Ephemera, ephemera...

Hello my lovelies!

It's Monday and that means it's time for another MM challenge over at CA&Friends! This week the fabulous Rinne hosted and her challenge is to add ephemera to your card.

At first I was a bit stumped by this one but then as I was standing in the check-out line at the grocery store one afternoon a bright yellow pack of Starburst candies caught my eye. A-ha... I had my idea! And while it was quite a hardship to have to eat all those candies (LOL not!) I was rewarded with those lovely bright colored wrappers to use on my card. ;)
So I used a small Martha Stewart scallop circle punch on the wrappers and stacked them to create these puffy little flowers I've been seeing all over blog land. I even punched out some butterflies with the left-over bits of wrapper. Then I just let those fun colors dictate how I colored up Spotlight Anya and the papers on the card. Then to top it all off, I even found this old cherry earring that I've had for many, many years (it was one of the first I got when my ears were pierced in the fifth grade). Because its partner had lost some of it's colors they could never be worn so I took a cue from Rinne and put it to use here in Anya's hands... and I love it!

All in all this was totally fun and before you go to throw that little something away this week... stop and think about how it might be used on a card then join us in the challenge!

Ok, time for me to go enjoy my day off. Later gators! :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Bazzill and PTI

paper- Basic Grey (yellow), Crate Paper (green)

stamps- The Greeting Farm (Spotlight Anya), Basic Grey (sentiment and word bubble)

ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink

brads

Kaiser Craft gems

Making Memories Slice die cutter

Martha Stewart butterfly punch and mini scallop circle punch

candy wrappers

earring charm

Copic markers:

skin- E000, E21, E13, R20

hair- E15, E17, E18, E29, 0

clothes- Y13, Y15, Y19, RV10, RV32, RV34, YR04, YR07, YR09, E40, E41, 0

Hogs and kisses

Good morning!

So I got home from work yesterday and after being on my feet all day I was bone tired. So tired that all I ended up doing was vegging on the couch with good company and a completely cheesy creature feature, Mega Piranha. Yes, I admit it... some Saturday nights are spent watching the 'best' that SyFy channel has to offer. What can I say? Sometimes a girl just needs mindless entertainment and a good laugh. Though we have jokingly considered making a drinking game out of it, ya know... take a shot anytime there is a completely ridiculous decapitation or loss of limb, LOL! Hey, it could only improve the acting and story lines of these shows! ;)

Anyway, you're probably wondering why I shared all that and really it's only to say I was so tired I didn't even make it into the craft room. Luckily I was a smartie and grabbed the cards I'll be doing in a class soon so I could share them with y'all.
Once again there isn't much stamping going on with these, they're just a nice excuse to use some fun papers from October Afternoon. :)
Hope you like them!

I've got work today but luckily tomorrow is a day off and I SO need it!
Chat at ya later friends. :)

Supply list:

cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse

paper and journaling cards- October Afternoon (Farm Fresh)

Kaiser Craft flowers

brads

ribbon

Fiskars scallop border punch

EK Success mini scallop border punch

Martha Stewart mini scallop circle punch

buttons

Ranger Inkssentials white gel pen

Making Memories flower

7 Gypsies clear buttons

Shabby Green Door bakers twine

string

computer font

Here kitty, kitty...

Hiya sweeties, happy Saturday morning to ya!

I'm going to sound like a broken record but with work beckoning I've got to keep today's post pretty short. Hey, at least I was able to play a bit and make this card to share. :)

I felt it was high time to ink up the new Amelia Buddies stamp and Pam's Saturday sketch was the perfect showcase for this little cutie. I tried to make her kitty friend look like my sister's black and white cat, Oreo. Now I'm not really a cat person but Oreo is pretty awesome, probably because he acts more like a dog, LOL! It's true, he will follow us around when we are out walking and he loves nothing more than having his belly rubbed. :)

So be sure to head on over to Club Anya & Friends to check out the sketch and play along this week... there's nothing like a good sketch to help create a quick yet fab looking card! :)

TTYL! Supply list:
cardstock- Paper Trey Ink
paper- Basic Grey (Sugar Rush)
stamps- The Greeting Farm (Amelia Buddies), Hero Arts (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
buttons
Copic Spica glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- YR15, YR14, YR18, E09
clothes- Y13, Y15, Y17, R43, R46, B41, B45, YR12, YR14, YG03, YG17, RV32, RV34, E44, E47, E49, E40, E41, 0
kitty- C0, C1, C5, C7, C9, 100, 0

Make me laugh

Hola chicas!

I'm still running around like a chicken with it's head chopped off so this is gonna be another quickie... kinda like the card I have to share with you today. :)

Last night when I got home from work it had been quite a day and I needed to just sit and relax. So I parked myself at the craft table and made it my mission to create a card using only stuff that was residing in the clutter found there. And this is what I came up with.
The sentiment came from a journaling notebook and for some reason it was really speaking to me. Then I had to figure out who would be joining it on my card. That's where Charlotte comes in... I thought the look on her face was perfect but the rest of her didn't quite work, plus I just didn't have room for the whole image. So luckily I had a light bulb moment and came up with this quickie alteration... now she looks like a gal trying hard not to start laughing. And the rest of the embellishing is a mix of my usual go-tos... buttons, pearls, ribbon. ;)

Anywho, today's my day off so I'm hoping to play with some card ideas that I've been kicking around for a bit and have those to share with you all soon. :)

Oh and sadly I missed out on the Oprah show with the Glee cast the other day but thankfully there are only four more days to wait! Yeah!

Thanks for dropping by! Supply list:
cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse kraft and PTI
paper and 4x6 journaling card- We R memory keepers (vintage blue)
stamp- Kraftin Kimmie (Moonlight Whispers Charlotte)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Kaiser Craft pearls
buttons
ribbon
Maya Road stick pin
Copic Spice glitter pen
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- E55, E57, E59, E49
clothes- V01, V05, V06

A quick hello

Hey there, hi there, ho there!

I hope all is well in stampy land on this fine day. :)
Things have been busy here and I'm running a bit behind on getting ready for work so I've gotta make this short and sweet. At first I didn't think I would have a card to share today but luckily I remembered that I had this one I made for the TGF Scrapstreet article that hadn't gone up here yet. I was assigned Cheeky Glamour and I thought it would be fun to color her up like Ginger from Gilligan's Island for this project. What can I say... as a kid watching the show after school, I always thought she was SO glamorous, LOL! ;)

Well, that's all the time I've got today but thanks so much for stopping by!
Talk to ya later!Supply list:
cardstock- Bazzill and PTI
paper- 7 Gypsies (text), Basic Grey Bittersweet (stripe and floral)
stamp- The Greeting Farm (Cheeky Glamour)
ink- Memento rich cocoa and Colorbox dark brown chalk ink
Making Memories roses
Jenni Bowlin stick pins
Kaiser Craft pearls
ribbon
Fiskars uppercrest border punch
computer generated sentiment
Sakura clear glaze pen
Copic Spica clear glaze pen
Copic markers:
skin- E50, YR00, E51, R20, W3
hair- YR00, YR12, YR14, E08
clothes- W3, W5, W7, W9, R46, R59, E18, E40, E41, 0

Candy winners and a Wednesday challenge

Hello, hello!


Well here we are... it's Wednesday already and that means I've got some Sweet November candy winners to announce along with a couple other fun things! :)


First things first let's not keep you all waiting any longer... here are the lucky winners chosen by my friend Mr. Random Generator. ;)


drum roll please...

Fruit of the Month Banana Fairy- #37 Shannon Erskine aka e3stamper

Fairy Sweet Clover Greenfield- #28 Shirley N

Coriander Fairy- #35 Sheng

Darby and Chenille- #38 pixie sparkle

Congratulations ladies! :)

Please email me at pete_danger@hotmail.com with your mailing addys and I will get your candies right off to ya!

Thanks so much to everyone who played along this week, the April Sweet November release will be available tonight at the All That Scraps store. :)

Now, I've got some more ATS fun to share today and that's the Wednesday Challenge! This week the challenge is to create a shaped card base and when I sat down to make my card, the fabulous miss Donna and all of her delightful little mini flower cards came to mind. :)
So I pulled out my Slice die-cutting machine and used it to create this little 4 inch card base. Then I altered Banana fairy a bit, just by simply wiping the ink off of the markings on her hat and skirt... oh and I did draw in a connecting line to change the hem of her skirt. Now instead of a Banana fairy she looks more like a Lily of the Valley fairy... how cool is that?! I think with the same trick she could easily look like a Tulip fairy too. ;)

We would love to see you play along and as always there is a great incentive with the awesome prizes being offered. In order to be eligible to win, your card must include a stamp that is sold in the All That Scraps store. Whether it is any of our wonderful in house designs or from the various other stamp companies that ATS carries, the choice is yours. Then be sure to link up your creation with Mr Linky by next Tuesday at 10pm est and only one entry per person please!

Okey dokey, good luck with the challenge and only 6 more days fellow Glee fans... are you counting down the days like I am?! :)




Supply list:
cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse, Bazzill and PTI
paper- ooooold NRN (floral)
stamps- Sweet November Stamps (Banana Fairy), Pure Innocence (sentiment)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and rich cocoa, Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink
Kaiser Craft gems
ribbon
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- E53, E55, E57, E59
dress- E50, E41, 0
wings- G20, G21, G24

Thinking of you

Good morning friends!

It feels kinda weird not to have some kind of sneak peek to share with you today but it was fun to make a card "just because". And my "just because" on this one was a chance to play with some new stamps and papers. :)

I recently got the new CC Designs Swiss Pixie Spring set and couldn't wait to dive into them! This little cutie was the first one to grab my attention and since I was in a mood to color I decided to use some of the other background stamps to create an entire scene for her to live in. I did some masking so that the fence appears to be behind her and I also stamped the fence twice so it would span the entire length of the cardstock. All I had to do was draw in a couple connecting posts and voila... longer fence!
Because there was so much going on in the scene I kept the rest of the card pretty simple and didn't even add any embellishments... shock! Well, I guess technically the stitching is really rub-ons but other than that... no embellies. What can I say? Sometimes a girl just wants to color. ;)

Alrighty, I guess I had better go get ready for work... boy am I dragging my feet this morning. Hopefully I can get a little pep in my step before too long!
Oh! And before I forget... you still have through today to enter for a chance to win on the Sweet November candies. I'll be random generating winners tonight and announcing them on tomorrow's post. So good luck!

Talk to ya later! :)Supply list:
cardstock- Cardstock Warehouse and PTI
paper- October Afternoon (Thrift Shop)
stamps- CC Designs (Swiss Pixie's Spring set)
ink- Memento tuxedo black and Colorbox creamy brown chalk ink
Kaiser Craft rub-on stitches
Copic Spica glitter pens
Copic markers:
skin- E000, E00, E11, R20
hair- Y11, Y21, Y23, YR24, 0
dress- R00, YR00, YR02, R02, 0, E50, E51
landscape- E41, E42, E43, YG13, YG17, YG67, G0000, R22, R24, R29, YG01, Y13, Y15, Y35