Friend) for quite awhile. I just think she's so sweet peeking under the gate at this sweet little pup peeking back! The image has been colored with Copic Markers. Spellbinders Labels Two was used to cut both panels. I'm totally in love with the MFT Die-namics and the sun goes with everything! I added a vintage button and baker's twine to give some dimension. The sentiment "I Wish I Could See You" is also from MFT's Pure Innocence line "Peek a Boo". Finally, the image has been layered onto papers from the Basic Grey Hello Luscious paper pack. Thanks for stopping by to take a look! There is still a lot of cold in my area of the country. Creating this little Spring garden scene helps to chase away the...