Meet Kiki La Rue

When I saw these girls I knew my oldest daughter would like them as much as me, so I just had to get them.

Isn't she just the cutest little girl!?! I know these will definitely get a lot of use at my house. I really like the color combo on this card and was glad I had some DP that matched perfectly (leftovers from my youngest daughters Valentine box)!

This card is for the following challenges:
All That Scraps - Always Artichoke, Basic Black and Rose Red
Copic Creations - Use Red and/or Pink and Hearts
Creative Inspirations - Friendship Card
Dare You to Digi Stamp - 1 Ribbon, 2 Pattern Papers, 3 Flowers
Pile It On - Round - use spots/dots/circles
Sketch Saturday - Sketch


Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Kiki La Rue's and Amy R. Friends Sentiments (CC Designs)
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics (E00, E01, E11, E25, E27, E29, E33, E35, E37, E40, RV13, RV14, RV17, RV19, YG93, YG95, YG97, R20, R29); White Gel Pen (Signo)
Paper: Always Artichoke, Basic Black, Rose Red; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - Bo Bunny (Sweetie Pie Swoon)
Embellishments: Ribbon (Offray); Flowers (Prima); Dew Drops; Stickles
Tools: Curly Label Punch; Martha Stewart Border Punch and Branch Punch

Squigglefly Challenge #17

This weeks challenge over at Squigglefly is to create a shaped card. I wanted to make a card shaped like a Dr. Bag, but it looked more like a purse, so I scrapped that idea and instead went with the round First Aid symbol for the card.

I tried putting on some embellishments, but then you couldn't see the symbol too well, so I decided to forgo them. The white card is adhered to the black matting (which does go around completely), but when I was trying to take a picture of it, it kept opening up just enough to hide the black on the left side.

Stop on by and join us in this weeks challenge :)

Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Tickery Dickery Doc - digi image -Squigglefly; Sentiment - Happy Healing
Ink/Coloring: Copics; Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Basic Black, Real Red; Gina K Pure Luxury White
Embellishments:
Tools: Key Tag Punch; CM Cutting System

Your Next Stamp 1st Design Team Call

Your Next Stamp is holding a DT call and they have some really cute stamps, so I decided to "try out". They asked for us to choose two of our favorite cards to post on our blog. Well, I have a hard time picking out my favorites, and ask me in a week, I will probably have a different answer to what my favorites are. In the end I chose to showcase three cards for versatility ~ a girl, a boy and an animal.

This card has to be one of my favorite Anya cards I have done to date. She is 3 dimensional and the added Liquid Applique just adds extra dimension.

With a bit of alterations, Birthday boy Ian is popping out of a present instead of standing behind the closed presents. This image is also 3-D.And finally this cool cat just relaxing the day away.

Best of luck to all the applicants :)

Verve August Challenges

Well, I did it, I managed to get all 4 Verve Challenges on SCS done this month (well, actually last night).

The first challenge was to case a Verve Diva, and the twist was if they used patterned paper, you couldn't, and vice versa. I chose Shannon's Card because I just thought it was so pretty.
Since she used patterned paper, I couldn't, so, instead I stamped the paper to make it look like patterned paper. The stamp set I used I found on clearance at Michael's for I think about $3.00, and I love how the background stamp is so easy to line up. I stamped the butterflies on the white panel, and then stamped and colored them again, cut them out and layered them onto the stamped panel slightly bending the wings upward. Instead of using my Copics I pulled out my SU markers to color the butterflies.

This card is also for the following challenges:
Pile it On - Good things come in threes
Cute Daisy May - Blue and Green
Little Paper Shop - Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss
The Cat's Pajamas - Chocolate, Sky Blue, Kiwi
Creative Belli Blog - Use water based markers

The second was a sketch challenge (which I rotated) with the twist of using your Edge Punches.

This fun Halloween Turtle stamp set I won from Jackie at Inky Antics ~ thanks again Jackie ~ and just had to pull him out for a card. I used my new Martha Stewart Spider Web and Pumpkin border punches (whatever would I do without those 50% off Michael's coupons?)

This card is also for the following challenge:
ABC Challenge - C is for Circles

The third challenge was another sketch challenge with the twist of adding a tag.
I just had to get this stamp set before it retired, and never used it yet, so I decided to finally ink it up. I love how quick this card was to make and no coloring involved! Perhaps I will make a few more of these for some quick and easy Christmas cards.

The final challenge this month was another sketch with the twist of using your favorite color combo. Well, if you are anything like me, you have more than one favorite. In the end, I decided to go with blue and brown.



I used white core paper for the main panel and after embossing it, sanded it down so the snowflakes appeared white. I cheated a bit on this card and used a pre-colored image that I had sitting on my craft desk for quite some time.

This card is also for the following challenges:
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge - Embossing
Secret Crafter - Turquioise and Brown
Whimsy Stamps Challenge - a touch of sparkle

Card #1 Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Darcey Collection (Anna Griffin)
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa; Palette - New Canvas; Bordering Blue and Brocade Blue Markers
Paper: Bordering Blue, Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Embellishments: Taffeta Ribbon (Chocolate Chip)
Tools: Circle and Scallop Circle Punches; Martha Stewart Border Punch

Card #2 Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Inky Antics
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics (G03, YG05, YG07, YG09, E53, E55, YR12, YR14, YR16, V17)
Paper: Basic Black, Green Galore, Pumpkin Pie, Lovely Lilac; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - Doodlebug
Embellishments: Ribbon (Offray)
Tools: Circle and Scallop Circle Punches; Marvy Mega and Giga Scallop Circle Punches; Martha Stewart Border Punches

Card #3 Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Peaceful Wishes, Everyday Flexible Phrases
Ink/Coloring: Baroque Burgandy, Old Olive; Baroque Burgandy Marker
Paper: Baroque Burgandy, Old Olive, Whisper White; DSP - Holiday Thyme
Embellishments: Ribbon (Burgandy); Dew Drops
Tools: Marvy Mega and Giga Scallop Circle Punches; Sizzix Tags Die

Card #4 Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Gingersnaps (CC Designs)
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Bic Mark Its, Prismacolor Markers and Blender; White Gel Pen (Signo)
Paper: Close to Cocoa, Tempting Turqouise; DCWV Textured paper; Papertrey White
Embellishments: Velvet Ribbon (unknown), Stickles
Tools: Cuttlebug embossing folders (Snowflakes and Swiss Dots)

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Birthday Cupcake

The Cupcake Craft Challenge is celebrating their 1st birthday and the challenge this week was "Something Sweet" with the option to use a cupcake.

This adorable girl originally has wings and is sitting on a mushroom (and is a really cute stamp), but I decided to use her a bit differently. I stamped her two times, colored her, cut her out and then layered the pieces. I placed her on top of the paper pieced cupcake (which has lots of stickles on top). Instead of adding flowers to the card I decided to go with little cupcakes that also have stickles on the heart and the little green border.

This card is also for the following challenges:
All That Scraps - Sketch challenge ATSDTC60
Whimsy Stamps - Ribbons
Charisma Cardz - Lemon, Green and Pink


Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Hey Cupid - CC Designs; Cupcakes and Sentiment - Studio G
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Pretty in Pink; Copics (E00, E01, E11, R20, YG23, RV10, RV11, Y21, Y23)
Paper: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Barely Banana; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - Doodlebug
Embellishments: Ribbon (Light Pink) Stickles (Stardust); Self Adhesive Rhinestones (Colorbok)
Tools: Martha Stewart Border Punch; Marvy Mega Scallop Oval Punch

Anya's galore.....and Ian too

The Greeting Farm had a bunch of challenges up and I decided to try and get them all completed, and this is the result.

Challenge: Javablu (use the colors blue and brown)
For this card I knew exactly what paper I wanted to use and I thought that this Miss Anya would look good with it. I also got to use one of my previously "unused" EK Success punches too.

This is also for the following challenge:
Secret Crafter - Turquoise and brown

Challenge: Use any Sketch ~ I followed the Basic Grey Challenge sketch for this one (but unfortunately posted it too late to enter it over there).
I had this image already colored for quite some time, and finally decided to use her on a card (besides the colors just went so well with this Lime Rickey paper).

This is also for the following challenges:
Stamp With Us - Color challenge from a picture
Cute Card Thursday - Lazy Daze - Summer inspired (theme or colors)
Stamp Something - Birthday Somethings


Challenge: Crazy Hair
I had no idea what to do with this one so I decided to give Ian dredlocks. I just took some black yarn, doubled it up and then tied a few knots right next to each other. When the dredlocks were done, I cut a slit in his hat and slid the tops through.

This is also for the following challenges:
A Spoonful of Sugar - "Travel" using a theme or form of transportation and a skateboard counts
Digital Tuesdays - Male Cards (sentiment inside is digital "Happy Birthday to one cool dude!")
Stamp Something - Birthday Somethings
Pile it On - "Oh Boy"

Challenge: Bling and Shine
Well of course I just had to use lots of glitter on this one and metal accents and what better image to use than Rockstar Anya. I came across this wonderful zipper trim in the clearance section at Michael's and somehow it, well two actually, just happened to jump into my basket ;) I think it's fun!

This card is also for the following challenges:
Creative Inspirations - Tags
Crafty Creations - Tags
Creative Inspirations - Spots, Dots and Circles (and yes, this is a different challenge blog from the first one)

Challenge: Back to School
I had to go with Teacher Anya for this one and matched her up with my School stack. I tore out a piece of paper from a notebook, wrote a bunch of stuff on it and used the spiral punch on the edge .

CARD #1 (Javablu)
Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Miss Anya - The Greeting Farm; Amy R Friend Sentiments (CC Designs)
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Close to Cocoa; Copics (E00, E01, E11, E31, E33, E25, E27, E29, RV000, RV02, B32, B34, G05)
Paper: Bashful Blue, Close to Cocoa, Naturals Ivory; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - Making Memories (Cosmopolitan), Sandy Lion (Floral Crochet)
Embellishments: Taffeta Ribbon (Kraft) Flowers (Prima); Self Adhesive Pearls (Michaels)
Tools: Oval and Scallop Oval Punches; EK Success Border Punch

CARD #2 (Sketch)
Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Miss Anya - The Greeting Farm; Wow Flowers
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Pumpkin Pie; Copics
Paper: Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Gable Green; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - Basic Grey (Lime Rickey)
Embellishments: Ribbon (Tangerine); Rhinestone Brad (unknown); Flowers (Prima); Stickles (Stardust)
Tools: Circle Punches; Martha Stewart Branch Punch

CARD #3 (Crazy Hair)
Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Skater Ian - The Greeting Farm; So Cool
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa; Copics (E00, E01, E11, Y21, Y23, YR12, YR14, YR16, E25, E27)
Paper: Pumpkin Pie; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - Basic Grey (Lime Rickey)
Embellishments: Yarn (unknown)

CARD #4 (Bling and Shine)
Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Rock Star Anya - The Greeting Farm; Tiny Talk
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Encore Silver Metallic Ink; Copics (E00, E01, E11, R81, R83, R85, R89, C1, C3, C5, 100)
Paper: Basic Black; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - DCWV (All Dressed Up)
Embellishments: Zipper Trim (Wrights); Silver Glitter Glue (Duncan); Metal Rimmed Tag (Avery) Star Brad (unknown)
Tools: Circle and Scallop Circle Punches, Scallop Border Punch, Word Window Punch; Marvy Giga Scallop Circle Punch

CARD #5 (Back to School)
Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: Teacher Anya - The Greeting Farm; Back To School - My Favorite Things
Ink/Coloring: Memento Tuxedo Black; Copics (E00, E01, E11, E33, E35, E37, V12, V15, B12, B14, R22, R24, R27, R29, G07. G09)
Paper: Bashful Blue; Gina K Pure Luxury White; DP - DCWV (School Stack); Notebook paper
Tools: Spiral Punch

Modern Sugar Blvd Challenge #16

This week was a fun challenge ~ Polka Dots ~ and who doesn't love Polka Dots?

I decided to use some textured cardstock with a white core, emboss it and then sand it so the white showed through. I really love how this looks, and don't know why I don't do it more often (well, actually it's probably because I generally use SU cardstock and it doesn't have the white core). To carry on the polka dot theme, I added dots to the scalloped circle as well as along the outside of the card and then finished it off with some polka dot organdy ribbon.

Stop on by the Modern Sugar Blvd blog to take a peek at more wonderful creations by the Sugars and join us in this weeks challenge.

As you may have noticed, I skipped a week on the MSB challenges. The Sugars have been split up into two groups and while there is still a challenge every week, we are doing them on alternating weeks.

This card is also for the following challenges:

Double Dutch : Pink, Brown, Cream (I'm hoping the kraft color can count as cream since that's the closest I can get right now)
Creative Inspirations - Spots, Dots, and Circles
Pollycraft - Favorite Things - I love polka dots, flowers, ribbon and the colors brown and pink together


Card Recipe~ all items SU unless indicated
Stamps: I've Got Style Gal digi stamp ~ Modern Sugar Blvd; sentiment Amy R. Friend Sentiments (CC Designs)
Ink/Coloring: Memento Rich Cocoa; Close to Cocoa marker; Copics (E00, E01, E25, E27, E29, E43, E44, E47, R20, RV10, RV11)
Paper: Kraft; DCWV Textured Cardstock (Fall Stack); Gina K Pure Luxury White
Embellishments: Flowers (Prima and Bazzill); Brads (Making Memories); Ribbon (Offray)
Tools: Oval Punches; Marvy Mega and Giga Scalloped Circle Punches; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Swiss Dots); Martha Stewart Branch Punch