TFS - Life is Short

Hop on over to the Topflight Stamps blog to check out my latest, a quirky birthday card!

Why don't you also check out the new products that have come into the TFS shop!  You can shop your heart out using this 12% off coupon!

TFS - Mother's Day

I'm up on the Topflight Stamps blog today!

Be sure to check out the latest in the store. You can shop your heart out using this 12% off coupon!

Whimsy - Favorite Place

By now I'm sure you've seen quite a few projects showcasing the Whimsy Stamps March release. So inspiring and so much eye candy!

My card today uses Polka Dot Pals Harley.  If you take a look at the stamp set below, you'll see that his face is largely blank so you can draw in whatever expression you want. BIG breath! I was intimidated but followed PDP desgner Barbara Sproatmeyer's brilliant tutorial on faces.  She refers to the faces that come with some of the PDP sets (which I don't have) so I just basically followed along.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. It wasn't too hard to do either so I will definitely be trying this again.

For the card background:

• I sponged Distress Oxide Mustard Seed and Carved Pumpkin onto the card base. 
• I adhered the Forest Majesty tree dies on top.
• The next layer is a leftover piece of card stock sponged with Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn and cut out with a Lawn Fawn grass die. 
• For the water, I stamped and fussy cut the stream and watercolored it with Zig Real Brush Markers.

I used a sentiment from the Bunny Buddies set to finish up this little love note for my sweetie. :)

Other products used: Zig 047, 030, 032, 092, 010, 075, 062, 052, 072; Copic B14, E55.

DB - Floral Elegance

I have an elegant sympathy card over on the Doodlebugs blog today. Don't make me sad--go check it out!

TFS - Tweedle

I'm having bright and colorful fun over on the Topflight Stamps blog today.  Come join me!

In the meantime, check out what's happening in the TFS Shop and try to take some time to create! You can shop your heart out using this 12% off coupon!

TFS - Llama Queen

I'm on the Topflight Stamps blog today. You know you want to read more about this card!  Don't forget to check out the latest from Topflight Stamps!

TFS - Your Style

I'm up on the Topflight Stamps blog this week. We're having a good ol' time sharing "our style." What could mine be????

I hope you have a great rest of your week! I'll see you next Wednesday. In the meantime, be sure to check out the latest from Topflight Stamps!

DB - Flurry of Fun

I'm over on the Doodlebugs blog today. Have I finished all of my holiday cards? Nope!  So winter cards it is! 

TFS - Baby It's Cold

Brrrrrrr!  Come on over to the Topflight Stamps blog and help keep me warm!

TFS - Autumn Fairy

I'm up on the Topflight Stamps blog today with a luscious Autumn fairy card.

DB - Pile of Fun

I'm on the Doodlebugs blog today sharing the second of two fall-themed cards this week.

ATCAS #170 - Plaid

Time for another Addicted to CAS Challenge!  This time our inspiration word is "Plaid."

I stamped the MFT Sweet Birthday Wishes image then sponged the Newton's Nook Snowfall stencil using Distress Oxide Broken China.

I colored her up with Copics then paper-pieced her dress using MFT Plaid Patterns Merry and Bright 6x6 Paper.

The sentiment is stamped with Versafine Onyx Black.

TFS - Fall Leaves

I'm over on the Topflight Stamps blog today!

"Gorgeous autumn was flinging its rainbow-tints of beauty on hill and dale." --Cornelius L. Tuthill

DB - Penciled Roses

I'm over on the Doodle Bugs blog with an utterly romantic anniversary card for my sweetie!

DB - Fresh Cut Flower

Over on the Doodlebugs Blog today showing a card redo.

More Sunflowers

After I played around with the Pretty Pink Posh Sunflowers images using paper-piecing, I was curious how they would look water-colored with colored pencil accents. Would they be too cutesy? As if, I know.

Well, I think it turned out a treat. My only bump in the road was when I grabbed an orange rather than dark/bright yellow Zig marker. In my peripheral vision they looked exactly the same but on paper, not so much.  Oops!

I covered up that little boo boo by stamping and coloring the image again, fussy cutting it, and popping it up on foam tape. It'll stay our little secret. :)

I'm entering this in Addicted to Stamps and More #357 Make Your Mark, Simon Says Wednesday Stamp It, The Flower Challenge #36 Anything Goes.

Products Used Include:
Pretty Pink Posh Sunflowers
Zig Real Brush Watercolor Marker 038, 043, 044, 052, 061, 068
Versafine Onyx Black
Versamark
Scotch Foam Tape
Ranger White Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder
Strathmore Bristol Smooth Paper

Sunflower Girls

I'm celebrating the transition from summer to fall over on the Doodlebugs blog!

DB - Birthday Splash

I'm over on the Doodle Bugs blog today. Come join us for a cool time!

Whimsy - Goth Princess

Now this was a FUN Whimsy card to make using the new Goth Girl set. I love getting messy! With gloves on.  Duh.  

I used Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock for the base and randomly smeared on Distress Ink Candied Apple, Seedless Preserves, Wilted Violet and Distress Oxide Weathered Wood. I then stamped the Goth Skulls Background using VersaFine Onyx Black.

I wanted a bit more texture so I used the Whimsy Halloween Creatures stencil with PaperArtsy Grunge Paste. Once dry, I rubbed on a bit of the Distress Oxides.  Not tooooo creepy.

Next I stamped the Goth Girl image using Memento Tuxedo Black and colored her up using Copics.

I thought the background still lacked a bit of something so I stamped one of the Goth Girl sentiments randomly over the card base using Versamark and Ranger White Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder. I also stamped some of the Cute but Psycho spatters using VersaFine Onyx Black.

For the main card sentiment, I stamped it using Versamark and Ranger White Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder onto a strip of scrap black cardstock and cut it up. I mounted "freak" and the goth girl image on foam tape. Gotta make sure the important stuff is obvious!

Whimsy - Squeeze the Day

Oh, my goodness!  Isn't the Whimsy Ant You Sweet set adorable? Perfect for summertime or all year round for those of you in warmer climes than I.

I stamped the Ant You Sweet lemon wedge using Distress Oxide Mustard Seed. I then created a picnic blanket using Catherine Pooler Tutti Fruitt and the new Whimsy Checkerboard Doodles Background.

I stamped the Whimsy Ant You Sweet image using Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it up with Copics.

Did you notice I had stamped an extra lemon wedge and fussy cut it so I could place it on the rim the pitcher?

Finally, I stamped the Ant You Sweet sentiment using Versafine Onyx Black and then adhered the ant image to the card front using foam tape. So cute!