Tuesday, March 31, 2009

SUNINK Sneak Peeks - Day 3

Good Afternoon! I just wanted to pop in to let you know that today is the 3rd (and final) day of SNEAK PEEKS for the three new releases from Storage Units, Ink & More. They are called RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY, WELCOME TO THE ZOO, & THINKING OF MOM and they will be available tomorrow, April 1st. Make sure to stop by the following design team member's blogs to see the sneak peeks they have in store for you today.

Cathleen - Crooked Card Creations
Leigh - Sunflower Studio

I hope everyone has a great day and I will see you back here tomorrow for WHACHADOIN' WEDNESDAY.

Monday, March 30, 2009

TECC61 - Happy Easter

Good Afternoon! I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I made today's card for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge this past Friday. You can view her sketch HERE. I used the Stamp a Sweet Impression set, Sweet Spring and the Easter Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. The image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored in with Copic Markers. I added Crystal Stickles to part of the cupcake and egg and a red rhinestone to the cherry.


Today is also the second day of SNEAK PEEKS for the three new releases by Storage Units, Ink & More. They are called RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY, WELCOME TO THE ZOO, & THINKING OF MOM and they will be available starting Wednesday, April 1st. Make sure to stop by the following design team member's blogs to see the sneak peeks they have in store for you today. You will not want to miss their ADORABLE creations. In fact, Mary Jo has three peeks today; one for each new set being released.

Amber - So many colors, so little time
Kristen - Scrap-Creations
Mary Jo - Technostamper

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope everyone has a GREAT day!

Sunday, March 29, 2009

SUINK Sneak Peek - Rain, Rain, Go Away

Good Morning & Happy Sunday! Today is the start of SNEAK PEEKS for the three (YES, THREE) newest releases from Storage Units, Ink & More. The three news sets are called RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY, WELCOME TO THE ZOO, & THINKING OF MOM and will be available starting Wednesday, April 1st.

We also have a new member joining our design team starting this release. Please help me welcome Cathleen Torina. Cathleen was our guest designer for the month of March and has accepted a full time design team position. If you have a minute, swing by her blog, Crooked Card Creations to check out her wonderful creations and congratulate her.

The sneak peek schedule is as follows:

Today, March 29th
ME!
Janna - Stamps, Paper, and Glitter--Oh My!
Colleen - Glitter Ink!

March 30th
Amber - So many colors, so little time
Kristen - Scrap-Creations
Mary Jo - Technostamper

March 31st
Cathleen - Crooked Card Creations
Leigh - Sunflower Studio

For my sneak peek today, I used the set RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY. I used the retired SU! designer paper, Petals & Paisleys, paired with Old Olive and Bazzill Precious cardstock. The images are stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I paper pieced the raincoat, hat, boots, and umbrella. The rest of the image is colored in with Copic Markers and I added some Starfire Glitter to the puddle and StarDust Stickles to the umbrella handle. I added some white grosgrain ribbon and layered light pink double loop trim on top. The sentiment is stamped in Old Olive ink and popped up with dimensionals.

Don't forget to check out the sneak peeks that Janna and Colleen have in store for you today. Thanks so much for stopping by and hope everyone has a WONDERFUL Sunday!

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Let It Slide

Good Morning & Happy Saturday; my favorite day of the week! I have another cutie Storage Units, Ink & More card to share with you today. The boys on the slide and sentiment are from the LET'S PLAY set and the grass is from the YOU'RE SOME BUNNY SPECIAL set. I used SC219 for my layout (LOVE this sketch). The image is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored in with Prismacolor Markers. The cardstock colors are Green Galore and Only Orange and the patterned paper is American Crafts. To create the waves, I used my EK Success Wavy Dot punch. I used my ticket corner punch on the image, added red brads, and popped it up on dimensionals.

WAIT; there's more...LOL! Tomorrow is the start of SNEAK PEEKS for Storage Units, Ink & More April releases. There are three sets being released (YES, THREE) and they are ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. I will have my sneak peek for you tomorrow, so I hope to see you back here then. Have a GREAT Saturday everyone!

Friday, March 27, 2009

Cheer Anya

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled Blog. This week, we are creating cards using a "KIT" that Megan sent all of us. Here is a little peek at my card, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled Blog to see it in its entirety.

I hope you'll play along with us by making your own card using black, white, and red. If you do, please use keyword FUNF6 when uploading to SCS. You also don't want to miss the contest that is still going on right now over at Fun-Frilled. Check out THIS post for more details. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

SUINKWWC33 - Jump Right In

Good Morning! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another WHACHADOIN' WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE at Storage Units, Ink & More. This week's challenge is to use texture in your card making. What is your favorite way to add texture to your cards? Share your favorites or try something new. So, do you want to play along? If so, check out THIS post for more information. If you upload your creation to SCS, remember to use keyword SUINKWWC33.

There are many ways I like to add texture to my cards, but for this week's challenge I used my #1 favorite; the Cuttlebug embossing folder (I know, nothing fancy...LOL). For today's card I used the Swiss Dots folder (my favorite). I also used Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #60 sketch for my layout. The ADORABLE girl jumping rope and the sentiment are from the Storage Units, Ink & More set; LET'S PLAY. I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink; paper pieced her dress, and colored the rest of the image in with Copic Markers. The cardstock, patterned paper, and ribbon are all from Taylored Expressions. I used my new EK Success Wavy Dot Punch on the patterned paper and the image is popped up on dimensionals.

I hope that you will participate in this week's challenge and show us your favorite way to add texture to your cards. Just remember to use keyword SUINKWWC33 when uploading to SCS, so we can all take a look at your creations. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a WONDERFUL day!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Mojo Sketch #77 - Happy Birthday

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday! I have a quick card today using Mojo Sketch #77 that I forgot to post a couple of weeks ago (oops!). I made this card for one of my Daughter's friends. I used the Stamp a Sweet Impression set, Sweet Celebration and the Birthday Girl Key Ingredients from Taylored Expressions. I colored the image in with Prismacolor Markers and added some StarDust Stickles to the hat and cupcake liner. I punched out three little flowers using a punch I picked up at Michael's a while back (in the $1 section). Then, I adhered pink rhinestones over each of the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you back here tomorrow for WHACHADOIN' WEDNESDAY.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Blog Award

I received this MAKES MY HEART SMILE blog award from my fellow Fun-Frilled design team member, Morgaine. Thank you Miss Morgaine!


Here are the rules:
1. The winner may put the logo on the blog.
2. Put a link to the person who sent you the award.
3. Nominate 10 blogs.
4. Put links to their blogs.
5. Leave a message for your nominees.

Now it's my turn to nominate 10 of my favorite blogs. This is NOT EASY, so I've decided to nominate all of my fellow SUINK design team members (there are 12). They are:

Alex
Amber
Carolina
Cathleen
Chat
Colleen
Janna
Kristen
Leigh
Mary Jo
Suzanne
Tori

Easter Greetings

Good Morning! I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I have another Storage Units, Ink & More card to share with you today. I used one of the newest releases called YOU'RE SOME BUNNY SPECIAL and SC220 for my layout. I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them in with Prismacolor Markers. The grass is stamped is Certainly Celery ink. The cardstock colors are Choice Snow White, Yoyo Yellow, and Bazzill Red and the patterned paper is from the Imaginisce Twitterpated Collection.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a GREAT day!

Friday, March 20, 2009

Spring Sprigs Thanks

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled Blog. This week's theme is THINK SPRING. Here is a little peek at my card, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled Blog to see it in its entirety.

I hope you'll play along with us by making your own SPRING card. If you do, please use keyword FUNF5 when uploading to SCS. You also don't want to miss the contest that is still going on right now over at Fun-Frilled. Check out THIS post for more details. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

Friday, March 13, 2009

Goodluckabella

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled Blog. This week's theme is ST. PATRICK'S DAY. Here is a little peek at my card, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled Blog to see it in its entirety.

I hope you'll play along with us by making your own St. Patrick's Day card. If you do, please use keyword FUNF4 when uploading to SCS. You also don't want to miss the contest that is going on right now over at Fun-Frilled. Check out THIS post for more details.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

SUINKWWC31 - Easter Egg Hunt

Good Morning! I hope everyone is having a good week so far. It's Wednesday, which means it's time for another WHACHADOIN' WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE at Storage Units, Ink & More. This week's challenge is simple; make an Easter card. The SUINK Design Team was challenged to use the new set, YOU'RE SOME BUNNY SPECIAL. But, if you don't own this set yet, feel free to use any Easter set you do own. So, do you want to play along? If so, check out THIS post for more information. If you upload your creation to SCS, remember to use keyword SUINKWWC31.

For my card this week, I used five different stamps from the YOU'RE SOME BUNNY SPECIAL set. I also used SC218 from last week for my layout. I stamped the main image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored it in with Prismacolor Markers, and paper pieced her dress. One of the things I love about the Storage Units, Ink and More sets (and there are more than one) is that most of them come with images that are just PERFECT for paper piecing. I then arranged three of the egg images on an acrylic block to create my own background for the smaller panels and again, colored those in with Prismacolor Markers. The "Easter Egg Hunt" sentiment was punched out with my Word Window Punch. The cardstock colors are Certainly Celery, So Saffron, and Bashful Blue and the patterned paper is from the Imaginisce For Peeps Sake Collection. Her bonnet wasn't complete without a couple of Ice Blue Rhinestones. I hope that you will participate in this week's challenge and get a head start on your Easter cards (if you haven't done so already). Just remember to use keyword SUINKWWC31 when uploading to SCS, so we can all take a look at your creations. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a WONDERFUL day!

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

TECC58 & CC208 - Just Because

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! I was a stamping machine this past weekend, but unfortunately I'm having issues with the software I use to edit my photos. So, I apologize for the POOR picture quality. I made this card for Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #58 and also used Color Challenge 208 (Kiwi Kiss, Chocolate Chip, and Pink Passion) and used my Petals & Stems set by Verve Stamps. The Pink Passion layer is embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder. I added pink rhinestones to the center of the flowers and below the sentiment and the Kiwi Kiss ribbon is from SU!.

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you back here tomorrow for WHACHADOIN' WEDNESDAY.

Friday, March 6, 2009

Baby Girl

Good Morning and TGIF!!! I'm your host today over on the Fun-Frilled Blog. We are hosting a baby shower for Miss Molly this week, so the theme is BABY GIRL. Here is a little peek at my card, but you'll have to head on over to the Fun-Frilled Blog to see it in its entirety.

I hope you'll play along with us by making your own Baby Girl card. If you do, please use keyword FUNF3 when uploading to SCS. Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL weekend!

Monday, March 2, 2009

I Wheely Like You

Good Morning! I hope everyone had a nice weekend. Storage Units, Ink & More released their two sets yesterday; YOU'RE SOME BUNNY SPECIAL and LET'S PLAY. You can check out the full sets and all of the adorable images they contain HERE. My card today uses the Let's Play set and Amy's Friday Sketch. I stamped the main image onto Choice Buttercream cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I used a ruler and a fine tip black marker to create the sidewalk. Then, I masked off the sidewalk and main image and stamped the grass; which is from the You're Some Bunny Special set. I colored in the images with a combination of Prismacolor and Copic Markers.

My colors were inspired from the My Mind's Eye patterned paper I used. The cardstock colors are Yoyo Yellow, Only Orange, Prism Classic Red, and Bazzill Patina and the polka dot grosgrain ribbon is from Taylored Expressions. I hope you all like this card as much as I do, because I am really happy with the way it turned out *big grin*. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful Monday!