Stamping Bella Arthur and Annie Love with Simple Stories

Cute Card Thursday Challenge #359 is Crazy In Love. Feel free to play along!

I used Annie and Arthur stamps from Stamping Bella. They're such cuties.

 I also used paper from Simple Stories Good Day Sunshine collection. 

Made a little book page flower by punching a bunch of scalloped flowers in a few sizes and putting them together with a brad. 

I colored the images with my alcohol markers and the heart stamps are from Sweet Stamp Shop.

Have a super sweet day!

Stay crafty.

Debossed Silhouette Cut Heart Rose

I have enjoyed entering some amazing challenges as of late. Simon Says Stamp has a challenge to do "SOMETHING NEW". I chose to use a new idea/technique that I've not tried before. DEBOSSING! 

is Cute Card Thursday also has a challenge to use something new. I wish I had SSS exclusive materials to play with but I tried a die cutting technique anyway.

I used my Silhouette to cut out the sentiment from an image that I water colored before hand. I cut the same word multiple times from a dark red paper and then layered it underneath. The stamp is from 5th Avenue Florals. I water colored it with Primrose Petals ink and my water brush.

I may still add a sentiment like "you have my" or "always in my" to the card.

Here you can see the layers stacked up.

Hope your week is going well and that you're finding time to craft.

Final Week of Cute Card Thursday: Be Mine Chevron Heart

I have had so much fun guesting over at Cute Card Thursday. This weeks theme is "Something New". 

I acquired this twine and this is the first time I've ever used it on a project. I also got a sweet Unity Stamp Set that I just had to ink up for a Valentine's themed card. It will be here before we know it!

 The Studio G hearts are stamped in Stampin' Up Real Red and Tempting Turquoise. The ink spray is Studio Calico.

So, make sure to stop by over at the CCT blog and join in the challenge. I'm sure you all have something new to celebrate!!!!

Have  a crafty day!

So Sweet Lamb Cute Card Thursday

Welcome friends to another week of Cute Card Thursday. This weeks theme is "So Sweet". You can head on over to the blog and check out what the rest of the design team has created. All sweetness I'm happy to report. Join in the fun an get creating.

The lamb stamp and sentiment are from Stampin' Up. 

Chipboard flower sticker: October Afternoon

Wood Veneer: Studio Calico

Paper: Dear Lizzy

Fabric Brad: WRMK

The weekend is almost upon us! Who's excited!!! MEEEE!

Keep crafty my friends.

Ombre Orange Mountains Cute Card Thursday

I love playing around with my inks. This ombre orange is just the thing to "WARM IT UP"  which is this week's Cute Card Thursday Challenge.

The "Hello" is a sentiment stamp from Sweet Stamp Shop. I used a scrap piece of paper and cut out something I thought looked like mountains and then inked up from bottom to top going lighter as I went up.

Be sure to stop on by and join in this week's challenge. Living in the Southwest this card just speaks to our lovely mesas that we have here.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to make so time to create.

Welcome to another great challenge from Cute Card Thursday. This week's challenge, if you choose to accept it is "Cold and Frosty" . Stop by the blog and play along. There's some really great inspiration. I'm sure some of our friends and family in the Midwest United States are tired of cold and frosty but who wouldn't want to receive a card like this? :))) 

I embossed the tree image from Stamp-A-Mania in Desert Rain embossing powder. I love the glittery, frosty look it gives. 

I spritzed my kraft with icebox October Afternoon Sprinklers. The top layer was spritzed with bonnie blue Mr. Huey's. I added a few spots of iridescent glitter glue as well.

I added beads and snowflakes to finish off the card.

Hope you're having a wonderful week. TAKE CARE!

Cute Card Thursday And Everything Nice

Hello all you crafty peeps out there!
I'm excited to be paper crafting once again...

I was asked to guest over at CUTE CARD THURSDAY for the month of January. This weeks theme is
"banish the blues" so I wanted to make a special card that was cheery and sweet. I have a wonderful friend who just celebrated her birthday on the first of the year and I know she'll enjoy receiving this card.

I used Stampin' Up's "And Everything Nice" stamp set. I've owned for years and this is the first time I've ever inked it up. I love the sweet faces of the characters and the hollyhocks.

I hope you've all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years. 2014 is looking to be a year of big things for my family. Take care and craft on.

Hi There Foxy!

Hello there. I saw the new challenge on the CREATE blog to make a card with a fox image and off I went in search of a cute image to use. There isn't much to choose from online but I did find this cute li'l guy from dragonart.com.

Bot of these trims were found in the dollar bin at Michael's. I have such a hard time resisting that darn bin!!

American Crafts fabric thickers are a dream.

Here's a little close up of Foxy. I love the way the watercoloring came out. PLUS orange is my favorite color.
BIG NEWS!!! I also have a tutorial up on Authentique Paper's blog today on how to alter alpha letters to fit any project you may have. Go check it out!!!
Hope you have a super day. Make some time to create!

I'm also linking this card up to Cute Card Thursday's "anything goes" challenge #182.

Bewitching Little Witch

Please hop on over to the AUTHENTIQUE PAPER BLOG to see my newest creation. Here's a little sneeky peek.

A huge thank you to Creepie Cute Stamps for the free digital download. She is the sweetest thing and goes so nicely with Authentique's Glowing collection.

Linking up to Clearly iStamp challenge #35 and Cute Card Thursday.

Poppin' Fresh Blossom

I am in love with the new set Simply Soft by Stampin' Up. I love to color images and it's perfect for that. I stamped the flower in Basic Black ink and then water colored it with regular water color cakes.

Hope you are having an amazing day. Three of my kiddos are off to their first day of school today!!

Entering this card in CUTE CARD THURSDAY clean and simple challenge.

Flower: Stampendous
Sprigs: Stampin' Up
Orange Paper: SU
Ink: Tempting Turquoise and Pumpkin Pie
Punch: EK Success