Got PMS?

Nope, not that kind of PMS! Paper Makeup Stamps! I had just told myself...self, no more stamps you have plenty! Then I look at Paper Makeup Stamps and I just had to try one or two sooooo....Elle and Emma came to live with me!

Isn't she the cutest? I love this Easter Elle! I used some very sweet Easter paper by Pebbles that I got at limeLIGHT Papercrafts. I used some Pixie Dust Blingz on her wings (appropriate, right?). Some Primas with a Pearl for the center finishes off this card nicely. Elle is colored with Copic Markers. I have found that I enjoy coloring these types of images much more than bigger images...probably because I don't get the streaking I get with with bigger images. I think I need to do some research into how to color larger areas. Anyway, this was another of those cards that I really enjoyed making.

Alright...I'm off and running for the day. I hope you have a wonderful Saturday and I'll see ya tomorrow!

wild and crazy

Good Friday everyone! I hope your week has gone well! I'm so pleased it is Friday...why you make ask? I get to sleep in a little tomorrow...yay!

I just got this super cute set from limeLIGHT Papercrafts called Wild & Crazy Bunch (Unity Stamp Co.). I thought it was so cute and just knew I had to find a way to use these larger images on a card and I think I did it! I modified an older Sketch For You To Try from iheart2stamp.com. I had to pull out my Marrakech paper from Basic Grey to make this card, too. The base cardstock is Core'dinations Chocolate Box in Blueberry. I colored both of my images with Copic markers. For some reason I've been getting a lot of yucky overlapping in my coloring so please excuse that. I didn't think that with the crazy paper and large sentiment that I needed much for additional decoration so I went with clean and simple AND I like the results!

You can see on the inside of the card I just stamped the alligator from the set on white cardstock...perfect to carry over the clean look of the outside of the card.

This is another one of those cards that I felt myself smiling as I made it.
It is so much fun to make those kinds of cards isn't it?

Alright...I'm going now. I hope you have a fantastic weekend and hopefully I'll see you tomorrow but if now...I'll see you Sunday for my Page Plans sketch card AND the Sweet N Sassy Stamps Round Up card. Lots to look forward to. See you then!

with sympathy

Good morning stampers! It has been a busy week for me this week. How about you? Tonight we have about three different things going on simultaneously so we'll be running from one place to the next.

When I was doing my calling to see who would be attending scholarship brunch on Tuesday (it was at my house) I found out that one of the members of my group had just lost her mom. I thought it would be nice for the group to send her a card that we had all signed. So...I promptly put it off until Tuesday morning when I knew all my baking/cooking was under control. Typical me.... Anyway, because of that I didn't have the time to create like I normally do so I quickly found a card to CASE and...here it is. This card was originally made by Michelle Wooderson and I found the picture of it on the PTI website's gallery.

This card is made with all PTI products. The colors are Aqua Mist and Spring Moss. I used the stamp set With Sympathy.

I hope that this CASEd card gives you some inspiration in your stamping today! The kiddos are up so I must run!

Have a super day!

under the stars

Morning stamping friends! How did your Monday go? Did you get lots done? I got lots of personal things done but no stamping. Thankfully, I already had this card made so I can show it to you...yay!

I thought that being we are coming up on summer (hopefully sooner rather than later...even though it snowed here again today) that maybe using this set would be fun. I've had this set since the last catalog came out and this is my first time to use it. I'm not sure what took me so long! I think this bear is so cute! I chose some paper from the Old Olive DSP pack and a really simple layout to make this card. To make it a little special I added some fun flock on the bears tummy and muzzle...Jon liked that the most. The sentiment would be wonderful for birthdays, great job, or many other occasions.

I've got several things on my plate today. How about you? I still hope to get some stamping in today though.

Sorry this is so short but I must get my day started! Have a super day everyone!

his eye is on the sparrow

Good Monday morning everyone! I hope you had a super weekend and that you got just tons accomplished! I had to do the Children's Message (only about 5 minutes) at church yesterday and it was so nerve wracking (and my job is the Director of Children's Ministry...I just don't like to be in front of a full congregation!) that I needed to take a nap yesterday afternoon. The fact that it was daylight saving time might have had something to do with it too though.

This weeks sketch on PCP for Sweet N Sassy Stamps looked like one I could work with so I decided to try it. I got out my His Eye Is On The Sparrow set and some lovely quilted looking paper and came up with this. It is certainly simple...hopefully it looks clean and fresh. The cardstock and ribbon is from PTI and is the of the Berry Sorbet flavor (yum!). I had fun coloring the birds and flowers with my Copic Markers.

I have also liked the new trend of decorating the inside of cards so I decided to try it this time. I used another piece of the patterned paper and Berry Sorbet cardstock and added the sentiment. I still left some room to write a personal note as well. I really like the looks of this. I can't wait until I need to send someone a card!

If you decide to try this sketch I'd love to see your card so please come back and link me to it so I can see.

I'll probably have some Stampin' Up! cards over the next week or so as I would like to be ready for stamp club a little early this month....that and the swap card. Maybe I could even follow the rules this time! Tee hee! Anyway, I hope you have a super Monday! See you soon!

it's page plans Sunday!

Awww...darn it...today is the last day of the weekend. I did get quite a bit done so far though so that is good. One of the things I did yesterday was make this card with the Page Plans sketch for this week.

Anyhoo (get it?) I decided I really wanted to use these super cute Pebbles (called Mommy and Me from Prima) that Mandy from limeLIGHT sent me so I had to figure out a super cute patterned paper too. I hope you remember how bad I am about remembering who manufactures the paper I use because I can't remember in this case either. Sorry! The "smiles" stamp is from Amuse, and the solid color cardstocks from SU! as well as the twill. Oh, yes...I also used the Birds & Blooms Scallop Circles die in my Big Shot for the flowers.

I have a fun week of stuff coming up, personally, at my house this week. I will definitely have time for crafting and fun though so stay tuned! A week from today you get two posts...Page Plans and my Round Up card for SNSS. Very fun!

So...I bet you have tons on your plate too and I hope that you manage to get it all done! Have a super Sunday!