Mum's the Word

Mum's the Word at Party Time Tuesdays - let's create a special card for Mom this week.  My image is from sponsor Elisabeth Bell Designs called I Love You This Much!  I've colored her with prismacolor pencils and followed the May Sketch Challenge from The Craft's Meow.

A New Party Planner

I have some fun news to share - I am now one of the Party Planners for Party Time Tuesdays!   Thanks Jenn for having me on your team!  There's lots going on at Party Time Tuesdays today that you'll want to see - the announcement of the new & returning team members, extra card samples from Feline Playful and a touching tribute to fellow Party Planner Jennifer Scull in her battle with breast cancer.

This week's challenge is "Anything Goes + Kraft".  Be sure to check out all the challenge details and link up your creation on the PTT Blog.

I have used a digi image called Rosey Fun Time plus one of the tickets  by Crafty Sentiments Designs on my card.  I colored them in using Paint.Net.  I also like how bright colors pop against a neutral kraft background.  

And write this date down, b/c I usually do NOT think to decorate the inside of my cards.  {lol}  But I couldn't resist making a cute row of Rosey images with a couple of them flipped to have her hip cocked in the opposite direction.  She looks kind of sassy, don't you think?

Thank you to Crafty Sentiments Designs, Kraft Outlet and Bugaboo Digi Stamps for sponsoring the PTT "Anything Goes + Kraft" Challenge this week.  

Butterfly Kisses

This week Flutterby Wednesday is making cards for a non-profit group called Butterfly Kisses.  I thought this pre-colored digi image called Butterfly Bunny from Clear Dollar Stamps was the perfect choice.   Love that it comes with a line image, a colored image, saying and even matching digi papers - what a deal!

A Sunny Disposition

This week at the Digi Makeover Challenge by Paper Makeup Stamps we want to see some Critters on your digi creations.  

For my card I've used sweet ol' Sourpuss.  This cat and his expression just crack me up!  {giggle}  I sized him and the Cloudy Day saying large to fill up the space on the front of my card.  It's hard to tell in the photo, but there's just a bit of sparkle in each raindrop too. 

Other Challenges Entered:
Crafting When We Can - #13 Animals
Catch the Bug -  Humor
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards - #8 Feathers & Fur


Digi Stamps: Sourpuss and A Cloudy Day by Paper Makeup Stamps
Ink: Printer
Paper: Marigold Morning, Basic Gray, Basic Black, Neenah Solar White
Accessories: SU! Houndstooth EF, SU! Photo Corner Punch, Copic Markers, Sakura Glitter Pen

Double Petals

Welcome to a Spring-Theme Blog Hop by Paper Makeup Stamps!   If you hopped here from Jenn's Blog, you're on the right path.  Otherwise you'll want to go to the beginning at the PMS Blog.  There are a couple of SWEET prizes being offered and lots of springy inspiration that you don't want to miss!  {wink}

And remember Paper Makeup Stamps' rubber clearance sale {75% off!) is still going strong as it switches over to a digi only company. Shop at the PMS Store and use the code CLOSEOUT75 in your cart. 

When I think of spring, I think of flowers.  And if 12-petals are good, then 24-petals are even better!  I used the digi version of Color-It Summer and layered one 12-petal flower on top of another one, gave it a little twist and ta-da! - double petals.   Isn't that fun!?   They are colored with my clear spica glitter pen too - soooo shimmery in real life.  

I also love that I can size digis BIG or small - I enlarged the Where Flowers Bloom sentiment to fit the width of my card.  Both the saying and flower centers were colored blue on my computer before printing.  And how great is it that I now have this saved and could print off more of them any time I want - eh?  {grin}

Now it's time to hop yourselves to Anita's Blog and see what delightful spring creation she has for you!

Hoppin' with Paper Makeup

It's the 7th of the month and that means it's time for another Blog Hop with Paper Makeup Stamps. February's theme is all about LOVE! If you're hopping with us, you should have arrived here from Lisa's Blog. If you missed the beginning - start at the PMS Blog where you can check out the latest news. The Rubber Closeout Sale has dropped to 75% off and you'll find the discount code there too! {wink}

Today's card was a no-brainer for me. {grin}  It's my son's 12th birthday {sniff, he's growing so fast!} and I just had to make a card to remind him how much I love him.  Now, like most 12yo boys, he's not real into the fairy thing.  What's great about the digi stamps is I can omit wings and turn a fairy into just a boy, like I've done with Brandt here. 

Now off you go  - time to hop to Randee's Blog!  {wink}

Itty Bitty Hands

Today is the last day of sneak peeks for Paper Makeup Stamps November Release.  Be sure to stop by the PMS Blog and check out ALL the peeks from this week there - AND read each post carefully to learn how you can win some free stamps!  {wink}

Today we are previewing the Handmade Set.  It will be sold in both rubber and digi versions and I've actually used both on my card!  I used the rubber stamp of the crayon to create a colorful background.

Then there's only one handprint in the set, but I wanted a pair of hands.  That's where a digi stamp is so great!  I just saved a flipped version of the hand, put them together and re-colored them blue.  There are lots of sentiments in this set, so I picked the digi version of the one I wanted to use.  That way I could re-size it and place it as close to the pair of hands as I wanted to - plus I'm sure it's on there straight!  {lol}

* Don't Forget on November 7th*

Blog Hop starting 7am EST at the PMS Blog

Release Party starting 9pm EST at the PMS Forum