{SSSC172} Happy Birthday

Good Afternoon!

It's cold and snowy here.....a perfect day to sit at the computer, getting crafty!

I made this card a few days ago for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #172.

I trying to use up the enormous stash of designer paper I seem to have hoarded.  This card uses paper from the We R Memory Keepers 72 & Sunny collection.

Super simple card, but love the look!

Thanks for stopping by today!

{SFYTT} Happy Happy Happy Birthday

Good afternoon!

I realized that today is the last day of October, and I had yet to finish a card for the October SFYTT.  At this point in the year, I certainly didn't want to ruin my chances of winning some goodies!

Luckily, speeding things up for me, I had some of this stuff laying out on my desk.  I was going to make a different card with it, but this turned out better than I had planned!

The presents are from Warmest Wishes, by There She Goes, and the die is also part of that set!  The sentiment is a Plain Jane stamp set from Verve Stamps.

All papers are from the Echo Park This & That collection.

Thanks for stopping by!  Happy Halloween!

Challenge Complete!

With this.....I give you a completed challenge!  For the first time in what seems like forever, I have actually completed a challenge!  I adore my There She Goes stamps, and so wanted to get all the Birthday Celebration challenges completed.  Who could turn down a chance at winning $75 in TSG Stamps? (not me!)

The 5th Challenge was to create a card using at least 3 embellishments.  I used 1 ribbon and 4 brads!

After using the present from Warmest Wishes on my last card, I had to use it again.  I absolutely love how it turned out!

The sentiment is from Sentimental Birthday.

All the paper is from Echo Park Hello Summer.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Another Happy 60th!

A friend asked me to make a few cards for her, with two of them being 60th Birthday cards.  With all the celebrating happening over at There She Goes, it was perfect to join in on the fun with these cards!

The 4th Challenge was to use banners.  With all the banners out there, in paper form, or dies, this challenge was super easy!

I started by stamping the "Happy" and "60th", from Numbered Days, onto Kraft cardstock.  I then stamped the present, from Warmest Wishes, onto 2 different pieces of the designer paper, This & That by Echo Park.

The present was then cut out using the Warmest Wishes die.

The sketch is based on the Mojo Monday Sketch #258.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy 60th!

Good Morning!

I'm back with another There She Goes Challenge card.  This card is based on the TSG Inspiration Challenge.

This card didn't end up exactly as I had envisioned it, but I do still like the result!  I began by stamping the present, from Scent-sational, then colouring and cutting it out.  The numbers were stamped onto some Early Bird DP, cut out then mounted onto the white cs.

The sketch is Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #167.

I still have a few cards to get made, so stay tuned....I'll maybe get all these challenges in!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies
Stamps - Scent-sational (There She Goes), Numbered Days (There She Goes), Sentimental Birthday (There She Goes)
Paper - Kraft, White, Early Bird (Cosmo Cricket)
Other - Nestabilities, Copics, Flag Stax Die-namics (MFT), Wonky Scallop Border Die-namics (MFT)

For The Boys

Good Morning!

The second challenge for the There She Goes Birthday Challenges is creating a Masculine Birthday card.  This is the one I made for my brother!

I started by using the Oh Crop set, one of my favourites!  The images were all coloured with my copics, and cut out with my nestabilities.

The paper is from Cosmo Cricket.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Birthday

Good Afternoon!

Did you know There She Goes Clear Stamps is celebrating 4 years in business?  Well, they are!  To celebrate they have been hosting challenges, with a chance at some fantastic prizes too!

Last week, each day was a different challenge, featuring a birthday theme.  It just happens I have a few cards that need to be made, so these challenges were the perfect starting point.

The first challenge is a Birthday Numbers Challenge.

My SIL is having a birthday soon (guess I can't hide her age!), and this is what I made for her!

I started with the Mojo Monday Sketch 257 as the layout for my card.  The numbers were stamped using the Numbered Days set, and the sentiment is from Sentimental Birthday.  The paper is from Echo Park Hello Summer.

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'll be busy getting all the cards finished for these challenges!

Skunk You!

I just HAD to have the Scent-sational set that was just released by There She Goes.  It was way too cut to pass up on!  Plus, you can use it to make just about any card!

I had to make a thank you for some friends, and I thought this was a perfect time to get this set all inky!

I hadn't had a chance to use the SFYTT for July yet, so that was an easy pick for my sketch!

The skunk was stamped on X-Press it Blending Card, coloured with copics, then cut out.  It was mounted on a circle cut out with my nestabilities.

The paper is My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline All Dolled Up.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Enjoy your day!

It's the Mother of All Blog Hops!

Good Morning!


I hope you are enjoying a wonderful Mother's Day weekend!  Ours is hopefully going to be filled with warm weather and sunshine!


This is the 3rd Annual Mother of All Blog Hops, sponsored by There She Goes stamps.  Over the next two days, we (customers and trendsetters!) will be featuring some of our favorite There She Goes Clear Stamp sets!  Not only that, we’re going to give YOU a chance to win some fabulous prizes!


For more information on HOW you can win, head over to the There She Goes Blog for all the details.


My card features a newer There She Goes stamp set, Numbered Days.

This is one of the most versatile sets you can own!  I love how the numbers can either be coloured (like I did!) or you can stamp solid ones!


As you may have guessed, I have a friend who will be celebrating her 40th birthday soon, and this is what I came up with.  I pulled out some Cosmo Cricket DeLovely papers, and went to work.


Thanks so much for stopping by today!


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Have a great weekend!

Season's Greetings!

Good Morning!

Can you believe Christmas is only 9 days away??  December is flying by....luckily, I am done with my shopping, and just have a bit of wrapping to finish.

Stamp Fairy has some Christmas presents too....in the form of a new release!

This is Barry Countdown to Christmas 2.  I love how he is all tangled up in the lights!  He was printed on SU Whisper White cs, and coloured with copics.  I added some Smooch Illuminate to his stars, and then doodles around the edges.

The patterned paper is from the 12 Days of Christmas collection by My Minds Eye.

The sentiment is from the Warmest Wishes set, from There She Goes.  It was stamped on kraft cardstock that was cut using the File Tab Die-namic from My Favourite Things.  I also used this awesome Snowflake cut-up from The Cat's Pajamas.

On the inside, I used the Snowflake Cut-up again, as well as some of the dp.  The sentiment was stamped using the Wishing You set, from There She Goes.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

supplies

stamps - barry countdown to christmas 2 (stamp fairy), warmest wishes (there she goes), wishing you (there she goes)

paper - kraft, whisper white, 12 days of christmas (my minds eye)

other - copics, nestabilities, smooch illuminate, brads (su! & michaels), snowflake cut-up (the cat's pajamas), file tab die-namic (my favourite things

Something Magical About Winter

Wow!  That weekend sure did fly by!  Hope you all were able to sit down and enjoy a little of it!

This week, the challenge at the Christmas Card Challenge Blog was to use Black and White.

I started by pulling out my snowflake nestabilites and cutting the largest one out using SU Whisper White cs.  I then covered it with glue and poured on the SU Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  While that mess was drying, I pulled out Wonderful Winter Wishes, from There She Goes.

The sentiment was stamped onto some Whisper White cs that I had cut out using the File Tab Die-namic from My Favorite Things.

The paper is from Making Memories Black & White.  The layout is the Mojo Monday Sketch #215.

On the inside, I added some of the designer paper, and another sentiment from the set.

Thanks for stopping by today!

supplies

stamps - wonderful winter wishes (there she goes)

paper - basic black, whisper white, black & white (making memories)

other - nestabilities, glue, dazzling diamonds glitter (su!), file tab die-namic (my favorite things)

Have a "Zoo" per Day!

Happy Thursday!  This week is finally almost over....it's been a long one for me!

I had a chance to play along with the There She Goes Challenge this week, which was an awesome sketch!

Here's my take on it:

I used one of my newest TSG sets, Zoo-pendous for my card.  I started by stamping the rhinos onto SU Whisper White, then paper pieced them with some MME Lime Twist Fly a Kite dp.  The tree was also paper pieced with the same paper.  The grass is the Fresh Cut Grass Cut Ups die from The Cat's Pajamas.  I don't yet have the World's Best Stamp Set and Dies, so I used the First Place Ribbon Die-namic from MFT.

Thanks for stopping by today!

supplies

stamps - soo-pendous (there she goes)

paper - kraft, whisper white, mme lime twist fly a kite

other - copics, nestabilities, brads (su!), twine (SU!), clear glaze pen, first place ribbon die-namic (mft), fresh cut grass cut-ups die (tcp), cloud border die (tcp)

Have a Great Day - TSG124

Good Morning!  Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends!

This will be a quick post....we are getting some cleaning done, then off to relax and enjoy the day with family!

The challenge this week (well last week, I'm a little late!) at There She Goes was a colour challenge - yellow, gray and a neutral.

I grabbed some paper from my MME Stella & Rose Hattie pack, and got to work!

The sentiment is from Sentimental Birthday.  I just LOVE the handwritten sentiments!  It was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto a circle of SU Whisper White.  I then added a hand drawn border for a little detail.  The flower is called Wild Flower, from Verve Stamps.

I added some pearls, and some white ribbon, and there you have it, a birthday card!

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy!

supplies

stamps - sentimental birthday (there she goes), wild flower (verve)

paper - basic gray, whisper white, mme stella & rose hattie

other - open scallop die-namic (mft), nestabilities, pearls, ribbon

There She Goes - Mother of all Blog Hops

Good Morning!

Did you know that today was the There She Goes - Mother of all Blog Hops?

If you did, you probably got here from the amazingly talented Sandra MacLean's blog Paper Funtastics.  If you didn't, do not fear, head over to the There She Goes Blog, and get started with the hopping!

I got to use one of my favorite TSG stamp sets......Buckets of Love!

I wanted this card to be bright & cheery, so not like the weather we have been having lately!

I used papers from Echo Park Sweet Summertime.  The bucket and candy were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, then coloured in with my copics.  The layout is the Mojo Monday Sketch #189.

Thanks so much for hopping by today!  Now, head on over to another extremely talented ladies' blog Kim Teasdale!

Have a great weekend!

Supplies

Stamps - Buckets of Love (There She Goes)

Paper - Basic Black, Whisper White, Yellow, Echo Park Sweet Summertime

Other - Nestabilties, Copics, Jillibean Soup Twine, Candy Dots, MFT Little Open Scallop die-namic

TSG104 - Greetings Earthling!

I have been trying to play along with the There She Goes weekly challenges for such a long time, and I just never got around to getting one finished.....until TODAY!

This week the TSG Challenge was a sketch.  I LOVE a good sketch!  I started out by using the newer set, Out Of This World.  It just came in the mail (yesterday, actually!) so it was just waiting more me to ink it up!  I stamped the little monster, along with his planet perch onto Neenah paper, then coloured it in with my copics.  I cut him out using my circles nestabilities, then with the die still in place, I traced around the edges with a black marker.

The paper is from the Echo Park Little Boy collection.  I paired it with some Wild Wasabi and Night of Navy cardstock.

I kept the inside fairly simple, using more of the DP and added the stars and sentiment, also from the Out Of This World set.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great weekend!

Supplies

Stamps - Out of this World (There She Goes)

Paper - Neenah, Wild Wasabi, Night of Navy, Echo Park Little Boy

Other - Border Punch (Martha Stewart), Nestabilities, Copics, Brads (Michaels)

SFYTT on a Monday!

Good Morning!  Today is a holiday up here in the north, Family Day.  A day to relax and spend with the ones you love.  I'll be doing just that, other than a trip to the gym!

Today my card is for Jen's SFYTT for February.  I don't have my stamps yet from Anita Be Stampin (I'm hoping they're in the mailbox this week!), but I couldn't wait any longer to play!

For this card, which is one my most favourite of those I have created, I used the Buckets of Love set from There She Goes.  I just ADORE this stamp set, and I have another card in mind for this sketch!

I started by stamping the image in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Snow White cardstock, and then colouring it in with copics.  I added some shading and then used some Smooch Illuminate to give the hearts some sparkle!  The paper is all from the Echo Park Be Mine collection.  For some details, I used my MFT Open Scallop Die-namic, and added some brads from SU.

That's it for me today.  Enjoy your day!

Supplies

Stamps - Buckets of Love (There She Goes)

Paper - Melon Mambo, Basic Black, Choice Snow White, Echo Park Be Mine

Other - Copics, Nestabilities, Smooch Illuminate, Brads, MFT Open Scallop Die-namic

Oh, The Countdown is On!

I can't believe that today is December 1! 

Fortunately for me, my cards are ready to go and my shopping is nearly completed, so I am not stressing just yet!

Today's creation is a fairly simple one, but I do LOVE it!  This image is from Snowy Days by There She Goes Clear Stamps.  It has got to be one of the cutest images ever!  I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Choice Buttercream cardstock and coloured it in with my copics.  I used my copics to create the illusion of snow falling.  I am pretty impressed with the effect (especially since it was my first shot at it!)  The sketch is Jen's SFYTT from Saturday.  The paper is more from my stash...SU Dashing.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a great Wednesday!

Supplies 

Stamps - Snowy Days (There She Goes CS); Paper - Choice Buttercream, Old Olive, Real Red, SU Dashing; Other - Nestabilities, Copics, Bella BonBons