The Sweet Stop Sketch 163 You Are So Handy

Happy Father's Day weekend!! I hope everyone has something special planned for those wonderful dads in our lives. The kids and me have been working all week on a few special handmade gifts, nothing over the top but cute and simple things that they could work on.  I will share them with you later.
After taking a couple of weeks off at The Sweet Stop I am back:) Perfect time to get a card made for the hubby, truthfully it was suppose to be for my dad but it looks nothing like him and since he doesn't have much hair left it might insult him LOL... I can hear it now.
This week it is Sketch with a Spin so we want to see you add texture to your creations and you could win a great set from Sweet 'n Sassy.

I absolutely love this embossing folder from The Paper Studio the wood grain is so perfect for those manly cards.  The paper is from one of my all time favorites MME Stella Rose.  The stamp set is from Taylored Expressions called Moka Tim.

Challenges

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge--65 Boy Attitude

Simply Create Design Too-15 Happy Father's Day

Charizsma Cardz Cahllenege - #23 Male

Do You Stack Up #76 Boys/ Men

The rest of the Sugar Baby girls have some wonderful inspiration for you so stop by and say "hi".

Monika Davis
Cathy McCauley
Shannon White
Janice Melton

Chris Dickinson

 Have a wonderful weekend!!

 

The Sweet Stop Sketch 147

Did everyone have a good week? It was a fast one here.  I think I have all of the kids well now, yippee.  I have got to get motivated to paint pirate murals in my son's room.  Anybody want to help?  I think I am bitter about having to paint over his jungle room, it was so cute and I guess I wasn't ready for him to grow out of it. 
It is time for another fab sketch at The Sweet Stop.  When I saw this weeks sketch, I told myself you have to try to keep it clean and simple.  Different for me because as most of you know I love coloring big images.  Well I took the sketch literally stamped everything, paper pieced and practiced doing a dotted background.  I am definitely not crazy about my card but I stepped out of my box so I will go with that.

The cupcake stamps are from Taylored Expressions called For the Love of Cupcakes.  The sentiment I picked up at Michaels and to be honest I am just too tired to go dig it out right now. 

The rest of the sugar babies have some much more exciting cards to show you so please stop by and see them:)

The Fabulous Sugar Babies 

Wendy Ramlakhan

Janice Melton

Monika Davis

Korin Sutherland

Shannon White

Cathy McCauley

Kim O'Connell

Shelby Goolsby (That's Me)

Chris Dickinson

Have a wonderful crafty day and I will see you soon!!

By Lori Designs Inspiration for the New Year

How is everyone surviving the last minute countdown to Christmas? I still have cards to mail, baking to do and presents to wrap but it is all good.  Today is a bit of a sad post as it is my last one as a member of the By Lori Designs Team.  I can't believe how fast the DT term went by.  Lori Boyd is such a talented lady and a wonderful person and I am so happy to have been apart of such a wonderful and talented group of ladies.  Today I made a calendar page for the much neglected hanger I have had for so long.  I used super cute Winter Ella along with a calendar download from Taylored Expressions that you can find HERE.

I am not sure I will be able to make any more posts this week with so much to do, so just in case I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and say Thank You for all of your visits and comments they mean the world to me.

Let' s Get Tutti Fruitti with My Partner In Crafting Crime

Hello!! How was everyone's weekend? Nice and hot here but we actually didn't do much of anything except church this weekend..boring I guess you could say.  With it being summer we don't actually have to get everything done on the weekend if you know what I mean.

It is time for a new challenge at My Partner In Crafting Crime and the theme is

#29 Tutti Fruitti 

We want to see fruit some where on  your creation.  With it being a 100 degrees here I think my card is very fitting or should I say refreshing.  Sorry I can be a goof ball sometimes:) I used a coat of Glossy Accents on the lemons and lemonade but it just didn't show up in the picture.

Details

Stamps- Taylored Expressions-Chillax (sketch TESC38 sort of)

Paper- DCWV Citrus Stack,, SU Cardstock

Copics-Y15,Y13,Y11/YG23,YG25/B00,B000

Accessories- Glossy Accents, Ribbon

Now it is your turn to use some of that summer fruit for your chance to win a prize and be featured as one of The Most Wanted at My Partner In Crafting Crime. Have a great week and I will see you soon!!

A Roarin Sketch at The Sweet Stop

Happy Easter to everyone!! I am so tired tonight after a fun filled day of cleaning so I am going to keep my chit chat to a minimum:) Today I made a card for The Sweet Stop Sketch 105 and decided I have to start adding to my boy cards since I have none.  I used this cute dinosaur from Paper Pretties called Stegster.

Details

Stamps- Whimsy Stamps Treasured Moments Tickets, Paper Makeup Stamps Stegster the Stegasaurus,  Taylored Expressions Beary Special Accessories(balloon)

Copics- V17,V15,V12, YG25,YG23,YG13, E43, E42

Accessories-Oval Nesties, SU Ticket Corner Punch, The Paper Studio Paper

Now hop on over to The Sweet Stop Blog to see what the Sugar Babies have created.  I hope you have a very blessed Easter.

The Sweet Stop SSS98 Tiny Dancer

It's the weekend and what a beautiful one it is going to be here in South Texas.  The weather is so beautiful right now low 70's with cool nights, if only it would last. You will hear me complaining about the heat here in about a month, uugh.  My card today is for my Ri's best friend who turns five this weekend.  I used this weeks sketch from The Sweet Stop SSS98.  I have to tell you how much I love being a Sugar Baby; I have so much fun with Korin's sketches and I get to work beside such a talented group of ladies.

Tiny Dancer

 

I wish that this would have photographed better, the papers are so much more vibrant in person.  I had fun using my new Cricut cartridge Mother's Day Bouquet to make the flowers, so many options.  This cute digi is from Tiddly Inks- Tiny Dancer, she has the greatest images for kids cards.

Details

Stamps- Tiddly Inks Tiny Dancer Digi, Sentiment Taylored Expressions

Paper- DCWV

Copics- Hair E50, 25, 31 Skin- E00, 000, 11, R20 Clothes- V17, 15, 12 YR18, 16, 15 Background- V000,YR000, YR15, V12

Accessories- Bow Easy, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Recollections Pearls & Rhinestones, Cricut Mother's Day Bouquet.

 Challenges

Stamp Something-March Digi Day

Tiddly Inks-#40 Color Me

Have a good weekend and I will be seeing you more next week. Please stop by The Sweet Stop for some great inspiration.

Grillin Bear and The Sweet Stop Sketch

Did everyone have a good week? We woke up to a little bit of snow here in South Texas this morning which is unheard of.  You would have thought it was Christmas morning as excited as the kids were.  It was also Daddy Bear's Birthday this week so I made this card for him with this image from Di's Digi Downloads (thanks Wendy for introducing me to them, love them!!)

I started with this weeks sketch at The Sweet Stop and used Grill Bear the perfect image for my Bear.  I distressed the edges  and then went over them with Walnut Distress Ink to give it the "burnt" look.  

  

Details

Stamps-Grill Bear Di's Digi Downloads, Flames-Taylored Expressions Boys Will Be Boys,Sentiment -computer

Paper-  I always use Cryogen White to color my images(the best in my opinion) ,DP was a sample and don't know what it is

Accessories-Brads,charm,twine-stash.  Sizzix embossing folder on metal, Walnut Distress Ink

Copics

Bear- E37,35,33 Shirt-R29,27,59 Pants& Hat-B97,95,93,91 Flames-Y26,YR18,YR15,R29

Grass-G94,99,82

 Challenges

Crafty Sentiments Designs- A Bear on a Card

Paper Play-Stamp It Out (use any kind of stamp)

Stamp Something- February Digi

DYSU Challenge-#5 Red Hot(I think flames are pretty hot)

Craft Us Crazy-Anything Goes

Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps will be having a Customer Blog Hop starting Friday, February 11th and there are going to be some great prizes so please Click HERE for more details.

Please stop by The Sweet Stop and see the wonderful creations that the DT has to share.  Have a great week and I will see you a bit more often next week.

Happy Birthday Bug and The Sweet Stop Sketch

Happy weekend everyone!!Yesterday was my Riley's 5th birthday and she LOVES ladybugs so I made this extra special card just for her using this weeks The Sweet Stop Sketch SSS92 (rotated).  Is it just me or does time fly by faster once you have kids?,sigh.
Reminders
* Stop by Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps they have some really cute Valentine Stamps
* You now get the C.C. Designs Geisha digis here, ADORABLE!!

For My Little Bug

Stamps- C.C. Designs Love Lolita Ladybug(Digi), Sentiment-Taylored Expressions For the Love of Cupcakes

Paper- SU Rockability (retired)

Accessories- Recollections half pearls,Jolee's Boutique Ladybugs, Scallop from Cricut Plaintin School Book cartridge, circle punches

Copics

Dress, Stem & Grass- C9, C7, C5, C3   YG97.93,95   R29,27,24

Hair- E50,31,25

Skin E000,00,11,R20

Flower-Y21,23,YR23

The design team has some awesome inspiration for you so please stop by The Sweet Stop and play along with us.  Have a wonderful weekend and take some time to get crafty.

Taylored Expressions Blast From The Past Blog Hop

Welcome to one of the stops on the Taylored Expressions Blast From the Past Blog Hop.  Are you enjoying seeing all of the wonderful creations?  It is always so much fun to get inspiration and ideas on how to use those stamp sets that possibly haven't seen ink in awhile.

 I started by stamping the tree trunk and sentiment using a set from the Taylored Expressions Whimsical Wishes Collection called Branching Out.  From there I used the 2 flowers from the Branching Out Coordinates and I stamped, colored, cut, stamped, colored and cut some more, (hehe) to create this flowering tree.

The colors in these papers from the Bo Bunny Mango Luau are so fun and bright, love them.  I added Taylor's Tiny Twinkles to the center of my die cut flowers( Cuttlebug Asterisks ) and also to a few flowers on the tree.

Card Details
Stamps- Taylored Expressions Branching Out and Branching Out Coordinates
Ink- Memento Rich Cocoa
Paper- Bo Bunny Mango Luau, TE Choice Buttercream Cardstock, Prism-brown? and SU Pumpkin Pie
Accessories- TE Tiny Twinkles, Cuttlebug Asterisks, Spellbinders Large Circles and Large Scallop Circles, SU Scallop Edge Punch
Copics- YR16, YR18, YG13,YG 17, E41

Here is the sketch I used that was created for the hop.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you become a regular visitor:) 

TE Blast From The Past Blog Hop

Welcome to one of the stops on the Taylored Expressions Blast From The Past Blog Hop!! You are going to love looking at all of the great creations that everyone has made using stamps from Taylored Expressions released before April of this year.


I used Beary Special and Beary Special Accessories from the Whimsical Wishes Line to make my card today. I love how versatile this set is. You can use it for Birthdays, Babies, Get Well and so much more.

I stamped and colored all of the images twice so that I could pop them up to give them some dimension. I also pieced the Bear's paw over the string to make it look like he was really holding the balloons.
The balloons got a coat of Glossy Accents and I used Liquid Applique on the top of his hat to give it some pop. I had so much fun making this card with all of the bright colors and fun accessories.

Recipe
Stamps- Taylored Expressions Beary Special, Beary Special Accessories
Paper- The Paper Studio Birthday Extravaganza Glitter, TPS Textured Cardstock Dark, Taylored Expressions Choice Cardstock Buttercream
Ink- Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Tempting Turquoise
SB Nestabilities- Large Circles and Large Scallop Circles
Accessories- Crystal Stickles, Liquid Applique, Copic Markers, Craft Twine

Now it is time to continue on with the Blog Hop, have fun. And I hope to see you again soon.

ATS Weekly Wednesday Challenge

Welcome to my first post. There will be a lot for me to learn and it will be a challenge to get a card posted without too many special marks from my little helpers. There are so many talented stampers out there who I have admired for the past year and I am so happy to start sharing my creations. Now I may be talking to myself for a while but with being home with three little ones all day, I don't think that is too crazy, right?

I have been stamping for about a year and half and I am by no means an expert but I love trying new things and love talking about all things crafty. So I hope you will check in with me often.


My card today is for the All That Scraps Weekly Wednesday Challenge. All That Scraps is one of my favorite places to buy stamps. They have the cutest stamps and I always get my orders so quickly, love them. That being said my current favorite stamps are the the new mermaid line they carry by Sweet November Stamps this one is called Pearl Tidepool & Seamoor I think she is so pretty.



I started by coloring her with my Copic markers and water colored the background with SU inks in Tempting Turquoise and Gable Green. I embossed her tail with Ranger Halographic Powder to try and enhance the look of scales.



Every mermaid needs some bling so I added Taylored Expressions Tiny Twinkles in her hair and used Stickels in Crystal to give her some shine. The card stock is SU black and the patterned paper is DCWV All Dressed Up.

Have a wonderful day and I hope to see you soon.