Sending Warm Hugs on Your Birthday

Here we go again with another challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge which is to create your own background. Plus joining WPlus9 Throwback Thursday #3 and Seize The Birthday.

Here is my card:

Finally got a chance to play and color this sweet little girl from the stamp set called: Miss You Lots which I've been wanting to do for a long time now. Also, played with making a background to keep it as a one layer card. Still practicing with grounding so bare with me on this.

Here I used my Blueprints #20 along with Pink Lemonade card stock as my base. Than used some foam mount under the Berrylicious cardstock to give this card some dimension. The sentiment is from the set: Winter Pals and to finish this card, I added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

As always, if you haven't already checked out the challenge sites, go check them out to see all the wonderful ideas and inspiration.

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Miss You Lots (WPlus9), Winter Pals (WPlus9)
Card stock: Smooth White, Pink Lemonade, Berrylicious (MFT), X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)

Inks: Black Licorice (MFT Hybird), Copic Markers,

Accessories: Blueprint 20 (MFT), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Foam Mount

MFTWSC223 - Spring Flower Thank-You card

Wanted to make a "thank-you" card for someone super sweet and also wanted to try out this cute sketch MFTWSC223 over at the MFT Card Challenges along with Simon Says Wednesday Challenge of "Spring or April Showers".

 Here is my card:

Changed my color combination this time around and used some newer colors from MFT with Peach Bellini, Persimmon, Lemon Chiffon to give it more of a spring feel. Background is made up with some Blu Raspberry card stock along with the Polka Dot cover up.

Played around with this cute flower from the Gerbera Daisy Die and added some Layered Leaves using Gumdrop Green card stock. Cut up several "thank" and "you" sentiments and stacked them together to get more dimension to it along with Chocolate Brown as my top layer.   

Couldn't resist but to color this cute little girl using my Copic markers from the stamp set: You Have My Heart and add her to this spring card. If you haven't already checked out the challenge sites, go check them out to see all the wonderful ideas and inspiration.

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: You have My Heart (MFT),
Card stock: Smooth White, Blu Raspberry, Peach Bellini, Persimmon, Gumdrop Green, Chocolate Brown, Kraft Lemon Chiffon (MFT), X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)

Inks: Black Licorice (MFT Hybird), Copic Markers,

Accessories: Blueprint 21 (MFT), Polka Dot Cover Up Die (MFT), Gerbera Daisy (MFT), Thank-You Die-namics (MFT), Circle Stax (MFT), Layered Leaves (MFT), Foam Mount

SPDSS23 - Fairy Sweet

Wanted to play and have some fun coloring and couldn't resist but to use this cute sketch over at Sugar Pea Designs SPDSS23 along with this adorable stamp set and join the challenge along with Seize the Birthday challenge and Just Us Girls Challenge JUGS288 which is a shaker card.

Here is my card: 

Absolutely love this stamp set called: Fairy Sweet and have been wanting to use it for awhile now so went on to make this a square size shape since I wanted to also add in a shaker element for someone special who's birthday is coming up along with this cute sentiment from the set: Special Delivery.

For the background, I cut out several heart borders and added it to the Blu Raspberry card stock to add some dimension and embossed look. Than went on to cut out a Square Frame using Ripe Raspberry card stock and another one using Stitched Squares dies to put on top. Perfect fit. 

Added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins and little hearts from the hearts border die to fill up this little square. Last but not least added some Wink of Stella on her wings and starts.

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Fairy Sweet (SPD), Special Delivery (SPD)
Card stock: Smooth White, Ripe Raspberry, Blu Raspberry (MFT), X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)

Inks: Black Licorice (MFT Hybird), Ripe Raspberry (MFT), Copic Markers,

Accessories: Blueprint 8 (MFT), Square Frames (MFT), Stitched Squares (SSS), Hearts Border (Sugar Cuts), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Foam Mount

MFTWSC222 - Wish Big on Your Birthday

Joining the fun with this cute sketch over at the MFT Card Challenges with MFTWSC222 and got to color in one of my favorite images from the You Have My Heart stamp set along with joining Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge where they are celebrating their 6th birthday. 

Here is my card:

I started off with some Kraft card stock under the Modern Morocco background and than used the Stitched Circles using Blu Raspberry to create this circle to add some color around the sentiment.  

Colored this cute little girl using my Copic markers once again and added some little white dots to her top using white sharpie. Sentiment came from the stamp set: Delicious Birthday which I love since it has some many birthday sayings in it.

If you haven't already checked out the challenge site, go check them out to see wonderful ideas and inspiration. 

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: You have My Heart (MFT), Delicious Birthday(MFT)
Card stock: Smooth White, Black Licorice, Ripe Raspberry (MFT), Blu Raspberry (MFT), X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)

Inks: Black Licorice (MFT Hybird), Copic Markers,

Accessories: Stitched Fishtail Flags (MFT), Stitched Circles, Modern Morocco (MFT), Foam Mount

Happy Birthday with a Shaker

When I saw The Challenge was celebrating "1" year anniversay, over at Always Playing with Paper, I wanted to join the fun as well with The Challenge #28 and make another shaker card with these cute elephants. Also, joining Seize Your Birthday.

Here is my card:

Here I used my Blueprints #4 to help me out and get started to see if I could get two elephants in one on top of the other and worked perfect from the stamp set called: Unforgettable. Also, I wanted to get a couple more days in on coloring for the Daily Marker 30 day challenge so used my Copic Markers once more on this.

Added some dots using my texture paste and Tiny Dots Stencil and than used one of the hearts to add my sentiment on. Last but not least added some more Pretty Pink Posh sequins on top to finish this off.

If you haven't already checked out the challenge sites, go check them out to see wonderful ideas and inspiration.  

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Unforgetable (Wplus9),
Cardstock: Smooth White, Steel Blue, Bubblegum (MFT), Lemon Chiffon (MFT), X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)

Inks: Black Licorice (MFT Hybird), Copic Markers,

Accessories: Blueprints 4 (MFT), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Tiny Dot Stencil (SSS), Texture Paste (Ranger), Foam Mount

Mojo Monday 390 - Celebrate

Joining the Mojo Monday with this cute sketch Wanda Cullen designed, MOJO390 and using a NBUS (Never Before Used Stuff) that I've had for awhile and have wanting to color this adorable image to join Darnell with her NBUS#4. Also joining, Simon Says Wednesday challenge and Seize the Birthday.

Here is my card:

I just love this peacock feather bird by Verve from the stamp set called: Moments Remembered which I colored using my Copic Markers again and than applied Wink of Stella over the entire image to add a little glitter. For the strip behind, I used Blu Raspberry card stock along with Stitched Fishtail Flags (modified at the end).  

Added a little rose using Pink Lemonade card stock and Mini Royal Roses along with some leaves from Sunny Days Stamp set. Circle is from the Stitched Circle Stax along with Kraft card stock. Last but not least added foam mount underneath and some Pretty Pink Posh sequins.

As always, if you haven't stopped over these challenge sites, please make sure to check them out to see all the wonderful creations they have.

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: Moments Remembered (Verve), Sunny Days (Verve)
Cardstock: Smooth White, Blu Raspberry, Kraft, Gumdrop Green, Pink Lemonade, X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)

Inks: Black Licorice Hybird (MFT), Black (Hero Arts), Copic Markers,

Accessories: Blueprints 13 (MFT), Stitched Circle Stax (MFT), Stitched Fishtail Flags (MFT), Mini Royal Roses (MFT), Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh), Foam Mount

You Are Worth It - Be Strong

Wanted to play again with the other girl from this cute stamp set called: Workout so put some time to play, color, and practice with my distress inks for background along with joining the Simon Says Stamps Wed challenge with "Anything Goes" and incorporate Kathy's 30 day coloring challenge over at The Daily Marker.  

Here is my card:

I might just keep this for me as inspiration to go work out. Here I used the Stitched Rectangles from Simon Says Stamps since I love the double stitch look you get on the frame. Added some grass using the MFT Grassy Edges dies and went on to sponge the background with my distress inks.

Colored her with my Copic markers once again. Hard to tell in the photos, but she is popped up using foam mount as well as popping up the rectangle frame. I choose to have the sentiment on the inside.

If you haven't already checked out the challenge site, go check it out to see the wonderful ideas and inspiration they have. 

Supplies Used: 

Stamp Set: WorkOut (SSS),
Cardstock: Smooth White, X Press It Blending Paper (copic coloring)

Inks: Black Licorice (MFT), Copic Markers, Distress Inks

Accessories: Stitched Rectangles (SSS), Grassy Edges (MFT), Foam Mount