{A Spooktacular Halloween}

First let me say I think this is one of the cutest Halloween images I have ever seen! Secondly, this card is an especially special card because it is the FIRST digital stamp I have ever purchased, and used! This adorable image is by "Pink Cat Studios".  The DSP is "June Bug" by BasicGrey. I printed the image on Very Vanilla card stock with my laser printer, and colored using Prismacolor pencils, and OMS. (oderless mineral spirits) The sentiment is from the SU set "Greetings Galore, and the ribbon is a roll I picked up at the Offray Ribbon Outlet.  I machine stitched around the layers, and the card base is SU Crumb Cake. I am playing along with a few challenges today first Cupcake Inspirations. Here is this weeks inspiration picture:

 The second challenge is the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge, where we were supposed to create a card using these colors:

And the last challenge I am playing along with is the Dutch Dare Card Challenge. This weeks challenge is to create a Halloween card.

Thank you for visiting my blog today and I hope you are having a great Monday!

{World CardMaking Day!}

Happy World Card Making Day to all of you! Today went by so quickly, and I didn't get to spend the amount of time I would have liked in my craftroom, but I was able to get one card finished! For this card I used DSP from BasicGrey, and the Stampin' Up! Owl Punch. Isn't it cute?! I thought it would be perfect for this weeks Cupcake Inspirations challenge as well.  The orange solid dsp was embossed using one of my new Cuttlebug embossing Folders from the "Preserves" collection. I machine stitched around the edges of the layers of card stock, and distressed the edges with SU Soft Suede ink. The ribbon is from Heidi Grace, and buttons by Making Memories.  The sentiment is from the SU Hostess set "Picture Perfect". I hope that you had a fun day of making cards, and as always thank you so much for visiting my blog today!

{A Couple of Challenges}

Yikes, I can't believe it has been a week since my last post! I have been making cards, but they have been for another card contest. For today's card I am participating in two different challenges, the Cupcake Inspiration Challenge
and the House Mouse and Friends Sketch #78 . For this card I used an adorable House Mouse Image that I colored with Pro-Markers, and Bic Mark-its. The DSP is by BasicGrey, and Cosmo Cricket. I colored white pearls with a brown Pro-Marker, and was so happy with the end result! That little trick works great if you don't have embellies that match the rest of your card! The sentiment is from the Everyday Button Bits set by PTI. And lastly, the flower is by Prima. I hope all of you are having a relaxing weekend so far. As always thank you for visiting my blog today!

{From Me to You CIC72 }

Wow, another week almost over. This one went by quickly! My last post was on Monday, but the cards I have been working on are for submissions and contests so I can't post them yet! For today's card I again joined the weekly challenge at Cupcake Inspirations and used this picture as my inspiration:

What a cupcake! I love how bright and colorful it is! For my card I used SU Melon Mambo card stock and DSP, and I also used a little Old Olive, and Bermuda Bay. The flowers were made using the Prima "Rock On" chip plates. They are so cute! The die cut was made using my SU Top Note die, and I hand cut the grass after I ran the piece thru the Top Note die as well. I stitched around the DSP, and added felt leaves from the SU Sweet Pea collection. I will be sad when I run out of them! Anywho, I hope you are having a great Saturday, and thank you for visiting my blog today!

Cupcake Challenge CIC71

This week a came across a very cute challenge blog that I am playing along with for the very first time! The name of the challenge is "Cupcake Inspirations". This one was so cute, so I could not resist joining along. Here is the inspiration picture:

Now what you have to do is design a card inspired by the colors, and elements of the super cute cupcake pic! Here is my card for the challenge:

I used the new Stampin'Up! set "Just Believe". It is one of my very favorite sets out of the entire catalog. I used SU Early Espresso, and Pumpkin Pie classic inks, and Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, and Very Vanilla card stock. The flower was made using Pumpkin Pie DSP from the clearance section on the SU website. It's perfect for fall and at 3.99 for a pack you just can't beat it. The card was accented with vintage lace, and the new scallop ribbon punch from SU. I distressed the edges of the card with my SU paper distresser, and Early Espresso Ink and a make up sponge. Thank you for visiting my blog today and play along with this weeks Cupcake Challenge if you can!