SSSC110 and LNS Challenge 114 Bugs & Kisses

Hello, Friends!
Well, after the drama of a near miss major car accident, this week is going much smoother! It's a good thing. I like peace!

This card is loosely based on this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge. I started out following it exactly, but then I wanted to stack my bugs instead of put them in a horizontal line. So, I left the sketch some at that point and used the second rectangle as a frame for my bugs.

The LNS Challenge this week is to use animal stamps, so it fit that challenge as well! It's such an honor to be on their design team.

I made this card for a lady I care very much about who hasn't been feeling well lately. I hope it makes her smile and brings a little joy to her day.

Happy Stamping! 

 

 

I used the following Stampin' Up supplies to make this card:

Bugs and Kisses Stamp Set

Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, and Early Espresso Classic Ink

Very Vanilla, Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, and Early Espresso Card Stock

Sunny Garden Designer Series Paper

1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval Large and Scallop Oval Extra-Large Punches

Stampin' Dimensionals

More Fun in the Sun

I think a great way to start the work week is with the last of my photos from Frank's photo shoot. I know he's my dog, and obviously, I love him. However, he has such a sweet personality. If you came to visit, he'd run around and bark, knowing you came just to see him. But, if you stay for awhile, you will see the sweet little dog who lays in the sun to be close to his mom while she types on the computer.

The pup who raises his head to see what I'm up to.

The gentle dog who turns his head sideways while he figures something out- like why I keep snapping pictures of him.

This one reminds me of when he was a cuddly little puppy.

All the little puppy dogs in the whole world and God gave me the very best one.

SFF Party Hearty

Hello, Friends!

I don't know about you, but I'm glad it's Friday. It has been quite a week.

 

I was almost hit head on in a parking lot by a car that was going way too fast on Monday. It was scary! God protected me and the driver, thankfully. I can truly say it was God, because there was not enough room for the car to keep from hitting me, but it went up on a curb (when there was not enough room to turn to get up on the curb and avoid my whole car- God physics, not earth ones!) and took out several bushes instead of me and my car. I was very shaken up. This near miss caused me to have my first migraine headache. Holy cow! Those things hurt like crazy!

See why I'm glad it's Friday? My day off. It's going to be a very quiet day at home!

 

This is my card for Sketch Frenzy Friday. I turned the sketch for this week to make a couple of birthday cards for my male leaders at church. I hope they like them.

 

Happy Stamping and Be Careful!

 

I used the following Stampin' Up products to make this card:

 

Party Hearty and Short and Sweet Stamp Sets

Real Red Classic Ink Pad

Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, and Pacific Point Stampin' Write Markers

Whisper White, Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, and Pacific Point Card Stock

Celebrations Designer Series Paper

Word Window and Modern Label Punches

Now check out Deb Currier's blog, www.artfeltimpressions.blogspot.com to see the card she made with this sketch. Then, make your own and show us at www.sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com.

Solar Powered Wiener Dog

"Life with a Wiener Dog" needed a dose of Frankfurter. Frank loves to lay in the sunshine and look out the sliding glass doors. I think he might be solar powered. He doesn't always like photo shoots, but was willing to let me snap some pictures. I'll be sharing more of them next week. Until then, enjoy these pictures of my sweet puppy dog.

TSSC166 LNS Color Challenge- A Flower for All Seasons

Good Monday Morning, Everyone!

 

My card today meets my usual Monday challenges! Mary Jo's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge TSSC166 provides the layout for this card. Our LateNightStampers challenge 113 this week is to make a card using the colors Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, and Early Espresso. I'm happy with the cute little card for spring.

Happy Stamping!

I used the following Stampin' Up products to make this card:

A Flower for All Seasons Stamp Set

Basic Black Stazon Ink

Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, and Early Espresso Stampin' Write Markers

Whisper White, Blushing Bride, and Early Espresso Card Stock

In Color Designer Series Paper Pack

5/8" Certainly Celery Grosgrain Ribbon

1 3/4" Scallop Circle Extra Large Punch

2 3/8" Scallop Circle Extra Large Punch

SU Stars Blog Hop "Bliss" PPA85 & PPC38

Welcome to the March SU Stars Blog Hop! If you're following the hop, you probably arrived from Denise Foor's blog here. You can also follow the entire blog hop by beginning at our SU Stars homepage here.

My spring card is a bit of a change from my usual style. It's always good to stretch! I used the Sale-a-Bration set, "Bliss." It will be gone in a few more weeks and I wanted to showcase it on my blog. I also tried "ribbon scrunching." It's very popular, but I hadn't used it on a card yet.

I didn't design it from scratch, though. I used Pals Paper Arts sketch 85 for the design. I also found a new blog with a color challenge. The Paper Players color challenge 38 gave me the color scheme for my card. I like that it is spring-y and bright. You can see the sketch and the color challenge below.

Happy Stamping!

I used the following Stampin' Up products to make this card:

Bliss and Baroque Motifs Stamp Sets

Blushing Bride and Early Espresso Classic Inks

Blushing Bride Stampin' Write Marker

Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, and Early Espresso Card Stock

Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper

1/2 Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon

Basic Pearls

Circle Punches

Paper Snips

 

Now be sure to go to Loni Holt's blog. Loni is a great woman and amazing stamper. You can see her creation here.

 

SFF Tart and Tangy Birthday Share

Hello and Happy Sketch Frenzy Friday to you!

 

This was a fun birthday card I made for a special friend. We're both trying to lose weight so it would be wrong to send her a card with cupcakes all over it. So, instead, I'm sending a card with healthy cherries on top instead. I like that it's bright and happy looking and hope she has a very happy birthday!

I used the following Stampin' Up products to make this card:

Tart and Tangy and A Word for You Stamp sets

Real Red and Garden Green Stampin' Write Markers

Whisper White and Real Red Cardstock

Brights Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack

Decorative Label Extra Large Punch

1/8" Real Red Taffeta Ribbon

Now check out Deb Currier's card here. Then make your own and show us at http://www.sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/.

MOJO 182 & LNS Challenge Spring Card

This is my card based on the Mojo Monday Sketch for this week. It also fits the LNS Challenge for spring or Easter projects.

For some reason when I put the rectangle straight up and down it just didn't look right. I tried different colors, too, but I wasn't happy with it. (Are you sensing a pattern for this week? Happily, my card for Friday's blog post is also done and I liked it on the first try! Hooray!!)

After tilting the rectangle, on a whim, I liked it better. I love this flower stamp that is part of the Hostess Set "A Slice of Life." It's whimsical and pretty at the same time. I also love the blue flowered paper from the "Springtime Vintage" paper pack, as well. I think it would make the cutest kitchen curtains. So, I was going to make these elements work somehow! Art doesn't always come easily, right?

Happy Stamping!

May your projects come to mind quickly and work before the 10th try! :)

I used the following Stampin' Up products to make this card:

A Slice of Life and Sanded Background Stamp Sets

Sahara Sand Classic Ink

Basic Black Stazon Ink

Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand, and Night of Navy Stampin' Write Markers

Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand, and Night of Navy Card Stock

Circle Scissor Plus

Victoria 5/8" Crochet Trim

TSSC165 & LNS Challenge Easter/Spring (New and Improved!)

Like I thought, I couldn't just leave my card in a way that I didn't like. So, tonight I came back to it. All of the parts are the same, just trimmed or rearranged. I'm happy with the new outcome.

I hope my Creator is happy with the outcome, too.

-Angela

and Frank, of course.

I used the following Stampin' Up supplies to make this card:

Printed Petals, Just Believe and Sanded Background Stamp Sets

Blushing Bride and Perfect Plum Classic Inks

Whisper White, Sahara Sand, and Perfect Plum Card Stock

In Color Designer Series Paper Pack

Word Window, Modern Label, and Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punches

TSSC165 & LNS Challenge Easter/Spring

Stampers, have you ever made a card that just didn't seem right? You played with the elements but you just couldn't get it the way you wanted it? That is this card.

One time my friend Rich, a musician, was asked if he liked all of the songs he had written. His answer was, "Yes. Why would I write a song I didn't like?"

Now I know. Because you have played and played and you still don't like it. It's better than it was but still something is not quite right. Maybe the pink section is too tall. Maybe there are too many flowers. Maybe there are not enough flowers. I don't know.

I resisted the urge to recycle this card. Maybe you will like it. It's not the sketch from Mary Jo's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge. The sketch is good. It's not the theme. LateNightStampers Challenge this week is for Spring and Easter projects. That's a great theme. It's just this card.

So, I'm putting it on my blog and going to bed. We all have cards we love and others that still need help. Although I'm giving up for tonight, I have a feeling I'll be coming back to this card to do it justice. It's got potential it's just not there yet.

Sort of like me. I'm not perfect yet either. But I have someone who is still working with me too. His idea for me is already perfect. Sometimes it hurts when my layers are torn apart. Sometimes I wince when I know a little more is going to be trimmed off and shaped. Sometimes it hurts when I get rearranged again. But each time, I get a little bit closer to my Master's vision. His perfect vision.

I'm starting to like this card more and more. We have a lot in common. Don't give up on us. We'll get there. :)

I used the following Stampin' Up supplies to make this card in progress:

Printed Petals, Just Believe, and Sanded Stamp Sets

Blushing Bride and Perfect Plum Classic Inks

Whisper White, Sahara Sand, and Perfect Plum Card Stock

In Color Designer Series Paper Pack

Word Window, Modern Label, and Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punches

SFF and LNS Challenge- Got Treats Afterthoughts

This week, it was my turn to make the sketch for Sketch Frenzy Friday. I also combined it with the "Little Bit of Green" challenge from LateNightStampers. The two created a cute, little St. Patrick's card using several shades of Stampin' Up greens. I also put a sentiment inside the card. I hope you enjoy it!

Happy Stamping!

I used the following Stampin' Up products to make this card:

Got Treats and Afterthoughts Stamp Sets
Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Pear Pizzaz, Old Olive, and Always Artichoke Classic Inks
Whisper White, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Pear Pizzaz, Old Olive, and Always Artichoke Card Stock

Modern Label Extra Large Punch

Magnetic Movers and Shapers Punch Windows

Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

Big Shot

Now, check out Deb Currier's blog to see what she created with my sketch and to follow our blog tour. Then, make your own card and upload it to http://www.sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com/.

PPA83 Afterthoughts Birthday Bakery

It's Wednesday! I created these cards for some of my leaders who have birthdays coming up.
Now, not all of them will get this card, because I know some of them follow my blog. They'll get a surprise card! If the others follow my blog and I don't know it...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

This is what your birthday card will look like in the very near future!

:)

My color scheme came from Pals Paper Arts. I designed the card myself. 

I used the following Stampin' Up products to make these cards:

Afterthoughts and Birthday Bakery Stamp Sets

(You can earn these sets for free with a $150 party!)

Black Stazon Ink

Soft Suede Classic Ink

Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, and Soft Suede Stampin' Write Markers
Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, and Soft Suede Card Stock

Elegant Soiree Designer Series Paper
1/2" Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon

SCIC42 TSSC164 and LNS Challenge A Bit of Green

Hello, Friends!
I've gotten a lot done over the weekend, including making my cards to share with you this week. I really like how this one turned out. It uses Mary Jo's Monday Lunchtime sketch challenge for the card design. The theme comes from our LateNightStampers Challenge- to use a "bit of green" on our project. I must say it's cuter in person. Now go stamp your own card. Because it's that time of year, it also meets the challenge on Stamper Celebration.
Good luck! :)

Happy Stamping!

I used the following Stampin' Up products to make this card:

So Happy For You Sale-a-bration Stamp Set

Certainly Celery and Old Olive Classic Inks

Whisper White, Certainly Celery and Old Olive Card Stock

Modern Label Extra-Large Punch

Modern Label Punch Windows Magnetic Movers and Shapers Die

Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

Top Note Bigz Die

Big Shot

Sweet Stitches Fabric Designer Brads
5/8" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

SFF and LNS Challenge for Kids- Bugs and Kisses

I admit it. I'm tired. It's been a long week.

So when it was time to make this card, I wanted fast and simple so I could go to bed.

This was as fast and simple as I could think of for this sketch.

I put the blocks on angles so I wouldn't have to try to get them all perfectly straight. (I tried that first.) As it turned out, I liked them crooked better.

Since this card fit the Sketch Frenzy Friday sketch and the LateNightStampers Challenge 110 focusing on kids, the angles looked more whimsical anyway. Whimsical- big word for a sleepy girl.

I'm going to get some rest. Then tomorrow I'll be...

Happy Stamping!

I used the following Stampin' Up items to make this card:

 

Bugs and Kisses Stamp Set

Real Red, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, and Soft Suede Classic Inks

Real Red, Bliss Blue, Marina Mist, and Soft Suede Stampin' Write Markers

Whisper White, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, and Soft Suede Card Stock

Smooch Illuminate Top Coat Pearlized Accent Ink

(makes the dragonfly's wings sparkle.)

For more cards based on this sketch, go to Deb Currier's blog next. If you make your own card based on this sketch, be sure to show us at www.sketchfrenzyfriday.blogspot.com.

LNS Challenge Focus on Kids & DCBD217- Fun and Fast Notes

Hello! This is another card I made for the LateNightStampers Challenge this week to focus on kids. The style of the cake reminds me of a Dr. Seuss illustration and since we're celebrating his birthday, I thought it was great! Although this card could be used for an adult birthday, I also thought it would work for girly-girls and teenage girls. With nine candles, it's perfect for a sweet girl turning nine.

This card also fits the sketch challenge on Diva Coffee Break Designs webpage. It's a simple sketch, but one that's easily adaptable for a lot of different types of cards. That's why I liked it!

Happy Stamping!

 

I used the following Stampin' Up products for this card:

Fun and Fast Notes Stamp Set

Basic Black Classic Ink

Regal Rose, Rose Red, and Pumpkin Pie Stampin' Write Markers

Very Vanilla, Rose Red, and Pumpkin Pie Card Stock

Sweet and Sour Specialty Designer Series Paper

Circle Cutter