2015 Catch Up

Hi!  I have a bunch of miscellaneous birthday cards made in 2015 that I have yet to share so let's get to it!

This first card was for my mom's birthday last year.  I was pressed for time and didn't want to color an image.  It's rare I make a card without coloring involved, but this was one of those times.  I used the Tim Holtz Bigz Sewing Room die (Sizzix).  The border punch is from Martha Stewart.

Next is a card I made for a co-worker's birthday.  I colored Birthday Wishes from Redonkadoodles.  The image is cut with Labels Two Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I also added Lattice Border and Scalloped Banner dies (La-La-Land Crafts), Balloon punch (Martha Stewart), and a stamped sentiment from Stampin' Up cut with one of their circle punches.  Bakers twine, pearls, a metal flourish, and a few flowers finish off this creation.

And here is a card for one of Kayne's friends.  I colored My Super Boy from Tiddly Inks then fussy cut him and used foam squares to pop him up on a designer paper background.  The City Skyline and Happy Birthday dies are from My Favorite Things.  The star is from Stars Five Nestabilities (Spellbinder) and the star border is a Martha Stewart punch. 

This next project was a combination birthday and new home card for a co-worker.  I colored this cute little house from Waltzingmouse Stamps' A Cottage Home set then I loaded it with dies!  Here I've used Lattice Border, Hot Air Balloon, Street Lamp, and Wrought Iron Fence (La-La-Land Crafts) as well as

Another co-worker birthday prompted this masculine card using Stampin' Up's Classic Convertibles stamp set.  No coloring needed, just a bunch of fun dies including Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics (My Favorite Things) and Flag Banner and Steampunk Border (La-La-Land Crafts).

Here is Kayne's birthday card from last year.  His party theme was Batman so I found a coloring page online to use for his card.  He is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  The City Skyline Die-namic is from My Favorite Things, the big bat die cut is from Spellbinders and the border is a Martha Stewart punch.  I created the Bat Signal with a printable file purchased online.  The chevron paper was also a purchased digital file.  

Another birthday card with no coloring!  (I did stamp the sentiment, though.)  This was made using My Favorite Things Stamps Game Controller Die-namics.  The sentiment is from their coordinating Level Up stamp set.  The other dies used are Lattice Border and Lattice Doily Border (La-La-Land Crafts).

This was a birthday card for another one of Kayne's little friends.  I colored Little Captain Oscar from Simply B Stamps' Jude and the Rockers Little Heroes collection.  He's colored with Copics and cut using Labels Nestabilities Four (Spellbinders).  Also from Spellbinders is the Star Circle and Stars Five Nestabilities.  The star border is a Martha Stewart punch and the film strip is from Tim Holtz.  The Lattice Doily Border is La-La-Land Crafts.

Another co-worker's birthday card.  I got a little sassy with this one.  The image is KennyK Stamps' Cheers Dude and he's colored with Copics.  The sentiment is from 7Gypsies (Hampton Art).  The die is Stitched Bracket Border (La-La-Land Crafts).

 And finally, a CAS card featuring KennyK Stamps' Hockey.  He was colored with Copics and fussy cut.  The sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

{hugs}
Regan

Retro Sketches #2

Hello! I have been crafting every night this week, but haven't had time to post any of my creations. You'll be seeing a few now within the next 24 hours. This card was made for my son's day care provider for St. Patrick's Day. Because March 17th is the small man's half birthday we celebrate. Even though we're not Irish (to my knowledge) I thought it was pretty cool his "unbirthday" fell on this day! So every year we celebrate. Last year it was with green frosted cupcakes. This year it will be with a shamrock shaped cake. Today I delivered sugar cookies sprinkled with green sugar to day care for Kayne and his play mates and with them went this card for the lovely woman who takes care of him while momma's at work.

I found a new sketch challenge, and for those of you who know me, you know I can't resist a good sketch! So I decided to play along with Retro Sketches (#2). I don't have a lot of St. Patrick's Day images and I wanted something "appropriate" (ie no beer or sassy Irish lasses! lol) so I opted to use this fabulous Waltzingmouse image that is a freebie in their shop. It coordinates with Nesties Label Five, which I used to cut it out. I printed two of them, colored parts of them with my Copics and did a little layering. Papers are Stampin' Up and Karen Foster. I kept the embellishments very simple - just some baker's twine and a horseshoe charm.

Markers used: Copics (YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, Y32, Y35, Y38).

I'd also like to enter this card in the following challenges:
- Fab n Funky Challenges: #112-Luck of the Irish
- Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Simon Says... A Bit o' Green
- Whimsical Designs: #45-Going Green
- Die Cuttin' Divas: #56-Try These Colors...Green, Yellow, Black, and White

I'll be back with two challenges tomorrow so I hope you'll check back. Thanks for stopping by!

{hugs}
Regan

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge #36 - Use Chipboard

Hi and welcome to this week's Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge! I feel badly for having missed last week's challenge, but I am back with a new card for you! I'm still on my Halloween kick so bear with me! Teehee! This week's theme is to "Use Chipboard". Easy enough since most of us have alphabets, stickers, or other embellies made out of the stuff. My "YUM" sentiment is Making Memories chipboard Halloween sticker letters that I've had in my stash for ages! It's nice to finally have a use for them!

I colored up Lil Haunt 2 Zombie Kellita and popped her up on top of this week's layout (#62)from Waltzingmouse Stamps Sketch Challenge. The decomposed fingers label is from their Wanda's Pantry set. (I just received my prize from them in the mail the other day so I will finally have another set to work with for their challenges, and a Christmas one at that!). I added some creepy cloth, flowers, a Tim Holtz metal corner, and a few flourishes, and I was done.

You'll want to head over to the Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge blog to see what the gorgeous {PINK} challenge teammates have created for your viewing pleasure! And while you're at it, zip over to the Tickled Pink Stamps blog too as they are currently in the middle of the Lil Victorian Christmas previews and I don't think you'll want to miss that!

I do hope you'll play along! Remember that you must use an image from one of the Tickled Pink Stamps lines (these include the Lil Lolitas and Lil Lads, Lil Pinkettes, Pink Pets, and Cherrie). They can all be found here in the TPS store. Thanks for stopping by and hope you are having a fabulous week!

{hugs}
Regan

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge #32 - Happy Haunts

If you haven't noticed, I am ALL about Halloween lately! Well, today I had no choice! The theme for challenge #32 at Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges is Happy Haunts! So I thought I'd share my card using Lil Haunt Vampire Lilith. We are in the middle of previews for this year's Lil Haunts 2 images, but I felt like using a classic. She is colored with Copics and popped up on 3D dots. The sketch is WMSC59 from Waltzingmouse Stamps Sketch Challenge. The "bat dropping" stamp is from their Wanda's Pantry set. I used my Tim Holtz Distress inks to age the white paper I stamped it on. I added a few roses, a couple of punched bats and some bling flourishes and I had my card. Oh, but let's not forget the blood.... Both are Martha Stewart punches!

I have to keep this brief - busy day on the way - but thanks for looking and I hope you'll take a peek at my Lil Haunting Pinkette preview today as well. Head on over to the TPSC blog to see what the rest of the {PINK} challenge ladies have SCARED up for you! Heehee!

Have a fang-tastic day!

{hugs}
Regan

Card Supplies
Images: Lil Haunt Vampire Lilith (Tickled Pink Stamps); Wanda's Pantry (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Ink: printer; Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo (Ranger); Copics (R00, E00, E25, E27, E34, Y35, Y38, W6, W8, W10); Prismacolor Art Markers (169)
Paper: Riding Hood Red and Basic Black (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); Martha Stewart Vampire paper pad (EK Success)
Accessories: Classic Circles Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Martha Stewart Drippy Goo border punch and Bat and Splatter punches (EK Success); black lace (Wrights); Boutique Fleur mulberry paper mini roses (Recollections); floral embellishments (Recollections); black rhinestone swirls (Recollections); glue dots; 3D dots

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge #31 - Use a Feather

I am back with card two out of three made in the last 24 hours. This time it is with the new Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge! Yes, I've been a busy girl (and I'm running on only three and a half hours of sleep and LOTS of caffeine). The challenge this week is to use a feather or feathers on your creation. Such a simple thing, yet I have never done it before! Can you believe it? Of course I had to go out and buy some. There was a rainbow of colors available in my local chain craft stores, but I decided to buy only a package of white and a package of black to start. And as you can see, I ended up using the black ones since I opted to make another Halloween card. I know it's still almost three months away, but it's my favorite holiday and I'd like to be better prepared this year with handmade crafty goodness.

I selected Lil Haunt Ghost Willow from Tickled Pink Stamps as my image. I love her long, flowy cloak - it makes me think priestess of the old religion so I went with a witch theme. She is colored with Copics and Prismacolor Art Markers, and I used a white gel pen to put the streaks in her hair.

I happened across the above layout (sketch #58) over at the Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge blog and thought it might be fun to play along. I love their stamps, but only have one set - a Halloween one! (Note to self: buy more Waltzingmouse stamps sooner than later.) I inked up the witches brew label from Wanda's Pantry, colored the border and the moon then used Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Old Paper and Vintage Photo to age my paper. I have to say that I like the way it came out. My paper is from Martha Stewart, a Halloween pad I picked up last year. Throw in some lace, a couple of flowers, a bit of bling, and of course my "raven" feather and I was done.

I really enjoyed working with a material I don't normally use. If you'd like to see what the rest of the {Pink} Challenge ladies have dreamed up, visit the blog here. And if you want to play along, which I hope you do, all you have to do is use an image from any Tickled Pink Stamp collection (you can chose from Lil Lolitas and Lil Lads, Lil Pinkettes, Pink Pets, or Cherrie - all available here in the TPS store) and a feather on your creation.

Have a lovely evening and I'll be in the morning with a TPS sponsorship....

EDIT: I won a free set of my choice from Waltzingmouse Stamps with this card!

Card Supplies
Images: Lil Haunt Ghost Willow (Tickled Pink Stamps); Wanda's Pantry (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Ink: printer; Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Old Paper and Vintage Photo (Ranger); Copics (E00, R00 R20, W6, W8, W10, Y35, Y38, YG95, YG97); Primacolor Art Markers (150, 151, 208); Uniball Signo white pigment ink pen (Mitsubishi Pencil Co)
Paper: Basic Gray, Basic Black, and Baroque Burgundy card stock (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); Martha Stewart Vampire paper pad (EK Success)
Accessories: Labels Four Nestabilities (Spellbinders); Fancy Tags Shapeabilities (Spellbinders); Martha Stewart Gravestone border punch (EK Success); Creatology Black Feathers (Michaels); black rhinestone flourishes (Recollections); Boutique Fleur floral embellishments (Recollections); black lace (Wyla); glue dots; 3D dots

CPS 190 - Vintage Vampire Blood

CPS
190 Sketch

Only two days left until Halloween, and I'm still busy making cards. This one uses Sketch 190 from Card Positioning Systems. I was thrilled to use my new Waltzingmouse Stamps set called Wanda's Pantry. It's a label set that coordinates with some of the Spellbinders dies and is so much fun! With vampires everywhere this year - The Twilight Saga, The Vampire Diaries, True Blood - I thought it only fitting that I make a Halloween card that featured the classic, iconic monster, sparkly or otherwise.

Speaking of monsters, I've been so busy with my projects that I haven't even done any Halloween-y activities. Part of the reason is also that my son is a little (or a lot!) too young for some of the things that are traditional Halloween fun. There is a jack-o-lantern spectacular, but it's past his bed time; there are haunted houses but they are too scary; there are horror movies but they are rated R! I used to make a yearly trip to Salem, MA in October as well, but road trips are a challenge with a wee one so even that has gone by the wayside the past 2 years. Even my poor pumpkin is still waiting to be transformed into a jack-o-lantern! But there was one tradition that I was able to enjoy... I couldn't have been happier last night cuddled on the couch with Kayne, watching It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

Thanks for looking! You may not hear from me for a day or two as I enjoy a weekend full of tricks and treats! Have a WICKED Halloween!

Card Supplies
Images: Wanda's Pantry (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento); Real Red (Stampin' Up)
Paper: Basic Black and Real Red card stock (Stampin' Up); white card stock (Georgia Pacific); Vampire paper pad (Martha Stewart)
Accessories: Wrought Iron border punch (Martha Stewart); Splatter punch (Martha Stewart); Ticket Corner punch (Stampin' Up); red satin wired ribbon (Michaels)