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,

Christie Angel

Flutterby Wednesday  - FBW144 Open Challenge

It's the first Wednesday of the month and that means we have a sponsor at Flutterby Wednesday!  This time our sponsor is Robyn's Fetish.  Be sure to check out the FBW blog for any prize information and use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation. 

I have used the digi stamp Christie Angel on my card.  She strikes me as a rustic, country angel, so I used my rustic chalks to color her in.  {grin}  The designer paper is from SU! and I've had it a LONG time, haha.  I have used it - there's just a lot of it!

Thanks for fluttering by - now go get inky!  {wink}

Stamps: Christie Angel digi stamp from Robyn's Fetish
Ink: Printer Ink
Paper: SU! Designer Paper, Neenah Solar White, Summer Sun
Accessories: Chalk Pastels, Star Punch, Dimensional Tape, SU! Embossing Folder

Lemonade Sketch

Cardabilities - Sketch #26


Paper Makeup Stamps is sponsoring this week's sketch challenge at Cardabilities.  One lucky participant will win a $15 gift certificate!  Be sure to check out some more samples from the Makeup Artists on the PMS blog. 

The half circles on this sketch reminded me of the citrus stamp from Freckled Lemonade.  I used some yummy papers from from the Sparkle and Ruche collections at Paper Temptress for a very sparkly card.  I embossed some extra shimmery lemons with Versamark Dazzle Frost ink and clear powder on Sparkle Mangue cardstock.   The red paper is Sparkle Vermillion cardstock and the glass of lemonade was actually stamped on Sparkle Blanc for a shimmery effect there too.  If you click on the photo to enlarge it, I think you can see all the sparkle a bit better.

White Crepe Ruche cardstock gives my background such great texture and it absorbed the ink perfectly for my sentiment without bleeding or omitting any of it.  Love it!  {grin}

Thanks for passing by today!  I hope you'll play along with us at Cardabilities - can't wait to see what you create with this fun sketch!  

Stamps: Freckled Lemonade by Paper Makeup Stamps
Paper: Sparkle Blanc, Sparkle Vermillion, Sparkle Mangue, White Crepe Ruche from Paper Temptress
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Dazzle Frost
Accessories: Copic Markers, MS Bubble Bath Punch, Baker's Twine, Dimensional Tape, Clear EP  

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

True Beauty

Flutterby Wednesday - FBW143 Open
Sweet Stop Sketch - SSS96

This week at Flutterby Wednesday is everyone's favorite challenge - an open one!  Just remember to have a butterfly, fairy or angel somewhere on your creation. 

For my card, I followed the sketch from The Sweet Stop and this week there's a spin to use a spring theme.  Can't get more springy than butterflies and flowers!  {grin}  I embossed my image is from the True Beauty set by TAC and colored it in with a blender pen and ink pads.  Then I went a little crazy for a few minutes cutting around all those tabs for the postage stamp look, haha.  

Thanks for fluttering by today!  I look forward to seeing your own fluttery creations at FBW this week!

Stamps: True Beauty by The Angel Company
Ink: Colorbox Black Pigment, Bashful Blue, Ballet Blue, Apricot Appeal, Pumpkin Pie, Certainly Celery, Handsome Hunter
Paper: Bashful Blue, Basic Black, GKD Pure Luxury White, Kaisercraft Utopia DP
Accessories:  Dimensional Tape, Black EP, SU! Flower Punch, SU! Corduroy Brads 

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