MMSC 108 with Pink Paislee

I finished this card for the sketch challenge at Priscilla's Midnight Madness and I knew just what I wanted to try when I saw the sketch. I hope you can see what I was trying to achieve in this picture. I saw a card in the new Paper Crafts magazine using score lines to showcase images in each block. I didn't want anything that formal, so I stamp my images using Stampin' Up's old olive from Pink Paislee's set Butterfly garden and then scored my card sponging more old olive to highlight the lines.

The design paper and bird are also from the Pink Paislee butterfly garden series. My pink paper flower is Recollections. Be sure and check out this fun challenge, if you have never played or it has been a while. They also have a CAS sketch each week, so the choice is always yours to make.

As a side note, I would like to say that I forgot to mention in my earlier post this morning for Paper Cupcakes (Scroll down one post if you would like to see it) that I will be giving up my position on Nina's design team at the end of the month. It has been a wonderful journey with her company for the last year and I have thoroughly enjoyed working with her images. The reason I am mentioning this now, is that Nina has a DT call out for the next 6 months and I wanted anyone reading this to have a chance to submit if you would like to work for them. Her call is open until the 24th of June....so head over to the blog and get all the details.
Happy Monday!!!

I'm Hosting Paper Cupcakes!

It is my turn to host the challenge this week at There's Magic in the Air Paper Cupcakes challenge blog and I chose an inspiration photo I found at Pinterest .  This site is for you to pin some of your favorite photos and things you love. Check this out if you haven't already.

My image is Nina's "Tulip in Bottles" and I colored it using my Stampin' Up reinkers and Tim Holtz distress inks. I also used an image from Gina K Designs that I stamped with Versamark and heat embossed using white embossing powder. I know my tulips are not a natural color but I am using creative license....lol. Hope you can stop by TMITA and see what the rest of the team has created.
I am hoping this is a wonderful start to your Monday and a great week ahead.

Card Detail:
Paper: GinaK 120lb white, chocolate and unknown dp
Ink: Tim Holtz distress inks and SU reinkers. Versamark
Other: Labels 4 by Spellbinders, white embossing powder SU

CAS-ual Fridays Color Blocking

Hey guys, I am playing again at CAS-ual Fridays where for their 7th challenge the theme is color blocking. This is not a usual color combo for me but after creating my focal image...the other papers just felt right. I created my color blocks by a direct to paper method with my Tim Holtz distress ink pads and will certainly try this again. I used a tree image from Sarasota Stamps which I purchased at a stamp show last summer as well as the navy textured paper from Rubber Cottage. I am going back to that same show in a few weeks and hope to get some more of this paper.

My inside was stamped using Stampin' Up's set "Happy Everything". Now what are you waiting for...get your CAS thinking cap on and hop on over to CAS-ual Fridays and have a go at this. Lots of inspiration and lots of fun creating for them.

It's Color Time at SCH...

Wow, it's Saturday already and we have a sensational color challenge for you this week at Sugar Creek Hollow. We want you to use PURPLE, KRAFT & BLACK when you create your vintage, shabby chic or primitive inspired card or other paper-crafted project.  Don't forget - all three colors must appear on your project.  Black is black but purple and kraft come in a variety of shades so it will be fun to see how creative you can be.

Our random winner will receive a badge to display and a digi of our choice.  The Design Team will choose a Card of the Week and that creator will receive a badge to display but will also be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.


I had a blast creating this card and it came together really quickly. My background images are from Stampin' Up's set Botanicals and I also used them on the inside. That lovely postcard of the Eiffel Tower is from a digital sheet that I purchased at Plumrose Lane . I know I have mentioned Sharon before, she is where I purchase my blog headers (by the way she has lots of elements for your blog for free) and I have bought several of her digital pages...these are full of beautiful images that you can cut out and use anyway you want on your project...the sky's the limit. My focal image is from Stampin' Up's set Provincial. Don't you just love that purple seam binding? I do, it is some that I won in some blog candy. Thanks Mary!

The Design Team had fun creating with these colors and have lots of inspiration for you. If you want more details about their cards, just click on their name at Sugar Creek Hollow and you will be taken directly to their blog.

Card Details:
Paper: GinaK Designs kraft, Stampin' Up black and purple
Ink: Versafine onyx black, versamark
Other" Martha Stewart laurel punch, crinkled seam binding-gift
Images: Stampin' Up botanicals and provincial and Plumrose Lane Paris Heart Mix1

Just under the Wire!!

That's what this card is....the deadline for entering at Clearly I Stamp and Clear Dollar Stamps is today. I saw their challenge to distress and just couldn't not play. I love Lori's images and this is one of my favorites "Quiet Rocking Chair". It comes with several sentiments and the table and rocking chair are either one image together or separate images. So this is very versatile.

I distressed the papers with my scissors and the distressing tool from Stampin' Up. I colored this using Tim Holtz distress inks, lol, as a matter of fact every one that I own. Hope you like it, I am pleased with the way it turned out. Please stop by Clear Dollar Stamps and check out what they have...there was a new digital release yesterday.
Happy Thursday to you all!!

Card Details:
Paper: GinaK Designs ivory, K&Co Julianne dp
Image: CDS quiet rocking chair
Ink: Tim Holtz distress inks, copic T1
Other: Spellbinders Labels 18, SU chocolate chip satin ribbon

It's Sweet Sketch Wednesday!!! and News!

Good Wednesday morning my friends....you are seeing my post for Sweet Sketch Wednesday and I am showing it on Wednesday instead of next week....told you I would post it earlier in the week, lol. I am now on the wonderful DT that makes up the ladies of SSW and am so happy and honored to be part of their lovely group. I have enjoyed playing along with them for a while and hope you have enjoyed seeing my cards made with their sketches, so you can imagine how thrilled I was when Nancy contacted me to see if I would be interested in at DT spot. Of course I jumped at the chance and said a resounding YES....

This week's sketch is sponsored  by Digistamp Boutique with a prize of 6 free digi stamps to the winner.

I chose Sally Ann's image "Modern Flower Head 3" and after copying it 3 times and rotating it slightly I die cut it with my Spellbinders. The 3 blooms to the side are also part of this set. I really like how this turned out and love working with Arlana's sketches....here's hoping you will join us this week and give our challenge a try. We would love to see what you create.

Be sure and stop by at Sweet Sketch Wednesday and give the DT a look....you will love what they have come up with for this week.  Thanks for stopping by to visit and happy day to you all!!

Card Details:
Paper: Stampin' Up river rock, blue-unk, K&Co Blossomwood dp (Tim Coffey)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress inks Antique Linen, Faded Jeans
Images: Digistamp Boutique Modern Flower Head 3
Other: MS Border punch Embossed Petals, rubons by Doodles, Queen & Co pearls, Stardust glitter pen, spellbinders circle die

Roses for your Birthday

As soon as I printed this image from The Doodle Pantry for their challenge, I knew what papers and colors I wanted to use. I love yellow roses and always have...so it was a no brainer. This is some paper that I have had for ages from K&Co and I paired it with some textured Bazzill card stock and a sheet of soft gray which I do not know the manufacturer. I colored the image using a copic and some Prismas with oms. The challenge at Doodle Pantry has a few more days if you would like to play....you are asked to use a DP image but Laurie has lots of freebies for you to try if you don't already own some.

For the inside, I used more of the soft gray and stamped with Memento London Fog a flourish from Stampin' Up's set Sweet Summer.

I want to show you also, a card that I made for the Friday Free for All challenge this week at StampTV where I haven't played in ages.....I used to play there all the time and just don't seem to get around to it, so this week, I made time. Lee Murphy has issued a recipe challenge for you and it is open until Thursday at 8pm CT, so stop by and check it out.

Card Details:
Doodle Pantry card:
Paper: Bazzill textured, gray unk, K&Co dp
Ink: London Fog by Memento, prismas and copics
Images: DP Mini pot of roses and sentiment from same set
Other: Spellbinders Labels 2, Recollection roses, Sizzlits little leaves,

StampTV card:
Paper: GinaK creme de menthe, chocolate, fresh asparagus, ocean mist
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Versamark
Images: GinaK Elegant Flowers and Vintage Backgrounds
Other: EK border punch, GinaK ribbon and button, linen thread SU

Paper Cupcakes and a Freebie

Happy Monday morning to you my friends....isn't this the sweetest image and sentiment?  It is the freebie being offered this week at There's Magic in the Air  , Paper Cupcakes' challenge blog and we, the DT have each created a card or project using this adorable " A Little House" image designed by our own Nina May. Please stop by and pick up your image and play along with us this week, we would love to see what you create using it.

Our host this week is Gloria Westerman and she is asking us to create using 2 of the following:
Flowers, Ribbon, Pearls/Gems or Die Cuts....for my card I used my Spellbinder Curved Rectangle die and made my flower from some of the Basic Gray "offbeat" design paper and the Bazzill textured card stock that I used for my card base.

So, on to TMITA and to see what the rest of the team has to show us....come on, what are we waiting for?

A 2 for 1 Sunday Post!

Hope this weekend has been fun for everyone!! Rick and I had company yesterday and was so happy spend time with my niece and her husband and son. While surfing the blogs the other day I came upon a new site to me called CASual Fridays and since I had a few minutes this afternoon I decided to combine their tic tac toe challenge

Priscilla's sketch challenge at Midnight Madness where I used this sketch for this week.

For CASual Fridays I went straight down the middle using Gems/Dies/Flowers....this is a lovely Elisabeth Bell image called "Lilypad Dreams" which my good friend Carol stamped and sent to me. I loved coloring it with my Prismas and OMS. I added a stardust glitter pen to her wings but couldn't get it to show in my picture.

Hope you might have time to check these both out.

I also want to show you a shadowbox frame that I made yesterday. I have been working on some commission work for a business here in town and this was added to her order. She and her husband lost sweet Bailey on Memorial Day and she wanted to create something for her husband for Father's Day using this lovely photo. I am to take it to her tomorrow and I am hoping she will be pleased. I wish you could see it better but couldn't get the glare off of the glass.

Wishing you a great start to your week tomorrow....be sure and check back for my Paper Cupcakes post in the morning!!
Happy Day all!!!

Sew Glad We Are Friends

Sew glad you could stop by to visit this morning and yes I am deliberately misspelling my word SO to highlight my card this week.

The week has flown by and it is another Sensational Saturday at Sugar Creek Hollow.  This week our challenge to you is to use DOILIES on your card or other paper-crafted project.  Your doilies can be paper doilies, die cuts or doily images.


You are reminded that your project must be made in a vintage, shabby chic or primitive style as that is the focus of our challenge blog.  We would also ask that you follow the theme of the challenge as defined and that you read and follow the challenge rules shown on the sidebar.  If your card is deemed to be ineligible, we will remove it and notify you with the reason. We certainly hope that won't happen because we really want to see your lovely creations.

This week we have a wonderful sponsor, Glitterbabe's Digis, who will provide the random winner with a $10 gift card to her store.  The random winner will also receive a Sugar Creek Hollow winner's badge to display on her blog.

I know that some of you that follow my blog play at Stef's sometimes and I hope you will join us this week and welcome her as our sponsor as we are so happy to have her.

The Design Team will also choose one card as Card of the Week and the creator of that card will receive a badge to display and will be in the running for a Guest Designer spot.

This week each designer has used an image from Glitterbabe's Digis and created some wonderful inspiration for you.  If you want more details on their cards, just click on their name and you will be taken directly to their blog.

This week it was my pleasure to use Stef's image "Sewing Basket" which comes with the sentiment and is also available in a colored version. I had so much fun making this card. I used a store bought doilie which I sprayed with Tattered Angels copper spray and I also used some images from a Gina K Designs set that I stamped on a manila tag with Versafine vintage sepia ink.

Here's hoping you will stop by and see what the girls have for you....their creations are awesome this week and I know you won't want to miss it. And please play along with us, we would love to see your creations.

Card Details:
Paper: Bazzill textured, K&Co Ancestry.com, SU ivory
Ink: Versafine vintage sepia, copics, TH distress ink Antique Linen, Tattered Angels copper
Other: scrap ribbon, tag-gift, EK border punch, Buttons GKD.  Spellbinders Scalloped Ovals
Images: Glitterbabe's "Sewing Basket", GKD Nana's Needlework