CAS - Clean and Simple

So I've been making some One Layer Cards this weekend - thought I'd give it a shot.

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Impression Obsession Girly Words set, Thank You Kindly
Paper: PTI SSWhite
Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
Accessories: Copic marker, Stickles

So for some more interest on the ship here I inked it with the VersaFine and then I stamp the bouquet from the Doodlebug Wedding set, onto the solid stamp, taking away some ink, this left the neat pattern on the boat

Here's a close up...

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Rubber Soul Travel set, Thank You Kindly, Doodlebug Wedding set

Paper: PTI SSWhite

Ink: VersaFine Deep Lagoon

Accessories: BG Pearls, Tempting Turquoise ribbon

Here I inked up the tree with Kiwi Kiss and then over that with Old Olive, on the trunk & edge of leaves - bit of bling & ribbon - TaDa!  Can't say as I love actually tying the ribbon around the card, I usually tie it around a wood block, cut it off & position it on card and glue to the back of the layer so that it's snug :)

~Card Recipe~

Stamps: Rubber Soul Travel set

Paper:  PTI SSWhite

Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Old Olive

Accessories:  Kaiser Rhinestones, Kiwi Kiss satin ribbon

Almost One Layer.... lol messed up the embossing ;) got a smudge, so I took some cherries, just stamped with Real Red and matted that to put here ;)

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Tart n Tangy, sentiment from The Stampin Place
Paper: PTI SSW, Real Red, Whisper White ;)
Ink: Real Red

Is this CAS? The design of the card is...but took me a while to color it ;)

~Card Recipe~

Stamps: PSX Pansies

Paper: Bazzill purple, PTI Lemon Tart

Ink: VersaFine

Accessories: Prismacolor pencils & OMS, ribbon

Magical Monday - Deco Flower - Embossing Challenge

Gooood morning! This week's Free Limited Edition digital stamp is Deco Flower by Nina May at There's Magic in the Air. Today's challenge was my idea - so today I challenge you to emboss with this image. While I used my Perfect Medium pen to do heat embossing directly on the image after I colored it, you can emboss any part of your card. Dry embossing will be included as well.....so even scoring for decorative effect would be included ~ sky's the limit so as along as it's embossing... it works!

I've actually used both heat & dry embossing.

Here's a close up of the heat embossing I did.... I colored first, so there wouldn't be any white peeping out. I used Tanzanite PearLustre embossing powder - I jut love the way this stuff melts! and for the yellow I used Sparkle n Sprinkle Dandy Dandelion , which is semi-transparent and has glitter in it ;)

So get on over there and pick up this week's image and join us in the challenge!

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: digital imageL There's Magic in the Air - Deco Flower by Nina May
Paper: K&Co Verbena dsp, PTI Ripe Avocado, DCWV plum cs
Ink: Distress Inks - Shabby Shutters & Peeled Paint
Accessories: Tanzanite PearLustre & Sparkle n Sprinkle Dandy Dandelion embossing powder, dotty ribbon, Swiss Dots embossing folder, HS edge distresser, Copic & Prismacolor markers, Perfect Medium Pen

Leafy Sympathy Duo

Well here's my first ever Sympathy cards I've made... hope I don't need them, but I can always sell them - made two since I couldn't decide which way it looked better.
I just got the MS stamps on clearance at WM - I bought them anyway even though they are not the "good" kind of clear stamps. for $5 I need more of this type of stamp ;)
These cards are 4.25" squares - because I bought some 5" square envies, that are really more like 4.5" ;)
Stamped the image with Spanish Moss VersaFine on Kiwi Kiss, then inked the edges with Shabby Shutters


~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Martha Stewart Leave & Branches, PTI Mixed Messages
Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Black
Ink: VersaFine Spanish Moss & Onyx Black
Accessories: Prima daisies, buttons

Miss You Tilda

I love the way this one turned out ~ had to draw in the mouth... can't help it sometimes. I colored with Copic & Bic markers and then some candlelight Shimmerz on the umbrella and Aleene's paper glaze on the water - I just love that stuff!


Tilda is mounted on Pink Passion, the base is PTI Lemon Tart and the strips are Pretty in Pink, which I inked the edges with Pink Passion ink. Finished off with sunshine eyelets from my stash and stamped Miss You from the PTI Mixed Messages. I have a sentiment that reads, if raindrops were kisses, I'd send you a storm.... Think I will put that inside ;)














Here's some detail of the Shimmerz and the Paper Glazing

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Magnolia Tilda in Spring Rain, PTI Mixed Messages
Paper: PTI Lemon Tart, SU Pretty in Pink & Pink Passion
Ink: SU Pink Passion
Accessories: sunshine eyelets, Copic markers, candlelight shimmerz, Aleene's Paper Glaze

Good Morning! I think I've been on a yellow & green kick lately :) here's the card that I did for the MFT One Click Challenge last week ~ didn't win, but Hey I think I got a pretty cool card out of it. The challenge was to use Gingham and of course My Favorite Things stamps
here I've used Cupcake Flopsey and gingham ribbon... and I think the bottom dp is kinda gingham-y too. I colored with Copic & Bic Markers, cut him out & popped him up. I inked the edge both dps and I used scallop scissors, since I don't have any nesties... yet LOL

~Card Recipe~
Stamps: MFT Cupcake Flopsey, Saavy Stamps sentiment
Paper: Gable Green, Green Galore, PTI Lemon Tart, SU Rainbow Sherbert dp, lime gingham dp
Ink: Gable Green , Distress Inks Mustard Seed, Colorbox Chalk ink Dark Brown
Accessories: gingham ribbon, dew drops, Copic & Bic Markit Markers

Magical Monday Introducing Kacey!

Happy Magical Monday Ladies & Gents!!!
Today's new image is Kacey! Now, I think Nina made this image just for me... because she KNOWS how I love fairies! :)
Today there is a sketch challenge over at There's Magic in the Air and here is my try at it!

Kind of a "busy" sketch for me, but I am pleased with how it came together, once I got everything squeezed in. heehee
I printed Kacey out at about 4" tall, colored her in with my markers, inked the edges of that panel with Distress Inks in Broken China and Mustard Seed. I also inked on the yellow flowers with the Mustard Seed ink, because, well they were a little pale for my taste LOL and inked the edges of all the yellow cs and the blue scallops with SU Pacific Point


So get on over to There's Magic in the Air and get your copy... they are FREE for a limited time only.... and there's a sketch challenge this week with a random prize drawing for participating as well!
Also she has the blog candy giveaway being drawn August 17th so get following!! and stay tuned for Photo polymer stamps featuring original art by Nina May!


~Card Recipe~
Stamps: There's Magic in the Air Kacey, by Nina May, PTI Mixed Messages
Paper:SU Pacific Point & Tempting Turquoise, PTI Lemon Tart, Bazzill light yellow, Kelly Pannicci dp
Ink:Tim Holtz Distress Inks Broken China & Mustard Seed, VersaFine Deep Lagoon
Accessories: Prima flowers, gingham ribbon, tiny scalloped oval nestie cutout, brads, scallop scissors, CM Oval cutter, markers

Buttercup Fairy Birthday

Just got this stamp set at the CHA Craft Super show last Friday!! stamped in VersaFine on SSW cs and colored with Copic markers - added some Yellow stickles too

cut that out & adhered the legs right to the base, then I used two "heights" of dimensionals to pop it up!




~Card Recipe~
Stamps: Crafters Companion Flower Fairies Friends Buttercup set
Paper: PTI Lemon Tart, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green?, black
Ink: VersaFine Onyx
Accessories: swirly ribbon, black brad, Yellow stickles, CB embossing folder

Magical Monday Kick off Celebration!

Morning ladies!! It's Magical Monday and today is the BIG Celebration Kick off!! woohoo!


This week's Free Limited Edition digital stamp is Orson with Cake. Isn't he just the cutest!!


here's my card

I printed him out twice at about 2.5"inches.... give or take LOL
colored with markers and then I also colored just the cake & cut that out and put it on popdots.
I felt like I just HAD to use some embossing in honor of Nina today, because she IS the one who got me all set up to emboss! :) The sentiment is a combo of two stamps that I embossed in two colors, cut out and also on popdots, finally, inked the edge of the image panel and the dp and added ribbon.
here's a side view of the popped up part
as always you can click each image for a closer view

So get on over to There's Magic in the Air and get your copy... they are FREE for a limited time only.... and there's a challenge with a random prize drawing for participating as well!
Also she has the blog candy giveaway being drawn August 17th so get following!! and stay tuned for Photo polymer stamps featuring original art by Nina May!

~Card recipe~
Stamps: There's Magic in the Air Orson with Cake, by Nina May, CTMH Happy Birthday, Paper Salon Monogram Builders
Paper:DCWV dp, PTI New Leaf, SU Pretty in Pink, Misc dark brown
Ink: VersaMark, Colorbox Chalk Ink Dark Brown
Accesories: PTI New Leaf satin ribbon, markers, Stamp-N Stuff embossing powers - Aventurine & Sapphire

Hello Eloise Greengrass

One little card from the other night for you today.....
Isn't this fairy just precious :) I colored her with markers and added a few pearls to accent her "skirt"
Thank you Stuffie for the pearls! :)

Stamps: Stamping Bella Eloise Greengrass, PTI Mixed Messages
Paper: Bazzill, SU Gable Green cs & Rainbow Sherbert dsp
Ink: VersaFine Onyx
Accessories: Kaisercraft Pearls lush, ribbon, markers

This would soooo be me getting that olive! ;)


Thanks to Stacy for the image - I colored it with markers

Stamps: House Mouse Olive a Party, PTI Mixed Messages
Ink: SU Purely Pomegranate, VersaFine Onyx
Paper: Bazzill Juneberry, Basic Grey Eva dp
Accessories: stitched ribbon, markers

Just Peeking Out

to say..... I haven't stamped the indside yet, could be hello, could be Happy Birthday ;)
thanks to Jaclyn for the image!


Stamps: C.C. Designs Cookie Crumbs Mushroom Friends
Ink: VersaFine Onyx
Paper: SU Only Orange, Green Galore, Bazzill dark orange
Accesories: PTI New Leaf satin ribbon, May Arts ribbon, markers

aaaaaaaaaaah Grapes

Thanks to Christina for this adorable House Mouse image!!



Stamps: House Mouse Grape Dreams, sentiment from Our Craft Lounge Sandy Sunsets set
Ink: VersaFine Onyx, Tim Holtz distress inks -Dusty Concord & Peeled Paint
Paper: PTI Ripe Avocado, SU Elegant Eggplant, K&Co K*ology Verbena dp
Accesories: markers, dewdrops

Magical Butterfly

Just got this stamp the other day, Gabryel helped me pick it, it was between this one and a tree one similar in style. G said that I HAD to get this one, because of the fairies ;)

Stamped in VersaFine Majestic Blue and embossed that with clear ep

Stamps: Inkadinkado Butterfly (99313), PaperTrey Ink Mixed Messages
Ink: VersaFine Majestic Blue
Paper: SU Gable Green, PTI New Leaf, Coredinations blue
Accessories: PTI New Leaf Satin ribbon, Blue organdy ribbon, clear embossing powder

Happy Birthday Alexis

Today is my Niece's Birthday
I found out that her favorite color is blue (and light brown she said)

Used my new Sugar Nellie stamp, colored with markers and stickles on the hair bow. I also added some Paper Glaze to the flames

of course, I had to add pearls, since she is a June baby :)

inked edge of the image panel & the dp - rec'd the tiny nestabilities oval from WishRAK

Stamps: Sugar Nellies Make a Wish, PTI Mixed Messages, Two Scoops Rice Ice Cream Cone

Paper: PTI Spring Rain cs, Bazzill cs, HOTP dp

Inks: VersaFine Onyx & Majestic, Colorbox Chalk Ink French Blue, Memento Summer Sky

Accesories: Kaiser pearls, varigated blue organdy ribbon, Stardust Stickles, Aleene's Paper Glaze, foam squares, markers

Here's a look at the inside, because she prefers Ice Cream over cake - hehe

Thanks Carrie for the CUTIE Ice Cream Cone