PKS Sketch Challenge

Happy Wednesday!

 

It's finally warming up here in the Frozen Tundra....Yippee!!!!   

I can FINALLY get the kids outside for some fresh air, more than just from the house to the car and back. 

 

And I've start Spring cleaning....here in Wisconsin (or at least in my neck of it), spiders are a common nuisance.  So before the thaw, I am sweeping all the ceilings and nooks/crannies to keep the pest population down to a minimum. 

 

In between the cleaning and feeding the kiddos, I created a card for the current Peachy Keen Stamps challenge.

 

It's a sketch challenge.......

 

 

I am SO ready to Spring and all the festivities and family traditions..i.e. Spring cleaning.  

 

 

 

 

For my card, I pulled out the 3 Birds on Parade Cricut cartridge (one of my FAVS!) and cut the bunny bird at 3 1/2 inches.  I only cut the base so that I could stamp a Peachy face on him. 

 

I stamped his face in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, highlighted with a Gelly Roller, colored his beak with Pumpkin Liquid pears for dimension and interest.   Finally chalked and highlighted his cheeks.

 

The cracked egg is part of the bunny bird cut.  I stacked several on the side, in different sizes, on the left side.  I'm thinking that I should have added some yellow eggs, but hindsight is 20/20, right? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Baby

Happy Monday!

 

It's almost Christmas!  Woo Hoo!  My babies start their holiday break from school this Friday.  I love having them home every day.  Everyone in their pajamas, because there's not one place we have to be. 

 

Speaking of Christmas, I wanted to share with you a Christmas card I created for this week's Peachy Keen Stamps challenge.  The challenge theme is Just Cards: Glitter

 

It took me a few days to come up with an idea for this challenge.   Glitter?  I put glitter on everything!  :-)  Especially since I am part of the wonderful blog All that Stickles. 

 

Then I pulled up Mojo Monday and their sketches....and Voila!!  An idea.  :-)

 

 I just love how this card turned out.  Blue is not a typical color for me.  My mother (who loves blue), as well as the sketch, was my inspiration for my card.  

 

 

 

I used PKS's Candy Stripe Background stamp on the large blue mat.  I stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with a Recollections Sparkly powder. 

 

The 3 strips were placed together and stamped with the holly leaves/berries from the November 2012 SOTM set.  Then they were adhered spaced apart. But with the stamps, it gives a continual look to the eye. 

 

The Santa is from PKS Santa Stamp Set.  I cut the circle from Xpress cardstock, then stamped the Santa face image, with his beard off the circle.  He was colored with Copics, and his hat trim was highlighted with Diamond Stickles. 

 

The patterned papers are from Bo Bunny's Elf Magic paper pad. 

 

 

 

The inside of the card was stamped with a sentiment from the November 2012 SOTM set.  Another bit of inspiration from my mother.  (If you knew my mother, you'd completely understand.)  :-)

 

I added a holly sticker with pop dots from a page kit that I picked up from Hobby Lobby last season. 

 

 

 

 

"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" Challenge

Merry Christmas!

 

It's time for a new challenge at Red Carpet Studio Challenge.

 

For this challenge, our DT is teaming up with Stuck?! Sketches challenge blog. 

 

Theme of our challenge is......

 "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" 

(Use a Christmas tree on a scrapbook layout inspired by the following sketch)

 

 

 

 

Here's my layout.................

I stayed pretty true to the sketch..... 

To create and cut each piece, I put the sketch in my Silhouette software and 'created' the pieces. 

 

I used Bo Bunny's Mistletoe Paper Collection.  I LOVE this paper pad.  I have been so afraid to use the paper and waste it..so I've been holding on to it since last Christmas season.  :-)   Thought I'd pull it out and cut it up. 

 

 

The chevron paper was misted with Perfect Pearls Mist. 

The main tree was pieced with three layers, the center one being white cardstock. 

The tree was highlighted with a Spica pen and gems from a page kit from Hobby Lobby.

 The accent tree were cut from white cardstock and colored with Distress Inks (Evergreen Bough and Iced Spruce), and misted with the same Perfect Pearls mist while the ink was wet.  The mist gave the trees a 'icy' textured look.

 

This layout will be put in our family book with this year's picture of the kids with Santa. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Fall, Y'all

 



Happy Tuesday!!

 

 

I was updating our budget recently and noticed that it's just about time to start thinking about school supplies, fees, and clothing. And that means, here in Wisconsin, that fall is rapidly approaching. Now, I am not in the mood to start decorating with pumpkins and gourds. Well, I can't, or my hubby would give me the look. You know the one, don't you? So, I am channeling that energy into my creations. Best of both worlds, I must say.

 

 

Isn't it just darling? :-)

 

I created this cutie for the Peachy Challenge Sketch challenge.  The sketch was a square, but squares are not my 'thing.'  So I used a tradtional card shape. 

 

 

 

The focus of my creation is the scarecrow.  He's from the PKSC-09 stamp set.  I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo black.  He was colored with Copics.  

 

Recently, I was able to attend a Copics Workshop.  Since then I have been coloring everything I can.  Most of my projects will probably have some sort of colored image on it, until I work the excitement out of my system. 

 

The sentiment for my card is from SY-907 stamp set.  I think it fits this image perfectly. 

 

 

 

 





 

Crab Door Hanger

Happy Tuesday!!

 

I wanted to share with you a door hanger I created at my son's request.  I try and create hangers for the kids' bedroom doors to keep the second floor festive and friendly.  =)  My son requested a door hanger with a crab on it.  So, here's what I came up with.

 

 

Since my son wanted a crab, I used the Under the Sea file set from Scraptastical Kreations.  (The shark and crab are in this set.)

 

I used the Peachy Keen Stamps challenge sketch as my beginning inspiration.  Thought I could use the crab as the focal point...and it just went from there.  The faces for the crab and shark from Peachy Keen Stamps Everday Character and Winter Face Assorments.  For the shark's eye, I used the 3/4" bird face from the Winter Face set, the left eye only.  Then I inked just the eyebrow so that I could angle it just right.   The crab's eyes are from the 1" bird face and the smile is from the 1 3/8" Everday Character set. 

 

I used Scraptastical Kreations Element Me This file for the banner and the embossed shaped.  The hanger looked quite plain so I toor some strips of paper to create 'waves'.  I inked the edges in red and accented with waterfall Stickles.  The stars and fish eye are also waterfall stickles.  I used twine to help bring it together. 

 

 

Challenges:

Peachy Keen Stamps Sketch Challenge

PNDC #3 - Emboss It



 

Get Inky! Stamps Challenge

Happy April Fools Day!

Welcome to the first Get Inky! Challenge.  Our challenge is a sketch challenge. 

Each participant will receive a digi of their choice from Blue Moon Creation. 

Here's my take on the sketch..................

 

 

 

 

The paper is a from a Bo Bunny bargain pack.  The cupcake is from Get Inky!'s Sew Sweet Cupcakes Stamp Set.  I colored with Copics to match the paper.   The banners are Scraptastical Kreations Element Me This file. 

 

 

 

Our challenges at Get Inky! will take place every other week.  You don't have to use Get Inky! stamps or digis to play along, but we love it when you do!  Please link back to our challenge in your blog post.  NO backdating.  You may enter up to three creations.  The DT will pick a top three, and a random winner will be picked for a free digi stamp by Blue Moon Creation.  Get Inky! reserves the right to remove your entry if you do not follow these rules.

You can shop for Get Inky! Stamps HERE & Get Inky! Digis HERE.

Check out the challenge blog HERE.

You can find the Blue Moon Creation blog HERE.