Sympathy for a Friend

We just learned that a Friend's Father passed away, so I made this card for his family today.

I used a set called 'Our Family Tree' from Mark's Finest Papers. It was a very quick card, but the scene makes it look so detailed!

I stamped the main image onto very vanilla with versamark and embossed with black embossing powder. Then I punched a scallop circle to use as a mask, and sponged in some bashful blue. I used the petite oval nesties to cut out the image and scalloped mat. The ovals are popped up.

All the edges of the bashful blue panel were sponged. I stamped the sentiment from Warmest Regards on the bottom in black.

It's finished off with sheer black ribbon, and a butterfly charm tied on with silver cording.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

I'm Ready for Spring! Who's with me?

It's another blustery day here, and I'm ready foir spring! Darn that groundhog!!!

I made this using this weeks sketch challenge SC269. I used my new set from Mark's Finest Papers, 'Spring and Easter'.

The card base is regal rose, with a layer of SU dp and white embossed with the swiss dot EF. Ther other panel is white embossed with the Bloom Dots EF.

I stamped my chick with memento black, and coloured with copics. Then I cut him out and attached to the main panel, which is popped up. I stamped the sentiment in regal rose and punched out with an oval punch, and popped it up too. The butterfly is a MS punch, I used barely banana and then covered it with copics atyou spica in lemon.

Stamps: MFP Spring and Easter

Paper: Regal rose, white, SU dp

Ink: memento tuxedo black, regal rose

Accessories: Bloom dots EF, Swiss dots EF, oval punch, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, ribbon, copics, dimensionals, copic atyou spica lemon

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

RILEY0310, Cowboy Riley Is A Star!

Hello, it's time for another fun challenge with the Riley and Company Design Team. This weeks Hostess is the ever talented Cindy Haffner! Cindy is challenging us to use red, brown and caramel. I hope you can play along, it's just for fun, upload your creation to SCS using the keyword RILEY0310, so we can all see what you've come up with!

I decided to use Cowboy Riley, I love him, he's coloured with copics and I added silver atyou spica to his arrow and belt buckle.

My original plan was to use the paisley EF because that reminds me of a bandana, but then I saw the stars and that won out! The red star panel is riding hood red, then I rubbed the matching ink pad over it to dirty it up!

The creamy caramel panel was roughed up to look like leather. First I crumpled it, and distressed the edges then I flatted it and rubbed a more mustard ink pad across it & then the creamy caramel ink pad, super easy! I also used the piercer around the top edge.

Cowboy Riley was cut with circle nesties and popped up on the inverted circle nesties.

I finished it off with some ribbon and a star charm.

Check out the other members of the Riley and Company Design Team, and see what they came up with this week, you can find all the links on the right sidebar! and don't forget we'd love to see what you come up with.

Have a Great Day!
Laurie

C4C25 & TSMONDAY17 Vegas Style!

It`s Monday and that means a Totally Stampalicious Challenge, TSMONDAY17! This weeks challenge is to use glitter and or bling Vegas Style! Becky one of our wonderful leaders is on a trip with her Hubby to Vegas, and the prize is truely a surprise! Becky will be bringing something back from Vegas for the lucky winner of this weeks challenge!

I also used this weeks C4C25, Totally Stampalicious is the Sponsor over at Crazy for Challenges this week, so one lucky winner will win a prize from Totally Stampalicious!

I`ve never been to Vegas, but when I think of Vegas I think lights & glitter and for some reason gold and black were stuck in me head!

This is the old brawd stamp set, and she is celebrating in style! She`s wearing her favorite gold vest and bangle bracelets! I was worried a whole gold glitter flower might be too much, so I only did the edges in gold. The cupcake has liquid pearl icing, and she`s wearing her lovely black pearl necklace!

I made the glitter panel by taking a piece of white cardstock, and covered it alternating 2 sizes of scor tape. I removed the larger tape and covered it with black glitter, then repeated with the gold...yes I`m very glittery now!

The sentiment is from the Farmer Hawg sentiment set, and I embossed it with black embossing powder. The main image and the sentiment are popped up.

I also would like to mention that we have a new member on our Totally Stampalicious Design Team. If you get a chance please pop over and welcome Monique Hansen!

I hope you can play in the challenges, we`d love to see what you come up with!
Laurie

144 Bottle Caps In The Can!

So are you thinking 'What the.???' Don't worry, I didn't drink all those! lol My Niece Lauren was given a craft kit at Christmas to make all kinds of neat things with bottle caps.



She's starting to run low, and my sister had asked the family to save our bottle caps if we had any. Well I figured that would take forever, and then someone in my house either me or my Husband suggested buying some from the brew it yourself store! It's a brilliant idea, so I'm going to take credit for it! lol We bought 150, I used 6 to make her name, so there is 144 in this revamped hot chocolate can!



The can is covered in dp. I don't usually use the premade flowers, but I found this pkg. of flowers from K&co. and the colours and sparkle reminded me of Lauren. The leaves were made with the sizzix little leaves die and old olive cardstock.



The bottle caps have a piece of dp in the bottom, made with the 1" circle punch. I found these circles with the medal edge, and a pop dot on the back. I stamped each with an initial in regal rose and stuck it in the cap. Then I filled the cap with crystal effects. The bottle caps are attached to the can with a glue gun.



I used some nice cotton type ribbon to cover the lid edge. I attached it with 1/4" scor tape. The largest circle on the top was made by tracing around the lid and cutting out by hand. The rest of the circles were made with nestabilities.

Well that's my story! I'll be back later with something from Totally Stampalicious!

Have a Great Day!

Laurie

Karate Lauren's 9th Birthday!

Hello, this is the card I made for my Niece Lauren, for her 9th Birthday. Lauren takes karate lessons, so I used Karate Hanna to make her card.

I also made this for the featured Stamper challenge this week FS159. This weeks stamper is Judy Rose aka JovialJudy! Judy has a wonderful Gallery, and this card was my inspiration.

I was first attracted to this card because of the circles, and I had them all punched out. But because this was for my Niece Lauren, hearts seemed more fitting!

So I changed the main image, the background is stamped, I used hearts instead of circles, added ribbon and although I used gems, I changed the placement.

All the stamps used are from Hanna Stamps. The store is currently selling off all stock, so prices are really low!

Stamps: Karate Hanna, Graffiti, Everyday Sentiments
Paper: pretty in pink, regal rose, white, dp?-Costco
Ink: memento tuxedo black, pretty in pink, soft sky
Accessories: copics, nestie hearts, taffeta ribbon, gems, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by!
Laurie

Sleuth Lover's Birthday!

My Husband loves detective shows and stories, whether it be Sherlock Holmes, Poirot, Agatha Christie, the list goes on and on! So I knew I wanted to use Detective Riley on his Birthday card this year!

With the help of the sketch challenge SC268, it really pulled this card together!

So we have Dective Riley, eye + spy and birthday Riley! Dective Riley is hot on the trail and he's so right, there is a Birthday at my house today!

I coloured the images with copics. The Birthday Riley has stickles for icing. The eye was stamped and coloured, and then I stamped the eyeglass on white cardstock and acetate. I cut the centre out of the cardstock eyeglass and glued it on top of the acetate. The eyeglass is popped up with very thin strips of dimensionals.

I hope he likes it, now I have to go ice the cake & finish making dinner!

Laurie

Stamps: Detective Riley, Birthday Riley, Detective Hanna

Paper: black, ruby red, old olive, pacific point, so saffron, white, acetate, DCWV text prints

Ink: memento tuxedo black

Accessories: copics, stickles, dimensionals