Inspirational Card Sketches #28 and Simply Sassy Designs

Well it is that time again! I love Tuesdays because we get another wonderful sketch from Dawn at ICS! I really like this one there is so much that could be done with it. This week we also did a theme challenge. Christmas! Which is great because it will be here before we know it. It is hard to believe that it is August already. Where did the months go??

Enough of my ramblings. Here is this weeks lovely sketch.
And my take on it. I used the lovely candle digi stamp from Simply Sassy Designs. Isn't it great! I added just a hint of color to the candles so they weren't stark white, the base and flame are yellow then I added stickles to the flames and distress ink to the candle bases so they weren't so bright. I popped the first and last one off the page for some depth. I also added gold glimmer mist to 3 fabric flowers and added a pin that I put together.
supplies: My Minds Eye pp, cs??, Simply Sassy Designs digi stamp, Q&Co stamp, Colorbox chalk ink, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, Ranger distress ink and stickles, colored pencils, markers, flowers, ribbon, pin and glass beads

I hope you will head over to ICS and see what the great prize will be this week. Be sure to check out the rest of the design teams amazing work!

I am using this one for a couple of challenges as well.

Allsorts-3flowers, 2papers, 1ribbon

High Hopes-color gold

Pile it on-at least 3 flowers

You still have time to join in the Scrap and Stamp Saturday challenge this week. I hope you will join us over there. There will be a new challenge up Sat. morning, we are now doing weekly challenges. I hope you will join us.

Simply Sassy Designs, challenges and a freebie!

I hope you all had a fun filled weekend. I know we did. And we were lucky that it didn't rain yesterday so our niece had a pretty day for her pool party. We were all thinking that it would end up being inside with all the rain we have had this week but it was really pretty yesterday. The rain was back about midnight though...lol.

I got alot of scrapping done this weekend here are a few cards I done. There are a few other projects as well but they will be posted later in the week.

I love this digi stamp from Simply Sassy. Basset hounds always look so sad to me. I wanted to keep this one simple so I distressed everything and popped the image up some.
Pink Elephant-sketch
Bee Crafty-colored image

supplies: Kaiser Kraft pp, cs??, Simply Sassy Designs digi stamp, The Robins Nest raindrops, Studio G stamps, Ranger distress ink, chalk and colored pencils

How cute is this image? This is another one from Simply Sassy, I think this is just precious.

Spoonful of Sugar-sketch
Cupcake Crafts-green, pink, brown, animals and flowers
Caardvarks- baby card
Bee Crafty-colored image

supplies: Chatterbox pp, DCWV cs, Simply Sassy Designs digi stamp, Paperbilities rubons, The Robins Nest raindrops, Fiskars decorative circle punch, colored pencils.

I used the cupcake digi stamp from Lindseys Stamp Stuff for this one. I love that this one has a strawberry on it rather than a cherry! I colored the icing light pink and added stickles for some sparkle. I colored the paper light yellow as well but it is hard to see.
3 Clovers-fruit
Cute Card Thursday-Fruit
The Fresh Batch-sketch
Use It-ad challenge (I used brown and yellow from the pic), old tool (decorative scissors) and alpha stickers

supplies: Sassafrass pp, cs??, Doodlebug alpha stickers, Lindsey Stamp Stuff digi stamp, Ranger stickles, Catseye ink, colored pencils


Thanks for looking and I will be back tomorrow with some more projects as long as it doesn't rain again...ugh

Be sure to check out the Simply Sassy Blog. Sassy is giving away a free digi wordart sticker. So go by and grab it and be sure to check back here and with the other design team members because we will be working up some examples with it as well. I am hoping to have mine completed tomorrow!

Simply Sassy Designs

I wanted to share a few cards with you that I have done with some of the Simply Sassy Designs images.
I really love these sillohettes they are alot of fun to play with. I have used one of the fairies and the sharptooth. And one of the digi dino stamps on the last card. Be sure to check out the store there is new products being added daily.

supplies: Simply Sassy digi image, Doodlebug pp, Bazzill cs, MAMBI rubons, Prima flowers, 7 Gypsies velvet brad, ribbon

I popped the image and sentiment up. My son loves this one he is all about the predators...lol

supplies: Memories Complete pp, Simply Sassy image, Studio G stamps, Ranger distress ink

Is this dino stamp not the cutest? It is so sweet! This is a 4 inch card. I really like this size I think I will be using this size alot.

This one is for Kaboodle Doodles challenge to use digi image. Well they would all work...lol.

supplies: My Minds Eye pp, Simply Sassy digi stamp, Studio G stamp, Ranger distress ink and stickles, Stazon ink, markers and colored pencils

If you are looking for a fun message board to hang out on or if you just want to check it out. Please come by and check out Simply Sassys NEW forum.

Scrap and Stamp Saturday Challenge 5

We have big news from Scrap and Stamp Saturday. Starting with this weeks challenge we will now be doing weekly challenges instead of bi-weekly. So be sure to check us out there will be a new one up every Saturday morning. And there is always fun prizes up for grabs as well.

This weeks challenge is Friendship with some type of stamping of course. So come show us what you have.

I have done a page very similar to this in the past. But my cousin saw it and wanted one just like it so...there you go. I added stamps and more distressing to this one though.

This is my dh, Nick (right) and his best friend, Mike (left) being their silly selves. I love these Mustard Moon papers I am a little sad to see them go. I only have a few scraps left.

I distressed and inked all of the edges. Mounted the clear journaling block on cs. Sprayed the chipboard with 3 colors of glimmer mist. I used stitch stamps from Thats Jazzy Stamp Dream, be sure to check her store she has adorable stamps at GREAT prices.

supplies: Mustard Moon pp, Bazzill cs, Ranger distress ink, American Craft thickers and clear journaling block, Scenic Route chipboard, Tattered Angels glimmer mist (olive, patina, coffee shop), Stazon ink, Thats Jazzy Stamp Dreams (stitches) and Sugarloaf (month) stamps
Okay so hurry! Play along with us and get in for a chance to win a great prize from Lizzie Ann Designs.

Yesterday was the first day I have had time to sit down and check out the challenges that I love to follow! I have been having withdrawals...lol. I found out I made Top 5 at Cupcake Crafts and Allsorts last week, plus won at Cafe Mojo! It made my week! Sorry had to share...lol

1st lost tooth and tooth fairy box

Patrick lost his first tooth today. We didn't even know it was loose until this morning. He was on the computer and all of a sudden started screaming "Mama guess what" I thought something was wrong the way he was screaming then he came out with a big grin say "my tooth is coming out". It was really loose too. I kept telling him to just wait but he was insistent that it had to come out NOW! Nick came home to help him with it. That is one thing I just can't make myself do...lol. They worked at and worked at it with no success for awhile. Patrick thought it had to come out with a string. That didn't happen...lol. He was okay with the whole thing surprisingly until he finally got it pulled and he cried that it hurt. Finally got him calmed down and a photo take. When I started to put the towel back in his mouth he spotted the blood and FREAKED out!
He is impatiently waiting for the tooth fairy now..he wants to know how much she leaves. I told him it varies I think. He then said he is going to leave her a note because he wants more than a dollar. Seriously!! This boy is something else...lol

Here they are trying with they string.
Finally out!

I have been planning on altering this little altoid tin for him to use to leave his teeth for the tooth fairy. I had even already painted it but I just hadn't gotten around to finishing it. Well I had to get busy and finish it..lol. He had already been asking for it because he knew my plans. I don't know why I kept putting it off it only took a few minutes to complete.

I used papers from my scrap box, a piece of ribbon to go around the edge of the lid, Colorbox alpha stickers and I free handed the tooth from chipboard. I popped the tooth up with some foam tape. I kept reaching for other things to do up the lid but he wouldn't have been happy with me..lol

This works for a couple of challenges as well.
2 Red Bananas-letter stickers
Cafe Mojo-chipboard

I hope you all have a great weekend. I have gotta go we are going to see a movie in the park again tonight. I am going to hate to see these end, next week is the last one. It is always so much fun. We have our nieces birthday party tomorrow then school shopping after. When we get home I plan to scrap the night away!

gift set using Kits 2 Remember and Simply Sassy Designs

Here is a quick little project I did for our nieces birthday. She is constantly writting and drawing so I thought a pretty little notebook would do the trick.
The notebook is 5x7. I took a dollar store find with flimsy covers and removed the covers and replaced with 2 pieces of kits 2 remember chipboard. I used 2 pieces of 8x8 chipboard and cut them down. Simply use the covers you remove for a template to punch the holes. I used some fun Cherry Arte papers, various flowers, buttons, diamond stickles and scraps of ribbon.

I added stickles to the inside of the flowers on the paper and along the edges of the diecut flowers. Instead of bling swirls, which was my first thought, I decided to go with stickle swirls. They don't show up really well in the photos but they add just enought shimmer. The alpas are some old Arctic Frog rubons.

I covered the front with this fun pattern and the back with just the green houndstooth pattern. The inside has a wide stripe paper and I made a little pocket on the front cover with the green. I just used a scrap of papper folded in the edges a little and used my circle cutter to cut a little spot out of the top.

I made a matching book mark with stickles on the flowers ans some Rebekka Erickson rubons.

here is the inside. I will tuck the bookmark and either some cash or a gift certificate in here for her.
Of course there had to be a matching card too.


I used this fun digi stamp from Simply Sassy Designs for this. I layered 2 images together and popped them off the card. I used scraps from the previous project, along with various flowers, stickles, button, ribbon and Fiskars punch. The sentiment is a Studio G stamp. I just stamped on a scrap of paper and cut into a tag. It is the perfect size for this little gift! Again I added stickle swirls.
Closeup of the card. Be sure to check out Simply Sassy there is new products being added daily. We have some really amazing ladies creating new and fun stuff! If you are looking for a fun message board check out our new forum HERE! We are just getting started but there is already a fun group of ladies with us!

I rolled the edges of the diecuts t give a little more depth.

I think these would make great teacher gifts as well. It is hard to believe that it is time to start thinking along those lines again. It seems summer just started. But they start back here this week and the next. Have a great weekend and happy crafting. I plan to get some things made this weekend! Woo Hoo!!

This works for several challenges

High Hopes-sparkle and shine

Color Create-pink, orange, green

Daring Cardmakers-bling

Be sure to check out the RAK over at k2r it is for an 8 inch acrylic stadium album! The winner will be picked this Sunday!

ICS #27

Sorry this is late guys. I had it scheduled to post but again it did not! ugh.

Dawn has another fabulous sketch up at Inspirational Card Sketches this week. There is a wonderful prize up for grabs this week so be sure to head over there and see what it is. Also check out the rest of the DT's amazing work! They are all so fabulous!

Here is my take on this weeks sketch. I made this for a friend who was wanting a card for her sister but nothing frilly and flowery. I think this covers it. I really like how it turned out.

After printing the sentiment I added it to a piece of chipboard, covered it with green chalk and inked the edges. I freehanded the tree.

supplies: Pink Paislee pp, Bazzill cs, Maya Road (tree trunk) and unknown chipboard, Ranger distress ink, Digiments sentiment, Peebles Inc chalk, fiskars border punch

Be sure to head over to ICS and see what everyone else did with this sketch.

I promise to be a better blogger this week. Last week was a busy time for me. I had a ton of canning to do...and well that is alot of work..lol

Come join the Simply Sassy Grand Opening!!

It is time for the Simply Sassy Designs Grand Opening bash! I hope you will join us in the fun. There will be challenges with gift certificates and prizes.
It will start at Midnight July 25th and go until midnight July 26th over at SNR Universe! No worries you don't have to stay up all night just join in when you can.

Be sure to head over and register (it is free) and look under Events and you will see the Party! You will need to rsvp for the party. The first 10 people to rsvp will receive a free image of their choice!
I hope you will take time to join us there will be challenges/games going on throughout the event so you will have plenty of time to play along! Be sure to check out the Simply Sassy blog as well there will be lots going on there as well! All of the designers will have things posted on our personal blogs as well...so hop around okay!

I got a little time to create this morning while my little one was sleeping the day away...lol. I managed to whip up 2 cards that work for several challenges. First off I am sorry about the poor photos. My camera or camera program are not cooperating with me. I can't download my pics for nothing so I am trying to figure that out. So for now I used my cell phone, only it doesn't show the colors of my images too well.

The image on this card is actually 2 colors of pink with the tips of the wings orange. Only it looks pretty distorted. I printed 2 of the image and cut the wings out of one. I added slits so I could slide the wings in and them popped them up for a little depth.

Our Creative Corner-3 embellies (buttons, ribbon, bling)
Victoria Case Stamps-orange, hot pink, white and VC image
Daring Cardmakers-fairies
Dutch Dare Card Challenges-punches

supplies: DCWV pp and cs, Victoria Case digi stamp, Thats Jazzy Stamp Dreams stamp, Heidi Swapp bling, MM felt flower, stazon ink, flowers, button, twine, colored pencils, markers, gelly roll pen

I love this digi image from Dustin Pike! Having a boy I use lots of dragons and dinos...lol. I think this card looks summery with outdoor fun and summer colors. They remind me of blueberries, kiwis and oranges...yum!

Charisma-sketch
The Pink Elephant-animals
Secret Crafter Sat. Challenge-spots and stripes
Our Creative Corner-3 embellies-buttons, ribbons, eyelets
Creative Card Crew-polkadots
Bee Crafty-summer fun and digi image
Simon Says-summer fruits or colors
Everybody Art Challenge-stripes and dots

supplies: Scenic Route and Piggy Tales (polka dot & blue) pp, Bazzill cs, Eyelets Etc eyelets, Dustin Pike digi stamp, Studio G stamp, Berry Patch epoxy button sticker, stazon ink, ribbon, buttons, ATB colored pencils

Now I am back to trying to figure out the problem. I hope it is nothing major...I love my camera!!

ICS # 26

Are you ready for another wonderful sketch from Inspirational Card Sketches? Dawn has a good one this week. I have to say it was a challenge for me this week, but that is what it is all about right??

I tried several cards before I came to one I liked even a little bit. I have to say I am happy with this one finally! I liked the look of the same pp for the base and the small squares so I matted them all. Instead of blocks in the center I placed a piece of ribbon all the way across and then a stamped sentiment on the same cardstock. Added a bow to the side and I was done.

supplies: Bazzill cs, My Minds Eye pp, Martha Stewart stamp, Heidi Swapp bling brad, Ranger distress ink, stazon ink, ribbon

Be sure to check out the blog and see what the rest of the amazing design team has done. Also check out the yummy prize for this week. Okay go...create!!

I am also using this card for a few challenges.

Cupcake Craft Challenges-Christmas

High Hopes-Christmas

Allsorts-only 1 of anything

3 Clovers-Christmas

Cute Card Thursday-Christmas