Soft Kitty, Warm Kitty, Little Ball of Fur....

Here is my card that was inspired by Try Stampin' On Tuesday's sketch that can be found HERE. 

I saw this darling Kraftin' Kimmie stamp and just had to order. It made me think of my daughter Gabby and how our cat Cosmo loves to snuggle on her lap.  I was going to color the kitty orange like Cosmo but the white kitty just looked too perfect with the colors....sorry Mo!

STAMPS: Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Purr-fect Princess
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
PAPER: Pink Pirouette, Bermuda Bay, Copic X-Press It Blending Card
OTHER: Wink-a-Stella Clear, Wisteria Wonder Seam Binding, 1/8" Melon Mambo Taffeta Ribbon

Scattered Balloons

I'm back again with another fun sketch from Retro Sketches, you can find the challenge HERE. I love the patterned paper strips in the background and the scattered buttons or in this case, balloons.  

STAMPS: Balloon Celebration, Beautiful Ride, misc. birthday stamp

INK: Basic Black, Bermuda Bay, Soft Sky, Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder

PAPER: Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Soft Sky, Crushed Curry, Cucumber Crush, Watermelon Wonder, Cherry On Top DSP

OTHER: Balloon Bouquet Punch, Party Punch Pack, Whisper White 1/4" Stitched Ribbon

Vivid Vases and Printed Vellum

I made this card for Sketch Saturday challenge found HERE. This was a fun challenge and my ideas were going so many directions until I stumbled across this old stack of printed vellum from Stampin' Up that I've never used. I loved coloring it with my Copic Markers.  

STAMPS: Vivid Vases, Regarding Dahlias
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers, Staz On Black
PAPER: Simon Says Stamp White CS 120lb, Sheer Perfection Designer Vellum, Bermuda Bay, Vellum CS
OTHER: Large half pearls

Hello Sunshine!

There is another great sketch at Retro Sketches this week. You can find the challenge HERE.  Love this one!  

STAMPS: Crazy About You
INK: Daffodil Delight, Soft Sky, Pacific Point
PAPER: Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Good Morning Sunshine DSP
OTHER: Hello You Thinlits, Tree Builder Punch, Cupcake Builder Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sun cutout from Brothers Scan-n-Cut

Birthday Chick for Tuesday Morning Sketches

I made this card for the cute sketch challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches found HERE.  

STAMPS: Honeycomb Happiness, Balloon Celebrations, Beautiful Ride, Honeycomb Hello
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers
PAPER: Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Neenah Solar White, Perfectly Artistic DSP
OTHER, Boho Chic EF, Balloon Bouquet Punch, Party Punch Pack, white crochet thread

Valentine for My Daughter

Today I want to share the Valentine card I made for my daughter. This card was made the same way I made my son's Valentine card in yesterday's post. The only changes I made were the colors, the position of the hearts and I added glitter to the ink and Crystal Effects. This card will be submitted into the Stamp Ink Paper challenge found HERE. 

STAMPS: None
INK: Wisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry, Elegant Eggplant, Soft Sky, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, Cucumber Crush
PAPER: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo, Perfectly Artistic DSP, Window Sheets
OTHER: Hearts Collection Framelits, black thread, tissue paper, Crystal Effects, Dazzling Diamonds, Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim, Expressions Thinlits, Elegant Dots EF 

Kitty Litter

I haven't played with this stamp in a long time because it requires so much coloring and that's something I don't do often enough!  I have a few Copic markers I received for Christmas and more on the way so I thought I'd try them out.  I don't have experience with Copics so don't look too closely!  I'm going to be taking an online Copic Markers for Cardmakers class so hopefully my technique will improve and I can try posting another card with this stamp in the future.   I used the sketch from Retro Sketches challenge found HERE.  My main panel is rectangular so I made the card into an A2 size rather than square.  

STAMPS: Inky Antics Kitty Litter, Honeycomb Happiness
INK: Memnto Tuxedo Black, Copic markers 
PAPER: Bermuda Bay, Pool Party, Cherry on Top DSP, Melon Mambo Patterns DSP, Neenah Solar White cardstock
OTHER: 1/8" Melon Mambo Taffeta Ribbon, Banner Punch, Mini Library Clips

Valentine for My Son

Making a valentine card for a teenage boy can be challenging! I took inspiration from the sketch and photo from Fusion Card Challenge found HERE. 

I love those clear colorful hearts so I made my own by cutting hearts from Stampin' Up's Window Sheets.  I put a few drops of reinker in coordinating colors on the hearts and enough Crystal Effects to cover it all.  I then swirled the ink and Crystal Effects over the entire heart and covered it with a piece of white tissue paper.  After it dried I trimmed away the excess tissue.  The thread was laid across the hearts and more Crystal effects was used to hold it in place. The black panel and card were cut out with a larger heart Framelit and the thread is secured in between the two.  I made another version of the card for my daughter that I will post tomorrow. 

STAMPS: None
INK: Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Tangelo Twist, Real Red, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green, Cucumber Crush
PAPER: Real Red, Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Perfectly Artistic DSP, Window Sheets
OTHER: Hearts Collection Framelits, black thread, tissue paper, Crystal Effects, red bakers twine, Tim Holtz Celebrate dies

Mojo Monday Botanical Blooms

This card is for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge found HERE.  I've been looking forward to using the new Botanical Blooms stamp set along with the Woven We R Memory Keepers Next Level embossing folder.  I added Crumb Cake ink to the embossing folder before I embossed the Crumb Cake cardstock to add a bit more dimension to the panel. Love it!

STAMPS: Botanical Blooms, Tin of Cards
INK: Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Mossy Meadow
PAPER: Mossy Meadow, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Whisper White, Old Olive, Botanical Garden DSP
OTHER: Botanical Builder Framelits, 7/8" Cotton Ribbon, Next Level EF-Woven

Beautiful Ride Love Bug

Back again with a fun card for Retro Sketches challenge found HERE.  Love this sketch!  

I made the watercolor panel by starting with a piece of watercolor paper larger than the size I wanted to use.  I held the damp piece of paper upright on a piece of paper towel and dripped lines of diluted reinker from the top of the paper and let it run at an angle.  My finished card is 4 1/4" square.  

STAMPS: Beautiful Ride
PAPER: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Watercolor Paper, Cherry on Top DSP
INK: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black
OTHER: Silver Dazzle Marker, Triple Banner Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 1/8" Melon Mambo Taffeta Ribbon, Chevron EF, Dies by Dave WV Coupe Couple, Recollections Bling on a Roll

STAMPS: Beautiful Ride
PAPER: Bermuda Bay, Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Watercolor Paper, Cherry on Top DSP
INK: Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Versamark
OTHER: White EP, Silver Dazzle Marker, Triple Banner Punch, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, 1/8" Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon, Confetti Hearts Border Punch, Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers, Dies by Dave WV Coupe Couple