Today is an Inspirational Day for Claudia & Company.  Both Joy and I are up today and have created projects showcasing the newly released digital stamps.  I chose to use the Seahorse image and paired it up with the Heart of a Card Sentiment set.  

I went with some bright summer colors for this which was nice to work with since we haven't seen much sun around here the past few days.  The image was colored with copics and I used a clear glaze pen on the eye to give it a little more realistic look.  For the little bubbles in the water I used some rhinestones that I had colored with a copic.  The pearls in the upper corner and the pearlized button on the lower left corner were again colored with a copic.  The larger turquoise ribbon was recycled from a gift and a bit too plain for me so I dressed it up it by layering some turquoise ribbon with silver threading on the top, middle and bottom.


Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!
     

You Inspire Me

Today is an Inspirational Day for Claudia & Company.  Both Joy and I are up today and have created projects showcasing the newly released Little Miss Mia stamp set.

Today I paired Mia up with some paper from the October Afternoon Detours collection  Mia was colored with copics and then I added some stickles to the band on her hat as well as the flower.  To finish off the card I added a button from the Basic Grey Kioshi set that I threaded with some linen thread.


There will be no challenges for Claudia and Company in June, but there will be inspirational posts twice a week by various members of the Design Team showcasing this month's releases.


Thanks for stopping and have a fantastic day!  

Claudia & Company Blog Hop

Welcome to the last stop of the Claudia & Company blog hop.  You should have arrived here from Piali's blog, but if not, please head back to the Claudia & Company blog to start from the beginning.  We even have two guests with us for this hop...welcome Arlene and Jamie!


Now onto the cards.....  

This card uses the dolphin image from John Grutta and one of the sentiments from the Claudia & Company Heart of a Card sentiment set.  The image is colored with copics and the rhinestones were colored to match the paper.   

This card uses the seahorse image from John Grutta and one of the sentiments from the Claudia & Company Heart of a Card sentiment set.  The image is colored with copics and the rhinestones were colored to match the paper.  I added some linen thread as an accent.

This is a set of notecards using various sentiments from the Claudia & Company Heart of a Card sentiment set (designed by Claudia herself) and some papers from the Echo Park Springtime collection.   All the rhinestones were colored to match the paper.  Below is each card individually.

I love how versatile this sentiment set is....with so many possible combinations you can't go wrong with this one!  

  

And last, but certainly not least, is a card using the Little Miss Mia set by Jane's Doodles and papers from October Afternoon's Farm Fresh Collection.   Mia is colored with copics and since she is perfect for paper piecing, I did just that.  I added some brown pearls (and even used some for her eyes), an actual flower to her hat and some vintage lace.  I added some faux stitching to the image and sentiment panels as well as some kraft hearts that I had covered with Crystal Effects.


Please be sure to leave a comment by Friday June 10th.  One lucky person (who has left a comment on all the blogs participating in this hop) will win a $15.00 gift certificate to Claudia and Company.

Here is the Blog Hop List:

Claudia and Company

Taylor

Joy

Arlene

Tanya

Kadie

Jamie

Piali

Jodi

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!    

By Lori Designs Final Challenge Entry

Today is the cutoff for the final challenge at By Lori Designs blog and I am cutting it really close.  Here is my card:

I will be back in a few minutes to type more, but only have about 5 minutes left to link it up.....be right back   OK....got it linked with two minutes to spare.

The challenge was to use this sketch (which I rotated):

The image is Lollipop Lil' Chef and I thought that the Modern Homemaker collection from October Afternoon was a perfect match for her. I love how these papers look against Kraft cardstock.  The only embellishment (aside from the rolling pin, pot holder and oven mitt that were cut from one of the papers) was some thin pink ric rac ribbon. Now I need to start scrapbooking some more....I have a few pictures of my girls making cookies that this image would be perfect with.


Today my husband and I got to chaperone Tyler's class field trip to Old World Wisconsin.  I love going there, it is just so neat to see and I think the kids enjoy it as well ~ they even got to play tug of war with a pair of oxen.  The weather was beautiful and we got lots of exercise with all the walking...and lots of sun which I loved...however right now I'm not loving the sunburn I got....my arms and chest are quite sore.  I always take pictures on class field trips, but when we arrived I tried to turn on my camera and found out that the battery was totally dead.  No problem, I always carry a spare...well, at least I did until today ...last minute I decided to change purses this morning and completely forgot about the camera battery.  So, unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures today.    


Thanks for stopping and have a great day!

Cheeky Beach Scene

Happy Tuesday....and welcome to another challenge with Claudia & Company.  Today our challenge is to make a card with a Fancy Fold.  A few ideas would be an Easel Card (which is what I chose), a Gatefold Card, a tent card or a stair step card.  

I chose to use Cheeky Beach and made a beach scene with her.  I used papers from the My Minds Eye Good Day Sunshine Boy collection...just goes to show you you can use these papers for more than just boy projects.  The panel behind the image is made from kraft cardstock which I roughed up to look like sand (thanks for the idea Jenny), some torn blue paper for the water and then some lighter blue paper for the sky.  I also rubbed a Palette Ink New Canvas pad over the water and sky.  Cheeky was colored with copics and I added some Crystal Effects to the beach ball to make it more realistic.  I used some Teal Bakers Twine and attached a starfish charm and a bow to it.  As you can see on the "inside" of the card, I again roughed up some Kraft cardstock to look like a beach and added a few seashells.  I really had a lot of fun with this card and love how it turned out.  I followed the sketch over at Sketch Saturday, but I did rotate it.

 

I also used the challenge at Wee Memories to be inspired by a picture on Etsy or Pinterest.  Here is my inspiration picture from pinterest:

We'd love to have you join in our challenge.  You have until Saturday, June 11th to link up your entry.  For more inspiration from the Design Team, head on over the the Claudia & Company blog. 


Keep an eye out, we have some great new releases coming up next week!

Yesterday we went over to my brother's house for the day and couldn't have asked for better weather.  We spent the entire day outside and had a great time (and some great food too).  Now I'm hoping this weather is here to stay!

Fancy Anya

Sorry this is posting late....I just got back from my son's play and noticed that blogger never published my post when I had it scheduled...

Today is an Inspirational Day for Claudia & Company and the Design Team has some wonderful projects to share with you.

For my card I used Fancy Anya from The Greeting Farm, colored part of her with copics and paper pieced the rest.  The designer papers are from the Lily Bee Picket Fence collection.  I made the lace flower from some vintage lace, placed a button in the center and finished it off with some ribbon.  A piece of ribbon down the side and some pearls complete the card.  I followed this weeks The Deconstructed Sketch.  

I had wanted a shimmery background for this card so I sprayed each panel of the card with some Baby's Breath Shimmerz Spritz that I picked up awhile back.  After letting it dry, I don't see any shimmer, just a few splatter marks on the cardstock...I'm hoping this spray will work better on canvas projects. Yep, even though I know nothing about "altering" a canvas, the kids and I decided to pick up a few canvas panels the other day...now I need to get daring and actually take one out of the bag and just have fun with it...after all, you can always paint over it ;)

Make sure you visit the rest of the Design Team to see their beautiful projects.

This weekend Tyler had one of his friends sleep over Saturday and then we went to the bowling alley for his birthday party on Sunday.  He had so much fun with his friends!  Last night two of his friends came over to make costumes for their class play and today I get to  see them in action ~ looking forward to it!   

Thanks for stopping and have a fantastic day!  

Happy Birthday with PJ Lily

Happy Tuesday....and welcome to another challenge with Claudia & Company.  Today our challenge is to make a Girls' Birthday Card.  

For my card today I used Puddle Jumpers Birthday Lily and colored the images with copics.  I added crystal effects to the balloon and since this is a girl card I jsut had to pull out the stickles as well.  I used Echo Park Springtime papers and made the banner by cutting some triangles and attaching them to a length of Teal Bakers Twine which I tied into bows at both ends.  I pulled out the stickles once again and added it to the top of the banners for a little definition.  I used a border punch on the embossed blue cardstock and added a strip of white ribbon which was colored with a copic marker to match the papers.

We would love to have you join in our challenge.  You will have until Saturday, May 28th to link up your entry.  For more inspiration from the Design Team, head on over the the Claudia & Company blog. 

Challenges entered to be updated....

 Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!



Recipe ~ all items SU unless indicated 
Stamps:  Puddle Jumpers Birthday Lily (by Lori Boyd for Claudia & Co.)
Ink/Coloring:  Memento Ink (Tuxedo Black); Copics (E00, E01, E11, R20, Y21, Y23, Y26, E13, E31, R81, R83, BG10, BG11, BG72)
Paper:  Cool Caribbean, Mauve Mist; Gina K Pure Luxury (White); DP - Echo Park (Springtime) 
Embellishments:  Ribbon (white - colored with R81 copic); Bakers Twine (teal); Stickles (stardust); Crystal Effects 
Tools: Petite Oval Nesties; Oval and Scallop Oval Punch; Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (Swiss Dots); Martha Stewart Border Punch