DRS Designs Give Away

You have One more day to play in the DRS Designs Stamp a Day Giveaway. Our winner today gets Circle lily G437, which I have colored with copics and added some Stickles to the flower center. I made this as a 4 X 4 gift card. I cut out the focal image and placed it on a lacey circle nestie. Background is done with the Silhouette butterfly background stamp (536H) with Dazzling Versamark. I added a white crochet trim and bow.

You've Come A Long Way Baby

I made this card for the StampTV color challenge: pink, grey and ivory. The stamp is from Gina's Vintage Chic StampTV kit. I used a lattice rectangle nestie and popped up the focal image and sentiment with foam tape.

Sweet Stamps Sketch Challenge

Today I have used the gorgeous new Leigh's Floral Arrangement (3042) stamp from Jacqueline Hill's new Botanical collection for Sweet Stamps. I am in love with these stamps. It is sooo easy to make a fabulous card because the detailed stamps do all the work for you! I added Cinnamon stickles to the centers of the flowers. I colored my image with copics pictured below:

Then I cut out my focal image with a circle and placed that upon the new Cheery Lynn Japanese Lace and Flourish Frame (DL137). I used one of the Flourishes along the Cheery Lynn Border Carnivale (DL129) die. I distressed the edge with some brown ink.

DP is Stella Rose from My Mind's Eye.

Check out our Sweet Stamps blog to see the rest of the team's awesome creations!

Whatnot monday

Sadly, this is my last post on the Paper Pretties Digi Team.

I have enjoyed working with these adorable digi images, but I have so many "real" stamps that I want to play with.

So many stamps, too little time.

Today I have the Tooth Fairy for you.

I colored her with copics and airbrushed the background.

I used a deckled oval nestie to cut out my focal image.

The sentiment is from the newly released: Life is Good Cooper set.

Check out the blog to see some awesome creations.

Your Next Stamp

Today I have the adorable Birthday Bash Bear from Your Next Stamp paired with the Runaway Cake.

I cut the focal image with a rectangle nestie and circle punches.

I colored the images with the copics pictured below: I also added some Copic spicas:

I added some Ranger Distress stickles in Spun Sugar for the cake icing.

DP is BoBunny.

Check out the supplies I used and all the new items at

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Boo Boo Bear

Today I have a CAS card for you using Boo Boo Bear (431G) from DRS Designs. Boo Boo is our Stamp a Day Give Away.

I stamped Boo Boo with Memento Brown ink unto craft cardstock. I cut him out and popped him up onto brown cardstock cut with a circle nestie.

I layered that unto a lacey circle of craft cardstock.

I added a beige gingham ribbon and bow.

Easy Peasy.

Remember to leave a comment in order to win a free stamp in our Stamp A Day Give Away!

DRS Stamp a Day Give Away

There is still time to play in our DRS Stamp A Day Give Away! All you have to do is go to our blog and leave a comment on today's post.

For today's card I have used Daisy Basket (671L) and Medium Daisy (668H).

I stamped the basket with brown Memento ink onto white cardstock and onto brown cardstock. I then paper pieced the basket. I colored the flowers with the copics pictured below.

I stamped one medium daisy unto pumpkin spice cardstock and cut it out and used it as an embellishment. I also stamped the medium daisy repeatedly to create a background. I added pearl Deco to the centers of the flowers. The border was made with a SU border punch.

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Sweet Stamps New Release Blog Hop

Today Sweet Stamps is hosting a blog hop to showcase new stamps from our very own Jacqueline Hill; some fabulous floral images. Visit each team member's blog and collect a letter. Once you get all the letters, unscramble them to reveal a word. Then return to the Challenge blog and leave a comment with the answer.

We will be awarding a first place prize of your choice of 6 stamps from the new release and a second place prize of your choice of 4 stamps from the new release. We will also be awarding random prizes of rubber stamps chosen from the readers who comment on each member's blog so be sure to leave some love. Blog Hop winners will be announced on Monday, June 27th before our next challenge. Start your hop with Jacqueline's blog and continue through the team.

Jacqueline Hill

Bonnie Brown

Jacki Randolph

Dawn Bennett

Tamara Morton

Dawn Lotharius

Jeannie DeGruccio

Joni Mastronardi (me)

Kendra Sand

Sandy Hulsart

And don't forget to return to the Challenge blog and leave your answer as a comment. Good luck and happy hopping!

Today I have Watercan Florals (3040), a newly released image from Sweet Stamps. I cut out my focal image with a scallop oval from Nellie's Multi Frame Oval. I then layered that unto an oval cut with black cardstock. For embellishments I added Judy's Blooms flowers from Cheery Lynn. These are the copics used:

Don't forget to leave a comment here and on all the blogs for a chance to win!

Whatnot Monday

It's another digital release at Whatnot Monday over at the Paper Pretties Blog.

Today I have wade with his beach ball paper pieced from some new SU dp.

Of course Wade is colored with copics. Sentiment is from a recently released clear stamp: Life is Good from paper pretties.

Check our Paper Pretties Blog today and tomorrow to see what the other fabulous designers have created.

Ellie Walking her Dog

Today I have an adorable stamp from Your Next Stamp: called EllieWalking Her Dog.

I colored her with the copics pictured below:

I stamped my focal image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink unto Xpress It cardstock. I used the Label 19 nestability.
DP is kaisercraft Shaken Not Stirred.
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Flowers

Today our Give Away at DRS Designs is the Delicate Flower Background (K345) which I have stamped with Versamark on Hot Pink cardstock and clear embossed. I also used the Medium Daisy Bloom (668H) and stamped three separate images with hot pink dye ink: two on white and one on a light pink cardstock. I added pink floral gingham ribbon for a top and bottom border.

I added some pink Stickles to the centers of the flowers.

Remember to leave a comment and you can be the winner for tomorrow's Stamp A Day Give Away!

Sweet Stamps Challenge Embossing

This week our challenge over at Sweet Stamps is embossing: wet or dry.

I used an pollka dot embossing folder (EF3014) to create the texture on the blue oval and the background designer paper.

The stamp used in Billy Painting (549I).

I also used the open Happy Birthday sentiment (944) so I could color it with different colored copics.

I cut out the focal image with an oval from Nellie's multi Frames(013).

What Not Monday

It's a new digi release at Paper Pretties!

Today I have Frank.

I colored Frank with some copics and cut out my focal image.

I popped him up on some Key Lime cardstock that I dry embossed with a Cuttlebug folder and cut out with my new Nestabilities Fleur De Lis Square.
I thread a green ribbon through the square and tied a simple bow on top. I dded some glitter dots for embellishments. Thanks for stopping by today and check out the Paper Pretties Blog to see what the other designers have for you today!

Wedding

Today I have a gorgeous silhouette stamp from Flourishes. I am actually using this card for a wedding I am attending today.

Watermelon Boy

This month's Challenge at One Crazy Stamper is "Colors of the Rainbow". So show us your bright, colorful cards!

The Rules:
You have until the end of the month to join in. Only new projects (no back linking to old projects). You must link us in your post. You may combine with other challenges.

One lucky participant will win a stamp pack from OCS store!
Here are the 3 stamps that 1 lucky winner will take home this month.

Save the Drama

Today I have the adorable Frisky Florence (771K), a new release from DRS Designs. I colored her with copics and added the sentiment: Drama Mama Greeting (743D).

I stamped the background with the Medium Daisy Bloom (668H), which is the Give Away for today, with yellow ink on yellow cardstock. I then added some red stickles to the center of the flowers. I also added a mini flower to her hat!

Who doesn't like FREE STAMPS? Anyone? Anyone? So everyone likes FREE STAMPS? Then I hope you've been throwing your name in the hat every day, because that's how you can win. Leave a comment today and your name could be announced tomorrow.

Thinking of You Texture Challenge

Today's card was made for the Gina K StampTV texture challenge.

For this card I used the newly released set, Vogue Verses. I stamped the vase with Memento black ink and then applied Glossy Accent to add some depth.

My background was done with an embossing folder, wish they had the names on them.

I used direct paper to ink technique to add more depth to the texture of the background. Sentiment is layered unto an oval and then a Fancy Tag 2.

Focal images was cut with Spellbinders Label 4.

Thanks for stopping by today and I would love to hear from you, so please leave a comment.

Sweet Stamps Wedding/Anniversary Challenge

Our challenge this week over at the Sweet Stamps Blog is to make an anniversary or wedding card. Well June is the wedding month.

However, I chose to make an anniversary card.

Very good friends will be celebrating their 40th this weekend!

I used the Entwined Roses (7077G) and stamped them with Versamark and then used Clear Embossing Powder on glossy white cardstock.

I then daubed over the image with yellow and green dye ink.

I also emossed the Happy Anniversary sentiment (977-CC) I used Nellie's multi frame oval die to cut out my focal image and I layered that onto two French Pastry Cheery Lynn doily dies. I dry embossed the background with the Daisy and Swirl folder.

Now hop on over to the Sweet Stamps Blog to see what the other designers have created for you!

Walking the Dog

I absolutely love the new Gina K Vintage Chic StampTV kit. So I am happy that I got to play with it a little bit.

I followed the sketch for the June Stetch for You to Try.

I stamped the lady walking her dog with Memento Black ink and cut the focal image with an oval nestie and layered that unto a scalloped nestie.

DP is from Gina's StampTV kit.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Friday Free for All Stamp TV .

I (heart) to Stamp

One Crazy Stamper Colors of the Rainbow Challenge

This month's Challenge at One Crazy Stamper is "Colors of the Rainbow". So show us your bright, colorful cards!
The Rules:
You have until the end of the month to join in. Only new projects (no back linking to old projects). You must link us in your post. You may combine with other challenges.

One lucky participant will win a $25 gift card to the OCS store.

For today's card I used Beach Plate from Pink Cat Studio and colored the hanging clothes with copics. See picture.

I made a bow with my bow easy using some twine from Jillibean Soup.

I used Fancy Pants Beach Bum dp.

I added some Kaisercraft pearls to the flowers on the bottom.

Thanks for stopping by today and make sure you check out all the new goodies from One Crazy Stamper.