Thanks for Brightening My Day!

Digi image and sentiment:  From the Heart Stamps 'Faithful Friends Gratitude'.  Cardstock:  PTI kraft.  DP:  Paper Studio 'Uptown Flair'.  Ink:  Copics, Sakura Stardust pen.  Acceesories:  prima flowers, Doodlebug glitter brads.

 It's time for more inspiration from I {Heart} Sketches courtesy of From the Heart Stamps! 

Here is our sketch with optional twist for this week's challenge:

For my card, I used the sketch and the twist -- there's glitter on the DP, glitter flowers, glitter brads, and even glitter accents on the sentiment!

Challenges entered include:
1)  Color Throwdown #331

Be sure to stop by the FTHS blog to join in the fun! Everyone who enters a card featuring a FTHS image wins a $1 credit to the store.

  

100% Christmas Spirit

Digi image and sentiment:  From the Heart Stamps 'Christmas Spirit Birdbrain'.  Cardstock:  Textured red, SU teal, Martha Stewart DP.  Ink:  Copics,  Accessories:  baker's twine, PTI dotted grosgrain ribbon, jingle bells.

Just a reminder that we are almost halfway through December (can you believe it?) which means you only have a little over two weeks left to use this month's hilarious 'Christmas Spirit Birdbrain' digi on a project to earn the next Stamp of the Month for free! This digi is free with any $10 purchase at From the Heart Stamps.   Be sure to post your project HERE to be eligible.

Challenges include:
1)  Tuesday Morning Sketches #279 with extra BINGO challenge:  I used jingle bells, glitter DP, and ribbon.

2)  Color Throwdown #322:  fun vintage color combo of teal, green, red, and pink.

Don't you love the sentiment?  'Powered by 100% all natural Christmas Spirit (and caffeine, of course)'.  That is SO me!

Happy holidays to all!  I will be back in 2015 -- now it's time to make like the Birdbrain and get busy with our holiday prep!

Paper Pretties Sponsors Oh, Alice Challenge!

Stamps: Paper Pretties 'Lady Sophia', sentiment from 'Imagine'. Cardstock: Pear Pizzazz, So Saffron, Rose Red, Papertrey white, Basic Grey 'Green at Heart' DP. Ink: Memento, Copics, Purely Pomegranate. Accessories: Long rectangle Nestabilties, primas, Papertrey button, Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

This week Paper Pretties is sponsoring the fun and quirky challenge blog, 'Oh, Alice!'. The theme is 'little girls' and perfect for Lady Sophia because doesn't every little girl dream of being a princess? I must have been in frog mode when I colored her little bird, but let's just pretend it's very green parakeet:

This adorable gal is now on sale at Paper Pretties for only $5, including a fun 'kiss a lot of frogs' sentiment. I paper-pieced her gown with this sweet print in the perfect 'girly' colors of Pretty in Pink, Rose Red, So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz inspired by Color Throwdown #107.

The sketch inspiration is courtesy of Mercy's Tuesday Sketch challenge #88 and even kept the flower element because every princess needs a few blooms! Flowers and gems -- Sophia has Dazzling Diamond accents on her gown, too!

Big thanks going out to my generous stamping buddies Tracy for sharing her Papertrey buttons and Patti for sending an awesome selection of the new In Colors!

Be sure to stop by the Paper Pretties blog and Oh, Alice! for more inspiration to celebrate your inner child!! Play along for your chance to win -- Paper Pretties is offering a Prize of rubber stamps to ONE lucky winner!

DRS Designs Sponsors 2Sketches 4 You!

**Click HERE to go to Saturday Spotlight: Repeatedly Useful challenge for this week!**

Stamps by DRS Designs: Brother - Laugh About It F656, Vicki's Versatile Background H369, Open Plaid P631. Ink: Always Artichoke, Dusty Durango, Soft Sky. Cardstock: kraft, Always Artichoke, Dusty Durango, Soft Sky. Accessories: Long rectangle Nestabilities, brads, CB embossing borders.

Be sure to stop by the 2 Sketches For You blog because DRS Designs is sponsoring this week's challenge. Play along with this fun sketch for your chance to win great blog candy!

The color combo above was inspired by Color Throwdown #67: kraft, soft sky, dusty durango, and always artichoke. It kinda reminds you of a clear sky Fall day, doesn't it?

Now I'm off to enjoy our gorgeous autumn weather!

Clean and Simple Holidays

Stamps by DRS Designs: Gingerbread Man, Time for Sharing sentiment, Tiny Leaf. Cardstock: kraft, Old Olive, Summer Sun, Chocolate Chip, Papertrey white. Ink: Chocolate Chip, Memento Black, Copics. Accessories: CB distressed stripes.

This card was inspired by today's sketch challenge on SplitCoast Stampers which was perfect for the sentiment shape and Color Throwdown #63 which had the perfect Fall colors.

The next card showcases two favorites, Basic Grey DP and the Fall-To sketches on Clean & Simple Stamping:

Stamps: Papertrey 'Signature Christmas'. Cardstock: Basic Grey 'Wassail', GP110 white. Ink: Versamark. Accessories: White detail EP, white velvet ribbon, Martha Stewart pines border punch.

Three challenges on two cards in one day -- that's a record for me!

DRS Designs Throws Down Some Color!

Stamps by DRS Designs: 3 Flowers with Butterfly H1068, Just Living Butterfly Greeting F349, Three Leaf Background H534. Cardstock: So Saffron, Lavender Lace, and Hunter Green. Ink: Memento black, Copics, Lavender Lace. Accessories: Oval Nesties, CM circle cutter, organdy ribbon, Stardust glitter pen.

Time for sneak peeks of the newest DRS Design releases! Over the next few days, the DRS Design Team will be showing off the latest images and sentiments which will be officially released on July 18th.

DRS is also sponsoring the Color Throwdown challenge tomorrow with the color combo of Lavender Lace, So Saffron, and Garden Green. Unfortunately, I confused my greens and ended up using Hunter Green in this card. I think it still works, with my garden appearing been a bit over-fertilized!

The sketch on this card was inspired by Amy Rysavy's sketch challenge #71; I really liked how the large circle went along with the sunshine part of the sentiment.

Be sure to check out the other creations on the Color Throwdown blog and play along for your chance to win DRS stamps!!