Sweet & Simple

This week's Wednesday with Wings card is sweet and simple. I haven't been feeling well and couldn't muster enough energy to do anything but color in some images last night. Blech. Plus, I wanted this card to be suitable for either a baby girl or baby boy - so I kept the embellishments simple and gender neutral.

 

TAC Supplies: An Udder Birthday, yellow & aqua DCWV cardstock, Brighten My Day striped dp, Copics, Swirly Sentiments (retired), Noir Palette ink, corner rounder.  Other: border punch (Fiskars), star button.

Even though the name of this set is An Udder Birthday, its images can be used for a variety of occasions. This particular stamp reminds me of the line in the nursery rhyme "and the cow jumped over the moon". :)


I hope wherever you are, that it is warmer than here. The temp is finally supposed to rise above freezing (barely) on Friday.Brrr! Good stamping weather, though - it's too cold to do anything else! ;-)

Lisa

DSB card - ICS Sketch 100

I found another sketch challenge site recently - Inspirational Card Sketches. I decided to play along with this week's Sketch 100. I used one of the new Grace images from the DigiStamp Boutique shop. Isn't she the sweetest?

Supplies: Fairy Grace (DSB), square and fancy square punches (CM), sentiment (TAC), Copics, green print dp (Bo Bunny), Blush Gingham paper (brand unknown).

Lisa

Fab Friday - Favorites

I found a few favorite challenges this week to participate in. I entered this first card in the current SplitCoastStampers sketch challenge (#318), The Greeting Farm's FFF Hat's Off challenge and in 365Cards Day 337 Ad Inspired challenge. I really loved this week's SCS sketch because it's so simple and straightforward. (I'm not a fan of lots of circles, too many shapes, etc.) And I loved the 365Cards Ad challenge because it has my favorite color combo - pink and brown!

Supplies: Audrey digital stamp (The Greeting Farm), pink swirl dp (the Paper Studio), Copics, pink self-adhesive rhinestones, sheer brown ribbon, brown cs from scrap stash.

Oh and you know what those nice ladies at 365Cards did? They picked me as one of their Spotlight Designers for my Bliss card! (And now I've got a nifty little badge in my sidebar to prove it.) Wow, I'm honored. :) That made my day.

Next up is another favorite sketch from this week. It's Sketch 100 from the CardPatterns Weekly Sketch Blog. Just like the SCS sketch, this one was also simple and straightforward. Just my kind of sketch. :)

Supplies: Bear's Big Gift (Designed2Delight), stripe/turquoise paper (Wild Asparagus), Copics, button (Buttons Galore), twine, paper piercing tool, brown cs & a scrap of some old CM scrapbook paper. 

Isn't that bear the cutest? I thought this would make a good "guy card".

Whew! I'm off to do a little shopping on the Kraftin' Kimmie site. It's the last day of the birthday sale - get 40% off any purchase of $50 or more. I've been wanting a few more KK stamps so this is a good time to expand my collection!

Lisa

Roses for Tilda

I hope that bunch of roses she's carrying are for Tilda herself. She is one hardworking girl today!

This card is my entry for a whopping 5 challenges:

All That Scraps - Anything Goes Wednesday challenge
 - used a stamp from the ATS store - Tilda with a Bunch of Roses
SplitCoastStampers -  i HEART you Ways to Use It challenge
 - hearts on paper and on sentiment, heart-shaped brads
Magnolia Down Under - Embossing challenge
 - dry embossed lacy square using Nestabilities die
Magnolia-licious Highlights - February Recipe challenge (hearts, pink/silver/white)
  -  hearts on paper & sentiment, heart-shaped brads which are antiqued silver
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Glitter challenge
 - pink glitter on the heart of the sentiment

Other supplies: Scarlet cs (TAC). Bee Mine dp from the Love Bandit Collection (Bo Bunny), Copic markers, Moulin Rouge and Noir Palette ink (TAC), oval Shape Cutting System (CM), pink ribbon (Michaels)..

Lisa

A Wishful Wednesday with Wings

OK, Mother Nature,  I get it. You are good at making snow. Really, really, really good at making snow. However, I'm tired of it. I want warmth! I want flowers! I want spring!

Well, according to Punxsantawny Phil, spring will make its debut in six weeks. (Personally, I just think he was scared to tell us we might be stuck with 6 more weeks of this. Someone might've turned him into Punxsutawney stew!) In the meantime, I need a little spring so here goes:

Isn't she a cutie? She's one of the girls from the set "Oh No She Didn't!". I just love that set. :) The papers are from the "A Little Whimsy" stack - another favorite of mine. Other supplies: Palette Noir ink, Black & White Ribbon (TAC), greeting (retired-TAC), Copics, flower, button (Lemonade embellishment jar), pink scrap.
Lisa

A Couple of Cute & Krafty Challenges!

Well, if there's one silver lining in being snowbound, it's having time to participate in card challenges! :)

First up is a card that does double duty - the kraft paper is part of the Spotted Chick's Krafty Thursday challenge and the kraft/vanilla/navy colorscheme is part of the Catered Crop Challenge FTR4.

Supplies: Eddie from the Woodland Pals collection (DSB), daisy border punch (Martha Stewart), Kraft and Ivory cardstock (TAC), Sparkle Travel Floral Dots dp (Cloud 9 Design), tan plaid dp (Daisy D's), navy cs (from my scrap stash) Copics and ribbon.

This next card is my interpretation of Cute Card Thursday Challenge 149 sketch. This week's sponsor was Kraftin' Kimmie and, although using a KK stamp was not required, it was the perfect excuse to use my adorable Lisette stamp for the first time!

Supplies: Lisette (Kraftin' Kimmie stamps), birthday stack dp (Imaginisce), Copics, ribbon (Michaels), River Rock cs (SU!), basecard made of Ivory cs (PTI), circle punch (CM), corner punch (SU!),  flower (Prima), button (A Rhonna Christmas - Autumn Leaves).

I'll see you later today with my weekly Wednesday with Wings (TAC) card. I'm off to bundle up and brave the cold to walk the dog (who doesn't understand why in the world I don't enjoy being out in below freezing temps with snow everywhere!). :)

Lisa

New DSB Cuties!

First, a little announcement for any scrapbook-paper-designers who may be lurking out there because apparently they need this info... There are female dogs. There are female humans that own dogs. There are even female humans who own female dogs. Stop making all of your doggie patterned paper in brown and blue! Is it too much to ask for some pretty, girly, dog-themed paper? Apparently, it is! :sigh:

OK, rant over. :) Below is the link for the new February releases at DigiStamp Boutique, as well as a card from yours truly (which does not use "dog paper", but DOES have a hefty dose of pink - of course).

 Sally-Ann has really outdone herself this month! You can check out more of Gracie and the rest of the February releases here: New for February. And be sure to check out the specially priced Februrary Multi-Buy Offer. It's only available for a limited time!

And in case I seem just a tad cranky, this is why:

That's the view outside my craft room as of 5 PM today. We are in the midst of a blizzard, soon to be followed by sub-zero temps. I am not a happy person! Although at least being stuck inside gives me a lot of time to stamp. ;-)

Lisa