Congrats Graduates!

  My nephew Edmond graduated from High School tonight- Wahoo!

 Cardstock is Real Red by SU, Black and Cryogen White. The digi image is by Create with TLC.  I used some Washi tape on the center strip.

And, my nephew Joe will graduate from 8th grade next week:

 Another card using Real Red, Shimmery Yellow and White cardstocks. The digi image is by Create with TLC. I colored in the lettering with Copics and added Sakura Gelly Roll pen. The grungeboard star is covered with Red ink, then I painted on Creative Inspirations paint in Garnet.

Congrats Ed!!!

Thanks for stopping by!
 Shelly

CAS Masked Borders

I made a couple more cards to send to my elderly Aunt- they have to be CAS for her for mailing purposes....I saw a tutorial over at Mark's Finest Papers for Masked Borders and thought I would give it a go.

and one more:

 ALl images are by MFP. The top card was colored using Prismacolor pencils and I added shimmer with a Sakura Gelly Roll pen. The 2nd card- I colored with Copics.

Hope you week is fabulous : )  

Thanks for stopping by!
 Shelly

Sweet Stamps- No Designer Paper

It's time for the Tuesday challenge at Sweet Stamps .  Our challenge theme for this week is, 'No Designer Paper'.

 I used a technique called Build a Background from the April/May '14 Technique Junkies newsletter. I used 'springy' colors for the Creative Corners image- and I used the medium sized stamp in this set.I added a layer of Vellum over the top to soften the background. I stamped the three butterflies on Vellum and then on white card stock-which were fussy cut out. I just applied glue to the center of the butterflies- lots of dimension!
 The Creative Corners stamps are new in the SweetStamps.com store- HERE is the link to the entire line. Each set of images comes in a set of three clear stamps- a small, a medium and a large image.

Here are the supplies I used on this card:

Creative Corners Set #2	Papaya Ink Spot	Tidal Wave Ink Spot	Dandelion Ink Spot	Fortune Teller Ink Spot	Kilkenny Green Ink Spot
Fanciful Butterflies Set	Butterfly Kisses	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Copic Sketch Markers	Parchment Craft Vellum PCV25	Core'dinations Lavenders
Gelly Roll Stardust Glitter Pen CLEAR

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 I hope you will join in the challenge! Every entry qualifies you for a chance to win $20 of items from the store at Sweet Stamps, and if you use a Sweet Stamps image- you will receive an additional chance to win! The winner is chosen by Random.org- so everyone has a chance to win!

  Here is a direct link to the Monthly Challenge as well- 1015-11/14-Center Step Card. You have a chance to WIN- winners drawn by Random.org.

  Stop by the Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog HERE to see what the rest of the DT has created for the Challenges

 Challenges:
Dream Valley- Things with Wings
One Stitch at a Time- Anything Goes
Sentimental Sundays- Things with Wings


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Thanks for stopping by!
 Shelly

Happy Birthday Stacey!

At Sweet Stamps, we are creating to wish Stacey (store owner) a Happy Birthday!

 I see these 'thought bubbles' all over, so I used the 'Out of the Box' technique when cutting the oval out- just by snipping a little triangle, then did the same thing with the Kitty's whiskers. I colored the image with Copics- and it is on Cryogen White cardstock, so it has shimmer to it. I distressed the edges, then added some stitching and sponging around the edges.

 Stacey- I hope you have the best Birthday and are spoiled like crazy!!!  Thanks for being so good to your DT- it is a pleasure to design for you!

Hugs and Smiles!
Shelly

Sweet Stamps- Anything Goes + New Release

It's another great challenge at Sweet Stamps .  Our challenge theme for this week is Anything Goes. The DT is using NEW Release Stamps- HERE is the link for all of the new sets: )

  I used the new set Springtime Doodles (flourish) , and the sentiment is from the You Are Always on My Mind set. I used a Technique Junkie technique from Oct 2012 that I have not tried- called In the Middle.

  This card was inspired by Sweetie DT Caylpso's recent card where she colored on Kraft with Prismacolor pencils. I used the Springtime Doodles set for the main (heart) image. The sentiment is from the Simple Greetings set. The red flower embellishment is a flower from the Globecraft & Piccolo Butterfly Flurry Flourishes set, and it is covered first with Red Inka Gold Paint, then covered it with Gloss finishing glaze. Once that was dry, I added a rhinestone colored with a Copic marker. I also added some Fairy Dust Creative Inspirations Paint to the butterflies and the blue bird.

Here are the Sweet Stamps products I used on my card:

Butterfly Flurry Flourishes	Inka Gold LAVA RED	Glastique Gloss Finishing Glaze	Silver Rhinestones	Copic Sketch Markers	Core'dinations Berry Reds
Core'dinations Sky Blues	CIP Fairy Dust	Gelly Roll Stardust Glitter Pen CLEAR	French Roast Ink Spot	Border Die TIFFANY

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 I hope you will join in the challenge! Every entry qualifies you for a chance to win $20 of items from the store at Sweet Stamps, and if you use a Sweet Stamps image- you will receive an additional chance to win! The winner is chosen by Random.org- so everyone has a chance to win!

  Here is a direct link to the Monthly Challenge as well- 5/15-6/14-Dryer Sheet Flowers. You have a chance to WIN- winners drawn by Random.org.

  Stop by the Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog HERE to see what the rest of the DT has created for the Challenges

 Challenges:
Card Mania- CAS
Make My Monday- Nature

***Sweet Stamps also has a PINTREST page- HERE ***
and
***Sweet Stamps also has a Facebook page HERE ***

Thanks for stopping by!
 Shelly

Foil Zentangle ATC's

My ATC group had an exchange for Foil Zentangle ATC's.  I love being challenged! I forgot to photograph my 1-4-1 ATC- I outlined an angel image from a rubber stamp.......

Here are a couple of my trades:

 I have foil sheets for embossing, but did not realize it until my meeting was over...I used regular foil which I adhered to plain cardstock. I zentangled with the stylus I use for Parchment work onto the mat I also use for parchment work. I made these all different colors- colored with Copic/Bic markers.
 I used a piece of cardstock that the center shape was cut out of and debossed around the circle, then Zentangled around the edges. The center was Zentangled and colored as well. I die cut the SweetCuts butterfly outline from Metallic cardstock.

Here are the swaps I rec'd back:
1-4-1 trade rom Mari:

And the rest of the trades:

 Mary W- she used a copper Foil sheet- all of her trades were a different design- did I mention she is a fab artist?

By Mari S- loving the mini feathers.

Pink Heart- by Diane M

 Zentangle on Foil by Deb M.

By Carol- our world traveler : )  The background is from a box she rec'd from Macy's. The Gear is by T.H. covered in foil.

 By Diane S titled All about Art

  By Joann

  And, last but not least- Linda O'Connor- pretty sure this foil is sanded where the silver flower is- fab!

What a blast trying this technique- and now that I have located my foil sheets, maybe I can try it again!

Thanks for stopping by! Shelly

Sweet Stamps- Dryer Sheet Flowers

At Sweet Stamps we are making dryer sheet flowers for our Monthly challenge.

 I have to hide used dryer sheets from my husband- he re-uses them...in the interest of a penny saved..... and then I go to work and have the worst case of Static Cling..... : )

 Anyway, I tried a couple of different ways of coloring my dryer sheets- instead of using spray, I used Direct to dryer sheet (red) with Barn Door Distress Ink, and it worked fine.

I also colored directly onto the dryer sheet with Copics (yellow) - added a touch of  "O" to clean off my non-stick craft mat with the left over ink, and let that dry- worked fine as well.

  I used my sewing skills to make my flowers- one is a straight piece of the dryer sheet gathered along one edge.

Next, I take both ends of the thread and pull them together and tie it into a knot. One is 1/4" x's 4" and the other is just a touch over 1/4" x's 6"

 For the red rose, I cut a circle out of a dryer sheet, cut that around in a circle ~ 3/8" wide:

Next, I rolled the cut strip loosely around a skewer.

I added a couple of stitches of thread at the base so it would stay in place.  I added Stickles to all of the flower edges.


 The floral images on the mail panels are stamped and colored with Copics. I used a dryer sheet glued on and glittered over the top. I added a little bit of gathered dryer sheet at the base of the card attached with sticky tape, then added my flowers.

 Here are the Sweet Stamps supplies I used:

Fancy Flowers Set #1	Deco Frames & Silhouettes Clear Stamp Set	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad	Copic Sketch Markers	Sparkly Sweet Ultrafine Transparent Glitter	Distress Ink Pad BARN DOOR
Stickles Glitter Glue CHRISTMAS RED	Stickles Glitter Glue YELLOW	Core'dinations Classy Reds	1/4" Super Sticky Tape

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 I hope you will join in the challenge! Every entry qualifies you for a chance to win $20 of items from the store at Sweet Stamps, and if you use a Sweet Stamps image- you will receive an additional chance to win! The winner is chosen by Random.org- so everyone has a chance to win!

  Stop by the Sweet Stamps Challenge Blog HERE to see what the rest of the DT has created for the Challenges

***Sweet Stamps also has a PINTREST page- HERE ***

Thanks for stopping by!
 Shelly