Time for a Recipe

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW152 Recipe
SCS Clean and Simple - CAS116 Rule of Three

It's time for a recipe challenge at Flutterby Wednesday, so let's get cookin'!  {grin}  We want to see 3 flowers, 2 patterned papers and 1 button on your creation AND don't forget your butterfly, fairy or angel too!

Stamp: Friendly Flowers by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Neenah Solar White, SEI Designer Paper
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories: Button, SU! Ribbon, SU! Pretties Kit

Little Birdie

Splitcoast Clean and Simple - CAS113

This week I'm honored to be a guest designer for the Clean and Simple challenge at Splitcoast.  It is a color challenge to use light aqua, light yellow and white on your card. 

I have enjoyed watching some little birdies discover a new bird feeder hanging in my yard, so I reached for my Tweet Things set by Paper Makeup Stamps.  I stamped them on watercolor paper and used an aquapainter with ink to shade them in.  Sweet and Simple! 

Stamps: Tweet Things by Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: Cools Caribbean, Watercolor Paper

Ink: Stazon Jet Black, Barely Banana, Cool Caribbean, Creamy Caramel

Accessories: Aquapainter, SU! Ribbon

Hello Sunshine!

Splitcoast Queen for a Day - QFTD53 K Dunbrook
Splitcoast Clean and Simple - CAS111 sketch
Splitcoast Free 4 All - F4A57 Inspired by the Sun
Splitcoast Inspiration - IC277 Ruche

As you can see, this card was inspired by a few Splitcoast Challenges.  {grin}  I've had the CAS sketch on my mind all week, I've just flipped it upside down for my purposes.  Then I was struck by a few yellow cards in the SCS gallery from the Queen for a Day challenge.  I have to say that yellow is usually the last color I would reach for, but today I have found it cheery and attractive!  {LOL}  So, of course, when I checked out the Inspiration challenge this Marigold Ring stood out to me.  And how could I not include the Free 4 All challenge when sunny yellow fits it so perfectly!  {wink}  

This week's "Queen for a Day" is Queen Karen, otherwise known as "k dunbrook" on Splitcoast.  Her gallery is full of bright and cheery cards - love it!  I was inspired by Golden Flowers.  I love her yellow background and how she double matted her yellow flowers with black and white layers.  And her sentiment has to do with "sunshine" - perfect!  {grin}

My flower is from the Color It Summer set by Paper Makeup Stamps.  I've colored and outlined it simply with copic markers.  I also went over the petals and leaves with a clear spica glitter pen for some sparkle {that my camera apparently cannot see}.  Hello Sunshine! is one of the many simple sentiments that you can find in the PMS store. 

Thanks for the visit and I wish you a Sunny Day! 

Stamps: Color It Summer and Hello Sunshine by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Basic Black, GKD Pure Luxury White, DeLovely DP by Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Circle Nesties, May Arts Ribbon, Dimensionals, Spica Clear Glitter Pen, Copic Markers Y8, Y15, Y28, G7, G28

Seeing Green

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW146 Color Green and/or Carly's Sketch #26

Sketches by Carly - Sketch #26

SCS Clean and Simple - CAS110 Out of the Box

Sentimental Sundays - #46 Go Green

Creative Card Crew - Green

Raise the Bar - #57 G.R.E.E.N. Acrostic

This week at Flutterby Wednesday we want to see you using the color green and/or Carly's Sketch #26 for your creation with a butterfly, fairy or angel.  I chose to combine the challenges on my card using Dandy Wishes from Paper Makeup Stamps.  I have used some yummy papers from Paper Temptress again - Basis Light Green and Emerald Metallic.  I love how sparkly the Metallic cardstock is!  And if you click on the photo for a close-up, you can see the stickles on the dandelions better.  {grin}  And here is my acrostic for the Raise the Bar G.R.E.E.N. challenge (isn't that a clever idea?!) Great sketch, Ribbon, Embossed panel, Emerald metallic paper, New stickles.

Thanks for fluttering by today and I hope you'll play along with Flutterby Wednesday this week!  {wink}

Stamps: Dandy Wishes by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Emerald Metallic and Basis Light Green from Paper Temptress
Ink: Handsome Hunter
Accessories: Aqua Stickles, MS Butterfly Punch, Ribbon, Dimensionals, SU! Finial Press Embossing Folder

Just one of those days...

Splitcoast Clean and Simple - CAS109 Funnybone

Creative Card Crew - No Flowers

This week's CAS challenge at Splitcoast is Tickle Your Funnybone.  I had to use this new bunny image named "Foo" from Paper Makeup Stamps.  He just cracks me up. {giggle}  I love how confused he looks to see a fish floating by in one of his bubbles.  Wouldn't you be?  The sentiment "Just one of those days..." comes with him. 

Thanks for the visit and I wish you all the beary best!

Stamps: Foo and sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: Neenah Solar White from Paper Temptress

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Copic Markers, Sizzix Embossing Folder, May Arts Ribbon, Dimensional Tape



Daisy Silhouette

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW#145 Inspiration Photo
SCS Clean and Simple - Silhouette Card

This week we have an inspiration photo for our Flutterby Wednesday challenge to use with your butterfly, fairy or angel. Isn't that a gorgeous scene of daisies against the blue sky?  It reminded me of the Stampin' Up! set Upsy Daisy.  One of my son's teachers has been sick and in the hospital.  I had her in mind as I made this card and I plan to send it to her today.  I clear embossed the flowers on a piece of Sparkle Blanc cardstock, then brayered over them with my Blue Breeze Kaleidacolor ink pad.  I {heart} how the sparkle shows through the ink giving me a glittery blue sky.  I chose yellow for the butterflies and frame because of the yellow daisy centers in the photo.   I used Solar Yellow Pearlescent paper that has a wonderful pearly sheen and gives such an elegant touch in a simple way.  And finally, the sentiment is from Paper Makeup Stamps. 


Thanks for fluttering by today and I hope you'll get inspired with us at Flutterby Wednesday this week!

Stamps: Upsy Daisy by Stampin' Up!, sentiment by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Neenah Solar White, Blanc Sparkle, Solar Yellow Pearlescent from Paper Temptress
Ink: Versamark, Memento Paris Dusk, Kaleidacolor Blue Breeze
Accessories: Clear EP, MS Butterfly Punch, Brayer

The Other Side

It is time to start some sneak peeks for the next Paper Makeup Stamps release on March 7th!  My card features a larger sized rainbow from the Rainbows & Raindrops Additions set and one of the new Word Art sayings.  I colored the rainbow with chalk pastels for some easy blending between colors and added some white flock to the clouds for some fuzzy texture.  {grin}  The raindrops on the Ruche paper are all sparkly from a Sakura stardust glitter pen. 

Be sure to visit the PMS blog to see all the sneak peeks from the other Makeup Artists today and leave a comment there for a chance to win the entire March/April release!  Then come back tomorrow when I'll have another sneak peek ready to show you.  {wink}

Stamps: Rainbows & Raindrops Additions and You're My Other Side by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Neenah Solar White & Sky Blue Crepe Ruche from Paper Temptress
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Chalk Pastels, Sakura Stardust Glitter Pen, Piercing Tools, May Arts Ribbon, White Flock, 2-Way Glue Pen
Challenges: Splitcoast Clean and Simple CAS108, Sentimental Sundays #44 Anything Goes,  Cupcake Inspirations CIC100, Cute Card Thursday #154 Signs of Spring,

Tickled Pink

Splitcoast Clean and Simple - CAS2011springDT2

The next challenge in the Spring Showers CAS DT search is to use the colors pink, kraft, chocolate plus vanilla or white.  I have had the woodgrain technique on my "to try" list for awhile now and I decided these colors could work nicely for it.  I scored a piece of pink pirouette cardstock every half inch and then rubbed over it with my Crumb Cake (kraft) and Chocolate Chip ink pads for the grainy look. 

This cute piggy is from Kitchen Sink Stamps Ducks and Pigs set.  I sponged over the white panel with Crumb Cake ink to mute it a bit.  It's hard to tell, but the pig panel is popped up on dimensional tape.  I used a clear stardust glitter pen to outline each of the panels taped to the chocolate chip cardstock, just for some subtle sparkle on my card.  Then I thought a little bit of twine would go well with the rustic look of my card.  It's finished size is 4-1/4" square.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all the beary best!

Stamps: Ducks and Pigs by Kitchen Sink Stamps
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White
Ink: Pink Pirouette, Pretty in Pink, Blushing Bride, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Twine Thread, Dimensional Tape, Clear Stardust Glitter Pen, Nesties Labels, Scor-Pal

Expecting Showers

Splitcoast Clean and Simple - CASspring2011DT1 Showers

A friend just asked me to create a card for a baby shower she's going to this weekend. I chose to paper piece a digi stamp called Expecting by Shaela Odd at Yellow Umbrella Designs. I just {heart} how this turned out and hope my friend likes it too. {grin}  I kept the design simple to fit the first Spring Showers CAS DT challenge as well. The sentiment is computer generated.

Thanks for visting and I wish you all the beary best!

Stamps: Expecting Digi Stamp by Shaela Odd at Yellow Umbrella Designs
Paper: Gina K. Pure Luxury White, Basic Grey Eva and Sugar Rush
Ink: Printer Ink
Accessories: Oval Nesties, White Gel Pen, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF

CAS Guest Designer

Splitcoast Clean and Simple - CAS107 Make Your Own Background

This week I have the honor of being one of the guest designers for the CAS Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers.  It's a technique challenge to make your own background.  I had lots of ideas and finally settled on some faux embossing.  I played around with some circles first and that made me think of Angie Angelfish.  {grin}  I love how one idea leads to another.  My son has a red and blue betta fish that he has named Captain America - isn't that cute?!  So, my inspiration for Angie's coloring came from his pet fish.  I went back to my stamping roots and shaded her with chalk pastels.  I like how I can swirl together different shades of chalk for new tones of color. 

For some added interest, I pressed each of the background circles on my Versamark Dazzle Frost ink pad.  It gives them just the right amount of a slightly darker, sparkly tone to them.  Love how they shimmer in real life.  Angie's circle is popped up on dimensional tape.  Her little "happy day!" saying is one of many from the Little Moments set.  The baker's twine was gifted to me from my fellow DT member Jami Bova ~ Thanks Jami! 

I'm so happy you stopped by today!  And I'm wishing you all the beary best! 

Stamps: Angie Angelfish and Little Moments by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Gina K. Pure Luxury White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Dazzle Frost
Accessories: Chalk Pastels, Bakers Twine, Dimensional Tape, SU! 1/2" Circle Punch, SU! 3/4" Circle Punch

Square Silhouette

Splitcoast Ways to Use It - WT310 Silhouettes
Splitcoast Clean and Simple - CAS106 Sketch

Here's a simple card that I made for two Splitcoast challenges today.  How nice to have a quiet day and some time for stamping!  February really seems busier than December for me every year.  There are just lots of extra school things that happen these winter weeks that are good and fun, but extra work and running around too. 

The center square of this card is the part that opens.  The textured scallop square on the black mat is just a backing for the card.  I masked the center square and sponged a few colors over the floral silhouette from Faith Hope Love.  The sentiment is from the Will to Daydream Kit.  

Thanks for visiting and I wish you all the beary best!  

Stamps: Faith Hope Love by Paper Makeup Stamps, Sentiment from PMS Kit Will to Daydream
Paper: Basic Black, GKD Pure Luxury White 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Almost Amethyst, Pink Pirouette, Soft Sky, Cool Caribbean 
Accessories: Sponge, SU! Lg. Scallop Square Die Cut, Cuttlebug EF Oriental Weave 

Flourished Dreams

SCS Clean and Simple - CAS103 Flourishes
SCS Clean and Simple - CAS95 Flower Accents

Just a quick post with a CAS card I made. The flourish theme made me think of the Dream Big stamp set. I used an oval nestie to emboss around the word art and as a stencil to sponge over it. It's hard to see, but I also outlined the oval and colored the stars with a clear Sakura Stardust pen. Thanks to Dawn Mercedes for the primas, because mine have been packed away somewhere safe in my house for over a year now!


January is flying by and there are fun things planned in February for Paper Makeup Stamps 2nd Birthday! Stay tuned!


Thanks for visiting today and I wish you all the beary best!



Stamps: Dream Big by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Primas, Pearls, Oval Nestie, Sponge, Sakura Stardust Glitter Pen

Verve Butterfly

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW135 Open Challenge
SCS Clean and Simple - CAS97 Sketch

This week is another Open Challenge at Flutterby Wednesday - anything goes as long as you have a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation! {grin} This is also our last challenge for the year 2010. We'll kick off 2011 with a fun blog hop on January 5th, so be watching! {wink}

There will be a DT call starting this week, running through the 29th. It will be on a separate post on the Flutterby Wednesday blog from the challenge post. We are looking for 2-3 new members to join our fluttery team.

We would also like to give Kristie a warm welcome back to the team and a fond farewell to Erin who has done a fabulous job as our December guest designer.

And now for my card this week. It's pretty basic and easy to figure out, I think. That gorgeous butterfly is from Verve's Beautiful Kindess set. I embossed and watercolored it to match the designer paper from SEI that I used. It's a 4-1/4" square card based on a sketch from this week's CAS Challenge at Splitcoast.

Thanks for fluttering by today and I wish you all the beary best!



Stamps: Beautiful Kindess by Verve Stamps
Paper: Naturals White, Cranberry Crisp, SEI DP
Ink: Cranberry Crisp, Groovy Guava, Versamark
Accessories: Black EP, Circle Nesties, Bow Easy, Grosgrain Ribbon

Dazzling Butterflies

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW134 Open Challenge
SCS Clean and Simple - CAS96 Bows
SCS Color Challenge - CC300 and CC22

This week at Flutterby Wednesday we have another Open Challenge - just make sure you use a fairy, butterfly or angel on your creation and you're good to go! {grin}

My card actually has no stamping! I used the butterfly embossing folder from the Once Upon a Princess set by Cuttlebug. Then I colored butterflies with Pretty in Pink and Pink Passion markers. And, in my humble opinion, everything looks better with Dazzling Diamonds glitter, so out came the 2-way glue pen and my butterflies were quickly glitterfied! {LOL}

Thanks for fluttering by today!

Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Pink Passion
Markers: Pretty in Pink, Pink Passion
Accessories: 2-way glue pen, Once Upon a Princess Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Pink Gingham Ribbon, Bow Easy, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Blue Snowflakes and Chocolate

How's that for a title? {LOL} Here are a couple of challenge cards that I just realized I never posted on my blog! That's what happens when my son and hubby get sick and life gets turned upside down - oy!

First up is my Blue Snowflakes card. The snowflakes are from Snow Happy and the little 'thank you' is from Little Moments by Paper Makeup Stamps. I made this one for the SCS Featured Stamper Challenge FS199 from krischir's Wish Big card.

Next is my chocolate card featuring the Hershey monster from Paper Makeup Stamps. I used a sketch from CAS93 and the color brown for WT297. That perfect sentiment is from the So Sweet Set that's on sale at the PMS store right now.

And speaking of sales.... have you seen the December Grab Bags at the PMS Store yet? There is an amazing amount of rubber for low prices to be had and in all different categories - monsters, fairies, moody girls, critters, sentiments AND a huge variety bag too! Then on top of that, Paper Makeup Stamps is giving away FREE SHIPPING this month too! You can read all the details on the PMS Blog.

Thanks for visiting today and I wish you all the beary best!

Thankful Butterflies

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW132 Thank You Card
Splitcoast Clean & Simple - CAS94 Sponging
Splitcoast Color Combo - CC298 Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake

This week we are creating Thank You cards with your butterfly, fairy or angel at Flutterby Wednesday! I used the Martha Stewart Glassene Butterfly Punch to make a template and sponge these three butterflies in the colors from the SCS color challenge. I love how speckled the butterflies look with the sponging technique. {grin}

The sentiment is from Everyday Thanks by Paper Makeup Stamps. Then I used the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder and my Scor-Pal to add some texture, tied some kraft ribbon on and voila! A quick & easy thank you card!

And now it's time for me to thank you for fluttering by today! Hope you join us at Flutterby Wednesday this week!



Stamps: Everyday Thanks from Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Cuttlebug Swiss Dots EF, MS Glassene Butterfly Punch, SU! Kraft Ribbon, Scor-Pal, Sponge

Sister Wish

Splitcoast CAS - CASwinter10CR

Well, I made it into the semi-finals for the Clean & Simple DT competition with my What If Christmas card. How fun is that?! {grin} You should check out all the talent displayed in the cards that were entered - Amazing!

The challenge for the next round is to make a holiday/birthday CAS card for a family member using their title (mother, husband, son, etc.) I chose to make a birthday card for my sister. Birthdays make me think of wishes and wishes make me think of dandelions! So, this Dandy Wishes set seemed like the perfect choice.

Purple is my sister's favorite color. I started off by printing the word "Sister" in Elegant Eggplant (Gabriola font) on a sheet of white cardstock. There's this great SU! Color Value Chart that I found on Splitcoast where you can look up how to customize any SU! color you want to use for printing.

I made an oval template with a piece of scrap paper and an oval nestie. The dandelion silhouette is stamped in black Stazon with amethyst, lavender and eggplant inks sponged around it. 'Make a Wish' is stamped in Elegant Eggplant.

And that's it! As always, thanks for visiting and I wish you the beary best!



Stamps: Dandy Wishes by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant
Ink: Stazon Black, Almost Amethyst, Lavender Lace, Elegant Eggplant
Accesories: Oval Nesties, Sponge, Eggplant Grosgrain Ribbon, Printer

What if Christmas

Splitcoast CAS - CASwinter10KJ

I based this card on the CAS challenge to make a holiday card with some ribbon and bling. I love this quote by the Grinch from Dr. Seuss! It's one of our must-watch movies every Christmas! Here's a close-up so you can read it better.

The word art is embossed with versamark and real red ink. I used a Labels Seventeen Nestie to cut out the saying, trimmed around it with scissors and reattached it on a red panel that I had put behind the window. It gives the saying a recessed border around it. I like how well the red pops against the kraft paper.

Thanks for visiting and I wish you all the beary best!

Stamps: What If Christmas...Grinch Quote by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Real Red, Crumb Cake
Ink: Versamark, Real Red
Accessories: SU! Ribbon, Labels Seventeen Nestie, MS Border Punch, Red Gem, Clear EP

Color It Red

SCS Clean and Simple - CAS79 Gardens
SCS Color Combo - CC283 Baja Poppy Cakes

The flower used on my card is from the Color It - Summer set released by Paper Makeup Stamps on the 7th. I stamped and colored it directly on the Kraft (Crumb Cake) paper. I dry embossed around it with a Labels Ten Nestie and colored the outline with a copic marker and spica glitter pen for a simple, sparkly outline. The leaves and flower center sparkle IRL too. The border punch and ribbon I used are from Martha Stewart. AND I {love} the font of the 'thinking of you' sentiment from The Will to Day Dream kit.

Be sure to check out the PMS blog for cards from other Makeup Artists reviewing the August Release this week. Remember the 15% discount code from the blog hop is good only through Saturday, August 14th.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you all the beary best!

Stamps: Color It Summer by Paper Makeup Stamps, sentiment from Will to Day Dream kit by PMS
Paper: Kraft, Riding Hood Red
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Copic Markers BG15, E43, R05, R17, R27, MS Ribbon, MS Border Punch, Spica Glitter Pens, Nestie Labels Ten, Red Rhinestones

Some Challenge Cards

Splitcoast Clean and Simple - CAS78 Use Polka Dots

I think I have enough polka dots on this card. {grin} The purse from Retail Therapy is paper-pieced and I went over the dotted handle with my silver gel pen.

Stamps: Retail Therapy by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Basic Black, Olivia DP by Basic Grey
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories: Silver Gel Pen, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Bead, Sizzix Summer Embossing Folder, Circle Punches

Splitcoast Technique Challenge - TLC284 Plaid Silhouette

This is a fun technique idea that I had never heard of before. Click on the link to the challenge for the directions. I made a plaid tree from Nature's Song and paired it with this inspiring word art When the World.

Stamps: Nature's Song and When the World by Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: Whisper White, Wisteria by Basic Grey

Ink: Handsome Hunter, Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery

Accessories: Nesties Labels Eleven, Pearls, Sponge Dauber

Splitcoast Sketch Challenge - SC292

Speedy's Friends Challenge #14 - Thank You Card

Fun sketch this week based on a card by Dawn Mercedes. Which is perfect because I needed to make her a thank you card using the fun stuff she sent in my un-birthday package. {see previous post}

I embossed a star with one of my new cuttlebug folders and then used a star nestie to cut out a larger star around it. I used the nestie as a template to trace a star outline with my stardust pen. I highlighted the dry embossed part with my pen too. The turquoise part is covered with stars using my Versarmark Dazzle ink pad. I love how it gives a shimmery tone on tone background. The fun tabs were decorated with my new ribbon, star gems and embossing folder.

Stamps: Starstruck and Grateful Thanks by Paper Makeup Stamps

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Dazzle Frost

Accessories: Ribbon, Star Nesties, Star Embossing Folder, Star Rhinestones, Stardust Pen, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and have a blessed day!