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Hi there! I had seven cards that I wanted to get done this weekend and so far this is the only one I've managed to accomplish! I had a full day of apple picking and Fall fun yesterday and today is a family dinner so... We shall see. But I did want to share this Kenny K creation with you at least. They are having a Facebook challenge right now where they want you to show off your Kenny K style. You can "like" their page HERE.
I love the images, from sexy to cute, and use them all, but for this birthday card I went cute with Texting Diva. She is colored with Copics and cut using the Spellbinders Deckled Rectangles dies. I used two other dies: Classic Circles, also from Spellbinders, and Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics from My Favorite Things. The sentiment was also made using a MFT product- a stamp set called Let's Chat. Papers are Follow Your Heart - Be Amazing from My Mind's Eye. A Martha Stewart border punch and some flowers and bling from my stash finish off the project. The sketch is a fun one from The Sketchy Challenges (#56).
Hopefully I can squeeze in some crafting time before we head out for the day and then again this evening. *sigh* So many digis, so little time! lol Have a fabulous day where you are! Fall has officially begun here, and we kicked it off right with a trip to the orchard yesterday! Can you say caramel apple, apple cider doughnut, and pumpkin ice cream? YUM! Not to mention the apples we picked and a couple of small pumpkins to take home too!
Thanks for stopping by!
Markers used: Copics (E00, E02, E11, E23, E25, YR00, YR02, R39, N0, N2, N4, N6, N8).
Challenges:
- Sister Act Card Challenge: #25-Anything Goes
- Totally Papercrafts: #185-Happy Birthday Baby
- Happy Campers Craft Collective: #22-Show Us Your Flowers
- Scrapper's Delights Challenges: #7-Birthday
- Through the Craft Room Door: Anything Goes
- Love To Scrap: #14-Run for the Border
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Regan
Only four Fridays left until the end of the year (or 3 until the end of the world, if you follow the Mayan calendar! lol)! That means only four more Sassy Studio Designs Fabulous Freebie Fridays on Paper Craft Planet for 2012! But we have some fun holiday and winter images planned for you so be sure to check in each week!
Today's image is called Trimming the Tree. This is one of my favorite holiday traditions, and my tree goes up the weekend after Thanksgiving! I love the magical glow of the lights, and how every ornament has a story behind it. The first thing we do when we wake up or get home is turn that tree on! It just makes home that much cozier and a little more festive! For my card, I used Bo Bunny Mistletoe papers with the current The Sketchy Challenges layout (#37). Our challenge over on PCP is "Deck the Halls". We want you to use 3 or more different embellishments on your creation! I've used the Christmas Cheer baubles from K&Company, a light string from Jolee's, and a holiday muse token from Tim Holtz. My image is colored with Copics and fussy cut (no easy feat, I might add).
I have a weekend full of holiday cheer here! Saturday night is my work party. I get to dress up and the food is always phenomenal! Then Sunday evening I plan to take the small man to a holiday lights festival at a local ski area! I hope your weekend is filled with holiday magic too!
Be sure to visit PCP within the next 24 hours to grab your freebie! And please leave some love to welcome the new Fabettes! We had a "shift rotation" if you will and as of December 1st we have a group of gals with us for the next two months! Let's make them feel welcomed! (We also have a special guest designer joining us for the month!)
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Friday!
{hugs}
Regan
August birthdays have kept me busy! Besides my own, I can count at least a dozen others that will mean co-workers, friends, or family members waiting for hand-made cards to be delivered to them! Do you have any birthdays to create for this month? If so, or if you're a Wizard of Oz fan, then you might want to head over to Sassy Studio Designs Paper Craft Planet group to download this week's Fabulous Freebie Friday image! Since it's all about birthdays this fortnight, I thought it would be fun to use the Cowardly Lion Honey image as a representation of the Leo zodiac sign. I am proud to be a Leo, and had a lot of fun making this card for a fellow Leo and crafty friend! I hope she likes it (though unfortunately she'll see it online before it arrives in her mailbox).
My layout is courtesy of The Sketchy Challenges (#29). I haven't played along over there in a while so I went to check it out and absolutely loved this lusciously layered sketch! Papers are My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose - Mabel. Other details include a Martha Stewart border punch, Stampin' Up tag punches, pearls, flowers, satin ribbon, seam binding. and a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The image is colored with Copics, fussy cut, and popped up on foam squares. I've been getting a little crazy with the fussy cutting lately! I may need an intervention! The sentiment is from My Favorite Things Who's That Birthday Girl stamp set.
Cowardly Lion Honey will be available for 24 hours starting at 8am EDT. Please head over to the SSD Paper Craft Planet group to download her and to see what the amazing Fabettes have created for the current birthday challenge using the image. We hope you'll be inspired enough to play along!
Don't forget to stop back tomorrow for the Sassy Studio Designs It's A Small World Part Two new release! My card & post are ready to go and you're going to love the six new international beauties joining the collection! The blog hop and festivities begin at 12:01am PDT on August 11th.
I am off to work shortly, but I'm already looking forward to the weekend - especially dinner tonight at my favorite restaurant with my best friend! I hope you have something fantastic planned, or maybe nothing at all if that is what makes you happy, and enjoy!
{hugs}
Regan
Well, look who's been busy! That would be me! I made these three graduation cards this morning. They were a request from my best friend. I wanted a same yet different look to them so I printed out three copies of Saturated Canary's 2012 Graduation Girl and colored them identically. I then used the same color card stock (Stampin' Up Basic Black, Bordering Blue, and Night of Navy) and designer paper pad (My Mind's Eye - Meadow Lark) with three different layouts. Even the embellishments were the same (flowers, Class of 2012 stickers, and bling flourihses). By using different sketches and arranging the embellishments in varied ways, I was able to achieve a unique look for each card.
The theme over at Saturated Canary Challenge Blog is "Bling It Out" (#21). I think these qualify!
The first card uses a sketch designed by my design teammate and crafty friend, Kathy Curry. It is the current Sassy Studio Designs Dare To Be Sassy Thursday challenge (#133). You don't have to use a Sassy image to play along, but you get a bonus entry if you do. I love Kathy's sketches! A Martha Stewart border punch and Cuttlebug star embossing folder adorn my version.
The second card uses MOJO249 from Mojo Monday. I went shopping last night with my brother. He needed new clothes for a new job he is starting soon. While we were out I requested a quick stop at Michaels and did the happy dance when I found they had the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Nestabilities! Out came the 50% off coupon and my purchase was made! I couldn't wait to use them so here they are making their debut! Another Martha Stewart border punch graces this creation as well.
The third card features a layout from The Sketchy Challenges (#27). It has been quite some time since I played along over there, but this one was too fun to pass up!
I am winding down from vacation now... Only one more day off before it's back to work. I have gotten to do everything I wanted, including some crafting! Plus I even squeezed in a little reading tonight. Next week is another busy design team week so keep your eyes open for more creations from me, including Sassy Studio Designs sneak peeks and new release!
Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day and happy crafting!
{hugs}
Regan
Meet The Twins: Toil and Trouble! At least that's what I decided their names were when I found this fantastic dimensional sticker in my stash! And these girls were just begging to come out and play for a few wicked challenges anyway! First up is Simply Challenged #2 over at Simply Betty Stamps. They want to see you get messy and spritz, mist, mask, or paint. I opted for the spritzing with a little masking so my image wouldn't get spattered. I used two Stampin' Up markers (Basic Black and Baroque Burgundy) plus my spritz tool for the job. I also sponged the image panel with So Saffron ink. The sketch is courtesy of The Sketchy Challenges (#18). I rotated it a quarter turn so my lace was horizontal instead of vertical. And finally, I really wanted to join in over at Haunted Design House for their "Terrible Two" Macabre Monday challenge (HDH123)! I knew this image from Simply Betty Stamps' Steampunk line was perfect! A few black roses from I Am Roses and a couple Recollections black rhinestone bling flourishes complete my card. I was thrilled to use my French Pastry Cheery Lynn die for the first time! What a fabulous black doily it made, don't you think? And with their Cuttlehug spacer plate cutting and removal were a piece of cake! I highly recommend this line of dies! I did use one of my trusty Nesties too (Labels Fifteen).
Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, R81, R85, E17, E19, E23, E25, E27, E34, W4, W6, W8) and Prismacolor Art Markers (150, 151, 152).
It has been a pretty quiet week here so far. Crafting has taken a back seat to snuggle time with my small man, but I have to get serious and get down to business tonight so be sure to check back tomorrow for another new creation (with a brand new image just being previewed in a few hours!)! Thanks for stopping by!
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Regan
What a week it has been! Zero motivation to craft, issues, and stress have caused me to waste away the week sitting on the computer. And even here I haven't been able to seem to get anything done! My biggest accomplishment of the week was acquiring 5 new Disney movies, 2 of which are currently "in the vault". It's lots of fun reliving these through my son's eyes, though, and I have to admit I'm enjoying myself (maybe more than he is! lol)!
I did manage to get one card made earlier this week for today's new Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge. If you haven't heard, this is one of the last TPSC ever as Kellie has decided to shut down the challenge blog. It is a sad day and a tough decision for her, but the entire team supports her and will be here until the end of February. Today's theme is a color combination and boy, did I groan loudly when I saw it: blue, orange, yellow, and beige? Whaaa? For whatever reason it screams "1970s" to me, but I actually discovered that I own an adorable paper pad from My Mind's Eye called Fine and Dandy with just the colors I needed! Who knew? So I printed off Lil Birthday Pinkette Faith and got to work.
Ms Faith is colored mostly in Copics with a few Prismacolor Art Markers thrown in. She is fussy cut and mounted with foam squares on top of layers and layers of fun! That sketch is from The Sketchy Challenge (#16), and as soon as I saw it I knew it was a must try! They are also holding a DT call so I thought it might be a good time to try for something new. When one door closes, another one opens, right? Well, I can hope so anyway! Along with the MME designer paper, I've used kraft as my beige as well as Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, and Apricot Appeal card stock from Stampin' Up. A doily, a Tim Holtz adage ticket, some flowers and a few pearl flourishes complete the card. I have to say that I am quite pleased with how she turned out! Not bad for a color combo popular the decade I was born!
And speaking of birthdays.... This pretty miss went straight into the mail to my crafty friend and design team teammate, Kathy Curry! Kathy's delightful work can be seen on her blog, Will Stamp For Wine. Happy Birthday, Kathy, and I hope the card hits your mailbox before this post hits your news feed!
Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, E23, E25, E27, R20, Y35, Y38, YR04, YR07) and Prismacolor Art Markers (143, 198).
I'd also like to enter this creation in the following challenges:
- Celebrate the Occasion: #49 - Anything Goes Birthday
- My Time to Craft: #172 - A is for Adorable
- Birthday Sundaes: #42 - Birthday Card with Sentiment
- The Lily Pad: Patterned Paper
Thanks for the visit and stop back this weekend for the much anticipated Sassy Studio Designs FAN-tastic February release!
{hugs}
Regan
