Saturday, November 21, 2009

Sock Monkey Riley! C4C12

Olivia's Friend Madison loves stuffed animals, so I thought Sock Monkey Riley would make the perfect Birthday card!
So if you haven't heard the news, Riley has found a new home in Kansas as Stamper's Ink. He has his very own website and is ready for purchase at Riley and Company.
I used the sketch challenge C4C12, over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. There's a new challenge posted every Saturday.
I stamped Riley with noir black palette onto white & coloured with prisma colour pencils & oms. The dp is from Daisyd's, it has lots of sock monkey papers.
The sentiment tag was made with a die from the Provo craft pack Tiny Tags.
Check out the new Riley & Company Blog, for all the latest news!
Have a Great Weekend!
Laurie

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Cute & Innocent...hmmmmm!


Hello Again, I made this card using this weeks sketch challenge on SCS, SC255.
I used the Willameana set from Totally Stampalicious. I stamped Willameana on white 2 times & on dp for her pj's.
I also stamped her on the background vanilla piece, just for placement. The list isn't glued down, and the one side of her hair is glued down & tucked under the pj's. The rest of her head is popped up with dimensionals.
For the sentiment, I wanted to have some pink in there, but there wasn't enough room to add another layer, so I went around the edge with the pink copic I had used on her headband.
You can't see it, but I used a Spica Atyou glitter pen in baby blue for her eyes.
Totally Stampalicious is offering FREE SHIPPING this week, everywhere, not just in Canada & the US!

Stamps: Willameana
Paper: chocolate chip, pretty in pink, very vanilla, white, dp Kelly Panacci-multi dots
Ink: memento tuxedo black, chocolate chip
Accessories: copics, oval punch, oval scallop punch, swiss dot EF, dew drops, sheer ribbon, dimensionals, spica atyou baby blue

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

C4C11, Shaker Glitter Snowman!

Hello, I made this using the challenge C4C11, on the Crazy for Challenges blog. This weeks challenge was to use acetate. They have several tutorials posted showing different ways to use acetate. I used Beate's Shaker Card tutorial.
This handsome snowman is from Totally Stampalicious. I stamped him in memento tuxedo black & coloured with copics. His hat & scarf were stamped separately & cut out.
Totally Stampalicious is offering totally FREE SHIPPING this week, no matter where you live! It's definitely a good time to same some moola!
Stamps: Snowmen - Totally Stampalicious
Paper: bravo burgundy, white, K&Co Christmas cheer
Ink: memento tuxedo black, old olive
Accessories: nestie deckled rectangles, acetate, copics, brads, glitter, ribbon, dimensionals, circle punches, hole punch

Have a great Day!
Laurie

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Hanna Stamps Blog Hop - Love Potion #9

Blog Hop Time! it's like a warm-up for the release party Tomorrow Monday November 16 9-11pm est on the Hanna Stamps Forum!

My card today features a stamp that can be found in the new 'Waiting For Mr. Right' set. Keeping with the whole Mr. Right thing, I decided to make it love potion! lol The sentiment is computer generated.

I stamped the image onto white, coloured with copics and then cut it out. Then I covered the whole glass with crystal . I seem to be having trouble taking a decent picture these days, but trust me the glass is shiny and the colours on the card are much more vibrant IRL!

Stamps: Waiting for Mr. Right

Paper: bravo burgundy, white, basic grey lemonade

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: In Spades pendant nestie, sizzix lots of tags #3, pretty in pink taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, copics, crystal effects, word window

You should have arrived here from Cindy's Blog. When you're done here, you should hop on over to Cathy's Blog. And if you you don;t know how you got here, you might want to start at the beginning and visit Sandra's Blog!

Don't forget, you're invited to the Release Party tomorrow Monday November 16, 9-11pm est on the Hanna Stamps forum. Hope to see you there.

Laurie

Friday, November 13, 2009

HSNOV09, Spa Hanna!

Hello, I made this for the November New Set Challenge on the Hanna Stamps Forum. This months challenge is hosted by Sandra aka B-gin-R! Sandra has a great sketch challenge for us this month.
There's still time to play, the winner will be announced at the release party on Monday Nov. 16. All you have to do is upload your card using the sketch to the SCS & include the keyword HSNOV09. Then leave a comment on the challenge thread with a link to your card and you will be entered to win a $20. gift certificate.

So this is mine, I used the brand new Spa Hanna! She's gorgeous & comes with lots of accessories! I stamped Hanna 2x's onto white. One I cut out with the oval nestie, the other I coloured with copics & cut out. I also stamped the image onto dp to make the chair.
I finally broke open my rich razzleberry for the card base, with a layer of old olive & then white run thru the CB with the new Victoria EF. I also used the cottage wall dp.
The circle holds a basket of spa goodies also in the set. The basket is dp, and I coloured the rest with copics. This circle & Hanna's legs are popped up.
I finished it with pearls. The card is 5x5.
Stamps: Spa Hanna
Paper: rich razzleberry, old olive, white, dp cottage wall
Ink: memento tuxedo black
Accessories: Victoria EF, copics, oval/scallop nesties, circle punches, dimensionals, pearls
Copics: Hair YR23, E53, Y21
Skin: E00, YR00, R20
Towel: V06, V15, V12, RV10, YG96 (bottle tops)
Please stop by for the Hanna Stamps Blog Hop Sunday Nov. 15, 10pm est.
Have a Great Evening!
Laurie

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

TSMONDAY6, Snowman Glitter Globe!

Hello & Happy Rememberance Day! I made this card for the Monday Challenge on the Totally Stampalicous Blog TSMONDAY6. We were to use glitter.

This is part of a new set 'Snowmen' released by Totally Stampalicous last Friday! There are tons of possibilities with this set! When I saw this Snow Globe Card tutorial by Libby Hickson posted on SCS last week I knew I wanted to use my new Snowman set.

So this weeks challenge was to use glitter...who doesn't love glitter! well as I'm typing this I realize I used glitter embossing powder!!!! I hope that still counts...it makes the same mess all over! lol

I stamped my snowman onto white, and coloured him with copics, I added glitter, yep real dazzling diamonds glitter, with a quickie glue pen, to his melting bits. Then I cut the snowman out.

I followed the directions of the tutorial to cut out my pieces. I a circle nestie to cut the acetate. The top snowdrift & the edge on the front were covered with versamark & embossed with iridescent ice ep.

The first snowflakes I stamped in craft white, and then found out that won't dry on acetate! So I used a little goo gone on a cloth to wipe my acetate clean & started over! If you use stazon, I used opaque white, it drys!

I totally forgot to take a picture of the inside, and I'm too lazy to go back downstairs, the sentiment says 'I think I need a higher SPF' lol it's one of the many stamps in the set.

There's still time to enter the challenge to win a $10. gift certificate from Totally Stampalicous, why not give it a try?

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Friday, November 6, 2009

Big News & Willameana Revealed!

First the Big News! I was Totally Thrilled when Joycelyn Turner aka stampsncoffee & Rebeccah Kuhne aka auntbaba246 asked me to Guest Design for there new stamp company Totally Stampalicous!

I've posted a few cards on my blog using their stamps, and now I get to show you the brand new stamps for November!

Meet Willameana (love her name) she has a lotta explaining to do, and is hoping to get into Santa's good book!

I stamped Willameana onto white & coloured with copics. Well actually now much colouring, because her pj's & headband are dp. I also used the white inkessentials pen on the pockets & colour, and a sakura stardust pen on her zipper to make it a bit sparkly!

The card base is always artichoke, with a layer of soft sky embossed with the snow dot EF. The dp is from Basic Grey. I punched a square out of the always artichoke & cut it crosswise for the 2 triangles. The soft sky pieces on top were mmade with the Nestie fancy tag die, and I just cut it in half. I finished it off with gems.

The main image panel and the triangles are popped up.

Willameana is available in the store now, and don't forget there's still time to enter this weeks challenge!

Stamps: Willameana
Paper: always artichoke, soft sky, white, SU dp, Basic Grey dp
Ink: memento tuxedo black, soft sky
Accessories: copics, sponge, gems, fancy tag nestie, square punch, dimensionals, Sakura stardust pen, inkessentials, snowdot EF

Have a Great Day!
Laurie