Digi Bells GDT - Sweet Teddy

Happy Monday!

Hope everyone had a great weekend and that your week is off to a good start. We have been relaxing at home, hiding out from the cold. It's only January, but I am dreaming of the warmer weather already.

Today is my day to post over on the Digi Bells blog so I've created a card to share using a sweet Belles 'n Whistles stamp illustrated by Elisabeth Bell. And later this week there will be a new Elisabeth Bell digi release and hop, you won't want to miss it! Pop back over on the 14th!

For this card, I've colored my image with Copics and then added some stickle accents. The papers are My Minds Eye "Lost and Found" which are new to my stash. I've distressed the edges with scissors. I've embellished with flowers, ribbon, and a teddy bear charm.

This card fits challenges at:
Paper Sundaes: Circles
One Stop Craft: Card for a Child
2 Sisters: Gettin' Girly
Craft Your Days Away: Anything Goes
Catch The Bug: Anything Goes
Phindy’s Place: Distressing

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you have a great Monday!

Belles 'n Whistles DT Call

Good Morning!

Hope you're day is off to a good start. It's chilly here today, so I'm trying hard to warm up before I get to some crafting. Right now my fingers are so cold it's hard to type. Here's hoping that the sun will shine bright and warm everything up today.

Belles 'n Whistles is holding a DT call until tomorrow, May 12th. I adore all the images that Elisabeth Bell has created for B'nW so I thought why not give the call a try. I love doing design work and working with a variety of different images. I think all the options we have as stampers is why this hobby is so much fun! And even if the call doesn't work out for me, I still had fun making a pretty card with one of Elisabeth's beautiful images.

For my entry I've created a card using the image Sunshine and Apples from the red rubber collection. This image is so sweet and makes me think of warm summer days, which on this chilly morning, I hope are just around the corner.

I've created a card with a unique fold that I found on Camilla's blog. Her work is so inspiring! When I saw her card it made me instantly think of the new Cappella BG papers that just arrived the other day. I used some of those to create a vintage and distressed look. The card stock is cream and blue. The edges of my papers have been sewn on the machine and also sponged with some Antique Linen distressed ink. The image was colored with Copics and then framed with Oval Nesties. Please don't look too closely at my first attempt to sew in a circle....not the greatest attempt. Will need more practice with that. I've embellished with gardenias and roses in creams and blues to match these papers, some sticky pearls, and a sentiment. This sentiment is a sneak peek which I'll tell you more about later this week. I also added some stickles to the flowers to give them a touch of sparkle.

Here's a view of the card standing open...

And here's a link to my other Belles 'n Whistles creations.

Thanks for dropping by today. I'd like to wish all those who are entering this call good luck! Have a wonderful Tuesday!

Happy Stamping,

Sweet Girl

Happy Monday!

Hope you had a great weekend. Ours flew by pretty quickly unfortunately, but I am somewhat happy to get things back to normal. Last week was certainly very busy! Here's to a quiet and uneventful week!

I had a fun afternoon crafting with family yesterday and was able to get a couple cards made. This card I'm sharing today is a criss cross card. You can find a tutorial HERE. I adjusted the size of my card base pieces to fit my image and papers.

This style fold was perfect for the sketch challenge over at Roses on Paper and so I decided to also use this sweet little girl and teddy bear image. I've colored with Copics in pinks and browns. The papers are Heidi Grace and I've stitched the edges with the sewing machine.  I've embellished with roses and satin ribbon and a tab with a corduroy brad.

This card also fits the challenges at:
Stamptacular Sunday: Sew Special
Pile It On!: Make it Sweet

Thanks for dropping by today! Hope you have a great afternoon.

Happy Stamping,

A Blue Valentine

Hi All!

Hope your week is off to a great start! We had a really good weekend and I took a break from work, so now I'm playing catch up. I did find some time to squeeze in a bit of stamping today though. It's been days and days since I created anything so it was much needed stamping therapy!

I started out with an image that Erin shared with me from the new Belles n' Whistles collection. I just love the sweetness of this image. I knew I wanted to make a Valentine card with it, but I went with a non-traditional color combo.

I started with the sketch from Papertake Weekly, but not I'm not sure it resembles the sketch all that much! Got to love when that happens. I used some retired Stampin' Up! papers in Bayou and Chocolate and distressed the edges for a tattered look. I embellished with lots of flowers and roses, some brads and sticky pearls, a piece of satin ribbon, and a heart charm attached with hemp twine. I'm very excited to say that Whimsy Stamps is now carrying an assortment of charms in our online shop! This heart within a heart is available to purchase in a set of 4 with 2 different sizes.

This card also fits the challenges at:
The Pink Elephant: Valentines
Everybody Art Challenge: Valentines
Stamp with Fun: Hearts
Creative Card Crew: Valentines

Thanks for dropping by today! Hope you have a fabulous Tuesday! Happy stamping! :)

Sweet and Shabby

Hi there!

Hope you're having a nice day. It's a bit warmer here than it's been in a while. Not that I want to head outside or anything but much nicer than the temps we've been having. Hope all is well where you are!

I made this card today and fit it to some challenges. I got this sweet Belles n' Whistles stamp from my friend Janna for Christmas and have been wanting to ink her up. She's adorable and reminds me of my own little one.

I've colored her with Copics and added a bit of highlighting with a white gel pen. She's been colored in pinks and grays to fit the challenge at Cute Card Thursday. I then used the sketch from Truly Scrumptious and the challenge of Shabby Chic at Simon Says Stamp to make the card. I've embellished with flowers and roses. And, because my image is new, this card also fits at Charisma Cardz to use anything new.

Thanks for dropping by today, back to work I go! Hope you have a fabulous afternoon. Happy Stamping! :)

Altered Holiday Frame

Good Morning,

Hope you're having a good day today. I've got my son off to school and my daughter watching a movie so I'm hoping to get some chores done and then get some crafting in. I need to finish up my Christmas cards and get them in the mail.

Before I get to that though, I do have a project to share with you that I created for some Paper Maniac DT work and a challenge. I had an old wooden frame, something that I got at the dollar store or IKEA and thought it would make for a fun altered holiday gift.

For the frame, I used some BasicGrey Wassail holiday papers, mainly scraps actually. I glued them to the frame with adhesive tape and then softened the edges with a sanding block. I embellished the frame with sticky gems and a felt snowflake and an acetate and glitter snowflake that I made using a punch. To make the snowflake, just punch out some acetate snowflakes with a snowflake punch or die and then cover with glue and glitter. Let it dry, spray it with glimmer mist for more sparkle and viola...pretty snowflake!

I am loving these sweet Belles 'n Whistles stamps and my friend Erin was kind enough to share some images with me. And since they are mostly holiday themed, I'm using them up before it's too late. I've colored both the Christmas tree and these sweet little girls with Copics and highlighted with a Spica glitter pen. I cut them out and then glued them to my altered frame.

I decided to frame a Christmas poem rather than a photo, but you could frame anything you wanted. I copied this poem from the web and printed it on card stock and then distressed the edges and sprayed the paper with glimmer mist. I think it makes for a cute holiday gift or I may just keep it as a decoration. This altered frame also fits the challenge at Roses on Paper!

Thanks for dropping by today. Don't forget to pay my fellow Whimsy designers a visit today and enter into today's Advent candy draw! I'll give you a hint...be sure to visit Sharon!

Happy stamping!

Another Holiday Card

Hello All!

Hope your week is off to a good start. We are all sick at our house, but making the most of it! Taking naps and watching a lot of TV!

I have a card to share that I made for my last guest design spot with SPCC. This week our color combo is:


And here's my take on this challenge...

I've started with this sweet Belles and Whistles image which Erin kindly shared with me! She actually gave me the stamp! Thank you Erin, I love it! I've colored the image with Copics and highlighted with a white gel pen.

I used a simple sketch so that the image would be the focal point. The papers are BasicGrey Eskimo Kisses with some green, cream, and kraft colored card stock. I distressed the edges of the papers, you know how much I like to do that! And I embellished with a big piece of satin ribbon and some Prima flowers.

Before I leave you today, I wanted to share some news about the "Holiday Card Contest" at Whimsy Stamps! We want to see you create a holiday themed card using a Whimsy Stamps image and you could win some great prizes and a chance to be published in our newsletter and in our Inspirations Gallery! Check out the Whimsy home page for information about deadlines and details!

Thanks for dropping by today! Hope you have a great Monday. I'm off to schedule some posts for the rest of the week just in case I start feeling worse! If I don't come by to visit, you'll understand why. Have a great day, happy stamping! :)