Have a Tail Waggin Good Day for Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hi, everyone!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog and I have a couple of cards to share with you today featuring the newly released Just Me and My Dog stamp set.

I started by my cards by applying Tear-ific Tape ½” to the edges of a piece of cardstock and then covering it with Golden Sparkle Embossing Powder.

Next, a cloudy background using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The image stamped with Versamark Embossing Ink Pad using a Tim Holtz Stamp Platform and heat embossed with Black Detail. The image was then colored with watercolors and cut out with Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors 6.5”.

For the Memory Box Tree, I used Irish Isle Glitter for the leaves. For the trunk, Dark Chocolate Flocking.

The sentiment was heat embossed with Black Detail Embossing Powder. I also added a couple of flowers, covered with Lacy Lilac and Shell Pink Glitters using Brushable Glue.

The fence was heat embossed with Blackened Bronze Embossing Powder. It gives it such amazing texture!!

For the cobblestone sidewalk, I put a strip of Tear-ific Tape 2” on cardstock and then cut it with a Tim Holtz Cobblestone die. I then removed the strip to leave spaces between the "stones" and removed the covering on a couple of them before covering it all with Platinum Detail Embossing Powder.

Be sure to leave a comment both here and then head on over to the SNS Blog and leave a comment there as well for your chance to win a $20 gift card to SNS!! One lucky winner will be chosen from one of the Designers' posts on the last day of each month!! There will be new projects on the SNS Blog every day to increase your chances of winning!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

SNS Products Used

Stamps: Just Me and My Dog (892)

Glitter: Lacy Lilac (G1033); Shell Pink (G1022); Irish Isle (G1141)

Embossing Powder: Black Detail (EP171); Platinum Detail (EP326); Golden Sparkle (EP106); Blackened Bronze (G454)

Flocking: Dark Chocolate (FL104)

Adhesive: Tear-ific Tape ½” (SAT04); Tear-ific Tape 2” (SAT12); Brushable Glue (54)

Dies: Tim Holtz Sizzix Cobblestones; Memory Box Yorkshire Tree; Impression Obsession Beach Fence; Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border

Other: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform (1707E); Versamark Embossing Ink Pad (VM001); Anti Static Bag (99512); Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors 6.5” (404); Tim Holtz Distress Ink; Watercolor Paints

Wishing You Well Cards for Wild Orchid Crafts

Happy Monday!! It's my turn to post on the Wild Orchid Crafts Blog and I'd love for you to stop by if you have time :) I have a couple of get well cards to share with you today, featuring several Wild Orchid Crafts flowers and embellishments.

For my cards, I used Maja Designs Coffee in the Arbor Papers. A Prima Crochet Doily was tucked behind a Penny Black Bird Arbor die. The fence is an Impression Obsession Beach Fence. The flowers are Trellis Roses in two sizes, Lilies, Cottage Roses, Cherry Blossoms and Hip Rosebuds.

The crinkle ribbon is from DL.ART. I also used Double Head Pearl Stamens, Pearl Sprays, Crown Pins, Self Adhesive Pearls and White Mulberry Paper Leaves. The banner is from Lil Inker and the sentiment is from My Craft Spot (no longer in business).

Some close-ups:

Wild Orchid Crafts Products Used

Mixed White/Cream Tone Mulberry Paper Trellis Roses (35mm) ~ MKX-091

Mixed White/Cream Tone Mulberry Paper Trellis Roses (40mm) ~ MKX-091

Mixed Earth Tone Mulberry Paper Lilies ~ MKX-267

Mixed White/Cream Tone Mulberry Paper Cottage Roses (25mm) ~ QVR-050

Mixed White/Cream Cherry Blossoms ~ MKX-037

Mixed White/Cream Tone Hip Rosebuds ~ GST-013

White Mulberry Paper Leaves With Stem (30mm) ~ MKX-450

Small White Double Head Pearl Stamens ~ MKX-212

Small Ivory Double Head Pearl Stamens ~ MKX-238

White Pearl Spray ~ MKX-539

White Crown Pins ~ GST-119

White Self Adhesive Pearls (5mm) ~ MKX-496

White Self Adhesive Pearls (3mm) ~ MKX-506

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Have a great day :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #47 - Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful week!! The first Wednesday of the month means a new Anything Goes challenge at Scrapy Land. All we ask is that you use a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries...there are over 40 to choose from. You could win a $15 gift certificate to shop at Scrapy Land.

I have a couple of celebrate cards to share with you today that I actually created for my niece's birthday a couple of months ago. I made the purple card for her and for some reason, this is the only picture I took of it. Don't know what I was thinking :/

The papers are from Craft and You's Lavender Garden stack. Love these papers!! Texture paste was added through a Tim Holtz Speckles stencil on the background.

The doily is a Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily. The banner is a Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets One die. Tucked among the Wild Orchid Crafts flowers are Memory Box Chloe Stems, Cheery Lynn Dandelion and Cheery Lynn Ivy Corner Flourish.

A LaLa Land Stitched Scallops die was added along the side. The fence is an Impression Obsession Beach Fence. The beautiful butterfly is from Aurelie and it was coated with Sparkle N Sprinkle Crystal Ice. Shabby White Frantage was added for a bit more texture. Spellbinders Curved Borders 2 was used on the inside.

Scrapy Land Products Used

Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily

Taylored Expressions Banner Stacklets One 

Memory Box Chloe Stems

Spellbinders Curved Borders 2 

Impression Obsession Beach Fence

LaLa Land Stitched Scallops

Cheery Lynn Dandelion

Aurelie Butterfly

Cheery Lynn Ivy Corner Flourish

I'm entering this in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Celebrate
2) Jo's Scrap Shack  Funday Friday - Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Anything Goes project using a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Anything But Cute May Challenge - Celebrate Your Style

Happy Thursday!! Three posts in three days...that might be a record for me ;) I'm so excited for my first post with the Anything But Cute Design Team!! I have to warn you...this is a picture heavy post!!

As we celebrate our First Anniversary at Anything But Cute, we want you to celebrate what you do best...mixed media!! This is your chance to do it your way, in your favorite style...so pull out those inks and paints and show us what you're made of!! You can make anything you want, in any theme you want and any style you want, just as long as it has some mixed media products on it and no cute images. HAVE FUN!!

We have some special treats for you this month. Along with our design team projects, we have invited our Favorite Artists from last year to come and celebrate with us. You don't want to miss the incredible line up of inspiration they have provided for you!! We also have a wonderful line up of prizes from some amazing sponsors...lots of chances to win some goodies, so don't miss out!!

To celebrate my style, I created a mixed media, shabby chic canvas. For the background, I used one of my very favorite techniques - Andy Skinner's Mega Crackle (you can watch the video HERE).

I added texture paste through stencils in random areas for some added texture. This one is the Art Is stencil. The sentiment is from Dylusions. I stamped it with Jet Black Archival Ink and cut around each line. I then used a Black Distress Marker to outline the words.

The butterflies are Tim Holtz Butterfly Duo dies. I cut the bottom layer in heavyweight cardstock and then stamped a Darkroom Door Script stamp in Victorian Velvet Distress Ink and inked the edges as well. The top layer was cut with Lemoncraft paper and covered with Sparkle N Sprinkle Crystal Ice.

Among the Wild Orchid Crafts blooms are several dies, inked with Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint Distress ink: Memory Box Chloe Stem, Poppystamps Weeping Willow Branches, Sue Wilson Faux Quilled Leaves, Memory Box Tender Leaves, Poppystams Viola Leaves and Elizabeth Craft Curly Leaves.

The birds are Tim Holtz Paper Punch. They were covered with Wendy Vecchi Crackle Texture paste and then inked with Victorian Velvet Distress Ink. The fence is an Impression Obsession Beach Fence. It was stamped randomly with a Tim Holtz text stamp in Gathered Twigs Distress Ink for a distressed look. The grass is a Poppystams Grassland Border, inked with Shabby SHutters.

The flower and bee, and the sentiment on the bottom corner are Tim Holtz Remnant Rubs. I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Stencil It (TCW Art Is Stencil)
2) Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Home Decor
3) Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes
4) Pause, Dream Enjoy Linky - Anything Goes
5) 2 Creative Chicks - Anything Goes
6) Decorate to Celebrate - Anything Goes
7) Little Scrap Pieces Show it Off Saturday - Anything Goes
8) Emerald Creek Dares - The B's...Buttons, Brads, Etc... (Butterflies)

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Anything But Cute to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your mixed media project showcasing your style!! I can't wait to see what you create :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #41 - Anything Goes

Happy Wednesday!! I hope you are having a wonderful first week of May!! It's time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land and the theme is Anything Goes PLUS a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries...there are over 40 to choose from!! Play along and you could win a gift certificate to shop at Scrapy Land!!

I created two garden-themed cards using papers from Craft & You. The edges were inked with Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs  Distress Ink. Texture paste was applied through an "Art Is" stencil from The Crafters Workshop in random spots on the bottom layer.

The next layer is a Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily die, followed by an Impression Obsession Arch and Trellis die.

Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish Left and Mini Fanciful Flourish Right dies climb up the trellis and twines through the Impression Obsession Beach Fence. The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. On the inside, I used Spellbinders Curved Borders One dies.

The sentiment banner is a Taylored Expression Banner Stacklet 1 die. The sentiments are from My Craft Spot (no longer in business). The gorgeous ribbons are from DL.ART.

The butterflies fluttering about are Impression Obsession Medium Butterfly dies covered in sugar coating. The dragonflies are from Impression Obsession's Cattails die set.

Scrapy Land Dies Used

Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily 

Impression Obsession Arch and Trellis

Taylored Expression Banner Stacklet 1

Spellbinders Curved Borders One

Impression Obsession Beach Fence

Impression Obsession Medium Butterfly

Impression Obsession's Cattails

Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish Left 

Cherry Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourish Right

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Anything Goes project using a brand of die that Scrapy Land carries!! I can't wait to see what you create :)