Make Today SUPER!

Good morning...and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Since 2014 came and went so fast, it's that time again to think about resolutions and starting over with a clean slate...

And I hope you ALL Make Today SUPER!

I have so many stamps that there are some brands that I haven't even gotten around to using! So today, I pulled out the Super stamp and Super Dies 1 and 2 sets from Paper Smooches. Aren't they adorable? (And then after I had been reminded of just how great these stamps are, I had to go a place another order!) 

For today's card, I created a standard A2 sized card. I used the Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle and Stitched Circle Dies to create the top layers for my card. I cut the little super hero out on X-press It Blending paper, stamped the image, and colored it in with Copics. For the city scape silhouette behind him, I used the die set and cut them out of some black card stock.

I wanted to fill in the little "windows" of the dies with some yellow. Which brought me to another technique that I hadn't done for a long time...some inking with Tim Holtz Distress Inks! After that was all said and done, I decided I needed to ink up the night sky too. :) 

For the sentiment, I used the My Favorite Things Simply Fabulous Sayings stamp set and the Paper Smooches Super set. I added some foam tape to the back of the white layer to pop it up and some enamel dots to finish it off.

Supplies:

Neenah Solar White card stock

X-Press It Blending Card

My Favorite Things Simply Fabulous Sayings

Paper Smooches Super

Paper Smooches Super Dies 1 & 2

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle Dies

Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle Dies

Distress Inks:

Squeezed Lemonade

Wild Honey

Chipped Sapphire

Salty Ocean

Copics

Enamel Dots

I hope your New Year's Day is SUPER!

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas!! I am so thankful to be spending the day with my hubby and our two boys. It looks to be a great day!

I just want to share a Christmas card, before I get the day going.

I wanted to make something really quick and easy, so that I could finish getting everything for Christmas done. So for this project, I only used some stamps and my paper trimmer. :)

The image and sentiment is from the Mama Elephant Cozy Christmas stamp set. I stamped it onto my white card stock and colored it in with Copics. I added a little gift in Santa's hands from the same stamp set. For the trim on his Santa suit, I added some glitter from a Wink of Stella glitter pen.

 Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Black cardstock

Stampin' Up Whisper White card stock

Echo Park 'Tis the Season 6x6 paper stack

Mama Elephant Cozy Christmas

Copics

Wink of Stella Glitter Pen

Hemp Twine

Enamel Dots

I hope you all have a fabulous Christmas!

Jaded Blossom :: December Release Day 4!!

Good morning! And welcome to Day 4 of Jaded Blossom's December Stamp Release!!

Today we are showcasing Fitness Junkie $15.99 and Diets Suck $15.99!

And I created a card for today! I saw this stamping technique over at Kristina Werner's website, and I just LOVE the way it looks!

To create this card, I used the Fitness Junkie stamp set and stamped the image directly onto the base of my white card and then again (using StazOn Ink) onto some PaperTrey Ink Clear card stock.

I used some Spellbinders dies to cut out a window on the front of my card and then placed the clear stamped image directly over the colored stamped image. This clear card stock is placed in between the  pink and black layered card stock.

I masked off part of the sentiment from the Fitness Junkie stamp set and added the Silhouette file Strong offered by Kristina Werner.

Supplies:

Neenah Solar White card stock

My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste 6x6 paper stack

PaperTrey Ink Black card stock

PaperTrey Ink Clear card stock

Jaded Blossom Fitness Junkie

Spellbinders Rounded Squares

kwerner designs Silhouette File Strong

Enamel Dots

Be sure to stop by the Jaded Blossom blog for more inspiration from the rest of the design team and details for this newest release!

And don't forget to visit Jaded Blossom on Facebook and share your Jaded Blossom Stamps creations with us over in the Jaded Blossom Garden of Creativity.

We also have the December Challenge going on. Head on over here to join in and link up your projects!

Digi My World :: Snowmany Hugs!

Good morning! I hope December is off to a good start for all of you!

I'm back today with a new design team post for Digi My World.

I'm having a blast being part of this team and my Copic coloring is getting better too! This adorable snowman is part of the Traditional Snowmen Digital Stamp set which can be found here.

For the base of my card, I used one of the new Fold Over Card Bases over at SVG Cutting Files. I didn't want the fold over part, so I just used my Silhouette Studio to modify the base a little.

 I printed and cut my image with my Silhouette Cameo and then colored it in with Copics. To make the snow, I cut some white cardstock with one of the My Creative Time Fun Stitched Edges dies. Then I put it through my Xyron Sticker maker and poured the Martha Stewart Glitter on it to completely cover it.

 Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink black and white cardstock

Little Yellow Bicycle Making Merry 6x6 paper stak

X-Press It Blending Card

My Creative Time Fun Stitched Edges

My Creative Time Mixed Holiday Sentiments

Martha Stewart Glitter

Have a fabulous day!

Digi My World :: Pumpkin Season

Good morning! Today I have yet another fall themed card to share with you!

I'm using a digital stamp from the Digi My World Pumpkin Patch Cutie file which you can find here.

Isn't she just the cutest?! :)

 I used the Bracket Card SVG file from SVG Cutting Files for my card base. The rectangle layers were created with the rectangle tool and the offset feature.

 I printed my digital stamp onto X-Press It Blending paper with my Epson printer and then colored her with copics.

Supplies:
PaperTrey Ink White cardstock
DoodleBug Designs Happy Harvest 6x6 paper stack
Doodlebug Designs Enamel Dots
My Creative Time Mixed Holiday Sentiments
Copics

Thanks for stopping by!

Jaded Blossom :: Autumn wishes!

Good morning! I have a super quick card to share with you this morning! No die-cutting machines, just a sweet little stamped image. :)

This pumpkin stamp is from the new Thanksgiving Wishes stamp set from Jaded Blossom. I stamped it onto some XPI Blending paper measured at 3" x 3" and colored it in with Copics. The sentiment is also from the same stamp set. I added some more layers using Core'dinations and PaperTrey Ink black cardstock. 

The pattern paper is from the Echo Pack So Happy Together and Hello Summer 6x6 paper stacks.

That's it for today, I hope the rest of your Tuesday is fabulous!
And don't forget to head on over to My Creative Time for some new techniques!

A few more sympathy cards.

What a busy week this has been over here, and I am so glad that it is almost over. Not only has it been busy, but I've unfortunately had to make some more sympathy cards. 

Since I did have quite a few to make, I decided to go with a simple card. I found this perfect design over at Gina K Designs (Stamp TV), which is where I got the totally cute stamp set I used for my image too. This is the Petals and Wings Stamp TV kit, and it has a ton of cute images and sentiments on it. :)

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Black and SoftStone cardstock

My Mind's Eye Meadowlark 6x6 paper stack

Stamp TV Petals and Wings kit

Offray Ribbon

Copics

Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star Pen

I hope the rest of your Friday is fabulous! 

No one can fill your boots...and a giveaway!

Good morning crafty friends! Today you're in for a treat! I am showcasing one of the newer stamp sets called Cowboy Take Me Away from Pink By Design and I'm offering up a giveaway! 

But first things first, let's get to my project!

This week here in my community we are hosting the National High School Finals Rodeo. Now, I'm not really a rodeo fan so I haven't been to any of the festivities, but I HAD to make a card in good 'ole cowboy spirit. :) 

And this stamp set was just perfect.

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink Black, Vintage Cream and Kraft cardstock

The Paper Studio Yee-Haw paper stack

Pink By Design Cowboy Take Me Away

Stampin' Up Brads

Copics

Sakura Gelly Roll Clear Star pen

GIVEAWAY!

And now, who's up for a giveaway! Today I am giving away the July Stamp of the Month set from Pink By Design!

All you have to do is comment on this post by Sunday, July 22th at midnight PST to be entered into the giveaway. And remember...make sure to leave a way for me to contact you! I'll pick the winner through www.random.org and announce it on my blog next week! So what are you waiting for? Let's spread the word around!

Peachy Challenge 24 :: Color Inspiration!

My second post for today and a super late one at that! I wanted to try and get a project done for the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge. And I think I have just an hour to spare. ;) 

Anyhoo, the challenge for this week is to create a project based on the color inspiration photo. The design must be new, and you must link up to the challenge blog by 11:59 p.m. EST tonight! Remember, you don't have to use Peachy Keen Stamps to play along, but you do have to use them to earn the title of Top Peach! For more details, click HERE!

And so with that, here is my project, using the June Stamp of the Month AND the 6x6 paper pack from the Peachy Picks kit! Aren't these little fairies just super adorable?! And the paper in the 6x6 stack was PERFECT for the challenge!

I used my Silhouette Studio and my Cameo to cut out the SVG companion file for the fairy. After I started coloring her, I thought she looked a little plain. I remembered seeing one of Lorie's cards from this set, so I added some white dot stitching to her. :)

Supplies:

PaperTrey Ink White, Berry Sorbet and Lemon Tart cardstock

Liz's PaperLoft Boutique crinkle ribbon and hemp twine

PaperTrey Ink button

Copics
iRock and gems

Glossy Accents

That's it for today! I hope the rest of your night is fabulous!