Speedy's Challenge #8, Embossing!

Hello, I made this for Speedy's Friends Challenge #8, this weeks challenge is embossing! I also used this weeks SCS colour challenge, CC276 soft, appealing, amethyst.

Olivia and I went to a Scrapbook/stamping sale last Saturday, and I got a couple MS punches for $5.00 including this mouse rat edge punch!

So my card base is almost amethyst, with a layer of soft suede and then a layer of vanilla embossed with a Fiskars Paw print embossing plate. I sponged the edges with Tim Holtz antique linen.

The cat and mouse are both from the "Speedy the Cats Friends" set from Mark's Finest Papers. I used SU ink pads and a pumpkin pie marker to watercolour in the cat & mouse. I tried to make the cat look like an orange tabby, what do you think? I matted this on soft suede, the top is punched with my new MS punch and the bottom edge is an EK zigzag punch.

I didn't have ribbon that matched, so I ran some white taffeta ribbon thru the almost amethyst ink pad. It came out alot darker than the cardstock, oh well!

Reminder: Please come back tomorrow, Thursday June 24, 9 pm est for the Totally Stampalicious New Release and Blog Hop!

Today's Recipe
Stamps: Speedy the Cats Friends
Paper: almost amethyst, soft suede, vanilla, watercolour paper
Ink: memento tuxedo black, Tim Holz antique linen, apricot appeal, almost amethyst, soft suede, sahara sand
Accessories: oval punch, gems, MS border punch, EK zigzag punch, Fiskars paw prints Embossing plate, dimensionals, pumpkin pie, pretty in pink & old olive markers

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

TSMONDAY, It's a Material Thing!

Hi All! Well it's Monday, and that means time for another Totally Stampalicious Challenge! This weeks challenge is to use fabric on your card! Make sure to upload your card or project with Mr. Linky on the Totally Stampalicious blog, for a chance to win a fabulous prize!

Today I used the Bugaboo image Desiree Lollipop. I picked my fabric first and took colours from it, so the cardbase is cameo coral with a layer of white embossed with the dots EF from Crafts-too.

I stamped the image in white, coloured with copics and cut out with the Nesite Label #4 die. Then I sponged around the image while it was still in the die. I used so saffron and regal rose to sponge around the edges. I added tiny gems for earrings and the flower center, and crystal effects on the lollipop. This panel is popped up.

The flower is fabric, cut with the Dahlia nesties. I added a large brad to the center, and the leaves were made with the sizzix little leaves die.

Hope you can play along!

Please join us for a NEW RELEASE & BLOG HOP, Thursday June 24, 9:00 pm, they'll be lots of prizes!

Recipe for today
Stamps: Desiree Lollipop
Paper: cameo coral, white, green galore
Ink: memento tuxedo black, so saffron, regal rose
Accessories: copics, Nestie Label #4, Nestie Dahlia, Dot EF, Sizzix little leaves, ribbon, brad, tiny gems, crystal effects, dimensionals

See ya soon!
Laurie

Speedy's Friends #7, Background Paper!

Hello, this is my card for this weeks Speedy The Cats Friends Challenge #7, this week we were challenged to make our own background paper. I also combined it with the colour challenge at SCS CC285, mellow moss, barely banana and real red.

I used 2 sets for this card, both from Mark's Finest Papers. My cardbase is chocolate chip, with a layer or real red. Then the bottom is mellow moss embossed with the distressed stripes EF. Then I dragged the creamy caramel ink pad across it to dirty up the raised edges and I sponged around the outside edges.

The top is barely banana stamped with the fern from the Ferns & Chickadees set in chocolate chip, and off stamped to fill in the back. I sponged the edges with barely banana.

The cute little kitty from the Speedy The Cat's Friends set, was stamped with memento rich cocoa onto watercolour paper. I honestly haven't used this technique in a long time, because of my addiction to copics, but this really fun!

I squeezed the close to cocoa and creamy caramel ink pads so I'd have ink on the inside of the lids, and used a paint brush to colour in the kitty. The shadow below is grey. He's playing with a little fern from the Ferns & Chickadees set.

The main image panel is popped up, and I added 3 micro brads to it and red ribbon.

Recipe
Stamps: Speedy the Cat's Friends, Ferns & Chickadees
Paper: chocolate chip, real red, mellow moss, bare banana, watercolour paper
Ink: memento rich cocoa, chocolate chip, close to cocoa, creamy caramel, going grey, pretty in pink (ear), old olive (eye)
Accessories: distressed stripes EF, ribbon, dimensionals, mini brads

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

RILEY1110, It's All About The Shoe!

Hello, sorry I'm late again I'm trying to catch up after a few days of not feeling so great!

It's time for another Riley and Company challenge, this weeks challenge RILEY1110, is Hosted by Patti and it's all about packaging! All you have to do is create some sort of packaging! Please use the keyword RILEy1110, when uploading to SCS!

For todays challenge, I used the Shoe Template by Ellen Hutson to recreate Dorothy's fabulous sparkly red shoes! I used red glittery cardstock I bought at a Dollar Giant. The inside is lined with SU dp.

The tag is Dorothy Sophie of course and I coloured her with copics and added red stickles to her shoes. The sentiment is from the Moose Sayings 1 set, and I thought it was perfect for this! I must confess I did have some chocolate covered almonds I was going to put in the treat bag, but I accidently ate them all, so I had to 'borrow' my Hubby's candy to take the photo! lol

Here's a pic of the front of the shoe.
Make sure to check out the other Design Team Members Blogs for more packaging ideas. You can find all the links on the right hand side bar.

Hope you can play along and join in the fun!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

TSMONDAY, Celebrating Dads!

It's time for another Totally Stampalicious Monday challenge, sorry I'm late!

I used the Hawt Dawg set for this card. I coloured him in with copics. For the shirt, I masked off the 'hawg' on the sentiment to only use the 'dawg' part and then I used a fine tip marker to right in the 'Top'. The tiny stars were made with a MS punch. I popped up the image panel.

The card base is night of navy, with a layer of yoyo yellow. I bought this dp last year from our local stamp store, it's from Adornit.

The sentiment was made with an EK paper shaper set.

I hope you can play along. Make sure to upload your creation to the Totally Stampalicious Blog with Mr. Linky. This weeks prize is the Hawt Dawg set used here!

Recipe
Stamps: Hawt Dawg, EK Stamp Holiday (sentiment)
Paper: night of navy, yoyo yellow, white, Adornit rough & Tough stripe dp
Ink: memento tuxedo black, yoyo yellow, night of navy
Accessories: copics, MS stars punch, circle punches, ribbon, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

Going Buggy!

Hello, I made this for todays ways to use it challenge WT274!

Okay so the vision I had in my head was a clean and simple card, not my usual, but I pictured a white card base with the butterflies and tag as you see them. But I tried it, and while it looked nice, I just couldn't stop there! lol So this card is not CAS but it does have bugs! well if you count butterflies as bugs, I guess they're the nice pretty kind.

I stamped the butterflies on white with versamark and embossed with black embossing powder. Then I sponged in pumkin pie and pixie pink. I also went over them with the Niji pearlescent watercolours. Once I got over my fear of getting the paint wet, I realized this stuff is super easy to work with! I had a hard time getting a good pick of the shimmer, you can kind of see it on the pic below.

I used 3 different sets from Mark's Finest Papers for this card. Daffodil & Anise (butterfly and sentiment), Ferns & Chickadees (frame in fancy tag), and Spring & Easter (butterfly).

The white background was in my scrap bin already embossed with the ornamental iron EF. The butterflies and the tag are popped up. I added gems to the tag too.

Recipe: Daffodil & Anise, Fern & Chickadee, Spring & Easter
Paper: black, pixie pink, white
Ink: versamark, black, pumpkin pie, pixie pink
Accessories: ornamental iron EF, nestie fancy tag, Niji pearlescent watercolours, gems dimensionals

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

SC284, Future Politician!

Hello, this is my card for todays sketch challenge, SC284.

I used the new Scarecrow Riley from Riley and Company! I stamped him on white, and coloured with copics.

The card base is black, and the center panel is bordering blue with DP from Basic Greys granola. I used bordering blue for the city scape, and creamy caramel for the pine forest! This whole panel is popped up on dimensionals.

The sentiment is also from Riley and Company in the Oz words 2 set. I cut the sentiment into 2 pieces and matted them with black.

The oval image panel is also popped up. I finished it off with black grosgrain and a copper colour metal buckle!

I also should mention that there is a sale going on at Riley and Company, with 3 ways to save, follow the link for all the info!

Recipe

Stamps: Scarecrow Riley, Oz Words 2

Paper; black, bordering blue, creamy caramel, white, basic grey granola

Ink: memento tuxedo black, bordering blue, creamy caramel

Accessories: copics, oval/scallop nesties, MS city scape punch, EK pine forest, ribbon, buckle, dimensionals

Have a Great Day!

Laurie