Sugar and Spice...

Happy Monday! I hope your week started of good. It's nice and sunny here today which always makes me happy :-) 

I have a card to share today which I made for the new Whimsy Stamps Facebook challenge. This month we'd like to see things that sparkle. I hope you'll join us. As always we have a fabulous prize to give away to one lucky winner! You find all the details on how to play along HERE.

I used one of the new stamps from Whimsy's Wee stamps collection - Mary. Of course I had to have this stamp because my daughter loves anything sheep.

The image has been stamped onto copic xpress blending card using Memento tuxedo black ink. I colored it using copic markers. I also used a Whimsy Stamps sentiment from the new stamp set "Girl Talk" by SC designs.  The little white picket fence was cut out using Whimsy's Picket fence die.

A Martha Stewart punch was used for the grass border. I added a few flourishes around the image using one of my most used stamp sets "Lavish Flourishes"  from Whimsy. Designer paper is from MME, flowers are by prima. I added some sticky pearls to the centers and glittered all the flowers using stickles. 

I am playing along here:

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations -  Anything Goes
A Gem of a Challenge - Cute and Cuddly
Kitty Bee Designs - Animals
Fairy Tale -  Cute Only

Before I go I wanted to share a cute photo. The other day we planted a fairy garden. Thought it would be fun to add a couple strawberry plants. 

Someone else thought it was a good idea too! The little stinker ate all the berries!!

 And here is my cute useless cat Thomas trying to scare him away :-)

Of course he loves chewing the grass we planted into the fairy garden. (Can you see the bunny in the back? He seems to be very curious watching what's going on between Thomas and the squirrel LOL). 

Thanks for visiting!!

Penny Black and More - May challenge

Hello and happy Sunday! It's already May and that means we  have a new challenge at Penny Black and More. It's an easy one this month, as it's simply "Anything Goes".
Hope you'll find some time to play along. As always we have some fabulous prizes to give away! 

Here is what I made using the transparent set "Hello Friend".

I colored the image using copic markers, and then fussy cut it out. The balloons are part of another stamp from this set. They were cut out too and attached to the car, because I wanted to create a birthday themed card.
 The sketch was inspired by a card I came across on pinterest. Sentiment and die that I used for the  are from Whimsy Stamps (Celebration Circle Pennants set and matching pennants die). I applied some crystal effects to the lights on the car, the windshield and the balloons for some shine. 

I hope you get a chance to join us this month. As always we have several fabulous prizes from our very generous sponsors. To play along simply click the logo below.

 

Enjoy your Sunday and
happy stamping!!

Mix-ability

Today's mix-abilities challenge at SCS is "Things that fly". Since I want to get better at mixed media style projects, I decided to play along. Here is what I made.

I used several products to create this card. Background stamp by SU, flowers by SU and Penny Black, Sentiment by Whimsy Stamps (mini chalkboards), I also used a stencil by TCW, inks used are distress inks, dylusions, I also used gelatos and embossing powder. To finish it all off I added some washi tape and sequins.

Here is a closeup.

 

Thanks for stopping by! I will be back at the latest on Sunday with a cute style card.

Have a fabulous and sunny day!

First Art Journal Page

Happy May!! Hope it's a sunny day for you! It's been raining here all week long, and pretty chilly too. Hoping next week will be better. 

My 7 year old was busy yesterday drawing/coloring characters from her currently favorite movie "Frozen". I really liked how they both turned out and asked her if I could turn them into an art journal page. I have never made one before and thought these colorings would be perfect for one. 

She agreed and that is what I did today.

I used several patterned papers for the background. Glued them onto the mixed media card stock using mod podge. I painted a little bit of gesso onto the papers. Olaf and Elsa (the two characters my daughter drew and colored) were cut out and glued onto the papers using mod podge. I printed out the verse (from the Movie Soundtrack) and added it too. I also used a stencils with some dylusions inks for a little extra texture. Added the snowflakes (whimsy stamps snowflakes trio die) and then painted another layer of mod podge over the whole page, and sprinkled with glitter.

Thanks for stopping by!